Enterprising Individuals
433 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month 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
Season 5, Episode 15 “Favorite Son" (VOY) with Dr. Mohamed Noor
September 09, 2020 05:56 - 59 minutes - 54.2 MBTry to resist the siren call this week as we get tied up in "Favorite Son"! Duke University Dean of Natural Sciences and Star Trek science consultant Dr. Mohamed Noor returns to the show this week to discuss an episode of Star Trek: Voyager that proves Trek can be educational even when the science is bad. The ship discovers a planet of beautiful women who are eager to welcome Harry "home". Will Voyager's pluckiest ensign learn the truth about his heritage before it's too late or will he be c...
Discoverage Lower Decks: "Cupid’s Errant Arrow”
September 04, 2020 00:01 - 40 minutes - 37.5 MBWe are talking LIVE about the #LowerDecks episode "Cupid’s Errant Arrow”! Tweet at @eistpod with the hashtag #discoverage to join our conversation currently in progress!
Season 5, Episode 14.5 Comedy in Trek with JM McNab
September 03, 2020 22:13 - 1 hour - 86.5 MBThis week, comedy writer JM McNab joins the show to talk about comedy in Star Trek and why seeking out new life isn't always a laugh riot. During the discussion, we talk about letting the air out of the franchise, what constitutes "punching down", being a fish out of '50s water, the loving parody of "Chief O'Brien At Work", Planet Scotland, Sh*t My Captain Says, open mic night in the mess hall, "Tea, Earl Grey, Hot Take", and whether or not Bev's sex ghost holds a cure for cancer! The clown ...
Discoverage Lower Decks: "Moist Vessel”
August 28, 2020 00:01 - 44 minutes - 40.4 MBWe are talking LIVE about the #LowerDecks episode "Moist Vessel”! Tweet at @eistpod with the hashtag #discoverage to join our conversation currently in progress!
Season 5, Episode 14 “The Game" (TNG) with Catherynne M. Valente
August 26, 2020 17:16 - 1 hour - 95 MBPull on your worst sweater and get ready to save the day again as we play "The Game"! New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Catherynne M. Valente returns to the show this week to discuss an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation that gives the Wesley Crusher we didn't know we wanted. A new pleasure-inducing video game is quickly becoming everyone's favorite shipboard pastime. But when the game is revealed to be a sinister plot to take over the Federation, Wesley and Robin will h...
Discoverage Lower Decks: "Temporal Edict”
August 21, 2020 00:04 - 38 minutes - 34.9 MBWe are talking LIVE about the #LowerDecks episode "Temporal Edict”! Tweet at @eistpod with the hashtag #discoverage to join our conversation currently in progress!
Season 5, Episode 13.5 Treknology with Dr. Ethan Siegel
August 20, 2020 16:59 - 1 hour - 65.5 MBThis week, Dr. Ethan Siegel joins the show to talk about his book "Treknology", science outreach, finding your path, and the principles behind the Trek tech we could make in the 21st century! Risa, here I come! Get Ethan's excellent book, "Treknology"! https://amzn.to/3l0Bspj Join us Thursday nights for LIVE reviews of Lower Decks and Star Trek: Discovery! Communicate with us on Facebook and Twitter and the Just Enough Trope Discord! http://www.facebook.com/eistpod http://www.twitter.com/...
Discoverage Lower Decks: "Envoys”
August 14, 2020 00:07 - 41 minutes - 37.8 MBWe are talking LIVE about the #LowerDecks episode "Envoys”! Tweet at @eistpod with the hashtag #discoverage to join our conversation currently in progress!
Season 5, Episode 13 “The Void" (VOY) with Dr. Erin Macdonald
August 13, 2020 04:50 - 1 hour - 63.2 MBHold tight to what's yours as we examine the "The Void"! Astrophysicist, science consultant, and voice actress Dr. Erin Macdonald returns to the show this week to discuss an episode of Star Trek: Voyager that reaffirms the crew's commitment to the ideal of the Federation. When the Voyager becomes trapped in a pocket dimension, she's set upon by desperate scavengers. But, Captain Janeway hatches a plan to turn enemies into allies and makes a last-ditch attempt to get her crew back to normal s...
