Original broadcast date March 10, 2016. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2016/03/binary-system-podcast-27-wtnv-episode-83-one-normal-town/

Dude! Did you hear the news? Desert Bluffs is no more! I don't even know how to process this information, I think I need to lie down...

When we've recovered, this week the twins recap the latest developments in Night Vale. We also talk about Kathryn's trip to Hawk Manor Falconry (so fun!), the new podcast "Alice Isn't Dead" by the Night Vale creative team (so intriguing!), and Elizabeth's thoughts on finally finishing the entire first season of "Jessica Jones" (AAAAAAAAAA!)

Original broadcast date March 3, 2016. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2016/03/binary-system-podcast-26-ramble-all-the-ramblings/

Normally we'd be recording a Welcome To Night Vale recap tonight (that pesky three-hour time difference between East and West coast means Sundays and Mondays are the best days for recording), but Leap Year pushed March 1 back to a Tuesday, so we'll have to put off our regular episode until next week. Damn you, February 29, you win this round!

FINE. We'll just jump from one random thought to another, chasing the thread from the Oscars, to Lucifer, Labyrinth, falconry, Deadpool, and more. So THERE.

Original broadcast date February 18, 2016. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2016/02/binary-system-podcast-25-wtnv-82-skating-rink/

What do horrifying growls, unexplained power-outages, and two collections of indescribable figures coming together mean? Why it must be the grand opening of the new Skating Rink at the Desert Flower Bowling Alley and Arcade Fun Complex! And it's adorable.

There's also some discussion of the new Lucifer show, Jessica Jones, the return of The Walking Dead, and the continuing Pixelated Geek coverage of the Academy Awards.

Original broadcast date April 20, 2016. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2016/02/binary-system-podcast-24-wtnv-episode-81-after-3327/

There's a really interesting lecture going on at Night Vale's Museum of Forbidden Technologies (which Elizabeth and Kathryn will now refer to as "MOFT", because we're easy to amuse.) Unfortunately the lecturer has removed his burlap sack and disabled the white noise generator, so museum patrons can actually hear the forbidden technologies he's talking about. That's...not good.

In between the Mandatory Reeducation Sessions dictated by the World Government, they also fit in some Jessica Jones, American Horror Story, and Don Hertzfeldt's "World of Tomorrow."

Original broadcast date February 1, 2016. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2016/02/oscars-2016-animation-shorts/

This week Jada and Elizabeth had a chance to see all of the films that have been nominated for Best Animated Short, and they recorded the post-viewing debriefing as a bonus podcast, part of a month of Oscars® coverage from PixelatedGeek.com.

Listen in as Jada and Elizabeth discuss their choices for Best Animated Short!

Edited to add: and it's official, Bear Story wins for Best Animated Short!

The intro and outro music is Beethoven's 5th Symphony, 4th movement: ABC used it in their promos last year, and it was easier to get ahold of than the Imagine Dragons song they're using this year.

Original broadcast date February 22, 2016. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2016/02/academy-awards-2016-spotlight/

Elizabeth and I watched Spotlight, which is nominated in six different categories: Best Picture, Directing, Writing (Original Screenplay) and Film Editing. Mark Ruffalo is nominated for Best Actor in a Supporting Role and Rachel McAdams is nominated for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. Listen to our thoughts on this magnificent movie.

Edited to add: and it's official, Spotlight wins for Best Picture AND Best Original Screenplay!

The opening and closing music was a clip from the complete score of Spotlight, written by Howard Shore, available to purchase here.

Watch the trailer for Spotlight here.

Original broadcast date January 28, 2016. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2016/01/binary-system-podcast-23-return-of-the-x-files/

It's another week and still no Night Vale, but that's okay because we've got X-Files! The twins break down the first episode of the new X-Files series, with all the conspiracies, explosions, and the complete lack of anybody making out with anybody else. But they get away from that for a bit to talk about Twin Peaks (because David Duchovny's in that) and Top Gear (because Gillian Anderson's in that) so really, they didn't get very far away at all.

Original broadcast date January 14, 2016. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2016/01/binary-system-podcast-22-spoilerific-star-wars-and-sherlock/

The twins have both finally seen Star Wars: The Force Awakens and SPOILERS! Holy cow the SPOILERS ALL OVER THE PLACE. For this and for Sherlock: The Abominable Bride. (Hey, if you're gonna spoil things, spoil all the things.)

So the Star Wars spoilers start at 00:46.

You can download Carrie Fisher's reading of her book Wishful Drinking from Audible here. http://www.audible.com/pd/Arts-Entertainment/Wishful-Drinking-Audiobook/B002V5GX0I

The cartoon that explains some of Chewbacca's motivations is here. http://imgur.com/u7HcWOx

The BRILLIANT acapella rendition of the Star Wars theme by the cast is here. https://youtu.be/ZTLAx3VDX7g

Original broadcast date January 7, 2016. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2016/01/binary-system-podcast-21-new-year-out-of-control-already/

Without a Night Vale episode this week, we set off to do a short podcast about what we've got coming up for January. It quickly spiraled into a discussion about X-Files, book authors, spoiler warnings, fan fiction, Warehouse 13, Mission Impossible, Doctor Who, and Star Wars. Of course. (Kathryn hasn't seen Force Awakens yet so we're still SPOILER FREE.)

Original broadcast date December 24, 2015. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2015/12/binary-system-podcast-20-wtnv-episode-80-a-new-sheriff-in-town/

Happy Christmas Eve, y'all! Don't forget to say Merry Christmas to the government agents running 24-hour surveillance on your business and home. (But avoid saying their name out loud when you're on the radio. That's just rude. Jeez, Cecil, were you raised in a barn?)

Join the twins for the last podcast of the year as we recap Welcome To Night Vale Episode #80, where we get to know the new sheriff (he likes interpretive dance), find out more about the trial of the century (Hiram McDaniel's Violet head will be the key witness against the other four), and hear the proposal to tag all Desert Bluffs visitors so we'll know who in our community are the unwelcome ones. That's...not good.

There's also a little more discussion about Star Wars. Which comes as a surprise to no one.

Welcome To Night Vale's main website is here. http://www.welcometonightvale.com/

Kathryn's review of Darth Plagueis is here. https://pixelatedgeek.com/2015/12/review-and-preview-transformers-holiday-special/