Hi everybody! Exciting news for those who love good things! Our next hang-out (with Joseph Fink and me, Jeffrey Cranor) will feature our special guest SYMPHONY SANDERS (the voice of Tamika Flynn)!
The hang-out is this Tuesday, February 25 @ 4pm New York Time. Let's talk about vampires, dyeing the Chicago River, and regional accents. We can also talk about Night Vale, too, if you'd l...
2025-02-22 17:17:37 +0000 UTC View PostHey friends, tomorrow (Mon, Feb 17), we're beginning our Book Club conversation around Shirley Jackson's We Have Always Lived in the Castle. We're only covering chapters 1 & 2, to start. Here's the schedule for the rest of the book (approx. 50 pages each week; slow & steady)
FEB 17: Chapters 1-2
FEB 24: Chapters 3-5
MAR 3: Chapters 6-8
MAR 10: Chapters 9-10<...
Twelve or so years ago, Meg and I took a bad beach vacation.
It rained the whole week we were there, and we both got a cold right after arriving. So we mostly sat around the room, miserable.
Bored, I started a writing experiment. I wrote the title at the top of the page: “A Story About You – an experiment in Night Vale storytelling”. I wanted to see what would happen if I wrot...
2025-02-15 14:13:32 +0000 UTC View Post
Concerns over Steve Carlsberg's new job
The voice of Steve Carlsberg is Hal Lublin
Weather: "The Trundling Path" by No Monster Club https://bobbyswebsite.com/
UNLICENSED Season 2 is here! Only on Audible https://audible.com/
Pre-order the&n...
2025-02-15 05:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Did you know we recently came out with two long sleeve t-shirts using our most popular designs?
2025-02-10 17:42:25 +0000 UTC View PostOver in the Community Tab, under Chat, it's our 2nd and final week covering these plays of Will Eno. This week, we're talking about Lady Grey and Mr. Theater Comes Home Different.
See y'all over in the Chat! -jeffrey cranor
PS: If you're interested in our Book Clubs, become a Weird Scout or ...
2025-02-10 15:01:28 +0000 UTC View PostA few years back, we started writing our detective show, Unlicensed. Neither of us had much experience writing mysteries, and so we started reading a bunch of them. The classics. New hits. Weird indie stuff. Whatever seemed like it might be doing something interesting with the form.
Sign ups are now closed. Thanks to everyone who signed up!
Sign up here for one of the 300 books we are giving away from Joseph Fink's private library.
You must be a Patreon member at the Blood Pact scout ($5/month) or higher and sign up to receive one. They will be given away on a first come first served basis until we run out.
** Please note this is only open to ...
2025-02-04 15:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostOver in the Community Tab, under Chat, I started us a thread to talk about the entirety of Will Eno's THOM PAIN (BASED ON NOTHING). Next Monday, Feb 10, we'll talk about the other two short plays in the book, but this week, just THOM PAIN. See y'all over in the Chat! -jeffrey cranor
PS: If you're interested in our Book Clubs, 2025-02-03 14:22:35 +0000 UTC View Post
Over the years, Joseph Fink has accumulated a variety of books he has written or co-written. Advanced readers, special editions, foreign editions you name it. So we are giving away 300 books from that library to our patrons. As a bonus, he has signed and hand-written a personal note in every single one of them.
To get one of these books, you just have to be a Patreon at a Blood Pact scout...
2025-02-01 14:39:35 +0000 UTC View Post
When I think of a Night Vale episode concept, the process that follows goes one of two ways. I either write a bunch of notes (and eventually a script) that follows that original idea pretty faithfully—or, like this ep, by the time I’ve written the script, it has become a completely different concept altogether. My original idea for this episode was an off-format story about someone finding ...
2025-02-01 14:27:12 +0000 UTC View Post
Flakey O's are back.
Weather: "Call ACab" by Sam Stone https://samdstone.bandcamp.com/
Original episode art by Jessica Hayworth http://www.jessica-hayworth.com/
UNLICENSED Season 2 is here! Only on Audible 2025-02-01 05:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
REMINDER: Monday, February 3, as part of our Book Club, we're discussing Will Eno's 2005 play Thom Pain (based on nothing). Below are my thoughts on monologues/solo storytelling.
