Our Plague Year
45 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago -Joseph Fink (Welcome to Night Vale, Alice Isn't Dead) introduces a new kind of current events podcast.
It's a scary year, but it doesn't have to be scary alone.
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Our Third Plague Year
December 20, 2021 19:43 - 11 minutes - 10.1 MBStill at it. Meg and I co-wrote a memoir about our relationship called The First Ten Year: Two Sides of the Same Love Story. More info here. Call and leave us a message at (805) 366-3085, and we may include it in a future episode. This show currently does not have any income, and it takes money and a good amount of hours every week to produce. If you find this show helpful, and you have the means, we’d definitely appreciate your support. It will allow us to make this show more sustaina...
The Once and Future Plague Year
June 10, 2021 23:23 - 14 minutes - 13.5 MBI'll see you out there. Meg and I co-wrote a memoir about our relationship called The First Ten Year: Two Sides of the Same Love Story. More info here. If you found this show useful, and would like to throw some money you can afford to send our way, the donation link is here. Produced by Joseph Fink The songs "This Too Shall Pass" and "Company of Friends" by Danny Schmidt All other music by Disparition Logo artwork by Jessica Hayworth A production of Night Vale Presents
Panic Attack at the Aquarium
March 24, 2021 04:00 - 24 minutes - 22.5 MBIt's hard to prove the null. Meg and I co-wrote a memoir about our relationship called The First Ten Year: Two Sides of the Same Love Story. It comes out May 11th, more info and pre-order here. Call and leave us a message at (805) 366-3085, and we may include it in a future episode. This show currently does not have any income, and it takes money and a good amount of hours every week to produce. If you find this show helpful, and you have the means, we’d definitely appreciate your supp...
One Plague Year Later (Cory Doctorow, Nisi Shawl)
March 11, 2021 05:00 - 19 minutes - 18.1 MBWhat will our next nice and normal be? Meg and I co-wrote a memoir about our relationship called The First Ten Year: Two Sides of the Same Love Story. It comes out May 11th, more info and pre-order here. I also wrote a novel for ages 10+ called The Halloween Moon that comes out on July 10th. More info and pre-order that one here. Call and leave us a message at (805) 366-3085, and we may include it in a future episode. This show currently does not have any income, and it takes money ...
Like an Orphaned Kitten
March 04, 2021 15:28 - 17 minutes - 16.2 MBI just wanted to talk about my mom. Meg and I co-wrote a memoir about our relationship called The First Ten Year: Two Sides of the Same Love Story. It comes out May 11th, more info and pre-order here. Call and leave us a message at (805) 366-3085, and we may include it in a future episode. This show currently does not have any income, and it takes money and a good amount of hours every week to produce. If you find this show helpful, and you have the means, we’d definitely appreciate yo...
A Little Comorbidity (Meg Bashwiner)
February 19, 2021 21:04 - 20 minutes - 18.9 MBIt's guaranteed unless it fails. Meg and I co-wrote a memoir about our relationship called The First Ten Year: Two Sides of the Same Love Story. It comes out May 11th, more info and pre-order here. I also wrote a novel for ages 10+ called The Halloween Moon that comes out on July 10th. More info and pre-order that one here. Call and leave us a message at (805) 366-3085, and we may include it in a future episode. This show currently does not have any income, and it takes money and a ...
New Year, Same Plague
January 13, 2021 18:15 - 24 minutes - 22.6 MBTo everyone who got a dog: good work. Call and leave us a message at (805) 366-3085, and we may include it in a future episode. This show currently does not have any income, and it takes money and a good amount of hours every week to produce. If you find this show helpful, and you have the means, we’d definitely appreciate your support. It will allow us to make this show more sustainable. Thank you. Donation link here. Produced by Joseph Fink The song "This Too Shall Pass" by Danny S...
Out of State Plates
November 27, 2020 23:33 - 16 minutes - 15.5 MBPeople tell me that I have a lot of patience, but it's really a high pain tolerance. Call and leave us a message at (805) 366-3085, and we may include it in a future episode. This show currently does not have any income, and it takes money and a good amount of hours every week to produce. If you find this show helpful, and you have the means, we’d definitely appreciate your support. It will allow us to make this show more sustainable. Thank you. Donation link here. Produced by Joseph ...
