Fire Talk With Me

46: The Return, Part 16 Aug 31, 2017

Allie and Jeremy celebrate one of the most satisfying episodes yet for longtime fans. There’s so much ground to cover, and just so much to luve.

Covered here: Episode 45 (46 including The Pilot, or S03E16)

45: The Return, Part 15 Aug 23, 2017

With just three episodes remaining, Allie and Jeremy cheer happy moments and anticipate everything not wrapping up neatly, nor cleanly, nor happily.

Death is a change, not an end.

Covered here: Episode 44 (45 including The Pilot, or S03E15)

44: The Return, Part 14 Aug 17, 2017

Allie and Jeremy lament the fact that we're only getting four more hours of Twin Peaks as various threads begin connecting (while at once, new mysteries open up).

Covered here: Episode 43 (44 including The Pilot, or S03E14)

43: The Return, Part 13 Aug 11, 2017

Allie and Jeremy sift through the mixed emotions they and the rest of the Internet felt about different aspects of this episode. Sudden "hey look who's back" returns, more violence, and perhaps they have discovered the true endpoint of Twin Peaks.

…We'll find out in the coming weeks if they're right.

Covered here: Episode 42 (43 including The Pilot, or S03E13)

**42: The Return, Part 12** Aug 02, 2017

Allie and Jeremy discuss an episode that Showtime and the cast have been hyping as one in which "big stuff happens" (as if that weren't every episode). Find out whether Allie hated this divisive episode at all...or as much as many friends texted that they assumed she would.

Covered here: **Episode 41 (42 including The Pilot, or S03E12)**

**41: The Return, Part 11** Jul 25, 2017

Jeremy returns from the Black Lodge to phone it in from Utah and rejoin Allie for an episode that swung them from creeped-out and scared to happy and hopeful and back again.

Covered here: **Episode 40 (41 including The Pilot, or S03E11)**

**40: The Return, Part 10** Jul 18, 2017

In Jeremy's absence, Allie welcomes guest co-host **Garrison Taylor** (*@midnight*), as well as guest-guest **Emily Fleming** (also *@midnight*) to sift through the breadcrumbs of "the Horne-iest episode yet".

Garrison Taylor has one of the best guest-anything Twitter handles yet.

Emily Fleming has one of the best-spelled Twitter handles of all time.

Covered here: **Episode 39 (40 including The Pilot, or S03E10)**

**39: The Return, Part 9** Jul 14, 2017

Returning to The Return after two *excruciating* weeks off, **Damon Houx** joins Allie and Jeremy to talk about timelines, fan theories past and present, as well as just how many loops are being closed...and how many might be kept open...and why.

**Damon Houx previously appeared on Episode 22 of *Fire Talk With Me*.**

Follow Damon Houx on Twitter. He is officially "DUGE LV" in the streets.

Covered here: **Episode 38 (39 including The Pilot, or S03E09)**

**38: The Return, Part 8** Jun 26, 2017

**Jake Fogelnest** returns to discuss the most substantial, "Lynchian" episode yet, coming just before *Twin Peaks* goes on a two-week break before the final ten episodes start airing. Does this episode deserve the "one of the great episodes in TV history" praise that Jeremy and others gave it the night it aired? Are the questions it opens up more fascinating than the ones it does/doesn't answer?

Does it convince us that we all really need a serious Transcendental Meditation practice?

**Jake Fogelnest previously appeared on Episode 2 of *Fire Talk With Me*.** He was our first guest, and is therefore better than the rest.

Follow Jake Fogelnest on Twitter. He is a very exciting, energetic young man.

Covered here: **Episode 37 (38 including The Pilot, or S03E08)**

**37: The Return, Part 7** Jun 22, 2017

Allie and Jeremy are joined by the one and only **FilmCritHULK** to discuss the continuing dividends paid from watching the original series as well as *Fire Walk With Me*, new micro-mysteries revealed as we continue on through season three, and the revelation of how "Lynchian cops" differ from many in modern media (and potentially real life?).

**On social media, send us your guesses as to where you think the next episode will begin.**

Follow FilmCritHULK on Twitter.

Covered here: **Episode 36 (37 including The Pilot, or S03E07)**

**36: The Return, Part 6** Jun 12, 2017

Allie and Jeremy are joined by MoviePilot Editor-In-Chief **Russ Fischer** to discuss an *enormous* reveal/payoff for fans who obsessed over a particular part of the original series, a new high watermark for horrifying, and Russ' hope that someone becomes "the King of Emmytown".

