Best Those Old Scientists Podcasts (2024)

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The Original Series S01E19 - Tomorrow is Yesterday 1:30:43

16h ago1:30:43

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Shoot us a text message! 🖖 Rachel & Jordan watch (for the first time ever!) and review "Tomorrow is Yesterday", the ninteenth broadcast episode of the Original Series. Let's (not) do the time warp again! We will be attending VulCon 2024 in Vulcan, Alberta July 26th - 28th! Come say hi! Support the Show.…

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What Happens When You Get Old? Joe and Donald, Listen Up! 15:31

3d ago15:31

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By Ronald Stockton

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Episode #404 -- A Song for Jeffrey 30:53

3d ago30:53

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Rodney Barnes returns to Star Wars comics with his second series this year, adaptating the Ahoska Disney+ TV show. Though it, like the prior Mandalorian and Obi-Wan Kenobi adaptations, is a word-for-word telling of the series, the artwork by Steven Cummings, Wayne Faucher and Rachelle Rosenberg and letters by VC's Travis Lanham makes this issue, in…

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VOY: "Threshold" (s2e15) with Tom Salinsky (Star Trek: Discovering the TV Series) 1:04:02

4d ago1:04:02

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INFINITE VELOCITY = INFINITE REGRETS. Bryan is joined by author Tom Salinsky whose book, Star Trek: Discovering the TV Series: The Original Series, The Animated Series and The Next Generation, releases on July 30th. He committed himself to a daily journey of Star Trek and catalogued his findings all for your reading pleasure. But what did he think …

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The Original Series S01E18 - Arena 1:22:37

10d ago1:22:37

1:22:37

Shoot us a text message! 🖖 Rachel & Jordan watch (for the first time ever!) and review "Arena", the eighteenth broadcast episode of the Original Series. Double-fist punch! We will be attending VulCon 2024 in Vulcan, Alberta July 26th - 28th! Come say hi! Support the Show.By Those Old Scientists

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Episode #403 -- Wolf and Raven 52:33

10d ago52:33

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Rodney Barnes is back in Star Wars, with free rein to script the Inquisitors story and the result after the first issue is stupendous. The issue also features the return of artist Ramon Rosanas and he has been very much missed. What follows is a look inside the Grand Inquisitor and what is to come, not to mention a plethora of new Jedi. In the penu…

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The Trouble With Tribbles (TOS) 1:32:37

10d ago1:32:37

1:32:37

Didn't we already do this one before...? Actually no, we haven't! But basically yes. But hey, that gives us more time to talk about OTHER Star Trek stuff! And tangent! A lot!This is the 2nd episode of VidaZen's "Ballroom BLITZ!" Collection as chosen by and voted on our patrons! You can join in and tell us what to watch by becoming a patron today!SU…

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TOS: "The Apple" (s2e5) with Robert Skir, Kurt Carley, and Jim Newman 1:26:39

11d ago1:26:39

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WHO'S THE DEVIL? A straight down the middle episode from the original series has Bryan and his guests pondering what really stands out about this adventure where the crew must overpower an alien serpent statue that has taken away all humanly pleasures from the humanoids it has tasked with fueling it for centuries on end. Breaking the chains of Vaal…

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Episode #402 -- The Candy Man 36:10

17d ago36:10

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Ty Yorrick is picking up enough sidekicks to form her own Jedi Order, while Drewen realizes he may have bitten off quite a bit more than he can chew as Dark Horse's The High Republic Adventures -- Saber for Hire #3 sets the mini-series up for its conclusion. In Darth Maul: Black, White & Red #3, Maul appears to be questioning not his devotion to th…

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SNW: "Under the Cloak of War" (s2e8) 1:05:11

18d ago1:05:11

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ANOTHER HORRIFIC SECRET harbored by Dr. M'Benga compels another member of the Enterprise crew to aid in a coverup. This time around, it's not M'Benga's family matters, it's his war record. Turns out, he was The Winter Soldier during the Klingon-Federation War and the arrival of a Klingon defector turned Federation ambassador has dredged up some ugl…

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Episode #401 -- Diamond Dogs 35:49

