What's your FAVORITE episode of your favorite sci-fi TV show (that your friend hasn't seen yet)? For Stella Cheeks, it's the Star Trek TOS episode "A Piece Of The Action," and for Erin Cline, it's the X-Files episode "The Goldberg Variation." Grab your heater and count yourself lucky with a surprise Chicago gangster showdown (that's never actually in Chicago) as Erin and Stella put these two great episodes in the bag to close out our first season of X-Treks! --- About the podcast: Erin Cline and...
May 28, 2021•1 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 20
Does your favorite sci-fi show have an episode where one of the main characters gets reunited with a long-lost or even a previously unknown sibling? For Stella Cheeks, it's the Star Trek TOS episode "Operation -- Annihilate!" and for Erin Cline, it's the X-Files episodes "Colony" and "Endgame"... at least for the first time it happens. Brother!? (DUN DUNNN) Sister?! (BWOONNG) Join Stella and Erin as they watch our favs fend off flying neuro-squid vomit bags, acidic alien clone blood, midnight sn...
May 14, 2021•1 hr 44 min•Season 1Ep. 19
Does your favorite TV show have an episode that takes it's characters into a parallel dimension where everything you thought you knew has changed? For Stella Cheeks, that's the Star Trek TOS episode "Mirror, Mirror" and for Erin Cline, it's the X-Files episode "The Lost Art of The Forehead Sweat". It's the granddaddy of all AU fics and the X-File to end all x-files! Spock's got a beard, Reggie makes it weird, and this as well rhymes in an... Alternate Universe! --- About the podcast: Erin Cline ...
Apr 30, 2021•1 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 18
What episode of your favorite sci-fi TV show also brings in an element of the mystical, fantastical, or just blatantly theatrical art of magic to the forefront? For Stella Cheeks, it's the Star Trek TOS episode "Catspaw," and for Erin Cline, it's the X-Files episode "The Amazing Maleeni." Can the X-Trekkies remain cool cats in the face of such spectacle, or will they lose their heads? You won't have to twist our arms to find out. --- About the podcast: Erin Cline and Stella Cheeks have been frie...
Apr 16, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 17
What episode of your favorite sci-fi TV show properly illustrates the horrors of humanoid military conflict? For Stella Cheeks, it's the Star Trek TOS episode "A Taste of Armageddon" and for Erin Cline, it's the X-Files episode "Kitten." Lopsided in title, yes, but not in social commentary! War, what IS it good for? Episodes for this podcast, apparently. --- About the podcast: Erin Cline and Stella Cheeks have been friends for over a decade but have never seen each other's favorite TV show. Seek...
Apr 02, 2021•1 hr 22 min•Season 1Ep. 16
Which episode from your favorite TV show gives a sense of altered reality and perspective? (Or just references Alice In Wonderland directly and also rules?) For Stella Cheeks, it's the Star Trek TOS episode "Shore Leave" and for Erin Cline, it's the X-Files episode "Monday." It's two top-tier episodes from each show in a podcast, so nice you could relax and listen to it twice! (Or has it been three times, or thirty, OH LOOK I FOUND A GUN!) --- About the podcast: Erin Cline and Stella Cheeks have...
Mar 19, 2021•1 hr 24 min•Season 1Ep. 15
Space...the final frontier... it's out there. Which episode of your favorite show depicts the exploration and impact of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration? For Stella Cheeks, it's the Star Trek TOS episode "The Changeling" and for Erin Cline, it's the X-Files episode "Space." (Just ... "Space"? Really? Nice work Carter.) Join us as Stella and Erin face off against rogue probes and possessed astronauts. Will they land safely, or will these episodes wipe their memory banks? --- Abou...
Mar 05, 2021•1 hr 18 min•Season 1Ep. 14
What's the episode of your favorite show in which EVERYTHING goes completely batcrap crazy? For Stella Cheeks, it's the Star Trek TOS episode "The Naked Time" and for Erin Cline, it's the X-Files episode "Fight Club." Swords, songs, sewers, and submissions! Grab an extra scoop of ice cream and watch out for broken glass as we give in to the total chaos of these episodes. --- About the podcast: Erin Cline and Stella Cheeks have been friends for over a decade but have never seen each other's favor...
Feb 19, 2021•1 hr 26 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Have an episode of your favorite show that doesn't quite stand the test of time or societal progress? For Stella Cheeks, it's the Star Trek TOS episode "The Paradise Syndrome," and for Erin Cline, it's the X-Files episode "Excelsis Dei." Can the X-Trekkers find the joy and love in these truly misguided episodes, or are these missteps enough to spoil their favorite shows for good? (Spoilers: We're good at podcasting!) --- About the podcast: Erin Cline and Stella Cheeks have been friends for over ...
Feb 05, 2021•1 hr 19 min•Season 1Ep. 12
What episode of your favorite TV show shows your One True Pairing truly pairing? For Stella Cheeks, it's the Star Trek TOS episode "Amok Time" and for Erin Cline, it's the X-Files episode "Triangle." It's ships on ships on spaceships and sea ships! Subtitle: (Men Grunting) #SuckItStonn --- About the podcast: Erin Cline and Stella Cheeks have been friends for over a decade but have never seen each other's favorite TV show. Seeking to rectify that grievous error (seriously, they used to live toget...
