292 - Collectibles (1999)
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292 - Collectibles (1999)

B2Upper-intermediateAugust 15, 202630 min

From the archive (1999): There's a great new webpage on the World Wide Web Weather: "Candy Cigarettes" by Calvin Pineda and the Antacids⁠⁠ The voice of Leonard Burton is James Urbaniak Original episode art by Jessica Hayworth Episode transcripts Order Night Vale's signature fragrance, Mostly Void Partially Stars, from Sucreabeille Pre-order THE NUDGE by Joseph Fink Listen to UNLICENSED⁠⁠ by Joseph Fink & Jeffrey Cranor. Only on Audible Welcome to Night Vale Roleplaying Game Subscribe to the Night Vale newsletter for news and stories<...

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Hey y'all, it's Jeffrey Crainer. I know you like listening to Night Vale, but I think you might like smelling Night Vale too. We partnered with our friends at Sucreville to create a signature fragrance.

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You know, cologne, perfume, whatever term you like. It's incredible. It smells like desert sage, cool sand, and crisp night air. And of course, we named the fragrance Mostly Void, Partially Stars.

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Both Night Vale and Sucreville are independent artists making weird and inspired things and we are really proud of this. Go to Sukrebeel.com. I put a link in the show notes to get your bottle or sampler of Mostly Void, Partially Stars, right now. Also, Night Vale co-writer Joseph Fink has a new horror novel out on September 1st called The Nudge. Pre-order your copy now and join him

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