Treks and the City

Check out these geniuses! Friend of the show RHEA BUTCHER (Three Swings podcast) returns to discuss "The Schizoid Man" from S2 featuring the smartest man in the universe (really?!) Dr. Ira Graves. If he's so smart, how come there's literally no evidence of it? Also why is he only now asking basic questions about android technology? Listen to Treks and the City Ad-Free on Forever Dog Plus: https://...

"Perhaps we could dine together and share our experiences." The other half of the Teen Creeps podcast, the very funny Kelly Nugent, joins Alice and Veronica to talk TNG S2 highlight, "Loud as a Whisper," featuring actual ASL and actual deaf actor (Howie Seago) in the role of deaf mediator Riva, aka Riva McEntire, aka the Blonde Michael McDonald. Listen to Treks and the City Ad-Free on Forever Dog...

Alice and Veronica are joined by Lindsay Katai to dissect S2E4 "The Outrageous Okona." Listen to Treks and the City Ad-Free on Forever Dog Plus: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/plus SUPPORT TREKS AND THE CITY ON PATREON: www.patreon.com/treksandthecity FOLLOW TREKS AND THE CITY: https://www.instagram.com/treksandthecity https://www.twitter.com/treksandthecity TREKS AND THE CITY IS A FOREVER DOG POD...

( in a sexy voice ) "I'LL FILL YOU WITH CRUMPETS..." Writer/Comedian Danny Solomon, the person responsible for getting adult Alice back into Star Trek: TNG, joins Treks to talk a Holodeck-heavy episode from S2, "Elementary, Dear Data," but not before Veronica questions him about his family history, South American Judaism, and his former career as a conversion course proctor. Listen to Treks and th...

"Despite all our rage, we're still just rats in a maze?!" Guest Eugene Cordero (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Kong: Skull Island) is NOT a fan... of the TNG credits sequence. But he DOES perform a stirring rendition of our popular segment, "A Non-Trekker Summarizes An Episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation." In this case, "Where Silence Has Lease." An excerpt: "Hornhead and Beard #1 are in some kind of...

"A star got a lady pregnant." Dream guest Mary Holland (Wild Horses, Veep, Blunt Talk) joins Alice & Veronica to talk S2E1 of Star Trek: The Next Generation, "The Child," in which Troi goes into labor with an alien child and it's... orgasmic??? This cues a deep dive into the way overused sci-fi/fantasy trope of the "mystical pregnancy" and an exploration of its misogynistic connotations. Plus...

Ever wonder what it's like to watch an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation with Alice and Veronica? Well, wonder no more! In honor of the S1 Finale, "The Neutral Zone," your fearless hosts watch the episode in real time and livestream their reactions. Plus Veronica unveils a special audio surprise courtesy of the Treks & The City intern. Listen to Treks and the City Ad-Free on Forever Do...

THAT WE GIVE THAT TO THAT! The lovely and hilarious John Milhiser joins Alice and Veronica for an episode full of new catchphrases and Klingons, discussing why he is NOT a Star Trek fan, what he thought of "Conspiracy" from S1 of Star Trek: The Next Generation, and where he thinks the name "Klingon" comes from. Plus why is Wolf so averse to swimming and bathing? And did you know that Alice went to...

IT'S A CHILL UTOPIA... Alice & Veronica welcome actor/comedian Bjrn Gustafsson (aka "the Dane Cook of Sweden," aka Alice's TV love interest) onto the podcast, ask him to summarize "We'll Always Have Paris" from S1 of Star Trek: The Next Generation, and end up pleasantly surprised by the results. Plus they talk space Paris, internet Star Trek videos, Picard missing social cues, and all that non...

HAPPY NEW YEAR! Alice and Veronica are joined by podcast pundit and lifelong Trekker JON LOVETT (Pod Save America, Lovett or Leave It) to talk Jon's Star Trek history, as well as key moments from "Skin of Evil," (Star Trek: TNG S1), including the death of Yar, the logistics of making an Enterprise death tape, and the most Twitter troll-y of Star Trek villains. Listen to Treks and the City Ad-Free...

IT'S A CHRISTMAS MIRACLE!!! Paul F. Tompkins returns to Treks and the City to discuss re-watching the entirety of Star Trek: TNG since his last visit, dissect "Symbiosis" from S1, and, perhaps most importantly, duet w/ Alice on a brand new Christmas classic, "Baby, It's Cold In Space." Listen to Treks and the City Ad-Free on Forever Dog Plus: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/plus SUPPORT TREKS AND T...

Alright Star Wars, you had your weekend. NOW BACK TO TREKS! Comedian Eliza Skinner joins Alice and Veronica to discuss "Arsenal of Freedom" from S1 and brings an arsenal of characters with her, including "Troi on Seinfeld" and Riker's old friend from the neighborhood, "Tommy." Also some major love for Troi and Geordi, and some major questions, such as... Is it ok to be funny during sex? Listen to...

