Season One, Episode 1

Welcome to the world of The Orbiting Human Circus: discover the surreally impossible radio show broadcast from the top of the Eiffel Tower, meet the lonely janitor who longs to become part of it, and settle in for the chilling tale of Goolsby and Rue.
Thanks to Rocket Mortgage by Quicken Loans and Atom Tickets for supporting the show! Download the free Atom Tickets app from Google Play or the Apple App Store and use code OHC for $5 off through the end of the year. Check out Rocket Mortgage at QuickenLoans.com/OHC.
Featuring John Cameron Mitchell as Mr. Cameron, Julian Koster as the Janitor, and Drew Callander as the Narrator. For full credits, go to www.orbitinghumancircus.com.
Written and created by Julian Koster. Co-directed by and developed with Ellie Heyman. Produced by Christy Gressman. Featuring musical composition and arrangement by Thomas Hughes and music by The Music Tapes.
In November 2016, the Janitor will be cleaning a venue near you! See tour dates at www.orbitinghumancircus.com.
Part of the Night Vale Presents network. www.nightvalepresents.com

[@latona11]

dont hurt julian!! protect the precious one!!

[@imyou7764]

Alright I'm adopting Julian.

[@leamazing8245]

My poor, precious child... SOMEONE PROTECT JULIAN

[@meghanmurphy9122]

protect julian he is a precious cinnamon roll

[@leashagiakhmetova6455]

Im listening to this in my bed, in the dark, and the thing about the murderer made me jump

[@KitCabaret]

SAME HERE I gasped out loud and my hand literally flew to my mouth

[@GoodMorningButch]

Really liking this! I can so see why Night Vale Presents picked this podcast. Amazing, I can't wait for next episode.

[@aaronoliver9075]

Anyone reading the comments while listening for the first time, stick with it! I promise it gets lets confusing.

[@gothbotanist2376]

JULIAN IS MY CHILD OML I WANT TO GIVE HIM HUGS

[@mit_irwin]

6 years later and I still love this

[@Shrimple329]

me too

[@aristotletaylor4744]

anyways who wants to join the julian protection squad? join now and you can give julian ten(10) hugs that last forty(40) minutes each

[@kyubbiman2255]

How about we kill the pathetic wretch instead

[@ferghalhughes2510]

@@kyubbiman2255 what an awful comment. Please never speak again

[@kyubbiman2255]

Nah I'll stand by what I said

[@thorn99thorn]

@@kyubbiman2255 please leave. Leave and do not come back. I dislike you greatly.

[@kyubbiman2255]

@@thorn99thorn I had left until you brought it up again. I had forgotten about this until you brought it up. So i will leave but I'm not changing my opinion. Have a great life

[@launch_queen]

Re-listening to the series and I just realized that they plat a snippet of the Second Imaginary Symphony while cycling through the radio stations!

[@wdwhsf]

relistening i miss this show so much

[@poleahvan3004]

I - I couldn't figure out at first is the RocketMortgage plug was a Night Vale style spoof, but no, a real loan company paid to have an ad like this. Maybe the world will be okay after all.

[@tully8689]

I really adore this! I'm so excited for more! Julian is a beautiful character so far and I am so excited to hear him develop even more and interact with other characters more too, not just the narrator, but also the host and stage director... and that story at the end was so haunting. This really is something special! Please keep it up!!! 💖💖💖

[@NightmareNursery]

The first part was confusing with all that static but I really got into it as it went along I look forward to hearing more!!

[@SnapshotOfASoul]

JULIAN IS MY PRECIOUS BEAN

[@aaronoliver9075]

the foreshadowing at the beginning is great

[@AlexanderFlopsAbout]

This is really great so far!!! I relate to Julian a lot

[@redrasegarden]

Julian, you precious cinnamon role child *hugs him*

[@Anilom9]

i feel like this is going to be amazing. hopefully the rest of the episodes are as good as this one.

[@chevontez9995]

I might try to listen to some of this again because I had a hard time focusing on it and didn't really get what was going on at all. I remember listening to the first episode of Welcome To Nightvale and also had no idea what was going on, but, was very entertained and wanted to hear more. This one, not so much just yet.

[@thyagooliveira]

Brilliant stuff guys!! I was really excited about this first episode, and I feel like there's an amazing story here. I just felt a little lost when the sponsors came on. I wasn't sure, at first, if they were real life ads or part of the show. Maybe it's just me; maybe it's because, being from a different country (Brazil), I had never heard about either of them and the guy mentioning himself being a vampire, I kind of lost track of when the fiction started. Anyway, I'm looking forward for the next episodes!

[@VividAnarchy]

I find a lot of podcasts do purposefully integrate real sponsored ads in a way that makes them feel as though they are part of the show, often putting their own spin on them.

[@itspuppevoorhees4943]

I love this so much!

[@jaysonheist360]

So hype to hear more of this!

[@Stongna_Bologna]

I've come back to visit all my favorites, this is an underrated masterpiece!

[@amongstsus9201]

4th time listening to this full way through! ❤❤ love you guys, hope u have a good day ^^

[@MURDERPILLOW.]

I can tell this is going to give me the worst case of post-series depression once its over. Blegh! Why does it have to be so likeable?

[@MURDERPILLOW.]

Ive just finished season 1, it has

[@MURDERPILLOW.]

Im on the season 2 final episode, holy fuck.

[@wafflethyeah]

Happy anniversary to my favorite podcast ever :)

[@Hansaloverable]

Jullian you precious child

[@beckettb8357]

I still can't help but hear Hedwig 😂

[@xamogxusx]

NEUTRAL MILK HOTEL are a really good band

[@ambrosialaford9263]

I was a little put off by the beginning because it was hard to get an idea of what was happening

[@dabunnyrabbit2620]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ hugh fire sign fan, this is great!!!!

[@mossycryptid6446]

the number of times i have said "whAT thE fUCkK" while watching this

[@phialencar1350]

so hyped for season 2

[@moebiustrip]

oh heeeellll ye ah

[@campyroll9588]

JULIAN IS TOO INNOCENT LEAVE HIM ALONE JHON CAMERON.

[@Tselel]

Does anyone know where I could find the music used in ohc? Like the intro/outro bits?

[@TheBigH]

The orchestral bits? Hmmmm...I'm not sure, but I know there a four songs on Spotify. That's how I found this actually! That's all I can help ya, my apologies

[@remanjecarter2787]

the orcesteral doesn't play viola, i'm a bit hurt by that, i play viola

[@Wood3narms]

The main stuff is from the album "Mary's Voice" by Julian's band the music tapes

[@nateriddle572]

*Steals Julian.*

[@pyrowolf142]

cool dude

[@ericopenscards819]

Hang on, that was just a therapy session. Where IS the janitor?

[@DougerArt]

woooooooooooo

[@stars-and-snails]

Julian sounds like Oswald from Gotham????

[@esoopthederp7672]

SPOILERS IN COMMENTS PAST THIS VIDEO! MAJOR FUCKIN SPOILERS

[@0therun1t21]

What? That lady's mom worked for cannibals and didn't know it? It sounded real, is it?

[@esa2419]

:)

[@MURDERPILLOW.]

6:05

[@GegoXaren]

This guy has some major mental problems.

[@ambrosialaford9263]

I was a little put off by the beginning because it was hard to get an idea of what was happening