Fix Your Heart Or Die!

Our Twin Peaks recap series continues with the second episode, confusingly titled "Episode 1" AKA "Traces to Nowhere"! Shy Fox, Laura Kate Dale, and Marcy O'Daniels discuss several incredibly iconic coffee-based moments, the rich thematic depth of color theory, and the importance of Lynch taking baby-steps while onboarding viewers to his particular brand of bizarreness.

The fishy friends also nominate 3 new character MVPs for this episode, including the most shocking pick you can imagine in the form of a mysterious letter J.

Come hop into the piping-hot coffee pot of contemplation with us, as...

It's the end-of-year installment for our intermittent community podcast! Shy Fox and Marcy O'Daniels dissect some shocking developments in the realm of David Lynch news, before treating themselves to a long, freeform chat about their favorite media of the year.

Is Quentin Tarantino fit to judge whether Lynch disappeared up his own ass, when he can't even see the obvious acting talents of Paul Dano and Matthew Lillard? Has Kyle MacLachlen become David's avatar on this earthly realm ever since his passing? And is Metroid Prime 4: Beyond worthy of a deeper look despite (or perhaps even...

On this sprawling installment of Lynch's Log, Shy "Hulud" Fox finally imbibes the spice so nice they remade it twice, via the 1984 cult-classic Dune! Fox's Fremen friends Laura Kate Dale and Marcy O'Daniels pick apart every piece of this fascinating pop-culture curio, as special guest Danielo Sanfordalamenti plays his sultry Semuta Music in the corner to help them along.

Is there still value to be had in a movie that David Lynch disavows, even after 41 years and 2 more faithful adaptations of the book? Did the spectacular shield special effects predict the mind-boggling graphics of Nintendo 64? And...

SPOILERS FOR THE ENTIRETY OF TWIN PEAKS WITHIN!

FYHOD goes European in this special installment of Fish In The Percolator, wherein the crew follows up their discussion of the Pilot with a look into the enormously-enigmatic "international Pilot". This bizarre alternate cut of the first Twin Peaks entry may exist outside of the series canon, BUT it somehow winds up spoiling key elements of the series as a whole.

If you're watching along with the show for the first time, you may want to avoid this one for obvious reasons. However, if you...

Until now, FYHOD has carried the odd distinction of being a Twin Peaks podcast with no direct discussion of Twin Peaks. But no more! Introducing "Fish In The Percolator", our new sub-series in which the FYHOD crew of Shy Fox, Laura Kate Dale, and Marcy O'Daniels journeys episode-by-episode through the show properly, all while offering cutting-edge 2025 insights!

This inaugural entry of FitP covers the first episode of the show, "Pilot" AKA "Northwest Passage". Musician and podcast super-producer Danielo Sanfordalamenti comes along for the ride as we tackle the task of analyzing one of the most totemic...

Shy Fox here with a special report: the official soundtrack to our podcast now has 5 extra tracks AND is available on all major streaming platforms including the reprehensible Spotify! We hope you decide to check it out, especially on Bandcamp where they treat creators right. As a special treat, the album's composer (AKA our beloved super-producer) has recorded this special message all about his process creating it.

One of the most fascinating things about this past year of FYHOD has been working with Daniel Sanford. When I first approached him last year for collaboration, I did...

Just in time for Halloween, the FYHOD gang goes for a deep dive into the modern horror masterpiece "I Saw the TV Glow"!

This 2024 movie explores themes of televisual nostalgia and transgender tribulations in a lovingly-Lynchian way that only a true "Twin Peaks" acolyte like Jane Schoenbrun could muster. The result is an instantly-iconic piece of media that shows even the most stalwart allies whole new dimensions of dysphoria, and how to defeat it from within.

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FIND LAURA KATE DALE ON BLUESKY AND TWITTER...

FYHOD returns for Season 2, with our first investigation into the realm of Lynchian anime!

Hosts Shy Fox and Marcy O'Daniels are joined by old-school anime aficionados Allen Ortega and Conrad Zimmerman to take a weird, wired dive into the sullenly sinister cyber-scapes of 1998's Serial Experiments Lain. This bizarrely prescient cult-classic may be nearly 30 years old, but feels more relevant than ever in our "Present Day, Present Time"!

What would it be like if you always existed online, and could never log off? What would happen if infinite truths had to coexist in...

Season 2 of FYHOD continues with a new Lynch's Log! Hosts Shy Fox, Laura Kate Dale, and Marcy O'Daniels take an in-depth look at the incredibly "freakish" normalcy of Lynch's 1980 film The Elephant Man

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What makes this disturbingly straightforward semi-biopic uniquely captivating among the works of David Lynch? And might this movie still be the most uniquely, captivatingly beautiful film in his entire catalog, even 45 years from release?

