Year Two of Welcome to Night Vale consists of episodes 26-49 and was run from July 2013 to July 2014. Live shows "Condos" and "The Debate" were released this year.
Summary[]
Mountains, mayors and management! Former intern Dana navigates her way out of the Dog Park, and tries to find her way back to Night Vale. The mayoral race heats up as The Faceless Old Woman Who Secretly Lives in Your Home and Hiram McDaniels campaign to win the favor of Night Vale. And at Night Vale Community Radio, StrexCorp takes over management of the station.
See Year Two Content Warnings for the general and episodic content warnings.
Listen to Year Two on YouTube here.
Episodes[]
| Episode No. | Title | Release Date | Listen | Transcript |
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| 26 | "Faceless Old Woman" | 1 July 2013 | Spotify YouTube |
Local Official |
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There is a faceless old woman secretly living in your home, and she has something she needs to say. Plus, former intern Dana is still alive and texting us from the forbidden Dog Park, Community Health Tips, and an update on kittens. The Faceless Old Woman is voiced by Mara Wilson. | ||||
| 27 | "First Date" | 15 July 2013 | Spotify YouTube |
Local Official |
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Cecil tries to convey the important news of the day, including delivery of some mysterious crates in the desert, a new library expansion, and the annual Bluegrass Festival, but he has a more pressing issue on his mind. | ||||
| 28 | "Summer Reading Program" | 1 August 2013 | Spotify YouTube |
Local Official |
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The Library's Summer Reading Program has begun, sending the town into a panic. Plus, a tough new mandate from the City Council, a list of useful things, and changes afoot in the Freemasons. | ||||
| 29 | "Subway" | 15 August 2013 | Spotify YouTube |
Local Official |
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An entire subway system appears suddenly in Night Vale, and the City Council is excited by the possibilities. Plus, tips for organ donors, a look into financial news, and a popular new service in town. | ||||
| 30 | "Dana" | 1 September 2013 | Spotify YouTube |
Local Official |
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Intern Dana finds a way out of the Dog Park but can’t quite figure out where it leads. Plus, a look at opening weekend of football season, helpful tips on adopting a dog from the SPCA, and Carlos visits the house that doesn’t exist. | ||||
| 31 | "A Blinking Light up on the Mountain" | 15 September 2013 | Spotify YouTube |
Local Official |
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There's a blinking light up on the mountain, which challenges our belief in mountains. Plus, a controversial new television show and a message from the faceless old woman who secretly lives in your home. | ||||
| 32 | "Yellow Helicopters" | 1 October 2013 | Spotify YouTube |
Local Official |
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There are strange new helicopters above Night Vale, different than the other helicopters that regularly hover over town. Plus, Community Health Tips, surgery for NVHS's starting quarterback, and a message from Hiram McDaniels. | ||||
| 33 | "Cassette" | 15 October 2013 | Spotify YouTube |
Local Official |
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Cecil finds an old cassette tape of himself at age 15, and he is surprised at what it contains. Plus, a new exhibit at the Museum of Forbidden Technologies, Children's Fun Fact Science Corner, and an important message from new station management. | ||||
| 34 | "A Beautiful Dream" | 1 November 2013 | Spotify YouTube |
Local Official |
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The Wallaby family successfully lobbies the School Board to finally allow a computer in school to help their daughter Megan. Plus, a concert from Dark Owl Records and Amnesty Day at the public library. | ||||
| 35 | "Lazy Day" | 15 November 2013 | Spotify YouTube |
Local Official |
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It's a totally lazy day in Night Vale. Feeling really tired. Increasingly tired. Here's some news, I guess: updates on the Summer Reading Program, the Brown Stone Spire, and a delicious new cereal on the market. Just so lazy. Everything slowing down. | ||||
| 36 | "Missing" | 1 December 2013 | Spotify YouTube |
Local Official |
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An urgent call to all listeners as 13-year-old Tamika Flynn has gone missing. Plus another edition of Children's Fun Fact Science Corner, breaking traffic news, and the Community Calendar. | ||||
| 37 | "The Auction" | 15 December 2013 | Spotify YouTube |
Local Official |
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The Sheriff's Secret Police are holding their annual auction of seized property, and our favorite community radio host finds Lot 37 particularly interesting. Plus a new challenger for the mayoral title and some great advice for toddlers. | ||||
| 38 | "Orange Grove" | 1 January 2014 | Spotify YouTube |
Local Official |
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John Peters - you know, the farmer? - had a huge, healthy orange crop this year. But Carlos grows skeptical about a sudden orange grove in the desert. Plus, the City Council tries to get out of town, and an important correction to a previous story. | ||||
| 39 | "The Woman from Italy" | 15 January 2014 | Spotify YouTube |
Local Official |
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A woman from Italy arrived in our town, and we're not quite sure what she wants or what she is doing to us with her presence. Plus, a local hardware store cracks down on the crowds of baristas outside their shop, an update on Khoshekh's kittens, and a look at traffic. | ||||
| 40 | "The Deft Bowman" | 1 February 2014 | Spotify YouTube |
Local Official |
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The Telephone Service finally fixes the only telephone booth in town, and a submarine arrives from faraway Nulogorsk. Plus, a new campaign from the Tourism Board, we meet our station's newest program director, and strange texts from a mountaintop, if you can believe that. | ||||
