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The Orb: A Star Trek Deep Space Nine Podcast

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The Orb is a Trek.fm podcast dedicated entirely to Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, hosted since 2013 by C Bryan Jones and Matthew Rushing. In January 2023, we begin a 30th-anniversary retrospective that will take you through all of DS9, one episode at a time, as we shift from our format of exploring the minutiae of the show to celebrating 30 years of the greatest chapter in the Star Trek franchise with an episode-by-episode examination.

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The Orb 3: Emissary, Ambassador, or Apostle? 28.01.2013 55:51

The Sisko. Shortly after Benjamin Sisko arrived at Bajor, he was informed by Kai Opaka that he was the more than just a Starfleet Commander. Apart from being an ambassador of sorts whose mission was to prepare Bajor for Federation membership, Sisko was a long-awaited spiritual figure whose arrival was foretold in Bajoran prophecies. What played out over the next seven years was a story of incredib...

The Orb 2: A Character to Be Reckoned With 21.01.2013 53:21

Favorite Characters, Favorite Arcs. No Star Trek series came close to the depth of character development that Deep Space Nine brought us over the course of seven seasons. Not only did the writers flesh out the main cast, they also developed more than 30 recurring characters who felt as much a part of the story as Sisko and his crew. In this episode of The Orb, hosts Christopher Jones and Matthew R...

The Orb 1: If Wishes Were Horses 12.01.2013 44:06

First Impressions of DS9. It was billed as a darker, grittier take on Star Trek; but Deep Space Nine is much more than just TNG with the shine rubbed off. From its very foundation, DS9 is a different approach to storytelling. The much maligned decision to set the stories in a stationary location is actually one the greatest strengths of the series. In this, the premiere episode of Trek.fm's dedica...