Show Notes
Mark Frost joins me this week to discuss the historical figures and events in “The Secret History of Twin Peaks” and his upcoming novel “The Yankee Sphinx: An FDR Novel”. We discuss his passion for American History and how he implemented Secret Societies, the Corps of Discovery, the Nez Perce, Jack Parsons and UFOs into the Twin Peaks mythos.
“The Yankee Sphinx: An FDR Novel” Pre-Order (available on May 5th, 2026): https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250876898/theyankeesphinx/
Mark Frost & Harley Peyton at Elliott Book Bay on May 6th (Seattle, WA): https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mark-frost-w-harley-peyton-the-yankee-sphinx-tickets-1986483705237
Mark Frost at Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute on May 7th (West Hollywood, CA): https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mark-frost-discusses-and-signs-the-yankee-sphinx-an-fdr-novel-tickets-1983583464539
Mark Frost at FDR Library on May 13th (Hyde Park, NY): https://www.fdrlibrary.org/events-calendar
Mark Frost Signing on May 14th (Brooklyn, NY): https://stores.barnesandnoble.com/event/9780062204122-0
Mark Frost at Harvard Bookstore on May 15th (Cambridge, MA): https://www.harvard.com/event/mark-frost
Mark Frost on Social Media: https://bsky.app/profile/markfrost.bsky.social https://x.com/mfrost11
Intro & Outro Music: “Just You” by Luca De Paoli
“My Prayer” by Agent Ivy
“Motel” Written & Performed by Johnny Jewel Courtesy of Italians Do It Better
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