Enterprising Individuals

Hold on to your hats this week as we play ball with "Justice"!Stuart Hollis and Thad Hait of the Delta Flyer Podcast and the Stargate Weekly Podcast join the show to talk about an early episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation that pushes the Theiss Titillation Theory to the point of (wardrobe) malfunction! The Enterprise pulls into Rubicun III, a planet of sexually-liberated, Scandinavian jogging enthusiasts. But when Wesley stops to maul the roses, the crew learns that this Edenic paradise is deadly serious about the "broken window" theory and they've got "God" in their corner!Our heroes get primed by their own Directive in this episode, as the Federation's twin pillars of integrity and non-interference are put on trial. During our talk, we discuss Justice's amazing pedigree and mediocre execution, protecting a society even if you don't like that society, interpreting legislative intent, marinating in the feel of season 1 TNG, the "smell test" of a Prime Directive violation, and why a planet with no crime

Put that phaser away because we're looking at life . . . just not as we know it! Dr. Mohamed Noor of Duke University joins the show this week to talk about the biology and genetics of Star Trek! During the program, we discuss everything from Augments to Xindi, and Dr. Noor shares his insights and research into the real world examples of biological phenomena seen in various Trek series, like, horizontal gene transfer, designer diseases and babies, chimeras and polyploids, why our first aliens will probably be microorganisms, the important questions about home genetic testing kits, and why we're more closely related to grass than to Klingons.Plus, we rate the science of Star Trek: Discovery, ponder the implications of a mushroom universe, flip through Barlowe's Guide to Extraterrestrials, discuss unethical medical journals, take a look back at Threshold, and we definitely DO NOT know who BioTrekkie is! It's hortas all the way down!Get Dr. Noor's book, Live Long and Evolve, on Amazon!https://amzn.to/2DXm9sUFollo

This week, Mikanhana of the Just Enough Trope podcast adds her pop-culture distinctiveness to our own for an in-depth, JET-style look at the Trek news of today! We talk in detail about each new Trek series in development, what we know about the ongoing CBC/Viacom merger talks, the future of Trek films, and a special honor for LeVar Burton!We also discuss "doing a Rashomon", "Lady and the Cat-Man", Doko Demo Doa, the "Szechuan sauce" of Trek, what Picard's future might look like, whether we'll ever see Eric Bana again, what a goob Geordie can be, keeping the faith during a Section 31 show, the missing in action Starfleet Academy and Khan shows, and just where exactly all the trash goes on the Enterprise!Word up!For more pop-culture skulduggery, check out the Just Enough Trope podcast!http://www.justenoughtrope.comhttp://www.twitter.com/justenoughtropehttp://www.facebook.com/justenoughtropeSuit up with our Trek T-shirts!https://www.teepublic.com/user/justenoughtropeJoin our crew on Patreon and get access to our

We are talking the #StarTrekDiscovery episode, “Saints of Imperfection” LIVE! Tweet to the show at @eistpod with the hashtag #discoverage to join the conversation! w/ @SMichaelPearson of @generationsgeek

We are talking the #StarTrekDiscovery episode, “An Obol for Charon” LIVE! Tweet to the show at @eistpod with the hashtag #discoverage to join the conversation! w/ @gondorgold of @generationsgeek

Set your tricorders to scan for silicon as we look for "The Devil in the Dark"!Artist and creator of the Star Trek 365 project Lee Sargent helps kick off our 4th season with a look at an episode of The Original Series that represents quintessential Star Trek. When pergium miners start dying mysteriously, Kirk and crew are tasked with killing the creature responsible. But, when the "monster" turns out to be a frightened mother, Kirk and Spock must race to save its life and the future of its species . . . if the miners don't get it first!This Gene Coon-penned episode was a high point of Trek's early years, and its themes of acceptance and tolerance would come to define the franchise in all its iterations. In our discussion, we talk about the talents of William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy, the variety of alien designs found in Trek, the sometimes troubled legacy of Trek actors, the unsung efforts of Kellam de Forest, why '60s Trek wouldn't work today, and being clever with your "man is the real monster" reveal.We

We are talking the #StarTrekDiscovery episode, “Point of Light” LIVE! Tweet to the show at @eistpod with the hashtag #discoverage to join the conversation!

