Podcasts by Kickers of Elves

Succesion is Over from 2023-06-10T23:30:30

Update:  Hey, this file is longer than 30 seconds this time. ***

Here we talk about the TV show we've been the most excited for in a while.  Specifically, the finale. The statute of limit...

Hear All, Trust Nothing (Lower Decks S3E06) from 2022-10-14T17:31:48

What about those Rules of Acquisition?  It's back to Deep Space 9!  What you haven't watched the most recent episode? "Hear All, Trust Nothing" is more or less an episode of DS9, so we had to co...

So You Want to Roleplay? TTRPG Basics [Unlocked from the Patreon] from 2022-08-09T14:28:56

Know nothing about D&D or tabletop role playing games?  Hugh talks to an expert* to figure out just what the deal is.  How much is the past time growing?  What is the history of D&D?   Just how ...

Strange New Tease from 2022-06-07T10:37:41

On the patreon: Hugh and James have opinions on Strange New Worlds!  Wade Hasn't even seen it yet?!  

Here is a preamble to that discussion. 

More can be found at the patreon. Listen

Getting Back to the Beatles from 2022-03-11T01:05

James and Hugh watched the Peter Jackson Beatles documentary on Disney + and there's a discussion on making art.  Didn't watch it? That's ok, Wade didn't either.  You like the Beatles, right? Listen

More Bonus from the Patreon:Matrix, Tenet, Decline from 2022-01-26T22:48:54

Here's more from what we talk about at https://patreon.com/kickersofelves

Matrix and Tenet, compared. And Spider-Man. And convoluted metaphors about art. And The View? A little culture ta...

Bonus from the Patreon: A [mostly] Spoiler Free Succession Discussion from 2021-12-16T15:59:58

Miss the regular updates?  Yes, I'm here reminding you again we update the patreon feed regularly. 

Wade has only seen one episode of Succession, so James and Hugh tread lightly to talk a...

Playing God (DS9 S2E17) from 2021-10-13T15:33:05

Stick around til the end when Hugh revisits what we knew and didn't know about Terry Ferrel.  

Initiate Arjin visits DS9 to whine! A baby universe. Voles! Jadzia gets an intern, or a tril...

Shadowplay (DS9 S2E16) from 2021-10-01T15:06:57

It's another Remix of The ROA.  Stick around til the end when Hugh talks bout Bolians.

Welcome to Space Mayberry! It's NOT a next generation rewrite? Go figure. Odo and Dax land ...

Shadowplay (DS9 S2E16) from 2021-10-01T15:06:57

It's another Remix of The ROA.  Stick around til the end when Hugh talks bout Bolians.

Welcome to Space Mayberry! It's NOT a next generation rewrite? Go figure. Odo and Dax land on a plan...

Paradise (DS9 S2E15) from 2021-09-24T14:58:56

We revisit a pretty good episode, and -because we're old now- Hugh reminds some listeners who  Ted Kaczynski was.

Cool Hand Benjamin. Sisko and O’Brien crash land on a planet of space Lud...

Whispers (DS9 S2E14) from 2021-09-08T14:08:49

Things aren't what they seem for O'Brien. Is this a M. Night Sham, or is it like that Rick and Morty episode? Maybe Parallax View, or a certain most famous of scifi noirs? Just how would this pl...

Armageddon Game (DS9 S2E13) from 2021-08-13T14:47:19

Hugh revisits Armageddon Game, and also revisits A Stitch in Time, which came up in this episode.

More O'Brien and Bashir bromancing. Two races with ridiculous hair are the worsts hosts e...

The Alternate (DS9 S2E12) from 2021-07-28T00:01

The ROA remixed!  

Yeah, we're still doing these. The Rules of Acquisition may be over, but we'll still be looking back at it from time to time.

Hugh revisits The Alternate, and tr...

UNLOCKED from the KOE Patreon: Worf Talk from 2021-07-23T08:32:50

We may have moved on from DS9, but Star Trek does still sometimes come up from time to time. Tired of waiting for episodes of the podcast?  We talk a variety of subjects and update regularly for...

Mulholland Drive/Inland Empire from 2021-06-17T00:07

Two podcasts mirror each other.  One maybe died.

The Straight Story from 2021-06-17T00:06

You don't think we can be nice? We can be nice.

Lost Highway from 2021-06-17T00:05

Get lost in the edgy 90s.  Don't murder your wife.  

Wild at Heart from 2021-06-17T00:04

This is a special podcast! And for us it's a symbol of our individuality, and our belief... in personal freedom. 

Blue Velvet from 2021-06-17T00:03

Heineken? F- Heineken! Drink in the episode art. Don't you look at me. Listen to the podcast.  

Dune! from 2021-06-17T00:02

This podcast about David Lynch's Dune [or is it Alan Smithee's?] is from our 2018 Patreon bonus series "Much A-Dune About N...

The Elephant Man from 2021-06-17T00:01

We are not an animal. We are a podcast.

David Lynch: The Art Life/ Eraserhead from 2021-06-17T00:00

We get into David Lynch’s work, starting at the beginning.  We watched the 2016 documentary David Lynch: The Art Life  and Eraserhead. James has some “textured” audio in this one. 

A Note Regarding What's to Come from 2021-06-09T00:54:13

Faces smudged with pod, your hosts explain what is going on with the future of this podcast and Kickers of Elves.

Get ready for some renovations.  We're changing the name of the ...

Rivals (DS9 S2E11) from 2021-05-31T23:23

Prince Humperdink is a grifter! Wade is embarrassed to like this one. O’Brien and Bashir: Mango Habanero sauce. We do a lot of talking about Julian Bashir as an “unlikeable character” in the pre...

Sanctuary (DS9 S2E10) from 2021-05-04T23:25

Hugh looks back on this Season 2 episode with some extra research.

Oatmeal faced reverse space Mormons! And that's not even meant as a pejorative. Exploration of the universal translator ...

Leftists and Butthead from 2020-12-07T13:19:07

Hugh and James talk up top on a pamphlet for the left.  Also we talk about Beavis and Butthead and class.  

Trigger warning: No Star Trek content contained within!

Miss us? This is...

Second Sight (DS9 S2E09) from 2020-10-01T23:34:14

This DS9 episode could have used a second pass... Hugh gives the podcast a second pass and has to mention Kanye, Colm with John Huston, and ... Dune?

What starts with a great father/son s...

Necessary Evil (DS9 S2E08) from 2020-09-05T22:32:04

Terok Nor? More like Terok NOIRE! How did Odo go from doing the “Cardassian Neck Trick” in parlours to being a constable on board a Bajoran space station? A flashback episode will answer that. K...

Status Reporting: Giving Glen the Business from 2020-08-14T16:39:26

Meanwhile, over at Can't Picardly Wait

Booger Convention? from 2020-08-06T14:51:11

Here's just a smidge from the latest content at https://patreon.com/kickersofelves

Go ahead and ignore if you're mad at the lack of Trek. ...

Kickers of Elves bonus: This is Not My Star Trek Podcast! from 2020-07-28T00:53:26

Another teaser where these jerks don't even talk Star Trek. James and Hugh talk about The Punisher's computer guy, America's Chernobyl, and mostly Richard Power's The Overstory.  

Want mo...

The Rules of Acquisition (DS9 S2E07) from 2020-07-21T12:53:15

Title track!  

24th Century Buttslap! 

Hugh looks back on this episode and provides some Mark Singer Facts at the end.

Does this Deep Space Nine episode live up to the hype?...

Melora (DS9 S2E06) from 2020-06-18T00:01:55

More like "Meh, Lora", huh?  Wade Looks back on this episode and tries not to embarrass himself.

DS9's resident pickup artist, Julian Bashir "falls in love" and has some zero g space sex....

Cardassians (DS9 S2E05) from 2020-06-10T23:29:05

Whilst Julian and Garak flirt at the replimat, a Cardassian boy boards DS9, bites Garak, and sets off a story wherein we actually start to appreciate the character...

Invasive Procedures (DS9 S2E04) from 2020-06-02T00:00

This week Hugh has some Invasive Procedure facts we left out from the original version.   

