Best Haunting Existence Radio Podcasts (2024)

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The Music of Dec-Affe-Inated Records 31:41

11d ago31:41

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Support Night Clerk Radio on Patreon For our second episode of Record Label Month™, we’re talking about the Japanese label Dec-Affe-Inated Records. This private label is populated by the numerous aliases of a single artist whose music often focuses on themes of depression, isolation, and loneliness. Join us as we check out two albums that take the …

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The Music of Ill-Advised Records 32:39

25d ago32:39

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Support Night Clerk Radio on Patreon For the month of April we’re talking about record labels of all kinds. In our first episode, we check out two albums from Ill-Advised Records, a record label focused on dark lo-fi and similarly dark-themed subgenres of haunted music. Join us as we celebrate Halloween in April! Albums Discussed Dated - Lofi Hallo…

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New Music: Magnétoscope and Aquatic Galleria 36:32

1M ago36:32

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New Music: Magnétoscope and Aquatic Galleria Support Night Clerk Radio on Patreon On this month’s new music episode we’re checking out some excellent new vaporwave albums: Magnétoscope by ab97 and Aquatic Galleria by platinum towers, ホテル shampoo, & midnight première. Come join us and check out some great vaporwave! Albums Discussed Magnétosco…

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Utopia District’s 2023 Year In Review 42:02

2M ago42:02

42:02

Support Night Clerk Radio on Patreon In this episode, we’re digging into Utopia District’s 2023 Year In Review, a feature highlighting some of the best vaporwave (and associated genres) albums of 2023 as suggested by the community. Including our own Ross Payton! This kind of curation and highlighting the work of artists is so important. We had a bl…

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New Music: Dated New Aesthetic and KEYGEN🔐 38:02

2M ago38:02

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Support Night Clerk Radio on Patreon In this episode, we’re starting our 2024 project of trying to focus more on new releases. There’s no overarching theme or over intellectualizing, just talking about two albums from the past month or so that we really enjoyed. For our inaugural discussion, we’re talking about Dated New Aesthetic by Windows96 and …

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Paranormal Pets - Episode 129 Crossing the Bridge to Animal Consciousness 31:43

2M ago31:43

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Brandy welcomes animal conversationalist, healer, medium, & author, Annie Bourke from Australia to talk about her new book, Crossing the Bridge to Animal Consciousness, and her mission to help as many animal parents as possible to know more about their animals, and understand the reality and joy of animal soul reincarnation. She has experienced rei…

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The Music of Cryo Crypt 37:26

3M ago37:26

37:26

Support Night Clerk Radio on Patreon We’re back! We spent January delving into the content dungeons and we’ve returned with two great dungeon synth albums. In this episode, we’re exploring the music of Cryo Crypt, the dark fantasy/dungeon synth sister label of Cryo Chamber. We discuss the first two albums on the label and share our thoughts on the …

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Paranormal Pets - Episode 128 Molly Fitz – Merlin’s Magical Mysteries 35:58

4M ago35:58

35:58

This episode of Paranormal Pets hosts Molly Fitz, a prolific pet-themed author, who talks about her concepts of pets, magic and the paranormal. EPISODE NOTES: Molly Fitz – Merlin’s Magical MysteriesBy Dr. Brandy Stark, PhD

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Vaporwave Christmas Compilations 31:40

4M ago31:40

31:40

Support Night Clerk Radio on Patreon On our last episode of the year, we spend far too much time opining about Christmas and not nearly enough time discussing these amazing Vaporwave Christmas Compilations. Thankfully, they are all linked below so once we’re done talking you can start listening! We can’t wait to see what everyone puts out this year…

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Paranormal Pets - Episode 127 Talking to the Animals 40:17

4M ago40:17

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One of the biggest misconceptions about our pets is that they don’t have a voice, but nothing could be further from the truth. Animal communicator Ellie Laks is our guest for this podcast. She discusses some of her techniques to become connected to animals, some of the communications that she's gotten, her new book, and her rescue, the Gentle Barn.…

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Japanese Signalwave 32:10

5M ago32:10

32:10

Support Night Clerk Radio on Patreon It’s a well known fact that we love signalwave, not just because it’s great music, but because it also provides unique insight into how other artists process their own media and nostalgia. In this episode, we’re exploring signalwave produced by artists in Japan with the help of 直子coed. We’re checking out one of …

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Rummaging Through The Discord 46:09

5M ago46:09

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Support Night Clerk Radio on Patreon The community members on our Patreon Discord are constantly posting suggestions and recommendations for great albums of all genres. We’ve gotten into the habit of digging through them every six months or so and seeing what’s there. We cover everything from vaporwave to dark ambient to hip hop to jazz. We aren’t …

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Lost Media That Never Existed 40:07

