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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.

Latest episodes

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295 - The Book of Dale

#26 trending · Fiction

He has a message. A message folks gotta hear. Weather: "Real" by Maddie Witler⁠⁠ The voice of Harrison Kip is Jeffrey Cranor The voice of the Faceless Old Woman is Mara

Oct 1
29 min

294 - Revelations

I have been behind the sky. Weather: "End of the Lane" by Murdered by Pirates⁠⁠ Original episode art by Jessica Hayworth Episode transcripts Order Night Vale's signat

Sep 15
28 min

293 - The Boys (1946)

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

Chart trend

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

#1
all-time peak
616
days in the top 3 since Nov 2024

Chart positions

Where Welcome to Night Vale ranks today in each Apple Podcasts chart (US, Oct 5, 2026).

#10 ▲ 2 Fiction US
#2 — Science Fiction US

What listeners say

A curated, balanced selection of Apple Podcasts reviews.

I don’t really review. But, episode 109 is my calm spot. It takes me on a trip and lowers me into a close hug and makes me okay. I always come back to it when I need to calm my head. So, thank you Night Vale.

kaige1999 · Sep 2026

Although it’s sort of a brain off kinda podcast, it’s amazing in its surreal storytelling. It makes you wonder constantly about what happens next, even if you have no clue what just happened (it’s confusing) and if you ask me that makes the perfect podcast.

Leon_s_kennedy_is_cool · Jul 2026

Welcome to Night Vale is one of the few broadcasts worthy of echoing through the abyss between stars. Cecil speaks with the soothing certainty of one who has long accepted that reality is negotiable, and I find that comforting. Five dark stars. May your geometry remain pleasantly non-Euclidean, your weather appropriately ominous, and may you never make direct eye contact with the Dog Park.

Croghan 1 · Jul 2026

I listen to this show whenever it comes on, It always gives great heads up for local happenings. It’s also helped me ignore the strange clawing feeling pounding all through my body, sending my blood ablaze late at night when the only sound is my own shaky breath, the tick of the clock, and the steady tapping at my window :) Also Cecil I’m so happy for you and Carlos, i hope you guys know you’re the cutest couple in Night Vale :D

I am here. Yup. Just checked · Mar 2026

I’ve loved this podcast for years, but the most recent episode was poorly written and I’m really sad about it. The twist didn’t make sense and felt like it was sacrilegious just for shock value rather than in a way that made sense for the story. You were building up to this for so long and it didn’t feel like that buildup paid off 😕.

Boredandrandom · Jun 2026

I love Welcome to Night Vale and I was excited to start from the beginning and listen again and catch back up but to my surprise and horror there is an ad break inserted immediately after the weather that ruins the mood of the podcast and just gets me mad because there are multiple ads at the beginning and end of the podcast already. They do a wonderful job of setting up the structure of the episode and then breaking for the weather but having an ad break immediately after that just completely ruins it and I'm not sure if I'm going to continue listening which is a bummer because I love the world of Night Vale. Truly a terrible choice, please make a change!

kathjoth · May 2026

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