In episode 31, Angelo and Nicole break down "Stardust City Rag" and "The Impossible Box," episodes 5 and 6 of Star Trek: Picard. Topics include: violence, lowbrow Trek, addiction, trauma, and Seven of Nine's now canonical queerness.

"The End is the Beginning" / "Absolute Candor"

Feb 20th, 2020 1h 3m

In episode 30, Angelo and Nicole break down "The End is the Beginning" and "Absolute Candor," episodes 3 and 4 of Star Trek: Picard. Topics include: Picard as an aloof mentor; class strife in the future; objects, books, and ephemera; and Romula

"Maps and Legends"

Feb 6th, 2020 52m 52s

In episode 29, Nicole and Angelo break down "Maps and Legends," episode 2 of Star Trek: Picard. They explore speciesist arguments against artificial life forms, skepticism toward Starfleet bureaucracy, and Star Trek's depiction of age-related i

"Remembrance"

Jan 30th, 2020 1h 12m

In episode 28, Angelo and Nicole break down the series premiere of Star Trek: Picard, exploring Star Trek's fascination with artificial intelligence and synthetic life, considering Picard as an intergenerational figurehead, and unpacking the sh

What We Left Behind (feat. Ira Steven Behr, Andrew Robinson, and Nana Visitor)

May 10th, 2019 1h 6m

In episode 27, Angelo and Nicole take a look at What We Left Behind, a retrospective documentary about Deep Space Nine, co-directed by Ira Steven Behr and David Zappone. We share our thoughts on the film, and interview Behr, Andrew Robinson (wh

"Such Sweet Sorrow" (Part 2) / "Relativity"

Apr 26th, 2019 1h 3m

In episode 26, Nicole and Angelo link part 2 of the Star Trek: Discovery season two finale with the Star Trek: Voyager season 4 episode “Relativity.” This week we tackle time travel as ctrl+alt+delete, messianism, and Discovery's far-flung futu

"Such Sweet Sorrow" (Part 1) / "Twilight"

Apr 17th, 2019 1h 1m

In episode 25, Nicole and Angelo link part 1 of the Star Trek: Discovery season two finale, "Such Sweet Sorrow” with the Star Trek: Enterprise season 3 episode “Twilight.” This week we tackle disabled captains, Starfleet speciesism, destructive

"Through the Valley of Shadows” / "The Menagerie"

Apr 10th, 2019 1h 6m

In episode 24, Angelo and Nicole link Star Trek: Discovery 2x12, "Through the Valley of Shadows” with the Original Series two-parter “The Menagerie.” This week we tackle Pike, disability, and the future. (With apologies for Nicole's clapping an

"Perpetual Infinity" / "Year of Hell"

Apr 3rd, 2019 57m 25s

In episode 23, Angelo and Nicole look at the Star Trek trope of the depressive time-traveller, linking Star Trek: Discovery 2x11, “Perpetual Infinity” with the Star Trek: Voyager season four two-parter “Year of Hell.” Topics include: time trave

"The Red Angel" / "Q Who"

Mar 28th, 2019 48m 25s

In episode 22, Nicole and Angelo explore Star Trek's fascination with time-travelling tricksters, linking Star Trek: Discovery 2x10, “The Red Angel” with Star Trek: The Next Generation’s classic Borg introduction, "Q Who." Topics include: time

"Project Daedalus" / "Conspiracy"

Mar 18th, 2019 1h 1m

In episode 21, Angelo and Nicole detect something rotten in the state of Starfleet, linking Star Trek: Discovery 2x09, “Project Daedalus” with Star Trek: The Next Generation’s season 1 classic “Conspiracy.” Topics include: bodysnatcher admirals

"If Memory Serves" / "The Cage"

Mar 11th, 2019 58m 28s

For their 20th episode, Nicole and Angelo head back to Talos IV, linking Star Trek: Discovery 2x08, "If Memory Serves," with Star Trek's original pilot "The Cage." Topics include: Star Trek's history of progress and regress, characters in trans

"Light and Darkness" / "Timeless"

Mar 4th, 2019 1h

In Episode 19, Angelo and Nicole look at DISCOVERY 2x07 and VOYAGER's classic hundredth episode "Timeless," directed by LeVar Burton. They talk about time paradoxes, unethical technological innovations, and anti-Klingon prejudice, and yearn for

