224 - Liminal Spaces

Relax and unwind with a liminal spaces compilation.
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Written by Joseph Fink & Jeffrey Cranor
Narrated by Cecil Baldwin
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[@HoodieHorizon]

"How do you do fellow kids" - Cecil Palmer

[@kerink]

this episode was so unsettling in all the best ways. i love that cecil and carlos' backstories seem to be unfolding at the same time. i'm sad we didn't get kevin back on his 10 year anniversary, but this was still such a good episode with tons to dissect

[@MySerpentine]

I think Kevin may never return. He's had his own version of the pilot episode, he may be in his own story for good now.

[@omgnoooooo]

@@MySerpentine do you mean Desert Bluffs 2? Or did I miss something epic?

[@MySerpentine]

@@omgnoooooo "A new man came into town today. He says he is a theologist. Well, we have all been theologists at one point or another in our lives . . ."

[@omgnoooooo]

@@MySerpentine oh, yeah, the birds. Desert Bluffs 2. *Thumbs up* 20/10, I love that thripisode.

[@summerbateman5675]

Reading this thread after just listening to the newest episode *evil laugh*

[@iliketoeatbatteries8122]

We’ve come so far as night vale citizens. From adamantly denying the existence of any and all mountains, to accepting them as merely big hills. I love this show with all my heart 💜

[@stevendomk]

Fun fact 😅

[@ethanlivemere1162]

Exactly: mountains don't exist, they're just big hills

[@gamingvampireking1704]

All HAIL THE MIGHTY GLOW CLOUD

[@stevendomk]

All hail

[@unknownrandomosity4536]

my middle school history teacher showed me nightvale. I hope you're doing well Mr. Fehr

[@klltsun_2576]

cecil mentions a man in the photo, my small smile just drops immediately and i just went uhhh cecil's father??

[@stevendomk]

Same here…

[@EdenHellCipher]

I was just thinking we hadn’t heard about Grove Park in a while! Funny coincidence. As for the main plot of the episode: It’s looking like my interpretation of that third Tarot card from a few episodes back is accurate. The boy is Cecil, and the four rakes reference his mother, his father, his sister from one world (Abby) and his brother from another world (Cal). I’m so excited for how this will pan out.

[@isbefuddled]

I dont even remember Cal!? Might have to listen to the whole podcast all over again.

[@alexjones4611]

This is the first episode I was caught up enough to watch when it came out!

[@gamingvampireking1704]

Contracts

[@gamingvampireking1704]

AND ALL HAIL THE MIGHTY GLOW CLOUD

[@ari638]

​@@gamingvampireking1704 You know why we can't do that anymore...

[@Matheus-ql7mn]

​@@ari638 they will never shut us down ALL HAIL THE MIGHTY GLOW CLOUD

[@PrinceNooks]

I just shushed my roommate mid-sentence and ran to my room to listen to the new episode so fast and now they're at the door asking if everything is okay 💀😅😅😅

[@artawhirler]

But of course, everything is not okay. Everything has NEVER been okay. Welcome....to Night Vale.

[@thesecondguywhoknowsthings7154]

​@@artawhirler and nothing will be okay

[@thesecondguywhoknowsthings7154]

Just remember your place in the universe is unimaginably small and yet it is

[@legacy7ds]

I hope this series doesn't end anytime soon! I just noticed the view count on all the videos the past year. No idea why so many people dropped off.

[@brownietravels]

probably listening to it on other apps like spotify

[@MegamanXfan21xx]

Same, but I also hope they recognize when they're starting to run out of enthusiasm and end the series on a high note.

[@lh776]

​@@brownietravelsyeah I'm listening on a podcast app but I stop by to check the KZbin comments

[@lilaboxx]

As a Very Hip Gen Z Person I can say that Cecil is very good at this being hip business

[@0therun1t21]

That black leather couch is really nice, someone please go rescue it. I'm home sick with covid so this is relieving my boredom. It's so hard to stay awake but I'll rewind this a million times if that's what it takes;! D'oh! I rhymed again, sorry. Does Highlights still exist? Oh god, Goofus and Gallant...

[@blastoise70]

Hello everyone, I love you.

[@gamingvampireking1704]

Hello to you too. AND ALL HAIL THE MIGHTY GLOW CLOUD

[@han1151]

We love you too

[@lesliepauline]

This was gorgeous. It hit a little hard: I've been thinking about my late parents recently and this tapped some deep nostalgia for me. "I refuse to look into it further." Same, Cecil, same.

[@usernamesrtoostupid]

You are all so clever and my parasocial relationship gives me a sense of meaning and solidarity. Good job doing art.