Listen along as we find ways to relate to the titular "Elephant Man", and fix our hearts in the face of his trials and tribulations!<...

HEY FOLKS, SHY FOX HERE!

The next season of Fix Your Heart Or Die! is coming next week, with our deep-dive on the fascinatingly-Lynchian anime Serial Experiments Lain!

In the meantime, spooky season is coming up, so we thought we would share another perfectly-themed BONUS EPISODE from our archives.

In another life, I hosted a show called "the Dead Pixels Podcast" with a friend I met in the Sterling/Jonathan "Shattered" community. This show aimed to find the best qualities of bad games, and find out what made them special...

"The Twin Peaks of the quarantine era" CONCLUDES its sophomore season with more mind-bending, self-splitting antics!

How can the two Marks throuple-up so thoroughly, when they don't even love themselves? Does the show's sparing use of physical violence give every punch or gunshot a reality-warping impact? And can Burt G really go to heaven, as Burt Goodman rots rightfully in hell?

MEANWHILE: Beanie Tuesday tortures imprisoned musician Danielo Sanfordalamenti, as Shy Fox teams up with his outie to save the innies of the Micro Niche Podcasting crew!

Over the course...

IT'S A SUMMER SUPERSTAR SLEUTH SHOWDOWN!

Filmmaker and games writer Graham Reznick contacts Laura Kate Dale with an EXCLUSIVE LOOK at how Columbo episode "Last Salute to the Commodore" inspired Twin Peaks!

Can rookie agent Marcy O'Daniels help Laura keep the investigation on-track, even as the mysterious local Lieutenant Vespucci shows up to shove her nose (and pens) into Shy Fox's ironclad case?

FIND GRAHAM REZNICK ON BLUESKY AND TWITTER (@GRAHAMREZNICK) AND CHECK OUT HIS VAST CAREER IN FILM, TV, AND VIDEO GAMES INCLUDING THE NEW BLURAY OF "I CAN...

HEY FOLKS, SHY FOX HERE!

Super Producer Danielo Sanfordalamenti and I are hard at work on next week's SUPER-SIZED GUEST FEATURE, while also wrapping up the loose story ends of our Severance coverage.

HOWEVER: I hate to skip weeks, especially after taking a holiday break, even though our pace has been INCREDIBLE for a new podcast. That's why I wanted to share a special podcast I made in 2018 that barely anyone ever got a chance to hear.

In another life, I hosted a show called "the Dead Pixels Podcast" with...

HEY FOLKS, SHY FOX HERE!

Super Producer Danielo Sanfordalamenti and I are hard at work on next week's SUPER-SIZED GUEST FEATURE, while also wrapping up the loose story ends of our Severance coverage.

HOWEVER: I hate to skip weeks, especially after taking a holiday break, even though our pace has been INCREDIBLE for a new podcast. That's why I wanted to share a special podcast I made in 2018 that barely anyone ever got a chance to hear.

In another life, I hosted a show called "the Dead Pixels Podcast" with...

"The Twin Peaks of the quarantine era" continues its sophomore season with more mind-bending, self-splitting antics!

Is Helly's outie one of the most despicable villains in the history of the medium? Why can shows like Severance and Twin Peaks tackle controversial material that would seem tasteless in less-skilled hands?

MEANWHILE: The mysterious "Mr. Tuesday" consults the even-more-enigmatic mastermind "JSS" on the shattered destiny of Jonathan Off Road Rules. Will Fox fulfill their vile plan to deliver him The Box at PAX East in Boston?!

Over the course of 30 years, Z-list...

(WARNING: MAJOR SPOILERS FOR DEATH STRANDING 2 AND THE LAST OF US PART 2/SEASON 2)

In an ESPECIALLY SPOILER HEAVY EPISODE of our community podcast Under The Sycamore Trees, Daniel "Shy" Fox takes a thoughtfully-simulated walk through the valley of the shadow of Twin Peaks with Laura Kate Dale, as they discuss secret Lynchian connections in the BRAND NEW Hideo Kojima game Death Stranding 2: On The Beach.

How is Laura capable of masterfully dissecting this hundred-hour journey in mere hours before this recording? And where will she find the strength to keep on keepin' on...

(WARNING: This podcast will SPOIL minor "preview-friendly" details for early parts of Death Stranding 2)

In a very special episode of our community podcast Under The Sycamore Trees, Daniel "Shy" Fox is joined by Laura Kate Dale. In the spirit of true video game journalism, Laura is here with the hottest scoop imaginable: the upcoming Hideo Kojima game Death Stranding 2 is one of the most Lynchian works in modern media.

