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360 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 days ago - ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsThe home of numerous geeky podcasts, currently hosting the Jumpgate Podcast. Previous projects include What the Frell Podcast, Classic Doctor Who Reviews, See You Space Cowboy Podcast, Go Home Hollywood You're Drunk, and 90s Comics Retrial.
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Jumpgate #101 - A Tragedy of the Telepaths
July 01, 2024 11:00 - 1 hour - 66 MBVera Wylde and Jessie Gender take up residence on Babylon 5, taking in one episode at a time. Season 5, Episode 10, In the Kingdom of the Blind - The true tragedy is that Byron and his freaking cult are still taking up screen time. Yeah, let's be honest this entire plotline has been an anchor on the show's neck.
Jumpgate #100 - In the Kingdom of the Blind
June 24, 2024 11:00 - 1 hour - 75.8 MBEpisode Description Vera Wylde and Jessie Gender take up residence on Babylon 5, taking in one episode at a time. Season 5, Episode 9, In the Kingdom of the Blind - Byron issues and ultimatum to the alliance while Londo returns to Centauri Prime, with G'Kar as his body guard.
Jumpgate #99 - Day of the Dead
June 17, 2024 11:00 - 1 hour - 75.7 MBVera Wylde and Jessie Gender take up residence on Babylon 5, taking in one episode at a time. Season 5, Episode 8, Day of the Dead - Comedy legends Reebo and Zooty arrive on the station as a species called the Berkiri begin their "day of the dead" celebration. And we're sure nothing strange will come of either of these events.
Jumpgate #98 - Secrets of the Soul
June 10, 2024 11:00 - 1 hour - 75.9 MBEpisode Description Vera Wylde and Jessie Gender take up residence on Babylon 5, taking in one episode at a time. Season 5, Episode 7, Secrets of the Soul - More telepaths arrive on Babylon 5 to find Byron as Lyta is drawn in ever closer to him. Meanwhile Franklin tries to deal with some butthead aliens. Like literally, The back of their heads look like butts.
Jumpgate #97 - Strange Relations
June 03, 2024 11:00 - 1 hour - 69.4 MBEpisode Description Vera Wylde and Jessie Gender take up residence on Babylon 5, taking in one episode at a time. Season 5, Episode 6, Strange Relations - Bester arrives on the station with trackers to find the rogue telepaths and take them back to Earth, and there may not be anything that Sheridan or Lochley can do about it.
Jumpgate #96 - Learning Curve
May 27, 2024 11:00 - 1 hour - 71.6 MBVera Wylde and Jessie Gender take up residence on Babylon 5, taking in one episode at a time. Season 5, Episode 5, Learning Curve - Some Rangers in training arrive on Babylon 5 and find themselves clashing with an up and coming new head of organized crime on the station.
Jumpgate #95 - A View from the Gallery
May 20, 2024 11:00 - 1 hour - 76.6 MBEpisode Description Vera Wylde and Jessie Gender take up residence on Babylon 5, taking in one episode at a time. Season 5, Episode 4, A View from the Gallery - The station is under assault, but this time we get a look at things through the eyes of a couple of maintenance men.
Jumpgate #94 - The Paragon of Animals
May 13, 2024 11:00 - 1 hour - 88.3 MBVera Wylde and Jessie Gender take up residence on Babylon 5, taking in one episode at a time. Season 5, Episode 3, The Paragon of Animals - President Sheridan and his allies try to arrive at a statement of princples for the newly formed Alliance, Garibaldi employs Lyta to try and convince the recently arrived telepaths to help with covert operations.
Jumpgate #93 - The Very Long Night of Londo Mollari
May 06, 2024 19:57 - 1 hour - 64.7 MBVera Wylde and Jessie Gender take up residence on Babylon 5, taking in one episode at a time. Season 5, Episode 2, The Very Long Night of Londo Mollari - Londo collapses and fights for his life, and he may have to comfront some uncomfortable truths in order to do it.
Jumpgate #92 - No Compromises
April 29, 2024 11:00 - 1 hour - 79 MBVera Wylde and Jessie Gender take up residence on Babylon 5, taking in one episode at a time. No Compromises - The new alliance formalizes its structure and principles while a newcomer arrives to run Babylon 5, since Sheridan now has bigger fish to fry, while in the background a sinister plot unfolds.
Jumpgate #91 - Thirdspace
April 22, 2024 11:00 - 1 hour - 92 MBVera Wylde and Jessie Gender take up residence on Babylon 5, taking in one episode at a time. Thirdspace - One more movie before we get into Season 5, and this time to recapture some of that cosmic horror we've been missing since the Shadows left.
Jumpgate #90 - In the Beginning
April 15, 2024 11:00 - 1 hour - 81.6 MBVera Wylde and Jessie Gender take up residence on Babylon 5, taking in one episode at a time. In the Beginning - Time to break from the episodes proper for a B5 movie. This one is a prequel covering the start and end of the Minbari war, and mostly exists to bring viewers on the new network (TNT) up to speed.
