Links: The latest Slice of SciFi podcast (which covers the FedConUSA debacle), the Aerospace Museum's Star Trek: The Exhibition page and George Takei's homepage.

Music this week: Odd Austin Aeschliman's "Atari", courtesy of music.podshow.com.

Music this week:  Jim Tyrrell's "Bacon Wine", courtesy of music.podshow.com.

Links: Star Trek: The Tour, Star Trek Online, the Talk Trek podcast and the official Star Trek XI website with trailer. 

Music this week: Possible Oscar's "Talk Nerdy to Me", courtesy of music.podshow.com.

Links this week: Bethesda Software's Star Trek Conquest page, Star Trek Conquest and Star Fleet Command II at Wikipedia and the Argus Array podcast.

Music this week: Smart Bomb Radio - "Super Mario Brothers Plumbing and Drain Cleaning", courtesy of music.podshow.com.

ALL PERSONNEL WHO HAVE NOT SEEN THE DEEP SPACE NINE EPISODE "IN THE PALE MOONLIGHT" SHOULD PROCEED TO AN ESCAPE POD IMMEDIATELY!

DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE ATTEMPT TO LISTEN TO THIS PODCAST!

Music this Week:  Sunspot's "Power Word Kill", courtesy of music.podshow.com.

This week we take a look at the Battle of Wolf 359 and its repercussions.  Hoping I could get a half an hour out of this may have been a little optimistic.

Music this week: Kerry Politzer's "I Cried Wolf", courtesy of music.podshow.com.

Links: Battle of Wolf 359, the punk band, a list of the starships destroyed at Wolf 359 and the battle itself at Memory Alpha and Wikipedia.

Any food you want, any time you want it, all with the same nutritional value.  Who wouldn't be eating piles of bacon and washing them down with milkshakes all day long?

Thanks to Memory Alpha for invaluable info this episode.

Music this week: Dan Warren's "Parallel Universes", courtesy of music.podshow.com.

Fun links: the Star Trek soundtracks website, some info on the TOS theme at Wikipedia, The Star Trekkin' Page, Jerry Goldsmith's website, Alexander Courage at Wikipedia, Snopes page about the TOS theme controversy and the Enterprise theme music petition.

Music this week by Alexander Courage, Jerry Goldsmith (x3!) and Russell Watson.  Hooray!

Warning: here be spoilers for a 12-year-old book!

Links: Nathan Archer at Fantastic Fiction, this novel at Amazon.com
(it appears my positive opinion of "Ragnarok" may be in the minority) and the 1995 page over at the Complete Starfleet Library.

Music this week: NOW is NOW - "Other Worlds", courtesy of music.podshow.com.

Links: Roll 2d6's history of Star Trek RPG's, Wikipedia entries for FASA Star Trek and Decipher Star Trek and, again, the Star Fleet Games website.

Music this week: Tom Smith's "Insert Geek Cliche Here", courtesy of music.podshow.com.

What do these have in common?  Not much, other than the fact that they all get discussed in this week's Jefferies Tube.  This one is (intentionally) all over the place.  I may repeat this format at some point in the future.

Links this week: Star Trek Weekend at NRO (including that James Lileks article), a page about the X-Men/Star Trek crossover, the website of Star Trek audio publishers Darker Projects and the Memory Alpha entry for death.

Music this week: Paul and Storm's "Randy Newman's Theme from The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" from music.podshow.com.

Fun links: Memory Alpha entries for Jadzia, Dax and Trills in general.  Also, here are some cool YouTube videos dedicated just to Jadzia: 1, 2 and 3.

Music this week: Sonny Combs and Kitty Kat Rodeo's "Thin Disguise", courtesy of music.podshow.com.

Some fun links are the Memory Alpha entries for racquetball,
tennis, fencing and baseball.  For a laugh, here's the official site for
Calvin and Hobbes, mentioned in the episode.

Music this week: Captain Dan and the Scurvy Crew - "The 7 Seas", courtesy of music.podshow.com.

Neelix's first attempt at a macaroni dish goes horribly awry in the suprisingly good Voyager episode "Learning Curve".  Maybe he should have just replicated up a box of Kraft EasyMac instead.

