We're experiencing a perfect moment in time this week as we slow down to enjoy the third TNG film: "Star Trek: Insurrection"! Sasha Wood of Casually Comics returns to the show this week to discuss Michael Piller's uneven but endearing contribution to the TNG film series. The Enterprise discovers a remote planet of enlightened but defenseless race who is being victimized by the cruel Son'a. When the Federation forbids Picard to interfere, the captain and his crew will have to weigh their responsi...
Sep 14, 2022•1 hr 14 min
It's a detour into mystery this week as we cross over with BackTrekking, our sister podcast where we examine the real-world inspirations behind your favorite Star Trek episodes! Love and murder are in the cards as we investigate the stories of two mononymous and mysterious women: the 1944 film noir classic "Laura" and the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Aquiel"! WARNING: EXPLICIT LANGUAGE FOR GROWN-UPS ON THIS EPISODE Find out the stories behind your favorite Trek episodes with BackTrekk...
Sep 08, 2022•1 hr 28 min
We are talking LIVE about the #StarTrekLowerDecks episode “The Least Dangerous Game”! Tweet at @eistpod with the hashtag #discoverage to join our conversation currently in progress! #startrek https://www.twitch.tv/eistpod
Sep 08, 2022•34 min
We are talking LIVE about the #StarTrekLowerDecks episode “Grounded”! Tweet at @eistpod with the hashtag #discoverage to join our conversation currently in progress! #startrek https://www.twitch.tv/eistpod
Aug 27, 2022•36 min
The Borg have set their cyborg sights on Earth and it's up to the crew of the Enterprise-E to travel through time to stop them. We're presenting our live panel about Star Trek: First Contact, recorded at the CONvergence convention in 2022, with featured guests Mikanhana, Mark McPherson, Rachel Traynham, and Blaze Ward! On this episode, we talk about one of the Trek franchise's most beloved films and how it earned that esteem. Plus, we discuss moistened Borg, the "olden days", "pulp speed", Scors...
Aug 18, 2022•1 hr 4 min
This week, we say goodbye to the first lady of Star Trek, Nichelle Nichols, the actress behind Uhura as well as NASA ambassador and civil rights icon. #RIPNichelleNichols Find out the stories behind your favorite Trek episodes with BackTrekking! http://www.twitter.com/backtrekking Communicate with us on Facebook and Twitter and the Just Enough Trope Discord! http://www.facebook.com/eistpod http://www.twitter.com/eistpod https://discord.gg/ATMBeUD Join our crew on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/...
Aug 05, 2022•18 min
Get ready to be inside joy this week as we finally reach the first TNG film: "Star Trek: Generations"! Mikanhana of Sailor Noob and Just Enough Trope returns to the show this week to discuss the Next Generation crew's first foray onto the big screen. When the Enterprise-D responds to an innocent distress call, her crew finds themselves drawn into an interstellar conspiracy with a deadly purpose. Picard must literally race against time to save his crew and prevent more destruction and he'll need ...
Jul 21, 2022•1 hr 44 min
This week, Ella Pearson of the Generations Geek podcast and Discoverage returns to the show to talk about the year in new Trek, from Lower Decks Season 2 to Strange New Worlds Season 1, we're talking about nearly a YEAR'S worth of new Trek shows! Listen to Generations Geek and follow Star Trek Unlimited on Twitter! http://www.generationsgeek.com https://twitter.com/TrekUnlimited Find out the stories behind your favorite Trek episodes with BackTrekking! http://www.twitter.com/backtrekking Communi...
Jul 15, 2022•47 min
We are talking LIVE about the #StarTrekStrangeNewWorlds finale "A Quality of Mercy"! Tweet at @eistpod with the hashtag #discoverage to join our conversation currently in progress! #startrek
Jul 10, 2022•46 min
We are talking LIVE about the #StarTrekStrangeNewWorlds episode "All Those Who Wander"! Tweet at @eistpod with the hashtag #discoverage to join our conversation currently in progress! #startrek
Jul 05, 2022•43 min
We are talking LIVE about the #StarTrekStrangeNewWorlds episode "The Elysian Kingdom"! Tweet at @eistpod with the hashtag #discoverage to join our conversation currently in progress! #startrek
Jun 30, 2022•42 min
The Original Series crew goes out with a bang this week as we explore "Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country"! New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Catherynne M. Valente returns to the show this week to discuss the triumphal exit of the TOS crew from the cinematic stage. When an ecological disaster threatens the existence of the Klingon empire, Kirk and the Enterprise are sent to ease their transition into the interstellar political community. But when the Klingon High Chancellor is ...
Jun 22, 2022•1 hr 36 min
We are talking LIVE about the #StarTrekStrangeNewWorlds episode "The Serene Squall"! Tweet at @eistpod with the hashtag #discoverage to join our conversation currently in progress! #startrek
Jun 19, 2022•33 min
We're back after a break with an all new episode looking at religion and faith in Star Trek! Humanity in the future has no time to gather laurel leaves but how does Trek depict our innate need to seek the unknown? Follow Mika and Just Enough Trope on Twitter and listen to the show! https://twitter.com/mikanhana https://twitter.com/justenoughtrope http://www.justenoughtrope.com Find out the stories behind your favorite Trek episodes with BackTrekking! http://www.twitter.com/backtrekking Communica...
