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It's a bad sandstorm out there. Plus, a short film festival, how plants work, and a new intern(?) Weather: "The Emerald and the Mine" by Bishop Decker Original episode art by Jessica Hayworth Episode transcripts 2026 TOUR DATES Tix on sale now! Listen to UNLICENSED by Joseph Fink & Jeffrey Cranor. Only on Audible Welcome to Night Vale Roleplaying Game Subscribe to the Night Vale newsletter for news and stories Patreon is how we exist! Music: Disparition Logo: Rob Wilson Written by Joseph Fink, Jeffrey Cranor & Brie Williams Narrated by Cecil Baldwin Follow us on BlueSky, Facebook, TikTok, Tumblr, and Instagram A production of Night Vale Presents Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
It's a bad sandstorm out there. Plus, a short film festival, how plants work, and a new intern(?) Weather: "The Emerald and the Mine" by Bishop Decker Original episode art by Jessica Hayworth Episode transcripts 2026 TOUR DATES Tix on sale now! Listen to UNLICENSED by Joseph Fink & Jeffrey Cranor. Only on Audible Welcome to Night Vale Roleplaying Game Subscribe to the Night Vale newsletter for news and stories Patreon is how we exist! Music: Disparition Logo: Rob Wilson Written by Joseph Fink, Jeffrey Cranor & Brie Williams Narrated by Cecil Baldwin Follow us on BlueSky, Facebook, TikTok, Tumblr, and Instagram A production of Night Vale Presents Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Happy Twin Peaks Day! Angela Sylvaine and I are talking about what you should read to scratch that very specific Twin Peaks itch. Remember Dale Cooper said, "every day, once a day, give yourself a present," so I think you should treat yourself to a book.... Books Mentioned: Cold Snap by Angela Sylvaine The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer by Jennifer Lynch Secret History of Twin Peaks by Mark Frost Rebecca by Daphne DuMaurier A Guest in the House by E.M. Carroll House of Beth by Kerry Cullen Pretty Little Dead Girls by Mercedes Yardley Pines by Blake Crouch (Wayward Pines #1) Welcome to Night Vale by Jeffrey Cranor American Elsewhere by Robert Jackson Bennet Let the Woods Keep Our Bodies by E.M. Roy The Dead and the Dark by Courtney GOuld Jackal by Erin E. Adams I'm Thinking of Things by Iain Reid Rouge by Mona Awad All's Well by Mona Awad Bunny by Mona Awad Naked Lunch by William S. Burroughs Uzumaki by Junji Ito My Death by Lisa Tuttle Twin Cheeks: Agent Boober Gets Me Off by Chuck Tingle Lenore: The Cute Little Dead Girl Check out the Final Girl Playlist Support the podcast on Patreon to access the newsletter, The Cold Front and the bonus series, The House at the End of Fear Street and get early, ad-free access to episodes.
People just can't stop talking about this hot, new TV show. Weather: "Jennings Creek" by Cassie Noble Original episode art by Jessica Hayworth Episode transcripts 2026 EUROPEAN TOUR DATES Tix on sale Feb 17! Order the Welcome to Night Vale Roleplaying Game Get the Night Vale newsletter for news and stories Patreon is how we exist! Music: Disparition Logo: Rob Wilson Written by Joseph Fink, Jeffrey Cranor & Brie Williams Narrated by Cecil Baldwin Follow us on BlueSky, Facebook, TikTok, Tumblr, and Instagram A production of Night Vale Presents Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
People just can't stop talking about this hot, new TV show. Weather: "Jennings Creek" by Cassie Noble Original episode art by Jessica Hayworth Episode transcripts 2026 EUROPEAN TOUR DATES Tix on sale Feb 17! Order the Welcome to Night Vale Roleplaying Game Get the Night Vale newsletter for news and stories Patreon is how we exist! Music: Disparition Logo: Rob Wilson Written by Joseph Fink, Jeffrey Cranor & Brie Williams Narrated by Cecil Baldwin Follow us on BlueSky, Facebook, TikTok, Tumblr, and Instagram A production of Night Vale Presents Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Meg, Hal and Symphony discuss episode 199 of Welcome to Night Vale: Guidelines for Retrieval. They chat about hope, trauma and frozen yogurt toppings. They are joined by Night Vale writer Brie Williams for a conversation about the funniest thing you can put in an eye patch, a go to diner order, recurring nightmares and how life experiences inspired this episode. Find out more about calzones on our Patreon. www.patreon.com/goodmorningnightvale Follow us on Facebook. Good Morning Night Vale is a production of Night Vale Presents Hosted by Symphony Sanders, Hal Lublin, and Meg Bashwiner Produced by Meg Bashwiner Edited by Felicia Dominguez Mixed by Vincent Cacchione Theme Music by Disparition Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This episode originally broadcast on February 5, 2026. