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.

Excerpted from “Twin Peaks: It’s Fictional & Personal,” a recent chat with my friend Josef: http://tiny.cc/sncpyz

Excerpted from our recent chat “Twin Peaks: It’s Fictional & Personal”

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!

Join in!

Twitter: @tpgrammar

YouTube: @TwinPeaksGrammar

Instagram: @tpgrammar

"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

While these would make terrible "Twin Peaks Trivia" questions, they are great for the car.

For me, the value in a good question is not necessarily its answer but its ability to spark new thoughts. Hopefully, some of these will do just that. Thanks for listening.

A quick catch-up with Tommy Jones (Dreamer's Diary Podcast) to discuss, among other things, Mike/Gerard, the subject of his new video: "Who is Mike? A 'Twin Peaks Mystery' Mystery" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2HQJalYBzM Subscribe early to Dreamer's Diary Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/ @DreamersDiaryPodcast 

Artists Love Twin Peaks (Podcast Chats) - YouTube

Thanks for playing along!

As usual, I have way more questions than answers. I love that about Twin Peaks.

Part 2 of I don't know how many . . . tbd. I hope one or two of these questions brings you some pleasure, pain, or a nice combination of both.

Everyone has their own Twin Peaks questions, and here are some of mine. (Round 1)

Few works grip an audience more deeply, and lastingly, than David Lynch’s. Can his persuasion skills be unpacked?

PLEASE JOIN IN WITH YOUR COMMENTS. We are studying four great scenes! 1:55 - Dan and Herb at Winkie's Diner 20:18 - Donna at the Tremond's 37:44 - Gerard, Leland, and Laura at the intersection 1:01:58 - Dougie Jones at the cowboy statue With gratitude to John, Joel, Andrew, and Colin! Theme song: "Collage Suite #2" by Josef Polydoros You can watch the video version of this chat here: https://youtu.be/MmrFDs2zYWs

And you can watch the four scenes here: Scene 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UozhOo0Dt4o Scenes 2-4: https://vimeo.com/903055559 or http://tiny.cc/kjy5wz Contacts: Andrew: https://twitter.com/MasterMastermnd Colin: https://linktr.ee/creamedcornandtheuniverse Joel: https://twitter.com/LostInTheMovies John: https://twitter.com/thornewip

This is an idea for analyzing a handful of scenes from Twin Peaks: The Return, in a group setting using elements from “the language of film” as a guide

Interesting and well-crafted sentences for all to enjoy~ 0:02 - Intro and background 1:25 - Damn fine sentences

http://tiny.cc/a6qdvz — A tribute in the form of a friendly competition. Enjoy~

A joyful gathering of Twin Peaks expertise & enthusiasm with deep insights from John Thorne and Josh Minton ("In Our House Now"), Colin James ("Creamed Corn & the Universe"), Joel Bocko ("Lost in the Movies"), and Twin Peaks superfan Alison Ivy. We take on some of the biggest questions in Twin Peaks and invite you to join in and play along. Needless to say, we love Twin Peaks. Highlights include: 3:03 - Art & transcendence 12:20 - Big themes & ideas in Twin Peaks 25:51 - The Fireman & Phillip Gerard 34:10 - Cooper's mind 40:25 - Cyril Pons & cortisol 46:25 - What is it that traps Cooper in the Red Room? 1:01:03 - 25 years... Meanwhile... and the Red Room 1:09:58 - Mirror worlds and Laura's transparent face 1:17:50 - Is understanding Candie super important? 1:28:03 - Time, closure, erosions of the past 1:40:13 - Leland: "Find Laura" 1:47:57 - Was The Return of reservoir of various project-ideas? 1:52:12 - The Arm and Gerard; spotlights & curtains; 2:03:44 - 430, chronology, Part 18, & the “double motel” 2:12:50 - Tips (from the show) for “reading” the show 2:16:05 - David Lynch is an artist 2:21:34 - Lynch and curtains 2:23:34 - Part 18: What year IS this? 2:39:40 - Visiting the Palmer/Reber house (noises, loops, & loss) 2:45:49 - Measurements & logic of time 2:51:19 - The function(s) of “What year is this?” 3:00:03 - Nagging questions (Walter/Norma; corn; Mulholland Drive & more) 3:30:18 - Is Cooper still in the Red Room? Thanks also to Josef Polydoros for the opening and closing theme music. Listen to his sounds here: http://tiny.cc/zqxavz *and listen to him discuss the hidden sounds of Twin Peaks in our Artists Love Twin Peaks episode: http://tiny.cc/2mxavz Connect with today’s guests online: John: @thornewip Josh: @JoshuaMinton Colin: @YouStoleTheCorn Joel: @LostInTheMovies Alison: @AgentIvy Thank you.

