Enterprising Individuals
429 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 days ago - ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsWelcome to Enterprising Individuals, the podcast where we boldly go into excruciating detail about the series, characters, and stories of the Star Trek universe. On every episode, host Aaron Coker aka Ka1iban is joined by a special guest for an in-depth discussion of a selected episode from a Star Trek series. Enlist today for this fascinating mission!
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Episodes
Discoverage Prodigy Season 1, Episode 8: “Time Amok”
January 21, 2022 02:00 - 32 minutes - 29.7 MBWe are talking LIVE about the #StarTrekProdigy episode “Time Amok”! Tweet at @eistpod with the hashtag #discoverage to join our conversation currently in progress! #startrek
Discoverage Prodigy Season 1, Episode 7: “First Contact”
January 14, 2022 02:01 - 42 minutes - 39 MBWe are talking LIVE about the #StarTrekProdigy episode “First Contact”! Tweet at @eistpod with the hashtag #discoverage to join our conversation currently in progress! #startrek
Discoverage Prodigy Season 1, Episode 6: “Kobayashi”
January 07, 2022 02:00 - 38 minutes - 34.9 MBWe are talking LIVE about the #StarTrekProdigy episode “Kobayashi”! Tweet at @eistpod with the hashtag #discoverage to join our conversation currently in progress! #startrek
Season 6, Episode 19 Dick Clip's Rockin' New Year's Eve!
December 31, 2021 22:27 - 26 minutes - 24 MB2021 is finally over and to commemorate the year that's past, we're looking back at some of the year's best guests and best conversations about Trek and non-Trek topics! Happy Holidays! Help support the show when you shop on Amazon! https://www.amazon.com/?tag=jet01-20&linkCode=ez Learn the story behind your favorite Trek episodes with BackTrekking! http://www.twitter.com/backtrekking Party with us on Facebook and Twitter and the Just Enough Trope Discord! http://www.facebook.com/eistpod ...
Discoverage Season 4, Episode 7: “…But to Connect”
December 31, 2021 02:03 - 1 hour - 55.9 MBWe are talking LIVE about the #StarTrekDiscovery episode “…But to Connect”! Tweet at @eistpod with the hashtag #discoverage to join our conversation currently in progress! #startrek
Discoverage Season 4, Episode 6: “Stormy Weather”
December 24, 2021 02:00 - 51 minutes - 46.7 MBWe are talking LIVE about the #StarTrekDiscovery episode “Stormy Weather”! Tweet at @eistpod with the hashtag #discoverage to join our conversation currently in progress! #startrek
Discoverage Season 4, Episode 5: “The Examples”
December 17, 2021 02:02 - 51 minutes - 47.5 MBWe are talking LIVE about the #StarTrekDiscovery episode “The Examples”! Tweet at @eistpod with the hashtag #discoverage to join our conversation currently in progress! #startrek
Discoverage Season 4, Episode 4: “All Is Possible”
December 10, 2021 02:01 - 52 minutes - 47.6 MBWe are talking LIVE about the #StarTrekDiscovery episode “All is Possible”! Tweet at @eistpod with the hashtag #discoverage to join our conversation currently in progress! #startrek
Discoverage Season 4, Episode 3: “Choose to Live”
December 03, 2021 02:01 - 39 minutes - 36.1 MBWe are talking LIVE about the #StarTrekDiscovery episode “Choose to Live”! Tweet at @eistpod with the hashtag #discoverage to join our conversation currently in progress! #startrek
Discoverage Season 4, Episode 2: “Anomaly”
November 27, 2021 02:10 - 45 minutes - 41.3 MBWe are talking LIVE about the #StarTrekDiscovery episode “Anomaly”! Tweet at @eistpod with the hashtag #discoverage to join our conversation currently in progress! #startrek
Discoverage Season 4, Episode 1: “Kobayashi Maru”
November 19, 2021 03:02 - 50 minutes - 46.4 MBWe are talking LIVE about the #StarTrekDiscovery episode “Kobayashi Maru”! Tweet at @eistpod with the hashtag #discoverage to join our conversation currently in progress!
Discoverage Prodigy: “Terror Firma”
November 19, 2021 02:03 - 31 minutes - 28.9 MBWe are talking LIVE about the #StarTrekProdigy episode “Terror Firma”! Tweet at @eistpod with the hashtag #discoverage to join our conversation currently in progress!
Discoverage Prodigy: “Dreamcatcher”
November 12, 2021 01:01 - 38 minutes - 35.1 MBWe are talking LIVE about the #StarTrekProdigy episode “Dreamcatcher”! Tweet at @eistpod with the hashtag #discoverage to join our conversation currently in progress!