Discoverage Lower Decks: "Second Contact”
August 07, 2020 00:07 - 53 minutes - 48.7 MBWe are talking LIVE about the #LowerDecks episode "Second Contact”! Tweet at @eistpod with the hashtag #discoverage to join our conversation currently in progress!
Season 5, Episode 12.5 Star Trek Adventures RPG w/Fred, Alan, & Josh
August 06, 2020 20:05 - 2 hours - 121 MBThis week, we go to the 24th century as Fred Love returns to the show to run an introductory game of Star Trek Adventures! Kal, Alan, and Josh beam into the world of the the Galaxy-class USS Venture, assigned to patrol the chaotic Shackleton Expanse. When disaster strikes the ship, they'll have to use their wits, guts, and Starfleet training to save the day! If you're interested in playing Star Trek Adventures, there's never been a better time to get involved! Humble Bundle has a limited-ti...
Season 5, Episode 12 “Starship Mine" (TNG) with Ryan Britt
July 29, 2020 05:46 - 1 hour - 56.6 MBSaddle up because we've got to take back "Starship Mine"! Writer, editor, and educator Ryan Britt joins the show this week to discuss an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation that blends comedy gold with action thrills! The Enterprise is in drydock for a baryon sweep and the crew is scheduled for a little R&R. But when terrorists take over the defenseless ship, Picard must become a one-man army to keep them from obtaining deadly trilithium! One of Trek's greatest strengths is its abili...
Season 5, Episode 11.5 Counseling in Trek with Starship Therapise
July 23, 2020 19:24 - 1 hour - 62.1 MBThis week, Justine Mastin and Larisa Garski of Starship Therapise join the show to discuss counseling and mental health in the Star Trek universe, therapeutic fan fiction, why there's so many unhealthy families in genre fiction, the stress and anxiety in a Starfleet career, and the therapeutic tools of the 24th century! #babybetazed Check out Starship Therapise and follow Justine and Larisa on Twitter! https://blueboxcounseling.com/podcast https://twitter.com/PodcastStarship https://twitter...
Season 5, Episode 11 “Timeless" (VOY) with Fred Love
July 15, 2020 05:10 - 59 minutes - 54.5 MBBreak out the ice picks because we're diving into "Timeless"! Writer and musician Fred Love joins the show this week to discuss an episode of Star Trek: Voyager that finds Harry Kim at a crossroads. Ensign Kim has helped design a quantum slipstream drive that could shave decades off of Voyager's journey. But when the drive destroys Voyager and her crew, an older and more embittered Harry enacts a plan to sacrifice himself and 15 years of history for a chance to erase his biggest mistake! Ha...
Season 5, Episode 10.5 Trek Biology Revisited with Dr. Athena Andreadis
June 25, 2020 21:26 - 1 hour - 57 MBThis week, Dr. Athena Andreadis joins the show to discuss biology in Trek, the "moral leaks" of the Federation, the COVID-19 response, and more! Tardigrades in SPAAAAAAAACE! Get "To Seek Out New Life: The Biology of Star Trek" on Amazon! https://amzn.to/2ZeaDDW Follow Athena on Twitter and check out her fiction! https://twitter.com/AthenaHelivoy https://www.starshipreckless.com/ https://www.candlemarkandgleam.com/ Check out the newest member of the Just Enough Trope family, Sailor Noob! ...
Season 5, Episode 10 “The Sword of Kahless" (DS9) with Gooey Fame
June 17, 2020 13:58 - 1 hour - 67.1 MBDon't bother to bring your stinking badges 'cause we're looking for "The Sword of Kahless"! Musician and podcaster Gooey Fame is back on the show this week to discuss an episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine that sees our heroes leave the safety of the Federation to go on a dangerous treasure hunt. After years of searching, Dahar Master Kor believes he has found the location of the great Sword of Kahless. But can Worf, Jadzia, and Kor reach the sword before Toral, son of Duras, and will thei...
