EnterpriseSplaining

Space Bermuda Triangle!

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 05:00:00 -0500

We’re watching Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 26 “The Expanse,” but only Bill has actually watched the episode. It’s the end of the second season of Enterprise and it’s a disaster! On Earth, we mean! A mysterious new race attacks the earth, and it’s up to the NX-01 crew to head into Space Bermuda Triangle (or Spermuda, if you will) to exact revenge in the name of great justice! Meanwhile T’pol considers if risking being turned inside-out is worse than going back to her Vulcan fiance, Trip gets the bloodlust, and Duras has a very, very bad day.

Rikermendations:

Jamie: Rehash podcast
Maria: Thursday Murder Club books
Bill: Marrying Mister Darcy card game

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Second Contact: What Happens in Decon Stays in Decon! (feat. Jarrah from Women at Warp)

Thu, 26 Mar 2026 05:00:00 -0500

This week, we’re on a second contact mission, revisiting Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 25 “Bounty,” now that Maria and Bill have watched it. Plus, our guest from last week, Jarrah from the Women at Warp podcast, is back with us to talk about this episode, which seems to consist mostly of T’Pol writhing around on the ground and walls. We also discuss in depth every baffling part of this screencap of Trip’s bookshelf.

A word of warning: If you haven’t listened to the episode before this one, “What Happens in Decon Stays in Decon!,” go listen to that first because this is a follow up to last week.

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What Happens in Decon Stays in Decon! (feat. Jarrah from Women at Warp)

Thu, 19 Mar 2026 05:00:00 -0500

We’re watching Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 25 “Bounty,” but only Jamie has actually watched the episode. Jarrah from Women at Warp is back with us this week to discuss this episode that involves T'Pol going through pon farr, which for some reason mostly seems to involve rubbing her body on every wall. Also, perpetual damsel-in-distress Archer is kidnapped again, which may seem familiar since it happens in every third episode of Enterprise (seriously -- we checked!).

Mentioned: The Women at Warp episode that inspired our “Where is HR?” segment is called “Labor Standards in Star Trek”

Rikermendations

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Second Contact: The Wrong Stuff! (feat. Nicole Gugliucci)

Thu, 12 Mar 2026 05:00:00 -0500

This week, we’re on a second contact mission, revisiting Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 24 “First Flight,” now that Jamie and Bill have watched it. Plus, astronomer Nicole Gugliucci joins us once again to see if watching the episode can help her make the dark matter make sense. A word of warning: If you haven’t listened to the episode before this one, “The Wrong Stuff!,” go listen to that first because this is a follow up to last week.

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The Wrong Stuff! (feat. Nicole Gugliucci)

Thu, 05 Mar 2026 05:00:00 -0500

We’re watching Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 24 “First Flight,” but only Maria has actually watched the episode. Archer finds out that an old colleague, A.G. Robinson, has died and this prompts him to tell T'Pol the story of how he, AG, and Trip committed serious crimes back when they were test pilots trying to get past warp 2. As they explore a dark matter nebula, Archer confesses to stealing a prototype ship because of his daddy issues. Astronomer Nicole Gugliucci joins us to help us make sense of the nebulous dark matter references.

Rikermendations:

Nicole: Sinners (movie) and Resident Alien (TV Show)
Bill: My Winnipeg (movie)
Jamie: West Side Story (2021 movie)
Maria: Once we were Spacemen (podcast) and The Crypt: Voidstrike by Scott Sigler (book)

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Second Contact: Tip Of The Iceborg!

Thu, 26 Feb 2026 05:00:00 -0500

This week, we’re on a second contact mission, revisiting Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 23 “Regeneration,” now that Maria and Jamie have watched it. We all generally liked this borg episode but just couldn’t turn off the portion of our brain that wouldn’t stop whispering the word “continuity.”

We discuss the Truck Nutz pin that the infected alien is wearing. And in our Read Alerts section, we discuss our feelings about Scott Bakula in response to a listener question and talk about a cool drawing of Starfleet Academy that listener Bill sent us.

A word of warning: If you haven’t listened to the episode before this one, “Tip of the Iceborg!,” go listen to that first because this is a follow up to last week, and you also don’t want to miss our discussion with Phil Plait in that episode!

