I Quit Star Trek

This week, we're joined by third host Genevieve and Trekenomics author Manu Saaida (@trekenomics) to talk about work in Star Trek, in a wide-reaching and tangential chat that includes discourse around french waiters, land communes, and, uh,  kibbutzes. Business as usual.

This week, we're joined by resident Borg expert Hye ( @raijuTheHyeju ) to talk about the Borg, and their journey from terrifying hive mind to the Cyborg Ellen DeGeneres show. We also talk about Picard Season 2 a lot, so if you don't wanna hear that, you've been warned.

This week we're joined by the marvelous Rebecca (@pencilscratchin) to talk about DS9's 'Little Green Men', in which Quark, Rom and Nog accidentally time travel to 1947. Also, we argue about whether Rom is a DILF. God know why.

This week, John and Olivia are joined by Jo and Matthew of the Terok Noir podcast (@teroknoir) to talk about DS9's 'Sons and Daughters', in which Worf is terrible to his son during the Dominion War. Shockingly, this is normal behavior for Worf, who has not told anyone about his son in five years. Normal. 

This week, John and Genevieve are joined by JD and Alyson to have a small (large) chat about what might happen in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds! We think Pike should have a horse on ship. And Sybok should also be there.

This week, we're joined by Max (@railtragedy) to talk about DS9's tribunal, in which Chief O'Brien has to suffer through the Cardassian Court.

This week, we're joined by Thomas (@ThomastheCat) to talk about The Changeling, in which Captain Kirk and the gang are challenged by a murderous (and sassy) space probe. Scotty dies for a bit, and Uhura gets her mind wiped. Sort of.

This week, we're joined by the sensational Shenikwa (@SadandYellow) to talk about TNG's Angel One, in which Commander Riker gets up the no good on in a matriarchal society. He also doesn't have any nipples, apparently.

This week we're joined by Steffi (@Larkistin89) to talk about Star Trek Discovery's What's Past is Prologue, in which Evil Nazi Emeperor Georgiou and Evil Nazi Gabriel Lorca face off in a battle for control of the Terran Empire, something we're apparently meant to be emotionally invested in. Olivia defends Terran Uniforms and John isn't happy about it.

This week, we're joined by the wonderful Aaron J. Waltke (Writer on Star Trek: Prodigy!) to talk about The Savage Curtain, in which Kirk and Spock join forces with Lincoln and Surak in an epic battle of Good Versus Evil! Lincoln is also browned up for part of the episode, for some reason. We're still not sure.

This week, we're joined by the wonderful Dan (@ArtofDanliness) to talk about Starfleet Admirals, a cadre of officers who seem to spend all their time scheming to overthrow democracy, Ingesting mind-controlling parasites or just being crap at their jobs. Business as usual in the military then.

This week, we're joined by Zane (@catgrubs) to talk about Enterprise's Hatchery, in which Archer decides to be virtuous and sensible about alien babies which freaks everyone else out so much they stage a mutiny.

This week, we're joined by friend of the podcast Genevieve (@thisismewhatevs) to talk about Armoury Officer Malcolm Reed, who is best known for being a wet towel with fatalistic tendencies and a pineapple allergy. And being British.

This week we're joined by Chad (@a_simple_tailor) to talk about TNG's Galaxy's Child, in which Geordi comes face to face with his fantasy woman and proceeds to violate her privacy and sexually harass her in the workplace. Also, there are space whales

This week, We're joined by the brilliant Suzanne (@cxptainjaneway) to talk about the scourge of the Delta Quadrant himself, Neelix! Love him, hate him (we hate him), you can't deny it: God, that man can't cook.

This week, we're joined by the brilliant Bob (@Bob_Mumby) to talk about Voyager's Before and After, in which Kes lives her own life backwards through a series of Quantum Leaps back to beyond her birth. Also, Harry Kim is Tom Paris's Son in Law. Yeah, we hate it too.

This week, we're joined by Dom (@DomDParis) to talk about Enterprise's Acquisition, in which mysterious aliens (The Ferengi, obviously) attempt to ransack Captain Archer's ship in an episode that refuses to be funny, interesting or enjoyable at any point. Par for the course for Enterprise Season 1, really.

This week, we're joined by Lena (@sidewaysing) to talk about Enterprise's Two Days and Two Nights, in which nothing of note or interest behind an incredibly transphobic plot and Phlox hibernating happens. Why is Enterprise like this? What did we do to deserve this?

This week, we're joined by the ridiculously brilliant Hye (@raijuTheHyeju) to talk about voyager's Unamatrix Zero, in which Seven of Nine gets involved with a poorly thought through Borg resistance movement fighting an even worse written Borg Queen. Also, Seven has a boyfriend. For some reason.

In this week's bumper special episode, John is joined by unofficial third host Genevieve (@thisismewhatevs) along with Nasr (@tempvoid), Clay (@theIConstable), and Alex (@alexandertperry) to ponder the question of whether Starfleet is a military organization, why it obviously is and whether that actually matters.  This episode cost john $80. Why? You'll have to listen to find out.

This week, we're joining by the wonderful dave (@justdavewrites) to talk about Enterprise's Rajiin, in which Captain Archer's desire to save a sex slave from servitude turns into a mad queerbaiting plotline that goes absolutely nowhere and leaves us frustrated that this show refused to try hard at all.

This week, we're joined by the brilliant Sam (@never_seen_trek) to talk about TOS's Metamorphosis, in which Kirk and the gang are stranded on a planetoid with Zefram Cochrane, inventor of the Warp Drive, who then proceeds to fall in love with the Space Cloud that stole a woman's body. Honestly, I'm not sure it can be put better than that.

This week, we're joined by the wonderful Wen (@skepticamoeba) to talk about not one, but two episodes of the Animated Series: The Infinite Vulcan AND The Eye of the Beholder. Join us for a double bill of Giant Spocks, Flying Dragons, Slug-people and even more insane content. It's a wild ride.

This week we're joined by the wonderful Rashid to talk about DS9's The Muse, in which a terrifying story about Jake Sisko's life force being drained by a predator who uses creative energy to sustain themselves is accompanied by wacky marriage hi-jinks with Odo and Lwaxana Troi. It's a bit disjointed. 

This week, we're joined by Jonn (@JonnElledge) to talk about Voyager's Worst Case Scenario, in which a secret holodeck program set on a much more interesting version of the Starship Voyager is discovered by the crew, leading to a set of hi-jinks and poor plot choices by both Tuvok and the Voyager showrunners.