Jan 22, 2021•1 hr 27 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Even seen a gif from a tv show your friend loves and wondered about the context? For Stella Cheeks, it's Mulder falling off his chair from the X-Files episode "Small Potatoes," and for Erin Cline, it's Captain Kirk's wide-eyed surprise face from Star Trek TOS episode "Turnabout Intruder." What happens when they learn that their mystery gif picks lead to a surprise body-swap theme? File your nails and wag your tails while we find out together! --- About the podcast: Erin Cline and Stella Cheeks h...
Jan 08, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Which episode of your favorite TV show would you say is an undiscovered gem? For Stella Cheeks, it's the Star Trek TOS episode "The Galileo Seven" and for Erin Cline, it's the X-Files episode "Sunshine Days." Will these oft overlook episodes prove charming to a new viewer, or will they fly through the roof only to burn up on re-entry? --- About the podcast: Erin Cline and Stella Cheeks have been friends for over a decade but have never seen each other's favorite TV show. Seeking to rectify that ...
Dec 25, 2020•1 hr 26 min•Season 1Ep. 9
What episode of your favorite TV show gets way too deep? Weighty ideas and sci-fi go hand-in-hand; it's so hard to choose just one! For Stella Cheeks, it's the Star Trek TOS episode "Let That Be Your Last Battlefield" and for Erin Cline, it's the X-Files episode "Musings Of A Cigarette Smoking Man." Will these galaxy brain takes change Erin and Stella's worlds, or are these edgelords more than just a little dull? Only Ronald knows for sure. --- About the podcast: Erin Cline and Stella Cheeks hav...
Dec 11, 2020•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 8
What episode of your favorite TV show do you watch when you want a sweet sci-fi treat? For Stella Cheeks, it's the Star Trek TOS episode "The Trouble With Tribbles" and for Erin Cline, it's the X-Files episode "Hollywood A.D." Will the X-Trekkers enjoy one another's offerings for this self-indulgent banquet? (Spoilers: So much, we almost die of laughter. Qapla'!) --- About the podcast: Erin Cline and Stella Cheeks have been friends for over a decade but have never seen each other's favorite TV s...
Nov 26, 2020•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Does your favorite TV show have an episode that was notable for being banned from being re-run because of it's content? For Stella Cheeks, it's the Star Trek TOS episode "Plato's Stepchildren" and for Erin Cline, it's the X-Files episode "Home." Will the X-Trekkers flee in the face of these icky, creepy, and shocking episodes like so many network TV censors, or will the Spooky 30's prevail? (Spoilers: We got this.) Also, note the content warning at the beginning! Please take care of yourself! --...
Nov 13, 2020•1 hr 17 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Your favorite sci-fi series probably has a ton of cool scary monsters and aliumbs, and sure, most of them are evil incarnate, but what about the misunderstood ones? The monsters that just need a little human compassion? For Stella Cheeks, it's the Horta in the Star Trek TOS episode "The Devil In The Dark" and for Erin Cline, it's The Great Mutato in the X-Files episode "The Post-Modern Prometheus". How monstrous can these creatures get before they test our empathy? Does the fear of judgment from...
Oct 30, 2020•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 5
What's the WORST episode of your favorite TV show? For Stella Cheeks, it's the Star Trek TOS episode "Miri," and for Erin Cline, it's the X-Files episode "Gender Bender." Join our X-Trekkers in discussing the biggest missteps in these beloved franchises as they work to better understand what makes these shows good (and how little of it is in these episodes). --- About the podcast: Erin Cline and Stella Cheeks have been friends for over a decade, but have never seen each other’s favorite TV show....
Oct 16, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 4
If someone asked you what the best episode of your favorite tv show was, what would you pick? For Stella Cheeks, it's "A Balance of Terror" from Star Trek TOS, and for Erin Cline, it's the X-Files episode "Bad Blood." It's false bites, and space fights, canceled weddings, and vibrating beddings as our X-Trekkers experience the best episodes for the first time! Note: No one was drugged during the recording of this episode. --- About the podcast: Erin Cline and Stella Cheeks have been friends for ...
Oct 02, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 3
This week our intrepid X-Trekkers trade the beginnings of each series on their quest to share their favorite TV shows with one another. Stella Cheeks chooses the Star Trek TOS episodes "The Menagerie I & II" and Erin Cline presents the X-Files episode "The Pilot" for discussion. Will our heroes survive the charming but turbulent starts of these shows, or will they be forever lost in grave-sized plot holes and dramatic recastings? (No podcasters were physically harmed in the making of this sh...
Sep 18, 2020•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 2
What episode of your favorite TV show would you show your best friend to get them into it? For Stella Cheeks, it's the Star Trek TOS episode "City On The Edge Of Forever" and for Erin Cline, it's the X-Files episode "Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose." It's the first episode of X-Treks. Will Erin & Stella like each other's favorite show? Or is this podcast doomed from the start? (Spoiler: It's not doomed.) --- About the podcast: Erin Cline and Stella Cheeks have been friends for over a decade, b...
Sep 04, 2020•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 1
Join Not Your Demographic's Erin Cline & Stella Cheeks as they introduce each other to their favorite fandoms one episode at a time!
Aug 28, 2020•3 min•Season 1Ep. 2
From the team that brought you Not Your Demographic comes X-Treks! A podcast where Stella Cheeks & Erin Cline introduce each other to their favorite fandoms one episode at a time. Coming this Labor Day!
Aug 09, 2020•54 sec•Season 1Ep. 1