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Tip of the Iceborg! (feat. Phil Plait)

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 05:00:00 -0500

We’re watching Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 23 “Regeneration,” but only Bill has actually watched the episode. Plus, we've got the Bad Astronomer himself, Phil Plait, joining us this week to talk about this episode and his personal connection to it.

This week Enterprise breaks new and innovative ground in the canon of Staaaaaahp -- just kidding, it's the Borg. Scientists discover the shattered remains of Star Trek: First Contact in the Arctic Circle and decide to desecrate some corpses. Of course, the revived Borg decide to escape on a route that takes them right into the path of the NX-01! Will the crew escape assimilation? And more importantly, will they remember to write any of this down for future generations?

Rikermendations:

Phil: 12 Monkey's (tv show)
Jamie’s Rikermendation Updates: Jensen McRae has a new album I Don't Know How But They Found Me, Heated Rivalry was adapted into a tv show, and the final book in R.A. Consell's Stealing From Wizards series has been released
Maria: One of Them Days
Bill: The Day of the Jackal (movie)

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Second Contact: Men Are From Vulcan, Women Are From Betazed! (feat. Dax)

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 05:00:00 -0500

This week, we’re on a second contact mission, revisiting Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 22 “Cogenitor,” now that Maria and Bill have watched it and can tell us all their opinions on Trip’s relationship with the cogenitor, Malcolm’s sensual cheese-eating, and the shocking decision Archer makes at the end of the episode. Plus, returning guest Dax joins us this week to discuss the episode’s handling of nonbinary gender identities.

We also watched and discuss the parallels between Cogenitor and the Next Generation episode “The Outcast” and the Alien Nation episode “Three to Tango.”

A word of warning: If you haven’t listened to the episode before this one, “Men Are From Vulcan, Women Are From Betazed!,” go listen to that first because this is a follow up to last week.

Content Warning: The Enterprise episode we discuss contains themes related to self-harm and suicide.

Follow Dax on BlueSky: @mxdax, @vucanscience, @randomtrekquotes

Support and Suicide Prevention Hotlines (US-Based) – Most allow calling and texting. Some also have a chat option via their website.

National Suicide Prevention Hotline : Call or text 988 (Note that the LGBTQ+ specific section of the hotline has been removed)
Blackline: 1-800-604-5842 (for BIPOC & LGBTQ+)
Trans Lifeline: 1-877-565-8860 (US) or 1-877-330-6366 (Canada) (for trans people)
Wildflower Alliance Peer Support Line: 1-888-407-4515
LGBT National Help Center: 1-888-843-4564

For a good resource to learn more about nonbinary identities, we recommend the Taboo Science Podcast’s episode Nonbinary 101: Beyond the Binary

Maria recommends and refers to this The M0vie Blog review of the episode Cogenitor

Jamie mentions this slow-motion video of a duck penis. You can learn more about the research behind that video and duck sex in this Science News article.

Rikermendations:

Dax: K-Pop Demon Hunters

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Men Are From Vulcan, Women Are From Betazed!

Thu, 05 Feb 2026 05:00:00 -0500

We’re watching Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 22 “Cogenitor,” but only Jamie has actually watched the episode. During a first contact with some new aliens, Trip learns that their species has a third gender that is institutionally marginalized called "cogenitors." He strikes up a friendship with one of these cogenitors and attempts to convince them they have innate rights to dictate the course of their own life. Meanwhile, Archer is off on a romantic getaway with the captain of the alien ship and Malcolm.... well, the less we say about what that man was up to in this episode, the better.

Content Warning: The Enterprise episode we discuss contains themes related to self-harm and suicide.

Support and Suicide Prevention Hotlines (US-Based) – Most allow calling and texting. Some also have a chat option via their website.

National Suicide Prevention Hotline : Call or text 988 (Note that the LGBTQ+ specific section of the hotline has been removed)
Blackline: 1-800-604-5842 (for BIPOC & LGBTQ+)
Trans Lifeline: 1-877-565-8860 (US) or 1-877-330-6366 (Canada) (for trans people)
Wildflower Alliance Peer Support Line: 1-888-407-4515
LGBT National Help Center: 1-888-843-4564

For a good resource to learn more about nonbinary identities, we recommend the Taboo Science Podcast’s episode Nonbinary 101: Beyond the Binary

Here’s the screengrab of the movie list shown in the episode that we discuss.

