Hi everybody! Exciting news for those who love good things! Our next hang-out (with Joseph Fink and me, Jeffrey Cranor) will feature our special guest SYMPHONY SANDERS (the voice of Tamika Flynn)!
The hang-out is this Tuesday, February 25 &n...
2025-02-22 17:17:37 +0000 UTC View PostHey friends, tomorrow (Mon, Feb 17), we're beginning our Book Club conversation around Shirley Jackson's We Have Always Lived in the Castle. We're only covering chapters 1 & 2, to start. Here's the schedule for the rest of the bo...
2025-02-16 16:20:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Twelve or so years ago, Meg and I took a bad beach vacation.
It rained the whole week we were there, and we both got a cold right after arriving. So we mostly sat around the room, miserable.
Bored, I started a writing experiment. I wro...
2025-02-15 14:13:32 +0000 UTC View Post
Concerns over Steve Carlsberg's new job
The voice of Steve Carlsberg is Hal Lublin
Weather: "The Trundling Path" by No Monster Club https://bobbyswebsite.com/
UNL...
2025-02-15 05:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Did you know we recently came out with two long sleeve t-shirts using our most popular designs?
Over in the Community Tab, under Chat, it's our 2nd and final week covering these plays of Will Eno. This week, we're talking about Lady Grey and Mr. Theater Comes Home Different.
See y'all over in the Chat! -jeffrey cranor
PS: If you...
2025-02-10 15:01:28 +0000 UTC View PostA few years back, we started writing our detective show, Unlicensed. Neither of us had much experience writing mysteries, and so we started...
2025-02-07 17:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Sign ups are now closed. Thanks to everyone who signed up!
Sign up here for one of the 300 books we are giving away from Joseph Fink's private library.
You must be a Patreon member at the Blood Pact scout ($5/month) or high...
2025-02-04 15:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostOver in the Community Tab, under Chat, I started us a thread to talk about the entirety of Will Eno's THOM PAIN (BASED ON NOTHING). Next Monday, Feb 10, we'll talk about the other two short plays in the book, but this week, just THOM PAIN. See y'a...
2025-02-03 14:22:35 +0000 UTC View Post
Over the years, Joseph Fink has accumulated a variety of books he has written or co-written. Advanced readers, special editions, foreign editions you name it. So we are giving away 300 books from that library to our patrons. As a bonus, he has sig...
2025-02-01 14:39:35 +0000 UTC View Post
When I think of a Night Vale episode concept, the process that follows goes one of two ways. I either write a bunch of notes (and eventually a script) that follows that original idea pretty faithfully—or, like this ep, by the time I’ve written...
2025-02-01 14:27:12 +0000 UTC View Post
Flakey O's are back.
Weather: "Call ACab" by Sam Stone https://samdstone.bandcamp.com/
Original episode art by Jessica Hayworth 2025-02-01 05:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
REMINDER: Monday, February 3, as part of our Book Club, we're discussing Will Eno's 2005 play Thom Pain (based on nothing). Below are my thoughts on monologues/solo storytelling.
I went to see a play last week...
2025-01-31 16:55:20 +0000 UTC View Post
We are so excited to introduce our singing birds beanie and 2025-01-28 16:26:37 +0000 UTC View Post
The 10% merchandise discount code for all merchandise purchased from TopatoCo in February is: L0VE0URL1STENERS
2025-01-27 14:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey y'all, it's Jeffrey. We're in the back half of Vacation by Deb Olin Unferth over in the chat (Book Club is a benefit for Weird Scout members and up). I'm so enjoying this re-read and everyone's insight into this book. Given that ...
2025-01-21 22:59:02 +0000 UTC View PostHi everybody! It's Aquarius season, so join me (Jeffrey Cranor) and Joseph Fink this Thursday, January 23 @ 4pm New York Time. Let's talk about incense flavors, fleece vs flannel, and WNBA free agency. We can also talk about astrology, too, if you...
2025-01-21 22:18:27 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey all, here is Leonard Burton with some very unusual broadcasts. Listen here or on the acast feed. thanks for your support!
2025-01-15 14:00:16 +0000 UTC View Post
Leonard Burton here, with some unusual broadcasts.
Thanks for supporting us!
Join us in the chat right here on Patreon!
-Joseph
2025-01-13 21:23:32 +0000 UTC View PostHead on over to our community chat area where Weird Scouts and above can join me to discuss the first four chapters of Vacation. See you there!
-Joseph
2025-01-06 18:17:51 +0000 UTC View Post
Read the rest of the quotes (on the inside of the cards) at our store, where you can find this pack and our other Valentine's Day cards.
2025-01-02 17:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostThe 10% merchandise discount code for all merchandise purchased from TopatoCo in January is N0STALG1A
2024-12-27 14:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostUPDATE! New start time is 4:15pm!
Hi everybody! You're probably doing all kinds of fun holiday things this week, but if you're anything like me (Jeffrey Cranor) and Joseph Fink, you've got a bit of downtime and just need someone other than ...
2024-12-23 15:44:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Joseph, Brie, and I have had back-and-forths about these Monologue episodes about whether or not they always have to be from the POVs of the Faceless Old Woman, Michelle Nguyen, and Steve Carlsberg. Not sure why we got into that tradition, but weâ...
2024-12-15 14:18:52 +0000 UTC View Post
It is December, 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: I...
2024-12-15 05:00:00 +0000 UTC View PostHi all, as you may have heard on the show or in our newsletter, we're starting a book club for Weird Scouts and above. This book club will be personally led by Jeffrey and I, and will be held in the Patreon chat part of our page.
The bo...
2024-12-05 00:54:43 +0000 UTC View Post
My notes for this episode, going in, were just that we had to set up Steve interviewing for his new job. I wasn’t quite sure what the rest of the episode was, until I realized it was a classic Night Vale format: the interrupted emergency.
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2024-12-01 14:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post
After many centuries, the chrysalis is stirring.
Weather: “Adrift“ by tinfold https://open.spotify.com/artist/77rFkrSHr0...
2024-12-01 05:00:11 +0000 UTC View Post