Meanwhile: A Twin Peaks Podcast

Eric Grissom

A deep dive into the wonderful and strange world of Twin Peaks. Hosts Eric Grissom and Dan Johnson will go scene-by-scene, episode-by-episode, from the Pilot through The Return. They’ll also enter discuss Fire Walk With Me, The Missing Pieces, the Secret Diary of Laura Palmer, and more. Give yourself a present. Don’t plan it. Don’t wait for it. Just let it happen.

  1. Twin Peaks: The Return, Part 12 / Let's Rock

    3D AGO

    Twin Peaks: The Return, Part 12 / Let's Rock

    Twin Peaks: The Return, Part 12, "Let's rock." Today on MEANWHILE, Dan and Eric are talking about splitting atoms, cigarettes, turkey jerky, Ben's office mural, Billy Zane, Eric's mispronunciations, and a whole lot more. Part 12 was directed by David Lynch and written by Mark Frost & David Lynch.  Sources: The Killer Whale in the Room - David Titterington, 25YearsLaterSite.com - https://25yearslatersite.com/2024/02/29/the-killer-whale-in-the-room/ Slice of Lynch - DVD and BluRay Extras - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bp9uS9HgIsI John Thorne's post on BlueSky - @thornewip.bsky.social  = https://bsky.app/profile/thornewip.bsky.social/post/3mgg5smiv422i David Lynch Tribute at IFC Center (Justin Theroux, Naomi Watts, Scott Coffey)  - The Lasser Cast - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRCiavNvbho Enjoying the show? There's a lot more over on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/twinpeakspodcast

    1h 27m
  2. Twin Peaks: The Return, Part 11 / There's Fire Where You Are Going

    MAR 26

    Twin Peaks: The Return, Part 11 / There's Fire Where You Are Going

    Twin Peaks: The Return, Part 11, "There's fire where you are going." On this episode of MEANWHILE, we are talking about parents and their children, guns, the Love Boat, Robert Frost, Hawk's Map, the Woodsman, and a lot more. Part 11 was directed by David Lynch and written by Mark Frost & David Lynch.  Sources: Twin Peaks star Kyle MacLachlan on working with David Lynch | BFI in Conversation  - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jE29rkvbyLY “Why is time different on different planets?”  - Brian Cox Honesty Box - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0L3Vj56ftWM The Sopranos, “Proshai, Livushka” - David Chase, Timothy Van Patten - https://play.hbomax.com/show/818c3d9d-1831-48a6-9583-0364a7f98453 Tom Hanks on The Love Boat - Primetimer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXf1cgwrYrU Enjoying the show? There's a lot more over on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/twinpeakspodcast

    1h 44m
  3. Twin Peaks: The Return, Part 10 / Laura is the One

    MAR 19

    Twin Peaks: The Return, Part 10 / Laura is the One

    Twin Peaks: The Return, Part 10, "Laura is the one." Today on Meanwhile we are diving head first into Part 10. We're talking about Johnny's talking bear, Candie's weather knowledge, Lynch's master of the love scene, CEO's eating crappy food, and more. Plus a listener cracks the source of the Fireman's phonograph.  Part 10 was directed by David Lynch and written by Mark Frost & David Lynch.  Sources: Impressions — The Man With the Gray Elevated Hair  - Jason S. 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bl-nLSw7gkQ Twin Peaks Unwrapped: Interview with Mark Frost on the Final Dossier - Twin Peaks Unwrapped - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAWCeJ27_DU&t=477s Enjoying the show? There's a lot more over on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/twinpeakspodcast