Discussing Mulholland Drive with John Thorne, author of the bestselling new book, “Devious Dreams: Reimagining David Lynch’s Mulholland Drive” (get it here: http://tiny.cc/0mtkzz) Highlights include: 0:43 - Multiple meanings within the book’s title & cover 6:23 - Is John’s book a key or guide? 8:20 - Interlude one: a live reading 10:40 - Aspects of solitary book-writing; meditative discovery process; forensic analysis 12:54 - The elderly couple & the importance of sound 19:01 - Getting the film’s history right 25:28 - Devious Dreams: backstory & main sections (history, analysis, interviews) 30:46 - Interlude 2: dream booster 33:21 - John’s unique knowledge of the film’s history 42:30 - A film with many characters but few autonomous beings 49:20 - Appreciating (unlocking?) David Lynch’s storytelling breakthroughs 59:41 - The mysterious sequence of phone calls in MD 1:02:22 - Mulholland Drive and Twin Peaks venn diagram 1:11:11 - Watching the film in 2001: a paradigm-shifting experience 1:14:27 - The function of torch singers in MD and beyond 1:20:25 - Deciphering the 10 clues to “unlocking” Mulholland Drive 1:24:31 - Blue box, blue key 1:31:10 - When scholarly writing is readable, enjoyable, and lasting 1:35:26 - Devious Dreams: goals and early feedback 1:38:35 - John Thorne, guest teacher 1:58:40 - What is geocaching? 2:04:34 - Missing pieces (plug: “The Art of Editing” with John Thorne) 2:10:03 - Writing in Snoqualmie Theme song: “Neighborhood Shadows” by Josef Polydoros For more: https://twitter.com/thornewip | https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B0BBBB5VPH The "Artists Love Twin Peaks" video playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcwY0BwwNWIYhtoxZ6VksJHwF2tuEfyd- #MulhollandDrive #DavidLynch #TwinPeaks

This episode features a story that maybe one or two people will enjoy. The aftermath of a darker period can sometimes be a little bit tenuous because we don't want to go back to that dark period, nor do we want to bury it completely -- nor do we want to remain stuck in place, afraid or otherwise. Revisiting this story after many years was interesting, and in many ways it reminds me of my relationship with The Return, oddly enough.

