Trekology

Welcome back for season 3! This season, we're picking episodes to discuss based around our chosen characters, and we're starting with Trip from Enterprise! Join us as we discuss Trip, the episode "Unexpected", what we'd like about traveling to space, and how we fared as expectant fathers.

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We're back! Well, just for a bit; join Jeff and Greg as we look back on 2 seasons, talk about the joys and struggles of podcasting, as well as look forward to season 3, coming soon! Music by Charles Michel

Our final episode of Season 2! Jeff's wife Judy returns to offer some insight on that "musical episode", "Subspace Rhapsody". Beyond analyzing the musical, scientific, and tonal qualities of the episode, Jeff, Greg, and Judy get to chew on why music affects us the way it does, what our "true selves" means, as well as how cutting figs is good parenting advice! SHOW...

In our second to last episode of season 2, we've finally made it to "Strange New Worlds", and we're starting with season 1's "The Elysian Kingdom" - a controversial choice (at least in Jeff's eyes). None the less, we get to dive into why adults can't be silly, how we separate out the selfish part of parenting, as well as Jeff's many allusions to "Ou...

Another episode of Lower Decks, and this time it's "The Least Dangerous Game" from season 3! As Ensign Boimler wrestles with Bajoran dirges and Kromsapod hunters, we'll wrestle with employee/employer relations, finding our value in our work (not from our work), as well as how our many cultures can all get along! SHOW NOTES The_Least_Dangerous_Game_(episode) Music by Charles Miche...

On we go to Lower Decks! And we're starting with Greg's favorite episode "Crisis Point". Join us to chat about the episode, the line between video games (and holodecks) and real life, how we deal with anger, and how family cultures affect our adult lives. SHOW NOTES Crisis Point (episode) | Memory Alpha | Fandom Music by Charles Michel

Once more unto the breach! We're heading back to Picard, this time season 3, to talk "No Win Scenario". We get to talk about near-death experiences, fatherlessness, and if it really "takes a village" to raise a child SHOW NOTES No Win Scenario (episode) Music by Charles Michel

We're venturing hesitantly to Star Trek: Picard, starting with the episode "Nepenthe" (mostly due to our obsession with Riker's woodfire pizza). Join us to chat about that, as well as what "doing our share" means, as well as the effect of losing a child (hypothetically). SHOW NOTES Nepenthe (episode) Memory Alpha Music by Charles Michel

We're sticking with Saru! Our love for Doug Jones continues as we discuss "An Obol for Charon" (whatever that means!). Really, we're using this as an excuse to delve into Fear, what it is, why is it, and what's the difference between concern, anxiety, nervousness, and fear. SHOW NOTES An Obol for Charon (episode) Memory Alpha | Fandom Music by Charles Michel

A discovery of Discovery! It's true, Greg finally gets us to watch Discovery, and we're jumping right into the end of Season 1. Most importantly, we get to talk about inter-cultural interactions, how to deal with bullies, the difference between "evangelism" and "evangelicalism", as well as the merits of Will Arnett... SHOW NOTES The War Without, The War Within (episode)...

Simlitude? Simulatude? However we pronounce it, we're spending one more episode on Enterprise, this time in Season 3 with "Similitude". We'll tackle cloning, big sin/little sin, the merits of veganism, and everything in between! Join us! SHOW NOTES Similitude (episode) | Memory Alpha | Fandom The "Expanse", or Delphic Expanse is a region of space located in the Beta Qua...

This episode we're sticking in Enterprise Season 1 to tackle "Dear Doctor". We get to mispronounce "Valakians" every way imaginable, talk about cats versus dogs, as well as what it looks like for cultures to interact and how to have judgement without being judgemental. SHOW NOTES Phlox actor is John Billingsley, best known for The Man From Earth (2007), Out of Time (2003),...

This week, we're boldly moving to Enterprise episodes, starting with season 1's "The Andorian Incident". We get to chat about espionage, Emannuel Kant, "The Good Place", as well as whether violence is actually ever the answer. Join us! SHOW NOTES Madagascar actually has a population of 28 million, a semi-presidential representative democratic multi-party republic govern...

