It's Got Star Trek

Captain Sisko helps his crew save their favorite video game. Join your groovy hosts as they discuss the value of low-stakes adventures, delight in the sheer amount of talent and expense leveraged to bring this silly story to the small screen, and skirt around the sexual implications of Odo's biology. Spoiler warning! We dive right into a detail-rich discussion of this episode of Star Trek: Deep Sp...

Captain Picard works on a math problem that he forgot had already been solved while Data wears a cowboy hat. Join your bemused hosts as they discuss dusty old bones, pulp fiction taglines, and the most efficacious strategies for getting down to bidness. Also, an unplaaaaaanned guest schools Dan on the proper way to prepare vegemite toast. Spoiler warning! We dive right into a detail-rich discussio...

Captain Burnham finds herself having to make an important decision. Join your life-giving hosts as they discuss stunning visuals, swift but satisfying character conclusions, and many other aspects of the thrilling, bittersweet series finale to Star Trek: Discovery. Spoiler warning! We dive right into a detail-rich discussion of this episode of Star Trek: Discovery, so if you haven’t had a chance t...

It's a heist episode!! Join your purloining hosts as they discuss Burnham's snatch-and-grab, Two-Takes Frakes' boundary-pushing direction, and the nature and purpose of Breen oil baths. Spoiler warning! We dive right into a detail-rich discussion of this episode of Star Trek: Discovery, so if you haven’t had a chance to see it yet – beware! Next week: We conclude our weekly coverage of Star Trek:...

A chipper librarian inadvertently sends Burnham on a journey of self-exploration. Join your bibliophile hosts as they discuss charming and efficient world-building, debate the differences between mazes and labyrinths, and look forward to the inevitable Captain Rhys spinoff show. Spoiler warning! We dive right into a detail-rich discussion of this episode of Star Trek: Discovery, so if you haven’t...

In their rush to find the next clue, Tilly and Burnham almost kill a priest's child. Join your parched hosts as they discuss excellent direction, comforting throw-back plots, and the value of accessible character motivations. Also, Dan tries Vegemite live on air, and Dan and Patrick recount their experience attending the the "Whistlespeak" premiere at the Washington, DC headquarters of the Motion...

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Due to inconveniently-timed international travel we were unable to record our discussion of 'Whistlespeak' so instead we got together ahead of time to offer our predictions (comical and otherwise) about what we think will happen in the episode. You will have seen it already, so listen along and score us on how accurate we were! Also, we are posting one of our Patreon exclusives to the feed as some...

Burnham and Book reflect on what's eating up Moll and L'ak. Join your dimensionally-confused hosts as they discuss Commander Rayner's progress integrating with his new crew, the perils of exposition-filled flashbacks, and a wormhole that looks suspiciously like a winking butthole. Spoiler warning! We dive right into a detail-rich discussion of this episode of Star Trek: Discovery, so if you haven’...

Burnham, Rayner, and Stamets have to race against the clock to stop a malicious time bug. Join your temporally-displaced hosts as they discuss a wonderful twist on a well-worn time travel trope, the intrinsic value of social connection, and the playful joy that is a fully-invigorated Commander Stamets. Spoiler warning! We dive right into a detail-rich discussion of this episode of Star Trek: Disco...

Book and Burnham team up with a worm ghost to seek out the next clue to the whereabouts of the Progenitors' technology. Join your vicious bipedal hosts as they discuss thematically connected plotlines, linear puzzle-solving, and the trials and tribulations of a gruff old man who may suffer from undiagnosed social anxiety. Also there's a lot of goofy music in this episode for some reason. Spoiler w...

On the way to solve a mystery a puzzle is revealed. Join your harried hosts as they squeeze two episodes into one when they discuss the Star Trek: Discovery fifth season double-header premiere. Highlights include playful ribbing of a few over-the-top action set pieces, a celebration of another excellent Discovery soundtrack, and one host's very special way to upgrade a tub of Cool Whip. Spoiler wa...

A series of characters learn to overcome various challenges. Join your time-constrained hosts as they discuss the advantages to short form storytelling in the Star Trek canon, the high-degree of care that the cast and production crew put into these efforts, and, of course, hormonal space rabbits. Spoiler warning! We dive right into a detail-rich discussion of this episode of Star Trek: Short Treks...

