Meanwhile: A Twin Peaks Podcast

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

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/

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

Twin Peaks: The Return, Part 4, "...brings back some memories."

Today on Meanwhile, we are hitting some mega-jackpots. We are talk about surveillance, giving Mark Frost proper credit for Denise Bryson, time-travelling characters, Mad Men, and Mr. C weird slow-mo talking. Plus the age old question: is that Bobby scene supposed to be funny?  I bet we got into a lot more, too, but I am so tired typing this. 

Oh, and I made a mistake when I referemced, "The Five Grandfathers," when I should have said, "The SIX Grandfathers." Yet, again, another instance of 6 or 7 in Twin Peaks. 

Directed by David Lynch and written by Mark Frost & David Lynch. 

Sources:

Jimmy Kimmel Live w/ Elisabeth Moss - Archive.org -https://archive.org/details/KGO_20130413_063500_Jimmy_Kimmel_Live/start/2640/end/2700

The Wild One - 1953 - Bar Scene - Daniel S. Vodenitcharov, Esq. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_lx27jkfnE

Twin Peaks: The Return, Part 3, "Call for Help"

Today on Meanwhile, we pack a lunch of blue pills, red balloons, and enough Garmonbozia to toss up in your new car before you're sucked into the Black Lodge through a car lighter.

1-1-9!

Directed by David Lynch and written by Mark Frost & David Lynch. 

 

Sources:

Catching the Big Fish: Meditation, Consciousness, and Creativity - David Lynch - https://bookshop.org/p/books/catching-the-big-fish-meditation-consciousness-and-creativity-david-lynch/2be1a396edb06019

Twin Peaks UK Festival | 2012 Full Q&A: Catherine Coulson, Lenny Von Dohlen, and Phoebe Augustine - TwinPeaksUKFestival - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dmRIvivfdY&t=360s