Out of Contreks

This episode has so many sexist moments that we straight up forgot to talk about when Kirk slaps a woman! It's real bad, folks. We got a good discussion out of it, though!

Ryan and Brady talk about what makes a satisfying story and whether this honestly pretty watchable Enterprise episode was trying to make a darker point about determinism. Also, here's a joke we didn't make on the episode itself: 50 First Stardates! You'll get it when you watch/listen.

It's a special In Contreks episode in which we talk about Season 1 of Star Trek: Picard as a whole. This gets a little wild and wide-ranging, as it was recorded the day before publishing and is mostly unedited, but listen on for thoughts about good ideas, bad execution, and the best fashion choice in all of Star Trek.

As the crew of DS9 gets used to Ezri Dax, Ryan and Brady discuss claustrophobia, coping mechanisms, Worf being a big old jerk, and how the Trill can be one of the most interesting AND most difficult alien races to engage with on Star Trek.

Hello there! For what was originally going to be our 25th podcast, we just so happened to draw a momentous episode: the pilot of Voyager. Join us to learn about holofarming, wasting water, and what popular food franchise Ryan's dad accidentally kept calling one of the characters!

We had a small production mix-up, so we're airing this one out of order (we explain more in the intro). We've been on something of a Klingon kick lately, and this is more of the same, from a different show and a different angle. We talk about Klingon holidays and bad Klingon food and bad Tom Paris. Also, the audio is certainly listenable but a little wonky, so sorry about that! A strange episode all around, but still enjoyable!

We want to love Klingons, but sometimes we don't know how! You know who does love Klingons? Jadzia Dax, and we love her! Listen to Ryan and Brady talk about how great Terry Farrell is and the curious decor choices of Bajoran hospitals in this mid-period Deep Space 9 episode.

I'll be honest. I (Ryan) upload these, and this is an episode Brady edited, and I forgot to do this until right before I went to bed the night before the episode is scheduled to drop and I can't remember very much about what we talked about. It's a Klingon culture episode, but with Dax instead of Worf, and there are some interesting Trill ideas, too. I can't remember much else; we recorded it two months ago. Listen along, and we'll find out together!

Is paternalism still going to be a problem in the future? The Voyager episode Ryan and Brady watched this week certainly seems to think so. Join them as they discuss how "Real Life" compares to "The Offspring" and "Fair Haven," and stay for an update on brain trauma and the weird race stuff that frequently afflicts Star Trek's handling of alien species.

Ryan and Brady heap love on this DS9/TOS mash-up but aren't exactly sure how to talk about it, given its strange narrative structure. Also, Ryan at one point goes on a tangent about the streaming wars? It's kind of a weird one, but very positive.