    1h 53m
  4. Twin Peaks: The Return, Part 9 / This is the Chair

    MAR 12

    Twin Peaks: The Return, Part 9 / This is the Chair

    Twin Peaks: The Return, Part 9, "This is the chair." Our Part 9 show is PACKED.  On this episode of MEANWHILE, we're talking Jack Rabbit's Palace, Sky Ferreira,  TheSearchForTheZone.com, and two and a half Coopers. Plus some listener mail, a call for a correction, and a Secret History of Twin Peaks podcast companion recommendation. Part 9 was directed by David Lynch and written by Mark Frost & David Lynch.  Sources: David Lynch gives a profound description of Transcendental Meditation  - Mark Heath - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4mTxm9sQg0 The Search for the Zone Website - Wayback Machine - https://web.archive.org/web/20200127211247/http://thesearchforthezone.com/ The Search for the Zone Guestbook - Wayback Macine - https://web.archive.org/web/20170711151730/http://thesearchforthezone.com/guestbook/ Tim Roth Breaks down his most iconic characters  - GQ - https://www.avclub.com/matthew-lillard-talks-about-the-stress-of-working-on-tw-1823205730 Bill Hastings’ “The Search for the Zone” website exists - Pieter Dom, Welcome to Twin Peaks - https://welcometotwinpeaks.com/news/the-search-for-the-zone/ Mathew Lillard talks about the stress of working on Twin Peaks - Baraka Kaseko, Marah Easkin, AV Club - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2UHLMVr4vg Sky Ferreira on Working with David Lynch in ‘Twin Peaks’: ‘F*ck Up My Teeth, Give Me a Rash, I Literally Don’t Care’ - IndieWire - https://www.indiewire.com/news/breaking-news/sky-ferreira-david-lynch-twin-peaks-1235072555/ Night Time, My Time - Sky Ferreira - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Y2Q2BkqGfw Sky calls Annie “mom” on Instagram - @skyferreira - https://www.instagram.com/p/BbA8qkFHR__/ Sky Ferreira performs "Falling" at Festival of Disruption, Oct 9, 2017 - Jon Atienza - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30Qn0KxGdNc Blue Boredom - DIIV (w/ Sky Ferreira) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvDoLUe109c Enjoying the show? There's a lot more over on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/twinpeakspodcast

    1h 46m
  5. Twin Peaks: The Return, Part 8 / Got a Light?

    MAR 5

    Twin Peaks: The Return, Part 8 / Got a Light?

    Twin Peaks: The Return, Part 8, "Got a light?" If Episode 29 was the most groundbreaking episode of television in the 20th century, then Twin Peaks "Part 8" holds the crown for the 21st.  On this episode of MEANWHILE, we are discussing David Lynch's materpiece. We're talking about atomic bombs, Judy, Elvis, Frog-moths (And where to find them), and asking the age-old questions, "Got a light?" Plus some listener mail, diary / timeline enigmas, and more. Directed by David Lynch and written by Mark Frost & David Lynch.  Sources: Robert Broski on David lynch  - Tune Into You Media - https://youtube.com/shorts/EBBcisRUzwE?si=mscJ0dXjygQLmXxs Peter Deming and David Lynch discuss the darkness - From Impressions: A Journey Behind the Scenes of Twin Peaks: The Number of Completion - https://youtube.com/shorts/N6wZM1AgjLM?si=buwOH6Pw3Tl951e5 VFX React to Bad & Great CGI - Corridor Crew - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jo869FlM8Vg The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer (Audibook) - Jennifer Lynch - https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Secret-Diary-of-Laura-Palmer-Twin-Peaks-Audiobook/B01M11U23O David Lynch on Consciusness, Creativty and the Brain - Transcendental Meditation - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2UHLMVr4vg Agent Cooper’s Letterbox  - Kyle Maclachlan - https://letterboxd.com/kylemaclachlan_/list/dale-coopers-picks/ Dana Gould as "Otto, the Anti-Cupid" - The Ben Stiller Show - https://youtu.be/J4UOiHu3RMU Manson - The Ben Stiller Show - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5IrRe2F7qY KoRn A. D. I. D. A. S. - KoRn - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=239vHrwt8Rs

    1h 52m
  6. Twin Peaks: The Return, Part 7 / There's a Body All Right

    FEB 26

    Twin Peaks: The Return, Part 7 / There's a Body All Right

    Twin Peaks: The Return, Part 7, "There's a body all right." Today on MEANWHILE, we're talking TWIN PEAKS: The Return, Part 7. We discuss the mystery of Laura’s missing diary pages, we make sense of Fire Walk With Me’s timeline, and puzzle over a set of airplane windows.  Plus a listener's theory about Bob and Windem Earle, how Laura got the ring in Fire Walk With Mr, Richard Beymer’s I HAD BAD MILK IN DEHRADUN, and more. Pack a lunch. We’re taking a walk in the woods. Directed by David Lynch and written by Mark Frost & David Lynch.  Sources: A Conversation with SHERYL LEE, North Bend Theater (2024)  - Echo_360 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMQO_XzRBnE&t=220s The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer (Audibook) - Jennifer Lynch - https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Secret-Diary-of-Laura-Palmer-Twin-Peaks-Audiobook/B01M11U23O The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer (Paperback) - Jennifer Lynch - https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-secret-diary-of-laura-palmer-jennifer-lynch/2278ce8df532a5d9 It's a Beautiful World, a film by Richard Beymer (Trailer) - Richard Beymer (BasmFestival) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvmMzJcxReo Calling all Cryptanalysts: Did Lynch & Frost hide a secret code in flickering airplace windows? - Pieter Dom, WelcomeToTwinPeaks.com - https://welcometotwinpeaks.com/theories/flickering-airplane-windows-code/ A Tale Told by Two Robes - Beth Ann Gallagher - https://spellboundwithbethann.com/2017/06/20/the-power-of-costuming-a-tale-told-by-two-robes/ Big Little Lies - David E. Kelley - https://play.hbomax.com/show/1fbc488d-c7b5-4d38-aad4-f60dcbd85d23

