Year One of Welcome to Night Vale consists of episodes 1-25 and was run from June 2012 to June 2013.
General CWs[]
Throughout Year One, the following content is regularly discussed: existential dread, depression, unreality, conspiracy theory, violence, death, mentions of guns, racism, cultural appropriation of First Nations, voyeuristic government, government endorsed and police violence.
Episodic CWs[]
| Episode No. | Title | Warnings |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Pilot" | mention of dogs (2:36-3:20) |
| 2 | "Glow Cloud" | mentions of dead animals (throughout, plot necessary: possession and memory loss (plot necessary), mentions of war and bomb development (12:53-13:08) |
| 3 | "Station Management" | No major, non-general content warnings |
| 4 | "PTA Meeting" | mention of spiders (1:25-1:35, not plot relevant, not graphic); kidnapping, detention, mention of torture (4:58-6:00); loud sounds of static (increasingly loud between 14:00-14:50, semi-relevant), dinosaurs (throughout, plot necessary) |
| 5 | "The Shape in Grove Park" | mention of spiders (3:35 - 4:18, not plot relevant but lighthearted); mention of bodily fluids (9:23-9:57); derealization / depersonalization (episode throughout, plot necessary) |
| 6 | "The Drawbridge" | No major, non-general content warnings |
| 7 | "History Week" | historical revisionism (throughout) |
| 8 | "The Lights in Radon Canyon" | mention of spiders (16:20 - 16:40) |
| 9 | ""PYRAMID"" | mention of the unnecessary euthanization of a dog (5:38 - 5:53); body horror (10:06 - 11:02), encouraged self-mutilation |
| 10 | "Feral Dogs" | Historical revisionism |
| 11 | "Wheat & Wheat By-Products" | |
| 12 | "The Candidate" | |
| 13 | "A Story About You." | |
| 14 | "The Man in the Tan Jacket" | |
| 15 | "Street Cleaning Day" | |
| 16 | "The Phone Call" | |
| 17 | "Valentine" | |
| 18 | "The Traveler" | |
| 19A | "The Sandstorm (Part A)" | |
| 19B | "The Sandstorm (Part B)" | |
| 20 | "Poetry Week" | |
| 21 | "A Memory of Europe" | |
| 22 | "The Whispering Forest" | |
| 23 | "Eternal Scouts" | |
| 24 | "The Mayor" | |
| 25 | "One Year Later" |