Season 5, Episode 10 “The Sword of Kahless" (DS9) with GooeyFame
June 17, 2020 13:58 - 1 hour - 67.1 MBDon't bother to bring your stinking badges 'cause we're looking for "The Sword of Kahless"! Musician and podcaster GooeyFame is back on the show this week to discuss an episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine that sees our heroes leave the safety of the Federation to go on a dangerous treasure hunt. After years of searching, Dahar Master Kor believes he has found the location of the great Sword of Kahless. But can Worf, Jadzia, and Kor reach the sword before Toral, son of Duras, and will their...
Season 5, Episode 9.5 Born With Teeth
June 12, 2020 04:37 - 46 minutes - 42.3 MBThis week, we're taking a quick tour of Trek news, including stories about virtual conventions, Janeway statues, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar! Plus, a review of Kate Mulgrew's first book, "Born With Teeth"! There is a Mirror Universe Una McCormack! Get "Born With Teeth" and "How To Forget" on Amazon! https://amzn.to/2UBaklo https://amzn.to/2AvN2q7 Check out the newest member of the Just Enough Trope family, Sailor Noob! http://www.twitter.com/noob_sailor Communicate with us on Facebook and Twi...
Season 5, Episode 9.25 Minneapolis Protests Update
June 03, 2020 20:42 - 7 minutes - 6.63 MBA quick update this week about the protests in Minneapolis and where you can donate to support protestors and local businesses. We'll be back next week with our regular programming. #BlackLivesMatter Minnesota Freedom Fund https://minnesotafreedomfund.org/ We Love Lake Street https://www.welovelakestreet.com/ United Way https://www.unitedway.org/get-involved/ways-to-give/donate
Season 5, Episode 9 “Coda" (VOY) with Jen Dallman
May 27, 2020 19:49 - 1 hour - 67.7 MBStick a cortical stimulator on that dying swan because it's time to dance the "Coda"! Jen Dallman of the Rosemary's Ladies podcast is back on the show this week to discuss an episode of Star Trek: Voyager that puts Captain Janeway's self-possession on trial. When a temporal anomaly causes her shuttle to crash, Kathryn Janeway is seemingly killed. When an apparition of her father appears to her in her seeming afterlife, she'll be forced to choose between letting go and the self-assuredness sh...
Season 5, Episode 8.5 Trek News with Mikanhana of Just Enough Trope
May 21, 2020 16:03 - 1 hour - 60.3 MBThis week, Mikanhana of the Just Enough Trope podcast returns to the show to ruminate on the latest Trek news! We've got stories about Strange New Worlds, canceled events, Takei's japes, Sid City, and a Voyager reunion! Plus, talk Picard, time murder, the emperor's state of dress, Viacom woes, McDermott vs. Mulrooney, and Face/Off talk . . . a LOT of Face/Off talk. Would a *guy* watch "Chicago"? Follow the Just Enough Trope podcast on Twitter and check out the show! http://www.twitter.com/j...
Season 5, Episode 8 “The Royale" (TNG) with Alison Pitt
May 13, 2020 05:23 - 1 hour - 56.3 MBIt's a dark and stormy night and we're breaking the bank at "The Royale"! Podcaster and Daily Star Trek News host Alison Pitt joins the show this week to discuss an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation that takes a break from utopian space science fiction to play a little craps. When Riker and his away team step through a mysterious revolving door, they find themselves trapped in a living pulp novel. Now, they'll have to find a way to escape the Royale or they'll end up as dead as the b...
Season 5, Episode 7.5 Trek Music with Foz Rotten
May 07, 2020 21:17 - 53 minutes - 48.5 MBThis week, Foz Rotten, the frontman of Star Trek punk outfit Boldly Go! stops by the show to talk about music, punk rock, and punk rock Star Trek music! Every Star Trek character seems to play an instrument or is musical in some way and music has always played a signature role in the Trek franchise. During the episode, we talk about Foz's history with Trek and the beginnings of Boldly Go!, as well as the necessity of punk in the Federation's future, the healing power of whale song, jammin' ou...
