Live Event Info + Rebroadcast of Tree People

Nocturne

Vanessa Lowe

Society & Culture, Personal Journals

4.6 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 19 December 2025

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Hello dear listener, Vanessa here. First off, I want to let you know about a unique in-person event that Nocturne will be part of in the San Francisco Bay Area on Saturday, January 10th. Way back last January we released the episode, Impression, in which I followed artist, Nathanael Gray out to the wilds of the Point Reyes National Seashore, and chronicled his process of creating a large triptych painting of the ocean, in the dark. If you'll be in the Bay Area on January 10th, I'd like to invite you to an intimate immersive experience in which we'll gather together from 6:30-9pm, listen to the episode, AND reveal the painting that Nathanael created for the first time, along with his newly created series, Ocean Fields. What's more, they'll be time to mingle in the lovely art/gathering space - A Loft of One's Own, in Emeryville, purchase yummy pop up food, amidst a newly created soundscape by Nocturne composer, and co-creator, Kent Sparling. The event is free, but there are limited spots available, so RSVP is required. You can find event details at https://www.aloftofonesown.com/impression . And speaking of past episodes, I thought I'd drop an old holiday favorite into the feed as a rebroadcast. The episode is Tree People, from back in 2017, featuring Joel Shupack, who worked for years guarding Christmas Trees at night in NYC. Joel is highly entertaining as he recalls the ins and outs of this very unique nocturnal gig. So, whether you're revisiting this story or hearing it for the first time, I hope you enjoy it. There’s a funny thing about Christmas in New York: In a city where most of the living trees are clumped together in just a few areas, right around Thanksgiving new clumps of trees start popping up all over this mostly concrete and asphalt setting. The tree stands sprinkled throughout the city create a festive air, but there’s another dimension to the world of Christmas trees in New York City at night. Support Nocturne by donating at www.patreon.com/nocturnepodcast Tree People Credits Nocturne is produced by Vanessa Lowe. Production help on this episode from Joel Shupack. You can find Joel Shupack's podcast, Square Mile, here. Find out about the live art event in Emeryville, featuring work by Nathanael Gray, on January 10th, 2026 here: https://www.aloftofonesown.com/impression Music Nocturne theme music by Kent Sparling Also by Kent Sparling: Callum; Farther You Are; Galvin Needle; Wait; Silent Night; Oh Christmas Tree; Cuttings; Carbon Source, Unreleased Rue Royale: Deck the Halls Pollen: Jingle Bells Swing Aldrine Guerrero: Source recording for Carol of the Bells Episode Artwork: Robin Galante

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0:00.0	Hello, dear listener, Vanessa here. First off, I want to let you know about a unique in-person
0:06.4	event that Nocturn will be part of in the San Francisco Bay Area on Saturday, January 10th.
0:12.4	Way back last January, we released the episode, Impression, in which I followed artist Nathaniel Gray
0:18.3	out to the wilds of the Point Reyes National Seashore
0:21.3	and chronicled his process of creating a large triptych painting of the ocean in the dark.
0:27.3	If you'll be in the Bay Area on January 10th, I'd like to invite you to an intimate,
0:31.7	immersive experience in which we gather together from 6.30 to 9 p.m. Listen to the episode
0:36.9	and reveal the painting that Nathaniel
0:39.1	created for the first time, along with his newly created series, Ocean Fields. What's more,
0:45.3	there'll be time to mingle in the lovely art gathering space, aloft of one's own in Emeryville.
0:51.0	Purchase yummy pop-up food amidst a newly created soundscape by Nocturne composer
0:55.9	and co-creator Kent Sparling. The event is free, but there are limited spots available,
1:01.5	so RSVP is required. You can find details about the event in the show notes for this episode
1:06.6	at Nocturnepodcast.org. Or you can go to a loft of one's own.com slash impression.
1:14.5	And speaking of past episodes, I thought I'd drop an old holiday favorite into the feed as a rebroadcast.
1:20.9	The episode is Tree People from back in 2017, featuring Joel Shupak, who worked for years guarding Christmas trees at night in New York City.
1:29.8	Joel is highly entertaining, as he recalls the ins and outs of this very unique nocturnal gig.
1:35.7	So whether you're revisiting this story or hearing it for the first time, I hope you enjoy it.
2:20.3	You're listening to Nocturne. I'm Vanessa Lowe. The The people have this image of what a Christmas tree should look like and when you like get one that
2:46.6	looks just like that it's like wow but yeah ugly trees. We'd come up with different names
2:51.7	for the different types of ugly trees because there's so many types. There's the ones where, like, the trunk sort of splits off in the middle and it becomes like almost two trees. And then there's a one where like one whole side is bald. We call that the three side special. And we try to sell people're like, oh, you're putting it in a corner?
3:12.3	Just get one of these. It's cheaper. And you won't even see that weird side. And they love that.
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