Derry Connection: A Stephen King Podcast

Derry Connection: A Stephen King Podcast

Maya is a Stephen King superfan who's been reading his books and noting connections between them for 20 years (casually, at first, then obsessively). Join her and her startled friends as they wade through the endless King universe and how it's alllll connected. If you like this podcast and want to do something nice, give it a rating on Apple Podcasts, contribute a small monthly amount of $, or send in a voice message with the Anchor app! Your voice might even end up on a future episode.

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January 10, 2020 43 mins

Maya sits down with her buddy Matt Hartman, who does not like dark or upsetting things, to discuss The Running Man, one of Stephen King's most dark and upsetting novels. Listen to learn all about the origin of King's alter ego Richard Bachman, the different kinds of horror, and whether audio books or physical books are better for humanity. There was also a lot of president talk in this episode, which thankfully got mostly cut out. ...

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You've probably noticed that there's kind of a lot of Stephen King movies happening right now... but this is the one you should actually watch. Join Maya, her husband, and special guest The Wolfman as they discuss The Flanopticon (that's what we call the cinematic universe of director Mike Flanagan), the many connections Doctor Sleep has to The Shining (both movies AND both books), and all the reasons why if you think this wasn't a...

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October 16, 2019 80 mins

It's unclear whose idea it was to read this particular book, but Maya and her pals Ana (a writer, and also a Stephen King first-timer!) and Duncan (a normally reasonable person who unforgivably quit The Dark Tower halfway through) read it, and now you have the chance to learn a lot about everything from baseball to shit weasels. Plus, as it turns out, this story is much more than a coming-of-age story about a little girl lost in th...

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November 11, 2018 67 mins
Buzzfeed's Louis Peitzman recently decided to watch EVERY single Stephen King adaptation and rank them all in order of worst to best. He patiently explains his strategy and defends his decisions to Maya, who has a lot of questions and, predictably, some unsolicited and uneducated opinions. Look, if nothing else we can all agree that Shawshank is the greatest movie ever made. Right? WE CAN'T?! All 60 Stephen King adaptations ranke...
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July 22, 2018 58 mins
Maya gets to watch a few episodes of the new Hulu series CASTLE ROCK early and review them with her pal John, a Stephen King megafan and editor at Den of Geek. Listen to find out about the many, many connections hidden in this show – and why you should stick it out through the first couple episodes to get to the good stuff.

You can read John's review at http://www.denofgeek.com/us/tv/castle-rock/274797/castle-rock-episode-...
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June 3, 2018 44 mins
Maya's friend Kris hates scary stories, so Maya attempts to recommend a non-scary Stephen King book. This does not go as smucking planned. http://derryconnection.com
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February 19, 2018 66 mins
Maya and her friend Joe discuss the Stephen King short story collection Night Shift, which includes such gems as The Lawnmower Man and The Mangler. Joe tries to wrap his head around how Stephen King was writing connections into his stories before he wrote any of his books, and Maya spreads some Stephen King propaganda, and makes up some lies about Owen King's childhood. Also, lots of rats. 🐭
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October 23, 2017 40 mins
Maya discusses the underwhelming Netflix movie 1922 with Erik, Will, and her mom. Will tries really hard to make #langoliers happen.
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October 9, 2017 56 mins
Maya discusses the new Netflix film Gerald's Game with acclaimed movie critic The Wolfman, who ignites a feud with director Mike Flanagan and obsesses over the Spooky Buddies Cinematic Universe.
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October 2, 2017 45 mins
Maya's husband Erik, a world famous podcaster, joins the show to talk about all the phallic imagery only he saw in the hit new horror movie, Stephen King's IT. Chapter one. The loser's club.
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September 25, 2017 34 mins
In the thrilling introduction to DERRY CONNECTION: A STEPHEN KING PODCAST, Maya forces her coworkers to talk about whether Stephen King's The Green Mile made them cry or not. (Of course it did.)
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