Season 5, Episode 7 “Someone to Watch Over Me" (VOY) with David R. George III
April 29, 2020 19:45 - 1 hour - 77.6 MBGet ready to meet cute this week as we search for "Someone to Watch Over Me"! New York Times and USA Today best-selling author David R. George III returns to the show to discuss an episode of Star Trek: Voyager that puts an intriguing twist on an old standard. Seven of Nine is ready to start dating, and the Doctor makes a bet with Paris that he can show her the ropes of relationships and romance. But when the teacher falls for his student, Voyager's EMH will have to choose between his respon...
Season 5, Episode 6.5 Body by Starfleet with Robb Pearlman
April 24, 2020 04:08 - 40 minutes - 36.8 MBThis week, author and editor Robb Pearlman stops by the show to discuss his new book, "Body by Starfleet", a fitness guide for Star Trek fans of all ages and abilities. During the episode, we talk about Robb's history with Trek, the inspiration behind the book, valuing positive change over big muscles, working out in the holodeck, and how fitness can be just as nerdy as sci-fi. We also discuss this year's Star Trek Cruise, making a book with Charlie Kaufman, Purple Monkey Dishwasher, calming ...
Season 5, Episode 6 “Take Me Out to the Holosuite" (DS9) with Ella Pearson
April 15, 2020 05:32 - 1 hour - 58.8 MBStep up to the plate this week for our discussion of "Take Me Out to the Holosuite"! Ella Pearson of the Generations Geek podcast joins the show to discuss an episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine that shifts from the field of battle to the ball field. Captain Sisko and Captain Solok have hated each other since the Academy, but when Solok and his team of Vulcans challenge the crew of DS9 to a friendly baseball game, Sisko will have to whip his gaggle of lollygaggers into fighting shape! Ba...
Season 5, Episode 5.5 AI Rights with Dr. David A Banks
April 09, 2020 20:55 - 1 hour - 81.7 MBThis week, educator and social scientist Dr. David A Banks returns to the show to discuss the human rights of artificial life and AI as seen in the Star Trek franchise. Back in the Original Series, Captain Kirk had a knack for talking computers to death, but as the Trek franchise has evolved so has its depictions of and its opinions about artificial intelligence. During our conversation, we discuss Trek's humanoid chauvinism in the depiction of artificial life, the value of AI labor in a Marx...
Season 5, Episode 5 “The Offspring" (DS9) with Anika Dane and Liz Barr
April 02, 2020 04:58 - 1 hour - 82.2 MBPrepare your best double facepalm because we're meeting "The Offspring"! Anika Dane and Liz Barr of Antimatter Pod are back on the show this week to discuss an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation that represents not only a poignant exploration of what is "human" but also an important turning point in TNG storytelling. After attending a conference on cybernetics, Data is inspired to create a "daughter" named Lal. But when Starfleet learns of the existence of another Soong-type android, ...
Season 5, Episode 5 “The Offspring" (TNG) with Anika Dane and Liz Barr
April 02, 2020 04:58 - 1 hour - 82.2 MBPrepare your best double facepalm because we're meeting "The Offspring"! Anika Dane and Liz Barr of Antimatter Pod are back on the show this week to discuss an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation that represents not only a poignant exploration of what is "human" but also an important turning point in TNG storytelling. After attending a conference on cybernetics, Data is inspired to create a "daughter" named Lal. But when Starfleet learns of the existence of another Soong-type android, ...
Eager Believers Episode 20
April 01, 2020 06:55 - 47 minutes - 43.3 MBWe're back with an all-new season of shows, guests, and stories that are truly beyond belief! Writer and podcaster Scott Pearson joins the show to take our weekly challenge: watch five chilling too-weird-to-be true tales and separate the factoids and falsehoods from the real-life details we've dug up! This week's stories include a pregnancy problem, a cursed mansion, a wax executioner, a deadly bloodsucker, and Robert Z'Dar! Plus, we talk about trying to avoid indoctrinating your nerd child...
