293 - The Boys (1946)
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293 - The Boys (1946)

B2Upper-intermediateSeptember 1, 202625 min

From the archive (1946): Our boys have come home from war. Weather: "Tiny Little Octopus" by The PDX Broadsides⁠⁠ The voice of Leonard Burton is James Urbaniak The voice of Dottie is Meg Bashwiner Original episode art by Jessica Hayworth Episode transcripts Order Night Vale's signature fragrance, Mostly Void Partially Stars, from Sucreabeille 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...

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1:41

Hello folks well Leonard still here, but not here God, but still talking

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Speaking of gone, Cecil is still missing. Now I said not to be alarmed, but at a certain point... Well, I'll leave it up to you. At a certain point, you have to ask yourself, just what is happening here? Just what is going on?

2:09

But never fear that you will be without your evening's entertainment. We have today another show from the archive. This one is particularly interesting. It is from the long summer of 1946.

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