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Archer and Mayweather are captured by a real piece of work. Join your quantum-leaping hosts as they discuss the imprisonment of Japanese-Americans during World War II, the ways this episode feels expansive despite budget and time limitations, and the potentially delicious texture of Suliban skin. Happy New Year everyone! Spoiler warning! We dive right into a detail-rich discussion of this episode...

A digital daemon pulls a fast one on Odo and Kira. Join your overly-festive hosts as they discuss groovy tunes, 1960's dating advice filtered through a 1990's lens, and the creepy undercurrents of an ostensibly sweet episode. Also some Star Trek Christmas silliness since this episode was released on Christmas day. Spoiler warning! We dive right into a detail-rich discussion of this episode of Star...

Q sets Picard up on a fateful blind date. Join your impish hosts as they discuss the visceral and existential terror of the initial concept of the Borg, the intriguing but largely unpursued history between Q and Guinan, and that situationally-incongruent smile Riker makes at one point in the episode. Spoiler warning! We dive right into a detail-rich discussion of this episode of Star Trek: The Nex...

Paramount+ causes a commotion with its animated celebration of Star Trek: The Animated Series' 50th anniversary. Join your hesitant hosts as they discuss silly humor, gross-out humor, layered humor, and the various reactions to these promotional shorts. Link to the Treksperts Quiz #213 - Battle of the Pods: https://www.youtube.com/live/Xafx_1gBWyM?si=zVQJ6KqBBskcFSZk Link to the 4th Annual Trek Ti...

Kirk and crew have their hands full dealing with a couple of jokers. Join your confused hosts as they discuss nonsensical plots, terminally-American Romulans, and just what sort of drugs the writers and producers of Star Trek: The Animated Series were on as this series drew to a close. Also some further discussion about Sally Struthers. Link to the Treksperts Quiz #213 - Battle of the Pods: https:...

Kes continues to show poor judgment in men. Join your subspace worm-like hosts as they discuss clever sci-fi concepts and interesting philosophical quandaries muddled by meandering execution, disjointed tonality, and bizarre plot choices. Also some discussion about Sally Struthers. Spoiler warning! We dive right into a detail-rich discussion of this episode of Star Trek: Voyager, so if you haven’t...

Commander Riker barges into the Star Trek: Enterprise series finale. Join your trepidatious hosts as they discuss how context influences the reception of story-making decisions, consider the way clever ideas swiftly sour under the pressure of poor execution, and contemplate consent in the context of T'Polograms. Spoiler warning! We dive right into a detail-rich discussion of this episode, so if yo...

Kirk can't shake a craving for baked potatoes while Spock and friends try to track him down. Join your obedience-collar-clad hosts as they discuss cheesy (but fun) fight choreography, upsetting (and not at all fun) depictions of sexual violence, and the nature of brainly evolution. Also Jesse sneezes a bunch. Spoiler warning! We dive right into a detail-rich discussion of this episode, so if you h...

Mariner and friends' combined efforts help resolve the season-long arc to much joy and satisfaction. Join your terror-formed hosts as they discuss bird fights, action sights, and season four finale delights! Plus, kudos to Mike McMahon and his team for another fantastic season of Star Trek: Lower Decks. Spoiler warning! We dive right into a detail-rich discussion of this episode, so if you haven’t...

Mariner reveals the source of her arrested development while Captain Freeman brutalizes an alien. Join your jipper-slurping hosts as they discuss tying up loose ends, cross-franchise character development, and Boimler being a #BevHead. Oh, we also discuss the Star Wars stuff. Spoiler warning! We dive right into a detail-rich discussion of this episode, so if you haven’t had a chance to see it yet...

Friendship overcomes a variety of challenges. Join your friendly hosts and their old friend Tariq as they discuss caves, grottos, caverns, chasms, hollows...and being friends! Spoiler warning! We dive right into a detail-rich discussion of this episode, so if you haven’t had a chance to see it yet – beware! Next week: We continue our weekly coverage of Star Trek: Lower Decks' fourth season with "T...

Tendi, Rutherford, and Boimler help wrap up some loose AI ends. Join your fully human hosts as they discuss digital apotheosis, excellent voice acting, and the infectious joyfulness of Tendi building sand castles in Ecuador. Spoiler warning! We dive right into a detail-rich discussion of this episode, so if you haven’t had a chance to see it yet – beware! Next week: We continue our weekly coverage...

