Treks and Tangents
A weekly Star Trek watch along podcast, cohosted by a Star Trek newbie who likes to trek off on tangents and a Star Trek expert whose job it is to get the tangents back on trek.
Episodes
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This week on Treks and Tangents, we’re testing nerves, egos, and bluffing skills with The Corbomite Maneuver, the episode that asks: what if your greatest weapon is confidence? Our co-hosts react to giant glowing cubes, impossible threats, and one of Kirk’s boldest gambits. Will we learn the truth behind these mysteries? Will we pronounce 'Corbomite' correctly? Can we tell the diffe...
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Strap in for a mind-bending trip to Tantalus V as Treks and Tangents tackles Dagger of the Mind. Kirk and Dr. Helen Noel visit a “therapeutic” penal colony that promises peace, love, and zero violence… which is Star Trek shorthand for "something is very wrong". We’re talking brainwashing machines, shady doctors, glowing visuals, and the age-old Trek question: what if the real danger...
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In this week’s episode, we boldly go where puberty has gone horribly wrong. Join us as Kirk, Spock, Janice and McCoy beam down to a planet full of kids who haven’t aged in 300 years—but still somehow manage to form a full-blown Lord of the Flies cosplay group. We’ll talk tricycles, purple plague spots, and why screaming “Bonk! Bonk!” might be the least effective communication strategy in Fed...
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On this episode, we discuss Star Trek’s most dysfunctional robot family drama: Andrea pines, Ruk looms, and Kirk tries very hard not to get turned into a glorified action figure.
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Harry Mudd: A man of fake chest hair, many fashions, and even more accents. A fantastic villain is introduced to Star Trek, but unfortunately under the umbrella of a problematic episode.
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Are we all half good and half evil, or are the two sides of the coin more complicated? Tough topics to trek through, and unicorn dogs to distract us on tangents.
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99 Bottle of Polywater on the wall,
99 Bottles of Polywater,
You take one down,
Pass it around,
Shower with your clothes on now!
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What are the eyes a window to... if the person they belong to has no soul because they are a God?
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Socially awkward teen? Sex pest? What exactly is Charlie?
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Hang on to your salt, or that Salt Vampire is gonna get ya!
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Our journey begins... with an episode that took 20 years to see the light of day! Welcome to Treks & Tangents, our Star Trek Watch Along Podcast, thanks for joining us, and we hope you have fun!
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