Derry Public Radio - A Stephen King Podcast

Happy Halloween from Derry! Join us for our first Halloween Special with special guest and Club member, Devin Alexander. For this special episode CM, Josh, and Devin traveled to Forest City, IL to visit and learn about Blood Moon Manor! Tune in as we discuss the incredible spectacle, the varied styles of the haunt, the refreshing absence of animatronics, the haunted history of the property, an int...

This week Derry Public Radio returns to the Kingdom of Delain for the conclusion of “Eyes of the Dragon”. Tune in as we cover the abundance of napkins in the Kingdom, the odd mix of normal vs fantasy names, whether evil is blind or made blind by the protection of good, how the Kingdom has fallen apart, whether or not Thomas is “bad”, retconning the Dark Tower, Ben questions how far Peter can see,...

This week Derry Public Radio takes a turn into the world of Fantasy with the first half of “Eyes of the Dragon”. Join the DPR Staff as they discuss what Flagg’s appearance in this novel means in relation to other Flagg incarnations, what might be the only asexual character King has created, the obvious connections to The Dark Tower, the power of being Dim, the perfect frame for regicide takes plac...

This week Derry Public Radio relieves their book hangover from “The Stand” with a nice one off discussion as we cover the short story and film, “1408”. Tune is as the DPR Staff cover Josh’s views on “haunting” themed stories, how King may project himself on his own protagonists, how Mike’s skepticism has protected him but could lead to his downfall, nods to “The Shining”, CM’s nostalgia for the do...

At long last the coverage of The Stand concludes with the 1994 made for tv miniseries. Tune in as the Derry Public Radio staff discusses CM’s further hatred of Frannie, the merging together of characters, doubling down on Rat Man, the secrets behind the Hemingford Home set, Ben’s love of all the corpse scenes, a surprise new favorite character, the wonderful cameos, Josh gets furious about one lin...

The circle closes as we reach the end of The Stand. Join us for this jam packed wrap up of book three as we discuss the true female hero of our story as Dayna faces off against Flagg, Ben doesn’t understand anatomy, the holiness of Trashcan Man, the domino effect of Flagg losing control over his people, the humanizing of the citizens of Vegas, the crew from Boulder finally faces off against Flagg’...

We get the return of a character we didn’t know we needed and say farewell to many more on part four of The Stand. Tune in as the Derry Public Radio staff covers how useless Josh and Ben would be in the apocalypse, Fran’s excessive negligence, the good guys steal the government, Harold gets a chance at redemption, CM becomes Sheriff, the heart wrenching scene in Tom Cullen’s home, Ben plugs a Moun...

A new world order is starting to take shape as we discuss part three of The Stand. Join Derry Public Radio as we discuss finally meeting Mother Abigail, Nick is given his destiny, Stu and Fran each unwittingly start a snowball effect with a tragic end, we encounter one of the darkest chapters thus far, Harold begins his descent into darkness, Ben reveals his “Annie Wilkes”, King gives us one of th...

Captain Trips has made its mark as we move further into The Stand. Join Derry Public Radio as we discuss Ben’s relationship to one of our new characters, CM gives the best description of a character ever, we get another terrifying scene from Flagg, Lloyd’s desperate act to stay alive, Larry’s complex relationship with Rita, Glenn’s sociology thesis, we honor our favorite Darwin Award winners durin...

Derry Public Radio is finally taking on The Stand! Both our longest and most requested book! Join us as we discuss the spread of the Super Flu from its origin of a single man to the world, Stu’s growth from apathy to badass, the beginning of the dreams, CM's advice on how to handle a pregnancy announcement, how each character could be their own book, and King’s ability to write both sides of hot b...

We wrap up our Running Man coverage by watching the movie that can only be described as loosely based on the source material. In this episode, Josh watched the movie for the first time and Ben and CM watched Josh watch the movie for the first time. Tune in as CM performs out of context one-liner theater, Ben argues that zones make everything better, the hilarious inconsistencies in the characters,...

We can’t stay in one place for too long for the second half of The Running Man. Join us as we discuss the numerous injuries Ben Richards sustains, the hilarious inefficiency of air cars, the use of Deus Ex Machina, Richards’ use of the public attention as a defensive weapon, class tension, the bluff to end all bluffs, the intensely climactic airborne finale, and Josh proves his most important poin...

