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Hate, in its purest form, is not only terribly destructive, but completely misleading. Like alcohol or other drug, hate stays in the system for a while. It takes some time to flush it out, and you can only really do that if you stop consuming it. All the while it deeply alters your perception of reality.
That bein...
2019-10-01 18:51:05 +0000 UTC View Post
More arrests are made in the bank robbery investigation.
The voice of Carlos is Dylan Marron.
The voice of Steve Carlsberg is Hal Lublin.
Weather: “Good Luck with That” by Fathom All the Animals
https://fathomalltheanimals.com
New in the store: a t-shirt that says “Catch the flesh eating rea...
2019-10-01 04:00:00 +0000 UTC View PostWe're trying something new, and we need your help! Do you have a question about how we make Welcome to Night Vale? Submit your questions here for a future Patreon-exclusive bonus episode. We're looking for questions for Joseph, Jeffrey, Cecil Baldwin (the actor, not the character!), and our pro...
2019-09-25 17:18:06 +0000 UTC View Post(NOTE: As always, Director's Notes contain spoilers)
Now's as good a time as any to tell you about how wonderful Hal Lublin is. Hal, of course, performs the voice of Steve Carlsberg in Night Vale. Hal is also the voice of many things, not the least of which are his many other podcasts he co-hosts (like We Got This, Good Morning Night Vale, and Tights and Fights). 2019-09-18 21:56:56 +0000 UTC View Post
A new twist in the bank robbery case.
Weather: “Only One Star” by Ann
https://soundcloud.com/carlitta-ann
The voice of Steve Carlsberg is Hal Lublin.
The latest Night Vale novel, The Faceless Old Woman Who Secretly Lives in Your Home is coming March 2020. Pre-order it now!
2019-09-15 04:00:00 +0000 UTC
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One of my weaknesses as a writer is plot. I'm not terrible at plot. I simply don't value it as a reader/listener/viewer nearly as much as I do character or language or mood. Saying this also doesn't mean that I don't think plot is worthwhile. Quite the opposite, plot is the heart of every story ever told.
But I've...
2019-09-05 16:25:37 +0000 UTC View Post
There's a bank robbery at the Last Bank of Night Vale.
Weather: “My Friend” by Dominique Chantel Worthing with Barrett Ward
https://soundcloud.com/dominique-worthing
Our fall tour of A SPY IN THE DESERT starts on September 6th! Check out the full list of dates, including our newly added show in ...
2019-09-01 04:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post(NOTE: As always, Director's Notes contain spoilers)
Hello from summer in upstate New York. I’ve recently, for the first time since I was a teenager, started running in a serious way, and this week have finally gotten myself back up to consistently running a 10k. Which is pretty good given where I live is entirely steep hills, and the humidity is often well over 80%. Th...
2019-08-15 17:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
It approaches. Hurrah! Hurrah!
Weather: “Drones” by Epicenter
https://epicentermetal.bandcamp.com
Come see the first ever Start With This live show in Boston on October 20th! Join Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor for a fun and inspiring night about writing and podcasting:
2019-08-15 04:00:00 +0000 UTC
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Los Angeles, Springtime, 2004. I went on a first date to the Body Worlds exhibit. If you don’t know what Body Worlds is, it’s a traveling exposition of skinless dead bodies that have been preserved by plastination and dissected so that you can see every blood vessel, muscle, organ, and nerve in pristine condition. I...
2019-08-01 17:01:03 +0000 UTC View PostThanks for being a member of Welcome to Night Vale! Because you donate $10 or more, you can use this code to get 10% off anything in our online store.
The code is:
FRIDGESPIDERS10
Enter this code at checkout to get 10% off Welcome to Night Vale items in your cart.
Y...
2019-08-01 14:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Josh Crayton finds that he has lost a very important ability.
This episode was co-written with Brie Williams.
Weather: “Always Right” by Anne Reburn
http://youtube.com/AnneReburn
New “Weird is Where the Heart Is” cross-stitch t-shirt now available on our store:
2019-08-01 04:00:00 +0000 UTC
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Our seventh donor-exclusive bonus episode. Cecil and the Faceless Old Woman answer your questions about wheat and wheat by-products, fridge spiders, and life after death.
Send in your questions for future bonus episodes here: www.welcometonightvale.com/bonus-episode-q...
2019-07-22 15:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Our seventh donor-exclusive bonus episode. Cecil and the Faceless Old Woman answer your questions about wheat and wheat by-products, fridge spiders, and life after death.
Send in your questions for future bonus episodes here: www.welcometonightvale.com/bonus-episode-q...
2019-07-22 15:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post(NOTE: As always, Director's Notes contain spoilers)
This is our 7th anniversary episode. A lot happens in it, and I’m very proud of the storytelling we do here and have been doing all year. It is such a gift to still get to be excited about writing for this world so many years in. It never feels like an obligation. I think the moment that it did, we would stop. But eve...