6M ago40:07

40:07

Support Night Clerk Radio on Patreon We love the concept of lost media that never existed. In this episode, we’re checking out two albums that present themselves as soundtracks or music to movies that never were. One album is the “restored” soundtrack to a lost horror movie, while the other skates by on a technicality because I love SWANS and never…

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Horrorsynth for Halloween 37:42

6M ago37:42

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Support Night Clerk Radio on Patreon In this episode, we’re getting into Spooky Month proper by digging into genres of darksynth and horrorsynth. These are genres that neither of us are very familiar with, so as is tradition on the show we ended up picking two very different albums. Join us as we explore the range these genres offer from primal met…

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Paranormal Pets - Episode 126 Paranormal Adventures! 27:26

6M ago27:26

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Robert Westerfield of Westerfield Studios tells us about his paranormal adventures, including residing with a ghost cat! EPISODE NOTES: Paranormal Adventures!By Dr. Brandy Stark, PhD

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Exploring the Hearts of Space 37:47

7M ago37:47

37:47

Support Night Clerk Radio on Patreon In this episode, we’re checking out Hearts of Space, a long-running ambient radio program hosted by Stephen Hill. We talk about our personal experience listening to the show, discuss the wide range of music played over the past fifty years, and the importance of curation and sharing of niche genres of art. Music…

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Easy Listening Vaporwave 34:59

7M ago34:59

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Support Night Clerk Radio on Patreon In this episode, we’re heading into Fall with some easy listening vaporwave from artists we discovered on our Vaporwave Up and Comers 2023 episode. Join us as we check out the music of Notorious Secret and Cinematic Sequences. Both albums are killer examples of the evocative power of late night lo-fi. Music Disc…

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Paranormal Pets - Episode 125 Roser Park is Haunted 35:16

8M ago35:16

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This Paranormal Pets episode features a haunted historic house in Roser Park, along with its feline resident, Ra, two SPIRITS of St Petersburg investigations, and some insights from the homeowner. EPISODE NOTES: Roser Park is HauntedBy Dr. Brandy Stark, PhD

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End of Summer Jams 33:46

8M ago33:46

33:46

Support Night Clerk Radio on Patreon In this episode, we’re heading into the end of summer with two recent releases from artists we love. Join us as we check out the latest albums from Blank Banshee and 2 Mello. No clever meta commentary. Just great music. Music Discussed PHD - PORTABLE HEADPHONE DANCEFLOOR by 2 Mello 4D by Blank Banshee Additional…

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The Music of VILL4IN Records 35:40

8M ago35:40

35:40

Support Night Clerk Radio on Patreon Accidental record label month both continues and concludes with the music of VILL4IN Records, a record label that focuses on releasing independent and experimental vaporwave-adjacent music from barber beats to sovietwave to slushy and cosmic ambient. In this episode, we highlight two albums that demonstrate the …

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The Music of Eighth Tower Records 33:24

9M ago33:24

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Support Night Clerk Radio on Patreon In this episode, we’re digging into the music of Eighth Tower Records, a record label that focuses on “dark music and fiction.” We selected albums that were inspired by influential horror artists, Zdzisław Beksiński and Lucio Fulci. While they worked with very different mediums their art shares a similar abstrac…

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Vaporwave Up & Comers 2023 35:03

9M ago35:03

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Support Night Clerk Radio on Patreon We’ve often lamented that it can be difficult to keep up with everything happening in a scene, especially one that is as actively evolving as vaporwave. Thankfully, Halcyon Tapes just released their “Vaporwave Up & Comers 2023” compilation. We spend this episode working through all ninety minutes of this jam-pac…

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Folktronica Exploration 38:31

9M ago38:31

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Support Night Clerk Radio on Patreon In this episode, we’re exploring the world of Folktronica, a genre that unsurprisingly features traditional folk instrumentation set against the rhythms and timbre of synth-driven electronica. To top it all off, it’s a genre that we know nothing about! So join us as we dig into two amazing albums and try to educ…

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Chopping for Tapes at K-Mart 36:02

10M ago36:02

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Support Night Clerk Radio on Patreon The K-Mart tapes are a collection of 56 cassette tapes that were used to provide in-store music and announcements in the late 80s and early 90s. They were kept and archived by K-Mart employee Mark Davis who uploaded them to archive.org in 2015. These tapes provided a treasure trove of muzak and corporate samples…

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Summertime is for Summer Jams 32:14

10M ago32:14

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Support Night Clerk Radio on Patreon Summertime is for summer jams, so in this episode we’re checking out two recent albums from podcast favorites luxury elite and Limousine. Both albums, while being very different stylistically, capture particular emotional resonances that we both strongly associate with the summer experience. Join us in checking …

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Signalwave Redux 40:44

11M ago40:44

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Support Night Clerk Radio on Patreon In this episode, we’re revisiting Signalwave, one of our favorite subgenres of haunted music. Specifically, we’re discussing the evolution of the genre as more new releases focus on the music and media of the late-90s/early-00s. Join us as we compare an absolute classic 2017 album to an equally excellent 2023 re…

