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Just King Things

Ranged Touch
Stephen King
The Shining
The Dark Tower
Death
Addiction
Dark Tower
The Dark Tower Series
Psychic Abilities
From a Buick 8
Everything's Eventual
The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon
Duma Key
Florida
Doctor Sleep
Memory
11/22/63
9/11
Marriage
Black House
Lisey’s Story

We’re reading all of Stephen King in order!

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We talk about the 2018 novel The Outsider.

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We talk about the 2017 novel Sleeping Beauties co-written with Owen King.

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We talk about the 2017 novel Gwendy’s Button Box, co-written with Richard Chizmar.

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We talk about the 2017 novel End of Watch, the final book in the Bill Hodges trilogy.

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Hosts

Michael Lutz
Host with long-running involvement; central to the show's core duo; often drives book-by-book discussion and analysis.
Cameron Kuntzelman
Co-host known for humorous banter and in-depth King discussions; partner in the show's collaborative dynamic.

Reviews

4.9 out of 5 stars from 1.8k ratings
  • Literary geniuses who can't count

    As someone who enjoys reading a headline on the internet & pretending to know everything about the topic, I'm grateful for this podcast's ability to summarize a work so effectively with entertaining opinions that I can espouse like they are my own. Keep up the great work. My only critique: maybe the host creating the 5 sentence summary should not be the one counting the sentences. That way the mental load can be shared a bit & I won't have to make up additional sentences when relaying the summar... more

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Chickenorshrimp
    United States9 days ago
  • Becoming Steve

    Been listening to this podcast so much lately that I’m thinking of myself as variations of Steve. I dug my shorts out recently for the Australian summer and thought “Time to become Shorts Steve.” I listen in the lab, where I am Microbiologist Steve. As I write this review, I am Reviewer Steve. Everyone should become their own version of Steve. Let’s become Steve together.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Shorts Steve
    Australia23 days ago
  • (with punctuation spoken aloud)

    Cameron and Michael taught you the five sentence summary exploding heart technique? Why didn’t you tell me?

    I don’t know, because I’m a bad person.

    No. You’re not a bad person, you’re a terrific person— you’re my favorite person. But sometimes you can be a real— (wait sorry that was five sentences already)

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    dave reno
    United Statesa month ago
  • Long time listener, first time caller

    I’ve been listening to these guys for years; pretty much since the beginning, and though I haven’t always agreed with their opinions, their insights are enjoyable and entertaining.

    They also inspired some of the formatting of my own classic cinema podcast, which is now about 80 episodes in, and I want to shout out to them for inspiring my “60 Second Synopsis” in lieu of a “Five Sentence Summary.”

    Cheers, guys! Keep up the good work!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Yesterday’s Matinee
    United Statesa month ago
  • My ‘which authors have you read’ graph has been irrevocably changed

    It’s like having a fun little async book club where after I finish a book I get to listen to some cool guys talk about it. I have been reading along, with a couple exceptions (I did not read Rage) and am still in the Steve 90s. At present rate, I’ll catch up next year I think, which is a bonkers amount of Steven King to read but here we all are. Definitely deserves 5 stars!

    Also, every time someone says ‘the part of the show where…’ my brain autofills with veggie tales, so I’m expecting Stevie ... more

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    bookishTomato
    United States2 months ago

Listeners Say

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Fans enjoy the in-depth discussion of adaptation potential and cross-references within King's canon.
Quality of analysis paired with entertaining tangents is frequently highlighted by fans.
Listeners appreciate consistency, Patreon perks, and the hosts' ability to connect individual books into a larger King universe.
Listeners praise the hosts' intellect, humor, and deep knowledge of Stephen King's works.
Long-time fans say the show helped them read in publication order and sparked a broader interest in King's bibliography.

Chart Rankings

How this podcast ranks in the Apple Podcasts, Spotify and YouTube charts.

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#110
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#204
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#212
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#222
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Talking Points

Recent interactions between the hosts and their guests.

Doctor Sleep
Q: What do you think was the main theme of Doctor Sleep?
Stephen King's exploration of trauma and recovery through the lens of horror and addiction.
Song of Susannah
Q: What was Stephen King's connection to the events discussed?
The hosts humorously suggested that Stephen King had a bizarre connection to 9/11, discussing the implications of his storytelling on real-world events.

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Fans of long-running, order-by-order Stephen King discourse will find a sharp, witty back-and-forth that blends in-depth literary analysis with cultural references and playful tangents. Episodes repeatedly emphasize author collaboration, adaptation potential, and the Kingverse, while weighing narrative structure, gender and race dynamics, and era-specific publishing contexts. The show stands out for its marathon catalog approach, approachable banter, and the way the hosts connect individual works to broader cultural touchpoints, making it appealing to readers who enjoy thoughtful criticism wrapped in humor and pop-culture camaraderie.

What makes this show particularly noteworthy is the consistent commitment to reading King in publication o... more

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