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2026/02/binary-system-podcast-492-wtnv-281-witnesses/This week in Night Vale, Dana Cardinal's investigation into the murder of Marcus Vanston is finally making progress: a witness has come forward! Actually four witnesses. And not one of them has any useful information.We don't know yet if people are being made to forget what they've seen, or are being prevented from saying what they know. What we do know is that you really shouldn't announce confidential information over the radio. Cecil. For crying out loud, that's dangerous. Well, relatively dangerous. This is after all a town with student films that cause grievous bodily harm, fundraisers that involve kidnapping and ransom demands, and a political party that's defunding cancer research. Oh wait, that last one's happening in the real world too. Did we get too political there? NOT SORRY.Of course we also have to talk about the latest developments in the Neil Gaiman trashfire, but we balanced that out with some good news about DesignerCon and RiffTrax/MST3K. Two of those things will probably get our money. One of them won't. We're not buying your new book, Gaiman, GO AWAY.This episode's outro is a clip from Simple Future by TeknoAXE.It can be really easy to slip into doom and despair at the state of the world right now, but there are things you can do to help. Check out Stand With Minnesota for links to fundraisers and other ways you can show your support. If we haven't made it abundantly clear where we stand on this, FUCK ICE.Looking for a present for that hard-to-shop-for person? Want to buy them (or yourself) a square foot of a castle in Scotland? Look no further! You can support the restoration of Dunan's castle, legally call yourself Lady or Laird, AND if you use this link to get there, you can support this podcast too! ScottishLaird.co.uk.For updates, fan art, and other randomness, come follow us on Facebook, Tumblr, Twitter, and Instagram!
This week in Night Vale, Dana Cardinal’s investigation into the murder of Marcus Vanston is finally making progress: a witness has come forward! Actually four witnesses. And not one of them has any useful information. We don’t know yet if people are being made to forget what they’ve seen, or are being prevented from saying... The post Binary System Podcast #492 – WTNV #281 “Witnesses” first appeared on Pixelated Geek.
A witness emerges in the murder of local angel and billionaire Marcus Vanston. Weather: "Kid Romantic feat. Jessica Wells" by Cabaret Original episode art by Jessica Hayworth Episode transcripts UNLICENSED Season 3 is here! Only on Audible Pre-order the Welcome to Night Vale Roleplaying Game Get the Night Vale newsletter for news and stories Patreon is how we exist! Music: Disparition Logo: Rob Wilson Written by Joseph Fink, Jeffrey Cranor & Brie Williams Narrated by Cecil Baldwin Follow us on BlueSky, Facebook, TikTok, Tumblr, and Instagram A production of Night Vale Presents Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A witness emerges in the murder of local angel and billionaire Marcus Vanston. Weather: "Kid Romantic feat. Jessica Wells" by Cabaret Original episode art by Jessica Hayworth Episode transcripts UNLICENSED Season 3 is here! Only on Audible Pre-order the Welcome to Night Vale Roleplaying Game Get the Night Vale newsletter for news and stories Patreon is how we exist! Music: Disparition Logo: Rob Wilson Written by Joseph Fink, Jeffrey Cranor & Brie Williams Narrated by Cecil Baldwin Follow us on BlueSky, Facebook, TikTok, Tumblr, and Instagram A production of Night Vale Presents Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Winter is cold, dark, and a little creepy...but it can also be cozy! Rachel and Mary recommend their favorite reads during this strange season. Check out what we talked about: "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens with readalike "The Turn of the Screw" by Henry James. "Welcome to Night Vale," "The Faceless Old Woman Who Secretly Lives in Your Home," and "It Devours!" by Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor. "Cackle" by Rachel Harrison with readalike "In the Company of Witches" by Auralee Wallace. The 1987 film "The Monster Squad" with watchalike film "The Goonies" from 1985. "Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery" by Gerald Brom with readalike "My Darling Dreadful Thing" by Johanna van Veen. The 2019 video game "Jenny LeClue" with playalike video game series "Duck Detective." Briefly mentioned were Netflix series "The Haunting of Bly Manor," the 2020 film "The Turning," radio show "A Prairie Home Companion," and the 1996 film "Matilda." To access complete transcripts for all episodes of Not Your Mother's Library, please visit: oakcreeklibrary.org/podcast Check out books, movies, and other materials through the Milwaukee County Federated Library System: countycat.mcfls.org wplc.overdrive.com oakcreeklibrary.org
