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Quark watches Rom kill a guy. Join your rag-tag team of hooman hosts as they discuss the many forms heroism can take, the influence of capitalist thinking on Ferengi strategy, and an unusually accommodating Vorta played by Iggy Pop. 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: Carefully-considered St...

Geordi and Ro navigate clashing philosophies while working to solve the mystery of their disappearance while Data attempts to pull together the best funeral the Enterprise has ever seen. Join your all-too-solid hosts as they discuss the showcasing of problem solving in Trek, the brilliance of selecting Geordi and Ro for this particular plot, and, of course, the reason why phased individuals don't...

Captain Kirk's ghost spooks the crew. Join your interphasic hosts as they praise the writers for examining Spock and McCoy's relationship by removing Kirk from the equation, discuss how this episode is connected to the larger Star Trek universe, and debate the viability of the Tholians' languid plan. Spoiler warning! We dive right into a detail-rich discussion of this episode, so if you haven’t ha...

Captain Archer's Mirror Universe counterpart needs to calm down a bit - but decides not to. Join your dimensionally-agnostic hosts as they reflect on the practical problems with Terran culture being based on constant backstabbing, the sheer joy of seeing the counterparts of our beloved characters chomp the scenery to pieces, and the early-millennium absurdity of T'Pol's uniform. Spoiler warning! W...

The senior staff of DS9 skip work to play games while Odo talks to Jake about Bajoran women. Join your whimsically-kidnapped hosts as they discuss rude aliens, "close but not quite earning the cigar" story concepts, and a number of other peculiar aspects of this bizarrely entertaining odd duck of a Deep Space Nine episode. Allamaraine! Spoiler warning! We dive right into a detail-rich discussion o...

Captain Picard catches Data in a series of increasingly ridiculous lies. Join your fraudulent-wormhole-avoidant hosts as they discuss how this episode makes for an excellent introduction to the broader Star Trek universe, alternative strategies that may have more efficiently avoided endangering the crew, and another hilarious example of Captain Picard putting on a silly accent. Spoiler warning! We...

Captain Janeway finds love where she least expects it while Tom Paris becomes a prisoner of his own imagination. Join your increasingly-inebriated hosts as they settle into the rustic comfort of Michael Sullivan's pub - and enjoy far too much of his stock of whiskey. Also, a fair bit a discussion of two often denigrated, but whimsically worthy episodes of Star Trek: Voyager! Spoiler warning! We di...

Kirk and Spock have minor cameos appearances on their own show. Join your temporarily Dan-less hosts as they discuss fascinating production history of this episode, the intriguing concepts left dangling after the Gary Seven spinoff wasn't picked up, and the bizarre inclusion of a cat that turns into a lady with her boobs covered by a bib. With special guest Jimmy filling in for Dan, who is current...

T'Pol regales Captain Archer and Trip with a colorful tale about her great-grandmother's adventures in Pennsylvania coal country. Join your Velcro-obsessed hosts as they discuss the diversity of Vulcan personalities in Star Trek: Enterprise, the thematic resonance of human compassion and potential, and the utterly ridiculous inclusion of T'Pol's nipples. Spoiler warning! We dive right into a detai...

The Doctor is embarrassed when the crew learns he sexually commodifies his female colleagues. Join your slightly-skeeved-out hosts as they discuss the brilliance of Robert Picardo, the opportunity for the cast to play their characters to the goofy hilt, and the difficulty divorcing the 1990's-style over-sexualization of women from an otherwise clever and entertaining episode. Spoiler warning! We d...

Captain Pike successfully fools some religious folks. Join your moral-quandary-loving hosts as they discuss the classic Trek vibe of this episode, story opportunities that were hinted at but not expanded upon, and Saru's bawdy joke directed at sexy Captain Pike. 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...

Lieutenant Commander Data and Dr. Crusher conspire to reanimate a few discarded dead bodies from the 1990's. Join your somewhat perplexed hosts as they discuss the troubles this episode faced due to a writer's strike, the utter charm of a character seemingly intended to be held up as the epitome of late-20th century philosophical degradation, and the precise meaning of the term "low-mileage pit-wo...

