Subspace Radio: a Star Trek podcast

Kevin and Rob tear their recording studio apart to stage a show trial for the future of the Star Trek franchise as they discuss "Rubincon" (SA), before looking back on a couple of past episodes dealing with mothers and motherhood, "Dark Page" (TNG) and "Shattered Mirror" (DS9). Finally, before signing off for the hiatus, they briefly discuss the future of the Star Trek franchise and their hopes fo...

Rob and Kevin agree to split up and record two separate podcasts about "300th Night" (SA), before reuniting for a manual docking at Farpoint Station to discuss other appearances of saucer separation in "Encounter at Farpoint" (TNG), "The Arsenal of Freedom" (TNG), "The Best of Both Worlds, Part II" (TNG), and "Star Trek Generations". SA 1×09 300th Night Runabout Saucer separation USS Enterprise (N...

Kev and Rob decide to stage this week's episode of the podcast, discussing "The Life of the Stars" (SA) as a piece of amateur theatre in a spare conference room on board the ship. They then reflect on other adventures upon the stage from episodes past, "The Conscience of the King" (TOS) and "Frame of Mind" (TNG). SA 1×08 The Life of the Stars Our Town Our Town at the Welsh National Theatre William...

Kev and Rob agree to be each other's best men to pass the time while reflecting on the somewhat uneven (and uneventful) outing that was “Ko'Zeine” (SA). To ward off the hallucinations caused by warp slug, they discuss past episodes where characters found themselves alone on the bridge of a starship: "The Mark of Gideon" (TOS), “One” (VOY), “Relics” (TNG), and “Singularity” (ENT). SA 1×07 Ko’Zeine...

Rob and Kev take a completely uneventful field trip that goes 100% according to plan as they discuss “Come, Let's Away” (SA), then look back on other episodes where the ship's computer developed a personality and apparent consciousness of its own. They discuss “Tomorrow is Yesterday” (TOS), “The Practical Joker” (TAS), “Emergence” (TNG), and “…But to Connect” (DIS). SA 1×06 Come, Let’s Away Golden...

Kev and Rob take one more turn around the pylons, and manage to do it without vomiting glitter as they consider “Series Acclimation Mil” (SA). They then look back on the character of Benjamin Sisko, as portrayed by Avery Brooks, including memorable outings in “In the Pale Moonlight” (DS9), “The Emissary” (DS9), “Sacrifice of Angels” (DS9) and “Rapture” (DS9). SA 1×05 Series Acclimation Mil LD 3×06...

Rob and Kev at first refused to appear in this episode because they both suspected the other was doing them a favour, but they had a debate competition about it and agreed enough blood had been spilled for the show to go on. While searching for ways to understand Klingons, they revisit "Errand of Mercy" (TOS), "Sins of the Father" (TNG), "Reunion" (TNG), "Redemption" (TNG), and "Redemption II" (TN...

Kev and Rob steal each other's deltas and end up as mascots on opposing Calica teams. At halftime, they discuss "Vitus Reflux" (SA), before being transported into the shallow pond of other futuristic sports seen throughout Star Trek history: Anbo-jyutsu (TNG), Springball (DS9), Parrises Squares (TNG, VOY, PRO), and Velocity (VOY). SA 1×03 Vitus Reflux Future Sports DS9 7×04 Take Me Out to the Holo...

Rob and Kev emerge from regulation appearance arches, ready to fit right in among the first class of cadets to train at Starfleet Academy since the Burn. After taking in their surroundings, they discuss the recent audio drama series, “Star Trek: Khan”, and the premiere episodes of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, “Kids These Days” and “Beta Test”. They then hit the books, studying up on past appearan...

Kev and Rob agree the "log cabin timeline" is a nicer place to live than the rest of the Strange New Worlds season three finale, "New Life and New Civilizations" (SNW). On the bright side, perhaps it will be the last time that "pure evil" is used as a plot device for awhile. We can only hope. Taking this last opportunity, they revisit other examples of evil in its purest form: "Skin of Evil" (TNG)...

Rob and Kev argue over who will cook the worm they found in a hole on the other side of a wormhole, then huddle by the light of a camp stove to discuss "Terrarium" (SNW). While they await their rescue-slash-murder, they compare notes on other instances of crashed enemies finding common ground in "Darmok" (TNG) and "Dawn" (ENT). SNW 3×09 Terrarium Matt Decker USS Constellation TOS 2×06 The Doomsday...

Rob and Kevin play cartoon versions of Vulcan versions of themselves with the help of their exes in "Four-and-a-Half Vulcans" (SNW). They then revisit past episodes where post-relationship relationships figured prominently in the stories of Starfleet officers, including "Haven" (TNG) and "Rejoined" (DS9). SNW 3×08 Four-and-a-Half Vulcans Kerkhovian Katra Beto Ortegas SNW 3×07 What is Starfleet? SN...

Kevin and Rob dodge oddly insistent questions about what it's like to kill a person in order to discuss the relative merits of "What is Starfleet?" (SNW). Inspired by this episode's "space dragon", they revisit a couple of other giant space creatures of episodes past, in "Datalore" and "Silicon Avatar" (TNG), and "Tin Man" (TNG). SNW 3×07 What is Starfleet? Giant space creatures TNG 1×01/02 Encoun...

