X-Treks

Does your favorite sci-fi show have an episode where sworn enemies swap support to secure safety... and it's hottttt?  For Stella Cheeks, it's the Star Trek TOS episode "Day of The Dove" and for Erin Cline it's the X-Files episodes "Tunguska" and "Termina."  Join Stella and Erin as we discuss sweaty makeup, slick plot threads, and just how much Scottie ffffuuuuuuuuucks!   --- About the podcast: Er...

Does your favorite sci-fi show have an episode where characters go all "Huh? Whuh?! WHAT DID I DO?!?!" For Stella Cheeks, it's the Star Trek TOS episode "Wolf In The Fold" and for Erin Cline it's the X-Files episode "John Doe."  Join Stella and Erin as we discuss strip club etiquette, good bad makeup, and argue over what makes you a ghost vs. an alien!   --- About the podcast: Erin Cline and Stell...

Does your favorite sci-fi show have an episode people's minds.. get like... controlled? (You can tell it's been awhile.)   For Stella Cheeks, it's the Star Trek TOS episode "Dagger of The Mind" and for Erin Cline it's the X-Files episode "Pusher."  Join Stella and Erin for the longest X-Treks episode yet! We are compelled by external forces to discuss sneaky fake baby-women and respecting the cour...

We interrupt your regularly scheduled programing with a super fun and informative interview with academic and X-Files super fan Dr. Bethan Jones! Dr. Jones came on the show to discuss her new book  The Truth is Still Out There: Thirty Years of The X-Files  and if there are two things Erin & Stella love it's geeking out about their favotire fandoms and reading academic texts outside of grad school!...

Does your favorite sci-fi show have an episode where abnormal abilities obliterate unprepared entites?  For Stella Cheeks, it's the Star Trek TOS episode "The Alternative Factor" and for Erin Cline it's the X-Files episode "Syzygy."  Join Stella and Erin as we discuss weird beards, buisness savvy astrologers, and a summary that we almost never got out of!  --- About the podcast: Erin Cline and Ste...

Does your favorite sci-fi show have an episode where past paramores perpetrate perils? For Stella Cheeks, it's the Star Trek TOS episode "What Little Girls Are Made Of" and for Erin Cline it's the X-Files episode "The Rain King."  Join Stella and Erin and BABY GENE as we discuss suspicious rock shapes, suspicious hail shapes, and all the relationships these characters escape.    --- About the podc...

Does your favorite sci-fi show have ANOTHER episode that you love but just doesn't fit the VERY loose thematic format of your podcast? TREAT YOURSELF! For Stella Cheeks, it's the Star Trek TOS episode "The Squire of Gothos" and for Erin Cline it's the X-Files episode "Je Souhaite."  Join Stella and Erin for some wish fullfillment, tangent entanglement, and tactical slapping. Our treat! --- About t...

Does your favorite sci-fi show have an episode that oNlY tRuE gAmErZ wOuLd UnDeRsTaNd?! No?! N00b.  For Stella Cheeks, it's the Star Trek TOS episode "The Gamesters of Triskelion" and for Erin Cline it's the X-Files episode "First Person Shooter."  Join Stella and Erin for some MMMOOORRRTTAAAALLLLL COMMBBAAAAATTT! Sometimes, it just doesn't have to be that deep. (↓→+punch = KissPunch Special Move)...

Does your favorite sci-fi show have an episode that attempts to deal with the subject of The Vietnam War? NO?! Well THESE shows do! For Stella Cheeks, it's the Star Trek TOS episode "A Private Little War" and for Erin Cline it's the X-Files episode "Sleeper."  Join Stella and Erin (and Stella and Erin) as we discuss these episodes. There will be no alliteration jokes on this one. We're back! --- A...

Does your favorite sci-fi show have an episode where killer kids cause casualties?  For Stella Cheeks, it's the Star Trek TOS episode " And The Children Shall Lead " and for Erin Cline it's the X-Files episode "The Calusari."  No need to run and catch that train, Stella and Erin are here to plant the flag into this preteen patricide pandemonium podcast!   --- About the podcast: Erin Cline and Stel...

Does your favorite sci-fi show have an episode where a major character contracts a cruddy critical condition? For Stella Cheeks, it's the Star Trek TOS episode "The Enemy Within" and for Erin Cline it's the X-Files episode "Plus One."  Join Stella and Erin as we discuss unearned romances, unearned cures, big game beheadings, and better character arcs.   --- About the podcast: Erin Cline and Stella...

Does your favorite sci-fi show have an episode where.. huh? What? YOU'LL HAVE TO SPEAK UP I'M VERY OLD NOW! For Stella Cheeks, it's the Star Trek TOS episode "The Deadly Years" and for Erin Cline it's the X-Files episode "Dod Kalm."  Join Stella and Erin as we travel down this mortal coil at lightspeed with two tales of pickled protagonists with elderly ennui.   --- About the podcast: Erin Cline a...