**Russ Fisher previously appeared on Episode 14 of *Fire Talk With Me*.**

Follow Russ on Twitter and bask in the glow of his magnificent beard.

Covered here: **Episode 35 (36 including The Pilot, or S03E06)**

**35: The Return, Part 5** Jun 06, 2017

Allie and Jeremy are joined by screenwriter **BenDavid Grabinski** to discuss the dreamlike effect of watching the new season, a very put-upon Dougie, and another delightful dose of Brett Gelman. BenDavid also creates a team of *Fire Talk With Me* interns out of thin air.

**BenDavid Grabinski previously appeared on Episode 15 of *Fire Talk With Me*.**

Thanks to our intern team, and BenDavid for creating them.

Follow BenDavid on Twitter and do the opposite of argue with him.

Covered here: **Episode 34 (35 including The Pilot, or S03E05)**

**34: The Return, Part 4** Jun 01, 2017

Allie and Jeremy discuss the return of some signature elements of *Twin Peaks*, from owls to glass cases to Denise...as well as the debuts of a few familiar faces who make their *Twin Peaks* debuts in this episode.

Covered here: **Episode 33 (34 including The Pilot, or S03E04)**

**33: The Return, Part 3** May 30, 2017

Allie and Jeremy cover new mysteries, new settings, and a fistful of Coopers after watching (and re-watching) The Return, Part 3. Watch out for flying creamed corn and blood. If something scary happens, just yell "119"!

Covered here: **Episode 32 (33 including The Pilot, or S03E03)**

***Fire Talk With Me*** will return this Thursday with coverage of The Return, Part 4.

**32: The Return, Parts 1 & 2** May 22, 2017

Allie and Jeremy have *both* just seen a new episode of *Twin Peaks* together for the very first time! A lot changes in 25 years, but in Twin Peaks, it's fascinating what stays the same. Spoilers start quickly (there is a warning) as we revisit Allie's early hypotheses about split timelines and realities, her *demand* that her Cooper/Audrey thirst be validated, and most importantly...the coffee and donut situation in the 2017 of *Twin Peaks*.

Covered here: **Episodes 30 & 31 (31 & 32 including The Pilot, or S03E01 and S03E02)**

***Fire Talk With Me*** will return very soon with coverage of The Return, Parts 3 & 4.

**Show Notes and Links**

Allie's Simpsons podcast is *Everything's Coming Up Simpsons*

Jeremy's book, *George Clooney: Anatomy of an Actor*, is now available for purchase.

**31: Fire Walk With Me** May 09, 2017

After 2 years instead of 25, Allie and Jeremy return to discuss *Fire Walk With Me*. They reflect on the podcast's journey so far, the unconventional choices made regarding the focus of the *Twin Peaks* feature film, and the texture it adds to the series.

Does *anyone* watch this movie without watching the original series?

***Fire Talk With Me*** has returned, and will be back in time for Season 3.

**Show Notes and Links**

Allie's Simpsons podcast-shaped Black Lodge is *Everything's Coming Up Simpsons*

Jeremy's book-shaped Black Lodge, *George Clooney: Anatomy of an Actor*, is now available for purchase.

30: Beyond Life and Death Jun 19, 2015

Dana Gould joins Allie and Jeremy to discuss the final episode of what we can now call the original series of Twin Peaks. Allie reflects upon her predictions throughout the podcast, Dana contextualizes the events of the finale to its original airing, and boy are we glad we didn't do this when the fate of Season 3 was still up in the air.

Covered here: Episode 29 (30 including The Pilot, or S02E22)

Fire Talk With Me will return, and...more than likely do so in less than 25 years.

Show Notes and Links

Dana Gould is @DanaGould on Twitter
The Dana Gould Hour podcast is so good that it has been known to literally restore faith in the podcast medium.
Allie's new Simpsons show is Everything's Coming Up Podcast
The George Clooney book that Dana busts Jeremy's balls over (and which is most certainly real, Jeremy promises) is not yet available for pre-order, but it should be out this year! Rest assured that "George Clooney Jeremy Smith", entered in the Search Engine of your choice, should exclusively direct you toward it once it is available for purchase.

**Special 3: Creature Features (Ray Wise)** Apr 16, 2015

The incomparable *Ray Wise* is a fan of monsters in the movies, and has played his own share of them...including Leland Palmer. Last August, *Fire Talk With Me* producer (and *Electric Shadow* host) Moisés got a few precious minutes with Ray to talk about *Twin Peaks*, *Swamp Thing*, and the roles he still hungers to play.

As a bonus, hear Ray record the show intro you now know so well...and in a single take.

