Reopening the Wormhole: A Star Trek Deep Space Nine Podcast

Squadron up!  It's May the 4th, so we're talking about Star Wars again!  Or at least some of us are.  Jack goes Rogue on a secret mission to steal the Reopening the Wormhole plans from Sam and Kevin, and instead brings along two pilots.  And good friends.  You've got a bad feeling about this.  Geoff Clarke and Duncan Hughes join Jack only to talk about Rogue One and Star Wars in general.  They hav...

  This week, our old pal Amos rejoins us yet again to discuss the season three finale, The Adversary! He helps us uncover the identity of the TRUE adversary of the episode, ponders with us the uncertain fate of Australia in the Star Trek universe and finally gives us all the details on just how popular Dennis Miller is down under. Not only that, but we're airing our complex feelings on Red Robin r...

Do you like Section 31? Do you like Romulan intrigue? How about silly Latin episode titles? Well, if the answer was yes, have we got a podcast for you! This week, we're joined by Brandon Seymour who brings his...unique interpretation of the Sloan-Bashir relationship. Meanwhile, we'll also be discussing Eraserhead, grocery store catastrophes, and lots of other wackiness. Carpe diem, yo! (Or diem ca...

  This week the gang is tackling DS9's very first Ferengi episode, so you know what that means!  That's right, our resident space merchant expert Kregg Castillo joins us to meet The Nagus!  The fun never stops us as Kregg enlightens us on the similarities and differences between early and later season Ferengi and the hidden connections between Star Trek, Ace Ventura, and The Running Man (that's ri...

  It's Siblings Day! Or at least it was yesterday... And to celebrate, we invited Kevin's brother Paul back to the cast to talk with us about Sons of Mogh! That's right, it's two sets of siblings talking about our favorite set of siblings; Worf and Kurn! We've got a lot to debate this time, as we dig deep into the moral implications of the batshit crazy ending of this episode, the death penalty, a...

Y'all ready to get spiritual? Bust out your orbs (...don't actually do that) and get ready to have your first orb experience, as we're joined by Kevin's very own father, Greg Young, for an exciting and soulful look at the classic Mirror Bareil story, Resurrection. When we're not discussing our very personal spiritual experiences, we also take time to examine the phrase "orb experience" in exhausti...

It's our dream come true! At least in that Robert Englund is the antagonist of this week's Sliders episode and we love Freddy Krueger. Less so in that the episode we watched is pretty lame. But we soldier on as always and get down to brass tacks to talk about Arturo Smackdowns, what constitutes "peak Wade" in our eyes, Buffy's twentieth anniversary (would it be an episode of Reopening the Wormhole...

Perhaps today IS a good day to listen to a podcast!  The gang boards the Rotarran for an all-Klingon (and one Trill) adventure!  That's right folks, it's Soldiers of the Empire, a true DS9 classic, and here to help us with our Klingon is returning guest Christine Anderson!  She's here to clarify for us the meaning of concepts like tova'dok, explain Klingon hierarchy, tell us why they are properly...

I love it when you call me Big Poppa! Or at least, Odo likes it when a fledgling Jem'Hadar child finds his way aboard and refers to Odo as his own Big Poppa. While Odo is learning that you can't take the murder out of a Jem'Hadar, Sisko is learning that you can't take the Mardah out of his own son's life. Our hosts uncover these truths, as well as the their preferred way of cooking meat, Housegues...

This week, we're vacationing to beautiful Risa with our old friend Daniel Carrigan to talk about interspecies sex, Ferengi pubic hair, stern Bolians and so much more! That's right, we're tackling Let He Who Is Without Sin..., the thrilling tale of Worf taking his relationship problems out on an entire planet of unsuspecting vacationers. It's widely known as one of the worst episodes of the series,...

    Reopening the Wormhole takes its maiden voyage into a TNG bonus episode, and not just ANY episode.  It's a Lwaxana Troi joint, Cost of Living from Season 5.  And the reason is that the RTW team had a very, very special opportunity to talk to an actor from the show!  That's right, our guest this week is Patrick Cronin, who played Protocol Master Erko in this episode!   He has plenty of fun stor...

  The key to the Maquis is mucky Federation politics, and in this week's episode, the guys dive deep into what caused a group of unhappy Federation settlers to rebel against both the Cardassians, and their own government. Along the way, the hosts revel in Dukat's douchiness, imagine Sisko's fancy German hat, muse on the possibilities of DS9: The Animated Series, and marvel at Sakonna, the sexy Vul...

