Binary System Podcast #286: WTNV #195 "Silas the Thief" and Lore Olympus

<p>Original broadcast date October 14, 2021. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2021/10/binary-system-podcast-286-wtnv-195-silas-the-thief-and-lore-olympus/</p> <p>The latest episode of Welcome to Night Vale was definitely interesting, a bit of a departure from their usual style, and OH MY GOD DID YOU SEE WHAT THEY DID AT THE END HOLY COW THIS CHANGES LITERALLY EVERYTHING.</p> <p>(Spoilers ahoy, obviously.)</p> <p>After that we jump into the latest couple of episodes of Lore Olympus, where Hermes is being adorable and really long winded; we love ya, Flyboy, but could you <em>please hurry it up?</em></p> <p>The outro music this week is a clip from <a href="https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Metre/recreational/jeopardy?fbclid=IwAR1UCwcAb2qXpMZiXst21AMkoIcAK4e0OmUJ71n0KIy-WY2nU2v9g0SVFhY">Jeopardy</a> by Metre.</p> <p>Random, but the sculptor mentioned in this week's Night Vale episode is Louise Bourgeois, and her art is <em>all </em>kinds of delightfully unsettling, maybe even a little Night-Valian. The episode doesn't mention which sculpture Silas's benefactor wanted him to steal; we'd like to think it was <a href="https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https://collections.stormking.org/media/stormking/images/2/0/1581_ca_object_representations_media_2063_page.jpg&amp;imgrefurl=https://collections.stormking.org/Detail/occurrences/147&amp;tbnid=3A1llwC0ZbzdkM&amp;vet=1&amp;docid=ZTIql11cK2Y4nM&amp;w=1200&amp;h=1043&amp;source=sh/x/im" title="https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https://collections.stormking.org/media/stormking/images/2/0/1581_ca_object_representations_media_2063_page.jpg&amp;imgrefurl=https://collections.stormking.org/Detail/occurrences/147&amp;tbnid=3A1llwC0ZbzdkM&amp;vet=1&amp;docid=ZTIql11cK2Y4nM&amp;w=1200&amp;h=1043&amp;source=sh/x/im">this one</a>. https://collections.stormking.org/Detail/objects/6381</p> <p>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 r