Binary System Podcast Archive

Original broadcast date April 6, 2017. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2017/04/binary-system-podcast-77-wtnv-episode-105-what-happened-at-the-smithwick-house/ This week's Welcome To Night Vale episode offers up a short story. It's a tale about a family, and a house, and a hole in the nursery wall. Cecil refuses to learn anything from the story, and we're not entirely s...

Original broadcast date March 30, 2017. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2017/03/binary-system-podcast-76-a-small-plan/ "This week we have no plan." "We kind of have a plan." "We have a little bit of a plan." "We have two things to talk about, so, that's a tiny plan." "It's better than no plan at all." This week we talked about Kong: Skull Island (since both of us have...

Original broadcast date March 23, 2017. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2017/03/binary-system-podcast-75-wtnv-episode-104-the-hierarchy-of-angels/ This week the twins recap the latest episode of Night Vale and talk about how angels can't have building permits and dragons can't practice law. (Apparently you can't just tell somebody that the City said it was okay for you...

Original broadcast date March 16, 2017. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2017/03/binary-system-podcast-74-the-randomness-continues/ Without a Night Vale episode to recap this week, the twins set up a careful, organized plan for the recording. Riiiight. That's about as likely as Megatron writing limericks about how awesome Starscream is. (...actually, fanfic writers, cou...

Original broadcast date March 9, 2017. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2017/03/binary-system-podcast-73-wtnv-103-ash-beach/ Anyone looking to take an early spring vacation? Why not take a trip to Night Vale's newest attraction: Ash Beach. The town's landlocked, so there's no water, and the sand's been replaced with ash from thousands of municipally burned books, so you...

Original broadcast date March 2, 2017. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2017/03/binary-system-podcast-72-oscar-reactions/ This week the twins discuss the Oscars, and by "discuss" we mean "do a full body cringe at the awkwardness of watching them give Best Picture to the wrong movie. " But we get around to mentioning which movies won what and which ones we wished won (sa...

Original broadcast date February 23, 2017. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2017/02/binary-system-podcast-71-wtnv-102-love-is-a-shambling-thing/ Pretty appropriate Welcome To Night Vale title for a Valentine's Day-themed recap, don't you think? It's actually the new Valentine's Day slogan that the Night Vale City Council came up with and...what? Hang on...okay, that's a...

Original broadcast date February 16, 2017. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2017/02/binary-system-podcast-70-the-oscar-nominated-animated-shorts/ This week Binary System is joined by Captain Slack (aka the official BSP photographer, aka Kathryn's husband Nathan ) and Jada Scarbrough (Georgia Peach, math wiz, and card-carrying Cumberbabe...no really, she has a card) to r...

Original broadcast date February 9, 2017. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2017/02/binary-system-podcast-69-wtnv-101-guidelines-for-disposal/ On the most recent Welcome to Night Vale episode we were told exactly what you can and cannot bring to the new Night Vale landfill. You cannot bring: physical objects. You can bring: anything else. And we do mean anything. After t...

Original broadcast date February 2, 2017. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2017/02/binary-system-podcast-68-arrival/ As part of our continuing coverage of the 2017 Academy Awards, the twins had a thoughtful discussion about the nuances involved in the judges' choices for Best Picture, including the overlooked importance of the Production Design Award in tandem with the...

Original broadcast date January 26, 2017. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2017/01/binary-system-podcast-67-sherlock/ Spoiler warnings ahoy! This week the twins finally discuss the final episode of Sherlock Season 4 (maybe the final episode of Sherlock ever?) Also, this is one of the few times when the twins have completely opposite opinions about something. (Weird triv...

Original broadcast date January 19, 2017. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2017/01/binary-system-podcast-66-comics-movies-and-cosplay/ No new Welcome To Night Vale episode to recap this week. But never fear, the BSP team is more than willing to blather on about the comics we're reading, the movies we're watching, and then have a long discussion about what cosplay items...

Original broadcast date January 12, 2017. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2017/01/binary-system-podcast-65-sherlock-and-rogue-one/ We know you thought the Binary System Podcast was made up of calm, thoughtful people, capable of discussing things in a composed, professional manner. That is, if you've never listened to an episode before. Tune in as the twins lose their $...

