Derry Public Radio - A Stephen King Podcast

Tis the season for Derry shenanigans! Josh once again holds all the power, putting CM and Eve through the holiday paces. From yearly favorites like Drawing our Three to some wild listener questions! As always, the episode is filled with humor, holiday cheer, and a dash of chaos. From our studio to your ears, Merry Derry Christmas! Join our Discord community: https://discord.gg/ZNJvTgShkk For more...

This week on Derry Public Radio, we return to the world of "The Waste Lands", a Patreon selection by Lisa Kahn. Join in as CM, Eve, and Josh discuss the dual nature of the book, the geographical mysteries of Mid-World, the concept of shared memories among the Ka-Tet, Roland's leadership, Eddie's evolution, Susannah’s intoxication with this world, and Jake's journey to his Drawing. This episode is...

This week on Derry Public Radio, we return to Mid-World on an epic journey through "The Waste Lands," a Patreon selection by Lisa Kahn. Covering through “Key and Rose” for those reading along! Join CM, Josh, and Eve as they delve once again into the intricate world of the Dark Tower series, discussing the rich lore and character development found within. They explore the paradox of Roland's memori...

This week on Derry Public Radio, we dive into "The Man in the Black Suit" from Stephen King's "Everything's Eventual". Join CM, Josh, and Eve as they unravel the chilling tale of Gary, a man in his nineties reflecting on a terrifying encounter from his childhood. They discuss the haunting presence of the devil, the significance of faith and chance, and the eerie atmosphere of 1914 Motton. Delve in...

This week Derry Public Radio revisits the world of "Pet Sematary" with a dive into the recent adaptation, "Pet Sematary: Bloodlines". Join CM, Josh, and Eve as they dissect this prequel to the 2019 remake. Listen in as they explore the film's attempt to expand on Jud Crandall's backstory, the missed opportunities in storytelling, the strange motivations behind the characters, and the film's strugg...

This week DPR launches the debut of “DPR Revisited”! Thank you to Toni Horstman for the Patreon selection of “Pet Sematary”. Join in as we discuss how the book has changed for us in the 5 years since we first read it, how hard Eve and Josh were on Louis the first time, parental panic becoming relatable, our hate for Rachel’s dad, digging deeper into the Wendigo, Louis’ burden of knowledge, Norma’s...

This week Josh sits down with an award-winning filmmaker from South Carolina, renowned for his storytelling. His short films are featured on Shorts TV, Amazon Prime, and YouTube. A published author and Coastal Carolina University graduate, he holds a BA in Music Performance and an MA in Teaching. He is a Dollar Baby Alumni who adapted “That Feeling, You Can Only Say What It Is in French”, Paul Inm...

This week DPR returns to “Everything's Eventual” to catch up with Roland in “The Little Sisters of Eluria”. Join in as we discuss Roland’s timeline, an ominous daytime horror, the metal or the God debate, the Sisters true nature, unexpected romance, the various skin of Sister Mary, god dog, and a kiss goodnight. Put bells on your wimples for Episode 167, “Soup Madness” Join our Discord community:...

This week DPR continues our Patreon Selection Series with Jason Kiehn’s selection, “Duma Key”. Join in as we discuss the fallout of the art show, delicious foreshadowing of Ilse’s fate, the power of forgetting, the message of the book, the mythology of the Perse, Auntie Donna’s Big Ol’ House of Fun, sudden aligatorphobia, ventriloquism, an unexpected hero emerges, Perse’s defeat decades ago, one o...

This week DPR continues our Patreon Selection Series with Jason Kiehn’s selection, “Duma Key”. Join in as we discuss Ben’s memory striking again, making a horse smile, aphantasia, Candy Brown, Wireman’s lottery, the end of a long headache, Shining parallels, the horrors of public speaking, Edgar entering the Florida Art Scene, the red picnic basket, lives colliding, Edgar and Pam’s relationship, E...

This week DPR gets back to our Patreon Selection Series with Jason Kiehn’s selection, “Duma Key”. Join in as we discuss how to draw a picture, the concept of an ‘Other Life’, the brutal recovery process Edgar endures, King’s use of language as he writes Wireman, dog trauma, Big Pink, the possessed quality of the paintings, the pace of life on the Key, superpowered best friends, theories about Eliz...

This week DPR returns to “Everything’s Eventual” to cover the short story, “Lunch at the Gotham Cafe”. Join in as we discuss the end of a marriage, giving suffering a vocabulary, a lesson in timing, whether or not umbrellas are dogs, how unimportant the divorce itself actually is, deal breakers, hypothesizing on the couple’s relationship before the events of the story, Guy’s break, fatal slapstick...

