Trekabout: A Star Trek Podcast

Trekabout Special 9: Bros/American Horror Story: NYC

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 24 Jan 2023 20:57:42 +0000

Surprise! Richard and Eric have so far survived the pandemic and are back to podcast both the most underwhelming gay romcom and the most surprising season of television of 2022. iTunesGoogle PlayRSS

Trekabout Episode 323: Star Trek: Picard, Season 1

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 14 Apr 2020 08:00:00 +0000

The first season of Star Trek: Picard is over, and what better way to celebrate it than for Eric and Richard to sit down and discuss what they thought of it? Plus! A bonus discussion of Jewish mysticism. Yes, this is indeed an episode of Trekabout. iTunesGoogle PlayRSS

Trekabout Patron Special 34: Rosemary’s Baby

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 21 Jan 2020 09:00:00 +0000

On this, the last ever patron special, we sat down to discuss the 1968 classic Rosemary’s Baby. (First released October 2018.) iTunesGoogle PlayRSS

Trekabout Patron Special 33: The Return of Picard

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 14 Jan 2020 09:00:00 +0000

On this patron special, we sat down to discuss the then-breaking news that Patrick Stewart would return to play Jean-Luc Picard. (First released September 2018.) iTunesGoogle PlayRSS

Trekabout Patron Special 32: Q-in-Law by Peter David

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 07 Jan 2020 09:00:00 +0000

This week on the third-to-last patron special, we sat down to discuss the 1991 TNG novel Q-in-Law. You’re welcome. (First released August 2018.) iTunesGoogle PlayRSS

Trekabout Patron Special 31: JFK

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 31 Dec 2019 09:00:00 +0000

Richard managed to talk Eric into covering the 1991 film Oliver Stone film JFK. (First released July 2018.) What happened to the 30th patron special, you may ask? The finished episode has somehow been lost. We still have the raw audio, but Eric is too lazy to reedit it. Every great work of art has ...

Trekabout Patron Special 29: Contact

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 24 Dec 2019 09:00:00 +0000

This week on the rapidly-depleting stock of patron specials, we talked about the wonderful movie Contact. (First released May 2018.) iTunesGoogle PlayRSS

Trekabout Patron Special 28: Differences between 23rd and 24th Century Federation

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 17 Dec 2019 09:00:00 +0000

In this “high concept” patron special we sat down to interrogate what makes the Federation of TOS and the Federation of the 24th Century different. (First released April 2018.) iTunesGoogle PlayRSS

Trekabout Patron Special 27: Babylon 5, The Gathering

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 10 Dec 2019 09:00:00 +0000

We were asked quite often to cover Babylon 5, so we finally decided to talk about the original pilot, “The Gathering”. (First released March 2018.) iTunesGoogle PlayRSS

Trekabout Patron Special 26: Blade Runner

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 03 Dec 2019 09:00:00 +0000

In this extra-special patron episode, we sit down to discuss Blade Runner, which as of November 2019, now officially takes place in the past. (First released February 2018.) iTunesGoogle PlayRSS

Trekabout Patron Special 25: The Last Jedi

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 26 Nov 2019 09:00:00 +0000

We continue our semi-regular Star Wars coverage by talking about The Last Jedi. (First released January 2018.) iTunesGoogle PlayRSS

Trekabout Patron Special 24: Answering Listener Questions

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 19 Nov 2019 09:00:00 +0000

You may have already heard this as it was widely released 2 years ago, but hey, here it is again. (First released December 2017.) iTunesGoogle PlayRSS

Trekabout Patron Special 23: The Orville

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 12 Nov 2019 09:00:55 +0000

Want to hear our early reactions to The Orville? You’re in luck. (First released November 2017.) iTunesGoogle PlayRSS

Trekabout Patron Special 22: Aliens Franchise

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 05 Nov 2019 09:00:06 +0000

In this patron special, we discuss the Aliens franchise, or maybe just the first 2 Aliens films, because there are other Aliens films? (First released October 2017.) iTunesGoogle PlayRSS

Trekabout Patron Special 21: Pride (2014)

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 29 Oct 2019 08:00:06 +0000

In this patron special, we sat down to discuss the 2014 movie Pride. (First released September 2017.) iTunesGoogle PlayRSS

Trekabout Patron Special 20: Mass Effect

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Mon, 21 Oct 2019 08:00:32 +0000

In this patron special, we sat down to discuss the first Mass Effect videogame. (First released August 2017.) iTunesGoogle PlayRSS

Trekabout Patron Special 19: The Golden Girls

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 15 Oct 2019 08:00:17 +0000

Thank you for being a listenerTraveled down a podcast and back againYour ears are true, you’re a pal and a confidant(First released July 2017.) iTunesGoogle PlayRSS

Trekabout Patron Special 18: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 08 Oct 2019 08:00:48 +0000

After the wildly successful but short-lived Trekabout Presents covered the first 7 main Star Wars movies, we decided to cover one of the spin-offs, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. (First released June 2017.) iTunesGoogle PlayRSS

Trekabout Patron Special 17: 5 TOS Episodes

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 01 Oct 2019 08:00:46 +0000

This month, Eric and Richard sat down to compare their 5 picks for TOS episodes that would give someone a good idea of what the show is all about. (First released May 2017.) iTunesGoogle PlayRSS

Trekabout Patron Special 16: Galaxy Quest

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 24 Sep 2019 08:00:05 +0000

So… fine. We’ll talk about Galaxy Quest. Are you all happy? (First released April 2017.) iTunesGoogle PlayRSS

Trekabout Patron Special 15: For the Love of Spock

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 17 Sep 2019 08:00:26 +0000

On this week’s blast from the Trekabout past, enjoy listening to us talk about Adam Nimoy’s documentary For the Love of Spock. (First released March 2017.) iTunesGoogle PlayRSS

Trekabout Patron Special 14: Comparing “Journey to Babel” and “Sarek”

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 10 Sep 2019 08:00:48 +0000

In the first patron special officially recorded in Trump’s America, Trekabout discusses “Journey to Babel” and “Sarek”. (First released February 2017.) iTunesGoogle PlayRSS

Trekabout Patron Special 13: LGBT Issues in Star Trek

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 03 Sep 2019 08:00:03 +0000

In this patron special, Eric and Richard sat down to discuss a variety of LGBT issues in Star Trek. (First released January 2017.) iTunesGoogle PlayRSS

Trekabout Patron Special 12: Doctor Who, “Destiny of the Daleks”

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 27 Aug 2019 08:00:49 +0000

Eric and Richard both have very little interest in Doctor Who so they decided to record a podcast on a random serial that Richard’s father sent him because they are incredible masochists. (First released December 2016.) iTunesGoogle PlayRSS

Trekabout Patron Special 11: Doctor Pulaski

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 20 Aug 2019 08:00:49 +0000

Doctor Pulaski is a very underrated character so we sit down to defend her legacy in this episode. (First released November 2016.) iTunesGoogle PlayRSS

Trekabout Patron Special 10: Trekkies

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 13 Aug 2019 08:00:36 +0000

Trekkies is one of the best documentaries ever made on the Star Trek fandom, and who better to talk about it than Eric and Richard? (First released October 2016.) iTunesGoogle PlayRSS

Trekabout Patron Special 9: Forbidden Planet

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 06 Aug 2019 08:00:15 +0000

Forbidden Planet is said to be an influence on The Original Series–do we see any similarities, and does the movie hold up? Listen and find out! (First released September 2016.) iTunesGoogle PlayRSS

Trekabout Patron Special 8: Star Trek: 25th Anniversary

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 30 Jul 2019 08:00:42 +0000

In this episode, first released in August 2016, Trekabout sat down to discuss the “classic” (?) adventure game Star Trek: 25th Anniversary, which, confusingly, was released in 1992, to coincidence with The Original Series’ 26th anniversary. That’s not the only thing confusing about this game, but you’ll have to listen to find out what! iTunesGoogle ...

Trekabout Patron Special 7: Spock/Data/Odo

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 23 Jul 2019 08:00:53 +0000

Happy July 23rd, everyone! On this week’s patron special (first released in July 2016) Eric and Richard sat down to discuss the three characters from TOS, TNG, and DS9 that the writers used to examine humanity: Spock, Data, and Odo. Please enjoy! iTunesGoogle PlayRSS

Trekabout Patron Special 6: Federation

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 16 Jul 2019 08:00:03 +0000

In this week’s release, we go back to June 2016 to discuss the novel Federation by Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens, a big blockbuster crossover featuring TOS, TNG, and pre-Federation characters. Spoiler alert: we liked it. iTunesGoogle PlayRSS

Trekabout Patron Special 5: Klingons

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 09 Jul 2019 08:00:28 +0000

Richard loves Klingons, and Eric hates them, so what better topic for a patrons special? First released May 2016. iTunesGoogle PlayRSS

Trekabout Patron Special 4: What We Want(ed) From the New Star Trek Series

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 02 Jul 2019 08:00:02 +0000

It may be hard to believe, but it’s been over 3 years since a new Trek series was first announced, and in this episode, first released in April 2016, Richard and Eric gave their thoughts on what they wanted to see from the new series. Did they get what they wanted? Listen and find out! ...

Trekabout Patron Special 3: Star Trek: New Voyages, In Harm’s Way

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 25 Jun 2019 08:00:59 +0000

Fan films have been a long part of Trek history, and in this episode, first released in March 2016, we sat down to discuss the first (second?) episode of Star Trek: New Voyages, “In Harm’s Way”. iTunesGoogle PlayRSS

Trekabout Patron Special 2: Lwaxana Troi

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 18 Jun 2019 14:53:59 +0000

This week’s EFKAPS (episode formerly known as patron special) comes to you from February 2016 and is only more relevant with time, as we talk about Lwaxana Troi and why she’s actually a good character. We hope you enjoy! iTunesGoogle PlayRSS

Trekabout Patron Special 1: The Alternative Factor v. Spock’s Brain

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 11 Jun 2019 14:56:52 +0000

Thought you were done with us, eh? As a special treat to everyone, we’ve decided to release our patron-only episodes to the whole world! Some of these are quite old, some of the content may be out-of-date, and they’re a bit “looser” than our regular episodes–but we still think you’ll get a kick out of ...

Trekabout Episode 322: Star Trek: Nemesis

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 18 Dec 2018 09:00:49 +0000

We’ve reached the end of 24th Century Trek and the end of Trekabout, as we dive into the flawed Star Trek: Nemesis. Thank you everyone for your support over the past 6 years. You made this worthwhile. Live long and prosper. iTunesGoogle PlayRSS

Trekabout Episode 321: Star Trek: Voyager, Endgame

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 04 Dec 2018 09:00:25 +0000

Trekabout skips about 23 episodes into the future, just as it took the USS Voyager 23 years to get home, to discuss the Star Trek: Voyager series finale “Endgame” in the penultimate episode of Trekabout. Plus! What does Richard think about cricket flour snacks? iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 320: Star Trek: Voyager, Drive/Repression

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 20 Nov 2018 09:00:27 +0000

The Delta Flyer makes its triumphant reappearance in “Drive”, and then in “Repression”, the Maquis plotline makes its… triumphant reappearance? Also! Make sure to read our announcement today about the future of Trekabout. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 319: Star Trek: Voyager, Unimatrix Zero, Part II/Imperfection

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 06 Nov 2018 09:00:26 +0000

The Borg revolution starts in “Unimatrix Zero, Part II”. Then, in “Imperfection”, we say goodbye to 3 of the 5 Borg children. Wait, what happened to the baby?? iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 318: Star Trek: Voyager, The Haunting of Deck Twelve/Unimatrix Zero

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 23 Oct 2018 08:00:19 +0000

Neelix tells a ghost story to the Borg children in “The Haunting of Deck Twelve”, and in “Unimatrix Zero”, Seven experiences vivid dreams of an idyllic place. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 317: Star Trek: Voyager, Fury/Life Line

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 09 Oct 2018 08:00:02 +0000

This week features the return of an old friend in “Fury”, and the introduction of a new friend in “Line Line”. Plus! Listen for an important announcement about Trekabout. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 316: Star Trek: Voyager, Live Fast and Prosper/Muse

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 02 Oct 2018 08:00:54 +0000

Con artists impersonate the crew of Voyager in “Live Fast and Prosper”, and actors impersonate the crew of Voyager in “Muse”. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 315: Star Trek: Voyager, Child’s Play/Good Shepherd

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 25 Sep 2018 08:00:41 +0000

The Borg children are back in “Child’s Play” and Icheb needs to make a tough decision. Then in “Good Shepherd”, Janeway avoids making a tough decision. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 314: Star Trek: Voyager, Spirit Folk/Ashes to Ashes

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 18 Sep 2018 08:00:22 +0000

We return to Fair Haven in “Spirit Folk”, but not all is as it seems. Then, in “Ashes to Ashes”, things are exactly as they seem, and it is infuriating. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 313: Star Trek: Voyager, Tsunkatse/Collective

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 11 Sep 2018 08:00:45 +0000

Can you smell what Tuvok is cooking? Duane “The Rock” Johnson guest-starts in the otherwise-forgettable “Tsunkatse”. Then, in “Collective”, Seven of Nine babysits a group of children. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 312: Star Trek: Voyager, Virtuoso/Memorial

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 04 Sep 2018 08:00:03 +0000

The Doctor meets some adoring fans and makes some questionable decisions, in “Virtuoso”. Then in “Memorial”, the entire crew begins to experience disturbing memories. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Special 8: An Interview with Jennifer Nash

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 30 Aug 2018 08:00:56 +0000

You may know Jennifer Nash best from her role as Meribor in “The Inner Light”, but she has had a long career both in front of and behind the camera. Her latest project, Hide, is a new science-fiction time travel project. We talk about that, her work on “The Inner Light”, and discuss her work ...

Trekabout Episode 311: Star Trek: Voyager, Fair Haven/Blink of an Eye

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 28 Aug 2018 08:00:37 +0000

Janeway falls for a dark and mysterious stranger in “Fair Haven”. The Voyager refuses to fall in “Blink of an Eye”. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 310: Star Trek: Voyager, The Voyager Conspiracy/Pathfinder

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 21 Aug 2018 08:00:01 +0000

In “The Voyager Conspiracy”, Seven of Nine creates her own narrative about the crew on Voyager. In “Pathfinder”, Reginald Barclay creates his own narrative about the crew on Voyager. Plus! How great is it to see Troi again? iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 309: Star Trek: Voyager, Dragon’s Teeth/One Small Step

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 14 Aug 2018 08:00:21 +0000

The show gives us another riff on Space Nazis in “Dragon’s Teeth”, and then we get a riff on Apollo 13 in “One Small Step”. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 308: Star Trek: Voyager, Alice/Riddles

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 24 Jul 2018 08:00:57 +0000

Tom Paris once again becomes creepily obsessed with an inanimate object, in “Alice”, and Neelix becomes obsessed with helping Tuvok, in, “Riddles”. Also! Trekabout is taking the next two weeks off. Our next episode will be released on August 14 (14 August for those of you in the correct parts of the world.) iTunes Google ...

