Binary System Podcast Archive

Original broadcast date May 9, 2019. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2019/05/binary-system-podcast-176-wtnv-147-the-protester/ We now know why the internet was kind of going crazy after the latest Night Vale episode dropped. It wasn't just the very on-the-nose metaphor for what veterans go through when coming back from active duty, or the blistering take on the militar...

Original broadcast date May 2, 2019. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2019/05/binary-system-podcast-175-avengers-endgame/ Elizabeth: Good lord, they threaded a lot of needles there. Kathryn: (Grabs a bullhorn, climbs a step ladder, takes a deep breath) RIGHT?! Both the East and West Coast branches of the podcast have seen Avengers: Endgame, during opening week no less....

Original broadcast date April 25, 2019. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2019/04/binary-system-podcast-174-we-didnt-do-our-homework/ The scene: an elegant sitting room. Elizabeth: My dear twin, what did you accomplish this week? Kathryn: Why I caught up on that show you recommended. And you? Elizabeth: Oh I finished that book you suggested! Kathryn: We're so productive!...

Original broadcast date April 18, 2019. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2019/04/binary-system-podcast-173-welcome-to-night-vale-146-the-birthday-of-lee-marvin/ On this week's Night Vale recap it’s time to grab a plate of imaginary corn with some theoretical butter and celebrate the birthday of Lee Marvin and...wait, hang on.... we've been here before ... https://pixela...

Original broadcast date April 11, 2019. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2019/04/binary-system-podcast-172-welcome-to-night-vale-145-the-veterans/ We learn a little more about an ongoing conflict rocketing across time and space in this week's episode, as Night Vale welcomes home several returning soldiers from the Blood Space War. Among other things, we find out that th...

Original broadcast date April 4, 2019. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2019/04/binary-system-podcast-171-wondercon-2019/ This past weekend, for the very first time, both the East and West Coast branches of the Binary System Podcast met in Anaheim for WonderCon! And we finally got to wear our cosplay! And we couldn't see or walk! And it was amazing! This week's episode...

Original broadcast date March 28, 2019. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2019/03/binary-system-podcast-170-captain-marvel/ What's the Binary System topic for the week? Is it a cartoon from the 80s? No. Is it a vampire TV show from two years ago? No. That's right, we're talking about a movie that's STILL IN THE THEATER. Listen in as we geek all the heck out about Captain...

Original broadcast date March 21, 2019. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2019/03/binary-system-podcast-169-welcome-to-night-vale-144-the-dreamer/ Hey, you know those specialty brownie pans? The ones that have a funky shape so every single brownie is an "edge" brownie? Does anyone out there like those? Because honestly, we've always liked the center brownies better. What...

Original broadcast date March 14, 2019. The original podcast post is here: Here at Binary System Podcast we're all about recapping the latest and most recent pop-culture phenomenon. And by that we mean a vampire TV show that wrapped up two years ago this month. We'll get to Captain Marvel soon, we promise. (And by soon you mean early next year? ~ Elizabeth) (Quiet, you. ~ Kathryn.) Listen in this...

Original broadcast date March 7, 2019. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2019/03/binary-system-podcast-167-welcome-to-night-vale-143-pioneer-days/ It's time for Pioneer Days in Night Vale again! Wow, has it already been a year since the last festival? The answer is: no, it hasn't, because Pioneer Days happen at random times whenever the Night Vale Utilities company shuts...

Original broadcast date February 28, 2019. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2019/02/binary-system-podcast-166-wtnv-142-ufo-sighting-reports/ While this week's Night Vale recap had a lot of UFOs, shape-changing trees, and french fries, it also had a lot to say about life and loss and grief. So to switch gears we talked about some of the Oscar Nominated shorts, one of whi...

Original broadcast date February 21, 2019. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2019/02/binary-system-podcast-165-the-oscar-nominated-animated-shorts/ In what's quickly becoming an annual tradition, the Binary System Podcast (with special guest Nathan Adams) watched the Oscar Nominated Animated Shorts at our favorite cinemas, and we're here to give you the details. Which sh...

