Star Trek

Subspace Radio Episode 49: Barriers in space (LD 4×10 Old Friends, New Planets) ( www.subspace.fm )

Kev & Rob approach the impenetrable barrier that is the end of Star Trek: Lower Decks, Season Four, "Old Friends, New Planets”, and talk about other barriers in space, including “Where No Man Has Gone Before” (TOS), “The Tholian Web” (TOS), “Encounter at Farpoint” (TNG), and “The Galactic Barrier” (DIS). Stay...

Subspace Radio Episode 48: Aliens working together (LD 4×09 The Inner Fight) ( www.subspace.fm )

Rob & Kev take shelter from a patch of knife rain and watch “The Inner Fight”, the penultimate episode of season four of Star Trek: Lower Decks. Inspired by Mariner’s ability to unite the clashing aliens trapped on Sherbal V, they discuss other conspicuous occasions of multi-species alliances in Star Trek, including “The...

Subspace Radio Episode 47: Cave episodes (LD 4×08 Caves) ( www.subspace.fm )

Kev & Rob get stuck in a cave and are forced to pass the time awaiting rescue discussing “Caves”. As their supplies dwindle, they plumb the hidden depths of other cave-based episodes from Star Trek history, including “The Devil in the Dark” (TOS), “Heart of Stone” (DS9), “Final Mission” (TNG), and “Waltz”...

Subspace Radio Episode 46: Evil computers & AIs (LD 4×07 A Few Badgeys More) ( www.subspace.fm )

Rob & Kev consult their robotic overlord for its opinion on “A Few Badgeys More”, before discussing other episodes where the forces of evil aligned against our heroes were artificial in nature: “The Return of the Archons” (TOS), “Star Trek: The Motion Picture”, “The Ultimate Computer” (TOS) and “Prototype”...

Subspace Radio Episode 45: Best Ferengi episodes (LD 4×06 Parth Ferengi's Heart Place) ( www.subspace.fm )

Kev & Rob back up their truck of gold pressed latinum to Uncle Quark’s Youth Casino in “Parth Ferengi’s Heart Place”, then compare their picks for the best Ferengi-centric episode, “Ménage à Troi” (TNG) and “The Magnificent Ferengi” (DS9). Also stick around at the end for their thoughts on the...

Subspace Radio Episode 44: Crews going crazy! (LD4×05 Empathological Fallacies) ( www.subspace.fm )

Rob & Kev lose control of their emotions and, after breaking down the highlights of “Empathological Fallacies”, cannot resist their powerful urges to revisit two classic episodes of The Original Series, “The Naked Time” (TOS) and “Day of the Dove” (TOS).

Subspace Radio Episode 43: Wedding traditions (LD 4×04 Something Borrowed, Something Green) ( www.subspace.fm )

Kev and Rob are swept away in the romance (and the repeated stabbings) of “Something Borrowed, Something Green”, and narrowly avoid the “hump dungeon” on their way to exploring other wedding traditions in Star Trek, including “Data’s Day” (TNG) and “You Are Cordially Invited” (DS9).

Join the Escape Pod 14 Discord Server! ( discord.gg )

Thanks to some very cool people, I’m pleased to offer for your subspace communications needs Escape Pod 14, a Discord community mostly (though not exclusively) based around chatting about Star Trek. We’d be happy to welcome you aboard - it’s deceptively spacious for an escape pod! Come chat with us about a range of stuff,...

Subspace Radio episode 42: Lessons in Leadership (LD 4×03 In the Cradle of Vexilon) ( www.subspace.fm )

Rob & Kev planned to turn this entire episode over to a friendly computer super-intelligence, but it was down for a software update, so they recorded their thoughts on “In the Cradle of Vexilon” all by themselves. They also explored other lessons in leadership from Star Treks past, including “The Galileo Seven” (TOS),...

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