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In this week’s recap, Steve Carlsberg is fitting into his job at Labyrinth as well as can be expected. By which we mean he’s working himself to death, losing connection with his family, and his attempts at corporate team-building are not appreciated. It’s a grim state of affairs, and don’t even get us started on... The post Binary System Podcast #458 – WTNV #268 “Home Office” and Love, Death, and Robots first appeared on Pixelated Geek.
“ALL the Cali-class ships ALL OF THEM.” Kathryn watched three episodes of Star Trek: Lower Decks this week, and Elizabeth rewatched two of them, so she can contribute something helpful. (For once – Kathryn.) (Yes ALL RIGHT. – Elizabeth) Anyway, the final two episodes of season three solve the mystery of Rutherford, bring T’Lyn to... The post Binary System Podcast #457 – Star Trek: Lower Decks and Dark Knights of Steel first appeared on Pixelated Geek.
This week in Night Vale, Cecil’s starting a new segment: Missed Connections. I’m sure you’re all familiar with the concept, where you throw all of your longing and regret into the public forum in the hopes that one person (or in the case here, one car, one planet, one train, or one very untrustworthy partner... The post Binary System Podcast #456 – WTNV #267 “Missed Connections” and more Star Trek: Lower Decks first appeared on Pixelated Geek.
It’s poetry week in Night Vale! Let’s all pull together and submit at least a couple hundred poems each, and this time could we please not have any incidents with the menacing obelisk in the Dog Park and oh come on WHAT DID I JUST SAY? After the recap we’ve gotta talk about some amazing... The post Binary System Podcast #455 – WTNV #266 “The Return of Poetry Week” and random trailers first appeared on Pixelated Geek.
Happy (almost) birthday, Sheena! This episode celebrates Sheena with stories that cover her favorite topics. Hannah covers the 1909 Savannah axe murders and Bascom Lamar Lunsford, a folklorist and musician who helped popularize clogging in America. Sheena covers the 1932 Memphis tamale murders, and Lori shares the story of comic book hero "Sheena, Queen of the Jungle."
We actually DO have a Welcome to Night Vale episode to recap…but we also watched an episode of the latest season of Black Mirror. Believe it or not this is actually what we said we were gonna do, so of course we have to post a recap right away. After a quick discussion of some... The post Binary System Podcast #454 – Black Mirror: USS Callister – Into Infinity first appeared on Pixelated Geek.
It's beautiful. It’s really intensely weird, but it's beautiful. So like the title says, this week we’re talking about Star Trek: Lower Decks, Godzilla Minus One, and the newest seasons of Black Mirror and Love Death + Robots. SOME of which we’ve actually watched. (Okay it’s Star Trek and Godzilla. LD+R isn’t out yet and... The post Binary System Podcast #453 – Star Trek: Lower Decks, Black Mirror, Love Death + Robots, and Godzilla Minus One first appeared on Pixelated Geek.
This grab bag episode of random stories is all over the place! Travel back to Early Medieval England to meet Sheena's ancestors who were killed in the bloody St. Brice's Day Massacre. Hannah shares the story of legendary Alabama woman Aunt Jenny. Lori introduces us to Judy, a ship's dog who was officially registered as a prisoner of war during World War II.
Okay, we need to address that (?) in the episode title. Raise your hands, how many of you out there knew that Beastars Season 3 was going to be in TWO PARTS? Wow, that many of you? Okay, well we’d ask everybody to check back for updates on when the second part will be released,... The post Binary System Podcast #452 – WTNV #265 “Labyrinth”, and Beastars Season 3 Finale (?) first appeared on Pixelated Geek.
FIrst up this week we do a quick breakdown of WonderCon 2025, discussing everything from the amazing cosplay to low-frills motels, with some quick tangents into Cowboy Bebop (gotta love the anime rooms at Con) and Skibidi Toilet (finally saw some Skibidi merch in the wild!) After that we jump into the second-to-last episode of... The post Binary System Podcast #450 – Beastars, Star Trek: Lower Decks, and WonderCon 2025 first appeared on Pixelated Geek.
It's our 100th episode! Our theme is Diamonds and our stories cover a variety of topics, from criminals to movie stars. Lori covers the murder of legendary sex worker Diamond Bessie. Hannah shares the story of the seemingly unkillable gangster Jack "Legs" Diamond. Sheena covers movie star, humanitarian and jewelry collector Elizabeth Taylor.
