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The Twilight Zone is more than just a TV show--it’s a cultural touchstone. Join Nicole and Peter every Tuesday as they take an occasionally funny and always insightful dive into a Twilight Zone episode, highlighting the actors, stories, and everything behind-the-scenes that helped make Rod Serling’s series one of the most iconic in television history.

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A Most Unusual Camera

A Most Unusual Camera

2025-12-2341:41

Married thieves Chester and Paula Dietrich are disappointed to learn that their latest heist is mostly fakes and counterfeits. There is one object of interest: an old box camera. This is no ordinary camera, though—this one takes photographs that show what will happen in five minutes’ time. Nicole and Peter pose for this snapshot of an episode and discuss the specific prices of hotel rooms in The Twilight Zone, the essence of all Frenchmen, and unusual crimes.    We hope you’ll join us.   Official site: https://www.themonstersareduepodcast.com/ Follow us on bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/themonstersaredue.bsky.social Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/themonstersaredue Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61579154796576 Like the show? Buy us a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/themonstersareduepodcast Original music by Peter Hunter: https://soundcloud.com/peter-hunter Reach out to us: themonstersareduepodcast@gmail.com
Actor Booth Templeton longs for the good old days, the only times he felt true contentment: over 30 years ago, when he was at the peak of his career and married to his late wife, Laura. As good as the best days are, though, maybe the past should stay the past. Nicole and Peter rehearse this bittersweet episode and discuss their favorite Wacky Racers, the Grocery Witch, and an exceptional shot in an exuberant speakeasy.   We hope you’ll join us.   Official site: https://www.themonstersareduepodcast.com/ Follow us on bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/themonstersaredue.bsky.social Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/themonstersaredue Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61579154796576 Like the show? Buy us a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/themonstersareduepodcast Original music by Peter Hunter: https://soundcloud.com/peter-hunter Reach out to us: themonstersareduepodcast@gmail.com
Jana has no respect for her father’s life’s work: the team of robots he’s built to tend to their every need, nor the comforting life they provide. She wants the robots gone—all of them—despite how troubled her parents seem at the suggestion. Nicole and Peter will disassemble this domestic episode and discuss the worst way to save $30,000, an over-the-top shoulder massage, and a cast of familiar faces from The Twilight Zone’s best episodes.   We hope you’ll join us.   Official site: https://www.themonstersareduepodcast.com/ Follow us on bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/themonstersaredue.bsky.social Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/themonstersaredue Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61579154796576 Like the show? Buy us a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/themonstersareduepodcast Original music by Peter Hunter: https://soundcloud.com/peter-hunter Reach out to us: themonstersareduepodcast@gmail.com
Nick of Time

Nick of Time

2025-12-0242:34

Part napkin dispenser, part fortune-telling machine, and all trouble, the Mystic Seer in the first booth of the Busy Bee Cafe in Ridgeview, Ohio may hold the secrets to the future. It may also be just a napkin dispenser, but that’s up to Pat and Don Carter to decide. Nicole and Peter will slide into this fateful episode and discuss how not to cross the street, the value of independent mechanics, and the Mt. Rushmore of Twilight Zone props.   We hope you’ll join us.   Official site: https://www.themonstersareduepodcast.com/ Follow us on bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/themonstersaredue.bsky.social Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/themonstersaredue Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61579154796576 Like the show? Buy us a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/themonstersareduepodcast Original music by Peter Hunter: https://soundcloud.com/peter-hunter Reach out to us: themonstersareduepodcast@gmail.com
Eye of the Beholder

Eye of the Beholder

2025-11-2538:07

When, when, when will they take the bandages off? This is the question asked by Miss Janet Tyler—along with the rest of the audience—as Janet waits in the hospital to learn her fate. Nicole and Peter will unwrap this iconic episode and discuss casting by voice, the scene that Serling didn’t write, and an ingenious use off a fishbowl.   We hope you’ll join us.   Official site: https://www.themonstersareduepodcast.com/ Follow us on bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/themonstersaredue.bsky.social Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/themonstersaredue Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61579154796576 Like the show? Buy us a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/themonstersareduepodcast Original music by Peter Hunter: https://soundcloud.com/peter-hunter Reach out to us: themonstersareduepodcast@gmail.com
The Howling Man

The Howling Man

2025-11-1839:07

It was a dark and stormy night, and David Ellington was only seeking shelter and some food. When the hermitage he stumbles across turns out to be located in The Twilight Zone, he gets something else entirely. Nicole and Peter will collapse into this consequential episode and discuss show rehearsals, selecting just the right howl, and former players for the Boston Celtics.   We hope you’ll join us.   Official site: https://www.themonstersareduepodcast.com/ Follow us on bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/themonstersaredue.bsky.social Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/themonstersaredue Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61579154796576 Like the show? Buy us a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/themonstersareduepodcast Original music by Peter Hunter: https://soundcloud.com/peter-hunter Reach out to us: themonstersareduepodcast@gmail.com
A Thing About Machines

