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175 - The October Monologues

It is October, and, once again, something is different.

The voice of The Faceless Old Woman is Mara Wilson.

The voice of Michelle Nguyen is Kate Jones.

The voice of Steve Carlsberg is Hal Lublin.

Weather: It varies, depending on where you are and when.

Livestream of ...

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Before They Were Night Vale: First Sentences

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.  

The first piece that Jeffrey...

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Director's Notes: 174 - Radio Jupiter

Here in Upstate New York, the season of having coffee on my porch in the mornings is slowly coming to a close, as the weather gets crisper and the winds start to kick up off the Catskills. I love having coffee on my porch, because it means watching the local wildlife. Sometimes a chipmunk will ru...

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174 - Radio Jupiter

There appears to be some interference in our transmission. Please standby.

Weather: “The Faded Red and Blue” by David Berkeley http://davidberkeley.com/

Livestream of THE SANDSTORM on September 24: 2020-09-15 04:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post

Before They Were Night Vale: God can help you with anything

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.  

 

(NOTE: Belo...

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Hang out with us on Friday 9/4 @ 4pm ET

Joseph and I will be back on Zoom this Friday at 4:00 PM ET. And we'd love for you to join us. 

We'll talk Night Vale, good things we're watching/reading, tell some stories and take your questions live. Just hop on into the zoom chat with us. The hang out is open to all Patreon members...

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Director's Notes: 173 - The Hundred Year Play

I was brushing my teeth when I had the idea for a novel. What about the story of a play that is designed to be exactly a hundred years long? I liked the idea, but also I have way too many projects going at any one time. I knew, even as I had the idea, that I would never have the time to write a n...

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Merchandise Discount Code for September

Hi Everyone,

Looking to buy some Night Vale merchandise?  Don't forget to use the discount code DARKOWL for 10% off.  This code will be good for the month of September.  Our shipment of face masks should be in soon, along with a brand new design!  In the mean time, check...

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173 - The Hundred Year Play

After a century of continuous performance, the Hundred Year Play is nearing its final scene.

Weather: “Shallow Eyes” by Brad Bensko https://www.bradbenskomusic.com/

Livestream of THE SANDSTORM on September 24...

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Before They Were Night Vale: On Triumph

 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 2011, my father die...

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Before They Were Night Vale: biscuits and wistfulness

Joseph usually picks the weather for Night Vale episodes. I don’t know music that well, so I trust his judgment. And in the first dozen or so episodes, I discovered a lot of great artists through his weather entries: Anais Mitchell, Dan Bern, Adam Green, The Tiny, Jason Webley, to name a few. View Post

Pledging in Euros (€), British Pounds (£) or U.S. Dollars ($)

  

Hi Everyone,

We wanted to share some good news. Everyone in the UK, EU and U.S. can now pledge our Patreon in their local currency of Euros (€), British Pounds (£) or U.S. Dollars ($). This will help prevent you paying extra conversion fees from your bank or card when ...

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Director's Notes: Return of the Obelisk

(as always, Director's Notes contain spoilers)

Levity and Gravity.

I talk about those two things a lot when I talk about my own writing. Last episode (171 - Go to the Mirror?) we steered back toward horror with the things Cecil Palmer saw in the mirror. The episode was dark, ...

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Hang out with us this Wed at 6pm ET

Hey, Joseph and I will be on Zoom this Wednesday, August 19th at 6:00 PM ET. And we'd love for you to join us. 

We'll talk Night Vale, good things we're watching/reading, tell some stories and take your questions live. Just hop on into the zoom chat with us. The hang out is open to all...

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172 - Return of the Obelisk

The obelisk is back, and it will answer one question, and one question only.

Weather: “Pros and Cons” by Sugar & the Mint https://www.sugarandthemint.com/

Livestream of THE LIBRARIAN on Aug 20: 2020-08-15 04:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post

Before They Were Night Vale #9: An annotated to-do list from 2007

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.  