While you wait for the release of Alice Isn't Dead: Don't Tell Alice, here is another new show by Alice Isn't Dead creator Joseph Fink. In it, Joseph and Meg Bashwiner (Welcome to Night Vale) watch the IMDB user rated worst and best episodes of classic tv shows. What can we learn by watching great tv at its best and its worst? A lot it turns out. Check out this sample episode, and hear many more, including Star Trek: The Next Generation, The X-Files, and Seinfeld, anywhere you get your podcasts. Or get more information here: https://www.nightvalepresents.com/the-best-worst Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Local road warrior and the leader of the Mutant Moms, Rough Roxanne, joins us from the highway and Weatherbot95 returns to give us a sweet and "robo-sexy" forecast for the upcoming Sky Festival! Wasteland Free Radio is a post-apocalyptic audio series! Imagine Fallout, Welcome to Night Vale, and NPR had a baby together and moved into an abandoned broadcast station at the edge of civilization. It's not weird. Join the Lone Transmitter and the rest of the Radlanders on their quest to build a new society... One signal at a time... Caleb Dudek is Weatherbot95 Rae Caldwell is Rough Roxanne J. S. Pitcher is The Lone Transmitter Our musical guest is My Gal Monday Theme music is by Space Crush Additional music is by eleventyseven Wasteland Free Radio is written and produced by J. S. Pitcher Join us on Patreon for bonus episodes, early and ad-free versions of the regular series, behind the scenes updates, and more! Follow us on IG and TikTok! This podcast is fictional. (clearly) Any similarities to real life events are cooincidental, I promise. It's not my fault the world looks more like this every day. Also there's cussing in it sometimes. Don't listen to it in the car with your mom. She'll probably get upset.
See the schedule of the final stretch of our Murder Night in Blood Forest tour, and buy tickets here: https://www.welcometonightvale.com/live Some time ago, I went looking for recommendations on old radio plays to listen to. Despite what many people think, I don't actually have a strong familiarity with old radio plays outside of the famous War of the Worlds (which I once watched performed live in LA by the cast of Star Trek: Next Generation. Yes, it ruled.). One show that came up a lot was Quiet Please by Wyllis Cooper, who was considered one of the best innovators of radio drama in his time. One reddit comment called out "In The House Where I Was Born", a 1949 episode, as a highlight. So I gave it a listen. You can do so here. The episode does not sound anything like what we imagine old time radio to sound like. He's doing something that sound much closer to modern fiction podcasting. And I decided I wanted to write my own riff on the subject, replacing the more straight forward ghost story of the episode with something a little more specifically Night Vale. This is the result. Here's to you, Wyllis Cooper. From one writer of audio fiction to another: may your legacy live on. -Joseph Fink Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
See the schedule of the final stretch of our Murder Night in Blood Forest tour, and buy tickets here: https://www.welcometonightvale.com/live Some time ago, I went looking for recommendations on old radio plays to listen to. Despite what many people think, I don't actually have a strong familiarity with old radio plays outside of the famous War of the Worlds (which I once watched performed live in LA by the cast of Star Trek: Next Generation. Yes, it ruled.). One show that came up a lot was Quiet Please by Wyllis Cooper, who was considered one of the best innovators of radio drama in his time. One reddit comment called out "In The House Where I Was Born", a 1949 episode, as a highlight. So I gave it a listen. You can do so here. The episode does not sound anything like what we imagine old time radio to sound like. He's doing something that sound much closer to modern fiction podcasting. And I decided I wanted to write my own riff on the subject, replacing the more straight forward ghost story of the episode with something a little more specifically Night Vale. This is the result. Here's to you, Wyllis Cooper. From one writer of audio fiction to another: may your legacy live on. -Joseph Fink Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
What is more comforting than a familiar story? Weather: "Ezewa" by Kate Odulukwe The voice of Deb is Meg Bashwiner Original episode art by Jessica Hayworth Episode transcripts 2025-26 TOUR DATES Tix on sale now! UNLICENSED Season 3 is here! Only on Audible Pre-order the Welcome to Night Vale Roleplaying Game Get the Night Vale newsletter for news and stories Patreon is how we exist! Music: Disparition Logo: Rob Wilson Written by Joseph Fink, Jeffrey Cranor & Brie Williams Narrated by Cecil Baldwin Follow us on BlueSky, Facebook, TikTok, Tumblr, and Instagram A production of Night Vale Presents Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
What is more comforting than a familiar story? Weather: "Ezewa" by Kate Odulukwe The voice of Deb is Meg Bashwiner Original episode art by Jessica Hayworth Episode transcripts 2025-26 TOUR DATES Tix on sale now! UNLICENSED Season 3 is here! Only on Audible Pre-order the Welcome to Night Vale Roleplaying Game Get the Night Vale newsletter for news and stories Patreon is how we exist! Music: Disparition Logo: Rob Wilson Written by Joseph Fink, Jeffrey Cranor & Brie Williams Narrated by Cecil Baldwin Follow us on BlueSky, Facebook, TikTok, Tumblr, and Instagram A production of Night Vale Presents Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dive into some cold cases on this week's episode of Cemetery Row! Lori covers the mysterious death of Arctic explorer Charles Francis Hall - was it natural causes or poison? Sheena covers the murder of Kentucky college student Betty Gail Brown. Hannah covers the murder of Jaclyn Dowaliby, one of Chicago's most infamous cold cases.
