Best Erik Amaya Podcasts (2024)

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Tread Perilously -- Cop Rock: Ill-Gotten Gaines 1:59:29

36m ago1:59:29

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Tread Perilously's summer grab bag continues by finally returning to Cop Rock for its second episode, "Ill-Gotten Gaines." Following the death of unarmed man, Hollander tries to pin it all on LaRusso. Meanwhile, he also assigns Gains to Rose, who is still grieving the death of his partner in the pilot episode. But making things worse, Gaines thinks…

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Tread Perilously -- Tequila And Bonetii: Fetch This, Pal 1:28:35

3d ago1:28:35

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After a long absence, Tread Perilously returns to the world of Tequila and Bonetti with an episode called "Fetch This, Pal." When Tequila and Bonetti are called to the scene of a possible bomb scare, they are accosted by the head of the LAPD's K9 unit (guest star James Tolkan) who refuses to give them access to the building. Soon, Bonetti signs Teq…

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Tread Perilously -- Baywatch: Old Friends 2:03:04

10d ago2:03:04

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The Ballad of John D. Cort continues with an episode of Baywatch called "Old Friends." Mitch, Craig, and Garner take a few days off to hang glide in the Santa Monica mountains. Well, Garner is more interested in reading and dozing. But when Mitch crashes into a tree, gets bit by a snake, and subsequently falls into a quarry, it's up to Craig and Ga…

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Tread Perilously -- Night Court; A Day In The Life 1:47:52

17d ago1:47:52

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Tread Perilously's month of treading safely concludes with a top episode of Night Court: "A Day in the Life." When Judge Harry Stone's courtroom is called upon to adjudicate 200 cases before midnight, Dan's salacious plans are threatened. Will he, Christine, Harry, Mac, Roz, and Bull survive an onslaught of would-be gods, dueling Moses-es, amateur …

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Tread Perilously -- Columbo: A Stitch In Crime 1:36:12

26d ago1:36:12

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Tread Perilously continues its month of treading safely with one of the best Columbo episodes ever filmed: "A Stitch In Crime." When Dr. Barry Mayfield's (special guest star Leonard Nimoy) ambitions to become renowned for a new anti-rejection drug are threatened by the head of the project, he plots to murder him in the slowest way possible. When hi…

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Tread Perilously -- What We Do In The Shadows: On The Run 1:33:53

1M ago1:33:53

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Tread Perilously engages in a normal human podcast by watching an episode of What We Do In The Shadows called "On The Run." When a mysterious vampire tracks down Laszlo over the matter of an ancient debt, he abandons his life on Staten Island to become "Jackie Daytona" -- a beloved local fixture and bar owner in Pennsylvania. Much to his surprise, …

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Tread Perilously -- Psych: Dual Spires 2:04:05

1M ago2:04:05

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Tread Perilously flips the paradigm for June with a month of Tread Safely. And to start: the curious episode of Psych called "Dual Spires." Shawn and Gus receive an invitation to enjoy the Dual Spire Cinnamon Festival, but a day in the woods somewhere north of Santa Barbara feasting on hot cider and cinnamon pie turns into a mystery when young Paul…

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Tread Perilously -- Pan Am: We'll Always Have Paris 1:55:32

1M ago1:55:32

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Tread Perilously's Failed Prestige month takes an unscheduled trip on Pan Am for the episode called "We'll Always Have Paris." Kate's first trip to Paris is filled with excitement and terror as her mother decides to book a seat on the flight. Also, her CIA handler wants her to deliver a package to a courier in the city. Meanwhile, Laura has reasons…

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Tread Perilously -- Manhattan: You Always Hurt The Ones You Love 2:04:18

2M ago2:04:18

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Tread Perilously's month of failed prestige TV continues with the pilot episode of Manhattan: "You Always Hurt The Ones You Love." When Charlie accepts a blind offer to work at a government facility in New Mexico, he is shocked to discover he will be helping to design an atomic bomb. His wife, Abby, adjusts to the strange way of life out on the pla…

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Tread Perilously -- Hap And Leonard: The Bottoms 1:40:27

2M ago1:40:27

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Tread Perilously's Failed Prestige month continues with the second episode of Hap and Leonard, "The Bottoms." Hap is still trying to find the bridge from his childhood that will lead to the river that, in turn, will lead to the money Howard hired him to find. Leonard is less sure as Howard's goons are both dumb and dangerous. He also gets a phone c…

