Uploaded October 2014 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Propelled by a massive fandom community on Tumblr, Welcome to Night Vale exploded overnight, launched to the top of the iTunes charts last year. The community radio for a friendly desert community where every conspiracy theory is real, creators Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor have kept Night Vale independent, expanding to a touring live show and spinoff novel.

Recorded in September 2014 at XOXO, an arts and technology festival in Portland, Oregon celebrating independent artists using the Internet to make a living doing what they love. For more, visit http://xoxofest.com.

Video thumbnail by Ian Linkletter:
flickr.com/photos/linkletter/15130864730

Intro Music: Broke for Free, "Only Instrumental"
bit.ly/xo2014broke