But if that wasn't enough, we also get to see Tuvok the drill sergeant!  This is one of those silly Star Trek episodes that should fail on every level but somehow manage to be very entertaining.  File alongside "Shore Leave" and "One Little Ship".

Music this week: Art Linton 's "Wanderlust" courtesy of music.podshow.com.

Who could ask for more?

Advertisements courtesy of Smart Bomb Radio (via music.podshow.com).

After years and years of television series, movies, books, comic books, CD's, posters, costumes, props, autographed pictures, board games, computer games, trading card games, collectible plates, figurines, model starships, 3-D chess sets, Christmas tree ornaments, commemorative toilet seats... when is enough enough for Star Trek?

Music this week: Rebel Soul Band's "Destination Unknown", courtesy of music.podshow.com.

Lots to discuss!  Captain Archer.  T'Pol.  The NX-01.  Suliban shape changers.  Some weird dude from the future who wants the Klingons to fight each other for unexplained/inexplicable reasons.

(It took much willpower to avoid titling this one "From Bad to Worse"...)

Music this week: Sunspot's "Scott Bakula", courtesy of music.podshow.com.  Great song.

Links to these releases: the bargain priced Star Trek Fan Collective - Captain's Log, the reasonably priced Star Trek: The Next Generation - Complete Series and ludicrously overpriced Star Trek Remastered: Season One.

Music for this episode: Shelly Niebuhr's "Best Things In Life - Don't Put Your Faith In Money".  I grabbed it from music.podshow.com, where they just give this stuff away.  Maybe music.podshow.com will buy out Viacom one day and release Star Trek for free over the net. 

I wouldn't count on it, though.

With one word, Captain Janeway destroyed the Caretaker's array and condemned her crew to a long, long trip back to the Alpha Quadrant.  Was she right?  I'll address some of the major criticisms of her decision.

Wonderful links this week!  "The Court Martial of Captain Kathryn Janeway" can be found here and here.  Other interesting sites include the Caretaker's array entry at Memory Alpha, an alternate history fanfic called "Enmity Mine" and a long Usenet argument over Janeway's decision.

 
Music this week: Mark LaForme's "Long Gone", courtesy of music.podshow.com.  Star Trek and country music -- two great tastes that taste great together!

Ahh, the Babylon 5 vs. Deep Space Nine controversy of yesteryear.  Was it mere coincidence that these two similar shows debuted within a month and a half of each other?  Did the suits at Paramount have it in for JMS?  Or do the conspiracy-minded Babylon 5 fans just need to get a grip?

These are good questions.  I have no answers.  Hope you enjoy the irresponsible speculation!

Related links for this topic include the "Babylon 5 vs Deep Space Nine" page, the WWWF Grudge Match and The Babylon 5 vs. Deep Space Nine FAQ.

Games discussed include Star Fleet Battles, Federation Commander, Federation and Empire, Tribbles Customizable Card Game and Battlestations.

Also, here's a link to Richard Hatch's War of Magellan setting, though I couldn't dig up anything specifically related to the board game.

Awesome music this episode! Possible Oscar's "At The Con", courtesy of music.podshow.com.  (They deserve much credit for the punny title of this episode, as well).

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.

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.

(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.

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.

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.

(All apologies to Genevieve Bujold for butchering her name.)

Some fun links relating to this episode:

Roger Ebert's review of Generations, TrekNation's list of Top 100 Reasons Why Kirk Should Return From the Dead and an impressive, extensive look at this subject at BringBackKirk.com.

But who cares about all that?  Star Trek was on hiatus between the first and second seasons, but that doesn't mean this was a summer without aliens.  Deep within the Mojave Desert, one Canadian TV actor encountered the unknown. What did William Shatner see in those California skies?  Why did his motorcycle come alive on its own? Did UFO's visit other Star Trek actors?  Using all of the investigative tools at my disposal (i.e. Google), I attempt to learn more about this close encounter.

 I refer to Bruce Rux's Hollywood vs. the Aliens, William Shatner's Mysteries of the Gods and the "I Love William Shatner" and "Secrets of the Mojave" webpages.