    2h 7m
  7. Twin Peaks: The Return, Part 6 / Don't Die

    FEB 12

    Twin Peaks: The Return, Part 6 / Don't Die

    Twin Peaks: The Return, Part 6, "Don't die." Hey, guys, it's a sad episode of Twin Peaks: The Return. Get ready for weirdo magicians with liver problems, hit and run drivers, and playground loan sharks. Plus listener mail, the Elephant Man, and some news about Unrecorded Night. Oh, and have you reviewed our show yet? I'll hold. Directed by David Lynch and written by Mark Frost & David Lynch.  Sources: Unrecorded Night, Jennifer Lynch  - Reddit - https://www.reddit.com/r/davidlynch/comments/1qsp54s/comment/o2xgyvn/ Twin Peaks Prop -- Sonny Jim's Hardy Boys Book - Steven Miller, The Twin Peaks Blog - https://twinpeaksblog.com/2025/09/29/twin-peaks-prop-sonny-jim-jones-hardy-boys-book/ Sawyer's ViewMaster Model E - 20th Century Stereo Viewers - https://www.viewmaster.co.uk/htm/e.asp Room to Dream (Audiobook) - David Lynch and Kristine McKenna - https://www.audible.com/pd/Room-to-Dream-Audiobook/B07B6GBTXC "I asked Sharon van Etten about her Twin Peaks appearance - Mavoy - https://www.reddit.com/r/twinpeaks/comments/1imd4oz/i_asked_sharon_van_etten_about_her_twin_peaks/

    1h 37m
  8. Twin Peaks: The Return, Part 5 / Case Files

    FEB 5

    Twin Peaks: The Return, Part 5 / Case Files

    Twin Peaks: The Return, Part 5, "Case files." This time out Dan and Eric discuss the fifth part of what might possibly be David Lynch's Magnus Opus, Twin Peaks: The Return. Of course, for an artist who has released a succession of masterpieces that is a tall order. But who says we have to rank everything? Who was it? Anthony Fantano?  This week we talk about the inspiration behind Bushnell Mullins, the statue in the plaza outside Lucky 7 Insurance, how a fish got in a percalator, and more.  Directed by David Lynch and written by Mark Frost & David Lynch.  Sources: "Love to Paint," David Lynch interviewed by his friend Toby Keeler  - Toby Keeler - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xr0ywdG0Z_U Twin Peaks, Season 1, Episode 1 Commentary by Duwayne Dunham - Twin Peaks Gold Box - https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dvd-twin-peaks-the-definitive-gold-box-edition-twin-peaks-the-definitive-gold-box-edition/30743370 A Slice of Lynch - Moonlitskies - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bp9uS9HgIsI David Lynch talking with Bushnell Keeler - LynchTown_ - https://www.instagram.com/reel/DS30LT0jFRp/?igsh=ZW9pazJycTU1c2xr The Hidden Significance Behind Dougie's Favorite Statue in TWIN PEAKS: THE RETURN - Devon Ivie, Vulture - https://www.vulture.com/2017/10/dougies-twin-peaks-statue-the-meaning-behind-it.html TWIN PEAKS | Comic Con 2017 Full Panel & News - Films That Rock - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0n6GXNbVLQ

    1h 41m
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A deep dive into the wonderful and strange world of Twin Peaks. Hosts Eric Grissom and Dan Johnson will go scene-by-scene, episode-by-episode, from the Pilot through The Return. They’ll also enter discuss Fire Walk With Me, The Missing Pieces, the Secret Diary of Laura Palmer, and more. Give yourself a present. Don’t plan it. Don’t wait for it. Just let it happen.

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  • Creator
    Eric Grissom
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    54
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © Copyright 2025 All rights reserved.
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