In this two-part chat with film analyst Joel Bocko (Lost in the Movies), we speak in depth about his own work before turning our attention to Twin Peaks. Part 1 explores Joel's productivity methods, his prolific output of Twin Peaks analysis, and his influences and accomplishments as a video essayist. In Part 2 (a play-along-at-home section), Joel graciously fields “exactly” 430 questions about that show we all like. You can support Joel and his damn fine work ⁠here⁠: https://www.patreon.com/Lostinthemovies Highlights include: Part 1: All about Joel 1:00 - Joel’s winning combination of “left & right brain” 2:24 - Mapping out this discussion 4:00 - Calendering out my work and daily life 8:35 - Joel’s website (LostInTheMovies.com) and wide diversity of work 13:00 - Self-motivation, productivity, frustration, & refinement 18:30 - Feedback and original ideas 22:07 - Which of Joel’s works does he recommend? (https://www.lostinthemovies.com/p/top-posts.html) 26:55 - Heydays: the movie blogosphere’s and Twin Peaks’s 32:34 - Is Twin Peaks still pleasurable? 38:24 - Potential next projects 45:39 - “Journey through Twin Peaks” and the video-essay genre 53:00 - The innovations & influence of Kevin B. Lee 58:24 - Mysteries of going viral 1:03:00 - Potential legacy of the video essay genre 1:07:28 - Autograph-signing in the Peaks-verse 1:12:00 - Making films 1:19:42 - Is Joel an artist? Part 2: All about TP 1:23:30 - 253 questions about TP (Play along at home) Connect with Joel: Twitter YouTube Patreon Journey to Twin Peaks here Tribute to David Lynch here

Here is a brief “interview” of Colin James (“Creamed Corn & the Universe” podcast) that I was able to sneak in at the end of a nice chat about the Mitchum Brothers. In this segment, Colin insightfully answers various impromptu questions about Twin Peaks and his own approach to character analysis. Please find Colin and his podcast online at @YouStoleTheCorn *The A.I. introduction made with ElevenLabs : ) Thanks again to Colin, and thank you for listening.

Thank you to (Ai) Mr. C for voicing my attempt at a modern Traveler's Tale (the kind Chaucer wrote). The rhyme scheme is 10-syllable couplets, and the story is both timeless and strange. Audio borrowed from Josef P. The Dark Father’s Tale Our story in many ways is timeless But also out-of-time, mysterious. A quest of sorts ‘cross place & dimension Of wants (not needs) beyond comprehension. Reroutings, misdirections, lost bearings; Enemies, allies, spooks, & red herrings. A supernatural Battle of Wits: The hunt for (and choice between) coord’nates. Strange-but-true to flesh & blood, ears & eyes, Our tale resumes with a double-surprise:  Arriving in a gas-station phone booth Our hero.  Expelled from his search for truth,  Sent through the wire of a trickster’s phone. Abandoned, alone, and then, not alone. A dark son and darker father unite Under black moon, near a staircase of night. A dark reunion, this black reception Black as that child’s curséd conception. Here, outside this store of (in)convenience, A stick-up, a hold-up with no defense – The pursuer pursued; a hand and gun, A father tracked down by his misfit son. And yet, this gun-to-head’s a stroke of luck: The assailant’s dispatched, thrown in a truck. No longer alone, passenger in tow Our hero now goes where he needs to go. The night black as the pit from pitch to pitch  He parks the truck near a gravely ditch Where the father trades a riddle’s reply  For a device aimed at a target high. The son, unlike the father who lumbered,  Climbs unencumbered toward digits numbered. The dark father watched (his own fate would wait) And listened to his son investigate. On this holy hill, a new mystery: The good fortune of youth-complicity. A marriage of synchronicity Of flesh of blood of electricity – “I’m there!” said the son; coordinates matched; Then he, not father, was brightly dispatched. Trapped, zapped, snapped-up in full ocular view Before your eyes and binoculars too.  The cow jumped over the moon: Switcheroo~ Those numbers were rotten, and Richard too. “Oh,” said father, with a turn of his heel, His work not done, climbed behind the wheel. Another path ruled out, a course outrun Calmly and cold said I: “Goodbye, my son.”

Neat ideas from John Thorne about Bob, Cooper, and "Twin Peaks: The Return" Full chat, "The Art of Editing (with John Thorne)": http://tiny.cc/gjq5vz

These comments from John Thorne were extremely interesting to me - for multiple reasons.

