Meanwhile: A Twin Peaks Podcast

My guest today on MEANWHILE is director, writer, editor, and actor, Vera Drew. Vera has worked on some of the best comedy created in the last decade including: On Cinema, Tim & Eric, I Think You Should Leave, Comedy Bang-Bang, and more. In 2024 she released the impossible film, THE PEOPLE'S JOKER which won her a Gotham Award for Breakthrough Director.

We talk about her mom's art, the magick of video cameras, Improv and all who sail with it, David Lynch's influence on her work, his loss, her film The People's Joker, the tragic beauty of Fire Walk With Me, Mullholland Drive, The Return, what's going on with Audrey Horne, and a lot more I am too tired to write about right now. 

You can find out more about Vera and her work here: veradrew.com

Sources:

The People's Joker - Vera Drew  - https://www.thepeoplesjoker.com/

The People's Joker Soundtrack - Justin Krol & Quinn Scharber - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCnCtnCA2Xs&list=OLAK5uy_m7Ne38Oz14BJvpzQOm-VLyZNPsCcnB6rs

Del Close Profile - City Worker - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQzzLmR93o8

iO on Chicago - Charna Halpern - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cLoozpA2k0

C@str@tion Movie Anthology I: Traps - Directors Notes -  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXT8ZKZboCQ

On Cinema at the Cinema - Hei Network -  https://www.heinetwork.tv/

Last Four Watched with Alice Maio Mackay and Vera Drew -  LetterboxHQ - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/FP3bN7j0YlQ

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My guest today on MEANWHILE is non other than Twin Peaks co-creator Mark Frost.

Mark talks to me about his childhood, his early career, TWIN PEAKS, ON THE AIR, writing the TWIN PEAKS: THE RETURN with David Lynch, his new novel THE YANKEE SPHINX, and talks me off the ledge a couple of times.

In this moment, I am very much living inside a dream. Be Warned: plenty of TWIN PEAKS spoilers lay within.

You can purchase Mark Frost's new book, THE YANKEE SPHINX, here: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250876898/theyankeesphinx/

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Twin Peaks: The Return, Part 18, "What is your name?"

We've arrived! It's the final episode of TWIN PEAKS: THE RETURN. All roads end, unless its a traffic circle. Today we are discussing the final installment in the greatest long-form film of our time. Plus special guest MARY REBER. Owner of the Palmer House and actress who portrayed Alice Tremond. Grab a cup of coffee and let's Eat at Judy's. 

Part 18 was directed by David Lynch and written by Mark Frost & David Lynch

Sources:

Indigenous Ledger and Jewelry Artist | Michael Horse - Marks, PBS - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zq7BFS51G3I

The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Land - The Full Blossom of the Evening - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-little-girl-who-lives-down-the-lane/id1747813784

“Who do you think that is there?” — Twin Peaks and Mahayana Buddhism, or the Perfect Wisdom of Special Agent Dale Cooper - Lateral Thinking Technology - https://lateralthinkingtechnology.wordpress.com/2020/08/11/who-do-you-think-that-is-there-twin-peaks-and-mahayana-buddhism-or-the-perfect-wisdom-of-special-agent-dale-cooper/

The Secret History of Twin Peaks (Audiobook) - Mark Frost - https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Secret-History-of-Twin-Peaks-Audiobook/B01K5R02RS

Room to Dream (Audiobook) - David Lynch, Kristine McKenna  - https://www.audible.com/pd/Room-to-Dream-Audiobook/B07B6GBTXC

David Lynch Once Told Kyle MacLachlan to Act More 'Elvis' — Variety
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etr5XQTz8n8

A conversation with Sheryl Lee of Twin Peaks (2024) - Echo _360 -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMQO_XzRBnE

Visit Palmer House - Mary Reber - https://www.visitpalmerhouse.com

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Twin Peaks: The Return, Part 17, "The past dictates the future."

Friends, it's happened. We've reached Part 17. Many questions will be answered with questions which turns out are answers. We're talking the Major's plan, how we got here, life without Laura, stitch-faced drunks, storybook endings, and a lot more. Plus we don't agree on much!  

Part 17 was directed by David Lynch and written by Mark Frost & David Lynch

Sources:

The Juniper Lodge – Dustin Weaver -https://www.dustinweaverart.com/the-juniper-lodge

"How Should We Consider Canon Regarding Twin Peaks" - Blue Rose Task Force - https://bluerosetaskforce.transistor.fm/episodes/how-should-we-consider-canon-regarding-twin-peaks

Julee Cruise in TWIN PEAKS: THE RETURN, Part 17 - TwinPeaksBlog - https://twinpeaksblog.com/2025/06/27/julee-cruise-in-twin-peaks-the-return-part-17/

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Twin Peaks: The Return, Part 16, "No knock, no doorbell."

Friends, it's time to wake up. Pour yourself a hot cup of coffee and meet us at the Roadhouse because we've hit PART 16! We're gonna talk about text messages from the future, Tulpas, saying goodbye to your kids, Audrey's dance, and so much more we needed about two hours. Won't you join us?

Part 16 was directed by David Lynch and written by Mark Frost & David Lynch. 

Sources:

“Who do you think that is there?” – Twin Peaks and Mahayana Buddhism, or the Perfect Wisdom of Special Agent Dale Cooper - Lateral Thinking Technology- https://lateralthinkingtechnology.wordpress.com/2020/08/11/who-do-you-think-that-is-there-twin-peaks-and-mahayana-buddhism-or-the-perfect-wisdom-of-special-agent-dale-cooper/

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