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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/

Transcript available at http://welcometonightvale.com/transcripts

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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 whole promise of summer still lay ahead of us. I’m doing pretty well today. How are you? Please send ...

Before They Were Night Vale: Chapter 6 - MOUTH

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 Night Vale, since this premiered in June 2013, but my wife, choreographer Jillian Sweeney, and I had st...

Directors 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 something you do while on your way to do something else.

The point to me was never about shoe-ty...

193 - Team Having Fun Illustration

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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193 - Team Having Fun

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 http://welcometonightvale.c...

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 quickly fell in with the downtown experimental theater scene. It was a great scene for learning how t...

Hangout 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.

see you soon!

ZOOM LINK (waiting room in effect till 6pm ET start)
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Directors 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 childhood. 

The actual out-of-body story is pretty mundane, on its surface (she just found herse...

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Episode 192 - It Doesn't Hold Up Illustration

Who is that man on the television?

Illustration by Jessica Hayworth. Want it as a Print? Buy it here.

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 http://welcometonightvale.com/transcripts

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 took shape, I could see that he was drawing a human in profile. He was also glancing up a lot to look ...

Episode 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. 

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Illustration by Jessica Hayworth<...

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Director'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 finally bursting green. I took a bike ride and then reported all the animals I saw on my bike ride t...

191 - 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 http://welcometonightvale.com/transcripts

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 town under the thrall of a mysterious presence.

BOOK LAUNCH: July 27 @ 8pm ET with author Jos...

105 - What Happened at the Smithwick House (R)

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” Tickets on sale now! http://wel...

The Haunting of Night Vale - Pittsburgh Patreon Pre-Sale Starts Tomorrow (7/15)

The Pittsburgh, PA Patreon Member Pre-Sale for The Haunting of Night Vale starts tomorrow, Wednesday, July 15th at 10 AM EST for Weird Scout members and higher.  The general on-sale begins on Friday, July 16th at 10 AM EST.  

Don't forget, the code to access the pre-sale is HAUNTED. &n...

The Haunting of Night Vale in Pittsburgh, PA

The on-sale for our live show in Pittsburgh, PA on 6/23/22 is postponed. New Patreon pre-sale and general on-sale dates will be announced soon. For a full list of our '22 Tour: www.welcometonightvale.com/live

Patreon Pre-Sale Code

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 2022 live tour The Haunting of Night Vale!  The Patreo...

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101 - 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.

Weather: "Letters" by Lera Lynn. leralynn.com

2022 US TOUR DATES ANNOUNCED! March 27 - June 24, we’ll be all o...

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 experienced a three hour blackout. In most places, a three hour blackout is a minor annoyance, but of cou...

LIVE 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 talk about. Wednesday, June 16 @ 6pm ET

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