The Monsters Are Due - A Twilight Zone Podcast

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

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July 29, 2025 35 mins

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.

 

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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.

 

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July 15, 2025 31 mins

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. 

 

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July 8, 2025 36 mins

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. 

 

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July 1, 2025 44 mins

Our world is full of Maple Streets and eventually they’ll just destroy themselves. Nicole and Peter will give their titular episode its due and discuss The Twilight Zone’s connection to the George of the Jungle theme song, yet another Forbidden Planet and Disney connection, as well as the domino effect from The Night Stalker to The X-Files.

 

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June 24, 2025 35 mins

Millicent Barnes arrived at a New York bus depot and saw more of herself than she bargained for — an exact copy trying to replace her. Nicole and Peter will punch their ticket for this episode and discuss a delightfully ornery old man, the sacred space of the women’s restroom, and what exactly qualifies as a doppelgänger movie.

 

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June 17, 2025 32 mins

Three intrepid astronauts have landed on an asteroid eerily similar to Earth with one caveat: everything and everyone is completely frozen in time. Nicole and Peter will clock this episode and discuss our favorite taxidermied dog, the perils of a stationary car race, and a chaotic neutral English butler with a score to settle.

 

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June 10, 2025 36 mins

Lt. William “Fitz” Fitzgerald has developed a frightful talent: he can see which of his fellow infantrymen are marked next for death. Nicole and Peter dare to peek at this bleak episode and discuss a series of on-set disasters, Rod Serling’s WW2 experience, and yet another Disney connection.

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June 3, 2025 32 mins

Lt. William Terrance Decker of the British Royal Flying Corps took off in 1917… but landed his plane in 1959. It’s only after being interrogated by a pair of American Officers that he discovers the fateful reason why. Nicole and Peter will taxi-in to discuss excitable air bases, books for the blind, and devastating nicknames.

 

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May 27, 2025 34 mins

Franklin Gibbs thought he was a normal, mature, and thoughtful man— but that was before he caught The Fever from a one-armed bandit.  Nicole and Peter will cash in on this gamble of an episode and discuss how a slot machine got a voice, a prop which producer Buck Houghton said was like getting a machine gun, and where this episode fits in the canon of The Spooky Time Mystery Hour.

 

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May 20, 2025 42 mins

Going my way? On a road trip to California, Nan Adams is stalked by a mysterious hitch-hiker. She doesn’t know what this shabby, scarecrow of a man wants from her—and she doesn’t care to find out. Nicole and Peter will thumb a ride to this episode and discuss potential train rentals, the sleep patterns of gas station attendants, and the devastating power of pay phones in The Twilight Zone.

 

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May 13, 2025 42 mins

You might be looking for morality in the wrong place. When the crew of an experimental spacecraft is marooned on an unknown asteroid, they’ll have to survive the elements… and each other. Nicole and Peter will blast off into this episode and discuss a Tale of Two Coreys, triangular stoves/pans, and a return to Death Valley.

 

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May 6, 2025 42 mins

It’s the eve of destruction and it’s time to get off this planet! A father and his friend have a plan to get their families out of harm’s way before the bombs hit, but a nosey company man would rather they stay on their porch. Nicole and Peter will take off into this episode and discuss daddy daughter dances,  ideal shapes of flying saucers, and Stephen King’s favorite episode.

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April 29, 2025 41 mins

You’ve got the wrong guy! Arch Hammer is a con man with the unique ability to change his looks if he just concentrates hard enough, which will surely go swimmingly in The Twilight Zone! Nicole and Peter will face this episode and discuss the best use of appearance-changing super powers, killer dads, and unintentionally slandering famous composers.

 

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April 22, 2025 40 mins

Sometimes the simplest, most seemingly random objects can make a world of difference. In the twelfth episode of The Twilight Zone, an impish little salesman named Pedott has just what you need, but in the case of a Mr. Fred Renard…. it might not be what he wants. Nicole and Peter will open up this gift of an episode and discuss unseemly dollar bills, the full implications of Pedott’s powers, and the most brutal Rod Se...

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April 15, 2025 39 mins

Maybe we weren’t meant to come back? In this adaptation of a story by acclaimed sci-fi writer Richard Matheson, three pilots who went into outer space are disappearing and nobody knows why. More importantly… nobody knows. Nicole and Peter will dive in to this episode that might not belong here and discuss a 101 Dalmatians/The Twilight Zone crossovers, potential names for Boeing vehicles, and “the fear of unknown worki...

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April 8, 2025 41 mins

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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April 1, 2025 46 mins

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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March 25, 2025 41 mins

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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March 18, 2025 48 mins

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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