The Twilight Zone Podcast

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  1. Serling, A Journey Into The Twilight Zone with Alan Sepinwall - Part 2

    13 oktober 2026 · 39 min

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    Alan Sepinwall returns to The Twilight Zone Podcast as his landmark biography Serling officially hits shelves. In this new conversation, Alan dives deeper into the life and legacy of Rod Serling — expanding on revelations from our first interview and exploring fresh insights that emerged as the book reached its final form. Lees meer

    With Serling now released to the world, Alan joins me once again to talk about the man behind the myth: the writer who reshaped television, the human being who wrestled with trauma, and the cultural force whose influence still echoes through the television world.

    It’s a timely, illuminating return — and a perfect companion to the book’s debut.

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  2. Jodi Serling with Tony Albarella

    24 september 2026 · 48 min

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    Tonight, The Twilight Zone Podcast shares something truly special: a live Serlingfest 2026 interview with Jodi Serling. Hosted by Tony Albarella and recorded in Binghamton, the conversation offers a rare, intimate look at Rod Serling through the eyes of his daughter. It’s thoughtful, funny, and full of personal memories that bring the Serling family to life. Lees meer

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  3. Serlingfest X - The Attendees

    31 augustus 2026 · 1 uur 12 min

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    Tom Elliot hands over the mic to some of the attendees at this year's Serlingfest! Lees meer

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  4. Serlingfest X

    30 augustus 2026 · 55 min

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    August 2026 saw Rod Serling fans from across the globe descend on Binghamton, New York, for the tenth annual Serlingfest — a milestone gathering in the hometown of the man who reshaped television storytelling.There, amid panels, screenings, and the familiar hum of shared enthusiasm, Lees meer

    Tom Elliot, Gus Holwerda, Emi O’Sullivan, and Zach Moore sat down together in Binghamton to reflect on the event, the community, and what a decade of Serlingfests has come to mean.

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  5. Queen of the Mail

    29 augustus 2026 · 26 min

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    Listeners have their say on this divisive Season Five episode! Lees meer

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  6. Queen of the Nile

    31 juli 2026 · 45 min

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    Tonight Tom Elliot looks at a story where goodbyes echo louder than the plot itself — a farewell to director John Brahm, a final bow for Charles Beaumont, and a reminder that even the brightest lights in The Twilight Zone eventually fade. But standing in stark contrast is Pamela Morris, a woman who refuses to say goodbye to anything, including life. Lees meer

    In a tale where real‑world mortality meets fictional immortality, Tom steps once more into the fifth dimension… and he’s about to meet… The Queen of the Nile.

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  7. Summer Update and Serlingfest

    23 juli 2026 · 6 min

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    Tom Elliot gives an update on plans for The Twilight Zone Podcast this summer. Lees meer

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  8. Serling, A Journey into the Twilight Zone with Alan Sepinwall

    11 juni 2026 · 35 min

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    Tom Elliot speaks with celebrated TV journalist Alan Sepinwall about his upcoming book Serling, A Journey into the Twilight Zone with TV's First Visionary. Lees meer

    Pre order the book HERE
    Visit Alan's website HERE
    Visit What's Alan Watching HERE

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  9. Correspondence at Owl Creek Bridge

    4 juni 2026 · 51 min

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    Tom gathers the thoughts and reactions of Twilight Zone Podcast listeners as they weigh in on one of the strangest outliers in the show’s history: An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge. Lees meer

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  10. Occurrences at Owl Creek Bridge

    24 mei 2026 · 1 uur 6 min

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    The Twilight Zone Podcast returns to its usual format… but not everything is as it seems. Can a story that was never meant to be a Twilight Zone truly earn its place in the fifth dimension? Tom Elliot steps onto the bridge to find out... Lees meer

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  11. SERLING - SXSW Premier with Harold Clark

    11 mei 2026 · 27 min

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    Roving reporter Harold Clark reports from the world premier of the upcoming documentary SERLING, at SXSW in March 2026. Lees meer

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  12. Roddy McDowall: An Actor's Life, with Samuel Garza Bernstein

    3 mei 2026 · 59 min

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    Tom Elliot sits down with author Samuel Garza Bernstein to explore his new biography of Roddy McDowall—an actor whose career threaded through The Twilight Zone, Night Gallery, and of course the Planet of the Apes franchise. Lees meer

    Together, Tom and Samuel dig into McDowall’s remarkable life, his artistic discipline, his quiet influence in Hollywood, and the creative instincts that made him such a natural fit for the worlds of Serling and beyond.If you’ve ever been captivated by McDowall’s performances—or wondered about the man behind the roles—this is a conversation you won’t want to miss.