Jumpgate #89 - The Deconstruction of Falling Stars
April 08, 2024 11:00 - 1 hour - 74.9 MBVera Wylde and Jessie Gender take up residence on Babylon 5, taking in one episode at a time. Season 4, Episode 22, The Deconstruction of Falling Stars - The show takes a leap forward, and then another, and then another, and then another, to show how the future will look upon what Sheridan and the crew of Babylon 5 has accomplished.
Jumpgate #88 - Rising Star
April 01, 2024 11:00 - 1 hour - 143 MBVera Wylde and Jessie Gender take up residence on Babylon 5, taking in one episode at a time. Season 4, Episode 21, Rising Star - Sheridan faces the authorities of earth while... ok there's like 6 subplots in this because it was written when they thought the show was ending and it tries to wrap everything up, I'm not going through all of it.
Jumpgate #87 - Endgame
March 25, 2024 11:00 - 1 hour - 66.6 MBVera Wylde and Jessie Gender take up residence on Babylon 5, taking in one episode at a time. Season 4, Episode 20, Endgame - You saw the title, what did you think was going to happen? That the conflict between Babylon 5 and Earth would be resolved with a bake-off?
Jumpgate #86 - Between the Darkness and the Light
March 18, 2024 11:00 - 1 hour - 69.7 MBVera Wylde and Jessie Gender take up residence on Babylon 5, taking in one episode at a time. Season 4, Episode 19, Between the Darkness and the Light - Franklin, Garibaldi, and Lyta attempt to rescue Sheridan while Ivanova leads the fleet against Earth's latest war machines. And if you didn't already know this: do not mess with Susan Ivanova.
Jumpgate #85 - Intersections in Real Time
March 11, 2024 12:00 - 56 minutes - 51.4 MBVera Wylde and Jessie Gender take up residence on Babylon 5, taking in one episode at a time. Season 4, Episode 18, Intersections in Real Time - Following his capture, Sheridan faces interogation and pressure to publicly confess his "crimes." That's actually it, that's the whole episode. And it's glorious.
Jumpgate #84 - The Face of the Enemy
March 04, 2024 12:00 - 1 hour - 71.8 MBVera Wylde and Jessie Gender take up residence on Babylon 5, taking in one episode at a time. Season 4, Episode 17, The Face of the Enemy - Sheridan continues to recruit members of Earth Force while the trap is laid to lure him to Mars to be handed over to President Clark.
Jumpgate #83 - The Exercise of Vital Powers
February 26, 2024 12:00 - 1 hour - 71.9 MBVera Wylde and Jessie Gender take up residence on Babylon 5, taking in one episode at a time. Season 4, Episode 16, The Exercise of Vital Powers - Garbaldi gets in deeper with his employer on Mars while Lyta may hold the key to helping Franklin bring the telepaths held by the Shadows safely out of cryosleep.
Jumpgate #82 - No Surrender, No Retreat
February 19, 2024 12:00 - 1 hour - 66.7 MBVera Wylde and Jessie Gender take up residence on Babylon 5, taking in one episode at a time. Season 4, Episode 15, No Surrender, No Retreat - Sheridan leads a squadron in an attempt to liberate Proxima 3, while Londo makes a desperate plea to G'Karr.
Jumpgate #81 - Moments of Transition
February 12, 2024 12:00 - 1 hour - 76.5 MBVera Wylde and Jessie Gender take up residence on Babylon 5, taking in one episode at a time. Season 4, Episode 14, Moments of Transition - Delenn faces what may be a no-win situation in trying to resolve the Minbari civil war, while Lyta tries desperately to keep her head above water only for Bester to show up to try and talk her into a deal she doesn't want.
Jumpgate #80 - Rumors, Bargains and Lies
February 05, 2024 12:00 - 1 hour - 61.7 MBVera Wylde and Jessie Gender take up residence on Babylon 5, taking in one episode at a time. Season 4, Episode 13, Rumors, Bargains and Lies - Delenn attempts to resolve the ongoing conflict between the Warrior and Religious caste on Minbar, while Sheridan hatches a plan to get permission to patrol the unaligned worlds.
Jumpgate #79 - Conflicts of Interest
January 29, 2024 12:00 - 1 hour - 59.8 MBVera Wylde and Jessie Gender take up residence on Babylon 5, taking in one episode at a time. Season 4, Episode 12, Conflicts of Interest - Garibaldi takes a job that means he'll have to sneak around his own former security team. But enough things have rubbed him the wrong way that he's willing to do it, even though it may be deadly.
