Lake Wobegon meets H.P. Lovecraft: Welcome to Night Vale

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If you have yet to listen to the magnificent podcast Welcome to Night Vale, do yourself a favor and go check it out!  It’s a fictional community radio show from the fictional desert town of Night Vale; imagine Garrison Keillor reporting from Arkham! It’s creepy and funny and frequently profound, with characters you’ll come to know and love.  Many of the jokes become in-jokes, so make sure to listen from the beginning! You’ll enjoy every minute.

One of the features of the show is the weather report, which is always a song. Chances are you’ve never heard of the artists…and chances are you will immediately go look them up and download the song you just heard.  Here’s a favorite: Satellite High with “The Bus Is Late (Waiting for the Bus in the Rain)”  Enjoy, and ALL HAIL THE GLOW CLOUD!

Published by eileenmaksym

Eileen Maksym studied philosophy at Yale and theology at Boston College, and now uses both to write science fiction. Currently she is an academic nomad, following her astrophysicist husband around the world, two kids in tow. When not writing or kid wrangling, Eileen is a hopeless fangirl. She can be found on Twitter (@eileenmaksym) squeeing over her favorite shows, most of which involve famous detectives, dashing time travelers, and creatures that are never, ever referred to as zombies.

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  1. Pingback: Welcome to Night Vale and The New Storyteller’s Style – Mr. Rhapsodist

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