Welcome to Night Vale

Night Vale Presents

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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Top 10 Welcome to Night Vale Episodes

Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best Welcome to Night Vale episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to Welcome to Night Vale for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite Welcome to Night Vale episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

1 - Pilot

Welcome to Night Vale

06/15/12 • 21 min

Pilot Episode. A new dog park opens in Night Vale. Carlos, a scientist, visits and discovers some interesting things. Seismic things. Plus, a helpful guide to surveillance helicopter-spotting.

Weather: "These and More Than These" by Joseph Fink

Music: Disparition, disparition.info

Logo: Rob Wilson, silastom.com

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

27 Listeners

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2 - Glow Cloud

Welcome to Night Vale

07/01/12 • 20 min

A mysterious, glowing cloud makes its way across Night Vale. Plus, new Boy Scouts hierarchy, community events calendar, and a PTA bake sale for a great cause!

Weather: "The Bus is Late" by Satellite High, satellite-high.com

Music: Disparition, disparition.info

Logo: Rob Wilson, silastom.com

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

14 Listeners

New to Night Vale? Start here!

Welcome to Night Vale

06/01/12 • 1 min

We know that over 100 episodes can seem a little intimidating, so here's a short introduction to the show and some suggestions on getting into it.

For a text version of this guide, and a list of some of our favorite episodes, head over here: welcometonightvale.com/listen

13 Listeners

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3 - Station Management

Welcome to Night Vale

07/15/12 • 20 min

It's contract renewal time with station management, and negotiations get tricky. Plus, a new city litter initiative, books stop working, and a creeping fear comes to town!

Weather: "Bill & Annie" by Chuck Brodsky, chuckbrodsky.com

Music: Disparition, disparition.info

Logo: Rob Wilson, silastom.com

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

11 Listeners

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4 - PTA Meeting

Welcome to Night Vale

08/01/12 • 23 min

Last night's PTA meeting accidentally opens a rift in spacetime, and Night Vale faces the consequences. Plus, changes afoot at the Night Vale Daily Journal, controversy at Radon Canyon, and our annual high school football preview!

Weather: "Closer" by The Tiny, thetiny.net

Music: Disparition, disparition.info

Logo: Rob Wilson, silastom.com

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

10 Listeners

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13 - A Story About You.

Welcome to Night Vale

12/15/12 • 25 min

You listen to a podcast. You check the episode description to see what is in store this time. It is a different kind of description than you are used to. You suspect the episode will be a different kind of episode than you are used to. You listen.

Weather: "You Don't Know" by Mount Moon. mountmoon.bandcamp.com

Music: Disparition, disparition.info

Logo: Rob Wilson, silastom.com

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

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5 - The Shape in Grove Park

Welcome to Night Vale

08/15/12 • 21 min

A protest against the removal of the Shape In Grove Park That No One Acknowledges Or Speaks About. Plus, changes to the school curriculum, a growing tarantula problem in town, and musical auditions!

Weather: "Jerusalem" by Dan Bern, danbern.com

Music: Disparition, disparition.info

Logo: Rob Wilson, silastom.com

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

7 Listeners

6 - The Drawbridge

Welcome to Night Vale

09/01/12 • 23 min

The city faces extensive delays in the revitalization of the Old Town Drawbridge. Plus, time for another pledge drive, changes afoot at the Night Vale Daily Journal, and good news for radio controlled airplane hobbyists!

Weather: "Aye" by Dio, diomusic.nl

Music: Disparition, disparition.info

Logo: Rob Wilson, silastom.com

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

7 Listeners

14 - The Man in the Tan Jacket

Welcome to Night Vale

01/01/13 • 24 min

A stranger comes to town with a briefcase and an unmemorable face. Plus, controversy with the Daily Journal, another segment of Children's Fun Fact Science Corner, and new security footage from the bowling alley.

Weather: "Movement 1: Invocation of the Duke" by daKAH Hip Hop Orchestra. myspace.com/dakah

Music: Disparition, disparition.info

Logo: Rob Wilson, silastom.com

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

6 Listeners

10 - Feral Dogs

Welcome to Night Vale

11/01/12 • 24 min

A roving pack of feral dogs terrorizes Night Vale. Plus, a new installment of Community Health Tips, the Fireperson Appreciation Parade, and free admission day at the Museum of Forbidden Technologies!

Weather: "i Know This:" by Rachel Kann. rachelkann.com

Music: Disparition, disparition.info

Logo: Rob Wilson, silastom.com

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

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