Scheduling our very special guest for the podcast covering the final episode of the TV show has proven tricky. We were going to hold this interview for later, but here it is to tide you over until we have a new, "proper" episode.

Show Notes and Links

Ray Wise on IMDb

**29: Miss Twin Peaks (Brad Dukes)** Mar 31, 2015

**Brad Dukes** wrote *Reflections: An Oral History of Twin Peaks* (which any fan of this podcast should get), so he's the most ideal guest we could hope for as we close in on the very end of the (original run) of the show, and *especially* for this particular episode.

Covered here: **Episode 28 (29 including The Pilot, or S02E21)**

**Show Notes and Links**

Brad Dukes is @TwinPeaksBook on Twitter

Get *Reflections: An Oral History of Twin Peaks* and you won't be disappointed by some amazing insights he has to share.

**28: The Path to the Black Lodge (Jeff Mahler)** Mar 19, 2015

Filmmaker **Jeff Mahler** has a *Twin Peaks* origin story that mirrors part of our show concept in a wonderful way. In this episode, learn how evocative a styrofoam cup can really be.
Covered here: **Episode 27 (28 including The Pilot, or S02E20)**
Show Notes and Links
Jeff Mahler is on Twitter. He's also really handsome and charming.
Jeff directed *Inside* (not the French one)

**27: Variations on Relations (Katie Hasty)** Mar 12, 2015

**Katie Hasty** from HitFix joins Allison and Jeremy to talk about why Bobby doesn't get no swag, and where to enter the best pageants.
Covered here: **Episode 26 (27 including The Pilot, or S02E19)**
Show Notes and Links
Katie Hasty is on Twitter. Expand your horizons and follow her. For that matter, her writing at HitFix is *essential*.
You know, stuff like *Immaculate Noise*.
Jeremy has a piece on Steven Soderbergh in this week's New York Magazine. Go get it.

**26: On the Wings of Love (Todd Gilchrist)** Feb 24, 2015

Critic and not-Allison **Todd Gilchrist** joins Jeremy to talk about the episode where *Twin Peaks* turns things back around, restoring the faith of fans in a single episode.
Covered here: **Episode 25 (26 including The Pilot, or S02E18)**
Show Notes and Links
Todd is on Twitter and Instagram

**25: Wounds and Scars (Jeff Katz)** Feb 11, 2015

Writer/producer/man of many hats **Jeff Katz** joins Allie & Jeremy to talk about how *Twin Peaks* is the reason that modern TV shows we think are great have the license to be so in the first place.
**Cameo by Billy Zane. No, seriously...sort of.**
Covered here: **Episode 24 (25 including The Pilot, or S02E17)**
Show Notes and Links
Jeff Katz is on Twitter, but he hasn't posted since 2012.
This is his IMDb.
An example of the promos Jeff mentions.

**24: The Condemned Woman (Brock Wilbur)** Feb 03, 2015

**Brock Wilbur** is our first-ever return guest (he previously appeared on our first Special), and he rejoins Allie & Jeremy at a critical moment.
Covered here: **Episode 23 (24 including The Pilot, or S02E16)**
Show Notes and Links
Brock is on Twitter. See above for an example of his work there. He's also on Instagram and YouTube at the same @BrockWilbur username.
Brock is also a .com and a .net.

**23: Slaves and Masters (Matt Oswalt)** Jan 27, 2015

**Matt Oswalt** watched every episode with his parents and brother when he was young. This explains so much. Here, we cover **the episode directed by Diane Keaton**, and Allie reveals what is sure to be one of her *most controversial opinions*...with regard to corn-based snacks.
overed here: **Episode 22 (23 including The Pilot, or S02E15)**
Show Notes and Links
Matt Oswalt is on Twitter, and is the genius behind PUDDIN'
We also launch our second contest, where you are challenged to illustrate how you imagine "Owllie" looks. There is no prize other than internet fame.

**22: Double Play (Damon Houx)** Jan 20, 2015

Film critic and writer **Damon Houx** is finally rewarded for making himself scarce for the podcast’s entire run until now. Your reward is that Allie watched a David Lynch movie in addition to this episode, and she reveals more about her Lynchian music-making plans.
Crack open a Pabst Blue Ribbon.
**Episode 21 (22 including The Pilot, or S02E14).**
Show Notes and Links
Damon Houx is on Twitter, has written for a swath of sites including Screen Crush among others, and did some of the best film writing of the era as Andre Dellamorte on CHUD
*Blue Velvet*
*The Straight Story*
Damon mentions that he thinks *Straight Story* evokes a director named "Ozu". He means Yasujirō Ozu.
Moisés, who produces *Fire Talk With Me* and runs ESN, started a comprehensive retrospective series geared toward people who don't know Ozu called Cinema Ozu in 2010, which he revised and restarted in 2012 as Discovering Ozu.
In 2015, Ozu is getting some dedicated airtime on ESN. Listen to Criterion Collected for more soon.