This episode originally broadcast on December 4, 2025. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2025/12/binary-system-podcast-484-wtnv-279-jaccuse-and-mayor-of-kingstown/On this week's Night Vale recap, Cecil and Dana are still trying to figure out who in town has murdered two people (that we know of.) (And we're not talking about Tabitha because she's the town founder so have some respect. Also she's just eating people. Totally different M.O.)After that we've got a MASSIVELY SPOILERIFFIC review of the 6th episode of the final season of Mayor of Kingstown. Seriously, you guys, we're actually glad we can't binge all these episodes at once because it is SO TENSE waiting for something awful to happen, we need a little break in between. Trigger warnings for the usual death and violence, but this week they've also got sexual assault, yaaaaaaay.This episode's outro is a clip from Going Rogue by Grumplefunk.You can check out all the Dragonfall Drawing Challenge 2025 entries on Kathryn or Elizabeth's instagram feeds!Looking for a present for that hard-to-shop-for person? Want to buy them (or yourself) a square foot of a castle in Scotland? Look no further! You can support the restoration of Dunan's castle, legally call yourself Lady or Laird, AND if you use this link to get there, you can support this podcast too! ScottishLaird.co.uk.For updates, fan art, and other randomness, come follow us on Facebook, Tumblr, Twitter, and Instagram!
On this week’s Night Vale recap, Cecil and Dana are still trying to figure out who in town has murdered two people (that we know of.) (And we’re not talking about Tabitha because she’s the town founder so have some respect. Also she’s just eating people. Totally different M.O.) After that we’ve got a MASSIVELY... The post Binary System Podcast #484 – WTNV #279 “J'Accuse!”, and Mayor of Kingstown first appeared on Pixelated Geek.
Tune in to this special episode of Cemetery Row starring tarot reader, medium, TV star and philanthropist Ken Boggle! Ken starred on Hulu's queer paranormal investigation show, "Living for the Dead," and has read for Sheena and Hannah (you may have heard them mention this on past episodes!). Ken has been a practicing medium and reading tarot for more than 30 years and has been a featured guest at countless paranormal investigations, conventions and podcasts. Tune in to hear his thoughts on all things life, death, tarot and cemeteries! Want to book a reading with Ken? That's easy - go to kenboggle.com.
Everyone in town is pointing fingers and naming names. Weather: "Fault Lines" by Emerson Island & Lowjam The voice of Deb is Meg Bashwiner. Original episode art by Jessica Hayworth Episode transcripts 2026 TOUR DATES Tix on sale now! 2025 Night Vale Holiday Gift Ideas UNLICENSED Season 3 is here! Only on Audible Pre-order the Welcome to Night Vale Roleplaying Game Get the Night Vale newsletter for news and stories Patreon is how we exist! Music: Disparition Logo: Rob Wilson Written by Joseph Fink, Jeffrey Cranor & Brie Williams Narrated by Cecil Baldwin Follow us on BlueSky, Facebook, TikTok, Tumblr, and Instagram A production of Night Vale Presents Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Everyone in town is pointing fingers and naming names. Weather: "Fault Lines" by Emerson Island & Lowjam The voice of Deb is Meg Bashwiner. Original episode art by Jessica Hayworth Episode transcripts 2026 TOUR DATES Tix on sale now! 2025 Night Vale Holiday Gift Ideas UNLICENSED Season 3 is here! Only on Audible Pre-order the Welcome to Night Vale Roleplaying Game Get the Night Vale newsletter for news and stories Patreon is how we exist! Music: Disparition Logo: Rob Wilson Written by Joseph Fink, Jeffrey Cranor & Brie Williams Narrated by Cecil Baldwin Follow us on BlueSky, Facebook, TikTok, Tumblr, and Instagram A production of Night Vale Presents Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On this week’s Night Vale recap THERE’S BEEN A MURDER. It’s the same murder we heard about last week, but as Cecil points out it’s still true, and it’s a heck of a hook for a radio program. Here’s hoping the WikiHow article can show Cecil how to solve it before someone else gets murdered... The post Binary System Podcast #482 – WTNV #278 “How to Solve a Murder”, and Mayor of Kingstown first appeared on Pixelated Geek.
