Star Trek The Next Conversation - a semi funny trashfire of a Star Trek podcast currently about TV's Deep Space Nine DS9 (or TNG)
248 episodes - English - Latest episode: 16 days ago - ★★★★★ - 1.9K ratingsPodcast… the final frontier! "Star Trek: The Next Generation" devotee and authority Matt Mira leads Next Gen skeptic Andrew Secunda into the deepest reaches of the series episode by episode. Listen as they discuss, debate, and enjoy all the legendary show's strengths, failings, and innovations. Email us! [email protected] Twitter/X/TikTok/Youtube: @StarTrekTNC Web: startrektnc.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/startrektnc
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Episodes
94 "Q Pid" (TNG S4 E20)
February 11, 2019 07:41 - 2 hours - 122 MBMatt and Andy desperately search for a plot while being trapped in Nottingham. Andy achieves his goal of getting our instagram up to date and Data is put to no use. Episode discussion begins at 30:00
93 "Nth Degree" (TNG S4 E19)
February 04, 2019 04:46 - 1 hour - 95.8 MBBarclay get's super intelligence from a probe. Geordi gets jealous and Andy tells us all that he wouldn't even bother with other humans if he became as smart as Barclay. Episode Discussion at 25:00
92 "Identity Crisis" (TNG S4 E18)
January 28, 2019 02:51 - 2 hours - 121 MBMatt and Andy can't believe how much better at being a doctor Beverly Crusher is this season. Geordi loses his identity but gains his sight and Data has a hard time admitting he has feelings. Episode discussion begins at 44:00
91 "Night Terrors" (TNG S4 E17)
January 21, 2019 03:04 - 2 hours - 140 MBThere is something threatening the Enterprise this week. And that something is a lack of quality sleep. Episode discussion begins at 41:00 A spoiler-y discussion of Season 1 of Discovery happens at the end of the show at 2:14:00
90 "Galaxy's Child" (TNG S4 E16)
January 14, 2019 05:35 - 2 hours - 137 MBMatt and Andy dive right in to the awkwardness of Geordi meeting the real version of the Holodeck creation he fell in love with last season. In a script by penned by the great Coo Coo Bird of trek, Maurice Hurley there is much to discuss! Episode discussion at 21:55
89 "First Contact" (TNG S4 E15)
January 07, 2019 06:02 - 1 hour - 109 MBMatt and Andy make first contact with an episode they generally agree on!?! Episode discussion at 36:00
88: "Clues" (TNG S4 E14)
December 24, 2018 09:42 - 2 hours - 119 MBMatt and Andy have something of a mystery on their hands... Join them as they search for clues that will help them figure out if they like this episode.
87: "Devil's Due" (TNGS S4 E13)
December 17, 2018 06:14 - 1 hour - 106 MBMatt and Andy watch as Captain Picard fights the devil in an epic space battle. Or ya know, an arbitration hearing. Episode discussion begins around 30:00
86: "The Wounded" (TNG S4 E12)
December 10, 2018 07:04 - 2 hours - 119 MBMatt and Andy get to know Chief O'brien a little better. The Cardassians make their first appearance and we order a pizza. Episode Discussion at 31:00
85 "Data's Day" (TNG S4 E 11)
December 03, 2018 06:00 - 2 hours - 116 MBMatt and Andy finally get the answer to the age old question.. What does Worf get people for wedding presents? Episode Discussion starts at the 38:00 mark
84: "The Loss" (TNG S4 E10)
November 26, 2018 07:08 - 1 hour - 101 MBAndy and Matt have some feelings about Counselor Troi being able to sense feelings but then not being able to sense feelings. Episode Discussion starts at 32:00
Thanksgiving Break!
November 19, 2018 08:36 - 12 minutes - 11.1 MBHi! We are off this week, ya know galavanting around the country, seeing family, eating turkey. Andy is going to try to do too much and Matt is going to try to do too little! We will be back next week as per usual! in the meantime if you really miss us you can sign up for our Patreon page and get bonus content there! www.patreon.com/Startrektnc
83 "Final Mission" (TNG S4 E9)
November 12, 2018 11:09 - 1 hour - 96.8 MBMatt can't wait for this mission to be over. But Andy seems to enjoy it for some reason. Episode discussion starts around the 33 minute mark.