    Check out Samuels website HERE
    Order the book at Amazon US HERE
    Order the book at Amazon UK HERE

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  13. The Twilight Zone - Issue #5 - Silent Warning

    25 april 2026 · 33 min

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    Tom and Zach head back to the comic book store to check out the final issue of IDW's Twilight Zone comic....or is it? Lees meer

    A brilliant scientist uncovers a celestial enigma—a meteor submerged in the ocean's depths, pulsing with a cryptic audio signal that could determine the fate of the world. As she fights to decode this extraterrestrial transmission, she finds herself trapped between the cold urgency of hard data and the crushing weight of human apathy. It is a haunting descent into the "silent warning" of the deep, where the most dangerous threat isn't the mystery from the stars, but a society that refuses to listen until the static finally takes hold

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  14. The Twilight Zone - Issue #4 - False Bottom

    16 april 2026 · 41 min

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    Tom is joined by Zach Moore from Always Hold On to Smalville to check out issues #4 of The Twilight Zone comic book from IDW, False Bottom... Lees meer

    The stage is set: a sun‑drenched lake in the height of summer, a houseboat waiting for a celebratory weekend. When Laura invites her abrasive brother, Chet, along for his birthday, their already‑fragile bond is hanging by a thread. With her devoted boyfriend at her side, she makes one last attempt to reach the little brother she once adored—now a young man hardened into bitterness. But when all three are swept into realms shaped by their deepest desires, the question becomes not how they’ll reunite… but whether they’ll even want to.

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  15. Serlingfest X - Announcement

    12 april 2026 · 12 min

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    Tom Elliot makes an announcement about this year's Serlingfest Celebration in Binghampton New York this August. Lees meer

    To buy your tickets for Serlingfest go to RodSerling.com.

    To donate to Tom's travel costs go to thetwilightzonepodcast.com/donate

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  16. The Twilight Zone - Issue #3 - The Relic

    2 maart 2026 · 38 min

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    Tonight, Tom Elliot is joined by comic book super fans Zach Moore from Always Hold on to Smallville and Alan Burke from The All Star Superfan Podcast to discuss issue 3 of the IDW Twilight Zone comic, The Relic... Lees meer

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  17. The Twilight Zone - Issue #2 - A World of Your Wildest Dreams

    22 februari 2026 · 27 min

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    Tom is joined by Zach Moore from Always Hold on to Smallville, to continue their coverage of the IDW five issue Twilight Zone comic series with issue #2 - A World of Your Wildest Dreams. Lees meer

    "At the farthest reaches of the galaxy- beyond the horizon of humanity and the hopes for salvation- a spaceship of slumbering astronauts journeys in search of intelligent alien life. They’ve left behind their families- their planet- their pasts- and all the trauma and comforts those things contained. But our crew of adventurers will find their pasts are never that far behind them and intelligent alien life has its own plans for their future…in the Twilight Zone!"

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  18. TZ Advent Calendar – Day Twenty Four

    24 december 2025 · 16 min

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    Day twenty four of the Twilight Zone Advent Calendar – play along in the comments… Lees meer

    “If there was a sequel to any Twilight Zone episode in the original series, which one would it be and how would it play out…”

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  19. TZ Advent Calendar – Day Twenty Three

    23 december 2025 · 5 min

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    Day twenty three of the Twilight Zone Advent Calendar – play along in the comments… Lees meer

    “What is your favorite Twilight Zone set in the past…”

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  20. TZ Advent Calendar – Day Twenty Two

    22 december 2025 · 7 min

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    Day twenty two of the Twilight Zone Advent Calendar – play along in the comments… Lees meer

    “If Rod had stepped away from The Twilight Zone, but they brought in a new show runner, who would you have picked…”

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  21. TZ Advent Calendar – Day Twenty One

