Listen Stephen, Stephen Listen
15 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 4 years ago - ★★★★ - 8 ratingsA Stephen King book review podcast.
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Christine
February 18, 2020 15:00 - 2 hours - 112 MBHeavy topics: A loner young man who becomes radicalized, you know, for a change “We are doomed to repeat the mistakes of previous generations” is maybe what Stephen was going for, but.... This is a 1 to 1 metaphor about addiction The lighter side: This book is what’s the phrase *checks notes* EXTREMELY GAY Christine did nothing wrong A lil smooch An exciting new flavor of overbearing mother and bumbling dad Lillie makes the Best Freud Joke Recommendations: Songs about evi...
The Running Man
January 21, 2020 14:00 - 1 hour - 87.2 MBHeavy topics: We really, really, REALLY hate Ben Richards Whoooo boy there is so much racism and misogyny here Sex work is just a part of this world and is totally unremarkable unless my wife does it A man’s sense of self and ego are more important than anything else in his life The YMCA basement scene! No thanks! The lighter side: Stephen King's Beard From When He Was Going Through It The explosives thing is real dumb We had to read the word pudenda with our very own eyeba...
Different Seasons Part 2
January 07, 2020 17:00 - 1 hour - 104 MBHeavy topics: Get in loser, we’re getting existentially traumatized Displacement of grief THE. LEECHES! Teddy’s anger and his relationship with his dad Stud City has some… troubling implications The lighter side: Real 1960s childhood sad boi hours Gordie, you and Chris are absolutely in love and you’re so fucking valid. Hemingway and Faulkner… you wish my dude What do we have to do to get invited to this damn secret society? “If this woman giving birth in my taxi had been...
Different Seasons Part 1
December 01, 2019 08:00 - 1 hour - 108 MBHeavy topics: Red is not a sympathetic narrator, he is a barely remorseful murderer The horror and failure of the American prison system Nazis, the Holocaust, and the deaths of millions Todd and Dussander’s toxic relationship ruined them both The lighter side: In which we learn why Margot hates Adam Sandler EVERYONE is doing crime in this prison, can you believe Fellas, is it gay to break your parole and run away to Mexico to run a hotel with your friend whose companionship ...
BONUS EPISODE: Stephen King Halloween Costumes
October 28, 2019 07:00 - 28 minutes - 26.1 MBIn which we discuss the most overdone costumes and offer alternatives, give you some ideas for pair costumes that AREN'T the Grady twins, and tell you the funniest, sexiest, and of course the scariest costumes of all. Follow us on twitter: @Listen_Stephen Email us: [email protected] Support the show at: patreon.com/listenstephen Follow Margot on Twitter: @whattehfoxtrot Our intro song is by Lena Orsa
Cujo
October 17, 2019 07:00 - 1 hour - 104 MBHeavy topics: Eating disorders, addiction, control, and inertia EVERYONE in this book is anxious about something Donna's maternal transgression is punished by losing her son Hot take: addiction is bad The lighter side: Tad is a sexy lamp Dog actors are bad at being bad Keep your sneeze kink off our podcast, Lillian 38 YEARS OLD??? HELLO??? Recommendations: Russian Doll tv series, Sawbones episode 160: "Frankenberry Stool," "Stay Sexy and Don't Get Murdered" by Karen Kilgar...
The Dead Zone
October 03, 2019 07:00 - 2 hours - 116 MBHeavy topics: Four and a half years in a coma…. No Thanks Stephen’s writing about women, based on the intersection of religious fanaticism and motherhood The argument that serial killers are often abuse victims is one put forth by the serial killers Nazis, Hitler, Trump, and how to actually create political change The lighter side: A fatal hotdog mistake The Dead Zone could’ve been more of a Fun Zone “Hell yeah I’d kill Hitler!” Everyone is SUPER down with psychics for some...
The Long Walk
September 10, 2019 15:00 - 1 hour - 103 MBHeavy topics: There are SO MANY horrible deaths McVries is a problematic fave to put it lightly Stephen brings race into this AGAIN when will he stop. The lighter side: Lillie's Hot Beach Reads™ Raw hamburger?? Hello??? That watermelon sounds so good Jahoobies Don't be a coward, let's be gay. Recommendations: 1984 by George Orwell, Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, The Giver by Lois Lowry, and The Maze Runner films. Follow us on twitter: @Listen_Stephen Email us: listen...
