The Duras Sisters Podcast

The Duras Sisters Podcast

The Duras Sisters Podcast is all about honoring the fantastic characters and storylines in the Star Trek Universes. Two sisters, Ashlyn and Rhianna Herd, join the House of Duras and partake in weekly discussions about every series of Star Trek through a philosophical lens and Series Theme. Each series will feature a theme and every new episode will travel from the Original Series to Prodigy, diving deeply into each detail of this epic franchise. We have covered these series: Pilot, Family, Love and Affection, Time Travel, Villains, Movies, Feminism, Death Fake Outs, First Officers, and the current Spooky series. This podcast is the Star Trek fix you didn't know you needed, brought to you by the sisters who are as close as Lursa and B'etor themselves… except we survived Generations.

Episodes

November 22, 2025 113 mins
Episode 8: Finale Series How long does Mariner’s bed burn? Is Relga a good choice as the final “Big-Bad” ? Is this the only episode with a Discovery reference? How do the writers handle each lower decker’s growth in this episode? Does Rutherford have the best engineering movement in Star Trek? How does this rank Join Ashlyn and Rhianna as we discuss the Lower Decks Finale: “The New Next Generation.” This is the eighth episode o...
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Episode 12: Romulans Is Pike’s idealism a weakness or strength? Is it a bad thing that Pike listens to everyone’s thoughts while facing the Romulans? Does Kirk’s presence bring out the worst in Pike? What is “a quality of mercy?” Are the Romulan’s half-assing their plan in “Tomorrow, Tomorrow, Tomorrow”? Join Ashlyn and Rhianna as we discuss the Romulan episodes in Strange New Worlds! This is the twelfth episode of the Romulan s...
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November 10, 2025 45 mins
Episode 11: Romulans BTW There’s No Romulan in Dal! Do the Romulans know about the supernova at this point? Does Janeway’s feeling overpower her rationality when it comes to breeching the Neutral Zone? How have the Romulan uniforms evolved or not evolved between Prodigy and Picard? Is this a good introduction to Romulans? Why do the Romulans agents look so snatched? Join Ashlyn and Rhianna as we discuss the Romulan episodes in Pr...
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Episode 10: Romulans Was Ransom teaming up with Maco officers? Can Romulan ships not track each other while cloaked?! Is Lower Deck’s portrayal or Romulans too over the top? What is going on with the racism against Remens? How much does Mariner help in the politics of dealing with Nick Lacarno? Join Ashlyn and Rhianna as we discuss the Romulan episodes in Lower Decks! This is the tenth episode of the Romulan series, where Ashlyn ...
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October 24, 2025 138 mins
Episode 9: Romulans This is the ninth episode of the Romulan series, where Ashlyn and Rhianna talk about the Romulan episodes in every Star Trek show, discussing every Star Trek series. SPOILER WARNING: Star Trek Picard. TRIGGER WARNINGS: Sucicide Next time, we’ll discuss the 2D Romulans in Lower Decks! DISCLAIMER: We do not own any of the rights to Star Trek or its affiliations. This content is for review only. Our i...
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October 16, 2025 66 mins
Episode 8: Romulans What happened to the Romulans between the events in Picard season 3 and Discovery season 3? Did Spock’s legacy contribute to the Reunification efforts after his death? Why does Michael have Romulan bias? How many Vulcan or Romulan rituals have blended? Do you agree with President Rillik’s tactics? Join Ashlyn and Rhianna as we discuss the Romulan episodes in Discovery! This is the eighth episode of the Romulan...
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Episode 7: Romulans Is “Minefield” an homage to “Balance of Terror”? How different are the Romulan and Vulcan languages after all this time? Why would we not want Reunification in the Enterprise era? Why do the Romulans love team-ups so much? Could the show have covered the neutral zone treaty with the Romulans if they had more seasons? Join Ashlyn and Rhianna as we discuss the Romulan episodes in Enterprise. This is the seventh...
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September 30, 2025 120 mins
Episode 6: Romulans Why does every treaty with the Romulans involve the cloaking device? Does it make sense that the Tal Shiar and Obsidian Order are working together? Was Section 31 bumbling for show? Do you think Kira and Cretak could have been friends? What can 12 ships do against an armada? Join Ashlyn and Rhianna, as we discuss the Romulan episodes in Deep Space Nine. This is the sixth episode of the Romulan series, where ...
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September 23, 2025 67 mins
The Best of Five Years! Enjoy clips from the following DSP episodes (these are NOT IN ORDER of what is played in this pod!) TOS: Where My Son is Concerned TOS Part1: Mother of the House of Silicon (With Guest, Austin Smith) TNG: Here Comes Frazier TNG Part II: Riker F*cks for Diplomacy! DS9: Moggie's Got the Lobes DS9: She Becomes Kai and Then We Cry DS9: A Scarier Possession of Keiko O'Brien VOY: He Built Her a Bathtub!!! VOY: D...
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September 4, 2025 83 mins
