Best NP Z Podcasts (2025)

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Board Bombs - 3 Critical Questions to Prepare you For Boards and Empower your Practice 12:52

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This podcast episode delves into the intricacies of pharmacological preparations for the NP board exams, specifically focusing on the implications of amitriptyline and its adverse effects. We meticulously analyze a clinical vignette involving a mock45-year-old woman who presents with dry mouth, constipation, and blurred vision following her initiat…

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Exploring the Nuances of ADHD vs. Bipolar Disorder in Outpatient Care 28:16

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Differentiating ADHD from Bipolar Disorder: A Case Study with Dale In this episode of 'Pearls and Prep,' host NPZ presents a detailed case study of a mock patient named Dale, exploring symptoms that could be indicative of ADHD or bipolar disorder. The session focuses on analyzing Dale’s history, behavior, and psychiatric background to understand th…

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Board Bombs: 3 Great Practice Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Board Prep Questions 12:26

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🎧 Episode Title: 3 Board Bombs Every Psych NP Needs to Master: Illness Anxiety, Lamotrigine, and MAOI Protocols Episode Summary: Whether you're days from testing or deep in the trenches of your clinical prep, this episode delivers three case-based psychopharm scenarios designed to sharpen your diagnostic edge and reinforce high-risk, high-yield con…

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From Volcanoes to Nightmares: A Deep Dive on Prazosin 27:59

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The Intricacies of Diagnosing Anxiety Disorders 31:49

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Navigating Complex Diagnoses: A Case Study on OCD In this episode of Pearls and Prep, the host presents a mock case study featuring 'Sarah,' a fictional patient struggling with academic performance, overwhelming anxiety, and obsessive-compulsive behaviors. The episode emphasizes the importance of gathering comprehensive information before jumping t…

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Off the PHARM: Abilify Decoded: Insights into Its Unique Approach in Antipsychotic Therapy 19:56

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This podcast delves into the intricacies of the medication Abilify, also known as Aripiprazole, elucidating its unique role as a dopamine serotonin system stabilizer and its differentiation from traditional antipsychotics. Abilify is characterized not merely by its capacity to block or stimulate receptors, but rather by its ability to modulate thei…

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A Deep Dive into Second Generation Antipsychotic (SGA) Augmentation for Incomplete Response in Major Depression 24:50

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This podcast delves into the complexities of augmenting treatment for major depressive disorder (MDD) when standard selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) yield an incomplete response. We explore the role of second-generation antipsychotics (SGAs) as adjuncts to enhance therapeutic efficacy. Specifically, we examine how these agents can ta…

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The Dance Between Dependence, Depression, and Dopamine: A Case Study of Beanbag Benny 29:12

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In this episode of Pearls and Prep, Dr. Z discusses the complex case of 'Beanbag Benny,' a 34-year-old mock patient dealing with depression and cannabis use. The conversation explores diagnostic and treatment strategies for psychiatric NPs, emphasizing the importance of understanding patient history, motivational interviewing, and the nuances of me…

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Exploring the Nuances of Bipolar I: Insights from a Mock Patient 26:26

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Assessing Bipolar Disorder in a 32-Year-Old Patient: Diagnostic Pearls and Clinical Strategies This episode of Pearls and Prep features a detailed discussion about diagnosing and managing a complex psychiatric patient case. The host presents the mock patient, Michael, a 32-year-old who exhibits manic and delusional behavior leading to an emergency …

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🔍 Diagnosing Performance Anxiety: Key Considerations for Psych NP Students 42:50

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Meet Carly, a 32-year-old librarian who suddenly has to deliver a eulogy after her co-worker tragically choked on peanut brittle during the library’s staff meeting. Now overwhelmed with public speaking anxiety, Carly turns to her psychiatric provider for help. In this mock psychiatric case study, we explore how propranolol, a beta blocker, can be u…

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Elevate Your Psychiatry Knowledge with Pearls and Prep 2:22

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(No episode number) Elevate Your Psychiatry Knowledge with Pearls and Prep Pearls and Prep Takeaways: The podcast Pearls and Prep is specifically designed for individuals in mental health fields, including nurse practitioners and residents. Each episode presents a unique mock psychiatric case that encourages deeper thinking and smarter prescribing.…

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Episode Forty-Three - The Wastelands w/Kim C (Podcast host "The Year of Underrated Stephen King") 1:15:43