| 40.5 | "Condos" | 15 February 2014 | n/a | Local cecilspeaks aimlessglee in Spanish |
| Condos have come to Night Vale, and everyone in town is coming to get one of these perfect new homes, including a certain scientist. Plus, a new wing at the Museum of Forbidden Technologies, visits from the mayoral candidates, and a very specific look at traffic. | ||||
| 41 | "WALK" | 15 February 2014 | Spotify YouTube |
Local Official |
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Walk signals are malfunctioning all over town. Plus, updates from former intern Dana and a look at the Community Calendar. | ||||
| 42 | "Numbers" | 1 March 2014 | Spotify YouTube |
Local Official |
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Some strange new developments at the local numbers station, WZZZ. Plus, an update on former intern Dana, tips on how to get out of a geographical loop, and constant press conferences from outgoing mayor Pamela Winchell. | ||||
| 43 | "Visitor" | 15 March 2014 | Spotify YouTube |
Local Official |
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An adorable new visitor makes its way into the radio studio. Plus, controversy in the mayoral race, an update on the house that doesn't exist, and a look the community calendar. | ||||
| 44 | "Cookies" | 1 April 2014 | Spotify YouTube |
Local Official |
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It's Girl Scout cookies time in Night Vale. Plus, an updates from Khoshekh and Dana, a safety announcement from the Highway Department, and a magnanimous gesture from Station Management. | ||||
| 45 | "A Story About Them" | 15 April 2014 | Spotify YouTube |
Local Official |
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The title of this episode seems familiar to you. | ||||
| 45.5 | "The Debate" | 1 May 2014 | n/a | Local cecilspeaks aimlessglee |
| Cecil hosts a debate live in the Night Vale Community Radio Studio. Candidates Hiram McDaniels, the Faceless Old Woman Who Secretly Live in Your Home, and a surprise guest make their case for becoming the next mayor of Night Vale. Meanwhile some strange deer are taking over town. | ||||
| 46 | "Parade Day" | 1 May 2014 | Spotify YouTube |
Local Official |
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It's Parade Day in Night Vale. It's totally just a parade and not a subterfuge for any kind of insurgency or revolt against a corprocratic regime. Plus, strange doors appearing all over town and an update from Carlos about the house that does not exist. | ||||
| 47 | "Company Picnic" | 15 May 2014 | Spotify YouTube |
Local Official |
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Good news for the Greater Desert Bluffs Metropolitan Area: StrexCorp is hosting its first ever Company Picnic. It is a fun, cheerful, mandatory event. Plus, an update on the troubling-making scientists, the election we cannot stop, and praise to a Smiling God. | ||||
| 48 | "Renovations" | 1 June 2014 | Spotify YouTube |
Local Official |
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StrexCorp begins massive renovations on the radio station and all of Night Vale. Plus, updates from the Company Picnic of Indeterminate Length, free floating cats for anyone who wants them, and a strange new art print. | ||||
| 49A | "Old Oak Doors Part A" | 15 June 2014 | Spotify YouTube |
Local Official |
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Night Vale begins its revolt against StrexCorp, and Old Oak Doors are opening all over town. Good things are coming through. Terrible things are coming through. Also there's a mayoral election. First of a two-part episode. | ||||
| 49B | "Old Oak Doors Part B" | 1 July 2014 | Spotify YouTube |
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Night Vale begins its revolt against StrexCorp, and old oak doors are opening all over town. Good things are coming through. Terrible things are coming through. Also there's a mayoral election. Second of a two-part episode. | ||||
Weather[]
| # | Episode | Song Title | Band/Artist |
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| 26 | "Faceless Old Woman" | "Long Gone" | Mary Epworth |
| 27 | "First Date" | "Team the Best Team" | Doomtree |
| 28 | "Summer Reading Program" | "You and I Belong" | Simone Felice |
| 29 | "Subway" | "Poor in Love" | Destroyer |
| 30 | "Dana" | "The Lethal Temptress" | The Mendoza Line |
| 31 | "A Blinking Light up on the Mountain" | "Never Be Famous" | Hussalonia |
| 32 | "Yellow Helicopters" | "Palabras de Papel" | Nelson Poblete |
| 33 | "Cassette" | "Big Houses" | Squalloscope |
| 34 | "A Beautiful Dream" | "Having Fun" This Weather was canceled.
Replaced by "Better Go!" |
Tom Milsom
Replaced by Mal Blum |
| 35 | "Lazy Day" | "Mijn Manier" | Brainpower |
| 36 | "Missing" | "Peanuts" | Sam n' Ash |
| 37 | "The Auction" | "Absentee" | Jack Campbell |
| 38 | "Orange Grove" | "Black White and Red" | Emrys Cronin |
| 39 | "The Woman from Italy" | "Penn Station" | The Felice Brothers |
| 40 | "The Deft Bowman" | "Offering" | Black City Lights |
| 40.5 | "Condos" | "Remember Us" | Gabriel Royal |
| 41 | "WALK" | "What Have They Done To You Now" | Daniel Knox |
| 42 | "Numbers" | "Keep It Coming" | Senim Silla |
| 43 | "Visitor" | "Cover Me Up" | Jason Isbell |
| 44 | "Cookies" | "Haunted" | Maya Kern |
| 45 | "A Story About Them" | "Pretty Little Head" | Eliza Rickman |
| 45.5 | "The Debate" | "Promise to the Moon" Encore: "These And More Than These" |
Jason Webley Encore: Jason Webley & Disparition |
| 46 | "Parade Day" | "Take Up Your Spade" | Sara Watkins |
| 47 | "Company Picnic" | "Stupid" | Brendan MacLean |
| 48 | "Renovations" | "High Tide Rising" | Fox |
| 49 | "Old Oak Doors (Parts A & B)" | "Call Off Your Ghost" | Dessa, featuring Aby Wolf and Paper Tiger |
Note: After reports of inappropriate behaviour, Tom Milsom's track in "A Beautiful Dream" was removed from the episode reruns and replaced with Mal Blum's 'Better Go!'. This was discussed in the Good Morning Night Vale episodes for "Street Cleaning Day" and "A Beautiful Dream".