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The Joy of Trek

Kay, Khaki and Greg

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Two lifelong besties (and their trusty engineer) adventure through the vast constellations of Star Trek's decades on TV, especially the lesser-loved stories. But instead of bitching about why they’re bad, we’re going to find the joy in each of them, because everybody loves the great episodes, but it takes dedication, insight, and hard-working fools to love the clunkers too. And by Jove, we are those fools! Positive, inclusive and optimistic (though not uncritical!) we try to find the brillia ...
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Profit and Lace (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, S6 E23) was recommended by Lauren Alexis Rivers She/Her, who said: While I saw this episode long before I knew I was trans, I always love this episode because the Ferengi centric episodes are never afraid to have fun. Exploring the Ferengi culture and the slow march towards equality, we see Quark forced …
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A Matter Of Honor (Star Trek: The Next Generation, S2 E08) was recommended by Rugger (They/Them), who said: I watched A Matter of Honor when I was 13, and had black and white views of good and bad. The Klingons are first presented as repulsive and bad, with excessive violence and moving gagh. But the Klingon aggressive nature saves the day; Riker s…
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I Have No Bones Yet I Must Flee (Star Trek: Lower Decks, S4 E2) was recommended by Mark Nixon he/him , who said: Not only do we see Marriner eventually loosing the battle against acceptance and recognition by her Commander but we are met with the cutest goddamn thing in the entire Star Trek Universe: The Moopsie. The sounds that came out of me and …
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Yesteryear (Star Trek: The Animated Series, S1 E02) was recommended by Royce Day (pronouced like Rolls Royce) he/him, who said: Yesteryear is probably the most well known episodes of ST:TAS, not only because it gives us a direct look at Spock's awful childhood (and Sarek's awful parenting), but because in 25 minutes it gives us a surprisingly drama…
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Virtuoso (Star Trek: Voyager, S6 E13) was recommended by Hoofburd (hoof bird, he-him), who said: I was a kid when Voyager aired for the first time on UPN; My parents didn't tell me no when I came out to watch it on Wednesday nights. I think this is an important episode to think about as people become infatuated with programs like Midjourney and Cha…
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Bar Association (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, S4 E16) was recommended by Crimson, He/Him, who said: It's the Union Episode, what's _not_ to love about it? Is it Grand Epic Dominion War stuff? No! Is it Far Beyond the Stars? No! But is it still infuriatingly relevant, just like listening to an old Jim Crose or Woody Guthrie song? Absolutely! Does it …
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The Loss (Star Trek: The Next Generation, S4 E10) was recommended by Leslie, She/her, who said: Deanna Troi is my favorite TNG character, because she's a senior bridge officer, counselor to the Captain/ship, has a special ability, loves chocolate, is gorgeous, and she's in an on again/off again relationship with First Officer Will Riker. She's a li…
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Acquisition (Star Trek: Enterprise, S1 E19) was recommended by nazzy she/her, who said: The Enterprise crew have to take back their ship from a bunch of Ferengi pirates, and it's just plain funny. There are some great comedy beats, everybody gets to be clever, and Trip spends half the episode in his underwear. (if, you know, you're into that sort o…
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Fair Haven (Star Trek: Voyager, S6 E11) was recommended by James (he/him), who said: I keep it a secret but I really like Fair Haven from ST:Voyager. I’m a huge Janeway FAN and she is really human in it (even a little vindictive when she says “computer: delete the wife”). Fair Haven first aired on January 12, 2000, written by Robin Bernheim, and di…
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Stardust City Rag (Star Trek: Picard, S1 E05) was recommended by Khaki (he/him), who said: After an off-putting opening scene, the episode unfolds into something we get far too little of in Star Trek: a costumed caper! The stakes are high, the emotions are profound and the hats, oh god, the hats! Lauren Rivers she/her, An obsessive Star Trek nerd f…