24d ago35:49

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Fights are fought, plans come together and plots are revealed in Jango Fett #4 (of 4), as the mini-series sticks the landing while auguring more tales to come and revealing the first instances of Palpatine's plot to discredit Chancellor Valorum. Comics Discussed This Week: Jango Fett #4 (of 4) (5:29) Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This We…

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Sarek (TNG) 1:24:42

26d ago1:24:42

1:24:42

Our new collection of episodes is all about bar-room brawls but this ep of Trek is really about the ravages of old age and the depths of one man's repressed emotion revealed. I SWEAR to you this is a funny M-Class though, you gotta trust me, broDonate to the TREK BOI PRIDE PLEDGE DRIVE 2024 at give.thetrevorproject.org/mclasspodcast or by joining o…

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TNG: "Unnatural Selection" (s2e7) 1:05:23

25d ago1:05:23

1:05:23

RAPID AGING SUCKS. Well, that's one of the main lessons of this episode where Dr. Pulaski is exposed to a virus that makes its victims age rapidly. Meanwhile, Bryan and Kristen explore the IMDb of one of the guest cast, wonder who lines up to get Diana Muldaur's autograph (when she used to attend conventions), and discuss how the high res conversio…

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John Mearsheimer on the Gaza War. Israel: Loser; America: Loser; Iran:Winner. Ouch! 14:04

27d ago14:04

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John Mearsheimer of the University of Chicago is one of the very top strategic analysts in this country. He is of the Realist School. He thinks we should look at the reality of power, and that each country should look after its own interests. Earlier in this month, he delivered a talk in Australia on the Gaza War. He came up with data I had never h…

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Visiting Palestine During A Time of War and Genocide, Part II 30:14

30d ago30:14

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This is the second of two podcasts on my visit to Palestine in early June, 2024. If you have not listened to the first podcast, please do so before listening to this one.By Ronald Stockton

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Episode #400 -- Call Of Ktulu 25:05

1M ago25:05

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Nine years to the day we released the first episode of this podcast, we've reached the fabled No. 400 and drill down deep into Marvel's Darth Vader (Vol. 3) #47 as Luke Skywalker feels his father's looming presence and encounters one who knew his parents. Comics Discussed This Week: Darth Vader (Vol. 3) #47 (5:29) Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unl…

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Palestine during a Time of War and Genocide, Part I. 36:50

1M ago36:50

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In early June, 2024, I visited Palestine. It was a visit that changed my way of thinking. As someone who had taught a course on the Israeli-Palestine Conflict for 40 years this surprised me. This is Part I of a two-part podcast. The second part is not this long and has a different focus.By Ronald Stockton

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SNW: "Those Old Scientists" (s2e7) with Katie Hampton from Napping Through Happy Hour 1:28:14

1M ago1:28:14

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COMPUTER, END PROGRAM? Boimler & Mariner board the Enterprise, only it's not the Enterprise they usually mean when they talk about "those old scientists." It's Pike's ship -- does that change the vibe? Does Strange New Worlds successfully pull off its latest "big swing," the TV crossover? Katie Hampton from her Napping Through Happy Hour Podcast re…

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Episode #399 -- Down In It 54:54

1M ago54:54

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The trial of Lando Calrissian comes to its conclusion, amid some heartfelt testimony and, dare we say it, potential clues to the next volume of the flagship Star Wars title in issue #47. In The High Republic Phase III #8, seeds are planted for what's likely to be a wildly chaotic conclusion to the 10-issue maxi-series. Comics Discussed This Week: T…

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Those Old Scientists (SNW) 1:48:39

1M ago1:48:39

1:48:39

They said it couldn't be done! A crossover episode between a cartoon and live action?! Well Star Trek can do anything, dumdum, and we prove it by repeating a lot of the jokes in this episode AND bringing all kinds of our own jokes and fun facts to it! Will the wonders EVER cease?!Donate to the TREK BOI PRIDE PLEDGE DRIVE 2024 at give.thetrevorproje…

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DS9: "Trials and Tribble-ations" (s5e6) 1:14:11

1M ago1:14:11

1:14:11

TOO MUCH FUN. The Defiant is orbed back in time to the teaser of "The Trouble with Tribbles" on the occasion of the Star Trek franchise's 30th anniversary. Bryan and Kristen dig in to an earlier crossover that featured extravagant technology to accomplish the task. Does this time capsule of Forrest Gump-inspired technology and Back to the Future-le…