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Second Contact: Denobulan Spiders-Man!

Thu, 29 Jan 2026 05:00:00 -0500

71: Second Contact: Denobulan Spiders-Man!

This week, we’re on a second contact mission, revisiting Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 21 “The Breach,” now that Jamie and Bill have watched it. A word of warning: If you haven’t listened to the episode before this one, “Denobulan Spiders-Man!,” go listen to that first because this is a follow up to last week.

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Denobulan Spiders-Man! (feat. Mika McKinnon)

Thu, 22 Jan 2026 05:00:00 -0500

We’re watching Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 21 “The Breach,” but only Maria has actually watched the episode. Bill was originally going to host this episode but there was a cave involved so Maria had to step in. Trip, Malcolm, and Travis try to save some Denobulan geologists lost deep in a series of caves. Geophysicist and disaster researcher, Mika McKinnon joins us to help explain what exactly is going on with these caves, rocks, and geologists. Meanwhile, on Enterprise, Phlox deals with an ethical conflict when a patient refuses his treatment because his race and the Denobulans were at war 300 years ago.

Learn more about the Mineral Cup that Mika mentioned here!

Rikermendations:

Jamie: Date Everything (video game)
Maria: Bat Fam (animated series)
Bill: Los Angeles Plays Itself (movie)
Mika: Zootopia 2 (movie)

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Second Contact: Limitless Horizons Ltd.! (feat. Jen Hathorn)

Thu, 15 Jan 2026 05:00:00 -0500

This week, we’re on a second contact mission, revisiting Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 20 “Horizon,” now that we have all seen it. We are all honestly just very excited for an episode where Travis gets more than a handful of lines of dialogue. Plus, our guest Jen Hathorn is back with us this week!

A word of warning: If you haven’t listened to the episode before this one, “Limitless Horizons Ltd.!,” go listen to that first because this is a follow up to last week.

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Limitless Horizons Ltd.! (feat. Jen Hathorn)

Thu, 08 Jan 2026 05:00:00 -0500

We’re watching Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 20 “Horizon,” but only Jamie has actually watched the episode. Joining us this week, we have a special guest, Jen Hathorn from The Wellness Check. This show is finally giving us an actual Travis episode where he has agency and character growth and gets to do more than just get injured off-screen! We get to meet Travis’ family and his childhood friends: baby-faced jacked guy and blond red-polo lady. Also, there is a lot of Frankenstein content for some reason (but not the one with Jacob Elordi's hot monster, unfortunately).

Rikermendations:

Maria: Monument Valley Video Game
Jen: the new Reading Rainbow
Bill: True Stories by David Byrne
Jamie: Frankenstein (1918 book) by Mary Shelley

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Second Contact: The Undiscovered Continuity!

Thu, 01 Jan 2026 05:00:00 -0500

This week, we’re on a second contact mission, revisiting Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 19 “Judgement,” now that Jamie and Bill have watched it. A word of warning: If you haven’t listened to the episode before this one, “The Undiscovered Continuity!,” go listen to that first because this is a follow up to last week.

Turbolift image that Jamie references here.

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EnterpriseSplaining LXVI: The Undiscovered Continuity!

Thu, 18 Dec 2025 05:00:00 -0500

We’re watching Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 19 “Judgement,” but only Maria has actually watched the episode. It's time for a good old fashioned courtroom episode! Archer has somehow been detained by the Klingons and accused of Crimes Against the Empire! Will he be put to death? Will he be sent to a VERY FAMILIAR prison planet slash dilithium mine? How did he get caught in the first place? Learn the answers to .. some of these questions in our latest episode.

Rikermendations:

Bill: The Last of Sheila (movie)
Jamie: Valhalla (video game)
Maria: Department Q

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Second Contact: When You Wisp Upon a Starship! (feat. Scott Sigler)

Thu, 11 Dec 2025 05:00:00 -0500

This week, we’re on a second contact mission, revisiting the Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 18 episode “The Crossing, ” which Scott Sigler explained to us last week in one of the funniest and strangest explainers we have ever had. He is back with us this week to hear how we thought his explainer lived up to the actual episode now that we’ve all seen it. Also, in our Mammary Alpha segment we determine once and for all whether “loyalty” is really an emotion.

