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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 #290 “A Solution” first appeared on Pixelated Geek.

This episode originally broadcast on June 11, 2026. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2026/06/binary-system-podcast-510-pluribus-episode-9-season-finale/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 season finale managed to be the most surprising episode of the show so far. In amongst Carol having a tropical vacation with her chaperone and butting heads with her would-be fellow freedom fighter (Manusos, snapping your fingers at someone is rude, use your words), there were no fewer than three moments that knocked us back a step, even though the seeds for them had already been planted without us even realizing that's what they were.This episode's outro is a clip from Mechanical Static by TeknoAXEIt can be really easy to slip into doom and despair at the state of the world right now, but there are things you can do to help. Check out Stand With Minnesota for links to fundraisers and other ways you can show your support. If we haven't made it abundantly clear where we stand on this, FUCK ICE.Looking for a present for that hard-to-shop-for person? Want to buy them (or yourself) a square foot of a castle in Scotland? Look no further! You can support the restoration of Dunan's castle, legally call yourself Lady or Laird, AND if you use this link to get there, you can support this podcast too! ScottishLaird.co.uk.For updates, fan art, and other randomness, come follow us on Facebook, Tumblr, Twitter, and Instagram!

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 appeared on Pixelated Geek.

This episode originally broadcast on June 4, 2026. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2026/06/binary-system-podcast-509-wtnv-289-the-collection-plate-and-pluribus-episode8/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 get murdered by the real killer, of course.Then we dive into Pluribus episode 8, and go over all the new information about the Hive Mind that Carol's uncovered, and how tough it is to stay stubborn and distant when an ENTIRE PLANET is nerding out about your book.This episode's outro is a clip from Entering the Treeline by Visager.Clarification: yes St. Alia of the Knife is dune. Elizabeth was thinking of Arya Stark.It can be really easy to slip into doom and despair at the state of the world right now, but there are things you can do to help. Check out Stand With Minnesota for links to fundraisers and other ways you can show your support. If we haven't made it abundantly clear where we stand on this, FUCK ICE.Looking for a present for that hard-to-shop-for person? Want to buy them (or yourself) a square foot of a castle in Scotland? Look no further! You can support the restoration of Dunan's castle, legally call yourself Lady or Laird, AND if you use this link to get there, you can support this podcast too! ScottishLaird.co.uk.For updates, fan art, and other randomness, come follow us on Facebook, Tumblr, Twitter, and Instagram!

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” and Pluribus Episode 8 first appeared on Pixelated Geek.

This episode originally broadcast on May 21, 2026. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2026/05/binary-system-podcast-507-the-amazing-digital-circus-episodes-6-7-and-8/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. So we totally recapped them point by point. In detail. (Massive spoiler warnings of course.) In our defense, we only started watching this show a couple months ago. We had to cram into one hour all the freaking out that the rest of the fans have been doing FOR TWO YEARS.After the recap we remind everybody that Transformers: The Movie - The Apology Tour is coming up soon, so go find yourself a new Transformers shirt.This episode's outro is a clip from Tense and Falling from Free the Muses.Correction: Hugh's already been to MegaCon. He's headed to SuperCon!It can be really easy to slip into doom and despair at the state of the world right now, but there are things you can do to help. Check out Stand With Minnesota for links to fundraisers and other ways you can show your support. If we haven't made it abundantly clear where we stand on this, FUCK ICE.Looking for a present for that hard-to-shop-for person? Want to buy them (or yourself) a square foot of a castle in Scotland? Look no further! You can support the restoration of Dunan's castle, legally call yourself Lady or Laird, AND if you use this link to get there, you can support this podcast too! ScottishLaird.co.uk.For updates, fan art, and other randomness, come follow us on Facebook, Tumblr, Twitter, and Instagram!

This episode originally broadcast on May 28, 2026. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2026/05/binary-system-podcast-508-wtnv-288-doubles-anonymous-and-pluribus-episode-7/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 fedora" into conversations from now on.)Episode 7 of Pluribus is less quirky and more beautiful, heartbreaking, and grim, as Carol and Manousos each choose their own methods for resisting the Hive Mind and getting on with their lives. And oddly, both of them reach a similar kind of failure.This episode's outro is a clip from Baroque Ballroom by TeknoAXE.It can be really easy to slip into doom and despair at the state of the world right now, but there are things you can do to help. Check out Stand With Minnesota for links to fundraisers and other ways you can show your support. If we haven't made it abundantly clear where we stand on this, FUCK ICE.Looking for a present for that hard-to-shop-for person? Want to buy them (or yourself) a square foot of a castle in Scotland? Look no further! You can support the restoration of Dunan's castle, legally call yourself Lady or Laird, AND if you use this link to get there, you can support this podcast too! ScottishLaird.co.uk.For updates, fan art, and other randomness, come follow us on Facebook, Tumblr, Twitter, and Instagram!