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Hello and welcome back to the Constant Reader Podcast, with me Richard Sheppard. Thanks for your kind words about my last interview with James Michels, author of the Melody of Shattered Gold, which is now available on amazon. It’s well worth picking up, the ending is a real gut punch, and the journey is a wild ride. Speaking of wild rides, today we…

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ACBC Directors' WHYs, The Heart Behind the Work 27:04

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ACBC Directors' WHYs, The Heart Behind the Work Ever wonder what drives the people behind the scenes? In this video, our ACBC Directors and Biologic Coordinators share the passion, purpose, and personal stories that fuel their commitment to patient access. From battling denials to celebrating every "yes," These are the voices of those who turn obst…

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Episode Forty-Two - Stand By Me w/James Michels (writer 'The Melody of Shattered Gold') 51:05

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Welcome back to the Constant reader Podcast, and thanks for bearing with us during our long hiatus. We have gathered up quite a few of our favorite repeat guests for 2025 though, so i am sure you will forgive us. We have lined up Kim C from the year of underrated Stephen King podcast with another step towards the Dark Tower. The gentlemen from King…

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Utilizing Sands pharmacy in the DFW: Filling Retail and Specialty medications 21:21

9M ago21:21

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Utilizing Sands pharmacy in the DFW: Filling Retail and Specialty medicationsBy RNCN

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Dermatology and skin of color: Tashara Lester's, NP point of view 23:29

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Dermatology and skin of color: Tashara Lester's, NP point of viewBy RNCN

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Demystifying Major Depressive Disorder with Mixed Features 17:21

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The focal point of this podcast episode is the exploration of major depressive disorder with mixed features, a diagnostic innovation that has significant implications for clinical practice. We delve into the complexities that arise when distinguishing between major depressive disorder and bipolar spectrum disorders, particularly when patients exhib…

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Donella Randles Field Reimbursement Manager & Diana Gomez, Specialty Medicine Coordinator 1:00:44

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On this episode of Biomazze Coordinator Chronicles: Healthcare From A To Z, Host Brandis Boyd-Cooper sits down with Donella Randles Field, Reimbursement Manager & Diana Gomez, Specialty Medicine Coordinator.By RNCN

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Episode Forty-One - Paul Inman (writer/director Dollar Baby 'That Feeling') 47:29

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As the Dollar Baby experiment comes to its close, i would like to shine a spotlight on some of the more successful films made from the treasure trove of Stephen King's short stories. 'That Feeling' by Paul Inman expertly captures the dark, guilt-ridden themes of the 1998 short story 'That Feeling, You Can Only Say What it is in French'. It's being …

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Episode Forty - KingCON 2024 (Convention organisers Kris Webster & Andy Graham) 1:14:23

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This Autumn why not head to the Linq Hotel between the 24th-27th of October for the first-of-its-kind Stephen King Convention (AKA KingCON2024)? There is a great lineup of guests, including Mick Garris, Robert Kurtzman and two of my recent favorite authors, Jonathan Janz and Ronald Malfi. There are also a host of illustrators, artists, writers, col…

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Episode Thirty-Nine - The Drawing of the Three w/Kim C. (Podcast Host - The Year of Underrated Stephen King, Patreon - The Danse Macabre with Kim C) 1:18:13

1+ y ago1:18:13

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Back once again with undisputed Queen of Stephen King podcasting, Kim C. In this episode, Kim C. plays Sherpa Tenzing to my increasingly word-baggery Edmund Hilary as we scale the second Dark Tower novel, The Drawing of the Three. As you will hear, this installment of the DT series left us bewitched, bothered, bemused and with breathe completely ta…

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Episode Thirty Eight - The Stand Part Two w/Andy Stanton (Author of Benny the Blue Whale, co-host of the Tumbler's Willy Podcast) 1:48:46

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Our fever for The Stand has gone full blown this month, as we finish our epic conversation with Andy Stanton. We discuss the mutations of The Stand, from the graphic novels to the miniseries and touching on the forthcoming The End of the World as We Know It, a collection of short stories set in the world of Captain Trips with contributions from pas…

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Episode Thirty Seven - Pet Sematary: Bloodlines W/N.P. Cunniffe (Author of The Weejee Man, The Wake 52:08

