The Duras Sisters Podcast

Episode 8: The Movies Movies #8: “I Saw the Borg and it Changed Me!” What would this movie be like set in the European Renaissance? Would you ground Picard or let him fight the Borg if you were an admiral? Which character does this movie belong to? What is the Borg Queens Weakness? What if the Vulcans hadn’t shown up? Listen as Ashlyn and Rhianna travel through time to Star Trek: First Contact. Tr...

Episode 7: The Movies Movies #7: One Last (Horseback) Ride Would you stay in the Nexis? What do you think of the Duras Sister’s role in this movie? Does Data’s emotion chip feel out of place? Do you like the holodeck scene in this film? Why isn’t Marie even mentioned? Listen as Ashlyn and Rhianna travel through the Nexis to talk Star Trek: Generations. Trigger Warnings: Death by fire Spoilers: Sta...

Episode 6: The Movies Movies #6: Murder! At The Peace Conference What are the real-life parallels to this film? Are there Klingon doctors? Who is Michael Dorn playing in this movie? Where are the Boots? How long was Captain Sulu in the Beta Quadrant? Listen as Ashlyn and Rhianna explore every facet of Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country. Trigger Warnings: Talk of White Supremacy, Japanese-Ameri...

Episode 5: The Movies Movies #5: Shatner’s Frontier AKA: Factory Reset Spock Does Shatner just want to copy Nimoy? Why don’t we know more about the peace planet? Why is Sybok never mentioned again? Why does God look like Santa? Why didn’t McCoy ever tell Kirk or Spock about his father? Listen as Ashlyn and Rhianna search for Sha’ka’ree in Star Trek V: The Final Frontier. SPOILER ALERT: The Final F...

Episode 4: The Movies Movies #4: The One With the Whales Why did Saavik stay on Vulcan? What is the origin of the whale probe? Have you ever slapped your coworker? What happens when a whale baby travels to the future? Listen as Ashlyn and Rhianna slingshot around the sun to discuss Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home. SPOILER ALERT: The Voyage Home This is the fourth episode of our Movie series, where A...

Episode 3: The Movies Movies #3: The Cost Would Have Been My Soul Where are Amanda and Carol? Why are Klingons the go-to villains? Why was Genesis so secret? Why did they put McCoy in an asylum? Listen as Ashlyn and Rhianna discuss the ins and outs of Star Trek III: The Search for Spock. SPOILER ALERT: The Search for Spock Trigger Warning: Family death and Vulcan Sex This is the third episode of o...

Episode 2: The Movies Movies #2: The Genesis of Trek (With guest, Robby Herd) Rated PG-13 for Language Why would Kahn keep the bugs as pets? What is Saavik’s role? Should Carol have told David about Kirk? Is the Genesis device a good idea? What is the main difference between Kirk and Kahn? Listen as Ashlyn, Rhianna, and our special guest Robby Herd discuss Star Trek II: The Wrath of Kahn. SPOILER...

Episode 1: The Movies #1 MP: Spock Searches for V’Ger What is making Spock appear so cold to the crew? What was Roddenberry’s vision of this story? Is V’Ger better at making synthetic life than Maddox? Who was the other person in the transporter accident? Why is Kirk kind of a jerk? Listen as Ashlyn and Rhianna gaze at the Enterprise for literal hours with Kirk and Scotty. SPOILER ALERT: Star Trek...

Episode 8: Villains LOW/TAS: Chess with the Borg Queen Why does Mariner choose to be the evil character in her own story? What makes an evil computer episode of Star Trek great? What is a Star Year? What happened in the Kizinti wars? Has Badgey always been bad? Join Ashlyn and Rhianna as they get into the heads of the best Villains of Lower Decks and The Animated Series. SPOILER ALERT: All of Lowe...

Episode 7: Villains PIC: Soong and His Twenty Kids Did Narek lie about having a brother? Who is the real villain of Picard? Should Seven of Nine have killed for revenge? What is Narissa’s weakness? How do Soji and Dahj become activated? Join Ashlyn and Rhianna as they get into the heads of the best villains of Star Trek: Picard. SPOILER ALERT: All of Picard and Star Trek: Nemesis TRIGGER WARNINGS:...

Welcome to the Special Patreon Release of The Duras Sisters Podcast! In this episode, we will be playing movie clips for one another and having the other sister guess. How many did you get? Tweet us @thedurassisterspod This is episode 6 of the Patreon Qab jIH nagil (Face me if you dare) challenge between the Duras Sisters! You can find other trivia episodes and the ultimate quiz showdown, where th...

Episode 6: Villains DSC: Master of Manipulation Is Lorca ruled by destiny? How do her subjects view Emperor Georgiou? Why didn’t Georgiou go full Terran in the Prime Universe? Was Michael’s mom working for Section 31? How do you break The Chain? Join Ashlyn and Rhianna as they get into the heads of the best Villains of Star Trek: Discovery. SPOILER ALERT: All of Discovery & Picard TRIGGER WARNINGS...

