19A - The Sandstorm

March 15, 2013 - A dangerous sandstorm threatens Night Vale. Plus, baseball opening day, a look at financial news, and Cecil finds himself in a strange new place.
The voice of Kevin was Kevin R. Free.
Weather: "Eliezer's Waltz" composed by Larry Cardozo and Ron Fink, and performed by The Ventura Klezmer Band venturaklezmerband.com
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[@pollylittle7568]

Steve Carlsburg emailing people is apparently worse than Dana dying. I aspire to that level of pettiness.

[@marunalister5597]

Or Dana’s double.

[@cageybee7221]

pfffft, people die at NVCR all the time...

[@johntheherbalistg8756]

Some day, I want to hate anything as much as Cecil hates Steve Carlsburg

[@cupidhoney436]

episode one: monotone, dark and mysterious this episode:oh my god theres this cat video right dana put it on my wall

[@Msecrets24]

Emily Sprague fuck yes oh god

[@crystaljewel8906]

Basically....

[@TheFearChannel]

I'm guessing people in Night Vale have an instinctive hatred for those in Desert Bluffs because they are mirrors of one another. The Sandstorm just created a bunch of portals that allowed people to cross between the two halves and confront their other selves.

[@samuelwoody3555]

The Fear Channel Dana and Vanessa certainly had a confrontation.

[@kieranbailey3631]

But didn't someone say that Cecils death would involve a mirror...?

[@Netherdan]

Lie ♫ ♪ lie lie ♪♫ lielie lie ♫ lie

[@tseidl]

Deep.

[@tseidl]

Deeeep.

[@leo-yz4wl]

"K I L L Y O U R D O U B L E" Half a second later "And omG this cute cat video I saw..."

[@SoNowWhat01]

WHO TF IS KEVIN YOURE NOT MY RADIO ANNOUNCER GO AWAAAAY

[@spacetrashpile7199]

Oh you're in for a treat if you keep going

[@cageybee7221]

*confused screaming*

[@carriejones2827]

Just you wait...

[@mxphxsto8334]

I'm new to this, but I have a feeling Desert Bluffs is gonna be SOMETHING

[@savannamitchell3278]

Cecile says Carlsburg like Timmys dad says Dinkleburg

[@gracet6533]

S.T.A.H.P.! XD

[@cherrysda7815]

OMFG 😂

[@jackie4995]

Headcanon: Cecil is Timmy's Dad in another dimension, and Carlsburg is Dinkleburg in that dimension.

[@isabelmagnolia5198]

dude yes

[@james8060]

Headcanon that in that dimension, Carlos is Timmy's mom.

[@elithebean8603]

Cecil: I don't condone violence Cecil, not even five minutes later: Murder is sometimes okay

[@schujust9919]

nonviolent murder!

[@kaydeeortega3526]

kevin in 19B: i hugged him and he hugged back!" cecil in 19A: AND HE ATTTACKED ME, I TIRED TO CHOKE HIM TO DEATH!"

[@Xbalanque84]

10:50 "I just don't believe violence is ever the answer... it is a question. The real answer is FAR more terrifying."

[@viktorthecreator4458]

+Xbalanque84 Violence is the question. Yes is the answer.

[@viktorthecreator4458]

I know I watched the video I was making a joke

[@Zakimals]

No viktor the answer is FAR more terryfying than 'YES'

[@johntheherbalistg8756]

Deep, huh?

[@ashalynpointe9731]

One minute Cecil is all dark the creepy the next "And oh my god this cat loves those boxes, oh my god" My gay bby

[@RainbowTentacles]

+Sabrina Michaelis i know hes so cute~

[@chachapasta6060]

IKR

[@ruthie8334]

+Sabrina Michaelis That or it's talking creepy and then.... "And now for the news!"

[@kjreese9433]

+Neko K A T I made a Sims Freeplay account where I had a Sim named Cecil and a Sim named Carlos and they got married and have two babies.

[@forgetmenotfaery]

+Sabrina Michaelis cecil is our precious child

[@totallynotphoenixwright]

OH MY GOD. OH MY GOD CECIL FANGIRLING OVER THE CATS GIVE ME LIVE

[@flyingnimbus3180]

YES OMG YES

[@nerdpiggy]

14:00 CECIL'S NOISE OF DISGUST BEFORE READING THE EMAIL HAD ME DEAD LAUGHING

[@SnookieCookie125]

Sarcastic Cecil is my favorite kind of Cecil

[@TheNerdyGirlie]

My favorite is cat fanboying Cecil. :3

[@TheNerdyGirlie]

+Sebastian Michaelis ah your user name makes this even more perfect.

