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Their names are part of football folklore. They are often turned to in times of need. They can be a fan’s last resort... but who are “The Football Gods”? This podcast gives famous faces the ultimate footballing role: total power over the beautiful game. Listen as they shape football to their whim and ultimately become The Football Gods. Join our hosts, broadcaster Kate Mason and journalist Tim Spiers, as we ponder the all-important questions such as; “Which player would you send to hell?”, “ ...
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TrekRanks Episode 181: Top 5 Recurring Actors
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We celebrate the many great guest actors that have helped make Star Trek what it has been for the past 60 years by celebrating the "Top 5 Recurring Actors." It's a huge, massive topic and we cover a lot of ground in this one with host Jim Moorhouse and guests Daniel Martin and Peter Hong. From unknown gems to recognizable names, these incredible pe…
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Mark Wood is a Football God: "Chris Woakes is a lovely footballer but never tries because he's a fast bowler..."
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This week’s Football God is cricketer Mark Wood. He reveals who on his team is best at football, why Vinnie Jones is his boy and how he became a supporter of AFC Wimbledon. When he’s not bowling for England, Mark is also the co-host of cricket podcast Middle Please, Umpire and has an award-winning book The Wood Life: A Not So Helpful How-to Guide o…
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TrekRanks Episode 180: Top 5 Final Adventures
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In celebration of the fifth and final season of Star Trek: Discovery, we are diving deep into the "Top 5 Final Adventures" on this week's TrekRanks. A "final adventure" in Star Trek can be a lot of things. It can be super big and broad, or really small and focused. It can be a series, a season, a character, a ship, a story arc – almost anything can…
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Justin Moorhouse is a Football God: “The 85-86 Man United side was one of the most beautiful sides I’ve ever seen”
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Justin Moorhouse is a stand-up comedian and radio DJ from Manchester. He’s appeared in Looking for Eric and in Peter Kay’s Phoenix Nights as Young Kenny - who’s an avid Man City supporter - but in this episode he’s a Man United-loving Football God. Before working in TV and radio, Justin was a salesman for many years until he contacted a comedy club…
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TrekRanks Episode 179: Top 5 One-Off Captains
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"One-Off Captains" are on the table this week as TrekRanks returns to one of our favorite ongoing series. Our panel of host Jim Moorhouse and guests Heather Kirby and Michael Bentley break down those one-time appearances of captains from Starfleet to Romulus and from the 22nd century to the 32nd! Lots of different ways to analyze this one from the …
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Matt Murray is a Football God: ‘I’d have R9, Haaland and Bully upfront for Wolves’
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Matt Murray is a former professional footballer, sports reporter and pundit. As a player he was a football goalkeeper who spent his entire career at Wolves, making 100 appearances for the club. The Football Gods gives famous faces the ultimate footballing role: total power over the beautiful game. Listen as they shape football to their whim and ult…
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Alex Lowe is a Football God “I go for the underdogs, I don’t want to see Man City stroll around”
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Alex Lowe explains his love for two teams, how he’s making half time more interesting and why he’ll always support an underdog. Alex Lowe is an English actor, comedian and voice artist. He is the creator and performer of the character Barry from Watford on BBC Radio 2, as well as also being the creator and performer behind the character Clinton Bap…
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TrekRanks Episode 178: Top 5 Enterprise Vibes
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What makes Enterprise ...Enterprise? That@apos;s the question on our minds this week as we explore the Top 5 Enterprise Vibes in our ongoing series dissecting the heart of Trek. What better way to get into the conduits of Star Trek than discussing vibes, which are defined as an atmosphere of a place as communicated to and felt by others? Characters…
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Bradley James is a Football God: "If Erling Haaland wants to play on the same team as Kevin De Bruyne, then one of them's going to have to take a pay cut"
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You might know Actor Bradley James from the TV series Damien where he plays the antichrist or the BBC’s Merlin but he is also an Arsenal fan and a massive England fan. In today’s Football Gods he talks salary caps, local players for local teams and the joy of tailgating. The Football Gods gives famous faces the ultimate footballing role: total powe…
