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Broadcasting every other week at pixelatedgeek.com or wherever you get your podcasts, identical twins on opposite sides of the country talking all things geek!
In this week's episode, Night Vale's murder mystery has had FOUR witnesses come forward. And not ONE of them has anything useful to say.
We also have some tangents into politics and CERTAIN authors, but we cheer up with some excellent DesignerCon and MST3K news.
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We also have some tangents into politics and CERTAIN authors, but we cheer up with some excellent DesignerCon and MST3K news.
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Binary System Podcast #492 – WTNV #281 “Witnesses” | Pixelated Geek
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 us...
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February 5, 2026 at 11:53 PM
In this week's episode, Night Vale's murder mystery has had FOUR witnesses come forward. And not ONE of them has anything useful to say.
We also have some tangents into politics and CERTAIN authors, but we cheer up with some excellent DesignerCon and MST3K news.
pixelatedgeek.com/2026/02/bina...
We also have some tangents into politics and CERTAIN authors, but we cheer up with some excellent DesignerCon and MST3K news.
pixelatedgeek.com/2026/02/bina...
In this week's episode, Night Vale's murder mystery has had FOUR witnesses come forward. And not ONE of them has anything useful to contribute.
We also have tangents into politics and CERTAIN authors, but we cheer up with some excellent DesignerCon and MST3K news.
pixelatedgeek.com/2026/02/bina...
We also have tangents into politics and CERTAIN authors, but we cheer up with some excellent DesignerCon and MST3K news.
pixelatedgeek.com/2026/02/bina...
Binary System Podcast #492 – WTNV #281 “Witnesses” | Pixelated Geek
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 us...
pixelatedgeek.com
February 5, 2026 at 8:07 PM
In this week's episode, Night Vale's murder mystery has had FOUR witnesses come forward. And not ONE of them has anything useful to contribute.
We also have tangents into politics and CERTAIN authors, but we cheer up with some excellent DesignerCon and MST3K news.
pixelatedgeek.com/2026/02/bina...
We also have tangents into politics and CERTAIN authors, but we cheer up with some excellent DesignerCon and MST3K news.
pixelatedgeek.com/2026/02/bina...
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Super puppies! Meet the future guide and service dog superheroes, a partnership between DC and Guide Dogs of America | Tender Loving Canines (GDA|TLC).
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Super heroes unite! DC and Guide Dogs of America | Tender Loving Canines embark on an impactful collaboration | Pixelated Geek
Super Heroes unite! DC joins forces with the Guide Dogs of America | Tender Loving Canines (GDA|TLC) to transform lives for those who are blind or visually impaired, along with veterans with PTSD or T...
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February 3, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Super puppies! Meet the future guide and service dog superheroes, a partnership between DC and Guide Dogs of America | Tender Loving Canines (GDA|TLC).
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It's a good thing Kathryn watched the Star Trek: Strange New Worlds/Lower Decks crossover, partly because it's equal parts heartwarming and freaking hilarious, but also because it's the ONLY new thing we watched. Could be catching up on the Oscar noms but noooooo.
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Binary System Podcast #491 – Strange New Worlds/Lower Decks crossover | 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 chara...
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January 29, 2026 at 10:28 PM
It's a good thing Kathryn watched the Star Trek: Strange New Worlds/Lower Decks crossover, partly because it's equal parts heartwarming and freaking hilarious, but also because it's the ONLY new thing we watched. Could be catching up on the Oscar noms but noooooo.
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"...I do so enjoy a story where there’s beautiful, mysterious magical setup, and then you get to see the fascinating reasons WHY that setup exists. And then gradually find out why that system FAILED..."
Kathryn on Seanan McGuire’s Through Gates of Garnet and Gold.
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Kathryn on Seanan McGuire’s Through Gates of Garnet and Gold.
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Review: Through Gates of Garnet and Gold (Wayward Children Book 11) | Pixelated Geek
Much like the Doors themselves, Eleanor's rules were simple and absolute: No solicitation. No visitors. No quests. Nancy was one of the first Wayward Children we were introduced to in Book One of Sean...
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January 27, 2026 at 11:46 PM
"...I do so enjoy a story where there’s beautiful, mysterious magical setup, and then you get to see the fascinating reasons WHY that setup exists. And then gradually find out why that system FAILED..."
Kathryn on Seanan McGuire’s Through Gates of Garnet and Gold.
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Kathryn on Seanan McGuire’s Through Gates of Garnet and Gold.