[@aristide1013]

sarcastic cecil is every cecil.

[@Zakimals]

NO it's reality cecil or maybe cat cecil

[@Dragondust97]

"This odd and bloodless desk" Uhm

[@FluffyDev]

What does Kevin go through every day- 😮

[@johnbear16]

Right!! Like one minute ooh your different but you have a soft and pretty voice, the next wtf?!!! What do you mean bloodless desk?!!

[@thesandman1385]

Do desks normally have blood? Or is my desk weird...

[@evandavies7040]

Petition to banish Steve Carlsberg to Desert Bluffs for the rest of eternity

[@mars6038]

YESSS

[@cindygrotz5109]

Evan Davies Lately I've been really wondering what Steve Carlsberg is. Unlike everyone else in "Sandstorm", he doesn't have a double. He is Steve Carlsberg in both Desert Bluffs and Night Vale.

[@evandavies7040]

Cindy Grotz Woah *inception noises*

[@abradolflinkler9720]

Cindy Grotz The question is why steve and maybe cecil are the only ones who are without a double

[@RainbowTentacles]

+Evan Davies i agree

[@mars6038]

"Dana, Dana put down that letter opener Dana!" XD

[@hankcunnington2455]

people who've never heard the podcast: Kevin seems okay.. people relistening to the podcast: *leaps forward out of chair, being held back by two people* LET ME AT HIM LET ME AT HIM!!!

[@sarahgreiner2694]

^^^^ this, so much this.

[@EarthlyMaidenLita]

I...sorta like Kevin. Or...I feel bad for him. Like 'oh, you poor brainwashed little freak, I'll make it all better."

[@kayleighbrown459]

I'm just listening to this for the first time....I'm getting a real bad vibe from Kevin. He's...weird.

[@willow2893]

Kayleigh Brown oh boy tip (i know it's hard) you should really avoid the comments. so many spoilers and it's honestly better without spoilers. it's much easier to avoid spoilers if you listen using the podcasts app (if you have an iphone at least,,)

[@kayleighbrown459]

Willow I don't unfortunately. The good thing about this series is that even if someone does drop a spoiler I'm likely not going to understand it anyway.

[@ruthie8334]

In one hand she holds a broken stapler and in the other, a letter... a letter from STEVE CARLESBURG!!

[@jae8868]

Alright, listen here Kevin, I don't know who you are or why you're here, but GET OUT OF CECIL'S RADIO STATION AND DON'T YOU DARE TALK INTO HIS MICROPHONE, SIR!

[@maevencrow1632]

Kevin just walks into a place he’s never seen and is like ”welp, still gotta do some radio I guess”

[@EarthlyMaidenLita]

"There's also this amazing cat that keeps jumping in and out of boxes and oh my God that is the *cutest thing I have ever seen!*" CECIL STOP. I CAN'T TAKE IT. I can't take it. I'm sitting here flailing with this stupid expression and kicking my feet and I'm a grown-ass-woman, I shouldn't be doing this.

[@dmichand5191]

Why Not?

[@atlas2013]

Happy stims are always wonderful!!!!!!!!!

[@Eli-mn5cq]

@@atlas2013 wait, thats what they're called? i always flail my arms when i get extremely excited and i have no clue why haha

[@princessravendiamond4288]

I call that fangirling

[@lesly3911]

*kevin enters* THATS NOT MY BABY!!

[@Kittymouth]

I am really digging those intern deaths in the end segments.

[@ArcaneSorceror]

Seven years, and nobody thought to point out that somebody has to dig the graves

[@jawbone6541]

6:55 O My Gosh. He's so cute when he freaks out over anything! Seriously! IT'S SO CUTE!

[@valhund2629]

Agreed

[@just_peace]

Cecil in the second episode: "I'm more of a dog person myself" Cecil at 6:55 of this episode:

[@re-blitz]

Even dog people can appreciate cats

[@nyxthevampire2826]

"omg that cute kitten that keeps junping in and out of those boxes!"

[@Msecrets24]

He reads the email with such disgust it's admirable.

[@Prophecyarmour]

Cecil never came into contact with the sand storm. Kevin is not a copy he is something else.