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 “Doubles Anonymous” and Pluribus Episode 7 first appeared on Pixelated Geek.

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 appeared on Pixelated Geek.

This episode originally broadcast on May 15, 2026. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2026/05/binary-system-podcast-506-wtnv-286-hey-does-anyone-hear-that-sound-behind-the-sky-and-the-amazing-digital-circus/"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 attachments to worldly wealth, even if they have to bribe you to do it. But mostly there's this sound, up past the clouds and the satellites. The noise is a lot like things that have no business having sounds, like what the smell of electricity sounds like, and the only thing we know for sure is that it's somehow a lot worse when we stop hearing it.Then we're off to The Amazing Digital Circus episodes 4 and 5. This series has kind of eaten our brain lately, so we're just going to have to watch the entire weird season before we can move on to something else. (Bonus: episode 5 is the one with corn.)This episode's outro is a clip from Jiggled by Grumplefunk. We found an entire playlist of the Amazing Digital Circus Intermission video set to different songs and you need to watch all of it.It can be really easy to slip into doom and despair at the state of the world right now, but there are things you can do to help. Check out Stand With Minnesota for links to fundraisers and other ways you can show your support. If we haven't made it abundantly clear where we stand on this, FUCK ICE.Looking for a present for that hard-to-shop-for person? Want to buy them (or yourself) a square foot of a castle in Scotland? Look no further! You can support the restoration of Dunan's castle, legally call yourself Lady or Laird, AND if you use this link to get there, you can support this podcast too! ScottishLaird.co.uk.For updates, fan art, and other randomness, come follow us on Facebook, Tumblr, Twitter, and Instagram!

This episode originally broadcast on May 7, 2026. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2026/05/binary-system-podcast-505-new-york-2026-and-the-amazing-digital-circus/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 Circus and boy is Elizabeth wishing she'd watched them sooner.This episode's outro is a clip from Live More by Ketsa.uk.It can be really easy to slip into doom and despair at the state of the world right now, but there are things you can do to help. The situation in Minnesota isn't in the news as much but they're still suffering, check out Stand With Minnesota for links to fundraisers and other ways you can show your support. If we haven't made it abundantly clear where we stand on this, FUCK ICE.Looking for a present for that hard-to-shop-for person? Want to buy them (or yourself) a square foot of a castle in Scotland? Look no further! You can support the restoration of Dunan's castle, legally call yourself Lady or Laird, AND if you use this link to get there, you can support this podcast too! ScottishLaird.co.uk.For updates, fan art, and other randomness, come follow us on Facebook, Tumblr, Twitter, and Instagram!

“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 Anyone Hear That Sound Behind The Sky?” and The Amazing Digital Circus first appeared on Pixelated Geek.

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 Digital Circus first appeared on Pixelated Geek.

This episode originally broadcast on April 30, 2026. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2026/04/binary-system-podcast-504-pluribus-episode-6/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 on the Earth from starving to death, and the reveal manages to avoid showing anything gory while still being really, really disturbing.You'd think that would be the only thing on Carol's mind, but let's face it, loneliness sucks. The Hive mind is currently not speaking to her, and the rest of the class has decided to not invite her to their gab sessions, which means the entire world doesn't want her around, and that shit stings.Listen in as we talk about gorgeous parties in Vegas and short-circuited storylines, with some digressions to discuss Spanish grammar and wonder how the heck you get FaceTime to let someone into a call?This episode's outro is a clip from Serenity by TeknoAXE.It can be really easy to slip into doom and despair at the state of the world right now, but there are things you can do to help. The situation in Minnesota isn't in the news as much but they're still suffering, check out Stand With Minnesota for links to fundraisers and other ways you can show your support. If we haven't made it abundantly clear where we stand on this, FUCK ICE.Looking for a present for that hard-to-shop-for person? Want to buy them (or yourself) a square foot of a castle in Scotland? Look no further! You can support the restoration of Dunan's castle, legally call yourself Lady or Laird, AND if you use this link to get there, you can support this podcast too! ScottishLaird.co.uk.For updates, fan art, and other randomness, come follow us on Facebook, Tumblr, Twitter, and Instagram!

