Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Fear makes the heart grow louder.

And death makes the heart grow flowers.

Good morning, Nightville. Hey there, babykins, it's me, Symphony.

Hey there, Lampkins. It's me, Hal.

Hey there, bunnykins. It's me, Meg.

And we are here today to talk to you about episode 162 called Alpha of the hit popular podcast, Welcome

to Night Vale.

We are on a mission, a mission given to us by Joseph Mink and Jeffrey Craneer, to go back in time

and re-listen to every single episode of Welcome to Night Vale and then talk to you about it.

And we are doing that specific task today, Monday, July 1st, at 855 Eastern Time.

And this episode 162's original description is Amelia Anna Alfaro was always the best at everything. Let's talk about it.

Let's talk right about it. Wow. Okay. First of all, AAA, being the best at everything has got to be a lot. Yeah. You know what I mean? Like a lot to, a lot of expectations to live up to. And she's doing

her best, you know, but the voices. She hears voices from inside. Yeah, but just talking to one

another, not her, completely ignoring her. At least they're not harmful.

I think that would be annoying, though.

You know, you're just hearing, because it would be like you're in a busy room all the time.

Yeah.

Or like overhearing somebody, like at all times.

But there's a few instances where she can find some respite from those voices.

And, you know, once you find that thing, I've thought about that because, you know, me,

I listen and watch to a lot of shows where magic or the supernatural or some sort of whatnot

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