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Nightwatch
by Signal Flare Studio
A podcast by the night crew, for the night crew. Join Big Smoke, Jolly Green, Chief, Tech, and Kitty as they tackle movies, media, mayhem, and midnight thoughts. Caffeine fueled Chronic Closers with more coffee than blood in their system.
Episodes
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Green Lanterns & Grocery Lists | Nightwatch Ep.95
In this lively, wide-ranging episode of Nightwatch, the hosts reconnect after a brief release delay and dig into everything from podcasting burnout and scheduling strategies to the nitty-gritty of home healthcare timekeeping. Expect candid stories about juggling day jobs with podcast life, GPS...
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Burnout & Bombs | Nightwatch Ep.94
Join your hosts — the Closer‑in‑Chief and Big Smoke — on this wide‑ranging episode of Nightwatch. The duo digs into a mix of pop‑culture takes, hard conversations about real violence, and candid personal updates from home and work. They lead with a spoiler‑aware review of Run Hide Fight…
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Skillets & Subscriptions | Nightwatch Ep.93
Join the original Nightwatch trio — Closer-in-Chief, Big Smoke and Jolly Green — for a freewheeling, full-length episode packed with banter, updates and deep dives. The hosts catch up on merch, silly gifts and wedding prep, show off fan swag, and compare Temu vs. official collectibles. Expect a...
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Mistrial & Midnight Gaming — Nightwatch Ep. 92
Join your hosts Chief and Jolly Green on Nightwatch Episode 92 for a loose, wide-ranging conversation that moves from mic setup and podcast life to heavy real-world topics and deep gaming discussion. The episode opens with behind-the-scenes banter about audio setup, phones going off mid-show, and...
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Duplex Debate | Nightwatch Ep.89
Join Closer-in-Chief, Big Smoke and Jolly Green for a raw, wide-ranging episode of Night Watch recorded from their new duplex studio. The hosts kick off with casual studio chatter—from creepy staircases to the logistics and costs of moving—before settling into a night of candid, often heated...
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Redshirts & Write-Ups | Nightwatch Ep.91
Join the Nightwatch crew — Closer‑in‑Chief, Big Smoke and Jolly Green — as Kitty recovers on bed rest and the trio covers everything from personal updates to pop‑culture deep dives. Expect a candid, freewheeling episode with stories, debates and plenty of comic detours. We open with Kitty’s knee...
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Stars and Sleep Studies | Nightwatch Ep.90
Join hosts Closer-in-Chief and Big Smoke for a wide-ranging, unfiltered hour of Nightwatch banter. This episode opens with personal check-ins — Big Smoke’s family visit, low-key vacation stories and the everyday chaos of juggling work shifts — and moves quickly into updates about Kitty’s medical...
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Amazing Digital Chaos | Nightwatch Ep.88
Join Closer‑in‑Chief and Big Smoke for a loose, late‑night episode of Nightwatch packed with shock, laughter and real talk. Over the course of an hour they catch up on life — who’s sick, who bailed, and what kept them from recording — while trading wild movie takes, service‑job anecdotes, and...
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Campfire Knights | Nightwatch Ep.87
Join the Night Watch crew — Closer-in-Chief, Big Smoke and Jolly Green — for an unfiltered, late-night episode full of tech troubleshooting, behind-the-scenes podcast changes, and wide-ranging banter. The episode covers content strategy and monetization — Shorts/Reels strategy, why podcasters…
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Superman & Scavenging | Nightwatch Ep. 86
Join hosts Closer-in-Chief and Big Smoke for Nightwatch’s one-year anniversary episode, recorded in an unusually empty studio. The conversation ranges from practical podcasting tips to wide-ranging pop-culture riffs — starting with a look at their audio/video workflow, and lessons learned about...
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Batman & Bad Costumes | Nightwatch Ep.85
Join the Night Watch crew — hosted by the Closer-in-Chief with Jolly Green, Big Smoke and Kitty — for a loose, candid episode packed with off-the-cuff stories and pop-culture debates. The hosts open with banter about a chaotic recording session and Murphy’s Law-style mishaps, then touch on the...
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Relatives & Reptiles | Nightwatch Ep.84
Join Closer-in-Chief with Big Smoke and Kitty for a freewheeling episode that jumps from wedding plans to wildlife scares and everything in between. The hosts trade stories about elopements versus big ceremonies, who to invite (and who to skip), potluck vs. catered receptions, awkward family...