Cue the music and get Robert Stack in a trenchcoat - this week's episode is dedicated to all things "Unsolved Mysteries." The girls cover some of their favorite segments from the legendary show. Hannah covers the mysterious deaths of three men: wrestling promoter James "Buffalo Jim" Barrier, businessman Chuck Morgan and journalist Danny Casolaro. Lori covers the tragic murder of Missouri woman Trudy Darby. Sheena covers two paranormal tales - the love story of Frank and Teresa Wilson and the haunting of the Harden House.
You're well on your way to becoming an amateur homicide investigator. Weather: "Camelot" by Dessa Original episode art by Jessica Hayworth Episode transcripts HOLIDAY GIFT IDEAS FROM NIGHT VALE 2026 TOUR DATES Tix on sale now! UNLICENSED Season 3 is here! Only on Audible Pre-order the Welcome to Night Vale Roleplaying Game Get the Night Vale newsletter for news and stories Patreon is how we exist! Music: Disparition Logo: Rob Wilson Written by Joseph Fink, Jeffrey Cranor & Brie Williams Narrated by Cecil Baldwin Follow us on BlueSky, Facebook, TikTok, Tumblr, and Instagram A production of Night Vale Presents Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
You're well on your way to becoming an amateur homicide investigator. Weather: "Camelot" by Dessa Original episode art by Jessica Hayworth Episode transcripts HOLIDAY GIFT IDEAS FROM NIGHT VALE 2026 TOUR DATES Tix on sale now! UNLICENSED Season 3 is here! Only on Audible Pre-order the Welcome to Night Vale Roleplaying Game Get the Night Vale newsletter for news and stories Patreon is how we exist! Music: Disparition Logo: Rob Wilson Written by Joseph Fink, Jeffrey Cranor & Brie Williams Narrated by Cecil Baldwin Follow us on BlueSky, Facebook, TikTok, Tumblr, and Instagram A production of Night Vale Presents Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
It's time for a podcast about a podcast!Yes, we're talking about Star Trek: Khan, the official Star Trek podcast.What happened between Space Seed and Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan? Dr Rosalind Lear wants to know and brings some familiar faces to Ceti Alpha V to dig up some old recordings. Does she want to humanise this space tyrant or exonerate Kirk for his actions?Flashbacks, being stranded in a hostile wilderness, Naveen Andrews… Is this Lost? Kind of. At least, it's enough for Charlie and Miles to talk about Lost a lot, as well as serialised fiction and the plot of the first three episodes of Star Trek: Khan.01:41 What Non-Star Trek Thing We've Been Enjoying: 11:33 What is Star Trek: KHAAAAAN!?26:45 Kind of a recapTalking points include: Lost in Space, Journey into Space, Lessons in Magic and Disaster, Charles Dickens, freelancer rates in RPGs, Tales of the City, serialised prose, we should not be so impressed that we finished a book (Miles) and a video game (Charlie), Hades, fiction podcasts, Welcome to Night Vale, Silt Verses, Wolf 359 (non-Star Trek), Are You Afraid of the Dark Universe, Lost, Alan Sepinwall “The Revolution was Televised”, Mo Ryan “Burn It Down”, Spaceballs, Khan quoting Milton (always), manifest destiny, Alien: Earth, what kind of 90's nerd Khan would have been. Oh, and occasionally Star Trek.Casual Trek is by Charlie Etheridge-Nunn and Miles Reid-LobattoMusic by Alfred Etheridge-NunnCasual Trek is a part of the Nerd & Tie Networkhttps://ko-fi.com/casualtrekMiles' blog: http://www.mareidlobatto.wordpress.com Charlie's blog: http://www.fakedtales.com
This week’s Night Vale is the kind of murder mystery that can only happen in this weird little town, with dead angels, no suspects, surprise bats, and an autopsy report that’s just the coroner stabbing the notebook with a pencil while yelling “IT’S FULL OF STARS.” After the recap we jump right into the second... The post Binary System Podcast #480 – WTNV #277 “The Big Game”, and Mayor of Kingstown first appeared on Pixelated Geek.
Spooky season ain't over til it's over. Join us for another spooky episode to round out the season! Sheena covers the tales of two witches - Hannah Cranna of Connecticut and Susan Mummey of Pennsylvania. Hannah shares the life and times of illusionist Harry Houdini. Lori covers the murder of Sophia Eberlein and the library she now haunts.
Happy Halloween! Cemetery Row celebrates the most wonderful time of the year with three spooky tales. Lori bares all with the Witch Bonney of Massachusetts. Sheena covers one of the nation's most haunted homes - the Hampton Lillibridge House of Savannah, Georgia. Hannah shares terrifying tales of terror from Chicago's haunted Congress Plaza Hotel.