A Thing About Machines

2025-11-1140:34

Bartlett Finchley has always hated machines, but lately, they seem to be hating him back. If only there were something he could do! Nicole and Peter will unplug this short-circuiting episode and discuss potential Stephen King connections, the relative dangers of electric razors, and enormous, gilded homes.   We hope you’ll join us.   Official site: https://www.themonstersareduepodcast.com/ Follow us on bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/themonstersaredue.bsky.social Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/themonstersaredue Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61579154796576 Like the show? Buy us a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/themonstersareduepodcast Original music by Peter Hunter: https://soundcloud.com/peter-hunter Reach out to us: themonstersareduepodcast@gmail.com
Jackie Rhoades is long overdue for a serious heart-to-heart from someone who has been wanting to chat for a while, and is perhaps the only person Jackie will listen to: his own reflection. Nicole and Peter will take a peek at this minimalist episode and discuss exiting a gang, rear projection, and references in other episodes of American television.   We hope you’ll join us.   Official site: https://www.themonstersareduepodcast.com/ Follow us on bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/themonstersaredue.bsky.social Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/themonstersaredue Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61579154796576 Like the show? Buy us a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/themonstersareduepodcast Original music by Peter Hunter: https://soundcloud.com/peter-hunter Reach out to us: themonstersareduepodcast@gmail.com
The Man in the Bottle

The Man in the Bottle

2025-10-2832:52

A mysterious genie may be just what Edna and Arthur Castle need to turn the fortune of their curio shop around, but they’ll have to learn that wishes have consequences first. Nicole and Peter will uncork this smoky episode and discuss a familiar 5th dimension voice, alternate endings, and a very different tax code.   We hope you’ll join us.   Official site: https://www.themonstersareduepodcast.com/ Follow us on bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/themonstersaredue.bsky.social Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/themonstersaredue Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61579154796576 Like the show? Buy us a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/themonstersareduepodcast Original music by Peter Hunter: https://soundcloud.com/peter-hunter Reach out to us: themonstersareduepodcast@gmail.com
When Capt. James Embry wakes up outside the wreckage of a WW II bomber in the African desert, he’s left without most of his memory and all of his crew. Nicole and Peter will crash into this mostly empty episode and discuss vegetable aircrafts, designer drug cocktails, and stunning similarities to another episode.   We hope you’ll join us.   Official site: https://www.themonstersareduepodcast.com/ Follow us on bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/themonstersaredue.bsky.social Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/themonstersaredue Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61579154796576 Like the show? Buy us a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/themonstersareduepodcast Original music by Peter Hunter: https://soundcloud.com/peter-hunter Reach out to us: themonstersareduepodcast@gmail.com
The final half of the season one draft is here! With only 18 episodes left, how will the remaining stories of season one be distributed, and who will field the best team from the Fifth Dimension? Find out now, and let us know who you think won! We hope you’ll join us.   Official site: https://www.themonstersareduepodcast.com/ Follow us on bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/themonstersaredue.bsky.social Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/themonstersaredue Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61579154796576 Like the show? Buy us a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/themonstersareduepodcast Original music by Peter Hunter: https://soundcloud.com/peter-hunter Reach out to us: themonstersareduepodcast@gmail.com
To cap off season one of The Twilight Zone, Nicole and Peter are taking it to the digital gridiron to each draft their best possible team of episodes from this season. Whose team will reign supreme? Tune in to part one of this special two-part presentation to find out!   We hope you’ll join us. Official site: https://www.themonstersareduepodcast.com/ Follow us on bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/themonstersaredue.bsky.social Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/themonstersaredue Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61579154796576 Like the show? Buy us a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/themonstersareduepodcast Original music by Peter Hunter: https://soundcloud.com/peter-hunter Reach out to us: themonstersareduepodcast@gmail.com
A World of His Own

A World of His Own

2025-10-0743:51

In the final episode of the first season, we focus on a playwright named Gregory who has discovered a very special power in his way with words: the ability to bring his characters to life. Nicole and Peter dictate this episode and discuss the awful act of un-creating, the father-son duo who each starred in a Season 1 episode, and a very special appearance by Rod Serling.   We hope you’ll join us.   Official site: https://www.themonstersareduepodcast.com/ Follow us on bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/themonstersaredue.bsky.social Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/themonstersaredue Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61579154796576 Like the show? Buy us a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/themonstersareduepodcast Original music by Peter Hunter: https://soundcloud.com/peter-hunter  Reach out to us: themonstersareduepodcast@gmail.com
The Mighty Casey

