TV and movies are fine for a cold winter's night, but when it's a hot summer day it's time for the next frontier: Star Trek vacations!  Whether it's a quick jaunt out to TrekFest or two weeks at sea on CruiseTrek, this is your guide to squandering your life savings Trek-style!

Attractions discussed include Iowa's TrekFest, CruiseTrek, Canada's own Town of Vulcan and the official Star Trek convention at Star Trek: The Experience!

Music this week: Magic City's "OHIO Beach Party", courtesy of music.podshow.com.

This week: some big questions about transporters!

Why doesn't everyone in the 24th century have one?  What does transporter technology say about the existence of a human soul?  Why can't the Federation use them to just crank out a bunch of clones? 

(I'll take a Yeoman Rand, please!)

Music this week: Tom Smith's "I Want My Flying Car", courtesy of music.podshow.com.

This week on the Jefferies Tube: religious beliefs of the Ferengi!  Hope y'all enjoy this episode.  Though, in the words of Rule of Acquisition #19, "Satisfaction is not guaranteed!"

(Apologies in advance to the five or six people who heard this the first time around.)

Hilarious music this week courtesy of The Martians.  The track is "Heaven" and I grabbed it from music.podshow.com.

Size matters!  This week's episode of the Jefferies Tube looks at the idea of shrinking in sci-fi film and television.  Who doesn't like Fantastic Voyage and Innerspace?  Then it's on to one of my favorite Deep Space Nine episodes, "One Little Ship".

I also mention Deep Discount's current 20% off sale.  You can get that special by using the promotion code "DVDTALK".

Music this week: "When Did You Get So Small", courtesy of Todd Lerner via music.podshow.com.

Romulan ale.  Klingon Blood wine.  Synthehol. 

Have I whetted your appetite yet?  This week's edition of the Jefferies Tube looks at the major alcoholic drinks in the Star Trek universe.  If you want a truly interactive podcast experience, just replicate some Saurian brandy and drink it during the show.

A couple of fun links on this topic: a wonderful essay entitled "Space -- the Wino Frontier" and this YouTube video of "Star Trek: The Experience".

Music for this episode is courtesy of Al Foul, via music.podshow.com.