Trekabout Episode 307: Star Trek: Voyager, Barge of the Dead/Tinker Tenor Doctor Spy

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 17 Jul 2018 08:00:06 +0000

The show decides to give B’Elanna character development for some reason with “Barge of the Dead”, a Klingon-centric episode. The Doctor-centric “Tinker Tenor Doctor Spy” is the winner of the week, however. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 306: Star Trek: Voyager, Equinox, Part II/Survival Instinct

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 10 Jul 2018 08:00:30 +0000

We return to the adventures of the USS Equinox in “Equinox, Part II”, as decisions are made and alliances are tested. Then, with “Survival Instinct”, Ronald D. Moore pens his one and only Voyager script. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 305: Star Trek: Voyager, Warhead/Equinox

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 03 Jul 2018 08:00:32 +0000

“Warhead” is a retread of a second two episode done in the style of Brannon Braga. “Equinox” is a retread of a TNG episode done in the style of Brannon Braga. Hmmmmmmmmm. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 304: Star Trek: Voyager, 11:59/Relativity

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 26 Jun 2018 08:00:18 +0000

In “11:59”, Star Trek: Voyager briefly becomes a WB drama (remember the WB?), and in “Relativity”, Star Trek: Voyager briefly becomes a show about Captain Braxton of the Federation timeship Relativity. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 303: Star Trek: Voyager, Juggernaut/Someone to Watch Over Me

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 19 Jun 2018 08:00:23 +0000

The Malon return, rather inexplicably, in “Juggernaut”, and in “Someone to Watch Over Me”, the Doctor gives Seven of Nine lessons in romance. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 302: Star Trek: Voyager, The Fight/Think Tank

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 12 Jun 2018 08:00:32 +0000

Chatokay gets an episode for the first time in a while, with “The Fight”–too bad it’s dreadful. Then, in “Think Tank”, Janeway goes to bat against a mysterious group. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 301: Star Trek: Voyager, The Disease/Course: Oblivion

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 05 Jun 2018 08:00:22 +0000

Harry Kim falls in love, with disastrous consequences, in “The Disease”, and the crew of Voyager try to get home to the Alpha Quadrant, with disastrous consequences, in “Course: Oblivion”. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 300: Star Trek: Voyager, Dark Frontier

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 29 May 2018 08:00:37 +0000

On this record-setting 300th episode of Trekabout, we talk about the double-sized Borg extravaganza “Dark Frontier”, which basically remakes Star Trek: First Contact. Plus! A bonus dicussion about Brannon Braga. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 299: Star Trek: Voyager, Gravity/Bliss

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 22 May 2018 08:00:53 +0000

Tuvok once again encounters a woman who catches feelings for him in “Gravity”, and in “Bliss” the entire crew gets caught by a giant space lifeform. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 298: Star Trek: Voyager, Latent Image/Bride of Chaotica!

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 15 May 2018 08:00:07 +0000

The Doctor discovers that, assurances to the contrary, Janeway still doesn’t respect him, in “Latent Image”, and no one respects Chaotica, in “Bride of Chaotica!” iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 297: Star Trek: Voyager, Thirty Days/Counterpoint

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 08 May 2018 08:00:05 +0000

Tom Paris recounts the story of how he got locked in the bridge in “Thirty Days”, and Janeway gets locked into a no-win scenario in “Counterpoint”. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 296: Star Trek: Voyager, Infinite Regress/Nothing Human

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 01 May 2018 08:00:14 +0000

Seven of Nine deals with some new guests in “Infinite Regress” and the Doctor deals with a new guest in “Nothing Human”. Plus! Richard is still not a Trekkie. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 295: Star Trek: Voyager, Once Upon a Time/Timeless

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 24 Apr 2018 08:00:43 +0000

Neelix and Naomi (the two Ns, it’s going to be a thing, make it happen) have adventures in “Once Upon a Time”, and Chakotay and Kim (the two hard Cs) have adventures in “Timeless”. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 294: Star Trek: Voyager, Extreme Risk/In the Flesh

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 17 Apr 2018 08:00:19 +0000

B’Elanna deals with some psychological trauma in “Extreme Risk”, and we get a chance to visit San Francisco in “In the Flesh”. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 293: Star Trek: Voyager, Night/Drone

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 10 Apr 2018 08:00:39 +0000

Welcome to the Brannon Braga era of Star Trek! We begin with “Night”, an interesting environmental allegory. Then we go into “Drone”, a retread of “I, Borg” that tries its best to differentiate itself but only sort of succeeds. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 292: Star Trek: Voyager, One/Hope and Fear

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 03 Apr 2018 08:00:27 +0000

In “One”, Seven and the Doctor have to run the ship all by themselves. In “Hope and Fear”, the crew discover that they are not alone. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 291: Star Trek: Voyager, Living Witness/Demon

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 27 Mar 2018 08:00:34 +0000

“Living Witness” is yet another high-concept Voyager episode, and “Demon” is yet another Voyager adventure romp. Plus! The show remembers Harry Kim. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 290: Star Trek: Voyager, The Omega Directive/Unforgettable

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 20 Mar 2018 08:00:14 +0000

“The Omega Directive” adds a new Starfleet directive that overrides the Prime Directive. “Unforgettable” adds some new memories that override previous memories. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 289: Star Trek: Voyager, The Killing Game, Part II/Vis a Vis

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 13 Mar 2018 08:00:45 +0000

“The Killing Game, Part II” isn’t the best Nazi-themed episode of Star Trek ever, but it’s okay. “Vis a Vis”, however, is a mess. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 288: Retrospect/The Killing Game

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 06 Mar 2018 09:00:22 +0000

In “Retrospect”, we get an ill-advised riff on false memories and sexual assault. In “The Killing Game”, we get ill-advised World II cosplay. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 287: Hunters/Prey

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 27 Feb 2018 09:00:22 +0000

In “Hunters”, the Voyager crew waits for letters from home while dealing with the Hirogen, and in “Prey”, the Voyager crew looks for a member of Species 8472 while dealing with the Hirogen. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 286: Waking Moments/Message in a Bottle

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 20 Feb 2018 09:00:23 +0000

Star Trek: Voyager does another riff on TNG’s “Schisms” in “Waking Moments”, to okay results. Then, in “Message in a Bottle”, the Doctor goes on a solo away mission that results in some exciting information. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Special 7: Star Trek: Discovery Season 1 Wrap-Up

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Wed, 14 Feb 2018 16:00:14 +0000

After we made the decision to abandon “live” weekly Discovery coverage, we promised you a season 1 wrap-up, and we are delivering! iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 285: Concerning Flight/Mortal Coil

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 13 Feb 2018 09:00:53 +0000

This week, on Doctor W–we mean, Star Trek: Voyager, Janeway and a holographic Leonardo da Vinci have adventures in “Concerning Flight”. Then, in “Mortal Coil”, Neelix has adventures of the more terrifying variety. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 284: Year of Hell, Part II/Random Thoughts

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 06 Feb 2018 09:00:10 +0000

“Year of Hell, Part II” does a pretty good job of wrapping up the two-parter, and hey, if you’re going to use the reset button, may as well make it as literal as possible. Then, in “Random Thoughts”, Torres punches a guy. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 283: Scientific Method/Year of Hell

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 30 Jan 2018 09:00:32 +0000

“Scientific Method” is a Very Special Episode version of “Schisms” and is all the better for it. “Year of Hell” is a Braga/Menosky episode that combines time travel shenanigans with meaningful characters beats. Plus! Is Janeway up to the job? iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 282: Revulsion/The Raven

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 23 Jan 2018 09:00:12 +0000

“Revulsion” is an episode that shows us just how far the Doctor has come. “The Raven” is an episode that shows us how far Seven of Nine has come, and how far she has yet to go. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 281: Day of Honor/Nemesis

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 16 Jan 2018 09:00:52 +0000

The B’Elanna Torres/Tom Paris will-they-or-won’t-they comes to a head in “Day of Honor”, and in “Nemesis”, Chakotay finds out that not all is what it seems. Plus! Is Star Trek cool? iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 280: Scorpion, Part II/The Gift

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 09 Jan 2018 09:00:25 +0000

In “Scorpion, Part II”, the USS Voyager gains a crewmember, and in “The Gift”, the USS Voyager loses a crewmember. Hmm… that’s pretty suspicious. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 279: Worst Case Scenario/Scorpion

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 02 Jan 2018 09:00:00 +0000

We say farewell to Star Trek: Voyager’s third season, as Star Trek: Voyager says farewell to itself, in “Worst Case Scenario”, and says hello to the Borg, in “Scorpion”. Also! Is Richard too easy on Voyager? iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Special 6: Listener Question Extravaganza!

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Sun, 31 Dec 2017 09:00:08 +0000

Happy holidays, everyone! As a special year-end treat, we’re releasing December’s patrons-only episode to you all. We answer a bunch of questions sent in by listeners in this one, ranging from Star Trek to politics to the chances of either one of us ever having kids. Plus! See what you’re missing by not being a ...

Trekabout Episode 278: Distant Origin/Displaced

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 26 Dec 2017 09:00:15 +0000

In “Distant Origin”, Star Trek: Voyager reveals a shocking secret about Earth. In “Displaced”, shocking events happen to the crew. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 277: Before and After/Real Life

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 19 Dec 2017 09:00:40 +0000

Kes experiences her life backwards, in “Before and After”, and the Doctor attempts to live a life, in “Real Life”. Also! Richard doesn’t know if we are currently podcasting the third or fourth season of Star Trek: Voyager. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 276: Rise/Favorite Son

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 12 Dec 2017 09:00:10 +0000

Tuvok and Neelix get trapped in a small room and must face their demons together, in “Rise”. Harry Kim gets trapped on a planet and must face some demons, in “Favorite Son”. Plus! Richard really thought that Jeri Taylor left after the third season. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 275: Unity/Darkling

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 05 Dec 2017 09:00:39 +0000

Star Trek: Voyager pays off the end of “Blood Fever” by showing us a colony of former Borg in “Unity”. Then, in “Darkling”, the show pays nothing off by giving us a terrible riff on Doctor Jekyll and Mister Hyde. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 274: Coda/Blood Fever

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 28 Nov 2017 09:00:26 +0000

Captain Janeway dies in “Coda”… or does she? Ensign Vorik resolves his pon farr with a hologram in “Blood Fever”… or does he? Star Trek: Voyager is a good TV show… or is it? iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 273: Fair Trade/Alter Ego

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 21 Nov 2017 09:00:18 +0000

We return to Star Trek: Voyager with a pair of pretty good episodes! “Fair Trade” brings us a panicked Neelix who makes some questionable decisions. “Alter Ego” brings us a panicked Harry Kim who makes some questionable decisions. Happy to have you back, guys! iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 272: Into the Forest I Go

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Mon, 13 Nov 2017 15:45:18 +0000

In the “midseason finale” of Star Trek: Discovery, “Into the Forest I Go”, the USS Discovery makes a breakthrough in the Klingon-Federation war, just as Burnham and Tyler have a breakthrough in their personal lives. Also! What’s our plan for Star Trek: Discovery going forward? iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 271: Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Mon, 06 Nov 2017 15:05:09 +0000

After a couple good episodes, Star Trek: Discovery sadly backslides with “Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum”. The show remembers that it has a metaplot to deal with, so we get yet another grab-bag serialization episode that feels scattershot and broad. Plus! What’s up with the stardates? iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 270: Magic to Make the Sanest Man Go Mad

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Mon, 30 Oct 2017 14:25:37 +0000

Have you ever felt like you were repeating the same day over and over? “Magic to Make the Sanest Man Go Mad” has got you there, as Harcourt Fenton Mudd returns with an elaborate plan to steal the USS Discovery and sell it to the Klingons. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 269: Lethe

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Mon, 23 Oct 2017 16:10:48 +0000

After last week, we weren’t expecting much from Star Trek: Discovery, so of course this week the show gives us “Lethe”, an amazing episode that gives us much-needed character development for both Captain Lorca and Michael Burnham. Plus! Where do we get a DISCO t-shirt? iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 268: Choose Your Pain

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Mon, 16 Oct 2017 16:00:06 +0000

In “Choose Your Pain”, Star Trek: Discovery loses us a little bit, just as the USS Discovery loses Ensign Tardigrade. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 267: The Butcher’s Knife Cares Not for the Lamb’s Cry

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Mon, 09 Oct 2017 15:15:02 +0000

We learn more about the spore drive, get Star Trek: Discovery’s riff on “The Devil in The Dark”, and find out what happened to Captain Georgiou. Plus! Ensign Tardigrade is the best. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 266: Context Is for Kings

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Mon, 02 Oct 2017 15:00:40 +0000

In “Context Is for Kings”, we meet the USS Discovery, Captain Lorca, Lt. Stamets, and, best of all, Cadet Sylvia Tilly. Nothing else matters. Cadet Sylvia Tilly needs to be retconned into all previous Trek series. Oh yeah, and some other stuff happened about a new way to fly on fungus spores. Wait. What, Star ...

Trekabout Episode 265: The Vulcan Hello/Battle at the Binary Stars

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Mon, 25 Sep 2017 20:11:05 +0000

Well, it’s finally here: the premiere episodes of the first new Star Trek series since 2001, Star Trek: Discovery. “The Vulcan Hello” and “Battle at the Binary Stars” are less a pilot for a new series and more a prologue, as it sets up the events of the series but doesn’t directly deal with our setting ...

Trekabout Episode 264: The Q and the Grey/Macrocosm

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 19 Sep 2017 08:00:04 +0000

Q returns in “The Q and the Grey” and that’s all we have to say about that. Then in “Macrocosm”, Janeway returns to Voyager and finds the ship deserted. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 263: Future’s End, Part II/Warlord

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 12 Sep 2017 08:00:17 +0000

We wrap up the adventures of Voyager’s crew in the strange alien land of Los Angeles, 1996 in “Future’s End, Part II”, and it’s only kind of successful at paying off the first installment. Then, Jennifer Lien gets a chance to shine in “Warlord”. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 262: Sacred Ground/Future’s End

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 05 Sep 2017 08:00:42 +0000

Star Trek: Voyager continues its upswing this week by giving us a Janeway episode, “Sacred Ground”, in which she is challenged to put aside her devotion to the scientific method. Then, in “Future’s End”, the show does something so batshit that you just have to admire it. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 261: False Profits/Remember

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 29 Aug 2017 08:00:22 +0000

Hey, remember the Ferengi that got stranded in the Delta Quadrant way back in “The Price”? Well, “False Profits” brings them back. Then, B’Elanna is given memories of a horrible event, in “Remember”. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 260: The Chute/The Swarm

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 22 Aug 2017 08:00:50 +0000

Star Trek: Voyager continues to make us angry this week as we talk about the insulting and maddening “The Chute” and “The Swarm”. Plus! Is The Doctor dead? iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 259: Basics, Part II/Flashback

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 15 Aug 2017 08:00:55 +0000

Welcome to the third season of Star Trek: Voyager! Michael Piller has stepped down and Jeri Taylor has all these great ideas for the show, we assume. So why the hell did we have to suffer through “Basics, Part II” and “Flashback”? iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 258: Resolutions/Basics, Part I

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 08 Aug 2017 08:00:07 +0000

Star Trek: Voyager does its own version of The Blue Lagoon in “Resolutions”. Then, in the season-ending “Basics, Part I”, things happen and plot moves forward. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 257: The Thaw/Tuvix

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 01 Aug 2017 08:00:19 +0000

Cirque du Soleil guest stars in “The Thaw” (no, really!) and Tuvix guest stars in, well, “Tuvix”. It’s also perhaps the episode that assassinates the character of Captain Janeway. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 256: Deadlock/Innocence

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 25 Jul 2017 08:00:34 +0000

The USS Voyager gets duplicated for let’s say the seventeenth time in “Deadlock”. Then, in “Innocence”, Tuvok gets marooned on a planet with a group of children. These plot summaries haven’t been very promising, Star Trek: Voyager. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 255: Lifesigns/Investigations

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 18 Jul 2017 08:00:41 +0000

The Doctor gets a Vidiian girlfriend in “Lifesigns”, and Tom Paris gets thrown off the ship in “Investigations”. Plus! What the hell does Seska even want? iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 254: Dreadnought/Death Wish

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 11 Jul 2017 08:00:23 +0000

B’Elanna’s past as a VI reprogrammer comes back to haunt her in “Dreadnought”, and the Q Continuum’s future comes back to haunt it in “Death Wish”. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 253: Threshold/Meld

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 04 Jul 2017 08:00:02 +0000

Tom Paris tries to break the transwarp “Threshold” but it ends in disaster. Then in “Meld”, Tuvok tries to help a sociopath and it ends in disaster. Plus! Always good to see Brad Dourif. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 252: Prototype/Alliances

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 27 Jun 2017 08:00:07 +0000

B’Elanna Torres reactivates a drifting robot in “Prototype” and ends up getting kidnaped. Captain Janeway tries to form an alliance with the Kazon in “Alliances” but surprisingly, it doesn’t work out. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Special 5: Sleep with Me

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Sun, 25 Jun 2017 08:00:31 +0000

Whoa, another Trekabout special? Hold us back! This time, we’re happy to have on the show Drew Ackerman, creator and host of the thrice-weekly sleep aid podcast Sleep with Me. Billed as a “A Lulling, Droning, Boring Bedtime Story to Distract Your Racing Mind”, Drew recounts TNG episodes as bedtime stories. This week he’s telling the ...