The 2021 EI Holiday Party!
November 11, 2021 04:11 - 1 hour - 71.1 MBWe're bringing you good tidings of great joy this week as we present our first annual holiday party, with special guests Mikanhana, Gooey Fame, and Ella Pearson! We've gathered to spread Christmas cheer, talk Trek and pop culture, and play a few rounds of Star Trek Trivial Pursuit! This ain't no silent night! Check out our guest's podcasts! https://twitter.com/noob_sailor https://twitter.com/virtualtheaterx https://www.generationsgeek.com Find out the stories behind your favorite Trek epis...
Discoverage Prodigy: “Starstruck”
November 05, 2021 01:02 - 48 minutes - 44.4 MBWe are talking LIVE about the #StarTrekProdigy episode “Starstruck”! Tweet at @eistpod with the hashtag #discoverage to join our conversation currently in progress!
Discoverage Prodigy: “Lost & Found”
October 29, 2021 01:05 - 49 minutes - 45.2 MBWe are talking LIVE about the #StarTrekProdigy episode “Lost & Found”! Tweet at @eistpod with the hashtag #discoverage to join our conversation currently in progress!
Season 6, Episode 18.5 Pretty Maids All In A Row
October 28, 2021 18:38 - 1 hour - 64.8 MBJust in time for Halloween, we've got one of the scariest things to spring from the mind of Gene Roddenberry: the sex comedy cum murder mystery slash social commentary flick "Pretty Maids All in a Row"! Gene only has one movie credit on his résumé and this one is plenty. Mikanhana of the Just Enough Trope Podcast drops by to help us make some kind of sense of this radioactive artifact from a past better left forgotten. Guidance counselor Tiger McDrew is everyone's idea of the perfect man: han...
Season 6, Episode 18 Enterprising Individuals Live: Star Trek V The Final Frontier 2021
October 20, 2021 18:18 - 1 hour - 59.6 MBThis week, we present a look back at Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, recorded live at CONvergence Con 2021, with special guests Noel Thingvall, Mark McPherson, Assad Khaishgi, and Art Allen! Star Trek V has always been considered the worst Trek film be we can't leave well enough alone. Join us as we give one last chance to William Shatner's beautiful ode to healthy skepticism . . . and rock climing. It's "An Act of Love"! Learn the story behind your favorite Trek episodes with BackTrekking...
Discoverage Lower Decks: “First First Contact”
October 15, 2021 01:04 - 52 minutes - 47.7 MBWe are talking LIVE about the #LowerDecks episode “First First Contact”! Tweet at @eistpod with the hashtag #discoverage to join our conversation currently in progress! #StarTrekLowerDecks
Season 6, Episode 17.5 Trek Fan Fic with Liz, Sasha, and Stephanie
October 14, 2021 17:16 - 1 hour - 58.6 MBThis week, we dive into the world of Star Trek fan fiction with three guides: Antimatter Pod's Liz Barr, Sasha Wood of Casually Comics, and writer Stephanie Roehler. On the episode, we talk about fan fic's crucial role in Trek history, the types and themes of Trek fic, how fic writers drive diversity and inclusion in on-screen Trek storytelling, and more. Plus, some non-Trek sci-fi talk, video store remembrances, the Cardassian Sutra, and just wanting to see a character get a happy ending. N...
Discoverage Lower Decks: “wej Duj”
October 08, 2021 01:01 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MBWe are talking LIVE about the #LowerDecks episode “wej Duj”! Tweet at @eistpod with the hashtag #discoverage to join our conversation currently in progress! #StarTrekLowerDecks
Season 6, Episode 17 "North Star" (ENT) with Thad Hait
October 06, 2021 20:02 - 1 hour - 61.7 MBWe're taking our phase pistols to town this week as we follow "North Star"! Podcaster and cosplayer Thad Hait returns to the show to discuss an episode of Star Trek: Enterprise that takes aim at discrimination and xenophobia. When in the Expanse, Archer and crew find a planet inhabited by Earthlings descended from old West settlers. But before they can solve the mystery of their existence, they'll have to stop a impending race war and run the bad guys out of town! The events of September 11...