Looking through my old writi...

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August Discount Code

Hi Everyone!  

Happy August - we hope you are enjoying the Summer.  We are very excited about some fantastic new merchandise designs we will be rolling out over the next few months.  Check out our current merchandise offerings, including our brand new messenger bag, at  ...

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Director's Notes: 171 - Go to the Mirror?

(as always, Director's Notes contain spoilers)

Is it possible to write an entire Night Vale episode, using only questions? Is it possible to write Director's Notes for that episode using the same device? 

Yes and yes. Although, we're only going to attempt the former. 

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171 - Go to the Mirror?

Have you ever looked at yourself? Truly looked at yourself?

Weather: “Flower Lane” by Funbearable https://funbearable.bandcamp.com/

Livestream of THE LIBRARIAN on Aug 20: 2020-08-01 04:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post

Before They Were Night Vale #8: An essay on fear

 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.  

JOSEPH: Back in 2014, ...

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Quarantine Variety Show #15: Paul Bae, July 2

Night Vale's Jeffrey Cranor and The Black Tapes' Paul Bae talk about podcasts, comedy, and tell some scary stories.  

Live stream starts on July 2 @ 6pm ET / 3pm PT. 

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Before They Were Night Vale #7: Bichon Frise

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. 

JEFFREY: I wrote this in my f...

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Director's Notes: 170 - To the Family and Friends

Before I start, I just want to flag that we are doing a live streamed performance of our fan favorite live show “Condos”. This will be the first time we’ve performed this script since 2013. It will feature Cecil Baldwin, Meg Bashwiner, Dylan Marron, Symphony Sanders, and Mara Wilson, and it...

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170 - To the Family and Friends

To the family and friends of Intern Victor, we extend our condolences

Weather: “A List for Spring” by Joseph Fink https://josephfink.bandcamp.com/

Black Lives Matter. Donate where you can to support social ju...

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Director's Notes: 169 - The Whittler

(as always, Director's Notes may contain spoilers)

I've mentioned before that we don't lean too heavily into commentary on current events in Welcome to Night Vale. We do lean into satire and subversion at times. The whole missing Delta flight storyline (eps 162-163, 165-167) revolved around...

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(transcript) Episode 120: "All Smiles' Eve"

KEVIN: How do I love thee? Let me count your teeth. Happy All Smiles' Eve, Desert Bluffs! 

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KEVIN: Hi listeners, it's Kevin.

LAUREN: And Lauren! 

KEVIN: We hope you're all having the smilingest All Smiles' Eve you could have ever wished for. 

LAUREN: Des...

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(transcript) Episode 119: "eGemony, Part 3"

(co-written with Glen David Gold)

The captain has turned off the seatbelt signs, and has turned on the ceaseless anxiety signs. Feel free to brood about the cabin. Welcome to Night Vale.

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Welcome, listeners. We have a new new sponsor. Our show is now [DUBIOUS] sp...

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(transcript) Episode 118: "eGemony, Part 2"

Time is irrelevant and imaginary, and yet somehow it seems we are out of it. Welcome to Night Vale

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Listeners, I have just returned from an odyssey. As you know, a case of Canadian Club whiskey was hidden in Night Vale over forty years ago as part of a contest, and now eGemony, eGemony,...

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(transcript) Episode 117: "eGemony, Part 1"

(co-written with Glen David Gold)

CECIL The suffocation of the ego, the eternal silence of the void, faceless, yet screaming, and now serving orange wine on tap. Welcome to Night Vale.

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Listeners, we have a new sponsor. Our show is brought to you by...money. 

W...

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(transcript) Episode 116: "Council Member Flynn, Part 3"

Good hidden recording devices make good neighbors. Welcome to Night Vale

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Council Member Tamika Flynn announced today that she's pretty comfortable doing this whole City Council thing now that Night Vale is completely crime free. She announced this standing atop an onyx pyramid waving a...

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