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
4 days ago
Mirror Image
4 days ago
4 days ago
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.
We hope you’ll join us.
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Original music by Peter Hunter: https://soundcloud.com/peter-hunter
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Tuesday Jun 17, 2025
Elegy
Tuesday Jun 17, 2025
Tuesday Jun 17, 2025
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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Original music by Peter Hunter: https://soundcloud.com/peter-hunter
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Tuesday Jun 10, 2025
The Purple Testament
Tuesday Jun 10, 2025
Tuesday Jun 10, 2025
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.
We hope you’ll join us.
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Original music by Peter Hunter: https://soundcloud.com/peter-hunter
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Tuesday Jun 03, 2025
The Last Flight
Tuesday Jun 03, 2025
Tuesday Jun 03, 2025
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.
We hope you’ll join us.
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Original music by Peter Hunter: https://soundcloud.com/peter-hunter
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Tuesday May 27, 2025
The Fever
Tuesday May 27, 2025
Tuesday May 27, 2025
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.
We hope you’ll join us.
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Original music by Peter Hunter: https://soundcloud.com/peter-hunter
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Tuesday May 20, 2025
The Hitch-Hiker
Tuesday May 20, 2025
Tuesday May 20, 2025
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.
We hope you’ll join us.
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Tuesday May 13, 2025
I Shot an Arrow Into the Air
Tuesday May 13, 2025
Tuesday May 13, 2025
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.
We hope you’ll join us.
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Tuesday May 06, 2025
Third From the Sun
Tuesday May 06, 2025
Tuesday May 06, 2025
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.
We hope you’ll join us.
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Tuesday Apr 29, 2025
The Four of Us Are Dying
Tuesday Apr 29, 2025
Tuesday Apr 29, 2025
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.
We hope you’ll join us.
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Original music by Peter Hunter: https://soundcloud.com/peter-hunter
Tuesday Apr 22, 2025
What You Need
Tuesday Apr 22, 2025
Tuesday Apr 22, 2025
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 Serling intro thus far.
We hope you’ll join us.
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Original music by Peter Hunter: https://soundcloud.com/peter-hunter