2019-06-19 15:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostHello there! Wanted to send a quick update about the scout stickers to everyone who signed up during our Special Offer (or was already a member – thank you!). The scout stickers are at Topatoco's warehouse and they are gearing up to send them out this week! They hope to have all of the packages out the door this week, though it may spill into next week. Either way, if you live in the US, you ...
2019-06-17 19:12:21 +0000 UTC View Post
Lee Marvin turns 30 one last time, and a great change comes to Night Vale.
The voice of Deb was Meg Bashwiner. The voice of Dana was Jasika Nicole. The voice of Steve was Hal Lublin. The voice of Lee Marvin was TL Thompson. The voice of Maureen was Maureen Johnson. The voice of the Faceless Old Woman was Mara Wilson. The voice of Basimah was Aliee Chan. The voice of the numbers station wa...
2019-06-15 04:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post(NOTE: As always, Director's Notes contain spoilers)
We've all thought about the phrase "if I knew then what I know now," and it's a pretty great springboard for daydreaming. Think of all the mistakes in your life you could have corrected, or all of the tests you could have aced, or sporting events you could have made millions on.
There's monkey's paw/careful-what-y...
2019-06-04 16:20:42 +0000 UTC View Post
The General returns home from the Blood Space War.
The voice of Carlos is Dylan Marron.
Weather: “Sad But Not Depressed” from the podcast It Makes a Sound
https://nightvale.bandcamp.com/album/wim-faros-the-attic-tape
We’re taking A Spy in the Desert to more ...
2019-06-01 04:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post(NOTE: As always, Director's Notes contain spoilers)
When Night Vale first launched in 2012, I knew of only one other fiction podcast: The Truth*. The Truth is fantastic, but man I really was craving more. That's mostly why we wrote Night Vale, because if no one else was going to make what we wanted t...
2019-05-15 17:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostGood morning, scouts! We just announced new tour dates across the U.S. and Canada. These will be our final tour dates for A Spy in the Desert, which means this is your last chance to see this show live!
Your pre-sale code is: INTERN
Full list of cities and links to the tickets below. Pre-sale starts at 10 A.M. local time on May 16.
If you are having issues pur...
2019-05-15 14:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
There is peace in our time.
The voice of Leonard Burton is James Urbaniak.
Weather: “Subspace” by RAQIA
https://raqia.bandcamp.com and https://www.instagram.com/raqiaband/
We’re taking A Spy in the Desert to more cities acros...
2019-05-15 04:00:00 +0000 UTC View PostOur Special Offer ends tomorrow, and we'll be moving quickly to order stickers, stuff envelopes, and ship your reward off to you. To help things go as smoothly as possible, please take a moment to double-check that your address on Patreon is up-to-date and accurate! You can update your address in your profile settings (click 2019-05-10 14:12:15 +0000 UTC View Post
Our friends at Topatoco have designed two new exclusive Night Vale Scout badges for our special offer, which ends this Saturday, May 11, at 7 PM ET! Check them out above.
As a reminder, all of our $10+ members will receive a sticker sheet with Kate Leth's original scout badge designs, including ...
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In a lot of ways, having 147 episodes under our belts makes writing new episodes of Welcome to Night Vale easier than when we only had a dozen or so.
Each episode, I don't have to reinvent a universe. We create new characters all the time in Night Vale, but the central voice remains (mostly) the same, as well as ...
2019-05-01 17:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
The Blood Space War is not without its detractors.
The voice of Basimah was Aliee Chan.
Weather: “Shake” by Wednesday’s Wolves
https://www.wednesdayswolves.com
Become a $10+ member of the Night Vale Scouts before May 11 and get a sticker sheet full of Kate Leth’s original Boy and Girl Scout ba...
2019-05-01 04:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
When we asked you at the beginning of the year what kind of new rewards you'd like to see for our membership program, a lot of folks said exclusive merch! So, we're trying something new – for a limited time, all of our $10+ members will receive a sticker sheet with Kate Leth's original scout...
2019-04-22 14:20:27 +0000 UTC View PostThanks for being a member of Welcome to Night Vale! Because you donate $10 or more, you can use this code to get 10% off anything in our online store.
The code is:
BLOODSPACEWAR
Enter this code at checkout to get 10% off Welcome to Night Vale items in your cart.
You...
2019-04-16 15:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post(NOTE: As always, Director's Notes contain spoilers)
Hello from Los Angeles, where I am currently living. When I tell people this, they say “oh, to work on TV” and no. While hopefully the tv stuff we’re working on will keep chugging along, there’s no particular reason I need to be here for that. We’re in LA because it rules and many of our friends live here. Bac...
2019-04-16 14:17:35 +0000 UTC View Post
Hold on, haven't we been here before?
The voice of Lee Marvin was TL Thompson.
Weather: “Sicilian Crest” by the Mountain Goats
http://www.mountain-goats.com
http://ionlylistentothemountaingoats.com
Don’t miss our Fac...
2019-04-15 04:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post