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Saya 08-08-2013 02:33 PM

Welcome to Night Vale
 
Has anyone else been listening? I just listened to the first four episodes on my way to and back from work, and holy crap is it hilarious. I was just thinking about taking a walk around the lake so I can listen to more.

http://commonplacebooks.com/welcome-to-night-vale/

Its a podcast done as a community radio news show, but set in a town where paranormal activity is very normal and kind of mundane. A rift in the time space continuum occurs during a PTA meeting and dinosaurs emerge (so the meeting is postponed til next week, where backpacks and whether they cause autism will be discussed), the station managers seem to be Lovecraftian creatures who never emerge from their office, and a glow cloud enslaves the town.

Miss Absynthe 08-08-2013 07:25 PM

I've been listening and am up to about ep 9.. I stood still in the middle of an aisle in the grocery store for about 10 minutes yesterday while I was listening because I forgot what I was meant to be doing.

Quote:

Telly the Barber seems to be the one who betrayed our community. Telly the Barber. It is Telly the Barber at the corner of southwest 5th St. and Old Musk Rd. with the red and white spinning pole and the sign that says, 'Telly's.' Telly is about five foot nine with a small mustache and a thick potbelly. He talks with an accent, and sneers. Telly the Barber cut Carlos's beautiful hair. According to reports. Telly.

Saya 08-13-2013 07:16 PM

Whats been your favourite Weather Music? So far I think its Neptune's Jewels by Mystic. I never heard of her before, I'm listening to Fatherless Child right now and I've been pretty emotional the last few days so keep that in mind, but its the first song in a long time that's made me cry.

I've also liked Closer by The Tiny, but I haven't checked out more music by them yet.

Also I think I love how Cecil gushes when Carlos called him in "The Phone Call". I'm still not sure if Carlos is super super attractive, like Narcissus, and everyone is attracted to him, or if its just Cecil.

AshleyO 08-13-2013 07:32 PM

I want to listen to this but I have no idea how to do it. Can anyone explain it to me like I'm five years old?

Saya 08-13-2013 07:47 PM

They've got them all up on itunes but I personally never have used itunes, and its still new and scary to me. So I've been downloading it from Libsyn:

http://nightvale.libsyn.com/webpage/page/3 Scroll down to the bottom of the page to episode one, you can either click the grey POD icon next to the title to open a new window that will play the mp3 in your browser, or directly download it at the bottom of the post (it says ,"Direct download: 2-GlowCloud.mp3" for episode 2) right click and "save as". I actually haven't listened to the pilot yet, just because pilots tend to be crap...I'll go back and listen to it later. So I recommend starting with episode 2, Glow Cloud.

AshleyO 08-13-2013 07:52 PM

Why thank you. :D

Saya 08-13-2013 08:06 PM

http://i.imgur.com/WLvkHyb.gif

Thanatosofos 08-14-2013 03:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AshleyO (Post 806913)
ICan anyone explain it to me like I'm five years old?

Sorry, totally off topic, but god this cracked me up for some reason. :D:D:D

Miss Absynthe 08-14-2013 04:15 AM

@Saya - I just listened to that episode last night, and was in hysterics at Cecil talking about Carlos - it was SO gorgeous.

And then I found that I got really quite scared for Carlos when he left the phone message.

My favourite song so far I think is "A Little Irony" by Tom Milsom.. or "The Bus is Late" by Satellite High.

I've listened to The Tiny a lot (I found them when going through a Regina Spektor phase, and I've always been obsessed with the cello - I used to play.) They are defs worth looking into, and if you like them then you might like an Australian artist called Kate Miller-Heidke.

Saya 08-15-2013 07:20 PM

I'm just about all caught up! I think I fell asleep the other night listening to The Mayor so I have to listen to it again, and I need to listen to the episode that was put up today. Its kinda sad, actually, I'm going to look for other podcasts since they seem to make my walk to work enjoyable.

Let me know when ya'll caught up so I can start spoiling things. I'll just say that the Faceless Woman is my new favourite character.

Solumina 08-16-2013 03:35 PM

I'm listening with Jake so it is taking forever, we only listen to one episode a day because of his stupid busy schedule full of bullshit pointless mandatory stuff (and I do mean bullshit he has to play ultimate frisbee with his division every Tuesday for an hour)

Miss Absynthe 08-16-2013 11:13 PM

I'm up to A Memory of Europe. I have trouble staying focused to concentrate on listening, and often have to rewind a little to see what I've missed because my mind wanders.

I'm loving it, though.. so terribly much.


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