On this new entry in the special episode series Breaking It Apart, I’m joined by Mike Miley, author of the book David Lynch's American Dreamscapes, to do a first of its kind episode... A look at films that may have been inspired by the collective works of David Lynch. Undoubtebly one of the most influential figures in cinema, after he recently passed away, it only made sense to do this episode on his full filmography rather than a single film. Puzzle pieces include Natural Born Killers, Synecdoche New York, Barton Fink and I Saw The TV Glow.

As always, SPOILER ALERT for any of the movies we discuss!

Mike Miley is a professor and writer whose most recent book is David Lynch's American Dreamscape.

Check out Mike's work at https://www.mikemiley.com/

And follow Mike on Instagram @mikecmiley

My latest David Rosen album MISSING PIECES: 2018-2024 is a compilation album that fills in the gaps in unreleased music made during the sessions for 2018's A Different Kind Of Dream, 2020's David Rosen, 2022's MORE CONTENT and 2025's upcoming And Other Unexplained Phenomena. Find it on Bandcamp, Apple Music, Spotify and everywhere else you can find music.

You can also find more about all of my music on my website https://www.bydavidrosen.com

My latest music video is “Shaking" which you can watch at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzm8s4nuqlA

The song at the end of the episode is "Warm" from the new album MISSING PIECES.

Make sure to “Like” Piecing It Together on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/PiecingPod

And “Follow” us on Twitter @PiecingPod

And Join the Conversation in our Facebook Group, Piecing It Together – A Movie Discussion Group.

And check out https://www.piecingpod.com for more about our show!

And if you want to SUPPORT THE SHOW, you can now sign up for our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/bydavidrosen

You can also support the show by checking out our Dashery store to buy shirts and more featuring Piecing It Together logos, movie designs, and artwork for my various music projects at https://bydavidrosen.dashery.com/

Share the episode, comment and give us feedback! And of course, SUBSCRIBE!

And of course, don’t forget to leave us a 5 star review on Goodpods, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Podchaser!

And most important of all… Keep going to the theater to see new movies!

Mentioned in this episode:

The Pup Pups "Another One Already??? But You Just Had One!" Pre-Order!

Even though I just came out with the 3rd The Pup Pups album in December, their 4th album "Another One Already??? But You Just Had One!" is already ready for pre-order! And if you act fast you can get YOUR PET included on a bonus song if you get your pre-order in in the next couple weeks. Get those pre-orders in and check out the first two songs at https://thepuppups.bandcamp.com

Thunderbolts LIVE at Downtown Cinemas

More info on our next live show at Downtown Cinemas on THUNDERBOLTS* available at https://www.piecingpod.com/2025/04/23/thunderbolts-live-show-thursday-may-1st-in-las-vegas/