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Turkey, Donuts & Food Comas — Myth-Busting Over Breakfast
Chief, Big Smoke, Kitty, and Jolly bounce from turkey myths and powdered doughnuts into pizza-shop chaos, bad managers, disputed tips, relationship stories, dog training, tinnitus, and the usual Nightwatch detours. The crew breaks down whether turkey really causes food comas, compares late-night...
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Darth Maul & Dogs | Nightwatch Ep.82
Chief, Big Smoke, and Kitty bounce from gaming nostalgia and Star Wars lore into AI-run tabletop campaigns, service-dog training, and the strange ways unfinished projects come back to life. Chief breaks down how he built a massive lore bible for a solo D&D campaign with AI acting as the Dungeon...
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What the Hell Just Exploded? | Nightwatch Ep.81
A loud explosion rattles the neighborhood, sirens start converging, and the Nightwatch crew immediately starts trying to figure out what the hell just happened. Chief, Big Smoke, Kitty, and Tech trade first-hand accounts from different parts of the area, compare what they heard, and speculate…
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High Tolerance, Low Expectations | Nightwatch Ep.80
Episode 80 is a loose, late-night breakroom spiral through cannabis tolerance, grief, old friends, moving stories, traffic nightmares, delivery work, dog routines, podcast logistics, tabletop shows, investing, GameStop, workplace drama, awkward language moments, and the strange little comforts…
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Artemis, Apollo & Absolute Nonsense | Nightwatch Ep.79
Episode 79 launches from the breakroom straight into orbit as Closer-in-Chief, Big Smoke, Kitty, and Tech dig into the moon landing debate, Apollo skepticism, Artemis II, space tech, NASA’s return-to-the-Moon plans, and the growing problem of knowing what evidence to trust. The crew talks Apollo...
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Shift Happens | Nightwatch Ep.78
Closer-in-Chief, Big Smoke, and Tech trade stories about workplace chaos, hospital logistics, crash carts, ambulance restocking, inventory ghosts, bad supervisors, holiday call-offs, contamination scares, scams, debt collection, and the slow grind of burnout. From medical supply rooms and pizza...
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Stealth & Scams | Nightwatch Ep.77
Join the Nightwatch crew — Closer-in-Chief, Big Smoke, Kitty and Jolly — for a candid, wide-ranging episode. They kick off with hot takes on international tech and military rumors, AI-generated propaganda, and modern stealth and drone warfare. The conversation shifts to personal stories: a...
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Scars & Side Hustles | Nightwatch Ep.76
A raw, conversational episode where the Nightwatch crew share personal stories from a long day: a DoorDash delivery that turns into an emotional connection with a lonely elderly woman; memories of cleaning and moving after years in one apartment; the messy realities of shared workspaces and the...
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Demolitions & Drivers | Nightwatch Ep.75
Hosts Chief, Big Smoke, and Kitty record a candid Nightwatch podcast while in a snowy, white-out evening. They bounce between stories about rapidly changing weather, stolen dog gear, and how winter driving exposes both danger and bad habits. The conversation moves into personal memories of car...
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Chief Goes Chernobyl | Nightwatch Ep.74
Join the Nightwatch crew for a freewheeling late-night episode where conversations jump from quirky food ideas — like raising quails for tiny, nutrient-dense eggs — to favorite videogames such as roguelites, Hades and mobile time-killers. The hosts trade sleep and alarm stories, gripe about car...
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Blind Dates & Box Office Bombs | Nightwatch Ep.73
On this episode the hosts binge through Disney movies and recent TV picks, trade stories about neighborhood run-ins (including a drive-by comment about a dog and a clipboard shove at a doctor’s office), and laugh about parking-lot chaos. They share a hilarious blind-date tale and other dating-app...
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Grievances & Gravity Wells | Nightwatch Ep.72
Join the Nightwatch Crew - Chief, Big Smoke, and Kitty - as they rant, reminisce, and revel in the day-to-day chaos of the workplace. Why do some people stay in one job for what seems forever, and others leave after a day or two if they're lucky? Why do some crave to return once they've left? We...
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Shots & Shenanigans | Nightwatch Ep.71
Join hosts Kitty, Big Smoke and Chief on this raucous episode of the Nightwatch Podcast as they tear into fantasy storytelling, tabletop fidelity, and the messy human stories behind their favorite vices. The conversation opens with a spirited debate about directors who sweat the small details —...
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Strikes & Side Hustles | Nightwatch Ep.70
Join hosts Chief, Big Smoke, and Kitty on this fast-moving episode of Night Watch as they react to a seismic weekend of news: U.S. strikes that reportedly decapitated senior Iranian leadership, regional missile and drone counterattacks, and the immediate ripple effects across allied bases and...
