Artists Love Twin Peaks – Details, episodes & analysis

Seven Twin Peaks join in to discuss symbols, gadgets, and personal artifacts from the show. What are some of your own favorites? Deep thanks to Colin James, Steven Miller, Heather & Tommy Jones, Josh Minton, Joel Bocko, and Alison Ivy. Connect with: Colin (Creamed Corn and the Universe): https://linktr.ee/creamedcornandtheuniverse Steven (TwinPeaksBlog): https://twinpeaksblog.com/ Heather & Tommy (Dreamer's Diary): https://youtube.com/@DreamersDiaryPodcast Josh: (Twin Peaks School): https://substack.com/@jbminton Joel (Journey through Twin Peaks): https://twitter.com/LostInTheMovies Alison: https://instagram.com/agent.ivy See also: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81ZGITi-fmg

Digging into Season 2’s epic opening scene with a fun & insightful group of fans. Thank you to Andrew Cook, Tommy Jones, Joel Bocko, Alison Ivy, Patrick Mahan, John Bernardy, and Brian Liddicoat. Highlights include:

0:42 - The owls are not what they seem?

5:42 - Joel enters the room

10:24 - Inter-dimensional beings in Twin Peaks

19:32 - Pop culture references in this scene (note: I forgot that L/F did not title the episode)

22:54 - Are the events in this scene real? (and Alison’s arrival)

30:51 - Any connections to FWWM?

32:46 - Has Cooper gone somewhere without moving? (and Patrick’s arrival)

39:03 - Why are the Waiter and Giant so chill?

43:30 - Cooper’s spiritual development

47:23 - Interesting items in this scene

52:11 - Waiter and Giant: one and the same? (John arrives)

58:10 - Does Cooper like TV?

1:02:40 - Is the Waiter like a Leland?

1:04:45 - “We want to help you.” Who’s we?

1:08:42 - Cooper’s character development

1:14:36 - Frostian appreciations

1:19:23 - Key functions of this scene (including pacing & repetition)

1:28:50 - Is Twin Peaks for (cool) nerds?

132:10:10 - Cooper and the Waiter

1:37:08 - Podcast preview: Dreamer’s Diary

1:44:41 - Parting thoughts from Alison, Patrick, and Andrew

1:48:49 - Storytelling and Jung (and the arrival of Brian)

1:52:18 - Updates and praise: Blue Rose Task Force Podcast

1:55:40 - Señor Droolcup is a Twin Peaks fan (It’s good for the soul) - what a treat meeting Brian face-to-face

2:21:42 - Parting thoughts from Brian, Tommy, John, and Anthony

Thank you to Josef Polydoros for creating the introduction and encouraging the pursuit of this discussion.

Connect with:

- Andrew  / https://x.com/MasterMastermnd

- Tommy  / https://youtube.com/@dreamersdiarypodcast

- Joel  / https://x.com/lostinthemovies  

- Alison   / https://instagram.com/ agent.ivy  

- Patrick  / https://x.com/patreeeek  

- John   / https://instagram.com/bluerosetaskforce

- Brian  / https://x.com/senordroolcup  

- Anthony  / https://x.com/tpgrammar   

Featuring John Thorne and Tamler Sommers. These guys are solid gold: synergistic in agreement and disagreement. After answering some excellent questions about his own "Ominous Whoosh" theories, John adds to Tamler's hypothesis in-progress. This was a thrilling discussion for me! Highlights (and don't miss the book preview at the end) include: 1:29 - Books that’d be cool to write 7:36 - The reality of Las Vegas in Twin Peaks: The Return 9:44 - The reality of Dougie (pre- and post-Cooper) 14:20 - Twin Peaks as a mediated narrative (Cooper’s “dream”?) 18:33 - So what IS happening in Vegas? (and how) 24:50 - Psychology and POV (in Twin Peaks and Mulholland Dr.) 30:22 - Dream theories, when yes when no? 42:12 - What does 'dream logic' mean? 43:20 - The beauty of the "Laura is the one" phrase 49:44 - Cosmic chess match or personal story (it's a Frost-Lynch production!) 56:29 - Dale Cooper: crosser of thresholds 1:01:40 - David Lynch's clues for unlocking Mulholland Drive 1:07:31 - Previewing John's *new book on Mulholland Drive* 1:21:05 - Appreciating good feedback & conversation For more: https://twitter.com/tamler | https://www.tamlersommers.com https://twitter.com/thornewip | https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B0BBBB5VPH The "Artists Love Twin Peaks" podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/2aa3aHgtjDQZ1197N07N9y #TwinPeaks #MulhollandDrive #LauraPalmer #DavidLynch #MarkFrost

