The Losers' Club: A Stephen King Podcast

The Losers' Club: A Stephen King Podcast

Founded in 2017, The Losers’ Club® is an award-winning weekly series that chronologically digs through the work of Stephen King with humor, irreverence, and a critical eye. Each episode, the Losers gather together to read between the iconic pages and share the latest in King’s Dominion, whether it’s the author’s oft-controversial tweets, the boldest Hollywood headlines, or his endless forthcoming projects. The series also regularly features special guests. In the past, the Losers have spoken to Mike Flanagan, Thomas Jane, Tananarive Due, Chapo Trap House, Owen Teague, Mick Garris, Mary Lambert, Jerry O’Connell, Wil Wheaton, Joe Bob Briggs, and even King himself. Suitable for readers both Constant and casual. King says check us out. Edited by Kyle Orozovich. Music by The Most/Charlie Laurence. Produced by Michael Roffman and Randall Colburn.

Episodes

The End of the World As We Know It: The Interview

August 23, 2025 • 61 mins
“It’s The End of the World As We Know It... and editors of the Anthology set in the world of The Stand feel just fine!" Host Randall Colburn welcomes Christopher Golden (Hellboy: The Crooked Man) and Brian Keene (The Rising) as they discuss the process of putting together an anthology, the rules they set up for every author, and what the King himself thought about the finished product. Also: secret projects, why they didn’t write s...
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The Stand: Book Three: "The Stand"

August 18, 2025 • 205 mins
Ka is a wheel and the Losers are once again walking through Stephen King’s The Stand as part of their event series, The Summer of the Stand. The final Twinner book episode dedicated to the apocalyptic epic finds the gang revisiting Book III: "The Stand". Join Losers Jenn Adams, Rachel Reeves, Ashley Casseday, and Justin Gerber as they offer new perspectives on an old favorite. Then stay tuned for our coverage surrounding the new sh...
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Hollywood King: On Welcome to Derry, The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon, The Long Walk

August 9, 2025 • 99 mins
Losers Randall Colburn, Michael Roffman, and Justin Gerber head to Hollywood King again to discuss the latest developments in King's Dominion, specifically new trailers for Welcome to Derry, The Long Walk, and The Running Man, in addition to headlines surrounding adaptations for The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon and, yes, another iteration of The Stand.
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The Stand: Book Two: "On the Border"

July 25, 2025 • 172 mins
Ka is a wheel and the Losers are once again walking through Stephen King’s The Stand as part of their event series, The Summer of the Stand. The second of three Twinner book episodes dedicated to the apocalyptic epic finds the gang revisiting Book II: "On the Border". Join Losers Jenn Adams, Dan Pfleegor, Rachel Reeves, and Julia Marchese as they offer new perspectives on an old favorite. Then stay tuned for the final episode to dr...
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MGM+'s The Institute TV Review

July 18, 2025 • 87 mins
The Losers gather around the boob tube and review MGM+'s new Stephen King series The Institute.
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The Stacks: What We're Reading in July and the Latest in Horror Fiction

July 11, 2025 • 106 mins
The Losers return for another round of recommends in The Stacks, our monthly series about all the good shit we've been reading, watching, and listening to. Randall, Jenn, and the Dans chat about new releases from Paul Tremblay, Stephen Graham Jones, and Riley Sager, then throw the mic to Caff to unpack his journey through the works of Elmore Leonard. Check out everything we recommended in this episode below. Books: We Ride Upon ...
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CrichtonCast: Jurassic Park (1990)

July 4, 2025 • 218 mins
Welcome to CrichtonCast, our Michael Crichton spinoff podcast exclusive to The Barrens. Today, we're unlocking last year's episode on Crichton's seventh novel, 1990's Jurassic Park, in light of the new Jurassic taking a bite out of the box office this week. Host Randall Colburn is joined by Losers Michael Roffman, Dan Caffrey, and Justin Gerber on Isla Nublar as they meditate on all the prehistoric monsters -- from our universal ...
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The Stand: Book One: "Captain Trips"

June 27, 2025 • 180 mins
Ka is a wheel and the Losers are once again walking through Stephen King’s The Stand as part of their event series, The Summer of the Stand. The first of three Twinner book episodes dedicated to the apocalyptic epic finds the gang revisiting Book I: "Captain Trips". Join Losers Jenn Adams, Randall Colburn, Ana Marie Cox, and Dan Pfleegor as they offer new perspectives on an old favorite. Then stay tuned for the next two episodes to...
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Billy Summers

June 19, 2025 • 139 mins
In our latest book episode, formerly exclusive to the Barrens, the Losers rent some office space, grab some grub from the food trucks downstairs, and snipe through Stephen King's new novel Billy Summers. Together, they discuss the immortal currency of the written word, the timely themes of financial insecurity, and King's penchant for creating lovable characters out of recognizable archetypes. Note: This episode was recorded in Aug...
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The Life of Chuck Movie Review