Captain Sisko teases the Jem'Hadar while his diminutive colleagues work to save the ship. Join your regular-sized hosts as they discuss Worf's smile, Sisko's fighting style, and Odo's sense of humor. 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: As yet to be determined high-quality Star Trek-related c...

Captain Kirk faces off with multiple tentacled creatures in this Star Trek: The Animated Series' double-header! Join your plant-based hosts as they attempt to discuss two classic episodes, but invariably return to the question, "Why the hell are the clones so big!?!?" 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...

Captain Archer's cultural curiosity lands him in the middle of an awkward hostage situation. Join your stinky human hosts as they discuss Star Trek: Enterprise's excellent additions to Vulcan and Andorian lore, the unfortunate and gratuitous inclusion of threats of sexual violence, and the problem with calling humans "pink skins." Spoiler warning! We dive right into a detail-rich discussion of thi...

Captain Kirk babysits a bunch of space hippies while Spock goes a little weird. Join your bebopping hosts as they discuss the bizarre brilliance of Charles Napier, digging through the viscera to find the bones of a good story, and the curious criteria for insanity in late-1960s Hollywood. Spoiler warning! We dive right into a detail-rich discussion of this episode, so if you haven’t had a chance t...

Harry Kim gets in a fight with Geordi LaForge. Join your frozen-solid hosts as they discuss time travel without time travel, the moral conundrums associated with actions motivated by guilt, and what exactly Ensign Kim would have to do to get promoted by Captain Janeway. 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...

Perennial Klingon rascal Arne Darvin drags the crew of the USS Defiant back in time as he seeks temporally-mediated revenge. Join your nostalgic hosts as they discuss the incredible use of special effects in this episode, the various ways Star Trek celebrated its 30th anniversary in 1996, and Dr. Bashir's intriguing twist on an old-fashioned time-travel paradox. Spoiler warning! We dive right into...

A very animated Captain Kirk fends off fat tribbles and agitated Klingons; meanwhile Lieutenant Edward Larkin's humanitarian science project goes off the rails. Join your starving hosts as they discuss the difficulty squeezing multiple plots into 22 minutes of screen time, highlight the creative advantages afforded by the Short Trek format, and debate the flavor and quality of freshly-shorn tribbl...

Captain Kirk faces off against aggressive administrators, insulting Klingons, and a shipload of hairy meat. Join your rapidly-reproducing hosts as they examine the Cold War-inspired foundations of this classic episode, Cyrano Jones' lack of business sense, and one of the finest examples of chairjitsu ever put to film. Spoiler warning! We dive right into a detail-rich discussion of this episode, so...

Captain Archer tortures a man then takes him out for burgers and fries. Join your temporal cold-warrior hosts as they discuss the influence of X-Files on this episode, the disconcertingly heroic portrayal of Archer's questionable actions, and the irrefutable value of upgrading to a triple. Spoiler warning! We dive right into a detail-rich discussion of this episode, so if you haven’t had a chance...

Captain Janeway decisively handles a somewhat awkward situation. Join your symbiogenetic hosts as they discuss the tricky morality of killing one person to save two, the uncomfortable misogyny of female dialogue written by 1990's men, and the puzzling inability of professional Starfleet Officers to cook eggs properly. Spoiler warning! We dive right into a detail-rich discussion of this episode, so...

Captain Sisko hires a ringer after the Klingons start acting up. Join your sleepy, low-T hosts as they examine the galacto-political ramifications of changeling-induced paranoia, the skillful writing of characters on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and the real reason that Worf is such a fan of prune juice. Spoiler warning! We dive right into a detail-rich discussion of this episode, so if you haven’t...

Data teaches Q about chocolate and personal sacrifice. Join your omnipotent hosts as they discuss the evolution of character and philosophical development in Star Trek, praise the stream of snappy dialogue in this classic episode, and ponder why Geordi lacks the empathy of his fellow crewmates. Spoiler warning! We dive right into a detail-rich discussion of this episode, so if you haven’t had a ch...

Captain Archer brings home some troublesome souvenirs. Join your uncomfortable hosts as they discuss the bizarre nature of mid-2000's Hollywood perspectives on "feminism," the lasting influence of this episode on Orion culture in contemporary Star Trek, and the obnoxious, if justified, insecurity of Commander Kelby. Spoiler warning! We dive right into a detail-rich discussion of this episode, so i...