The Mighty Casey

2025-09-3041:00

The Hoboken Zephyrs are a terrible baseball team having a terrible season when a new left-handed pitcher named Casey joins with the potential to turn their fortunes around. The thing is, Casey might not be altogether human. Nicole and Peter wind up this episode and discuss an abundance of sound design, potential grave-robbing, and why this episode needed two directors.     We hope you’ll join us.   Official site: https://www.themonstersareduepodcast.com/ Follow us on bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/themonstersaredue.bsky.social Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/themonstersaredue Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61579154796576 Like the show? Buy us a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/themonstersareduepodcast Original music by Peter Hunter: https://soundcloud.com/peter-hunter  Reach out to us: themonstersareduepodcast@gmail.com
The After Hours

The After Hours

2025-09-2342:51

All Marsha White wants is a gold thimble as a present for her mother, but she gets that and much more when a suspicious elevator takes her to the nonexistent 9th floor of her local department store. Nicole and Peter pay cash for this episode and discuss the golden head of Anne Francis, impressively large sets, and an early appearance of the facekini.     We hope you’ll join us.   Official site: https://www.themonstersareduepodcast.com/ Follow us on bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/themonstersaredue.bsky.social Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/themonstersaredue Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61579154796576 Like the show? Buy us a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/themonstersareduepodcast Original music by Peter Hunter: https://soundcloud.com/peter-hunter  Reach out to us: themonstersareduepodcast@gmail.com
Mr. Bevis

Mr. Bevis

2025-09-1635:04

Mr. James B. W. Bevis is having one of those days. Luckily for him, he’s inherited a guardian angel who can give him another shot at it.  Nicole and Peter tumble through this episode and discuss bartenders who serve fortitude, a lack of zither music, and finally being able to connect The Twilight Zone to the 1990 film Arachnophobia.    We hope you’ll join us.   Official site: https://www.themonstersareduepodcast.com/ Follow us on bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/themonstersaredue.bsky.social Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/themonstersaredue Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61579154796576 Like the show? Buy us a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/themonstersareduepodcast Original music by Peter Hunter: https://soundcloud.com/peter-hunter  Reach out to us: themonstersareduepodcast@gmail.com
A Passage for Trumpet

A Passage for Trumpet

2025-09-0937:44

Trumpet player Joey Crown is tired of hanging around this life and thinks he wants to end it all—but maybe he just needs to be reminded of all the good things. Nicole and Peter blast a high note for this episode and discuss unfortunate mouthpiece technique, an exceptional scream, and Abraham Lincoln.   We hope you’ll join us.   Official site: https://www.themonstersareduepodcast.com/ Follow us on bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/themonstersaredue.bsky.social Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/themonstersaredue Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61579154796576 Like the show? Buy us a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/themonstersareduepodcast Original music by Peter Hunter: https://soundcloud.com/peter-hunter  Reach out to us: themonstersareduepodcast@gmail.com
The Chaser

The Chaser

2025-09-0238:59

Roger Shackleforth needs three things when he is looking to woo a lady: flowers, champagne, and a cheap potion he can buy from Professor A. Daemon. Nicole and Peter hold their noses and throw back this toxic episode and discuss The Big 3 of Twilight Zone writers, permissive producers, and continued connections to the Disney universe.    We hope you’ll join us.   Official site: https://www.themonstersareduepodcast.com/ Follow us on bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/themonstersaredue.bsky.social Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/themonstersaredue Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61579154796576 Like the show? Buy us a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/themonstersareduepodcast Original music by Peter Hunter: https://soundcloud.com/peter-hunter  Reach out to us: themonstersareduepodcast@gmail.com
A Stop at Willoughby

A Stop at Willoughby

2025-08-2645:50

In this push-push-push world, wouldn’t it be nice to slow down to a walk and live life full measure? Nicole and Peter finally step off this timeless episode and discuss penny-farthings, the endurance of the office gossip chain, and what the censors of the time will and will not tolerate.   We hope you’ll join us.   Official site: https://www.themonstersareduepodcast.com/ Follow us on bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/themonstersaredue.bsky.social Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/themonstersaredue Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61579154796576 Like the show? Buy us a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/themonstersareduepodcast Original music by Peter Hunter: https://soundcloud.com/peter-hunter  Reach out to us: themonstersareduepodcast@gmail.com
Nightmare as a Child

Nightmare as a Child

2025-08-1941:00

Helen Foley came home from work one day to find an inquisitive little girl, and in turn, a whole new perspective on a childhood tragedy. Nicole and Peter will examine this strangely familiar episode and discuss unlabeled spices, polarizing musical stings, and a particularly brutal ending sequence. We hope you’ll join us. Official site: https://www.themonstersareduepodcast.com/ Follow us on bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/themonstersaredue.bsky.social Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/themonstersaredue Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61579154796576 Like the show? Buy us a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/themonstersareduepodcast Original music by Peter Hunter: https://soundcloud.com/peter-hunter  Reach out to us: themonstersareduepodcast@gmail.com
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