Many sighted people envision being blind as inhabiting an endless night, but the realities of blindness are often much richer and more varied. Andrew Leland offers glimpses from the Country of the Blind.

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The Nyctalops Credits
Nocturne is produced by Vanessa Lowe.

Music

Nocturne theme music by Kent Sparling

Additional music:

Kent Sparling // Jeffrey foster // Kid Otter

Episode art by Magdalena Metrycka

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Find Andrew Leland, as well as information about his new memoir, The Country of the Blind, here.

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The Nyctalops

A storytelling show that explores the night, the landscape of the unseen, and how thoughts, feelings and behaviors transform in the dark

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As winter fades into memory in the northern hemisphere, many breathe sighs of relief, looking forward to longer days and the warmth of the sun inviting time spent outside. But some are not so excited, hanging on to the wisps of winter with its long cold nights.
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Balaclava Credits
Nocturne is produced by Vanessa Lowe

Music

Nocturne theme music by Kent Sparling

Additional music by Kyron (aka JC Mendizbal); Kid Otter; Kent Sparling

Episode art by Magdalena Metrycka

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Balaclava

This episode is about the only mammal that can fly, one that's reviled, but actually pretty darned gentle, unlike in the vampire stories that sprung up around it. But it's also about the dogged man who's been working on saving them for the last 65 years.
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Merlin Tuttle Credits
Nocturne is produced by Vanessa Lowe

Music

Nocturne theme music by Kent Sparling

Find out more about Merlin Tuttle and Merlin Tuttle's Bat Conservation. I highly recommend his memoir,
The Secret Lives of Bats, My Adventures with the World's Most Misunderstood Mammals.
Episode art by Magdalena Metrycka

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Merlin Tuttle

There's a lot to be sad, stressed and upset about in the world right now. It's important to give those things our focus and attention and action, but we also need to take the time to appreciate the world around us - the precious, beautiful, strange planet we call home.  There are gifts to be discovered in the darkness.
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Nocturnalia Credits
Nocturne is produced by Vanessa Lowe

Music

Nocturne theme music by Kent Sparling

Find more info about the book, Nocturnalia, by Charles Hood and Jose´ Gabriel Martínez-Fonseca

Learn about the organization, Wide Awake

Episode art by Magdalena Metrycka

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Nocturnalia

It's the winter solstice in the Northern hemisphere - the longest night of the year. Come along as we gather with a group of strangers and walk through the glowing streets of the Mission District in San Francisco, carrying boomboxes and speakers, creating something unique and beautiful together.
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Season of Night Credits
Nocturne is produced by Vanessa Lowe.

Music

Nocturne theme music by Kent Sparling

Find out more about Unsilent Night and musician, Phil Kline.

Episode art by Magdalena Metrycka

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Season of Night

What leads a 21-year-old to leave the college of her dreams and travel clear across the country to live off grid, in the middle of a vast barren desert, surrounded by art made from trash? The answer is East Jesus.
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East of Nowhere Credits
Nocturne is produced by Vanessa Lowe.

Music

Nocturne theme music by Kent Sparling

Additional music:

 Jeffrey foster // Kent Sparling // Kid Otter

Find out more about East Jesus here.

Episode art by Magdalena Metrycka

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