Discoverage Lower Decks: “I, Excretus”
October 01, 2021 01:02 - 42 minutes - 39.1 MBWe are talking LIVE about the #LowerDecks episode “I, Excretus”! Tweet at @eistpod with the hashtag #discoverage to join our conversation currently in progress! #StarTrekLowerDecks
Season 6, Episode 16.5 Gimme Some Mooney
September 30, 2021 16:58 - 1 hour - 58.3 MBThis week, Darren Mooney of the Escapist is back on the show for an extended discussion about pop culture topics! On the show, we talk about the recent release of Shang Chi, the evolution of the Evangelion franchise and its creator, the future of cinemas and streaming and the looming IATSE strike, the mystery of Quibi, the future of Doctor Who and the current era's legacy, and we take a hard look at the future of Trek and what Trek has to say in the new millennium! This episode of outtakes (...
Discoverage Lower Decks: “Where Pleasant Fountains Lie”
September 24, 2021 01:02 - 33 minutes - 30.7 MBWe are talking LIVE about the #LowerDecks episode “Where Pleasant Fountains Lie”! Tweet at @eistpod with the hashtag #discoverage to join our conversation currently in progress! #StarTrekLowerDecks
Season 6, Episode 16 "That Which Survives" (TOS) with Darren Mooney
September 22, 2021 18:26 - 1 hour - 73.3 MBIt's ghost planets and undead beauty queens this week as we contemplate "That Which Survives"! Author and critic Darren Mooney returns to the show to discuss an episode of Star Trek: The Original Series that continues the show's third season's themes of death and decay. The Enterprise has found a planet that should not be, but when the landing party attempts to explore it, the ship is thrown nearly 1000 light-years away. Now, Spock with have to race the Enterprise back before a beautiful and...
Discoverage Lower Decks: “The Spy Humongous”
September 17, 2021 00:59 - 38 minutes - 35.2 MBWe are talking LIVE about the #LowerDecks episode “The Spy Humongous”! Tweet at @eistpod with the hashtag #discoverage to join our conversation currently in progress!
Season 6, Episode 15.5 Trek News with Mikanhana
September 16, 2021 17:56 - 58 minutes - 53.2 MBThis week, Mikanhana of the Just Enough Trope and Sailor Noob podcasts is back on the show to round up the latest Trek news! We've got updates on the many Trek shows currently in production/development, plus an update on the Star Trek movies we could see very soon! Michelle Yeoh is the new Ted Danson! Follow the Just Enough Trope podcast on Twitter and check out the show! http://www.twitter.com/justenoughtrope http://www.justenoughtrope.com Get your fill of anime and Japanese culture with...
Discoverage Lower Decks: “An Embarrassment of Dooplers”
September 10, 2021 01:02 - 36 minutes - 33.4 MBWe are talking LIVE about the #LowerDecks episode “An Embarrassment of Dooplers”! Tweet at @eistpod with the hashtag #discoverage to join our conversation currently in progress!
Season 6, Episode 15 "Profit and Loss" (DS9) with Gooey Fame
September 08, 2021 17:58 - 1 hour - 96.2 MBThere's vultures, vultures everywhere this week as we calculate "Profit and Loss"! Musician and podcaster Gooey Fame returns to the show to discuss an episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine that bears more than a passing resemblance to the classic 1942 film "Casablanca". When Quark's old flame arrives on the station, he wants nothing more than to rekindle their love. But when a Cardassian agent arrives to take her into custody, Quark will have to decide between his selfish desires and her fre...
Discoverage Lower Decks: “Mugato, Gumato”
September 03, 2021 01:04 - 49 minutes - 45.2 MBWe are talking LIVE about the #LowerDecks episode “Mugato, Gumato”! Tweet at @eistpod with the hashtag #discoverage to join our conversation currently in progress!
Season 6, Episode 14.5 Star Trek Video Games with Mark LaCroix
September 02, 2021 20:38 - 1 hour - 80.9 MBThis week, Mark LaCroix of the Nice Games Club podcast joins the show to talk about Star Trek and video games! For a series with phaser and ships and Klingons, you would think there'd be more memorable Trek games, but Star Trek still seems to lag behind other sci-fi properties. We talk about the state of the industry, what goes into a good game, and if Star Trek will ever get its video game pièce de résistance! #StarTrekMinecraft Check out Nice Games Club and Mark's work! https://nicegames....
Discoverage Lower Decks: “We’ll Always Have Tom Paris”
August 27, 2021 01:03 - 43 minutes - 39.8 MBWe are talking LIVE about the #LowerDecks episode “We’ll Always Have Tom Paris”! Tweet at @eistpod with the hashtag #discoverage to join our conversation currently in progress!