Trekabout Episode 251: Maneuvers/Resistance

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 20 Jun 2017 08:00:19 +0000

The Kazon return in “Maneuvers” and Seska has some shocking news. Then, in “Resistance”, the crew is shocked to find out that fascists aren’t usually reasonable. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 250: Tattoo/Cold Fire

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 13 Jun 2017 08:00:59 +0000

Chakotay’s past as a surly teenager is revealed in “Tattoo”, and Kes’s future as a telekinetic badass is revealed in “Cold Fire”. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 249: Parturition/Persistence of Vision

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 06 Jun 2017 08:00:27 +0000

You know that Neelix jealousy subplot we’ve been complaining about for a couple of weeks? They decided to give it a whole episode and it’s called “Parturition”! You know that Janeway gothic horror holonovel? Well, they sort of give it its own episode and it’s called “Persistence of Vision”! iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 248: Non Sequitur/Twisted

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 30 May 2017 08:00:38 +0000

Harry Kim wakes up in San Francisco and the audience falls asleep, in “Non Sequitur”. Then, in “Twisted”, we get a light-hearted hang out episode. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 247: Projections/Elogium

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 23 May 2017 08:00:51 +0000

The Doctor gets all turned around in “Projections”, as he struggles to decide what is real and who to believe. Then, in “Elogium”, Kes struggles with a major decision. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 246: The 37s/Initiations

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 16 May 2017 08:00:23 +0000

We kick off Star Trek: Voyager’s second season with “The 37s”, where the crew is now tempted by an offer of a new home. Then, in “Initiations”, the Kazon are tempted by Chakotay. Well, someone’s got to be. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 245: Jetrel/Learning Curve

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 09 May 2017 08:00:38 +0000

Hey it’s the end of the first season of Star Trek: Voyager! In “Jetrel”, Neelix’s history is revealed to be somewhat darker than originally thought. Then, in “Learning Curve”, Tuvok is revealed to be a dour stick-in-the-mud. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 244: Cathexis/Faces

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 02 May 2017 08:00:29 +0000

Some things happen in “Cathexis” and actors perform lines, and that’s about all we can say about whatever the hell that was. Then, in “Faces”, Star Trek: Voyager gives us a character study of B’Elanna Torres, complete with body horror. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Special 4: The Pensky Podcast

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 27 Apr 2017 08:00:29 +0000

Surprise! It’s the fourth Trekabout special! This time, we’re joined by Wes Teasdale, creator and host of The Pensky Podcast. We compare notes on our different approaches to Star Trek, discuss whether television has gotten better over time or worse, and spoil the fuck out of Breaking Bad. So, beware of that, we guess. iTunes ...

Trekabout Episode 243: State of Flux/Heroes and Demons

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 25 Apr 2017 08:00:18 +0000

The Kazon return in “State of Flux”, as the crew tries to solve the mystery of why everyone on a Kazon ship is dead. Then, in “Heroes and Demons”, the Doctor finally gets his moment in the limelight. Shame about the rest of the episode. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 242: Emanations/Prime Factors

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 18 Apr 2017 08:00:23 +0000

We learn a bit more about Ensign Kim in “Emanations”, as he accidentally gets stuck in a first contact situation. Then, the show gives us its best episode yet, “Prime Factors”, which lays bear exactly how precarious their position in the Delta Quadrant really is. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 241: Eye of the Needle/Ex Post Facto

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 11 Apr 2017 08:00:48 +0000

The Voyager crew stumbles across its best chance yet to get home, but all is not quite what it seems, in “Eye of the Needle”. Then, in “Ex Post Facto”, nothing about what happened to Paris is quite what it seems. Plus! Richard is a little disappointed by Tuvok. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 240: Phage/The Cloud

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 04 Apr 2017 08:00:47 +0000

The U.S.S. Voyager continues ignoring the main story in favor of sidequests: in “Phage”, Neelix loses something and the crew struggles to find it, and in “The Cloud”, Captain Janeway really wants some coffee and puts the ship in danger to get it. We’re with you, Janeway. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 239: Parallax/Time and Again

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 28 Mar 2017 08:00:56 +0000

The first two regular episodes of Star Trek: Voyager both feature time travel–in “Parallax”, an angry B’ellana Torres works to convince Captain Janeway that she can handle being chief engineer, as they try to rescue a ship. Then, in “Time and Again”, Janeway and Paris get stranded on a doomed planet two days before worldwide ...

Trekabout Episode 238: Caretaker

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 21 Mar 2017 08:00:48 +0000

Well, Trekabout has finally made it to Star Trek: Voyager. In the pilot “Caretaker”, we meet a lot of new characters, some of whom don’t make it to the end of the episode. We meet new but strangely familiar alien species. But most importantly–Richard finally meets Tuvok. Now that that’s out of the way, we can ...

Trekabout Episode 237: Star Trek: Insurrection

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 14 Mar 2017 08:00:05 +0000

After the wildly-successful but maybe not wildly-good Star Trek: First Contact, the Next Generation crew returns in Star Trek: Insurrection. Telling a very classic morality play style of Star Trek story, it simultaneously frustrates and delights us. Plus! What the hell are they doing with Doctor Crusher and Counselor Troi? iTunes Google Play RSS

Tuning In Episode 34: The X-Files, Pilot/Deep Throat

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 09 Mar 2017 09:00:37 +0000

Hey folks! Did you know that we have another podcast called Tuning In? Well, we do–and we’re starting The X-Files. If you enjoy it, subscribe over at http://tuninginshow.com and get subsequent episodes every Thursday! Yep, you read that right: Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness are doing The X-Files! Eric is a longtime fan, and Richard has only ever ...

Trekabout Episode 236: What You Leave Behind

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 07 Mar 2017 09:00:31 +0000

We say goodbye to Star Trek: Deep Space Nine with “What You Leave Behind”, as plots are resolved, characters leave, and the Star Trek universe is changed forever. We also place the show in context with what’s come before on Trekabout, and wonder a bit about the future. Plus! A surprising and long overdue announcement. ...

Trekabout Episode 235: Extreme Measures/The Dogs of War

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 28 Feb 2017 09:00:14 +0000

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine gives us one last standalone, as “Extreme Measures” delves into the psyche of one Sloan, Section 31. Or is he? Then, in “The Dogs of War”, we say goodbye to some Ferengis, and the Federation-Klingon-Romulan Alliance makes a fateful decision about the Dominion War. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 234: When It Rains…/Tacking into the Wind

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 21 Feb 2017 09:00:33 +0000

Section 31 makes another return in “When It Rains…”, as Bashir makes a discovery about Odo. Then, in “Tacking into the Wind”, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine concludes the journey of a character that has been with Star Trek since Star Trek: The Next Generation. Yes, we’re talking about Mr. Comic. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 233: Strange Bedfellows/The Changing Face of Evil

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 14 Feb 2017 09:00:25 +0000

Lou Reed, we mean, the Breen and the Dominion reveal a surprise alliance in “Strange Bedfellows”. Then, in “The Changing Face of Evil”, Worf and Ezri decide not to continue their surprise alliance. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 232: Penumbra/Til Death Do Us Part

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 07 Feb 2017 09:00:26 +0000

Well, it’s finally happened–we’ve reached the multi-part arc that finishes out Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. In “Penumbra”, Captain Sisko makes an important decision, and Worf goes missing. In “Til Death Do Us Part”, someone gets married. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 231: Badda-Bing Badda-Bang/Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 31 Jan 2017 09:00:15 +0000

Vic Fontaine encounters some trouble in “Badda-Bing Badda-Bang”, and Bashir encounters some trouble in “Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges”. Plus! We meet a cartographer. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 230: Field of Fire/Chimera

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 24 Jan 2017 09:00:43 +0000

Hey, it’s another Ezri episode! “Field of Fire” features the return of Joran Dax in a weird murder mystery episode. Then, in “Chimera”, the show does its version of a gay rights episode. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 229: Prodigal Daughter/The Emperor’s New Cloak

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 17 Jan 2017 09:00:37 +0000

DS9 seems really invested in making Ezri a character, so they give us a dysfunctional family backstory in “Prodigal Daughter”. Then, we say goodbye to the Mirror Universe with “The Emperor’s New Cloak.” iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 228: Covenant/It’s Only a Paper Moon

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 10 Jan 2017 09:00:59 +0000

We find out what Dukat’s been up to since the events of the sixth season finale and surprise, surprise, it’s not great, as “Covenant” reveals. Then, in “It’s Only a Paper Moon”, we find out what Nog’s been up to since he lost his leg. Man, DS9, you’re really being a bummer this week. iTunes Google ...

Trekabout Episode 227: Once More Unto the Breach/The Siege of AR-558

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 03 Jan 2017 09:00:33 +0000

Dax’s old friend Kor visits Deep Space Nine for the final time in “Once More Unto the Breach”, and Worf and Martok disagree over what to do about it. Then, Sisko and crew get stuck in “The Siege of AR-558”. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 226: Chrysalis/Treachery, Faith, and the Great River

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 27 Dec 2016 09:00:29 +0000

Sometimes old friends pop up in new and unexpected ways, and Bashir deals with this problem, in “Chrysalis”. Then, in “Treachery, Faith, and the Great River”, an old enemy pops up and Odo has to deal with it. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 225: Afterimage/Take Me Out to the Holosuite

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 20 Dec 2016 09:00:01 +0000

After introducing Ezri Dax in last week’s, two-parter, DS9 gives us a bit more with her, in “Afterimage”. Then, in “Take Me Out to the Holosuite”, a baseball game results in learning and growing. Hey, it’s like this is a television show, or something! iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 224: Image in the Sand/Shadows and Symbols

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 13 Dec 2016 09:00:24 +0000

Captain Sisko’s role as Emissary comes to a head in the season-seven opening two-parter “Image in the Sand” and “Shadows and Symbols”, and we meet an old new friend. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 223: The Sound of Her Voice/Tears of the Prophets

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 06 Dec 2016 09:00:02 +0000

The crew of the Defiant get therapy from a disembodied voice in “The Sound of Her Voice”, and then the entire crew needs more therapy after the events of “Tears of the Prophets”. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 222: Profit and Lace/Time’s Orphan

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 29 Nov 2016 09:00:42 +0000

So this week, Quark has gender reassignment surgery in “Profit and Lace”, and Molly O’Brien is a featured character in “Time’s Orphan”. So, next week! iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 221: The Reckoning/Valiant

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 22 Nov 2016 09:00:14 +0000

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine expands the mythology of the Bajoran religion to varying degrees of success, in “The Reckoning”. Then, in “Valiant”, the show tries to expand Nog and Jake, to varying degrees of success. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 220: In the Pale Moonlight/His Way

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 15 Nov 2016 09:00:59 +0000

One of the more controversial episodes DS9 ever produced, “In the Pale Moonlight” brings the Romulans into the Dominion War. Then, in “His Way”, Vic Fontaine brings Odo and Kira together. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 219: Wrongs Darker Than Death or Night/Inquisition

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 08 Nov 2016 09:00:05 +0000

Secrets are almost never good, as Kira finds out in “Wrongs Darker Than Death or Night”. Coincidentally, Bashir also finds this out, in “Inquisition”. Hm, it’s almost as though Star Trek: Deep Space Nine asks hard questions about the philosophy of Star Trek! iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 218: Honor Among Thieves/Change of Heart

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 01 Nov 2016 08:00:49 +0000

Richard finally gets an episode that fleshes out the Orion Syndicate a bit more, in “Honor Among Thieves”, and it turns out to be pretty okay? Then, in “Change of Heart”, Worf makes a hard decision and Sisko yells at him. Worf gets yelled at a lot. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 217: Far Beyond the Stars/One Little Ship

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 25 Oct 2016 08:00:07 +0000

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine continues its exploration of social issues in “Far Beyond the Stars”, which looks at American racism more baldly than any other Star Trek episode before it. Then, in “One Little Ship”, a runabout gets shrunk down and has to fly around the inside of the Defiant to stop a Jem’Hadar ...

Trekabout Episode 216: Waltz/Who Mourns for Morn?

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 18 Oct 2016 08:00:13 +0000

The saga of Gul Dukat enters a new chapter, as disaster strikes, in “Waltz”. Then, more disaster strikes in “Who Mourns for Morn?”, which is… well, let’s just say it’s an episode of television that exists. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 215: Statistical Probabilities/The Magnificent Ferengi

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 11 Oct 2016 08:00:27 +0000

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine finally decided to deal with last season’s revelation that Bashir was genetically modified by his parents in “Statistical Probabilities”, and Quark decides to deal with other Ferengis in “The Magnificent Ferengi”. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 214: You Are Cordially Invited/Resurrection

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 04 Oct 2016 08:00:25 +0000

The crew is back on Deep Space Nine and it’s time to get some serious war stories! So, what we get instead is a kind of disappointing episode about Dax and Worf’s wedding preparations in “You Are Cordially Invited”, and the kind of return of a dead character that no one liked and everyone kind of ...

Trekabout Episode 213: Favor the Bold/Sacrifice of Angels

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 27 Sep 2016 08:00:01 +0000

The Dominion occupation of Deep Space Nine comes to a head in “Favor the Bold” and “Sacrifice of Angels”. Watch as Kira is betrayed by someone close to her! Marvel at the combined forces of the Federation and the Klingon Empire! Wonder at the audacity of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine in its sixth season! ...

Trekabout Episode 212: Sons and Daughters/Behind the Lines

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 20 Sep 2016 08:00:52 +0000

Hey, remember Worf’s son Alexander? Well, he’s back, and it’s not terrible, sort of! Hey, remember the Bajoran resistance? Well, it’s back and it’s not terrible! Also! Worf is still a shitty father. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 211: A Time to Stand/Rocks and Shoals

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 13 Sep 2016 08:00:25 +0000

Welcome to season 6 of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine! It’s been three months since the start of the Dominion War, and if “A Time to Stand” is any indication, things are not going well for the Federation. Then, in “Rocks and Shoals”, we find out how bad things are on Deep Space N… we ...

Trekabout Episode 210: In the Cards/Call to Arms

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 06 Sep 2016 08:00:58 +0000

The penultimate episode of season 5 of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, “In the Cards”, finds everyone depressed and down, which is a perfect start to a comedy episode! Then, in “Call to Arms”, the Federation finally makes a move against the Dominion. This will end well. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 209: Blaze of Glory/Empok Nor

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 30 Aug 2016 08:00:50 +0000

It’s the re-return of Michael Eddington in “Blaze of Glory”, which is a decent episode that nonetheless falls down on making us care about the Maquis. Then, in “Empok Nor”, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine does a slasher film, to varying degrees of success. Plus! Aw, Nog! iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 208: Soldiers of the Empire/Children of Time

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 23 Aug 2016 08:00:35 +0000

General Martok returns in “Soldiers of the Empire”, which is both a mission statement on DS9 Klingons and a pretty good episode of the show! Later, in “Children of Time”, the crew of the Defiant takes one last trip to the Gamma Quadrant and gets embroiled in a TNG plot. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 207: Ties of Blood and Water/Ferengi Love Songs

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 16 Aug 2016 08:00:49 +0000

We learn a bit more about Kira’s father in “Ties of Blood and Water”, and not all is as it appears. In “Ferengi Love Songs”, not as is as it appears with Moogie and Zek. Everything is as it appears in Trekabout, though! iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 206: A Simple Investigation/Business as Usual

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 09 Aug 2016 08:00:39 +0000

After the craziness of last week, it’s nice to see Star Trek: Deep Space Nine laying down two quiet character episodes. In “A Simple Investigation”, Odo finds himself drawn to a woman with a mysterious past. In “Business As Usual”, Quark crosses a line. Plus! The O’Briens’ have a baby. That’s all we have to ...

