Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Literary Treks 124: Insert a Shudder Here
The Dominion: Olympus Descending. We discuss Great Link confusion, Changeling culture, some long awaited resolution, a really hard time, what we place our faith in, massive disappointments and our ratings.
The Orb 93: The Navarch Awakens
The Circle Trilogy, Part 3 of 3: "The Siege." We discuss the character interactions and humor set against a coup d’état (it’s French), along with the resolution of Li Nalas’s arc and how the story ultimately supports the Federation’s mission.
Literary Treks 121: Wall Street of the '80s
Ferenginar: Satisfaction is Not Guaranteed We discuss this being a “Ferengi Episode”, how it fits with the rest of the book series, an outsider’s look, rounding out Quark, cleaning up the Ferengi, ratings and our final thoughts.
The Orb of Mail: Delivered by Owl Post
In this special show we share our thoughts on your thoughts and questions about past episodes, including fan ratings of DS9 episodes, a new appreciation for The Circle Trilogy, cherry-picking Orbs, and Dr. Bashir as an instant superman.
The Orb 92: The Not That Chakotay Maneuver
The Circle Trilogy, Part 2 of 3: "The Circle." Sisko has issues with Bajoran staffing decisions, Vedek Bareil whips out the spiritual pickup lines, and Chakotay makes an appearance (not that one) as we continue our look at Season Two’s opening arc.
Literary Treks 116: Bajor’s John Hughes Story
Bajor: Fragments and Omens. We discuss the different pace, the changing times, Jake Sisko, Bajoran conspiracy theories, the endgame, theology and science, people making the place and our ratings.
The Orb 91: Morally Ambiguous
The Dominion Invasion, Part 5 of 7: "Behind the Lines." Sisko gets a desk job, Quark has a change of heart, Odo commits a sin of omission, and Kira gets angrier than ever as we inch closer to the end of the arc.
Literary Treks 114: An Overabundance of Colons
Trill: Unjoined. We discuss the world building, a society of secrets, Star Trek genetics gone wrong, the universe being grey, class warfare, history, Julian and Ezri and wrap up with our ratings.
The Orb 90: Inspirational Embellishment
The Circle Trilogy, Part 1 of 3: The Homecoming. We begin a new miniseries that will take you through the season two opening arc, beginning with the return of Bajoran legend Li Nalas and the xenophobia that is sweeping Bajor.
Literary Treks 112: A Bajoran Copernican Revolution
Sacraments of Fire: David R. George III. We talk about stitching together the DS9 quilt, what goes where, the different faces of faith, Ro's growth, a place for Sisko, the many plot threads, the new DS9, tidbits about Ascendance and David online.
The Orb 89: 'Nuff Said
DS9 Season 1 Overview. When you look back at the whole of DS9, the first season feels a bit out-of-place, the tone not matching the overall series. But there are a lot of seeds being planted. We walk through all of Season One’s stories.