This October, we're heading to Jerusalem's Lot.
--In our regular feed, we're finally reviewing Gary Dauberman's 'Salem's Lot -- out October 3rd on Max (watch it) -- and then answering your questions with a new Bag of Bones mailbag episode, heading to Hollywood King to catch up on the pile of headlines, venturing back East to Castle Rock for Gwendy's Button Box, and sticking around for Cujo with special guest Dee Wallace.
--Our patrons will...
2024-10-01 03:29:59 +0000 UTC
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Constant Listeners, there is an archives to the Derry Private Library. Thanks to our Losers' Club historian Bryant Burnette, we have unearthed an entire vault of Stephen King material. From unpublished short stories to long-forgotten interviews, dusty manuscripts to alternate versions of your favorite tales, there is much to discuss...
If you recall, last year we began discussing Stephen King's EW column, The Pop of King, for its 20th anniversary. You'll also reca...
2024-09-29 16:39:08 +0000 UTC
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Dark Tower Detour is a chance for Gunslingers to study the minutiae of Roland Deschain’s epic quest. Hosted by Dan Pfleegor, this exclusive series will cover a range of topics that interest those who remember the face of their father. No character is too small. No detail too obscure. And no theory too foreboding as we march closer to the Dark Tower at the center of all creation.
On this day, Losers Dan Pfleegor and Dan Caffrey return for a breaking news installment of the Dar...
2024-09-17 00:37:44 +0000 UTC
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Oops! All Tangents is a free-flowin' conversation based on a topic either topical or submitted by our patrons. This month, Rockin' Randall is keepin' things creepy and kicking off spooky season with a Halloween-themed installment. Joining him at the pumpkin patch are fellow Losers Jenn Adams, Julia Marchese, and Dan Caffrey.
Stay tuned for the next Oops! down the road.
2024-09-06 15:26:40 +0000 UTC
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We're giving our patrons a 24-hour jump on our second and final book episode for Stephen King's 2015 short story collection The Bazaar of Bad Dreams.
2024-09-05 04:37:50 +0000 UTC
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September is for the Hs: Halloween, Hodges, and Holly...
--In our regular feed, we're concluding our coverage of The Bazaar of Bad Dreams, unlocking the first Halloween Hell to kickoff spooky season, and concluding our Hodges coverage with a book episode on End of Watch and a final TV review of Mr. Mercedes.
--Our patrons will receive a Halloween-themed Oops! All Tangents (see our post asking for prompts) and a new Archives episode involving King's EW column The Pop of King.
2024-09-01 15:00:16 +0000 UTC
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We're doing a Halloween special version of Oops All Tangents in September, but we need some topics you want us to digress on. Let us know what you've got in mind, and get spooky with it.
2024-08-29 18:52:09 +0000 UTC
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We're giving our patrons a week jump on our next book episode for Stephen King's 2015 short story collection The Bazaar of Bad Dreams. Stay tuned for Pt. 2.
2024-08-23 23:10:32 +0000 UTC
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The latest installment of Lobstrosities, a Patreon-only segment of The Losers' Club that journeys into the barren wastelands of Stephen King movies and sequels. This installment sees the Losers returning to the Children of the Corn franchise. Specifically, Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror. Join them in Divinity Falls, where forgotten children have taken on the duty of serving "He Who Walks Behind the Rows".
The Mangler is available to rent vi...
2024-08-19 17:26:50 +0000 UTC
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Welcome to CrichtonCast, the third episode in our Michael Crichton spinoff podcast exclusive to The Barrens. In this installment, we discuss Jurassic Park, his seventh novel and followup to Sphere that became a little indie hit for Universal Studios in 1993.
Host Randall Colburn is joined by Losers Michael Roffman, Dan Caffrey, and Justin Gerber on Isla Nublar as they meditate on all the prehistoric monsters -- from our universal affinity for dinosaurs to ...
2024-08-16 16:22:02 +0000 UTC
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We're giving our patrons an early jump on our coverage for Mr. Mercedes Season 2.
2024-08-05 16:56:57 +0000 UTC
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Deadly dinosaurs, even deadlier dreams…
--In our regular feed, we're taking our Bye Week before returning with a TV review of Mr. Mercedes Season 2, an unlock of our first CrichtonCast on The Andromeda Strain, and two book episodes on The Bazaar of Bad Dreams.
--Our patrons will receive a brand new installment of the CrichtonCast with the much-anticipated Jurassic Park before heading into landlocked country with a new Lobstrosities on Childre...
2024-07-31 22:35:22 +0000 UTC
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The Losers get smutty in the latest list episode after they gush about their favorite Stephen King crushes from within the pages. Things take some wild turns in this episode, so get ready!
2024-07-25 15:26:10 +0000 UTC
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How about that? An early drop for you Constant Listeners of the Barrens. This one hits the main feed on Friday.
2024-07-24 17:49:00 +0000 UTC
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Dark Tower Detour is a chance for Gunslingers to study the minutiae of Roland Deschain’s epic quest. Hosted by Dan Pfleegor, this exclusive series will cover a range of topics that interest those who remember the face of their father. No character is too small. No detail too obscure. And no theory too foreboding as we march closer to the Dark Tower at the center of all creation.
On this day, Losers Dan Pfleegor and Dan Caffrey return for an epic heroes’ quest. Is Stephen Ki...
