Need a 2016 Election Antidote? Try Welcome to Night Vale

Each election cycle, the purveyors of mass media make a play to appeal to the public's interest in politics--and provide an antidote for it. Whether it's the screeds from folks like Samantha Bee, Seth Meyers, and John Oliver, or the drama provided by Hillary Clinton-endorsed shows like House of Cards or The Good Wife, pop culture--TV especially--tends to provide a salve during election years. Yet none of these things capture how strange the 2016 campaign has been as well as Welcome to Night Vale. Yes, Welcome to Night Vale. The science fiction podcast about a small desert town might just be the one thing that can fully alleviate the fear and anxiety induced by watching Clinton and Donald Trump run the gauntlet that is running for president.