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Welcome to Night Vale is a fiction podcast presented as a radio show for the fictional town of Night Vale, reporting on the strange events that occur within it. The series was created in 2012 by Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor. Published by Night Vale Presents since March 15, 2015, the podcast was previously published by Commonplace Books. Cecil Gershwin Palmer—the host, main character, and narrator—is voiced by Cecil Baldwin, while secondary characters are sometimes voiced by guest stars or recurring guests—such as Dylan Marron, who voices Carlos Robles. The podcast typically airs on the first and fifteenth of every month, and consists of "news, announcements and advertisements" from the desert town, located "somewhere in the Southwestern United States." In an interview with NPR, Joseph Fink said that he "came up with this idea of a town in that desert where all conspiracy theories were real, and we would just go from there with that understood." Production Every episode of the podcast includes a piece of music as "the weather", each by a different independently published artist. The theme and background instrumental music to the series were created by the musician and composer Disparition. In October 2013, Welcome to Night Vale began presenting live shows, which continued into 2014 with a tour of the West Coast. In addition, it was announced during the episode "The Auction" that a novel would be published in 2015. Fink stated that "it's going to have all the characters and weird atmosphere that you want from Night Vale, with a brand new story that explores parts of Night Vale that we just haven't been able to get into with the podcast". When the book became available for preorder the following March, it became Amazon's number-two title seven months ahead of its October release date. Welcome to Night Vale's plot consists of long-form storytelling. Individual episodes usually function as standalone narratives and only rarely contain significant developments in story line. The writers employ running jokes and plot arcs; for example, The Glow Cloud, one of the series's most iconic characters, hypnotizes the townspeople with its colors and noxious gas, making people chant "ALL HAIL THE GLOW CLOUD," and eventually becomes president of Night Vale's school board. Another running joke is the low survival rate of interns at the radio station; the only interns, former and present, who are currently alive include (in order of appearance) Cecil, Chad Bowinger, Dana Cardinal, Maureen, and Kareem. Characters and narratives often emerge and develop slowly, while unrelated stories may combine to form new plot points. Major stories have included the development of a romantic relationship between Cecil and Carlos; the stranding of several characters, including Carlos, in a "desert otherworld"; the invasion of Night Vale by the corporation StrexCorp, from the rival town of Desert Bluffs, and StrexCorp's eventual expulsion from Night Vale; the 2014 mayoral elections, with subsequent terrorist activities by failed mayoral candidates The Faceless Old Woman Who Secretly Lives in Your Home and Hiram McDaniels; and the complications surrounding McDaniels's subsequent imprisonment and trial. The series's fourth anniversary in June 2016 coincided with a two-part climax to the most recent storyline: the invasion of Night Vale by mysterious strangers, led by a demonic beagle puppy accidentally summoned from Hell by Chad Bowinger, a former radio intern. The early plot point of a miniature city buried under the town's bowling alley resurfaced after this, in addition to the sporadic appearance of Huntokar, a deer-headed deity with connections to both the tiny city and Night Vale's unusual nature. More recent plot points include the resolution of the Blood Space War, the aging of Lee Marvin, the town being brought back into the normal flow of time, and the whereabouts of the missing Delta flight 18713. Premise Welcome to Night Vale takes place in the fictional town of Night Vale, a desert town somewhere in the southwestern United States. In this town, the myriad paranormal and supernatural occurrences are treated as mundane. For example, Cecil remarks on how cute the cat hovering above the sink in the station bathroom is, but does not find it strange that the cat is doing so. Fink describes the town as "a Southwestern commuter suburb with no place for anyone to commute to." Cast and characters Cecil Baldwin as Cecil Gershwin Palmer, the narrator of the podcast and the host of Night Vale's radio station. He is described as "not too short or tall, not fat or too thin." His true age is unknown, as he references being alive for events hundreds of years in the past; however, time does not work correctly in Night Vale. Cecil adopts a cat named Khoshekh who is found floating in a stationary position in the station's men's bathroom. He is also Jewish. In the credits he is referred to as "The Voice of Night Vale." Dylan Marron as Carlos, Cecil's scientist boyfriend and later husband. Described as having "perfect hair" and "teeth like a military cemetery," he initially comes to Night Vale as an outsider but soon integrates into the community through his relationship with Cecil. Cecil fawns over him for the first year of the podcast before they begin dating. They were married in the series's hundredth episode "Toast," and in the "A Spy in the Desert" live show, it was revealed that the couple had adopted a son named Esteban whom they had kept secret for two years. Jasika Nicole as Dana Cardinal, former Night Vale Community Radio Intern and former mayor of Night Vale. In the episode "The Sandstorm," she kills her double, an act that comes back to haunt her after Danas from parallel realities seek revenge on her in Year Six. To date, she is one of few people who have survived Night Vale Community Radio's internship program. Kevin R. Free as Kevin, Cecil's Desert Bluffs counterpart obsessed with blood and gore, offsetting his cheery disposition. He now lives in the Desert Otherworld, which he has named Desert Bluffs Too!, from which he continues to broadcast his radio program. Lauren Sharpe as Lauren Mallard, the former head of StrexCorp and current mayor of Desert Bluffs Too!, although in reality she is second-in-command to Kevin. Mara Wilson as The Faceless Old Woman Who Secretly Lives in Your Home, a former mayoral candidate and corporeal being who simultaneously lives in the homes of all Night Vale residents. She is the protagonist of the third Night Vale novel, The Faceless Old Woman Who Secretly Lives in Your Home. Jackson Publick as Hiram McDaniels, a literal five-headed dragon and former mayoral candidate. After attempting to assassinate the Mayor, four of his heads are placed on trial, excluding the Violet head, who worked to prevent the assassination. Retta as Josefina Ortiz, commonly known as Old Woman Josie, Cecil's dearest friend and formerly the only person in town to openly acknowledge th.... Discover the Joseph Fink popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Joseph Fink books.