Would you like to play a game?  Insert Coin to join the Reopening the Wormhole gang to talk about one of the silliest DS9 episodes, Move Along Home!  Wait!  HERE COMES A NEW CHALLENGER!  The inimitable Josh Lee joins us (and Mario) to talk about the Wadi, their crappy Rock Tumbler rocks, Klon peags, and of course, Chula, the game to end all games.  He's here to help us figure out how the hell Chul...

The incomparable Jamie Kunkle joins the three international men of mystery once again for a funny and fascinating discussion about the fraught, fragmented relationship between Kira, Dukat and his daughter Ziyal, and the difficult road ahead (?) for Worf and his son Alexander, as he makes a sad attempt to prove his Klingon bona fides.  Along the way, we'll dive headfirst into fascinating topics lik...

This week, Sam reminisces about the life-changing episode of Reopening the Wormhole that he and the gang recorded on the fateful Valentine's Day of 2017. It was a Valentine's Day full of laughter, as they envisioned the future of Hungry Hungry Hippos. It was a Valentine's Day full of tragedy, as they mourned the loss of Faux'Brien. And, of course, it was a Valentine's Day full of love, as they wat...

This week's episode, Armageddon Game, marks the beginning of a beautiful friendship between Miles O'Brien and Julian Bashir. It also marks the continuing friendship between three DS9 superfans, as they diligently look up info about the 1994 Emmy awards, whether harvestmen are insects or arachnids, and the definition of "derelict". Also up for debate: is Domino's better than Pizza Hut? And what's u...

The great and glorious Second Cavalcade of Guests may be over, but Deep Space Stein RAGES on.  In this fourth installment, our fancy craft beer supply is low, but our spirits remain high (and drunk). Take a trip with the core Reopening the Wormhole crew to beautiful New Sydney to chill with Ezri Dax and her family, help O'Brien solve an unsavory Bilby-related mystery, and examine Norvo's paaaaaiii...

Three episodes deep and with no sign of stopping, here comes Deep Space Stein Part 3! And what better way is there for us to celebrate than by drunkenly talking about Dax, the most boring episode of Deep Space Nine EVER!? In all seriousness, we have a lot of fun ripping into this dull TRIAL of a story and we're lucky enough to be joined, for the second week in a row, by Julian Williams! He helps u...

Deep Space Stein continues and that of course means that we're still drinking craft beers and banging out as many episodes of this podcast in a single day as we can! Plus the second Cavalcade of Guests is seemingly never-ending, as we are joined by Christine Anderson and Julian Williams! And we're all five of us having a blast together talking about Children of Time, an interesting DS9 installment...

Deep Space Stein is finally upon us! That's right, folks, the guys are diving into a day of drinking craft beers and watching Star Trek. And since today's episode is a goofy wallop of a Ferengi episode, we're joined by our good buddy Kregg! You'll hear us discuss the nostalgia of many 90s TV commercials, a bevy of Fake Rules of Acquisition, geriatrics, and the first (and probably last) episode of...

This week, things get downright MATERNAL, as we welcome to the podcast the most important guests of all! That's right, it's Susan Stovold and Barbara Young, also known as our MOMS! And they're here to talk to us about the fun, goofy, romp that is One Little Ship! That means plenty of talk about Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, the science behind Starfleet communicators, Captain EO and the etymology behin...

The Cavalcade of Guests marches on this week, as we welcome Jamie Kunkle to the podcast to talk to us about Cardassian Voles! And almost nothing else. But honestly, we've got so much to say about Playing God, this episode where the DS9 crew discovers a universe growing before their very eyes, Dax mentors a Trill initiate and a bunch of voles wreak havoc. Plus, hey! We're talking about fundamental...

Happy Life Day! Join us for a special yuletide extravaganza as we discuss the most baffling piece of seasonal entertainment ever produced, the infamous Star Wars Holiday Special! Not only that, but we're also joined by Star Wars superfans and co-hosts of the nostalgia-based podcast, What Were We Watching?, Eric Ambler and Cam Siemer! They do their best to help us navigate this seemingly endless wa...

Peldor Joi! What better way is there to get into the holiday spirit than by talking about the death of a beloved cast member of our favorite show? Yes, it's a big one this week and we're joined by Jacalyn Reyes, who is here to talk with us about a childhood spent in the wrathful company of Khan, a shipful of Wesley Crushers, Gul Dukat and his white whale, how death is handled differently here comp...

The Cavalcade of guests rocks on yet again, as we are joined by an esteemed Treksmith, Geoff Clarke! So get ready to hear not only the sound of HIS voice, but the sound of the voices of your three favorite podcast hosts as well, as we sit down to chat about The Sound of Her Voice. We'll be talking about the unsettling appearance of Worf's head, some of the laziest racial slurs in the English langu...