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This takes enormous amounts of resources and sacrifice to pull off. Sharing this to support people on the ground:
"This directory of places to donate to all comes from activists on the ground, plugged into the situation. Everything is vetted, with the exception of individual GoFundMes"
"This directory of places to donate to all comes from activists on the ground, plugged into the situation. Everything is vetted, with the exception of individual GoFundMes"
Stand With Minnesota Donation Directory
Stand With Minnesota is a hub for supporting, learning, and taking action to support Minnesotans impacted by ICE and federal enforcement.
www.standwithminnesota.com
January 23, 2026 at 6:15 PM
This takes enormous amounts of resources and sacrifice to pull off. Sharing this to support people on the ground:
"This directory of places to donate to all comes from activists on the ground, plugged into the situation. Everything is vetted, with the exception of individual GoFundMes"
"This directory of places to donate to all comes from activists on the ground, plugged into the situation. Everything is vetted, with the exception of individual GoFundMes"
"...For a series that stars a gender-neutral cleric and their sassy neixin companion (bird-shaped, but most definitely not a bird, don’t be rude), Nghi Vo’s Singing Hills series can get surprisingly dark..."
Kathryn reviews Nghi Vo’s A Mouthful of Dust.
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Kathryn reviews Nghi Vo’s A Mouthful of Dust.
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Review: A Mouthful of Dust (The Singing Hills Cycle Book 6) | Pixelated Geek
Where there was hunger, there was desperation, and eventually, the belly cried louder than the children, or the elderly, or the dead. For a series that stars a gender-neutral cleric and their sassy ne...
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January 23, 2026 at 6:48 PM
"...For a series that stars a gender-neutral cleric and their sassy neixin companion (bird-shaped, but most definitely not a bird, don’t be rude), Nghi Vo’s Singing Hills series can get surprisingly dark..."
Kathryn reviews Nghi Vo’s A Mouthful of Dust.
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Kathryn reviews Nghi Vo’s A Mouthful of Dust.
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We finally watched Wake Up Dead Man! ALL the spoilers this week as we discuss a thrilling, gloriously convoluted murder mystery that kept surprising us with what we THOUGHT was going on.
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Binary System Podcast #490 – Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery | Pixelated Geek
"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 w...
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January 22, 2026 at 9:21 PM
We finally watched Wake Up Dead Man! ALL the spoilers this week as we discuss a thrilling, gloriously convoluted murder mystery that kept surprising us with what we THOUGHT was going on.
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This is CRITICAL. I know you’re all putting your back into mutual aid & a thousand other great things, but if there’s anything left here, so many folks depend on these front-line lawyers right now.
I spoke to a friend on the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota board. They need financial donations to keep up with the heightened demand for their services: www.ilcm.org
ILCM is a nonprofit that provides free immigration legal representation to low-income immigrants and refugees in MN & ND
ILCM is a nonprofit that provides free immigration legal representation to low-income immigrants and refugees in MN & ND
Home - Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota
www.ilcm.org
January 20, 2026 at 3:00 PM
This is CRITICAL. I know you’re all putting your back into mutual aid & a thousand other great things, but if there’s anything left here, so many folks depend on these front-line lawyers right now.
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ARE YOU A NON-MINNESOTAN WHO WANTS IDEAS OF STUFF TO DO TO HELP MINNESOTA RESIST FASCIST TYRANNY? Have I got a blog post for you! With additional advice for how to get ready in case tyranny shows up at YOUR doorstep next!
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How To Help if You are Outside Minnesota
I’m going to assume that if you’re reading this, you more or less understand the situation in Minnesota and I don’t have to explain it to you! That said, I do have a section of lo…
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January 21, 2026 at 4:13 AM
ARE YOU A NON-MINNESOTAN WHO WANTS IDEAS OF STUFF TO DO TO HELP MINNESOTA RESIST FASCIST TYRANNY? Have I got a blog post for you! With additional advice for how to get ready in case tyranny shows up at YOUR doorstep next!
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"...T. Kingfisher excels at creating lovely, believable ALLIES...I loved the good-natured bickering, and the fact that reactions to something supernatural are less “wtf” and more “again?”..."
@fandragonadams.bsky.social reviews @tkingfisher.com 's Snake-Eater.
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@fandragonadams.bsky.social reviews @tkingfisher.com 's Snake-Eater.
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Review: Snake-Eater | Pixelated Geek
It's almost 2026! Boy, 2025 was quite a year, wasn't it? There's time for one more book review, and I can't think of a more appropriate choice than a T. Kingfisher story about a young woman who finall...
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January 20, 2026 at 7:22 PM
"...T. Kingfisher excels at creating lovely, believable ALLIES...I loved the good-natured bickering, and the fact that reactions to something supernatural are less “wtf” and more “again?”..."
@fandragonadams.bsky.social reviews @tkingfisher.com 's Snake-Eater.