Trekabout Episode 205: By Inferno’s Light/Doctor Bashir, I Presume

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 02 Aug 2016 08:00:26 +0000

After “By Inferno’s Light” is over, the galaxy will never be the same. Just like Doctor Bashir after the events of “Doctor Bashir, I Presume”, which also features his parents, in a shocking twist that kind of makes sense, we guess? iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 204: For the Uniform/In Purgatory’s Shadow

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 26 Jul 2016 08:00:15 +0000

“For the Uniform” features the kind of abrupt return of everyone’s favorite Maquis, Michael Eddington. “In Purgatory’s Shadow” features the kind of abrupt return of everyone’s favorite villain, The Dominion. Shit’s getting real, folks. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 203: The Darkness and the Light/The Begotten

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 19 Jul 2016 08:00:33 +0000

Hey look, a Kira episode about a mysterious assassin who targets her old resistance fighter buddies for death, in “The Darkness and the Light”! Hey look, an Odo episode about a mysterious Changeling who targets Odo… with love, in “The Begotten”! Hey look, Trekabout episode 203, in… Trekabout episode 203? iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 202: The Ascent/Rapture

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 12 Jul 2016 08:00:32 +0000

It’s been a while since we’ve gotten a good Quark/Odo story, and “The Ascent” mostly… rises… to the occasion. Later, in “Rapture”, Captain Sisko has a moment and goes whole-hog into the Emissary thing. Plus! What the hell is the layout of Nog and Jake’s quarters, anyway? iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Breaking News: Gay Sulu!

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Sat, 09 Jul 2016 01:24:52 +0000

If you haven’t heard the news (where have you been, under a Jeffries Tube?) Sulu in Star Trek: Beyond is a big gay, George Takei is not happy about this, and Simon Pegg is not happy that George Takei is not happy about this. Having trouble keeping it all… straight? Don’t worry, the preeminent gay Star ...

Trekabout Episode 201: Let He Who Is Without Sin…/Things Past

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 05 Jul 2016 08:00:36 +0000

“Let He Who Is Without Sin…” has a reputation as one of the worst episodes of Star Trek ever, but is it really? Later, in “Things Past”, the show repeats “Necessary Evil”, to mixed results. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 200: The Assignment/Trials and Tribble-ations

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 28 Jun 2016 08:00:41 +0000

It’s total coincidence that the 200th episode of Trekabout coincides with Star Trek: Deep Space Nine’s 30th Anniversary episode, but what a wonderful coincidence it is! First up: “The Assignment”, which introduces another element of Bajoran religious mythology while also being a first-rate “Let’s Torture O’Brien” episode. Then, it’s “Trials and Tribble-ations”, which, do we ...

Trekabout Episode 199: Looking for par’Mach in All the Wrong Places/…Nor the Battle to the Strong

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 21 Jun 2016 08:00:38 +0000

Have you been wondering what’s been up with Grilka, Quark’s Klingon ex-wife? Well, this is your moment, because she returns in another comedy of manners, in “Looking for par’Mach in All the Wrong Places”. Have you been wondering what’s up with Jake Sisko? Well, this is also your moment, because he has some growing up ...

Trekabout Episode 198: Apocalypse Rising/The Ship

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 14 Jun 2016 08:00:10 +0000

In “Apocalypse Rising”, Sisko, Odo, O’Brien, and Worf head to the Klingon Empire to uncover a Changeling. In “The Ship”, Sisko, Dax, Worf, and Odo get into an Alamo situation with a crashed Dominion ship. In Trekabout Episode 198, Eric and Richard have fun! iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 197: Star Trek: First Contact

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 07 Jun 2016 08:00:03 +0000

Hey, it’s time to check in with our old friends from Star Trek: The Next Generation! Watch Picard as he freaks out over the Borg for some reason! Watch Zefram Cochrane as he invents warp drive with no materials or staff in the middle of a mining camp in post-war Montana! Listen as Trekabout’s affection for ...

Trekabout Episode 196: Body Parts/Broken Link

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 31 May 2016 08:00:15 +0000

Quark is having a pretty bad day in “Body Parts”, as he finds out he’s dying. Odo is having a pretty bad day in “Broken Link”, as he finds out he’s dying. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine isn’t dying though–it’s just getting started! iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 195: To the Death/The Quickening

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 24 May 2016 08:00:46 +0000

While we’ve seen the Jem’Hadar a few times, we haven’t learned too much about them, which “To the Death” tries to rectify. Later, in “The Quickening”, Bashir and Dax find out some new information about the Dominion, and it is of course suitably terrifying. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 194: The Muse/For the Cause

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 17 May 2016 08:00:33 +0000

Whether you like Lwaxana Troi or not, she’s been a recurring character in Star Trek for many years, and deserves a better send-off than “The Muse” gives her. Later, in “For the Cause”, another recurring character gets a very unexpected send-off. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 193: Hard Time/Shattered Mirror

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 10 May 2016 08:00:40 +0000

Have you ever wondered what would happen if you would placed in an alien prison for almost 20 years? Well, “Hard Time” has you covered. Have you ever wondered what would happen if you were kidnapped by the doppelganger of your dead mother? Well, “Shattered Mirror” has you covered. Have you ever wondered why Star ...

Trekabout Episode 192: Accession/Rules of Engagement

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 03 May 2016 08:00:52 +0000

While Star Trek: Deep Space Nine has left the Bajorans on the back burner, they come back this week in “Accession”, which deals with Sisko’s role as emissary. Then, in “Rules of Engagement”, we meet a Klingon lawyer. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 191: Sons of Mogh/Bar Association

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 26 Apr 2016 08:00:06 +0000

Do Klingons believe in ritual murder? That question is answered early in “Sons of Mogh”. Do Ferengi believe in unions? That question gets a new answer in “Bar Association”. Does Trekabout believe that these episodes are good? You bet we do! iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 190: Crossfire/Return to Grace

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 19 Apr 2016 08:00:41 +0000

It’s Major Kira week on Trekabout! In “Crossfire”, the head of the Bajoran government woos Kira while Odo mopes around. Then, in “Return to Grace”, Kira helps Gul Dukat, for some reason. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 189: Homefront/Paradise Lost

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 12 Apr 2016 08:00:24 +0000

The Dominion threat has been hanging over the Federation for over a year, so it was just a matter of time before it came to a head. “Homefront” and “Paradise Lost”: wonder what they could be about? iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 188: The Sword of Kahless/Our Man Bashir

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 05 Apr 2016 08:00:51 +0000

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine gives us their first Worf-centric episode in “The Sword of Kahless”, and it’s… okay? But don’t fret! “Our Man Bashir” is a lot of fun and manages to find a new spin on a holodeck story. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 187: Starship Down/Little Green Men

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 29 Mar 2016 08:00:40 +0000

So, let’s pretend that you’re an interplanetary political alliance that encounters a hostile species. Would you continue to send starships into their territory? “Starship Down” indicates that the answer is yes. Later, in “Little Green Men”, the Ferengi encounter 20th Century humans, and are suitably impressed. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 186: Indiscretion/Rejoined

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 22 Mar 2016 08:00:49 +0000

It’s wacky adventure week on Trekabout! In “Indiscretion”, Gul Dukat and Major Kira go on a working vacation to a desolate desert planet so that Gul Dukat can murder his half-Bajoran daughter! In “Rejoined”, Commander Dax defies Trill taboo to make out with the new host of her dead wife! What a happy week on ...

Trekabout Episode 185: The Visitor/Hippocratic Oath

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 15 Mar 2016 08:00:43 +0000

“The Visitor” is one of the most highly-regarded episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, but you might be surprised at what we think of it! Later, in “Hippocratic Oath”, Bashir and O’Brien are surprised at what they make of each other, and the Jem’Hadar. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 184: The Way of the Warrior

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 08 Mar 2016 09:00:54 +0000

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine got a strong request to shake things up in the fourth season, so hey, what better way to do that than to make the Klingons go nuts, in “The Way of the Warrior”? Side benefit: we get Michael Dorn as Worf! Plus! Is that a side benefit? iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 183: Facets/The Adversary

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 01 Mar 2016 09:00:43 +0000

We get the opportunity to learn more about Dax, in “Facets”, as Jadzia undergoes a Trill ritual to meet her previous hosts via sci-fi magic. Then, in “The Adversary”, the crew of Deep Space Nine meet a changeling. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 182: Family Business/Shakaar

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 23 Feb 2016 09:00:17 +0000

We all have problems with our parents sometimes, and Quark is no exception, as “Family Business” makes clear. We also all have problems with our politicians sometimes, even the Bajorans, as “Shakaar” makes clear. Well, at least the Bajorans don’t have to deal with President Donald Trump. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 181: The Die Is Cast/Explorers

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 16 Feb 2016 09:00:41 +0000

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine wraps up last week’s cliffhanger by completely changing the balance of power in the galaxy, in “The Die Is Cast”. Meanwhile, “Explorers” proves that ancient Bajorans were pretty badass. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 180: Through the Looking Glass/Improbable Cause

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 09 Feb 2016 09:00:21 +0000

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine returns to the Mirror Universe in “Through the Looking Glass” as Mirror O’Brien kidnaps Commander Sisko in a last-ditch effort to free some Terrans. Later, in “Improbable Cause”, the Cardassians and the Romulans reveal a last-ditch effort to reshape the galactic political situation. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 179: Visionary/Distant Voices

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 02 Feb 2016 09:00:31 +0000

It’s been a while since poor Chief O’Brien has had some unspeakable existential horror inflicted upon him, so here’s “Visionary” to throw him out of time and kill him. Then, in “Distant Voices”, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine inflicts unspeakable existential horror on us, the viewing audience. Also! Bashir played tennis. Who knew? iTunes Google ...

Trekabout Episode 178: Destiny/Prophet Motive

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 26 Jan 2016 09:00:54 +0000

We deal with the aftermath of the Bajoran-Cardassian peace treaty in “Destiny”, as Kira starts making Sisko a little uncomfortable. Then, in “Prophet Motive”, Quark makes the Bajoran prophets uncomfortable. Plus! Richard doesn’t know who Tracy Scoggins is. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 177: Life Support/Heart of Stone

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 19 Jan 2016 09:00:50 +0000

We say an unexpected goodbye to a recurring character this week in “Life Support”. Later in “Heart of Stone”, Odo says goodbye to his dignity. Plus! Kai Winn has the flu. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 176: Past Tense, Part I/Past Tense, Part II

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 12 Jan 2016 09:00:15 +0000

If you’re not a fan of us when we get political (or when Eric gets political and Richard sits there fidgeting uncomfortably), then you might want to skip this podcast on “Past Tense, Part I” and “Past Tense, Part II”. Also! Capitalism is terrible. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 175: Defiant/Fascination

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 05 Jan 2016 09:00:31 +0000

Welcome to TNG week on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine! First up, Riker guest stars in the imaginatively titled “Defiant”. Then, in “Fascination”, Lwaxana Troi makes her second trip to space station Deep Space Nine. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 174: Civil Defense/Meridian

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 29 Dec 2015 09:00:57 +0000

Attention Bajoran workers! Your choice to listen to this episode of Trekabout was a very good one, as “Civil Defense” is just a hell of a lot of fun. “Meridian”, however, is not a hell of a lot of fun. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 173: Second Skin/The Abandoned

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 22 Dec 2015 09:00:41 +0000

It’s gray alien week on Trekabout! In “Second Skin”, Cardassians kidnap Major Kira and try to convince her she’s one of them. In “The Abandoned”, Quark finds a Jem’Hadar baby and Odo tries to convince him he doesn’t have to kill. Plus! Remember Worf? Boy, he was a shitty father, right? iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 172: The House of Quark/Equilibrium

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 15 Dec 2015 09:00:29 +0000

In “The House of Quark”, we’re treated to a Klingon comedy of manners with Quark at its center. In “Equilibrium”, we’re treated to one of those dour 1970s conspiracy movies with Dax at its center. Plus! Keiko and Miles sure do love each other, don’t they? iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 171: The Search, Part I/The Search, Part II

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 08 Dec 2015 09:00:40 +0000

After the explosive reveal that there are dark forces at work in the Gamma Quadrant, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine wastes no time in piling on even more surprising revelations, in “The Search, Part I” and “The Search Part II”. Support us on Patreon iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 170: Tribunal/The Jem’Hadar

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 01 Dec 2015 09:00:29 +0000

It’s been a while since we’ve been given a “Let’s Torture O’Brien” episode, and boy howdy does “Tribunal” deliver. Then, in “The Jem’Hadar”, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine blows up its own premise. Plus! Miles and Keiko sure do love each other, don’t they? iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Presents Update

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Wed, 25 Nov 2015 09:00:12 +0000

A short update about Trekabout Presents.

Trekabout Episode 169: Crossover/The Collaborator

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 24 Nov 2015 09:00:00 +0000

Hey, remember “Mirror, Mirror”? We, somehow, oddly, revisit the concept in “Crossover” and the results are pretty good! Then in “The Collaborator”, we find out some shocking facts about Bajor. Also! Eric is happy he no longer has to force himself to say “Vedek Kai”. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 168: The Maquis, Part II/The Wire

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 17 Nov 2015 09:00:00 +0000

“The Maquis, Part II” isn’t a completely successful episode of Star Trek, but it is an important step towards Star Trek: Deep Space Nine coming into it’s own. Meanwhile, “The Wire” is completely successful and completely nuts. Plus! Why is Richard so excited to meet Tuvok? Seriously, someone tell us. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Presents Star Wars

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Wed, 11 Nov 2015 09:00:00 +0000

Because Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness needed more to do, we’re excited to present the first episode of what hopefully is a well-received and long-lasting new semi-regular podcast spinoff series, Trekabout Presents. In this episode, they begin a 7-episode look at the Star Wars juggernaut by diving into the original 1977 version of Star Wars. What works ...