MWAAAAAAA!!! It's a ritual death cry of an episode w/ brand new Trekker, comedian Morgan Evans, talking Klingons, Klingons, and more Klingons. Plus spot on impressions of the Irish wolves that raised Colin Farrell, Alice tries out a competing soundboard, and, as always, much much more. Listen to Treks and the City Ad-Free on Forever Dog Plus: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/plus SUPPORT TREKS AND T...

TREKS GOES TO SCHOOL with very special guest Anna Kryczka, Humanities professor, lifelong Trekker, and Alice's self-described "smartest friend," talking Wesley, Starfleet Academy, and TNG S1 episode "Coming of Age." Listen to Treks and the City Ad-Free on Forever Dog Plus: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/plus SUPPORT TREKS AND THE CITY ON PATREON: www.patreon.com/treksandthecity FOLLOW TREKS AND TH...

THE DIALECTS OF TNG. With Alice out of studio for the day, Veronica holds down the fort with Hollywood dialect coach Jamison Bryant, talking "Home Soil" from S1 of TNG and exploring a dizzying array of TNG's most famous speech patterns-- Data, the Ferenghi, Troi, the Klingons, more!!! Plus Alice calls in and tries out some of her favorite accents! Listen to Treks and the City Ad-Free on Forever Do...

THE DHARMA OF TNG. Treks welcomes their first guest from outside the narrow confines of comedy and the entertainment industry, Buddhist author and shastri Ethan NIchtern, to discuss "When the Bough Breaks" from S1 of TNG. Also, which Star Trek race would be most at home in Tibet? And where exactly does Buddhism stand on child kidnapping? These questions and more answered on today's ep!!! Listen to...

"I want you to look into it. Thoroughly." Comedian Erin Dewey Lennox (ESPN, Comedy Central) joins Alice and Veronica to discuss "Too Short A Season" from S1 of Star Trek: The Next Generation... gratuitous technology, bizarre makeup and casting choices, the crew's refusal to treat Dr. Beverly Crusher like a real doctor, and more! Plus the soundboard is absolutely out of control. And more Patreon su...

"Blondes and jazz don't mix." Oh boy. Comedian and brand new Trekker Jaboukie Young-White joins Alice and Veronica for a very binary, very trombone-y, very polarizing episode of ST:TNG. Who has the unenviable task of scrubbing down the Holodeck after Riker uses it? How hot is it when Data takes charge? What if the Borg get wet? These questions and more will be answered. Also Veronica uncovers a Da...

"Think about how good the tampons must be on this planet." Alice and Veronica discuss a very matriarchal episode of Star Trek: TNG ("Angel One") with comedian/writer Siobhan Thompson. ALSO Alice and Veronica recap their interview with Jonathan Frakes (full interview available on Patreon)! Listen to Treks and the City Ad-Free on Forever Dog Plus: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/plus SUPPORT TREKS AN...

"If you want our perspectives on the show, you're going to have to listen to our perspectives on ejaculation." Alice and Veronica explore some negative reviews of the podcast before welcoming comedian Yedoye Travis (@ProfessorDoye) to discuss a classic episode from Season 1 of ST:TNG that features double the Data and the birth of an obnoxious catchphrase. Plus Bon Jovi bitches, the beauty of Geord...

IT'S A MIRACLE! For real, this episode opens with an actual miracle and only gets better. Lifelong Trekker and legit psychic Amanda Seales (Insecure) talks growing on TNG and the Borg, narcissism, male fragility, empowerment, and some of the best dating advice you will ever hear. Later Alice & Veronica dig into the first holodeck-heavy episode of TNG, "The Big Goodbye," exploring a very 80s ve...

ENTER LWAXANA! Trekker Extraordinaire Guy Branum (Talk Show the Game Show) joins Alice and Veronica to dig into a very special episode of ST:TNG... the first appearance of the Queen herself, Daughter of the Fifth House, Holder of the Sacred Chalice of Rixx, heir to the Holy Rings of Betazed... Lwaxana Troi!! Listen to Treks and the City Ad-Free on Forever Dog Plus: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/p...

Comedian/Actor Brian Huskey (Veep, People of Earth) joins Alice and Veronica for a trip through another trying ST:TNG S1 ep that sounds promising (Riker-centric! Q-themed!) but suffers from some familiar pitfalls. Which means the return of several of beloved Treks segments! Worf overreactions! A Geordi pain check-in! And numerous (almost too many to count) male writer problems! When they finally r...

Are the Ferengi f*ckable? Is Wesley into older women? What are the dos and donts of blow job etiquette? Prepare for a fabulously X-rated episode as comedian Nicole Byer joins Alice and Veronica to talk sex, food, fashion, and "The Battle" from Season 1 of Star Trek: TNG.  Plus whitewashing, more dumb moments from the TNG writers' room, and some bizarre Picard prop work (a pen? a suitcase?).  Liste...

In honor of their TEN EPISODE MILESTONE (not a real milestone), Alice and Veronica hit pause on ST:TNG to take stock of the podcast and their friendship; to roll out some very special new features; and to respond to fan comments, questions, and photos on Twitter. Prepare for a glimpse into the love lives and spiritual lives of your beloved hosts as they wrestle with some fundamental questions Why...