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Tubes is a Football God: “I would eradicate half and half scarves”
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Tubes discusses his early memories of football and his deep connection to Chelsea. No subject is off limits, from hotdogs to blue cards and how being sober has changed his experience of going to matches. Peter “Tubes” Dale is a former presenter on Sky Sports’ Soccer AM. He started out as an assistant producer on the programme before moving in front…
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TrekRanks Episode 177: Top 5 Kisses
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Just in time for Valentine's Day, we get up close-and-personal on this week's TrekRanks with a deep dive into the Top 5 Kisses in Star Trek history. From hot-and-steamy to plutonic pecks and sweet little captain kisses (!!!), we embrace one of the biggest topics in TrekRanks history. (I mean, there is actually a lot of kissing in Star Trek!) Open y…
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Emile Heskey is a Football God: “I would probably damn to hell, Thierry Henry…”
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Emile Heskey discusses his early athletic endeavours, his transition to football, supporting Leicester City and meeting his football idols. Emile Heskey is an English former professional footballer who currently serves as head of football development of Leicester City Women. As a striker, he made more than 500 appearances over an 18-year career sta…
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Jim Daly is a Football God: ‘As God, I would make all the food at every ground, in a pie’
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Comedian Jim Daly recalls Crystal Palace's glory season under Steve Bruce, expresses his admiration for Jack Grealish’s calves and reveals who he’s damning to hell. Jim Daly is a standup comedian, presenter and podcaster, hosting JOE.co.uk’s weekly football show Football Friday and also the Crystal palace FC themed FYP podcast. His 2022 debut Edinb…
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TrekRanks Episode 176: Top 5 Episodes that Feel Like TNG
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In honor of TrekRanks 176 (the same number of episodes in TNG's run!), we get deep into the lore of Star Trek: The Next Generation in one of the more unique topics in TrekRanks history. It's the "Top 5 Episodes that Feel Like TNG," which means everything is on the table except for TNG episodes. Our panel of host Jim Moorhouse and guests Alex Perry,…
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Conor Coady is a Football God: “Racism. It’s the one thing I would take away from football”
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Conor Coady discusses his move from Wolves to Leicester, his early football memories, banning racism from the game and expresses how he'd improve VAR as his first act as Football God. Conor Coady started at Wolverhampton Wanderers in 2015 and it was at Molineux where he made the switch from midfield to defence. He played over 300 games for the club…
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Lynsey Hooper is a Football God: “For teams without big budgets, a long throw is their secret weapon”
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This week’s Football God is sports journalist Lynsey Hooper. In her role as God, Lynsey is banishing the 1921 FA President, wiping a 2012 West Brom, Wolves match from history and introducing klaxons and pedometers to the game. Lynsey is a broadcaster for Sky Sports and 10 years ago she set up a unique podcast the Offside Rule - a hugely successful …
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TrekRanks Episode 175: Top 5 Episodes You Want to Watch Again for the First Time
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This week's topic is one of the most personal and joyous episodes in TrekRanks history, tackling the "Top 5 Episodes You Want to Watch Again for the First Time." Our four-person panel of host Jim Moorhouse and guests Debbie Moltisanti, Ross Webster and Caleb Dorsch each take a personal angle in compiling their list of these episodes (both old and n…
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Steve Bull is a Football God: “Jack Grealish is like marmite, you either like him or you hate him”
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In this week’s Football Gods, Wolves' legend Steve Bull sets out to make refereeing fairer, recommends his favourite UK town for fish and chips and recalls football training stories from the 80s. In 1986 Steve Bull joined Wolves from arch-rivals West Bromwich Albion for £65,000, alongside Andy Thompson, and so a legacy began. What followed over the…
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Kieran Maguire and Kevin Day are Football Gods: “I’d work out how much money there is in the Premier League and I'd split it evenly between the 20 teams”
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This week’s Football Gods are football finance expert Kieran Maguire and comedian Kevin Day, also known as the hosts of the ever popular podcast, The Price of Football. As well as looking at football from a financial perspective they also touched on dad dancing, the power of communities and violence in football. The Football Gods gives famous faces…