A word of warning: If you haven’t listened to the episode before this one, “When You Wisp Upon a Starship!,” go listen to that first because this is a follow up to last week.

Also, check out Scott Sigler’s website to learn more about him and his podcasts and many novels (which we highly rikermend!)

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When You Wisp Upon a Starship! (feat. Scott Sigler)

Thu, 04 Dec 2025 05:00:00 -0500

It’s time for a non-corporeal body swap adventure! We’re watching Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 18 “The Crossing ,” but only our guest, author Scott Sigler, has actually watched the episode. He tells us about one of the strangest episodes this show has thrown at us so far.

Rikermendations:

Scott: The Crypt: Shakedown by Scott Sigler and Alien Earth
Bill: Jeremiah Johnson
Maria: Fisk
Jamie: Long Story Short

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Away Mission to Highlander! (feat. John Stephen King)

Thu, 27 Nov 2025 05:00:00 -0500

This week we are taking a break from Star Trek Enterprise and instead going on an away mission to visit the 1986 movie Highlander. Jamie flat out refused to watch the movie, so instead, Bill and our special guest John Stephen King (who you may know as the voice of our computer) explain all of Highlander to a baffled Maria and Jamie.

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Second Contact: Smug Criminals!

Thu, 20 Nov 2025 05:00:00 -0500

This week, we’re on a second contact mission, revisiting Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 17 “Canamar.” now that Jamie and Maria have watched it and have a lot of thoughts about this Star Trek version of ConAir (ConAirMar?). Also, in everyone’s favorite segment, Mammary Alpha, we learn about the absolutely bananas Memory Alpha page for “balls” (no, not THOSE balls).

A word of warning: If you haven’t listened to the episode before this one, “Smug Criminals!,” go listen to that first because this is a follow up to last week.

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Smug Criminals!

Thu, 13 Nov 2025 05:00:00 -0500

We’re watching Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 17 “Canamar,” but only Bill has actually watched the episode. Archer confesses he's a criminal, Trip gets stuck next to That Guy on a long flight, and while T'Pol is in charge, everyone does their jobs competently. Is this the first Enterprise mirror universe episode? No, it's just another day in the life of this dysfunctional crew.

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Second Contact: Future Imperfect!

Thu, 06 Nov 2025 05:00:00 -0500

This week, we’re on a second contact mission, revisiting Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 16 “Future Tense,” now that Maria and Bill have watched it. A word of warning: If you haven’t listened to the episode before this one, “Future Imperfect!,” go listen to that first because this is a follow up to last week.

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Future Imperfect!

Thu, 30 Oct 2025 05:00:00 -0500

We’re watching Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 16 “Future Tense,” but only Jamie has actually watched the episode. The Enterprise discovers a ship that can travel through time and is bigger on the inside, and yet this is somehow not a Doctor Who crossover.

Rikermendations:

Bill: House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski and The Cheese Monkeys by Chip Kidd
Maria: Mrs. Columbo

Jamie: DragonCon

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Second Contact: Vulcans Have No Balls!

Thu, 23 Oct 2025 05:00:00 -0500

This week, we’re on a second contact mission, revisiting Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 15 “Cease Fire,” now that Jamie, Bill, and Maria have watched it. Joining us this week to discuss this episode is Elaine from the Monkeeing Around podcast A word of warning: If you haven’t listened to the episode before this one, “Vulcans Have No Balls,” go listen to that first because this is a follow up to last week.

Rikermendations:

Elaine: Psych

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Vulcans Have No Balls!

Thu, 16 Oct 2025 05:00:00 -0500

We’re watching Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 15 “Cease Fire,” but only our guest explainer Chuck from the Earth Station Trek podcast has actually watched the episode. The Vulcans and Andorians are at war over a small but strategically located planet. So, of course Captain Jonathan "the closest thing Starfleet has to an Ambassador" Archer is going to get involved in order to mediate a Cease Fire.

