Reopening the Wormhole: A Star Trek Deep Space Nine Podcast

Jonathan Ferguson is our guest on today's episode and he brings with him a big ol' bottle of whiskey and a whole lot of good times! Join us as we debate whether or not the problem with Batman V. Superman is too much or too little market-testing, weigh in on Hot New Releases like Arrival and Dr. Strange, ponder what Cardassian gargoyles might look like and talk about digital pups in digital doghous...

This week, our resident Ferengi expert joins us for the fourth edition of Ferengi Talk to rap with us about our most Ferengi-centric episode yet! And boy oh boy, we're finally getting our golden chance to talk about Brunt AND Moooogie! Plus, we don't know it at the time of this recording, but this episode kicks off the latest exciting Reopening the Wormhole event, The Second Cavalcade of Guests! A...

This week, the gang gets together to chat about Kira and her relationships with the father-like figures in her life. And the deaths of those father-like figures! It's a great time, obviously. As if that wasn't enough, we also get to once again babble on and on about how much we love Weyoun and Dukat. PLUS, we get our important opinions on Sugar Ray out into the world, Sam makes some now charmingly...

This week, the gang is delving deep into the pain of three O'Briens for the weird little time travel tale, Time's Orphan! That means plenty of discussion about Michelle Krusiec AND Kristin Kreuk, as well as our #hottakes on the episode, some delightful corrections from faithful listeners, the amazing return of Chester the cat and, most exciting of all, a special appearance by a very special guest...

Court is in session! This week, the gang gets together for a tense legal battle in which we put the season four CLASSIC, Rules of Engagement, on trial! Thrill to the exciting sounds of them presenting their arguments and evidence to a jury of Deep Space Nine loving peers (listeners)! They'll cover amazing topics like fourth wall breaking, Sisko Smackdowns, Worf's pain, election day and Sully. The...

This week is our 50TH EPISODE! And what better way to celebrate the historic occasion than by inviting our good friend and resident Ferengi expert, Kregg Castillo, to join us for a lively discussion about Quark's romantic side? We also dive deep into The Twilight Zone, marvel at an unusual role from Brock Peters' past, examine George Kostanza's Cardassian fetish and we debut an episode of our new...

This week, the gang is chatting about Garak and his claustrophobia, which version of the Enterprise theme is the best, how inertial dampers work, the physics of Odo's abilities and Ezri's struggle to establish herself as a worthy recipient of the Dax symbiont. Plus, creepy heartbeat sound effects from the Original Series, Trill pools, Dabo-wheel based experiments in terror and Kevin talking about...

This week, the gang is talking about inscrutable wormhole aliens, Dragon Ball Z-esque beam battles and the menace of the Kosst Amojake! That can only mean one thing... The Reckoning is upon us! Plus, special guest Brad Scribner joins us all the way from Reno to give us his thoughts on Odo's large ear lobes, what the best season of Game of Thrones is and correct Spanish/Bajoran word pronunciation....

This week, the gang Eddington's down to talk about a tale of love, betrayal and Kavarian tiger-bats! Yes, it's For The Cause, and that means of course that we'll be talking about Kasidy Yates, Tracy Middendorf's interpretation of Ziyal, our feelings on the Terminator franchise (obviously) and that Eddington monologue (you know the one). So, grab yourself a Raktajino and some Makapa bread to dip in...

This week, the RTW crew braves a dark and stormy night to discuss the origin-story filled murder mystery, Necessary Evil. That of course means we'll be talking about Bill Gates and his rugged good looks, the apparent uselessness of starfleet logs, Cardassian neck tricks and Odo's similarities to both Sideshow Bob and Columbo. Not only that, but an unhinged Odo also stops by to offer us his thought...

Kang! Koloth! KOR! Blood Oaths! This week, we're talking about the wonderful Deep Space Nine episode in which the three Klingons from the Original Series return to the Star Trek universe to invite Dax on a mission of revenge! We're getting into some of the surprisingly dark places this episode goes, lamenting Sisko's mostly non-existent role in the story, luxuriating in the sweet tones of Michael...

This week, we boldly go where Reopening the Wormhole has never gone before by welcoming not one, but TWO fantastic guests onto the podcast at once! Returning once again to talk with us about Garak, Tain and yet another gross Odo are Amos Dunn and Jason Majeski! In this super-sized installment, we also touch upon the recent remake of Robocop, some dream and nightmare visions of Star Trek: Discovery...

