There is nothing wrong with your radio, Night Vale, do not attempt to adjust the dial. Mother Lauren is controlling the transmission. And she is pissed. This week’s Night Vale recap features nightmare images of a clawed monster Freddy Kruegering her way down the street, but also asks the age-old question: is a hot dog... The post Binary System Podc…

Only three episodes left of Lore Olympus, and there is a lot going on. We’re not sure how many of the unresolved plot threads are gonna get wrapped up in the series finale (Eros and Psyche? Zeus’s millennia of betrayal? Leto finally getting her comeuppance?), but in the two episodes we’re recapping this week we... The post Binary System Podcast #41…

It’s another Travel Edition this week as we brave the wilds of Southeast North America (otherwise known as our parents’ place in Bradenton.) First up is a lightning quick recap of Night Vale as Cecil revisits a very strange kids show and correctly answers the daily puzzle. (It’s entropy. The answer is always entropy.) After... The post Binary Syste…

Okay everybody GIANT SPOILER WARNINGS DANGER DANGER THIS IS NOT A DRILL. So, way back on August 2, 2018 the 24th episode of Lore Olympus was released. Apollo let himself into Persephone’s bedroom and what happened next set in motion a series of events that changed the story forever and made a lot of people... The post Binary System Podcast #409 – L…

The Lore Olympus comic tackles a lot of issues about abuse: spousal, parental, generational. The latest two episodes are no exception, but they also don’t really need trigger warnings because the focus here is the response to that abuse. Rachel Smythe gives a balanced look at how abuse victims can overcome the feeling of guilt... The post Binary Sy…

On this week’s Night Vale recap we discuss Abby’s DEEP SEATED RESENTMENT towards Cecil. Some of it is unfair (it’s not Cecil’s fault that Abby had to be the de facto parent because their actual parents sucked) but some of it is valid (let’s face it, Cecil was horrible to Abby’s husband Steve, on the... The post Binary System Podcast #407 – WTNV #24…

You know how we’ve mentioned for a while that Rachel can be very, let’s say, judicious, with her plot reveals? Some of the commenters have been complaining that it can take quite a long time for anything to happen in the Lore Olympus comic. Hopefully everyone’s happier now, because a lot happened in the most... The post Binary System Podcast #406 –…

On this week’s Night Vale recap, Carlos and Cecil hold an exclusive Art Show (ie: a family dinner so they can show off Estaban’s drawing on the fridge) and we get some of our favorite horror tropes: unreliable narrators, creepy jumps in time, and pictures that change when you’re not looking at them. Or do... The post Binary System Podcast #405 – WT…

The first half of Lore Olympus episode 270 is light on dialog. Baby Dionysus starts the most adorable Hero’s Journey ever as he sets off to rescue Hades and Persephone. The cuteness balances out the second half of the episode, with images of Hades dealing with his worst nightmare: being a child at the mercy... The post Binary System Podcast #404 – …

On the latest episode of Welcome to Night Vale, Kevin the Younger is determined to kill Kevin the Older, so he’s used Carlos’ lab to open a portal to the Desert Otherworld. Cecil wants to tell the story, Tamika wants to stop the bloodshed, and Carlos wants everyone to PLEASE be careful of the beakers... The post Binary System Podcast #403 – WTNV #2…

There’s a great big ceremony that happens every year, you may have heard of it? The Oscars? Anyway, the Binary System Podcast didn’t watch it, but they do have lots of opinions about the winners. (And some of the ones that didn’t win. You guys, have you seen Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse?) And of course... The post Binary System Podcast #402 …

On this week’s Night Vale episode, we highly approve of Cecil devoting an entire broadcast to Lost and Found submissions, because writer Brie Williams is very good with lists of random weirdness, unexpected sweetness, and things with TEETH. From there we jump into three more Oscar nominated films we finally watched, namely Oppenheimer (brilliant bu…

