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Welcome to Night Vale

by 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.

Chart trend

Position in the Science Fiction chart (US), last 90 days.

#1
all-time peak
597
days in the top 3 since Nov 2024

Latest episodes

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293 - The Boys (1946)

#18 trending · Science Fiction

From the archive (1946): Our boys have come home from war. Weather: "Tiny Little Octopus" by The PDX Broadsides⁠⁠ The voice of Leonard Burton is James Urbaniak The voic

Sep 1
25 min

Cecil and Kevin perform more from The Nudge, by Night Vale co-creator Joseph Fink

Please consider preordering wherever you buy books. Preorders make a HUGE difference for authors. If you're in LA, please come join us on September 1st a the launch even

Aug 31
9 min

Excerpt from The Nudge, by Night Vale co-creator Joseph Fink

Please consider preordering wherever you buy books. Preorders make a HUGE difference for authors. If you're in LA, please come join us on September 1st a the launch eve

Aug 18
7 min

292 - Collectibles (1999)

From the archive (1999): There's a great new webpage on the World Wide Web Weather: "Candy Cigarettes" by Calvin Pineda and the Antacids⁠⁠ The voice of Leonard Burton i

Aug 15
30 min

291 - Mall Madness (1987)

From the archive (1987): There's a new mall in town. Weather: "I Will If You Will" by Gladie⁠⁠ The voice of Leonard Burton is James Urbaniak The voice of the 1-900 lin

Aug 1
27 min

Behind the Scenes Questions 1

(UNLOCKED: originally posted to Patreon Jan 30, 2020) Joseph and Jeffrey answer your questions about podcast crossovers, three part stories, and how to balance work and

Jul 1
22 min

290 - A Solution

What a situation we find ourselves in, as a community. Weather: "City of Industry" by Joseph Fink⁠⁠ The voice of Dana Cardinal is Jasika Nicole Original episode art by

Jun 15
34 min

289 - The Collection Plate

289 - The Collection Plate The search for Marcus Vanston's killer heats up. Weather: "Farting Around Is My Favorite" by St. Alia of the Knife⁠⁠ The voice of Harrison K

Jun 1
29 min

288 - Doubles Anonymous

He's out to solve a murder… his own! Weather: "Elysium" by Eta Persei⁠⁠ Original episode art by Jessica Hayworth Episode transcripts Get an exclusive 15% discount on 

May 15
32 min

287 - Hey, Does Anyone Hear That Sound Behind the Sky?

Hey, does anyone hear that sound behind the sky? Weather: "Drum Machine" by Raina Rose⁠⁠ The voice of Dana Cardinal is Jasika Nicole Original episode art by Jessica Ha

May 1
26 min

Alice Isn't Dead, Don't Tell Alice: Episode 2

Unfortunately you never lose the capacity for terror Listen wherever you get your podcasts. To support the show, get every episode ad-free and a week early, plus other

Apr 27
28 min

286 - Our Ice Cream Truck of Infinite Sorrows

Ice cream = Happiness* Weather: "Panic Attack" by Dallas Danger⁠⁠ The voice of Deb is Meg Bashwiner Original episode art by Jessica Hayworth Episode transcripts 2026

Apr 15
25 min

Alice Isn't Dead: Don't Tell Alice Episode 1

Subscribe to Alice Isn't Dead wherever you get your podcasts. https://www.nightvalepresents.com/aliceisntdead I'm back out on these roads all right. To support the sho

Apr 13
30 min

285 - April Fools

It's the funniest day of the year. Plus, the intern gets hazed, a new director at Area 50, and Dana joins Doubles Anonymous Weather: "Pro Golfers" by Gin Wife⁠⁠ Origina

Apr 1
28 min

284 - Harrison Kip's Twilight Gospel Hour

Blessings to you all. This is Harrison Kip’s Twilight Gospel Hour. Come on in, friend. Weather: "Night Calling" by Who Is Raphael Leraux (prod. by Petrichor)⁠⁠ The voic

Mar 15
28 min

283 - Work from Home

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 episod

Mar 1
30 min

282 - Antler Cove

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 2

Feb 15
27 min

281 - Witnesses

A witness emerges in the murder of local angel and billionaire Marcus Vanston. Weather: "Cabaret" by Kid Romantic feat. Jessica Wells⁠⁠ Original episode art by Jessica H

Feb 1
27 min

Alice Isn't Dead: Don't Tell Alice. Coming April 13

This is a trailer for the new Alice Isn't Dead series, Don't Tell Alice, which will be coming April 13. To support us on our newly reopened and revamped patreon, ⁠please

Jan 21
4 min

Bonus Ep January 2026 - In The House Where I Was Born

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 looki

Jan 15
9 min

Chart positions

Where Welcome to Night Vale ranks today in each Apple Podcasts chart (US, Sep 14, 2026).

#13 ▲ 1 Fiction US
#3 Science Fiction US

What listeners say

A curated, balanced selection of Apple Podcasts reviews.

The few bad reviews that exist are often complaining that they wish there was more show (So they liked the show) or they’re confused by the premise. It’s an amazing and unique fiction show with an atmosphere that anyone who has been listening to the radio at night understands. Yes, the narrator is supposed to sound professional— it’s a story told indirectly via someone doing their job. At the risk of ruining the joke, the dissonance you feel is the entire point.

Zack Scott Frank · May 2025

I’ve started binging this from the beginning and have truly loved every episode I’ve heard so far! I think it’s so clever and love catching the callbacks to prior episodes.

Scooching in Here · Mar 2025

I grew up listening to this podcast because my brother and I would sit in his room and play Legos and listen to this. So when he moved out I kept listening to it and now it’s the only podcast I listen to. I’ve listened to every episode and the recap show, Good Morning Night Vale. Each episode feels like it’s own story, and I want to thank Joseph and Jeffery for making this because it helps me bring out my spooky, eerie side whenever I’m doing work, cleaning or even just sitting in my bed. I’ve tried to get my other friends into it but I think it might be a bit to weird for them but I totally recommend this show to anyone who loves creepy and strange “twilight like” stories!

☁️All_Hail💜 · Dec 2024

I just finished listening to the first episode of Welcome to Night Vale, and I'm hooked! The surreal storytelling and deadpan humor is unlike anything l've heard before.

APLit25 · Sep 2024

But only about half of the twenty minutes are the show. Also, they randomly make you listen to OTHER podcasts that they make so you’ll go subscribe to them. They spend very little time on actual storytelling, most of it is ads for other shows or musical interludes. Not worth babysitting your phone for fifteen minutes of content out of every thirty of listening.

no nickname only anger · Apr 2025

now it's 10 minutes of content in between 20 minutes of commercials. we get maybe one ep every three months in between obnoxious cross promos and feed drops to things no one asked for. the writing and plot has been phoned in for ages. really disappointing.

AshTree413 · Apr 2025

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