People Are Just People
October 21, 2020 17:32 - 24 minutes - 22.6 MBMy whole idea is that we have to take care of each other. Call and leave us a message at (805) 366-3085, and we may include it in a future episode. This show currently does not have any income, and it takes money and a good amount of hours every week to produce. If you find this show helpful, and you have the means, we’d definitely appreciate your support. It will allow us to make this show more sustainable. Thank you. Donation link here. Written and produced by Joseph Fink The song ...
Whatever You Do Next
September 19, 2020 16:02 - 17 minutes - 16.1 MBA special Rosh Hashanah message.
A Defeated Yeah
September 10, 2020 20:57 - 19 minutes - 17.9 MBStories of handstands, Canadian grain elevators, and a middle school graduation. Call and leave us a message at (805) 366-3085, and we may include it in a future episode. This show currently does not have any income, and it takes money and a good amount of hours every week to produce. If you find this show helpful, and you have the means, we’d definitely appreciate your support. It will allow us to make this show more sustainable. Thank you. Donation link here. Written and produced by ...
God Laughs
August 28, 2020 16:41 - 22 minutes - 20.2 MBIt feels less and less strange, this strangeness. Call and leave us a message at (805) 366-3085, and we may include it in a future episode. This show currently does not have any income, and it takes money and a good amount of hours every week to produce. If you find this show helpful, and you have the means, we’d definitely appreciate your support. It will allow us to make this show more sustainable. Thank you. Donation link here. Produced by Joseph Fink Essay by Meg Bashwiner The ...
Frogs Still Exist
August 07, 2020 19:50 - 18 minutes - 17 MBYou don't have to apologize every time. Call and leave us a message at (805) 366-3085, and we may include it in a future episode. This show currently does not have any income, and it takes money and a good amount of hours every week to produce. If you find this show helpful, and you have the means, we’d definitely appreciate your support. It will allow us to make this show more sustainable. Thank you. Donation link here. Written and produced by Joseph Fink The song "Company of Friend...
To Write in a Plague
July 17, 2020 21:01 - 28 minutes - 26.1 MBOh who cares what Shakespeare did Find more Start With This here, or on whatever you use to listen to podcasts. Call and leave us a message at (805) 366-3085, and we may include it in a future episode. This show currently does not have any income, and it takes money and a good amount of hours every week to produce. If you find this show helpful, and you have the means, we’d definitely appreciate your support. It will allow us to make this show more sustainable. Thank you. Donation link...
A Swimming Pool of Books
July 10, 2020 20:19 - 20 minutes - 18.5 MBWill I know you? Call and leave us a message at (805) 366-3085, and we may include it in a future episode. This show currently does not have any income, and it takes money and a good amount of hours every week to produce. If you find this show helpful, and you have the means, we’d definitely appreciate your support. It will allow us to make this show more sustainable. Thank you. Donation link here. Written and produced by Joseph Fink The song "Company of Friends" by Danny Schmidt ...
Trust Ends At The Windshield (Hank Green, Meg Bashwiner, Erin McKeown)
July 02, 2020 04:00 - 27 minutes - 25.4 MBThe days passed like weeks but the weeks passed like hours. Call and leave us a message at (805) 366-3085, and we may include it in a future episode. This show currently does not have any income, and it takes money and a good amount of hours every week to produce. If you find this show helpful, and you have the means, we’d definitely appreciate your support. It will allow us to make this show more sustainable. Thank you. Donation link here. Produced by Joseph Fink Essays by Hank Gree...
Coronavirus Test and a Dodger Dog
June 18, 2020 22:46 - 18 minutes - 17.3 MBTheaters are dangerous places. Call and leave us a message at (805) 366-3085, and we may include it in a future episode. This show currently does not have any income, and it takes money and a good amount of hours every week to produce. If you find this show helpful, and you have the means, we’d definitely appreciate your support. It will allow us to make this show more sustainable. Thank you. Donation link here. Written and produced by Joseph Fink Additional essays by Meg Bashwiner ...
Coronavirus Test and a Dodger Dog (Meg Bashwiner)
June 18, 2020 22:46 - 17 minutes - 16.3 MBTheaters are dangerous places. Call and leave us a message at (805) 366-3085, and we may include it in a future episode. This show currently does not have any income, and it takes money and a good amount of hours every week to produce. If you find this show helpful, and you have the means, we’d definitely appreciate your support. It will allow us to make this show more sustainable. Thank you. Donation link here. Written and produced by Joseph Fink Additional essays by Meg Bashwiner ...