A trill episode! Deep Space Nine has been evacuated, but for completely different reasons than l...

The Siege (DS9 S2E03) from 2020-05-17T23:50

Star Trek goes Star Wars? Blasphemy! What is Wade even going on about at the end of this?

But this is an action packed episode where Kira and Dax fly a small X-wing sized ship, and encoun...

The Circle (DS9 S2E02) from 2020-05-01T00:30

Hugh revisits the Circle.

Make Bajor Great Again! Part Two of the "Li Nalis Trilogy." But rather than figuring out his character, this episode actually focuses more on Kira being kicked o...

Homecoming (DS9 S2E01) from 2020-04-14T00:11:10

Season 2!

Wait for the end, where James looks back on his former liberal ways.

Resetting from season one. More Bajor politics! Kira sets out to save a war hero. Because an earring....

In the Hands of the Prophets (DS9 S1E19) from 2020-03-24T15:51:27

CALAMITY! In this remix Hugh addresses our first "calamity episode," Big 2016 energy, and how the world we inhabited back then was both similar and very unlike the times we find ourselves in now...

Patreon tease: Corona and Devs from 2020-03-17T00:26:27

On the patreon you'll find extended discussion about the Corona virus situation's impact on our lives.

The full talk is half an hour on the American failed state, isolation, parenting, me...

Duet (DS9 S1E18) from 2020-03-09T23:30

No time for ridicule, this is A Very Special Episode! Kira duets with a Cardassian, and three white guys from the bible belt get uncomfortable talking about the Holocaust. From post Cold War rel...

Teaser: Talking Joe Pera Talks to You from 2020-02-28T14:11:49

How does an Adult Swim show hit the same notes that James wants from Star Trek?  Kickers of Elves patrons can hear the full audio: https://www.p...

Dramatis Personae (DS9 S1E17) from 2020-02-25T14:56:29

Another space day. Another space possession. Or not. Another space virus; this one turns people into paranoid jerks. We dissect this episode it and try to fix it as best we can. Some may like it...

Patreon Teaser: Politics?! from 2020-02-21T15:50:39

Don't you hate it when Star Trek gets political? Oh wait, we're not even talking Star Trek here.  Don't worry, it'll be over in three minutes. Not even long enough to hit skip on your podcast pl...

The Forsaken (DS9 S1E16) from 2020-02-13T14:20:12

Wade waxes on about romance and looking back on this episode.

In the interest of checking off all the obligatory characters from ST: TNG, Lwaxana Troi shows up in this episode! But wait! ...

If Wishes were Horses (DS9 S1E15) from 2020-02-04T16:47:56

Hugh talks Colm Meaney on leprechauns and nerds out on some baseball statistics.

More like "If Wishes Were Horses#!t." Yes, after last week's praise, we're back into the gutter! Obrien me...

Can't Picardly Wait from 2020-01-27T02:39:19

Check out the first episode of the newest pod from Kickers of Elves. Except with Replacements for James and Hugh.

Is Star Trek Picard a good show? Hack trope garbage built to mine IP?  So...

Progress (DS9 S1E14) from 2020-01-22T18:12:02

Just as we've progressed on Kira throughout the podcast, James has progressed his ideas on "Progress"

Listen, and be amazed as we praise Kira's performance. Niners, be confounded by how l...

The Storyteller (DS9 S1E13) from 2020-01-09T16:15:09

One episode. Two stories. That. Don't. Interact. At. All.

One podcast, two versions. Recorded. Years. Apart. Wade feels rusty. Is he?

Nobody likes Julian, even O'brien, but things ...

Unlocked: The Witcher, but it's the Books from 2020-01-07T12:57:56

Miss us?  The ROA Remix episodes will keep coming, but regular listeners might like to hear new discussion from the three of us?  And we're not even arguing in this one.  

Before watching...

Battle Lines (DS9 S1E12) from 2019-12-20T02:00

Stick around to the end when Hugh goes all in on Opaka, IMDB scores,  and more.

Jonathan Banks! Plays a pissed off alien. Which he can pull off pretty well as you might imagine. Kai Alpac...

Vortex (DS9 S1E11) from 2019-12-18T13:29:46

Hugh guides you through the vortex, and reflects on NYPD Blue, Nana Visitor's career, and his cohosts beer consumption.

This week a couple of Gene Simmons steal a faberge egg, are double ...

The Nagus (DS9 S1E10) from 2019-12-09T00:41:20

Uh oh. Hope you like the Ferengi. Our dang podcast title and artwork feature them so we can't throw stones. Wallace Shawn guest stars as a wrinkly talking "coin purse." Ferengi Juggalos!? Wade g...

Move Along Home (DS9 S1E09) from 2019-12-01T18:12:54

In this very special "remix" episode James provides the long hidden secret behind Move Along Home and its writers.   Then later he shares some of his thoughts on why it works in ways that later ...

The Passenger (DS9 S1E08) from 2019-11-22T16:18:55

Julian gets possessed by the ghost of Hannibal Lector doing a bad Bela Lugosi impersonation. Maybe?

Hugh tries to do a voice in this episode, and regrets it four years later in the "remix...

Dax (DS9 S1E07) from 2019-11-15T00:29:28

Dax is on trial. Or rather, a deposition or something. Stick around til the end, when Wade reflects back on this early episode and where the pod goes. Plus what other podcasts that might be comi...

Q-Less (DS9 S1E06) from 2019-11-07T22:58:07

It's a Q episode! Stick around for the end when James looks back at his feelings on the episode, DS9, and podcasting in 2015.

Everyone's favorite (or least favorite) Trickster Space God b...

Captive Pursuit (DS9 S1E05) from 2019-11-01T23:06:24

Run! It's the most dangerous game, and the most dangerous way to re-listen to a pod from four years ago.  Wade podcasts stuffed inside a box. Hugh looks back on the episode.

Babel (DS9 S1E04) from 2019-10-24T23:37:35

The crew of DS9 gets infected with an aphasia virus, and we can't quite find the words... Wade finds plenty to talk about after listening to this episode. TV Pre and Post the time of Difficult M...

Past Prologue (DS9 S1E03) from 2019-10-17T06:24:21

Garak is actually introduced.  Things get turned around. Terrorists and Spock are discussed.  Hugh reflects.

A Man Alone (DS9 S1E02) from 2019-10-10T17:34:34

Garak is introduced.  Lets revisit the second episode and cringe at what doesn't work and think about what does.   Future-James reflects some on DS9 and what kind of stories we might want for fu...

Emmisary (DS9 S1E01) from 2019-10-03T00:34:07

Don't trust linear time! It's all just one eternal moment to the prophets, and here we are back at the beginning.  Welcome to the Rules of Acquisition remix.  It's the same ROA that you may know...

Kickers of Elves Roundtable: TNG's Sub Rosa from 2019-09-25T00:37:58

A change in format!  Hugh talked to listeners about the sexiest of Scottish Ghost Candle Stories, Star Trek: The Next Generations "Sub Rosa"

Want in on next month's roundtable discussion?...

Catching You Up on Voicemails from 2019-09-18T00:30

Voicemails?! Remember those?  So do we!

What has happened since last we updated? How have our lives changed forever since we finished watching every episode of Star ...

A Quick Message from Wade from 2019-08-14T00:05

What is going on with the podcast this week?  Your questions will be answered!

Patrons can hear us talk Tarantino:

https://www.patreon....

Themes and Stories: A Look Back on DS9 and The Rules of Acquisition from 2019-08-07T01:35:24

We’ve gone through every. single. episode. of Deep Space Nine. Now what? 

Where’s the White Album for Season 7? 

We go into details and reflect on ...

What You Leave Behind (DS9 S7E25) from 2019-07-31T02:54:55

The Last DS9! Buckle up for a long ride and prepare to say goodbye to your space friends. Does the finale hit all its marks?  Half? Enough to be effective and make you a little emotio...

