Rod Serling and "The Twilight Zone": The Story of a Television Prophet
Our American Stories
iHeartPodcasts
4.6 • 817 Ratings
🗓️ 4 February 2025
⏱️ 43 minutes
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On this episode of Our American Stories, Rod Serling was the most prestigious writer in American television. As creator, host, and primary writer for The Twilight Zone, Serling became something more: an American icon. Here to tell the story is Nick Parisi, author of Rod Serling: His Life, Work, and Imagination.
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