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The Monsters Are Due - A Twilight Zone Podcast
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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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Five Characters in Search of an Exit
6d ago00:35:07Tap to summarizeAn Army Major finds himself at the bottom of a strange cylinder with no memory of who he is or how he got there. With him are four others: a clown, a ballerina, a hobo, and a bagpiper, all of whom share his memory loss, and all of whom would like to find a way out and discover what has happened to them. Nicole and Peter scale this bottle episode and discuss Amy Madigan, the 1997 film Cube, and what is an appropriate doll for an orphan girl. 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 Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@themonstersaredue 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
Transcribe →Once Upon a Time
2w ago00:35:47Tap to summarizeBuster Keaton makes a stop in The Twilight Zone as Woodrow Mulligan, a man who finds his life in 1890 to be too loud, too expensive, and too chaotic for his liking. His boss, Professor Gilbert, has invented a time helmet, and Mulligan uses it to travel to 1961, where he doesn’t exactly find the peace he is seeking. Nicole and Peter will poof into this slapstick episode and discuss physical comedy, Maytag appliances, and the necessity of having a sarcophagus in your fix-it shop. 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 Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@themonstersaredue 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
Transcribe →The Jungle
3w ago00:43:27Tap to summarizeAlan Richards has just returned from Africa, where his company plans to build a dam that will displace the local population. When he ignores their warnings, his wife’s pleadings, and his own intuition, he is doomed to suffer the consequences. Nicole and Peter roar into this wild episode and discuss lion habitats, Deep Blue Sea, and Beaumont taking the bus. 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 Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@themonstersaredue 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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An Interview with Jeff Serling
4w ago00:44:04Tap to summarizeToday, Nicole and Peter are joined by Rod Serling Memorial Foundation board member and nephew of Rod Serling, Jeff Serling! They’ll talk all things Sci-Fi, Horror, The Twilight Zone, and this year’s SerlingFest in Binghamton, New York August 21st-22nd. We hope you’ll join us. Get tickets to SerlingFest: https://RodSerling.com 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 Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@themonstersaredue 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
Transcribe →Still Valley + Jeff Serling Talks SerlingFest!
4w ago00:38:09Tap to summarizeIt’s another Civil War episode, and this time, we’re adding witchcraft. Sergeant Joseph Paradine, a Confederate soldier, is sent to scout some Union troops. He finds them all motionless and statue-like, and a man named Teague tells him it’s all thanks to his book of witchcraft. Nicole and Peter summon this stock-still episode and discuss the challenges of trying not to move, an unrecognizable actor, and SerlingFest 2026—with Jeff Serling! We hope you’ll join us. Get tickets to SerlingFest 2026: https://rodserling.com/ 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 Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@themonstersaredue 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
Transcribe →The Midnight Sun
Jul 1400:39:04Tap to summarizeAs the Earth moves ever-closer to the sun, Norma and her neighbor Mrs. Bronson struggle to survive. Between the deadly heat and the desperation of the remaining people, they stick together to try and make it through another day, but with no way to change the situation, the end seems inevitable. Nicole and Peter sweat through this roasting episode and discuss a quote from Sir Laurence Olivier, how melting the paintings was achieved, and a smattering of sun gods. 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 Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@themonstersaredue 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
Transcribe →Deaths-Head Revisited
Jul 700:42:12Tap to summarizeGunther Lutze returns to the scene of his abominable crimes at the Dachau concentration camp some 17 years later, because he’s grown nostalgic for his time as a power-hungry sadist when he was a captain in the SS. Once there, he learns the hard way that some ghosts won’t—and shouldn’t—stay hidden. Nicole and Peter haunt this episode and discuss historical context, making the set work for you, and a wily little corgi. 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
Transcribe →It's a Good Life
Jun 3000:57:55Tap to summarizeThere is a monster in Peaksville, Ohio: 6-year-old Anthony Fremont. Anthony has incredible psychic powers, capable of wishing people and things that don’t please him out of existence entirely, and he has isolated his town from everywhere else. Nicole and Peter think only happy thoughts about this episode and discuss the three best episodes in a row, Perry Como Christmas music, and the ensemble cast of Mel Brooks. 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
Transcribe →The Grave
Jun 2300:43:35Tap to summarizePinto Sykes is gunned down by a town tired of waiting for justice, and tired of waiting for the man they hired, Conny Miller, to bring him in. When Conny returns to the town, they dare him to visit Pinto’s grave at midnight, all knowing that Pinto vowed to grab Conny should he ever come 'round his grave. Nicole and Peter plunge a knife into this freshly-dug episode and discuss non-Serling Westerns, the Quentin Tarantino/Regis Philbin connection, and Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark. 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
Transcribe →The Mirror
Jun 1600:38:31Tap to summarizeA dictator who has just been overthrown tells Ramos Clemente, the man usurping him, about a magic mirror that will show him the faces of his assassins. When the mirror shows Clemente those people closest to him, he immediately accepts it as a truth and goes on a killing spree. Nicole and Peter will shatter this paranoid episode and discuss the Serling-verse, terrible accents, and the 1990s TV series Cop Rock. 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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