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@fandragonadams.bsky.social reviews @tkingfisher.com 's Snake-Eater.
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It's been hard to keep this under wraps.
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‘Lore Olympus’ Animated Series Based On Webtoon Title Ordered By Prime Video
Prime Video continues to expand its adult animated series slate with the greenlight of Lore Olympus, based on Rachel Smythe's popular Webtoon webcomic
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January 20, 2026 at 6:26 PM
It's been hard to keep this under wraps.
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If you're wanting to send some help to Minneapolis, please consider donating to get them some coats and gloves, their linktree is below.
We are in fact DESPERATE for winter coats, waterproof gloves, and good boots. We get so many wonderful donations but it is so cold and the numbers of unhoused unsheltered people are going up at the absolute worst time for it, and we run out of coats weekly.
The frigid Twin Cities temperatures will hurt the homeless; so do not gloat about the impact on ICE without also stepping up here:
January 16, 2026 at 6:00 PM
If you're wanting to send some help to Minneapolis, please consider donating to get them some coats and gloves, their linktree is below.
The final two episodes of Star Trek: Lower Decks had everything: stunt casting, technobabble, a squad of Harry Kims, and Jack Quaid doing his best freaked-out screams. We LOVED it. Listen in as we miss most of the easter eggs and get all the names wrong.
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Binary System Podcast #489 – Star Trek: Lower Decks, the final two episodes | Pixelated Geek
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 littl...
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January 15, 2026 at 5:30 PM
The final two episodes of Star Trek: Lower Decks had everything: stunt casting, technobabble, a squad of Harry Kims, and Jack Quaid doing his best freaked-out screams. We LOVED it. Listen in as we miss most of the easter eggs and get all the names wrong.
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Art by Daniel Warren Johnson. From his Insta.
January 12, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Art by Daniel Warren Johnson. From his Insta.
It's finally here, the final episode of Mayor of Kingstown...OF THIS SEASON. (A 5th season is unconfirmed but likely.)
Who lives? Who dies? Listen in for a spoiler-filled recap, because unlike SOME websites we're not going to put a spoiler in the FREAKING HEADLINE.
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Who lives? Who dies? Listen in for a spoiler-filled recap, because unlike SOME websites we're not going to put a spoiler in the FREAKING HEADLINE.
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Binary System Podcast #488 – Mayor of Kingstown Season 4 Finale | 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,...
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January 10, 2026 at 8:07 PM
It's finally here, the final episode of Mayor of Kingstown...OF THIS SEASON. (A 5th season is unconfirmed but likely.)
Who lives? Who dies? Listen in for a spoiler-filled recap, because unlike SOME websites we're not going to put a spoiler in the FREAKING HEADLINE.
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Who lives? Who dies? Listen in for a spoiler-filled recap, because unlike SOME websites we're not going to put a spoiler in the FREAKING HEADLINE.
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Happy New Year! Special guest @hannahwallace.bsky.social joins us this week as we recap 2022's Christmas musical "Spirited," which we really should've watched before now.
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Binary System Podcast #487 – 2022’s Christmas musical “Spirited.” | 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, Spirite...
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January 1, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Happy New Year! Special guest @hannahwallace.bsky.social joins us this week as we recap 2022's Christmas musical "Spirited," which we really should've watched before now.
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Hope everybody's holidays are going great, this week we recapped the second-to-last episode (of the season? Of the series? Who knows!) of Mayor of Kingstown, which bombarded us for 47 minutes with death, torture, betrayal, plot twists and excrement MERRY CHRISTMAS!
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Binary System Podcast #486 – Mayor of Kingstown season 4 episode 9 “Teeth and Tissue” | 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, t...
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December 25, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Hope everybody's holidays are going great, this week we recapped the second-to-last episode (of the season? Of the series? Who knows!) of Mayor of Kingstown, which bombarded us for 47 minutes with death, torture, betrayal, plot twists and excrement MERRY CHRISTMAS!
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We ran out of time to record this week but we DID have a long Messenger conversation about Mayor of Kingstown season 4 episode eight "Belleville" because AAAAAAAA THIS ISN'T FUN ANYMORE.
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A Conversation about Night Vale, and Mayor of Kingstown Season 4 episode 8 “Belleville” | Pixelated Geek
So a scheduling snafu meant we couldn't record a recap this week, but we COULD have Messenger conversation about season 4 episode 8 of Mayor of Kingstown because WE ARE NOT HAPPY AND WE HAVE A LOT TO ...
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December 19, 2025 at 2:36 AM
We ran out of time to record this week but we DID have a long Messenger conversation about Mayor of Kingstown season 4 episode eight "Belleville" because AAAAAAAA THIS ISN'T FUN ANYMORE.
