Episode 194 - The Nearly Infinite Lives of Frank Chen Illustration
Frank Chen is here. Frank Chen is here. Frank Chen is here...
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194 - The Nearly Infinite Lives of Frank Chen
Frank Chen is here. Frank Chen is here. Frank Chen is here...
Weather: “Dressful of Dreams” by The Bipeds http://www.thebipedsdance.com/
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Director's Notes: 194 - The Nearly Infinite Lives of Frank Chen
Hello again from the past,
Once again I wrote both this episode and this director’s note back in late May, before going on paternity leave. So hello from a time when the plants were shooting up green, when the days swung wildly from 80 degrees and sunny to 50 degrees and rain, and the who...
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Welcome to "Before They Were Night Vale", our feature in which Night Vale creators Jeffrey and Joseph share writing from before their Welcome to Night Vale collaboration, along with commentary. Come explore their early writing, both good and bad.
Not technically before Nig...
2021-09-08 20:49:26 +0000 UTC View PostDirectors Notes: 193 - Team Having Fun
One of my favorite theater adages - I don't remember which playwright said it. I think it was Bertolt Brecht? - is "The most interesting thing a character can do on stage is tie their shoes."
Of course, it's not that interesting to tie one's shoes. It's mundane. It's visually small. It's so...
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We’re not here to tell you what you’re doing wrong. We’re here to tell you what you could be doing right.
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We’re not here to tell you what you’re doing wrong. We’re here to tell you what you could be doing right.
Weather: “All This Time” by Ellis https://ellissongs.bandcamp.com/
Transcript available at 2021-09-01 04:00:38 +0000 UTC View Post
Before They Were Night Vale: Stage Direction Poems
Welcome to "Before They Were Night Vale", our feature in which Night Vale creators Jeffrey and Joseph share writing from before their Welcome to Night Vale collaboration, along with commentary. Come explore their early writing, both good and bad.
When I first moved to New York, I q...
2021-08-26 15:57:53 +0000 UTC View PostHangout w Joseph & Jeffrey Tonight Aug 31 @ 6pm ET
hey friends! happy late summer! let's hang out again. it's short notice, but how about Tuesday? (it's been too long.)
we'll be on zoom at 6pm ET on Tuesday August 31 and talk to you about night vale or tv shows or cats or anything really.
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2021-08-25 16:53:26 +0000 UTC View PostDirectors Notes: 192 - It Doesn't Hold Up
My wife, Jillian Sweeney, is a choreographer, and when we lived in NY, we collaboratively created 3 different contemporary dance pieces. One of those, way back in 2009, was called This could be it. Our initial idea came from Jillian describing an out of body experience she had in childho...
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Episode 192 - It Doesn't Hold Up Illustration
Who is that man on the television?
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192 - It Doesn't Hold Up
Sometimes our favorite old films don’t stand the test of time.
Weather: “Pocket Scheme“ by Brook Pridemore, https://brookpridemore.bandcamp.com
Transcript available at 2021-08-15 04:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Before They Were Night Vale: sketch
Back in 2008, I was riding the 1-train from Times Sq to Houston St, on my way to work. An older man sat next to me and immediately started sketching on a large pad. I glance down and saw that he was sketching me. It didn’t look immediately like me, but I knew what he was doing. As the figure to...
2021-08-06 16:04:46 +0000 UTC View PostEpisode 191 - The Many, Many Lives of Frank Chen Illustration
Frank Chen has been found alive and returned to his family exactly as he was the day he died.
Listen here.
Il...
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2021-08-01 14:00:00 +0000 UTC View PostDirector's Notes: 191 - The Many, Many Lives of Frank Chen
Hello from the past,
Specifically I am writing this in late May, before my daughter is born and I go on paternity leave. I’m trying to get everything squared away, and so am scheduling this director's note from 2 and half months ago. It is fine back here. The sun is out and everything is ...
2021-08-01 04:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post191 - The Many, Many Lives of Frank Chen
Frank Chen has been found alive and returned to his family exactly as he was the day he died.
Weather: “Zoology“ by Funkrust Brass Band, http://funkrust.com
Transcript available at 2021-08-01 04:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Excerpt - The Halloween Moon by Joseph Fink
From New York Times bestselling author Joseph Fink (and creator of Welcome to Night Vale and Alice Isn’t Dead) comes a wickedly fun middle grade novel about a Halloween-obsessed girl named Esther Gold, who goes out trick-or-treating for one last year, only to find her...
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Here's what happened at the Smithwick house.
Weather: "You Cannot" by Erin McKeown erinmckeown.com
2022 US TOUR DATES ANNOUNCED! March 27 - June 24, we’ll be all over America with “The Haunting of Night Vale” Ti...
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2021-07-14 14:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostThe Haunting of Night Vale in Pittsburgh, PA
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We are so happy to announce our live show dates for New Orleans (3/31/22), Durham, (3/29/22), Columbus, (6/22/22) and Pittsburgh, (6/23/22)! Join us for our 2021-07-06 21:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
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2021-07-01 14:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post101 - Guidelines for Disposal (R)
Mandatory Annual Spring Cleaning Day is coming. Here are the guidelines for the new municipal landfill facility. (This episode originally posted Feb 1, 2017)
This episode was co-written with Brie Williams.
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Before They Were Night Vale: Bodega Cat
Welcome to "Before They Were Night Vale", our feature in which Night Vale creators Jeffrey and Joseph share writing from before their Welcome to Night Vale collaboration, along with commentary. Come explore their early writing, both good and bad
In July of 2019, New York City exper...
2021-06-23 15:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostLIVE HANG OUT: Wed June 16 @ 6pm ET
(sorry, i put the 15th in the original post. it's definitely the 16th) -jc
Hey friends, join Jeffrey & Joseph (and frequent guest writer for Night Vale, Brie Williams!) tonight right here. We'll chat about podcasts, and summer weather, and cats, and whatever else you want to ta...
2021-06-15 23:13:19 +0000 UTC View PostPatreon Member Pre-Sale
We are so happy to announce that the Night Vale live show will finally live again! Join us for our 2022 live t...
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