Episodes

  • 188. STAR TREK 8: PROBE AHOY-HOY
    Mar 23 2026

    Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Today, we continue our mission to explore Star Trek: the Motion picture. It's a film that we've spoken a lot about in other episodes so we thought we'd go where no/lots of podcasters have been before. Today we meet a new robot who wears the skin of an old friend.


    WARNING! The S**t-bomb is said but nothing more.

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    CARL SAGAN ON THE DRAKE EQUATION

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvBWiZi99Dk

    “LESS THAN HUMAN”: THE PSYCHOLOGY OF CRUELTY

    https://www.npr.org/2011/03/29/134956180/criminals-see-their-victims-as-less-than-human

    THE SCALE OF THE UNIVERSE

    https://scaleofuniverse.com/en-gb

    SPOCK’S VULCAN NERVE PINCH EXPLAINED

    https://www.cbc.ca/archives/how-leonard-nimoy-came-up-with-spock-s-signature-pinch-1.4764925

    WILLIAM SHATNER ROASTS GEORGE LUCAS

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEZVwQptvWw&t=50s

    WILLIAM SHATNER SNL SKETCH

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rqb4V9GxaBo

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    40 mins
  • 187. STAR TREK 7: BOMBASTIC SIDE EYE
    Mar 16 2026

    Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Today, we continue our mission to explore Star Trek: the Motion picture. It's a film that we've spoken a lot about in other episodes so we thought we'd go where no/lots of podcasters have been before. Today we endure the longest six minutes in cinematic history.


    WARNING! The S**t-bomb is said but nothing more.

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    GEORGE TAKEI ON HOWARD STERN

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rq5_BN4dBiw

    BIGOTRY AGAINST ASIAN AMERICANS

    https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2021/03/a-long-history-of-bigotry-against-asian-americans/

    DID CHURCHILL HAVE PRIOR KNOWLEDGE ABOUT PEARL HARBOUR? NO.

    https://www.gchq.gov.uk/information/did-signals-intelligence-predict-attack-pearl-harbor

    STAR TREK MINATURE MODELS (PART 1 AND 2)

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcBI7E2Cxxo

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhQGJkVV9Hg

    TESLA COILS IN MOVIES

    https://www.tesla.nu/tc_inmedia_eng.asp

    ROBER FLETCHER COSTUME DESIGNER OBITUARY

    https://deadline.com/2021/04/robert-fletcher-dead-obituary-costume-designer-star-trek-films-broadway-was-98-1234734044/

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    39 mins
  • 186. STAR TREK 6: CARRY ON UP THE WORMHOLE
    Mar 9 2026

    Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Today, we continue our mission to explore Star Trek: the Motion picture. It's a film that we've spoken a lot about in other episodes so we thought we'd go where no/lots of podcasters have been before. Today we endure the longest six minutes in cinematic history.


    WARNING! The S**t-bomb is said but nothing more.

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    NOTES

    FRIDAY NIGHT DEATH SLOT

    https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FridayNightDeathSlot

    STAR TREK CON 1969

    https://fanlore.org/wiki/Star_Trek_Con_(1969_convention)

    ROBIN WILLIAMS RESTRICTS IMAGE RIGHTS UNTIL 2039

    https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/mar/31/robin-williams-restricted-use-image-despite-existing-us-laws

    BRIEF HISTORY OF CARRY ON FILMS

    https://artofthemovies.co.uk/blogs/original-movie-posters/a-brief-history-of-the-carry-on-films?srsltid=AfmBOoqMxr7wDDAkZef1nDCg1wHxx6r6GoI35rwZZngfXl11dbZjRRUm

    ASTRONOMICAL UNITS

    https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/space-science/astronomical-unit

    PERSIS KHAMBATTA HEAD SHAVED

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHgdGTQiVbc

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    43 mins
  • 185. STAR TREK 5: GETTING THE BAND BACK TOGETHER
    Mar 2 2026

    Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Today, we continue our mission to explore Star Trek: the Motion picture. It's a film that we've spoken a lot about in other episodes so we thought we'd go where no/lots of podcasters have been before. Today we endure the longest six minutes in cinematic history.


    WARNING! The S**t-bomb is said but nothing more.