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TrekRanks Episode 174: Top 5 Ensemble Episodes
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Everyone contributes in this episode of TrekRanks as we break down the "Top 5 Ensemble Episodes." Our panel of host Jim Moorhouse and first-time guests Anika Dane and Simon Foster highlight those episodes in which the entire cast play important roles and help portray the group as a whole, rather than as individuals. From heavy hitters to deep cuts …
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Happy new year everybody from the Football Gods. If you’re just joining us, we wanted to give all of you brand new listeners a taste of what you’ve missed so far on the show. Here’s a few of our favourite stories from the end of last year - from David Seaman's faith healer to Shaun Derry's pre-match rituals. Enjoy! The Football Gods gives famous fa…
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TrekRanks Episode 173: Top 5 Miles O'Brien Episodes
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The most important person in Starfleet! It's just that simple. This week on TrekRanks we tinker around with the "Top 5 Miles O'Brien Episodes," a comprehensive analysis of the non-com who could do it all. Soldier, spy, engineer, husband, father, friend – those descriptors only begin to scratch the surface of O'Brien. So grab your ODN recoupler and …
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Don Goodman is a Football God: “I do think there would be some benefit to football with a sin bin”
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This week’s Football God is former striker turned co-commentator Don Goodman who is changing the game with a sin bin, eating fried chicken and watching the match with some of history’s most famous faces. He’s also bringing up a Wolves game that any Wolves fan would like to forget. Don racked up 586 appearances and 162 goals during his 20 career whi…
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Anna Ptaszynski is a Football God: “Instead of teaching geography in schools, we’ll teach football”
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This week’s Football God is QI writer and podcaster Anna Ptaszynski. She’s armed with facts about football, a very worthy contender to damn to hell and a new school curriculum for kids. Anna is the host of one of the podcast world’s earliest successes - No Such Thing as a Fish - which has had over 400 million listens. She is one of QI’s researchers…
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TrekRanks Episode 172: Top 5 Scenes on an Alien Ship
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It's another edition of "Scenes on Trek" as our four-deep panel takes on the "Top 5 Scenes on an Alien Ship." From one-off visitors across all four quadrants to weekly regulars like the Romulans and Klingons, there are an immeasurable number of scenes taking place on alien's ship. And our panel of host Jim Moorhouse and guests Arielle K., Foz Rotte…
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Nick Hancock is a Football God: “I don’t watch penalties, I leave”
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Nick Hancock, English actor, comedian, television presenter, podcast host of The Famous Sloping Pitch - and probably television's best known Stoke City supporter is this week’s Football God. Controversially, Nick hates penalties, is banning extra substitutes and is sending some very high profile names straight to hell. The Football Gods gives famou…
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Ian Broudie is a Football God: “Is there any difference from the Hand of God to pretending you’ve been hit in the face?“
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This week’s Football God is none other than Lightning Seeds front man, Ian Broudie. He’s banishing lots of negativity from the game - songs about the other team are out, as is his own shouting at games plus hear what pie makes him happy. Ian Broudie’s Three Lions anthem will forever be synonymous with football but he’s much more than the song - The…
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TrekRanks Episode 171: Top 5 Game Changers
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We deep dive into the "Top 5 Game Changers" in Star Trek history with an analysis of those big shifts and adjustments to some of the show's regular elements. This episode is a fun companion piece to episode 107 of TrekRanks, the "Top 5 Improvements." Host Jim Moorhouse and panelists Brooke Horton and Nathan Royster cover everything from in-universe…
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Sam Matterface is a Football God: “Everybody who has ever worn the No. 9 shirt at Chelsea is rubbish…”
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We find out why Chief Football Commentator at ITV and talkSPORT, Sam Matterface gets rid of mobile phones at matches, how he’s reorganising the football calendar and which moment from the Champions League final 2018 still brings him to tears. Sam Matterface has been working on sport radio for over 30 years. In 2010, he was hired as the Chief Footba…
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Shaun Derry is a Football God: “I remember crying when he retired… I was absolutely gutted.”
