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 2, Episode 9.5 Supplemental: Recurring Characters and Discovery Trolls
June 01, 2017 04:37 - 33 minutesBe the glue that holds us together this week as we talk about our favorite recurring characters in the Star Trek universe! Plus, we have fresh news about Star Trek: Discovery, and we address the recent internet controversy surrounding the newest Star Trek show! Privilegey! Become a real-life Starfleet officer! https://www.ubisoft.com/en-us/game/star-trek-bridge-crew Leave us a rating and review on iTunes to be entered into our drawing for a Star Trek Trivial Pursuit set! https://www.amazon....
Season 2, Episode 9: “Tapestry” (TNG) with Dave Stern
May 24, 2017 07:09 - 51 minutesIt's a Q-led exploration of regret and second chances this week as we get in a fight with Tapestry! Author and former Star Trek Pocket Books editor Dave Stern joins us for a look at the life of Captain Picard as he experiences an near-death opportunity to Scrooge up his past for better or for worse! We talk adapting the vocabulary of cinema to television, nuanced Q as the best Q, the dilemma of two irreconcilable "goods", and the genius of Ronald D. Moore. Plus, we reference Westworld, Strang...
Season 2, Episode 8.5 Supplemental: Star Trek Parodies and Discovery Trailer
May 18, 2017 07:19 - 29 minutesMockery is the sincerest form of flattery this week as we look at our Top 5 Star Trek Parodies! Plus, there's big news about Star Trek: Discovery from the TV Upfronts and we break it all down for you. And, a harrowing tale of an encounter with a famously crabby sci-fi author whose name rhymes with Barlan Bellison! Tricky! Order Dayton Ward's new book on Amazon! https://www.amazon.com/Hidden-Universe-Travel-Guides-Klingon/dp/1608875199/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1495091748&sr=8-1&keywords=dayton+...
Season 2, Episode 8: “The City on the Edge of Forever” (TOS) with Kevin Lauderdale
May 10, 2017 08:34 - 1 hourBe careful with your cordrazine this week as we jump into The City on the Edge of Forever! Author, poet, essayist, and podcaster Kevin Lauderdale joins us for a look at what is arguably the most famous Star Trek episode of all time! We talk the power chords of Trek storytelling, the value of a good editor, staying on Harlan Ellison's good side, the possibility of Scotty dealing drugs, and whether or not Edith Keeler must die! It's the best Outer Limits story written by the self-proclaimed "mo...
Season 2, Episode 7.5 Supplemental: FrancoAmericans
May 03, 2017 03:23 - 13 minutesSay bonjour to to more Enterprising Individuals this week as we bring you a show stuffed like an eclair of content! Hear the ongoing woes of the belabored Star Trek: Discovery! Marvel at the possibility of no Star Trek 4! And, find solace in a clutch of Canadian Star Trek news! Bone apple tea! Leave us a rating and review on iTunes to be entered into our drawing for a Star Trek Trivial Pursuit set! https://www.amazon.com/gp/search/ref=as_li_qf_sp_sr_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=jet01-20&keywords=B01EIK...
Season 2, Episode 7: “Symbiosis” (TNG) with Garrick Dietze
April 26, 2017 03:21 - 53 minutesJust say "yes" to Enterprising Individuals this week as we take a bite out of a Next Generation episode that features a thoughtful examination of the Prime Directive, two actors who were in The Wrath of Khan, another moment of Riker-in-distress, and the moral indignation of Beverly Crusher! And not to be outdone, Tasha Yar sits young Wesley down for a confessional talk about the dangers of drugs, just before she waves her way off of the show! Actor, director, and writer Garrick Dietze joins ...
Season 2, Episode 6.5 Supplemental: #jasongorn and Trek Fan Films
April 20, 2017 04:26 - 14 minutesGet your (Spock) ears on this week as we precisely report the news from around the Trek sphere. We've got a few updates to previous stories, plus more info about Star Trek: Discovery, and new crew announcements. Then, we initiate you into the rich world of Star Trek fan films! Lights, camera, listen! Leave us a rating and review on iTunes to be entered into our drawing for a Star Trek Trivial Pursuit set! https://www.amazon.com/gp/search/ref=as_li_qf_sp_sr_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=jet01-20&keywords...
Season 2, Episode 6: “Mirror, Mirror” (TOS) with Jonathan and Jayden Lane
April 12, 2017 06:23 - 1 hourTake a deep breath of space air and get ready to go through the looking glass with us as we talk "Mirror, Mirror"! Jonathan Lane of FanFilmFactor.com join us this week as we step into the Agony Booth for a look at one of Star Trek's most famous and (most imitated) episodes! We talk the origins of the doppelganger in genre fiction, naming menu items for the Star Trek Experience, how many shuttlecraft are aboard the Enterprise, and the alter ego of an entire universe! Plus, a special appearance...