82 "Future Imperfect" (TNG S4 E8)
November 05, 2018 05:43 - 2 hours - 118 MBMatt and Andy wake up in a simulation set sixteen years in the future. Oh, wait. They don't. It's all a ruse! But don't worry! the resolution to this episode won't be satisfying to Andy either. Episode Discussion starts at 34:00
81 "Reunion" (TNG S4 E8)
October 29, 2018 04:53 - 2 hours - 112 MBMatt and Andy get reunited with Susan Plakson. The klingons finally deliver an episode Matt likes and Andy has some questions about spoilers. Episode discussion at 29:06
80 "Legacy" (TNG S4 E7)
October 22, 2018 05:43 - 2 hours - 150 MBMatt and Andy meet Tasha Yar's sister. Data pretends to not have emotions and we get some really cool phaser fights. Episode Discussion starts at 1:01:20
79 "Remember Me" (TNG S4 E6)
October 15, 2018 02:53 - 2 hours - 158 MBBuckle up, Beverlovers! Dr. Crusher gets caught in a warp bubble, Matt & Andy slap on the helmets of the Star Wars Destroyers, and... you know where to send the hails 🖖 Episode Discussion begins at 1:03. Update from eagle eared listener Josh Munro 9:41pm Oct 14 ATTN Matt Mira - with the spoiler stuff you added, the ep discussion actually starts at 1:13:31 sorry I messed up everyone. Enjoy the remaining hour and 45 minutes.
78: "Suddenly Human" (TNG S4 E5)
October 08, 2018 03:11 - 1 hour - 103 MBMatt and Andy do their best to get through an episode that poses the questions that no-one asked. Like, "What would Picard be like if he were roommates with a teenager?" Or "Where does Data store his memory of "Slapstick" Comedy?" Episode Discussion begins at the 40:00 minute mark.
77: "Brothers" (TNG S4 E4)
October 01, 2018 02:18 - 1 hour - 101 MBMatt and Andy find out what an Android can do once a homing beacon is activated. They also watch Brent Spiner play three people in the same scene and take a special trip to Andy Secunda's School of Specific Acting.
Saucer Section 1 - (BROTHERS TNG S4 E4)
September 28, 2018 06:29 - 48 minutes - 44 MBWe've heard you! So whenever time allows we will be posting the first part of the pod (before episode discussion as its own episode) Admirals Club, Hails, Facegroup, Presidents, and random thoughts from both Andy and Matt. For those who didn't like the idea of having to scrub forward!
76: "Family" (TNG S4. E2)
September 24, 2018 03:32 - 2 hours - 130 MBMatt and Andy agree that Worf's parents seem nice but Picard's brother is a 24th century Amish wine maker. Episode discussion begins at the 45 minute mark.
75 "The Best Of Both Worlds Part 2" (TNG S4, E1)
September 17, 2018 03:53 - 2 hours - 134 MBAndy is excited about epic space battles and Matt is mostly excited about Riker's temporary promotion.
74. "Trekkies" (1997 Documentary)
September 10, 2018 03:09 - 2 hours - 114 MBMatt and Andy take a break from TNG to watch the 1997 Documentary Trekkies. And quickly discover that they are also Trekkies.
73: "The Best of Both Worlds Part 1" (TNG S3 E26)
September 03, 2018 09:25 - 3 hours - 165 MBMatt and Andy have finally engaged the Borg. It's the episode we have been waiting for since we started this show. Does it live up to the hype? Does Andy have any theories? Does Shelby know how to use a communicator? Episode Discussion starts at 28:00
72: "Transfigurations" (TNG S3, E25)
August 27, 2018 03:42 - 2 hours - 145 MBThe Enterprise picks up a John. No, really. There's lots of Andy's theories floating around this one and we think he might be onto something. Episode Discussion begins at the 46:00 mark.
71 "Menagé A Troi" (TNG S3 E24)
August 20, 2018 03:34 - 2 hours - 125 MBMatt and Andy exchange gifts and then spend a lot of time debating who is the best at being a Ferengi and also whether or not this episode is good. Episode Discussion begins at the 51 Minute mark.
70 "Sarek" (TNG S3 E23)
August 13, 2018 03:58 - 2 hours - 148 MBMatt and Andy return from Star Trek Las Vegas to discuss the convention, the new Picard series and of course the uncontrollable emotion of SAREK. Episode discussion begins at the 53 minute mark.
69 "The Most Toys" (TNG S3 E22)
August 06, 2018 04:01 - 2 hours - 149 MBMatt and Andy talk a lot about toys, and about Andy's theory that Data has emotion... He's just not telling anyone. Episode discussion begins at 55:45 (sorry/notsorry)
68 "Hollow Pursuits" (TNG S3, E21)
July 30, 2018 03:16 - 2 hours - 119 MBMatt and Andy spend a lot of time on the Holodeck with their new best friend Reginald Barclay. Only Guinan "gets" them. Episode discussion begins at the 35(isn) minute mark.