Happy 400th episode! Time flies, right? About ten years ago we started recording our Night Vale discussions because we’re giant nerds and nerds gotta podcast. But here’s the thing: we started with the Night Vale episode that’d just been released, “Renovations,” number 48 in the series. We’ve discussed every episode since then, but not once... The p…

On the latest episode of Night Vale the Librarians broke out of their cages but some heroes saved the day andnoweverythingisfineTheEnd SO! HOW ABOUT THOSE OSCAR ANIMATED SHORTS? (Kidding, it was a fun episode of Night Vale, we’re just really excited to talk about cartoons.) Anyway, massive spoiler warnings as we discuss our favorite Oscar-nominated…

In the latest Lore Olympus episodes we’ve read, Demeter revealed a little more about Persephone’s history as a Fertility Goddess (namely, that she definitely is one, and that someone else in Demeter’s generation used to be, not sure who). That was episode 264, and the theme of 265 can be summed up even more briefly:... The post Binary System Podcas…

When we last heard from Night Vale in December, Cecil was being held hostage by a strange boy with a large knife, and this week’s episode picks up right where we left off. It’s another Brie Williams story so you know there’s going to be delightful lists of really weird things. Knives! Trapper Keepers! Field... The post Binary System Podcast #397 – …

Episodes 262 and 263 feature a Persephone who’s dealing with the uncomfortable reality that the Mortal Realm is dying and it may possibly be all her fault. But for the Binary System Podcast team, that calamity pales in comparison to the fact that Apollo is being a gigantic jerk and it’s stressing us out. The... The post Binary System Podcast #396 –…

You’re not going to believe this, but we said we were going to watch the third David Tennant Doctor Who episode this week AND WE DID. Next thing you know we’ll be watching movies the weekend they come out. (Hahahah, kidding, obviously.) Anyway, our hearts are still intact after the episode, which was for the... The post Binary System Podcast #395 –…

It’s an extra-long episode this week, although not because of Lore Olympus. The recap for episodes 259 and 260 went pretty quickly, with a little more of Demeter’s backstory revealed and one hell of a lot of personal growth. Seriously, we figured Rachel included the bit with Demeter snapping at Hera because otherwise we wouldn’t... The post Binary …

“Fenslaw.Coliss.Brate.Gilvane.Stond.” The latest episode of Night Vale before they went on hiatus (they’re always on hiatus in January and we will never remember that) was delightfully creepy in a way we didn’t see coming at all, what a fantastic surprise. We can’t say more, because spoilers. (This episode of VagueCast is brought to you by... The p…

Happy New Year everyone! We hope all our listeners’ holidays were fantastic, and that the return to work wasn’t too much of a shock to the system. To ease you back into the work week, have a quick recap of the latest two episodes of Lore Olympus, which can be briefly summed up as “sexy... The post Binary System Podcast #392 – Lore Olympus episode 2…

Happy last-podcast-of-2023! Recorded on location in the wilds of Western Florida (aka our parents’ house) we start out this episode with a quick breakdown of Christmas, including successful hospital trips (spoilers: we were NOT stealing babies) and geeky presents, but it all goes by really fast because we’ve gotta talk about “Skibidi Toilet.” Serio…

Happy last-podcast-before-Christmas! On this week’s Lore Olympus recap we were absolutely gobsmacked that a certain someone gave Apollo a verbal smack upside the head because it was the LAST person we expected. Merry Christmas to us! We finished up with a spoiler-free squee about Doctor Who (Elizabeth’s not caught up yet but Kathryn said the... The…

This week’s Night Vale episode is a perfect example of distilled weirdness, full of deadly nature walks, supermarket bonfires, and would you PLEASE stop PETTING THE WOLFMEN. GEORGE. After the recap we discuss the latest Doctor Who episodes: not that we’ve watched them but we’ve heard they’re doing well. (Other than one news article that... The post…

Okay, not gonna lie, the latest two episodes of Lore Olympus that the Binary System Podcast team recaps are causing quite a lot of anxiety. Apollo’s plot to take over as ruler of Olympus is proving once again that Apollo will hurt anyone in order to get what he wants, and it’s stressful to imagine... The post Binary System Podcast #388 – Lore Olymp…

