Kate and Simon face down a couple of occasionally patchy but still fascinating episodes with the help of the brilliant (Dr.!) Sara Ann Swain: “The Man Behind the Glass” and “Laura’s Secret Diary.” Of note this week: missing Bobby and Shelley (and conscious Audrey), Slavoj Žižek and his feelings about flowers/anatomy,  Albert’s showstopping monologue, the Josie problem, the series’ use of soap opera tropes and actors, and a whole lot more.

Episode Seven: Attack of the Plant Vaginas (ft. Sara Swain)

Kate Rennebohm and Simon Howell go through the entire run of TWIN PEAKS, from the pilot to the last gasp of THE RETURN, with a couple dozen fantastic guests in tow. Special attention is paid to the context of its release, its place in David Lynch's overall body of work, and its use of style and theme.

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Thanks to everyone who listened to The Lodgers. We may return, one day...

announcing The Akerman Year!

With The Return long concluded and the once-shiny Blu-Ray sets gathering dust, The Lodgers must come to an end. Opting to try and take things out with a bang, Kate and Simon are joined by not one but two special guests: Dennis Lim, author of David Lynch: The Man From Another Place, and Tom McCarthy, big-deal novelist (Remainder, Satin Island, C) and cultural critic. It’s a wide-ranging conversation we’re pretty sure longtime fans will savor.

Special sonic contributions and Lynchian drones courtesy of Matthew Chiang, Jonathan Kennedy, and Olivier Creurer!

Episode Thirty-One: The Eternal Return (ft. Dennis Lim and Tom McCarthy)

Christmas has come early for Kate and Simon, whose gratis copies of Twin Peaks‘ third season on Blu-Ray prompted the first of two concluding episodes of The Lodgers. In this episode, Kate and Simon fly solo to go over the set’s bonus features and take a few minutes to acknowledge the state of the critical discourse surrounding the season. 

Episode Thirty: Unwrapping The Return

An emotionally intense and cathartic episode of The Return sparks a wide-ranging discussion with returning guest Byron Davies. Touched upon: whether we can allow/permit ourselves to accept Ed and Norma’s happy ending, The Return‘s handling of the woods as a space of evil and mystery; the possible fates of Becky and Steven; the implications of Cooper’s possible liberation/awakening via Sunset Boulevard, and, of course, our final goodbye to Margaret Lanterman, the Log Lady, and Catherine Coulson.

Episode Twenty-Seven: Goodnight, Margaret (ft. Byron Davies)

Part 16 of The Return marks the eventful continuation of the series’ climax, including at least one massive event fans have been anticipating for many weeks: the return of Jerry Horne! And also maybe the thing that happened with Cooper. Writer Miriam Bale (of the NYT, W Magazine, The New Republic, and many other fine establishments) joins Kate and Simon to eulogize several supporting players, ponder our expectations for the series’ endgame, and [say very nice things about the FBI].

Episode Seven: Attack of the Plant Vaginas (ft. Sara Swain)

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