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Tread Perilously -- Terriers: Dog And Pony 1:47:22

2M ago1:47:22

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Tread Perilously's Failed Prestige month continues with the Terriers episode called "Dog and Pony." When Hank's $30,000 check becomes evidence in the case against his client, he tries to drum up business to cover the deposit he still owes on the house. He soon finds a $5,000 bounty on a man wanted in connection with a liquor store heist. He and Bri…

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Tread Perilously -- John From Cincinnati: His Visit Day One 1:59:03

2M ago1:59:03

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Tread Perilously begins a month of would-be prestige TV series that failed to connect with the debut episode of John from Cincinnati -- "His Visit: Day One." Retired surfer Mitch Yost is spotted on the water by an ambitious promoter and a mysterious man who repeats what he hears called John. Back in town, Mitch's son, Butchie -- also a retired pro …

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Tread Perilously -- Doctor Who: Logopolis 2:07:37

3M ago2:07:37

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Tread Perilously's annual Doctor Who month concludes with Tom Baker's final story as The Doctor: "Logopolis." When The Doctor determines he must measure a real police box as part of a chameleon circuit fix, The Master springs a space-time trap on him. Meanwhile, newly hired air hostess Tegan Jovanka makes her way to Heathrow with her aunt Vanessa. …

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Tread Perilously -- Doctor Who: The Invisible Enemy 1:52:04

3M ago1:52:04

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Tread Perilously continues to celebrate 90 years of Tom Baker with the Doctor Who story called "The Invisible Enemy." When the Virus of the Nucleus of the Swarm makes contact with human astronauts on a relief mission to Titan in the year 5000, The Doctor and Leela are also caught up in events. Soon, The Doctor is infected with the Nucleus itself wh…

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Tread Perilously -- Doctor Who: Pyramid Of Mars 1:45:21

3M ago1:45:21

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Tread Perilously's celebration of Tom Baker's 90th year continues with the Doctor Who story called "Pyramids of Mars." A quirk in time and space forces the TARDIS to land at UNIT HQ some 60 years before it is built. Instead, they find a priory owned by archeologist Marcus Scarman. For his part, the explorer has been possessed by Sutek, an alien imp…

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Tread Perilously -- Doctor Who: Robot 2:04:56

3M ago2:04:56

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Tread Perilously returns to Doctor Who as Erik and Justin celebrate 90 years of Tom Baker. First up: Tom's debut story, "Robot." As The Doctor comes to grips with his new incarnation, a string of curious thefts activates UNIT to investigate. But, somehow, the Fourth Doctor already knows the break-ins will allow nefarious individuals to make a disin…

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Tread Perilously -- ABC AfterSchool Specials: Schoolboy Father 2:14:33

4M ago2:14:33

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Tread Perilously's month of AfterSchool Specials concludes with Schoolboy Father. When high school junior Charles Elderberry learns his summer camp girlfriend gave birth to a son, he learns it is his and attempts to do everything he can to block an adoption. The frustrated social worker gives him one week to learn the ropes of being a parent while …

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Tread Perilously -- ABC AfterSchool Specials: What Are Friends For? 2:14:43

4M ago2:14:43

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Tread Perilously returns to ABC AfterSchool Specials with What Are Friends For? After Amy moves across the country to Santa Monica, CA following her mother's divorce, she meets Michelle Mudd -- a neighbor girl whose mother is also a divorcee. None of the other girls in the building like Michelle Mudd very much, but Amy is strangely drawn to her. Mi…

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Tread Perilously -- CBS Schoolbreak Special: Ace Hits The Big Time 1:49:38

4M ago1:49:38

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Tread Perilously's month of AfterSchool Specials takes a detour into a CBS Schoolbreak Special with Ace Hits the Big Time. When Horace Hobart moves from an unnamed New Jersey city to Manhattan, he is offered two choices: join the Purple Falcons or get "chewed up" by a rival gang called the Piranhas. Instead, he creates a third option by reinventing…

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Tread Perilously -- ABC AfterSchool Specials: Sara's Summer Of The Swans 1:53:37