Rob and Kev record their entire conversation about "The Sehlat Who Ate Its Tail" (SNW) over copper wires with pink telephone receivers. They then visit two previous uses of "ancient" technology in Trek adventures, "Spectre of the Gun" (TOS) and "Vis à Vis" (VOY). SNW 3×06 The Sehlat Who Ate Its Tail USS Farragut (NCC-1647) TOS 2×18 Obsession (the tragedy where Kirk, as a Lieutenant, blamed himself...

Kev and Rob are possessed by two entirely different manifestations of pure evil and have a knock-down, drag-out fistfight in sickbay over the slightly confusing but gratifyingly adventurous events of "Through the Lens of Time" (SNW). Having regained their senses, they investigate other instances of body possession in "Return to Tomorrow" (TOS), "Power Play" (TNG), and "Tears of the Prophets" (DS9)...

Rob and Kev sneak onto a Holodeck that shouldn't be invented for eighty years or so to question characters playing parodies of past podcast hosts you might recognize. Also they talk about "A Space Adventure Hour" (SNW). Inspired by its surprise appearance in this era, they return to holodeck episodes past for a second time, reflecting on "The Big Goodbye" (TNG), "Hollow Pursuits" (TNG), "Fair Have...

Kev and Rob creep through a suspiciously silent science lab to discuss "Shuttle to Kenfori" (SNW), and agree that it wasn't the scariest episode of Star Trek ever. After all, there was "Conspiracy" (TNG) and "Empok Nor" (DS9). To shake off the scares, they take a few minutes to discuss Jim Henson's Creature Shop coming to a starship bridge near you. SNW 3×03 Shuttle to Kenfori TNG 1×25 Conspiracy...

Rob and Kev are back to visit Strange New Worlds, some of which look suspiciously like episodes of a TV show from the 60s. After sharing highlights from "Hegemony, Part II" and "Wedding Bell Blues", they pull up a stool and talk about their favourite bartenders … one of whom you probably can't guess! TNG 4×01 The Best of Both Worlds, Part II SNW 3×01 Hegemony, Part II TOS 1×08 Balance of Terror SN...

Kev and Rob beat around the bush a bit before discussing some of the brights spots in "Star Trek: Section 31", which was otherwise a not very good Star Trek movie. They take the opportunity to discuss moles – what does or does not quality as a mole – and revisit some Deep Space Nine highlights including the abduction and replacement of Julian Bashir, "Homefront" (DS9) and "Paradise Lost" (DS9), an...

Rob and Kev surf the waves of the multiverse, dodging Klingon death barges in "The New Next Generation". They then look to the past for other examples of unreasonable Klingon ships, and find the overlooked classic, "A Matter of Honor" (TNG). LD 5×10 The New Next Generation Barge of the Dead Jack Crusher Kassia Nox O’Connor ST 1×02 Calypso Relga Dorg Bargh Unreasonable Klingon Ships ENT 2×19 Judgme...

Kev and Rob leap from universe to universe in search of wacky versions of people from history to crew their swanky starship in "Fissure Quest". They then revisit two characters brought into the spotlight for arguably their strongest outings in this episode. For Harry Kim they discuss "Non Sequitur" (VOY) and "Nightingale" (VOY). For T'Pol they discuss "Stigma" (ENT) and "Home" (ENT). LD 5×09 Fissu...

Rob and Kev step out of the limelight to make way for some junior podcasters to talk about them behind their backs as they discuss "Upper Decks". They then revisit two other episodes where previously-unseen groups of crew members are the stars of the show, "Learning Curve" (VOY) and "Lower Decks" (TNG). LD 5×08 Upper Decks TNG 7×15 Lower Decks Charlotte Nicdao Westlake SNW 2×09 Subspace Rhapsody A...

Kev and Rob don their fake antennae and pose as local yokels as they spend twelve months trapped on a primitive planet watching "Fully Dilated". They then explore other times our Starfleet crews have hidden in plain sight, disguised as members of an alien world, including "The Enterprise Incident" (TOS), "In the Flesh" (VOY), "First Contact" (TNG) and "Face of the Enemy" (TNG). LD 5×07 Fully Dilat...

Rob and Kev dodge floating cubes, spheres, and squishy lightning bolts in "Of Gods and Angles", then reflect on other non-humanoid species in "The Savage Curtain" (TOS), "Star Trek: The Motion Picture", "Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home", "Star Trek Generations", "Where Silence Has Lease" (TNG), and "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine". LD 5×06 Of Gods and Angles Olly Zeus TOS 2×04 Who Mourns for Adonais? De...

Kev and Rob admire the graffiti and rusty TOS-era decor of Starbase 80 in "Starbase 80?!", then revisit two of their favorite space stations from the past, Deep Space Station K-7 (from "The Trouble With Tribbles" (TOS)) and Deep Space 9 (from … Deep Space Nine!). LD 5×05 Starbase 80?! Kassia Nox Community 2×06 Epidemiology Gene Jakobowski Deep Space Station K-7 TOS 2×13 The Trouble With Tribbles D...