One reason, which we discuss in an earlier part, is the possibility (*and without the script we'll never know) that John's path might have echoed the Fireman's, i.e., by needing to be reimagined very late in the game. Full chat: http://tiny.cc/gjq5vz

John Thorne discusses over 20 "missing pieces" from his acclaimed book, "Ominous Whoosh: A Wandering Mind Returns to Twin Peaks" (http://tiny.cc/d270vz). In this valuable peek behind the curtain, we learn a great deal about how a large & complex work of theory gets crafted, edited, shaped, and reshaped over time -- and witness new ideas developing in real time. Highlights include:

0:01 - 6 months ago (Flashback): Rumors of some missing pieces

4:41 - Most/least favorite parts of the book and the show

10:18 - Do we have an audience here?

11:44 - Feedback from actors and creators

16:24 - Main categories & reasons for editing/cutting

19:33 - Missing Piece 1: Andy & Lucy

28:18 - Piece 2: Decrypting Laura? (an early, abandoned thesis)

34:24 - Fireman in the Red Room (an early, abandoned scene)

38:03 - Quantum Physics and Easter

41:55 - Piece 3: TV death and Twin Peaks

43:35 - Piece 4: "The indweller of the house” (maintaining buoyancy)

51:42 - Decrypting Cooper?

54:25 - Counterarguments and rapport-building

57:07 - Piece 5: Cooper willfully de-materializes?

1:03:38 - Current interests & new ideas

1:05:17 - Piece 6: Cooper as "a man out of time"

1:07:12 - Piece 7: Hastings & Kafka

1:09:19 - Piece 8: Bob, Mr. C, and Cooper (cool stuff)

1:16:30 - Piece 9: Ray, Bob, and the enduring appeal of Twin Peaks

1:19:48 - Piece 10: Security cameras and Dale Cooper

1:22:30 - Piece 11: Home, and the seeds of a potential essay

1:25:55 - Piece 12: Breakfast at the Jones household

1:31:41 - Pieces 13-14: "Path 1" Cooper and some intriguing outlet covers

1:38:11 - Piece 15-16: Coordinates (and geocaching) & observations for Twitter

1:43:04 - Pieces 17-18: The Hindu concept of Moksha & timeline incongruities

1:45:29 - Piece 19: The Drunk!

1:51:06 - Piece 20: Diane & Cooper (the hardest piece to cut)

2:02:23 - Cooper exits the Red Room: John reads one of my favorite passages!

2:06:31 - Piece 21: Gordon Cole's preternatural awareness (and foreshadowing)

2:18:10 - Piece 22: Cooper's motivations: Some early theory that had to morph

2:22:00 - A few additional questions: inspirations & the "discourse" of Twin Peaks

2:29:27 - Joys and value of talking about Twin Peaks

2:33:14 - Different types of feedback

Resources & References:

John's books: http://tiny.cc/d270vz

John's social media: http://tiny.cc/p270vz

John's podcast: http://tiny.cc/q270vz

It was great fun trying out a new game with Joel Bocko recently. Here's another quick clip from one of our speed rounds. This will be fun to play in a group setting! 0:02 - Linda & Richard 0:39 - Casa Kafka 1:37 - Bob's agency? Excerpted from "Twin Peaks Conversations #19": ⁠http://tiny.cc/jbx4vz⁠ with an extended patreon section here: ⁠http://tiny.cc/ibx4vz⁠ For many fantastic conversations, please see Joel's playlist here: ⁠http://tiny.cc/mbx4vz

It was great fun testing out a new game with Joel Bocko recently. Here's a clip from one of our speed rounds. Looking forward to playing this in a group setting! 0:07 - analysis & archeology 1:07 - Irene & Candie Excerpted from "Twin Peaks Conversations #19": ⁠http://tiny.cc/jbx4vz⁠ with an extended Patreon section here: ⁠http://tiny.cc/ibx4vz⁠ For many fantastic conversations, please see Joel's playlist here: ⁠http://tiny.cc/mbx4vz

I had a great time chatting with Joel on his "Lost in the Movies" channel -- one of my favorite productions, with a killer lineup of previous guests. It was great fun and quite the honor.  Here is Joel's intro to the episode.  