5M ago1:53:37

1:53:37

Tread Perilously finally returns to the ABC Afterschool Specials for a month featuring YA novels before YA became a thing, surprising guests stars, and one special that did not air on ABC. It all begins with Sara's Summer of the Swans. Riding out what she claims to be the worst summer of her life, Sara Godfrey's bad attitude is about the be adjuste…

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Tread Perilously -- Lois & Clark The New Adventures Of Superman: Ghosts 2:13:24

5M ago2:13:24

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Ampersand Month concludes with an episode of Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman called "Ghosts." Newly married Lois and Clark are settling into their new brownstone when a neighbor decides to sell her house due to a persistent haunting. Soon, the Kents themselves experience a specter. Clark suspects a more mundane reason for the problem, …

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Tread Perilously -- Rizzoli & Isles: Virtual Love 1:38:23

5M ago1:38:23

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At long last, Tread Perilously's Ampersand Month leads to an episode of Rizzoli & Isles called "Virtual Love." Rizzoli & Isles are called to a local microbrewery where the chief brewer was speared to death by a faux-viking weapon. Soon, the team discovers the victim was also big into a massive multiplayer online role-playing game where he lived ano…

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Tread Perilously -- Love & War: I Love A Parade 1:29:51

5M ago1:29:51

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Tread Perilously's Ampersand Month continues with an episode of the obscure sitcom Love & War called "I Love a Parade." The gang manages to get a fairly decent spot for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, even if they all forgot to buy coffee with their donuts. The festivities take a turn when a random woman asks Jack to hoist her son up on his sho…

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Tread Perilously -- Cagney & Lacey: Ahead Of The Game 1:54:07

5M ago1:54:07

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Tread Perilously's 450th podcast continues Ampersand Month with its first ever episode of Cagney & Lacey: "Ahead of the Game." Cagney & Lacey are called to the scene of a teenage basketball prodigy who dropped dead during a pick-up game. The cops all assume drug use, but his father insists he took no illicit substances. Suspicion moves to the baske…

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Tread Perilously -- Franklin & Bash: Control 1:22:15

6M ago1:22:15

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Tread Perilously enters Ampersand Month: five shows with a stylized "and" in the middle of the title. And it all begins with an episode of Franklin & Bash called "Control." When Franklin & Bash are brought in to find a legal remedy for a heckler at a minor league baseball field, they soon discover there is more to this than a bad comedian getting h…

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Tread Perilously -- Baywatch: The Big Race 1:32:28

6M ago1:32:28

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The Ballad of John D. Cort continues as Tread Perilously returns to Baywatch for an episode called "The Big Race." When an old folks home asks Cort to double his annual $5000 donation, he looks to sell the dive shop for extra scratch. But just as Mitch and Craig pony up $3000 to help him out, he uses the money to buy a boat and enter a water ski to…

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Tread Perilously -- Leverage: The Office Job 1:40:26

6M ago1:40:26

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Tread Perilously's Winter 2024 Patreon request month continues with an episode of Leverage called "The Office Job." When the team is called in to root out a greeting card company CEO's embezzlement scheme before it can impact the sale of the business to a larger firm and save the town, they find their movements are being recorded by a documentary f…

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Tread Perilously -- Evil: C Is For Cop 1:45:15

6M ago1:45:15

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Tread Perilously's Patreon subscriber request month continues with a look at Evil via the episode called "C is for Cop." When a New York police officer shoots a stranded Black motorist in the middle of the night, he claims demonic possession as his defense. The team is soon called in to investigate. It leads David almost immediately to the officer'…

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Tread Perilously -- Locke & Key: Forget Me Not 1:46:19

7M ago1:46:19

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Tread Perilously begins the first Patreon subscriber request month of the year with an episode of Locke & Key called, ironically, "Forget Me Not." The attempt to reunite Uncle Duncan (Aaron Ashmore!) with his childhood memories of magic is not working out. He's frazzled, headachey, and half-recalls that his brother may have killed someone. But, som…

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Tread Perilously -- Doctor Who: The Church On Ruby Road 2:14:09

7M ago2:14:09

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Tread Perilously wraps up the year with one more Doctor Who treat: the 2023 Christmas special, "The Church on Ruby Road." Despite being born on Christmas Eve Day, Ruby Sunday is having a rough spot of bad luck. Or is it something else? When her mum agrees to foster a newborn, goblins appear to snatch the infant away for their own Christmas feast. B…