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Lindsey Anderson Beer's 2023 prequel to the 2019 reboot of Pet Sematary got something of a kicking by most critics on its release. There are the bones of a good film in their somewhere though, and the look and the soundtrack of the film, plus an eclectic cast, make it an interesting curio if nothing else. Joining me to discuss it is N.P. Cunniffe, …

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Episode Thirty Six - The Stand w/Andy Stanton (Writer of Benny the Blue Whale, Host of The Tumbler's Willy Podcast, Creator of Mr Gum 1:42:11

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We're back (again) after a long hiatus, but what a return. One of the most listened to episodes of this podcast were the two-part epic discussions between me and Andy Stanton a few years ago. We both kicked around the idea of a rematch, and what other book could we cover but the 1990 edition of Stephen King's The Stand? Whilst other podcasts displa…

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Episode Thirty Five - Sorry, Right Number w/Adam Z. Robinson (Writer, Actor, Theatre-Maker - Haunted, A Christmas Carol, Shivers) 56:56

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We unearth a real curio in the King canon today, as the teleplay for Sorry, Right Number gets a good grilling. Originally filmed as part of the Tales From The Darkside television series, the teleplay was then reproduced in the 1993 short story collection, Nightmares and Dreamscapes. My guest and I discuss how much of this is autobiography, how much…

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Episode Thirty Four - Hans-Åke Lilja (Lilja's Library Webmaster, Author of Lilja's Library: The World of Stephen King) 31:13

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It should be unsurprising that Stephen King, as the world's most popular writer, should have such a pervasive presence online. More than any other author, the number of his fan-sites is in the thousands. However, only one fan-site has achieved the kind of dominance that Lilja's Library has. Indeed, it is a resource in producing this podcast every m…

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Episode Thirty Three - Daphné Baiwir (Director of Stephen King on Screen) 31:17

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Daphné Baiwir is the writer and director of a new documentary, Stephen King on Screen. When I read the description of the documentary, I knew I had to talk to her. She has assembled not only a list of filmmakers and fans (including previous guest Tom Holland) that promise real insight, but it opens with an easter-egg filled introduction that will h…

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Episode Thirty Two - 11.22.63 w/Kim C. (The Year of Underrated Stephen King Podcast) 58:47

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I had the pleasure of being a guest on Kim C's podcast, The Year of Underrated Stephen King, a few months ago. It was such a fun, lively conversation, and Kim C was such a knowledgeable, charming host that I took the liberty of inviting her to come on the Constant Reader Podcast to discuss the monolithic 11.22.63. It was a pleasure to dive back int…

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Episode Thirty One - Survivor Type w/Ally Wilkes (Author of All the White Spaces, Where the Dead Wait) 45:14

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I am joined by Ally Wilkes on an expedition very few Stephen King fans will forget - into the heart of darkness and autocannibalism in Survivor Type. This grisly morsel was the grossout highlight of King's collection Skeleton Crew. It was recently turned into an animated episode of Shudder's Creepshow to pretty good effect. Once read, this one isn'…

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Episode Thirty - Misery (1990) w/Justin Stanley (Screenwriter of Black Butterfly) + Grindhouse Screening News! 59:48

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This month we take a look at the torments of the writing process through the lens of Rob Reiner's 1990 adaptation of 1987 King novel Misery. Like last month's Shawshank Redemption it was a favourite of critics and audiences alike, mainly due to the bravura performances of James Caan and Kathy Bates. Joining me to talk about it is screenwriter and f…

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Episode Twenty-Nine - The Shawshank Redemption w/James Michels (Author of Life's Dark Corners, The Ballad of Johnny Carlo, Ice Rising) 38:40

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Apologies for the hiatus, now back at full strength and we have a full slate of episodes for 2023 lined up, including some TBC guests making their own Stephen King adaptations, as well as some of the geniuses behind some big-name books and TV shows, plus fellow podcasters from within the Stephen King podcasting community. James Michels is a great g…

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Episode Twenty-Eight - The Eyes of the Dragon w/Isaac Thorne (Author of Hell Spring, The Gordon Place) 48:46

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Isaac Thorne is a man with a serious imagination. Hell Spring, his most recent novel contains (amongst much else) a killer Marilyn Monroe, cataclysmic floods, self-mutilation, time travel and monstrous phalluses. Who better to investigate one of King's more off-kilter, leftfield novels, the fantasy epic The Eyes of the Dragon? We discuss this charm…