Season 6, Episode 14 "The Host" (TNG) with Matt Baume
August 25, 2021 17:48 - 1 hour - 64.9 MBWe're asking big questions about love, sex, and identity as we consider "The Host"! Writer, podcaster, and YouTuber Matt Baume joins the show this week to discuss an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation that presents a personal and ethical dilemma for Beverly. Doctor Crusher has fallen in love with visiting diplomat Odan. But when Odan is revealed to be a symbiotic creature and is implanted into Riker, Beverly will have to decide if her new relationship is worth the cost of one of her o...
Discoverage Lower Decks: “Kayshon, His Eyes Open”
August 20, 2021 01:03 - 43 minutes - 40.1 MBWe are talking LIVE about the #LowerDecks episode “Kayshon, His Eyes Open”! Tweet at @eistpod with the hashtag #discoverage to join our conversation currently in progress!
Season 6, Episode 13.5 Trek and Government with Connor Speak
August 19, 2021 17:35 - 1 hour - 65.8 MBConnor Speak aka "the Rocketman" returns to the show this week to examine the politics of Star Trek. The Federation may be all wine and roses, but who's pruning the thorns and squishing the grapes. Is a government like the UFP completely fictional, or can we get a little slice of utopia here on Earth? We can't promise you a definitive answer, but we think we're asking the right questions! CW: sexual assault Check out Rocketman Explores and follow Connor on Twitter! https://podcasts.apple.co...
Discoverage Lower Decks: "Strange Energies”
August 13, 2021 01:16 - 32 minutes - 30.2 MBWe are talking LIVE about the #LowerDecks episode “Strange Energies”! Tweet at @eistpod with the hashtag #discoverage to join our conversation currently in progress!
Season 6, Episode 13 "Bar Association" (DS9) with Michael Swaim
August 11, 2021 18:50 - 1 hour - 65.4 MBGet ready to lose those chains as we unite with "Bar Association"! Writer, podcaster, and comedian Michael Swaim joins the show this week to discuss an episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine that is looking to fill the dustbin of future history. When Rom collapses on the job, Quark refuses to give him or his coworkers sick leave or paid vacation time. When Rom and his fellow workers form a union, Quark will have to find a way to make a deal with his brother before he loses his reputation, his...
Season 6, Episode 13 "Bar Association" (TNG) with Michael Swaim
August 11, 2021 18:50 - 1 hour - 65.4 MBGet ready to lose those chains as we unite with "Bar Association"! Writer, podcaster, and comedian Michael Swaim joins the show this week to discuss an episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine that is looking to fill the dustbin of future history. When Rom collapses on the job, Quark refuses to give him or his coworkers sick leave or paid vacation time. When Rom and his fellow workers form a union, Quark will have to find a way to make a deal with his brother before he loses his reputation, his...
Season 6, Episode 12.5 Trek's Evolution with Peter Aidan Byrne
July 29, 2021 17:46 - 1 hour - 82.3 MBThis week, Peter Aidan Byrne of TrekvsTrek.com returns to the show to talk about the ways in which Trek has evolved (or hasn't) over its 55-year history. It all started with a horny ex-cop's dream of a future paradise . . . are we there yet? We guarantee only the wackiest of doodles! Read Trek vs Trek and follow Peter on Twitter! http://www.trekvstrek.com http://www.twitter.com/peteraidanbyrne Find out the stories behind your favorite Trek episodes with BackTrekking! http://www.twitter.com...
Season 6, Episode 12 "Sub Rosa" (TNG) with Catherynne M. Valente
July 21, 2021 18:57 - 1 hour - 88.6 MBTurn off the lights and light a candle as we become one with "Sub Rosa"! Author Catherynne M. Valente returns to the show this week to discuss an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation that will challenge everything you know about amorous ghosts on Scottish planets. After the death of her grandmother, Beverly Crusher discovers that her nana had a mysterious younger paramour named Ronin. As she begins to investigate their connection, she discovers a malevolent force that has stalked her an...
Season 6, Episode 11.5 Noah Averbach-Katz
July 15, 2021 16:58 - 35 minutes - 32.6 MBThis week, Star Trek: Discovery actor Noah Averbach-Katz joins the show to talk about his Trek fandom, how he became an actor, and creating the role of Ryn the Andorian! Always be yourself...unless you can be Garak. Then, always be Garak. Find out the stories behind your favorite Trek episodes with BackTrekking! http://www.twitter.com/backtrekking Join our crew on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/eistpod Subscribe to the show on iTunes! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/enterprising-indi...