Episode 5: Villains ENT: The Foundation of the Federation How did Soong take care of 19 babies at once? How many villains team up with Archer? How long does it take for the Borg to assimilate? Did Starfleet break free from the clutches of Xenophobia? Do Star Trek fans have an inherent bias toward Vulcans? SPOILER ALERT: All of Enterprise, The Next Generation “Best of Both Worlds," Deep Space Nine...

Episode 4: Villains VOY: Immortal Listlessness Do you think Voyager should have given the Kazon replicators? Did Seska use the baby as a bargaining chip? Is Quinn like Socrates? What if B'Elanna had agreed to give her cells over for the Vidiians for study? Join Ashlyn and Rhianna as they discuss the best and baddest in Star Trek: Voyager SPOILER ALERT: All of Star Trek: Voyager, The Good Place las...

Episode 3: Villains DS9: She Becomes Kai and Then We Cry How many Jeffery Combs’ can you spot in this episode? Is Section 31 justified in their actions if they’re keeping the federation safe? Can Kira forgive Dukat for the Occupation? How many times did Sisko delay the war before it truly began? Who killed Weyoun 5?Join Ashlyn and Rhianna as they get into the heads of the best Villains of Star Tre...

Episode 2: Villains TNG: Next of Kin to Chaos Will Q ever really change his nature? Why does Picard leave Armus on the planet? Why would anyone teach Lore how the Enterprise works? Why can Locutus say I? Join Ashlyn and Rhianna as they get into the heads of the best Villains of Star Trek: The Next Generation. SPOILER ALERT: All of Star Trek: Next Generation, Picard. This is the second episode of o...

Episode 1: Villains TOS: Kahn Catches On If Gary’s powers kept growing, would even a Q be able to stop him? Who are the most Shakespearian villains? Is Trelane a Q? When should a villain be introduced in a movie? Would you choose to be exiled with Khan or court-martialed? Will Ashlyn and Rhianna ever stop rhyming? Join Ashlyn and Rhianna as they get into the heads of the best Villains of Star Trek...

Episode 7: Time Travel TAS: Time Traveling Meat Can a mission last two minutes? Can meat time travel? Is the Animated Series obsessed with cats? Who was the traitor? Did Majel Barret voice the best weapon? Join Ashlyn and Rhianna as they discuss the Time Travel episodes we forgot in The Animated Series. SPOILER ALERT: All of The Animated Series and Star Trek: Beyond This is the seventh and final e...

Episode 6: Time Travel DSC: Trust the Mystery How many people that you know would seal their fate with a time crystal? How does the Time Suit really work? Is the Discovery crew the best brains in Starfleet? Does only the Klingon Chancellor know about Borath? Would you leave your life behind to go to the future? Join Ashlyn and Rhianna as they discuss the epic time travel arc in Discovery. PG-13 SP...

Episode 5: Time Travel ENT: Future Man (With guest, Michelle Herd-Fetch) Rated PG-13 How would you react to getting advice from your future self? Does it matter that Daniels is revealing so much information to Archer? How would you move on with your life if you were sent to the past? Do Time Travellers have a power complex? Ashlyn and Rhianna discuss all of these concepts in the Enterprise episode...

Episode 4: Time Travel VOY: The Janeway Factor Is it okay to break the Temporal Prime Directive if it’s for the right reason? Are you rooting for Chaoktay or Geordi in “Timeless?” How many timelines has the Voyager crew erased? Should “Year of Hell” have been made into a movie? Ashlyn and Rhianna discuss all of these queries in the Voyager episode of their Time Travel series. SPOILER ALERT: All of...

Episode 2: Time Travel DS9: A Day in the Life of a Time Agent Does Odo’s crush on Kyra doom a colony? Can anyone use the Time Orb? Why doesn’t O’Brien know who Scotty is? If you met an alien would you still care about your wedding? Ashlyn and Rhianna discuss all of these questions in the Deep Space Nine instalment of their Time Travel series. SPOILER ALERT: All of Deep Space Nine and The Enterpris...

Episode 2: Time Travel Leave Cochrane Alone! Does Picard really care about the Temporal Prime Directive? Would you trust Berlinghoff Rasmussen? Did Mark Twain have to go to the future? Did Geordi sleep through the time travel class at the academy? Ashlyn and Rhianna answer all these questions in the Next Generation instalment in their Time Travel series. SPOILER ALERT: All of The Next Generation,...

Episode 1: Time Travel The Look Ahead Does McCoy have a primal fear of 20th century medicine? Was the mirror universe created when McCoy saved Edith Keeler? Do the Enterprise crew get all their knowledge of the past from museums? Where was the temporal agency during all of this? Does Kirk know what pizza is? Find out the answers to these questions as Ashlyn and Rhianna cover in this Original Serie...

Episode 8: Love and Affection LD: The Love Parasite Is Mariner jealous of Barb? How far will Rutherford go to impress Tendi? Will T’ana ever find love? What will happen in season two?! Find out the answers to these questions as Ashlyn and Rhianna cover in this Lower Decks installment in their Love and Affection series! SPOILER ALERT: The whole series so far of Lower Decks. This is the eighth episo...