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Episode Twenty-Seven - Crouch End w/Lauren Jane Barnett (Author of Death Lines: Walking London Through Horror Cinema, Host of London Horror Movie Club Podcast) 45:15

3y ago45:15

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PLEASE LIKE, RATE, REVIEW AND SUBSCRIBE TO THIS PODCAST ON WHEREVER YOU GET YOUR PODCASTS FROM Please note that we discuss the publication of Lauren's new book Death Lines at length, as well as its original publication date. That date has now been pushed back, but I urge you all to go here and pre-order a copy now! In this episode we venture into S…

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Episode Twenty-Six - Bag of Bones w/Sean Hogan (Author of Twilight's Last Screaming, England's Screaming - Screenwriter of The Devil's Business, The Borderlands) 47:11

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Still having a few issues with Zencastr, so this is another Skype special. Audio quality doesn't dictate guest quality, however, and talking to Sean Hogan was a blast. We discuss King's old-school ghost story, Bag of Bones, and how the gothic and the modern turn into an underrated King tour-de-force. I was a huge fan of Sean's book England's Scream…

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Episode Twenty-Five - Black House w/Matt Wesolowski (Author of the Scott King 'Six Stories' cycle: Hydra, Six Stories, Changeling, Beast, Deity, Demon)) 52:21

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Back after a brief sabbatical, we pick up our deep-diving trawl through Stephen King's oeuvre with one of my new favourite writers, Matt Wesolowski. Here's some blurb: - "Matt Wesolowski is an author from Newcastle-upon-Tyne in the UK. He is an English tutor for young people in care. Matt started his writing career in horror, and his short horror f…

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Episode Twenty-Four - The Long Walk w/Julia Marchese (Host of the Horror Movie Survival Guide, Director of I Know What You Need) 56:50

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Much gratitude to Julia Marchese of the Horror Movie Survival Guide and the director and guiding light behind the forthcoming 'Dollar Baby' adaptation of Stephen King's shot story I Know What You Need. Together Julia and I battled technical difficulties (after my interview with Stewart O Nan I think I might be jinxed, or at least have gremlins in t…

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Episode Twenty-Three - Duma Key w/Christopher Bean (Co-host of the Chronscast Podcast, Writer of A Sour Ground) 1:12:17

3+ y ago1:12:17

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Duma Key, an epic of recovery, talent, murderous secrets and the Florida Keys gets a deep dive today. I was recently a guest on the SFF Chrons podcast hosted by fan of the show Dan Jones and co-hosted by today's guest, Christopher Bean. Duma Key hits hard for Christopher, in ways that we discuss in depth on this episode. Thanks to Christopher for c…

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Episode Twenty-Two - The Speed Queen w/Stewart O'Nan (Writer of Faithful, The Night Country, Ocean State) 38:54

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Stewart O'Nan's new book, Ocean State, has recently been released in the United States to wide acclaim. However, today we are going to look at one of his earlier books - 2001's The Speed Queen. In a change from our usual format, this isn't a book or an adaptation of a Stephen King text, but instead a novel that uses Stephen King as a character. Kin…

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Episode Twenty One - Creepshow w/Peter Laws (Writer of The Frighteners, Matt Hunter series, Host of Frightful and Hometown Histories: Europe) 1:21:00

3+ y ago1:21:00

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The return of author, columnist, minister and podcaster Peter Laws to the podcast, taking a dive into the George Romero/Stephen King collaboration Creepshow (1982). We take part each episode of this mixed bag of gory tales, touching upon George Romero's career, soundtrack obsessives, the beast within and the cockroaches in the wall. Peter can be fo…

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Episode Twenty - Needful Things w/Dan Jones (Writer of Man o' War and Host of the Chronscast Podcast) 1:00:44

4y ago1:00:44

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Buyer beware in Castle Rock, as Leland Gaunt only wants a little of your money, and all of your soul. Stephen King's 1994 novel Needful Things gets a dismantling with returning guest Dan Jones. One of our mutual favourites, and one of the stories that signposted the interesting development King's work would take in the 1990s, as he starts to leave …

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Episode Nineteen - Doctor Sleep w/Alex Grass (Writer of Dreck, A Boy's Hammer, Black River Lantern) 40:56

4y ago40:56

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Apologies for the wait on this one, thanks for your patience. We will be returning to our celebration of Epix TV's Chapelwaite soon, but for now I was luck enough to sit down with Alex Grass, author of Dreck, about addiction, the writing life, and Stephen King's novel Doctor Sleep. Alex is a fascinating chap, and a fine writer, and I urge you to se…