The Dogs of War (DS9 S7E24) from 2019-07-24T01:43

The end is nigh upon us!  The Ferengi are getting a new Nagus!  The Cardassian rebellion has been crushed! Or has it?  The Alliance Fleet has to make a decision.  

W...

Extreme Measures (DS9 S7E23) from 2019-07-17T01:32:44

Miles and Jule’s excellent adventure.

It was the best of Julian, it was the worst of Julian.  Sloan gets  caught! Via exxxtreme measures. Oh, and Odo is dying.

Tacking Into the Wind (DS9 S7E22) from 2019-07-10T00:36:15

Odo is sick.  The Klingons and the Alliance have a problem.  Empires of all sorts must change or be destroyed.   Have you tacked before? 

Tacking into themes.   

When It Rains... (DS9 S7E21) from 2019-07-03T01:04:35

Dot dot dot.   A lot is poured into this episode.  

Kira joins the faculty at terrorism school, Julian digs up some Section 31 dirt, and more!

Did ...

The Changing Face of Evil (DS9 S7E20) from 2019-06-26T01:40:29

The Dominion War and Books.

Ezri and Worf get home. Earth is attacked. Solbor! Nooo! Oh and something happens to the Defiant.  

The one with all th...

Strange Bedfellows (DS9 S7E19) from 2019-06-19T00:49:40

Part Three of the final arc!  Ezri/Worf: Still captured.  Dukat/Winn: Trouble brewing.  Sisko/Kasidy: Marriage is war?  Damar's story is getting good.

The episodes r...

Til Death Do Us Part (DS9 S7E18) from 2019-06-12T01:46:07

Sisko's space mom doesn't want him getting married. Kai Winn gets a gentleman caller.  Ezri gets a love interest she's barely talked to in any of her featured episodes.  All the plots...

Penumbra (DS9 S7E17) from 2019-06-05T01:16:02

It’s the final countdown y’all.  Worf gets lost. Sisko gets some land and also engaged.  Plus there's a war on.

They’ve dabbled with serialization, how does DS9 kick...

Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges (DS9 S7E16) from 2019-05-29T00:48:28

In times of war the law falls silent. WE DO NOT. 

Julian is contacted by Section 31 to run some spy shenanigans at a conference.  We end up discussing more than just...

Bada Bing Bada Bang (DS9 S7E15) from 2019-05-22T01:01:13

We got holodeck shenanigans. Sisko has good reason to not want to go to not visit the 60s.  We revisit the career of beloved actor Mike Starr.

Listen

Chimera (DS9 S7E14) from 2019-05-15T00:44:19

Odo meets one of his people, and their intimate relationship causes some tension with Kira.

Sex vibes for days. 

For all that creators have acknowl...

Field of Fire (DS9 S7E13) from 2019-05-08T00:26:10

A killer is on the loose, but does it take a killer to catch a - oh this is something we've seen before.

What is the bad part of this episode?  Is there any part of ...

The Emperor's New Cloak (DS9 S7E12) from 2019-05-01T00:57:43

The Nagus is Missing in the Alternate Universe and Quark and Rom need a cloaking device for the Regent.

It’s the final Mirror Universe episode of Deep Space Nine, an...

Prodigal Daughter (DS9 S7E11) from 2019-04-24T00:46:04

O'Brien is missing from Deep Space Nine, and also from most of this episode.  To find him Ezri must go home to face her family and the ... the toxic effects of capitalism?

The sequel that...

It's Only a Paper Moon (DS9 S7E10) from 2019-04-17T00:27:26

Nog has some very understandable issues to deal with.  Maybe we do too?

Is this the best holodeck episode ever?  Is that damning with faint praise?  What makes a hol...

Covenant (DS9 S7E09) from 2019-04-10T01:20:48

Hey remember how cults were all the rage in the 90s?  

Kira Nerys does.  Should she be more ready to disengage from Dukat's tiresome shenanigans at this point?    Listen

The Siege of AR-558 (DS9 S7E08) from 2019-04-03T00:49:13

War is hell.  Sisko and crew get put in the middle of it.

What does the end of History and the 90s have to do with this episode?  WELL WE’RE GONNA TALK ABOUT IT.

Once More Unto the Breach (DS9 S7E07) from 2019-03-27T01:05:35

You guys, Martok HATES Kor.

When Kor shows up at Worf's drunk in the middle of the night and asks him to do a favor so he can die with dignity, what is a bro suppose...

Treachery, Faith, and the Great River (DS9 S7E06) from 2019-03-20T01:14:28

What happens in this episode? [See title of episode]

The final installment  of the Ferengi Pickers Cycle.  Kira’s boyfriend also gets an interesting story! 

Listen

Chrysalis (DS9 S7E05) from 2019-03-13T01:28:45

One Flew Back to the Cuckoo's Nest. Do Re OH NO.

Julian brings a patient out of a catatonic state and what's the first thing he does after?  

Julia...

Take Me Out to the Holosuite (DS9 S7E04) from 2019-03-06T01:16:03

A haughty Vulcan challenges the emotional Sisko to a game of baseball and we got us a shenanigans episode, y'all!  But what's this about an ethnoship?  Take me out, please. 

Listen

Afterimage (DS9 S7E03) from 2019-02-27T00:07:15

Does Ezri Dax even want to be on Deep Space Nine?  Well of course she does, but the show needs an episode to integrate a counselor into station life.  Garak and Worf especially have s...

Shadows and Symbols (DS9 S7E02) from 2019-02-20T01:27:35

We learn a little something about Ben Sisko's origin. OH, and it's time to spend more time with that "Ezri Dax" that showed up at the end of last episode.

Research: ...

Image in the Sand (DS9 S7E01) from 2019-02-13T00:38:18

Season Seven commences! Sisko is off the station again and everyone is trying to deal with the catastrophes of season Six.  What will the final season of D...

DS9 Season 6: The White Album from 2019-02-06T01:39:53

Our White Albums for Season 6! It's that time again, where we each cut a full 26 90's season of television into a concise modern 8 to 12 episode series.

Turns out we...

Tears of the Prophets (DS9 S6E26) from 2019-01-30T02:32:28

Season Six is over!  Does it die with a bang, or a whimper?  The Dominion War reaches a crucial moment.  This is not how we want to say goodbye to our space friends.  

Listen

The Sound of Her Voice (DS9 S6E25) from 2019-01-23T00:13:05

Sisko and the crew become best friends with a voice on the radio.

A return to A plot/B plot structures. And some adventures in the beta quadrant.

W...

Time's Orphan (DS9 S6E24) from 2019-01-16T01:11:16

Molly falls down a space-well and comes out ten years older - and pretty damaged.

Must O’Brien suffer, or must we?

Are the writers taking other mee...

Profit and Lace (DS9 S6E23) from 2019-01-09T00:52:34

Ferengi women get to wear clothes and Quark gets a sex change.

This episode, for all its faults… they only get worse with age.

All the great actors...

Valiant (DS9 S6E22) from 2019-01-03T15:02:58

Jake and Nog, behind enemy lines with a buncha teens!

Cadet Kelly Clarkson?

What starts off looking like a NohJay Ferengi Nagus episode takes a wro...

Voicemail Hullaballoo (DS9 Season 6 check in) from 2018-12-31T17:39:39

See, we still do voicemails!

It's been tumultuous in the back half of season 6.  We hear voicemails from Greg, Warren, Adam, and read some emails.  

Can we get our minds right?

The Reckoning (DS9 S6E21) from 2018-12-26T12:39:44

Reckoning with a Bajor episode that goes full Ghostbusters.

We get on a Kim Kattrell tangent. Hugh Crawford does the math.  But wait, it’ll pay off later in the podc...

His Way (DS9 S6E20) from 2018-12-19T01:31:37

There's a new self aware Hologram in the world of Star Trek. Deep Space Nine gets its resident nostalgia laced crooner and self help guru.  Vic Fontaine, ladies and gentlemen.

Listen

In the Pale Moonlight (DS9 S6E19) from 2018-12-12T02:40:36

What is there to say? Is it the best Star Trek ever? Again?

Sisko looks straight into the camera and details some dark deeds.