Let's have a look at sports. Weather: "The Cyclone" by Al Olender Original episode art by Jessica Hayworth Episode transcripts 2025-26 TOUR DATES Tix on sale now! UNLICENSED Season 3 is here! Only on Audible Pre-order the Welcome to Night Vale Roleplaying Game Get the Night Vale newsletter for news and stories Patreon is how we exist! Music: Disparition Logo: Rob Wilson Written by Joseph Fink, Jeffrey Cranor & Brie Williams Narrated by Cecil Baldwin Follow us on BlueSky, Facebook, TikTok, Tumblr, and Instagram A production of Night Vale Presents Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Let's have a look at sports. Weather: "The Cyclone" by Al Olender Original episode art by Jessica Hayworth Episode transcripts 2025-26 TOUR DATES Tix on sale now! UNLICENSED Season 3 is here! Only on Audible Pre-order the Welcome to Night Vale Roleplaying Game Get the Night Vale newsletter for news and stories Patreon is how we exist! Music: Disparition Logo: Rob Wilson Written by Joseph Fink, Jeffrey Cranor & Brie Williams Narrated by Cecil Baldwin Follow us on BlueSky, Facebook, TikTok, Tumblr, and Instagram A production of Night Vale Presents Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Join us for a re-release of this 2021 episode with Cecil Baldwin III who is performing with Night Vale Live from Oct 22-31 2025Cecil Baldwin III joins Stephanie and Angela to talk about being present, unexpected opportunities, and failing gloriously. Cecil is well known as the narrator for Welcome to Night Vale and an inspiration for plenty of sexy fanart. He also has a new podcast where he is a horror sherpa called Random Number Horror Generator No. 9. Edited by: Kyle DrumhellerOriginal Music by: Yah Supreme (Yahya Jeffries-El)
Happy Spooky Season, Cemetery Row listeners! We kick off the most wonderful time of the year with three chilling tales. Sheena shares the classic Memphis ghost story of Pink Lizzie, and Hannah covers California's evil axe murderer James Dunham. Lori covers the murder of Thelma Taylor and Oregon's haunted Cathedral Park.
Meg and Symphony discuss episode 191 of Welcome to Night Vale: The Many Many Lives of Frank Chen. They chat about time travel, invisible pancakes and how much death warning they would like to receive. In the FanZone Calzone™ we hear from fans about what podcasts we'd like to hear in Night Vale, live show Sarah's, and listening habits Find out more about calzones on our Patreon. Follow us on Facebook. Good Morning Night Vale is a production of Night Vale Presents Hosted by Symphony Sanders, Hal Lublin, and Meg Bashwiner Produced by Meg Bashwiner Edited by Felicia Dominguez Mixed by Vincent Cacchione Theme Music by Disparition Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
"Hey Hot Dog, next time let's rip off a Ferrari. This heap's got no class." This is an actual line from this actual movie! Jeffrey, Cecil and Alex take their classless heap down to the demonic theater and shower Demons with gallons of goopy love. Check out Welcome to Night Vale! https://www.welcometonightvale.com/And check out Random Number Generator Horror Podcast No. 9! https://www.nightvalepresents.com/rnghpn9 This episode was made possible by your support! Thanks to everybody who supports us on Patreon and Apple Plus. https://www.patreon.com/youaregood We LOVE Magpie Cinema Club! https://linktr.ee/magpiecinemaclub Alex's zine! https://www.patreon.com/HighOcculture You can buy a You Are Good logo shirt DESIGNED BY THE GREAT LIZ CLIMO here. (Liz Climo designed our logo!) https://www.bonfire.com/you-are-good-shirts160/ You Are Good is a feelings podcast about movies. You can make a contribution to Palestine Children's Relief Fund here: https://www.pcrf.net/ Miranda Zickler produced and edited this episode: https://linktr.ee/mirandatheswampmonster Fresh Lesh produces the beats for our episodes.
