Chapter 1: What events are happening in Night Vale this April?
Howdy, y'all. It is Jeffrey Cranor. I'm not sure which episode of Welcome to Nightville you're listening to, but I am speaking to you from April of 2026, and I'm here to tell you we're going to be in Europe. If you want to see Nightville live and you're going to be in Europe, come check us out at the
end of may we're going to be in edinburgh on may the 27th we will be in manchester on the 28th london on the 29th and amsterdam on may the 30th just go to welcome to nightville.com live to see the show dates and to get your tickets this is our newest nightville live show murder night in blood forest it is so much fun please come check it out also coming up this month here in april
It is the return of Alice Isn't Dead, brand new episodes of our other crazy hit podcast. This is written by Joseph Fink, produced and with music by Disparition and starring Jessica Nicole. So make sure you are still subscribed to Alice Isn't Dead and go get those on April the 13th as new episodes come out. Finally, speaking of other shows, do you want to hear us talk about other things?
We have three other really great chat shows. First of all, there's Good Morning Night Vale for all of your Night Vale needs. You can hear Hal, Meg, and Symphony talk about every single episode in order of Welcome to Night Vale. Also, we have Random Horror number nine. That is me and Night Vale star Cecil Baldwin talking about horror movies one at a time in a random order.
And then Joseph and Meg do Best Worst, which is a really fun podcast where they look at hit TV shows and they review the
best rated on imdb the worst rated on imdb and if you're a patreon member they will review the middlest rated on imdb so check out all of those at nightfallpresents.com or just wherever you get your podcasts and hey thanks good night sleep tight don't let the eye bandits strike welcome to night veil
The investigation into the locked room murder of the angel Marcus Vanston continues, as well as the murder of Jalen Rutherford, an intern applicant who was stabbed to death right here in the lobby of my radio station while I was broadcasting. Of course, the emotional impact of Jalen's death is diminished slightly by the fact that his doppelganger showed up in a sandstorm last month,
And he's been an awesome intern for us, so it's like it never happened, right? If I only saw a dead body stabbed violently by a still at-large killer, but that dead body got replaced by a duplicate, then there are no lasting psychological effects or repercussions. It's just like how my former intern, Dana Cardinal, killed her double with a stapler back in 2013, and she went on to become mayor.
So sometimes murder isn't a total loss. But maybe we were just lucky in those cases. I don't recommend decriminalizing murder, like those people at the town hall meeting last Tuesday were. Oh, they've in fact forced a referendum onto the ballot this fall. The referendum reads, Eliminate criminal charges against any citizen with a totally legit reason to kill some jerk.
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Chapter 2: What is the significance of the intern's murder in Night Vale?
April Fools, and we laughed and laughed. I told him that, for real, I had a big assignment for him. I wanted him to work with Dana to get to the bottom of Marcus's murder, but also the murder of his own double. He looked a bit dubious about investigating his own death, but he knew that if we solved these crimes, We'd probably win a Pulitzer. And I'm super into winning a Pulitzer.
Total bucket list item. Dana and Jalen headed out to begin their deep dive into these unsolved mysteries. More on that, but now, let's go to another edition of Citizen Spotlight. This week's Community Spotlight is on Matt Birmingham. Matt was born and raised in Night Vale. He got an associate's degree in advertising and has always wanted to work for a secret military base.
Well, he got his wish this year. In March, Matt was named the new marketing director of Area 50. Which is not nearly as famous as Area 51, but that's why they hired Matt. To really up the lore of Area 50, which has, by the by, been around longer than Area 51. Which means it has way more eerie secrets. Granted, Area 49 is even older than Area 50, Matt said, but that place is kind of run down.
And don't get him started on Area 26, which at this point is just a Chevron station in northeastern Arizona. But Area 50 has so many conspiracies, he said. People really should look at satellite photos of Area 50. Maybe snoop around their electric fences. Maybe even try to get an insider at Area 50 to leak photos of all the messed up things they have hidden there. Aliens?
Matt Birmingham groaned. We've got things much more mysterious than aliens. Creatures you've never even heard of. Creatures that are neither terrestrial nor extraterrestrial. Like super terrestrial, he said, pounding his corn dog on the podium for emphasis. Plus, he added, we have these cool punch cards. Discover 10 conspiracies at Area 50 and we'll send you a dollar on Venmo.
Congratulations, Matt Birmingham. We can't wait to learn more about Area 50. Oh, geez. This day is really getting away from me. I was hoping to have these murders solved before the end of the show. Elise, any word from Dana or Jalen? Oh, you're talking to them now. You look concerned, Elise. Is everything okay?
They're being followed by a black sedan with tinted windows, and they're getting really scared that someone doesn't want them to dig any deeper, that by unmasking the killer, a much more vast network would be revealed, threatening to bring down a giant ring of underground criminals? Oh, that's awful. I'm sorry, I missed what you just said, Elise. April fools. I heard it all.
Okay, okay, okay, okay, okay. Okay, okay. While she makes sure that Dana and Jalen are safe, Elise says we should have a look at the weather.
Clothes and tired lips, alone and can't hide it Oh, where would we be without cat keys to keep our libidos low? Midlife renegade, your wife's half your age Nancy from financing's getting nancy cause she's scared that you'll know Keep the water flowed game of pretenses alliances and social hierarchy that you've won Thank you.
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Chapter 3: How does the concept of doubles affect the characters in Night Vale?
How big? Oh, get it off.
Get it off.
Help, Elise. Elise, get in here. Oh, you got me. You got me. That's a good prank, Elise. Oh, wait. There is a tarantula on my shirt, but it's not that big. Cool, cool. Stay tuned next for massive audio clipping as a radio host screams like a baby. Good night, Night Vale. Good night.
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Chapter 4: What pranks can be celebrated on April Fools' Day?
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