The Dark Tower

Make sure to wet your sponge this week before strapping in and joining us on the long walk down The Green Mile. Did anyone else read this book when they were a little too young? Maybe just me? Intro clip of Trixie Mattel from this episode of UNHhhh Tom Hanks Movie Tier List (do your own ranking of Tom Hanks' sex appeal, and vew our lists on Instagram) Send us a textSWAMP stuff:TikTok: @theswamppodcastInstagram: @theswamppodBluesky: @theswamppodcast.bsky.socialYouTubeDara's Letterboxd Emily's Letterboxd Our website: https://www.the-swamp-podcast.com/Email: [email protected]

Coming of age this week while we search for a body on the railroad tracks. Stephen King month part 2 continues. Content warnings for this episode: child abuse, substance abuse and addiction, suicide and suicidal ideation, dancing with the stars Send us a textSWAMP stuff:TikTok: @theswamppodcastInstagram: @theswamppodBluesky: @theswamppodcast.bsky.socialYouTubeDara's Letterboxd Emily's Letterboxd Our website: https://www.the-swamp-podcast.com/Email: [email protected]

Spouse of the Pod Henry joins us this week to spoil the entire Dark Tower book series, because they sound a lot more interesting than this disaster of a movie adaptation! (But seriously there are copious MAJOR plot spoilers throughout this episode so skip if you have any interest in preserving the mystery of Stephen King's magnum opus series for yourself)YouTube Videos per Hank's SuggestionUnderstanding "The Dark Tower" Universe (in seven minutes!)The Dark Tower: The Franchise That Never WasSpecial Shout out to Hank's Letterboxd account as well, worth the follow:https://letterboxd.com/hankastank/Send us a textSWAMP stuff:TikTok: @theswamppodcastInstagram: @theswamppodBluesky: @theswamppodcast.bsky.socialYouTubeDara's Letterboxd Emily's Letterboxd Our website: https://www.the-swamp-podcast.com/Email: [email protected]

If you're stuck in bed, recovering from a recent hobbling, we're here to brighten your day with some lively discussion about the 1990 film Misery starring the incomparable Kathy Bates. Send us a textSWAMP stuff:TikTok: @theswamppodcastInstagram: @theswamppodBluesky: @theswamppodcast.bsky.socialYouTubeDara's Letterboxd Emily's Letterboxd Our website: https://www.the-swamp-podcast.com/Email: [email protected]

Joined by my lovely mother Jen this week, we spend the first 20 minutes discussing new movies, oscar buzz, and awards season predictions, and eventually get around to discussing the 1976 adaptation of Stephen King's Carrie. Thanks to Evelyn (and sorry for forgetting your name in the episode lol) for suggesting this month's theme! Send us a textSWAMP stuff:TikTok: @theswamppodcastInstagram: @theswamppodBluesky: @theswamppodcast.bsky.socialYouTubeDara's Letterboxd Emily's Letterboxd Our website: https://www.the-swamp-podcast.com/Email: [email protected]

Special guest Lauren brings insider Theater Camp knowledge to The Swamp this week, and we ponder if anyone will ever crack the case of the Molly Gordon Ben Platt Instagram Unfollow Debacle. I was also saying Nevada Bar Cart and meant to sat Utah, so sorry for that. Send us a textSWAMP stuff:TikTok: @theswamppodcastInstagram: @theswamppodBluesky: @theswamppodcast.bsky.socialYouTubeDara's Letterboxd Emily's Letterboxd Our website: https://www.the-swamp-podcast.com/Email: [email protected]

Now pitching my slop sequel passion project Cold Dry Canadian Winter. Elizabeth Banks, my schedule is open. Send us a textSWAMP stuff:TikTok: @theswamppodcastInstagram: @theswamppodBluesky: @theswamppodcast.bsky.socialYouTubeDara's Letterboxd Emily's Letterboxd Our website: https://www.the-swamp-podcast.com/Email: [email protected]

Sorry I can't hang out this weekend, I'm too busy thinking about Joan Cusack as Debbie Jelinsky in the 1993 film Addams Family Values...Shouts out to Lesbos, Boston's Lesbian Newsletter Instagram Send us a textSWAMP stuff:TikTok: @theswamppodcastInstagram: @theswamppodBluesky: @theswamppodcast.bsky.socialYouTubeDara's Letterboxd Emily's Letterboxd Our website: https://www.the-swamp-podcast.com/Email: [email protected]

Packing our camping gear and hiking out to Moonrise Kingdom this week to kick off our August 'Camp' theme, thanks to listener Brooke for suggesting! Friend of the pod Matt Bacon joins us for chocolate or vanilla, and we get very off topic about Garbage Plates, Solar Eclipses, and The Boy Scouts of America. Recommended documentary: Scouts Honor: The Secret Files of the Boy Scouts of America (Netflix)Send us a textSWAMP stuff:TikTok: @theswamppodcastInstagram: @theswamppodBluesky: @theswamppodcast.bsky.socialYouTubeDara's Letterboxd Emily's Letterboxd Our website: https://www.the-swamp-podcast.com/Email: [email protected]

SWAMP regular Erin, cousin of Dara, joins us to end Spielberg month with a Last Crusade. Tumblr Post MentionedHenry's Letterboxd I shouted out a chocolate chip cookie recipe in this episode that I now realize is behind a paywall (boo) so I am pasting it below:IngredientsYield: 10 cookies2cups/256 grams all-purpose flour½teaspoon baking soda¾teaspoon salt½pound/227 grams unsalted butter (2 sticks), room temperature1½cups/302 grams granulated sugar¼cup/55 grams packed light or dark brown sugar1egg1½teaspoons pure vanilla extract6ounces/170 grams bittersweet chocolate (about 60 percent cacao solids), chopped into coarse pieces, bits and shardsPreparationStep 1Adjust an oven rack to the middle position. Line 2 baking sheets with aluminum foil, parchment paper or nonstick baking mats.Step 2In a small bowl, whisk the flour, baking soda and salt.Step 3In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle, beat the butter on medium until creamy. Add the granulated and brown sugars and beat on medium until light and fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the egg, vanilla and 2 tablespoons water, and mix on low to combine. Add the flour mixture, and mix on low until combined. Add the chocolate and mix on low into the batter. (At this point, the dough can be refrigerated for several hours or overnight.)Step 4Heat the oven to 350 degrees. Form the dough into 3½-ounce (100-gram) balls (a heaping ⅓ cup each). Place 4 balls an equal distance apart on a prepared pan, and transfer to the freezer for 15 minutes before baking. After you put the first baking sheet in the oven, put the second one in the freezer.Step 5Place the chilled baking sheet in the oven and bake 10 minutes, until the cookies are puffed slightly in the center. Lift the baking sheet and let it drop down against the oven rack, so the edges of the cookies set and the inside falls back down. (This will feel wrong, but trust me.) Bang it down, if necessary, to make the center fall.Step 6After the cookies puff up again, 2 to 3 minutes later, repeat lifting and dropping the pan, every 3 minutes, to create ridges around the edge of the cookie. Bake 16 to 18 minutes total, until the cookies have spread out, and the edges are golden brown, but the centers are much lighter and not fully cooked.Step 7Transfer the baking sheet to a wire rack; let cool before removing the cookies from the pan.Step 8Repeat with remaining cookies, using the first sheet pan for the third batch of cookies.Send us a textSWAMP stuff:TikTok: @theswamppodcastInstagram: @theswamppodBluesky: @theswamppodcast.bsky.socialYouTubeDara's Letterboxd Emily's Letterboxd Our website: https://www.the-swamp-podcast.com/Email: [email protected]