Binary System Podcast

It’s been a wild ride for the Binary System Podcast team as we binged The Amazing Digital Circus over the last two and a half months. Kudos to everyone who’s been following this absolutely stunning animated series for, what, two and a half years? I think everyone can agree that the final episode was worth... The post Binary System Podcast #512 – The Amazing Digital Circus: The Last Act...

We’re so glad we actually went to see Backrooms while it was still in the theater, partly because it’s exactly the kind of horror movie we like: scary, light on the gore, smart, just enough jump scares, and most of all intensely WEIRD. It’s deliciously unsettling and we could just marinate in that uncanny anti-nostalgia... The post Binary System Podcast #511 – Backrooms, and WTNV...

What do you know, we actually managed to finish watching a season of TV less than six months late! And wow, what a season. Pluribus has had some amazing episodes, with a story that’s been both delightful and heartbreaking and which never went where we were expecting. So it really means something to say that... The post Binary System Podcast #510 Pluribus Episode 9, Season Finale first appear...

On this week’s Night Vale recap, Jalen is being awfully understanding about being in jail for a murder his dead doppelganger (probably) committed. But a secret ally is sending clues that could help Cecil solve the case, if Cecil can stop obsessing about his stapler long enough to figure it out. And if they don’t... The post Binary System Podcast #509 – WTNV #289 “The Collection Plate”...

The investigation into the murder of Marcus Vanston is moving ahead at breakneck speed. And for this week only, Cecil’s covering the latest developments in a hard-boiled, film noir style that only gets weirder (and more fun) when you add Night Vale’s tendency to mess with metaphors (we WILL be trying to work “the hornet’s... The post Binary System Podcast #508 – WTNV #288 “...

If we had to recap the last three episodes of The Amazing Digital Circus VERY quickly, we’d say episode 6 is delightfully violent, episode 7 is a kick in the heart, and episode 8 is terrifying. We mention at the beginning of the episode that there’s no need to recap all three point by point.... The post Binary System Podcast #507 – The Amazing Digital Circus episodes 6, 7 and 8 first a...

“Does anyone hear that sound behind the sky?” (Get used to hearing that question if you listen to this week’s Welcome To Night Vale, because Cecil asks it a lot.) There are some updates on the Marcus Vanston murder investigation, cooking tips involving mud, and the Philosophical Society is gonna get you to break your... The post Binary System Podcast #506 – WTNV #286 “Hey, Does A...

It took ten years, but both the East Coast and West Coast branches of the podcast got to meet up in Manhattan once again for a weekend of museums, comic book shops, subway ficus, fancy islands, sidewalk cocktails, surprise concerts, private hot pot rooms, and treehouses. We also watched three episodes of The Amazing Digital... The post Binary System Podcast #505 – New York 2026, and the Amazing Di...

We’ve really got to hand it to the creators of Pluribus. This episode took a dark turn; the Hive Mind may be the vanguard of an alien invasion that’s either very efficient, or very much not efficient at all. Either way, steps have been taken to try to keep all seven point something billion hosts... The post Binary System Podcast #504 – Pluribus episode 6 first appeared on Pixelated Gee...

On this week’s Night Vale recap, when the creepy ice cream truck appeared we thought it was one of those awful stories about creepy ice cream guys preying on people. It’s not. IT’S SO MUCH WORSE. After that we have a spoiler-filled recap of Pluribus episode 5: how did the Hive Mind react to Carol’s... The post Binary System Podcast #503 – WTNV #285 “Our Ice Cream Truck of Infinite Sorrows”, and Pl...

This week Pluribus continues to break our hearts while also expanding on the impossible situation Carol finds herself in. There are some hard choices made and quite a lot of betrayal (although does it count as betrayal if you’re trying to fix the entire human race? And who exactly gets to make the choice about... The post Binary System Podcast #502 – Pluribus episode 4 first appeared on Pixe...

On this week’s Night Vale recap we spend a lot of time wondering why April Fools has to be so freaking MEAN. Scaring people, embarrassing people, setting up entire fake Arborist Day Parades with floats and hundreds of attendees…okay that last one is just Cecil BUT STILL. After that we recap another episode of Beastars,... The post Binary System Podcast #501 – WTNV #285 “April Fools”, B...