I was joined by author Brian McAuley to talk about his latest horror novel and horror set in the desert! Books Mentioned: Breathe In, Bleed Out by Brian McAuley Mystery Lights: Stories by Lena Valencia Black Mad Wheel by Josh Malerman Mary: An Awakening of Terror by Nat Cassidy In the Valley of the Sun by Andy Davidson Spread Me by Sarah Gailley Tantrum by Rachel Eve Moulton Welcome to Night Vale by Jeffrey Cranor and Joseph Fink American Elsewhere by Robert Jackson Bennet Sundial by Catriona Ward Sundown in San Ojuelas by M.M. Olivas Check out the Final Girl playlist
The Homeowners' Association has arrived. Weather: "Thorns" by Nico Rey Original episode art by Jessica Hayworth Episode transcripts 2025-26 TOUR DATES Tix on sale now! Weather Submissions are open thru Nov 15, 2025 OUT NOW: Welcome to Night Vale Roleplaying Game UNLICENSED Season 3 is here! Only on Audible Get the Night Vale newsletter for news and stories Patreon is how we exist! Music: Disparition Logo: Rob Wilson Written by Joseph Fink, Jeffrey Cranor & Brie Williams Narrated by Cecil Baldwin Follow us on BlueSky, Facebook, TikTok, Tumblr, and Instagram A production of Night Vale Presents Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Homeowners' Association has arrived. Weather: "Thorns" by Nico Rey Original episode art by Jessica Hayworth Episode transcripts 2025-26 TOUR DATES Tix on sale now! Weather Submissions are open thru Nov 15, 2025 OUT NOW: Welcome to Night Vale Roleplaying Game UNLICENSED Season 3 is here! Only on Audible Get the Night Vale newsletter for news and stories Patreon is how we exist! Music: Disparition Logo: Rob Wilson Written by Joseph Fink, Jeffrey Cranor & Brie Williams Narrated by Cecil Baldwin Follow us on BlueSky, Facebook, TikTok, Tumblr, and Instagram A production of Night Vale Presents Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Meg and Symphony discuss episode 190 of Welcome to Night Vale: Listeners. The chat about PODCASTS! In the FanZone Calzone™ we hear from fans about mind cannon Night Vale character D&D stats, gelatin desserts and what podcasts we would love to do a Night Vale segment. Find out more about calzones on our Patreon. Follow us on Facebook. Good Morning Night Vale is a production of Night Vale Presents Hosted by Symphony Sanders, Hal Lublin, and Meg Bashwiner Produced by Meg Bashwiner Edited by Felicia Dominguez Mixed by Vincent Cacchione Theme Music by Disparition Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Recommendations for you horror buffs Weather: "Watermelon" by Clavicle Original episode art by Jessica Hayworth The voice of Carlos is Dylan Marron The voice of Dana is Jasika Nicole The voice of Tamika is Symphony Sanders The voice of Deb is Meg Bashwiner Episode transcripts 2025-26 TOUR DATES Tix on sale now! Weather Submissions are open thru Nov 15, 2025 Pre-order the Welcome to Night Vale Roleplaying Game UNLICENSED Season 3 is here! Only on Audible Get the Night Vale newsletter for news and stories Patreon is how we exist! Music: Disparition Logo: Rob Wilson Written by Joseph Fink, Jeffrey Cranor & Brie Williams Narrated by Cecil Baldwin Follow us on BlueSky, Facebook, TikTok, Tumblr, and Instagram A production of Night Vale Presents Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Recommendations for you horror buffs Weather: "Watermelon" by Clavicle Original episode art by Jessica Hayworth The voice of Carlos is Dylan Marron The voice of Dana is Jasika Nicole The voice of Tamika is Symphony Sanders The voice of Deb is Meg Bashwiner Episode transcripts 2025-26 TOUR DATES Tix on sale now! Weather Submissions are open thru Nov 15, 2025 Pre-order the Welcome to Night Vale Roleplaying Game UNLICENSED Season 3 is here! Only on Audible Get the Night Vale newsletter for news and stories Patreon is how we exist! Music: Disparition Logo: Rob Wilson Written by Joseph Fink, Jeffrey Cranor & Brie Williams Narrated by Cecil Baldwin Follow us on BlueSky, Facebook, TikTok, Tumblr, and Instagram A production of Night Vale Presents Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
It's too hot to think. Let's let the stars guide us. Weather: "Door is Your Hand" by Adult Mom Original episode art by Jessica Hayworth The voice of Harrison Kip is Jeffrey Cranor Episode transcripts 2025-26 TOUR DATES Tix on sale now! Weather Submissions are open thru Nov 15, 2025 Pre-order the Welcome to Night Vale Roleplaying Game UNLICENSED Season 3 is here! Only on Audible Get the Night Vale newsletter for news and stories Patreon is how we exist! Music: Disparition Logo: Rob Wilson Written by Joseph Fink, Jeffrey Cranor & Brie Williams Narrated by Cecil Baldwin Follow us on BlueSky, Facebook, TikTok, Tumblr, and Instagram A production of Night Vale Presents Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
