WHICH ONES WOULD YOU SKIP? The fan favorite is back! We return this week after an impromptu break (more about that in the outtake) with another installment of See It or Skip It! Joining us to break down the third season of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine is our friend John Krikorian from the Trek…
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In this episode, Barry and Shashank discuss, at length, toxic fandoms in the Star Trek Community, and in other communities. Shashank takes into account a core logic of toxic behavior that exists within the current political world, and connects similarities to how many behaviors are mirrored by those who are abusive, hold a narrow view…
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A COMPLEX RELATIONSHIP Of all the relationships in Star Trek, perhaps none is as layered and complex as the one between Odo and Quark. On one side, you have the lawful Odo who is responsible for ensuring the safety of one of the Alpha Quadrant’s most strategic locations. On the other, you have Ferengi bar…
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In News, Shashank and Barry do their best to stay measured while discussing the case of the 1500 children lost by ICE. Shashank shares a couple of odd poll numbers about some world leaders and Barry reacts. Shashank gives us an update on how his newly adopted puppy, General Zod, is doing. For our main…
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REBOOTING THE ORIGINAL SERIES Few decisions in the Star Trek universe were more controversial than the announcement that there would be a new cast for movies featuring Captain Kirk, Mr. Spock, and the cast of Star Trek. This week, we’ll look at that first film in what has become known as The Kelvin Timeline! Directed by…
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SILVER LININGS There’s always something to love in every episode of Trek and this week, we’ll take a look at the episodes we like the least in a completely different light! Introducing, “Say Something Nice!” The rules are simple: take an episode you don’t necessarily like and pick something you really enjoy about it. It…
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For our main topic, we have one question: IS EDWARD JELLICO GOOD? In the debut episode of DebateTreks, co-host Barry DeFord takes on TrekRanks host Jim Moorhouse in an epic war of words over the topic of Edward Jellico. In News, co-host Shashank Avvaru shares his thoughts about the White House Correspondents Dinner controversy, the…
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AN ALL-TIME CLASSIC This week, we take a look at one of the best episodes of Star Trek. Seriously, this is one you show someone who has never seen Star Trek before–it’s that good. It’s one we’ve wanted to talk about for a while and the time has finally come! That episode is “Balance of…
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THE FINAL ROUND The first two rounds of this epic struggle have been amazing and, this week on Your Independent Star Trek Podcast, we consider the final round of Sisko vs. Eddington with “Blaze of Glory” from Season 5 of Deep Space Nine! It’s been a contest of wills with each move being incredibly calculated…
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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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