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Episode 212 - The Campus Illustration

A new campus is being built in Night Vale.

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212 - The Campus

A new campus is being built in Night Vale.

The voice of Janet Lubelle is Janet Varney.

The voice of Carlos is Dylan Marron.

Weather: “Simple Things” by hotplug 2022-08-15 04:00:20 +0000 UTC View Post

TONIGHT: Hangout w/Joseph & Jeffrey: Mon Aug 15 @ 7pm ET

Howdy, y'all! It's been too long! Come hang out with Jeffrey & Joseph this Monday night August 15 @ 7pm ET.  Let's get together than and talk about cornfield horror movies...

Poems written by a dictionary

A couple years before writing the first words of the first episode of Night Vale, I had an idea for a series of poems written by the dictionary. I would take a single word and then do my best to fo...

Director's Notes: 211 - Howl

The writer of this episode, Brie Williams, wrote me to ask if I knew the beat poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti. I did not. She referred me to his poem "Dog" (2022-08-02 14:52:44 +0000 UTC View Post

Episode 211 - Howl Illustration

Barks Ennui, cartoon spokesdog for the Sheriff's Secret Police, has been committed.

Listen 2022-08-01 14:45:48 +0000 UTC View Post

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211 - Howl

Barks Ennui, cartoon spokesdog for the Sheriff's Secret Police, has been committed.

This episode was written with Brie Williams.

The voice of Deb is Meg Bashwiner.

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Caring for and Using Your New Car (erotica edition)

(heads up: filthy filthy sex language below) 

One of the most fun things I've ever done as a writer is Shipwreck, an erotic fanfiction competition produced by The Booksmith in San Franci...

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Bonus Episode: The Dotted Lines Podcast

Your host, Steve Carlsberg, gets to the bottom of Night Vale's lies. Today's episode: the Whispering Forest.

The voice of Steve Carlsberg is Hal Lublin.

Music: Disparition 2022-06-27 15:26:42 +0000 UTC View Post

Bonus Episode: The Dotted Lines Podcast

Your host, Steve Carlsberg, gets to the bottom of Night Vale's lies. Today's episode: the Whispering Forest.

The voice of Steve Carlsberg is Hal Lublin.

Music: Disparition 2022-06-27 13:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post

Director's Notes: Episode 210 - Ten Years Later

March 4, 2012
From: Joseph Fink
To: Jeffrey Cranor

Here's a test episode.

Let me know your thoughts and if you want to start making these. I was thinking of a...

Episode #210 Ten Years Later Illustration

It has been ten years since the first episode. Ten years since the arrival of Night Vale's most beautif...

210 - Ten Years Later

It has been ten years since the first episode. Ten years since the arrival of Night Vale's most beautiful person: Carlos.

The voice of Carlos is Dylan Marron.

Weather: “Ten Years Late...

Director's Notes - Ep 209: The Black Coat

I was a Religious Studies major in college. Well, I was originally an Anthropology/Religious Studies major, but I dropped Anthropology after I learned how much hard science was involved.

Reli...

Episode 209 - The Black Coat Illustration

The Distant Prince wears a golden coat and has always existed.

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209 - The Black Coat

The Distant Prince wears a golden coat and has always existed.

Weather: “Ultimatum” by Elle PF https://ellepfmusic.ba...

Director's Notes: 208 - Cecil in The Big City

When Joseph and I write the podcast scripts, we tend to do so on our own. There’s communication, of course, about what we’re writing. Sometimes we chat back and forth to try to refine some idea...

Episode 208 - Cecil in The Big City Illustration

A vacation to The Big City. Plus, listener questions, breaking financial news, and an emergency press c...

208 - Cecil in The Big City

A vacation to The Big City. Plus, listener questions, breaking financial news, and an emergency press conference.

Weather: “Black Car” by Penfriend 2022-05-15 04:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post

Director's Notes: 207 - LOST: CAT

I have three cats: Barry, Carol, and Reba. They're very different kids. Carol is the spoiled indoor-kid. Reba is a feral rescue and tends to be the elusive, quiet goth. And Barry, is something else...

Episode 207 - Lost Cat Illustration

Lost: cat. Last seen hovering 4 feet off the ground in the radio station bathroom. Reward if found.

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207 - LOST: CAT

Lost: cat. Last seen hovering 4 feet off the ground in the radio station bathroom. Reward if found.

Weather: “Stockpiled Guns & TV Dinners” by Mal Blum 2022-05-01 04:00:46 +0000 UTC View Post

Weather that never was: Erin McKeown

Hey, Joseph Fink here. After all these years, I thought it might be fun to share with our patrons some of the weather songs that never were. These are songs that I wanted to feature on the show, bu...

Director's Notes - Episode 206 "The Great Librarian of the Western Sands

This episode is a riff on Moby Dick obviously. I’ve never read Moby Dick, but statistically, you haven’t either. Still we know the main signifiers: the first line, the premise, “from hell’s...

TONIGHT: Hangout w/Joseph & Jeffrey: Wed May 4 @ 6pm ET

Howdy, y'all! Tonight's the night! (or this afternoon's the night! or whatever time it is wherever you are, THAT'S the night!) Come hang out with Jeffrey & Joseph. 

Wednesday...