Season 2, Episode 5.5 Supplemental: News, Full Spread
April 06, 2017 05:09 - 13 minutesIt's a full complement of news this week as we report the latest developments from Star Trek: Discovery, talk remastering DS9, and set the record straight on Wardilmore! Plus, a few plugs for some other shows, and George Takei gets into the comic business. Hope you survive the experience! Don't forget to check us out on social media! Check out Gatecast at gatecast.co.uk! Pick up David Mack's new novel on Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/Section-31-Control-Star-Trek/dp/1501151703!
LCPOD Episode 216: Vengeance is Mine
April 01, 2017 05:05 - 44 minutesWhen the system you've worked 30 years for fails you, it's time to take the law into your own hands! Mission: Impossible's Leonard Nimoy guest stars this week in a case that will push Hooker's sense of justice to the breaking point. Lt. Paul McGuire, Hooker's old friend and partner, sees his daughter attacked by a creep who's above the law, and now he's on the edge, in search of his own brand of justice! Can Hooker rein McGuire in, catch a rapist, *and* keep his friend from losing his soul? ...
Season 2, Episode 5: “In the Pale Moonlight” (DS9) with David Mack
March 29, 2017 05:59 - 1 hourIt's a lesson in moral relativism this week as New York Times best-selling author David Mack returns to the show to talk In the Pale Moonlight! The Federation is losing the war to the Dominion, and Sisko must weigh what his soul is worth against the mounting casualties. Join us for a discussion about exploding the myth of utopia, sin-eating, pissing off Gene Roddenberry, talking about Romulan ale but meaning something else, and the reality that every man has a price. This is, without doubt, t...
Season 2, Episode 4.5 Supplemental: Armin Shimerman and Trek on Stage
March 23, 2017 04:54 - 46 minutesStrap in, nuncle, and hide your gold-pressed latinum because we're joined on the show by film, stage, and screen actor Armin Shimerman! We talk growing up as a fan of Trek, making something out of the Ferengi, the tools of an actor from screen to stage, and being "from" New Jersey! Plus, Armin talks some of his most famous screen and voice roles, and the value of following your dream (while playing a talking box)! And, we've got news of the Trek world and some Trek actors who may be on a stag...
Season 2, Episode 4: “Tsunkatse” (VOY) with Dr. Christopher Dows
March 15, 2017 05:00 - 57 minutesRaise a single eyebrow this week as we weigh in for a fight against Tsunkatse! Doctor Christopher Dows joins me on the show for a look at the highest rated episode of Voyager's sixth season . . . one that features Seven of Nine punching people, J.G. Hertzler and Jeffrey Combs together again for the first time, a sun-burnt Neelix, and the most electrifying alien in holographic sports-entertainment, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson! Get ready to smell Neelix cooking as we discuss Trek fandom in the U...
Season 2, Episode 3.5 Supplemental: Documentality
March 09, 2017 06:21 - 12 minutesOn this supplemental edition of Enterprising Individuals, we bring you news from the world of Star Trek, including stories about Patrick Stewart becoming an American, and updates on Star Trek: Discovery and the DS9 documentary, What We Left Behind. Plus, a review of the Leonard Nimoy documentary, For the Love of Spock, we present this week’s top comment from our social media, and we give you a sneak peek at next week’s episode! Get mission updates from us on Facebook and Twitter, and give us...
Season 2, Episode 3: "The Doomsday Machine" (TOS) with Scott Pearson
March 01, 2017 06:23 - 50 minutesIt's a close encounter of the deadly kind this week as the Enterprise must face a space log from another galaxy and a commodore who will sacrifice everyone to revenge himself on it! Author Scott Pearson is back this week to discuss the TOS episode, "The Doomsday Machine", and we talk berserker probes, Star Trek and Melville, the dramatic stylings of Milton Berle, Trek Fu, and Nichelle Nichols's singing career. This Moby Dick-metaphor is 20 billion tons of neutronium and could spell death for ...
Season 2, Episode 2.5 Supplemental: Treknology
February 22, 2017 22:16 - 9 minutesOn this supplemental edition of Enterprising Individuals, we bring you news from the world of Star Trek, including a few stories about Star Trek technology making its way into the 21st century. Plus, we report on a $35 million dollar Trek dream home, present this week's top comment from our social media, AND a sneak peek at next week's episode! Get mission updates from us on Facebook and Twitter, and give us your worthless, 21st century currency at patreon.com/eistpod!