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 Geek.

This episode originally broadcast on April 23, 2026. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2026/04/binary-system-podcast-593-wtnv-285-our-ice-cream-truck-of-infinite-sorrows-and-pluribus/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 stunt with the truth serum? With the biggest, most passive-aggressive breakup EVER.Plus there's segues into phone scammers and safe words, books about paladins, Netflix kids accounts, and a loooooong tangent about Torchwood and how we're still pretty mad at them for all the torture porn.This episode's outro is a clip from Undimmed Eyes by Pamela Yuen.It can be really easy to slip into doom and despair at the state of the world right now, but there are things you can do to help. Check out Stand With Minnesota for links to fundraisers and other ways you can show your support. If we haven't made it abundantly clear where we stand on this, FUCK ICE.Looking for a present for that hard-to-shop-for person? Want to buy them (or yourself) a square foot of a castle in Scotland? Look no further! You can support the restoration of Dunan's castle, legally call yourself Lady or Laird, AND if you use this link to get there, you can support this podcast too! ScottishLaird.co.uk.For updates, fan art, and other randomness, come follow us on Facebook, Tumblr, Twitter, and Instagram!

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 Pluribus first appeared on Pixelated Geek.

This episode originally broadcast on April 9, 2026. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2026/04/binary-system-podcast-501-wtnv-285-april-fools-beastars-and-the-amazing-digital-circus/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, with a scene that, well, if it's not the most explicit sexy-times scene of the series, it's definitely in the top three. We also discuss the whole futility of having a society of carnivores living with herbavores if the carnivores can't stop eating people. Any time you think it might work, just remember that scene with the dead rabbits, wow.Then Kathryn recaps a little of the first couple episodes of The Amazing Digital Circus, and yes Jax steals every scene he's in.This episode's outro is a clip from Amuse by Pamela Yuen.This is the clip with Jax's secret fear of corn.It can be really easy to slip into doom and despair at the state of the world right now, but there are things you can do to help. Check out Stand With Minnesota for links to fundraisers and other ways you can show your support. If we haven't made it abundantly clear where we stand on this, FUCK ICE.Looking for a present for that hard-to-shop-for person? Want to buy them (or yourself) a square foot of a castle in Scotland? Look no further! You can support the restoration of Dunan's castle, legally call yourself Lady or Laird, AND if you use this link to get there, you can support this podcast too! ScottishLaird.co.uk.For updates, fan art, and other randomness, come follow us on Facebook, Tumblr, Twitter, and Instagram!

This episode originally broadcast on April 16, 2026. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2026/04/binary-system-podcast-502-pluribus-episode-4/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 whether or not someone needs to be fixed?) Mostly Carol learns just how careful you have to be when asking for the whole entire truth from someone who can't lie.And of course we have to talk a bit about the Artemis II mission and how freaking magical it is to have the entire world cheering when four astronauts come back from six minutes of radio silence and splash down safely.This episode's outro is a clip from Lite Flight by TeknoAXE.It can be really easy to slip into doom and despair at the state of the world right now, but there are things you can do to help. The situation in Minnesota isn't in the news as much but they're still suffering, check out Stand With Minnesota for links to fundraisers and other ways you can show your support. If we haven't made it abundantly clear where we stand on this, FUCK ICE.Looking for a present for that hard-to-shop-for person? Want to buy them (or yourself) a square foot of a castle in Scotland? Look no further! You can support the restoration of Dunan's castle, legally call yourself Lady or Laird, AND if you use this link to get there, you can support this podcast too! ScottishLaird.co.uk.For updates, fan art, and other randomness, come follow us on Facebook, Tumblr, Twitter, and Instagram!

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 Pixelated Geek.

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”, Beastars, and The Amazing Digital Circus first appeared on Pixelated Geek.

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 #500 – Still No Plan! first appeared on Pixelated Geek.

