Mostly Void, Partially Stars

One unexpected gift the Coronavirus has given me is that I am finally listening to Night Vale. I have desperately wanted to for years, but as someone who worked from home (so, no commute) I was never able to figure out when to listen to podcasts... if I tried to listen while doing something else, I would lose track of the story, but I also can't sit and do nothing while listening. So I only ever made it through the first 3-4 episodes in years of trying. I knew I liked it but I just am not a podcast person.

Anyway, during shelter-in-place I've started taking long walks, and I've discovered that walking and listening to a podcast actually works! (...as long as I take the same route every time and don't have to think about where I'm going or crossing busy streets.)

I originally bought this with the intention of reading the episodes instead of listening to them, but now I'm glad I never got around to it, because Cecil's voice is really a big part of the mood and the experience. But having listened to the first year of episodes, this is a lovely companion piece. I enjoyed some of the behind-the-scenes commentary and I picked up on a few things I'd missed in listening to the episodes.