Season 5, Episode 4.5 Military Trek with Ken Tripp
March 27, 2020 02:48 - 1 hour - 63 MBSenior Chief USN (Ret) Kenneth Tripp joins the show this week to talk about life in the Navy and whether or not the depiction of military life on Star Trek passes inspection. We also discuss the way Trek leadership styles have changed over the years, how the TOS films brought naval tradition back to the franchise, the extreme broadness of Starfleet's charter, no Ten Forward on Navy ships, getting a band together, PTSD and counseling services in the real-world armed forces, why bringing famili...
Discoverage Picard: "Et in Arcadia Ego Part 2”
March 27, 2020 00:11 - 55 minutes - 51.2 MBWe are talking LIVE about the #StarTrekPicard episode "Et in Arcadia Ego Part 2”! Tweet at @eistpod with the hashtag #discoverage to join our conversation currently in progress!
Discoverage Picard: "Et in Arcadia Ego Part 1”
March 20, 2020 00:04 - 1 hour - 61.6 MBWe are talking LIVE about the #Picard episode "Et in Arcadia Ego Part 1”! Tweet at @eistpod with the hashtag #discoverage to join our conversation currently in progress!
Season 5, Episode 4 “It's Only a Paper Moon" (DS9) with David Mack
March 19, 2020 04:05 - 1 hour - 71.3 MBWe're hitting the old familiar places this week as we revisit "It's Only a Paper Moon"! New York Times bestselling author David Mack returns to the show this week to discuss an episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine that explores one man's struggle to come to terms with loss and fear. Nog has survived the Siege of Ar-558 but at the cost of his leg and his self-confidence. When he turns to the holodeck for escape, he'll find that Vic Fontaine is more than just a singing hologram and that the k...
Discoverage Picard: "Broken Pieces”
March 13, 2020 00:15 - 1 hour - 56.9 MBWe are talking LIVE about the #Picard episode "Broken Pieces”! Tweet at @eistpod with the hashtag #discoverage to join our conversation currently in progress!
Season 5, Episode 3.5 Trek News with Mikanhana of Just Enough Trope
March 12, 2020 20:16 - 1 hour - 71.6 MBThis week, Mikanhana of the Just Enough Trope podcast is back on board to round up the latest Trek news! We've got stories about engagements, birth announcements, casting news, corporate sales, financial turmoil, and tropical cruises! Plus, we talk about SETI@Home shutting down, throwing up coffee, coronavirus cancellations, Picard, rolling an "Elnor", backup Doctors, crazy Canadian confidence, Badmiral Jon Hamm, ripped Simon Pegg, and being all about the Benjamin (Sisko)! What does God need...
Discoverage Picard: "Nepenthe”
March 06, 2020 01:11 - 1 hour - 57.1 MBWe are talking LIVE about the #Picard episode "Nepenthe”! Tweet at @eistpod with the hashtag #discoverage to join our conversation currently in progress!
Season 5, Episode 3 “Spock's Brain" (TOS) with William Leisner
March 05, 2020 05:21 - 1 hour - 55.1 MBGrab your remote control and get ready for pain and delight as we go looking for "Spock's Brain"! Novelist William Leisner returns to the show this week to discuss an episode of Star Trek: The Original Series that has become emblematic of the low points of TOS. When a lady in go-go boots puts the whammy on the Enterprise, the crew wakes up to find Spock's cranium empty. Now, Kirk must take a cave elevator ride to the center of a cold world ruled by even colder women to rescue the cerebrum of...
Discoverage Picard: "The Impossible Box”
February 28, 2020 01:08 - 1 hour - 55 MBWe are talking LIVE about the #Picard episode "The Impossible Box”! Tweet at @eistpod with the hashtag #discoverage to join our conversation currently in progress! trek, Picard, startrek, startrekpicard, discoverage
Season 5, Episode 2.5 “The Crying Game and Scorpion" with BackTrekking
February 26, 2020 06:19 - 2 hours - 110 MBWe're taking a different path this week as we feature a special episode of the BackTrekking podcast, hosted by Ka1iban and Gooey Fame! BackTrekking examines the real-world inspirations behind classic Trek episodes and this week we're putting the 1992 classic film "The Crying Game" up against the Voyager two-parter "Scorpion, Pts. 1 & 2"! You already know the story. There's a scorpion that needs a ride and a frog willing to oblige. Halfway across the river, the scorpion stings the frog and th...
