LIFE & ARTS

The creators of podcast Welcome to Night Vale on the Irish love of poetry and playwriting

Cult podcast Welcome to Night Vale is an absurdist mix of horror and comedy that inspires ardent passion in its fans – and its creators are now coming to Dublin with a new show

Night Vale creators Jeffrey Cranor and Joseph Fink: the show takes the format of radio dispatches from the fictional town of Night Vale, “where every conspiracy theory is true”

A decade ago, podcasting was a niche interest. Now, everyone and their granny has one, and most have the same one – a talk show, shooting the breeze with friends or guests about the major and minor issues of the day.

But since it started in 2012, Welcome to Night Vale has been doing something different. Co-written by Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor, the show takes the format of radio dispatches from the fictional town ...