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Poems written by a dictionary

A couple years before writing the first words of the first episode of Night Vale, I had an idea for a series of poems written by the dictionary. I would take a single word and then do my best to form its definition into poetry. The word itself would be obscured, and would have to be inferred from the poem.

The date on t...

Director's Notes: 211 - Howl

The writer of this episode, Brie Williams, wrote me to ask if I knew the beat poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti. I did not. She referred me to his poem "Dog" (You can read that poem here.) She was using it as an inspiration for thi...

Episode 211 - Howl Illustration

Barks Ennui, cartoon spokesdog for the Sheriff's Secret Police, has been committed.

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211 - Howl

Barks Ennui, cartoon spokesdog for the Sheriff's Secret Police, has been committed.

This episode was written with Brie Williams.

The voice of Deb is Meg Bashwiner.

Weather: “Park Bench” by Palmyra https://www.p...

Caring for and Using Your New Car (erotica edition)

(heads up: filthy filthy sex language below) 

One of the most fun things I've ever done as a writer is Shipwreck, an erotic fanfiction competition produced by The Booksmith in San Francisco. Basically, each Shipwreck event, the host picks a work of fiction. They assign a different character from that work to each o...

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Bonus Episode: The Dotted Lines Podcast

Your host, Steve Carlsberg, gets to the bottom of Night Vale's lies. Today's episode: the Whispering Forest.

The voice of Steve Carlsberg is Hal Lublin.

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

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Bonus Episode: The Dotted Lines Podcast

Your host, Steve Carlsberg, gets to the bottom of Night Vale's lies. Today's episode: the Whispering Forest.

The voice of Steve Carlsberg is Hal Lublin.

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

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Director's Notes: Episode 210 - Ten Years Later

March 4, 2012
From: Joseph Fink
To: Jeffrey Cranor

Here's a test episode.

Let me know your thoughts and if you want to start making these. I was thinking of a new episode every two weeks or so, and I have ideas on both possible additions to the format of the show going forward, and also ...

Episode #210 Ten Years Later Illustration

It has been ten years since the first episode. Ten years since the arrival of Night Vale's most beautiful person: Carlos.

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Illustrati...

210 - Ten Years Later

It has been ten years since the first episode. Ten years since the arrival of Night Vale's most beautiful person: Carlos.

The voice of Carlos is Dylan Marron.

Weather: “Ten Years Later” by Joseph Fink https://josephfink.bandcamp.com/

Director's Notes - Ep 209: The Black Coat

I was a Religious Studies major in college. Well, I was originally an Anthropology/Religious Studies major, but I dropped Anthropology after I learned how much hard science was involved.

Religious Studies is not the kind of degree that you would think might be super useful out in the real world unless you plan to become...

Episode 209 - The Black Coat Illustration

The Distant Prince wears a golden coat and has always existed.

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209 - The Black Coat

The Distant Prince wears a golden coat and has always existed.

Weather: “Ultimatum” by Elle PF https://ellepfmusic.bandcamp.com/

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Director's Notes: 208 - Cecil in The Big City

When Joseph and I write the podcast scripts, we tend to do so on our own. There’s communication, of course, about what we’re writing. Sometimes we chat back and forth to try to refine some ideas. What do you think of this? What if we did that? And then we go off separately to write the episode drafts.

When we’re d...

Episode 208 - Cecil in The Big City Illustration

A vacation to The Big City. Plus, listener questions, breaking financial news, and an emergency press conference.

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Illustration by Je...

208 - Cecil in The Big City

A vacation to The Big City. Plus, listener questions, breaking financial news, and an emergency press conference.

Weather: “Black Car” by Penfriend https://penfriend.rocks/blackcar

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Director's Notes: 207 - LOST: CAT

I have three cats: Barry, Carol, and Reba. They're very different kids. Carol is the spoiled indoor-kid. Reba is a feral rescue and tends to be the elusive, quiet goth. And Barry, is something else entirely. 

Barry is a rescue, as well, and we think she might have been a bodega cat, or maybe in a home with people. ...

Episode 207 - Lost Cat Illustration

Lost: cat. Last seen hovering 4 feet off the ground in the radio station bathroom. Reward if found.

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207 - LOST: CAT

Lost: cat. Last seen hovering 4 feet off the ground in the radio station bathroom. Reward if found.

Weather: “Stockpiled Guns & TV Dinners” by Mal Blum https://www.malblum.com/

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Weather that never was: Erin McKeown

Hey, Joseph Fink here. After all these years, I thought it might be fun to share with our patrons some of the weather songs that never were. These are songs that I wanted to feature on the show, but the artist never responded, or said no, or I just never asked because the artist seemed too big to try to contact.

"But Jo...

Director's Notes - Episode 206 "The Great Librarian of the Western Sands

This episode is a riff on Moby Dick obviously. I’ve never read Moby Dick, but statistically, you haven’t either. Still we know the main signifiers: the first line, the premise, “from hell’s heart” etc. Some books live two lives: the first as a book, written by a specific person, that you can have a specific and pers...

TONIGHT: Hangout w/Joseph & Jeffrey: Wed May 4 @ 6pm ET

Howdy, y'all! Tonight's the night! (or this afternoon's the night! or whatever time it is wherever you are, THAT'S the night!) Come hang out with Jeffrey & Joseph. 

Wednesday, May 4 @ 6pm ET.  Let's get together than and talk about types of bears or cooking shows or fancy flowers or night ...

Episode 206 - The Great Librarian of the Western Sands Illustration

A librarian is loose… beyond the sandwastes.

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Illustration by J...