Binary System Podcast Archive

Original broadcast date July 26, 2018. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2018/07/binary-system-podcast-137-alice-isnt-dead-part-3-chapter-7-plus-san-diego-comic-con/ First off we recap the latest episode of Alice Isn’t Dead and talk about how ignoring awful things won’t make them go away BUT ON A MUCH LIGHTER NOTE we also do a full breakdown of San Diego Comic-Con 2018:...

Original broadcast date July 19, 2018. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2018/07/binary-system-podcast-136-now-with-even-less-planning/ San Diego Comic-Con is happening today! As you're reading this! And while we'd like to say we spent so much of Sunday getting everything ready for the convention that we didn't have time for a regular podcast...the truth is we forgot tha...

Original broadcast date July 12, 2018. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2018/07/binary-system-podcast-135-alice-isnt-dead-part-3-chapter-6-plus-book-and-tv-roundup/ This episode starts out as our usual Alice Isn’t Dead recap but veers off into a tangent about getting involved in the real world, trying to good, and ways you can change things for the better BUT IF THAT'S...

Original broadcast date August 30, 2018. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2018/08/binary-system-podcast-141-black-mirror-uss-callister/ We couldn't manage to fit in a recap of both of our favorite (so far) episodes of Black Mirror, so we're bringing back special guest Hannah Wallace https://twitter.com/hannahwallace for one more episode! This time we're geek...

Original broadcast date July 5, 2018. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2018/07/binary-system-podcast-134-good-morning-night-vale-pilot/ Bet you thought we were kidding when we said we were doing this. Yes, Binary System has now reached full meta status. This week the Welcome To Night Vale recap podcast is recapping the first episode of the podcast that's recapping the f...

Original broadcast date June 28, 2018. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2018/06/binary-system-podcast-133-alice-isnt-dead-part-3-chapter-5-plus-movie-tv-roundup/ This week's episode of Alice Isn't Dead asked us the question: where would you put a modern-day oracle to talk in riddles while creating a rift in time and space? Why, in a Denny's of course. (And it works real...

Original broadcast date June 21, 2018. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2018/06/binary-system-podcast-132-welcome-to-night-vale-129-a-story-about-us/ Night Vale ditches the multi-part episode theme (this week, anyway) to bring us a callback episode featuring a couple of familiar villains. (If you're not sure what's going on, listen to the episodes "A Story About You" an...

Original broadcast date June 14, 2018. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2018/06/binary-system-podcast-131-alice-isnt-dead-part-3-chapter-4-and-infinity-war/ Yes there is definitely an Alice Isn't Dead recap this week full of abandoned hotels and creepy nightmare creatures BUT SERIOUSLY we need to finally talk about Infinity War, which we do right after the recap. Becaus...

Original broadcast date June 7, 2018. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2018/06/binary-system-podcast-130-wtnv-129-a-matter-of-blood-part-3/ The Blood Matter From Space is finally here, and the battle between Our Dana and Other Dana is taking place in a literal lake of blood. Not to worry though, all of Cecil's broadcasting equipment floats, so he'll keep broadcasting wh...

Original broadcast date May 31, 2018. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2018/05/binary-system-podcast-129-alice-isnt-dead-part-3-chapter-3/ This week we're ("bark") recapping the latest episode of Alice Isn't Dead and ("bark!") wondering if someone can be pathologically protective and ("bark bark!") planning our Hugo Awards coverage ("bark!") and wondering if we can psyc...

Original broadcast date April 26, 2018. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2018/04/binary-system-podcast-124-all-doctor-who-all-the-time-mostly/ The plan was to talk about two topics this episode: the latest season of Doctor Who, and the first season of American Gods. And then we remembered that we never usually plan things, so why should we stick with a plan this time? L...

Original broadcast date May 3, 2018. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2018/05/binary-system-podcast-125-alice-isnt-dead-part-3-chapter-1-and-other-things/ Alice isn’t Dead returns for its final season! While recapping the first chapter of Part 3 we also wander into some brief thoughts on gun ownership (spoilers: we do not want them to take your guns away) and then we ju...