Discoverage Picard: "Stardust City Rag”
February 21, 2020 01:09 - 52 minutes - 48 MBWe are talking LIVE about the #Picard episode "Stardust City Rag”! Tweet at @eistpod with the hashtag #discoverage to join our conversation currently in progress!
Season 5, Episode 2 “Scorpion, Pts. 1 & 2" (VOY) with Kelli Fitzpatrick
February 19, 2020 07:28 - 1 hour - 74.4 MBPrepare to remodulate your phaser frequencies as we go for a ride with "Scorpion, Pts. 1 & 2"! Author, teacher, and community activist Kelli Fitzpatrick joins the show this week to discuss a pair of Star Trek: Voyager episodes that see Captain Janeway contemplating a deal with a devil she knows in order to defeat a much more terrifying enemy. Voyager's journey back to the Alpha Quadrant has finally crossed into Borg space and the crew must decide whether to press forward or give up their que...
Discoverage Picard: "Absolute Candor”
February 14, 2020 01:03 - 49 minutes - 45.5 MBWe are talking LIVE about the #StarTrekPicard episode "Absolute Candor”! Tweet at @eistpod with the hashtag #discoverage to join our conversation currently in progress! w/@dave_galanter
Season 5, Episode 1.5 Trek and Sex Work with Maggie McNeill
February 13, 2020 22:00 - 1 hour - 69.8 MBThis week, writer, sex worker, and sex worker activist Maggie McNeill joins the show to talk about sex work in Star Trek. We've seen the Enterprise stop at its share of "pleasure planets" on Star Trek and no one bats an eye, which means that Risa either has the best roller coaster in the galaxy or the Federation is a lot cooler with sex work than our governments are in the 21st century. But how would sex work in a money-free society work? Are pleasure planets regulated by the government? Is t...
Discoverage Picard: "The End is the Beginning”
February 07, 2020 01:05 - 50 minutes - 46 MBWe are talking the #StarTrekPicard premiere "The End is the Beginning” LIVE! Tweet at @eistpod with the hashtag #discoverage to join the conversation!
Discoverage Picard: "Maps and Legends”
January 31, 2020 01:33 - 42 minutes - 38.8 MBWe are talking the #StarTrekPicard premiere "Maps and Legends” LIVE! Tweet at @eistpod with the hashtag #discoverage to join the conversation!
Discoverage Picard: "Remembrance”
January 24, 2020 01:05 - 48 minutes - 44.3 MBWe are talking the #StarTrekPicard premiere "Remembrance” LIVE! Tweet at @eistpod with the hashtag #discoverage to join the conversation!
Season 5, Episode 1 “Captain's Holiday" (TNG) with Kevin Church
January 23, 2020 01:16 - 1 hour - 65.6 MBOpen your copy of Ulysses and display your horga'hn as we go on a "Captain's Holiday"! Editor and comics scribe Kevin Church is back on the show this week to discuss an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation that gives the hardest working man in Starfleet a break. Captain Picard has been ordered to take some R&R on Risa and he's determined to not have any fun. But when a beautiful woman, a scheming Ferengi, and two time-travelers crash his vacation, he'll have to save the universe while o...
Discoverage Short Treks: "Children of Mars”
January 12, 2020 21:51 - 40 minutes - 37.4 MBWe are talking the #StarTrekDiscovery #ShortTreks "Children of Mars” LIVE! Tweet at @eistpod with the hashtag #discoverage to join the conversation!
Discoverage Short Treks: "The Girl Who Made the Stars” and “Ephraim and Dot"
December 16, 2019 01:06 - 38 minutes - 35.5 MBWe are talking the #StarTrekDiscovery #ShortTreks "The Girl Who Made the Stars” and “Ephraim and Dot” LIVE! Tweet at @eistpod with the hashtag #discoverage to join the conversation!