Original broadcast date February 14, 2019. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2019/02/binary-system-podcast-164-websites-that-help-you-watch-movies/ Technically this podcast is about websites that help you watch movies, but aside from the RunPee app (and what a glorious invention that is) it’s mostly about sites that can give you a heads up about triggers in movies. Here...

Original broadcast date February 7, 2019. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2019/02/binary-system-podcast-163-wtnv-141-save-dark-owl-records/ Yay, Welcome to Night Vale is back from hiatus! To celebrate, Night Vale is having a party this week at Dark Owl Records! Well, it's more of a fundraiser than a party (the new music store in town, Burger Barn Gladtown Records Expre...

Original broadcast date January 31, 2019. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2019/01/binary-system-podcast-162-convention-disaster-stories/ Can we just say for the record that if you've attended a convention and been bitterly disappointed, you have our sympathies. THAT BEING SAID, grab some popcorn, because in the wake of the Fyre Festival documentaries (which we adored)...

Original broadcast date January 17, 2019. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2019/01/binary-system-podcast-160-happy-new-year-two-weeks-late/ Well, that didn't take long, did it? Not that we've fallen behind on our podcasts by accident, oh no. We knew it would freak out our listeners if we actually stayed ahead of schedule for too long, so we went back to our tried-and-tr...

Original broadcast date January 9, 2019. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2019/01/binary-system-podcast-159-the-haunting-of-hill-house/ So did you watch Haunting of Hill House , or did you skip it and wonder what the fuss was about? Did you love all of it, or did you recognize the parts that were deeply flawed? Did you enjoy the ending, or did the last line make you wan...

Original broadcast date December 27, 2018. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2018/12/binary-system-podcast-158-wtnv-140-a-blood-stone-carol/ Last week was our Christmas episode so of course Night Vale released a Christmas episode for us to recap the next day. But seeing as how it was a downer of a story about mortality and terror, it's probably good we waited until after...

Original broadcast date January 24, 2019. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2019/01/binary-system-podcast-161-bumblebee-and-other-transformers-topics/ It sure doesn't happen very often: both the East and West Coast branches of Binary System actually saw a movie before it left the theaters. But it was a Transformers movie, and the reviews were great, so how could they...

Original broadcast date December 20, 2018. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2018/12/binary-system-podcast-157-incredibles-2/ Only a few days until Christmas, it's almost the end of the year, and we're finally getting better at movies! We managed to watch a popular film only six months late instead of, um, how long did it take us to see "Tangled?" Two years? Anyway, we w...

Original broadcast date December 13, 2018. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2018/12/binary-system-podcast-156-wtnv-139-the-birthday-of-lee-marvin/ This week it's time to grab a plate of imaginary corn with some theoretical butter and celebrate the birthday of Lee Marvin! (At least, that's what they're doing over in Night Vale. We still don't understand why it's always L...

Original broadcast date December 6, 2018. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2018/12/binary-system-podcast-155-get-out-and-the-haunting-of-hill-house/ It only took a year and a half (well, close to two years), but Kathryn finally took Elizabeth's suggestion and watched the 2017 movie "Get Out." First impressions: very weird movie. The discussion about just how weird it wa...

Original broadcast date November 29, 2018. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2018/11/binary-system-podcast-154-the-idw-transformers-finale-wrap-up/ SPOILER ALERT. Last week IDW released Optimus Prime #25, the very last issue of all the current Transformers series, after this the entire universe reboots. Seeing as how this podcast could easily be the All Transformers All...

Original broadcast date November 22, 2018. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2018/11/binary-system-podcast-153-wtnv-138-harvest-time/ Okay, try to guess what all these things have in common: nights getting longer (and whether that's good or bad), mayonnaise, eating contests, studying (or not) for the PSAT, how annoying autoplay is on Youtube, the change of venue for Desi...

Original broadcast date November 15, 2018. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2018/11/binary-system-podcast-152-nc-comicon-limetown-hill-house-and-more-randomness/ With no Night Vale episode to recap this week, we just jumped on every random topic that wandered into our airspace, first saying a few words about the passing of Stan Lee (thank you for so many things we love,...