Trekabout Episode 167: Blood Oath/The Maquis, Part I

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 10 Nov 2015 09:00:00 +0000

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine gets its first explicit Original Series link in “Blood Oath” and it’s kind of successful we guess? Later, in “The Maquis, Part I”, the gauntlet is thrown down. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 166: Playing God/Profit and Loss

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 03 Nov 2015 09:00:00 +0000

Hey, “Playing God” is a Dax episode where her agency is integral to the plot! Hey, “Profit and Loss” is a Quark episode that’s not a comedy! Hey, we appreciate the effort, but you’re still not batting a thousand, show! iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 165: Paradise/Shadowplay

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 27 Oct 2015 08:00:00 +0000

We leave the space station behind this week for a couple of planet-based episodes. Sisko and O’Brien find a civilian “Paradise”, and Dax and Odo discover a planet where all is not as it seems, in “Shadowplay”. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 164: Armageddon Game/Whispers

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 20 Oct 2015 08:00:00 +0000

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine seems to really want to make O’Brien and Bashir happen, so in “Armageddon Game”, it strands them on a dead planet to have them talk about their feelings. Then, in “Whispers”, O’Brien’s feelings may not be what they seem. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 163: Rivals/The Alternate

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 13 Oct 2015 08:00:00 +0000

In “Rivals”, we meet another El-Aurian, and he’s a conman! In “The Alternate”, we meet Dr. Mora, who tries to con Odo into leaving Deep Space Nine. We don’t have to con you into listening to this episodes of Trekabout, though! iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 162: Second Sight/Sanctuary

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 06 Oct 2015 08:00:00 +0000

If you’ve been enjoying Star Trek: Deep Space Nine but really wanted Commander Sisko to encounter a manic pixie dream girl, then boy do we have the episode for you: “Second Sight”! Then in “Sanctuary”, the crew meet some aliens on the run from something called “The Dominion”. Hmmmmmmmmmmm. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 161: Rules of Acquisition/Necessary Evil

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 29 Sep 2015 08:00:00 +0000

Grand Nagus Zek makes a return appearance in “Rules of Acquisition”, and Gul Dukat makes a return appearance in “Necessary Evil”. Characters that don’t make return appearances: Q. Also! Eric has no patience for the Ferengi. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 160: Cardassians/Melora

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 22 Sep 2015 08:00:00 +0000

Garak is back! The imaginatively titled “Cardassians” delves deeper into the, uh, Cardassian occupation of Bajor by asking the question: why did they bring their children to the equivalent of a planet-wide concentration camp? Later, in “Melora”, DS9 argues strongly that disabled people are people, which we guess maybe was controversial in 1993 or something? ...

Trekabout Episode 159: The Siege/Invasive Procedures

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 15 Sep 2015 08:00:00 +0000

Starting off its second season with a three-part story was a daring choice for Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, but was it necessary? “The Siege” says, kinda? Later, in “Invasive Procedures”, Dax sits around in her own episode (again.) Plus! A controversial statement about Babylon 5. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Special 3: Larry Nemecek

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 10 Sep 2015 08:00:00 +0000

On the third (long overdue) Trekabout special, Eric Brasure sits down with renowned Trek author and consultant Larry Nemecek for a wide-ranging discussion about the past, present, and possible future of Star Trek. Larry also fills us in on his new project Portal 47: but you’ll have to listen to find out what it is! ...

Trekabout Episode 158: The Homecoming/The Circle

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 08 Sep 2015 08:00:00 +0000

After an… uneven start, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine launches its second season with an audacious multi-part storyline about Bajoran politics. In “The Homecoming”, Kira and O’Brien go on a mission to rescue a Bajoran POW. Later, in “The Circle”, shit gets real. We guess this really isn’t Star Trek: The Next Next Generation! iTunes ...

Trekabout Episode 157: Duet/In the Hands of the Prophets

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 01 Sep 2015 08:00:00 +0000

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine turns a corner this week, as we go into some very dark territory in “Duet”. Later, “In the Hands of the Prophets” reveals that there are some deep problems on Bajor. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 156: The Forsaken/Dramatis Personae

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 25 Aug 2015 08:00:00 +0000

After the debacle of “Q-Less”, you can forgive Richard for being skeptical about a DS9 episode featuring Lwaxana Troi, but “The Forsaken” is surprisingly touching. Later, in “Dramatis Personae”, something happens, but we don’t know what, because we fell asleep. Also! What is Barclay up to? iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 155: Progress/If Wishes Were Horses

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 18 Aug 2015 08:00:00 +0000

Kira deals with ideals versus duty in “Progress”, while the crew deals with imaginary MacGuffin aliens in “If Wishes Were Horses”. Also! Why does Colm Meaney hate leprechauns? iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 154: Battle Lines/The Storyteller

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 11 Aug 2015 08:00:00 +0000

“Battle Lines” brings back the character of Kai Opaka and promptly kills her. “The Storyteller” introduces the character of the Sirah and promptly kills him. Sounds like a couple of cases for Odo! Plus! We remind you that Wesley Crusher was once a topic of conversation on this podcast. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 153: The Nagus/Vortex

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 04 Aug 2015 08:00:56 +0000

The first episode in a long line of horribleness that stretches across all seven seasons of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine in a nearly interminable fashion, “The Nagus” undoes all the great work Armin Shimmerman has been doing as Quark and turns him into a Ferengi. Then, in “Vortex”, Odo solves another murder mystery. What is that, four already? iTunes Google ...

Trekabout Episode 152: The Passenger/Move Along Home

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 28 Jul 2015 08:00:00 +0000

We’re presented with a tough set of episodes this week–“The Passenger” is vaguely unsatisfying, while “Move Along Home” is just goofy. They both have some good character work though, which seems to par for the course for DS9 season 1. Also! Richard is still using the lack of an HD version an an excuse for ...

Trekabout Episode 151: Q-Less/Dax

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 21 Jul 2015 08:00:00 +0000

DS9 stumbles hard this week, as it gives us the adventures of guest stars that have absolutely nothing to do with our main characters, in “Q-Less”. Luckily, it remembers that we’re here for drama, in “Dax”, as we learn a bit about the Trill and Jadzia. Plus! Q never reappears on Star Trek: Deep Space ...

Trekabout Episode 150: Babel/Captive Pursuit

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 14 Jul 2015 08:00:00 +0000

Poor Chief O’Brien. In “Babel”, he’s overworked and overtired. In “Captive Pursuit”, he tries to help a Gamma Quadrant alien, and gets in trouble for it. Maybe he should have stayed on the Enterprise. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 149: A Man Alone/Past Prologue

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 07 Jul 2015 08:00:00 +0000

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine continues to differentiate itself from Star Trek: The Next Generation. In “A Man Alone”, Odo is accused of murder and attacked by a mob of angry Bajorans. In “Past Prologue”, Kira’s history as a terrorist/freedom fighter comes back to haunt her. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 148: Emissary

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 30 Jun 2015 08:00:00 +0000

Welcome to the Federation space station, Deep Space 9, everyone! Here we are in the pilot episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, “Emissary”. Let’s meet Commander Sisko, who hates Captain Picard. Let’s meet Major Kira, who hates Starfleet. Let’s meet Odo, who hates everyone. Let’s remeet Chief O’Brien, who’s just really tired, you guys. So, this ...

Trekabout Episode 147: Star Trek: Generations

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 25 Jun 2015 21:01:00 +0000

So, months after the wonderful final episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, “All Good Things…”, fans eagerly packed movie theaters to see the first big screen adventure of the crew of the USS Enterprise-D, and they were treated to… Star Trek: Generations. This complete mess of a movie shits on almost everything TNG stood for. Sorry, ...

Trekabout Episode 146: All Good Things…

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 18 Jun 2015 21:01:00 +0000

Well, after 89 episodes, Trekabout has reached the end of Star Trek: The Next Generation with “All Good Things…”, which is one of the finest episodes of both the series and the franchise, spanning 30 years and 3 different time periods. Plus! Hosts Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness discuss what Trekabout has meant to them ...

Trekabout Episode 145: Emergence/Preemptive Strike

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 11 Jun 2015 21:01:00 +0000

Alright, this is it: the second-to-last episode of Trekabout where we talk about Star Trek: The Next Generation–I bet the writers have got some awesome episodes for us! So, why did they give us “Emergence” and “Preemptive Strike”? Also! Where the hell has Ro Laren been? iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 144: Firstborn/Bloodlines

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 04 Jun 2015 21:01:00 +0000

Alexander is one of the most problematic characters on Star Trek: The Next Generation, so of course we couldn’t leave the show behind without an episode, “Firstborn”, focusing on Alexander travelling back in time to kill himself. Later, in “Bloodlines”, Daimok Bok returns after seven years to harrass Picard some more. Um, TNG? It’s okay to leave ...

Trekabout Episode 143: Genesis/Journey’s End

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 28 May 2015 21:01:00 +0000

As Trekabout reaches the end of Star Trek: The Next Generation, we are treated to an immaculately silly episode, “Genesis”. Later, in “Journey’s End”, TNG tries to make a sensitive episode about the plight of the Native Americans, which only sort of works. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 142: Masks/Eye of the Beholder

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 21 May 2015 21:01:00 +0000

“Masks” is an episode which proves that we were not going to escape TNG without one last opportunity for Brent Spiner to ham it up. “Eye of the Beholder” proves that we were not going to escape TNG without one last opportunity to see the start of a weirdly inert romantic relationship. Plus! Masaka is annoying. ...

Trekabout Episode 141: Lower Decks/Thine Own Self

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 14 May 2015 21:01:00 +0000

“Lower Decks”: the TNG episode that lets us see how everyone else views our main characters, namely: as giant assholes. “Thine Own Self”: the TNG episodes that lets us see everyone surrounding Data as giant assholes. TNG, did you wake up on the wrong side of the nacelle this morning, or what? iTunes Google Play ...

Trekabout Episode 140: Homeward/Sub Rosa

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 07 May 2015 21:01:00 +0000

It’s Long Lost Relative That We’ve Only Ever Had Cursory Mentions Of Week on Trekabout! First up, it’s “Homeward”, which provides us Worf’s human brother in a Very Special Episode about love. Later, in “Sub Rosa”, Dr. Crusher’s dead grandmother’s ghost lover stalks and assaults her. We wish we were kidding. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 139: Parallels/The Pegasus

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 30 Apr 2015 21:01:00 +0000

Have you ever wanted to see the road not traveled? Worf gets to, in “Parallels”, and the Federation is overrun by the Borg. Have you ever wondered why Starfleet doesn’t use cloaking technology? Well, we find out in “The Pegasus”. Plus! Where is Alexander? iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 138: Force of Nature/Inheritance

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 23 Apr 2015 21:01:00 +0000

“Force of Nature” is that rare TNG episode, the topical morality play, but unfortunately it’s mostly a mess. “Inheritance”, meanwhile, is that common TNG episode, a quiet interpersonal character study. Also! Why are they trying to train a cat? iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 137: Dark Page/Attached

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 16 Apr 2015 21:01:00 +0000

Oh, Lwaxana Troi. You’ve been a sitcom caricature. You’ve been a hilarious horny old lady stereotype. You’ve been a sad and lonely character used to examine issues of elder abuse and the pain of aging. Luckily, “Dark Page” is in that last vein and, say, “Cost of Living”. Later, in “Attached”, Dr. Crusher and Picard get ...

Trekabout Episode 136: Gambit, Part II/Phantasms

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 09 Apr 2015 21:01:00 +0000

We’ve had problems with two-partners on TNG many times, but luckily, “Gambit, Part II” is not one of those times. Meanwhile, “Phantasms” lets us talk at length about psychology. Hey, you knew what you were signing up for when you subscribed to this podcast. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 135: Interface/Gambit, Part I

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 02 Apr 2015 21:01:00 +0000

Have you ever had trusted coworkers think you’re crazy? Well, “Interface” is the episode for you! Have you ever wanted to see Indiana Picard and the Pirate Ship of Doom? Well, “Gambit, Part I” is the episode for you! Have you ever wanted to listen to a Star Trek podcast about these episodes? Well, Trekabout ...

Trekabout Episode 134: Descent, Part II/Liaisons

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 26 Mar 2015 21:01:00 +0000

“Descent, Part II” is a total mess of an episode which destroys both the character of Data and the Borg, while “Liaisons” manages to be both lazy and ungenerous. If there’s a worse pairing of episodes in the entire Star Trek franchise, we’ll find out, but we really, really don’t want to. Plus! Would a spinoff ...

Trekabout Episode 133: Timescape/Descent

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 19 Mar 2015 21:01:00 +0000

Brannon Braga episodes can be a bit of a double-edged sword, and “Timescape” is no exception, what with the cool concept and middling resolution. Meanwhile, “Descent” reimagines TNG as a comic book, because that is what people look for from Star Trek, we guess? iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 132: Rightful Heir/Second Chances

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 12 Mar 2015 21:01:00 +0000

“Rightful Heir” feels like TNG apologizing for the mess that was the “Birthright” two-parter, while “Second Chances” feels like TNG apologizing for sidelining Riker for the past couple of seasons. Hey, TNG, why are you feeling so guilty recently? What do you have planned? Should we be worried? iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 131: Frame of Mind/Suspicions

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 05 Mar 2015 22:01:00 +0000

Brannon Braga may get a bad rap amongst Trekkies, but “Frame of Mind” demonstrates that he could fire on all cylinders. Meanwhile, Dr. Crusher tries to solve a mystery in “Suspicions”. TNG may be getting long in the tooth, but it’s still able to pull out all the stops from time to time. iTunes Google Play ...

Trekabout Episode 130: Lessons/The Chase

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 26 Feb 2015 22:01:00 +0000

Picard has given up a lot for his Starfleet career, and in “Lessons”, we see him give up another chance at love and family, while in “The Chase”, it is revealed that Picard had a secret past as an archaeologist which he gave up for Starfleet. Also! Richard likes to see people suffer. iTunes Google ...

Trekabout Episode 129: Birthright, Part II/Starship Mine

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 19 Feb 2015 22:01:00 +0000

“Birthright, Part II” features almost none of the regular cast of TNG in an episode which kind of destroys the character of Worf. “Starship Mine” features all of the regular cast of TNG in an episode which almost destroys the Enterprise. Episode 129 of Trekabout destroys your boredom! iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 128: Tapestry/Birthright, Part I

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 12 Feb 2015 22:01:00 +0000

Star Trek: The Next Generation gives us our 34th Q episode this season, “Tapestry”, and Q is effectively and non-annoyingly used. Later, in “Birthright, Part I”, the show decides to make up for that by making Worf annoying. Also! Eric gives an impassioned plea for remastering Star Trek: Deep Space Nine in high definition. iTunes Google ...

Trekabout Episode 127: Aquiel/Face of the Enemy

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 05 Feb 2015 22:01:00 +0000

Hey, remember Geordi and Troi? Yeah, us either. But TNG does, as they give us a murder mystery starring Geordi, “Aquiel”, and a… murder mystery starring Troi, “Face of the Enemy”? Huh. Also! Why doesn’t Star Trek feature dogs more? iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 126: Chain of Command, Part II/Ship in a Bottle

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 29 Jan 2015 22:01:00 +0000

“Chain of Command, Part II” is one of the most celebrated episodes of any Star Trek series, so it’s no wonder that Eric and Richard kind of dislike it. “Ship in a Bottle” is a mostly unnecessary follow-up to a season two episode that no one really asked for, so it’s no wonder that Eric and ...

Trekabout Episode 125: The Quality of Life/Chain of Command, Part I

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 22 Jan 2015 22:01:00 +0000

Neither of us are sure that The Next Generation needed to revisit “The Measure of a Man”, but “The Quality of Life” is a decent episode with an interesting memory and cute robots, so okay. Meanwhile, “Chain of Command, Part I” sort of revisits Riker’s career and serves as an reintroduction to the Cardassians. Also! Why are ...

Trekabout Episode 124: Rascals/A Fistful of Datas

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 15 Jan 2015 22:01:00 +0000

Have you ever thought to yourself, “Screw thoughtfulness–give me more gimmicks”? Well, TNG has answered your prayers with “Rascals” and “A Fistful of Datas”. Hey, you didn’t ask for interesting gimmicks–that’ll teach you to be careful what you wish for. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 123: Schisms/True Q

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 08 Jan 2015 22:01:00 +0000

If there’s one thing that Star Trek believes in, it’s the inherent decency of all life, which is what makes “Schisms” such an interesting departure for The Next Generation. Later, in “True Q”, the crew deals with another lifeform without any inherent decency: Q. Plus! Eric is not a Nazi sympathizer. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 122: Man of the People/Relics

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 01 Jan 2015 22:01:00 +0000

Characters prematurely aging has been a staple of Star Trek since The Original Series, but it’s never been quite as campy as in “Man of the People”. Later, in “Relics”, the postmaturely aging Scotty makes a surprise guest appearance. Also! Is it finally time to call Richard a Trekkie? iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 121: Time’s Arrow Part II/Realm of Fear

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 25 Dec 2014 22:01:00 +0000

Look, TNG? We need to have a talk. Just because you did one game-changing, critically-acclaimed, ratings-busting season-ending cliffhanger doesn’t mean you need to keep doing them. “Time’s Arrow, Part II”, is, somehow, worse than the first part and is basically a complete waste of everyone’s time. Later, in “Realm of Fear”, Barclay is back with yet ...

