Two people watch a randomly selected episode of Star Trek and then record a podcast about it. A couple of weeks later the podcast is added to this de-randomized list of episodes.
Darmok
S05E02 • “Darmok”
Random Trek #31 •
Memory Alpha
December 25, 2014 • 44 minutes • 20MB
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Darmok
Picard is captured, then trapped on a planet with an alien captain who speaks a metaphorical language incompatible with the universal translator. They must learn to communicate with each other before a deadly planetary beast overwhelms them.
Random Trek #31 with Scott McNulty
Christina Warren, tech analyst, podcaster, and internet maven, joins Scott to talk about “Darmok” (TNG S5E2). Does this episode of TNG live up to the hype? Is Capt. Picard a their? And were did he get his Members Only jacket? All this plus Emoji on this Christmas episode of Random Trek.
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The Game
S05E06 • “The Game”
Random Trek #125 •
Memory Alpha
December 1, 2016 • 45 minutes • 32MB
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The Game
Wesley Crusher visits the Enterprise only to see everyone behaving strangely on account of an addictive, mind-controlling game.
Random Trek #125 with Scott McNulty
Chip Sudderth, Incomparable panelist and Babylon 5 enthusiast joins Scott to discuss TNG’s “The Game” (S5E6). What’s up with Risa? Why does the Game not look like much fun at all? And whatever happened to that Ashley Judd?
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Power Play
S05E15 • “Power Play”
Random Trek #136 •
Memory Alpha
February 16, 2017 • 42 minutes • 30MB
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Power Play
Alien entities take over the minds of Data, Troi, and Miles O'Brien.
Random Trek #136 with Scott McNulty
Anne Zander, actor, writer, and improviser, joins Scott to talk about TNG’s Power Play (S5E15). On this episode we talk about how creepy it is for familiar characters to act very differently, we question Riker’s leg placement, a doorbell rings, and glittery convicts gather in a cylinder.
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The Next Phase
S05E24 • “The Next Phase”
Random Trek #94 •
Memory Alpha
April 14, 2016 • 44 minutes • 20MB
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The Next Phase
Geordi La Forge and Ensign Ro are believed dead after a transporter malfunction. However, they soon discover that their state may not actually be "death".
Random Trek #94 with Scott McNulty
Justin Michael, Star Trek fan, editor of Less than or Equal, and problem solver, joins Scott to discuss TNG’s The Next Phase (S5E24). Romulans, being out of phase, not thinking too hard about science, close talkers, and Ensign Ro are just a few of the topics covered in this episode.
Next on Random Trek… another surprise!
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The Inner Light
S05E25 • “The Inner Light”
Random Trek #126 •
Memory Alpha
December 9, 2016 • 44 minutes • 31MB
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The Inner Light
An alien probe controls and disables Captain Picard, who wakes up as "Kamin," a resident of the planet Kataan. While the crew of the Enterprise tries to jar the probe's influence, "Kamin" lives through the final, dying decades of his homeworld in the span of approximately twenty minutes in the form of an interactive "ancestor simulation". (Season penultimate)
Random Trek #126 with Scott McNulty
Gerry Canavan, prof at Marquette University, joins Scott to talk about TNG’s The Inner Light (S5E25). Another episode considered one of the best ever, but does it hold up? Yes, it does. Does the probe make any sense? Not so much. Does that matter? Listen and find out!
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Time's Arrow
S05E26 • “Time's Arrow”
Random Trek #86 •
Memory Alpha
February 11, 2016 • 87 minutes • 40MB
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Time's Arrow
An engineering team finds evidence of an alien presence on Earth in 19th century San Francisco: Data's severed head, buried five hundred years ago. (Season Finale)
Random Trek #86 with Scott McNulty
David Gian-Cursio, 3D artist, joins Scott to discuss TNG’s Time’s Arrow Parts 1 and 2 (S5E26, S6E1). Topics include the 2016 Star Trek Ships of the Line calendar (in which David is the artist of February’s ship!), the fan art community, our favorite Star Trek movies, favorite characters, and also Time’s Arrow.
Next on Random Trek TNG’s The Emissary (S2E20).