Season 2, Episode 2: "Past Tense, Pts. 1&2" (DS9) with Jenna
February 15, 2017 03:41 - 45 minutesGrab a shotgun, put on your Arby's hat, and get ready to stand up to the man as returning guest Jenna joins us to talk the oddly prescient Deep Space Nine episodes, Past Tense, parts 1 and 2! On this show, we marvel at how much the DS9 writers got right, like ubiquitous internet access, the marginalization of the disenfranchised, and how embarrassed we'd all be of our 90s tribal tattoos! Join us for a chilling look at a future all too similar to our own, and we don't just mean one with Clint...
Season 2, Episode 1.5 Supplemental: Kristine M Smith
February 08, 2017 08:07 - 54 minutesIt's our first supplemental show, where we bring you news about the Star Trek universe, in addition to interviews with special guests and a few surprises. On this show, we talk recent Star Trek news AND we talk to Kristine M Smith, author of DeForest Kelley: Up Close and Personal, and hear about her 30-year friendship with the singular and generous Trek actor. Check out more of Kristine's work at YellowBalloonPublications.com and hireme.wordwhisperer.net. You can find Kristine's book and Fr...
Season 2, Episode 1: "Darmok" (TNG) with Alan Gratz
February 02, 2017 04:57 - 1 hourEnterprising Individuals is back for an all-new season of missions! First up, we explore the vagaries of first contact with the quintessential Next Generation episode, Darmok! Join us for a look at this inside-baseball show, as we talk the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis, firing your wife as your “agent”, just how exactly Tamarian kids learn their language without the help of Memory Alpha, and whether or not the Children of Tama are Space 4chan! Plus, we discuss Data getting counseling, the importance...
Season 1, Episode 13: Season One Wrap-Up Show
November 05, 2016 04:56 - 27 minutesThis episode, we wrap-up the first season of Enterprising Individuals, with news about Axanar, Star Trek: Discovery, George Takei, and more! Plus, we've got clips for some of the best moments from our past shows! Come celebrate our journey so far! Still looking for more? Continue the conversation by chiming in on Twitter at @EISTpod or on the Enterprising Individuals Facebook page, and check us out on iTunes or on Spreaker!
Season 1, Episode 12: "The Best of Both Worlds, Pts. 1&2" (TNG) with encore guest Ryan Richards
October 19, 2016 06:23 - 44 minutesRevisit two of Trek's most beloved episodes as returning guest Ryan Richards helps us cover The Best of Both Worlds, eps. 1&2! On this show, we talk the complacency of Riker, the ambition of Shelby, bemoan the big wait between seasons 3 and 4, talk the "freaky other", the genius of Michael Piller, the specifics of beaming, and plenty of Pontiac plugs! Plus, Ryan tells us about the time he introduced Patrick Stewart to Jesse Ventura! This is real and you have to hear it! Find out more about Ry...
Season 1, Episode 11: "The Big Goodbye" (TNG) Captain's Prerogative with Mikanhana
October 05, 2016 03:05 - 1 hourIt's Captain's Prerogative this week as Kal selects The Big Goodbye, the first TNG episode to really show us what the Holodeck can do. Just Enough Trope's Mikanhana is along for the adventure as we discuss whether you can get beaten up in the Holodeck, Pierce Brosnan's pain face, whether Noonian Soong was a cinephile, and the ethical implications of a room containing people that disappear every time you leave it. Grab your fedora, your 20th century anthropologist, and join us in Holodeck 3 fo...
Season 1, Episode 10: "Day of the Dove" (TOS) with Bill Hedrick
September 15, 2016 04:35 - 45 minutesIt is a good day to pod this week as the show is invaded by Thought Admiral Qob (aka Bill Hedrick) for a look at Day of the Dove! We dive deep into the philosophy of the Star Trek's favorite "bad guys", the Klingons, and we discuss the majesty of Kang, why the Klingons killed off their gods, the bitter lot of a Federation colonist, female Klingons, and what is up with Chekov's (non-existent) brother. Grab a bowl of gagh (live, preferably), down some bloodwine, and join us for a talk about one...
Season 1, Episode 9: "Assignment: Earth" (TOS) with Greg Cox
September 02, 2016 01:33 - 1 hourAccept your assignment this week as we go back to the '60s for Assignment: Earth! New York Times best-selling author Greg Cox is on-board for this deep examination of the Star Trek episode that didn't quite launch a Gary Seven series. Throughout the show, we discuss the roots of spy-fi, similarities to The Day the Earth Stood Still, theories of time travel in fiction, who influenced Who, and how that is absolutely NOT Victoria Vetri! Grab your servo, fire up the Beta 5, and feed the cat; it's...
Season 1, Episode 8: "Who Mourns for Adonais" (TOS) with David Mack
August 16, 2016 06:51 - 1 hourGather laurel leaves with us (or don't; up to you) as we examine man's relationship to the divine in the Original Series episode, Who Mourns for Adonais? Author and screenwriter David Mack joins the show this week as we delve into the spiritual philosophy of Trek, the theory of ancient aliens, and the triumph (or tragedy) of secular humanism in the 23rd century! Plus, we talk Chekov's wig, *that* costume, and whether or not your iPhone is a palantir! David's work is available on Amazon and ch...
