Inside the weird world of Welcome to Night Vale

Nerdette

Greta Johnsen

Tv & Film, Self, Nerd, Books, Technology, Tv, Improvement, Culture, Wbez, Society & Culture, Pop, Nerdette, Nerds

4.7 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 5 June 2015

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

We talk to the creators and cast of Night Vale, a bizarre and beloved fictional podcast, about the extreme enthusiasm of their fans and taking the show on the road. Then we get to know trans women who made history in the fight for LGBT equality.

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0:00.0	This fall, W bez invites you to our upcoming live events.
0:05.0	Join us in person for smart discussions, heartfelt storytelling, and more.
0:09.0	Check out the full calendar now at W be easy.org slash events.
0:15.6	Hello you're listening to nerdette from W be easy in Chicago I'm Greta Johnson.
0:20.5	And I'm Tricia Bobita.
0:21.9	This week we get to know great
0:23.0	lady nerds of the LGBT movement. Plus we talk to the creators of a weird and
0:27.1	wonderful podcast called Welcome to Night Vale. Before we head off to Night Vale,
0:30.6	just a reminder that we also spend time every week in the Seven Kingdoms.
0:34.0	It's in our spin-off podcast, Nurdat Recap's Game of Thrones with Peter Segal.
0:38.0	You know, the guy who hosts Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me.
0:40.0	In each recap episode, we analyze character motivations, theorize about what will happen next, and take listener questions.
0:45.4	If this sounds like something you nerd would like to do, join us for that every week.
0:49.4	That's all in addition to our main show, this one, Nurdette, and this week the Voices from Night Vale.
0:54.8	All that and more this week on Nurdette,
0:56.6	because everybody's a little nerdy about something.
0:59.0	Make it snappy, nerd!
1:00.6	Nurd's Nurd!
1:01.6	Nurd! Nurd! NER! You're listening to Nurdett. I'm Tricia Obita here with Greta Johnson.
1:20.4	Recently we sat down with the creators of a podcast called Welcome to Night Vale,
1:24.5	Jeffrey Craner and Joseph Fink, along with a couple of cast members as well.
1:28.1	We'll hear from them in a little bit.
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