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Wolves’ new coach Shaun Derry takes a stand against colourful boots, eloquently describes why VAR is ruining football and reveals his obsession with beans on toast. Shaun Derry enjoyed an 18-year playing career in which he represented Notts County, Crystal Palace, Sheffield United, Leeds United and Queens Park Rangers before he made the move into c…
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TrekRanks Episode 170: Top 5 Lower Decks Season 4 Moments
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TrekRanks joins Nova Fleet this week to report on the latest from Star Trek: Lower Decks with our comprehensive look at the "Top 5 Lower Decks Season 4 Moments." From Orion to Feringinar and every Kolvoord Starburst in between, this season of Lower Decks was another sidesplitting, tear-inducing masterpiece from showrunner Mike McMahan. Host Jim Moo…
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Nedum Onuoha is a Football God: “If we are to use Man United as an example…”
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This week’s Football God is Nedum Onuoha, former footballer and ESPN pundit. He takes a utopian approach to changing the game with no time for players who are out for themselves and teams who are hanging on to old glory. Nedum played 17 professional seasons with Manchester City, Sunderland, Queens Park Rangers and Real Salt Lake. Since retirement y…
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Max Rushden is a Football God: ‘The person I’m damning to hell is Ally McCoist, hear me out…’
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Max Rushden is the host for UEFA's Champions League and Europa League on Stan Sports in Australia. As Football God, Max shakes up transfer day, changes the football calendar, bans suits and sends a few officials to prison. He also explains why he’s sending one of football’s nicest men to hell… Max is also the host of the world's biggest football po…
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David Seaman is a Football God: "David Beckham copied my ponytail"
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Best known for his prowess between the goalposts, former Arsenal and England goalkeeper David Seaman now finds himself in the hot seat as this week’s Football God. Delving into everything from the offside rule, faith healers and the Arsène Wenger diet that changed him, David puts his stamp on the beautiful game. His football career ran from 1981 to…
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TrekRanks Episode 169: Top 5 Trek Tropes
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We dissect the DNA of Star Trek this week with the "Top 5 Trek Tropes," a topic we've been waiting to do for more than five years. Host Jim Moorhouse and our expert panel of Alex Perry and Jenn Tifft discuss those elements of Trek that make Star Trek, Star Trek! From storylines to production elements and from dialog to visuals, this dynamic convers…
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Coming Soon... The Football Gods with Tim Spiers and Kate Mason.
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Their names are part of football folklore. They are often turned to in times of need. They can be a fan’s last resort... but who are “The Football Gods”? This podcast gives famous faces the ultimate footballing role: total power over the beautiful game. Listen as they shape football to their whim and ultimately become The Football Gods. Join our ho…
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TrekRanks Episode 168: Abstract Counting
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We get abstract again on TrekRanks in one of our most popular recurring topics. This week it is "Abstract Counting" where our panel, featuring host Jim Moorhouse and guests Abby Sommer and Bryan, make a myriad of picks related to different counts in Trek. From big broad numbers to the incredibly mundane and specific, no count is too abstract for th…
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TrekRanks Episode 167: Top 5 Weather-Related Incidents
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Do not adjust your Weather Modification Network for this great episode of TrekRanks as we examine the "Top 5 Weather-Related Incidents" in Star Trek history. From rain on Ferenginar to firestorms, well, pretty much everywhere (!), we shelter in a safe place to report on the weather thoughout Trek. Host Jim Moorhouse is joined by frequent guest Ross…
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TrekRanks Episode 166: The. Best. Deaths.