**21: Checkmate (Noah Segan)** Jan 13, 2015

**Actor/raconteur/bon-vivant Noah Segan** joins Allie and Jeremy to talk about an episode that he has not seen in many years. In the same way that Episode 20 opens in a semi-surreal dreamscape, the format you know and love is thrown entirely out the window in this back-from-hiatus episode of the show.
**Episode 20 (21 including The Pilot, or S02E13).**
Show Notes and Links
Noah Segan is on Twitter, and knows an inordinate amount about the enormous situation between David Duchovny's legs.
If you've not seen *Brick* or *Looper*, we're officially ashamed of you.
Noah also writes cross-country road trip travelogues that make the rest of us miserable about our square life choices we make *while a man is out there living with his lady and a dog and adventure*.

**20: The Black Widow (Julia Prescott)** Dec 09, 2014

**Writer/comedian Julia Prescott** almost joins the show as a regular co-host, pushing either Allie or Jeremy out in a dramatic ouster (or not, or does she?)! Find out who dies so that she can reign supreme! Also: can/should we accept the transition to Tame Flannel Cooper?
In this podcast, the gang discusses **Episode 19 (20 including The Pilot, or S02E12)**.
Show Notes and Links
Julia Prescott is on twitter and Facebook and tumblr.
Julia is playing NYC December 9-15th 2014. Go see that sweet sweet freelance comedy!

**19: Masked Ball (Alex Hirsch)** Dec 02, 2014

**Alex Hirsch** created Disney XD's *Gravity Falls*, which does not owe its origins to *Twin Peaks*, despite what you might assume! He joins Allison and Jeremy to discuss filler, and how to do it without boring an audience.
In this podcast, the gang discusses **Episode 18 (19 including The Pilot, or S02E11)**.
Show Notes and Links
Alex Hirsch (twitter) created *Gravity Falls* and does voices on it. If this is the first time you're hearing about *Gravity Falls*, it's because you've very quickly forgotten our second Special, with the brilliant Mr. Josh Weinstein.
Full episodes of Gravity Falls are posted on the official site.

**18: Dispute Between Brothers (DC Pierson)** Nov 26, 2014

**DC Pierson** is an author, actor, and, in a first for one of our guests, just-as new to *Twin Peaks* as Allie! He joins Allison and Jeremy to discuss the first episode to come after another landmark moment in the series.
In this podcast, the gang discusses **Episode 17 (18 including The Pilot, or S02E10)**.
Show Notes and Links
DC Pierson (twitter, t umblr) is the author of Crap Kingdom and *The Boy Who Couldn't Sleep and Never Had To*.
If you haven't seen *Mystery Team* yet, guess what? You have something to do before you see any other movie.

**17: Arbitrary Law (Emily V. Gordon)** Nov 18, 2014

**Emily V. Gordon** is a producer (*The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail*), podcaster, and a former family therapist, which makes her a *damn fine* guest at this point in the show. She joins Allison and Jeremy to discuss one of the more satisfying episodes in a while (along with the big reveal episode).
In this podcast, the gang discusses **Episode 16 (17 including The Pilot, or S02E09)**.
Show Notes and Links
Emily V. Gordon (twitter, The Indoor Kids, *The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail*) is one of the best podcasters on the planet. Ask anyone with taste who rates podcasters.
Speaking of, The Indoor Kids (twitter) is one of the best video game podcasts out there, owing to Emily and her handsome husband Kumail Nanjiani keeping things both fun and funny. Before you think Kumail is just some pretty face, *he has a brain too*, guys.

**16: Drive With a Dead Girl (Jay Bushman)** Nov 11, 2014

**Jay Bushman** is a writer, producer, director, and a true student of television as it bleeds into the transmedia age. He joins Allison and Jeremy to discuss the troubling "backgrounding" of Cooper, feeling the filler, and the uphill struggle after the reveal of who killed Laura Palmer.
**Save us, Shirtless Cooper.**
In this podcast, the gang discusses **Episode 15 (16 including The Pilot, or S02E08)**.
Show Notes and Links
Jay Bushman (twitter, website, IMDb) embraces transmedia. Embrace him, please.
Jay's Tumblr post noting what happened in the Missing Piece of this episode.
Have you watched *The Lizzie Bennet Diaries*? Wait, what? Seriously? Oh, come on, what are you doing that's more important watching *Too Many Cooks* for the 18th time? It's awesome. You dug through Laura Palmer's, so go dig around in Lizzie Bennet's Diary.
24 years ago, on 10 November 1990, we found out who killed Laura Palmer. This podcast found out last week.
We have an "announcer" now. We hope you like him.