[@karentookthekids1032]

+Prophecyarmour He's from Desert Bluffs.

[@Takisan111]

Cecil has been showing more emotion lately. His happy voice is one of the most precious thing I've ever heard.

[@kendromeda42]

I hate sand. Its coarse, rough, and gets everywhere.

[@mattwarmka4128]

+Silver Charters Cecil is the key to all of this.

[@poxolatee]

Silver Charters and it creates this weird doubles that try to kill you. Ugh, sand is the worst

[@dragonmaiden3225]

Anakin?

[@istabkiwisforfun7907]

Only some people got that

[@semelinapitrone8688]

glitter is sand's pretty cousin. they both get everywhere.

[@idleseditionist2524]

"strange bloodless desk" as in it's strange that there's no blood on the desk???

[@nopeg5730]

Yes

[@nuggetillustrations383]

for kevin, it is very strange

[@leiakasta7602]

Indeed

[@cr1ng3_king]

Dinkle*burg*, Carls*burg*, coincidence? I think not! All personal who's last names end with 'burg' are evil. Pure evil.

[@citruscorvidae]

This is true. My freshman year English teacher was named Ms. Strandburg and I swear to god she was an incarnate of the devil

[@anjacoffecatsart3930]

U will hate me.....manburg *runs away*

[@abbyw5946]

"We come in doubles" Like 1P and 2Ps?

[@jemmamedows7965]

Well, it said that they were exactly the same, and 2ps usually are coloured differently, it very different if you mean hetalia. The hetalia 2ps are a bit weird....... and scary.

[@abbyw5946]

Not all the 2Ps are scary. Granted most of them are but I'm pretty sure 2P Belarus isnt scary. Amd there a few I dont find scary.

[@ricecake9193]

Oh I've found my fellow Hetalians 🍻

[@abbyw5946]

Well hello there~

[@jawbone6541]

+Arctic Wolf Is Hetalia any good? I was thinking of watching it.

[@zoey8115]

If it had gone into an actual weather report I would've screamed

[@thegoodboy8831]

so, dana's desert bluffs equivalent is intern vanessa. but when desert bluffs gets a new mayor, it's a man named Dan Cardozo.

[@JohnDoe-um7sr]

the good boy

[@ashhenry4367]

At 14:28 I like how Cecil with Steve is basically like *deeply inhales* BOI IF DON'T....

[@pollylittle7568]

Kevin seems nice, although his regular desk is apparently covered in blood.

[@thisisawesome4532]

Cecil's rant about the government scared the shit out of me.

[@johntheherbalistg8756]

Ya, statism is weird

[@sunnyfridayb3691]

Kevin :"I hope he is safe whoever wherever he is" 💘

[@johntheherbalistg8756]

"I just don't believe that violence is ever the answer. It is a question. The real answer is far more terrifying." Wow, Cecil. That was deep

[@fionatherobot4777]

Carlos gushing about kittens kills me, honestly. I can't handle this.

[@leecairnduff8021]

Cecil

[@bluemagician9724]

Delete YOU.

[@cupidhoney436]

i agree. delete homestuck. never let it claim anothers soul

[@marcom5575]

rude

[@BuglordSupreme]

"That is the cutest thing I HAVE EVERRR SENNNNN"

[@nyxthevampire2826]

stop at 16:38 and go to that point in "19B - the sandstorm" to follow Cecil in his journey

[@nyxthevampire2826]

13:29 in 19B...sorry.

[@trs16]

Cecil's voice when he was talking about the cat was so cute

[@syntheticquarian]

Both parts of The Sandstorm are easily my favorite episodes of WTNV, and since then I've been a loyal listener. I'd love to see another pair of episodes in the future with two parallel points of view of the same event; Cecil and Carlos perhaps?

[@mauvemoth569]

i love how normal the city council is

[@requiem8841]

red robot n...no

[@AwildTrollAppearsXD]

The strong theme of doubles in the earlier half of Night Vale makes me think of paired electrons, and honestly I wouldn't put that theory past the writers.