On this week’s Night Vale recap, the Museum of Natural History has made an amazing discovery, the Tomb of the Ancestors! Mummified remains in traditional Soft Meat Crowns ™ in a perfectly harmless limestone cube that just appeared in the Sand Wastes. Nevermind the floating apparitions that can melt your face off, it’s the scientific... The post Bin…

This week the Binary System Podcast team celebrates the triumphant return of Lore Olympus by recapping a brand new episode! To us. Episodes 251, 252, and 253 have been available for FastPass since July, but we wanted to wait until episode 252 (which we already discussed before the hiatus) was available for free on WebToon... The post Binary System …

The second season of Loki had its highs (that fourth episode good googaly moogaly) and lows (the bonkers pacing, that weird hot chocolate scene) and for a while there we were worried the series might go out with a thud instead of a bang. But in the end they brought together all the threads and... The post Binary System Podcast #385 – The Loki seaso…

This week’s episode of Welcome to Night Vale features the surprise return of Kevin from Desert Bluffs! AND Lauren, who’s sporting a fashionable set of priestess robes and a permanent frown tattoo, courtesy of an angry mob that was at least partly Kevin’s fault. The two frenemies spend the episode telling the story of Frown... The post Binary System…

Fall is well and truly here, and all we want to do is curl up with a scary movie or TV show, which is why we were delighted to get an episode like Loki season two, episode four. Never mind our quibbles about the bonkers pacing, clunky dialogue, and stupid hot chocolate; we got a... The post Binary System Podcast #383 – Loki season 2 episode 4 first…

We had to skip another recording last week since somebody failed a saving throw versus a rock (we’ll explain later) so we’ve got a lot of catching up to do. First up this week, Cecil is covering Night Vale’s first Truck Toucher contest: 72 hours in, and it’s down to the last four contestants, not... The post Binary System Podcast #382 – WTNV #236 “…

The Binary System Podcast team loves the entire idea of a book club, so this week’s episode is a surefire winner. Cecil has started a book club with Tamika Flynn, and their first book is Les Miserables, the original version with time travel and improv comedy troops. After recapping a bit of an adventure involving... The post Binary System Podcast #…

That’s right, brace yourselves, this week we’re going to recap the Good Omens season 2 finale! Spoiler warning, because we remember all the cool scenes and all of them IN THE COMPLETELY WRONG ORDER. Seriously, we cannot get one thing right in the timeline, but we do know that David Tennant is one lanky dude,... The post Binary System Podcast #380 –…

SURRENDER THE ANGLE! This week’s Night Vale episode is a straightforward story about a boy appearing in town who doesn’t seem to remember his name, or the concept of food, or anything earlier than his appearance in Grove Park earlier that day. The episode had some interesting and fun bits (the advertisement for SPOONS, or... The post Binary System …

Once again there’s no Lore Olympus this week (heavy SIGH) but wonder of all wonders we took the time to catch up on some things! Current things! Less than a year old and everthing! First up we’re recapping the fourth episode of Good Omens season 2, a story filled with magic, zombie nazis, terrible puns,... The post Binary System Podcast #378 – Good…

Rationalization is one of man’s most clever and most dangerous inventions. Night Vale has a vampire in town. Well, had, anyway. In this week’s episode Cecil talks about Luca and his long, long life. It’s a story about mistaking “comfortable” for “happy”. It’s about being okay with getting older, and learning to love the life... The post Binary Syst…

With no Night Vale or Lore Olympus this week (T-minus 73 days till the next free episode of Lore Olympus YES WE’RE OBSESSED WE’RE NOT SORRY) we actually took the time to catch up on our backlog of nerd content instead of rewatching Arcane and the Try Channel. (…okay we caught up on nerd content... The post Binary System Podcast #376 – Good Omens, M…