Tendi and Rutherford navigate an awkward situation while other members of the crew encounter a variety of separate challenges. Join your latinum-craving hosts as they discuss Orion blushes, lieutenants junior grade, and the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Spoiler warning! We dive right into a detail-rich discussion of this episode, so if you haven’t had a chance to see it yet – beware! Next week...

T'Lyn navigates an emotionally-charged situation. Join your telepathic hosts as they discuss boozy Betazoids, soothing security, and replicated regurgitation. Plus this week Dan provides his review of Zen Studios' Williams Pinball: Star Trek: The Next Generation while Patrick and Jesse thoughtfully avoid interrupting him. Spoiler warning! We dive right into a detail-rich discussion of this episode...

Tendi heads home to resolve some lingering family drama. Join your Chalnoth-snuggling hosts as they revel in long-neglected Orion world-building, traditional storylines with creative twists, and a clever (if somewhat distasteful) new contraction of the term "pheromones". Spoiler warning! We dive right into a detail-rich discussion of this episode, so if you haven’t had a chance to see it yet – bew...

Various aspects of management are examined. Join your benevolent AI-loving hosts as they discuss competent writing, excellent performances, and a somewhat underwhelming application of well-worn storylines. Spoiler warning! We dive right into a detail-rich discussion of this episode, so if you haven’t had a chance to see it yet – beware! Next week: We continue our weekly coverage of Star Trek: Lowe...

The Lower Deckers manage to advance their careers despite variously-motivated self-sabotage. Join your Moopsied hosts as they discuss laughter and joy and fun times and good vibes and groovy stuff and also the first two episodes of Star Trek: Lower Decks' fourth season. Spoiler warning! We dive right into a detail-rich discussion of this episode, so if you haven’t had a chance to see it yet – bewa...

Captain Archer and his new temporally-co-located friends take on the Nazis! Join your antifascist hosts as they discuss franchise Hail Marys, the conclusion to the confusing temporal cold war, and the return of Shirtless Jon. Spoiler warning! We dive right into a detail-rich discussion of this episode, so if you haven’t had a chance to see it yet – beware! Next week: We begin our weekly coverage o...

Captain Janeway receives a rather unlooked-for proposition from Q. Join your omnipotent hosts as they discuss the extremely male perspective of both the plot and humor in this episode, how even ostensibly progressive sci-fi often adheres to traditional and/or neoliberal gender roles in depictions of the future, and the curiously un-examined apotheosis of Tom Paris. Spoiler warning! We dive right i...

Commander Sisko and Chief O'Brien meet some perplexing people. Join your technophile hosts as they discuss social and psychological manipulation, confusing storylines, and what exactly was in the box. Spoiler warning! We dive right into a detail-rich discussion of this episode, so if you haven’t had a chance to see it yet – beware! Next week: We utilize Dan's patent-pending bespoke podcast-topic-s...

Just when everyone thought they had everything figured out, a bunch of lizards show up and ruin the party. Join your reptilian hosts as they discuss action, drama, gremlins, Jurassic Park, zombie films, monsters, space battles, and much much more about Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' season two finale! Spoiler warning! We dive right into a detail-rich discussion of this episode, so if you haven’t h...

Gather 'round the podcast speakers with your family to enjoy a celebration of 200 episodes of It's Got Star Trek! We've got audio comments and questions (and a few emails!) from our listeners, highlight clips from across our first 200 episodes, and a variety of other zany fun time nonsense. Enjoy, and thanks for listening! Spoiler warning! We dive right into a detail-rich discussion of this episod...

A subspace anomaly causes the crew to behave strangely. Join your musically-inclined hosts as they discuss hip tunes, flash choreography, and the delightfully brazen shift towards experimentation by the Strange New Worlds creative team. Spoiler warning! We dive right into a detail-rich discussion of this episode, so if you haven’t had a chance to see it yet – beware! Next week: We serve up a doubl...

Doctor M'Benga tidies up a loose end. Join two-thirds of your hosts as they discuss the terrors of PTSD, powerful performances, and somewhat confusing plot elements in an otherwise excellent episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. Spoiler warning! We dive right into a detail-rich discussion of this episode, so if you haven’t had a chance to see it yet – beware! Next episode: We continue our week...

Shenanigans ensue when Ensigns Boimler and Mariner stumble back in time and encounter Captain Pike and friends. Join your portal-curious hosts as they attempt to discuss this instant classic only be be continuously derailed by their own foolishness. Spoiler warning! We dive right into a detail-rich discussion of this episode, so if you haven’t had a chance to see it yet – beware! Next episode: We...