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I, Mudd (Star Trek: The Original Series, S2 E12) was recommended by Pico, he/him, who said: TOS's intentionally zany moments are often a blast, and this one's chock full of them. Watching the crew dance/act absurd to confuse the androids is one of my favorite moments in the entire series. I, Mudd first aired on November 3, 1967, written by Stephen …
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One Little Ship (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, S6 E14) was recommended by Lt. Commander Sheev Palpitine (Papa palps is fine He/Him), who said: As a child of the 80s it’s no surprise the Disney movie honey I shrunk the kids made a big impact on me. So if you combine a concept from my youth with technobabble about what one would need if you wanted to b…
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Night Terrors (Star Trek: The Next Generation, S4 E17) was recommended by Rob MacWolf (he/him), who said: It comes so so so close to being that point where space opera crosses over into cosmic horror, but then in a rare example of the REVERSE twilight zone twist veers away at the last second. It ALMOST even invents a cosmic horror trope, now common…
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Subspace Rhapsody first aired on August 3, 2023, directed by Dermott Downs Dana Horgan & Bill Wolkoff The Joy of Trek is hosted by Khaki & Kay, with editing & production by Chief Engineer Greg and music by Fox Amoore (Bandcamp | Bluesky) Send us your recommendations, or support us on Patreon. Find us at joyoftrek.com | Bluesky | Instagram…
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Skin Of Evil (Star Trek: The Next Generation, S1 E23) was recommended by Mark Nixon, who said: This was one of my earliest experiences of horror and ultimately proved formative in the developments of my tastes and values as a storyteller. At that age I saw Riker as the coolest, bravest guy I had ever seen, and to see him being helplessly dragged by…
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The Thaw (Star Trek: Voyager, S2 E23) was recommended by Tonks Moriarty (they/them) , who said: Quite frankly, I love malevolent clowns, the idea something that is outwardly supposed to be joyous or happy is actually twisted and evil. This episode is so surreal, and strange, and weird and it isn't /afraid/ to be that. The Fear Clown establishes him…
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Singularity (Star Trek: Enterprise, S2 E09) was recommended by nazzy, she/her, who said: We've encountered A Spatial Anomaly and everyone except T'Pol is going a little nuts. Trip's obsessed with a chair, Hoshi's going crazy in the kitchen, Phlox is definitely about to commit medical malpractice, and Malcolm accidentally invents the next two hundre…
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Invasive Procedures (DS9 S2 E04) was recommended by Rhaen, who said: "I saw it as a rerun, I had to have been 7-8 years old. As a kid I identified with the Trill since I felt like my consciousness and body are separate things, like my consciousness was some other being living inside me. Anyway the episode has some rando show up and hijack the Dax s…
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Magic to Make the Sanest Man Go Mad (DSC S1 E07) first aired on October 29, 2017, written by Aron Eli Coleite & Jesse Alexander, and directed by David M. Barrett The Joy of Trek is hosted by Khaki & Kay, with editing & production by Chief Engineer Greg and music by Fox Amoore (Bandcamp | Bluesky) Send us your recommendations, or support us on Patre…
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We'll Always Have Tom Paris (LDS S2 E03) first aired on August 26, 2021, written by M. Willis, and directed by Bob Suarez The Joy of Trek is hosted by Khaki & Kay, with editing & production by Chief Engineer Greg and music by Fox Amoore (Bandcamp | Bluesky) Send us your recommendations, or support us on Patreon. Find us at joyoftrek.com | Bluesky |…
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Distant Origin (VOY S3 E23) was recommended by Toledo, who says: "1. The theme of "people discovering that their past is different, interesting, and complicated" is a favorite of mine 2. The idea of humans finding, basically, cousins in space is really cool (and raises so many unknown questions, like "how did they get there?") 3. It's one ST episod…
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Time Amok (PRO S1 E08) first aired on January 20, 2022, written by Nikhil S. Jayaram, and directed by Olga Ulanova & Sung Shin The Joy of Trek is hosted by Khaki & Kay, with editing & production by Chief Engineer Greg and music by Fox Amoore (Bandcamp | Bluesky) Send us your recommendations, or support us on Patreon. Find us at joyoftrek.com | Blue…