Rikermendations:

Chuck: Alien Earth
Maria: Tim Travers and the Time Travelers Paradox
Bill: Tinker Taylor Soldier Spy
Jamie: Godzilla Minus One

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Second Contact: Oops, I Hate It Again! (feat. Sue from Women at Warp)

Thu, 09 Oct 2025 05:00:00 -0500

This week, we’re on a second contact mission, revisiting Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 14 “Stigma,” now that Jamie and Bill have watched it. Sue from the Women at Warp podcast is joining us to give us some background on what was going on in this episode. A word of warning: If you haven’t listened to the episode before this one, “Oops, I hate it again!,” go listen to that first because this is a follow up to last week.

Rikermendations:

Sue: Fanlore.org (Star Trek fandom website)

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Oops, I Hate it Again!

Thu, 02 Oct 2025 05:00:00 -0500

We’re watching Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 14 “Stigma,” but only Maria has actually watched the episode. T'Pol has to deal with some of the repercussions from the episode "Fusion," Phlox has to explain HIPPA laws to Archer, and Trip has an exciting B-plot involving one of Phlox's wives. Also, all the Vulcans lie all the time. As per usual in this show.

Rikermendations:

Jamie: Carly Rae Jepson's Emotion (album)
Bill: Pirates of Penzance (1983 movie or any of the soundtracks)
Maria: The Magicians (2007 British movie)

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Second Contact: Only Murders in the Enemy Mine!

Thu, 25 Sep 2025 05:00:00 -0500

This week, we’re on a second contact mission, revisiting Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 13 “Dawn,” now that Maria and Jamie have watched it. We also discuss the Memory Alpha page on feet and have an extra special edition of Two Truths and a Lie courtesy of our friends over at First Flight Podcast.

A word of warning: If you haven’t listened to the episode before this one, “Only Murders in the Enemy Mine!,” go listen to that first because this is a follow up to last week.

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Only Murders in the Enemy Mine!

Thu, 18 Sep 2025 05:00:00 -0500

We’re watching Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 13 “Dawn,” but only Bill has actually watched the episode. What if Enterprise tried to tackle the greatest TNG ep of all time, “Darmok” and mixed it up with 1985 sci-fi film “Enemy Mine?” And what if it was Trip facing off with the He-Man villain Rattlor! Sounds like a recipe for success!

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Away Mission to Quantum Leap!

Thu, 11 Sep 2025 05:00:00 -0500

We are taking a short break from Star Trek Enterprise this week to bring you this special bonus episode about Quantum Leap. Jamie tells Maria and Bill about her experience watching Quantum Leap for the first time after having already seen quite a bit of Scott Bakula in Enterprise.

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Second Contact: I'm Too Sexy For This Episode!

Thu, 04 Sep 2025 05:00:00 -0500

This week, we’re on a second contact mission, revisiting Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 12 “The Catwalk,” now that Maria and Bill have watched it and can tell us exactly how much of a whiney baby they think Malcolm was acting throughout this episode. Plus, in our Mammary Alpha segment we discuss the Memory Alpha page for “buttocks.”

A word of warning: If you haven’t listened to the episode before this one, “I'm Too Sexy for This Episode!,” go listen to that first because this is a follow up to last week.

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I'm Too Sexy for This Episode!

Thu, 28 Aug 2025 05:00:00 -0500

We’re watching Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 12 “The Catwalk,” but only Jamie has actually watched the episode. The entire Enterprise crew has to spend eight days living inside one of the ship's nacelles without showers or a change of clothes, but Archer still somehow manages to find a way to watch his beloved water polo and Malcolm acts like a whiny baby.

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Second Contact: Trip Tucker, Swamp King! (feat. Rebecca Watson)

Thu, 21 Aug 2025 05:00:00 -0500

This week, we’re on a second contact mission, revisiting Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 11 “Precious Cargo,” now that Maria, Jamie, and Bill have watched it. Rebecca Watson joins us once again to hear our thoughts now that we've all watched this episode! A word of warning: If you haven’t listened to the episode before this one, “Trip Tucker, Swamp King!,” go listen to that first because this is a follow up to last week.

