Interview With Mark Frost

About this episode

Mark Frost discusses historical influences in his work and his upcoming novel.

Mark Frost joins me this week to discuss the historical figures and events in “The Secret History of Twin Peaks” and his upcoming novel “The Yankee Sphinx: An FDR Novel”. We discuss his passion for American History and how he implemented Secret Societies, the Corps of Discovery, the Nez Perce, Jack Parsons and UFOs into the Twin Peaks mythos. “The Yankee Sphinx: An FDR Novel” Pre-Order (available on May 5th, 2026): https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250876898/theyankeesphinx/ Mark Frost & Harley Peyton at Elliott Book Bay on May 6th (Seattle, WA): https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mark-frost-w-harley-peyton-the-yankee-sphinx-tickets-1986483705237 Mark Frost at Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute on May 7th (West Hollywood, CA): https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mark-frost-discusses-and-signs-the-yankee-sphinx-an-fdr-novel-tickets-1983583464539 Mark Frost at FDR Library on May 13th (Hyde Park, NY): https://www.fdrlibrary.org/events-calendar Mark Frost Signing on May 14th (Brooklyn, NY): https://stores.barnesandnoble.com/event/9780062204122-0 Mark Frost at Harvard Bookstore on May 15th (Cambridge, MA): https://www.harvard.com/event/mark-frost Mark Frost on Social Media…

People in this episode

Host: Colin James

Guest: Mark Frost

Topics covered

• Twin Peaks
• Mark Frost
• American History
• Secret Societies
• UFOs
• Literature
• Historical Fiction

Keywords

• Twin Peaks
• Mark Frost
• The Yankee Sphinx
• American History
• UFOs
• Secret Societies
• Jack Parsons
• Nez Perce

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Corps of Discovery, Nez Perce, Italians Do It Better

Books & works: The Secret History of Twin Peaks, The Yankee Sphinx: An FDR Novel

Places: Seattle, WA, West Hollywood, CA, Hyde Park, NY, Brooklyn, NY, Cambridge, MA

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