    21 december 2025 · 7 min

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    Day twenty one of the Twilight Zone Advent Calendar – play along in the comments… Lees meer

    “What episodes from TZ reboots would have made the best 60s TZ episodes…”

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  22. TZ Advent Calendar – Day Twenty

    20 december 2025 · 3 min

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    Day twenty of the Twilight Zone Advent Calendar – play along in the comments… Lees meer

    “We think of Twilight Zone episodes as always having a twist at the end, but not all of them do. Which is your favorite "non-twist" episode and why…”

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  23. TZ Advent Calendar – Day Nineteen

    19 december 2025 · 3 min

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    Day nineteen of the Twilight Zone Advent Calendar – play along in the comments… Lees meer

    “What if you could step into the Twilight Zone and change the outcome of one episode, which one would it be and what would you change…”

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  24. TZ Advent Calendar – Day Eighteen

    18 december 2025 · 4 min

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    Day eighteen of the Twilight Zone Advent Calendar – play along in the comments… Lees meer

    “Which Christmas story would you like to have heard read by Rod Serling…”

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  25. TZ Advent Calendar – Day Seventeen

    17 december 2025 · 5 min

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    Day seventeen of the Twilight Zone Advent Calendar – play along in the comments… Lees meer

    “What is the best Twilight Zone episode penned by the following writers: Rod Serling Richard Matheson Charles Beaumont Earl Hamner Jr. George Clayton Johnson…”

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  26. TZ Advent Calendar – Day Sixteen

    16 december 2025 · 5 min

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    Day sixteen of the Twilight Zone Advent Calendar – play along in the comments… Lees meer

    “Of living Twilight Zone alums, and other than the very famous ones from other universes (ex. Shatner, Takei, Newmar, Howard, Duvall, Burnett, Astin), who would you most like to interview on the podcast…”

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  27. TZ Advent Calendar – Day Fifteen

    15 december 2025 · 6 min

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    Day fifteen of the Twilight Zone Advent Calendar – play along in the comments… Lees meer

    “Have you had a polar turnaround in your opinion of any episodes…”

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  28. TZ Advent Calendar – Day Fourteen

    14 december 2025 · 4 min

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    Day fourteen of the Twilight Zone Advent Calendar – play along in the comments… Lees meer

    “What are your favourite musical scores from the series?”

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  29. TZ Advent Calendar - Day 13

    13 december 2025 · 6 min

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    Day thirteen of the Twilight Zone Advent Calendar – play along in the comments… Lees meer

    “Give your thoughts on the more controversial Twilight Zone episodes…”

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  30. TZ Advent Calendar – Day Twelve

    12 december 2025 · 7 min

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    Day twelve of the Twilight Zone Advent Calendar – play along in the comments…

    “Which season ender is your favorite…”

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  31. TZ Advent Calendar – Day Eleven

    11 december 2025 · 11 min

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    Day eleven of the Twilight Zone Advent Calendar – play along in the comments…

    “You can compile a DVD/Blu Ray with 5 episodes from each season of the original series. Which episodes would you choose…”

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  32. TZ Advent Calendar – Day Ten

    10 december 2025 · 6 min

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    Day ten of the Twilight Zone Advent Calendar – play along in the comments…

    “Which color Night Gallery or Twilight Zone reboot show would most benefit from being in black and white…”

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  33. TZ Advent Calendar – Day Nine

    9 december 2025 · 8 min

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    Day nine of the Twilight Zone Advent Calendar – play along in the comments…

    “Which hour long episode would most benefit by being a half-hour? And which half-hour would most benefit by being an hour?”

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  34. TZ Advent Calendar – Day Eight

    8 december 2025 · 3 min

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    Day eight of the Twilight Zone Advent Calendar – play along in the comments…

    “You get an opportunity to stage a Twilight Zone episode in School/ College; which one would you pick and why…”

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  35. TZ Advent Calendar – Day Seven

    7 december 2025 · 4 min

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    Day seven of the Twilight Zone Advent Calendar – play along in the comments…

    “You have just won an all expenses paid vacation for one week to a Twilight Zone destination of your choice. Where would you go and what would you do there…”

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  36. TZ Advent Calendar – Day Six

