Episodes
Tuesday Oct 15, 2024
Tuesday Oct 15, 2024
Called "the most influential subcultural movie of all time," the 1953 film The Wild One echoes in all three seasons of Twin Peaks, especially in the character of Wally Brando. Indigo and Hilary discuss the incredible impact of the film and its star, Marlon Brando, on American culture and then explore the significance of both in Twin Peaks.
Wednesday Sep 11, 2024
Wednesday Sep 11, 2024
Lewis Carroll's novels Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There share uncanny resonances with the worlds of Twin Peaks, Inland Empire, and other David Lynch Films. Indigo and Hilary discuss why they think the Lynchian universe has a deeper kinship with Wonderland than it does with Oz.
Thursday Jul 25, 2024
Thursday Jul 25, 2024
Called “a children’s book that permanently lodged itself in David’s mind”, Good Times on Our Street clearly influenced works like Blue Velvet and Twin Peaks, as well as Lynch’s general approach to ‘the art life’. Indigo and Hilary discuss the tangible resonances of the imagery, themes, and dual purposes of this American basal reader in David Lynch’s world.
Thursday Jun 27, 2024
Thursday Jun 27, 2024
Truman Capote's In Cold Blood and Twin Peaks share some uncanny resonances. Indigo and Hilary discuss these, as well as how both texts reflect shifts in American culture since the 1960s.
Wednesday May 29, 2024
Wednesday May 29, 2024
Discussing the 1974 novel by Laird Koenig and 1976 film it inspired, Indigo and Hilary explore thematic connections between these texts and Twin Peaks. "Is it the story of the little girl who lived down the lane? Is it?" Yes, Audrey, we think it is.
Wednesday May 15, 2024
Wednesday May 15, 2024
Stanley Kubrick's film Lolita has discernible fingerprints on Twin Peaks, Eraserhead, and other films by David Lynch. Indigo and Hilary discuss these, as well as the parallels between Laura Palmer and Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita.
Wednesday May 15, 2024