(content warning: probably best not to eat food in and around the reading of this.)
The concept of this old NY Neo-Futurist play was simple: optimist vs pessimist. Literally, we have the half-full/half-empty back-and-forth right in the middle of it. As a rhetorical debate, this isn't terrib...
2020-05-22 20:04:44 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi everyone,
We wanted to give you an update on some changes that we’ll be seeing that may affect some of your pledges. Due to new laws passing in several countries and US states, Patreon will be required to start charging sales tax on some pledges starting July 1st<...
2020-05-21 17:50:12 +0000 UTC View Post
Join Joseph Fink and special guest Mal Blum as they exchange writing and poetry both new and old, and also, you know, just chat and stuff.
Wed May 20 at 6pm eastern.
2020-05-20 19:27:43 +0000 UTC View PostJoin Joseph Fink and special guest Mal Blum as they exchange writing and poetry both new and old, and also, you know, just chat and stuff.
Wed May 20 at 6pm eastern. Video link to follow this afternoon.
2020-05-20 15:37:04 +0000 UTC
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Stream begins here at 7pm ET on Tues May 19.
Jeffrey Cranor had never seen Alfred Hitchcok's Psycho, because he's a baby about horror movies. Cecil Baldwin is helping to correct this. Join Jeffrey & Cecil as they talk about this classic o...
2020-05-19 14:23:15 +0000 UTC View PostAs part of your rewards, please stop by the Welcome to Night Vale merchandise store at https://topatoco.com/collections/wtnv to receive a 10% discount off of your purchase.
The discount code is BLUEBIRD. ...
This episode is by regular Night Vale guest writer, Brie Williams. We love working with Brie. She's nice, her prose sings, and she responds well to edits and suggestions. That's a magic combination in a writer.
I especially love her ability to tell poetic stories in banal forms. One of her ...
2020-05-15 17:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
For the first time ever, the Sheriff's Secret Police has made their blotter public.
Guest writer: Brie Williams
Weather: “Best Friends” by Curtains:
https://curtains.bandcamp.com/
If you can, please s...
2020-05-15 04:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Joseph Fink and I first met in Spring of 2009, when he was called back for auditions for the theater company the New York Neo-Futurists – a group I had been a member of since 2006. After a weekend-long callback workshop, he was not one of the ones selected to join the ensembl...
2020-05-14 15:27:54 +0000 UTC View Post
Jeffrey Cranor and Cecil Baldwin continue their horror films talk with the 1920 classic The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. Is it scary? It's in black and white, how scary can it be? For Cranor, probably a lot.
Stream starts at 7pm ET
2020-05-12 21:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostJeffrey Cranor and Cecil Baldwin continue their horror films talk with the 1920 classic The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. Is it scary? It's in black and white, how scary can it be? For Cranor, probably a lot.
Welcome to "Before They Were Night Vale", our new 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.
Warning: This pi...
2020-05-07 15:22:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Join Night Vale creator Joseph Fink and Night Vale live emcee and voice of the credits Meg Bashwiner on a very special Quarantine Variety Show in which they give you a tour of their vast collection of artwork made by Night Vale fans, as well as various other souvenirs and interesting artifacts fr...
2020-05-06 19:58:18 +0000 UTC View PostJoin Night Vale creator Joseph Fink and Night Vale live emcee and voice of the credits Meg Bashwiner on a very special Quarantine Variety Show in which they give you a tour of their vast collection of Night Vale fan-made art. Tonight, at 6pm eastern.
2020-05-06 16:43:58 +0000 UTC
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(as always Directors Notes may contain spoilers)
I wrote this 5-episode series back in January and February, wanting to get it all wrapped up before our live show tours began in early March. Obviously that fell apart, because of [waves hands about to indicate ALL THE THINGS]… wel...
2020-05-01 17:07:10 +0000 UTC View Post(as always Directors Notes may contain spoilers)
In the mid ‘00s, I worked at Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival in the Berkshires. I was Manager of Individual Giving, meaning I solicited donations and fulfilled benefits for members, things like early ticket sales, post-performance ...
2020-05-01 16:43:41 +0000 UTC View PostWelcome to "Before They Were Night Vale", our new 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:...
2020-05-01 16:17:41 +0000 UTC View Post
The pilot has arrived, and so have his passengers. (Part 5 of 5)
Weather: “The Stolen Century” by Ellen Beizer:
http://ellenclairebeizer.com/
If you can, please support our Patreon:
2020-05-01 04:00:00 +0000 UTC
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Stream starts at 7pm ET
Night Vale writer (Jeffrey Cranor) and narrator (Cecil Baldwin) talk horror movies. This week: the 2018 remake of Suspiria. Leave questions and comments for Cecil & Jeffrey below.
2020-04-24 21:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Stream starts Wed Apr 22 @ 6pm PT / 9pm ET
Night Vale co-creator Jeffrey Cranor grills actor Hal Lublin (voice of Steve Carlsberg) on how awful it must be to be a sports fan from Philadelphia.
You absolutely don't need to be a sports...
2020-04-22 22:01:44 +0000 UTC View PostNight Vale writer Jeffrey Cranor and voice of Night Vale Cecil Baldwin review the remake of the cult horror classic Suspiria (2018). This is the second in a series of horror film reviews between a horror expert/fan (Cecil) and a squeamish horror novice (Jeffrey)....
2020-04-22 17:32:40 +0000 UTC View PostWednesday, April 22 at 6pm PT / 9pm ET
Night Vale co-creator Jeffrey Cranor and Night Vale voice actor Hal Lublin talk about how awful it must be to be a sports fan from Philadelphia.
(Streaming link to follow in separate post.) 2020-04-21 23:59:49 +0000 UTC View Post
Welcome to "Before They Were Night Vale", our new 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.
Today we start with one of ...
2020-04-21 21:37:52 +0000 UTC View PostThere has been a rush of new patrons after our recent message asking for your support. And we are so, so grateful. We have been making this show for almost 8 years, but we don't frequently get to interact with any of you directly. It's the nature of podcasting. We make a thing, throw it out into ...
2020-04-16 23:39:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey y'all! Joseph and I have answered your questions about Cecil's last name, getting published, inclusive language, and conflicts during collaboration (or lack thereof).
If you have questions for future behind the scenes bonus episodes, leave them below.
-jc
2020-04-16 21:50:34 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey y'all! Joseph and I have answered your questions about Cecil's last name, getting published, inclusive language, and conflicts during collaboration (or lack thereof).
If you have questions for future behind the scenes bonus episodes, leave them below.
-jc
The passengers have been found, or rather, they have found us. (Part 4 of 5)
Weather: “A Prayer for the Sane” by Danny Schmidt
http://dannyschmidt.com
Rescheduled tour dates for 2020:
2020-04-15 16:02:39 +0000 UTC
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Well we're back with another Quarantine Variety Show to entertain all of us in our houses and our witching caves.
This one is a very special episode of NVQVS: We'll have singer/songwriters Carrie Elkin and Danny Schmidt on the show with Night Vale co-creator Joseph Fink. They'll be chatting...
2020-04-14 20:15:09 +0000 UTC View PostLive Stream airs Tuesday April 14 at 6pm ET (separate post with streaming link to follow day-of)
Well we're back with another Quarantine Variety Show to entertain all of us in our houses and our witching caves.
This one is a very special episode o...
2020-04-13 20:14:26 +0000 UTC View PostHey there, Patreon! Jeffrey Cranor here. We're putting together another bonus episode for June, so if you have questions you want one of the characters in Night Vale to answer, post them here. Can't wait to write the responses!
-jc
2020-04-07 20:46:21 +0000 UTC View Post