I'm still thinking about Tamler's ideas and questions! Tamler Sommers is an author/philosopher ("Why Honor Matters"), a podcaster ("Very Bad Wizards"), and best of all a Twin Peaks dad. Please enjoy: 1:01 - A decade-plus of podcasting 4:10 - Tamler's deep dives into Lynch's works 7:49 - Some current thoughts on The Return and "The One" 11:08 - Appreciating the r/FindLaura venture 14:57 - Sharing (and obsessing about) Twin Peaks with loved ones 20:06 - Nadine's journey and endpoint 27:12 - Who killed Laura Palmer? (mysteries, endings, & optimisms) 47:22 - Season 3 is great -- and a magical collaboration 52:19 - Was "Alice Tremond" a last-minute invention? If so, WOW 58:56 - Reality vs projections of reality (key Lynchian theme) 1:03:16 - Interpretation & puzzlement: Philosophy, David Lynch, & Plato 1:16:05 - Skepticism & intuition (friends or foes?) 1:24:18 - 'Continental philosophy' might be closest to Lynchian 1:27:04 - The playwriting to philosophy to "public intellectual" path 1:36:15 - The concept of Honor 1:46:57 - Spending time with this fictional show 1:54:34 - Appreciating the Diane podcast 1:59:12 - Some Dougie questions for John T 2:09:52 - Even more potential roles for Cooper 2:13:26 - Twin Peaks speed round 2:15:52 - Some recommendations Connections & References: https://twitter.com/tamler | https://www.tamlersommers.com/ https://twitter.com/verybadwizards | https://verybadwizards.com/episode/episode-121-the-beauty-of-illusion-david-lynchs-mulholland-drive https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwVK2ZiuISU - Why Honor Matters https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ti3iWJluM5g - CPF https://www.reddit.com/r/FindLaura/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obS0JpjFbRs - Ominous Whoosh https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3HwagpDezM - Laura's Ghost https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvgZuIlUjjQ - Lynch & Tarkovsky https://twitter.com/DianePodcast 25YL: https://25yearslatersite.com/category/twin-peaks/ The "Artists Love Twin Peaks" podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/2aa3aHgtjDQZ1197N07N9y Tamler, thanks again!

Twin Peaks inspires the creativity in each of us, and for many, the desire to create becomes a need. Here, Tommy Jones and I explore the joys and risks of entering the podcast and video-essay landscape, including the huge endeavors such projects can be.

Join me in wishing him and his wife the best wherever the winds may blow.

Josef is a filmmaker, a musician, and (like Hanuman, baby!) a good friend. This conversation was a great pleasure and a refreshing reminder that our public thoughts are also personal. Enjoy~ and have a great day.

0:00 - Eine Nacht in Kino

0:30 - How real is Freddie?

5:47 - Defeating Bob

8:03 - Thin (and bloodless) places

12:52 - TP-adjacent texts

15:32 - Spotlight: Barry Gifford

18:29 - Cooper and “the sounds”

27:50 - Bergman & the Red Room

33:58 - How religious is this show?

36:15 - Digital friends & sharing ideas publicly

40:00 - Some favorite Lynch stuff

42:00 - Who is the “We”?

43:58 - The ending of Twin Peaks

46:28 - Ideas that have stuck

51:33 - Planning & planting

53:02 - Chet’s presence

54:12 - “June Five”

56:26 - The Philadelphia office

56:58 - Merry Christmas, Leni!

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"WHAT YEAR IS THIS?" Let's dig in! *To view the full scene, click here: https://vimeo.com/937988193 With special guests Courtenay Stallings ("Laura's Ghost: Women Speak about Twin Peaks"), Patrick Mahan (Talking Backwards Podcast), John Thorne ("Ominous Whoosh: A Wandering Mind Returns to Twin Peaks"), Joel Bocko ("Lost in the Movies"), Andrew Cook (Salmon Shirts Forever Productions), and Alison Ivy. 1:15 - initial reactions to the ending scene 8:15 - story vs. discourse and stuff to look at (slides here: http://tiny.cc/bktwxz) 12:55 - watching the scene with film elements in mind 20:48 - observations & thoughts (performance, camera, sound, editing, props) 49:39 - Cooper’s final question 54:52 - storytelling elements to think about 1:09:41 - the final scene in a larger context 1:15:27 - Fun thoughts, abandoned notions, etc 1:26:09 - characters (trapped) in stories: them and us 1:38:55 - what do you love most about this show? 1:51:45 - is this scene easy to summarize? 1:54:33 - persuasion and hypnosis in this show 2:01:38 - the enjoyment of talking TP 2:06:33 - closing thoughts on the ending scene To watch the scene in black-and-white, click here: https://vimeo.com/940374474 Connect with: - Courtenay https://twitter.com/CourtenayCal - John https://twitter.com/thornewip - Andrew https://twitter.com/MasterMastermnd - Joel https://twitter.com/LostInTheMovies - Patrick https://twitter.com/patreeeek - Alison https://instagram.com/agent.ivy - Anthony https://twitter.com/tpgrammar Theme song: "Circle to the Highest Home" by Josef Polydoros