Really Weird Stuff: A Twin Peaks Podcast

On episode 35 of Really Weird Stuff: A Twin Peaks Podcast, we're reminiscing about Twin Peaks the Return: Part 4, "...brings back some memories." This episode was written by David Lynch and Mark Frost, and Directed by David Lynch. It's best known for being the episode wherein Wally Brando stole our hearts, and Gordon Cole told those clown comics to fix their hearts or die. We Stan

A note from Baxter, co-host, producer, and editor of Really Weird Stuff: A Twin Peaks Podcast. I had to pause working on Part 4 of The Return because, as I'm sure you know, David Lynch died today, the 16th of January. 2025. David felt that numbers were always significant, so I looked up 16 and found this: "16 is a powerful number that holds spiritual information about you and your

On episode 34 of Really Weird Stuff, we're discussing Twin Peaks: The Return, Part Three - "Call for help." This episode was written by David Lynch and Mark Frost, and directed by David Lynch. It originally aired May 22, 2017 on Showtime, along with Part Four. This episode is best known for Jade giving two rides. We gather in the Red Room-inspired basement of returning guest, Krish

On episode 33 of Really Weird Stuff, we're discussing Twin Peaks: The Return, Part Two - "The stars turn and a time presents itself." This episode was written by David Lynch and Mark Frost, and directed by David Lynch. It originally aired May 21, 2017 on Showtime, along with Part One. This episode is best known for the return of Laura Palmer. 25 years later, she is still dead (yet

On episode 32 of Really Weird Stuff, we're discussing Twin Peaks: The Return, Part One - "My log has a message for you." This episode was written by David Lynch and Mark Frost, and directed by David Lynch. It originally aired May 21, 2017 on Showtime. This episode is best known for being the long-anticipated, much-rumored third season of Twin Peaks. It takes place 25 years after we

On episode 31 of Really Weird Stuff: A Twin Peaks Podcast, we're diving headlong into the 1992 cinematic prequel, "Fire Walk With Me", written by Robert Engels and David Lynch, and directed by David Lynch. It was released to theaters August 28th, 1992 and flopped HARD. It had premiered at Cannes earlier that year, to the bafflement of audiences and most critics. A handful of Europe

On episode 30 of Really Weird Stuff, we're discussing Twin Peaks Season 2, Episode 23: "Beyond Life and Death". This episode was written by Mark Frost, Robert Engels, Harley Peyton, and David Lynch (uncredited). It was directed by David Lynch. This episode is best known for being the last episode of the original ABC series run, and for having the most frustrating cliffhanger in tel

On episode 29 of Really Weird Stuff, we're discussing Twin Peaks Season 2, Episode 21: "Miss Twin Peaks". This episode was written by Barry Pullman and directed by Tim Hunter (River's Edge). This episode is best known for taking place on the day of the Miss Twin Peaks Contest, which is apparently the ultimate local forum and also how Windom Earle will choose who to kidnap. Matt Fis

On episode 28 of Really Weird Stuff, we're discussing Twin Peaks Season 2, Episode 20: "The Path to the Black Lodge". This episode was written by Harley Peyton and Robert Engels and directed by Stephen Gyllenhaal (who has previously directed a TV movie called "A Killing in a Small Town"). This episode is best known for hot couples interacting hotly, and Major Briggs revealing his b

On episode 27 of Really Weird Stuff, we're discussing Twin Peaks Season 2, Episode 19: "Variations on Relations". This episode was written by Harley Peyton and Mark Frost and directed by Jonathan Sanger (producer on The Elephant Man). This episode is best known for everyone gearing up for the Miss Twin Peaks Contest, Dick Tremayne's wine tasting, and Gordon Cole's (David Lynch) mem