[@ololo518]

Why is no-one talking about this brilliant advertisment in this episode? It's pretty haunting, with all repetition "incomplete?" and intonation of "feel things? Feel things?" and "ever wanted to touch something because you feel things? Because touch is the only sense you trust?" It's second best thing in whole Night Vale (first is Condos, I know like 20minutes of it by heart)

[@deerboy4524]

Alright so I’m new to NightVale and I already know that Kevin isn’t the nicest for some reason, but like holy shit.... his voice is so pure, I would die for this man

[@selenakirby9809]

CECIL WITH THE CAT KILLED ME ALBXUEHSHFPWBDUBW I AM DEAD

[@Owldude000]

"I do not believe violence is ever the answer! It is merely the question. *The real answer is far more terrifying.*"

[@re-blitz]

I don’t think Kevin knows what a normal smile looks like since he said “I think that is a smile” while Cecil said “That is not a smile”

[@cherrysda7815]

Cat jumping in and out of boxes, Cecil's one weakness. :3

[@Zakimals]

also kevins :3

[@helenculpepper7299]

Desert Bluff guy's just like ok then well I guess this is my life now

[@philina7844]

Oh my GOD!!!! Two Cecils! This is going to be AWESOME!!! Keven seems really nice though , I guess Desert Bluff is more sunny ( while Night Vale is more dark) so the people there are more cheerful? wait....odd and bloodless?

[@Morgast]

oh honey

[@georgerobins4110]

Lmao reading this was an adventure

[@zehsackett6132]

@@georgerobins4110 Cecil is still just a mirror of Kevin. The audience just has more attachment to Cecil. It's like Fox v MSNBC people being equally annoying.

[@rawtoast_playz1234]

oh love your in for an adventure

[@hsoms1234]

#BanishSteveCarlsburg

[@hisho2255]

A darude sandstorm

[@JoseSanchez-pk5jt]

OH NO. D:

[@lori9885]

oh

[@hisho2255]

hmmmm?

[@cyberdefender2786]

+Isabelle you made my day!

[@hisho2255]

cyber defender no problem

[@juliagoodwin3461]

Cecil’s reaction to the cat videos was PRECIOUS. ...and who’s this Kevin guy?

[@seanschlecht1968]

ALL HAIL THE MIGHTY GLOW CLOUD.

[@goose6559]

Aaron Cissell ALL HAIL

[@TheCatThatNobodyKnow]

So basically, Welcome To Night Vale wrote Us 6 years before it came out in theaters.

[@LoL12kricki]

It's a surprisingly nice weather rapport for a sandstorm

[@dawswastaken]

kevin's voice makes my skin crawl .-.

[@EarthlyMaidenLita]

It used to, for me...then in later episodes he got sassy and passive aggressive and oh my god, his delivery is so perfect.

[@seeingstarsyet2478]

+Golden Freddy you are dead to me. And you used to be my second fav. Animatronic!!!

[@EarthlyMaidenLita]

I don't like Lauren Mallard. Later episodes he's constantly passive-agressive towards her. Then he's constantly implying that he's clinically depressed and I go 'oh, you poor thing'.

[@RedEdge680]

Dharma Schofield alexander hamilton.

[@claudeh.8145]

The Edgelord Of Life who's that

[@divassubedi4668]

The hell with desert bluff. All they tell is lie. Even their weather section was full of lies.

[@zzyzx13]

What if someone were to play both Sandstorm A and B at the same time, with Desert Bluffs on one side and Night Vale on the other side?

[@mars6038]

INCEPTION !!!!

[@campyroll9588]

ZZYZX *pulls up my old and new phone* well then, i will surely get back to you on this after I watch them both separately.

[@j_freeman3230]

...he was never heard from again... while we rather missed his somewhat witty remarks, this disappearance was hardly a surprse. An odd electromagnetic anomaly was recorded in the immediate area immediately preceeding and after the estimated time of his vanishing. Two of them...

[@micah8439]

Kevin seems cool. This weather is beautiful!! Cecil switching between deep and monotone to OMG loolat this cat!!! Is my favourite thing ever

[@ErenYeagerlovesLevi]

It's so weird because it feels like he's addressing me.

[@jaegerbombastic1035]

Kevin sounds like Mr creepypasta

[@snug_as_a_bug]

That's exactly what I thought?

[@meszeraffe6133]

Jaegerbombastic103 ..

[@ThatTiredWriter]

This was the first (and probably only time) I ever guessed what the ad was for before he said it. Im so proud of myself.

[@ramen4nori]

Kevin is Mr. Creepypasta, their voices are almost the same except for tone. That's why Mr. Creepypasta never shows his face, to protect us.

[@lmaChroma]

Great weather today.