Does this do anything...

Inquisition (DS9 S6E18) from 2018-12-05T01:51:15

Internal affairs (or perhaps another organization) arrives and Star Trek will never be the same.

Spoilers! The last 8 minutes of this DS9 ep reveal…

Listen

Wrongs Darker Than Death or Night (DS9 S6E17) from 2018-11-28T01:54:18

Kira's mom did WHAT? A big secret revealed and Kira goes into the past to verify it for herself.

Things that make you go hmm. What’s the deal with this episode?    Listen

Change of Heart (DS9 S6E16) from 2018-11-21T02:39:24

Worf and Jadzia hit a rough spot in their marriage. 

But first, is this B plot even a plot? What is a satisfying resolution? Opinions are surprisingly (or unsurprisingly) divided.

...

Honor Among Thieves (DS9 S5E15) from 2018-11-14T00:52:48

O'Brien goes undercover! Noir it up.

Knives out!

Does a Donnie Brasco plot negate any worth of a mob episode?

James and Wade disagree mightily about the ways one can resolve...

One Little Ship (DS9 S6E14) from 2018-11-07T02:38:51

Come along on a fantastic voyage with us! Miles, Julian, and Jadzia are shrunk down while the rest of the Defiant crew is overrun by Jem Hadar. Oh no.

Uh oh it’s a t...

Far Beyond the Stars (DS9 S6E13) from 2018-10-31T02:13:41

Who is the dreamer, Benjamin Sisko or Benny Russell?

Is this the best Star Trek episode ever made? The best Deep Space Nine?  On our most recent rewatch this episode...

Who Mourns For Morn (DS9 S6E12) from 2018-10-24T00:36:26

Morn is dead. A Shenanigans Episode Reckoning commences! 

Wade is fresh off watching the DS9 documentary, “What We Left Behind,” and will brook no condemnation of a ...

Waltz (DS9 S6E11) from 2018-10-17T01:46:04

Dukat waltzing Sisko around campfire, with  little bit of Misery. Is this a great or merely good episode?

Did the writers screw up by accidentally making Dukat too l...

The Magnificent Ferengi (DS9 S6E10) from 2018-10-10T01:04:44

Magnificent [Six] Ferengi. On Deep Space Nine. Or Empok Nor.

Is this Magnificent Seven or not? The Infinity War of Ferengi episodes? Or is it.. Weekend at Bernies? Listen

Statistical Probabilities (DS9 S6E09) from 2018-10-03T01:35:12

One Flew Over Asimov's Foundation. 

But no sign of Kai Ratched on Deep Space Nine for this one.  

Potsie! Who unlike Ralph the Mouth and James Crom...

Resurrection (DS9 S6E08) from 2018-09-26T00:33:23

A mirror universe story without any mirror universe.

Bareil is back on Deep Space Nine!  Not quite robo-pope. What words can really describe this episode? Milquetoas...

You Are Cordially Invited (DS9 S6E07) from 2018-09-19T00:53:32

It's wedding time on Deep Space Nine.

We've come a long way, baby! Hear us heap praises on Terry Farrel and Dax.

Worf and Dax tie the knot. The end...

Sacrifice of Angels (DS9 S6E06) from 2018-09-12T01:35:06

The six episode arc concludes!

Previously on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine…

and on, and on...

The battle for the station has kicked ...

Old Man Picard, Discovery, and More: A Conversation with Manu Saadia from 2018-09-07T00:53:35

So how about that Captain Picard show?

In this "Kickers of Elves Special Edition" we talk with author Manu Saadia about Star Trek, "corporate fanfic," and a bevy of additional topics, ran...

Favor the Bold (DS9 S6E05) from 2018-09-05T00:56:24

Retaking Deep Space Nine! Eventually. Lots of characters to cover in this "second act" episode.

Less yelling about Odo? Are we getting less or more out of our DS9 th...

Behind the Lines (DS9 S6E04) from 2018-08-29T02:27:04

Get ready for some yelling about Odo.

More of the goings on at Deep Space Nine and other starbases are discussed later.

Yell at us by calling 917 408 3898

We have some unusual feelings about this episode.

Rocks and Shoals (DS9 S6E02) from 2018-08-15T02:20:22

Sisko and his crew have crash landed. Again!  Jem' Hadar are afoot.  

A Sequel to last episode, but also a sequel to The Ship?

Hope y’all like the ...

A Time to Stand (DS9 S6E01) from 2018-08-08T01:09:58

Welcome back to Deep Space Nine, Season 6!  

The Dominion War has been waging for three months, DS9 is occupied by the Dominion, and Sisko and his crew have to under...

Unlocked: Star Wars is Not Going to End How You Think from 2018-08-01T00:06:19

Wait, this isn't Star Trek!   

Deep Space Nine Season 5: The White Album from 2018-07-25T00:10:58

BUILDING THE PERFECT WHITE ALBUM

Cutting down a 90s show to the length of modern masterpieces, like The OA[?]…

1st we each go through our White Alb...

Call to Arms (DS9 S5E26) from 2018-07-18T01:47:32

The Dominion War is afoot! It's the Season finale and Wade has been a victim of gaslighting. Five years of Deep Space Nine come to a head and numerous plots are fit into a pretty grea...

In the Cards (DS9 S5E25) from 2018-07-11T01:38:59

Watch out, you soulles minions of orthodoxy. Not all of us liked this well beloved episode.  

It's the Crying of Lot 48.  

The B plot and the A plot are reversed and we get a seque...

Empok Nor (DS9 S5E24) from 2018-07-04T07:45:05

A psychotropic drug? We learn of Deep Space Nine's sister station, and Garak goes a little bit crazy.

In the lineage of The Doomsday machine, turn out the lights and...

Blaze of Glory (DS9 S5E23) from 2018-06-27T02:45:13

Eddington returns! For the last time?

The remaining Maquis have done something stupid and so Ben Sisko takes a runabout to the badlands with his best buddy krull. Listen

Children of Time (DS9 S5E22) from 2018-06-20T02:10:06

I Have No Children, but I Must Time. Classic Star Trek "Stuck on a planet" problems. The DS9 crew gets in a time loop and now have to worry about "killing" 8,000 of their descendants...

Soldiers of the Empire (DS9 S5E21) from 2018-06-13T01:26:40

Klingon yips. Worf takes a leave to go on a Klingon adventure with his BFF Martok, but Martok has some leftover issues from his two years with the Jem'Hadar.

We all ...

Ferengi Love Songs (DS9 S5E20) from 2018-06-06T01:04:51

Moooogie. Gird your Lobes!

Love songs and boner jams. Or not. Scratch that. No Andrea Martin in this one, to Wade's chagrin.

Quark visits his mom, ...

Ties of Blood and Water (DS9 S5E19) from 2018-05-30T01:59:51

Tekeny Ghemor shows up again [who?] and Kira goes through some feels. Dad's real and fake die.

James and Hugh have some serious trouble getting on board for this sto...

From Bashir to Boner Jams: Mail Bag Bonus from 2018-05-24T15:16:47

High af Sisko to Boner Jams and everything in between: 

Greg...

Business as Usual (DS9 S5E18) from 2018-05-23T00:33:01

Cousin Gaila comes to bail out Quark by selling weapons and introducing some accented guest stars.

Does this Quark episode take the character anywhere?

Listen

A Simple Investigation (DS9 S5E17) from 2018-05-16T01:45:51

Bedroom eyes lead to bedroom milestones for Odo! Based on The Narrow Margin... of engagement? Plus: A small Holodeck “hey, we never said James Bond” plot.   What episode was this aga...

Doctor Bashir, I Presume? (DS9 S5E16) from 2018-05-09T02:10:50

Welcome Voyager’s "Richard [sic] Picardo", and Julian Bashir's parents!

But Bashir… we gots opinions.

Hugh’s issues do not reflect a “rejection of ...

By Inferno's Light (DS9 S5E15) from 2018-05-02T00:25:41

Part two of Worf and Garak being awesome. Dukat: Still a jerk. Right over from the last ep. Is this a new episode or more of a continuation of one long episode. Lets talk about these ...

