It's Got Star Trek

Trip and Malcolm realize they both dated the same gal. Join your increasingly chilly hosts as they discuss early-series character development, the lengths required to get two male characters to open up to each other, and that bizarre "stinky" business. This is a proper Enterprise classic, and this podcast episode ain't too shabby either! Spoiler warning! We dive right into a detail-rich discussion...

Kes turns two years old and everything starts getting weird. Join your wibbly-wobbly hosts as they discuss some parts of this episode in between discussing other unrelated things and occasionally frustrating each other just before hitting on some fun time business. Also, Dan get through a list in record time. Heads up folks, this is a wild one! Spoiler warning! We dive right into a detail-rich dis...

Sisko sets his sights on a sultry secondary spouse. Join your mildly-entertained hosts as they discuss beautiful scenes between Jake and Sisko, the crew's increasing interest in Commander Sisko's love life, and that weird lieutenant from the USS Prometheus. Also, Dan has two (2!) lists! Strap in, as this is one of those classic "high energy" IGSTs...enjoy! Spoiler warning! We dive right into a det...

Captain Kirk is forced to get downright Gorny up in here. Join your cozy hosts as they discuss various and varied aspects of this classic episode of Star Trek, including production design, pronunciation choices, story structure, and what it was that Kirk and McCoy were alluding to with regard to Commodore Travers' style of hospitality. Also, we are joined by an extremely special guest which makes...

Captain Riker is catfished by a charming alien boy. Join your comfortable hosts as they discuss the benefits of cozy, middle-of-the-road Trek. Also, Dan is outed as a world-class boner! Spoiler warning! We dive right into a detail-rich discussion of this episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, so if you haven’t had a chance to see it yet – beware! Next week: We brush up on our Gorn-lore when we...

Captain Pike sees the inner light in Captain Batel's eyes. Join your frustrated hosts as they discuss the good, the bad, and the just plain confusing of this strangely constructed season finale. We manage to avoid knock-knock jokes, despite all the knocking - and while we knock this episode a bit, there is much we enjoyed! Learn more by clicking the button marked play. Spoiler warning! We dive rig...

Patrick is traveling abroad on a secret mission of goodwill, so in lieu of our regular episode this week we are opening up our Patreon vault to provide excellent filler content! We welcome you to enjoy not one, but two "pre-episode banter" segments (i.e., the madness that goes on behind the scenes as we prep for that week's podcast). The first segment is called "Kongo/Bongo" and was recorded as we...

Enemy mine? No - enemy yours! Join your comforted hosts as they discuss all aspects of this long-awaited and much-desired Erica Ortegas-centric episode, including the continuing value of familiar plotlines (at least when they are well-produced), superfluous fanbait that threatens to distract from a solid tale, and the universal appeal of a monster with its nose sticking out of a blanket flopped on...

A lost plot from The Animated Series time travels to the year 2025! Join your uncomfortably-bemused hosts as they discuss silly humor, goofy plots, and what it all means (or doesn't mean) at the end of the day. We also briefly touch on the controversies surrounding this episode, particularly around biological determinism, but note that ours is not the best venue to discuss such an important topic....

It's like The Office except somewhat less plausible. Join your varied-viewed hosts as they discuss what works, what doesn't work, and what aggravates to the core in this somewhat trite application of a wearying old trope. Listen to find out which host had the most trouble with this episode, and which was perfectly fine with it! There's other good stuff in here too that your humble description writ...

Lieutenant Commander Kirk learns a few life lessons while saving the day. Join your ravenous hosts as they discuss delicious character development, beautiful (if occasionally unjustified) visuals, and an unfortunate twist that luckily doesn't completely mar an otherwise excellent episode of Star Trek. Also, Patrick made it a point to avoid taking too long to get to the discussion of the episode, s...

A few folks learn the value of teamwork while a few others are brutally maimed and killed. Join your trans-dimensional hosts as they discuss Event Horizon, Ghostbusters, and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. Also, we have a new review and therefore Dan has crafted a new haiku! Note that we keep hearing that podcast audiences love it when hosts don't get to the main topic for at least 20 minutes...

Carmen Sandiego is on the case in this harrowing holotale! Join your period-appropriate hosts as they discuss the nuances between homage and fan service, debate the ins and outs of the central mystery undergirding the plot, and delight in the silly performances littered throughout this charming, if occasionally confusing episode. Also, we introduce a brand new theme song, and Jesse sneezes for a b...

