Enterprising Individuals

Be careful with your cordrazine this week as we jump into The City on the Edge of Forever! Author, poet, essayist, and podcaster Kevin Lauderdale joins us for a look at what is arguably the most famous Star Trek episode of all time! We talk the power chords of Trek storytelling, the value of a good editor, staying on Harlan Ellison's good side, the possibility of Scotty dealing drugs, and whether...

Say bonjour to to more Enterprising Individuals this week as we bring you a show stuffed like an eclair of content! Hear the ongoing woes of the belabored Star Trek: Discovery! Marvel at the possibility of no Star Trek 4! And, find solace in a clutch of Canadian Star Trek news! Bone apple tea! Leave us a rating and review on iTunes to be entered into our drawing for a Star Trek Trivial Pursuit set...

Just say "yes" to Enterprising Individuals this week as we take a bite out of a Next Generation episode that features a thoughtful examination of the Prime Directive, two actors who were in The Wrath of Khan, another moment of Riker-in-distress, and the moral indignation of Beverly Crusher! And not to be outdone, Tasha Yar sits young Wesley down for a confessional talk about the dangers of drugs,...

Get your (Spock) ears on this week as we precisely report the news from around the Trek sphere. We've got a few updates to previous stories, plus more info about Star Trek: Discovery, and new crew announcements. Then, we initiate you into the rich world of Star Trek fan films! Lights, camera, listen! Leave us a rating and review on iTunes to be entered into our drawing for a Star Trek Trivial Purs...

Take a deep breath of space air and get ready to go through the looking glass with us as we talk "Mirror, Mirror"! Jonathan Lane of FanFilmFactor.com join us this week as we step into the Agony Booth for a look at one of Star Trek's most famous and (most imitated) episodes! We talk the origins of the doppelganger in genre fiction, naming menu items for the Star Trek Experience, how many shuttlecra...

It's a full complement of news this week as we report the latest developments from Star Trek: Discovery, talk remastering DS9, and set the record straight on Wardilmore! Plus, a few plugs for some other shows, and George Takei gets into the comic business. Hope you survive the experience! Don't forget to check us out on social media! Check out Gatecast at gatecast.co.uk! Pick up David Mack's new n...

When the system you've worked 30 years for fails you, it's time to take the law into your own hands! Mission: Impossible's Leonard Nimoy guest stars this week in a case that will push Hooker's sense of justice to the breaking point. Lt. Paul McGuire, Hooker's old friend and partner, sees his daughter attacked by a creep who's above the law, and now he's on the edge, in search of his own brand of j...

It's a lesson in moral relativism this week as New York Times best-selling author David Mack returns to the show to talk In the Pale Moonlight! The Federation is losing the war to the Dominion, and Sisko must weigh what his soul is worth against the mounting casualties. Join us for a discussion about exploding the myth of utopia, sin-eating, pissing off Gene Roddenberry, talking about Romulan ale...

Strap in, nuncle, and hide your gold-pressed latinum because we're joined on the show by film, stage, and screen actor Armin Shimerman! We talk growing up as a fan of Trek, making something out of the Ferengi, the tools of an actor from screen to stage, and being "from" New Jersey! Plus, Armin talks some of his most famous screen and voice roles, and the value of following your dream (while playin...

Raise a single eyebrow this week as we weigh in for a fight against Tsunkatse! Doctor Christopher Dows joins me on the show for a look at the highest rated episode of Voyager's sixth season . . . one that features Seven of Nine punching people, J.G. Hertzler and Jeffrey Combs together again for the first time, a sun-burnt Neelix, and the most electrifying alien in holographic sports-entertainment,...

On this supplemental edition of Enterprising Individuals, we bring you news from the world of Star Trek, including stories about Patrick Stewart becoming an American, and updates on Star Trek: Discovery and the DS9 documentary, What We Left Behind. Plus, a review of the Leonard Nimoy documentary, For the Love of Spock, we present this week’s top comment from our social media, and we give you a sne...

It's a close encounter of the deadly kind this week as the Enterprise must face a space log from another galaxy and a commodore who will sacrifice everyone to revenge himself on it! Author Scott Pearson is back this week to discuss the TOS episode, "The Doomsday Machine", and we talk berserker probes, Star Trek and Melville, the dramatic stylings of Milton Berle, Trek Fu, and Nichelle Nichols's si...

On this supplemental edition of Enterprising Individuals, we bring you news from the world of Star Trek, including a few stories about Star Trek technology making its way into the 21st century. Plus, we report on a $35 million dollar Trek dream home, present this week's top comment from our social media, AND a sneak peek at next week's episode! Get mission updates from us on Facebook and Twitter,...