This episode originally broadcast on April 2, 2026. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2026/04/binary-system-podcast-500-still-no-plan/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 drink beer.)Believe it or not we really did have a plan for the 500th episode, but it was a plan to make a plan, if that makes sense. First we had to recap episode 14 of the last season of Beastars, and Elizabeth wanted to talk about her experiences with WonderCon (The good: Artist's Alley and all the wonderful cosplay. The bad: slightly sparse attendance and a stupidly long line to pick up badges.)Then, since we couldn't celebrate our 500th episode in Manhattan, we decided to spend the episode planning for it! Or at the very least come up with a list of possible things to do while we're there: geeky stuff, artistic stuff, weird stuff, or the out and out touristy stuff. Listen in as we discuss botanical gardens, board game bars, street art (literally), and a variety of museums, with a slight digression on what exactly counts as “ethically sourced” dead animals.This week's outro is a clip from Submarine Dance by TeknoAXE.Looking for a present for that hard-to-shop-for person? Want to buy them (or yourself) a square foot of a castle in Scotland? Look no further! You can support the restoration of Dunan's castle, legally call yourself Lady or Laird, AND if you use this link to get there, you can support this podcast too! ScottishLaird.co.uk.For updates, fan art, and other randomness, come follow us on Facebook, Tumblr, Twitter, and Instagram!

This episode originally broadcast on March 26, the original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2026/03/binary-system-podcast-499-pluribus-episode-3/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, we get to see all the ways the Hive Mind tries to cheer Carol up and it never stops being wonderfully creepy. They'll give her anything she wants. Literally. Well, except for Helen, or promising not to turn her into a Hive Mind Worker Bee. Otherwise, the sky's the limit.After that we touch on the passing of Sam Keith, the creator of the Maxx, and we reminisce about Liquid Television and how we wish we could watch some of it without the weird editing choices YES, Paramount, we're looking at YOU.This episode's outro is a clip from Burnt Circuit by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio.Don't forget to check out Hugh's photo galleries from MegaCon!It can be really easy to slip into doom and despair at the state of the world right now, but there are things you can do to help. The situation in Minnesota isn't in the news as much but they're still suffering, check out Stand With Minnesota for links to fundraisers and other ways you can show your support. If we haven't made it abundantly clear where we stand on this, FUCK ICE.Looking for a present for that hard-to-shop-for person? Want to buy them (or yourself) a square foot of a castle in Scotland? Look no further! You can support the restoration of Dunan's castle, legally call yourself Lady or Laird, AND if you use this link to get there, you can support this podcast too! ScottishLaird.co.uk.For updates, fan art, and other randomness, come follow us on Facebook, Tumblr, Twitter, and Instagram!

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 Geek.

This episode originally broadcast on March 19, the original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2026/03/binary-system-podcast-498-wtnv-284-harrison-kips-twilight-gospel-hour/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, I'll go along with the "no forks" rule, since chopsticks are still a thing, but I'll give up my mason jars repurposed into drinking glasses when hell freezes over.)After the recap we reveal the surprising news that Beastars is back! (Well, it was surprising to us anyway. Don't look to this podcast for breaking news because we're way behind the curve.) We also talk a little about the results of this year's Oscar winners, some weirdness from the Comic-Con administration, and how our taste in classic anime can be summed up as "whatever was available to rent at Blockbuster Video in the 90's."This episode's outro is a clip from Spiral Flight by TeknoAXE.Correction: the day before this podcast aired we FINALLY got word from Comic-Con that we're approved for WonderCon passes. Nothing like waiting till the week before the convention to find out, wow.It can be really easy to slip into doom and despair at the state of the world right now, but there are things you can do to help. Check out Stand With Minnesota for links to fundraisers and other ways you can show your support. If we haven't made it abundantly clear where we stand on this, FUCK ICE.Looking for a present for that hard-to-shop-for person? Want to buy them (or yourself) a square foot of a castle in Scotland? Look no further! You can support the restoration of Dunan's castle, legally call yourself Lady or Laird, AND if you use this link to get there, you can support this podcast too! ScottishLaird.co.uk.For updates, fan art, and other randomness, come follow us on Facebook, Tumblr, Twitter, and Instagram!

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 Kip's Twilight Gospel Hour” first appeared on Pixelated Geek.