2024-07-11 06:26:11 +0000 UTC
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Hodges and Holly and Hollywood King...
--In our regular feed, we're unlocking the very first Dark Tower Detour episode, returning to Hollywood King, opening up a Bag of Bones, reading Finders Keepers, and streaming Mr. Mercedes: Season Two.
--Our patrons will receive a brand new installment of The Dark Tower Detour discussing the similarities between King's world and that of J.R. Tolkien's, and then hear which King char...
2024-06-30 19:28:42 +0000 UTC
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With The Soul’s Midnight, a Patreon exclusive series hosted by Ashley Casseday, the Losers put down Stephen King for a moment and talk about some real-life spooky tales. The last time we saw you, we were talking about serial killers and horror movies in the wake of Full Dark, No Stars.
This time around, Ashley, Randall, and Jen use Revival as a jumping-off point to talk about spooky stuff in the realm of religion. Topics include Satanic panic, f...
2024-06-28 21:18:46 +0000 UTC
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We're giving our patrons an early listen of our Revival book episode, which hits the main feed this Friday.
2024-06-26 16:53:29 +0000 UTC
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Constant Listeners, we're cracking open another Bag of Bones in July. So, we're leaving the floor to our patrons. So get creative, go wild, and leave yours below.
2024-06-22 18:38:54 +0000 UTC
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Oops! All Tangents is a free-flowin' conversation based on a topic either topical or submitted by our patrons. This week, Sexy Unique Podcasters (and unabashed reality sickos) Randall, Jenn, Ashley, and Rachel gather to talk about TV's greatest show, Vanderpump Rules. Do we think the recently-wrapped season 11 is its last? Is the internet being too hard on Lala? And which of these absolute monsters do we most resemble in our friend groups? The ...
2024-06-06 15:38:00 +0000 UTC
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The heat is on. It's June.
--In our regular feed, we're heading to Hollywood King, unlocking two episodes from the Derry Private Library, speaking to Sharon Kitchens about her new book, and finally covering Revival.
--Our patrons will receive a brand new installment of Oops All Tangents where you can listen to the Losers discuss Vanderpump Rules and then The Soul's Midnight to revisit all the religious horror that has scared us over the years in anticipation of...
2024-06-01 15:27:49 +0000 UTC
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Constant Listeners, there is an archives to the Derry Private Library. Thanks to our Losers' Club historian Bryant Burnette, we have unearthed an entire vault of Stephen King material. From unpublished short stories to long-forgotten interviews, dusty manuscripts to alternate versions of your favorite tales, there is much to discuss...
This month, in the wake of King's new and best-selling collection You Like It Darker, Randall and Jenn are joined by Losers’ Club His...
2024-06-01 14:36:33 +0000 UTC
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In our latest book episode, exclusive to the Barrens, the Losers head to the tropics to rank all 12 stories within Stephen King's latest collection You Like It Darker, out in stores today. Spoilers within, so please read before you stream. You've been warned.
2024-05-21 12:28:35 +0000 UTC
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Mom is in the air. It seems like just yesterday Justin Timberlake was kicking off the month of May and now it’s time to break out the Sunday corsages, the obligatory calls, and the schmaltzy greeting cards in a collective celebration of all things maternal. Your fearless Losers are marking the occasion by combing through King’s catalog in search of the worst moms fictional Maine (and beyond) has to offer.
This episode features 16 literary mothers each duking it out to be named the ...
2024-05-12 16:25:05 +0000 UTC
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It's Mr. May-cedes Month!
--In our regular feed, we're beginning our coverage of the Hodges trilogy with a book episode on Mr. Mercedes, in addition to a TV review on Season 1 of the series. We'll also be unlocking our Finn novella review from not too long ago.
--Our patrons will receive a brand new installment of The Stephen King Archives -- delayed from April --in addition to a new bracket episode on the Worst Moms for Mother's Day. But the real treat is our book episode ...
2024-05-01 16:25:36 +0000 UTC
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Today, we're giving our patrons a quick jump on our coverage for Mr. Mercedes.
2024-05-01 15:20:59 +0000 UTC
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Today, we're giving our patrons a quick ump on our coverage for Bryan Fuller's Carrie. This hits the main feed at midnight. Stay tuned for our Mr. Mercedes book episode a week early.
2024-04-25 19:29:08 +0000 UTC
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Hey Constant Listeners,
Our Archives episode is going to be delayed this month until the last week of April. Scheduling has just been tough as we dance around book episodes. Rest assured, we'll be back with a killer Archives episode on King's Garbage Truck column, and you can start reading 'em here.
2024-04-16 20:52:03 +0000 UTC
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Oops! All Tangents is a free-flowin' conversation based on a topic either topical or submitted by our patrons. This week, as you suggested, the Losers finally talk about nu-metal.
Stay tuned for the next Oops! down the road.
2024-04-10 17:28:59 +0000 UTC
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In April, we're going back to the beginning and yet forging ahead along the beam...
--In our regular feed, we're dropping our much-anticipated 50th anniversary book episode on Carrie, the first of many Twinner episodes featuring your favorite Losers who weren't able to chime in on the original episodes. We're also reissuing our book episode on Doctor Sleep from 2019, unlocking a Stephen King Archives episode, and finally covering 2002...
2024-03-30 19:43:58 +0000 UTC
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