[@baguetteofchaos7083]

“...or Helpful Pandemics...” *_i N t E r E s T i N g_*

[@johnniallen502]

When he said the winds are subsiding they stopped outside my window omg

[@quicksilver-ace3710]

*automatically goes to the Desert Bluffs part*

[@seeingstarsyet2478]

You're dead to me

[@quicksilver-ace3710]

Seeingstarsyet? *is kidding*

[@icaruscaine8648]

Cecil is a cat person!!! :3 it's pawsome!!! Especially his fangirling about the cats. Cats! Meow

[@eliaslittle7362]

Even though it's just part of the podcast, Cecil saying he's happy I'm alive really makes me happy.

[@Jenny-fn8lg]

STEEEVVVVVE CARRRRLLLLLLSSSSBUUUUUUURRRRRGGGGGG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@badvibesonly3526]

“Certainly much dryer than it should be” Oh god

[@nepetaleijon692]

Rewatching all of Kevin's episodes after watching episode 90 He's so preciousss

[@cupidhoney436]

nep dont cha mean purrecious

[@j2oorange]

So hilarious yet genuinely unsettling

[@carringtonparks7761]

"helpful pandemics" CECIL DO YOU KNOW ABOUT 2020

[@yourfriendlyneighborhoodwa54]

Time doesn’t flow linearly in Night Vale, so perhaps he did.

[@AnAngelForsaken]

The fact that Kevin says Cecil’s eyes are like his is unsettling.

[@theprincess3872]

"Without government, we would never have helpful pandemics-" *checks release date*

[@sirspectre9909]

*Kill... your... double...*

[@nineballmk2]

hell no I put the punk on ice for later use to fake my death!

[@sirspectre9909]

XD That's the best idea I've heard all day!

[@joesinger2032]

Kevin was so weird. His words were all weird. It really made me shudder. Also: I loved the weather today!!

[@aristide1013]

7:00 FANBOY CECIL WHO DIS

[@happyfowl_8376]

As soon as he said "cats jumping in and out of boxes" my cat jumped on the table next to my speaker and started sniffing it

[@Gayacegunslinger]

Carlsberg is the Dinkleberg of Nightvale

[@evelynellsworth6211]

"Dana's dead?" "As a doornail." "What'd she do?" "She was diving in a deep ditch and did a double flip."

[@TheSufishy]

I don't care how old this comment is. thank you for having the same thought as me. thank you for this reference.

[@evelynellsworth6211]

+Suvi Schramm You're very welcome ;)

[@valhund2629]

+Diana Nielson I freaking love you! I was thinking the same thing!

[@walterduncan6404]

when I heard kevin I suddenly shouted "SHUTUP KEVIN" and my mom just stared at me like 'wtf'

[@axel8lover8]

that monologue he gives at the end is heart melting.

[@masonlewis2084]

THAT IS NOT MY CECIL THAT IS A SMELLY GET OUT OF MY CECIL'S RECORDING ROOM KEVIN LEAVE NOW!!!!!

[@masonlewis2084]

Also, STEVE CARLSBEERRRRRRRGGGG

[@lapisss9949]

FRIGGIN' DESERT BLUFFS

[@respectfulconversation944]

I must say - these financial news made more sense to me than any financial news i have heard so far. I think that says a lot more about your regular financial news than "Welcome to Nightvale".

[@killmenowprettyprett]

I wonder why Kevin doesn't sound exactly like Cecil since their doubles.

[@TheGirlyJade]

Perhaps it's a lil bit like twins were everything is similar but there are minor differences that stick out? Idk.

[@grellsutcliff3761]

"Blinking red light" !

[@owleyefilms]

Foreshadowing

[@ashalynpointe9731]

Grell Sutcliff Don't get too excited Grell.

[@TheNerdyGirlie]

The cat part was the best thing ever! I love cats so much. Ah Cecil you are so cute.

[@Ajzan1]

Few episodes back he said he prefers dogs, but grow fond of levitating cat in men's bathroom.

[@TheNerdyGirlie]

+Ajzan1 lol xD

[@mythgirl8581]

My friend warned me about Kevin... Get out of Night Vale!

[@cryptidcrafts]

this messed me up, it's too late at night for this, I can already tell my dreams are going to be fun tonight. HE'S SO CUTE WHEN HE TALKS ABOUT THE KITTEN, OMG

[@hillelmerkin8498]

13:30 “or helpful pandemics” relevant for these times

[@muradsadik4903]

Ugh. Desert Bluffs.