We are talking the #StarTrekDiscovery episode, “New Eden” LIVE! Tweet to the show at @eistpod with the hashtag #discoverage to join the conversation! w/ guest @Mikanhana of @JustEnoughTrope

We are talking the #StarTrekDiscovery second season premiere, “Brother” LIVE! Tweet to the show at @eistpod with the hashtag #discoverage to join the conversation! w/ guest @DaveGalanter

We are talking the #StarTrekDiscovery #ShortTrek “The Escape Artist” LIVE! Tweet to the show at @eistpod with the hashtag #discoverage to join the conversation! w/ guest @AlanGratz

2018 is winding down but come along with us as we look back on the last year of Enterprising Individuals! We've got some of the best moments, plus Get ready to evolve to the next level as we cross the barrier to reach "Threshold"!Happy Holidays!Shop on Amazon and help support the show!https://www.amazon.com/?&_encoding=UTF8&tag=jet01-20&linkCode=ur2&linkId=975104c31622a0db2ab9ac5642e1b937&camp=1789&creative=9325Get our Trek T-shirts, including our Janeway and Gowron shirts, on Teepublic!https://www.teepublic.com/user/justenoughtropeHear our live episode with Melinda Snodgrass from CONvergence 2018!https://www.patreon.com/posts/20122260Ring in the New Year with us on Facebook and Twitter!http://www.facebook.com/eistpodhttp://www.twitter.com/eistpodBuy us presents on Patreon!http://www.patreon.com/eistpodSubscribe to the show on iTunes!https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/enterprising-individuals/id1113165661?mt=2

We are talking the #StarTrekDiscovery #ShortTrek “The Brightest Star” LIVE! Tweet to the show at @eistpod with the hashtag #discoverage to join the conversation! w/ guest Dave Galanter

This week, we dive deep into the world of SASSY Trek gossip and question the veracity of certain Trek news outlets. Plus, we talk historic kisses, getting salamander tattoos, and the heat gets hottest when we call out the 5 worst DS9 episodes! *airhorn* *airhorn* *airhorn*Is this the best episode we've ever done?Please consider donating to relief efforts for those affected by the California wildfires!https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/11/california-camp-woolsey-wildfires-help-charity-donations.htmlhttps://www.unitedwayla.org/en/give/disaster-relief-fund/https://www.directrelief.org/emergency/california-wildfires/Get that perfect gift for your Number One with these links!Star Trek: Discovery Season 1 on Blu-ray!https://amzn.to/2QoBqLwLive Long and Evolve: What Star Trek Can Teach Us about Evolution, Genetics, and Life on Other Worldshttps://amzn.to/2E7ChKEStar Trek: The Art of John Eaveshttps://amzn.to/2Q6Z8wnStar Trek Costumeshttps://amzn.to/2QlwmHVSuit up with our new T-shirts!https://www.teepublic.com

Get ready to evolve to the next level as we cross the barrier to reach "Threshold"!New York Times best-selling author Alan Gratz returns to the show to examine an episode of Star Trek: Voyager that sets a new low for the franchise. When Tom Paris dares to break the warp barrier, he finds himself forever altered. Now, as he struggles to remain himself, the crew's ideas of what's possible and what's acceptable collide!We do our level best to drag this Emmy-winning episode back from the halls of shame as we examine what makes an episode of Star Trek truly "bad". Along the way, we discuss the missed storytelling opportunities of Voyager, Tom Paris as THE white guy of the show, the Hudsuckerian rise of Michael De Luca, the constraints of streaming TV and the freedom of fan films, and the unsung little person actors on the show!We also talk about banned books, the first Trek depiction of a virginity loss, mind grapes, some toy talk, why piloting means having a high WPM in the future, Kal CORRECTLY predicts the Geor

We're nearly at the end of this season of Enterprising Individuals, but before we get there, we take a moment to appreciate everyone's favorite half-human, half-Vulcan first officer! Plus we've got news about a Yeoh show, Calypso, and a home that's got to go!Please consider donating to relief efforts for those affected by the California wildfires!https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/11/california-camp-woolsey-wildfires-help-charity-donations.htmlhttps://www.unitedwayla.org/en/give/disaster-relief-fund/https://www.directrelief.org/emergency/california-wildfires/Live in a piece of Star Trek history for a cool $6 mil!http://www.come2malibu.com/properties/startrekhouse/You can pre-order David A. Goodman's "The Autobiography of Spock" on Amazon!https://amzn.to/2quHX8QRead Eleanor's article on i09!https://io9.gizmodo.com/why-we-need-utopian-fiction-now-more-than-ever-1830260945Listen to our "Calypso" recap show!https://www.spreaker.com/episode/16174362Suit up with our new T-shirts!https://www.teepublic.com/user