Trekabout Episode 120: The Inner Light/Time’s Arrow

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 18 Dec 2014 22:01:00 +0000

Someone out there in the galaxy must have a problem with Picard. First he gets assimilated by the Borg, causing massive psychological damage. Now he gets brain-kidnapped by an alien probe in “The Inner Light”, causing massive psychological damage. Later, in “Time’s Arrow”, Samuel Clemens proves that massive psychological damage is no indication that one can’t ...

Trekabout Episode 119: I, Borg/The Next Phase

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 11 Dec 2014 22:01:00 +0000

Have you ever wanted a puppy? How about a Borg drone instead? “I, Borg” provides you with the opportunity. Have you ever wanted to go to your own funeral? “The Next Phase” gives you a chance to see what it might be like! iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 118: The Perfect Mate/Imaginary Friend

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 04 Dec 2014 22:01:00 +0000

So, like, “The Perfect Mate” is apparently a woman with no thoughts or opinions of her own who will meet a man’s every need, no matter what it is or how she’s feeling. So, like, “Imaginary Friend”s are actually really dangerous and will try to kill all your friends and family. So, like, Star Trek: The Next ...

Trekabout Episode 117: The First Duty/Cost of Living

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 27 Nov 2014 22:01:00 +0000

It’s Annoying Guest Star Week on Star Trek: The Next Generation! First up, “The First Duty”, in which Picard has to yell at Wesley Crusher until he agrees to stop lying about murdering someone. Later, in “Cost of Living”, Lwaxana Troi decides to show Alexander how to loosen up and have fun and oh my god ...

Trekabout Episode 116: The Outcast/Cause and Effect

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 20 Nov 2014 22:01:00 +0000

The Next Generation continues its rediscovery of social issue television with “The Outcast”, in which Riker falls in love with a transgender alien. But it’s about gay rights? Later, in “Cause and Effect”, Data falls in love with Riker, which destroys the Enterprise. Also! Richard doesn’t know what Kelsey Grammer looks like. iTunes Google Play ...

Trekabout Episode 115: Power Play/Ethics

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 13 Nov 2014 22:01:00 +0000

Troi, Data, and O’Brien pretend to be the long-dead crew of a 22nd Century starship? No, we’re not talking about improv comedy night in Ten Forward, it’s “Power Play”. Worf gets injured by a falling barrel and must decide that life is worth living? No, we’re not talking about a Lifetime movie, it’s “Ethics”. iTunes ...

Trekabout Episode 114: The Masterpiece Society/Conundrum

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 06 Nov 2014 22:01:00 +0000

An allegorical story in which the perfect people get hoisted by their own petard? No, we’re not talking about the results of this week’s midterm elections: it’s “The Masterpiece Society”, which is actually quite a good episode and we will not hear any dissenting opinions on that. Then it’s “Conundrum”, which is not in fact about Eric’s ...

Trekabout Episode 113: Hero Worship/Violations

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 30 Oct 2014 21:01:00 +0000

So a few episodes ago, Eric said that season five of Star Trek: The Next Generation was his favorite, and what better proof do you need that he records Trekabout drunk, because hoo boy are “Hero Worship” and “Violations” a pair of absolute stinkers. Plus! Geordi almost died in a fire? iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 112: A Matter of Time/New Ground

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 23 Oct 2014 21:01:00 +0000

The crew of the Enterprise-D has problems this week. In “A Matter of Time” they are very flatteringly targeted by an extratemporal conman who isn’t even trying, guys. Later, in “New Ground”, Worf’s past as a neglectful father comes back to haunt him. Plus! Picard is not Kirk. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 111: Unification I/Unification II

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 16 Oct 2014 21:01:00 +0000

You know how sometimes you think you really want something, and then once you get it, you realize it probably wasn’t that great of an idea? No, we’re not talking about the iPhone 6 Plus–we’re talking about “Unification I” and “Unification II”–the TNG two-partner that features Romulans, Sela, Sarek… and Spock. But it’s just not ...

Trekabout Episode 110: Disaster/The Game

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 09 Oct 2014 21:01:00 +0000

This week, we’ve replaced Star Trek: The Next Generation with The Poseidon Adventure and Invasion of the Body Snatchers. In “Disaster”, watch the crew of the Enterprise-D try to escape from a space tsunami! In “The Game”, watch Wesley Crusher and Ensign Lefler struggle to avoid being turned into brainwashed pod people! In Trekabout episode ...

Trekabout Episode 109: Ensign Ro/Silicon Avatar

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 02 Oct 2014 21:01:00 +0000

Some of the smooth polished edges have been worn down in the four years the Enterprise-D has been traveling the stars, but “Ensign Ro” gives us a titular character with a checkered past and a dislike of all our regular characters. Another guest star has a checkered past in “Silicon Avatar” and it’s a giant space-faring crystal. ...

Trekabout Episode 108: Redemption II/Darmok

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 25 Sep 2014 21:01:00 +0000

Eric and Richard, in front of the mics. Worf and Gowron, in the High Council. Picard and Sela, in the observation lounge. Picard, on the planet. “Redemption II” and “Darmok”, on a podcast. Trekabout, at rest. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 107: In Theory/Redemption

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 18 Sep 2014 21:01:00 +0000

Trekabout closes out The Next Generation’s fourth season with a couple of experimental episodes. In “In Theory”, Data experiments with romance, and in “Redemption”, Worf experiments with leaving Starfleet. Plus! Richard is confused by the return of an old crewmember. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 106: The Host/The Mind’s Eye

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 11 Sep 2014 21:01:00 +0000

Dr. Crusher finally gets another episode, “The Host”, but unfortunately it’s yet another female character-centered episode that’s basically about her fucking. Later, in “The Mind’s Eye”, Geordi’s virgin-streak continues, as his trip to Risa is canceled by Romulans. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 105: The Drumhead/Half a Life

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 04 Sep 2014 21:01:00 +0000

After a disappointing couple of weeks, The Next Generation roars back this week. “The Drumhead” is a potent mix of interpersonal drama and social commentary, whereas “Half a Life” is a quiet meditation on growing older and the morality of assisted suicide, featuring Lwaxana Troi. Wait, what? iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 104: The Nth Degree/Qpid

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 28 Aug 2014 21:01:00 +0000

Hey, look everyone! It’s Barclay! He was so beloved in his first appearance that they brought him back for “The Nth Degree”! Aren’t we all excited? Oh, it must be reunion week on Trekabout, because Q is back too! And “Qpid” is such a delight! Seriously, we’re just tired. Why are you doing this to us. Haven’t we ...

Trekabout Episode 103: Night Terrors/Identity Crisis

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 21 Aug 2014 21:01:00 +0000

Trekabout is almost at the end of The Next Generation’s fourth season, and unfortunately, we’ve hit a wall this week, with “Night Terrors” and “Identity Crisis”. While neither episode is terrible, they’re both suspiciously sloppy. Plus! Eric is worried about Brannon Braga. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 102: First Contact/Galaxy’s Child

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 14 Aug 2014 21:01:00 +0000

It’s been a while since The Next Generation has given us a quietly earnest story about the difficulties in understanding, and “First Contact” delivers. In “Galaxy’s Child”, however, no one is understanding anyone else, and an alien can’t deliver. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 101: Devil’s Due/Clues

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 07 Aug 2014 21:01:00 +0000

In this week’s exciting episode of Trekabout, we cover The Original Series episode “Devil’s Due”, in which Kirk and company have to save a planet from… wait a second, this is The Next Generation? Later, in “Clues”, the entire crew of the USS Enterprise becomes convinced that Data is a sociopath. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 100: Data’s Day/The Wounded

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 31 Jul 2014 21:01:00 +0000

Trekabout boldly goes where, well, a lot of podcasts have gone before, by reaching its 100th episode! But Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness keep the celebrations to a minimum, as Richard is very excited to discuss “Data’s Day” and Eric is very excited to discuss “The Wounded”. Plus! They’re trying to make O’Brien happen. Will they succeed? iTunes Google ...

Trekabout Episode 99: Final Mission/The Loss

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 24 Jul 2014 21:01:00 +0000

There are a couple of TNG characters disliked by most people. One of them, Wesley Crusher, gets a fitting send-off in “Final Mission”, as it’s annoying and wears out it welcome pretty quickly. The other character, Counselor Troi, gets a not-so-fitting character episode with “The Loss”, which continues her characterization as a irrational shrew. It’s too bad Marina Sirtis ...

Trekabout Episode 98: Reunion/Future Imperfect

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 17 Jul 2014 21:01:16 +0000

The fourth season of TNG finally gets its required Klingon episode, “Reunion” it’s very much a direct follow-up to “Sins of the Father”, and Richard Goodness is extremely excited. Later, in “Future Imperfect”, Riker learns that getting everything you want is something not all it’s cracked up to be. Also! Seriously, Richard. Enough about Tuvok ...

Trekabout Episode 97: Remember Me/Legacy

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 10 Jul 2014 21:01:50 +0000

Doctor Crusher learns how it feels to be abandoned by everyone she cares about, in “Remember Me”, and Tasha Yar’s sister learns how it feels to be reminded that her sister abandoned her, in “Legacy”. Is it just us, or is TNG getting kind of… depressing? iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 96: Brothers/Suddenly Human

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 03 Jul 2014 21:01:24 +0000

The family train that is TNG’s fourth season rolls along with “Brothers”, where we learn why Data and Lore both look like that, and “Suddenly Human,” where we learn what happens when someone stabs Picard in the chest. Spoiler: He lives. Also! Someone splatters Wesley with his cream. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 95: The Best of Both Worlds Part II/Family

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 26 Jun 2014 21:01:05 +0000

The fourth season of TNG starts off with a bang, as Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness delve into “The Best of Both Worlds Part II” and “Family”. Plus! Did Worf have a bar mitzvah? iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 94: Transfigurations/The Best of Both Worlds

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 19 Jun 2014 21:01:03 +0000

Richard Goodness is a bit nonplussed this week, as “Transfigurations” features the return of his old enemy, the energy being. It’s not all bad though, because “The Best of Both Worlds” exists. Plus! Richard wants to meet Tuvok. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 93: Sarek/Menage a Troi

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 12 Jun 2014 21:01:16 +0000

TNG finally breaks its rule against bringing back characters from The Original Series, and Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness finally break their rule against liking episodes featuring Lwaxana Troi. Why, it must be time for “Sarek” and “Ménage à Troi”. Plus! The Ferengi. Come on. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 92: Hollow Pursuits/The Most Toys

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 05 Jun 2014 21:01:29 +0000

Star Trek: The Next Generation goes dark this week. In “Hollow Pursuits”, the flip side of the “all hugging” crew is revealed, while in “The Most Toys”, Data decides that sometimes murder is justified. It’s a good thing the Enterprise-D has such a capable counselor! iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 91: Captain’s Holiday/Tin Man

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 29 May 2014 21:01:32 +0000

This week, on The Golden Girls of Star Trek: “Captain’s Holiday”: Picard (Patrick Stewart) needs a vacation and the crew of the Enterprise convince him to go to Risa, where he has an unexpected adventure. Saturday, 8PM EST “Tin Man”: Tam Elbrun (guest star Harry Groener) visits the Enterprise, where he’s intrigued by Data and ...

Trekabout Episode 90: Sins of the Father/Allegiance

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 22 May 2014 21:01:15 +0000

Richard Goodness is starting to get pretty excited about Klingons, and Eric Brasure doesn’t get it, which is a problem, since “Sins of the Father” is all about Klingon politics and honor and ZZZZZZZ. Later, in “Allegiance”, a clone of Picard wreaks sexy havok throughout the Enterprise-D. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 89: Yesterday’s Enterprise/The Offspring

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 15 May 2014 21:01:19 +0000

Take heart, Treakaboutians: TNG is firing on all cylinders this week. First up, “Yesterday’s Enterprise”, which juggles about 17 different things without dropping a one, and manages to redeem the death of Tasha Yar. Then, in “The Offspring”, Data creates an android daughter, and learns to love. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 88: Deja Q/A Matter of Perspective

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 08 May 2014 21:01:08 +0000

Oh boy, Q is back, and Richard Goodness and Eric Brasure are both so excited. While Richard is busy coming up with alternate titles for “Deja Q” (top candidate: “Oh, the Qmanity!”), Eric talks about how after this episode, Q really has diminishing returns. Meanwhile, in “A Matter of Perspective”, TNG does Rashomon. Plus! Eric ...

Trekabout Episode 87: The Hunted/The High Ground

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 01 May 2014 21:01:53 +0000

We’re almost halfway through the third season of TNG, and it’s time to realize something: the show can have a “meh” episode that’s still pretty good, as “The Hunted” proves. Later, in “The High Ground”, TNG does space Ireland again, but this time, they don’t blow it. Crap. Bad choice of words. iTunes Google Play ...

Trekabout Episode 86: The Vengeance Factor/The Defector

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 24 Apr 2014 21:01:59 +0000

Hey, did you know that it’s not a great idea to fall in love with a hundred-year-old woman who has sworn to finish a genocide? Riker finds that out in “The Vengeance Factor”. Hey, did you know that you shouldn’t trust Romulans bearing intelligence? Well, Picard finds that out in “The Defector”. iTunes Google Play ...

Trekabout Episode 85: The Enemy/The Price

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 17 Apr 2014 21:01:13 +0000

After falling in love with a fake woman last week, Geordi finds himself on a hot and sweaty planet with a Romulan, trying to locate Wesley’s tower, in “The Enemy”. Later, in “The Price”, Troi finds herself the victim of a sexual predator–’80s TV drama writers. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 84: The Bonding/Booby Trap

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 10 Apr 2014 21:01:53 +0000

This week’s Trekabout is all about things we can’t have. In “The Bonding”, child guest-star-of-the-week loses his mother and the crew of the Enterprise is forced to deal with the reality of having children on starships. Later, in the unfortunately-named “Booby Trap”, Geordi’s past and present as an awkward virgin are revealed. Plus! Trekabout is ...

Trekabout Episode 83: The Survivors/Who Watches the Watchers

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 03 Apr 2014 21:01:40 +0000

Did you ever miss a significant other so much that you recreated them with the power of your mind? Well, “The Survivors” might dredge up painful memories. Did you ever accidentally contaminate an alien culture? Well, “Who Watches the Watchers” might dredge up painful memories. Did you ever wonder how TNG got good so fast? ...

Trekabout Episode 82: Evolution/The Ensigns of Command

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 27 Mar 2014 21:01:30 +0000

Holy Toledo, the third season, and first good season, of TNG starts off with… a Wesley episode? Is this a sick joke? Okay, “Evolution” isn’t terrible, but it’s nowhere near as good as “The Ensigns of Command”. Also! Richard really, really, really misses Doctor Pulaski. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 81: Peak Performance/Shades of Gray

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 20 Mar 2014 21:01:34 +0000

Richard Goodness is happy to note that we’ve reached the end of the second season of TNG, but what Eric Brasure hasn’t told him is that his normal TNG, embodied by “Peak Performance”, has been replaced by “Shades of Gray”, a clip show. Will he notice? Oh who are we kidding, of course he notices. Also! ...

Trekabout Episode 80: Manhunt/The Emissary

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 13 Mar 2014 21:01:48 +0000

Download Were you chomping at the bit to see Lwaxana Troi again? Have you ever wondered what kind of woman it would take for Worf to want to get married? Don’t you ever ask better questions than these? “Manhunt”, stop making fun of old women. “The Emissary”, stop creeping us out. Trekabout, stop these rhetorical ...