This week, we're joined by a fantastic singer-songwriter and good friend of ours, Eliza Rickman! Not only that, but we're recording this episode on her birthday, Kevin's joining Jack in Japan and we're talking about the gosh danged finale of season four! DS9 fans know that means we'll be diving into such exciting topics as a melty and gross Odo, a genocidal Garak, a shapeshfting Gowron, a gardener...

It's the 50th Anniversary of Star Trek! In order to celebrate, we're going way back to the very beginning. The very, VERY beginning! We're talking Christopher Pike, Talos IV, an alternate Enterprise and a smiling Spock... that's right, we're talking about the original rejected Star Trek pilot from 1966, The Cage! Not only that, but we're going to be looking into each and every Star Trek show so fa...

This week, we tackle our first season finale, and oh boy is there a lot to talk about! We've got weddings, engagements, space battles and Garfield and Friends, among other things! If you can think of a better way to commemorate Star Trek's 50th anniversary than by talking about Garfield and Friends, I'd like to hear it. Plus, we come up with names for our inevitable Buffy and Angel podcasts, Siri...

Well gosh! It's Kevin's 30th birthday today and we are celebrating in STYLE! We've got bumpin' jamz, party whistles, a crowd of friends that just won't shut up and a 100% guarantee that someone is going to get topless during this episode! Not only that, but Kevin's twin brother Paul is joining us because, wouldn't you know it, it's his birthday too! In true party fashion, we're all getting togethe...

Jason Majeski joins us once again for an incredibly meandering discussion of that episode where the Defiant crew all gets separated from each other during an emergency and Quark and James Cromwell learn to overcome their differences and diffuse a warhead together! But even though this is a good episode, we just can't stop talking about EVERYTHING else, from Quantum Leap to Battlestar Galactica (ol...

Having uncovered the truth about Kevin's apparent death two episodes ago and his replacement by a shapeshifter in the previous episode, Sam and Jack slingshot around the sun back to the past in an effort to avert DISASTER and save him AND Reopening the Wormhole! No spoilers, but let's just say everyone manages to have a real fun discussion about a delightful Nog and Jake-centric romp. Along the wa...

With Kevin seemingly unharmed after the disturbing events that took place in San Francisco during the previous episode, the gang is free to dive headfirst into the Dax-filled party that is Facets! And what a party it is! It's got a nervous and nasally O'Brien, a brassy and pleasure-seeking Bashir, a bizarre and creepy Sisko and the king of partying, Curzodo himself! All that, plus we're getting in...

This week is a special On Location edition of Reopening the Wormhole, as Kevin is calling in from San Francisco to talk about a particularly San Francisco-centric episode of Deep Space Nine with us! Yes, we're talking about the paranoia-filled Homefront! Get ready for some top-notch discussion of Papa Sisko in his first appearance, Avery Brooks bringing the acting goods and difficult moral gray ar...

In this special SUNDAY BONUS EPISODE edition of Reopening the Wormhole, the gang is talking about the stone-cold classic Enterprise episode, In A Mirror, Darkly, and we are just thrilled about it! There's a lot to love here, from Tholians to Gorns to hammy performances to sexy mirror universe fashion to implications regarding the Mirror Universe's relationship to our own that are packaged into Mir...

It's been a long road gettin' from here to there. It's been a long time, but Reopening the Wormhole's Star Trek Beyond bonus episode is finally here! Mere hours after having seen it for the first time, the RTW crew got together to give you all of their extremely fresh, extremely HOT takes on Krall, Franklin, Jaylah,Yorktown and The Beastie Boys! Did we think the movie was a pile of horse excrement...

The boys are back to debate who the sexiest men alive are, define the most exquisite torture, blather on about Joss Whedon's directorial choices and examine the differences between Grand Admiral Thrawn and Darth Vader's leadership styles. Oh yeah, and there's a bunch of Deep Space Nine talk in there too. Join us as we discuss Weyoun's first appearance, Jem'Hadar honor and so much more! Spoiler ale...

We've got great news everyone! Jadzia and Worf are getting MARRIED! And we cordially invited our good pal Brian Rudloff (AKA Rudy) to join us for a lively discussion about Klingon nuptials, Sisko Smackdowns and the endurance of Polynesian customs in the 24th century. Plus, Kevin raises more interesting questions about the nature ofTrill personalities, Sam tests the limits of how much people are wi...

Khan! Klingons! Gratuitous underwear shots! That's right, it's time for Star Trek Into Darkness and for this bonus episode, we are joined by our good friend Ravi Smith, the face of America himself! He gives us his take on this fun blockbustery, fan-service filled romp and helps us all come to realize that, deep down, we all just really want to see more giraffe girls. We also get into why we love B...