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**Welcome to Night Vale**

Twice-monthly community updates for the small desert town of Night Vale, where every conspiracy theory is true. Turn on your radio and hide. Never listened before? It’s an ongoing radio show. Start with the current episode, and you’ll catch on in no time. Or, go right to Episode 1 if you wanna binge-listen.

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193 - Team Having Fun Sep 01, 2021

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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.com/transcripts

Patreon is how we exist! If you can, please help us keep making this show: http://patreon.com/welcometonightvale/

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://welcometonightvale.com/live

Get Joseph Fink’s new novel, THE HALLOWEEN MOON https://www.welcometonightvale.com/books#halloweenmoon

Music: Disparition http://disparition.bandcamp.com

Logo: Rob Wilson http://robwilsonwork.com

Written by Joseph Fink & Jeffrey Cranor. Narrated by Cecil Baldwin. http://welcometonightvale.com

Check out our books, live shows, store, membership program, and official recap show.

Produced by Night Vale Presents. http://nightvalepresents.com

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192 - It Doesn't Hold Up Aug 15, 2021

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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

Patreon is how we exist! If you can, please help us keep making this show: http://patreon.com/welcometonightvale/

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://welcometonightvale.com/live

Get Joseph Fink’s new novel, THE HALLOWEEN MOON https://www.welcometonightvale.com/books#halloweenmoon

Music: Disparition http://disparition.bandcamp.com

Logo: Rob Wilson http://robwilsonwork.com

Written by Joseph Fink & Jeffrey Cranor. Narrated by Cecil Baldwin. http://welcometonightvale.com

Check out our books, live shows, store, membership program, and official recap show.

Produced by Night Vale Presents. http://nightvalepresents.com

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

191 - The Many, Many Lives of Frank Chen Aug 01, 2021

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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

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://welcometonightvale.com/live

Get Joseph Fink’s new novel, THE HALLOWEEN MOON https://www.welcometonightvale.com/books#halloweenmoon

Patreon is how we exist! If you can, please help us keep making this show: http://patreon.com/welcometonightvale/

Music: Disparition http://disparition.bandcamp.com

Logo: Rob Wilson http://robwilsonwork.com

Written by Joseph Fink & Jeffrey Cranor. Narrated by Cecil Baldwin. http://welcometonightvale.com

Check out our books, live shows, store, membership program, and official recap show.

Produced by Night Vale Presents. http://nightvalepresents.com

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Excerpt - The Halloween Moon by Joseph Fink Jul 26, 2021

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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 Joseph Fink in conversation with Ransom Riggs. Pre-order the book here (https://www.welcometonightvale.com/books#halloweenmoon) to attend this event.

THE HALLOWEEN MOON by Joseph Fink is available now at welcometonightvale.com/books or wherever it is you get your books.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

105 - What Happened at the Smithwick House (R) Jul 15, 2021

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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://welcometonightvale.com/live

Pre-order THE HALLOWEEN MOON by Joseph Fink https://www.welcometonightvale.com/books#halloweenmoon

Patreon is how we exist in this plague year! If you can, please help us keep making this show: http://patreon.com/welcometonightvale/

Music: Disparition, https://disparition.bandcamp.com/

Logo: Rob Wilson, robwilsonwork.com.

Produced by Night Vale Presents. Written by Joseph Fink & Jeffrey Cranor. Narrated by Cecil Baldwin. More Info: welcometonightvale.com, and follow @NightValeRadio on Twitter or Facebook.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

101 - Guidelines for Disposal (R) Jul 01, 2021

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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 over America with “The Haunting of Night Vale” Tickets on sale now! http://welcometonightvale.com/live

Pre-order THE HALLOWEEN MOON by Joseph Fink https://www.welcometonightvale.com/books#halloweenmoon

Patreon is how we exist in this plague year! If you can, please help us keep making this show: http://patreon.com/welcometonightvale/

Music: Disparition, https://disparition.bandcamp.com/

Logo: Rob Wilson, robwilsonwork.com.

Produced by Night Vale Presents. Written by Joseph Fink & Jeffrey Cranor. Narrated by Cecil Baldwin. More Info: welcometonightvale.com, and follow @NightValeRadio on Twitter or Facebook.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

190 - Listeners Jun 15, 2021

Show notes

They know. They all know.

Featured podcasts in order of appearance: Criminal / The Sporkful / You Must Remember This / Oh No Ross & Carrie / TED Radio Hour / Comedy Bang! Bang! / My Brother, My Brother and Me / The Worst Idea of All Time / Bad With Money / Pod Save America / Underunderstood / The Allusionist / The Dollop / You’re Wrong About / The Purrrcast / LORE / Hello from the Magic Tavern / Whatever Happened to Pizza at McDonald’s? / Song Exploder / Maintenance Phase / Hidden Brain / Planet Money / 99% Invisible

The voice of Steve Carlsberg is Hal Lublin.

The voice of Michelle Nguyen is Kate Jones.