Season 6, Episode 11 "Cease Fire" (ENT) with Mikanhana
July 07, 2021 17:05 - 1 hour - 78.8 MBTake your seat at the negotiation table as we seek a "Cease Fire"! Mikanhana of Sailor Noob and Just Enough Trope is back on the show this week to discuss an episode of Star Trek: Enterprise that shows humanity finding a foothold in the affairs of the Alpha Quadrant. Vulcan and Andor have been warring over a Class-D moon for nearly a century. Now, Archer must convince them to settle for peace before the quadrant erupts into war! Enterprise is often seen as the black sheep of the Trek family...
Season 6, Episode 10.5 They Called Us Enemy
July 02, 2021 02:24 - 45 minutes - 41.9 MBThis week, we celebrate the life and story of one of Trek's most important figures: George Takei. George tells the incredible and sobering story of his time in a Japanese relocation camp and the racism and discrimination his family faced after World War II is his graphic novel "They Called Us Enemy". On this episode, we talk about the novel, George's story, and why it's more relevant than ever today. Sakana beach! Get "They Called Us Enemy" and George's other books for yourself! They Called...
Season 6, Episode 10 “Equilibrium" (DS9) with Alex White
June 23, 2021 19:45 - 1 hour - 75.6 MBSecrets and lies get exposed as we peek behind the mask to find our "Equilibrium"! Author Alex White joins the show this week to discuss an episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine that gives us a brief but intriguing look at the Trill homeworld. When Dax begins experiencing troubling visions, she returns to Trill for medical help. When her condition becomes grave, it's up to Sisko and Bashir to fight through a web of lies to expose a dark truth about Trill and to save Jadzia's life! The conce...
Season 6, Episode 9.5 Star Trek: Harlan Ellison's Original The City on the Edge of Forever Teleplay
June 17, 2021 16:59 - 1 hour - 104 MBThis week, it's a special episode of BackTrekking Presents as guest Gooey Fame helps us navigate the original "The City on the Edge of Forever" teleplay by Harlan Ellison! "Hey, Scotty...you holdin', man?" LISTENER WARNING: Adult language Get Star Trek: Harlan Ellison's Original The City on the Edge of Forever Teleplay for yourself! https://amzn.to/3iL5S0d Listen to more BackTrekking and follow Gooey on Twitter! http://www.twitter.com/backtrekking http://www.twitter.com/gooeyfame Join ou...
Season 6, Episode 9 “Contagion" (TNG) with Pete the Retailer
June 09, 2021 17:54 - 1 hour - 88.1 MBJack in to the mainframe and defrag your RAMs this week as we come down with "Contagion"! Pete the Retailer of Star Wars Minute and ABCD: TOS returns to the show to discuss an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation that is part of the backbone of early TNG. When the USS Yamato is destroyed by a systems failure, Picard will have to take up the enigmatic search of her late captain. But when eerily similar problems begin affecting the Enterprise, the crew must race against time, the Romulans...
Season 6, Episode 8.5 Gaaays in Spaaace with Dan Deevy
June 03, 2021 20:17 - 1 hour - 56.4 MBThis week, Dan Deevy of Gaaays in Spaaace joins the show to talk about LGBTQ+ representation in Star Trek, pushing the envelopes of media, and partying through a pandemic! #WeWantWorf Check out Gaaays in Spaaace and follow Dan on Twitter! http://www.gaaaysinspaaace.com http://www.twitter.com/gaaaysinspaaace http://www.twitter.com/dandeevy Join our crew on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/eistpod Subscribe to the show on iTunes! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/enterprising-individuals/i...
Season 6, Episode 8 “The Infinite Vulcan" (TAS) with Ryan Britt
May 26, 2021 17:04 - 1 hour - 75.8 MBGrab a spray can of your grandaddy's special pesticide as we marvel at "The Infinite Vulcan"! Writer Ryan Britt returns to the show this week to discuss an episode of Star Trek: The Animated Series that was written by the multi-talented Walter Koenig. When the Enterprise discovers a long-lost civilization of plant-like aliens, Spock is kidnapped and cloned by a Eugenics War scientist. Now, Kirk and crew must save their friend, stop the Phylosians' plans for galactic domination, and face . . ...
Season 6, Episode 7.5 Therapeutic Fanfiction with Starship Therapise
May 20, 2021 17:29 - 51 minutes - 47 MBJustine Mastin and Larisa Garski are back on the show this week to talk about their new book, "Starship Therapise" and the future of mental health in the Star Trek universe! Charge up the sanity laser! Get Justine and Larisa's book, "Starship Therapise"! https://amzn.to/3u5W6rw Check out the Starship Therapise podcast and their other work! http://starshiptherapise.com http://https://blueboxcounseling.com/ http://www.twitter.com/mindbodyfandom http://www.twitter.com/spocksallears Join our ...