In Purgatory's Shadow (DS9 S5E14) from 2018-04-25T00:36:31

The Dominion War approaches! Are we in the best "3 song run" across all the "albums" of DS9? Is there something different about Bashir? Oh boy, Ziyal: You look different. Wade and Ja...

For the Uniform (DS9 S5E13) from 2018-04-18T02:43:36

Sisko tracks Michael Eddington down and Trekkers everywhere were divided.

Our beloved Peter Allen Fields returns!

Sisko is angry!

Listen

The Begotten (DS9 S5E12) from 2018-04-11T01:46:19

Son of Odo?  It's an episode all about parenthood. Odo discovers a little pile of goo and goes through all the feelings a humanoid can feel. Kira gives birth to a son of O'Brien, whil...

The Darkness and the Light (DS9 S5E11) from 2018-04-04T02:12:50

Bryan Fuller makes his Star Trek debut. With a riff on the Agatha Christie novel And Then There Were None, previously titled Ten Little Indians, previously titled something even more ...

Rapture (DS9 S5E10) from 2018-03-28T01:15:34

Sisko gets high.  Or is that a simplification of a more complicated story and issues? Join us for some arguing about Starfleet's actions when faced with god-aliens.  Sisko is "touched...

The Ascent (DS9 S5E09) from 2018-03-21T01:43:46

Odd couplings! Odo and Quark crash land on a dump of a planet and nearly die climbing a mountain.

But first Nog returns! We cover the B plot and ask the question: is...

Things Past (DS9 S5E08) from 2018-03-14T01:12:40

Terok Nor? James finds it a Terok Bore.  

On the way back from an occupation convention Odo, Sisko, Dax, and Garak all get Quantum Leaped back 9 years to before Odo was chief of security,...

Let He Who Is Without Sin... (DS9 S5E07) from 2018-03-07T02:10:24

Put on your spandex aerobics outfits. We're going to Risa!

Worf is the worst boyfriend. Why is Dax with him again?

Is this… waitaminute... a good e...

Trials and Tribble-ations (DS9 S5E06) from 2018-02-28T02:32:43

Gotta go back in time. No, not to our new Fatty Arbuckle-cast. Back to the Enterprise! The "first" one. The DS9 crew gets to revisit everyone's favorite era to revist, judging from re...

The Assignment (DS9 S5E05) from 2018-02-21T01:28:14

Oh great. Another body possession trope? Why waitaminute, we loved this one!   Keiko O'Brien isn't herself, and Miles has to follow instructions lest the ghost possessing her does thr...

...Nor the Battle to the Strong (DS9 S5E04) from 2018-02-14T01:11:15

Red Badge of Courage on the Western Front. Jake and Bashir get stuck behind enemy lines and Jake realizes maybe he's not the bravest guy. This episode hits a lot of our buttons. When exactly di...

Looking for par'Mach in All the Wrong Places (DS9 S5E03) from 2018-02-07T01:38:52

Lookin for love. A whole lotta love in this one. Of various sorts.

Things that have been building up for many episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine come to a head. ...

The Ship (DS9 S5E02) from 2018-01-31T02:30:56

Stuck on a planet with casualties. A classic Trek morality play? It's a return to dealing with the Dominion when Sisko and an away team find a crashed Jem Hadar ship.  A new Vorta emerges.   Who...

Apocalypse Rising (DS9 S5E01) from 2018-01-24T02:13:22

Season 5 commences! And the guys gets to play Klingons!  

After the season 4 finale Sisko has to go undercover.  Sisko, Obrien, and Odo get into various degrees of character and Michael D...

Season 4, The White Album from 2018-01-17T01:35:40

White Album time!  Will our choices lead to a fight as bad as those had by the Beatles?

Season 4 complete! Can we narrow down this fantastic 26 episode season of television into a streaml...

Broken Link (DS9 S4E26) from 2018-01-10T01:43:01

Odo Must Suffer! In the season finale Odo suddenly falls ill after Garak tries to play matchmaker, and the only thing to do is to try and find the changeling homeworld.

There's a lot of j...

Body Parts (DS9 S4E25) from 2018-01-03T02:23:53

Quark is dying! Of "Dork syndrome" James hates Ferengi Ebay.

But first, the B plot. What is Obrien’s hook? Does the Kira pregnancy work in this episode beyond being ...

Much A-Dune About Nothing: An Introduction from 2017-12-27T00:17:08

We interrupt our regular DS9 programming with a special bonus preview of our latest podcast endeavor!

Kickers of Elves will be exploring Frank Herbert's scifi epic, Dune. What makes the w...

The Quickening (DS9 S4E24) from 2017-12-20T03:12

Is Julian Bashir a Good Doctor? We have to contend with a question we’ve asked this entire podcast.   In Dominion space Julian and Dax find some "physiologically different" human-look...

To the Death (DS9 S4E23) from 2017-12-13T12:06:25

DS9 done right. So much is crammed in this episode.

After chasing off some Breen and hanging out in the lunchroom, SH#! gets real at the station when some Jem'Hadar asplode a pylon.  No t...

For The Cause (DS9 S4E22) from 2017-12-06T01:29:44

Badlands and Bad Men. Or are they really bad? Who's bad? You know who's bad. Relationships are strained and even broken when secrets get out.

But first! Wade has a n...

The Muse (DS9 S4E21) from 2017-11-29T02:29:44

What happened here? Just how did this episode come about?  When the widow of your vaunted creator wants to pitch a story, you let her, because you're not a jerk.

Mar...

Shattered Mirror (DS9 S4E20) from 2017-11-22T10:51:31

A casual jaunt across dimensions. Rub a ceiling fan motor and transport yourself to another place... Jake feels his mom's hands again! Ben Sisko makes some...

Hard Time (DS9 S4E19) from 2017-11-15T02:40:27

Obrien. Must. Suffer. The Hardest.  

Star Trek tackled some serious issues, in an era before we were all forced to learn the term PTSD.

But, first ...

Rules of Engagement (DS9 S4E18) from 2017-11-08T03:19:50

Worf, No!

These leftovers taste great with a little O’bay on them!

Is this a run of the mill episode? Have we seen this before?

I...

Accession (DS9 S4E17) from 2017-11-01T02:04:09

Bajoran religion, everyone’s favorite type of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode.

BUT… is this the most consequential episode yet for the arc of the series?

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Bar Association (DS9 S4E16) from 2017-10-25T03:28:18

Power in a Rom!  

Rom starts a union! Lefty Propaganda! 

We spend a bit at the top knocking out Worf's B plot before diving into Marx, Sean O'Brien, and Rom's...

Sons of Mogh (DS9 S4E15) from 2017-10-18T10:21:45

Woo! Worfs brother! Tony Todd!

...Oh wait this one is a bit of a downer

Worf and Jadzia are busy with some foreplay when Worf's brother Kurn shows up destitute and wanting some Mau...

Return to Grace (DS9 S4E14) from 2017-10-11T01:39:35

Another episode of Everybody Loves Kira!

This time the advances are unwanted.  Kira has to go to some conference that her boyfriend convinced her to go to, but a shamed and fallen Dukat s...

Crossfire (DS9 S4E13) from 2017-10-04T02:45:13

We talk ships, but not starships! Odo has to confront his feelings when Kira's old friend Shakaar shows up and tries something new.  No one goes anywhere, no new aliens are confronted, but we ha...

Paradise Lost (DS9 S4E12) from 2017-09-25T02:53:49

We start off with a big announcement! But in the episode? Red squad did a bad thing.  It's not the enemy we have to fear... but ourselves? In which we learn that, actually, that admiral wasn't t...

Homefront (DS9 S4E11) from 2017-09-18T01:18:56

Welcome to Earth!   After a terrorist attack, Benjamin, Jake, and Odo get recalled to run Earth Security and hang out in a New Orleans restaurant. That's right, Brock Peters as grandpa Joe Sisko...

Our Man Bashir (DS9 S4E10) from 2017-09-11T03:44:18

Bashir, Julian Bashir. Definitely not James Bond, if it pleases the court, Your Honor.  