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    NOTES


    THE PAPERCLIP THEORY

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UibMFgWfGww

    WHAT HAPPENED TO SPOCK AFTER TOS (SPOILERS)

    https://www.thedigitalfix.com/star-trek/spock-explained

    CAVEMAN OUTFIT IDEA FOR SPOCK

    https://www.facebook.com/groups/2790621151096613/posts/3181141232044601/

    ORIENT EXPRESS LEAVING

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKdnXwFz5Zc

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    44 mins
  • 184. STAR TREK 4: THE COMMOTION PICTURE BEGINS
    Feb 23 2026

    Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Today, we continue our mission to explore Star Trek: the Motion picture. It's a film that we've spoken a lot about in other episodes so we thought we'd go where no/lots of podcasters have been before. Today we begin to look at the film.


    WARNING! The S**t-bomb is said but nothing more.

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    GENE RODDENBERRY PROJECTS APART FROM STAR TREK

    https://screenrant.com/every-gene-roddenberry-project-besides-star-trek-ranked-imdb/

    REMEMBERING ROBERT WISE

    https://cinemontage.org/remembering-robert-wise/

    SPOCK HEINEKEN ADVERT

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evWolie0eOg

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    41 mins
  • 183. STAR TREK 3: ANGRY RANDY SPOCK
    Feb 16 2026

    Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Today, we continue our mission to explore Star Trek: the Motion picture. It's a film that we've spoken a lot about in other episodes so we thought we'd go where no/lots of podcasters have been before. Today we delve into episodes from the OG Star Trek series.


    WARNING! The S**t-bomb is said but nothing more.

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    NOTES


    THE MULTIVERSE IS AN ANCIENT IDEA

    https://nautil.us/the-multiverse-is-an-ancient-idea-236401/

    KIRK’S RIPPED OR REMOVED SHIRTS

    https://www.ex-astris-scientia.org/database/kirks_shirt.htm

    WHY DOES THE DEVIL HAVE A GOATEE?

    https://beardsorcery.com/book-of-beardcraft/why-does-the-devil-have-a-goatee?srsltid=AfmBOorj3h-lsoGMRrsn-GPvOnVd-naqD7fb2unOb6P9mYVSpSzx2OES

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    44 mins
  • 182. STAR TREK 2: CITY ON THE EDGE OF FOREVER
    Feb 9 2026

    Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Today, we continue our mission to explore Star Trek: the Motion picture. It's a film that we've spoken a lot about in other episodes so we thought we'd go where no/lots of podcasters have been before. Today we delve into episodes from the OG Star Trek series.


    WARNING! The S**t-bomb is said but nothing more.

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    NOTES


    THE LOST IN SPACE CARROT DEBACLE

    https://lostinspace.fandom.com/wiki/The_Great_Vegetable_Rebellion


    IRISH NEW YORK COPS

    https://www.irishamerica.com/2012/09/the-irish-coppers/

    LEONARD NIMOY OBIT

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-25945690

    INCUBUS

    https://qz.com/1035897/the-bizarre-story-of-a-long-lost-horror-film-made-entirely-in-esperanto-starring-william-shatner

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    45 mins
  • 181. STAR TREK 1: WARPS AND ALL
    Feb 2 2026

    Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Today, we begin our mission to explore Star Trek: the Motion picture. It's a film that we've spoken a lot about in other episodes so we thought we'd go where no/lots of podcasters have been before. To kick things off we take a look at Star Trek's creator, Gene Roddenberry. Brace yourself because there's so weird old stuff in here.


    WARNING! The S**t-bomb is said but nothing more.

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    TINDER FOR NAZIS

    https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/05/hacktivist-deletes-white-supremacist-websites-live-on-stage-during-hacker-conference/

    UK COUNCILLOR SUSPENDED OVER WHITE SUPREMACIST DATING SITE

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cql4241dy27o

    THE COMPLICATED LEGACY OF GENE RODDENBERRY

    https://rhetorikos.blog.fordham.edu/?p=1881

    TECH INSPIRED BY STAR TREK

    https://www.sideshow.com/blog/trek-tech-10-star-trek-gadgets-that-have-beamed-into-reality/

    STAR TREK MOVIES AND TV SHOWS THAT NEVER HAPPENED

    https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/star-trek-movies-tv-shows-never-happened/

    THE FERENGI – COMPARISONS WITH ANTI-SEMITIC STEREOTYPES

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferengi#Comparisons_with_anti-Semitic_stereotypes

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    53 mins