This episode originally broadcast on March 12, 2026. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2026/03/binary-system-podcast-497-pluribus-episodes-1-and-2/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 can take a character who is so thoroughly unhappy and abrasive and just break our hearts and make us want to do anything to give her her best life.Giant spoiler warnings since we're recapping the first two episodes from beginning to end, and ask a ton of questions like: what happens in the hive mind when the abused has to share memories with the abuser? What's art going to look like? What's procreation going to look like? And how the hell did that one Lyft driver stay employed with a DUI oh wait sorry that's just something from Elizabeth's vacation in Arizona BUT SERIOUSLY WHAT THE HELL.This episode's outro is a clip from Prelude by Grumplefunk.You can read Elizabeth's review of The Deviant here. Short version: she liked everything but the ending.It can be really easy to slip into doom and despair at the state of the world right now, but there are things you can do to help. The situation in Minnesota isn't in the news as much but they're still suffering, check out Stand With Minnesota for links to fundraisers and other ways you can show your support. If we haven't made it abundantly clear where we stand on this, FUCK ICE.Looking for a present for that hard-to-shop-for person? Want to buy them (or yourself) a square foot of a castle in Scotland? Look no further! You can support the restoration of Dunan's castle, legally call yourself Lady or Laird, AND if you use this link to get there, you can support this podcast too! ScottishLaird.co.uk.For updates, fan art, and other randomness, come follow us on Facebook, Tumblr, Twitter, and Instagram!

This episode originally broadcast on February 26, 2026. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2026/02/binary-system-podcast-495-kpop-demon-hunters-and-everything-were-not-watching/https://pixelatedgeek.com/2026/02/binary-system-podcast-495-kpop-demon-hunters-and-everything-were-not-watching/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 best!)But what with the Olympics dominating the airwaves (which we haven't been watching) there wasn't a lot of nerd news this week, so it was a perfect time to catch up with the Oscar Nominations. Which we also didn't watch. It's gotta be the state of (**waves hands at EVERYTHING**) but our motivation to watch anything new is non-existent. We'd rather watch Angel Heart and Hannibal for the umpteenth time, or Red Letter Media‘s coverage of the slasher films THAT WE'RE ALSO NOT WATCHING.This episode's outro is a clip from Obsidian by JMHBM (formerly Beat Mekanik).It can be really easy to slip into doom and despair at the state of the world right now, but there are things you can do to help. Check out Stand With Minnesota for links to fundraisers and other ways you can show your support. If we haven't made it abundantly clear where we stand on this, FUCK ICE.Looking for a present for that hard-to-shop-for person? Want to buy them (or yourself) a square foot of a castle in Scotland? Look no further! You can support the restoration of Dunan's castle, legally call yourself Lady or Laird, AND if you use this link to get there, you can support this podcast too! ScottishLaird.co.uk.For updates, fan art, and other randomness, come follow us on Facebook, Tumblr, Twitter, and Instagram!

This episode originally broadcast on March 5, 2026. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2026/03/binary-system-podcast-496-wtnv-283-work-from-home/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 big for the house…)Once Cecil finishes sharing his theories about the murder of Marcus Vanston (“All right, Night Vale Community College, where were you on the night of November 1st, 2025?!”), Elizabeth talks about Bryan Fuller's Dust Bunny, a movie which she liked a lot, even more so after she figured out what tone they were going for. And Kathryn finally watched the first episode of Pluribus, and she's instantly intrigued.(Kathryn's note: Okay, about the sound quality this week. Mistakes were made, tempers were lost, some things were said that can't be taken back. We've had a very productive discussion, and I think my and GarageBand's relationship is going to be even stronger going forward. I promise to be a little kinder when airing my complaints about the sound quality, and GarageBand is going to refrain from cutting off the end of my recording or I'll THROW IT IN THE BIN.)This episode's outro is a clip from Right In the Crossfire by TeknoAXE.It can be really easy to slip into doom and despair at the state of the world right now, but there are things you can do to help. Check out Stand With Minnesota for links to fundraisers and other ways you can show your support. If we haven't made it abundantly clear where we stand on this, FUCK ICE.Looking for a present for that hard-to-shop-for person? Want to buy them (or yourself) a square foot of a castle in Scotland? Look no further! You can support the restoration of Dunan's castle, legally call yourself Lady or Laird, AND if you use this link to get there, you can support this podcast too! ScottishLaird.co.uk.For updates, fan art, and other randomness, come follow us on Facebook, Tumblr, Twitter, and Instagram!

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” first appeared on Pixelated Geek.

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 appeared on Pixelated Geek.