Episode 450! That’s…kind of a milestone, right? To celebrate, let’s do the same thing we’ve been doing for a few weeks now! First up, Beastars Season 3, episode 10. This episode merits a trigger warning, since we finally get to see what led to Legoshi’s mother’s death, and it’s pretty heartbreaking. There’s also a brief... The post Binary System Podcast #450 – Beastars and Star Trek: Lower Decks first appeared on Pixelated Geek.
On this week’s Night Vale we got to hear from Cecil’s former boss Leonard Burton, who’s much more than just a radio host. He’s also dead! After the recap we jump into episode 9 of the final season of Beastars, where they’d like us to believe that someone got un-alived but they’ve pulled that stunt... The post Binary System Podcast #449 – WTNV #263 “Duet”, Beastars, and Star Trek Lower Decks first appeared on Pixelated Geek.
It's Hannah's birthday! This week we celebrate her with the most gremlin-like stories we could find. Hannah shares five stories: French executioner Charles-Henri Sanson; surgeon, psychiatric hospital patient and lexicographical researcher William Chester Minor; Beulah May Annan, the inspiration for "Chicago" character Roxie Hart; Washington, D.C. madam Mary Ann Hall; and prima donna and murderer Adele Ritchie. Lori covers two German cryptids, the Monster of Morbach and the vampire-ish creature Nachzehrer. Sheena covers Mississippi's Legs Murder Scandal.
The episode of Beastars that we recapped this week isn’t quite as unsettling as last week’s episode. That civet cat is still off-putting and weird, but my goodness do the animators do an excellent job with Yaya’s animation. The team that animated that zebra in the noodle shop, however, can go sit in a corner... The post Binary System Podcast #448 – Beastars and Star Trek: Lower Decks first appeared on Pixelated Geek.
On tonight’s recap of Welcome to Night Vale we learn that Night Vale’s newest attraction, Hysteria Land, is not an amusement park, it’s a theme park. And the theme is “amusement.” We’d argue that the theme is also “existential dread” and “impossibly frightening.” Arms inside the ride, kids, watch out for the dead animals. After... The post Binary System Podcast #447 – WTNV #263 “Hysteria Land”, Beastars, and the Oscar Nominated Animated Shorts first appeared on Pixelated Geek.
We go all over the place in this week's grab bag episode! Sheena covers Motown singer Tammi Terrell, and Lori shares the story of British mountaineer Alison Hargreaves. Hannah covers controversial talk show host and politician Jerry Springer.
“That’s a good question.” “Thank you!” “It’s best to not ask questions. Especially good ones.” If the title to the Welcome to Night Vale episode sounds familiar, we’re seeing the return of a harrowing duo from Night Vale’s past: The Man Who Is Not Tall, and The Man Who Is Not Short. And unfortunately The... The post Binary System Podcast #446 – WTNV #262 “The Man Who Is Not Tall” first appeared on Pixelated Geek.
It's Black History Month! Black history is everyone's history! In this episode, Sheena covers Queen Louella Montgomery, who helped build a kingdom in Appalachia, and Motown bassist James Jamerson. Hannah covers Ida Mae Gladney, George Starling and Robert Foster, the subjects of Isabel Wilkerson's book "The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration." Lori takes us on a journey to the North Pole with explorer Matthew Henson, the first Black man to reach the area.
It took two, maybe two-and-a-half months longer than everyone else, but the Binary System Podcast team finally watched the final episode (ever?) of Arcane: League of Legends. Ten out of ten. No notes. Of course it takes us an entire episode to go into detail about why we think this episode was the perfect way... The post Binary System Podcast #445 – Arcane Series Finale first appeared on Pixelated Geek.
Welcome to Night Vale is back from hiatus this week so we've gotta talk about the Flakey-O’s employees as they celebrate their return from a Season of Unstoppable Churning Death. (Otherwise known as corporate takeover.) Totally understandable that they’d want to cut loose for a bit, and what’s a little grave robbing among friends? After... The post Binary System Podcast #444 – WTNV #261 “Brought To You By Flakey O's,” Beastars, and Lower Decks first appeared on Pixelated Geek.
Happy Valentine's Day! This week the girls share stories of love, sex and murder. Lori covers the love story of Jennie Wade (the only direct civilian casualty at the Battle of Gettysburg) and Jack Skelly. Sheena shares two stories: the eternal love monument in Brussels and the deadly love story of Memphians Ike Kahn and Maude Klein. Hannah covers actress, Playboy Playmate and sex symbol Jayne Mansfield.