Grab a shotgun, put on your Arby's hat, and get ready to stand up to the man as returning guest Jenna joins us to talk the oddly prescient Deep Space Nine episodes, Past Tense, parts 1 and 2! On this show, we marvel at how much the DS9 writers got right, like ubiquitous internet access, the marginalization of the disenfranchised, and how embarrassed we'd all be of our 90s tribal tattoos! Join us f...

It's our first supplemental show, where we bring you news about the Star Trek universe, in addition to interviews with special guests and a few surprises. On this show, we talk recent Star Trek news AND we talk to Kristine M Smith, author of DeForest Kelley: Up Close and Personal, and hear about her 30-year friendship with the singular and generous Trek actor. Check out more of Kristine's work at...

Enterprising Individuals is back for an all-new season of missions! First up, we explore the vagaries of first contact with the quintessential Next Generation episode, Darmok! Join us for a look at this inside-baseball show, as we talk the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis, firing your wife as your “agent”, just how exactly Tamarian kids learn their language without the help of Memory Alpha, and whether or n...

This episode, we wrap-up the first season of Enterprising Individuals, with news about Axanar, Star Trek: Discovery, George Takei, and more! Plus, we've got clips for some of the best moments from our past shows! Come celebrate our journey so far! Still looking for more? Continue the conversation by chiming in on Twitter at @EISTpod or on the Enterprising Individuals Facebook page, and check us ou...

Revisit two of Trek's most beloved episodes as returning guest Ryan Richards helps us cover The Best of Both Worlds, eps. 1&2! On this show, we talk the complacency of Riker, the ambition of Shelby, bemoan the big wait between seasons 3 and 4, talk the "freaky other", the genius of Michael Piller, the specifics of beaming, and plenty of Pontiac plugs! Plus, Ryan tells us about the time he introduc...

It's Captain's Prerogative this week as Kal selects The Big Goodbye, the first TNG episode to really show us what the Holodeck can do. Just Enough Trope's Mikanhana is along for the adventure as we discuss whether you can get beaten up in the Holodeck, Pierce Brosnan's pain face, whether Noonian Soong was a cinephile, and the ethical implications of a room containing people that disappear every ti...

It is a good day to pod this week as the show is invaded by Thought Admiral Qob (aka Bill Hedrick) for a look at Day of the Dove! We dive deep into the philosophy of the Star Trek's favorite "bad guys", the Klingons, and we discuss the majesty of Kang, why the Klingons killed off their gods, the bitter lot of a Federation colonist, female Klingons, and what is up with Chekov's (non-existent) broth...

Accept your assignment this week as we go back to the '60s for Assignment: Earth! New York Times best-selling author Greg Cox is on-board for this deep examination of the Star Trek episode that didn't quite launch a Gary Seven series. Throughout the show, we discuss the roots of spy-fi, similarities to The Day the Earth Stood Still, theories of time travel in fiction, who influenced Who, and how t...

Gather laurel leaves with us (or don't; up to you) as we examine man's relationship to the divine in the Original Series episode, Who Mourns for Adonais? Author and screenwriter David Mack joins the show this week as we delve into the spiritual philosophy of Trek, the theory of ancient aliens, and the triumph (or tragedy) of secular humanism in the 23rd century! Plus, we talk Chekov's wig, *that*...

Something's not right this episode as we spar with the classic TNG episode "Yesterday's Enterprise"! We're joined by the Cult of the Month creator, the Right Reverend [REDACTED] Ryan Richards for a discussion of one of the Next Generation's most influential episodes, and we cover the lack of resuscitation in Star Trek, whether our universe is a PvP server, and discuss whether there's a Mrs. Castil...

It's undeniably the most famous episode of the original series and author and podcaster Scott Pearson is onboard to help us answer the most puzzling question of the episode: why is everyone suddenly so knowledgeable about grain? Join us for a light-hearted look at The Trouble With Tribbles as we talk utilitarian costume design, violations of international space law, and the unsung heroics of overw...

Mark our guests "twain" this week as we're joined by Frank and Sonja to talk about Time's Arrow, Pts. 1&2! Someone's stealing souls in cholera-ridden, '90s San Francisco. . .1890s, that is. . .and the crew of the Enterprise must team up with Mark Twain, Jack London, and 1890's Guinan to stop them! Plus, Data's got an extra head and he's a mean card shark! (Data, not the head) Beam on board and get...