Original broadcast date January 5, 2017. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2017/01/binary-system-podcast-64-happy-geeky-new-year/ No new episode of Welcome To Night Vale this week. And the classic episode the Night Vale producers decided to air...isn't one of our favorites. SO, this week the twins decided to just kick back and talk about books they've finished, TV shows...

Original broadcast date December 22, 2016. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2016/12/binary-system-podcast-63-wtnv-100-toast/ It's here! The one-hundredth episode of Welcome to Night Vale ! It was amazing! And not what we were expecting! (Seriously, if after 100 episodes this show can still surprise us, that means they're doing it right.) Listen in as the twins recap a V...

Original broadcast date December 8, 2016. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2016/12/binary-system-podcast-62-wtnv-99-michigan/ This week, intern Kareem is dealing with some family issues in his hometown Mitchigan. Mmmitcchigan. Mmisshtigan. Mishhigan. Mishhtigan. Okay we can't quite get the pronunciation right, but it's that state right between OhHEEoh and Canada. Kareem...

Original broadcast date December 1, 2016. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2016/12/binary-system-podcast-61-doctor-strange/ Not much going on over here in BSP land. Except for the fact that Kathryn has FINALLY seen the Doctor Strange movie!! Listen in as the twins fangirl about Benedict Cumberbatch and his adorable cape. Then they discuss the box office figures of the b...

Original broadcast date November 24, 2016. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2016/11/bsp-60-the-binary-system-crapfest/ Happy Thanksgiving everybody! (Or, if you're not celebrating Thanksgiving, happy Thursday.) Want to kill some time while the turkey's baking? Need to while away the minutes in the car? Want to get away from the holiday cheer with some good old fashioned...

Original broadcast date November 17, 2016. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2016/11/binary-system-podcast-59-wtnv-98-flight/ We just listened to the latest Welcome To Night Vale episode and holy cow. Holy COW. Okay everybody, let's put spoiler warning on right up front. This is the episode when Hiram McDaniels is scheduled for execution, and things happen in this one. T...

Original broadcast date November 10, 2016. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2016/11/binary-system-podcast-58-wtnv-episode-97-josefina/ This week we listen in as Old Woman Josie tells us a little more about herself, her life with, ahem, "angels," her love of music (even when it was illegal) and her daughter from the strange land of Ocklahwhama. After that we talked a lit...

Original broadcast date November 3, 2016. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2016/11/binary-system-podcast-57-the-orbiting-human-circus-of-the-air-1/ Yes, we're a little behind schedule; the second episode of " The Orbiting Human Circus (Of the Air) has already dropped, and we've only just now gotten around to watching the first one. So how was it? It's...interesting. The...

Original broadcast date October 27, 2016. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2016/10/binary-system-podcast-56-the-walking-dead-season-7-premiere/ So, The Walking Dead, huh? How about that episode? Lots of important character development there. The cinematography was pretty good, and the lighting director really had to...oh who am I kidding? That episode was brutal and we'...

Original broadcast date October 20, 2016. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2016/10/binary-system-podcast-55-wtnv-episode-96-negotiations/ Things are a little tense in Night Vale right now. Mayor Cardinal has opened negotiations with Hiram McDaniel's sister Hadassah, who's acting as representative of The Five-Headed Dragon world. The Mayor wants Hiram to face the consequ...

Original broadcast date October 13, 2016. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2016/10/binary-system-podcast-54-new-york-comic-con/ This week's podcast was recorded in New York City! Manhattan to be exact, just days after Binary System (and official Pixelated Geek photographer Captain Slack) (also known as Kathryn's husband Nathan) attended New York Comic Con 2016! We geek...

Original broadcast date October 6, 2016. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2016/10/binary-system-podcast-53-a-pre-nycc-two-fer/ That's right, this week we recap TWO episodes of Welcome To Night Vale , episodes 94 and 95,  just because we want to give YOU all the content. It has nothing to do with the fact that we're running a month behind. Nope. Anyway. Moving right...