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Paranormal Pets - Episode 124 Animal Communication and Spirit Communication: Nancy Weil 32:12

11M ago32:12

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Nancy Weil is a gifted psychic who communicates with spiritual beings on multiple levels. Here she talks about her experiences with animal communication and animal spirits. EPISODE NOTES: Animal Communication and Spirit Communication: Nancy WeilBy Dr. Brandy Stark, PhD

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Vaporwave and Virtual Reality 36:20

11M ago36:20

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Support Night Clerk Radio on Patreon Virtual reality, despite its recent success, has been a perennial retro technology for the majority of our lives. It represents a technological future that may never arrive and a past that never really happened. The hauntological nature of virtual reality makes it a perfect companion to vaporwave! In this episod…

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The Music of Terror Vision 43:01

12M ago43:01

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The Music of Terror Vision Support Night Clerk Radio on Patreon The folks at Terror Vision, a boutique shop focused on preserving obscure genre films, recently released Copperhead, an early direct-to-video film made by Ross’s parents, on blu-ray. This release includes a restored version of the original soundtrack on LP and Cassette. To celebrate, w…

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Architectural Horror and Vaporwave 48:03

1y ago48:03

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Architectural Horror and Vaporwave Support Night Clerk Radio on Patreon In this episode, we delve into the topic of architectural horror and its connection to vaporwave and other genres of haunted music. We explore the shared themes of disorientation, nostalgia, and the uncanny in both genres, uncovering the ways in which they use visual language, …

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Paranormal Pets - Episode 123 Paranormal Potpourri 28:33

1y ago28:33

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This episode features double interviews. DJ Palumbo discusses her work with cats and a feline spectral visitation after one beloved cat passed away recently. JC Ski returns to give us some updates on his book, Frankie: The Biggest Dog That Ever Was. And, finally, we catch up briefly with recent events for the Paranormal pugs and the SPIRITS of St P…

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Spring 2023 Discord Recommendations 42:26

1y ago42:26

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Spring 2023 Discord Recommendations Support Night Clerk Radio on Patreon It’s that time of year again. It’s our biannual Discord extravaganza. We selected almost 20 pieces of music recommended by our patrons on the Night Clerk Radio Discord over the past few months and spent this episode going over them. We cover everything from vaporwave to jazz r…

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Paranormal Pets - Episode 122 Paranormal Pocket Pets: Rat Art, Rescue and Rat Ghost Stories! 39:05

1y ago39:05

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This episode we feature guests Celena Gonzalez of the Florida rat rescuers Network and spiritual reader Nancy Weil as we talk about rodents in preparation for the upcoming World rat day on April 4th! The art included is by Sheri Lewis. These pieces are being fully donated for an art show to raise money for the rodent rescue. EPISODE NOTES: Paranorm…

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The Music of Realm and Ritual 33:20

1y ago33:20

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Support Night Clerk Radio on Patreon This week, we’re digging into the music of Realm and Ritual, an anti-fascist record label from Boston that focuses on cassette and other physical media releases of dungeon synth and black metal. For this episode, we focused on two dungeon synth albums that range in mood from somber isolation to harsh noisy disco…

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Boss Fights and Save Rooms 41:37

1y ago41:37

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Support Night Clerk Radio on Patreon Caleb is back and this time we’re chatting about the original soundtracks to two very different games: Warhammer 40,000: Darktide and Signalis. These soundtracks represent two very different approaches to creating rich and varied scores that enhance the themes and tone of their respective games. Connect with Cal…

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Dark Ambient and Noir Jazz 36:47

1y ago36:47

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Support Night Clerk Radio on Patreon In this episode, we’re diving into the world of Noir, film or otherwise, to discuss how it has evolved from cynical post-war artistic movement to bland genre pastiche. The modern euphemism for this process is “becoming a vibe.” We focus this discussion on two albums that express the range of noir-influence in mu…

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The Music of Null Object 38:14

1y ago38:14

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Support Night Clerk Radio on Patreon Yet again, we’re ignoring Valentine’s Day and instead talking about the music of Null Object, the lo-fi/vaporhouse project of podcast favorite Jordan Bortner (a.k.a. 식료품groceries). We talk about the project, its associated music, and our personal experiences and thoughts on this unique fusion of EDM and vaporwav…

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Cryo Chamber’s Tsathoggua 33:30

1y ago33:30

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Cryo Chamber’s Tsathoggua Support Night Clerk Radio on Patreon As is tradition, we sat down with our friend Caleb Stokes to talk about the latest Cryo Chamber Lovecraft compilation, Tsathoggua! This joint effort of over 20 dark ambient artists on the Cryo Chamber label is an eclectic blend of genres and ambient soundscapes. We dig into the music an…