We never actually pictured getting here, but Binary System Podcast has recorded five hundred episodes! (More or less. Minus some text-only episodes. And of course we had quite a few Welcome To Night Vale recap episodes before we started calling ourselves Binary System…look, it’s too complicated to get into, and we’d really rather celebrate and... The post Binary System Podcast #5...

On this week’s Pluribus recap, episode three starts with Carol stuck in the memory of one more time when she didn’t try harder to make Helen happy. (For the record, Carol, we get it, we don’t like being cold either, but OH MY GOD that ice hotel looks SO COOL.) (Pun not intended.) From there,... The post Binary System Podcast #499 – Pluribus episode 3 first appeared on Pixelated G...

Cecil and Night Vale Radio both get a break this week (aside from a couple of Station ID’s and a long list of “supporters”). Instead, we hear the soothing tones of Harrison Kip as he gives the listeners a little taste of his weird religion with a not-really-well-defined god, and some oddly specific commandments. (Look,... The post Binary System Podcast #498 – WTNV #284 “Harrison...

Friend of the Podcast Hannah has been after us for a bit to give Pluribus a shot and after watching the first two episodes WE DEFINITELY GET THE APPEAL. This show is not at all what we expected, and keeps surprising us at every turn. And Rhea Seehorn is one of very few people who... The post Binary System Podcast #497 – Pluribus episodes 1 and 2 first appeared on Pixelated Geek .

A sandstorm in Night Vale means low visibility, accidental mudslides, and murderous doppelgängers roaming the streets. But it also means Cecil and Carlos can work from home today and spend time teaching their adorable spell-casting son how to not tamper with the laws of nature. (No, Esteban, stop it, the avocado tree is already too... The post Binary System Podcast #496 – WTNV #283 “Work From Home...

Wonder of all wonders, we actually watched what we said we were going to watch, and before the Oscars too! KPop Demon Hunters is gorgeous, funny, and powerful, and almost definitely aimed at an audience much much younger than us. We still got a kick out of it. (Derpy Cat and the Magpie are the... The post Binary System Podcast #495 – KPop Demon Hunters, and everything we’re not watching first appe...

The investigation into the murder of Marcus Vanston is on the back burner this week, because Cecil is laser-focused on a very important issue. It doesn’t get a lot of discussion usually, which is a shame because there are people suffering. The issue is “Not Liking The Popular TV Show That Everyone Else Is Watching... The post Binary System Podcast #494 – WTNV #282 “Antler Cove” first a...

It only took us a year this time (year and a half, tops) but we finally watched Transformers One. And you know what? We have no excuses for why it took us this long, especially since it’s so freaking good. Spoiler warnings ahead, though we’re not spoiling the plot so much as fangirling over everything... The post Binary System Podcast #493 – Transformers One first appeared on Pixelated...

This week in Night Vale, Dana Cardinal’s investigation into the murder of Marcus Vanston is finally making progress: a witness has come forward! Actually four witnesses. And not one of them has any useful information. We don’t know yet if people are being made to forget what they’ve seen, or are being prevented from saying... The post Binary System Podcast #492 – WTNV #281 “Witne...

It’s a good thing Kathryn watched the Star Trek Strange New Worlds/Lower Decks crossover this week, mostly because now we can talk about how awesome it is that the actors who voiced the animated characters got to play the live-action versions in an episode that was equal parts heartwarming and freaking hilarious. But it’s also... The post Binary System Podcast #491 – Strange New Worlds...

“Hee. Moriarty throwing a paper airplane at a very angsty Hawkeye. I’ll be in my bunk.” Yay, we actually watched something we planned to watch! What…no, not Weapons. And not Nosferatu either. This week we finally sat down and watched the latest Knives Out movie, and we loved it. This movie has everything: amazing actors... The post Binary System Podcast #490 – Wake Up Dead...

The last two episodes of the final season of Star Trek: Lower Decks had everything: fantastic stunt casting, a squad of Harry Kims, mountains of technobabble, a version of Mariner who knows very little about jailbreaks, and Jack Quaid doing his best freaked-out screams. We LOVED it. Listen in as we spoil everything, miss most... The post Binary System Podcast #489 – Star Trek: Lower Decks, the fin...

It’s finally here! Four years of gang wars and prison riots, backroom deals and family ties, unbreakable loyalty and horrific betrayal, and it all brings us to the final episode of Mayor of Kingstown, where… …hang on, what’s that? So this isn’t the final season? Well, we can’t say we’re all that surprised, because while... The post Binary System Podcast #4...