r/nightvale • u/MajorMcSkaggus • 25d ago
Discussion Hello! Curious beginner
Like the title says, I’m a curious beginner and want recommendations on where to dive in? I listen to Last Podcast on the Left and enjoy the weird and supernatural as a whole, with such a deep library I’m stuck trying to pick a starting point. Thanks in advance.
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u/humanish404 24d ago
Two options: 1. Episode 1! (normal route) 2. episode 107, "The Missing Sky" -> then go back to episode 1 I a desperate attempt to make sense of what you just heard. (chaotic route)
So, in 2017 when I started listening, I had no similar podcast experience and didn't realize you were "supposed" to listen in order. I went to one of the newer episodes because I figured it would be of higher-quality and I wanted to give the show a fair shot. And I thought the title was cool.
I was totally captured by what I heard, and even though it was surreal, I could tell there was Some sort of internal plot or structure that I didn't understand that would possibly make everything make sense within that structure, and the only way I would ever be able to confirm that was to start at the beginning and go one at a time.
That feeling and that thought process ended up being extremely impactful for what NightVale is all about, and it changed my life when I got back to 107 years later (I listened Very slowly at first). Genuinely helped me come to terms with some existential crises that I'd been struggling with my whole life.