Line #13 Creator/NightValePresents


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2	[[caption-width-right:345:From the minds behind the Vale]]
3	'''[[http://www.nightvalepresents.com/ Night Vale Presents]]''' (formerly Commonplace Books) is an independent {{Podcast}} network headed by Creator/JeffreyCranor and Creator/JosephFink, the creators of ''Podcast/WelcomeToNightVale.'' Borne out of the publishing enterprise Commonplace books, ''Night Vale'' ended up being such a hit, it inspired other creators to make their own work with Fink and Cranor, causing a rebrand in 2016. Apart from hosting ''Night Vale'' and other works of WebOriginalFiction by Cranor and Fink, the network aims to be a platform for other indie podcast creators. The network provides a wide and diverse variety of content, both fiction and non-fiction. Its stable of podcasts include:
4	[[index]]
5	* ''Podcast/WelcomeToNightVale:'' their first and most famous podcast from which the network takes its name, a work of SurrealHorror and a {{Parody}} of community radio shows, set in a small town where all things paranormal are treated as completely mundane business as usual.
6	* ''Podcast/AliceIsntDead:'' a SurrealHorror tale of the audio diaries of a greenhorn long-haul trucker, who's using the job as a way to search for her wayward wife Alice, as she stumbles upon traces of TheConspiracy Alice was involved in, and has paranormal encounters along the way.
7	* ''Podcast/WithinTheWires:'' a SpeculativeFiction work in the form of found audio (relaxation cassettes, museum audio tours, answering machines messages, etc.) in a {{Dystopia}}n AlternateUniverse.
8	* ''Podcast/TheOrbitingHumanCircusOfTheAir:'' a SurrealHumour work revolving around a janitor at the Eiffel Tower who aspires to perform in a strange radio variety show that broadcasts from the tower's top.
9	* ''Podcast/ConversationsWithPeopleWhoHateMe:'' a non-fiction podcast by ''Night Vale'' cast member Creator/DylanMarron, wherein he attempts cordial phone conversations with his internet trolls.
10	* ''Podcast/ItMakesASound:'' the story of Deirdre Gardner, a nostalgic childhood fan, waxing rhapsodic over the life and work of Wim Faros, her favorite musician, on her amateur radio show in the podunk town of Rosemary Hills. Left the network for Season 2.
11	* ''Podcast/IOnlyListenToTheMountainGoats:'' a non-fiction podcast wherein Joseph Fink, Music/TheMountainGoats' John Darnielle and various guests talk about songwriting, music and the making of art.
12	* ''Podcast/PoundedInTheButtByMyOwnPodcast:'' a podcast hosted by niche erotica author Creator/ChuckTingle wherein various guest authors do dramatic readings of Tingle's work.
13	* ''Podcast/{{Dreamboy}}:'' a story about a musician uncovering mysteries at the zoo where he works.
14	* ''Podcast/AdventuresInNewAmerica:'' the first sci-fi, political satire, [[Main/{{Afrofuturism}} Afrofuturistic]] buddy comedy, serialized for New Americans in a new and desperate time.
15	* ''Podcast/StartWithThis'': A talk show hosted by Fink and Cranor giving tips and advice for upcoming writers. They discuss a theme, and offer two assignments at the end: something to consume and something to create.
16	* ''Podcast/OurPlagueYear'': A non-fiction podcast featuring poems, essays, and thoughts from the ''Night Vale'' creators and friends in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
17	* ''Podcast/SleepWithMe'': A health and wellness podcast run by Drew "Scooter" Ackerman, designed to help people fall asleep with a bedtime story. Joined the network in 2018.
18	* ''Podcast/HarryPotterAndTheSacredText'': Hosted by Vanessa Zoltan and Casper Ter Kuile, a commentary cast described as "Bible study for ''Literature/HarryPotter'' fans." Different techniques and themes are analyzed as they discuss each book chapter-by-chapter. Joined the network in 2018.
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21	!Tropes
22	* AlternateUniverse: Podcast/WithinTheWires features one that split off around UsefulNotes/WorldWarII where nationalism and free will were done away with.
23	* AmputativeSentencing: In ''Podcast/AdventuresInNewAmerica'', the "amputation laws" are alluded to several times. In the finale it's finally clarified that they made the removal of limbs a criminal penalty.
24	* BigBad:
25	** Podcast/WelcomeToNightVale: The Tiny City, Strex Corp, Hiram [=McDaniels=] and The Faceless Old Woman, and the Beagle.
26	** Podcast/AliceIsntDead: The Thistle Men, [[spoiler:Bay and Creek.]]
27	** Podcast/WithinTheWires: The Institute
28	* BodyHorror: A common theme between Podcast/WelcomeToNightVale, Podcast/AliceIsntDead and Podcast/WithinTheWires
29	* CastFullOfGay: Their shows tend to include LGBT people in prominent roles:
30	** In ''Podcast/WelcomeToNightVale'', the narrating character, Cecil, dates and later marries another man. Other, supporting characters also have same-sex partners.
31	** ''Podcast/AliceIsntDead'' is about a female trucker searching for her wife.
32	** Various characters in ''Podcast/WithinTheWires'' takes place in an AlternateUniverse where queerness became generally socially accepted earlier than it was in real life, and plenty of characters are mentioned to be gay or bisexual. The third season's main character was a trans man.
33	** ''Podcast/TheOrbitingHumanCircusOfTheAir'' has Julian, who was confirmed by the showrunners to be "not straight".
34	** The main character of ''Podcast/{{Dreamboy}}'', Dane, is a compulsive Grindr user who eventually forms a lasting, if unusual, relationship with another man.
35	* ChannelHop: ''Sleep with Me'' and ''Harry Potter and the Sacred Text'' both migrated to the Night Vale Presents network after having separate affiliations beforehand.
36	* CharacterNarrator: [[Podcast/WelcomeToNightVale Cecil]], [[Podcast/AliceIsntDead the trucker]]/[[spoiler:Keisha, as well as Alice herself]], [[spoiler:Hester]], [[Podcast/WithinTheWires Roimata Mangakāhia, Micheal]], and Julian's Narrator as well as Julian himself.
37	* TheConspiracy: Night Vale has many, Alice is all about uncovering one, and Wires is about the people affected by one.
38	* CreatorsOddball: ''Our Plague Year'' is a rather depressing time capsule of COVID-19 times made as a coping mechanism. Its format is detached from the rest of the podcasts.
39	* DarkerAndEdgier: Podcast/AliceIsntDead and Podcast/WithinTheWires compared to Podcast/WelcomeToNightVale and Podcast/TheOrbitingHumanCircusOfTheAir.
40	* EldritchAbomination: The Hooded Figures, Station Management, the Subway System, Librarians, The Smiling God, the Beagle, and the Thistle Man.
41	* EldritchLocation: Night Vale, Desert Bluffs, the Dog Park, Charleton, and the Institute.
42	%%* ExpandedUniverse: Literature/WelcomeToNightVale
43	* LighterAndSofter: Podcast/WelcomeToNightVale and Podcast/TheOrbitingHumanCircusOfTheAir compared to Podcast/AliceIsntDead and Podcast/WithinTheWires.
44	* LiveEpisode: Condos, The Debate, The Librarian, The Investigators, Ghost Stories, All Hail, The Spy in the Desert, and The Haunting of Night Vale for ''Welcome to Night Vale.''
45	** ''Alice Isn't Dead'' did a live episode once.
46	* TalkShow: ''Conversations with People Who Hate Me'' and ''Start With This''.
47	* ThematicSeries: The series share a connection of being audio stories featuring SurrealHumour and SurrealHorror, but that is about it.

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