The Monsters Are Due - A Twilight Zone Podcast
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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Episodes
4 days ago
A Passage for Trumpet
4 days ago
4 days ago
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.
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Tuesday Sep 02, 2025
The Chaser
Tuesday Sep 02, 2025
Tuesday Sep 02, 2025
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.
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Tuesday Aug 26, 2025
A Stop at Willoughby
Tuesday Aug 26, 2025
Tuesday Aug 26, 2025
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.
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Tuesday Aug 19, 2025
Nightmare as a Child
Tuesday Aug 19, 2025
Tuesday Aug 19, 2025
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.
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Tuesday Aug 12, 2025
A Nice Place to Visit
Tuesday Aug 12, 2025
Tuesday Aug 12, 2025
Ne’er-do-well Rocky Valentine got himself a bullet to the head, and with it, a one way ticket to everything his heart desires…or is it? Nicole and Peter will ascend into this heavenly episode and discuss the best way to play Mumblety-peg, paradise as a skill issue, and dyeing your hair to appease producers.
We hope you’ll join us.
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Tuesday Aug 05, 2025
The Big Tall Wish
Tuesday Aug 05, 2025
Tuesday Aug 05, 2025
Prizefighter Bolie Jackson could learn the power of wishes, magic, and a little boy’s unwavering faith—if only he could just believe. Nicole and Peter step into the ring with this episode and discuss unravelling time, pugilism, and The Twilight Zone’s range of child actors (sorry, Ron Howard).
We hope you’ll join us.
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Tuesday Jul 29, 2025
Execution
Tuesday Jul 29, 2025
Tuesday Jul 29, 2025
When murderous cowboy Joe Caswell is brought forward in time to 1960, he learns that retribution can follow you no matter where—or when—you are. Nicole and Peter get pulled into this big city episode and discuss malevolent phone booths, deescalation techniques, and a new winner of the Bud McCord Memorial Award.
We hope you’ll join us.
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Tuesday Jul 22, 2025
People Are Alike All Over
Tuesday Jul 22, 2025
Tuesday Jul 22, 2025
Sam Conrad is an astronaut who was surprised to find that the denizens of Mars are people just like him… but is that really a good thing? Nicole and Peter will dive into this eerily alike episode and discuss Teenya Coladas, the folly of biologists in sci-fi, and which cast member was the pilot of the year in 1970.
We hope you’ll join us.
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Original music by Peter Hunter: https://soundcloud.com/peter-hunter
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Tuesday Jul 15, 2025
Long Live Walter Jameson
Tuesday Jul 15, 2025
Tuesday Jul 15, 2025
Walter Jameson is a well-regarded history professor, but he may have been witness to a great deal more history than his students could possibly know. Nicole and Peter will flip through the photo album of this timely episode and discuss some in-camera aging effects, connecting Weird Al to The Twilight Zone, and giving your daughter’s hand but not her brain.
We hope you’ll join us.
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Original music by Peter Hunter: https://soundcloud.com/peter-hunter
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Tuesday Jul 08, 2025
A World of Difference
Tuesday Jul 08, 2025
Tuesday Jul 08, 2025
Arthur Curtis walked into his office—or had he actually stepped onto a stage as actor Gerald Reagan, playing the Arthur Curtis role? Nicole and Peter clock in to this silver screened episode and discuss some friendly neighborhood origins, the final spouse of Ida Lupino, and vacationing in beautiful San Francisco.
We hope you’ll join us.
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