About this episode
Dana Gould explores various subjects of personal interest, including a deep dive into the book about Twin Peaks by Scott Meslow.
This is a very special episode in that is constituted of a series of deep dives into several different subjects in which I have a rabid interest. Hopefully you do as well. If not, you're in for a long-ass listen. Unless you're new to the show, you know of my deep and abiding interest in all things David Lynch. So, it was a pleasant surprise when I learned of the book A Place Both Wonderful and Strange: The Extraordinary Untold History of Twin Peaks by Scott Meslow. Scott has written for such publications as GQ , New York and The Atlantic . And his book is far too in depth and accomplished to have been thrown together as a quickie cash-in following Mr. Lynch's passing. Quite, as it turns out, the contrary. Scott had pitched his book years before and was well into the writing of it at the time of his passing. And he talks about how the attitudes of his interview subjects changed from before and then after that event. And the book itself if great. You don't have to be a Twin Peaks nut to enjoy it, as it's also a story of how an idea becomes a show, what happens when that show, which was always greater than the sum of its parts becomes a cultural touchstone, etc. etc. etc., Scott…
People in this episode
Host: Dana Gould
Guests: Scott Meslow, Thom Shubilla
Topics covered
- David Lynch
- Twin Peaks
- book discussion
- cultural analysis
- media history
Keywords
- David Lynch
- Twin Peaks
- Scott Meslow
- cultural touchstone
- media analysis
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: GQ, New York, The Atlantic
Books & works: A Place Both Wonderful and Strange: The Extraordinary Untold History of Twin Peaks
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