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

On this episode of The Cast of Ka, we continue our journey through the Waste Lands — and man oh man are things starting to get good. We talk about a bittersweet death (RIP robo-bear), paradoxes of the mind, ancient aliens in Midworld, and worry that Roland is a flat earther. Plus, we celebrate the... Read More

On this episode of The Cast of Ka, we begin our long awaited journey into the Waste Lands! We talk killer robot bears, Susannah busting through the gunslinger glass ceiling, Roland’s latest health issue, and Eddie gets a new old-timey hobby. Also, parasites. So. Many. Parasites. We close out the show with some exciting Dark... Read More

On this episode of The Cast of Ka, our journey up and down Magical Doorway Beach comes to an end with the final two chapters of The Drawing of Three. We talk subway shootouts, Jack Mort’s unmentionables, the long, long, long awaited arrival of Susannah, and Roland’s possibly sexy Tower dreams. We close out the... Read More

On this episode of The Cast of Ka, we bask in the glory of Roland getting some of his mojo back, in our discussion of The Drawing of Three – The Pusher – Chapter 3 Roland Takes His Medicine. We talk contagious fainting spells, Roland as a fish out of water, problematic cops, Eddie’s daddy... Read More

On this episode of The Cast of Ka, we hurtle circuitously toward the end of The Drawing of Three with our discussion of The Pusher chapters 1 & 2, Bitter Medicine & The Honey Pot. We talk agents of chaos, upsetting sexual proclivities, Roland getting the vapors, and why we miss the Man in Black... Read More

On this episode of The Cast of Ka, we discuss the chapter Reshuffle! We talk Roland’s reluctant fatherhood role, spinning wheels both literal and figurative, and, of course, romance under the stars. We close out the show with our review of 1922 and give our take on some pretty intriguing news about potentially upcoming Stephen... Read More

On this episode of The Cast of Ka, we return with discussions about not one but two chapters! We talk Odetta on the Other Side as well as Detta on the Other Side. We dig into how this book tackles the mysticism of Mid-world, marvel at the fastest romance in the west, and discover how... Read More

On this episode of The Cast of Ka, we continue to get to know The Lady of Shadows in chapter two, Ringing the Changes. We discuss King’s gift for gore, the “birth” of Detta, our ambivalent feelings about Roland’s attitudes about body autonomy, and the JFK conspiracy plot thickens! We close out the show with... Read More

On this episode of The Cast of Ka, we tackle The Lady of Shadows – Chapter 1: Detta and Odetta. We cringe our way through the section and discuss Freudian theory, getting woke, Stephen King’s well intentioned but ongoing struggle to write POC characters, limousine liberals, and bitcoin mining. We also catch up on movie... Read More

On this episode of The Cast of Ka — in which I drive poor Deejay absolutely bonkers by insisting we go into… every… single… emotional… nuance… of the chapter — we recap and review Shuffle from The Drawing of Three. We discuss the tastiness of Lester the Lobster, toxic familial bonds, fever dreams, the inner... Read More

Look at us, we made it to the big 1-0! Double digits, baby! On this episode of The Cast of Ka, we recap and review chapter five of The Drawing of Three, Showdown & Shootout. We discuss buck nekkid firefights, non consensual lobster dinners, catching Tower-fever, and cuddling Mid-World-style. We close out the show with a... Read More

On this episode of The Cast of Ka, we recap and review chapter 4 of The Drawing of Three, The Tower. We discuss Roland and Eddie’s growing bond, NSFW injection sites, houses of cards and the mobsters who love them, and of course, SUGARGASMS. We close out the show with some more stellar listener feedback... Read More

Uncooperative technology be damned! The Cast of Ka is back and we are super excited to dig into chapter three of The Drawing of Three, Contact and Landing. On this episode, we cover Roland and Eddie’s airport bathroom meet cute, going “cool turkey,” and how smuggling coke is a lot easier if you have a... Read More

Welcome back! On this episode of The Cast of Ka we return from our little unplanned hiatus (sorry about that folks, and thanks for hanging with us!) to kick off the second book in the Dark Tower series, The Drawing of Three! We argue like a couple of lobstrocities over Roland’s fate in these early... Read More

Welcome back! On this episode of The Cast of Ka, we wrap up The Gunslinger with a discussion of the final chapter, The Gunslinger and The Man and Black (a.k.a. The Last Temptation of Roland Deschain). Brace yourself folks, as things are about to get a whole lot more metaphysical. We also weigh in on The... Read More

Welcome back! On this episode of The Cast of Ka, we head under the mountain for an in-depth discussion of Chapter Four of The Gunslinger, The Slow Mutants. We discuss the decaying retro future sci-fi world of the Dark Tower, how to survive Mid-world Cronenbergs, and thanks to a reader we discover new creepy ways... Read More

Welcome back! In this episode of The Cast of Ka, we have an in-depth discussion of Chapter Three of The Gunslinger, The Oracle and The Mountains. We also talk government mind control, what else we’ve been reading, and how to make a fool of yourself when you’re a tourist. Plus, we read some killer listener... Read More

Welcome back! In this episode of The Cast of Ka, we have an in-depth discussion of Chapter Two of The Gunslinger, The Waystation. We also debate proper spider disposal policies (both mutant and true threaded), visiting the locations of some of our favorite childhood films, and Rachel goes way, way, way down the rabbit hole... Read More

Welcome back! In this episode of The Cast of Ka, we finish up chapter one of The Gunslinger with an in-depth discussion of sections 11-20. We also talk about all the awesome Dark Tower movie news coming out of Comic-Con. Rachel geeks out over the Sombra app and Charlie the Choo-Choo book, and Deejay gives... Read More

Exciting news! The Zombie Grrlz Horror Podcast family is growing again. Introducing our brand new show: The Cast of Ka, which all about Stephen King’s epic Dark Tower book series! The Cast of Ka is part book club, part movie news updates, and part nonsense rambling about various geeky sundries. Joining Rachel to talk all... Read More