**15: Lonely Souls (BenDavid Grabinski)** Nov 04, 2014

**BenDavid Grabinski** is a writer, director, and one of the best people you can discuss the *Fast and the Furious* franchise with, bar none. He joins Allison and Jeremy to discuss the biggest reveal of the show thus far. A "Special Guest Star" from *Twin Peaks* makes a cameo, so stick with us to the *very end* of this week's show.
In this podcast, the gang discusses **Episode 14 (15 including The Pilot, or S02E07)**.
Show Notes and Links
BenDavid is on Twitter.

**Special 2: Writing of a Mystery (Josh Weinstein)** Oct 30, 2014

**Josh Weinstein** was a writer on *The Simpsons* during what many consider the show's Golden Age. He joins Allie and Jeremy to discuss *Twin Peaks* as well as how it influenced *Simpsons* classic cliffhanger "*Who Shot Mr. Burns?"*
If you are a fan of *The Simpsons* at all (not even necessarily a die-hard), this episode might make your brain explode in joy.
**WARNING**: Contains spoilers for "*Who Shot Mr. Burns?"*, including the name of the shooter.
A couple of recording breaks can be heard in the recording due to noise interrupting our intrepid trio, but thankfully, *zero* content was lost.
Show Notes and Links
Josh Weinstein (twitter) is currently working on *Strange Hill High* (seasons 1 & 2 now on Netflix in the States) and *Gravity Falls*, both of which are *great*.
Yes, *Gravity Falls* is made to be kid-friendly, but the writing and world they've built is better than 90% of TV made for adults. Full episodes are posted on the official site.
*Who Shot Mr. Burns?* was comprised of the season 6 finale episode of *The Simpsons* and the season 7 premiere.
*SCTV* got everything right down to the smallest details. At used prices, the DVDs are a steal, and essential in the library of anyone who really loves and appreciates comedy writing.

**14: Demons (Russ Fischer)** Oct 29, 2014

**Russ Fischer** writes for Slashfilm, and has known Jeremy since "The CHUD Days." He joins Allison and Jeremy to discuss the good notes of Twin Peaks season 2, being on the fence about the 2016 return of *Twin Peaks*, and the out-of-print and hard-to-find Autobiography of Dale Cooper.
In this podcast, the gang discusses **Episode 13 (14 including The Pilot, or S02E06)**.
**Program Note:**
The beginning of the second segment of the show (after the introduction of Russ) sounds abrupt: as if the result of an error in editing. It is abrupt, but not the result of anything other than tech issues outside our control eating a few minutes of audio. Those minutes are sadly lost, *never to be heard again*. Allison and Jeremy picked the discussion up in a way that still makes sense, but that sounds odd based on previous episodes.
In retropsect, this whole show should have been recorded on good old reel-to-reel tape.
Show Notes and Links
Better known: *The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer*. Less-well-known and 10x as expensive out-of-print on Amazon: *The Autobiography of FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper - My Life, My Tapes*.

**13: The Orchid's Curse (Jensen Karp)** Oct 22, 2014

**Jensen Karp** is a podcaster and the proprietor of Gallery 1988 in Los Angeles. He joins Allison and Jeremy to discuss how *LOST* (and other shows) fell apart, the 2016 return of *Twin Peaks*, and the unpredictability of what would've been a 90's "season 3".
In this podcast, the gang discusses Episode 12 (13 including The Pilot, or **S02E05**).
Show Notes and Links
Jensen Karp (twitter, tumblr) runs Gallery 1988 (twitter, tumblr) and hosts the podcast *Get Up On This*.
Recipe for the Black Yukon Sucker Punch.

