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Part 2 of our Night Vale interview! The co-creators talk with TMS’s Carolyn Cox about their new book, influences from experimental theater, and future adaptations of their woALL HAIL THE GLOW CLOUD

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Interview: Welcome to Night Vale Co-Creators Share Their Advice on Creativity & Collaboration

The Mary Sue headquarters had a visit from the awesome writing duo of Jeffrey Cranor and Joseph Fink, co-creators of Welcome to Night Vale.

Jeffrey and Joseph had to walk right through the Dog Park to get here, so please watch this interview and ensure their sacrifice was not in vain.

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Welcome to Night Vale Actor Uses Movie Edits to Call Out Hollywood’s “White as Default” Problem

Welcome to Night Vale's Dylan Marron is the founder of Every Single Word, a Tumblr featuring mainstream films edited down to the speaking roles for PoCs.

everysinglewordspoken is definitely our new favorite Tumblr.

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Besides her connection to people with disabilities, Megan also has interesting parallels to the trans community. Namely, that she’s physically a man’s hand but still a girl in mind and spirit. In our (super flawed) world, there would be major debate over whether this kid was “really” a little girl. Heck, one look at interviewers talking to Laverne Cox shows that our overarching culture can be downright ignorant about gender identification. And yet every time Cecil mentions Megan on the show, he always, always, uses feminine pronouns. He always describes her as a little girl. Not once is it even suggested that Megan could be a boy or is actually a man. She sees herself as a little girl, so that’s who she is inside. And Cecil, being the kind of person that he is, wouldn’t dare stomp on her spirit. Yes, even when she has her body surgery and takes over the body of a nearly seven foot tall grown man, Cecil still refers to her as “she” and “a little girl.” He’s the kind of ally you want to see.

Empathy and Megan Wallaby: Exploring One of Welcome to Night Vale’s Greatest Strengths

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Ms. Frizzle inspired by this post:

What if Carlos is Carlos from The Magic School Bus who was inspired to become a scientist after all the amazing field trips and he only went to Night Vale because it was Mrs. Frizzle’s home town and he just had to know why she was the only teacher he had who could bend the laws of the universe to her will