Wow, we’ve got a real rhythm going with these posts! We’re back again this week to discuss the second-to-last episode (ever!) of Arcane. What can we say about this show that we haven’t said before? It’s beautiful, it’s terrifying, it’s powerful, it’s violent. We finally get the backstory on what’s been happening with Mel, but... The post Binary System Podcast #443 – Arcane, Star Trek: Lower Decks, and Bojack Horseman first appeared on Pixelated Geek.
Second verse, same as the first: we’re back this week to talk about Star Trek: Lower Decks (the Star Trek future is the best future: good hearted and occasionally sexy!) and Beastars (okay but WHY did Louis say he was a virgin, does having sex with Haru not count? Did they actually HAVE sex?), and... The post Binary System Podcast #442 – Star Trek: Lower Decks, Beastars, and Bojack Horseman first appeared on Pixelated Geek.
We've got a fun variety of stories in this episode of Cemetery Row! Hannah covers crime reporter Agness Underwood and Sheena shares the story of Memphis gangster Machine Gun Kelly. Lori shares Helen Kahn's incredible survival story.
This week it’s thirty minutes and three topics as the Binary System Podcast team does an in-depth recap of…okay, so the first two topics are gonna be kinda fast. Kathryn watched Season 2 Episode 6 of Star Trek: Lower Decks (foley artists, take a bow), and Elizabeth and Kathryn both watched Season 3 Episode 3... The post Binary System Podcast #441 – Star Trek: Lower Decks, Beastars, and Arcane first appeared on Pixelated Geek.
Wonder of all wonders we actually managed to watch another episode of Beastars season 3. Never mind the fact that Elizabeth only finished watching it five minutes before the recording, it got done and that’s what counts. (Keep telling yourself that, slacker. ~ Kathryn) (Oy! ~ Elizabeth) After recapping the various Beastars heartbreaks (poor Juno... The post Binary System Podcast #440 – Beastars and Star Trek Lower Decks first appeared on Pixelated Geek.
Happy New Year! In this short n' sweet episode, the girls catch you up on the latest news and share their favorite stories from 2024.
This episode originally broadcast on January 2, 2025, the original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2025/01/binary-system-podcast-439-wtnv-260-the-december-monologues/ Happy New Year everyone! Hope everyone's 2025 is already shaping up to be calm and stress-free and completely absent of any kind of drama. This week's recap is actually way late, but we've got to get through a whole month of Welcome To Night Vale being on hiatus, so why not wait until January to cover a story with December in the title? The three monologues this year feature a decent cross-section of Night Vale. The Faceless Old Woman Who Secretly Lives In Your Home talks about the best way to handle a bullying situation, ie: LISTEN TO YOUR CHILD. Or have a ghostly apparition remove the teeth from the bullies while they sleep. Your choice. Meanwhile Michelle Nguyen has a surprisingly insightful argument for why you should only listen to your favorite song once. And Steve Carlsburg is having the weirdest job interview. (Did...did we know that Steve did time for robbing the bank where he currently works? Because it's pretty clear that his bank doesn't know that.) After the recap we continue our trend of actually watching things. No, not Beastars yet. And not the last three episodes of Arcane. Elizabeth finished watching the surprisingly violent Blue Eye Samurai. Kathryn finished watching the surprisingly free Epic: The Musical. And Elizabeth has juuust about finished watching the all-around surprising Christopher Nolan's Tenet. And we liked all of it. (Well, Elizabeth hasn't seen the ending of Tenet just yet. But liking a movie she still needs to watch feels pretty darn appropriate for this film, doesn't it?) This week's outro is a clip from A Simple Glitch by TeknoAXE You can find Jorge Rivera-Herrans youtube channel with all the different Epic: The Musical sagas here, or if you want you can skip right to the watch party where he plays the entire musical here. 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!
Happy New Year everyone! Hope everyone’s 2025 is already shaping up to be calm and stress-free and completely absent of any kind of drama. This week’s recap is actually way late, but we’ve got to get through a whole month of Welcome To Night Vale being on hiatus, so why not wait until January to... The post Binary System Podcast #439 – WTNV #260 “The December Monologues” first appeared on Pixelated Geek.
