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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.

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

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: Disparit

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 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/b

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

Between meters 183 and 207 of the Brown Stone Spire, artist Saad Ibrahim chisels ancient verses in long-forgotten alphabets. Weather: “Eurydice“ by HEATHERS, https://heathers-mtl.bandcamp.com/ 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 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: Dis

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

Weather: Transcript available at http://welcometonightvale.com/transcripts 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 Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram. Check out our books, live shows, store, membership program, and official recap show. Produced by Night Vale Presents. http://nightvalepresents.com

The librarians have escaped during the first annual Book Fair. Weather: “I Will” by Emischramm https://emischramm.bandcamp.com/ The voice of Tamika Flynn is Symphony Sanders. Transcript available at http://welcometonightvale.com/transcripts Pre-order The First Ten Years: Two Sides of the Same Love Story by Meg Bashwiner & Joseph Fink http://tinyurl.com/firsttenyears (personalized & signed editions here: https://www.oblongbooks.com/the-first-ten-years-signed) Book Tour Dates for The First Ten Years: 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 Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.

A dense fog seeps through town. Weather: “Hall of Fame” by Mission from Dog http://missionfromdog.com/ The voice of Deb is Meg Bashwiner. Transcript available at http://welcometonightvale.com/transcripts Pre-order The First Ten Years: Two Sides of the Same Love Story by Meg Bashwiner & Joseph Fink http://tinyurl.com/firsttenyears (personalized & signed editions here: 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 Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram. Check out our books, live shows, store, membership program, and official reca

Hurrah, hurrah, the Nephilim approach. Weather: “Witchcraft” by Graveyard Club http://graveyardclub.com Transcript available at http://welcometonightvale.com/transcripts 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 Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram. Check out our books, live shows, store, membership program, and official recap show. Produced by Night Vale Presents. http://nightvalepresents.com

A memorable trip into the woods Weather: “We Perform a Service Here” by Joseph Fink, https://josephfink.bandcamp.com/ Transcript available at http://welcometonightvale.com/transcripts 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 Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram. Check out our books, live shows, store, membership program, and official recap show. Produced by Night Vale Presents. http://nightvalepresents.com

Legalize c****s! Weather: “Whatever Happened to Jim Crow“ by Black Guy Fawkes https://blackguyfawkesmusic.bandcamp.com/ Transcript available at http://welcometonightvale.com/transcripts LiveStream Feb 11: The Investigators Tickets: http://www.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/ 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 Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram. Check out our books, live shows, store, membership program, and official recap show. Produced by Night Vale Presents. http://nightvalepresents.com

Joseph and Meg are here to tell you about their new memoir that they co-wrote called The First Ten Years: Two Sides of the Same Love Story. It’s a memoir about being two kids in love, and then suddenly having a touring live show based on a weird fiction podcast and traveling around the world together. You can pre-order it now! Just go to tinyurl.com/firsttenyears or wherever you get your books. Here’s the official synopsis if you want more info: 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. In 2009, 22-year-old Joseph Fink, newly arrived to New York City from the West Coast, was juggling odd jobs to pay the rent and volunteering with a theater company in the East Village so he could snag free tickets to their shows. Meg Bashwiner, a 22-year-old aspiring performer and playwright, was living wi

The Mahalla Family would like their VHS copy of Heat back. Weather: “Prodigal“ by David Wirsig https://davidwirsig.bandcamp.com/ Transcript available at http://welcometonightvale.com/transcripts LiveStream Double Feature on Dec 17: All Smiles’ Eve & A Blood Stone Carol. Tickets: http://www.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/ 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 Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram. Check out our books, live shows, store, membership program, and official recap show. Produced by Night Vale Presents. http://nightvalepresents.com

The first snow (ever) is falling in Night Vale. Weather: “Modern Fear“ by Marble Season https://marbleseason.bandcamp.com/ Transcript available at http://welcometonightvale.com/transcripts LiveStream Double Feature on Dec 17: All Smiles’ Eve & A Blood Stone Carol. Tickets: http://www.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/ Rescheduled tour dates for 2020: http://www.welcometonightvale.com/live/ 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 Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram. Check out our books, live shows, store, membership program, and official recap show. Produced by Night Vale Presents. ht

Rattlesnake Rest cemetery is full, and you know what that means. This episode was co-written with Brie Williams. Weather: “Hands Like Helios“ by Crystal Eyes http://crystalofficial.com/ Transcript available at http://welcometonightvale.com/transcripts Patreon is how we exist in this plague year! If you can, please help us keep making this show: http://patreon.com/welcometonightvale/ Rescheduled tour dates for 2020: http://www.welcometonightvale.com/live/ 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 Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram. Check out our books, live shows, store, membership program, and official recap show. Produced by Night Vale Presents. http://nightvalepresents.com

The final episode of the true crime podcast “Bloody Laws, Bloody Claws: The Murder of Frank Chen” The voice of The Faceless Old Woman is Mara Wilson. The voice of Carlos is Dylan Marron. Weather: “The Ghost Who Wasn’t There“ by A Sunday Fire http://asundayfire.bandcamp.com Transcript available at http://welcometonightvale.com/transcripts You can also support the Night Vale Patreon, to help us keep making this show: http://patreon.com/welcometonightvale/ Rescheduled tour dates for 2020: http://www.welcometonightvale.com/live/ 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 Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram. Check out our books, live shows, store, membership program, and official recap show. Produced by Night Vale Pres

It's the perfect time of year for getting candy, telling spooky stories, and fearing a soul-reaping, malevolent spirit. Weather: “Welterweight” by Nels Andrews. https://nelsandrews.bandcamp.com/ Livestream of GHOST STORIES on October 29: https://noonchorus.com/welcome-to-night-vale/ Transcript available at http://welcometonightvale.com/transcripts You can also support the Night Vale Patreon, to help us keep making this show: http://patreon.com/welcometonightvale/ Rescheduled tour dates for 2020: http://www.welcometonightvale.com/live/ 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 Logo: Rob Wilson http://robwilsonwork.com Written by Joseph Fink & Jeffrey Cranor. Narrated by Cecil Baldwin. http://welcometonightvale.com Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram. Check out our books, live shows, store, membership program, and official recap show. Produced by Night Vale

It is October, and, once again, something is different. The voice of The Faceless Old Woman is Mara Wilson. The voice of Michelle Nguyen is Kate Jones. The voice of Steve Carlsberg is Hal Lublin. Weather: It varies, depending on where you are and when. Livestream of GHOST STORIES on October 29: https://noonchorus.com/welcome-to-night-vale/ Transcript available at http://welcometonightvale.com/transcripts You can also support the Night Vale Patreon, to help us keep making this show: http://patreon.com/welcometonightvale/ Rescheduled tour dates for 2020: http://www.welcometonightvale.com/live/ 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 Logo: Rob Wilson http://robwilsonwork.com Written by Joseph Fink & Jeffrey Cranor. Narrated by Cecil Baldwin. http://welcometonightvale.com Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram. Check out our books, live shows, store, members