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 behind-the-scenes magic that helped make Rod Serling’s series one of the most iconic in television history. https://themonstersareduepodcast.com/ https://bsky.app/profile/themonstersaredue.bsky.social
Episodes
Tuesday Apr 08, 2025
Judgment Night
Tuesday Apr 08, 2025
Tuesday Apr 08, 2025
Terror on the high seas! A ship is leering towards impeding doom, and Carl Lanser feels like he’s been here before. Nicole and Peter will set sail for this naval episode and discuss its connection to An American Tail, reflect on a time a stand-in yelled “Cut”, and create the Bud McCord Memorial Award.
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Original music by Peter Hunter: https://soundcloud.com/peter-hunter
Tuesday Apr 01, 2025
Perchance to Dream
Tuesday Apr 01, 2025
Tuesday Apr 01, 2025
We don’t always love what dreams are made of. The ninth episode of The Twilight Zone explores the perils of a man with a romantic heart and a much too powerful imagination. Nicole and Peter will jump into this dreamy episode and discuss leopard encounters, a time when men wore hats, and the feline powers of Maya The Cat Girl.
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Tuesday Mar 25, 2025
Time Enough At Last
Tuesday Mar 25, 2025
Tuesday Mar 25, 2025
There's finally time now. Burgess Meredith stars in what could be the most famous episode of The Twilight Zone. Nicole and Peter will dive into this legendary episode and discuss reading on your own time, the pettiness of crossing out every single poem in a book, and the potential crossover between the Fifth Dimension and the land of Honalee.
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Tuesday Mar 18, 2025
The Lonely
Tuesday Mar 18, 2025
Tuesday Mar 18, 2025
A mysterious item in a crate might be the key to help a convict named Corry survive solitary confinement. Nicole and Peter will dive in to this incredibly isolated episode of The Twilight Zone and discuss the weather in Death Valley, the pronunciation of “robot,” and one of the first Doctor’s companions.
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Tuesday Mar 11, 2025
Escape Clause
Tuesday Mar 11, 2025
Tuesday Mar 11, 2025
A hypochondriac gets what he wishes for and, as is often the case in The Twilight Zone, it’s not all it’s cracked up to be. Nicole and Peter will dive in to the sixth episode of The Twilight Zone and discuss Faustian bargains, claims adjusters, and delicious potato pancakes.
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Tuesday Mar 04, 2025
Walking Distance
Tuesday Mar 04, 2025
Tuesday Mar 04, 2025
Try looking forward. Martin Sloan may only be a mile-and-a-half from his hometown, but the journey he embarks on will take him much farther away. Nicole and Peter dive into an incredibly sentimental episode of The Twilight Zone and discuss parks in Binghamton, leg-mangling carousels, and wind chimes.
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Tuesday Feb 25, 2025
The Sixteen-Millimeter Shrine
Tuesday Feb 25, 2025
Tuesday Feb 25, 2025
The fourth episode of The Twilight Zone takes on classic Hollywood when it was contemporary Hollywood with a memorable performance from Ida Lupino. Nicole and Peter dive in and discuss interior design, managing super market chains, and getting back in the pictures.
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Tuesday Feb 18, 2025
Mr. Denton on Doomsday
Tuesday Feb 18, 2025
Tuesday Feb 18, 2025
The gun, the bottle, and fate are on full display in “Mr. Denton on Doomsday.” Nicole and Peter dive into the first Western-themed episode of The Twilight Zone and discuss fate-controlled bullets, vampire cowboy energy, and looking proper on the day that you die.
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Tuesday Feb 18, 2025
One for the Angels
Tuesday Feb 18, 2025
Tuesday Feb 18, 2025
Death has come to collect in “One for the Angels”, but he has to contend with a highly-motivated pitchman. Nicole and Peter dive into the second episode of The Twilight Zone and discuss robot plagiarism, ruby-throated birds, and the unexpected through-line from Alice in Wonderland to The Diary of Anne Frank.
We hope you’ll join us.
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Original music by Peter Hunter: https://soundcloud.com/peter-hunter
Tuesday Feb 18, 2025
Where Is Everybody?
Tuesday Feb 18, 2025
Tuesday Feb 18, 2025
The pilot episode of The Twilight Zone, “Where Is Everybody?”, sits us in an empty town in the middle of nowhere—save for an amnesiac Air Force sergeant. Nicole and Peter dive in and discuss how the series came to be, details behind the original pilot, and what exactly a “real Rod Serling moment” might be.
The pilot episode of the Twilight Zone, “Where Is Everybody?”, sits us in an empty town in the middle of nowhere—save for an amnesiac Air Force sergeant. Nicole and Peter dive in and discuss how the series came to be, details behind the original pilot, and what exactly a “real Rod Serling moment” might be.