Within the Wires
Stories told through found audio from an alternate universe. Season 9 of Within the Wires, “Audiobook”, is a romantic drama told entirely through outtakes from an audiobook recording session. Actress Kat Waterford arrives in studio to record a children’s history textbook, but she discovers that her director just happens to be her estranged ex-wife. Starring Robin Virginie. Featuring original music by Mary Epworth. Directed by Janina Matthewson. Written by Matthewson and Jeffrey Cranor.
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Show overview
Within the Wires has been publishing since 2016, and across the 9 years since has built a catalogue of 120 episodes, alongside 13 trailers or bonus episodes. That works out to roughly 40 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a monthly cadence, with the show now in its 10th season.
Episodes typically run twenty to thirty-five minutes — most land between 17 min and 24 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Fiction show.
There hasn’t been a new episode in the last ninety days; the most recent episode landed 5 months ago. Published by Night Vale Presents.
From the publisher
An immersive fiction podcast told through found audio from an alternate universe. Each season is a standalone story set in the same world. Written by Jeffrey Cranor and Janina Matthewson. Original music by Mary Epworth.
Latest Episodes
View all 120 episodesS10 Ep 10Season 10, Cassette 10: You Should See It
"The bug is eaten. The life cycle continues." # The voice of Lexi is Meg Bashwiner Written by Jeffrey Cranor and Janina Matthewson Music: Mary Epworth Director: Janina Matthewson Producer: Jeffrey Cranor Available Now: YOU FEEL IT JUST BELOW THE RIBS (a novel) by Jeffrey Cranor and Janina Matthewson Within the Wires T-Shirts & Posters Episode transcripts Logo by Rob Wilson Part of the Night Vale Presents network Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S10 Ep 9Season 10, Cassette 9: Delivery
"It’s been hard, yes, but field work always is." # The voice of Lexi is Meg Bashwiner Written by Jeffrey Cranor and Janina Matthewson Music: Mary Epworth Director: Janina Matthewson Producer: Jeffrey Cranor Available Now: YOU FEEL IT JUST BELOW THE RIBS (a novel) by Jeffrey Cranor and Janina Matthewson Within the Wires T-Shirts & Posters Episode transcripts Logo by Rob Wilson Part of the Night Vale Presents network Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S10 Ep 8Season 10, Cassette 8: Struggling
"I wonder how long it’s been since anyone’s laughed." # The voice of Lexi is Meg Bashwiner Written by Jeffrey Cranor and Janina Matthewson Music: Mary Epworth Director: Janina Matthewson Producer: Jeffrey Cranor Available Now: YOU FEEL IT JUST BELOW THE RIBS (a novel) by Jeffrey Cranor and Janina Matthewson Within the Wires T-Shirts & Posters Episode transcripts Logo by Rob Wilson Part of the Night Vale Presents network Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S10 Ep 7Season 10, Cassette 7: Haunted Mansion
"Everything’s fine. It’s fine. Completely normal and good, you know?" # The voice of Lexi is Meg Bashwiner Written by Jeffrey Cranor and Janina Matthewson Music: Mary Epworth Director: Janina Matthewson Producer: Jeffrey Cranor Available Now: YOU FEEL IT JUST BELOW THE RIBS (a novel) by Jeffrey Cranor and Janina Matthewson Within the Wires T-Shirts & Posters Episode transcripts Logo by Rob Wilson Part of the Night Vale Presents network Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A 30-second message from Janina
trailerWithin the Wires co-creator Janina Matthewson is writing a serial novel: Calamity's Trinket. Read it right here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S10 Ep 6Season 10, Cassette 6: Strange Flowers
"I hate that I can’t just call you." # The voice of Lexi is Meg Bashwiner Written by Jeffrey Cranor and Janina Matthewson Music: Mary Epworth Director: Janina Matthewson Producer: Jeffrey Cranor Available Now: YOU FEEL IT JUST BELOW THE RIBS (a novel) by Jeffrey Cranor and Janina Matthewson Within the Wires T-Shirts & Posters Episode transcripts Logo by Rob Wilson Part of the Night Vale Presents network Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S10 Ep 5Season 10, Cassette 5: Concrete