This episode originally broadcast on February 19, 2026. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2026/02/binary-system-podcast-494-wtnv-282-antler-cove/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 Except You.”In addition to discussing the nature of art and Cecil's hurt feelings that the whole town is watching TV instead of listening to his radio program, we talk briefly about the movie Elizabeth watched this week: Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die. A movie which is weird. And cynical. And not quite as much of a downer as Don't Look Up, but it still sticks in your brain, and did we mention it's really cynical?We also just found out about the death of John Varley, one of our favorite authors. So of course we had to fangirl for a while about how much his books and short stories have meant to us over the years, in spite of all the weird experimental 70's stuff where he explored what 100% consensual sex looks like hundreds of years in the future when all our present-day taboos and morality have been removed and dear lord, Varley, if you're working through some personal trauma maybe don't put quite so much of it on the page?Then there's the new trailer that Elizabeth shared with Kathryn. No spoilers, except to say that it's ABOUT DAMN TIME.This episode's outro is a clip from Technopop 8a by TeknoAXE.It can be really easy to slip into doom and despair at the state of the world right now, but there are things you can do to help. Check out Stand With Minnesota for links to fundraisers and other ways you can show your support. If we haven't made it abundantly clear where we stand on this, FUCK ICE.Looking for a present for that hard-to-shop-for person? Want to buy them (or yourself) a square foot of a castle in Scotland? Look no further! You can support the restoration of Dunan's castle, legally call yourself Lady or Laird, AND if you use this link to get there, you can support this podcast too! ScottishLaird.co.uk.For updates, fan art, and other randomness, come follow us on Facebook, Tumblr, Twitter, and Instagram!

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 appeared on Pixelated Geek.

This episode originally broadcast on February 12, 2026. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2026/02/binary-system-podcast-493-transformers-one/lt 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 we loved: the design, the art deco interiors, the animation, the callbacks, the VOICE ACTING. (Dear Hollywood, please keep giving Chris Hemsworth all the comedy roles, kthxbye.)We also veer off into tangents about Zootopia 2 and Iron Lung, and hold a mini dreamcasting session about which Marvel actors should play which Transformers characters. (Robert Downey Jr. as Wheelie MAKE HIM DO ALL THE RHYMES.)This episode's outro is a clip from Pendulum by Roy Colwin.It can be really easy to slip into doom and despair at the state of the world right now, but there are things you can do to help. Check out Stand With Minnesota for links to fundraisers and other ways you can show your support. If we haven't made it abundantly clear where we stand on this, FUCK ICE.Looking for a present for that hard-to-shop-for person? Want to buy them (or yourself) a square foot of a castle in Scotland? Look no further! You can support the restoration of Dunan's castle, legally call yourself Lady or Laird, AND if you use this link to get there, you can support this podcast too! ScottishLaird.co.uk.For updates, fan art, and other randomness, come follow us on Facebook, Tumblr, Twitter, and Instagram!

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 Geek.

This episode originally broadcast on January 29, 2026. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2026/01/binary-system-podcast-491-strange-new-worlds-lower-decks-crossover/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 good because it's literally the only new thing either of us watched all week. Sure, we could be catching up on all the Oscar noms but nooooo, we're rewatching Hannibal (third time through) and Midsommar (fourth time through...maybe fifth?) and the Pear Cider and Cigarettes commentary (oh we've lost count), because we need serious comfort watching on account of ice storms and I don't know THE WORLD?This week's outro is a clip from Circles by Roy Colwin.Looking for a present for that hard-to-shop-for person? Want to buy them (or yourself) a square foot of a castle in Scotland? Look no further! You can support the restoration of Dunan's castle, legally call yourself Lady or Laird, AND if you use this link to get there, you can support this podcast too! ScottishLaird.co.uk. For updates, fan art, and other randomness, come follow us on Facebook, Tumblr, Twitter, and Instagram!

This episode originally broadcast on February 5, 2026. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2026/02/binary-system-podcast-492-wtnv-281-witnesses/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 what they know. What we do know is that you really shouldn't announce confidential information over the radio. Cecil. For crying out loud, that's dangerous. Well, relatively dangerous. This is after all a town with student films that cause grievous bodily harm, fundraisers that involve kidnapping and ransom demands, and a political party that's defunding cancer research. Oh wait, that last one's happening in the real world too. Did we get too political there? NOT SORRY.Of course we also have to talk about the latest developments in the Neil Gaiman trashfire, but we balanced that out with some good news about DesignerCon and RiffTrax/MST3K. Two of those things will probably get our money. One of them won't. We're not buying your new book, Gaiman, GO AWAY.This episode's outro is a clip from Simple Future by TeknoAXE.It can be really easy to slip into doom and despair at the state of the world right now, but there are things you can do to help. Check out Stand With Minnesota for links to fundraisers and other ways you can show your support. If we haven't made it abundantly clear where we stand on this, FUCK ICE.Looking for a present for that hard-to-shop-for person? Want to buy them (or yourself) a square foot of a castle in Scotland? Look no further! You can support the restoration of Dunan's castle, legally call yourself Lady or Laird, AND if you use this link to get there, you can support this podcast too! ScottishLaird.co.uk.For updates, fan art, and other randomness, come follow us on Facebook, Tumblr, Twitter, and Instagram!