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TOS: "Turnabout Intruder" (s3e24) 1:13:41

1M ago1:13:41

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GENE RODDENBERRY'S MISOGYNY. Apparently, women couldn't be Star Trek captains all along. In a season that began with "Spock's Brain," wherein we discovered that Gene Roddenberry (and Gene L. Coon) had a chip on his shoulder about beautiful women preferring handsome men in their prime the season -- and series -- ends with a similar diatribe from Rod…

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Episode #398 -- Walk Unafraid 1:07:35

2M ago1:07:35

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Four books are out this week, including the return of a character from the Bounty Hunters series in Jango Fett #3, while The High Republic features a double dose of stories -- Saber for Hire #2 and The High Republic Adventures #6 -- and Darth Maul contends with another Palpatine-decreed threat (or is it?) in Darth Maul: Black, White & Red #2. Comic…

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SNW: "Lost in Translation" (s2e6) with Shereese Alexander (@thescifisavage on TikTok & The TNG Podcast) 1:29:59

2M ago1:29:59

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UHURA HAS VISIONS and none of them are good. Will she be able to figure out the source before she loses her mind? Helping her through all this is Lt. James T. Kirk who is aboard the Enterprise for reasons, one of which is to eventually meet Spock. Is it an historic moment? Shereese Alexander was on our episode about Voyager's "Drone" and returns to…

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Request for Warrants to Arrest Netanyahu, Sinwar, and others for War Crimes trials 29:12

2M ago29:12

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On May 20, the War Crimes Prosecutor Karim Khan asked the International Criminal Court for warrants to arrest the leaders of Hamas and Israel, and three others. This was a stunning development. This podcast is a discussion of what is included in that document. Later in the week, South Africa asked the High Court of Justice for additional Provisiona…

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Episode #397 -- Renegade 30:01

2M ago30:01

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Lando reaches a pivotal point in not just his court martial, but his thinking as readers are treated to a new look at the steely determination of Mon Mothma in Star Wars (Vol. 3) #46. Comics Discussed This Week: Star Wars #46 (10:11) Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week: Darth Vader (Vol. 3) #43 News: Some slight delays for Dark Horse…

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Hear All, Trust Nothing (LDS) 1:31:29

2M ago1:31:29

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The USS Cerritos makes a stop at Deep Space Nine and shenanigans ensue! But how many of those funny shenanigans will our intrepid Trek Bois re-tell to the audience while giggling? There's only one place to find out the answer to THAT burning question!This is the 5th episode of Daruma's "What is This, A Crossover?" Collection as chosen by and voted …

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VOY: "Emanations" (s1e8) with Marina Kravchuk from Daily Star Trek News 1:20:45

2M ago1:20:45

1:20:45

BEYOND THE VACUOLE. Ensign Eager himself, Harry Kim, winds up in another dimension or on another planet after a transporter malfunction sends him through a subspace vacuole. He arrives in a world that thinks he's visiting them from their afterlife, which is no heavenly place at all it would seem -- thanks to him being unable to keep his big mouth s…

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Episode #396 -- Children of the Next Level 36:14

2M ago36:14

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The four-issue Mace Windu mini-series comes to a solid conclusion, with what we hope might be the chance for another outing, given the final page of the issue. Comics Discussed This Week: Mace Windu #4 (of 4) (12:55) Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week: Mace Windu #1 (of 4) Obi-Wan Kenobi Adaptation #5 (of 6) News: Dark Horse is set …

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TNG: "Preemptive Strike" (s7e24) with Samantha Gregory from Sam Hill Productions 1:03:56

2M ago1:03:56

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WELCOME HOME, RO? Michelle Forbes returns to Star Trek: The Next Generation just before the series finale and 30 years later Bryan finally understands just exactly how tragic this episode's ending is, resonating all the way until Star Trek: Picard's "Imposters." Joining him to sift through 30 years' worth of opinion about Captain Picard is actor-pr…

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New Eden (DIS) 1:35:16

2M ago1:35:16

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We're diving into an episode of Discovery this time around! Wait... wait! We're not gonna bellyache about it this time, we swear! This is a good one! Or is it? It is but we gotta keep up the pretense of our opinions having any weight to them at the end. Anyway, listen now!!This is the 4th episode of Daruma's "What is This, A Crossover?" Collection …