Season 1, Episode 7: "Yesterday's Enterprise" (TNG) with Ryan Richards
July 25, 2016 07:31 - 1 hourSomething's not right this episode as we spar with the classic TNG episode "Yesterday's Enterprise"! We're joined by the Cult of the Month creator, the Right Reverend [REDACTED] Ryan Richards for a discussion of one of the Next Generation's most influential episodes, and we cover the lack of resuscitation in Star Trek, whether our universe is a PvP server, and discuss whether there's a Mrs. Castillo back in 2344. Join us for an engaging chat about one of Star Trek's most influential episodes!...
Season 1, Episode 6: "The Trouble With Tribbles" (TOS) with Scott Pearson
July 05, 2016 22:49 - 47 minutesIt's undeniably the most famous episode of the original series and author and podcaster Scott Pearson is onboard to help us answer the most puzzling question of the episode: why is everyone suddenly so knowledgeable about grain? Join us for a light-hearted look at The Trouble With Tribbles as we talk utilitarian costume design, violations of international space law, and the unsung heroics of overworked administrator Nilz Baris! Scott Pearson can be found at @SMichaelPearson on Twitter and his...
Season 1, Episode 5: "Time's Arrow, Pts. 1&2" (TNG) with Frank and Sonja
June 09, 2016 02:13 - 39 minutesMark our guests "twain" this week as we're joined by Frank and Sonja to talk about Time's Arrow, Pts. 1&2! Someone's stealing souls in cholera-ridden, '90s San Francisco. . .1890s, that is. . .and the crew of the Enterprise must team up with Mark Twain, Jack London, and 1890's Guinan to stop them! Plus, Data's got an extra head and he's a mean card shark! (Data, not the head) Beam on board and get this show today! Continue the conversation with other Enterprising Individuals fans on our Fac...
Season 1, Episode 4: "Yesteryear" (TAS) with William Leisner
May 26, 2016 04:26 - 43 minutesThis week we leap through the cosmic technicolor doughnut and find ourselves in the Star Trek Animated Series episode Yesteryear! Guest William Leisner comes along for the ride as we examine the early life of Spock, sing the praises of DC Fontana, deal with some pretty heavy issues for a kids show, and invent a way to prevent the 2009 movie timeline from occurring! Oh, Commander Thelin...you don't know how good you have it in your timeline... Find William online on Facebook or on Twitter at @...
Season 1, Episode 3: "Miri" (TOS) with Phil Gonzales
May 18, 2016 06:59 - 45 minutesPuberty is a death sentence this week as we delve into one of the most affecting episodes of Star Trek's original series, Miri! Join me and guest Phil Gonzales as we talk 60's male sexuality, Kim Darby, terrifying children, and sharp pencils! Every red-blooded human should hear this show! Phil can be found at @PCoryGonzales and at his Berenstain Bears podcast at @BStainBearcast and Deep in Bear Country!
Season 1, Episode 2: "Far Beyond the Stars" (DS9) with Jenna
May 13, 2016 00:30 - 28 minutesThis week we're joined by guest Jenna as we go Far Beyond the Stars for a very special episode of Deep Space Nine! Embark with us as we discuss worms in bellies, examine racial metaphor (hold the metaphor), pitch a Mad Men-style 1950's sci-fi writers show, and explore the mystery of White Rose Redi-Tea! Jenna can be found online at @tessa_sage on Twitter and The Vajenna Monologues on Tumblr and check out Transvestite Soup at transvestitesoup.org.
Season 1, Episode 1: "A Matter of Honor" (TNG) with Mikanhana
May 12, 2016 03:19 - 45 minutesIt's the first episode of Enterprising Individuals and we're out of the gate with a great one: A Matter of Honor from Star Trek: the Next Generation. Guest Mikanhana of the Just Enough Trope podcast is on board this week to talk officer exchanges, Klingon Spring Break (WOOOO!), and Riker just sitting on every damn thing. Accept your assignment and join us for a look at this memorable episode! The Just Enough Trope Podcast can be found on iTunes and at justenoughtrope.blogspot.com. Mika is on ...
Season 1, Episode 0: Enterprising Individuals
May 11, 2016 21:31 - 2 minutesWelcome to Enterprising Individuals, the podcast where we boldly go into excruciating detail about the series, characters, and stories of the Star Trek universe! On this intro episode, host Capt. Kaliban tells you what you can expect from EI and where you can find the show online. Tune in now to embark on this exciting new mission in Star Trek podcasting!