Rikermendations:

Rebecca: Terry Pratchett's Discworld Series

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Trip Tucker, Swamp King! (feat. Rebecca Watson)

Thu, 14 Aug 2025 05:00:00 -0500

We’re watching Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 11 “Precious Cargo.” An extra-long bumper episode this week with a very special guest explainer! Join us as Rebecca Watson, having never watched Enterprise OR listened to our show explains this episode to us. Trip gets stranded in a swamp with Padma Lakshmi and Rebecca tries to tell us what is happening, all while getting everyone's name wrong.

Rikermendations:

Rebecca: Mickey 7 (book) and Mickey 17 (movie)
Maria: The Great North (tv show)
Jamie: Hip Hop Family Tree - Ed Piskor
Bill: Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey (video game), Necessary Roughness (movie)

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Second Contact: It was Misogyny All Along! (feat. Kevin from The Flopcast)

Thu, 07 Aug 2025 05:00:00 -0500

This week, we’re on a second contact mission, revisiting Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 10 “Vanishing Point” now that Jamie, Bill, and our guest Kevin from The Flopcast have watched it, and we all have a lot of thoughts on how much we all kind of hated the twist ending.

A word of warning: If you haven’t listened to the episode before this one, “It was Misogyny All Along!,” go listen to that first because this is a follow up to last week.

Plus, in our Mammary Alpha segment we talk about the Memory Alpha page on “nipple”!

Both Kevin Eldridge and Jamie Bernstein are going to be at DragonCon 2025 -- Just search for their names in the DragonCon app to find what panels they will be on and please come say "hello" if you see us there!

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It Was Misogyny All Along! (feat. Kevin from The Flopcast)

Thu, 31 Jul 2025 05:00:00 -0500

We’re watching Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 10 “Vanishing Point,” but only Maria has actually watched the episode. Watch as Jamie, Bill, and our special guest Kevin try to figure out what the heck is going on in this episode. Is it an alternate universe? A time shift? Or just plain old misogyny? The answer will almost certainly disappoint you. We're joined by Kevin, from The Flopcast podcast, who is just as confused as the rest of us!

Mentioned in episode:

Here’s the photo of Trip on the gyroscope thing

Rikermendations:

Kevin: Sharing Space by Katie Coleman and Dragon Tales
Bill: Comrade Detective
Jamie: Murderbot
Maria: Saint of Steel series by T. Kingfisher

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Second Contact: Three Body Problems!

Thu, 24 Jul 2025 05:00:00 -0500

This week, we’re on a second contact mission, revisiting Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 9 “Singularity” now that Jamie and Maria have actually seen it. Also, we inexplicably have not yet scared away Nicole Gugliucci who came back this week to chat with us about the episode and tell us about her favorite and least favorite examples of astronomy science in Star Trek.

A word of warning: If you haven’t listened to the episode before this one, “Three Body Problems!,” go listen to that first because this is a follow up to last week.

Links for things we mention in the episode:

The trinary system image that looks like boobs (surprisingly safe for work)

Feet Photos (sorry – blame Maria):

Giant Comb in Archer’s Bathroom

Interview with Dr. Erin McDonald

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Three Body Problems!

Thu, 17 Jul 2025 05:00:00 -0500

We’re watching Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 9 “Singularity,” but only Bill has actually watched the episode. It's the Enterprise version of a three body problem as mysterious radiation coming from a black hole causes the crew to start taking their jobs seriously. Too seriously, in fact, as Hoshi obsesses over a recipe, Trip obsesses over fixing a chair, and Phlox obsesses over cutting Travis's skull open. Can T'Pol convince the crew to, you know, lighten up a bit before they're all dead?

We also had a special guest joining us this week, the Noisy Astronomer themself, Nicole Gugliucci.

Here’s an actual photo of what a black hole looks like!

Rikermendations:

Nicole: Terry Pratchett's Discworld books
Jamie: Poker Face
Maria: Thunderbolts*
Bill: Asobe Asobasi

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Second Contact: Dude, Where's My Communicator?!

Thu, 10 Jul 2025 05:00:00 -0500

This week, we’re on a second contact mission, revisiting Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 8 “The Communicator.” Now that Bill and Maria have watched it, we get to hear their thoughts on how Captain Archer messed up getting back a piece of equipment they left on a planet so hard that he managed to start a full-on world war.