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Nice! | Nightwatch Ep.69
Join the Nightwatch crew (your closer-in-chief, Jolly Green, Tech, Kitty, and Ladybug) for a raw, laugh-out-loud and sometimes hair-raising episode. We open with a first-person, heart-stopping account of a highway collision that sends a truck careening into a ravine — airbags deploy, OnStar calls...
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Hope & Hull Breaches | Nightwatch Ep.68
On this episode of Nightwatch, hosts Chief, Tech, Jolly, and Kitty hold down the fort with a mix of personal updates, pop-culture deep dives, and real talk about work life. Expect easygoing banter, birthday stories, and a surprise dating update from Jolly as they tease new nicknames and swaps at...
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A Knight(watch) of the Seven Kingdoms | Nightwatch Ep.67
Join the Nightwatch hosts—your Closer-in-Chief and Big Smoke—plus a very well-behaved silent guest, Ladybug, as they break down the first two episodes of HBO’s A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms. This episode is a relaxed, spoiler-aware reaction and review that mixes scene-by-scene impressions with...
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Rings of Pizza & Power | Nightwatch Ep.66
Join your hosts, Closer-in-Chief and Big Smoke, for a loose, late-night Nightwatch session. This episode opens with a stroll through their production upgrades, editing hacks and the dream of improving the show’s visuals, after which they get personal about missing co-host Kitty (in the hospital)...
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GIF Me Liberty, or JIF Me Death! | Nightwatch Ep.65
Join the Nightwatch crew — your Closer-in-Chief with Kitty, Big Smoke and Jolly Green — for a freewheeling episode packed with offbeat takes, pop-culture deep dives, and personal anecdotes. The conversation kicks off with a fiery Mountain Dew flavor debate (Baja Blast vs. Code Red), a detour into...
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Badlands Breakdown | Nightwatch Ep.64
Join the Nightwatch crew — Closer-in-Chief, Jolly Green, Big Smoke and new host Kitty — for a long, freewheeling episode that starts with a deep dive into Predator: Badlands and branches into conversations about other recent genre films, franchise lore and the realities of movie money. The hosts...
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Pest Control & Panic Plans | Nightwatch Ep.63
Join the Nightwatch hosts for a raw, laugh‑out‑loud episode featuring hosts Closer‑in‑Chief, Big Smoke, and Kitty. Expect easygoing banter, bromantic jabs and the same chemistry listeners love as they introduce Kitty properly and test the new mic setup. The conversation dives into vivid childhood...
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Kitty and the Giant K9 | Nightwatch Ep.62
Join Nightwatch host The Closer-in-Chief for an extended one-on-one with the podcast’s newest team member, Kitty. In this candid episode Kitty introduces herself, sharing her upbringing in Florida, early jobs at Kmart and Cracker Barrel, and a nomadic life that led her back and forth between...
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Cozy Cartoons & Cosmic Chaos | Nightwatch Ep.61
Join the Nightwatch crew — your Closer-in-Chief, Big Smoke, and guests — for a loose, laugh-packed deep dive into pop culture, podcast life, and comfort media. This episode blends off-the-cuff banter with surprising takes: they joke about codewords and nicknames (Big Smoke, Lady in the Tramp, and...
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Sandworms & Snowdrifts | Nightwatch Ep.60
Join the Nightwatch hosts — your closer‑in‑chief and Big Smoke — for a freewheeling, snowed‑in episode full of road‑clearing anecdotes, workplace laughs and late‑night banter. With much of the crew stuck at home, the two hosts hold down the fort and recount digging out parking lots, borrowing...
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Sonic Screwdrivers & Starfleet Screw-ups | Nightwatch Ep.59
Join the Nightwatch crew — Closer-in-Chief, Jolly Green and Big Smoke — for an off-the-cuff, wide-ranging late-night conversation. This episode moves from personal confessions about app and game addiction (Candy Crush, TikTok, Angry Birds) and energy-drink-fueled shifts to frank stories about...
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The Good Kids, The Bad Influences, & The Ugly Buffets | Nightwatch Ep.58
In this episode of Nightwatch, the crew takes listeners on a rambling, laugh-filled trip down memory lane. The hosts — including the Closer in Chief, Tech, Jolly Green, Big Smoke and others — trade stories about childhood mischief, high school antics, family dynamics, and food obsessions. Topics...
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Breakroom Therapy | Nightwatch Ep.57
Welcome to tonight's Nightwatch Podcast — a candid, often hilarious conversation with Jolly Green, Big Smoke, Tech and the Closer-in Chief. This episode dives into mental health from a real-life, blue-collar perspective: how different generations were taught to handle pain, when to seek help, and...
