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Just King Things

Just King Things

Sleeping Beauties

Aug 9, 2026 · 2 hr 55 min · 14 segments

We talk about the 2017 novel Sleeping Beauties co-written with Owen King. Content warnings for: Misogyny, racism, sexual assault, imprisonment, murder, fatphobia…

We talk about the 2017 novel Sleeping Beauties co-written with Owen King. Content warnings for: Misogyny, racism, sexual assault, imprisonment, murder, fatphobia Support this show on Patreon! Send things to the PO Box! Follow Ranged Touch on Bluesky Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Buy some Just King Things merchandise! Come hang out in our Discord channel. Geneva “Gensuta” Heyward did the theme for this show. Thomas Hammersley-Ambroise did the art for the show.

We talk about the 2017 novel Sleeping Beauties co-written with Owen King. Content warnings for: Misogyny, racism, sexual assault, imprisonment, murder, fatphobia…

Speakers: Cameron KunzelmanHostMichael LutzHost

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Top entities: Owen King×30 Cameron Diaz×10 The Walking Dead×4 Matt Cameron×2 Jim Morrison×3

Show signals: SuitabilityLimitedBiasNot politicalAudience≈8k followers

Sleeping Beauties Is Boring3:39 – 7:15

M

Michael LutzHost

3:39

[laughs] Oh, today we're talking about 2017's Sleeping Beauties.

C

Cameron KunzelmanHost

3:46

Mm-hmm.

M

Michael LutzHost

3:47

Y- you kinda just got a sense of the plot maybe a little bit.

C

Cameron KunzelmanHost

3:51

You know, at the end of last episode, you really promoted to me this book.

M

Michael LutzHost

4:00

Mm-hmm.

C

Cameron KunzelmanHost

4:02

How much had you read of it when you were promoting this book to me?

M

Michael LutzHost

4:05

Oh, I had read almost none of it.

M

Michael LutzHost

4:07

I just wanted to read you, like, the back because I had, like, read the back, and I'd read that first couple pages, and I had no idea what we were in for.

M

Michael LutzHost

4:18

[laughs]

C

Cameron KunzelmanHost

4:18

Uh-huh.

M

Michael LutzHost

4:19

Mm-hmm.

C

Cameron KunzelmanHost

4:20

Yeah, yeah.

M

Michael LutzHost

4:22

Um, what does it turn out-

C

Cameron KunzelmanHost

4:23

I-

M

Michael LutzHost

4:23

... we were in for?

C

Cameron KunzelmanHost

4:25

I'm gonna say something that, like, lightly controversial.

M

Michael LutzHost

4:29

Okay.

C

Cameron KunzelmanHost

4:30

I think this is one of the worst books we have read for the show.

M

Michael LutzHost

4:33

Oh, okay.

C

Cameron KunzelmanHost

4:34

Shockingly.

M

Michael LutzHost

4:35

Uh-huh.

C

Cameron KunzelmanHost

4:37

Like, against all odds.

C

Cameron KunzelmanHost

4:38

It, it has all the pieces to be good, and yet-

M

Michael LutzHost

4:42

Okay

C

Cameron KunzelmanHost

4:42

...

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Sleeping Beauties Is Boring3:39 – 7:15

M

Michael LutzHost

3:39

[laughs] Oh, today we're talking about 2017's Sleeping Beauties.

C

Cameron KunzelmanHost

3:46

Mm-hmm.

M

Michael LutzHost

3:47

Y- you kinda just got a sense of the plot maybe a little bit.

C

Cameron KunzelmanHost

3:51

You know, at the end of last episode, you really promoted to me this book.

M

Michael LutzHost

4:00

Mm-hmm.

C

Cameron KunzelmanHost

4:02

How much had you read of it when you were promoting this book to me?

M

Michael LutzHost

4:05

Oh, I had read almost none of it.

M

Michael LutzHost

4:07

I just wanted to read you, like, the back because I had, like, read the back, and I'd read that first couple pages, and I had no idea what we were in for.

M

Michael LutzHost

4:18

[laughs]

C

Cameron KunzelmanHost

4:18

Uh-huh.

M

Michael LutzHost

4:19

Mm-hmm.

C

Cameron KunzelmanHost

4:20

Yeah, yeah.

M

Michael LutzHost

4:22

Um, what does it turn out-

C

Cameron KunzelmanHost

4:23

I-

M

Michael LutzHost

4:23

... we were in for?

C

Cameron KunzelmanHost

4:25

I'm gonna say something that, like, lightly controversial.

M

Michael LutzHost

4:29

Okay.

C

Cameron KunzelmanHost

4:30

I think this is one of the worst books we have read for the show.

M

Michael LutzHost

4:33

Oh, okay.

C

Cameron KunzelmanHost

4:34

Shockingly.

M

Michael LutzHost

4:35

Uh-huh.

C

Cameron KunzelmanHost

4:37

Like, against all odds.

C

Cameron KunzelmanHost

4:38

It, it has all the pieces to be good, and yet-

M

Michael LutzHost

4:42

Okay

C

Cameron KunzelmanHost

4:42

...

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