MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE

HoTP (husband of the pod) Hank steps in for a traveling Emily this week and we discuss Stephen King's one attempt at directing a motion picture. Follow Hank on letterboxdSend 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]

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]