Episode 5: Romulans How does Janeway negotiate with a Romulan from 70,000 lightyears away? Were Voyager’s letters ever delivered by the Romulans? What are the parallels to Prodigy here? How do these episodes mirror each other? How would “Message in a Bottle” have been different if the Romulans had already entered the Dominion war? Join Ashlyn, Rhianna, and Jodi as we discuss the Romulan episodes in Voyager. This is the fifth epis...
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September 1, 2025 129 mins
Episode 4: Romulans What happened between Spock and Pardek? Are Picard and Data trying to get caught? Did Spock read Troi’s file? Where did Shinzon get Picard’s DNA? Why weren't there more consequences for the Romulans in these episodes? Join Ashlyn and Rhianna as we discuss the Romulan episodes in seasons 5-7 of The Next Generation. This is the fourth episode of the Romulan series, where Ashlyn and Rhianna talk about the Romulan ...
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Episode 3: Romulans What does “The Enemy” say about Geordi vs. Worf’s interactions with Romulans? Does Troi have an accurate list of Romulan traits? How many episodes are the Romulans just a random villain that could have been anyone else? Did the Romulan Spy in “Data’s Day” replace Sarek as Vulcan Ambassador? Has Sela been collaborating with the Duras family for a while? Join Ashlyn and Rhianna as we discuss the Romulan episodes ...
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July 30, 2025 47 mins
Episode 2: Romulans Since when do the Romulans impound ships in the Neutral Zone? In all these centuries has no one thought to work together to get out of the pocket universe? Did the Romulans take in the Vendorian for manipulation or spy purposes? Why are the Romulan’s pursuing Kirk deep into Federation Space in “The Practical Joker?” Do Romulans fear disgrace more than death? Join Ashlyn and Rhianna as we goof off while talking ...
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Episode 1: Romulans How long have the Vulcans known what Romulans looked like? Who is lying, who is crazy, and who's actually stable in The Enterprise Incident? Why does the Romulan Commander choose to hold on to Spock while beaming out? What does Sybok need with a Romulan Lady? What did Nero and his henchmen do for 25 years? Join Ashlyn, Rhianna, and Girafe as we blast our way into the TOS Romulan episodes. This is the first epis...
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Special Episode: In conversation with novelist Una McCormack What is it like working in Trek writing? How do you get through writer's block? What are television writing deadlines like? What are the rules for the autobiography books? How do you balance the canon versus what you’re creating? Join Ashlyn and Rhianna in conversation with novelist Una McCormack as we discuss writing Fanfiction, Star Trek Novels, writing tips, and more!...
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Episode 13: Caves What has new Trek changed about cave sets? Why do Klingons like La’an? Why is Dr. M’Benga just called Joseph during the war? How does Spock’s voice improve before TOS? Is M'hanit’s music basic? Join Ashlyn and Rhianna as we jump into Strange New Worlds Caves! This is the thirteenth episode of the Caves series, where Ashlyn and Rhianna talk about the caves episode in every Star Trek show, discussing every Star...
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Episode 12: Caves Why doesn’t the Diviner want to upgrade to better mining tech? Where are the Unwanted now? What is the cultural meaning of the pit for Val Nukat? How does beaming industrialize mining? Who would win in a battle of the machines? Join Ashlyn and Rhianna as we jump into Prodigy Caves! This is the twelfth episode of the Caves series, where Ashlyn and Rhianna talk about the caves episode in every Star Trek show, di...
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Episode 11: Caves How do you “goop up” a studio? Why did Steven’s graze over the psychic rocks in his briefing? How much do the Cali class interact with each other? How does Ma’ah help Mariner through her feelings? Did the Vendorians work with the sentient moss? Join Ashlyn, Rhianna, and Jeff as we jump into Lower Decks Caves! This is the eleventh episode of the Caves series, where Ashlyn and Rhianna talk about the caves episod...
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Episode 10: Caves How does CGI help the cave sets? Where does the Klingon High Council have their meetings in each era? How did L’Rell get such an amazing house? How many scenes are FaceTiming half in the cave? How have the Talosian and Trill caves changed? Join Ashlyn and Rhianna as we jump into Discovery Caves! This is the tenth episode of the Caves series, where Ashlyn and Rhianna talk about the caves episode in every Star Tr...
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Episode 9: Caves How have the Aenor evolved inside the caves? Did Denoblians evolve in caves to become such good climbers? How has Archer grown into Vulcan culture by season 4? Why couldn’t the other Syrrannites find the Kir’Shara? How many non ENT episodes will we reference? Join Ashlyn and Rhianna as we jump into Enterprise Caves! This is the ninth episode of the Caves series, where Ashlyn and Rhianna talk about the caves epi...
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