67 "Tin Man" "(TNG S3, E20)
July 23, 2018 05:04 - 2 hours - 124 MBMatt and Andy finally meet a real Betazoid from Betazed. Turns out he is annoying and has no social tact. Just like our hosts! Episode discussion starts at 46:00
66 "Captain's Holiday" (TNG S3, E19)
July 16, 2018 04:37 - 2 hours - 111 MBMatt and Andy go on vacation to Risa but when they run into Captain Picard, they realize there isn't enough story to go around. Episode discussion begins at 40:00
65 "Allegiance" (TNG S3, E18)
July 09, 2018 04:21 - 2 hours - 114 MBMatt and Andy react very differently to authority. But not different enough for either of them to be replaced by an alien replica that acts much friendlier. Captain Picard on the other hand... Episode Discussion starts at 47:00 You can now support this show on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/startrektnc
64 "Sins of the Father" (TNG S3, E17)
July 02, 2018 05:03 - 2 hours - 118 MBAndy and Matt get to know Worf's brother and quite frankly they think he is better at Klingon-ing than Worf. Episode Discussion starts at the 46:00 mark! (We know it's a little crazy. We'll try to be shorter in the future.) Oh and our Patreon is finally up! Support us if you want? https://www.patreon.com/startrektnc
63. "The Offspring" (TNG S3, E16)
June 25, 2018 02:20 - 1 hour - 109 MBAndy and Matt watch Data make a baby. Oh, and Jonathan Frakes swings by(!!?!) for the first installment of ASK FRAKES! Episode discussion begins at 31:00
62. "Yesterday's Enterprise" (TNG S3, E15)
June 18, 2018 04:55 - 2 hours - 142 MBAndy finally lays his eyes on one of the GREAT episodes of TNG. But what is is reaction?! Well, we talk about it for a full two hours. Episode discussion begins at 33:00
61. "A Matter Of Perspective" (TNG S3, E14)
June 11, 2018 05:26 - 2 hours - 114 MBAndy and Matt each recount the same episode from different perspectives but arrive at the same conclusion. Riker is kind of a creep and this episode is not good. Episode discussion begins around the 42:00 mark.
60. "Deja Q" (TNG S3, E13)
June 04, 2018 03:07 - 1 hour - 90 MBAndy wishes he was omnipotent and Matt wishes there was more to talk about. Episode Discussion begins around the 32:00 mark.
59 "The High Ground" (TNG S3 E, 12)
May 28, 2018 05:13 - 1 hour - 82.1 MBMatt and Andy find themselves sympathizing with no one in an episode that helped us discover how people should use inter-dimensional transporters. Episode Discussion starts at 24:00
58 "The Hunted" (TNG S3, E11)
May 21, 2018 04:22 - 1 hour - 94.2 MBAndy and Matt disagree on a lot about this episode. But they both agree that the idea that you can just will a transporter beam to not work, causing an explosion that blinds 4 officers on the Enterprise, is pretty much the dumbest thing yet. Episode Discussion begins around 34:00
57 "The Defector" (TNG S3 E10)
May 14, 2018 06:58 - 1 hour - 104 MBAndy and Matt once again enter the Neutral Zone. But this time they find a plot. Episode Discussion begins at the 28:00 mark
56 "The Vengeance Factor" (TNG S3 E09)
May 07, 2018 05:06 - 1 hour - 89 MBAndy and Matt are getting tired of warring planets with rogue factions. But when Riker gets a little too close, things still don't get interesting. Episode discussion starts at the 00:31:00 mark
55 "The Price" (TNG S3, E8)
April 30, 2018 05:10 - 2 hours - 116 MBMatt and Andy almost get lost in the Delta quadrant. Which would be a better outcome than having to watch this episode again. Even though we get a lot of Troi and a man who is supposed to be wooing her but is just negotiating for a useless wormhole. Episode Discussion begins at 46:00... yes it took that long.
54 "The Enemy" (TNG S3, E7)
April 23, 2018 05:33 - 1 hour - 82.2 MBMatt and Andy cross into federation space as Geordi finds Galorndon Core to be less than enjoyable.
53 "Booby Trap" (TNG S3, E6)
April 16, 2018 03:34 - 1 hour - 87 MBIt's one of Matt's favorite episodes and It proves one of Andy's oldest theories!
52 "The Bonding" (TNG S3, E5)
April 09, 2018 04:21 - 1 hour - 73.7 MBMatt and Andy do their own bonding over the competent character development and incompetent story. Episode discussion starts around the 20:00 mark.
51. "Who Watches the Watchers" (TNG S3, E4)
April 02, 2018 04:31 - 1 hour - 81 MBMatt violates the Prime Directive and Andy has some very specific acting advice for the guest stars of tonight's episode.
50 "The Survivors" (TNG S3,E3)
March 26, 2018 02:41 - 1 hour - 69 MBAndy and Matt do theater best to survive this episode that was shot mostly in Malibu. (It's better than it sounds)
49 "The Ensigns of Command" (TNG S3, E2)
March 19, 2018 05:26 - 1 hour - 73.3 MBMatt and Andy discover a strange new part of TNG... Character development.
48 "Evolution" (TNG S3 E1)
March 12, 2018 05:26 - 1 hour - 72 MBAndy and Matt drop out of warp and wind up in SEASON 3! But, can their podcast evolve like Wesley's nano-bots? Probably not.
47 - A. The Minisode "Shades Of Gray" MVC and Andys
March 06, 2018 07:16 - 28 minutes - 26.3 MBMatt and Andy forgot how their podcast goes. So despite our better judgement we decided to do a mini-sode where we give the MVC and Andys to Shades of Gray!