Alexandre O. Philippe has directed many films about films. His specialty is to take something we know well (the shower scene in Psycho, the fights between fans of Star Wars and George Lucas) and make us see things in a new way. In his latest film Lynch/Oz, he creates a documentary that digs deep into how The Wizard of Oz influenced the films of David Lynch.
The poster for Lynch/OZ
I was able to interview Philippe at the Dallas Lynch Retrospective moments after seeing the film for the first time. Now, after much thought, and settling down a bit, I invited him to be my guest on It’s Our Time with Scott Ryan. We discuss how he came up with the idea of just using film clips, why Lynch fans should see this in the theater over at home, and a bit about his favorite Lynch film, Lost Highway. You can head out Janus Films to get the schedule of where the film will play and you can watch my interview right here.
Whenever you log into one of your online accounts and see a red banner going across the screen, you know something bad is about to happen.
The Red Room Podcast started in July 2010. We have hosted our podcast, which has broadcast 215 episodes, on Hipcast for the majority of that time. When I logged in to upload the latest episode, the banner read: Hipcast.com ceasing operations on December 31, 2022.
Proving that I truly was destined to have a podcast about television, the first thing I thought of was the final episode of Moonlighting. The show, which we have covered more than a few times on this podcast and I wrote a book about, ended with the statement: Blue Moon Investigations ceased operations on May 14, 1989. The Red Room Podcast will do the same on December 31, 2022.
Josh Minton came up with this silly idea twelve years ago. He tried to sweet talk me into co-hosting with him by calling it the Red Room. He didn’t know a thing about Twin Peaks at the time, he has since written a book a few times on the subject, but he knew I loved it and thought that would make me do it. Joke was on him, I had no idea what a podcast was. I would have been happy to talk TV with anyone back then.
In 2010, podcasts were still kinda new. It wasn’t like it is now: all full of ads (which we have never done), celebrity hosts (which we will never be), and all kinds of safe areas for safe speech (which I have never been capable of). I only made one demand of Josh and that was that we take it very seriously. In fact, if you listen to the first four years of the podcast, you will hear a very un-funny Scott. I remember when I met a few Twin Peaks friends (I’m looking at you Tony) at the first festival, they couldn’t believe that I was funny. (My wife still thinks I’m not funny.) I wanted to be serious on the podcast and not waste anyone’s time. I am not sure that we achieved that goal, but we sure tried. Once I started guesting on Twin Peaks Unwrapped all the time, I let a little more humor slip into the Red Room, but I still always tried to host an episode like it was on NPR.
I won’t waste anyone’s time here discussing highlights or low bars of the past 215 episodes. (We only had to take one episode down due to legal action so 214 still exist.) I enjoyed hosting with Josh and without. Josh and I learned a ton and tried to share that knowledge with our listeners. I Met David Bushman, Courtenay Stallings, John Thorne, Ben Durant, Bryon Kozaczka, Brad Dukes, and Mark Altman through the podcast—all who became friends in real life. That means the most to me.
So why tell you and why not save it?
I am telling you because you have one month to download any episode that you feel the need to keep. We are told that on December 31 they will delete all the files. This will include my side podcasts: Scott Luck Stories where I told comic short stories from my youth which spawned my first book, and the thirtysomething Podcast, where I interviewed the cast of thirtysomething which spawned my second book. So if there is something you want, download it. But also, it is OK to just let it slip away into the fog of the internet.
You can find me on YouTube through The Blue Rose Magazine’s YouTube channel, where I will still interview people when it comes my way. Ben & Bryon graciously have said I can post on their Twin Peaks Unwrapped Podcast if I get an interview with someone who is getting a rug delivered. Until then, follow me on Twitter @Scottluckstory or @FMPbooks (while Twitter still exists.)
When the Red Room started I was answering phones at the expense of my spirit at a soulless call center. Now I run a publishing company, I have written several books, and Sheryl Lee knows my name. Not sure I could ask for anything more. Thank you so much to everyone who ever listened and shared an episode of the Red Room.
We are not saving the podcast because honestly these episodes are so old they don’t carry a ton of value beyond nostalgia, and we all learned from The Return that nostalgia is for chumps. Also, if we moved the podcast all the Google and website links would be broken, and we would have to basically start over. A podcast with two non-famous white guys just isn’t where the world is at right now. It’s time for a new generation to take over and suggest what to watch. People wanna binge reality TV on their phones. That, in itself, is a good reason for this old guy to step aside.
