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Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came: A Podcast about Stephen King and His BooksA Podcast about Stephen King and His Books Author: Jay Russo and Sean McGurr
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Ep. 183 Apt Pupil
Episode 183
Wednesday, 8 April, 2026
In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore Apt Pupil from Different Seasons. Introduction (00:00) Recap (00:52) Publication history (01:47) The Great Interest (03:44) Summer of corruption; banality of evil (12:39) Final thoughts (17:31) Dark Tower Thinnies (23:29) Yuck-King it Up (25:22) Fun Stuff (27:27) Other Worlds than These (35:16) Jay: Death by Lightning, Netflix. Four-episode miniseries that tells the story of the 1880 election and very brief (20th) presidency of James Garfield. Starring Michael Shannon (Garfield), Matthew Macfadyen, Betty Gilpin, Shea Whigham, Bradley Whitford, and Nick Offerman. Sean: The Night Manager, a BBC/Amazon Prime British spy thriller based on the 1993 novel by John le Carré and adapted by David Farr. Directed by Susanne Bier and starring Tom Hiddleston, Hugh Laurie, Olivia Colman, Tom Hollander, David Harewood, and Elizabeth Debicki. Outro (41:19) Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or on your favorite podcast app! Buy merch at store.twoguystothedarktowercame.com. Send your questions, comments, and ideas to twoguysdarktower@gmail.com. For more information about the show, check us out at twoguystothedarktowercame.com. Join the conversation on social media! X: @2guysdarktower Bluesky: @twoguysdarktower.bsky.social Intro and outro music is Western Cowboys Logo by Shorties. Next Episode: Apt Pupil (1998), starring Ian McKellen and Brad Renfro.
