The Sign Post Up Ahead: A Twilight Zone Podcast
The Sign Post Up Ahead: A Twilight Zone Podcast
Podcast Description
Matt Stokes and Patrick Perot go through the classic Twilight Zone series, one episode at a time, in chronological order.
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The podcast focuses on in-depth discussions of individual episodes of The Twilight Zone, analyzing key themes, cultural implications, and historical context. Episodes cover pioneering storytelling techniques, genre-defining tropes, and commentary on societal anxieties during the show's original airing, with specific examples including episodes about isolation, mortality, and the human condition.
Matt Stokes and Patrick Perot go through the classic Twilight Zone series, one episode at a time, in chronological order. This monthly show is a spin-off of 1-Week Rental: A Movie Podcast, which dives deep into a different movie every week, and is available wherever you get your podcasts.
Matt Stokes and Patrick Perot go through the ninth episode of The Twilight Zone: “Perchance To Dream.”
Richard Conte (Don Barzini from The Godfather) plays Edward Hall, a 35-year-old(!) who is convinced that if he goes to sleep, he’ll die. He has a heart murmor, you see, and any excitement will put him down forever. Further complicating things is a sexy BDSM cat lady who visits him in his dreams. Is this just the story of a man who thinks a wet dream will kill him? Is it a metaphor for repressed homosexuality? Or something else? Patrick and Matt definitively answer these questions.
“Perchance To Dream” originally aired November 27, 1959; directed by Robert Florey; written by Charles Beaumont; based on “Perchance To Dream” by Charles Beaumont; starring Richard Conte as Edward Hall, John Larch as Dr. Rathmann, and Suzanne Lloyd as the cat lady.
Music credit: “Something Is Coming” by Rural Route Nine. listen on Spotify (https://bit.ly/3QzvDQE), Apple Music (https://bit.ly/3DaYsQl), or YouTube (https://youtu.be/EErrn2Zt9mA).
Listen to Matt’s movie podcast, 1-Week Rental: A Movie Podcast. New episodes out every Friday, a deep-dive into a different movie every week. Listen on Apple Podcast (https://bit.ly/45fA9IW), Spotify (https://bit.ly/3tk7FAr), or YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@loadbearingbeamspod).
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