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Death's Dynamic Shroud 35:52

1+ y ago35:52

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Support Night Clerk Radio on Patreon We’re kicking off 2023 by talking about one of our most requested topics: Death’s Dynamic Shroud, an electronic music trio whose eclectic blend of power pop plunderphonics and industrial noisy glitch has been an innovative force in electronic music since 2014. Their large and varied discography is an engaging li…

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Surviving Virtual Dystopias 36:52

1+ y ago36:52

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Support Night Clerk Radio on Patreon In this episode, we’re getting into the niche vaporwave subgenre of “dystopian virtual,” which serves as a counterpart to the previously discussed “utopian virtual.” Both genres present clean and sometimes ironic depictions of possible or now impossible futures. We discuss two excellent examples of the genre. Mu…

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Vaporwave and Consumerism 33:38

1+ y ago33:38

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Support Night Clerk Radio on Patreon 'Tis the season of consumption, so all through this episode we’re rambling about the various ways in which vaporwave interacts with consumerism. We introduce the various arguments for vaporwave as a critique of consumerism. We then discuss all of the unfortunate ways our consumer culture impacts vaporwave (or an…

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EPISODE 19: American Monsters 19:45

1+ y ago19:45

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A down on their luck glam rock band is gifted mysterious new instruments from the Radio Entity's cult. But when these toys prove to be supernatural tools, will the band choose to use their new powers for good or bad? Meanwhile, Diana, Thompson, and Bleaker finally catch their lead on the whereabouts of the radio cultists. Written by Alice Maio Mack…

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Discord Fall Recommendations 42:09

1+ y ago42:09

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Support Night Clerk Radio on Patreon In this episode, we’re going through the last few months of music shared and recommended on the Discord server for our Patreon community. We discuss eight albums that range from classic vaporwave to signalwave to dark ambient and beyond. Music Discussed Live from a Bomb Shelter in Ukraine by Heinali Tokyo Nights…

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EPISODE 18: Balanced Breakfast 37:36

1+ y ago37:36

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Working as a graphic designer for the once iconic Tasty Mills cereal company was supposed to be Graham Howell's dream job...but lately, it's been nothing but a nightmare. Tasked to create a brand new character for the brand or pack his bags, the down on his luck young artist turns to some dark materials for inspiration. But when Graham's creation s…

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EPISODE 17: Honey, I'm Haunted! 18:09

1+ y ago18:09

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An abandoned TV studio from the 1950s, previously a hub of radio cult activity, lures two local lovers, Charlie and Javi, into a world of antiquated sitcom horrors. But is the real terror at play some supernatural force puppeteering the many strange events, or simply the ghosts of the past pointing out the flaws in Charlie and Javi's relationship? …

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New Releases from Old Favorites 35:21

1+ y ago35:21

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New Releases from Old Favorites Support Night Clerk Radio on Patreon In this episode, we’re checking out two new-ish releases from artists we love: 폐점 by 식료품groceries and Nameless Dreamers by Equip & R23X. That’s it. Just chatting about two albums we really liked. Check them out! Music Discussed 폐점 by 식료품groceries Nameless Dreamers by Equip & R23X …

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EPISODE 16: Burning Calories 33:00

1+ y ago33:00

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A quiet community is rocked by aerobic inspired murders. With the help of a VHS tape imbued with strange occultist powers, Patricia must finally get the body of her dreams... in exchange for the souls of others. Diana is brought up to speed on the increasingly tense global anarchy at hand. Written by Melissa LaMartina & Chris LaMartina Directed by …

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Halloween with Winterquilt 19:37

1+ y ago19:37

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Support Night Clerk Radio on Patreon In this bonus episode, we’re talking about the brand new vapormetal album from podcast-favorite, Winterquilt. This album is an energetic journey through an eclectic blend of genres ranging from death metal to donk. Check it out! Music Featured Winterquilt - Monster Island & The Satan of Fire Released through: My…

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EPISODE 15: Electroshock Foxtrot 39:41

1+ y ago39:41

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The Radio Entity has returned. Finding herself thrust into an alternate version of the 1980s, Diana Zane struggles to escape the deranged whims of a sadistic, marketing-obsessed, psychiatric hospital staff. A new threat awakens from a realm beyond the cosmos. Written & Directed by Brendan Haley Cast: Brendan Haley, Fayna Sanchez, Cash Allen, Mr. Lo…

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Exploring the Witch House 33:15

1+ y ago33:15

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Support Night Clerk Radio on Patreon In this episode, we’re exploring the unique genre of occult-inspired electronica known as Witch House. We share our thoughts on a wide variety of Witch House tracks, the appeal of its aesthetic, and its connection to vaporwave. A huge thanks to our patrons on Discord for recommending this topic. Music Sampled Sa…

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