We're concluding our journey through Voyager this week with the two-parter "Year of Hell". We get to chat about the effect small things have on our lives, value judgements on seasons in our lives, and what makes a house a home! Plus, we get to chat about Patrick Stewarts bare chest... SHOW NOTES Year of Hell (episode) | Memory Alpha | Fandom Music by Charles Michel

We're still talking Voyager, and we're on to Season 5's 'Latent Image', which brings us somehow back to if synthetic life is really life (again?). So, we'll chat about that, but also about compassionate medicine, the importance of mental wellbeing and grief. It's a fun one! SHOW NOTES Latent Image (episode) | Memory Alpha | Fandom Music by Charles Michel

Our latest episode has us moving 'boldly' onto Star Trek Voyager and tackling season 7's episode "Lineage". After we get to gripe/apologize for our feelings towards Voyager, we get to chat about genetic manipulation, childhood trauma, as well as a spoiler/teaser for when we get to Strange New Worlds... SHOW NOTES Corrections: Lineage (episode) | Memory Alpha | Fandom Music by Charles Michel

Greg is back! We wrap up our 3-episode arc through DS9 by looking at Season 2's "The Wire", talking again about Communism/Community and drug addiction, while also getting to chat about Strange New Worlds and gripe about Discovery! It's a full episode, come join us! SHOW NOTES Corrections: Rosalind Chao (Keiko O'Brien) appeared in 19 episodes Cirroc Lofton (Jake Sisko) appeared in 71 episodes (41%)...

Greg is off for another episode, so we're bringing in special guest stars Jackson and Matt! Together, we're diving into "In The Hands of the Prophets" from DS9's season 1 and chewing on religious fanaticism, the conflict between science and religion, and if violence is the best way to resolve conflict. Join us! SHOW NOTES In the Hands of the Prophets (episode) | Memory Alpha | Fandom "In the Hands...

We're off to Deep Space Nine with special guest star Judy Campbell-Smith! Join us as Jeff and Judy chat about the episode and compare it to their own wedding experience. We'll tackle Mother-in-laws, bachelor parties, and wedding planning too! Fun times! SHOW NOTES You Are Cordially Invited (episode) | Memory Alpha | Fandom Music by Charles Michel

We're back to tackling the movies, this time with "First Contact"! Though Jeff and Greg disagree on their admiration for the film itself, join us to wrestle with the pursuit of perfection vs being more human, as well as the cost/value of being remembered. SHOW NOTES Star Trek: First Contact | Memory Alpha | Fandom Music by Charles Michel

We've got one more episode of TNG to tackle, so we picked "The Offspring" from season 3. Join us as we dive into the episode and wrestle with the gravity of "creating a new life form", as well as living vicariously through our children! SHOW NOTES The Offspring (episode) | Memory Alpha | Fandom Music by Charles Michel

This episode we "boldly" tackle "The Outcast" from season 5 of TNG! Thankfully, we find that an episode from 1992 about sexuality has aged surprisingly well, and we have a lot to talk about. Sadly, we did have to cut the talk short (for us), but we still get to dive into the idea of gender roles and the effectiveness of subtle storytelling. Join us, wont you? SHOW NOTES The Outcast (episode) | Mem...

This episode we're changing gears and heading to the Next Generation! We start with the episode "The Inner Light", and get to discuss "walking a mile in someone shoes" and if married life is actually a better life! All this, plus some reflections on Thanksgiving. Join us! NOTE: We're still working out our audio issues, so this episode might not have our normal high quality audio. We're working on...

This episode we're diving into the Animated Series! We picked on the episode "Yesteryear", but instead of talking about time travel or alternate realties, we're chewing on the Vulcan way versus the Human way and how pressures affect children growing up. Join us, wont you? NOTE: We're still working out our audio issues, so this episode might not have our normal high quality audio. We're working on...