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Take a double dose of Space Claritin and squat on your mushroom this week as we brave the happy spores to find "This Side of Paradise"!Former Trek producer and lifelong Trek nerd Dave Rossi is back on the show to talk about an episode of Star Trek: The Original Series that represents an early high point for the show. After arriving at colony Omicron Ceti III, Kirk and crew find the presumed-dead colonists to be alive and living in "complete peace". One by one, however, the landing party succumbs to the euphoric powers of the local flora, are ready to leave their old lives behind, and Kirk must play the serpent in Eden before he loses his crew, his ship, and his friend to Paradise!Great episodes of Trek often have many parents, and on this episode, we pay homage to names like Fontana, Sohl, Senensky, and more. We also discuss the versatility of Leonard Nimoy, the nascent social equality on display in Star Trek, the austere life of a Federation colonist, why the Enterprise crew is the best of the best, the righ

Ok . . . so enlightened 24th century humans don't believe in ghosts and goblins. But we're not in the 24th century yet! This week, we're celebrating Halloween and talking about some of the scariest monsters in Trek. Plus, we've got DIY costume tips for creating your own alien costumes!Calories schmalories, replicator! I said MORE CANDY!Relive Destination Star Trek 2018 with our exclusive coverage!http://enterprisingindividuals.com/blog/2018/10/28/destination-star-trek-birmingham-2018/Listen to our "Runaway" recap show!https://www.spreaker.com/episode/15883656Suit up with our new T-shirts!https://www.teepublic.com/user/justenoughtropeJoin our crew on Patreon and get access to our new feature, Stellar Commentaries!http://www.patreon.com/eistpodClick through our Amazon link on enterprisingindividuals.com to support the show!http://www.enterprisingindividuals.comhttps://www.amazon.com/?tag=jet01-20&linkCode=ezFollow us on Twitter and Facebook for Trek news and updates!http://www.twitter.com/eistpodhttp://www.

Destination Star Trek Birmingham 2018 has come and gone, but we're just warming up!Ella Pearson (co-host of the Generations Geek podcast and the Discoverage podcast) was on-hand at this year's DST, taking the pictures, doing the interviews, and pounding the deck plates to bring you a definitive report on Europe's largest Star Trek convention. She's got a recap of the con's events, a review of the world premiere of What We Left Behind, the DS9 documentary, pictures from the red carpet and the day's panels and more! Plus, she sat down with Andrew Robinson and Max Grodénchik at the show to ask them about their involvement with the documentary, their time on DS9, and the legacy of Trek!Back in the studio, Aaron talks with two more attendees of the show, Will Turland and Rick Parker of the 10backward podcast, about their experiences at DST, Trekkies in the UK, the toxic side of Trek fandom, and how to make it better!All that and a bag of Jason Isaacs! Listen today!10backward interview 03:24Andrew Robinson intervie

Our exploration of the spooky side of Trek continues this week, as we stalk the fog-strewn streets of Argelius II looking for the "Wolf in the Fold"!Author Marc Giller returns to the show to talk about the best episode of Star Trek: The Original Series in which Jack the Ripper possesses the USS Enterprise. Scotty's got a bump on the noggin and a distrust of girls and Dr. McCoy prescribes a little belly-dancer-related R&R to get the chief engineer back on his feet. But when the bodies begin to pile up, Kirk and crew must face down a ghost from Earth's past before the lights go out . . . PERMANENTLY!"Rational" Trek takes a powder in this episode, as we're served not only a murder mystery, but a ghost story, a slasher flick, zombies, demons, and haunted house tale, all in a script from the author of "Psycho"! During the show, Marc and I discuss Trek's desire to "laugh at the boogiemen," genre mashups, "Arthur C. Clarke" magic, the endurance of the Ripper myth, the longest scene in the series, the conflict be