# 83: "The Life of Chuck"

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Podcast: [Flanagan's Wake | A Mike Flanagan Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/flanagan-s-wake-a-mike-flanagan-podcast-7162293)
Published: 2026-08-20T09:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

This week on the show, in preparation for Mike Flanagan's Film adaptation, we take a look at Stephen King's 2020 short story "The Life of Chuck," part of the If It Bleeds collection. We chat about our experience with this unique King story and Matt wraps things up by making some predictions about what Mike will do with the story. Discussion Question: What is your favorite King short story? Short story collection? Next week, it is finally time to take a look at Mike Flanagan's The Life of Chuck. This show will be posting our podcast to YouTube in video format, so subscribe if you want to see our beautiful faces: https://www.youtube.com/@DoofMedia Check out the show schedule: https://tinyurl.com/244c4ejm Get Merch: https://doofmedia.myshopify.com/ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/doofmedia Stay updated with Flanagan's Wake: https://bsky.app/profile/flanaganswakepod.bsky.social Message us at flanaganswakepod@gmail.com Edited by Jason Russell - https://www.slant6creative.com/ Original music created by Matt Freeman Show artwork by Brian Hughes

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