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Tread Perilously -- Doctor Who: The Runaway Bride 1:55:50

7M ago1:55:50

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Tread Perilously goes back to the beginning of the DoctorDonna with the 2006 Doctor Who Christmas special "The Runaway Bride." The Doctor's attempt to dwell on Rose Tyler's departure gets interrupted when Donna Noble materializes aboard the TARDIS in a wedding dress. She was moments from getting married and is in quite a state to now be on a spaces…

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Tread Perilously -- Doctor Who: The Giggle 2:09:21

7M ago2:09:21

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Tread Perilously's celebration of Doctor Who continues with the final 60th Anniversary special, "The Giggle." The Doctor and Donna return to London to find it in shambles. Everyone believes they are right to the exclusion of all other viewpoints. Luckily, UNIT quickly scoops up the time travels and The Doctor determines the source of the madness --…

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Tread Perilously -- Doctor Who: Wild Blue Yonder 2:08:36

8M ago2:08:36

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Tread Perilously's Doctor Who celebration continues with the second 60th anniversary special, "Wild Blue Yonder." After Donna accidentally pours coffee into the TARDIS console -- and a quick stop to alter Isaac Newton's famous day under the apple tree -- she and The Doctor materialize on an enormous but empty ship. Soon, the TARDIS senses a threat …

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Tread Perilously -- Doctor Who: The Star Beast 2:03:23

8M ago2:03:23

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Tread Perilously's celebration of Doctor Who at 60 continues with the first of the new anniversary specials, "The Star Beast." Still bewildered by regenerating into a previous face, The Doctor lands in Camden and almost immediately runs into former companion Donna Noble. She can never remember her travels with the Time Lord or her mind will literal…

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Tread Perilously -- Doctor Who: Dalek 1:48:48

8M ago1:48:48

1:48:48

Tread Perilously continues to celebrate Doctor Who at 60 with a look at the 2005 story simply titled "Dalek." When The Doctor intercepts a distress signal a mile under the Utah desert, he and Rose materialize in the vault of Henry san Statten, a rich tech entrepreneur with a taste for the extraterrestrial. His collection includes a Slitheen hand, a…

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Tread Perilously -- Doctor Who: Black Orchid 1:54:39

8M ago1:54:39

1:54:39

Tread Perilously's celebration of Doctor Who's 60th anniversary continues with the Fifth Doctor story called "Black Orchid." In a case of mistaken identity, The Doctor ends up playing cricket with a British lord in 1925. But when the lord discovers Nyssa looks just like his fiancée, he invites the TARDIS crew up to his manor for drinks and a costum…

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Tread Perilously -- Doctor Who: The Time Meddler 2:08:06

8M ago2:08:06

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Tread Perilously's celebration of Doctor Who's 60th anniversary continues with "The Time Meddler." When The Doctor and Vicki discover astronaut Steven Taylor stowed away on the TARDIS before they left Mechanus, the pair try to convince him that the ship can travel in time and space. They soon land in Northumbria circa 1066, when viking raiders are …

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Tread Perilously -- Doctor Who: The Deadly Assassin 2:17:05

9M ago2:17:05

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Tread Perilously celebrates the 60th Anniversary of Doctor Who with two straight months of that very special programme. First up: "The Deadly Assassin." When The Doctor is summoned back to Gallifrey, he has a vision of the Lord President being assassinated. His attempts to foil the plot are ignored and he soon becomes the prime suspect in the murde…

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Tread Perilously -- Supernatural: Red Meat 1:54:48

9M ago1:54:48

1:54:48

Tread Perilously's month of werewolves concludes with the annual visit to Supernatural for an episode called "Red Meat." To distract themselves from their problems with The Darkness, Sam and Dean decide to investigate the case of some missing campers and some probable werewolves. But when Sam gets shot by a member of the pack, Dean must make a desp…

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Tread Perilously -- Baywatch Nights: Zargtha 1:58:56

9M ago1:58:56

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Tread Perilously's werewolf month is the perfect excuse to crack open the Baywatch Nights DVD box set for an episode called "Zargtha." When Mitch and Ryan discover a dead body on the beach, they become involved in a curious case of a werewolf-like creature who immigrated from the former Yugoslavia. Unfortunately for the Southern California beaches,…