All Vampires Are Gay: A Queer Supernatural Narrative Fiction Podcast
Christmas at Pendragon : The Holiday Special A brand new 90 minute holiday special episode! Set a few years before Robert's arrival in Blackwood City we see Victor, Jinn, Samson and Persephone have a cozy and dramatic Yule dinner at Pendragon. With a little bit of magic, a lot of found family and a few supernatural surprises enjoy this holiday treat from All Vampires Are Gay! ———————— Corwynn Rosewood presents: ALL VAMPIRES ARE GAY All Vampires Are Gay is a supernatural action/adventure story with a sassy side dish of rom-com! It's a campy, heartfelt send-up of the vampire genre through a modern lens. If you're looking for an exciting and comforting show about magical & paranormal adventures, you've found it. DESCRIPTION: Victor Nightingale is a few hundred years old and bored of everything. When he meets a beautiful and mysterious young DJ named Robert they have an immediate connection. But their new romance is threatened by the supernatural forces brewing on the horizon, from ancient evil vampires to morally grey witches all kinds of dangers are lurking in the shadows and someone from Victor's past is the one pulling the strings. Together with their gang of queer vampires; non-binary spy master Samson, nerdy trans vampire witch Jinn, asexual fortune-telling oracle Persephone and more, they will fight to keep humans safe from the forces of evil in their rainy coastal city. All Vampires Are Gay is a single-narrator audio drama podcast with full soundtracking. ———————- All Vampires Are Gay - Listen Now on all major podcasting networks! ~* This show is full of vampires, witches and werewolves, in an urban fantasy fairy Dark Academia setting with lots of magical herbs, potions and mythology. The show has a variety of LGBTQ characters including bisexual, pansexual, lesbian, transgender, asexual, non binary, etc. We think this show would appeal to fans of Our Flag Means Death, Good Omens, Heartstopper, Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Supernatural, What We Do In The Shadows, Wynonna Earp, Teen Wolf, Twin Peaks, The Umbrella Academy, The Untamed and First Kill. As well as fans of other amazing original podcasts like The Magnus Archives, Welcome To Night Vale, Lore and The Adventure Zone and fantasy authors like Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett and Holly Black. If you're a fan of these shows we think you might enjoy our show too! *~ ——————- CONTENT RATING PG14+ for Violence and Cursing ——————— SUPPORT THE SHOW Website - https://corwynnrosewood.com Become A Patron - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/corwynnrosewood Merch - https://corwynnrosewood.com Instagram @studiocorwynn Email Corwynn - hello@corwynnrosewood.com One of the best ways to support us is to share our show! If you love All Vampires Are Gay please tell your friends! Thank you for listening. ——————— CREDITS Holiday Special: Christmas at Pendragon Written, Performed and Created by Corwynn Rosewood Production and Music by Parker Frost Additional Sound, Mixing, Post Production by the Team at Studio Corwynn
Hope everybody is having safe and happy holidays! This week’s episode is super short because one: at time of recording we were on the road, and two: we haven’t caught up with much In the way of TV, movie, and books this week. Elizabeth’s only finished the second to last episode of Star Trek Lower... The post Binary System Podcast #438 – Holiday Travel Edition first appeared on Pixelated Geek.
Happy Holidays from the Binary System Podcast team! Our present to everyone this year is an extra-long episode, because there is just so much content. The final season of Beastars dropped while we were looking the other way, so we have to talk about the first episode and how this season seems to be tackling... The post Binary System Podcast #437 Arcane Season Two, Beastars Season 3 episode 1 first appeared on Pixelated Geek.
“…the chrysalis is showing signs that it may soon open…” It’s Night Vale, so that could either mean Steve Carlsberg leaving his old life for a new one, or it could be the VERY LITERAL chrysalis with a monster inside. Obviously, it’s both, but between the thing in the cocoon and Steve’s employers, maybe we... The post Binary System Podcast #436 – WTNV #259 “Chrysalis,” and Star Trek: Lower Decks first appeared on Pixelated Geek.
Happy Holidays! This grab bag episode features some fun random stories. Sheena covers stories of buried (or consumed) body parts and Lori discusses “Die Hard” star Alexander Godunov. Hannah shares the story of the June Rebellion (aka the Paris Uprising of 1832), which inspired “Les Misérables.”
The first arc of Arcane Season 2 wraps up with a glorious one-on-one battle between Vi and Jinx (well, one-one-one, if you don’t count Caitlyn and Sevika fighting it out in the wings, and the Orphan Moppet who’s latched on to Jinx just generally getting in the way.) Many things are happening simultaneously in this... The post Binary System Podcast #435 Arcane Season Two, Episode 3 first appeared on Pixelated Geek.
Night Vale’s holding its first-ever Swap Meet this week, and the Sanitation Department wants to make sure you follow all the rules: there’s no money of any kind allowed, tangible and intangible swaps are encouraged, and Faustian Deals that cost you your immortal soul? Those are perfectly acceptable, go talk to the demons in the... The post Binary System Podcast #434 – WTNV #258 “Swap Meet,” Arcane, and Ren Faires first appeared on Pixelated Geek.
