It's Got Star Trek

T'Pol settles an old score while Trip learns there's more to being Captain than water polo. Join your spent-warp-core-injector-casing-hauling-hosts as they discuss brilliant production values, a wobbly - if ultimately satisfying - plot, and the persistent joy that is Connor Trinneer. Here's a link to the IMDB page for The Navigator: An Odyssey Across Time, as referenced at the beginning of this we...

Worf's brother screws up big time by saving a bunch of innocent people. Join your defacto-genocide-averse hosts as they discuss the positives and negatives of late stage TNG, hunt for the core philosophical quandary being tackled in this episode, and contemplate how thorough Worf's surgical disguise is. Spoiler warning! We dive right into a detail-rich discussion of this episode of Star Trek: The...

Captain Kirk fights robots and witch hunters while Spock and McCoy sit in a cave with a lady. Join your library-loving hosts as they discuss clever concepts marred by confusing execution, unusually cinematic moments, and the importance of representing fops, coxcombs, and dandies in media. Spoiler warning! We dive right into a detail-rich discussion of this episode of Star Trek: The Original Series...

Captain Janeway has to untangle an improbable moral dilemma involving Tuvok. Join your life-affirming hosts as they discuss the differences in Q-episode vibes between TNG and Voyager, the many interesting philosophical and moral questions this episode raises (and those it does not fully explore), and of course Dan plays each of the characters saying the word "suicide" so often as to render the wor...

McCoy thinks he killed a bunch of people while Kirk fights another God. Join your diversely-head-shaped hosts as they discuss confusing plots, colorful ailments, and the various problems associated with ascribing sci-fi rationalizations to actual peoples and cultures. There is also extensive discussion of the Capellan power-cat. Spoiler warning! We dive right into a detail-rich discussion of this...

Trip finds himself trapped in a dimension where he has to play out ancient movie tropes. Join your royalty-free hosts as they discuss a lot of things not related to this Padma Lakshmi-starring episode of Star Trek: Enterprise, as well as a number of things that are related to it. Note that we had an especially large bounty of voicemails this week so if you are keen to jump right to the episode dis...

An unexpected visitor causes a ruckus in ceramics class. Join your especially-corporeal hosts as they examine this "middling but memorable" episode of TNG, which may have benefited from a few more rewrites but is elevated by excellent acting, clever concepts, and one of the more charming technobabble conversations between Geordi and Data. We also discuss other prominent imaginary friends in fictio...

A subspace inversion turns Jake's life upside down. Join your teary-eyed hosts as they discuss love, loss, life, and all manner of other serious things while somehow managing to retain the expected light-hearted tone of the It's Got Star Trek program. Also Dan tries out some fecal humor! Spoiler warning! We dive right into a detail-rich discussion of this episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, so...

Neelix is stinky and B'Elanna gets arrested. Join your telepathically-sensitive hosts as they discuss clever analogies to censorship and drug prohibition, Seven of Nine's astute observations, and the bizarrely cavalier attitude Janeway has towards getting her thoughts recorded by goofy aliens. Spoiler warning! We dive right into a detail-rich discussion of this episode of Star Trek: Voyager, so if...

Kirk brings a Vulcan to a gunfight. Join your outlaw-loving hosts as they discuss budget-driven atmosphere, horny Russians, and early signs of Scotty's alcohol problem. Spoiler warning! We dive right into a detail-rich discussion of this episode of Star Trek: The Original Series, so if you haven’t had a chance to see it yet – beware! Next week: Dan's podcast-topic-selecting algorithm will generate...

Archer and Mayweather are captured by a real piece of work. Join your quantum-leaping hosts as they discuss the imprisonment of Japanese-Americans during World War II, the ways this episode feels expansive despite budget and time limitations, and the potentially delicious texture of Suliban skin. Happy New Year everyone! Spoiler warning! We dive right into a detail-rich discussion of this episode...

A digital daemon pulls a fast one on Odo and Kira. Join your overly-festive hosts as they discuss groovy tunes, 1960's dating advice filtered through a 1990's lens, and the creepy undercurrents of an ostensibly sweet episode. Also some Star Trek Christmas silliness since this episode was released on Christmas day. Spoiler warning! We dive right into a detail-rich discussion of this episode of Star...