Jumpgate #78 - Lines of Communication
January 22, 2024 12:00 - 1 hour - 74.5 MBVera Wylde and Jessie Gender take up residence on Babylon 5, taking in one episode at a time. Season 4, Episode 11, Lines of Communication - Delenn makes contact with a new species that could be an ally or an enemy, while Franklin and Marcus try to build relationships with the mars resistance.
Jumpgate #77 - Racing Mars
January 15, 2024 12:00 - 1 hour - 64.6 MBVera Wylde and Jessie Gender take up residence on Babylon 5, taking in one episode at a time. Season 4, Episode 10, Racing Mars - Franklin and Marcus attempt to contact the resistance on Mars, while back on Babylon 5 things between Sheridan and Garibaldi escalate despite the former being on forced vacation.
Jumpgate #76 - Atonement
January 08, 2024 12:00 - 1 hour - 66.6 MBVera Wylde and Jessie Gender take up residence on Babylon 5, taking in one episode at a time. Season 4, Episode 9, Atonement - Delenn returns to Minbar for a ritual that will reveal her past and may alter her future.
Jumpgate #75 - The Illusion of Truth
January 01, 2024 12:00 - 1 hour - 65.8 MBVera Wylde and Jessie Gender take up residence on Babylon 5, taking in one episode at a time. Season 4, Episode 8, The Illusion of Truth - In an attempt to earn some good will back on earth, Babylon 5 gives an investigative news team access to the station. But the end result may not be what they were hoping for.
2023 Wrap Up with Jessie and Vera
December 25, 2023 12:00 - 1 hour - 76.2 MBBefore we jump back into Babylon 5, Jessie and Vera are going to drink a bit and ramble on about how the year went.
We are all Pawns #18 - Overview of "The Prisoner" w/ guest Dominic Noble
December 18, 2023 12:00 - 1 hour - 72.8 MBJessie Gender and Vera Wylde welcome special guest Dominic Noble (best know for the "Lost in Adaptation" series on YouTube), to talk through their thoughts on "The Prisoner" as a whole.
We are all Pawns #17 - Fall Out
December 11, 2023 12:00 - 1 hour - 85.1 MBVera Wylde and Jessie Gender take up residence in the Village wherein can be found "The Prisoner." Episode 17, Fall Out - We've reached the end of The Prisoner and... oh jeez this is going to be such a pain in the butt to try and explain.
We are all Pawns #16 - Once Upon a Time
December 04, 2023 12:00 - 1 hour - 75.1 MBVera Wylde and Jessie Gender take up residence in the Village wherein can be found "The Prisoner." Episode 16, Once Upon a Time - A familiar #2 returns to take interrogations methods to the furthest extreme. At the end of this only one will remain standing.
We are all Pawns #15 - The Girl Who was Death
November 27, 2023 12:07 - 1 hour - 78.1 MBVera Wylde and Jessie Gender take up residence in the Village wherein can be found "The Prisoner." Episode 15, The Girl Who was Death - #6 gets his latest assignment to stop the mad scientist Dr. Schnipps before he completes his rocket that will destroy all of London, but there's a mysterious woman on his tail unleashing increasingly elaborate death traps.
We are all Pawns #13 - The Girl Who was Death
November 27, 2023 12:07 - 1 hour - 78.1 MBVera Wylde and Jessie Gender take up residence in the Village wherein can be found "The Prisoner." Episode 15, The Girl Who was Death - #6 gets his latest assignment to stop the mad scientist Dr. Schnipps before he completes his rocket that will destroy all of London, but there's a mysterious woman on his tail unleashing increasingly elaborate death traps.
We are all Pawns #14 - Living in Harmony
November 20, 2023 12:00 - 1 hour - 60 MBVera Wylde and Jessie Gender take up residence in the Village wherein can be found "The Prisoner." Episode 14, Living in Harmony - The sherif turns in his badge and finds himself in the town of Harmony, ruled by an iron fisted judge who wants him to explain why he turned in his badge. Yes, this is still The Prisoner.
We are all Pawns #13 - Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling
November 13, 2023 12:00 - 1 hour - 56.4 MBVera Wylde and Jessie Gender take up residence in the Village wherein can be found "The Prisoner." Episode 13, Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling - A person known as The Colonel arrives at the Village to help #2 test the theory of a Prof. Seltzman... a theory that would allow two people to swap minds.
We are all Pawns #12 - A Change of Mind
November 06, 2023 12:00 - 1 hour - 60.4 MBVera Wylde and Jessie Gender take up residence in the Village wherein can be found "The Prisoner." Episode 12, A Change of Mind - #6 is condemned by a village community that claims to be separate from #2, and #2 says he can't protect #6 from them.
We are all Pawns #11 - It's Your Funeral
October 30, 2023 11:30 - 1 hour - 67.4 MBVera Wylde and Jessie Gender take up residence in the Village wherein can be found "The Prisoner." Episode 11, It's Your Funeral - #6 is pulled into an assassination plot that may or may not be real, as a particularly meticulous #2 schemes in the background.
