About this episode

The episode reflects on the return of soldiers from war in a nostalgic archive piece from 1946.

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 and stories Patreon is how we exist! Music: Disparition Logo: Rob Wilson Written by Joseph Fink, Jeffrey Cranor & Brie Williams Narrated by Cecil Baldwin Follow us on BlueSky, Facebook, TikTok, Tumblr, and Instagram A production of Night Vale Presents Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Cecil Baldwin

Guests: James Urbaniak, Meg Bashwiner

Topics covered

• post-war
• homecoming
• nostalgia
• archive
• fiction

Keywords

• war
• homecoming
• archive
• fiction
• nostalgia

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Night Vale Presents, Sucreabeille, Patreon

Products: Mostly Void Partially Stars, THE NUDGE, UNLICENSED

Books & works: Tiny Little Octopus

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