    6 december 2025 · 5 min

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    Day six of the Twilight Zone Advent Calendar – play along in the comments…

    “If any character from an episode wrote a book about their experience, whose would you most like to read …”

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  37. TZ Advent Calendar – Day Five

    5 december 2025 · 4 min

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    Day five of the Twilight Zone Advent Calendar – play along in the comments…

    “The series features early roles for several future major film stars (Robert Redford, Charles Bronson, Vera Miles, Martin Landau, Robert Duvall amongst others): which appearance did you most enjoy and why…”

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  38. TZ Advent Calendar – Day Four

    4 december 2025 · 5 min

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    Day four of the Twilight Zone Advent Calendar – play along in the comments…

    “If you could choose a marquee actor from the time to appear in The Twilight Zone, who would it be and what episode would you put them in…”

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  39. TZ Advent Calendar – Day Three

    3 december 2025 · 6 min

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    Day three of the Twilight Zone Advent Calendar – play along in the comments…

    “We all remember names of episodes from the original show, but can you name any from the reboots…”

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  40. TZ Advent Calendar – Day Two

    2 december 2025 · 11 min

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    Day two of the Twilight Zone Advent Calendar – play along in the comments…

    “If Charles Dickens wrote a Twilight Zone, what might it look like and what might it be about…”

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  41. TZ Advent Calendar - Day One

    1 december 2025 · 10 min

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    Day one of the Twilight Zone Advent Calendar – play along in the comments…

    “Which is your favorite one way trip to The Twilight Zone and which is your favorite round trip…”

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  42. Prelude to An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge

    24 november 2025 · 28 min

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    To prepare us for the Twilight Zone episode An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge, Tom Elliot invites you to sit by the fire to listen to the tale as performed by one of the greats, Vincent Price on the radio show, Suspense! Lees meer

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  43. Serlingfest 2025 - Part Two

    16 november 2025 · 1 uur 23 min

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    In the 350th episode of The Twilight Zone Podcast, we conclude this year's Serlingfest coverage with interviews from: Lees meer

    Jeff & Andrew Serling
    Joseph Dougherty
    Jonah Tulis
    Nick Parisi

    And a big thank you to Chad Ellis Boykin and Christopher Sadler for getting the interviews!

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  44. Serlingfest 2025 - Part One

    31 oktober 2025 · 1 uur 12 min

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    If you missed Serlingfest 2025, then intrepid reporters Chad Boykin and Christopher Sadler have you covered! Right from the convention floor Chad and Chris present interviews with a selection of guests and attendees. Lees meer

    To keep up with all things Serlingfest in the future visit RodSerling.com

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  45. The Twilight Zone - Issue #1 Blanks

    14 oktober 2025 · 31 min

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    Tom Elliot sits down with Zach Moore of Always Hold On To Smallville to check out the first issue of the new Twilight Zone comic from IDW. Lees meer

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  46. Spur of the Mailbag

    7 oktober 2025 · 43 min

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    Tom Elliot hands over the reigns to the listeners to give their thoughts on this divisive episode of The Twilight Zone, Spur of the Moment. Lees meer

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  47. Spur of the Moment

    28 september 2025 · 38 min

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    Ride with Tom Elliot into one of Season Five’s most chilling cautionary tales. Lees meer

    Spur of the Moment gallops through time, regret, and the echoes of choices not yet made. Is this gothic thriller a forgotten masterpiece… or a melodramatic misfire?

    The Twilight Zone Podcast reins it in for a closer look.

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  48. Summer Update

    17 augustus 2025 · 4 min

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    Tom Elliot steps out of the fiction to give an update on the status of The Twilight Zone Podcast, and to talk about some great summer Rod Serling events. Lees meer

    To find out more about these events, visit rodserling.com

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  49. Summer Special: The Arena

    29 juni 2025 · 45 min

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    As we battle the summer heat, Tom Elliot digs into the archives for a discussion on another vintage piece of Serling work, The Arena. Lees meer

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  50. Summer Special: The Strike

    14 juni 2025 · 36 min

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    The summer hiatus of The Twilight Zone Podcast continues, but fear not, tonight we take a look into the archives of The After Hours Club when I was joined by Al Schoerdsma to talk about Rod Serling's episode of Studio One: The Strike. Lees meer

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