Jun 16, 2022•1 hr 31 min
We are talking LIVE about the #StarTrekStrangeNewWorlds episodes “Spock Amok" and "Lift Us Where Suffering Cannot Reach"! Tweet at @eistpod with the hashtag #discoverage to join our conversation currently in progress! #startrek
Jun 15, 2022•1 hr 14 min
We are talking LIVE about the #StarTrekStrangeNewWorlds episode “Memento Mori"! Tweet at @eistpod with the hashtag #discoverage to join our conversation currently in progress! #startrek
Jun 03, 2022•57 min
We are talking LIVE about the #StarTrekStrangeNewWorlds episode “Ghosts of Illyria"! Tweet at @eistpod with the hashtag #discoverage to join our conversation currently in progress! #startrek
May 22, 2022•36 min
We are talking LIVE about the #StarTrekStrangeNewWorlds episode “Children of the Comet"! Tweet at @eistpod with the hashtag #discoverage to join our conversation currently in progress! #startrek
May 22, 2022•47 min
Break out the marshmelons 'cause we're sharing our pain over the beautiful mess of "Star Trek V: The Final Frontier"! Writer and podcaster Joe Mazel joins the show this week to discuss the installment of the Trek film franchise that everyone loves to hate (or hates to love). Life is returning to normal for the crew of the Enterprise-A, if you can ignore the ship's gremlins and Bones's singing. But when Kirk and crew are ordered to deal with a hostage crisis, they'll be pulled into a tale of fals...
May 18, 2022•1 hr 48 min
We are talking LIVE about the #StarTrekStrangeNewWorlds premiere “Strange New Worlds"! Tweet at @eistpod with the hashtag #discoverage to join our conversation currently in progress! #startrek
May 10, 2022•53 min
We are talking LIVE about the #StarTrekPicard episodes “Hide and Seek" and "Farewell"! Tweet at @eistpod with the hashtag #discoverage to join our conversation currently in progress! #startrek
May 10, 2022•55 min
This week, Ben Harrison and Adam Pranica of The Greatest Generation Podcast are back on the show to talk Star Trek IV, comedy and Trek, and going back on the road with their Double Dumbass Tour! Follow Greatest Gen on Twitter and listen to the show! https://twitter.com/greatesttrek https://gagh.biz Find out the stories behind your favorite Trek episodes with BackTrekking! http://www.twitter.com/backtrekking Communicate with us on Facebook and Twitter and the Just Enough Trope Discord! http://www...
May 05, 2022•59 min
We are talking LIVE about the #StarTrekPicard episode “Mercy"! Tweet at @eistpod with the hashtag #discoverage to join our conversation currently in progress! #startrek
Apr 24, 2022•50 min
We're eating both sides of the whale this week as we dive into the most unique entry in the Trek film franchise: "Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home"! Comedian and podcaster Asterios Kokkinos returns to the show to discuss the Trek film that lets the TOS show their comedic chops. Kirk and his mutinous crew return to Earth to face judgment only to find the planet under siege from a mysterious and powerful probe. To save humanity, they'll have to travel back to our civilization's darkest and most savag...
Apr 21, 2022•1 hr 45 min
We are talking LIVE about the #StarTrekPicard episodes “Two of One" and "Monsters"! Tweet at @eistpod with the hashtag #discoverage to join our conversation currently in progress! #startrek
Apr 15, 2022•1 hr 13 min
On the eve of Mission Chicago, Gooey Fame of Virtual Theater and Mikanhana of Sailor Noob join the show for our definitive rankings of the Star Trek films! Follow Virtual Theater and Sailor Noob on Twitter! https://twitter.com/virtualtheaterx https://twitter.com/noob_sailor Find out the stories behind your favorite Trek episodes with BackTrekking! http://www.twitter.com/backtrekking Communicate with us on Facebook and Twitter and the Just Enough Trope Discord! http://www.facebook.com/eistpod htt...
Apr 08, 2022•1 hr 29 min
We choose the danger this week as we look at the film that gave new life to the Star Trek film franchise: "Star Trek III: The Search for Spock"! New York Times bestselling author David Mack returns to the show to discuss the unfairly maligned sequel to "Wrath of Khan" and why it deserves more respect. After returning to Earth from Genesis, Kirk feels deeply the loss of his friend Captain Spock. But when Spock's father Sarek requests that Spock's body be recovered, Kirk and his crew will risk the...
Mar 30, 2022•1 hr 39 min
We are talking LIVE about the #StarTrekPicard episode “Watcher”! Tweet at @eistpod with the hashtag #discoverage to join our conversation currently in progress! #startrek
Mar 25, 2022•51 min
We are talking LIVE about the #StarTrekPicard episode “Assimilation”! Tweet at @eistpod with the hashtag #discoverage to join our conversation currently in progress! #startrek
Mar 22, 2022•51 min
We are talking LIVE about the #StarTrekDiscovery episode “Coming Home”! Tweet at @eistpod with the hashtag #discoverage to join our conversation currently in progress! #startrek
Mar 22, 2022•51 min
