Listener discretion is advised: This episode contains frank discussions of sexual assault, child abuse, drug use, animal deaths, and murder. Plus, major spoilers for Twin Peaks, The Return, and Fire Walk with Me. In honor of the passing of David Lynch, as well as the anniversary of Laura Palmer’s death, join Margaret and Katie as they discuss The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer, written by the creator’s daughter, Jennifer Lynch. It was published in 1990, between the first and second seasons of the show’s original run on ABC. The former being the season that Laura’s killer was finally revealed (notably against Lynch and co-creator Mark Frost’s better judgement). Jennifer Lynch’s telling of the last days of Laura’s life is heartbreaking and illuminating. Although true Twin Peaks centrists may be able to put the pieces together by the end, her killer is not explicitly named in her diary, leaving it as just one more piece of a much larger puzzle within the world of Twin Peaks.Plus, the sisters reveal their book club pick(s) for March!

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