The Cast of Ka - Stephen King's The Dark Tower Fan Podcast

On this episode of The Cast of Ka, we discuss Wizard & Glass – Part Two: Susan – Chapter 5: Welcome to Town, Sections 6-10 & Chapter 6: Sheemie. Roland and the gang enjoy some of Hambry’s nightlife — and end up in a standoff with the Big Coffin Hunters. For all this and more, listen to The... Read More

On this episode of The Cast of Ka, we discuss Wizard & Glass – Part Two: Susan – Chapter 5: Welcome to Town, Sections 1-5. Roland and the gang roll into Hambry and meet some of the locals, and it seems like they won’t be winning any popularity contests anytime soon.  For all this and more, listen... Read More

On this episode of The Cast of Ka, we discuss Wizard & Glass – Part Two: Susan – Chapter 4: Long After Moonset. Susan and Roland continue to be a couple of smitten kittens and, at long last, we meet the Big Coffin Hunters. For all this and more, listen to The Cast of Ka: Episode 43. WHAT... Read More

On this episode of The Cast of Ka, we discuss Wizard & Glass – Part Two: Susan – Chapter 3: A Meeting on the Road. Susan meets Will Dearborn and teenage romance sparks fly. For all this and more, listen to The Cast of Ka: Episode 42. WHAT TO READ BEFORE EPISODE 43: Wizard & Glass – Part Two:... Read More

On this episode of The Cast of Ka, we discuss Wizard & Glass – Part Two: Susan – Ch. 1: Beneath the Kissing Moon & Ch. 2: Proving Honesty. We meet two women who could not be less alike, Rhea of the Coos and Susan Delgado, who have a very illuminating and troubling interaction.  For all this... Read More

On this episode of The Cast of Ka, we discuss Wizard & Glass – Part One: Riddles – Chapter V: Turnpikin’ – Section: 9-16. The Ka-tet learns of a new threat via Eddie’s prophetic dream world and we begin our journey into Roland’s tragic past. For all this and more, listen to The Cast of Ka: Episode... Read More

On this episode of The Cast of Ka, we’re still in thinny territory as we discuss Wizard & Glass – Part One: Riddles – Chapter V: Turnpikin’ – Section: 1-8. Roland and the gang venture deeper into a plague decimated Topeka, and into his dark past as Roland prepares to tell his new ka-tet the tragic... Read More

On this episode of The Cast of Ka, we’re in thinny territory as we discuss Wizard & Glass – Part One: Riddles – Chapter 3: The Fair-Day Goose & Chapter 4: Topeka. We pick things up with our Ka-tet battling Blaine, only to discover there are more horrors ahead (and in the past) left to face.... Read More

On this episode of The Cast of Ka, we kick off book four with our discussion of Wizard & Glass – Prologue, Part One: Riddles – Chapter 1: Under the Demon Moon (1) & Chapter 2: The Falls of the Hounds. We pick things up on the train to Topeka where our Ka-tet finally faces... Read More

On this episode of The Cast of Ka, we discuss The Waste Lands – Book Two: Lud – A Heap of Broken Images – Chapter 6 – Riddles and Waste Lands 1-10. We reach the conclusion of the book with all our ka-tet reunited and barreling through the true hellscape that is the titular Waste Lands. Meanwhile,... Read More

On this episode of The Cast of Ka, we discuss The Waste Lands – Book Two: Lud – A Heap of Broken Images – Chapter 5 – Bridge and City 31-40. It’s the penultimate episode for book three and, no surprise, things are getting action-packed (and perhaps even a bit Lovecraftian?) beneath the city of Lud. Blaine... Read More

On this episode of The Cast of Ka, we discuss The Waste Lands – Book Two: Lud – A Heap of Broken Images – Chapter 5 – Bridge and City 26-30. Eddie and Susannah meet Blaine the pain, Jake is introduced to the Tick-Tock Man, and Roland and Oy hatch a daring rescue plan. For all this... Read More

On this episode of The Cast of Ka, we discuss The Waste Lands – Book Two: Lud – A Heap of Broken Images – Chapter 5 – Bridge and City 21-25. Eddie and Susannah meet a suicide cult, Oy leads the way underground, and we head into the Tick Tock Man’s sweet man cave. For all this... Read More

On this episode of The Cast of Ka, we discuss The Waste Lands – Book Two: Lud – A Heap of Broken Images – Chapter 5 – Bridge and City 11-20. Roland and the gang’s attempt to make it safely into the City of Lud takes a major (Gasher-related) detour, the God Drums are revealed, and we... Read More

On this episode of The Cast of Ka, we discuss The Waste Lands – Book Two: Lud – A Heap of Broken Images – Chapter 5 – Bridge and City 1-10. Tension is growing among our ka-tet as past traumas begin to surface. There’s also a crashed plane with a giant pilot, mutant bees, and a bridge... Read More

On this episode of The Cast of Ka, we discuss The Waste Lands – Book Two: Lud – A Heap of Broken Images – Chapter 4 – Town and Ka-Tet 11-25, which basically just recaps everything that has come before, but still manages to give us some interesting new character moments — including Roland 2.0. This... Read More

On this episode of The Cast of Ka, we discuss The Waste Lands – Book Two: Lud – A Heap of Broken Images – Chapter 4 – Town and Ka-Tet 1-10, which introduces the most important character in all of literary history: Oy! This is great timing, because we also have to discuss the latest news... Read More

On this episode of The Cast of Ka, we discuss The Waste Lands – Book One Jake – Fear In A Handful of Dust – Chapter 3 – Door & Demon 26-44, which just so happens to feature one of the most iconic scenes from the the book series. So, what I am saying is, prepare... Read More

On this episode of The Cast of Ka, we discuss The Waste Lands – Book One Jake – Fear In A Handful of Dust – Chapter 3 – Door & Demon 16-25, and folks, it’s a real roller coaster. The highs are so high and the lows, whoa, are they low. We talk hungry houses, Henry’s... Read More

On this episode of The Cast of Ka, we discuss The Waste Lands – Book One Jake – Fear In A Handful of Dust – Chapter 3 – Door & Demon 1-15. And folks, the most important thing in the entire series happened: We met billy bumblers. Sure, the existence of all living things throughout... Read More

On this episode of The Cast of Ka, strange things are afoot in the Tom and Jerry’s Artistic Deli lot. We break down The Waste Lands – Book One Jake – Fear In A Handful of Dust – Chapter 2 – Key and Rose 16-23. In this section, Jake comes face to face with a... Read More

On this episode of The Cast of Ka, things are starting to look up for our favorite dead-but-also-not-dead kiddo, Jake, as he may finally be back on the path of Ka (you can tell because towers are popping up everywhere!). We talk about the serious business of riddles, weird dudes playing tic-tac-toe, and dig deep... Read More

On this episode of The Cast of Ka, we take a major detour from the path of the beam as we wander the Waste Lands of Stephen King’s Dark Tower series —and end up all the way back in NYC with return of our beloved character Jake! Unfortunately for this dead (but also not dead)... Read More

On this episode of The Cast of Ka, we have made it onto the path of the Beam as we wander through the Wastelands of Stephen King’s Dark Tower series. We talk about golgothas, the intersection of science and magic in Mid-World, the (spider-infested) halls of the dead, and the tragic demise of some (probably... Read More

On this episode of The Cast of Ka, the journey through the Waste Lands takes a dreamy detour and we get very excited about what it all means for the future of our Ka-tet! We talk about strange fireside chats, Eddie leveling up, alternate dimension pie, and those oh-so-creepy crimson eyes in the sky! Once... Read More