Is there room in the AAA games space for sad dads who process emotions through methods besides violence? And how will Shy deal with...

What's the opposite of Lynch's Log? GOL S'CHNYL! In this subseries, the FYHOD! gang goes back in time, to look at works that influenced David Lynch, before he transformed pop-culture with Twin Peaks.

As we polish off the mind-bending masterpiece that is Ingrid Bergman's 1966 PERSONA, we ponder the profound power of parasocial personae, and the simple strength of silence. Shy Fox leads Laura Kate Dale and Marcy O to the other side of Bergman's cutting-edge smoke-and-mirror effects, to show them the true joy of viewing a decades-old "modern horror" masterpiece through a uniquely 2025 Lynchian lens.

What's the opposite of Lynch's Log? GOL S'CHNYL! In this subseries, the FYHOD! gang goes back in time, to look at works that influenced David Lynch, before he transformed pop-culture with Twin Peaks.

First on the docket is the 1966 Ingmar Bergman film "Persona", which Shy Fox describes in video game terms as "the 8-bit version of Mulholland Drive". Join in as we explore its incredibly potent, prescient messages about the relationship between film as a medium, its creators, and those who seem to simply observe it.

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In the first installment of our new community podcast "Under The Sycamore Trees", Daniel "Shy" Fox is joined by podcast super-producer Danielo Sanfordalamenti and the mysterious figure known only as Marcy O. These veritable Bookhouse Boys of podcasting take a short break from Lynch talk to chat about the technological wonders of the new Nintendo Switch 2, before surging down the pop-culture powerlines to discuss several haunting developments in Twin Peaks community news.

Does the secret of Mario Kart World's success lie in its ability to seamlessly merge the real with the surreal? And can Natasha Lyonne...

"The Twin Peaks of the quarantine era" returned for its long-awaited second season mere months ago, so Shy Fox called an emergency ORTBO with Allen Ortega and Laura Kate Dale, to plumb the Lynchian depths of Woe's Hollow.

So kick back with a bottle of Ether and find out why your Innie once captured a butterfly.

Featuring a SPECIAL EXPERIENTIAL DANCE MUSICAL featuring the song "Hole Like A Head" by @ALLIEGOERTZ's Doppelgänger Gally Arntz, presented live from a secret dimension known only as "The Smoke And Sugar Lounge".

MEANWHILE, IN THE META...

IN CELEBRATION OF SHY FOX'S #BOSTON DEBUT AT #PAXEAST2025 05/10/25: Mysterious Beings From Another Zone known only as Two Daniels introduce the second in their series of #DavidLynch-themed interviews with MTV Icon Jonathan Off Road Rules AKA "Boston's Favorite Son".

How does Jonathan feel about his inability to live a life of peaceful obscurity, cursed forever by the #Lynchian specter of fame, to meet Hollywood Icons like Chris Evans and Eugene Mirman?

FINALLY: Rumors abound that Jonathan will honor the memory of "The Man Who Was The Bat" by bringing "Val Kilmer's Thanksgiving Rockdown"...

A SPOILER-AGNOSTIC PODCAST FOR NEWCOMERS AND EXPERTS ALIKE!

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The FYHOD Gang wraps up their discussion of David Lynch's debut feature film by pondering how daunting parenthood can be for the neurodivergents. Will Shy Fox's fragile masculinity ever recover from these shattering revelations about the transient nature of manhood?

...probably not! But Laura Kate Dale and Jane Aerith Magnet-Dale will do their darndest to pull him back together!

Over the course of 30 years, Z-list podcaster Shy Fox heard his favorite video games, movies...

The Severed Shy F concludes his discussion of Severance Season 1 with Allen Ortega & Laura Kate Dale. What Lynchian delights await them in this look at one of the greatest season cliffhangers in modern television history?

MEANWHILE, IN THE META MYSTERY: Shy Fox attempts to gain freedom from his imprisonment, by uncovering a hidden security console in the walls of his cell. Will he make like Jonathan, and WORM his way out of this jam?

Over the course of 30 years, Z-list podcaster Shy Fox heard his favorite video games, movies, and television shows constantly com...

A SPOILER-AGNOSTIC PODCAST FOR NEWCOMERS AND EXPERTS ALIKE!

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Lynch's Log leaps back in time to examine David Lynch's original feature- a film that manages to be twistedly labyrinthine and stunningly straightforward all at once. What is the difference between chili peppers and sperm? Is marriage the ultimate trap?

These questions and more will go unanswered in this thrilling look back at this journey through the masculine mind's eye!

Over the course of 30 years, Z-list podcaster Shy Fox heard his favorite video games...