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Dude, Where's My Communicator?!

Thu, 03 Jul 2025 05:00:00 -0500

We’re watching Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 8 “The Communicator,” but only Jamie has actually watched the episode. Malcolm accidently leaves his communicator on a pre-contact planet and attempts to recover it go sideways when Archer, for the first time ever, decides to take advice from T'Pol, which he then misapplies to disastrous consequences for everyone living on that planet. Sure he may have started a world war, but the important thing is that he learned an important lesson about... something.

Rikermendations:

Bill: Cyberpunk 2077
Maria: Taskmaster
Jamie: Going to the theater (and specifically, for Chicagoans, going to see Francis Guinan in Ashland Avenue at the Goodman Theater and Amadeus at The Steppenwolf

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Second Contact: Mission T’Polsible!

Thu, 26 Jun 2025 05:00:00 -0500

This week, we’re on a second contact mission, revisiting Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 7 “The Seventh,” now that Jamie and Bill have watched it. A word of warning: If you haven’t listened to the episode before this one, “Mission T'Polsible!,” go listen to that first because this is a follow up to last week.

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Mission T’Polsible!

Thu, 19 Jun 2025 05:00:00 -0500

We’re watching Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 7 “The Seventh,” but only Maria has actually watched the episode. T'Pol has some unfinished business with a fugitive she never managed to capture. She asks Archer to join her on the mission, which is good because it starts to trigger memories she didn't know she had. Much like the EnterpriseSplaining crew, who, for weeks after recording this, kept asking "What was that episode about again?"

Rikermendations:

Bill: The Fall (2006) - movie
Jamie: The Women (1939) - movie
Maria: Carmen Sandiego for Switch - video game

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Second Contact: The E-Team! (feat. Abby and Chris from First Flight Pod)

Thu, 12 Jun 2025 05:00:00 -0500

This week, we’re on a second contact mission, revisiting Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 6 “Marauders,” now that Maria and Jamie have watched it. Plus, in the first ever Enterprise podcast crossover extravaganza, we are joined by Abby and Chris from the First Flight Podcast.

A word of warning: If you haven’t listened to the episode before this one, “The E-Team!,” we recommend listening to that first because this is a follow up to last week.

Rikermendations:

Abby: Storytime with Wil Wheaton
Chris: Andor

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The E-Team!

Thu, 05 Jun 2025 05:00:00 -0500

We’re watching Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 6 “Marauders,” but only Bill has actually watched the episode.

In 2001, an unprepared crew was sent to deep space by Starfleet on a mission they were not prepared for. These men (and nearly a third women) promptly escaped orbit. Today, still wanted by multiple alien governments, they survive based on the value of the franchise name. If you have a problem, if no one else can help, and if you're willing to endure war crimes....maybe you can hire the E-Team!

Rikermendations:

Jamie: Two Point Campus (video game)
Maria: Gravity Falls (animated series) and Ludwig
Bill: Battle Beyond the Stars (movie)

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Second Contact: Sickbay Slumber Party!

Thu, 29 May 2025 05:00:00 -0500

This week, we’re on a second contact mission, revisiting Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 5 “A Night in Sickbay,” now that Maria, Bill have watched it. We also have our special guest medical expert Topher back on to chat more about how medical science is portrayed on Star Trek. A word of warning: If you haven’t listened to the episode before this one, “Sickbay Slumber Party!,” go listen to that first because this is a follow up to last week.

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Sickbay Slumber Party! (feat. Topher)

Thu, 22 May 2025 05:00:00 -0500

We’re watching Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 5 “A Night in Sickbay,” but only Jamie has actually watched the episode. Archer brings his dog to the planet of easily offended people, despite it very obviously being a bad idea, and then has a temper tantrum when asked to apologize. Also, Porthos is sick, there is an escaped bat, and for some reason chainsaws are involved (?!). Plus, we have a special guest, medical expert Topher (Bluesky: @anisotoph), that we get to torture with the medical “science” in this episode.

Rikermendations:

Maria: Deli Boys (tv show)
Bill: My New Boss is Goofy (anime)
Topher: The Salvagers series by Alex White (book series)
Jamie: Ugly Betty (tv show)

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Second Contact: Always Read the Fine Print!