Support, protect and believe in Black women! This episode celebrates influential and innovative Black women. Lori shares the story of inventor Mary Kenner, and Sheena covers award-winning sci-fi writer Octavia E. Butler. Hannah covers punk icon Poly Styrene.
This week the Binary System Podcast team watched the first episode of Arcane: League of Legends season 2. That’s it, that’s all you need to know; we watched it and it’s amazing. Okay, yes, we also talked a little bit about what we’re also watching (Dario Argento and the original run of Frasier) and what... The post Binary System Podcast #433 Arcane Season Two first appeared on Pixelated Geek.
On this week’s Night Vale recap we’re taking about the brand new innovation the venture capitalists have come up with: a ride share where a bunch of people take the same big car, and it goes around to different places and some people get on and some get off (…the bus, they’ve reinvented the bus.... The post Binary System Podcast #432 – WTNV #257 “Traffic”, 2005's Constantine, and Lower Decks first appeared on Pixelated Geek.
It's November 2024, which means the Presidential election is here and Veterans Day is around the corner. On this episode of Cemetery Row, the girls cover presidential-ish and war-ish topics. Sheena shares the story of comedian Gracie Allen, who ran for President as a Surprise Party candidate in 1940. Hannah covers resistance fighters Hannie Schaft, Truus Menger-Oversteegen and Freddie Oversteegen. Lori introduces us to presidential pets Rebecca the Raccoon and Socks the Cat.
Happy Halloween! We’re officially in the middle of spooky movie season, so this week we’re talking about a classic horror film. It’s the Exorcist…Three! Not a perfect film by any means; you can see the heavy hand of the producers who insisted on changing the name from William Blatty’s Legion in order to capitalize on... The post Binary System Podcast #431 The Exorcist III first appeared on Pixelated Geek.
The head of Night Vale’s new Unnamed Religion Seriously Nobody Ever Says What It Is They All Avoid Telling You The Name That’s Not Suspicious At All is in Cecil’s broadcast studio, discussing sheep, rudeness, and all the things you’ve lost in your life, tangible or intangible. It’s a lovely selection of Weird Things (that’s... The post Binary System Podcast #430 – WTNV #256 “The Book of Lost Things,” and the Mayor of Kingstown season (series?) finale first appeared on Pixelated Geek.
Happy Halloween! In this week's episode, Sheena covers Memphis serial killer George Howard Putt and his summer of terror. Hannah takes us to the ghost town of Ong's Hat, New Jersey, and the Internet-based secret history conspiracy theory that it inspired. Lori covers Louisiana voodoo priestess Julia Brown.
We didn’t actually plan to do a second sit-rep episode so soon. Unfortunately another gigantic event hit the US in the last week, causing a lot of uproar and basically making everyone’s lives harder. That’s right, Netflix cancelled KAOS after only one season. It’s an unacceptable state of affairs and we demand to speak with... The post Binary System Podcast #429 Return of the Sit-Rep, Take Two! first appeared on Pixelated Geek.
The air’s getting cooler and the nights are getting longer, so Night Vale is celebrating with a corn maze and all the fun things that go along with it: caramel apples, pumpkins, laughing, screaming, zombies, acid-filled sharks, and existential dread. Ooo and cider! As soon as we escaped the rusty chainsaws and applied corn-silk tourniquets... The post Binary System Podcast #428 – WTNV #255 “The John Peters Imaginary Corn Maze Experience,” and more catch-up TV first appeared on Pixelated Geek.
Happy October! This episode features three spooky tales just in time for Spooky Season. Hannah covers the life of occultist, ceremonial magician and novelist Dion Fortune. Then, Lori dives deep to discover the lake monsters and water-based cryptids of Idaho. Sheena shares the life of psychic and crime doctor Simon Warner, the seer of Shelbyville.
This week's episode of Cemetery Row is dedicated to awesome animals! Lori honors PAPD K-9 Officer Sirius, an explosive detection dog who lost his life in 9/11, and Bamboo Harvester, the horse who portrayed "Mr. Ed." Sheena covers Nipper the RCA dog. Hannah shares the tragic stories of orcas Keiko and Tilikum.
It's back-to-school season and Cemetery Row salutes our educators! Tune in to this episode to learn about the lives of Maria Montessori, the physician and educator who founded Montessori schools; teacher and astronaut Christa McAuliffe; and dance instructor and film choreographer Patsy Swayze (yes, Patrick Swayze's mom).