Micro Niche Podcasting department head Shy F continues his innie investigation into how the sensational show Severance is "the Twin Peaks of the quarantine era" with Allen Ortega & Laura Kate Dale.

MEANWHILE, IN THE META MYSTERY: Shy Fox investigates "The Original Chungus" and A Minecraft Movie with Jonathan Off Road Rules! Why are there SO MANY secret references to Jonathan's infamous bunghole in blockbuster multimedia franchises?!

Over the course of 30 years, Z-list podcaster Shy Fox heard his favorite video games, movies, and television shows constantly compared to Twin Peaks, and was always intrigued. The...

In the spirit of springtime foolery, Shy Fox makes an ironclad case for why even Sonic The Hedgehog is EXACTLY like Twin Peaks. Join Raizu Imp, Laura Kate Dale, and Jane Aerith Magnet-Dale for this journey from the cities of the sky to the post-apocalyptic ruins below, in this journey full of brand-new cowboy hats, synthy jams, and lookalikes!

Over the course of 30 years, this Z-list podcaster heard his favorite video games, movies, and television shows constantly compared to this groundbreaking TV phenomenon, and was always intrigued. Then in 2024 he finally watched the show for the...

Join our Podcast Innies for some elective brain surgery, as we investigate how the sensational show Severance is "the Twin Peaks of the quarantine era" with Allen Ortega & Laura Kate Dale.

Featuring a SPECIAL MUSIC DANCE EXPERIENCE from the album "PEELED BACK"  by @ALLIEGOERTZ! Listen till the end of the episode for a special giveaway promotion!

MEANWHILE, IN THE META MYSTERY: Shy Fox reels from the shocking revelation that Jonathan Off Road Rules (or at least his career) may have been DEAD ALL ALONG!!

Over the course of 30 years, Z-list podcas...

A SPOILER-AGNOSTIC PODCAST FOR TWIN PEAKS NEWCOMERS AND EXPERTS ALIKE!

https://www.patreon.com/fixyourheartpod/

This week we explore the film Mullholland Drive with Aysha Farah & Laura Kate Dale to uncover the clues about the seedy underbelly of Hollywood and the dreamlike atmosphere of artifice that it presents.

Over the course of 30 years, this Z-list podcaster heard his favorite video games, movies, and television shows constantly compared to this groundbreaking TV phenomenon, and was always intrigued. Then in 2024 he finally watched the show for the first time, finishing its final...

A SPOILER-AGNOSTIC PODCAST FOR TWIN PEAKS NEWCOMERS AND EXPERTS ALIKE!

https://www.patreon.com/fixyourheartpod/

Did you know that YOU MIGHT LOVE David Lynch's masterpiece television show Twin Peaks, even if you haven't seen it? Shy Fox did, for decades. And it all started with a little Game Boy game called The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening. So he has recruited The JimQuisition's own Conrad Zimmerman and Laura Kate Dale to investigate the true depths of the parallels between these two works of art.

Over the course of 30 years, this...

A SPOILER-AGNOSTIC PODCAST FOR TWIN PEAKS NEWCOMERS AND EXPERTS ALIKE!

https://www.patreon.com/fixyourheartpod/

This week we explore the film Mullholland Drive with Aysha Farah & Laura Kate Dale to uncover the clues about the seedy underbelly of Hollywood and the dreamlike atmosphere of artifice that it presents.

Over the course of 30 years, this Z-list podcaster heard his favorite video games, movies, and television shows constantly compared to this groundbreaking TV phenomenon, and was always intrigued. Then in 2024 he finally watched the show for the first time, finishing its final...

A SPOILER-AGNOSTIC PODCAST FOR TWIN PEAKS NEWCOMERS AND EXPERTS ALIKE!

https://www.patreon.com/fixyourheartpod/

Did you know that YOU MIGHT LOVE David Lynch's masterpiece television show Twin Peaks, even if you haven't seen it? Shy Fox did, for decades. And it all started with a little Game Boy game called The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening. So he has recruited The JimQuisition's own Conrad Zimmerman and Laura Kate Dale to investigate the true depths of the parallels between these two works of art.

Over the course of 30 years, this...

A SPOILER-AGNOSTIC PODCAST FOR TWIN PEAKS NEWCOMERS AND EXPERTS ALIKE!

https://www.patreon.com/fixyourheartpod/

Did you know that you love David Lynch's masterpiece television show Twin Peaks, even if you haven't seen it? Shy Fox did, for decades.

Over the course of 30 years, this Z-list podcaster heard his favorite video games, movies, and television shows constantly compared to this groundbreaking TV phenomenon, and was always intrigued. Then in 2024 he finally watched the show for the first time, finishing its final season just in time to join the world in mourning...