Firestarter
August 13, 2019 03:46 - 1 hour - 94.9 MBHeavy topics: Stephen does not have a nuanced grasp of how to do Native American representation and we REALLY wish he would stop trying. Charlie's mom gets very murdered. Thanks, we hate it. The monstrous feminine, spooky little girls, and the destruction of the family The lighter side: In the battle between the dangers of harboring a psychic fugitive vs the civil liberties of a pontificating man, who will win? (It's the dude of course it's the dude you shouldn't be surprised a...
The Stand Part 3
July 31, 2019 00:55 - 2 hours - 129 MBHeavy topics: Measles is fucked up, get vaccinated. Nadine’s rape and the wasted potential of her character Tom Cullen is effectively a new character and it is bad Stephen’s addiction issues are really showing The lighter side: Knife fighting in a Denny’s parking lot - The Scientist Way Margot's wife, Dayna Jurgens, is still amazing Levitation = virility??? or something???? Ghost slaps vs corporeal slaps - which has the moral high ground? A family can be four ride-or-die p...
The Stand Part 2
July 16, 2019 16:00 - 1 hour - 110 MBHeavy topics: Writing disability, ableism, and the euphemism treadmill The Kid is awful and completely superfluous Harold is an incel and it is terrible Stephen King spends a lot of time in school shooter’s mindset and should REALLY stop doing it (and thankfully he finally has) The lighter side: Joe/Leo and his emotional support knife You know how to make this wasteland livable? Mountains of bureaucracy! Larry follows the philosophy of What Would Harold Do and it is very fun...
The Stand Part 1
July 02, 2019 22:17 - 1 hour - 104 MBHeavy topics: We really hate Larry Underwood Stephen has... issues with mothers and family dynamics This book appropriates the Kent State massacre This book has . some egregious racism in it The Military Is Both Malicious And Incompetent: The Novel Stephen could you please write more than one type of parent-child relationship The lighter side: We love and recommend Station Eleven AKA it is a day ending in y Frankie is hardcore and we love her Why do people always look righ...
Night Shift
June 17, 2019 09:20 - 1 hour - 98.2 MBWe apologize for the audio quality, we had some recording issues this week. Heavy topics: Will we ever be done talking about addiction on this show? Maybe next week. HP Lovecraft was a terrible person - what do we do with that? The lighter side: The corn-based religion! is! valid! Margot gives us a Bible lesson Is Stephen #woke? It takes us a while to figure out who is who in Jerusalem’s Lot Cal and Charles are in love with each other, and we love them Lillie isn't afraid ...
The Shining
June 07, 2019 09:11 - 1 hour - 90.2 MBHeavy topics: Jack sucks for a million reasons and we're gonna talk about as many as we can Alcoholism and the mindset of the alcoholic Emotional and physical abuse Abusive men and patterns of abusive behavior What the fuck is in that playground tunnel The lighter side: Mean Girls and The Shining: two great tastes that taste VERY BAD together Wendy Torrance is a goddamned hero Stuart Ullman is GREAT at his job Jack is TERRIBLE at his job Horace Derwent is Howard Hughes, w...
'salem's Lot
May 21, 2019 07:08 - 1 hour - 134 MBHeavy topics: The acknowledgment of serial killers and the realization that we are not safe Ruthie Crockett and the virgin/whore dichotomy Everyone in this town is monstrous and transgression begets transgression The lighter side: Ann Norton is right exactly one (1) time Everyone in this book is not like other girls good clean capitalism vs dirty modern capitalism Susan gets mansplained by a literal child Lillie got a bingo! Recommendations: Dracula by Bram Stoker, Let Th...
Carrie
May 07, 2019 00:27 - 1 hour - 57.2 MBThis week’s heavy topics: Trauma and repression Julia Kristeva’s theory of abjection How this book resonates today in regard to school shootings Kids are assholes This week’s silly topics: Margot is petty on three (3) occasions Stephen doesn’t understand periods or teenage girls We solve the mystery of Flash Bobby Pickett Freud is right and Lillie is mad about it Billy and Margaret are canceled Recommendations: Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons by Lorna Landvik, Bloodchild...