The full episode is here: http://tiny.cc/jbx4vz with an extended patreon section here: http://tiny.cc/ibx4vz

Yes, I do recommend the book. These excerpts are from a recent chat with Tamler Sommers and John Thorne that I also highly recommend: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gBboz52kIs John's new Mulholland Drive book can be ordered here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0997108150 Also cool: Tamler's Mulholland Drive episode: https://verybadwizards.fireside.fm/121 #MullhollandDrive #DavidLynch

Scott Ryan on the team-effort, joys, and challenges of publishing the Blue Rose Magazine. Full chat: http://tiny.cc/8q45vz Blue Rose Magazine: bluerosemag.com

Scott Ryan, author of "Lost Highway: Fist of Love" (2023), enjoyably answers an unexpected question about Twin Peaks: The Return Full chat: http://tiny.cc/8q45vz

Scott Ryan (BlueRoseMag.com) wrote his first book at 8 years old and has been creating ever since. A cultivator of ideas - his own and the writers’ he publishes - Scott is rarely without a project, a deadline, or a laugh. I had a great time chatting with Scott about family, work, creativity, and his latest book, "Lost Highway: Fist of Love." Highlights include: 

0:18 - Human attention spans, then & now 

1:30 - The upcoming David Lynch encyclopedia 

5:02 - Living by deadlines 

7:09 - Was Scott always the writerly type? 

9:57 - Scott’s interviewing secret 

13:01 - Who would enjoy Scott’s Lost Highway book? 

14:37 - 1997: Lost Highway & twins (not Fred & Pete) 

18:30 - Scott’s artistic path, from 16 to the present 

23:38 - Personas vs realities 

27:20 - Creating vs consuming 

28:38 - Scott and music 

30:47 - Insights & realities for aspiring writers 

33:17 - The pleasures of having a project 

39:10 - Roots to fruits, how does a book happen? 

44:19 - Confidence and pride, or not 

46:41 - Scott’s “role” in the Twin Peaks-sphere 

49:36 - Publishing & running an independent magazine 

58:08 - Fist of Love: Lost Highway interpretations 

1:00:53 - What does “the lost highway” mean? 

1:03:40 - What does “psychogenic fugue” mean? 

1:08:35 - Lynch’s description of Lost Highway 

1:14:15 - Potential symbolism/mysticism in LH 

1:18:45 - An interesting quotation 

1:19:28 - Bringing ideas to fruition 

1:20:46 - Do we like the world? 

1:22:00 - Having a fun household 

1:25:22 - Cut, quirky, and epic scenes 

1:29:11 - Post script 

References: 

The Blue Rose Magazine - https://www.bluerosemag.com

Scott’s social media - http://tiny.cc/kd45vz / http://tiny.cc/md45vz 

Scott Luck Stories podcast - http://tiny.cc/je45vz

John Thorne and John Bernardy collaborate on an insightful interpretation of the Cooper in the "collapsing box" scene from Part 2.

Full chat: http://tiny.cc/yy04vz

Great stuff from John Thorne and John Bernardy  

Full chat: http://tiny.cc/yy04vz

John Bernardy and John Thorne answer the question: Can we - I mean Cooper - really "go out now"?   

Full chat: http://tiny.cc/yy04vz

John Bernardy and John Thorne linger on a key thematic idea  

Full chat: http://tiny.cc/yy04vz

John Bernardy and John Thorne are gifted writers with a talent for analysis, intuition, and originality. We had a great time discussing their theories (https://bit.ly/3JDQ38W | http://tiny.cc/d270vz), their research & writing processes, and the world of Twin Peaks in general. 

Highlights include: 

1:07 - What is that Twin Peaks show about? 

2:53 - Is any of the supernatural stuff . . . real? 

