Treks and the City

This week, Alice and Skyler are joined by the great Sara Tomko, Alice's dear friend and Resident Alien  co-star. Together, they... don't really  get into the (pretty great) DS9  season four premiere, "The Way of the Warrior," because, much like  the premiere... this one's a two-parter. Before the paywall, they talk the color of creeps' money, sound effects websites, marketing ideas for La Croix, A...

This week, Alice and Skyler discuss Victorian breathing, the work of Jane Austen, whether or not "WAP" will be a future generation's Pride and Prejudice , the brainrot of novels, and more. Behind the paywall, they go long on the DS9 season three finale, episode 26, "The Adversary," which includes a bunch of homages to The Thing , a bunch of homages to The Blue Man Group, and at least one changelin...

This week, Alice and Skyler are joined by the great Danny Solomon and Natalie Anis, Alice's dear friends and a couple very much in love. Together, they all discuss who's actually into Star Trek , where Alice and Skyler usually find their guests, missing Alice's proposal, having a big wedding, Twin Peaks , and much, much more. Behind the paywall, they dive into DS9 S3E25, "Facets," a Dax-centric ep...

This week, Alice and Skyler discuss "shoe blindness," a real condition, the difficulties of describing audio out loud, a great Pro Tools Substack that Skyler can't remember the name of, Infinity Nikki , where Veronica is, and so. much. more. Behind the paywall, they dive into DS9 's S3E24, "Shakaar," which heavily features darts, explanations of the general concept of "the zone," Kai Winn trying a...

This week, Alice and Skyler are joined once again by the great Paul F. Tompkins to talk about the sheer volume of backdrops available in Zoom now, Dr. Who -vertigo, JOANN's, the clock Treks and the City is now relying heavily on to provide order, who knows the lyrics to "More Than a Woman" best, and more. Behind the paywall, they dive into DS9 S3E23, "Family Business," a Ferengi-forward episode th...

This week, Alice and Skyler debut the NEW episode format, so don't be alarmed over things sounding a bit different. Teasers will now be a bit shorter, they'll be a bit more cold-open-y, they'll be... Really good. You'll see. Together, they talk about Garrett's trip to Canada, bindles, and what they're reading. Behind the paywall, they talk audio-book narrators, getting the Pulitzer house in order,...

This week, Alice, Vero, and Skyler talk about Alice's nine-year-sobriety anniversary, how long this week has been and which sauce it is, the latest from Steven Soderbergh, how everyone's taking the current awful news, spoilers for twenty+ year-old movie The Others , microphone choices, and, frankly? Other things. Behind the paywall, they go deep on the excellent DS9 episode "The Die is Cast," the...

This week, Alice, Vero, and Skyler talk the LA wildfires, rolling into the UK entertainment industry like it's Deadwood , the loss of David Lynch, Garrett's fatherly love for the cats growing day by day, swapping smoking for the joys of interval training, and much, much more! Listen to the whole thing on Patreon!! And please, if you're able, donate to the LA Fire Department's Wildfire Emergency Fu...

This week, Alice and Skyler dive deep into the kinds of jobs that are all about slapping a deck together, when in the recording timeline they last discussed Luigi Mangione, the sheer volume of preamble they can squeeze into a single teaser, just how much so this teaser sets you up for some Treks discussion, and more. Behind the paywall, they discuss this so-so Mirror Universe episode, what's going...

This week, comedian and writer Ben Rodgers returns ( Star Trek: Lower Decks ) to fill in for Vero and cover so, so much Paul Schrader, sample boxes, the hell that is Vancouver, the horror of Alice's Canadian recording setup, small handwriting, and more. Behind the paywall, Ben and Skyler find out whether or not Alice watched the episode, what Bashir's going to look like when he ages, and they dive...

Alice and Skyler are here to discuss presidents on mushrooms, the joys of cable management, just how risky the latest bargain airline flight may or may not be, a show Skyler is not involved in but loves and talks about all the time, Vero and Vero's boyfriend's dad's dining seating preferences, and, truly, more than that. Behind the paywall, O'Brien becomes unstuck in time and Bashir's p casual abo...

Whatever happened to Alice's first crush? Would living in the one-building-town in Alaska be great, or a nightmare? Should Treks just switch to covering that one-building-town going forward? And have enough people seen Steven Soderbergh's techno-thriller Kimi ? Behind the paywall, a Ferengi shows the capacity to be kind and generous, but wouldn't it be funny if that was in fact not real? And the C...