We Gotta Keep Going, Right?
June 09, 2020 23:19 - 17 minutes - 16.1 MBNotice where your feet are. Call and leave us a message at (805) 366-3085, and we may include it in a future episode. This show currently does not have any income, and it takes money and a good amount of hours every week to produce. If you find this show helpful, and you have the means, we’d definitely appreciate your support. It will allow us to make this show more sustainable. Thank you. Donation link here. Written and produced by Joseph Fink The song "Company of Friends" by Danny ...
Black Lives Matter
June 02, 2020 20:04 - 1 minute - 1.55 MBA short message from Joseph Fink See you next week.
Quarantine Music: A Plague Playlist
May 25, 2020 04:00 - 26 minutes - 24.3 MBTracklist and links to purchase: "We Became Cups" by Carrie Elkin "Stockpiled Guns and TV Dinners" by Mal Blum "2020 Vision" by Danny Schmidt "A List for Spring" by Joseph Fink "Embroidary Stars" by Carrie Elkin "Everything Is As It Was (Not Really)" by Mal Blum "The Escape" by Erin McKeown Call and leave us a message at (805) 366-3085, and we may include it in a future episode. This show currently does not have any income, and it takes money and a good amount of hours eve...
Pasta Water for Plants
May 21, 2020 16:49 - 15 minutes - 14.2 MBStay safe. Call and leave us a message at (805) 366-3085, and we may include it in a future episode. This show currently does not have any income, and it takes money and a good amount of hours every week to produce. If you find this show helpful, and you have the means, we’d definitely appreciate your support. It will allow us to make this show more sustainable. Thank you. Donation link here. Written and produced by Joseph Fink The song "Company of Friends" by Danny Schmidt All ot...
Waiting to Cry
May 18, 2020 19:15 - 18 minutes - 16.9 MBA cat named Dangerous. Call and leave us a message at (805) 366-3085, and we may include it in a future episode. This show currently does not have any income, and it takes money and a good amount of hours every week to produce. If you find this show helpful, and you have the means, we’d definitely appreciate your support. It will allow us to make this show more sustainable. Thank you. Donation link here. Written and produced by Joseph Fink The song "Company of Friends" by Danny Schmi...
The Counterlife
May 11, 2020 04:00 - 15 minutes - 14.3 MBYou can't have a party. Call and leave us a message at (805) 366-3085, and we may include it in a future episode. This show currently does not have any income, and it takes money and a good amount of hours every week to produce. If you find this show helpful, and you have the means, we’d definitely appreciate your support. It will allow us to make this show more sustainable. Thank you. Donation link here. Written and produced by Joseph Fink Additional essays by Symphony Sanders, Meg ...
The Counterlife (Symphony Sanders, Meg Bashwiner, Jeffrey Cranor)
May 11, 2020 04:00 - 15 minutes - 13.9 MBYou can't have a party. Call and leave us a message at (805) 366-3085, and we may include it in a future episode. This show currently does not have any income, and it takes money and a good amount of hours every week to produce. If you find this show helpful, and you have the means, we’d definitely appreciate your support. It will allow us to make this show more sustainable. Thank you. Donation link here. Written and produced by Joseph Fink Additional essays by Symphony Sanders, Meg ...
I'm Not Brave
May 07, 2020 04:00 - 21 minutes - 20 MBI'm gonna pet that dog, and we're gonna be friends. Call and leave us a message at (805) 366-3085, and we may include it in a future episode. This show currently does not have any income, and it takes money and a good amount of hours every week to produce. If you find this show helpful, and you have the means, we’d definitely appreciate your support. It will allow us to make this show more sustainable. Thank you. Donation link here. Written and produced by Joseph Fink The song "Compa...
I Kind Of Like The Masks
May 04, 2020 04:00 - 20 minutes - 18.9 MBThe Class of 2020: We never saw it coming. Call and leave us a message at (805) 366-3085, and we may include it in a future episode. This show currently does not have any income, and it takes money and a good amount of hours every week to produce. If you find this show helpful, and you have the means, we’d definitely appreciate your support. It will allow us to make this show more sustainable. Thank you. Donation link here. Written and produced by Joseph Fink The song "Company of Fri...
