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New! Smiling God Poster

Check out our new poster by Dave Watt here.

Director’s Notes:

One of the Truths about aging is you will start to resent the Youth. I’ve always known this. My parents and aunts/uncles used to make commentary about my generation when I was a teenager. But whe...

254 - The Triangle

There’s a gang of Cattle Rustlers coming to town to rustle up the cattle.

Weather: “Dark Skies“ by Danny Schmidt https:...

Thoughts on Unlicensed Season 2

Hey, Joseph Fink here.

Years ago, I had the thought that it would be fun to write a Night Vale episode with Molly Quinn and Lusia Strus, because I thought they both had great voices that woul...

New Calendar and Backpack

Our brand new calendar will keep all your special dates organized. Since it is not year-specific, you can use this calendar for years to come! Find it 2024-09-04 20:01:26 +0000 UTC View Post

The Newest Night Vale Live Recording Is Now Out!

At long last, the live recording of our newest live show, The Attic, is available. Bring the magic of the Night Vale live show into your home. Featuring Cecil Baldwin, a live score by Disparition, ...

Directors Notes: 253 - Instructions for Folding

Earlier this year, Jeffrey, Brie and I sat down for a writers meeting to discuss some general plans for the first part of the Night Vale year. We don’t like to lock ourselves into a plot just yet...

253 - instructions for folding

These are instructions for folding. Please follow exactly.

Weather: “Clifton“ by Chapter Nineteen https://chapter19...

September Merchandise Discount Code

The 10% merchandise discount code for all merchandise purchased from TopatoCo in September is ISO-SKULL

Our August Hangout (feat. Cecil Baldwin!): Wed, Aug 28

Hi again everybody! Join us this Wednesday, August 28 at 4pm ET, when Joseph Fink and I (Jeffrey Cranor) will be on Zoom along with our bud, Cecil Baldwin. You may know him from podcasts!

Any...

The Danger of the Long Read (or, The Worst Paragraph Ever Written)

I'm finally doing it, y'all. I'm reading Moby Dick, by Herman Melville. The whole fucking thing. My copy is a little over 600 pages with some pretty small type.

I'm halfway through it, and I...

Director's Notes: 252 - Paid Programming

I've been wanting to write a whole episode for DEB for a long time. A couple years ago, I thought I would make it so that she's Cecil's replacement host (like Joan Rivers for Johnny Carson back in ...

Ep #252 - Paid Programming Illustration

The following is a paid advertisement.

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Illustration by Jessica Hayworth. Want it as a print...

252 - Paid Programming

The following is a paid advertisement.

Weather: “Starlit Aether“ by Virtual QSO https://virtualQSO.bandcamp.com

The model for the Night Vale library

In the first Welcome to Night Vale novel, we have an adventure in the Night Vale library that, for the first time, describes that library's interior. When writing the rough draft of that chapter, I...

New! Mother Lauren T-shirt

This episode artwork was so amazing we had to make a t-shirt out of it! Get yours here. 2024-08-02 14:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post

Introducing The Night Vale Roleplaying Game

A while back, we announced the Welcome to Night Vale Roleplaying Game. And then we went quiet for a long time because developing a game is not a fast process.

But the game is almost ready to ...

August Merchandise Discount Code

The 10% merchandise discount code for all merchandise purchased from TopatoCo in August is REALITY411

Ep #251 - Detours Illustration

There's a brand new way to get where you're going.

Listen here.

Illustration by Jessica Hayworth. Want i...

Director's Notes - Episode 251: "Detours"

My housemate Nathan and I were in San Francisco this past spring—the city where we both used to live when we met in film school in the early 2000s. We try to go back every year to visit old frien...

251 - Detours

There's a brand new way to get where you're going.

Weather: “Homebound and Gagged“ by Snowed In https://snowedin.ban...

Bonus Episode: Hey There Cecil

Cecil answers advice questions from Night Vale residents.

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

Lo...

How to access ad-free episodes and bonus episodes

Weird Scout and higher members can access their ad-free episodes and bonus episodes through any podcast app (except Spotify) using this link: 2024-07-30 19:32:28 +0000 UTC View Post

Ad-Free Episode Update

Recently some members have been unable to access the ad-free episodes. Please know we are aware of this issue and working with Patreon to resolve this as quickly as possible. Once it is resolved, w...

Understanding the assignment

My mother's moving houses soon, and she's been cleaning out the attic, which means she's been shipping me boxes of old stuff from when I was a kid. Yearbooks, comics, football cards, photos, etc. Y...

Archive: Zoom Hangout 7/11/24

Howdy y'al! Thanks for another fun hangout. For those who missed it (or are just curious what these are all about), here's the video from that session.

We'll see y'all in August!

TODAY: Zoom hang out w/Joseph Fink & Jeffrey Cranor

Howdy Night Vale! Joseph Fink & Jeffrey Cranor will be hanging out on zoom with you TODAY Thur Jul 11 at 4:30pm ET (that's New York City time for those outside the US). Us...

New Quote T-shirt

You are what the earth will eat.

...and the earth is hungry.

Find it here.

July Merchandise Discount Code

The 10% merchandise discount code for all merchandise purchased from TopatoCo in July is THROATSPIDER

"What's your shining light?"

There's a lot of good that came out of the 2015 podcast The Worst Idea of All Time - in which two New Zealand friends decide to watch Grown-Ups 2 once a week for a whole...