Well, here it is: the first new episode we recorded after the awful thing happened (Ezra Klein played a Joe Rogan clip on his podcast). Also, everything is falling apart, and Alice and Skyler are trying to sort it out. Behind the paywall, O'Brien wrestles with Cardassian scientists who hate him, the power of vague prophecies, and Odo's love of The Purge . Listen to the whole thing on Patreon!! Lis...

Where is Alice? Behind the paywall, that's where, where, also, Kira... is not what she seems (she's stuck in a big 'ole rock). Vero and Skyler catch up on all of Vero's plans for her show at The Elysian. What's with all the paperwork to get married, what's the officiant service of choice these days, and is Vero ordained or not?? Listen to full episodes over on the Treks and the City Patreon, here:...

Max out your credit card to make the bank proud, will Vero and Skyler disappoint Alice by being indifferent to the episode up next? Listen to that episode to find out (it's probable)! Why are so many LA open houses ending in police situations? Also, please, pleeease, go out there and sign up to be a detective for us. Please. Solve some problems. Behind the paywall, we discuss how many organs you c...

Before the paywall, we talk exclusive ring services for Dutch gutter punks, whether or not there's tea (there isn't), the best way to deal with a grilling from KTLA, making lifelong friends at 33 Taps, the nightmare of working in entertainment in this day and age, and beyond. Behind the paywall, we conclude the excellent two-parter Past Tense , with Sisko narrowly pulling off revolution by improvi...

It's the eve of the election, so make sure to go vote! The election's on 11/05, NOT 11/03, but would it kill you to get your ballot in on 11/03?? It would not. A man from Britain is coming to stay for a bit, there are a surprising number of human-size dolls available on Etsy including "Dance With Me Henry," Vero's getting ready for her next show, Cherry Baby: Certified Lover Girl , at The Elysian...

Fooled by viral food trends? Same. Anna Delvey is in the news again for some reason, ughghghgh. Behind the paywall, a horrible disease causes everyone to be embarrassing (the disease: old woman). Meanwhile, O'Brien is bad at fatherhood, horny. Listen to full episodes over on the Treks and the City Patreon, here: https://www.patreon.com/treksandthecity Find more Alice, here: https://www.patreon.com...

Nutter butter is off the rails! Fast food let downs across the pond, and Bowser is doing well in the polls. We should probably work on Media Literacy as a society. Behind the paywall, can O'Brien have a moment's peace? No! Will Riker is not what he seems, Gul Dukat is cucked? Did not see that coming.  Listen to full episodes over on the Treks and the City Patreon !! Find more Alice here !! And Mor...

This week we take a tour of Alice's basic fashion choices via the Glendale...dare we say...Galleria and later we allude once again to the mysterious "monster from the past." Behind the paywall: Vero finally has representation for unreliable love interests, Dax has Chad taste in men apparently, and Quark is NOT an ally. Listen to full episodes over on the Treks and the City Patreon !! Find more Ali...

This stupid ass delightful show. OMG. Alice's office has a kill switch plus a ghost boyfriend. After the paywall, a cascading series of problems that we absolutely loved. The writers said the process of writing and making the episode was "disgusting," but O'Brien is in his happiest place and so are we. Listen to full episodes over on the Treks and the City Patreon !! Find more Alice here !! And Mo...

A much needed update on Fringe Fest plus our coverage of the universally panned sixth episode of season three: "The Abandoned." Kind of a Frankenstein episode, if Frankenstein were being preyed upon by a Dabo girl. Listen to full episodes over on the Treks and the City Patreon !! Find more Alice here !! And More Vero here !! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privac...

Sorry about the hollow, haunted sound here—we were all in separate spaces recording it! A Venezuelan señora will have plants and cats with mysterious gifts, Alice recommends some crime novels everyone knows of already, and yet another great podcast idea is born. After the paywall, we talk "Second Skin," a delicious Kira-centric episode where Nana Visitor is pumped for all her acting juices. Listen...

We discuss "Equilibrium" after the paywall (a fascinating episode that begins with a chaotic cook-in and takes us all the way to the Trill home world!) I'm gonna be real honest, I haven't re-listened to this yet because I was watching the entire DNC, including the gavel in. Let's enjoy together! Listen to full episodes over on the Treks and the City Patreon !! Find more Alice here !! And More Vero...

Veronica fights to make clowning less white thank GYOOODAH and Alice hates many software companies. Skyler is a tooth nepo baby. Behind the paywall: Quark is a sub, DS9 has zero surveillance, and O'Brien and Sisko struggle with the concept that women have rich inner lives. Listen to full episodes over on the Treks and the City Patreon !! Find more Alice here !! And More Vero here !! Learn more abo...