Lucky
April 27, 2020 15:10 - 17 minutes - 16.3 MBIt was different in the beforetimes. Call and leave us a message at (805) 366-3085, and we may include it in a future episode. This show currently does not have any income, and it takes money and a good amount of hours every week to produce. If you find this show helpful, and you have the means, we’d definitely appreciate your support. It will allow us to make this show more sustainable. Thank you. Donation link here. Written and produced by Joseph Fink Additional essays by Meg Bashw...
Lucky (Meg Bashwiner, Jeffrey Cranor)
April 27, 2020 15:10 - 17 minutes - 15.9 MBIt was different in the beforetimes. Call and leave us a message at (805) 366-3085, and we may include it in a future episode. This show currently does not have any income, and it takes money and a good amount of hours every week to produce. If you find this show helpful, and you have the means, we’d definitely appreciate your support. It will allow us to make this show more sustainable. Thank you. Donation link here. Written and produced by Joseph Fink Additional essays by Meg Bashw...
That No Good Charlie Carter
April 23, 2020 04:00 - 22 minutes - 21 MBMoments, not memories Call and leave us a message at (805) 366-3085, and we may include it in a future episode. This show currently does not have any income, and it takes money and a good amount of hours every week to produce. If you find this show helpful, and you have the means, we’d definitely appreciate your support. It will allow us to make this show more sustainable. Thank you. Donation link here. Written and produced by Joseph Fink The song "Company of Friends" by Danny Schmid...
We Will Be Kin (Jenina Matthewson, Jeffrey Cranor)
April 20, 2020 04:00 - 19 minutes - 17.8 MBWon't someone think of the handsome, beefy firefighters? Call and leave us a message at (805) 366-3085, and we may include it in a future episode. This show currently does not have any income, and it takes money and a good amount of hours every week to produce. If you find this show helpful, and you have the means, we’d definitely appreciate your support. It will allow us to make this show more sustainable. Thank you. Donation link here. Written and produced by Joseph Fink Additional...
We Will Be Kin
April 20, 2020 04:00 - 19 minutes - 22.5 MBWon't someone think of the handsome, beefy firefighters? Call and leave us a message at (805) 366-3085, and we may include it in a future episode. This show currently does not have any income, and it takes money and a good amount of hours every week to produce. If you find this show helpful, and you have the means, we’d definitely appreciate your support. It will allow us to make this show more sustainable. Thank you. Donation link here. Written and produced by Joseph Fink Additional...
She Was Finally Prepared
April 16, 2020 04:00 - 18 minutes - 17.3 MBCan lambs live indoors? Call and leave us a message at (805) 366-3085, and we may include it in a future episode. This show currently does not have any income, and it takes money and a good amount of hours every week to produce. If you find this show helpful, and you have the means, we’d definitely appreciate your support. It will allow us to make this show more sustainable. Thank you. Donation link here. Written and produced by Joseph Fink The song "Company of Friends" by Danny Schm...
Our Knife Sculpture (Meg Bashwiner)
April 13, 2020 04:00 - 10 minutes - 9.9 MBPlease god, next year together. Call and leave us a message at (805) 366-3085, and we may include it in a future episode. This show currently does not have any income, and it takes money and a good amount of hours every week to produce. If you find this show helpful, and you have the means, we’d definitely appreciate your support. It will allow us to make this show more sustainable. Thank you. Donation link here. Written and produced by Joseph Fink Additional essay by Meg Bashwiner ...
Our Knife Sculpture
April 13, 2020 04:00 - 11 minutes - 13.6 MBPlease god, next year together. Call and leave us a message at (805) 366-3085, and we may include it in a future episode. This show currently does not have any income, and it takes money and a good amount of hours every week to produce. If you find this show helpful, and you have the means, we’d definitely appreciate your support. It will allow us to make this show more sustainable. Thank you. Donation link here. Written and produced by Joseph Fink Additional essay by Meg Bashwiner ...
Next Year in Jerusalem
April 09, 2020 04:00 - 22 minutes - 20.5 MBWhat we're supposed to do is wait. Call and leave us a message at (805) 366-3085, and we may include it in a future episode. This show currently does not have any income, and it takes money and a good amount of hours every week to produce. If you find this show helpful, and you have the means, we’d definitely appreciate your support. It will allow us to make this show more sustainable. Thank you. Donation link here. Written and produced by Joseph Fink The song "Company of Friends" by...