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Episode #395 -- The Scientist 42:03

2M ago42:03

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In The High Republic Phase III #7, Keeve Trennis comes to a startling realization even as Lourna Dee has ... a heart? In Darth Vader #46, readers are taken to Exegol and it's quite the ride with implications derived from the Sequel Trilogy. We also take a quick run through both of the Star Wars Free Comic Book Day 2024 issues. Comics Discussed This…

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TNG: "Emergence" (s7e23) with Diana Keng (The Televixen, Geek Girl Authority, & Women at Warp) 1:02:59

2M ago1:02:59

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ONE FINAL ADVENTURE inside the holodeck is what the writers had in mind for the antepenultimate episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation. Is it a big swing that connects? Joining Bryan to render a final verdict is TV reviewer Diana Keng (@diana4tv), who wrote hundreds of Star Trek reviews for TV Fanatic, but now provides her talents to another of …

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Roe V Wade Overturned. A Reposting two years after the event of the Alito decision. 40:53

2M ago40:53

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Two years ago we learned that the Supreme Court would reverse Roe v Wade. I worked through the leaked draft and tried to extract the logic of the decision. It was painful to see such tortured analysis. Some of those Trump justices had actually said that Roe was "settled law" during their hearings. That is a phrase that means, everyone agrees and it…

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LD: "Crisis Point" & "No Small Parts" (s1e9-10) with Katie Hampton from Napping Through Happy Hour podcast 1:59:27

2M ago1:59:27

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NICE SHOT, da VINCI! Our animated spotlight for this season of Trek Marry Kill concludes with the final two episodes of Lower Decks' first season, and joining Bryan to discuss is Katie Hampton, who appears in Jerry Seinfeld's Netflix movie, Unfrosted, which debuts May 3rd, 2024. The penultimate episode might very well be the ultimate holodeck adven…

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Episode #394 -- The Saga Begins 29:07

3M ago29:07

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Fittingly time, Marvel's The Phantom Menace Anniversary Special #1 (it's a one-shot) is out this week just ahead of Star Wars Day. It provides a satisfying look at the 1999 film, showing us key parts of the story that were only alluded to in the movie. Greg Pak, Will Sliney, Guru e-FX and VC's Joe Caramagna deliver a solidly entertaining -- and inf…

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SNW: "Charades" (s2e5) 1:20:28

2M ago1:20:28

1:20:28

SPOCK BECOMES HUMAN after a shuttle accident at the mouth of an interdimensional vortex places his broken body in front of a group of energy beings patterned after Amazon customer service chatbots. It only gets worse for our favorite Vulcan when the in-laws drop in to complete a sacred Vulcan tea ceremony. Can his mother help him tap into his human…

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Nelson Mandela Freed, 1990 A Reposting 15:14

3M ago15:14

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Back in February of 1990 Nelson Mandela was freed from 27 years in prison. When he walked out of prison that Sunday morning, the whole world was watching. At least everyone in our house was watching. Mandela quickly became the world's greatest statesman. This is my assessment of his life and contribution. And of the two times Jane and I crossed pat…

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The Original Series S01E17: The Squire of Gothos 1:46:20

3M ago1:46:20

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Shoot us a text message! 🖖 Rachel & Jordan watch (for the first time ever!) and review "The Squire of Gothos", the seventeenth broadcast episode of the original series. Kids these days... We will be attending VulCon 2024 in Vulcan, Alberta July 26th - 28th! Come say hi! Support the Show.By Those Old Scientists

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Pathfinder (VOY) 1:21:43

3M ago1:21:43

1:21:43

BARCLAY'S BACK, BABY! And so is his crippling holo-addiction! But no one minds by the end of the episode because he did a good job? Wait, that doesn't seem right...This is the 3rd episode of Daruma's "What is This, A Crossover?" Collection as chosen by and voted on our patrons! You can join in and tell us what to watch by becoming a patron today!SU…

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Episode #393 -- Coming Undone 1:07:37