8:15 - Hinduism and Esoteric Buddhism 

17:00 - Interesting titles: "Ominous Whoosh" and "Navigating Between Worlds" 

27:37 - How to corral such a big text into a coherent analysis 

44:35 - Being stuck -- in Twin Peaks and in life 

49:44 - Could Cooper have just "gone out now"? 

53:59 - Fruitful entry-points into Twin Peaks (other than plot) 

58:43 - Game time: Cowboy statue ("Windswept") 

1:04:20 - Game time: Bosomy woman (a "key" perhaps?) 

1:12:53 - Game time: Cooper in the security monitor 

1:17:47 - Starting from cool and making it work 

1:20:19 - Lynch's unique creativity 

1:22:13 - What's with the backwards talk in Twin Peaks? 

1:28:00 - What's a tulpa? 

1:32:17 - Twin Peaks as an open, participatory text 

1:37:57 - An unsolicited recommendation 

1:43:14 - Advice for young writers 

1:47:23 - Speed round: Laura & Diane 

1:49:50 - Speed round: Best TP ending (S1, S2, FWWM, TR?) 

1:50:52 - Twin Peaks events and get-togethers 

This was a real treat for me -- thanks John and John! 

Resources & References: 

John T’s latest book: http://tiny.cc/d270vz 

John T’s social media: http://tiny.cc/p270vz 

John T’s podcast: http://tiny.cc/q270vz 

John B's podcast: https://bit.ly/3l2PGuj 

John B's social media: http://tiny.cc/0cz3vz / http://tiny.cc/zbz3vz 

John B's writing: https://bit.ly/3JDQ38W 

My grammar course: http://tiny.cc/l270vz

John Thorne offers some very interesting ways to analyze point-of-view, drawing from his own repertoire and upon Seymour Chatman's "story vs. discourse" ideas.

Full chat (video): http://tiny.cc/i5c0vz

Full chat (audio-only): http://tiny.cc/f6i0vz

Find John's book here: http://tiny.cc/d270vz

(Initially published Oct 2022)

Two of my favorite writers, John Thorne and Peter Smagorinsky, share thoughts on a very interesting topic: writing accessibly for readers of various types.   

Full chat w/ John (video): http://tiny.cc/i5c0vz

Full chat w/ John (audio-only): http://tiny.cc/f6i0vz

Find John's book here: http://tiny.cc/d270vz

Full chat w/ Peter: http://tiny.cc/07c0vz

(Initially published Oct 2022)

Tommy Jones returns to present some very interesting ideas -- along with an update on his and his wife's forthcoming podcast. Highlights include: 0:49 - "10" as Frost and Lynch's circular number of completion 10:04 - Individuation and Cooper as archetype not dreamer 22:20 - Carrie Page's central role in the narrative ~ Tommy and I last chatted here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKBA1oUU7z0 ~ Contact Tommy here: https://www.fiverr.com/damooch916

John Thorne shares a few items from his book left on the cutting room floor.  Perhaps one day they will see the light of day. 

Full chat (video): http://tiny.cc/i5c0vz

Full chat (audio-only): http://tiny.cc/f6i0vz

Find John's book here: http://tiny.cc/d270vz

(Initially published Oct 2022)

Jeremiah Beaver (Take the Ring) opens up his sketchbook and reveals some breaking news.  

Full chat (video): http://tiny.cc/eempuz

Full chat (audio-only): http://tiny.cc/j6i0vz

(initially published March 2022)

Jeremiah Beaver (Take the Ring) on the benefits of supportive, creative family.  

Full chat (video): http://tiny.cc/eempuz

Full chat (audio-only): http://tiny.cc/j6i0vz

(initially published March 2022)

Jeremiah Beaver (Take the Ring) discusses what might not be so obvious

Full chat (video): http://tiny.cc/eempuz

Full chat (audio-only): http://tiny.cc/j6i0vz

(Initially published March 2022)