I still have my VHS Twin Peaks box set of Episodes 1-7. The quality of those VHS episodes aren’t anywhere near the High Res versions on iTunes or Paramount Plus, but they are mine. I can touch them. I can hold them. I can own them. I still have my R2-D2 action figure from Star Wars from 1977. It is mine. A company can’t go out of business and take it from me. I own Billy Joel’s The Bridge vinyl record that I bought in 1986. If Spotify dies tomorrow, I can still hear “Big Man On Mulberry Street” which played in my favorite episode of Moonlighting. I own those episodes, too. I like owning my art. I never owned the Red Room. They were out there for listeners and now they are not. That is the way of new media. So if this article returns to Moonlighting, let’s end the same way.
The Red Room Podcast ceased operations on December 31, 2022.
Listen to this episode of The Red Room Podcast before your friend does. Scott Ryan interviews someone from Fire Walk With Me that has NEVER been interviewed before. No clues here. Just listen and enjoy. This interview is to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Fire Walk With Me. Special Thanks to Dugpa and Steven Miller for doing the research. You won’t want to miss this podcast. Also be sure to pick up Scott Ryan’s book about Fire Walk With Me that interviews Sheryl Lee (Laura Palmer) and cast and crew. Also subscribe to the latest issue of the Blue Rose magazine which covers Lost Highway or preorder Scott’s upcoming Lost Highway book.
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Listen (or watch) the latest Red Room Podcast when Scott Ryan interviews musician Eleri Ward about her latest CD, A Perfect Little Death, which contains all songs written by Stephen Sondheim. She plays them on guitar and has reworked the tracks in a very interesting way. If you listen to the podcast, you will get samples of the tracks we discuss, if you watch the Youtube video you will see us laugh and smile. It is up to you. Please consider supporting Eleri at her website. Press Playbelow to listen or head out to iTunes and download.
The Red Room turns 200 episodes old. Josh & Scott discuss the moment and then quickly get to their guest, Andrew Grevas, who runs 25YL and has an exciting announcement about that website and their future. After the announcement discussion, the three discuss The Many Saints of Newark, the new Soprano’s movie.
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KJ Matthews and Scott Ryan interview Showrunner Steve Yockey (Supernatural) about his new series The Flight Attendant with Kaley Cuoco (The Big Bang Theory). The focus is on writing and this is another Clubhouse podcast where writers can ask Steve questions about writing and the series.
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The Red Room returns to Clubhouse for another writing discussion with a succuessfull showrunner. Patrick Macmanus joins us to talk about Dr. Death which is streaming on Peacock and stars Joshua Jackson, Alec Baldwin and Christian Slater. KJ Matthews and Scott Ryan moderate the discussion which has writers asking him for advice and how to get from here to there. Listen to episode for a great discussion on creating pilots and writing for television. (Seriously, even if you have not seen the series, this is a great talk)
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Episode 191 of The Red Room Podcast is an interview with the David Lynch/Twin Peaks cover band Fuck You, Tammy. The band members join Scott Ryan (The Blue Rose Magazine) to talk about the songs of Angelo Badalamenti, David Lynch, Julee Cruise and why they like covering these songs. The band is also going to record a 7 inch vinyl record just for you. They are going to the studio at the end of July and they do a song live and you get the Vinyl Copy. All are one of a kind. Click here for more information.
You can watch this interview on Youtube.
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Order the new Special Edition of The Blue Rose Magazine. It is the Art of Twin Peaks with a special pull out poster, new art by Michael Horse (Hawk) and Charlotte Stewart (Mary X). Order here.
Scott Ryan hosts two Q&A’s at the Mahoning Drive-in’s David Lynch Weekend. The event sold out so you might have missed the panel. Don’t worry, we have the audio from both panels right here on Episode 190 of The Red Room Podcast. Scott interview Charlotte Stewart the first night about Eraserhead and Twin Peaks. Night 2, Scott interviews Dana Ashbrook (Bobby Briggs), Harry Goaz (Deputy Andy), Charlotte Stewart (Mary X, Betty Briggs) and a special guest.
Thanks to Faye Murman for planning the event (It was the most professional event Scott has ever attended). Please support The Blue Rose Magazine buy picking up a book or magazine or pre-order Scott’s 2022 book Fire Walk With Me: Your Laura Disappeared. All the support helps. Also, be sure to email The Blue Rose Magazine and get on our mailing list. Then you won’t miss the next event like this.
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Episode 187 of The Red Room Podcast is a therapy session between Scott Ryan (the Blue Rose) and Andrew Grevas (25YL). Two content creators who focus on Twin Peaks, but want to cover all kinds of entertainment get together (for the first time) to talk about creating small businesses, working with others, dealing with hate email, and interviewing Twin Peaks stars.
Please be sure to check out Andrew Grevas’s website by clicking here.
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