This week DPR continues their Patreon Selection Series with Toni Horstman's pick, “Full Dark, No Stars”. This week we're covering the story and movie, “A Good Marriage”. Join us as we discuss which one of us would be a serial killer, a lackluster movie, Male Investigation, thoughts on the audiobook performance, the effective use of routine, teleportation, the inspiration taken from BTK, biters, bo...

This week DPR continues their Patreon Selection Series with Toni Horstman's pick, “Full Dark, No Stars”. This week we're covering the story “Fair Extension”. Join us as we discuss the deals with the devil, a satire of “Boomer Culture”, a psychopathic protagonist, Stephen King making the word ‘extension’ scary, our personal extensions, the baggage that comes with Derry, psychic physics, whether our...

This week DPR continues their Patreon Selection Series with Toni Horstman's pick, “Full Dark, No Stars”. This week we're covering the story and movie, “Big Driver”. Join us as we discuss the rape-revenge genre, the adaptation made by Lifetime, the scene, the willpower it takes to feign death, shame spiraling, the movie’s trouble with internal monologue, Tess’ insane plans, a mother’s justification...

This week DPR continues their Patreon Selection Series with Toni Horstman's pick, “Full Dark, No Stars”. This week we're covering the story and movie, “1922”. Join us as we discuss, the marital troubles of the James Family, the cult of true womanhood, the Conniving Man, the manipulation of Henry, matricide, cow cover, swarms of rats, the way $75 dooms them all, Josh gets “pitchy”, Arlette’s final...

This week DPR continues their Patreon Selection Series with Phil Thesen's pick, “The Drawing of the Three”. This week we're covering through the rest of the book. Join us as we discuss the huge reveal at the top of this chapter, Josh's memory, isekai anime, Jack Mort’s history of carnage, going “Big Juicy”, Detta’s master plan, the birth of Susannah, and the themes of duality and love. Time to cra...

This week DPR continues their Patreon Selection Series with Phil Thesen's pick, “The Drawing of the Three”. This week we're covering through Re-Shuffle. Join in as we discuss Josh’s hard stance on Eddie's accent, the complexities of “DuoDetta”, light Civil Rights history, Roland’s sales pitch to Eddie about the journey, being accidentally hilarious, an Eldritch Middle-Manager, love at first sight,...

This week Josh got the chance to sit down with Kris Webster, Jackie Matyas, Mike Malling, & Andy Graham. The team bringing you KingCon 2024 this October in Las Vegas! Join in as we discuss King’s impact on their lives, the challenges of being a first time con, and so much more! For everything “KingCon” https://www.kingconinfo.com/

This week DPR returns to The Tower on their Patreon Selection Series with Phil Thesen's pick, “The Drawing of the Three”. This week we're covering through Shuffle. Join in as we discuss the iconic opening with the lobstrocities, magic doors, being rich with paper, going Cool Turkey, the Ritual of Customs, Eddie Dean’s gunslinger attributes, the dangers of nude shootouts, and more! Did-a-chuck? Dad...

This week Josh got the chance to sit down with Colleen Duvall, Mark-Eugene Garcia, and Andy Abrams. The team that brought to life the Stephen King musical parody of our dreams. Tune in as we discuss “Shining in Misery: A KING-size Parody”. The ups, the downs, and all the hilarity in between! For everything “Shining in Misery” www.shininginmisery.com To support their next performance https://www.in...

Before we return from break to our regular schedule, we have one more treat for you! What began as another goof took on a life of its own this week as we dive into the Dungeons and Dragons Monster Manuals. Join us as we share our picks for the best Monster team possible. If you’d like to play along, we’re using Monster Manuals from 4th Edition. Remember, Monsters Are for Everyone! Warning for Spoi...

Derry Public Radio concludes their completely biased take on March Madness! This year we’re declaring King’s deadliest woman as 16 hopefuls battle it out for the title! Now it's time to get into our final matchups! If you've enjoyed March Madness 2024 please email us your ideas for next year's bracket!

March Madness 2024 Round 2 Derry Public Radio continues their March Madness! This year we’re declaring King’s deadliest woman as 16 hopefuls battle it out for the title! This episode’s matchups are: Annie Wilkes VS Carrie White Rose the Hat VS Lisey Landon Ellen Rimbauer VS Beverly Marsh Holly Gibney VS Julie Lawry

Derry Public Radio is back with their very professional and original spin on March Madness! This year it’s Women-Take-All as we take 16 of King’s deadliest women down to 1 winner! This episode’s matchups are: Charlie McGee VS Rosie McClendon Dayna Jurgens VS Alice Maxwell Mrs. Carmody VS Bobbi Anderson Dolores Claiborne VS Abra Stone