**12: Laura's Diary (Ben Blacker)** Oct 14, 2014

**Ben Blacker** is a writer who created both the *Nerdist Writers Panel* and (co-created) *The Thrilling Adventure Hour*. He joins Allison and Jeremy to discuss how ahead of its time the show was and how dated *Twin Peaks* feels in retrospect.
*The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer* remains a point of contention as the group discusses Episode 11 (12 including The Pilot, or **S02E04).**
Show Notes and Links
Ben Blacker (twitter) does so much that he must travel through time and space to get his work done, from Nerdist Writers Panel and The Thrilling Adventure Hour to writing piles of comics (like *Thunderbolts* for Marvel) and TV series (like *Supernatural*).
Todd Holland directed *The Wizard*, which stars Fred Savage and Jenny Lewis (and which turns 25 this year!). He co-created *Wonderfalls* and directed loads of other TV in addition to this episode of *Twin Peaks*.
Todd Holland *also* directed S02E13.
Jerry Stahl's memoir, *Permanent Midnight*, is a compelling read on its own. The movie starring Ben Stiller was a great early opportunity to see Stiller do something other than full-on comedy.
Ben mentions that *Manhattan* creator and writer Sam Shaw was on his latest Nerdist Writers Panel podcast. If you aren't watching WGN's *Manhattan* yet, you are missing out in a big, *big* way.
*The Thrilling Adventure Hour* does regular live shows at Largo at the Coronet in L.A., as well as on the road. Be a real Adventureketeer and join them live sometime. Be advised: all these shows tend to sell out *way* in advance.

**11: The Man Behind Glass (Joseph Scrimshaw)** Oct 07, 2014

**Joseph Scrimshaw** is a comedian, podcaster, and was an obsessive as-it-originally-aired *Twin Peaks* watcher in his teens. He had a *Twin Peaks* dream. No, really.
Joseph, Allie, and Jeremy delve into a terrific "Albert episode" in episode 10 (11 including the pilot) of *Twin Peaks* (**S02E03**).
Show Notes and Links
**Joseph Scrimshaw** is on Twitter, and you can find all things Joseph on his website.
**PLEASE NOTE:** The majority of this episode was recorded before the announcement of a brand-new, 9-episode *Twin Peaks* series in 2016, we have marked this historic occasion in our own way, making creative use of our tape recorders.
Joseph's Obsessed podcast is on his website, but we'll save you a click. A click saved more is this direct path to the April 2014 episode that features *Fire Talk With Me*'s very own Allie Goertz.
Here's the trailer for Alan Parker's *Shoot the Moon*, philistines. As a bonus: Karyn Kusama discussing it for *Trailers From Hell*.
Nightmare Watch: Allie has had "at least" four nightmares since watching the previous episode.

**10: Coma (Aaron Ginsburg)** Sep 30, 2014

**Aaron Ginsburg** (writer/producer of *The 100*, director of *The Thrilling Adventure Hour*) is one of the great pizza chefs of Los Angeles. He joins Jeremy and Allison to discuss visions of terror, sabotage, the troubling nature of *Cheers*, potential surreality, and how things begin to shift starting with *Twin Peaks* Episode 9 (10 including The Pilot, or **S02E02**).
Show Notes and Links
*The 100* is on The CW.
*The Good Guys* was a really, really good show, and should have ran for 20 years.
*Clone* is one of the best comics that Image Comics (or anyone, for that matter) is publishing (ComiXology, first volume TPB). Aaron joined the book starting at the beginning of the second arc in #6. A guy finds out an army of clones of him exists. Things happen. It's *great*.
A great Comic Book Resources interview with Ginsburg, Wade McIntyre, and David Schulner that took place as the second arc (Ginsburg's start on the series) began.

**9: May the Giant Be with You (Scott Aukerman)** Sep 23, 2014

**Scott Aukerman** is the man behind great TV and web shows including *Comedy Bang! Bang!* and *Between Two Ferns*, as well as a bunch of great podcasts at Earwolf. He's also a huge *Twin Peaks* fan. He joins Jeremy and Allison to dig into the second season premiere, Episode 8 (9 including The Pilot).
Show Notes and Links
**Comedy Bang! Bang!** is a TV show. It's also a podcast that "Womp[s] it up" at least once a year.
Earwolf is a collection of great podcasts.
Scott also cofounded Midroll, which sells their ads as well as many other shows, including Marc Maron's *WTF* and Doug Benson's *Doug Loves Movies*.
*The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer* (written by Jennifer Lynch) came out after the end of season 1 and before season 2 premiered. You don't have to have read it to get into season 2, but it certainly *might* enrich your experience. Scott thinks it's best to hold off until after you're done watching the show.

