Founded in 2015 by Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor, creators of the genre-defining fiction podcast Welcome to Night Vale, Night Vale Presents is an independent podcast network focused on storytelling, art, and creativity. Night Vale Presents is dedicated to promoting independent podcasting, through both boundary-pushing fiction projects and original non-fiction work.

Night Vale Presents is home to Welcome to Night Vale, a twice-monthly podcast in the style of community updates for the small desert town of Night Vale; Within the Wires, a story told through found audio from an alternate universe; Random Number Generator Horror Podcast No. 9, explores the psychological depths of horror films and provides an approachability guide for those who might be squeamish about the genre; Start With This, a creativity playground designed to help writers, podcasters, and artists put their ideas in motion; and more.

Our shows have been featured in The New York Times, The Guardian, Huffington Post, Wired, Entertainment Weekly, The A.V. Club, The Washington Post, and Vulture.

Night Vale Presents podcasts have over 330 million downloads worldwide and are listened to in almost every country in the world. Night Vale Presents pioneered live podcast touring with Welcome to Night Vale, and across the network has produced over 400 live events in 40 U.S. states and 18 countries.

Jeffrey Cranor (partner, co-founder) co-writes the fiction podcasts Welcome to Night Vale and Within the Wires. He also co-hosts the horror film review podcast Random Horror No. 9 with Cecil Baldwin. Jeffrey lives in New York’s Hudson Valley.

Joseph Fink (partner, co-founder) is the creator or co-creator of a number of podcasts, including Welcome to Night Vale, Alice Isn’t Dead, and Unlicensed. He wrote the novels Alice Isn't Dead and The Halloween Moon, and co-wrote the novels Welcome to Night Vale, It Devours!,  The Faceless Old Woman Who Secretly Lives in your Home, and the memoir The First Ten Years. 

Meg Bashwiner (tour director) is a writer, performer, and producer based in the Hudson River Valley and Los Angeles. She plays the role of “Deb” and “Proverb Lady” on Welcome to Night Vale and is the former Emcee of the Welcome to Night Vale touring live show. She is the co-author of the memoir The First Ten Years. She is an alumni member of the New York Neo-Futurists.

Joella Knapp (business manager) oversees business operations, merchandise development, patron relations and marketing.  Prior to this, she spent eight years in various business management and accounting roles at Mills Entertainment, a leading live entertainment content studio. 

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