The voice of Deb is Meg Bashwiner.

Music: Chad Lawson (LORE segment); Martin Austwick (The Allusionist segment); Daniel Peterschmidt (Underunderstood segment); Andy Poland (Hello from the Magic Tavern segment); all other music by Disparition

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

2022 US TOUR DATES ANNOUNCED! March 27 - June 24, we’ll be all over America with “The Haunting of Night Vale” Tickets on sale June 18 (June 16 for Patreon members). http://welcometonightvale.com/live

Patreon is how we exist in this plague year! If you can, please help us keep making this show: http://patreon.com/welcometonightvale/

Produced by: Disparition http://disparition.bandcamp.com

Logo: Rob Wilson http://robwilsonwork.com

Written by Joseph Fink & Jeffrey Cranor. Narrated by Cecil Baldwin. http://welcometonightvale.com

Check out our books, live shows, store, membership program, and official recap show.

Produced by Night Vale Presents. http://nightvalepresents.com

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

189 - Megan Wallaby Is Missing Jun 01, 2021

Show notes

Megan Wallaby is missing.

This episode was written by Brie Williams.

Weather: “Asenweg 16“ by Laura Theis, https://badasssnowwhite.bandcamp.com/

The voice of Michelle Nguyen is Kate Jones.

The voice of Tamika Flynn is Symphony Sanders.

The voice of Megan Wallaby is Janet Varney.

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

Order personalized, signed copies of THE FIRST TEN YEARS: TWO SIDES OF THE SAME LOVE STORY by Meg Bashwiner & Joseph Fink https://www.oblongbooks.com/the-first-ten-years-signed

Pre-order YOU FEEL IT JUST BELOW THE RIBS by Jeffrey Cranor & Janina Matthewson
https://www.harpercollins.com/products/you-feel-it-just-below-the-ribs-jeffrey-cranorjanina-matthewson?variant=33105381490722

Patreon is how we exist in this plague year! If you can, please help us keep making this show: http://patreon.com/welcometonightvale/

Our third novel, The Faceless Old Woman Who Secretly Lives in Your Home, is out now: http://www.welcometonightvale.com/books/

Music: Disparition http://disparition.bandcamp.com

Logo: Rob Wilson http://robwilsonwork.com

Written by Joseph Fink & Jeffrey Cranor. Narrated by Cecil Baldwin. http://welcometonightvale.com

Check out our books, live shows, store, membership program, and official recap show.

Produced by Night Vale Presents. http://nightvalepresents.com

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

188 - Listener Questions May 15, 2021

Show notes

Let’s go behind the scenes and answer some questions from listeners.

Weather: “Hey“ by Standpoint feat. Lady Daisy River, https://soundcloud.com/standpoint-1

The voice of Lucy in Claremont was Julia Morizawa.

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

Live Stream of ALL HAIL May 15. Tickets and info at http://www.welcometonightvale.com/live

Pre-order personalized, signed copies of THE FIRST TEN YEARS: TWO SIDES OF THE SAME LOVE STORY by Meg Bashwiner & Joseph Fink https://www.oblongbooks.com/the-first-ten-years-signed

Patreon is how we exist in this plague year! If you can, please help us keep making this show: http://patreon.com/welcometonightvale/

Our third novel, The Faceless Old Woman Who Secretly Lives in Your Home, is out now: http://www.welcometonightvale.com/books/

Music: Disparition http://disparition.bandcamp.com

Logo: Rob Wilson http://robwilsonwork.com

Written by Joseph Fink & Jeffrey Cranor. Narrated by Cecil Baldwin. http://welcometonightvale.com

Check out our books, live shows, store, membership program, and official recap show.

Produced by Night Vale Presents. http://nightvalepresents.com

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The First Ten Years, Year 5: 2014 May 04, 2021

Show notes

A sometimes hilarious, occasionally heartbreaking, and always entertaining joint memoir by Joseph Fink, cocreator of Welcome to Night Vale, and his wife, writer and performer Meg Bashwiner, chronicling the first ten years of their relationship from both sides.

There are two sides to every love story.

Coming May 11th.

Pre-order your copy at your local bookstore or any of these places:

Oblong Books (for Personalized Signed Editions)
HarperCollins
Amazon
Barnes & Noble
Books-a-Million
Indiebound
Bookshop
Apple Books
Google

THE FIRST TEN YEARS BOOK TOUR!

Joseph and Meg will be on a virtual book tour in May. Come see them live online via these fantastic booksellers:

MAY 11 - Politics & Prose (DC), in conversation with Dylan Marron

MAY 12 - Oblong Books (NY), in conversation with Jeffrey Cranor

MAY 13 - Powell’s (OR), in conversation with Symphony Sanders

MAY 14 - Brookline Booksmith (MA), in conversation with Erin McKeown

MAY 17 - Malaprop’s Bookstore (NC), in conversation with Jonny Sun

MAY 19 - The Booksmith (CA), in conversation with Mara Wilson