It Could Be Glorious (Jeffrey Cranor, Emma Frankland)
April 06, 2020 04:00 - 19 minutes - 18.1 MBStay frightened. Get ready. Call and leave us a message at (805) 366-3085, and we may include it in a future episode. This show currently does not have any income, and it takes money and a good amount of hours every week to produce. If you find this show helpful, and you have the means, we’d definitely appreciate your support. It will allow us to make this show more sustainable. Thank you. Donation link here. Written and produced by Joseph Fink Additional essays by Jeffrey Cranor and...
It Could Be Glorious
April 06, 2020 04:00 - 20 minutes - 23.1 MBStay frightened. Get ready. Call and leave us a message at (805) 366-3085, and we may include it in a future episode. This show currently does not have any income, and it takes money and a good amount of hours every week to produce. If you find this show helpful, and you have the means, we’d definitely appreciate your support. It will allow us to make this show more sustainable. Thank you. Donation link here. Written and produced by Joseph Fink Additional essays by Jeffrey Cranor and...
The World Spins On
April 02, 2020 04:00 - 19 minutes - 9.06 MBHold on to the gratitude. Call and leave us a message at (805) 366-3085, and we may include it in a future episode. This show currently does not have any income, and it takes money and a good amount of hours every week to produce. If you find this show helpful, and you have the means, we’d definitely appreciate your support. It will allow us to make this show more sustainable. Thank you. Donation link here. Written and produced by Joseph Fink The song "Company of Friends" by Danny Sc...
Provisions (Kate Jones, Brie Williams)
March 30, 2020 04:00 - 18 minutes - 17.2 MBMy acceptance in this world is provisional. Call and leave us a message at (805) 366-3085, and we may include it in a future episode. This show currently does not have any income, and it takes money and a good amount of hours every week to produce. If you find this show helpful, and you have the means, we’d definitely appreciate your support. It will allow us to make this show more sustainable. Thank you. Donation link here. Written and produced by Joseph Fink Additional essays by Ka...
Provisions
March 30, 2020 04:00 - 19 minutes - 22.2 MBMy acceptance in this world is provisional. Call and leave us a message at (805) 366-3085, and we may include it in a future episode. This show currently does not have any income, and it takes money and a good amount of hours every week to produce. If you find this show helpful, and you have the means, we’d definitely appreciate your support. It will allow us to make this show more sustainable. Thank you. Donation link here. Written and produced by Joseph Fink Additional essays by Ka...
Stories in the Dark
March 23, 2020 04:00 - 18 minutes - 18.3 MBNobody gets hurt. Everybody gets paid. Call and leave us a message at (805) 366-3085, and we may include it in a future episode. This show currently does not have any income, and it takes money and a good amount of hours every week to produce. If you find this show helpful, and you have the means, we’d definitely appreciate your support. It will allow us to make this show more sustainable. Thank you. Donation link here. Written and produced by Joseph Fink Additional essays by Meg Bas...
Stories in the Dark (Meg Bashwiner, Jeffrey Cranor)
March 23, 2020 04:00 - 17 minutes - 16.1 MBNobody gets hurt. Everybody gets paid. Call and leave us a message at (805) 366-3085, and we may include it in a future episode. This show currently does not have any income, and it takes money and a good amount of hours every week to produce. If you find this show helpful, and you have the means, we’d definitely appreciate your support. It will allow us to make this show more sustainable. Thank you. Donation link here. Written and produced by Joseph Fink Additional essays by Meg Bas...
The Lesson of a Plague (Cory Doctorow, Nisi Shawl)
March 13, 2020 20:02 - 19 minutes - 18.3 MBIntroducing a new kind of current events podcast. An island in a storm of bad headlines. An experiment in public anxiety. Let's get through this year together. Call and leave us a message at (805) 366-3085, and we may include it in a future episode. This show currently does not have any income, and it takes money and a good amount of hours every week to produce. If you find this show helpful, and you have the means, we’d definitely appreciate your support. It will allow us to make this s...
The Lesson of a Plague
March 13, 2020 20:02 - 20 minutes - 19.3 MBIntroducing a new kind of current events podcast. An island in a storm of bad headlines. An experiment in public anxiety. Let's get through this year together. Call and leave us a message at (805) 366-3085, and we may include it in a future episode. This show currently does not have any income, and it takes money and a good amount of hours every week to produce. If you find this show helpful, and you have the means, we’d definitely appreciate your support. It will allow us to make this s...