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Trek Geeks #136: For the Uniform

AN INTENSE MIDDLE ACT Last week, we began our look at what we refer to as “The Eddington Arc” in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine–the final three episodes with Starfleet officer turned Maquis terrorist, Michael Eddington. In part 1, we looked at his betrayal of Starfleet and Benjamin Sisko in “For the Cause,” and, this…

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Trek Geeks #131: See It or Skip It – DS9 S2

THE FAN FAVORITE RETURNS! One of our most popular episodes is the “See It or Skip It” series where we rate an entire season of Star Trek and tell you which episodes you can check out or avoid entirely! We’ll be making our way through Star Trek: Deep Space Nine in this 25th Anniversary Year and…

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Trek Geeks #130: Benjamin Lafayette Sisko

THE EMISSARY Father. Starfleet Captain. The Emissary of the Prophets. Benjamin Sisko is perhaps the most complex of the Starship Captains, and this week, we’ll take a long look at why he’s one of our favorite characters in all of Star Trek! Plus, product news, an update on Five Year Mission’s YEAR 4 album, and…

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Trek Geeks #114: Captive Pursuit

PARENTAL ADVISORY The following episode of the podcast contains mature content and themes including an open and frank discussion on the topics of suicide and self-harm which may be unsuitable for younger listeners. Parental discretion is strongly advised. This week, we look at the sixth episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Captive Pursuit introduces…

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Trek Geeks #110: Badda Bing Badda Bang

IT’S VEGAS WEEK! STLV has arrived and we’re on our way to Fabulous Las Vegas, Nevada! To celebrate this annual pilgrimage, we’re taking a look at the 7th season episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, “Badda Bing Badda Bang!” It’s a fun episode that channels the old-time Vegas feel with a great heist! Speaking…

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Trek Geeks #104: My Directive Is Prime

GENERAL ORDER #1 It’s the most far-reaching concept in all of Star Trek–Starfleet’s Prime Directive of non-interference in other cultures! Every crew has had to contend with it in some form and, at times, even defy this guiding principle. In this week’s episode, Dan and Bill will discuss some of the finer points of the Prime…

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Trek Geeks #103: J.G. Hertzler

CHANCELLOR OF THE HIGH COUNCIL When we started the Trek Geeks Podcast two years ago, we compiled a list of names–those people we’d love to talk to on the show someday. At the top of Dan’s list was J.G. Hertzler–the actor who played General/Chancellor Martok in 25 episodes Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and appeared as…

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Trek Geeks #84: See-It or Skip-It: DS9 Season 1

ALLAMARAINE, COUNT TO FOUR! This week, we decided to tackle our all time favorite Star Trek series, Deep Space 9 with our signature “See-It or Skip-It” extravaganza!  You would think that we love every aspect of every episode, but we think you will be surprised on what we say about the first season of this…

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Trek Geeks #80: The Ultimate Crew

WHOM WOULD YOU PICK? One of the coolest ideas in Star Trek Timelines is the ability to have any single member of the Star Trek Universe as part of your crew.  We are talking ANY character from any series, ship, timeline, universe, etc.  That got us thinking.  Who would WE pick for our ULTIMATE Crew?…

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Trek Geeks #78: Recasting DS9

NEW FACES FOR BELOVED CHARACTERS This past Spring, we asked the members of our Camp Khitomer group on Facebook to send us their questions for an “Ask Us Anything” episode! Their questions were fantastic, but there was one we thought could truly be its own episode–we were asked to pick a series and recast the…

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