"There were people here. There were a lot of people here." # The voice of Lexi is Meg Bashwiner Written by Jeffrey Cranor and Janina Matthewson Music: Mary Epworth Director: Janina Matthewson Producer: Jeffrey Cranor Available Now: YOU FEEL IT JUST BELOW THE RIBS (a novel) by Jeffrey Cranor and Janina Matthewson Within the Wires T-Shirts & Posters Episode transcripts Logo by Rob Wilson Part of the Night Vale Presents network Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S10 Ep 4Season 10, Cassette 4: Spooked
"I could really use some background on this place." # The voice of Lexi is Meg Bashwiner Written by Jeffrey Cranor and Janina Matthewson Music: Mary Epworth Director: Janina Matthewson Producer: Jeffrey Cranor Available Now: YOU FEEL IT JUST BELOW THE RIBS (a novel) by Jeffrey Cranor and Janina Matthewson Within the Wires T-Shirts & Posters Episode transcripts Logo by Rob Wilson Part of the Night Vale Presents network Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S10 Ep 3Season 10, Cassette 3: Protests
"Safe word from now on is "Graham Cracker.'" # The voice of Lexi is Meg Bashwiner Written by Jeffrey Cranor and Janina Matthewson Music: Mary Epworth Director: Janina Matthewson Producer: Jeffrey Cranor Available Now: YOU FEEL IT JUST BELOW THE RIBS (a novel) by Jeffrey Cranor and Janina Matthewson Within the Wires T-Shirts & Posters Episode transcripts Logo by Rob Wilson Part of the Night Vale Presents network Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S10 Ep 2Season 10, Cassette 2: Wildlife
"There’s always something awake and active here." # The voice of Lexi is Meg Bashwiner Written by Jeffrey Cranor and Janina Matthewson Music: Mary Epworth Director: Janina Matthewson Producer: Jeffrey Cranor Available Now: YOU FEEL IT JUST BELOW THE RIBS (a novel) by Jeffrey Cranor and Janina Matthewson Within the Wires T-Shirts & Posters Episode transcripts Logo by Rob Wilson Part of the Night Vale Presents network Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S10 Ep 1Season 10, Cassette 1: Research Island
"Is this what astronauts feel like?" # The voice of Lexi is Meg Bashwiner Written by Jeffrey Cranor and Janina Matthewson Music: Mary Epworth Director: Janina Matthewson Producer: Jeffrey Cranor Available Now: YOU FEEL IT JUST BELOW THE RIBS (a novel) by Jeffrey Cranor and Janina Matthewson Within the Wires T-Shirts & Posters Episode transcripts Logo by Rob Wilson Part of the Night Vale Presents network Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S9 Ep 10Season 9, Cassette 10: Finding Your True Voice
"There’s an event horizon that I reach where everything is drowned out for a while." # The voice of Kat Waterford is Robin Virginie, robinvirginie.info Written by Jeffrey Cranor and Janina Matthewson. Music: Mary Epworth, maryepworth.com Director: Janina Matthewson Producer: Jeffrey Cranor Available Now: YOU FEEL IT JUST BELOW THE RIBS (a novel) by Jeffrey Cranor and Janina Matthewson Within the Wires T-Shirts & Posters Episode transcripts Support this show on Patreon Support our sponsors Logo by Rob Wilson Part of the Night Vale Presents network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S9 Ep 9Season 9, Cassette 9: Regression
"You know not to take me seriously when I’m like that." # The voice of Kat Waterford is Robin Virginie, robinvirginie.info Written by Jeffrey Cranor and Janina Matthewson. Music: Mary Epworth, maryepworth.com Director: Janina Matthewson Producer: Jeffrey Cranor Available Now: YOU FEEL IT JUST BELOW THE RIBS (a novel) by Jeffrey Cranor and Janina Matthewson Within the Wires T-Shirts & Posters Episode transcripts Support this show on Patreon Support our sponsors Logo by Rob Wilson Part of the Night Vale Presents network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S9 Ep 8Season 9, Cassette 8: Rewriting Wrongs