**Special 1: Twin Peaks Comedy Tour (Brock Wilbur)** Sep 18, 2014

Comedian **Brock Wilbur** details his Twin Peaks Comedy Tour, which took him to original shooting locations for the iconic show. Look for more Specials posting on Thursdays throughout the rest of *Fire Talk With Me*'s run.
If you are in Denver, Colorado on September 20th, 2014, don't miss Brock's comedy special taping at the Voodoo Comedy Lounge.
Show Notes and Links
Brock is now 30.
Brock is on Twitter. See above for an example of his work there. He's also on Instagram and YouTube at the same @BrockWilbur username.
Sweet mother of god, he's a .com and a .net. The man is out of control, someone stop him before he hurts himself.
Again: Voodoo Comedy Lounge. September 20th 2014. Comedy special taping.

**8: The Last Evening (James Urbaniak)** Sep 16, 2014

**James Urbaniak** has played a host of memorable characters including Dr. Venture, Robert Crumb, Dick Cavett...and even Dale Cooper. He joins Jeremy and Allison to discuss the deep weirdness of a show about "simple pleasures and small towns", as well as *Twin Peaks*' first season finale, Episode 7 (8 including The Pilot). No spoilers, but: it's a *cliffhanger deluxe*.
**We hope this episode really lights your F-I-R-E.**
Show Notes and Links
James Urbaniak is on Twitter.
Subscribe to his podcast *Getting On with James Urbaniak* over on Feral Audio. It's magnificent.
If not already aware of the amazing work of Laika (*Coraline*, *ParaNorman*), *The Boxtrolls* (which features James among its cast) might just be a great introduction. Watch the trailer and go see it in U.S. theaters starting in September 2014.
Having not seen the final installment, rest assured that **the *Henry Fool* Trilogy** is the greatest trilogy to be told over 20 years spread across three decades in cinematic history (1997-2006-2014). Its completion alone is a reason not to hate Kickstarter.
James Urbaniak can be seen in all three movies: *Henry Fool*, *Fay Grim*, and the coming-soon *Ned Rifle*, which just premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Hal Hartley posted a teaser for *Ned Rifle* in July.
On the same thread: if not already intimately familiar with the filmography of Hal Hartley, I'm not sure what you're doing with your life.
If not also obsessed with *Review*, in which James plays the show-within-the-show's producer...you have time to catch up before the season 2 premiere.
Get caught up on America's hardest-hitting, three-episode web series, *Topic A with James Urbaniak*: "Jumping the Shark", "Going Viral", and "Millenials"
Below, a bonus, spoiler-free still frame of Coop and a lady.

**7: Realization Time (Amber Benson)** Sep 09, 2014

**Amber Benson** (filmmaker, author, actress, and heartbreaker) joins Jeremy and Allison to discuss what makes a series like *Twin Peaks* or *Buffy The Vampire Slayer* create its own subculture, as well as Episode 6 (7 including The Pilot) of *Twin Peaks*.
Show Notes and Links
Amber Benson is on Twitter and Tumblr. Be nice and not creepy, for *once* in your life.
At the time of this recording, Amber's newest novel, *The Witches of Echo Park*, is available for pre-order. Get it from Amazon...or maybe try an actual store with books in it where humans go.
Amber has written five Calliope Reaper-Jones novels since 2009: *Death's Daughter*, *Cat's Claw*, *Serpent's Storm*, *How to be Death*, and *The Golden Age of Death*. See above. Buy them and read them.
Amber co-directed *Drones* (2010). There are a bunch of talented people in it, *Thrilling Adventure Hour* "Bens" Acker and Blacker wrote it, and it's a workplace comedy mixed with *Close Encounters of the Third Kind*. You have time. You saw a *Transformers* movie at some point, right? Ok then.

**6: Birds Are Watching (Eva Anderson)** Sep 02, 2014

**Eva Anderson** (writer from *You're the Worst* on FX, *Comedy Bang! Bang!* on IFC) spent part of her time growing up in the area where *Twin Peaks* was shot. She joins Jeremy and Allison to crush their illusions about the town and discuss Episode 5 (6 including the pilot) of *Twin Peaks*.
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Follow Eva on Twitter. She gets the best Uber drivers.
If not already watching *You're The Worst*...need we complete the hacky joke, or...?
*Comedy Bang! Bang!* is a great show starring Scott Aukerman and Reggie Watts, inspired by the podcast Comedy Bing! Bong! (formerly known as *Comedy Bang! Bang!*)

**5: Dominoes in Your Mouth (Matt Robinson)** Aug 26, 2014

**Matt Robinson** (writer, director, and podcaster extraordinaire) discusses his following *Twin Peaks* since original airing, including his admiration for fanzine *Wrapped In Plastic*. Examined here: episode 5 (the 4 after The Pilot) of *Twin Peaks*.
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**Matt Robinson** (twitter) wrote and directed *The Invention of Lying*. He co-hosts *Get Up ON This* and hosts *Get Up OFF This*, both of which live in the same feed at SMODcast.
Jeremy's original writeup of *The Other Side of the Truth*, which would become *The Invention of Lying.*
From 1992-2005, *Wrapped In Plastic* was one of the most finely-produced and beloved fanzines in fanzine history.
**SPOILERS FOR NEW VIEWERS:** Produced in Arlington, Texas by Craig Miller and John Thorne, back issues are extremely hard to come by online. *Texas Monthly* wrote about it back in 1999.
**SPOILERS FOR NEW VIEWERS:** In 2007, Twin Peaks Archive got an interview with John Thorne.

