22 - "Skin of Evil" (TNG S1, E23)
Andy and Matt say goodbye to Tasha Yar and hello to Armus the sludge monster. Email talk till 12:30
Jun 05, 2017•2 hr 41 min
Star Trek The Next Conversation - a semi funny trashfire of a Star Trek podcast currently about TV's Deep Space Nine DS9 (or TNG)
Podcast… the final frontier! "Star Trek: The Next Generation" devotee and authority Matt Mira leads Next Gen skeptic Andrew Secunda into the deepest reaches of the series episode by episode. Listen as they discuss, debate, and enjoy all the legendary show's strengths, failings, and innovations. Email us! [email protected] Twitter/X/TikTok/Youtube: @StarTrekTNC Web: startrektnc.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/startrektnc
Episodes
21 - "Symbiosis" (TNG S1 E22) and Discovery Trailer
Andy and Matt break dow the Star Trek Discovery trailer and find out that even space drugs are bad. Episode discussion starts at 38:00 Discovery discussion at about the 6:00 mark
May 29, 2017•2 hr 37 min
20 - "The Arsenal of Freedom" (TNG S1 E21)
Picard crushes Crusher! Geordi gets a view from the Captain's chair! @mattmira and @secunda wonder where the credit card slot on a doomsday vending machine would be. Episode discussion at 16:00
May 22, 2017•2 hr 37 min
19 - "Heart of Glory" (TNG S1, E20)
It's a race against time for Worf to save Klingon comrades and for @mattmira to rush @secunda through the podcast to avoid getting into "The Neutral Zone" with his wife/Captain! R'oiario! (No translation) Episode Discussion begins at 20:00
May 15, 2017•1 hr 28 min
18 - "Coming of Age" (TNG S1, E19)
Matt and Andy disagree wildly about "Coming of Age." Why wasn't Mordock the test? Why is Riker such a baby? We come to no real conclusions! Emails 00:45 - 38:00 mark, Episode discussion from there on out.
May 08, 2017•2 hr 57 min
17 - "Home Soil" (TNG S1, E18)
Andrew and Matt act like a couple of ugly giant bags of mostly water, before becoming ugly giant bags of mostly pizza while in NY. Emails up top "Home Soil" discussion at 36:00
May 01, 2017•2 hr 47 min
16 - "When The Bough Breaks" (TNG S1, E17)
The Enterprise demonstrates why you shouldn't bring kids on a starship. Andy's theories about Wesley gain more credence and Matt wishes there was a Star Trek theme park.
Apr 24, 2017•1 hr 25 min
15 - "Too Short A Season" ( TNG S1, E16)
When you get old, does someone just throw oatmeal on your face? Mira and Secunda wade through the mushy oatmeal of a plot that can best be summarized thusly: “The Enterprise is dispatched to deliver overacting to a planet experiencing 40 years civil war peace”
Apr 17, 2017•1 hr 19 min
14 - "11001001" (TNG S1, E15)
A binary race called the Bynars (!) visits, Andy ships "Rikard," and a fan puts Matt in his head about using "guys" too much.
Apr 10, 2017•2 hr 35 min
13 "Angel One" (TNG S1, E14)
The crew visits Angel One. A planet where men have no say in political or social occurrences. Somehow Andy doesn't have any theories, so Matt steps in. Because he's the best.
Apr 03, 2017•1 hr 25 min
12 - "Datalore" (TNG S1, E13)
Andy and Matt deconstruct the introduction of Data's brother Lore. Meanwhile, Andy has a theory and Matt wants to know if you can draw.
Mar 27, 2017•2 hr 44 min
11- "The Big Goodbye" (TNG S1, E12)
Picard loses his freakin' mind over standard holodeck technology while visiting the 1930s. Matt denied he wrote last week's episode description in an obvious attempt to get his own theme song, but his efforts were pretty transparent, in my opinion. Hey, it's not my fault I'm a dynamic podcast personality who inspires musical brilliance.
Mar 20, 2017•2 hr 33 min
10 - "Haven" (TNG S1, E11)
Troi almost gets married and a tractor beam saves the day. Matt has an "Andy's theory" but no theme music of his own. I tried hard to write this description to save Andy the trouble, though he thinks I wrote this description just to have someone make me a theme song.
Mar 13, 2017•2 hr 44 min
9 - "Hide and Q" (TNG S1, E10)
The boys are a little punchy and Riker's a little omnipotent.
Mar 06, 2017•2 hr 40 min
8- The Battle (TNG S1, E9)
"The Battle" (TNG S1, E8) Secunda's echo is cured, Mira delves into Wesley's wardrobe, and TNC chaos reigns as TNG finally displays some sense.
Feb 27, 2017•2 hr 31 min
7 - "Justice" (TNG S1, E8)
Secunda's brain starts to break as he realizes how many bad episodes of TNG he has to go before the, "Eh, fine" ones. Mira advances a theory about alien genitalia.
Feb 20, 2017•1 hr 29 min
6 - "Lonely Among Us" (TNG S1,E7)
A new batch of segment theme songs as Secunda offers a terrifying theory about Wesley and Mira wonders where the sensor maintenance room is.
Feb 13, 2017•2 hr 31 min
5 - "Where No One Has Gone Before" (S1, E6)
A new "Andy's Theories" theme is introduced, bad tech jargon is explored, and two children win a contest to visit the Enterprise (not Matt).
Feb 06, 2017•1 hr 21 min
4 - "The Last Outpost" (S1, E5)
Mira goes sound effects crazy as Secunda asks the age old question, "Are those supposed to be Space Jews?" about the TNG episode which gave us the Ferengi.
Jan 30, 2017•2 hr 30 min
3 - "Code of Honor" (S1, E4)
Stardate 41235.25. Mira and Secunda kick around the bizarre racism and crazy characterizations of the third episode, while trying to answer the question, "Why is Dr. Crusher wearing an old-timey analog watch?"
Jan 23, 2017•1 hr 21 min
2 - "The Naked Now" (Season 1 Episode 3)
Podcast Log, Stardate 41209.2. Matt and Andy discuss the merits and weirdness of the third Next Generation episode, covering such topics as Tasha's confusing seduction strategies, who plays drunk best, and the POSSIBLE pedophilic urges of Geordi LaForge.
Jan 16, 2017•1 hr 16 min
1 - “Encounter at Farpoint” (Season 1, Episodes 1 & 2)
Podcast Log, Stardate 41153.7. In this premiere episode of STAR TREK: THE NEXT CONVERSATION, Next Gen devotee Matt Mira and Next Gen skeptic Andrew Secunda discuss the pilot episode of the venerable Star Trek series and examine such topics as Data’s secret sarcasm, Troi’s inappropriate workplace telepathy, and whether Q is an omnipotent space delight or an omnipotent waste of space.
Jan 09, 2017•2 hr 52 min