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Cost Of Living (TNG S5 E20) first aired on April 20, 1992, written by Peter Allan Fields, and directed by Winrich Kolbe The Joy of Trek is hosted by Khaki & Kay, with editing & production by Chief Engineer Greg and music by Fox Amoore (Bandcamp | Bluesky) Send us your recommendations, or support us on Patreon. Find us at joyoftrek.com | Bluesky | I…
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Strange New Worlds (SNW S1 E01) first aired on May 5, 2022, written by Akiva Goldsman & Alex Kurtzman & Jenny Lumet, and directed by Akiva Goldsman The Joy of Trek is hosted by Khaki & Kay, with editing & production by Chief Engineer Greg and music by Fox Amoore (Bandcamp | Bluesky) Send us your recommendations, or support us on Patreon. Find us at…
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Explorers (DS9 S3 E22) was recommended by Miyabi, and by Hoofburd, who says: "Does this episode have the most impact on the show's plot? No. Is it the most dramatic of DS9's episodes? Also no. But it does have Sisko being a giant nerd and engaging in wanton acts of experimental archaeology (or dare I say: creative anachronism) while going on a fath…
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The Infinite Vulcan (TAS S1 E07) first aired on October 20, 1973, written by Walter Koenig, and directed by Hal Sutherland The Joy of Trek is hosted by Khaki & Kay, with editing & production by Chief Engineer Greg and music by Fox Amoore (Bandcamp | Bluesky) Send us your recommendations, or support us on Patreon. Find us at joyoftrek.com | Bluesky …
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Nepenthe (PIC S1 E07) was recommended by Lauren Alexis Rivers, who says: "There are so many answers I could give, but I think I would have to say probably Nepenthe. Seeing Riker and Troi together on Picard even though I knew it was coming, it did my heart so much good because I grew up with that cast. I always enjoy seeing them on screen or in pers…
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A Night in Sickbay (ENT S2 E05) first aired on October 16, 2002, written by Rick Berman & Brannon Braga, and directed by David Straiton The Joy of Trek is hosted by Khaki & Kay, with editing & production by Chief Engineer Greg and music by Fox Amoore (Bandcamp | Bluesky) Send us your recommendations, or support us on Patreon. Find us at joyoftrek.c…
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Recommended by Rugger:: "I think a problem with a lot of sci-fi is their propensity to one-note species. And Trek is often no exception: The Klingon and honourable and violent, the Vulcans are logical, the Ferengi are profit-obsessed and misogynistic—and then we meet Ishka. This episode is funny, but also manages to really develop and complicate th…
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First aired on September 20, 1968, written by Gene L. Coon, and directed by Vincent McEveety The Joy of Trek is hosted by Khaki & Kay, with editing & production by Chief Engineer Greg and music by Fox Amoore (Bandcamp | Bluesky) Send us your recommendations, or support us on Patreon. Find us at joyoftrek.com | Bluesky | Instagram…
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Picked by Khaki: "This episode encapsulates everything I love about modern Star Trek: High concepts, high stakes and high energy; smart people working hard to solve problems and do the right thing. Three "A" plots jostle against one another and yet none of them feel rushed, diminised or tacked on. And this episode contains my absolute favorite scen…
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Recommended by Greg: "Threshold is a controversial episode, and in rewatch, I can see all the reasons NOT to like it. But also, it's such a corny episode, and the premise drives it forward a lot until we get to what I love most: Threshold is a monster movie. It's like the original Universal monster movies Frankenstein, The Fly, Wolfman, Dracula and…
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Recommended by Leah, who says: "There is some suspension of disbelief like with most episodes of this show, but I dont understand why this got so much hate! I always wanted better episodes for Beverly and Troi than their usual ‘hot alien boyfriend of the week’, and this one feels different. It’s not great, but it is far weirder and more fun than it…
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Ahoy, fellow space cadets, and climb aboard the Joy of Trek! A brand new podcast exploring the living tar pits and salamander nurseries of Star Trek. All of it. Two big-hearted besties and their trusty Chief Engineer voyage through the badlands of Star Trek to find the good in every episode — even the clunkers. You know what? Especially the clunker…
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