Surprise! You all get an extra episode this week since we wanted to celebrate our 300th (!!) episode in style. That style happens to have taken the form of a "technical manual" for the It's Got Star Trek podcast, in which we go over regular features, the show's intended audience, episode structure, and all sorts of other things that might be relevant to new or returning listeners. Or at least that...

Pike and M'Benga avoid trying to say the "Z" word. Join your moss-loving hosts as they discuss genre-hoppping plots, hats on hats on hats, and continued additions to the rapidly expanding (if still frustratingly one-dimensional) corpus of Gornlore. Also, there are lists and doody or no doodies and silly voices and listener mail and, perhaps, a digression or two. Importantly, we foolishly and mista...

Spock teams up with his romantic rival to set things right. Join your engaged hosts as they discuss the value of silly plots for examining not-so-silly emotions, varying views on the incorporation of existing Star Trek lore into this episode, and continuing the franchise's tradition of humiliating the Irish. This is, perhaps unsurprisingly, a fun one! Spoiler warning! We dive right into a detail-r...

La'an battles gremliny Gorn while Spock battles gremliny feelings. Join your entertained but confused hosts as they discuss Part II-ishness (or Part II-itis?) in Star Trek, the welcome return of such wonderful characters and actors, and the cinematic and restrained direction of this season opener. Also, Dan returns from his shore leave with a basket full of kooky sound clips and belly full of mirt...

Some people get horny and some people get dead. Join two-thirds of your regular hosts and two amazing guest hosts as they compare how annoying Finnegan is relative to other annoying things, discuss the bizarre focus on absurd Irish stereotypes throughout the Star Trek franchise, and ponder the ethical ramifications of fornicating with an unlicensed simulacrum of your ex-partner. Note that Dan is o...

Kes doesn't do much in this one, but both Paris and Janeway threaten a child. Join your temporally-displaced hosts as they discuss technobabble, haircuts, chronometers, candy corn, early-series characterizations, tonal discordance, wicked screams, and more Seinfeld that you might expect! Plus, Dan's got some excellent audio analysis, while Jesse and Patrick scramble to deliver insights worthy of t...

It turns out that Captain Archer's ship is just a shade too slow. Join your cooped-up hosts as they discuss strange alien foods, entertaining - if over-stuffed - plotlines, and the bizarre lack of headphones on Starfleet vessels. Plus, Dan's got a few lists, Patrick does a crazy DJ voice for a bit, and Jesse puts the beat down on Johann Pachelbel. Tune in for all this and so much more! Spoiler war...

Odo errs. Join your morally ambiguous hosts as they discuss Trek noir, impressively-dense character development, and the need to be wary around sexy people offering oo-mox... Spoiler warning! We dive right into a detail-rich discussion of this episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, so if you haven’t had a chance to see it yet – beware! Next week: We get cooped up with the crew of the NX-01 in Star...

Wesley almost dies trying to impress a friendly alien. Join your frolicking hosts as they discuss scantily-clad sex aliens, extreme systems of justice, problematic philosophical and anthropological assertions, intriguing application of music, colonialism, communism, libertarianism, and nipples. There are no "doody or no doodies" or lists this week, but Jesse does fall asleep at some point during t...

Spock looks at an alien. Join your briefly-insane hosts as they discuss complex characters, intriguing ideas, and titillating tunage in this sometimes confusing classic episode of Star Trek. Spoiler warning! We dive right into a detail-rich discussion of this episode of Star Trek: The Original Series, so if you haven’t had a chance to see it yet – beware! Next week: We watch in horror as Wesley ge...

B'Elanna causes a bunch of headaches for Starfleet HR. Join your psychically-stimulated hosts as they discuss groovy music, upsetting plot points, and our variable reactions to this oft-recalled episode. Plus: three doody or no doodies and at least one list! Spoiler warning! We dive right into a detail-rich discussion of this episode of Star Trek: Voyager, so if you haven’t had a chance to see it...

Captain Archer is oddly quick to forgive two counts of negligent homicide. Join your transporter ghost hosts as they discuss poor use of well-worn tropes, peculiar characterizations, and disjointed plotting in this unfortunate outlier from the otherwise excellent fourth season of Star Trek: Enterprise. Also, Patrick withholds his opinion of this episode till the end to let the audience try to gues...