{"podcast":{"title":"The Losers' Club: A Stephen King Podcast","slug":"the-losers-club-a-stephen-king-podcast-743204","podcast_index_feed_id":743204,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/NenGwRBF","website_url":"https://www.instagram.com/thelosersclubpodcast/","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/a0e33f06-879c-4eeb-b7e8-ced1d1eb4294/f0fbd6b3-3288-4352-95c7-d3c19cbbd3fe/3000x3000/1675979607960-709bbbde2079fbd2c0a094bf05a55064.jpeg?aid=rss_feed","author":"The Losers' Club LLC","episode_count":560,"summary":"Founded in 2017, The Losers’ Club® is an award-winning weekly series that chronologically digs through the work of Stephen King with humor, irreverence, and a critical eye. Each episode, the Losers gather together to read between the iconic pages and share the latest in King’s Dominion, whether it’s the author’s oft-controversial tweets, the boldest Hollywood headlines, or his endless forthcoming projects. The series also regularly features special guests. In the past, the Losers have spoken to Mike Flanagan, Thomas Jane, Tananarive Due, Chapo Trap House, Owen Teague, Mick Garris, Mary Lambert, Jerry O’Connell, Wil Wheaton, Joe Bob Briggs, and even King himself. Suitable for readers both Constant and casual. King says check us out. Edited by Kyle Orozovich. Music by The Most/Charlie Laurence. Produced by Michael Roffman and Randall Colburn.","last_synced_at":"2026-08-01T06:17:16.687653+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-losers-club-a-stephen-king-podcast-743204"},"episode":{"title":"\"Before the Play\" and The Overlook Hotel","slug":"before-the-play-and-the-overlook-hotel","published_at":"2026-05-15T23:54:48+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-losers-club-a-stephen-king-podcast-743204/before-the-play-and-the-overlook-hotel","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-losers-club-a-stephen-king-podcast-743204","url":"https://www.instagram.com/thelosersclubpodcast/","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/afp-898815-injected.calisto.simplecastaudio.com/a0e33f06-879c-4eeb-b7e8-ced1d1eb4294/episodes/4a5f4944-a989-4a68-ae4f-ede1ffc51962/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=a0e33f06-879c-4eeb-b7e8-ced1d1eb4294&awEpisodeId=4a5f4944-a989-4a68-ae4f-ede1ffc51962&feed=NenGwRBF","summary":"The Losers check into The Overlook for the umpteenth time. This time, however, they dedicate some time to Stephen King's oft-forgotten prologue \"Before the Play\", which was also the inspiration for Glen Mazzara's unproduced script The Overlook Hotel. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.","meta_description":"The Losers check into The Overlook for the umpteenth time. This time, however, they dedicate some time to Stephen King's oft-forgotten prologue \"Before th…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":6774,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-losers-club-a-stephen-king-podcast-743204/episodes/before-the-play-and-the-overlook-hotel/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-losers-club-a-stephen-king-podcast-743204/before-the-play-and-the-overlook-hotel.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}