I went to see a play last weekend called EDWARD. It was written and performed by playwright Ed Schmidt. Each performance takes place in an apartment somewhere in New York. I don’...
2025-01-31 16:55:20 +0000 UTC View Post
We are so excited to introduce our singing birds beanie and Khoshekh and kittens socks!
2025-01-28 16:26:37 +0000 UTC View PostThe 10% merchandise discount code for all merchandise purchased from TopatoCo in February is: L0VE0URL1STENERS
2025-01-27 14:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey y'all, it's Jeffrey. We're in the back half of Vacation by Deb Olin Unferth over in the chat (Book Club is a benefit for Weird Scout members and up). I'm so enjoying this re-read and everyone's insight into this book. Given that we're less than 2 weeks away from our next book. I think you'll need a heads-up for what to read next.
And since the next book, which is a play ...
2025-01-21 22:59:02 +0000 UTC View PostHi everybody! It's Aquarius season, so join me (Jeffrey Cranor) and Joseph Fink this Thursday, January 23 @ 4pm New York Time. Let's talk about incense flavors, fleece vs flannel, and WNBA free agency. We can also talk about astrology, too, if you'd like, but on this particular topic, I have very little knowledge and Joseph has very little interest. But we're down to talk about anything, includ...
2025-01-21 22:18:27 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey all, here is Leonard Burton with some very unusual broadcasts. Listen here or on the acast feed. thanks for your support!
2025-01-15 14:00:16 +0000 UTC View Post
Leonard Burton here, with some unusual broadcasts.
Thanks for supporting us!
Join us in the chat right here on Patreon!
-Joseph
2025-01-13 21:23:32 +0000 UTC View PostHead on over to our community chat area where Weird Scouts and above can join me to discuss the first four chapters of Vacation. See you there!
-Joseph
2025-01-06 18:17:51 +0000 UTC View Post
Read the rest of the quotes (on the inside of the cards) at our store, where you can find this pack and our other Valentine's Day cards.
2025-01-02 17:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostThe 10% merchandise discount code for all merchandise purchased from TopatoCo in January is N0STALG1A
2024-12-27 14:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostUPDATE! New start time is 4:15pm!
Hi everybody! You're probably doing all kinds of fun holiday things this week, but if you're anything like me (Jeffrey Cranor) and Joseph Fink, you've got a bit of downtime and just need someone other than cousins to talk to right now.
So, join us this Thursday, December 26 at 4:15 pm ET, when Joseph and ...
2024-12-23 15:44:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Joseph, Brie, and I have had back-and-forths about these Monologue episodes about whether or not they always have to be from the POVs of the Faceless Old Woman, Michelle Nguyen, and Steve Carlsberg. Not sure why we got into that tradition, but we’re 4 of these episodes in, and that’s the structure now.
That said, we’ve decided that it doesn’t always have to be those same 3 charact...
2024-12-15 14:18:52 +0000 UTC View Post
It is December, 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.
Original episode art by Jessica Hayworth 2024-12-15 05:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi all, as you may have heard on the show or in our newsletter, we're starting a book club for Weird Scouts and above. This book club will be personally led by Jeffrey and I, and will be held in the Patreon chat part of our page.
The book we are starting with is Vacation by Deb Olin Unferth, which ...
2024-12-05 00:54:43 +0000 UTC View Post
My notes for this episode, going in, were just that we had to set up Steve interviewing for his new job. I wasn’t quite sure what the rest of the episode was, until I realized it was a classic Night Vale format: the interrupted emergency.
When handling smaller character beats, it sometimes feels like the most interesting way to play with them is by giving them precedence over some h...
After many centuries, the chrysalis is stirring.
Weather: “Adrift“ by tinfold https://open.spotify.com/artist/77rFkrSHr0mLLkpxLJvyIa?si=_Ii7g_dhRjSdglrU-PARIw
Original episode art by Jessica Hayworth 2024-12-01 05:00:11 +0000 UTC View Post