Trekabout Episode 79: Samaritan Snare/Up the Long Ladder

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 06 Mar 2014 22:01:12 +0000

Hey Trekabout listeners! Were you chomping at the bit to see an episode of TNG in which every single character acts as stupid as possible? Well, “Samaritan Snare” delivers! Later, in “Up the Long Ladder”, we learn that Irish alcoholism is, in the 24th Century, still a very real stereotype. Plus! It was a good ...

Trekabout Episode 78: Pen Pals/Q Who

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 27 Feb 2014 22:01:28 +0000

It’s official: Richard Goodness gets really excited whenever “Written by Melinda D. Snodgrass” appears on his television. And “Pen Pals” is pretty good, what with all the interpersonal angst and Prime Directive drama. It’s not as good as “Q Who”, but that’s a tall order, so we’ll let it slide. Also! Richard thinks the Borg ...

Trekabout Episode 77: Time Squared/The Icarus Factor

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 20 Feb 2014 22:01:01 +0000

If you ever wondered what would happen if the writing staff of TNG completely forgot the entirety of Picard’s characterization and made him into a milquetoast, you’re in luck, because “Time Squared” does that very thing. Later, the cast of Thirtysomething drops by for an episode, to help Riker deal with his daddy issues, in ...

Trekabout Special 2: Trekkie Feminist

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 18 Feb 2014 08:00:41 +0000

Progressive ideals bumping up against the realities of contemporary mores? Why, we must be talking feminism in Trek with Jarrah Hodge, founder of Trekkie Feminist! Star Trek has always had a… problematic relationship with feminism and with its female characters, and we talk about that tension for a solid hour. Plus! Which Uhura is better ...

Trekabout Episode 76: Contagion/The Royale

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 13 Feb 2014 22:01:24 +0000

Hey, remember how we saw the USS Yamato a few weeks ago? Well, we finally get to see the real thing in “Contagion”, and it explodes in the episode teaser. Hey, remember how The Original Series used to save money by using studio backlots? Well, TNG does something similar in “The Royale”. Plus! Eric has ...

Trekabout Episode 75: The Measure of a Man/The Dauphin

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 06 Feb 2014 22:01:40 +0000

Oh my god, do The Crappy Years (TM) of Star Trek: The Next Generation ever, ever end? This week, we’re faced with “The Measure of a Man”, which… oh. Oh thank Jesus. It’s actually good. Then, we talk about “The Dauphin”, which… oh come on, TNG. You can’t give us “The Measure of a Man” ...

Trekabout Episode 74: Unnatural Selection/A Matter of Honor

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 30 Jan 2014 22:01:35 +0000

So after giving us ten episodes of character work which made us despise Doctor Pulaski, TNG suddenly decides to give us “Unnatural Selection”, a quiet character episode about Pulaski’s unease with her duties. Meanwhile, in “A Matter of Honor”, Riker decides to take on some new duties. And possibly fuck a Klingon lady. Two good ...

Trekabout Episode 73: Loud As a Whisper/The Schizoid Man

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 23 Jan 2014 22:01:57 +0000

Because “Loud As a Whisper” deals with the aftereffects of a man grappling with the loss of his personhood, i.e., he’s attracted to Troi, Eric takes it upon himself to yell at Richard for several minutes because Richard quite enjoyed “The Schizoid Man”, thank you very much. Also! Pulaski is still awful. iTunes Google Play ...

Trekabout Special 1: Improvised Star Trek

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Tue, 21 Jan 2014 08:00:55 +0000

On this special episode of Trekabout, Eric Brasure sits down with Griffen Eckstein and Julia Weiss of Improvised Star Trek. Were you like Eric, hoping against hope that there was an improv group out there doing a regular Star Trek show? You’re weird. But also in luck! iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 72: Elementary, Dear Data/The Outrageous Okona

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 16 Jan 2014 22:01:00 +0000

You know how sometimes something horrible happens and you just know that the entire world has changed and will never be the same? That’s what happens in “Elememtary, Dear Data”, which doubles down on the malfunctioning holodeck plot from “The Big Goodbye” and cements it in place as a part of Trek. That also goes ...

Trekabout Episode 71: The Child/Where Silence Has Lease

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 09 Jan 2014 22:01:13 +0000

Cast and crew, welcome to year two of Star Trek: The Next Generation! The writer’s strike messed things up a little, but we’re ready to swing back into production. Marina! We heard your complaints about your underutilization last year and we’ve decided to start off this season with a Troi-centered episode called “The Child” where ...

Trekabout Episode 70: Conspiracy/The Neutral Zone

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 02 Jan 2014 22:01:02 +0000

Remember how Richard Goodness always used to complain about The Original Series not having any continuity? Well, The Next Generation brings back the “Conspiracy” from “Coming of Age” in the style of David Cronenberg. Later, “The Neutral Zone” bring back Richard’s neighbor from 1990s Secaucus, New Jersey. Also! Casting call: late 50s male, willing to ...

Trekabout Episode 69: Skin of Evil/We’ll Always Have Paris

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 26 Dec 2013 22:01:58 +0000

On this special holiday episode of Trekabout, we celebrate the death of Tasha Yar… wait, that’s not right. “Skin of Evil” isn’t that great, but it’s at least audacious, unlike “We’ll Always Have Paris”, which, uh… is an episode. Plus! Richard compares Armus to Trelane. Richard has never seen Star Trek before. iTunes Google Play ...

Trekabout Episode 68: The Arsenal of Freedom/Symbiosis

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 19 Dec 2013 22:01:21 +0000

Man, unintended consequences are a bitch. In “The Arsenal of Freedom”, space Americans who were selling weapons to space Iran end up destroying themselves. Meanwhile, in “Symbiosis”, the cast of TNG does a drug after-school special, but with a distinct lack of space Nancy Reagan. Also! Don’t do drugs. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 67: Coming of Age/Heart of Glory

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 12 Dec 2013 22:01:02 +0000

This week, we’re all about existential threats to galactic civilizations. In “Coming of Age”, a Starfleet admiral appears to berate the Enterprise crew because conspiracy. Meanwhile, in “Heart of Glory”, some dicky Klingons want the freedom to murder some people because warrior race. It’s really a shame that Wesley failed the Starfleet Academy entrance exam, ...

Trekabout Episode 66: When the Bough Breaks/Home Soil

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 05 Dec 2013 22:01:24 +0000

Our episodes this week are all about strange lifeforms that are hard to understand. “When the Bough Breaks” features an alien planet full of kidnappers who decide they really need a few bad child actors and Wesley Crusher. Meanwhile, “Home Soil” features the Federation discovering that silicon-based life exists. Wait a second. Also! Data’s penis ...

Trekabout Episode 65: 11001001/Too Short a Season

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 28 Nov 2013 22:01:37 +0000

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Trekabout Episode 64: Datalore/Angel One

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 21 Nov 2013 22:01:35 +0000

Star Trek loves itself some duology, and The Next Generation is no exception. In “Datalore”, Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness discover that Data has a “brother”, and, well… he’s kind of a dick. In “Angel One”, we discover that women in power are kind of dicks. Plus! Data has a dick. Oh boy, does Data ...

Trekabout Episode 63: Haven/The Big Goodbye

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 14 Nov 2013 22:01:48 +0000

Star Trek: The Next Generation starts getting a little philosophical this week, as our main characters encounter computer-generated people that question their own personhood. No, we’re not talking about Lwaxana Troi in “Haven”, we’re talking about “The Big Goodbye”, but we can understand why you might think that. Let’s just not talk about “Haven”, okay? ...

Trekabout Episode 62: The Battle/Hide and Q

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 07 Nov 2013 22:01:08 +0000

This week’s Trekabout finds us learning new things about our intrepid adventurers. In “The Battle”, we learn that Picard might be going senile because he doesn’t remember inventing a starship maneuver so famous it’s taught in Starfleet Academy. Later, in “Hide and Q”, we get to discover that Geordi is attracted to Wesley Crusher. Plus! ...

Trekabout Episode 61: Lonely Among Us/Justice

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 31 Oct 2013 21:01:24 +0000

Hi everyone, Acting Ensign Wesley Crusher here! Well gee, Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness let me write the recap for this week’s episode of Trekabout and I’m so goshdarn excited! Let’s see… in “Lonely Among Us”, some mean alien thing takes over Captain’s Picard’s body while some other mean alien things try to eat each ...

Trekabout Episode 60: The Last Outpost/Where No One Has Gone Before

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 24 Oct 2013 21:01:22 +0000

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness are not having a good week. "The Last Outpost" reveals the new Star Trek threat, and it's... the Ferengi. So they talk about the Prime Directive instead. Later, in "Where No One Has Gone Before", Picard's past as a momma's boy, and Wesley's future as an asshole, are revealed. Plus! Richard wants a replicator. He hates doing laundry.

Trekabout Episode 59: The Naked Now/Code of Honor

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 17 Oct 2013 21:01:51 +0000

Star Trek: The Next Generation continues to get off to a rocky start by basically remaking two Original Series episodes. "The Naked Now" reveals what the crew of the Enterprise-D secretly desires, and most of it is so boring and/or horrible that it's never brought up again. Meanwhile, in "Code of Honor", director Russ Mayberry works out his fear of black people.

Trekabout Episode 58: Encounter at Farpoint

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 10 Oct 2013 21:01:49 +0000

This week, Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness leap ahead into the 24th Century by covering the pilot episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, “Encounter at Farpoint”. How is Picard different from Kirk? How is Data different from Spock? Why are there so many men walking around in miniskirts? Also! How annoying is Q? iTunes ...

Trekabout Episode 57: Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 03 Oct 2013 21:01:43 +0000

Well, we’ve come to the end of our journey with The Original Series crew with Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country. The last adventure for Kirk, Spock, McCoy, Uhura, Scotty, Sulu, and Chekov features them coming to terms with Russian Perestroika… I mean, Klingon… Perestroika. I mean, the Klingons are in trouble and the Federation ...

Trekabout Episode 56: Star Trek V: The Final Frontier

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 26 Sep 2013 21:01:25 +0000

Oh boy. Star Trek V: The Final Frontier. While it’s not the worst of the Trek movies, it’s decidedly the roughest ride we’ve had in quite a while. Eric tries to defend the movie a bit, and Richard tries to find some deep Buddhist resonances in the film, but overall it’s just a poorly put-together ...

Trekabout Episode 55: Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 19 Sep 2013 21:01:19 +0000

We close out the trilogy of Trek movies with Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, which just so happens to be Eric’s favorite. The film combines humor, action, and Trekkian optimism in true Original Series fashion, and it’s just spectacular. Richard likes it too, I guess. But don’t worry! Just because the trilogy is over ...

Trekabout Episode 54: Star Trek III: The Search for Spock

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 12 Sep 2013 21:01:39 +0000

After the unbelievable high of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, the Original Series movies come back to Earth this week (literally.) Star Trek III: The Search for Spock inverts the traditional Trek plot by placing our heroes on the run from Starfleet, in a desperate attempt to find Spock. Spoiler: they find him. ...

Trekabout Episode 53: Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 05 Sep 2013 21:01:20 +0000

In Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, we learn that Kirk fears obsolescence, Khan fears embarrassment, and Spock fears nothing. Which, you know, is a benefit and a curse, because he ends up dying. Plus! Kirstie Alley. Do we need to say anything else? iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 52: Star Trek: The Motion Picture

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 29 Aug 2013 21:01:41 +0000

The late Seventies were a depressing time. Economic malaise. Oil embargo. Iran hostage crisis. Star Trek: The Motion Picture will make us all feel better, right? Well, no, not really–it’s a rather somber affair, full of drab colors, violent death, and characters who barely acknowledge one another’s presence. It’s not all bad, though, because it ...

Trekabout Episode 51: How Sharper Than a Serpent’s Tooth/The Counter-Clock Incident

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 22 Aug 2013 21:01:06 +0000

We bid a fond if not entirely unwelcome farewell to The Animated Series this week, the show that proved that The Original Series was not just a flash in the pan. “How Sharper Than a Serpent’s Tooth” is basically a retread of “Who Mourns for Adonais?” but with 100% less sexual harassment and 100% more ...

Trekabout Episode 50: The Practical Joker/Albatross

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 15 Aug 2013 21:01:40 +0000

Well, after a lackluster start, the second season of The Animated Series roars back. “The Practical Joker” is notable for featuring the precursor to the holodeck. It’s also notable for being insane. Meanwhile, “Albatross” (winner of the 1998 Most Obtuse Star Trek Episode Title Award) is a quiet character study and a cautionary tale about ...

Trekabout Episode 49: The Pirates of Orion/Bem

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 08 Aug 2013 21:01:02 +0000

Okay folks. The second season of The Animated Series. They’ve worked out the kinks. The actors have gotten more comfortable with voice acting. We’re ready for some great episodes! So why the hell did they give us “The Pirates of Orion” and “Bem”? Did they think we wouldn’t notice? iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 48: The Jihad/The Time Trap

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 01 Aug 2013 21:01:37 +0000

We vacillate over whether it was daring to name an episode of a 1974 children’s cartoon “The Jihad”, but we both agree that it’s not a great episode. “The Time Trap” is a bit better, with some interesting shades of “The Side of Paradise”, but ultimately it doesn’t add up to much. Also! Richard really ...

Trekabout Episode 47: The Slaver Weapon/The Eye of the Beholder

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 25 Jul 2013 21:01:07 +0000

Wildly inconsistent, is The Animated Series. “The Slaver Weapon” is one of the finest episodes of the show yet, with an interesting if admittedly cliche premise and a strong statement about the rights of cat women. “The Eye of the Beholder” is so bad that Eric rants about the episode until Richard adopts a kitten ...

Trekabout Episode 46: The Terratin Incident/The Ambergris Element

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 18 Jul 2013 21:01:29 +0000

Star Trek has always had a relatively loose relationship with scientific rigor, and this week we have some of the shoddiest understandings of evolution this side of The Creation Museum. In “The Terratin Incident” everyone on board the Enterprise starts shrinking, for unknown reasons, and in “The Ambergris Element” Kirk and Spock get turned into ...

Trekabout Episode 45: Once Upon a Planet/Mudd’s Passion

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 11 Jul 2013 21:01:46 +0000

The Animated Series is sequel-heavy this week. In “Once Upon a Planet”, we revisit the shore leave planet from, uh, “Shore Leave”, and discover that they probably should have left well enough alone. In “Mudd’s Passion”, an animated Harry Mudd talks Nurse Chapel into slipping Spock some ecstasy. Plus! Richard is very interested in exploring ...

Trekabout Episode 44: The Infinite Vulcan/The Magicks of Megas-Tu

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 04 Jul 2013 21:01:20 +0000

Seeing as how they couldn’t afford to include Walter Koenig in the cast of The Animated Series, it was super nice to buy the script to “The Infinite Vulcan” from him, even thought the episode is kind of pants. Later, in “The Magicks of Megas-Tu”, the crew of the Enterprise are menaced by a guy ...

Trekabout Episode 43: More Tribbles, More Troubles/The Survivor

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 27 Jun 2013 21:01:40 +0000

This week, on Trekabout: Episode 23, Eric and Richard discuss “The Trouble… wait, what? That can’t be right. Everything is animated! Oh, this episode is called “More Tribbles, More Troubles”, and it’s… adequate? Then, on “The Survivor”, we’re faced with a member of the 1% who is actually a monster. Not that different from the ...

Trekabout Episode 42: One of Our Planets Is Missing/The Lorelai Signal

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 20 Jun 2013 21:01:58 +0000

The Animated Series is hungry this week. In “One of Our Planets Is Missing”, a giant intelligent space cloud is eating planets–and the people too! In “The Lorelei Signal”, Amazon vampire ladies are luring men to their deaths because the women are infertile, or something. Look, Uhura and Nurse Chapel shoot people in this episode, so ...