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Episode Eighteen - Chapelwaite w/Peter Filardi (Creator of Chapelwaite, Writer of Salem's Lot (TV), The Road Virus Heads North (TV), The Craft, Flatliners) 33:18

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We begin a month long appreciation of the newest Stephen King adaptation, EPIX TV's Chapelwaite. Based on the short story Jerusalem's Lot from the Night Shift anthology, Chapelwaite stars Adrien Brody, Emily Hampshire and genre favorite Julian Richings. Mixing in elements of the short story with mythology established in the novel Salem's Lot, this …

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Episode Seventeen - Pennywise's Revenge and the Return to Derry w/Andy Stanton (Writer of the Mr Gum series, co-host of The Tumbler's Willy Podcast) 1:30:55

4+ y ago1:30:55

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A book as big as 'It' can't be covered in just one episode, and the response we had to the last episode, and my guest Andy Stanton, was so positive that we have decided to make the return trip to Derry. One correspondent asked why we hadn't covered Pennywise much, or Bill Denborough, which sounded like a valid critique. So, Andy kindly agreed to co…

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Episode Sixteen - The Dark Half w/James Smythe (Screenwriter of The Last Kingdom, Writer of the Explorer Series, the Australia Trilogy) 1:00:53

4+ y ago1:00:53

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James Smythe is the winner of the Wales Fiction Book of the Year 2013, and was shortlisted for the Arthur C. Clarke Award 2014. He is the author of, amongst other things, The Machine, The Explorer, No Harm Can Come To A Good Man, and the Australia trilogy, a series for Young Adult readers. More importantly for us at The Constant Reader Podcast, he …

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Episode Fifteen - It w/Andy Stanton (Writer of the Mr Gum series, co-host of The Tumbler's Willy Podcast) 1:45:38

4+ y ago1:45:38

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Hi, welcome back to the Constant Reader Podcast, with me your host, Richard Sheppard. Last month’s guest, the mighty Paul Tremblay has recently re-released two of his earlier novels, The Little Sleep and No Sleep Til Wonderland through Titan publishing. They’re wonderful stuff, very offbeat, and will that great Titan design that I love. The Firesta…

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Episode Fourteen - The Dead Zone w/Paul Tremblay (Writer of A Head Full of Ghosts, The Pallbearers Club, Survivor Song) 40:19

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Very excited to speaking to one of the most exciting writers of fiction in this episode. Paul Tremblay is the author of A Head Full of Ghosts, Disappearance at Devil's Rock, Survivor Song and many others. His new book, an omnibus edition of The Little Sleep and No Sleep til Wonderland is out on the 6th April, and available here from Titan Books. He…

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Episode Thirteen - The Gwendy Novels w/Richard Chizmar 40:30

4+ y ago40:30

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Very excited to talk to author, producer, editor and all round good-egg Richard Chizmar for this episode. We got to ask him not only about working with Stephen King on Gwendy's Button Box, but also his own formidable body of work, which includes the sequel Gwendy's Magic Feather and the forthcoming Chasing the Boogeyman. We also talk about the next…

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Episode Twelve - Revival w/Helena Bacon 50:31

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Today's guest, Helena Bacon, is an academic, a teacher and a writer. We discuss Stephen King's 2014 novel Revival, one of (in my opinion) King's most beautifully written stories, with one of the nastiest endings. How does it relate to Arthur Machen, HP Lovecraft and the Old Gods of weird fiction? Find out in this conversation..... This episode was …

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Episode Eleven - The Dead Zone w/Mike Muncer 50:12

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Mike Muncer is a guest we have wanted to get on the podcast for a while. His podcast, the long-running The Evolution of Horror, was a major inspiration on The Constant Reader Podcast, and it remains a constant source of erudition and joy to a lot of horror fans. We chose to talk about David Cronenberg's 1983 adaptation of the Dead Zone, dovetailing…

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Episode Ten - Christine w/Lee Gambin 1:04:37

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A deep dive into John Carpenter's 1983 adaptation of Stephen King's Christine, with the wonderful Lee Gambin. Like ghost stories? Our sister podcast, Hallowed Histories, is hosting an online screening of A Pleasant Terror: The Life and Ghost of M.R. James, a documentary profiling the life and career of England's master of the ghost story. The scree…