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Grinding, Gaming, & Gumption | Nightwatch Ep.56
Join the Chief and Big Smoke for a freewheeling Nightwatch episode full of gaming nostalgia, drink-fueled stories, and no-holds-barred banter. Expect tales about misspent nights, work vs. play struggles, and the kind of camaraderie that comes when longtime gamers swap memories and tactics over a...
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Partners & Patterns | Nightwatch Ep.55
Join hosts Big Smoke and the Closer‑In Chief for a blunt, funny and deeply personal episode of Nightwatch. They dig into dating disasters, divorce recovery, parenting choices and what being single in your 50s really looks like — all told through candid stories, heated debate and a few wild...
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Firepower & Frontiers | Nightwatch Ep.54
Join Nightwatch hosts Closer-in-Chief and Big Smoke for a rambunctious, wide-ranging episode that moves from personal anecdotes to cutting-edge—and controversial—warfare technology. The hosts open with offbeat parenting and sickness stories before diving into detailed discussion of non-lethal...
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Old School & Home Cooked | Nightwatch Ep.53
Join the closer-in-chief with Big Smoke and Jolly Green for a late-night, laugh-packed episode of Nightwatch, where the trio winds down after the holidays by swapping food memories and work war stories. The hosts talk Christmas dinners—scalloped potatoes vs. au gratin, green bean casserole…
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Hating Heroes | Nightwatch Ep.52
Join the Closer-in-Chief and the Night Watch Security Services crew — Tech, Jolly, and Big Smoke — for a freewheeling episode that starts with a very eventful Christmas and spirals into a wide-ranging conversation about media, politics, and culture. Big Smoke opens with a hilarious and human...
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Miniatures and Millions | Nightwatch Ep.51
In this raw, wide-ranging episode of Nightwatch, the crew (Closer-in-Chief with Big Smoke and Jolly Green) banter through late-night coffee-room chaos and dive into heated conversations about hobbies, money and morality. Expect a fun, unfiltered mix of tabletop talk — from Warhammer, Star Wars...
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Big Questions & Little Green Men | Nightwatch Ep.50
Join the Nightwatch crew—Closer-in-Chief, Big Smoke, Jolly Green—broadcasting from Outpost 2 for a rollicking, wide-ranging conversation about aliens, humanity and the weird ways those two might collide. This episode mixes pop-culture riffs (Jurassic Park, Battle of Los Angeles, The Orville, The...
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Die Hard with a Christmas | Nightwatch Ep.49
In this episode the hosts — Chief, Jolly Green, and Big Smoke — settle in for a boisterous, nostalgia-fueled debate about what truly counts as a Christmas movie. They lay out proposed rules (must be set during Christmas; include Christmas iconography; center themes like family, redemption, or…
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Decorations & Dinosaurs | Nightwatch Ep.48
Join the Nightwatch Security Services crew — Closer-in-Chief with Big Smoke and Jolly — for a rambunctious holiday episode covering decorations, family traditions, and the modern Christmas grind. The hosts argue about year‑round lights, Thanksgiving getting squeezed by capitalism, and favorite…
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Robots & Rebels | Nightwatch Ep.47
Hosts Chief, Big Smoke, Tech, Jolly Green take listeners on a wide-ranging, opinionated conversation about robots, AI and pop culture. The crew shares personal anecdotes (haunted cars, delivery jackets), discusses movie and game portrayals from Star Wars, Mass Effect, Terminator, WALL‑E, I, Robot...
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Simp Savers Anonymous | Nightwatch Ep.46
Join the Nightwatch Security Services crew — your host the Closer-in-Chief along with Jolly Green, Tech and Big Smoke — as they trade raw, often hilarious stories about pain, dating and the pitfalls of simping. The episode moves from personal health tales (kidney stones, tooth and shoulder pain,...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
A podcast by the night crew, for the night crew. Join Big Smoke, Jolly Green, Chief, Tech, and Kitty as they tackle movies, media, mayhem, and midnight thoughts. Caffeine fueled Chronic Closers with more coffee than blood in their system.
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Signal Flare Studio
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How many episodes does Nightwatch have?
Nightwatch currently has 95 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.
What is Nightwatch about?
A podcast by the night crew, for the night crew. Join Big Smoke, Jolly Green, Chief, Tech, and Kitty as they tackle movies, media, mayhem, and midnight thoughts. Caffeine fueled Chronic Closers with more coffee than blood in their system.
How often does Nightwatch release new episodes?
Nightwatch has 95 episodes. Check the episode list to see recent publication dates and frequency.
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Nightwatch is created and hosted by Signal Flare Studio.
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