Trekabout Episode 41: Beyond the Farthest Star/Yesteryear

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 21:01:00 +0000

You can’t tell, since this is an audio podcast, but in honor of our move into The Animated Series, we’ve replaced ourselves with cartoon facsimiles. And just in time, too, as “Beyond the Farthest Star” and “Yesteryear” assuage Richard’s fears about an animated Trek. The former provides a possible template for the show–trippy visuals with ...

Trekabout Episode 40: All Our Yesterdays/Turnabout Intruder

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 21:01:40 +0000

Our 9-month mission is over, as we reach the end of The Original Series with “All Our Yesterdays” and “Turnabout Intruder”. If only we could go back in time to the first or second seasons–but no women, please, they’re nuts! Plus! Eric lays out a roadmap for the future of Trekabout. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 39: The Cloud Minders/The Savage Curtain

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 30 May 2013 21:01:02 +0000

As we inch closer to the end of The Original Series, we’ve hit the brakes with “The Cloud Minders” and “The Savage Curtain”, two more episodes with intriguing premises that get bored with themselves halfway through. Plus! Abraham Lincoln dies again. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 38: Requiem for Methuselah/The Way to Eden

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 23 May 2013 21:01:30 +0000

It seems that Spock is getting restless. In “Requiem for Methuselah”, he surprises everyone by expressing a desire to get drunk while listening to some sick Brahms’ sonatas. Later, in “The Way to Eden”, he drops out, turns on, and tunes in with the cast of a 23rd Century traveling production of Hair. Plus! Richard ...

Trekabout Episode 37: That Which Survives/The Lights of Zetar

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 16 May 2013 21:01:29 +0000

We’ve had some strong contenders, but, finally, we’ve found an episode of The Original Series that’s as terrible as “The Alternative Factor”: “That Which Survives”. The less said about it, the better, so let’s move right along to “The Lights of Zetar”, which isn’t much better, but at least features a strong and capable female ...

Trekabout Episode 36: Let That Be Your Last Battlefield/The Mark of Gideon

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 09 May 2013 21:01:01 +0000

Ah, 1969. America’s Gandhi was dead. Race riots had broken out in many American cities. The Cold War was at full tilt. But don’t worry! Here is “Let That Be Your Last Battlefield” to browbeat us with the message that “racism is bad”! Later, “The Mark of Gideon” tries to convince us that mass sterilization ...

Trekabout Episode 35: Elaan of Troyius/Whom Gods Destroy

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 02 May 2013 21:01:11 +0000

The third season of The Original Series has slowed its rate of terribleness with “Elaan of Troyius” and “Whom Gods Destroy”. While not classic episodes, they’re at least entertaining pulp nonsense, and at this point, that’s about all we can ask. Also! Richard can’t hear. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 34: Wink of an Eye/The Empath

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 21:01:08 +0000

The Original Series continues its problematic relationship with female guests stars this week. In “Wink of an Eye”, our female guest star’s personality switches multiple times over the course of the episode because plot. In “The Empath”, the show manages to one-up that treatment and give us a female character with literally no personality. Oh, ...

Trekabout Episode 33: The Tholian Web/Plato’s Stepchildren

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 21:01:21 +0000

It’s not dead, Jim: The third season roars back this week. “The Tholian Web” features a new alien menace, growing madness among the crew, a disappearing starship, and Spock and Bones at each other’s throats. “Plato’s Stepchildren” features telekinetic jocks, the first (sic) interracial kiss on television, and a singing Spock. Plus! Scotty gets drunk ...

Trekabout Episode 32: Day of the Dove/For the World Is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 21:01:12 +0000

8 episodes into the third season of The Original Series, and we’ve cracked the code on why it’s so disappointing: everyone involved has decided to give us a steady diet of fight scenes, love scenes, and general half-assed pulp nonsense. In “Day of the Dove”, the Klingons and the Federation learn that the cure for ...

Trekabout Episode 31: Is There in Truth No Beauty?/Spectre of the Gun

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 21:01:51 +0000

In “Is There in Truth No Beauty?”, the crew of the Enterprise wanders around for 50 minutes while a guest star does her best to convince everyone that she’s blind, and then she leaves. In “Spectre of the Gun”, the crew of the Enterprise wanders around for 50 minutes while guest stars do their best ...

Trekabout Episode 30: The Paradise Syndrome/And the Children Shall Lead

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 21:01:40 +0000

Want some mild racism? Well you have it in “The Paradise Syndrome”! Want to feel a burning hatred for children? Well you have it in “And the Children Shall Lead”! Want to watch a better TV show? Well, you have to wait for us to get to Star Trek: The Next Generation in about six ...

Trekabout Episode 29: Spock’s Brain/The Enterprise Incident

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 21:01:21 +0000

Oh boy, guys and gals–we made it to the third season of The Original Series, and it’s all downhill from here for quite a while. “Spock’s Brain” isn’t nearly as bad as everyone makes it out to be, and gives us some hilarious camp, while “The Enterprise Incident” is… pretty good? Which is about the ...

Trekabout Episode 28: Bread and Circuses/Assignment: Earth

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 21:01:26 +0000

Okay! We’ve reached the end of the second season, with “Bread and Circuses”, another Gene Roddenberry-penned episode, so, really, enough said, and “Assignment: Earth”, another exciting outing from our intrepid adventurers Gary Seven, Roberta Lincoln, and Isis the cat… wait, what? What the hell are we watching? Is this Star Trek? Also! Richard doesn’t like ...

Trekabout Episode 27: The Omega Glory/The Ultimate Glory

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 22:01:08 +0000

What is nuclear war good for? “The Omega Glory” tries to answer that, and the answer is… Christ, I don’t know, look, this is one of the worst Original Series episodes, let’s just move on to “The Ultimate Computer”, where we learn that computers are not adept at starship command. Plus! Is Spock McCoy’s little ...

Trekabout Episode 26: Patterns of Force/By Any Other Name

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 22:01:39 +0000

Okay, we just have to come out and say it: we’re dealing with Nazis this week. “Patterns of Force” is a strangely funny episode, seeing as how it deals with, as we just mentioned, Nazis, but it’s also disturbing. “By Any Other Name” is neither of those, but it does present us with the idea ...

Trekabout Episode 25: A Private Little War/Return to Tomorrow

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 22:01:18 +0000

We’re presented with a tough set of episodes this week. “A Private Little War” is overstuffed with plot and weird ideas about gender and sexuality, while “Return to Tomorrow” is understuffed with plot and weird ideas about gender and sexuality. There’s a space yeti though, so that counts for something. Also! Shatner is really starting ...

Trekabout Episode 24: A Piece of the Action/The Immunity Syndrome

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 16:00:52 +0000

We’re pleased to be joined by Zack Handlen, who writes weekly Trek reviews for The Onion’s AV Club. He’s nice enough to answer some questions about his writing, and then sticks around to discuss “A Piece of the Action” and “The Immunity Syndrome” with us. Plus! Richard wants a zoot suit. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 23: The Trouble with Tribbles/The Gamesters of Triskelion

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 22:01:31 +0000

It’s kind of weird how TOS episodes fit into nice pairs sometimes, isn’t it? Both “The Trouble with Tribbles” and “The Gamesters of Triskelion” don’t have a whole lot of plot. It only works in the episode about cute little furry creatures–and no, we’re not talking about Chekov. Also! Richard has done entirely too much research into the life of the ...

Trekabout Episode 22: Obsession/Wolf in the Fold

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 22:01:46 +0000

“Obsession” is kind of like “The Doomsday Machine” only with Kirk being crazy but of course he can’t actually be crazy, because he’s Captain Kirk. “Wolf in the Fold” is kind of like Robert Bloch’s nightmares (we assume) only with Scotty being crazy but of course he can’t actually be crazy, because he’s Scotty. It’s ...

Trekabout Episode 21: Friday’s Child/The Deadly Years

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 22:01:27 +0000

Our pairing of episodes this week bring us full circle on the cycle of life. In “Friday’s Child”, a woman gives birth to a premature baby, and in “The Deadly Years”, a woman dies of premature old age. Also! The Klingons and the Romulans come back. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 20: Metamorphosis/Journey to Babel

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 22:01:17 +0000

Mothers and children feature prominently in both of our episodes this week. In “Metamorphosis” it’s a needy energy being who holds Zephram Cochrane captive until Kirk and company land and turn their relationship into some sort of Oedipal horrorshow. In “Journey to Babel” we have Spock trying really hard not to emote all over his ...

Trekabout Episode 19: Catspaw/I, Mudd

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 22:01:35 +0000

Both “Catspaw” and “I, Mudd” feature a variety of professional actors hamming it up, but only in “Catspaw” does the ham actually smell a bit off, probably because of the giant cat. No, seriously: a giant cat. Meanwhile, in “I, Mudd”, the cast of The Original Series engages in improv theater, which results in one ...

Trekabout Episode 18: The Apple/The Doomsday Machine

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 22:01:06 +0000

Welcome to this week’s Trekabout, where we give you a master course in Christian theology. In the beginning (“The Apple”), God was there with some guys and gals, and then Satan (Kirk) came and gave them the knowledge of good and evil (sex). Skip ahead a while (“The Doomsday Machine”) and God (Starfleet) sends his ...

Trekabout Episode 17: The Changeling/Mirror, Mirror

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 22:01:05 +0000

An evil mass-murdering robot? Why, it must be time for “The Changeling”, which tries to answer the question “what would happen if a robot could feel sad?” and kind of succeeds. “Mirror, Mirror” tries to answer the question “what if the Federation were the kind of organization that built mass-murdering robots?” and also kind of ...

Trekabout Episode 16: Amok Time/Who Mourns for Adonais

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 22:01:54 +0000

We made it! Welcome to season two of The Original Series. “Amok Time” is among the series’ best, what with all the soup-throwing, bell-playing, and Kirk-dying insanity, while “Who Mourns for Adonais” is among the series’ middling episodes, but we get a lot of mileage out of both of them. Richard thinks Sulu is sleeping ...

Trekabout Episode 15: Operation–Annihilate!

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 22:01:15 +0000

Well, we’ve done it–we’ve reached the end of the first season of The Original Series. While “Operation–Annihilate!” has a pleasingly campy title, the episode doesn’t really add up to much–unlike our long discussion of television theory. It’s so long, in fact, that we pushed “Amok Time” to next week. Sorry, loyal listener–we’ll never lie to ...

Trekabout Episode 14: The Alternative Factor/The City on the Edge of Forever

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 22:01:03 +0000

Boy, we really wish there was an alternative to “The Alternative Factor”, because it’s almost unwatchable and we’re sorry we have to put you, our loyal listeners, through it. If it’s any consolation, the other episode this week, “The City on the Edge of Forever”, is as great as the The Original Series ever got. ...

Trekabout Episode 13: The Devil in the Dark/Errand of Mercy

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 22:01:18 +0000

Hey, remember “The Man Trap”? Well, we have a good version of that episode this week, with “The Devil in the Dark”. Hey, remember “Arena”? Well, we have a not-quite-as-good version of that episode this week, with “Errand of Mercy”. Hey, remember how The Original Series liked to recycle plots? Plus! Gene L. Coon is ...

Trekabout Episode 12: A Taste of Armageddon/This Side of Paradise

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 22:01:47 +0000

You know, Richard is weird. When war is maintained artificially, as in “A Taste of Armageddon”, he’s all for it, but when happiness is artificially created and maintained, as in “This Side of Paradise”, he’s all for that, too. It’s a good thing Eric is here to temper that insanity with a long monologue about ...

Trekabout Episode 11: The Return of the Archons/Space Seed

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 22:01:53 +0000

“The Return of the Archons” is a lot like Richard’s Saturday nights: an explosion of violence and sex culminating in frustration and computer problems. “Space Seed” is a lot like Eric’s Saturday nights: quiet, but with an undercurrent of forceful evil. Eventually they both end, though, just like these episodes. Good thing they’re both pretty ...

Trekabout Episode 10: Tomorrow Is Yesterday/Court Martial

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 22:01:30 +0000

This week, we spend a lot of time talking about Starfleet uniforms, the operating agency of the Enterprise (is it Starfleet or UESPA? Questions!), and when exactly Star Trek is supposed to be set. I mean, do you really expect us to spend time discussing the plot details of “Tomorrow Is Yesterday” and “Court Martial”? ...

Trekabout Episode 9: The Squire of Gothos/Arena

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 21:01:07 +0000

So here’s the thing: Richard Goodness thinks that “The Squire of Gothos” is the opposite of “The Corbomite Maneuver”. It doesn’t mean he doesn’t like the episode, though, as evidenced by his love of Uhura playing the harpsichord. At least we think it’s a harpsichord. Kirk probably wishes he had a harpsichord to beat the ...

Trekabout Episode 8: Shore Leave/The Galileo Seven

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 21:01:18 +0000

What would you do if were trapped on a pleasure planet where your thoughts come alive? A lot of sex, that is a correct answer, very good. Unfortunately, the crew of the USS Enterprise do boring things like find guns under rocks and beat up college rivals, in “Shore Leave”, one of our episodes this ...

Trekabout Episode 7: Balance of Terror/The Conscience of the King

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 21:01:56 +0000

Hey everyone, Eric here. Look, I know you’re all going to be upset, but Richard has a controversial opinion about “Balance of Terror”. It’s upsetting, I realize, but I’ll help you through it. If it helps, neither one of us cares much for “The Conscience of the King”, so that’s got to count for something, ...

Trekabout Episode 6: The Corbomite Maneuver/The Menagerie Parts 1 and 2

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 21:01:19 +0000

On this episode of Trekabout, Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness examine three episodes of Star Trek: “The Corbomite Maneuver”, and “The Menagerie” Parts 1 and 2. Richard continues his quixotic quest to convince the world that Sulu is secretly gay, and Eric tries to convince Richard that the kind thing isn’t always the good thing. ...

Trekabout Episode 5: Miri/Dagger of the Mind

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 21:01:41 +0000

This week, Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness discuss the lack of cell phone service on alternate Earths and the science of penology by examining the episodes “Miri” and “Dagger of the Mind”. The former also finally allows Richard to indulge in his vociferous hatred of children. Plus! Richard has a cold, so you get to ...

Trekabout Episode 4: Mudd’s Women/What Are Little Girls Made Of?

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 21:01:35 +0000

In this episode of Trekabout, Eric Brasure tries to convince Richard Goodness that androids can’t love, and Richard Goodness tries to convince Eric Brasure that Dr. Chakwas from the Mass Effect series is not a lesbian. Also, they spend an inordinate amount of time discussing how Richard is dumb for refusing to read pre-80s science ...

Trekabout Episode 3: The Naked Time/The Enemy Within

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 21:01:21 +0000

This week, Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness discuss “The Naked Time“ and “The Enemy Within“. Eric explains the origins of Vulcans, Richard longs for tribbles, and they argue about Sulu’s subtext sexuality. A lot. Loudly. Seriously, we’re sorry. We can’t promise it won’t happen again, because we don’t want to promise never to do it ...

Trekabout Episode 2: The Man Trap/Charlie X

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 21:01:18 +0000

Today on Trekabout, Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness discuss 23rd Century gender politics (yes, again, we’re sorry) and why Kirk wants to kill everything, by examining “The Man Trap” and “Charlie X”. Also, Spock stops smiling. iTunes Google Play RSS

Trekabout Episode 1: The Cage/Where No Man Has Gone Before

Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 21:01:45 +0000

On this first episode of Trekabout, Richard Goodness reacquaints himself with the art of podcasting, Eric Brasure tries to explain what the hell this show is about, and they both discuss two classic episodes of Star Trek: “The Cage” and “Where No Man Has Gone Before”. Turns out, a lot of men has gone ...