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Ship Full of Jerks

Ship Full of Jerks

By: Ryan Thomas Riddle and Mark Farinas
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 A podcast exploring the farthest reaches of science fiction and pop culture in a casual conversation between old friends. Writer/Artist Mark Farinas is the creator of the STAR TREK WEBCOMIC, a fan comic based on Roddenberry's space odyssey. Ryan Thomas Riddle is an award-winning journalist and Trekkie who works with FACT TREK to bust the myths surrounding the making of the original STAR TREK. Each week, we discuss what genres are streaming to our TVs, look back with retro reviews, and let you know what we are fanning over.Ryan Thomas Riddle and Mark Farinas Art
Episodes
  • New Life and New Civilizations

    New Life and New Civilizations
    Dec 17 2025

    STRANGE NEW WORLDS' third season comes to a close with "New Life and New Civilizations" and Batal's transcendence into a fountain. The Jerks discuss how Pike and Batal went to "It's Even More Complicated" on their Spacebook relationship status. Plus, more queerbaiting with Kirk and Spock's "first date."


    Then, we dive deep into how BABYLON 5 handles destiny better than most sci-fi franchises, including STAR TREK.


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    1 hr and 18 mins
  • Enemy Terrarium

    Enemy Terrarium
    Dec 9 2025

    Can two bitter enemies become star-crossed lovers? You betcha when they're trapped on a desolate and dangerous alien world. Human and Drac. Human and Gorn. Either way, it's a queer subtext-filled fest in our double-feature, back-to-back confab on STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS' "Terrarium" and its antecedent, ENEMY MINE.

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    1 hr and 12 mins
  • 4.5 Vulcans and One Superman

    4.5 Vulcans and One Superman
    Nov 18 2025

    The magic hypo strikes again and transforms four of the Enterprise crew into full Vulcans, ousting Spock as the 0.5 Vulcan on the crew. But is it culture or genetic determinism at work here? The Jerks get into it.


    Then, they contrast that with how Clark Kent, aka Kal-El and Superman, is allowed to be a child of two worlds, more so than Spock ever gets to be.

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    1 hr and 10 mins
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