June 12, 2025 • 98 mins
The Losers busk through Mike Flanagan's latest Stephen King joint: The Life of Chuck. Beware of spoilers.
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The Shining Ka-mmentary Track

June 6, 2025 • 159 mins
Head to the Aladdin Theater with the Losers as they record a Ka-mmentary track on Stephen King's favorite adaptation of his: Stanley Kubrick's The Shining. Losers include Michael Roffman, McKenzie Gerber, Mel Kassel, and Randall Colburn. It should be noted this Ka-mmentary was recorded half a decade ago in December 2020. We're unlocking it today to celebrate 45 years of the Stanley Kubrick joint. So, keep that context in mind as yo...
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Hollywood King: On Sad Stephen King Quotes, Welcome to Derry, The Long Walk, and More Carrie

May 30, 2025 • 113 mins
Losers Randall Colburn, Michael Roffman, and Dan Caffrey head to Hollywood King again to discuss the latest developments in King's Dominion, specifically new trailers for Welcome to Derry and The Long Walk, a depressing quote from Stephen King, Mike Flanagan's Carrie, Emilio Estevez's Maximum Overdrive sequel idea, and more.
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Never Flinch (Spoiler-Free Review)

May 25, 2025 • 48 mins
In anticipation of our exclusive full book episode -- which arrives this week in The Barrens -- Losers Randall and Justin recorded a spoiler-free discussion. They also answer YOUR questions! Take a listen, grab the book this week, and head to patreon.com/thebarrens to hear our full, spoilerific book episode. Or, you can wait until December when we unlock it in the main feed. It's your choice.
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Danse Macabre: The Amityville Horror

May 22, 2025 • 116 mins
George and Kathy Lutz moved into 112 Ocean Avenue in Amityville, New York, in December 1975, roughly one year after its previous residents were shot and killed in their sleep. They fled less than a month later, leaving behind their belongings and claiming to have been terrorized by demonic forces. This story served as the basis for Jay Anson’s 1977 book, which itself spawned nine follow-ups, more than 60 films, and countless parodi...
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The Stacks: What We're Reading in May and the Latest in Horror Fiction

May 16, 2025 • 118 mins
The Losers are back in The Stacks for another round for recommendations, digressions, and musings about the joys of the written word. Randall, Ashley, Sammie, and Julia begin by gabbing about some of May's new horror and genre releases and riffing on the latest news from the literary world, including Michael B. Jordan scooping up the rights to some BookTok favorites. Then we share our own recommendations, which span fiction and non...
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Ranking: The Hard Case Crime Novels (Patreon Clip)

May 14, 2025 • 12 mins
Here's a clip from our latest Patreon-exclusive episode that sees your Losers ranking all three Stephen King Hard Case Crime novels: The Colorado Kid, Joyland, and Later. Want to hear the full track? Become a member of The Barrens (Patreon) by visiting www.patreon.com/thebarrens. You'll unlock hundreds hours of exclusive content that includes even more episodes of The Stephen King Archives, our Dark Tower Detour series, dozens of K...
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Later

May 9, 2025 • 172 mins
Check it, there's a dead guy over there. He's talking to us. His mouth and his words don't match up entirely, but if you just listen, he's not hard to follow. Get used to it. They're everywhere. The dead. And they have a lot to say before they're gone forever. The Losers visit New York City and stop by The Manhattan Restaurant of the Mind to pick up Stephen King's third hardboiled crime novel, Later. Join Losers Randall Colburn, Mi...
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Let's Cast a White Lotus Season With Stephen King Characters!

May 2, 2025 • 92 mins
The Losers untie another big ol' Bag of Bones and answer your questions. Questions like: "Did Jud kill Church?"; "Are we getting more Twinner episodes like 'Carrie'?"; and "What are the Losers' favorite episodes?" They're also tasked to replace Roland's ka-tet, inject Stephen King into the Jersey Shore, and cast a whole season of White Lotus with King characters. Good stuff, great fun, Losers' Club. Want to ask them a question on t...
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Cat's Eye at 40: Revisiting the Stephen King Anthology

April 25, 2025 • 121 mins
This months marks the 40th anniversary of Cat's Eye. Directed by Lewis Teague, the 1985 anthology film delivers three memorable adaptations for "Quitters, Inc.", "The Ledge", and the written-for-the-screen-closer "General". Join the Losers as they finally review the King classic as part of their ensuing Long Watch series.
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Faithful and "A Face in the Crowd"

April 18, 2025 • 82 mins
Play ball! The Losers hit the green with Stephen King and Stewart O'Nan as they revisit their two baseball books: 2004's Faithful and 2012's novella "A Face in the Crowd". For more baseball coverage, head to The Barrens (patreon.com/thebarrens) for Faithful, Too, which sees Justin Gerber journaling this year's season of the Chicago Cubs.
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