There was a car crash on Buellton Avenue… Okay, you know what? We’re not exactly sure who this week’s recap is for. If you want a twisty, creepy, very-close-to-horror story with a sting in its tail then you really need to go listen to the latest Night Vale episode so we don’t give away the... The post Binary System Podcast #375 – WTNV #232 “A Car C…

With no Lore Olympus or Night Vale this week, it was a perfect opportunity to get caught up on Star Wars, Marvel, and Good Omens. We of course did none of that and watched a horror movie from last year instead. NO ONE IS SURPRISED. Heads up for great big spoilers as we discuss M3GAN,... The post Binary System Podcast #374 – M3GAN first appeared on …

Hooray, everything’s back to “normal” in Night Vale! Science is legal again, the Weather is back, Dr. Janet Lubelle is…not technically gone from the city, but it’s fine. Since so many people are thinking about celebrating with a vacation, Night Vale has now opened their first international airport, the Randy Newman Memorial Terminal! (Yes, Randy...…

Lately it feels like everything we love is on hiatus: Night Vale, Lore Olympus, Saga, it’s all on break. So that means we’ve got time to go watch some of the amazing movies that’ve come out lately, right? AHAHAHA no of course not, we’re terrible at movies. Instead we’re wading through Book of Boba Fett... The post Binary System Podcast #372 – Every…

It’s a short episode this week, since Elizabeth had a great time at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con and she’s really tired. And also Kathryn is still bad at TV and is only averaging one new episode of anything per week. Listen in as Elizabeth gives the details on her time at SDCC: the best... The post Binary System Podcast #371 – SDCC Round Up! fir…

So here’s the thing you guys: Lore Olympus is on hiatus. Right now. There will be no free episodes for four months. There are a few fast-pass episodes though. The forward-thinking, grown up, delayed gratification thing to do would be to wait till Thanksgiving to read them when they’re free and AHAHAHAHAH. Lordy no. We... The post Binary System Podc…

Fair warning, the second episode of Lore Olympus that we review this week ends in a cliffhanger. It’s not one that made us rush to fast-pass more episodes though, since it only involves Kronos. We’ve got our priorities, and the mad former tyrant is gonna have to take a back seat to finding out if... The post Binary System Podcast #369 – Lore Olympu…

Welcome to the first Vacation Edition of 2023! Recording on location in a tropical resort (otherwise known as our sister’s old room in our parents’ place) with state of the art equipment (Elizabeth’s phone balanced on a pillow) and atmospheric sound effects (paper rustling, squeaky chairs, and the cat jumping on the bed), it’s nothing... The post B…

Hey you know what we don’t say often enough on this podcast? SPOILER WARNING. I mean, it’s implied that when you’re recapping something you’re going to spoil some things, but just in case, GIANT GREAT BIG SPOILER WARNINGS for episodes 247 and 248 of Lore Olympus because holy cow things are happening. Basically we get... The post Binary System Podca…

The Welcome To Night Vale writers have occasionally been known to subtly reference current events. This week subtlety is completely out the window as the entire Night Vale community has allowed their fear and rage to be written into law. A new ordinance has all kinds of nasty, unintended consequences, some of which directly affect... The post Binar…

“I really hope this is not just his dad pretending to be a nice person….oh. You’re…not saying anything, I can see it in your face.”“My face is blank I’m not saying anything with my face.” Massive even-bigger-than-usual spoiler warnings this week because the latest two episodes of Lore Olympus gave us some forward momentum in... The post Binary Syst…

To the surprise of absolutely no one, we’ve mixed up the dates again and we have a week with no new Welcome to Night Vale or Lore Olympus. While we wait for the next episodes to drop, we decided to actually tackle our backlog of movies and watch Ant Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. (Can... The post Binary System Podcast #364 – Ant Man and the Wasp: Q…

In the latest couple episodes of Lore Olympus we get to see everybody set lots of healthy boundaries. And by “everybody” we mean Hades and Persephone, because Aries can and will crash all the parties and Zeus is still a giant jerk. (He’s definitely lying about Semele, right? Cause he’s certainly been lying about EVERYTHING... The post Binary System…