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Tread Perilously -- Once Upon A Time: Red Handed 1:49:44

9M ago1:49:44

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Tread Perilously's werewolf-themed horror month continues with an episode of Once Upon a Time called "Red Handed." As Emma contends with the possibility that David caused Kathryn's disappearance, Ruby and Granny have a fight -- and Ruby quits the dinner. She's taken in by Mary Margaret and Emma, with the latter giving her a job at the sheriff's off…

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Tread Perilously -- Kolchak The Night Stalker: The Werewolf 1:49:25

10M ago1:49:25

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Tread Perilously's 2023 horror month focuses on werewolves, starting with an episode of Kolchak: The Night Stalker called, appropriately enough, "The Werewolf." When his editor's plan to cover a singles' cruise gets interrupted by a surprise audit, Kolchak ends up going in his place and meeting some groovy cats looking to party. But the ship has on…

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Tread Perilously -- Star Trek DS9: Profit And Lace 1:57:42

10M ago1:57:42

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Tread Perilously winds down Star Trek month with the most regretful of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episodes, "Profit and Lace." When Zek and Ishka arrive on DS9, they tell Quark some terrible news: Zek's attempts to allow Ferengi women to wear clothes and acquire profit have led to him being deposed. In his place, Brunt has been elected acting Grand…

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Tread Perilously -- Star Trek TNG: The Loss 1:49:19

10M ago1:49:19

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Tread Perilously continues its annual Star Trek month with the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode called "The Loss." When the Enterprise encounters anomalous sensor shadows on multiple systems, it soon becomes trapped in a gravitational field none of the bridge staff can explain. Meanwhile, Counselor Troi loses her empathic powers. Is it relate…

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Tread Perilously -- Star Trek TAS: The Magicks Of Megas-Tu 1:42:20

10M ago1:42:20

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Tread Perilously's annual Star Trek month continues with a look at Star Trek: The Animated Series and the episode called "The Magicks of Megas-Tu." When the Enterprise's latest mission takes them to the center of the galaxy -- yes, you read that right -- they find Megas-Tu, a world where the usual rules of matter and physics are set aside for somet…

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Tread Perilously -- Star Trek VOY: Tuvix 1:37:50

11M ago1:37:50

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Tread Perilously's annual Star Trek month begins with a return to Star Trek: Voyager for the episode called "Tuvix." When a transporter accident merges Tuvok and Neelix into a single being, the crew attempt to untangle the mystery and their lost comrades. The resulting creature, dubbed "Tuvix," may be the best of both worlds. His cooking is better,…

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Tread Perilously -- Baywatch: Shark Derby 1:40:37

11M ago1:40:37

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With an extra week in August, Tread Perilously re-opens the Grab Bag for an extra verse in The Ballad of John D. Cort -- the Baywatch episode called "Shark Derby." The annual shark season is a little bit more robust than usual with sightings more common and local restaurateur Bucky sponsoring a shark derby. Contestants, which include John D. Cort, …

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Tread Perilously -- Riptide: Girls Night Out 1:38:25

11M ago1:38:25

1:38:25

Tread Perilously's eighth semiannual Patreon subscriber request month comes to a close with the Riptide episode called "Girls Night Out." When two housewives start knocking over expensive homes in the southland while using one of Murray's computer manuals, he, Cody, and Nick are immediately blamed for the crimes. Taking the investigation into their…

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Tread Perilously -- Midnight, Texas: Lemuel Unchained 1:51:40

11M ago1:51:40

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Tread Perilously's Patreon request month arrives at Midnight, Texas for an episode called "Lemuel Unchained." When a tour bus full of vampires pulls into Midnight, everyone gets prepared for the worst. But Lemuel recognizes the bloodsuckers as his old gang and welcomes their leader, Zachariah. Although things start on an even keel, it's clear they …

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Tread Perilously -- Twin Peaks: The Return, Episode 12 1:40:44

12M ago1:40:44

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Patreon subscriber month continues with episode 12 of Twin Peaks: The Return. While Cooper fails to resurface in the body of Dougie Jones, Gordon Cole and Albert Rosenfield bring Tammy Preston into the Blue Rose task force. They also offer Diane Evans a less official role, although that may be a ruse to determine whether or not she's in cahoots wit…

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