Does your favorite sci-fi show have an episode where a dastardly doubles deal out disaster and death?  For Stella Cheeks, it's the Star Trek TOS episode "The Enemy Within" and for Erin Cline it's the X-Files episode "Plus One."  Join Stella and Erin (and Stella and Erin) as we discuss space dogs,  thrown dookie, cold men, and hangmen.   --- About the podcast: Erin Cline and Stella Cheeks have been...

Does your favorite sci-fi show have an episode where a roaving group of performers are privy to peril?  For Stella Cheeks, it's the Star Trek TOS episode "The Way To Eden" and for Erin Cline it's the X-Files episode "Humbug."  Join Stella and Erin as we discuss herberts, hoaxes, music and (fiji) mermaids! We reach, you gaffs.  --- About the podcast: Erin Cline and Stella Cheeks have been friends f...

Does your favorite sci-fi show have an episode where nefarious nosferatu carniverate characters?  For Stella Cheeks, it's the Star Trek TOS episode "The Man Trap" and for Erin Cline it's the X-Files episode "3."  Nailing the theme so far in season 3, join Stella and Erin for a feast of salt tablets and blood bread! --- About the podcast: Erin Cline and Stella Cheeks have been friends for over a de...

Does your favorite sci-fi show have an episode where asshole automatons attempt to overtake and overthrow?  For Stella Cheeks, it's the Star Trek TOS episode "I, Mudd" and for Erin Cline it's the X-Files episode "Rm9sbG93ZXJz."  We're back with two bangers! Join Stella and Erin as they evade drone and clones with Mulder and Bones. (Bobby was sick, he's better now) --- About the podcast: Erin Cline...

Does your favorite sci-fi mashup podcast have an episode where they wrap-up their second season? For Stella Cheeks it's this podcast, and for Erin Cline it's THIS PODCAST! Join us as we look back on questionable theme picks, everlasting friendships, and so very much screaming. Are you Duane Barry enough to wrap-up X-Treks season 2 with us? Sit down, have some green! --- About the podcast: Erin Cli...

Does your favorite sci-fi show have an episode where they try and force some characters and themes from another cancelled (or nonexistent) show on you?  For Stella Cheeks, it's the Star Trek TOS episode "Assignment: Earth" and for Erin Cline it's the X-Files episode "Millennium."  It's the last regular episode of our second season! Join Stella and Erin as we discuss forced IP synergy, sexy cat lad...

Does your favorite sci-fi show have an episode where the characters encounter antagonistic authority figures or corrupt slimy superiors? For Stella Cheeks, it's the Star Trek TOS episode "The Doomsday Machine" and for Erin Cline it's the X-Files episode "Zero Sum."  Join Erin and Stella for an episode that has everything: BEES, Scotty in a tube of sparks, more BEES, Skinner in his undies, kids get...

Does your favorite sci-fi show have an episode where the characters encounter (or ARE) strange creatures where they do not belong?  For Stella Cheeks, it's the Star Trek TOS episode "By Any Other Name" and for Erin Cline it's the X-Files episode "Firewalker".  Erin and Stella are back with dice that die and ancient spores shooting out of guys! Join us for two tales where the real invaders are huma...

Does your favorite sci-fi show have an episode where the characters encounter beings who live too long or seemingly forever (and are awful because of it)?  For Stella Cheeks, it's the Star Trek TOS episode "Requiem For Methuselah" and for Erin Cline it's the X-Files episode "Nothing Lasts Forever".  **Exasperated scream warning for ~1:04:17** Join Stella and Erin as they grow ever more grateful th...

Does your favorite sci-fi show have an episode where the characters encounter a mysterious being from another planet? For Stella Cheeks, it's the Star Trek TOS episode "Metamorphosis" (and MANY others) and for Erin Cline, it's the X-Files episode "Little Green Men" (and not as many but still like SEVERAL others).   Join Stella and Erin as they encounter a formless fraternizing cloud and an interst...

Does your favorite sci-fi show have an episode where characters stumble into a situation and find that they are really into it. Like, REALLY into it?  For Stella Cheeks, it's the Star Trek TOS episode "Elaan of Troyius" and for Erin Cline, it's the X-Files episode "Never Again".   Join Stella and Erin as they discuss entitled brats and psychotic tats with two episodes where characters think "Oops,...

Does your favorite sci-fi show have an episode where people seem to vanish with next to know trace? How do you know? Maybe they just never noticed?! For Stella Cheeks, it's the Star Trek TOS episode "Immunity Syndrome" and for Erin Cline, it's the X-Files episodes "Soft Light".   The Crew is exhausted and so is Tony Shalhoub, but @ErngenC and @Stella_Cheeks are just the stimulant we all need to de...

Does your favorite sci-fi show have an episode where characters disguise their true identities or even their ears to take down the enemy? For Stella Cheeks, it's the Star Trek TOS episode "The Enterprise Incident" and for Erin Cline, it's the X-Files episode "Arcadia".  Espionage! Join @Stella_Cheeks and @ErngenC as they sneak around with pointy eared honeypots, colonizer trash monsters, and also...