Synopsis
Trek is best watched with a friend!A podcast where a die-hard Trek fan and a rookie watch the original Star Trek series (and beyond!) together. Join them for laughter, discussion, and boundless adventure through the Trek universe, episode-by-episode!
Episodes
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"Elaan of Troyius"
12/04/2018 Duration: 27minTrek goes “Taming the Shrew” on us, complete with all the problematic themes, Josh describes his love of Voyager and Deep Space Nine, and we discuss what “soiling” means (hint: it’s poop).
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"The Empath"
11/04/2018 Duration: 30minKirk finds himself a mint-condition Ozaba in his retro strawberry mento uniform, Spock can’t be contained by emotional force-fields, and Josh & Ira consider the inevitable point in human history where candybars are removed from society.
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"Wink of an Eye"
10/04/2018 Duration: 26minKirk gets sped up really, really fast, Josh reminds everyone “you have no idea who you are,” and Ira tries to find the sweet spot in the car-boat of life.
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"Plato's Stepchildren"
09/04/2018 Duration: 30minEvil Greek aliens, oh my! The boys consider how far pantomime can carry you in a TV episode, things almost get suuuuper dark, and we get the first interracial kiss on TV!
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"The Tholian Web"
08/04/2018 Duration: 37minAlmost an entire episode without Kirk forces Bones and Spock to get along, we navigate some microphone issues, and the guys remember how hard it was to talk when trying to stop crying as a kid, and the good old days when Star Trek was actually on the TV airwaves.
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"For the World is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky"
07/04/2018 Duration: 35minCan the most poetic Trek title of them all live up to its name? The boys find out, Josh imagines a block-sized piece of street art, and Bones FINALLY gets to kiss the girl.
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"Day of the Dove"
06/04/2018 Duration: 34minEngineering is the most dangerous room on the Enterprise; you heard it hear first! Ira shares his childhood dream home with a life-sized replica of the bridge, Josh casts the crew as band members, and we all learn how to be friends with the Klingons.
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"Spectre of the Gun"
05/04/2018 Duration: 34minWe make a visit to the O.K. Corale (it’s ok, it’s not AMAZING, it’s just “okay”), Ira makes Josh sing yet another on-the-spot song, and the guys lament missed opportunities while being rather swept away by some fun visuals.
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"Is There In Truth No Beauty?"
04/04/2018 Duration: 30minThe Enterprise takes aboard a passenger who will drive you crazy if you look at them, Ira deep-dives the phrase “irons in the fire,” and the guys talk directly to Bro Bronson about workplace harassment.
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"And the Children Shall Lead"
03/04/2018 Duration: 37minAh, yes, the episode where we meet annoying 60s Ira and a creepy Marlon Brando ghost, Al Pacino sings “I’ve got the whole world in my hands,” and Ira gets emotional talking about how important Star Trek’s optimism is.
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"The Paradise Syndrome"
02/04/2018 Duration: 35minI am Kirok!!! Kirk goes native…literally, he’d be loving it if it weren’t for the crippling nightmares, and Josh imagines the perfect Star Trek porn.
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"The Enterprise Incident"
01/04/2018 Duration: 34minSpock works some sexy with Cheyenne, the sultry Romulan commander, Josh and Ira debate if first really is the worst, second is the best, and whether third is the hairiest chest or the tweety bird.
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"Spock's Brain"
31/03/2018 Duration: 36minTHE FINAL SEASON of the original series kicks off with a slice of CLASSIC Science Fiction. Spock is missing his brain! The crew of the Enterprise is off to find it, Josh realizes how many people die on Kirk’s ship, and the guys imagine watching this episode on the wall of a bar.
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"Assignment: Earth"
29/05/2017 Duration: 33minMeet Gary Seven, the James Bond of the Trek universe. For our season 2 finale, Gene Roddenberry tries his hand at launching a new show and we’re time-traveling to Earth’s past yet again! Let’s do this!
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"Bread and Circuses"
29/05/2017 Duration: 29minWelcome to the work-out planet, where everyone is fit, wears their sweats cut-offs, and every day is leg-day. It’s also the third episode in the past six where some Starfleet captain has completely f*cked up an entire planet.
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"The Ultimate Computer"
29/05/2017 Duration: 35minIt’s Kirk vs. a computer! (Again!) The boys discuss being replaced by computers, the difference between cowboys and sailors, and how Josh found himself living the opening scene of Back to the Future.
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"The Omega Glory"
29/05/2017 Duration: 36minOne of the boys is dreaming of Bill Shatner on the regular, and Bill likes Two Guys One Trek. Meanwhile on the Enterprise, we travel to the Chinese planet, and apparently, it’s the 4th of July.
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"By Any Other Name"
29/05/2017 Duration: 44minAccording to McCoy we’re 96% water, Kirk can’t figure out how to play freeze tag, and Scotty drinks an alien under the table like a BOSS.
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"Patterns of Force"
29/05/2017 Duration: 31minIt’s Nazis! Kirk and Spock dodge the gestapo, pretend to be a film crew, practice their salutes, and Josh decides that Netflix is heaven.
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"Return to Tomorrow"
29/05/2017 Duration: 38minHey! We meet an actress whose a big character in a later show, we have some shenanigans with some weird glowy orbs and a dude named Sargon, and Ira sells Josh on reading the book “Old Man’s War.”