It's the Bashir episode you've either been waiting for or dreading! Transporter mishaps and holod...

The Sword of Kahless (DS9 S4E9) from 2017-09-04T01:22:13

Treasure of the Klingon Sierra Madre. We love Kor! Do we love this episode as much as we were expecting to? Maybe not, but there is stuff to like [again, Kor].

Worf gets to go on an adven...

Little Green Men (DS9 S4E8) from 2017-08-28T01:55:43

Roswell explained! It's all Ferengi, and very little Sisko in this episode where Quark, Rom, and Nog leave Deep Space Nine and go to Earth where they time travel back to the television tropes of...

A Discovery Home Companion Trailer from 2017-08-25T12:03:37

Check out our new podcast, A Discovery Home Companion in iTunes!

Starship Down (DS9 S4E7) from 2017-08-21T01:25:18

Submarine fight! Farmer Hogget! -er Hanok.   It's a "routine trip" to the gamma quadrant, and we get reminded that it's a dangerous place when the warned of Jem'Hadar finally shows up.  James C...

Rejoined (DS9 S4E6) from 2017-08-14T01:18:12

Love isn't confusing, but Trill are.  Dax's ex life's ex-wife shows up and things get heated.  

But first some Magnolia subtweeting and a little more business up fro...

Indiscretion (DS9 S4E5) from 2017-08-07T01:02:26

Bajorans, love, and Breen! Kira gets a phone call, Worf is suspicious, and then Dukat and Kira go off to look for a crashed ship and get to know one another better. 

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Hippocratic Oath (DS9 S4E4) from 2017-07-31T02:19:13

Jem'Hadar Junkies! Hugh watched Hippocratic Oath. You won’t believe what happened next! Hugh crawford gives a 10/10 to Julian Bashir! (Enough with the clickbait) What happens when couples fight?...

The Visitor (DS9 S4E3) from 2017-07-24T02:42:38

The One Where Everyone Cries. Or: Catcher in the Wormhole.

What can we say? Season 4 is pretty good so far.

It's Benjamin Sisko's turn to come unstuck from time, but not unstuck fr...

An Insight into Sausage Making from 2017-07-19T10:49:42

Did your podcast feed freak out? Here's a quick note and a call with some potential Becker spoilers...

The Way of the Warrior (DS9 S4E1&2) from 2017-07-17T02:47:07

Worf!   Season 4 starts off right.   Is the show about to get Urkel-ed? [nope]   When a bunch of Klingons show up on DS9, shenanigans are afoot. On screen and off. What's going on wit...

Tetryon Interference Between DS9 Seasons 3& 4 from 2017-07-13T05:03

Greetings from Season 4! There's a lot of Tetryon emmisions in subspace causing temporal disruptions. Technobabble technobabble. Here's some of your voicemails about Season 3, yet we're recordin...

Revolution DS9: Season 3 White Album from 2017-07-03T16:20

Happiness is a Warm Phaser. It's that time when we cut out all the filler, and devise our perfect contemporary season of Deep Space Nine from the extended "double album" of classic American Tele...

70. The Adversary from 2017-06-26T14:09

CAPTAIN SISKO! Deep Space Nine has a captain, FINALLY! Celebrate with us the greatest captain in Star Trek. Oh, plus: Fun with changelings; Book corner history with Larry Nevin; and commander Re...

Escape Pod: Babylon 5 and Other Not-DS9 from 2017-06-22T05:41

Before Peak TV there was... Come to hear your opinions on B5, stay for James' opinion on Suicide Squad. Twin Peaks and Farscape are also discussed. Instead of a deep dive into Deep Space Nine, w...

69. Facets from 2017-06-19T06:41

Everybody Dax! Jadzia undergoes a Trill ritual and all her friends on Deep Space Nine get to try out their best funny voices. Even Leeta, who of course has been a close friend for a long time, i...

68. Shakaar from 2017-06-12T07:08

Shaka shaka. Back to Bajor business. Kai Ratched wants grains and Kira's friends just want to farm. With some soil reclamators. But one thing leads to another and suddenly she's off DS9 and figh...

67. Family Business from 2017-06-05T07:21

Long Day's Journey Into Quark. For a fun Ferengi episode of Star Trek Deep Space Nine we talk an awful lot about idiosyncracies within American capitalism. We finally meet Wade's crush Andrea Ma...

Postcards From The Goo from 2017-06-01T06:26

Sexy times, with Deep Space Nine. Wade stirs the pot and realizes another podcast has a priority segment. What do we call your calls? Come join your thoughts with us in the goo-bath. James, “a p...

66. Explorers from 2017-05-29T07:35

Space sailing! Kon-Tiki! A goofy adventure episode plants a lot of seeds for the series. Isn’t this just a fun one-off episode? Things get contentious! We start getting into Avery Brooks “subtle...

Star Trek: Discovery - Trailer Talk from 2017-05-27T06:19

What do you think? Ours views vary! We can't not share our opinions on the recent release of the first trailer for Star Trek Discovery, supposedly releasing this fall from CBS All Access. And no...

65. The Die Is Cast from 2017-05-22T06:07

A two part Garak story concludes! Odo has a very hard time of it, and our love of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine blooms anew. The Obsidian Order and the Tal Shiar execute on their plan to raid the g...

Interlude - Voicemails You Haven't Heard from 2017-05-20T07:40

There's just too much to say! We can't shut up. After an unnecessary intro we catch up with and delve into some voicemails from some favorite listeners. After a message from Kate we talk about w...

64. Improbable Cause from 2017-05-15T06:51

Garak's shop blows up! But first off, let’s talk about Bashir and Garak before we get to the Odo and tailor team up - a Two Parter! A catfish assassin. 28 min. Puppy break! Deep Neck and Odo mee...

63. Through The Looking Glass from 2017-05-08T06:19

More Mirror Universe! Smiley steals Sisko and we learn just how bad a dude the commander is when he has to save his dead wife's double's life. We do find some ickiness in the Mirror U, yet we re...

62. Distant Voices from 2017-05-01T05:47

Bashir's Brain. Deep Space Nine is turned "Inside Out" when a Lethian puts a whammy on everyone's favorite doctor. Ok, maybe not EVERYONE's favorite. Is this a good episode with some welcome cha...

What We Talk About When We Talk About DS9 from 2017-04-27T05:27

Why do we do this? A perfect time to jump in with no real spoilers! It's another listener response episode! What do we mean when we talk about the "Golden Age of TV"? Stefan has questions and we...

61. Visionary from 2017-04-24T06:58

Miles hates temporal mechanics. Obrien is stuck traveling through time, and must suffer! A begining rumination on technobabble backdoors us into a “Vulnerable Nerd Corner” Sympathy for the Romul...

60. Prophet Motive from 2017-04-17T05:52

Self Sealing Stembolts return! Heee Hhee Hee. Grand Nagus Zek. Oh no. Wallace Shawn also returns. Deep Space Nine Ferengi episodes, you’re gonna either love em or hate em. Wormhole alien space g...

Bloody Cardies: More Voicemails from 2017-04-13T05:48

More of your responses! An ASMR intro makes Wade uncomfortable. Is “realistic” acting good acting? Have we exhausted our thoughts on Past Tense? Bloody Cardies! Should three middle class white d...

59. Destiny from 2017-04-10T07:46

Vipers and swords! Just how should the folks on Deep Space Nine interpret Bajoran Nostradamus? Why does Sisko need to come to terms with being the Emissary? Three scripts, including the one from...

Voicemail Extravaganza from 2017-04-07T05:44

Proximity Alert. Unidentified podcast approaching. We vent the warp core and release an extra episode with a few voicemails we couldn't fit into the regular podcast Dryvetyme's first call: We ta...

58. Heart Of Stone from 2017-04-03T06:51

Kira gets stuck in a rock, and other characters get unstuck! We start off talking about the Amish… but who are they gonna complain to? Aside from the melodrama and Amish romance novel comparison...

