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Uhura solves a noisy mystery with the help of a new friend. Join your deuterium-slurping hosts as they discuss how old formulas can still pack a punch when so well written and performed, muse on the likely reason Kirk keeps coming back, and offer a brief meditation on the nature of sabotage in the Star Trek universe. Spoiler warning! We dive right into a detail-rich discussion of this episode, so...

Spock is like "Uh oh!" and everyone else is like "Oh no!" Join your almost-entirely-human hosts as they discuss silly humor, joyful performances, and the many potential benefits of supplicating oneself to the present and future whims of ChatGPT. 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 cont...

A forgetful Captain Pike beats up an old colleague. Join your slightly-purple hosts as they discuss memory, forgetting, local interlocutors, memory, and forgetting. 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 weekly coverage of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' second season with the...

Captain Kirk waves his Canadian hot dog at La'an while she works to save the future from the past. Join your temporally-disjointed hosts as they discuss quasi-Kirks, futures' ends, and odd buns. 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 return to our regular schedule with Strange New Worlds...

Lieutenant Commander Chin-Riley and her old buddy Neera kick prejudice's ass. Join your harried hosts as they provide an embriefened catchup conversation about the timelessness of talky episodes, parallels to other classic court case-based Trekisodes, and, of course, Bergmann's ecogeographical rule regarding surface-area-to-volume ratios in high latitude endotherms. Spoiler warning! We dive right...

Kirk deals with all sorts of hassles and it turns out Spock is less dead than before. Join your transwarped-hosts as they conclude their discussion of Star Trek III: The Search for More Opportunities to Upset the Audience. 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 return to our full-time covera...

After Spock dies the entire quadrant goes batty. Join your under-appreciated hosts as they discuss heavy storylines, excellent grammatical constructions, and the sheer amount of impactful lore developed throughout the course of this often-overlooked but ultimately worthy entry into the Star Trek film canon. Spoiler warning! We dive right into a detail-rich discussion of this episode, so if you hav...

Spock starts breaking laws left and right as soon as Captain Pike leaves to run some errands. Join your blood-wine-slurping hosts as they discuss Klingons, Lanthanites, over-extended fights, brilliant production design, subtle character development, and so much more in the exciting season two premiere of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds! Spoiler warning! We dive right into a detail-rich discussion of...

After Captain Kirk is accused of negligent homicide, Spock plays chess. Join your law-leery hosts as they discuss peculiar prosecutorial strategies, the motivations of missing madmen, and how the show Arrested Development influenced the ending of this episode of Star Trek: The Original Series. Spoiler warning! We dive right into a detail-rich discussion of this episode, so if you haven’t had a cha...

Commander Riker goes rogue after Captain Picard dies. Join your rag-tag gang of artifact-coveting hosts as they discuss 80's villains in the 90's, the combination of new ground and old hat common to most episodes of TNG's seventh season, and, of course, all manner of ploys, ruses, and maneuvers! Spoiler warning! We dive right into a detail-rich discussion of this episode, so if you haven’t had a c...

Captain Archer deals with past trauma while Trip encounters Vulcan drama. Join your homebody hosts as they discuss clever character moments, a few missed opportunities, and just a little bit about Freudian Vulcan vegetables. 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 look to Dan's proprietary al...

Captain Janeway navigates a series of increasingly intense social interactions while Harry plays engineer for a day. Join your ANTIMO (anti-Mokra Order) hosts as they praise balanced plotlines, applaud excellent performances, and somehow even squeeze in a mention of that fabled Jerry Lewis holocaust clown movie! Spoiler warning! We dive right into a detail-rich discussion of this episode, so if yo...

Captain Sisko helps an old friend bring his whole self to his work. Join your cave-loving hosts as they discuss despotic narcissism, the confluence of top-tier writing and acting, and the perennial power of soup. 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 look to Dan's proprietary algorithm to s...

Captain Kirk unsettles the crew with his fully-justified - but poorly explained - quest to kill a cloud creature. Join your corpuscular hosts as they discuss retroactive tropographic weariness, the psychology of duty, and the Vulcan concept of "showing ass". 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 wee...

Spock and Kirk join a rag-tag group of soul-searchers and then in a separate adventure wander their way through a fairly pedestrian tale. Join your slightly confused hosts as they discuss bizarre production choices, hilarious green monsters, and whether or not that lizard fellow is on an unusually high dose of lysergic acid diethylamide. Spoiler warning! We dive right into a detail-rich discussion...

Admiral Picard and his friends sort everything out in the end. Join your teary-eyed hosts as they discuss the excellent conclusion to Star Trek: Picard. 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 discuss a couple of TAS wild ones, the season 1 finale, "The Jihad" and the season 2 premiere, "The...

Admiral Picard is demoted to Captain. Join your Borg-wary hosts as they discuss the return of a frequently-returning antagonist, gripping and intense storytelling, and what the casts of Star Trek: Picard and The Goonies just might have in common. 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 contin...

After a series of challenges, the old TNG crew is back together and ready to develop a plan! Join your Château Picard-skeptic hosts as they debate modified changeling fighting capabilities, discuss the emotionally powerful resolution to Data and Lore's relationship, and degenerate into laughing buffoons after hearing an out-of-context audio clip. Spoiler warning! We dive right into a detail-rich d...

Admiral Picard uses his son as bait in a wicked game of cat and mouse. Join your predominantly anti-genocide hosts as they discuss sinister backstories, multiple mysteries, and activities that should be generally avoided on the elevator. 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 we...

Admiral Picard seeks help from an old friend, while old friends Worf and Riker discover another old friend with the help of a newish friend. Join your cloaked Klingon hosts as they discuss the deft application of nostalgia within the framework of an intriguing plot, exquisitely written and acted character growth moments, and all that goo shit. Spoiler warning! We dive right into a detail-rich disc...

An old frenemy returns and offers Picard a pivotal choice. Join your inimitable hosts as they discuss villainous Vulcans, sinister starships, and the odd (yet endearing) qualities of Star Trek underworlds. 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 the third and f...

Doctor Crusher comes up with the idea that helps demonstrate the title of this episode was, in the end, inaccurate. Join your energy-wave-surfing hosts as they discuss trippy changelings, Jawsey Shaws, and enthusiastic aliens. 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 covera...

Admiral Picard navigates a Wrath of Khan nebula scenario - but against a foe whose pattern indicates four dimensional thinking! Join your thoroughly-solid hosts as they discuss shifty shapeshifters, wormhole aliens, and whether or not to add sugar to chamomile tea. 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! N...

Admiral Picard learns a secret while some new person wants to mess around with the subject of that secret, much to Admiral Picard's emotionally complex dismay. Join your communicative-with-nothing-but-a-glance-but-that-doesn't-work-on-a-podcast hosts as they discuss visceral excitement, taught drama, and room-temperature Slug-o-Cola™. Spoiler warning! We dive right into a detail-rich discussion of...

Admiral Picard responds to a distress call from Dr. Crusher, but first has to deal with a really mean man. Join your nostalgia-ridden hosts as they discuss old friends, new enemies, and monstrous meals. 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 the third and fina...