Reopening the Wormhole: A Star Trek Deep Space Nine Podcast

WE HAVE TO SAVE HUMANITY! And boy, do they ever, in this exciting bonus episode to honor the 30th anniversary of one of the most significant sci-fi shows of all time. That's right, the RTW boys are taking a look at the series finale of Star Trek: The Next Generation, as well as the second and third-to-last episodes. It's a super-sized discussion that dives deep into every aspect of All Good Things...

When an unfamiliar people fleeing their war torn home make their way through the wormhole looking for sanctuary and are met with resistance due to their strange language, appearance and beliefs, it's hard not to draw certain parallels with the world today and to reflect on some of the important issues facing us now. What is it that can drive men to hate others simply for their differences? How muc...

  Welcome to the Deep Space Wine Epilogue! The gang managed to record four episodes in a row, but they couldn't quite finish all of their wine, so they're back to tackle the last two bottles and rap about The Maquis Part II! That means they'll be diving back into some Maquis levels of sadness, but also reaching Jurassic Park levels of happiness as they wax poetic about gentle smackdowns, gross loo...

Deep Space Wine continues as our heroes board the train to their fourth episode in a day, and their 7th & 8th bottles of wine for the day. This time, they're watching the season 4 mirror episode, Shattered Mirror. As the hosts reflect on mirror Jennifer Sisko's relationship with real Jake Sisko, as well as Benjamin's indifference to the mirror universe, and the continuing wonder of Mirror Kira, th...

As we head into the dark heart of Deep Space Wine, the duonetic field and the shocking amount of wine the gang has drunk so far begin to take their toll and they begin to lose sight of the forest for the trees.  In other words, they're in PARADISE.   Although they struggle to remember the difference between famous whistled songs from movie classics about prisoners, ANY topic is fair game, from how...

The road to hell may be paved with good intentions, but the road to amazing Deep Space Nine podcast episodes is paved with WINE. And so, episode two of Deep Space Wine Part II commences and we crack open another couple bottles to discuss The Collaborator, a heavy tale of Bajoran religion and politics and choosings. Along the way, we gush about Winn, fawn over Bareil (and his hot bod) and debate st...

Deep Space Wine Part II begins! Once again, we've assembled an assortment of different wines that we'll be making our way through as we record episode after episode in one day and it all starts here! We're kicking things off with A Simple Investigation, a tale of intrigue, romance, murder and changeling sex (always a favorite subject of ours). Join us as we try to wrap our minds around the labyrin...

Join the RTW crew for a grand and successful experiment!  As faithful listeners probably know, we don't think too highly of 2002's Star Trek: Nemesis.  But even though we're mainly a DS9 podcast, we've committed ourselves to checking EVERY Trek, and Nemesis is no exception, so we thought we'd get it over with in the fastest, laziest way possible: an audio commentary!  In a RTW rarity, Sam, Kevin,...

Leap back to the past (future?) with us as returning guest Bryan Stovold helps us to navigate the murky waters of life in a sanctuary zone in 2024 San Francisco.  In addition to airing out our individual grievances about time travel and hearing Sam's pretty convincing theory about how it might just all make sense, the gang talks about all your favorite topics, like ghosts, gimmes, dims, the DMV, t...

Being an effective starship crew takes more than just dogged determination and wit; it also takes years of experience. Being a great podcast crew, however, is much easier, as the RTW crew proves in this week's coverage of Valiant! While the DS9 episode is a harrowing tragedy of overconfidence and misguided loyalty, Sam, Jack, and Kevin still manage to find time to discuss their feelings on Chris P...

One of the best and heaviest Deep Space Nine episodes calls for a serious discussion, and the RTW crew delivers... somewhat. For the most part, it's a deep, lengthy, philosophical discussion about the many layered onion that is Dukat, the difficulty of confronting your fears, and the nature of true evil. But it wouldn't be RTW without discussions about the latest Marvel movies, Street Fighter, and...

Join the RTW gang as they begin their journey into the second half of the podcast!  And who better to accompany them than Ferengi /Space Merchant expert and Dabo Boy Kregg Castillo?  This week they're talking about Bar Association (Bar Associate, Netflix?), and as usual they've got a lot to talk about, things like labor unions, what the hell is going on with money in the Star Trek universe, Magiko...

CHECKPOINT! To celebrate Reopening the Wormhole hitting it's halfway point, we decided to cover Deep Space Nine at its exact midpoint! That means, of course, that we're talking about d'jarras, Akorem, Bajoran lightships and Sisko's clock! In other words, ACCESSION. But we're also pulling out all the stops to celebrate RTW's journey so far, including a look back at some of our personal favorite mom...