Original broadcast date April May 24, 2018. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2018/05/binary-system-podcast-128-wtnv-128-a-matter-of-blood-part-2/ Woo! The numbers match! 128 and 128 isn't that...cool? Ahem. Anyway. This week is the usual random ramblings that starts with a recap of The Blood Matter From Space that's currently hitting Night Vale, and goes on to discuss e...

Original broadcast date May 17, 2018. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2018/05/binary-system-podcast-127-alice-isnt-dead-part-3-chapter-2-and-ant-man-and-a-little-infinity-war/ This week our Alice Isn't Dead recap is pretty quick because in the end it's all oracles and deserts and at least one really terrible commercial. (C'mon, Night Vale Presents, we know you can make...

Original broadcast date May 10, 2018. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2018/05/binary-system-podcast-126-wtnv-127-a-matter-of-blood-part-1/ “Yeah but…bless his heart, Cecil’s pretty oblivious.” “Well, this is true.” This week we're recapping the latest episode of Night Vale, where a dangerous new development could lead to major changes in Night Vale and hopefully some r...

Original broadcast date April 19, 2018. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2018/04/binary-system-podcast-123-wtnv-126-a-door_ajar-part-3/ This week we're recapping the final (?) episode of Night Vale's "A Door Ajar" story arc. (We're wondering if there's still one more episode in the arc, because we've got a lot of unanswered questions: what's Carlos hiding? What exactly...

Original broadcast date April 12, 2018. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2018/04/binary-system-podcast-122-marvel-etcetera/ It's a Mostly-Marvel episode this week since Kathryn finally saw Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 and we had to fangirl all over the place about it, followed by a lot of speculation about our hopes and fears for Infinity War . (Attention Marvel you ar...

Original broadcast date April 5, 2018. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2018/04/binary-system-podcast-121-wtnv-125-a-door-ajar-part-2/ First off this week we recap Part 2 of Night Vale's latest arc "A Door Ajar," and so far the only thing we know for sure is that Carlos is hiding something and it's making us nervous. (Also Susan Cooper your CAR has been TOWED.) Then we...

Original broadcast date March 29, 2018. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2018/03/binary-system-podcast-120-black-panther-and-idws-transformers/ So the main plan for the week was to talk all about Black Panther , and we do: we get into the fight scenes and the designs and the actors and the story and how Shuri is the most badass Disney Princess ever. And then we went int...

Original broadcast date March 22, 2018. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2018/03/binary-system-podcast-119-wtnv-two-fer/ OMG. You guys. You know when we warn everyone that we're about to spoil the hell out of the latest Welcome To Night Vale episode? Well you better take us seriously this week, because the final episode of "A Story Of Love And Horror" was hands down the...

Original broadcast date April 7, 2016. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2016/04/binary-system-podcast-31-wtnv-85-the-april-monologues/ Okay, right, Welcome To Night Vale, The April Monologues. Interesting episode, more info on some of the characters, Steve Carlsburg has doomed the world, yada yada yada. NOW ABOUT THAT WALKING DEAD SEASON FINALE... There's about six minu...

Original broadcast date March 15, 2018. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2018/03/binary-system-podcast-118-hannibal/ Elizabeth finally finished watching the last two seasons of Hannibal, so this week she and Kathryn talk about the best parts (the dinner party scenes, natch), the sexiest parts (it's a toss-up between Hannibal and Alana, or Hannibal and Will), the wor...

Original broadcast date March 8, 2018. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2018/03/binary-system-podcast-117-the-oscars-american-gods-and-doctor-who/ This week Binary System is talking about the Oscars! Which takes about fifteen minutes because we haven't seen that many of the nominations. We meant to, it's just, there's American Gods and Doctor Who to catch up on, which i...

Original broadcast date March 1, 2018. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2018/03/binary-system-podcast-116-wtnv-episode-122-a-story-of-love-and-horror-part-2-spire/ Yes, the super-long titles continue on Welcome To Night Vale. (Although this week's title is exactly as long as the last one. We carefully checked in order to confirm. Because reasons. ) In the first half we...

Original broadcast date February 22, 2018. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2018/02/binary-system-podcast-115-the-oscar-nominated-animated-shorts/ The planets finally aligned (...took them long enough. Get it together, planets...) and Binary System Podcast was able to get Elizabeth, Kathryn, Nathan, and Jada together at the same time to talk about this year's Oscar-Nomi...