Ep. 168 The Fifth Quarter

Ep. 168 The Fifth Quarter

Update: 2025-05-28
Share

Description

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore the short story “The Fifth Quarter” found in Nightmares & Dreamscapes.



Introduction (00:00 )

Publication history (01:05 )

The essence of the story (05:18 )

All for Barney (11:08 )

Dark Tower Thinnies (18:32 )

Yuck-King it Up (20:53 )

Fun Stuff (24:00 )

Other Worlds than These (28:05 )



Jay: Ben-Hur (1959)

Sean: The Cartoonist Club by Scott McCloud and Raina Telgemeier





Outro (33:36 )



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: Thinner, chapters 1-11.
Comments 
00:00
00:00
x

0.5x

0.8x

1.0x

1.25x

1.5x

2.0x

3.0x

Sleep Timer

Off

End of Episode

5 Minutes

10 Minutes

15 Minutes

30 Minutes

45 Minutes

60 Minutes

120 Minutes

Ep. 168 The Fifth Quarter

Ep. 168 The Fifth Quarter

Jay Russo and Sean McGurr