Glory to you... AND YOUR HOUSE. Boy, Gowron sure is a wild-eyed maniac, ain't he? Of course he is, but you love him anyway, just like you love listening to three wild-eyed maniacs talk about the season 5 premiere, Apocalypse Rising. RTW fan Derek Lavender joins us to talk about Odo, O'Brien, and Sisko playing Klingon dress-up, with varying levels of success. We're also diving into things like mars...

  HAPPY WORF OF JULY! To honor this most special of holidays, we're tackling the double-sized season four premiere, Way of the Warrior! That means, of course, that we're talking about WOOOORF! And a host of other Klingons, like Martok(?), Gowron and ...Drex! Plus, Garak, Dukat, root beer and who knows what else!? It's an exciting episode, is what I'm getting at. Not only that, but we've got a bona...

Just in time for your weekend, it's a special Reopening the Wormhole Trek Check Bonus Bonanza!!  For "god" knows what reason, the boys have decided to talk about one of the biggest turds of the Star Trek film series, 1989's Star Trek V: The Final Frontier!  The gang dishes on what makes this film fail for them and the behind the scenes malarkey that photon torpedoed poor William Shatner's vision,...

Coming at you from nine years in the future, the minds of Sam, Kevin, and Jack are placed into the bodies of their 2017 selves in order to discuss this dark season 5 episode. Even with time travel jet lag, blood loss from an unfortunate injury Sam suffers early on, and Jack/Sisko's apparent identity crisis, the gang manages to have a great discussion about Odo dragging his friends into a scenario...

Go behind the lines with us back to the good ol' days when Deep Space Nine was occupied by the Dominion, Odo was casually abandoning the life and friendships he had worked so hard to build, Rom was being arrested for subterfuge, Kira and Jake were desperately trying to keep a resistance cell going, and Damar was beginning to develop a drinking problem!  Simpler times to be sure.  To celebrate, the...

  This week, we're taking another trip into the Sloan Bone Zone (Act 1) to further discuss the possible homosexual overtones between Sloan and Bashir's relationship that we first explored back in our coverage of Inter Arma Latin Whatever! We may not have Brandon to guide us this time, but we're instead joined by returning champion Daniel Carrigan and first time guest Breanne! Together, we figure o...

Question: what queer quality quietly qualifies this quotable quaff of a DS9 episode to quench your thirst for quirky TNG-style humor? Why, it's our old ominpotent buddy Q, of quorse! This week he comes aboard the station to wreak havoc and be a general thorn in Sisko's side, while Picard's former flame, Vash (NOT the Stampede), meets a kindred spirit in Quark (no relation to Q). RTW hosts are join...

Join the RTW crew on their presumably last comprehensible podcast as they struggle to find a cure to the devastating aphasia virus they picked up slamming drinks at Quark's that will soon turn their every thought into an incomprehensible word salad.   On the way they'll again talk Schwarzenegger, their favorite mash-ups, turnips, flight hogs, gumball tithing, rods, ham flippers.   Entering bell we...

  This week, we go where no Reopeners of the Wormhole have gone before, by doing our second Ferengi episode in a row! That means, of course, that our Space Merchant Expert Kregg Castillo is back to join us once again to talk about BODY PARTS! Specifically, vacuum-dessicated Ferengi body parts and human/Bajoran wombs. Also, we're talking about the magic that is Brunt at his most villainous, the pre...

Hoooooo boy! We've got a long one here! Iggy Pop regrettably wasn't able to make it, but we've got our favorite Ferengi expert, Kregg, with us to discuss this absolute gem of a Ferengi episode. The discussion, like the episode, is a non-stop delight, careening between topics as diverse as the new Alien movie to CGI Paul Walker, and everything in between. But things REALLY take off when we read the...

Choose your own adventure!  The RTW crew is on lockdown in DS9, and only you can save them!  What do you do?  To let them die in a hellish nightmare of smug Dukat videos, simply ignore this podcast.  To save them, download and enjoy!  Inside you'll find that they actually LOVE Dukat videos, as well as this episode of DS9.  And you're gonna love hearing them talk about Choose Your Own Adventure sto...

Get set up for your attack run!  Jack's ill-advised dalliance with the Dark Side continues, although Sam and Kevin make a heroic surprise appearance, Han Solo-style.  In this continuation of Part One, Jack and special guests Geoff and Duncan finally talk about Jyn Erso, Rogue One's triumphs and Rogue One's mistakes, the music of Rogue One, the future of Star Wars and the "Star Wars Stories" they'd...