It's too hot to think. Let's let the stars guide us. Weather: "Door is Your Hand" by Adult Mom Original episode art by Jessica Hayworth The voice of Harrison Kip is Jeffrey Cranor Episode transcripts 2025-26 TOUR DATES Tix on sale now! Weather Submissions are open thru Nov 15, 2025 Pre-order the Welcome to Night Vale Roleplaying Game UNLICENSED Season 3 is here! Only on Audible Get the Night Vale newsletter for news and stories Patreon is how we exist! Music: Disparition Logo: Rob Wilson Written by Joseph Fink, Jeffrey Cranor & Brie Williams Narrated by Cecil Baldwin Follow us on BlueSky, Facebook, TikTok, Tumblr, and Instagram A production of Night Vale Presents Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Push the boundaries of experience Weather: "Stretching Thin" by MADWOMAN Original episode art by Jessica Hayworth The voice of Josh Crayton is Brie Williams Episode transcripts 2025-26 TOUR DATES Tix on sale now! UNLICENSED Season 3 is here! Only on Audible Pre-order the Welcome to Night Vale Roleplaying Game Get the Night Vale newsletter for news and stories Patreon is how we exist! Music: Disparition Logo: Rob Wilson Written by Joseph Fink, Jeffrey Cranor & Brie Williams Narrated by Cecil Baldwin Follow us on BlueSky, Facebook, TikTok, Tumblr, and Instagram A production of Night Vale Presents Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Push the boundaries of experience Weather: "Stretching Thin" by MADWOMAN Original episode art by Jessica Hayworth The voice of Josh Crayton is Brie Williams Episode transcripts 2025-26 TOUR DATES Tix on sale now! UNLICENSED Season 3 is here! Only on Audible Pre-order the Welcome to Night Vale Roleplaying Game Get the Night Vale newsletter for news and stories Patreon is how we exist! Music: Disparition Logo: Rob Wilson Written by Joseph Fink, Jeffrey Cranor & Brie Williams Narrated by Cecil Baldwin Follow us on BlueSky, Facebook, TikTok, Tumblr, and Instagram A production of Night Vale Presents Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
What if the entire sound of modern podcasting can be traced back to a single Grateful Dead song uploaded in 2001? We uncover the musical lineage that connects NPR's classical gravitas to dubstep wobbles, from the very first RSS feed experiment to the mysterious masked composer who's scored over 200 podcast themes and shaped what millions of people hear when they hit play. This deep dive reveals how podcast music evolved from classical public radio strings into today's signature blend of plinking pianos, breakbeats, and irreverent sampling—plus an exclusive interview with the enigmatic Breakmaster Cylinder, the "Han Zimmer of podcasting" who's been hiding behind a robot helmet for over a decade. MORE Subscribe to our newsletter SONGS DISCUSSED Grateful Dead "Truckin'" Adam Curry "Daily Source Code" theme NPR "All Things Considered" theme Don Voegeli "All Things Considered" original theme (1971) Don Voegeli "All Things Considered" jazz funk version (1976) NPR "All Things Considered" orchestral version (1983/1995) The Daily theme WNYC "On the Media" theme by Ben Allison "Disposable Genius" Christopher Lydon "Radio Open Source" theme by Dafnis Prieto Disparition "The Ballad of Fielder and Mourn" (Welcome to Night Vale theme) Serial theme Joe Rogan Experience theme Call Her Daddy theme Snap Judgment theme The Breakfast Club theme WTF with Marc Maron theme by John Montagna "Lock the Gate" Reply All theme by Breakmaster Cylinder Breakmaster Cylinder "Outside In" theme Breakmaster Cylinder "Bird Note" (Claire de Lune with loon calls) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Now is not the time for panic. Now is the time for despair. Weather: "Cutting Teeth" by Priscilla Snow Original episode art by Jessica Hayworth Episode transcripts 2025-26 TOUR DATES Tix on sale now! UNLICENSED Season 3 is here! Only on Audible Pre-order the Welcome to Night Vale Roleplaying Game Get the Night Vale newsletter for news and stories Patreon is how we exist! Music: Disparition Logo: Rob Wilson Written by Joseph Fink, Jeffrey Cranor & Brie Williams Narrated by Cecil Baldwin Follow us on BlueSky, Facebook, TikTok, Tumblr, and Instagram A production of Night Vale Presents Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This is a story about me, said the man speaking, and you are pleased because you always wanted to hear a story about me. Weather: "House With A Basement" by Nick RicksThe voice of Steve Carlsberg is Hal LublinOriginal episode art by Jessica HayworthRead episode transcriptsNight Vale RPG featured at Renegade Con June 62025-26 TOUR DATES Tix on sale now!UNLICENSED Season 3 is here! Only on AudiblePre-order the Welcome to Night Vale Roleplaying Game today!Sign up for the Night Vale newsletter for good news and recommendations.Patreon is how we exist! If you can, please help us keep making this show.Music: DisparitionLogo: Rob WilsonWritten by Joseph Fink, Jeffrey Cranor & Brie WilliamsNarrated by Cecil BaldwinFollow us on BlueSky, Facebook, TikTok, Tumblr, and Instagram.Check out our books, live shows, store, membership program, and official recap show at welcometonightvale.comA production of Night Vale Presents.