We're taking our first steps into part 1 of The Running Man. Not only is it our one year anniversary but it's our first Patreon selection from Ka-Tel Member, Phil Thesen! Join us as we discuss the correlations between The Running Man and The Long Walk in Bachman's world, Josh reveals his headcanon casting for Ben Richards, the foothold that overt racism has in this dystopia, whether this book is s...

We’re saying farewell to Ludlow on the final episode covering Pet Sematary. On this episode we’ll be covering the original movie, the sequel, and the remake. Join us as we discuss how true to book the original movie is, Gage being Chucky, the color Yellow, what Pet Sematary 2 was supposed to be, our spoiler filled review and thoughts on the remake, and we hear some reviews from our fans who joined...

Much like Gage, we’re laying this book to rest in our final episode of the Pet Sematary book. Join us as we discuss the tragedy of Louis succumbing to the power of the burial ground, the logistics of having an undead child, whether Ellie has the Shining, equating physically killing Gage to killing him through in action, the terrifying trek through Little God Swamp, the heartbreaking finale that de...

This week we return from the Micmac burial ground followed by our favorite cat. Join us as we discuss how honest Jud’s reason for sharing the secret with Louis was, the origins of Rachel’s fear of death, the different ways our characters grieve for their loved ones, the most heartbreaking death scene we’ve ever read, and CM threatens Josh in the strangest way possible. The soil of our hearts gets...

In a Derry Public Radio first, the team is reading a Stephen King book NONE of them have read, Pet Sematary! Join in the discussion as we get to know the Creed's as they start their new life, Rachel's confusing views on death, how Louis has the worst first day ever, our conflicting feelings about Louis Creed himself, and our first trip to the Micmac burial ground! Don't look down, don't hesitate,...

It’s time for our third and final warning on The Long Walk. Tune in as we learn the greatest compliment you can give a woman, how emotional we were over the tragic ends of our remaining Walkers, Stebbins’ history and motivations are revealed, the devious details behind how The Long Walk works, the incredible ending, and Ben’s research reveals the “true ending”. Safety’s are clicked off, and rifles...

Join us as we get our second warning on “The Long Walk." Tune in as we cover our desire to know more about previous Long Walks, the strategy of going it alone vs needing friends, what the breaking of their magic circle really means to Garraty, the dark secrets we learn about the other Walkers, Ben gives us more info about his bowels than we ever asked for, and the most gruesome death of the book s...

On this episode of Derry Public Radio, we hit the pavement for the first five chapters of “The Long Walk”. Join in the discussion of how “Battle Royale” pop culture effects the reveal of “getting your ticket punched”, the implications of the world outside The Long Walk itself, CM physically puts herself to the challenge of keeping pace, how this is not only physically challenging but mentally, and...

Tune in to Derry Public Radio as we explore the very Lovecraftian second half to King’s “Revival”. Full of twists, turns, and blindsides this book goes off the rails in the best way. Join in as we discuss possible tie-ins to Salem’s Lot and The Club, the secret of secret electricity, if the book is anti-science, the real burden of knowledge, and the most insane ending to a book that we’ve covered...

New Year, new book! This week Derry Public Radio kicks off 2019 with the first half of “Revival”. Join in the conversation about a book that’s partially responsible for our show existing! On this episode we discuss fate vs coincidence, CM creates an adorable name for a literary device, what constitutes a “nemesis”, Josh’s heart breaks, the Terrible Sermon, and what a crisis of faith can do to a pe...

Wrapping up their Salem’s Lot coverage, the DPR Staff watch the three hour Salem’s Lot miniseries! Tune in as we discuss the absurd casting, a surprise Fred Willard, how perfect the Marsten House is as a set piece, Josh and CM reenact their favorite scene, the most sinister acting ever done by a crate, the weird changes made to Mark, and one scene causes all three to become immediately furious! Sh...

Derry Public Radio takes a step back from the books on this very special Christmas episode! Tune in for a candid episode of Josh, CM, and Ben having some casual discussion and playing a few games all connected to the Stephen King books they've covered this year. Thank you for listening and we hope you enjoy this peek into our personalities in this bonus episode. We've had a great year and you've a...

On this episode of Derry Public Radio, the DPR staff wraps up the second half of Salem’s Lot (for real, we promise). The team of vampire fighters finally forms and takes the fight to the dark forces in Salem’s Lot. As the body count rises, we discuss how all the dominoes set up and how satisfying they fall in this second half, what a badass Mark Petrie is, the epic face-off with Barlow, Callahan’s...