Inside the Box: The TV History Podcast

Inside the Box: The TV History Podcast


Episode 109: David J. Brokaw, The Twilight Zone – The Monsters on Maple Street

October 10, 2024

This week join Jonathan and Steve in conversation with fellow academic, David Brokaw to discuss his new book, Monsters on Maple Street: The Twilight Zone and the Postwar American Dream. We discuss the false dichotomy between "good writing" and "bad television" during the 1950s, the psychology of advertising within 1950s culture, the effect Rod Serling's service during World War II had on his later writing, and where Twilight Zone-style social commentary can and can't be found today.