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’t had a chance to see it yet – beware! Next week: Due to international travel getting in the way of timely recording we'll be presenting a bonus minisode in which we predict what we think will happen ..read more

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: Discovery, so if you haven’t had a chance to see it yet – beware! Next week: We continue our weekly coverage of the fifth and final season of Star Trek: Discovery with our discussion of 'Mirrors' Note that ..read more

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 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 continue our weekly coverage of the fi ..read more

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 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 continue our weekly coverage of the fif ..read more

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, so if you haven’t had a chance to see it yet – beware! Next week: We begin our weekly coverage of the fifth and final season of Star Trek: Discovery! Note that this and all episodes of the It’s Got ..read more

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.com/watch?v=fiT4kP83WW0 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 yet – beware! Next week: In preparatio ..read more

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, so if you haven’t had a chance to see it yet – beware! Next week: Dan's algorithm will be put to work to select the next episode for discussion. Check the website or our social media to find out what ..read more

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 week's show: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095709/ Spoiler warning! We dive right into a detail-rich discussion of this episode of Star Trek: Enterprise, so if you haven’t had a chance to see it yet – b ..read more

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 Next Generation, so if you haven’t had a chance to see it yet – beware! Next week: Dan's algorithm will be put to work to select the next episode for discussion. Check the website or our social media ..read more

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, so if you haven’t had a chance to see it yet – beware! Next week: Dan's algorithm will be put to work to select the next episode for discussion. Check the website or our social media to find out wha ..read more