018 - "The Sounds of Thunder" / "Second Skin"

Feb 25th, 2019 1h 2m

This week, Angelo and Nicole explore STAR TREK: DISCOVERY 2x06, "The Sounds of Thunder," and DEEP SPACE NINE's "Second Skin." Topics include: inter-species conflict, alien as other, life under occupation, religion and agnosticism in Star Trek,

017 - "Saints of Imperfection" / "Vanishing Point"

Feb 19th, 2019 55m 39s

This week, Nicole and Angelo explore STAR TREK: DISCOVERY 2x05, "Saints of Imperfection," and ENTERPRISE 2x10, "Vanishing Point." Topics include: Star Trek resurrections, transporter accidents as trauma narratives, and the stodgy white captain

016 - "An Obol for Charon" / "Force of Nature"

Feb 11th, 2019 1h 1m

Angelo and Nicole pair DISCOVERY 2x04, ""An Obol for Charon," with THE NEXT GENERATION's season 7 episode "Force of Nature." Topics discussed include: space travel, the ethics of warp, the evolutionary potential of Kelpiens, and accessibility i

015 - "Point of Light" / "Thine Own Self"

Feb 4th, 2019 57m 26s

Nicole and Angelo pair DISCOVERY 2x03, "Point of Light," with THE NEXT GENERATION's season 7 episode "Thine Own Self." Topics discussed include: Starfleet sexism, Klingon palace intrigue, Vulcan family psychodrama, command training, and Star Tr

014 - "New Eden" / "The Apple"

Jan 28th, 2019 57m 28s

Angelo and Nicole tackle DISCOVERY 2x02, "New Eden," and the Original Series episode "The Apple." Topics discussed include: Starfleet's history of colonial intervention, the Prime Directive, and away team hijinks. #startrek #startrekdiscovery

013 - "Brother" / "Yesteryear"

Jan 21st, 2019 56m 13s

Angelo and Nicole return with a look at Star Trek Discovery's Season 2 premiere "Brother" and The Animated Series gem "Yesteryear." Topics discussed include: Discovery's evolving aesthetics, the captain as daddy, the new redshirts, and Sarek's

012 - On Science

Jun 6th, 2018 59m 32s

Nicole and Angelo delve into Star Trek's relationship to science, focusing on The Next Generation's "Timescape" and Voyager's "Scientific Method." Topics discussed include: the scientific method, eugenics, sexism in science, Data as control sam

011 - "The War Without, The War Within" / "Will You Take My Hand?"

May 7th, 2018 30m 2s

Angelo and Nicole recap the last two episodes of Star Trek Discovery's first season, looking forward to things to come and comparing Disco's first mission to previous series' maiden voyages.

010 - "Vaulting Ambition," "What's Past Is Prologue" / "Yesterday's Enterprise," "Crossover"

Feb 4th, 2018 1h 11m

Angelo and Nicole recap episodes 12 and 13 of Star Trek: Discovery, then dive into The Next Generation's "Yesterday's Enterprise" and DS9's "Crossover." Topics include: Terran politics, white supremacist fears of diversity, the Mirror Universe

009 - "Despite Yourself," "The Wolf Inside" / "In a Mirror, Darkly, Part I/II"

Jan 21st, 2018 1h 16m

Nicole and Angelo return from their hiatus to break down Discovery's midseason return and the Star Trek: Enterprise two-parter "In a Mirror, Darkly." Topics include: the Mirror Universe as progressive sandbox/regressive taboo zone, burying/exhu

008 - "Into the Forest I Go" / "Hard Time"

Nov 20th, 2017 1h 2m

Angelo and Nicole break down Star Trek: Discovery's midseason finale "Into the Forest I Go" and compare it to the Deep Space Nine classic "Hard Time." Topics discussed include: Discovery so far, humanism and animal nature, the endless suffering

007 - "Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum" / "Darmok" (feat. Tina Hassannia and Mallory Andrews)

Nov 12th, 2017 1h 2m

Nicole and Angelo welcome film critics, podcasters, and Beverly Crusher fans Tina Hassannia and Mallory Andrews to discuss Star Trek: Discovery 1x08, "Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum," and the TNG classic "Darmok." Topics discussed include: the tyran