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It's another fun TrekRanks live show and this one is as lively as it gets, as host Jim Moohouse and a panel of eight guests, including Star Trek experts Alex Perry, Jenn Tifft, Claire Little, Ken Reilly, Matt Hansen, Jamie McGregor, Thad Hait and Josh Duffy, power through 45 rapid fire selections for "The. Best. Deaths." This topic is not the Top 5…
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TrekRanks Episode 165: Top 5 Portals Portaling
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Portals are going to portal. And in this celebration of portals throughout the Star Trek universe, we tackle the "Top 5 Portals Portaling" in celebration of the launch of Star Trek: Lower Decks fourth season. Inspired by Brad Boimler himself, our host Jim Moorhouse, along with guests Carlos Miranda and Paul Edinger, travel from location to location…
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TrekRanks Episode 164: Top 5 Strange New Worlds Season 2 Moments
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Connections, characters, crossovers and chorus! It's time for the "Top 5 Strange New Worlds Season 2 Moments," a deep dive into one of the most complete and satisfying seasons of Star Trek ever. Our host Jim Moorhouse and panel guests Jamie McGregor and Paige Thatcher run through their favorites from production to creatives to characters to episode…
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TrekRanks Episode 163: Top 5 Stargazing Moments
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It's been a part of Star Trek since the very beginning and on this week's TrekRanks, we observe the "Top 5 Stargazing Moments" throughout Trek's history. From literally studying the cosmos to charting a course or making a deep personal connection, stargazing can come in many different formats, as our pane of host Jim Moorhouse and STEM professional…
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TrekRanks Episode 162: Top 5 One-Off Relatives
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Parents. Children. Siblings. Cousins. Many of your favorite Star Trek characters have met up with relatives of all sorts throughout the series, but who would make your list of "Top 5 One-Off Relatives" that appeared in an episode just one time. Our panel of host Jim Moorhouse and guests Debbie Moltisanti and Lee Hutchison cover all the bases as we …
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TrekRanks does it again. It's time to get abstract – this time with the letter "T." That's it. It's "Abstract T," where our host Jim Moorhouse and panel guests Nate Perkins and KJ make five unique selections from Star Trek all relating to the letter "T" in some format. (Although, to be fair, we eliminated James T. Kirk and Earl Grey Tea from conten…
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TrekRanks Episode 160: Top 5 Best Hot Mess
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It's time to get messy on TrekRanks with a breakdown of the "Top 5 Best Hot Mess," a soirée into the characters and situations in Trek that really can only be described as – a hot mess. From the grandiose to the understated, and from the nefarious to the well-intentioned, hot messes come in all shapes and sizes. Our messy panel of host Jim Moorhous…
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TrekRanks Episode 159: Top 5 Vulcan Episodes
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Kroykah! Or actually, don't Kroykah! Keep listening. It's time for a TrekRanks kal-if-fee as we take on the "Top 5 Vulcan Episodes" with our expert panel of host Jim Moorhouse and guests Thad Hait and Jarrah Hodge. Other than maybe Klingons, no species in Star Trek has had a bigger impact on the franchise than Vulcans. From Spock to, well, Spock ag…
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TrekRanks Episode 158: Top 5 Scenes in Water
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We return to our popular "Scenes in Trek" series for the 14th time with a fun one: it's the "Top 5 Scenes in Water." As always, that could mean anything on TrekRanks. It could be a water adjacent scene or a huge location shoot or a watery scene on set – literally anything. There is definitely no shortage of scenes in water in Star Trek and everythi…
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TrekRanks Episode 157: Top 5 Xindi War Moments
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Previously on ... Enterprise! This week&s TrekRanks is a deep dive into one of the most satisfying and underrated seasons of Star Trek ever. It&s the "Top 5 Xindi War Moments," dissecting the epic, serialized arc across the third season of Enterprise. From trellium-D to the Sphere-Builders, it was a year of epics highs and thrilling connections. Ho…
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TrekRanks Episode 156: Top 5 Picard Season 3 Moments
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It's the end of an era and the end of Star Trek: Picard season 3, one of best seasons of Star Trek ever, and we break it all down in classic TrekRanks fashion with our "Top 5 Picard Season 3 Moments." From the Titan to the Enterprise-G, our panel (including host Jim Moorhouse and guests Carlos Miranda, Chris Burris and Kimberly Lawler) get into all…
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TrekRanks Episode 155: Top 5 Voyager Vibes
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What makes Voyager... Voyager? That's the question on our minds this week as we explore the Top 5 Voyager Vibes in a new series doing a deep dive into the five legacy Trek series. We are analyzing the vibes you get from specific series and characters and episodes. What better way to get into the conduits of Trek than discussing vibes, with is defin…
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