3M ago1:07:37

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Zeen and Lula reach a milestone decision in the pages of Dark Horse's The High Republic Adventures Phase III #5, as the first arc of the comic comes to an end, yet sets up what's likely to be a dynamic run through issues 6-10. In Darth Maul: Black, White & Red #1 (of 4), the Sith apprentice contends with an almost Lovecraftian-like horror and inner…

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VOY: "Someone to Watch Over Me" (s5e22) 1:06:16

3M ago1:06:16

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MY FAIR SEVEN. The Doctor sticks his photons into Seven of Nine's interest in procuring a man to "date," and little does he know that his programming has made him vulnerable to the feminine wiles of Seven of Nine, who is completely clueless about how humans date. Kristen returns to discuss the "Seven is horny" episode which features a complimentary…

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Episode #392 -- Song of the Swords 46:14

3M ago46:14

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Ty Yorrick (and Drewen) return in a Phase III-set story from Cavan Scott and Rachael in The High Republic Adventures: Saber for Hire #1 (of 4) that features a charming parallel story featuring Kip and Jom that has, to us, some ominous foreshadowing. In Mace Windu #3 (of 4), we're treated to a side of the Jedi we've not really seen much of: Idealist…

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TOS: "Metamorphosis" (s2e9) with Laurie Ulster from TrekMovie.com 1:29:53

3M ago1:29:53

1:29:53

A LOVE STORY? When Kirk, Spock, McCoy, and Commissioner Nancy Hedford discover Zefram Cochrane is both still alive and under the influence of an electrical cloud that has fallen in love with him, it's just the setup for perhaps the deepest exploration of love in Star Trek history. Joining Bryan to discuss this BIG SWING from 1967 is Laurie Ulster f…

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Comments to the Graduating Class 6:58

3M ago6:58

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I prepared this podcast last year (2023) but did not get around to posting it until now (2024). It focuses upon the time a few years ago when I was asked to speak to the graduating class. The students were there and their parents. Plus the Chancellor and Deans and other luminaries. It was a really nice event. I did make one mistake. When I came to …

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Birthright pt. 1 (TNG) 1:22:10

3M ago1:22:10

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This time around we're doing a two-parter episode that we're only doing the first part of! Why? Even we don't actually know. Huh. Dr. Bashir's in this one, though!This is the 2nd episode of Daruma's "What is This, A Crossover?" Collection as chosen by and voted on our patrons! You can join in and tell us what to watch by becoming a patron today!SUP…

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Episode #391 -- The Rose 56:47

3M ago56:47

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The adaptation of Thrawn Alliances ends with a cliffhanger and what's surely to be another four-issue mini-series collecting the second half of the Timothy Zahn novel. In Darth Vader #45, Enric Pryde proves his mettle -- and loyalty -- to Vader, despite his fellow Schism Imperial members' bewilderment. Finally, The High Republic travels to Phase II…

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TNG: "Where No One Has Gone Before" (s1e6) with Ryan T. Riddle & Mark Farinas from Ship Full of Jerks Podcast 1:18:04

3M ago1:18:04

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OFF THE SCALE! The Enterprise is thrown to the edge of the universe in one of the biggest swings Star Trek has ever taken. Joining Bryan to discuss this important early episode of TNG where Captain Picard talks to his dead mother and when Wesley Crusher meets the Traveler, are Mark Farinas & Ryan T. Riddle from the Ship Full of Jerks Podcast. They'…

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Episode #390 -- Dirty Laundry 35:33

3M ago35:33

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The trial of Lando Calrissian finds the charming con man facing down his past, while plotting his present and future, as he settles comfortably into his new role -- not facade -- as a Rebel in Star Wars (Vol. 3) #45. Comics Discussed This Week: Star Wars (Vol. 3) #45 (14:06) Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week: Dark Droids #5 (of 5) …

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LD: "Much Ado About Boimler" & "Veritas" (s1e7-8) with Cassie Soliday (The Ink & Paint Folk Podcast) & Matt (Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man) 1:36:15

3M ago1:36:15

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BOIM US UP! This month's animated spotlight looks at the highs and lows of being a lower decker as well as the highs and lows of Star Trek stories told via animation. Joining Bryan to discuss are two animation veterans: Cassie has written for multiple animated series and hosts a podcast that spotlights women & nonbinary talent in animation called T…

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