57. Life Support from 2017-03-27T05:54

Robot Pope, we hardly knew ye. And he's all sorts of robot-y in this one. We have the technology! We can rebuild him… to a point. The Bashir Controversy comes to a head! Wade is on the ropes, de...

56. Past Tense Part 2 from 2017-03-20T05:37

Deep Space Nine futures back to the past! 8 years from now! We jump right back into Past Tense, this time right into the Bell Riots themselves with part two! Is this as hollow and facile an inve...

55. Past Tense Part 1 from 2017-03-13T05:38

The episode you’ve been waiting for! Seemingly the most talked about Star Trek episodes of the current administration. Three of the Deep Space Nine crew go back to... Our future? Or is it a remn...

Spinoff: Lost, part 2 "We Need to Talk About Jacob" from 2017-03-11T18:48

Our explanation of Lost continues! We've made it through the first few seasons, but what have we forgot to mention? What is the deal with the ending? Wade provides his own, more rewarding (to hi...

Spinoff: Lost, Explained (Part 1) from 2017-03-09T21:11

Instead of covering a groundbreaking show from the 90s, we instead jump to a decade later, when there were whispers of a new "Golden Age of Television"... When The Sopranos was still on the air,...

54. Fascination from 2017-03-06T06:13

Peldar Joy, listeners. We're so sorry. It's Gratitude Fest on on Deep Space Nine, and it can be hard to find things to be grateful for in this episode. Luxwana Troi shows up! But we don't blame ...

53. Defiant from 2017-02-27T05:41

By Riker’s beard! Another guy from Star Trek: The Next Generation on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine! Jonathan Frakes shows up. And talks up Kira. Do Kira and Riker have more chemistry than Kira and ...

52. Meridian from 2017-02-20T05:22

Oh, boy, this episode. Enjoy it's many pleasures. We didn't! Brigadoon? More like Briga-doomed... ...Briga-don't? Don't expect the writing of this episode to exceed the hack joke writing of the ...

51. Civil Defense from 2017-02-13T05:25

Things are about to explode! Or the station is. An alarm is triggered the Deep Space Nine crew have to solve a bunch of technobabble puzzles to escape. It's another Star Trek episode where they ...

50. The Abandoned from 2017-02-06T05:58

Two Aliens, a man, and a baby. Quark buys some salvage and falls into a plot so good that it gets re-used by Rick and Morty two decades later. But first: An extended conversation on the societal...

49. Second Skin from 2017-01-30T05:45

Kira is a Cardie. Or... is she? The Obsidian Order is pulling some shenanigans and Kira Nerys gets stole. Once the mind drugs take effect she's supposed to remember being a Cardassian operative ...

48. Equilibrium from 2017-01-23T04:44

24th century music sucks. Dax plays a song, becomes a moody teenager, and learns that her hormones are all out of whack. So... off to the Trill Homeworld to solve a mystery, learn a totally new ...

47. House Of Quark from 2017-01-16T05:01

MARRIED LIFE Keiko and Miles, Quark and a Klingon lady; this one's all about problems with women. But FINALLY it's not completely ham-fisted in it's understanding. No picnics are had. Also: Bash...

Spinoff: ROA on The OA from 2017-01-14T07:31

There has been a change in format from our regular scheduled programming. The OA... Is this really a show worth watching? It depends! Instead of an oldie from the 90s, we take a leap forward to ...

46. The Search Part 2 from 2017-01-09T04:55

The glorious conclusion! ...To the beginning of DS9's third season and the new paradigm. Things have gone poorly for the defiant in the gamma quadrant, and Odo and Kira hang out with Odo's famil...

45. The Search Part 1 from 2017-01-02T04:10

Welcome to Season Three of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine! What happened in between seasons? Ch ch ch changes! The Defiant is finally here! New cast members? Who is and who isn’t here to make friend...

Appendix E: "A Woman Who Reminds Me of Kira" w/ Courtney Bowen from 2016-12-26T17:28

Special Guest episode! Going forward as we have less "things we would change," and fantasies of "fixing" episodes of a 20 year old tv show. Instead, we want to hear more from you, our listeners!...

Season 2 "White Album" from 2016-12-19T08:58

Cutting the chaff! We narrow it down to the best episodes of season 2. The three of us each pick out 12 episodes to make our ideal streamlined "modern" season two What works and doesn’t work abo...

44. The Jem'Hadar from 2016-12-12T04:11

Things get Real. The show we love really begins! Not that we didn’t love [some] of what came before, but if you’re a long time DS9 fan you know what we’re talking about, and if you’re new to the...

43. Tribunal from 2016-12-05T05:31

O'brien Must Suffer! Does this one hit too close to home in 2016? We find a lot to talk about in this Kafka-esque Cardassian episode. You want to hear debates about absurdism vs expressionism, r...

42. The Collaborator from 2016-11-28T05:18

Politics and Religion: Just what the people want from Star Trek, right? Do they want it from DS9? Kai Ratched has a plot! Robot Pope has a secret! Did he make a dude pull a Judas and hang himsel...

41. Crossover from 2016-11-21T05:21

Who loves the Mirror Universe? Hugh sure hates the mirror universe. James is not fond of the mirror universe. Wade loves the mirror universe. It’s another long one! We spend some time up front s...

40. The Wire from 2016-11-14T05:16

Shipping Garak & Bashir! Continuing our coverage of back to back "very special episodes!" Finally we learn more of Garak's backstory? Or do we? Garak has a medical issue and Julian just can't qu...

39. The Maquis from 2016-11-07T05:28

A Double sized issue! Federation Terrorists! Instead of one Star Trek episode split into two podcasts, this week we're giving you an extra long podcast with two DS9 episodes crammed in! But hey ...

38b. Blood Oath from 2016-11-01T06:01

Jean-Claude Van... Dax? The prelude is over, we're finally getting down and dirty with Blood Oath proper. Is this the greatest episode ever, or the Star Trek equivalent of a Cannon film? Are tho...

38a. Klingons! or Prelude To Blood Oath from 2016-10-31T05:57

It's a Very Special Episode! Instead of jumping straight into the events of the next episode of Deep Space Nine we take a detour and ruminate on Klingons past; from the past of the original Star...

37. Profit And Loss from 2016-10-24T04:51

Quarksablanca! Quark: The George Clooney of Ferengi. How grossed out are you by Ferengi/Cardassian makeouts? What’s the deal with Natima Lang's students? Are they the weakest terrorist ever? Thi...

36. Playing God from 2016-10-17T04:30

Initiate Arjin visits DS9 to whine! A baby universe. Voles! Jadzia gets an intern, or a trill up for joining who is surprised by the unorthodox Dax. Finally the "Is Jadzia Kurzon?" question is s...

35. Shadowplay from 2016-10-10T06:25

Welcome to Space Mayberry! It's NOT a next generation rewrite? Go figure. Odo and Dax land on a planet that is NOT a TNG script. Quark is running shenanigans while Odo is gone. Will Kira get her...

34. Paradise from 2016-10-03T06:06

Cool Hand Benjamin. Sisko and O’Brien crash land on a planet of space Luddites. More Space Amish? Nope. Space hippy cultists. But did this episode have a point that could have been explored more...

33. Whispers from 2016-09-26T05:22

Things aren't what they seem for O'Brien. Is this a M. Night Sham, or is it like that Rick and Morty episode? Maybe Parallax View, or a certain most famous of scifi noirs? Just how would this pl...

32. Armageddon Game from 2016-09-19T05:36

More O'Brien and Bashir bromancing. Two races with ridiculous hair are the worsts hosts ever. How do they repay a favor? Kill the guys doing you a solid. Not cool, bro. After getting rid of what...

31. The Alternate from 2016-09-12T04:14

Odo's Dad! (kinda) Is this a horror movie? Father issues, the stuff popular filmed entertainment is made of! What happens when the DS9 crew goes to an abandoned planet, brings back an obelisk, a...

Appendix D: Evaluation Report, Star Trek: Mission New York from 2016-09-07T07:39

Stardate 47634.44: Wade spent the weekend at Star Trek: Mission New York, and fills in some details for those in Missouri, or other parts remote. We clarify our mispronunciations Panels: The DS9...