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 “Witnesses” first appeared on Pixelated Geek.

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/Lower Decks crossover first appeared on Pixelated Geek.

This episode originally broadcast on January 22, 2026. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2026/01/binary-system-podcast-490-wake-up-dead-man-a-knives-out-mystery/"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 doing fantastic acting, beautiful sets and cinematography, hilarious digs at what passes for political discourse these days, and some examples of the worst and best that religion has to offer. (Seriously, Josh O'Connor won our hearts with his portrayal of the kind of person you want to see as a priest.) Needless to say, all the spoilers as we discuss a thrilling, gloriously convoluted murder mystery that kept surprising us with what we thought was going on.Also, even though we didn't watch any of the horror movies we planned to, Kathryn did finally watch Maxxxine. It was fine.This week's outro is a clip from Sunshine at the Metro by TeknoAXE.You can listen to our discussion of the movie Heretic here. And you really need to take a look at Isabella Watling's portraits that Rian Johnson commissioned for the credits of Wake Up Dead Man.Looking for a present for that hard-to-shop-for person? Want to buy them (or yourself) a square foot of a castle in Scotland? Look no further! You can support the restoration of Dunan's castle, legally call yourself Lady or Laird, AND if you use this link to get there, you can support this podcast too! ScottishLaird.co.uk. For updates, fan art, and other randomness, come follow us on Facebook, Tumblr, Twitter, and Instagram!

“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 Man: A Knives Out Mystery first appeared on Pixelated Geek.

This episode originally broadcast on January 15, 2026. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2026/01/binary-system-podcast-489-star-trek-lower-decks-the-final-two-episodes/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 of the easter eggs, and get all the names wrong.This week's outro is a clip from Upheaval by Grumplefunk.Looking for a present for that hard-to-shop-for person? Want to buy them (or yourself) a square foot of a castle in Scotland? Look no further! You can support the restoration of Dunan's castle, legally call yourself Lady or Laird, AND if you use this link to get there, you can support this podcast too! ScottishLaird.co.uk.

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 final two episodes first appeared on Pixelated Geek.

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 #488 – Mayor of Kingstown Season 4 Finale first appeared on Pixelated Geek.

Happy New Year everybody! Hope your holiday is fun and your 2026 better than you hoped! This week we’re sitting down with special guest Hannah Wallace to discuss 2022’s epic Christmas musical, Spirited, which we really should’ve watched before now because it’s all kinds of fun. Play the Podcast Below | Download the MP3 |... The post Binary System Podcast #487 – 2022's Christmas musical “Spirited.” first appeared on Pixelated Geek.

Okay you guys, this is a really weird episode to drop on a holiday: the latest chapter of Mayor of Kingstown (possibly the second-to-last episode ever?) bombarded us for 47 solid minutes with death, torture, plot twists, betrayal, and excrement MERRY CHRISTMAS. Seriously, this was hands down our favorite episode of the season, but maybe... The post Binary System Podcast #486 – Mayor of Kingstown season 4 episode 9 “Teeth and Tissue” first appeared on Pixelated Geek.

This week’s episode of Mayor of Kingstown was slightly less stressful than last week’s, but everyone is still in a hell of a lot of peril. There are some incredibly dangerous characters in this show, and it’s a toss up who’s going to be attacked by their worst enemy first. (It’s gonna be Kevin, isn’t... The post Binary System Podcast #485 – Mayor of Kingstown and Star Trek: Lower Decks first appeared on Pixelated Geek.

On this week’s Night Vale recap, Cecil and Dana are still trying to figure out who in town has murdered two people (that we know of.) (And we’re not talking about Tabitha because she’s the town founder so have some respect. Also she’s just eating people. Totally different M.O.) After that we’ve got a MASSIVELY... The post Binary System Podcast #484 – WTNV #279 “J'Accuse!”, and Mayor of Kingstown first appeared on Pixelated Geek.