Episode Archives

With The First Link 1.23: Skin of Evil

TNG: SEASON 1, EPISODE 23 This is a sad, sad episode. The Enterprise loses a crew member and the show loses a central cast member all because a race of titans (whom we never meet) decided to literally shed all of their negativity. Ruthie and Matthew share some ways that they take care of themselves…

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Discovering Trek: An Embarrassment of Dooplers

LOWER DECKS: SEASON 1, EPISODE 5 This week on Star Trek: Lower Decks, Boimler and Mariner will do ANYTHING to get into the big Starfleet party, but after visiting an old ‘friend’, they spend most of their time at the Starbase on the run from Starfleet Security! Back on the Cerritos, the crew welcome a…

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Five Year Mission #040: Patterns of Force w/Zain Zaidi

The one with the Nazis and a comedian (not a Nazi comedian). Once again, we invited a comedian on the podcast and, lo and behold, they know nothing about Star Trek. Zain Zaidi is an Indianapolis comedian who decided to move on to Atlanta as of this release. We talk ALL about the infamous episode,…

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Deep Space Pride #047: Lower Decks: We’ll Always Have Tom Paris

Sign me up for that Chakotay VOY plate! This week on Deep Space Pride, we talk about all the Star Trek we’ve been watching – including the newly revealed Star Trek: Prodigy opening credits! Johnson also talks about his recent obsession with TNG talent shows, while Mike goes over the eclectic selection of Trek he’s…

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Discovering Trek: Mugato, Gumato

LOWER DECKS: SEASON 2, EPISODE 4 This week on Star Trek: Lower Decks, while Boimler and Rutherford are a little concerned that Mariner may a Section 31 Operative, they all go on an away mission and find a bunch of Ferengi trying to make profit off Mugatos.  When all the Mugatos escape, they – well,…

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Drawn To Trek #005: Trash Bag Klingons

A review of “We’ll Always Have Tom Paris” Jessie is back and just like Shaxs with no explanation! Ok, actually she was just sick. But in this episode Aaron and Jessie take a hard look at how they feel about Shaxs coming back from the great beyond after some real heartfelt emotion in the season…

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Discovering Trek: Detained

ENTERPRISE: SEASON 1, EPISODE 21 Oh boy. Discovering Trek listeners, join us as we learn a lot more about the Suliban. Not everyone has yellow eyes or genetic augmentation, as Archer and the crew find out. Travis and the Captain make a not so great first contact, but eyes and ears are gradually opened. A…

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Drawn To Trek #004: Who Collects the Collectors

Easter egg hunting in “Kayshon, His Eyes Open” The Star Trek Easter eggs on the collector’s ship in “Kayshon, His Eyes Open,”are nearly infinite but the Drawn To Trek is on the case! This week John Cooley joins Aaron Harvey for an oversized episode as they collect all the Easter eggs they can find! Aaron…

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Deep Space Pride #046: Lower Decks – Kayshon, His Eyes Open

There’s nothing like a transporter accident to get things back to normal. Just when we were worried about how long Boimler was going to be away the Cerritos, he’s already back! Mike and Johnson chat about the Lower Decks episode “Kayshon, His Eyes Open,” which sees our favorite ensigns again tackling disasters that need to…

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With The First Link 1.22: Symbiosis

TNG: SEASON 1, EPISODE 22 Crusher does some detective work, Picard thinks long and hard about the implications of the Prime Directive, and Yar explains to Wesley how poverty and violence can lead to addiction. Matthew and Ruthie think about why non-interference is important here on Earth, and hopefully we all learn a little bit…

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