This episode originally broadcast on October 2, 2025. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2025/10/binary-system-podcast-475-wtnv-274-the-hoa/

There’s a new Homeowners’ Association trying to muscle its way into Night Vale, and the residents of the Desert Grove neighborhood have a lot of questions. Will the new HOA have rules against owning more than 36 iguanas? Are abandoned cruise ships on the front lawn still allowed? And for crying out loud, what are the homeowners dues going to be? This being Night Vale – where all government conspiracies are true – the reality is going to be much worse than you think.

Having an entire episode devoted to HOA’s led to a discussion about what they actually do, and whether or not having something in place to prevent trashy lawns and hoarder houses is worth having someone checking to see if your lawn is more than eight inches high. Sharon. Not a long discussion tho’, because what we really want to talk about is that Elizabeth finally watched the second John Wick movie (excellent fight choreography, kiiinda missing the spark of the first in the series), and Kathryn finally watched The Substance (which is a great movie, don’t get me wrong, but it’s kiiinda hard to recommend it because dear Lord that last scene what did I just watch?)

This episode’s outro is a clip from Upward Spiral by TeknoAXE.

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