"I’m only just now understanding what loneliness feels like." # The voice of Kat Waterford is Robin Virginie, robinvirginie.info Written by Jeffrey Cranor and Janina Matthewson. Music: Mary Epworth, maryepworth.com Director: Janina Matthewson Producer: Jeffrey Cranor Available Now: YOU FEEL IT JUST BELOW THE RIBS (a novel) by Jeffrey Cranor and Janina Matthewson Within the Wires T-Shirts & Posters Episode transcripts Support this show on Patreon Support our sponsors Logo by Rob Wilson Part of the Night Vale Presents network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S9 Ep 7Season 9, Cassette 7: New Beginnings
"Have you ever made a really big mess?" # The voice of Kat Waterford is Robin Virginie, robinvirginie.info Written by Jeffrey Cranor and Janina Matthewson. Music: Mary Epworth, maryepworth.com Director: Janina Matthewson Producer: Jeffrey Cranor Available Now: YOU FEEL IT JUST BELOW THE RIBS (a novel) by Jeffrey Cranor and Janina Matthewson Within the Wires T-Shirts & Posters Episode transcripts Support this show on Patreon Support our sponsors Logo by Rob Wilson Part of the Night Vale Presents network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S9 Ep 6Season 9, Cassette 6: Talk Your Way Out of This One
"And, I’m trying to… Hell, I don’t know what I’m trying to do." # The voice of Kat Waterford is Robin Virginie, robinvirginie.info Written by Jeffrey Cranor and Janina Matthewson. Music: Mary Epworth, maryepworth.com Director: Janina Matthewson Producer: Jeffrey Cranor Available Now: YOU FEEL IT JUST BELOW THE RIBS (a novel) by Jeffrey Cranor and Janina Matthewson Within the Wires T-Shirts & Posters Episode transcripts Support this show on Patreon Support our sponsors Logo by Rob Wilson Part of the Night Vale Presents network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S9 Ep 5Season 9, Cassette 5: History Is Narrative
"I actually think I demonstrate remarkable discretion" # The voice of Kat Waterford is Robin Virginie, robinvirginie.info Written by Jeffrey Cranor and Janina Matthewson. Music: Mary Epworth, maryepworth.com Director: Janina Matthewson Producer: Jeffrey Cranor Available Now: YOU FEEL IT JUST BELOW THE RIBS (a novel) by Jeffrey Cranor and Janina Matthewson Within the Wires T-Shirts & Posters Episode transcripts Support this show on Patreon Support our sponsors Logo by Rob Wilson Part of the Night Vale Presents network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S9 Ep 4Season 9, Cassette 4: Start from Scratch
"Of course I feel calm and happy. Why wouldn’t I?" # The voice of Kat Waterford is Robin Virginie, robinvirginie.info Written by Jeffrey Cranor and Janina Matthewson. Music: Mary Epworth, maryepworth.com Director: Janina Matthewson Producer: Jeffrey Cranor Available Now: YOU FEEL IT JUST BELOW THE RIBS (a novel) by Jeffrey Cranor and Janina Matthewson Within the Wires T-Shirts & Posters Episode transcripts Support this show on Patreon Support our sponsors Logo by Rob Wilson Part of the Night Vale Presents network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S9 Ep 3Season 9, Cassette 3: Pick Your Battles
"Well that’s very good for you, but we can’t all be scholars." # The voice of Kat Waterford is Robin Virginie, robinvirginie.info Written by Jeffrey Cranor and Janina Matthewson. Music: Mary Epworth, maryepworth.com Director: Janina Matthewson Producer: Jeffrey Cranor Available Now: YOU FEEL IT JUST BELOW THE RIBS (a novel) by Jeffrey Cranor and Janina Matthewson Within the Wires T-Shirts & Posters Episode transcripts Support this show on Patreon Support our sponsors Logo by Rob Wilson Part of the Night Vale Presents network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S9 Ep 2Season 9, Cassette 2: Listening Carefully
"I would simply love some clarity." # The voice of Kat Waterford is Robin Virginie, robinvirginie.info Written by Jeffrey Cranor and Janina Matthewson. Music: Mary Epworth, maryepworth.com Director: Janina Matthewson Producer: Jeffrey Cranor Available Now: YOU FEEL IT JUST BELOW THE RIBS (a novel) by Jeffrey Cranor and Janina Matthewson Within the Wires T-Shirts & Posters Episode transcripts Support this show on Patreon Support our sponsors Logo by Rob Wilson Part of the Night Vale Presents network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices