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The Dead Zone

Episode Summary

This episode is, as the kids say, thicc. The book’s got it all: psychics, comas, Maine, a religious fanatic mother, political intrigue, a Jekyll and Hyde mask, uncomfortable sexual politics, a murder mystery, debates about killing Hitler, a charming himbo, a fictional hybrid of the National Enquirer and Weekly World News, and more! How many jokes can we crack about zones? Listen and find out.

Episode Notes

Heavy topics:

• Four and a half years in a coma…. No Thanks
• Stephen’s writing about women, based on the intersection of religious fanaticism and motherhood
• The argument that serial killers are often abuse victims is one put forth by the serial killers
• Nazis, Hitler, Trump, and how to actually create political change

The lighter side:

• A fatal hotdog mistake
• The Dead Zone could’ve been more of a Fun Zone
• “Hell yeah I’d kill Hitler!”
• Everyone is SUPER down with psychics for some gd reason
• Skepticism as the plot demands

Recommendations:  Castle Rock on Hulu, Broadchurch season 1, “Hope Chest” by Garth Nix

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