**4: Rope and Plastic (Drew McWeeny)** Aug 19, 2014

**Drew McWeeny** (chief film critic at HitFix) discusses his first-person experience with **David Lynch** (and, in a shocking twist, **Mädchen Amick**!), as well as his hunger to return for *Fire Walk With Me*. Examined here: episode 4 (3rd after The Pilot) of *Twin Peaks*.
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Drew is chief film critic at **HitFix**
**Sleepwalkers** means something more to Drew than it does to anyone else on the planet.
**Are you Jake Destree?** Send Jeremy an email as he mentions in the show.

**3: Getting Weird Again (Devin Faraci)** Aug 12, 2014

**Devin Faraci** (Badass-in-Chief at Badass Digest) discusses his distant and less-distant memories of watching *Twin Peaks* in first-run, as well as its legacy. Then, they examine Episode 2 (3 including The Pilot) of *Twin Peaks*, which features your new best friend here.
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Devin is Badass-In-Chief at **Badass Digest**
**We will be giving away a copy of the Blu-ray set very soon.** I would recommend writing a review for the show on iTunes and emailing us a copy by way of the Contact page. That way, we know how to contact you.

**2: Fan Fiction I'm Writing (Jake Fogelnest)** Aug 06, 2014

**Jake Fogelnest** (writer, comedian, and our first-ever, second-ever guest) discusses "episode 1" of *Twin Peaks*, which is actually the second episode of *Twin Peaks*.
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**Jake Fogelnest** can be found on Twitter and making mischief at Funny or Die and, (not as often of late) Earwolf, home of world-changing podcasts that will either stave off or *cause* the actual end of days.
Though the episode discussed here is the *second* episode of *Twin Peaks* aired, it has always been classified as "Episode 1", with the pilot simply called "The Pilot", since the episodes were only officially titled with episode numbers. Numbers like "Pilot" when they mean "1", and "1", when they really mean "2".
Completely unintentionally and yet appropriate, considering the above, Jake is technically both the first and at once *not actually* the first guest on the show, since Charlie de Lauzirika is the "Pilot" to Jake's "Episode 1".
David Lynch "himself" shows off some "amazing deleted scenes" "from" the new *Twin Peaks* Blu-ray set.
**We will be giving away a copy of the Blu-ray set very soon.** I would recommend writing a review for the show on iTunes and emailing us a copy by way of the Contact page.
Just look at Cooper up there. Try a refreshing "Leland Palmer" to cool off from all that *heat*.

**1: Watch Your Ceiling Fans (The Pilot)** Jul 30, 2014

Jeremy and Allison discuss the feature-length pilot for *Twin Peaks*.
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The Complete Mystery (including The Missing Pieces and other brand-new extra features) is now available, with remastered picture and sound direct from the 16mm negative. Kimmy Robertson (Lucy Moran) unboxes it here.
This is what the remastering looks like.
Listen to "episode zero" for more about the home video history of *Twin Peaks*, direct from the mouth of Blu-ray producer and filmmaker Charles de Lauzirika.

**0: Like a Different Language (Charles de Lauzirika)** Jul 24, 2014

**Charles de Lauzirika** (*Twin Peaks* Blu-ray producer) joins Jeremy and Allie to talk about The Complete Mystery, The Missing Pieces, and the history of *Twin Peaks* on home video.
**Spoiler warning at 40:18. Spoiler-free again at 49:50.**
De Lauzirika is considered one of the greats in home video thanks to his work on comprehensive Special Editions of *Blade Runner*, the *Alien* series, and countless other landmark DVD and Blu-ray releases.

0A: I Get Scared Easily (About "Fire Talk With Me") Jul 22, 2014

Welcome to our first Limited Edition series, Fire Talk With Me, an in-depth, episode-by-episode journey through Twin Peaks. In this pre-pilot episode, ESN founder Moisés Chiullan talks about the genesis of the show with co-hosts Jeremy Smith and Allie Goertz.

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