30. Rivals from 2016-09-05T04:58

Prince Humperdink is a grifter! Wade is embarrassed to like this one. O’Brien and Bashir: Mango Habanero sauce. We do a lot of talking about Julian Bashir as an “unlikeable character” in the pre...

29. Sanctuary from 2016-08-29T04:54

Oatmeal faced reverse space Mormons! And that's not even meant as a pejorative. Exploration of the universal translator is appreciated, but does it clutter up the rest of this episode where a ma...

28. Second Sight from 2016-08-22T04:30

This DS9 episode could have used a second pass... What starts with a great father/son scene about that time Picard blew up Ben Sisko's wife devolves into mooning over a woman with no personality...

27. Necessary Evil from 2016-08-15T05:46

Terok Nor? More like Terok NOIRE! How did Odo go from doing the “Cardassian Neck Trick” in parlours to being a constable on board a Bajoran space station? A flashback episode will answer that. K...

26. Rules Of Acquisition from 2016-08-08T15:16

24th Century Buttslap! Check out that new cover art to commemorate our Namesake Episode! Does this Deep Space Nine episode live up to the hype? Maybe not. There are a lot of rules in this episod...

25. Melora from 2016-08-01T04:35

DS9's resident pickup artist, Julian Bashir "falls in love" and has some zero g space sex. We really lay into Julian in this one. We debate some more alien physiology, including turkey wattles a...

Appendix C: Beyond... the Regular Purview of Our Podcast from 2016-07-28T06:49

An unexpected Podcast Approaches! This isn't DS9! Why, it isn't even Prime! What kind of StarTrek podcast would we be if we didn't have an obligatory review of the new movie? We go beyond our re...

24. Cardassians from 2016-07-25T04:24

Whilst Julian and Garak flirt at the replimat, a Cardassian boy boards DS9, bites Garak, and sets off a story wherein we actually start to appreciate the character of Julian Bashir. Not nearly a...

23. Invasive Procedures from 2016-07-18T04:53

A trill episode! Deep Space Nine has been evacuated, but for completely different reasons than last episode! Jon Glover is a mediocre trill, but he wants a slug of his very own...Dax's slug! He ...

22. The Siege from 2016-07-11T06:10

Star Trek goes Star Wars? Blasphemy! But this is an action packed episode where Kira and Dax fly a small X-wing sized ship, and encounter a muppet spider - someone found it at a yard sale (reall...

21. The Circle from 2016-07-04T06:58

Make Bajor Great Again! Part Two of the "Li Nalis Trilogy." But rather than figuring out his character, this episode actually focuses more on Kira being kicked off the station. On Bajor, Bareil ...

20. Homecoming from 2016-06-27T07:35

Season 2! Resetting from season one. More Bajor politics! Kira sets out to save a war hero. Because an earring. Is he a real hero or looking for a way out? Liberty Valance. Kira and O'Brien take...

Appendix B: Hugh Speaks to Morn from 2016-06-22T14:37

Wait. This isn't an episode review! In a special episode, Hugh talks to Mark Allen Shepherd, the actor who played the silent alien barfly Morn for all seven seasons of DS9; and Eve Gideon, one o...

Season 1 Review from 2016-06-20T06:10

A perfect jumping on point for new listeners. Don't feel like slogging through season 1 of DS9? You're in luck! We already did, so you don't have to! We take a break from breaking down individua...

19. In The Hands Of The Prophets from 2016-06-13T04:59

That's it! We're at the end... ...of the first season; thank the Prophets. If you believe in that sort of thing. Two pretty good episodes back to back; are they realigning the show to be... good...

18. Duet from 2016-06-06T04:29

No time for ridicule, this is A Very Special Episode! Kira duets with a Cardassian, and three white guys from the bible belt get uncomfortable talking about the Holocaust. From post Cold War rel...

17. Dramatis Personae from 2016-05-30T05:42

Another space day. Another space possession. Or not. Another space virus; this one turns people into paranoid jerks. We dissect this episode it and try to fix it as best we can. Some may like it...

16. The Forsaken from 2016-05-23T16:07

In the interest of checking off all the obligatory characters from ST: TNG, Lwaxana Troi shows up in this episode! But wait! It's actually pretty good! She gets more intimate with a gooey Odo th...

15. If Wishes Were Horses from 2016-05-16T07:07

More like "If Wishes Were Horses#!t." Yes, after last week's praise, we're back into the gutter! Obrien meets WHATISCERTAINLYNOTALEPRECHAUN. Nope, it's just another Alien of the Week. As Peter D...

14. Progress from 2016-05-09T05:41

Listen, and be amazed as we praise Kira's performance. Niners, be confounded by how little we actually talk about self sealing stembolts! Bajoran politics: Kira has to evict an old man from the ...

13. The Storyteller from 2016-05-02T05:06

One episode. Two stories. That. Don't. Interact. At. All. Nobody likes Julian, even O'brien, but things get set up for later. They yell at a smoke monster. Missourians know river politics. Wade ...

12. Battle Lines from 2016-04-25T06:22

Jonathan Banks! Plays a pissed off alien. Which he can pull off pretty well as you might imagine. Kai Alpaca, the Space Pope from the premiere comes back and sets things into motion... But mostl...

11. Vortex from 2016-04-18T04:24

This week a couple of Gene Simmons steal a faberge egg, are double crossed by a space junkie, who turns out to actually be a space Mormon -who wears Odo's cousin around his neck- and everyone ta...

10. The Nagus from 2016-04-11T04:58

Uh oh. Hope you like the Ferengi. Our dang podcast title and artwork feature them so we can't throw stones. Wallace Shawn guest stars as a wrinkly talking "coin purse." Ferengi Juggalos!? Wade g...

9. Move Along Home from 2016-04-04T06:44

Are these aliens really into Yes? James wants to punch this episode in the face. Quality of the DS9 episode is directly proportional to how much fun we've had talking about it. We end with artsy...

8. The Passenger from 2016-03-28T05:54

Julian gets possessed by the ghost of Hannibal Lector doing a bad Bela Lugosi impersonation. Maybe? There's gotta be a reason for what happened in the episode we talk about. Just how are we supp...

7. Dax from 2016-03-21T06:32

How do you fix a character like Maria?? Well, you make her a good character but don't make her try to impress anybody. But OH WAIT. We're talking Dax here. Not West Side Story. This is actually ...

6. Q - Less from 2016-03-14T05:04

It's a Q episode! Everyone's favorite (or least favorite) Trickster Space God boards the station with Picard's ex girlfriend to help remind you this is a spin off of that Star Trek show you real...

5. Captive Pursuit from 2016-03-07T04:04

We quickly veer from the question of whether DS9 would be improved by some NYPD Blue style man-butt to consider "The Most Dangerous Game." After discussing Quarks employment contracts, however, ...

4. Babel from 2016-02-29T05:29

The crew of DS9 gets infected with an aphasia virus, and we can't quite find the words... TV Pre and Post the time of Difficult Men. Sex positive Dax is back, and Odo is embarrassed, but we don'...

3. Past Prologue from 2016-02-22T06:20

We all agree that Garak is one of our favorite characters as soon as he's introduced, hitting on Bashir(who we're less fond of at this point in the series). We also ask why Sisko isn't a captain...

Appendix A: Chaos On The Bridge from 2016-02-15T23:27

Bonus episode! But where's the DS9?! We take a detour to talk about a William Shatner directed documentary, the creative minds behind Star Trek, and argue whether adherence to the "grand vision"...

2. A Man Alone from 2016-02-15T04:46

Episode 2! We talk about stupid A plots, B plots, C... but mainly we talk about sex, sometimes crudely. Western motifs. Special men. Casual misogyny(?!). We cover it all! Also, we let slip a min...

1. Emissary from 2016-02-08T04:26

Welcome to The Rules of Acquisition! A podcast where we’ll be reviewing every. single. episode. of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Heres... THE BEGININAGING Who are we? What are our histories with ...