That’s Not Fair: A Queer Twilight Zone Podcast
Hello, travelers of the Fifth Dimension. Join Vieno and Eeri as they venture on through the Twilight Zone. With them, they have their English degrees and a distinct sense that isn’t at all fair. Once each fortnight they come together and lace this classic piece of science fiction with just a little bit more queerness. So, join us on evry second Thursday on our journey... Through the Twilight Zone.
Episodes
Thursday May 23, 2024
16 - The Trumpet Chaser
Thursday May 23, 2024
Thursday May 23, 2024
Chasing love and tooting your horn
In episode 16, Eeri talks about the Twilight Zone episode 31 "The Chaser", where a man gets all that he ever wanted. We talk about how men don't know what they want and how they get what they get.
Vieno, on the other hand, talks about episode 32 "A Passage for Trumpet", where a man finds the music again. We take another trip down memory lane and talk about what kind of second chances The Twilight Zone has given people.
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Thursday May 16, 2024
15 - A Stop at a Nightmare
Thursday May 16, 2024
Thursday May 16, 2024
In episode 15, Eeri talks about the Twilight Zone episode 29 "Nightmare as a Child", where we have the first creepy child of the series! And we upgrade the "would you prefer to meet a man or a bear in the woods?" question as we talk about childhood trauma.
Vieno, on the other hand, talks about episode 30 "A Stop at Willoughby", where a man can't push push push no more. We have a little trip down memory lane and talk about the other episodes with similar stories this season.
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Thursday May 09, 2024
14 - A Big Tall Place to Visit
Thursday May 09, 2024
Thursday May 09, 2024
In episode 14, Eeri talks about the Twilight Zone episode 27 "The Big Tall Wish", where a child makes a wish. And an adult promptly crushes it.
Vieno, on the other hand, talks about episode 28 "A Nice Place to Visit", where a man gets everything he wants and hates it. We then discuss how you too can make Hell a nice place to visit.
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Thursday May 02, 2024
13 - Executions Are Alike All Over
Thursday May 02, 2024
Thursday May 02, 2024
In episode 13, Vieno talks about the Twilight Zone episode 25 "People Are Alike All Over", where meets some rather friendly Martians. He makes some very glaring assumptions and we talk about those a bit.
Eeri, on the other hand, talks about episode 26 "Execution", where we meet the world's first time traveller. We do a resisting reading and ask some sympathy for a devil.
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Thursday Apr 25, 2024
12 - Long Live Difference
Thursday Apr 25, 2024
Thursday Apr 25, 2024
In episode 12, Vieno talks about the Twilight Zone episode 23 "A World of Difference", where a man is not quite sure who he is. We discuss what even is real in this episode, if anything.
Eeri, on the other hand, talks about episode 24 "Long Live Walter Jameson", where a man just can't manage to die. We discuss monster "loving", our favourite subject, but Eeri shows why we don't want to touch Walter, even though he might be a monster.
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Thursday Apr 18, 2024
11 - Mirror Monsters
Thursday Apr 18, 2024
Thursday Apr 18, 2024
This time we're queer reading, LIKE A COMMUNIST!
In episode 11, Vieno talks about the Twilight Zone episode 21 "Mirror Image", where a woman find a bit too many of herself in the mirror. Vieno, naturally, turns this into a queer story.
Eeri, on the other hand, talks about episode 22 "The Monsters are Due on Maple Street", where everyone is a secret com- I mean, alien. Mccarthyism makes an appearance as does discussion of modern politics.
TW: discussion of modern day transphobia and politics surrounding that.
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Thursday Apr 11, 2024
10 - The Purple Elegy
Thursday Apr 11, 2024
Thursday Apr 11, 2024
In episode 10, Vieno talks about the Twilight Zone episode 19 "The Purple Testament", where war, war never changes. We also talk about how futile war is!
Eeri, on the other hand, talks about episode 20 "Elegy", where a group of astronauts discovers a curious ensemble. We discuss the afterlife and what people hope from their life after this one. And Eeri has just about found what breaks his camel's back.
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Thursday Apr 04, 2024
9 - Flight Fever
Thursday Apr 04, 2024
Thursday Apr 04, 2024
In episode 9, Vieno talks about the Twilight Zone episode 17 "The Fever", where a man meets his match in a slot machine. As is to be expected, Vieno tells us some sad stories from their past.
Eeri, on the other hand talks about, episode 18 "The Last Flight", where a British flying ace from the Great War sets down at an American airfield in 1960. We discuss how science fiction makes the military industrial complex a bit more fantastical than it really is. As a bonus, Eeri reveals what he licks at the second hand store.
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That's Not Fair!
But few things are in the Twilight Zone.
But two queers brave it nevertheless: Vieno and Eeri are journying through the whole franchise, their English degrees in tow. So, join as these two watch classic episodes for the first time and go "oooh, that's what I've seen references to for the past few decades" over and over again.
So, subscribe and join them each Thursday...
In the Twilight Zone....