Q sets Picard up on a fateful blind date. Join your impish hosts as they discuss the visceral and existential terror of the initial concept of the Borg, the intriguing but largely unpursued history between Q and Guinan, and that situationally-incongruent smile Riker makes at one point in the episode. Spoiler warning! We dive right into a detail-rich discussion of this episode of Star Trek: The Nex...

Paramount+ causes a commotion with its animated celebration of Star Trek: The Animated Series' 50th anniversary. Join your hesitant hosts as they discuss silly humor, gross-out humor, layered humor, and the various reactions to these promotional shorts. Link to the Treksperts Quiz #213 - Battle of the Pods: https://www.youtube.com/live/Xafx_1gBWyM?si=zVQJ6KqBBskcFSZk Link to the 4th Annual Trek Ti...

Kirk and crew have their hands full dealing with a couple of jokers. Join your confused hosts as they discuss nonsensical plots, terminally-American Romulans, and just what sort of drugs the writers and producers of Star Trek: The Animated Series were on as this series drew to a close. Also some further discussion about Sally Struthers. Link to the Treksperts Quiz #213 - Battle of the Pods: https:...

Kes continues to show poor judgment in men. Join your subspace worm-like hosts as they discuss clever sci-fi concepts and interesting philosophical quandaries muddled by meandering execution, disjointed tonality, and bizarre plot choices. Also some discussion about Sally Struthers. Spoiler warning! We dive right into a detail-rich discussion of this episode of Star Trek: Voyager, so if you haven’t...

Commander Riker barges into the Star Trek: Enterprise series finale. Join your trepidatious hosts as they discuss how context influences the reception of story-making decisions, consider the way clever ideas swiftly sour under the pressure of poor execution, and contemplate consent in the context of T'Polograms. Spoiler warning! We dive right into a detail-rich discussion of this episode, so if yo...

Kirk can't shake a craving for baked potatoes while Spock and friends try to track him down. Join your obedience-collar-clad hosts as they discuss cheesy (but fun) fight choreography, upsetting (and not at all fun) depictions of sexual violence, and the nature of brainly evolution. Also Jesse sneezes a bunch. Spoiler warning! We dive right into a detail-rich discussion of this episode, so if you h...

Mariner and friends' combined efforts help resolve the season-long arc to much joy and satisfaction. Join your terror-formed hosts as they discuss bird fights, action sights, and season four finale delights! Plus, kudos to Mike McMahon and his team for another fantastic season of Star Trek: Lower Decks. Spoiler warning! We dive right into a detail-rich discussion of this episode, so if you haven’t...

Mariner reveals the source of her arrested development while Captain Freeman brutalizes an alien. Join your jipper-slurping hosts as they discuss tying up loose ends, cross-franchise character development, and Boimler being a #BevHead. Oh, we also discuss the Star Wars stuff. 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...

Friendship overcomes a variety of challenges. Join your friendly hosts and their old friend Tariq as they discuss caves, grottos, caverns, chasms, hollows...and being friends! 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 Star Trek: Lower Decks' fourth season with "T...

Tendi, Rutherford, and Boimler help wrap up some loose AI ends. Join your fully human hosts as they discuss digital apotheosis, excellent voice acting, and the infectious joyfulness of Tendi building sand castles in Ecuador. 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...

Tendi and Rutherford navigate an awkward situation while other members of the crew encounter a variety of separate challenges. Join your latinum-craving hosts as they discuss Orion blushes, lieutenants junior grade, and the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. 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...

T'Lyn navigates an emotionally-charged situation. Join your telepathic hosts as they discuss boozy Betazoids, soothing security, and replicated regurgitation. Plus this week Dan provides his review of Zen Studios' Williams Pinball: Star Trek: The Next Generation while Patrick and Jesse thoughtfully avoid interrupting him. Spoiler warning! We dive right into a detail-rich discussion of this episode...

Tendi heads home to resolve some lingering family drama. Join your Chalnoth-snuggling hosts as they revel in long-neglected Orion world-building, traditional storylines with creative twists, and a clever (if somewhat distasteful) new contraction of the term "pheromones". 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 – bew...