[@idomeyoudoyou9102]

Love it, there was comedy, horror Elements and an oblivious cecil! That gave me good old night vale vibes! Keep it up!!

[@tk-5268]

HELLO NIGHT VALE!

[@ipodman371]

HELLO INTERLOPER!

[@gamingvampireking1704]

ALL HAIL THE MIGHTY GLOW CLOUD

[@SongbirdAlom]

A mall that seems to have stopped in time in 2003? Cecil, if that mall is in Boston, RUN. 🍄

[@CattywampusWoods]

SCREAMING. I LITERALLY STOPPED DOING THE DISHES TO LISTEN TO THIS EPISODE. 😭

[@saltypineapple8371]

lol i started doing the dishes to listen to this episode.

[@CrystalineFawnReader]

Finally caught up! I started listening 9 days ago and am finally caught up! (And fully obsessed with the show). Now i must join y'all in waiting for the next episode. I am both sad and happy about this. Welcome to Nightvale is an amazing piece of art and I adore it.

[@bananaboatcharlie]

You went through all the seasons in 9 days??? You frighten me

[@ineedsleep4672]

I too watch 4 hour long liminal space compilations

[@jchampagne2]

"Trash that Pug!" sounds like something that belongs on a T-shirt, lol

[@lexiisded]

i haven’t heard the last episodes but im stoned and this sounds appropriate just like most of your work. great love from brazil, here since season 1!!

[@lexiisded]

“season” lol

[@analopes7911]

pena que não é mt conhecido por aqui

[@lexiisded]

@@analopes7911 simmm :/

[@FunnyYouTubethings]

I love it when my small dessert community radio show host references current events.

[@Janet-ks2od]

Yay, sounds like Lee Marvin is back and ready to guide Cecil on anothere spiritual journey!

[@simonwahwah]

I'M FINALLY CAUGHT UP!!! BEEN LISTENING SINCE AUGUST 2022 AND IM FINALLY DONE! YESSS

[@mothermothproductions5653]

oh shit, what a binge, am i up to date again? just downed two years of content in a week.

[@stampede274]

I really want to hear Michelle explain the plot of Riverdale.

[@stevendomk]

Could it be that the man in black leather is Cecil’s father? And the transition to the mall reminded me of the storm chapter… and now a question: is Cecil really from nightvale seeing Dana doppelgänger thing, is still a thing! 😅😮

[@huemann9856]

I love night jeans it's just to good

[@teresaharrison9368]

I love you, cecil...make me smile

[@Ugarte211]

Liminal spaces reflect emptiness. We are all attracted to what our psyche reflects. Not surprised GenZ can't get enough of nothingness.

[@artawhirler]

I think it would be so cool if they could get "Powdermilk Biscuits" as a sponsor.

[@idomeyoudoyou9102]

I sure hoped it would be kevin sitting at This desk haha

[@flareinc7413]

What an amazing episode :O

[@ianwood4296]

Ya boi ended up in the backrooms

[@SirSadness]

My theory that Cecil created Night Vale to escape from his traumatic life is going strong!

[@MidnightDB]

Cecil made it to the Backrooms O,,O

[@omgnoooooo]

The man in the tan jacket!

[@caleightilson8030]

I hope that the university of what it is tries to explain the weird shit that happens to cecil and why he's so terrified of his own face and that it's the one thing she cannot explain

[@dak3938]

I run a liminal space account for my college. My roommate and I were listening to this together, and she just stared at me the whole time, then called me basic. Like yeah, but :(

[@Things-with-wings]

Cecil in the backrooms

[@voidcat8185]

Cecil no clipped to the back rooms-

[@chaoticpotato6463]

CECIL DAD LORE, CECIL DAD LORE

[@thenameless2379]

Anyone noticed the ICarly reference? (Spaghetti tacos) 😂

[@Q-werty30]

Ah hell nah Cecil WTNV is in the back rooms

[@DANGERINTHEFALLS]

Ah, yes, nothing like liminal spaces.

[@hawk222]

So, uh... anyone else also interested in those night jeans?

[@captainxit5573]

I Wear Night Pants All The Time.😊

[@nocontextwhatever]

How do you know you've never left the state if you don't know what state you're in? 🤔 Is this the same universe as Severance?!

[@amandabarrett7945]

I think my carpet is malaise colored

[@galladegamerletsplays]

did cecil just go to the fuckin backrooms

[@OtherMomo]

Yeah, no-duh capybaras are a type of dog, its a coconut dog. They thrive in tropical climates.

[@starrs0]

Pft I’ve been doing “Night Jeans” for near 15 years now