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The latest episode of Mayor of Kingstown was SLIGHTLY less stressful than the previous ones, but dear lord that ain’t saying much.
Kathryn also watched Star Trek: Lower Decks, and Elizabeth says if anyone asks you to go see The Waverly Gallery you should RUN AWAY.
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Kathryn also watched Star Trek: Lower Decks, and Elizabeth says if anyone asks you to go see The Waverly Gallery you should RUN AWAY.
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Binary System Podcast #485 – Mayor of Kingstown and Star Trek: Lower Decks | 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, ...
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December 11, 2025 at 11:54 PM
The latest episode of Mayor of Kingstown was SLIGHTLY less stressful than the previous ones, but dear lord that ain’t saying much.
Kathryn also watched Star Trek: Lower Decks, and Elizabeth says if anyone asks you to go see The Waverly Gallery you should RUN AWAY.
pixelatedgeek.com/2025/12/bina...
Kathryn also watched Star Trek: Lower Decks, and Elizabeth says if anyone asks you to go see The Waverly Gallery you should RUN AWAY.
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On this week's episode, we recap the latest #NightVale (where everyone is accusing everyone else of being a murderer) and the latest #MayorOfKingstown (where everybody actually IS a murderer. Feels like it anyway. SPOILERS AHOY.)
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Binary System Podcast #484 – WTNV #279 “J’Accuse!”, and Mayor of Kingstown | 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 founde...
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December 5, 2025 at 2:53 AM
On this week's episode, we recap the latest #NightVale (where everyone is accusing everyone else of being a murderer) and the latest #MayorOfKingstown (where everybody actually IS a murderer. Feels like it anyway. SPOILERS AHOY.)
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Merry Crazimatic!
Day 3 of #ADVENTICONS, and who's this blasting a ten-hour mix of Feliz Navidad at a sliiiiiightly too-slow speed? It can only be life of the party, SOUNDWAVE!
December 5, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Merry Crazimatic!
“…I personally feel it is the best sequel in the modern Disney animation library...From a technical perspective this film is pretty much perfect in every single way…”
Hugh gives Zootopia 2 an A, check out the full review!
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Hugh gives Zootopia 2 an A, check out the full review!
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Review – Zootopia 2 | Pixelated Geek
Directed by Jared Bush and Byron Howard, Zootopia 2 follows rookie animal cops Judy Hopps (Ginnifer Goodwin) and Nick Wilde (Jason Bateman) who go on a make-or-break mission that has them coming face-...
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December 1, 2025 at 7:30 PM
“…I personally feel it is the best sequel in the modern Disney animation library...From a technical perspective this film is pretty much perfect in every single way…”
Hugh gives Zootopia 2 an A, check out the full review!
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Hugh gives Zootopia 2 an A, check out the full review!
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Happy Thanksgiving to all who celebrate! Enjoy a recap of Mayor of Kingstown where Ian still thinks he can murder his way out of trouble.
Meanwhile on Star Trek: Lower Decks, Mariner's in jail, loses the plot, and T’lynn sciences the shit out of everything.
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Meanwhile on Star Trek: Lower Decks, Mariner's in jail, loses the plot, and T’lynn sciences the shit out of everything.
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Binary System Podcast #483 – Mayor of Kingstown and Star Trek: Lower Decks | Pixelated Geek
The theme of this week's episode of Mayor of Kingstown is paranoia. Is Frank Moses playing a long game and setting Bunny up for failure? Is the Warden playing an even longer game and hoping her secret...
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November 27, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Happy Thanksgiving to all who celebrate! Enjoy a recap of Mayor of Kingstown where Ian still thinks he can murder his way out of trouble.
Meanwhile on Star Trek: Lower Decks, Mariner's in jail, loses the plot, and T’lynn sciences the shit out of everything.
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Meanwhile on Star Trek: Lower Decks, Mariner's in jail, loses the plot, and T’lynn sciences the shit out of everything.
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On this week's Night Vale, we agree with Cecil that solving a murder is less fun when it happens a liiittle too close to home. And on Mayor of Kingstown we use the phrase "I like them, I sure hope they don't die" way too many times.
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Binary System Podcast #482 – WTNV #278 “How to Solve a Murder”, and Mayor of Kingstown | Pixelated Geek
On this week's Night Vale recap THERE'S BEEN A MURDER. It's the same murder we heard about last week, but as Cecil points out it's still true, and it's a heck of a hook for a radio program. Here's hop...
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November 20, 2025 at 9:51 PM
On this week's Night Vale, we agree with Cecil that solving a murder is less fun when it happens a liiittle too close to home. And on Mayor of Kingstown we use the phrase "I like them, I sure hope they don't die" way too many times.
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