B'Elanna effortlessly pretends the Prime Directive doesn't exist. Join your theater-loving hosts as they discuss mythic story structure, writer's writing about writing, and Tuvok the sleepy Vulcan. Link to Patrick's appearance on Unplanned Trek's 50 Shades of Trek #38 (hosted by The Shuttlepod Show ) in which the gang discusses Star Trek: The Original Series' 'Mudd's Women': https://www.youtube.co...

Jake gets comfortable joking about his Dad's sex life at precisely the worst time. Join your springball-loving hosts as they discuss a taught tale told well, debate the merits of Maquis political philosophy, and play another exciting (and, at times, controversial) game of "duty" or "doody". Spoiler warning! We dive right into a detail-rich discussion of this episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine,...

T'Pol settles an old score while Trip learns there's more to being Captain than water polo. Join your spent-warp-core-injector-casing-hauling-hosts as they discuss brilliant production values, a wobbly - if ultimately satisfying - plot, and the persistent joy that is Connor Trinneer. Here's a link to the IMDB page for The Navigator: An Odyssey Across Time, as referenced at the beginning of this we...

Worf's brother screws up big time by saving a bunch of innocent people. Join your defacto-genocide-averse hosts as they discuss the positives and negatives of late stage TNG, hunt for the core philosophical quandary being tackled in this episode, and contemplate how thorough Worf's surgical disguise is. Spoiler warning! We dive right into a detail-rich discussion of this episode of Star Trek: The...

Captain Kirk fights robots and witch hunters while Spock and McCoy sit in a cave with a lady. Join your library-loving hosts as they discuss clever concepts marred by confusing execution, unusually cinematic moments, and the importance of representing fops, coxcombs, and dandies in media. Spoiler warning! We dive right into a detail-rich discussion of this episode of Star Trek: The Original Series...

Captain Janeway has to untangle an improbable moral dilemma involving Tuvok. Join your life-affirming hosts as they discuss the differences in Q-episode vibes between TNG and Voyager, the many interesting philosophical and moral questions this episode raises (and those it does not fully explore), and of course Dan plays each of the characters saying the word "suicide" so often as to render the wor...

McCoy thinks he killed a bunch of people while Kirk fights another God. Join your diversely-head-shaped hosts as they discuss confusing plots, colorful ailments, and the various problems associated with ascribing sci-fi rationalizations to actual peoples and cultures. There is also extensive discussion of the Capellan power-cat. Spoiler warning! We dive right into a detail-rich discussion of this...

Trip finds himself trapped in a dimension where he has to play out ancient movie tropes. Join your royalty-free hosts as they discuss a lot of things not related to this Padma Lakshmi-starring episode of Star Trek: Enterprise, as well as a number of things that are related to it. Note that we had an especially large bounty of voicemails this week so if you are keen to jump right to the episode dis...

An unexpected visitor causes a ruckus in ceramics class. Join your especially-corporeal hosts as they examine this "middling but memorable" episode of TNG, which may have benefited from a few more rewrites but is elevated by excellent acting, clever concepts, and one of the more charming technobabble conversations between Geordi and Data. We also discuss other prominent imaginary friends in fictio...

A subspace inversion turns Jake's life upside down. Join your teary-eyed hosts as they discuss love, loss, life, and all manner of other serious things while somehow managing to retain the expected light-hearted tone of the It's Got Star Trek program. Also Dan tries out some fecal humor! Spoiler warning! We dive right into a detail-rich discussion of this episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, so...

Neelix is stinky and B'Elanna gets arrested. Join your telepathically-sensitive hosts as they discuss clever analogies to censorship and drug prohibition, Seven of Nine's astute observations, and the bizarrely cavalier attitude Janeway has towards getting her thoughts recorded by goofy aliens. Spoiler warning! We dive right into a detail-rich discussion of this episode of Star Trek: Voyager, so if...

Kirk brings a Vulcan to a gunfight. Join your outlaw-loving hosts as they discuss budget-driven atmosphere, horny Russians, and early signs of Scotty's alcohol problem. 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: Dan's podcast-topic-selecting algorithm will generate...