We are all Pawns #10 - Hammer into Anvil
October 23, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 142 MBVera Wylde and Jessie Gender take up residence in the Village wherein can be found "The Prisoner." Episode 10, Hammer into Anvil - The new #2 crosses a line and #6 sets out on a mission of unclear purpose with unclear colaborators, as #2 pushes to uncover the conspiracy.
We are all Pawns #9 - Checkmate
October 16, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 83.6 MBVera Wylde and Jessie Gender take up residence in the Village wherein can be found "The Prisoner." Episode 9, Checkmate - #6 finds himself being made a pawn in #2's game. But if the chess pieces were to band together, what might they accomplish?
We are all Pawns #8 - Dance of the Dead
October 09, 2023 14:09 - 1 hour - 87.5 MBVera Wylde and Jessie Gender take up residence in the Village wherein can be found "The Prisoner." Episode 8, Dance of the Dead - #2 works toward getting #6 to participate in an upcoming event, while #6 grows close to a fellow villager who's entire job is watching him.
We are all Pawns #7 - Many Happy Returns
October 02, 2023 11:03 - 1 hour - 56.7 MBVera Wylde and Jessie Gender take up residence in the Village wherein can be found "The Prisoner." Episode 7, Many Happy Returns - Number 6 wakes up to find the village empty and abandoned. Can he finally escape when there's nobody around to stop him?
We are all Pawns #6 - The General
September 25, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 69.6 MBVera Wylde and Jessie Gender take up residence in the Village wherein can be found "The Prisoner." Episode 6, The General - All of the Village is abuzz with excitement at the new method of "speed learning" pioneered by the Professor, working from the the General's office. And #6 may not have a choice when it comes to partaking in this educational miracle.
We are all Pawns #5 - The Schizoid Man
September 18, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 69.8 MBVera Wylde and Jessie Gender take up residence in the Village wherein can be found "The Prisoner." Episode 5, The Schizoid Man - The newly arrived #12 has been brought in to help break the stubborn #6 by perfectly mimicking him and causing a break in mental stability and identity. Except... #12 is absolutely certain that he IS #6. Jessie and I have a heck of a time trying to explain this one.
We are all Pawns #4 - Free for All
September 11, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 79.5 MBVera Wylde and Jessie Gender take up residence in the Village wherein can be found "The Prisoner." Episode 4, Free for All - It's election time in the Village and #2 proposes that #6 should run for office... the office of #2. Will #6 play along? Will he even have a choice?
We are all Pawns #3 - A. B. and C.
September 04, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 76.7 MBVera Wylde and Jessie Gender take up residence in the Village wherein can be found "The Prisoner." Episode 3, A. B. and C. - The new #2 brings in #14 with an experimental plan to try and find out why #6 resigned: to invade his dreams and force a confrontation with three potential people that might bring the truth out.
We are all Pawns #2 - The Chimes of Big Ben
August 28, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 63.6 MBVera Wylde and Jessie Gender take up residence in the Village wherein can be found "The Prisoner." Episode 2, The Chimes of Big Ben - The Village is holding a competition of art projects and #6 is encouraged to participate by the new #2 as a way to settle in. Things are complicated by another new arrival to the Village.
We are all Pawns #1 - Arrival
August 21, 2023 22:46 - 1 hour - 89 MBVera Wylde and Jessie Gender take up residence in the Village wherein can be found "The Prisoner." Episode 1, Arrival - A mysterious man resigns from a high level position for unclear reasons, only to then find himself in "the village." He doesn't know how he got there, he doesn't know who is running it, he only knows that they want to know why he resigned and they will only refer to him as "Number 6." So begins the story of The Prisoner.
Jumpgate #74 - Epiphanies
August 14, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 72.4 MBVera Wylde and Jessie Gender take up residence on Babylon 5, taking in one episode at a time. Season 4, Episode 7, Epiphanies - With the Shadow War seemingly over, the crew of Babylon 5 try to assess where the pieces are landing and how best to move forward. A spanner is thrown into the works with the arrival of Bester onto the station, because there's no time for quiet moments.
Jumpgate #73 - Into the Fire
August 07, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 63.3 MBVera Wylde and Jessie Gender take up residence on Babylon 5, taking in one episode at a time. Season 4, Episode 6, Into the Fire - Sheridan leads an armada into what might be the final confrontation with the Vorlons and the Shadows, will any survive?
Jumpgate #72 - The Long Night
July 31, 2023 11:00 - 59 minutes - 54.3 MBVera Wylde and Jessie Gender take up residence on Babylon 5, taking in one episode at a time. Season 4, Episode 5, The Long Night - Sheridan prepares a ship to make a great sacrifice for the cause while Londo sets about executing his plan to be rid of the Centauri Emperor for good.