Thu, 15 May 2025 05:00:00 -0500

This week, we’re on a second contact mission, revisiting Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 4 “Dead Stop,” but now Jamie and Bill have watched it. After going through a minefield last episode, the Enterprise and crew aren't in the best of shape. Malcolm has to have Phlox Worm PT and the ship is going to take years to repair. But they find a repair station that is going to solve all their problems and surely nothing at all will go awry... A word of warning: If you haven’t listened to the episode before this one, “Always Read the Fine Print,” go listen to that first because this is a follow-up to last week.

Always Read the Fine Print!

Thu, 08 May 2025 05:00:00 -0500

We’re watching Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 4 “Dead Stop,” but only Maria has actually watched the episode. After going through a minefield last episode, the Enterprise and crew aren't in the best of shape. Malcolm has to have Phlox Worm PT and the ship is going to take years to repair. But they find a repair station that is going to solve all their problems and surely nothing at all will go awry…

Photo that Maria shows Bill and Jamie is here!

Rikermendations:

Bill: The Adventures of Tar
Jamie: Random Number Generators (App: Pretty Random)
Maria: Your Friendly Neighborhood Spiderman

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Second Contact: Malcolm Gets Poked! (feat. Dax)

Thu, 01 May 2025 05:00:00 -0500

This week, we’re on a second contact mission, revisiting Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 3 “Minefield,” now that Maria and Jamie have actually watched it. And we have special guest Dax on to tell us about the history of the Vulcans and Romulans!

A word of warning: If you haven’t listened to the episode before this one, go listen to that first because this is a follow-up to last week.

Guest: Dax (note: Dax has changed their preferred name since we recorded this episode, so you may hear us refer to them with a different name in the show)

Rikermendations:

Dax: The Orville (tv show) & A Stitch in Time by Andrew Robinson (book)

Malcom Gets Poked!

Thu, 24 Apr 2025 05:00:00 -0500

We’re watching Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 3 “Minefield,” but only Bill has actually watched the episode. Hey everyone it’s a Malcolm-focused episode which means the writers are shaking the Etch-A-Sketch and giving us another new take on the character. It all starts with an awkward breakfast and then HOLY CRAP things are blowing up. Can Malcolm and Archer navigate both a physical minefield and their emotional minefield as Malcolm finally confesses… ah just kidding. Anyway, Romulans.

Rikermendations:

Maria: The Wild Robot (movie) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt29623480/
Jamie: Conclave (movie) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt20215234/
Bill: Horimiya (anime and manga) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13103134/

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Second Contact: The Facts of Warp!

Thu, 17 Apr 2025 05:00:00 -0500

Surprise! We are changing our format around a little for season 2 and now, you’re going to see us in your feed weekly! Instead of reviewing the previous episode and going into the next one all in one episode, we are undertaking new Second Contact missions! Every other week, we’ll look at the episode we watched the week before, after everyone has watched it so you can get all our thoughts about this episode just a week after the explainer.

So welcome to Second Contact, where we revisit the Star Trek: Enterprise episode Carbon Creek. A word of warning: If you haven’t listened to the episode before this one, “The Facts of Warp,” go listen to that first because this is a follow up to last week. Jamie and Bill have finally watched the episode and it’s time to hear what they thought!

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The Facts of Warp! (feat. Bryan from Trek Marry Kill)

Thu, 10 Apr 2025 05:00:00 -0500

We’re watching Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 2 “Carbon Creek,” but only Maria has actually watched the episode. T’Pol tells Trip and Archer that they might not have their historical facts straight. This episode is widely considered one of the best Enterprise episodes, and we think we might agree. Does it have to do with the fact that none of the lead characters from Enterprise play any part in the story? You decide! We are joined by special guest, Bryan from the Trek, Marry, Kill podcast!

Guest: Bryan from the Trek Marry Kill podcast

You can hear Maria, Bill and Jamie talk more about Carbon Creek with Bryan on the Trek Marry Kill episode ENT:Carbon Creek

Rikermendations:

Maria: The Wild Robot (movie)
Jamie: Los Espookys (TV show)
Bill: Resident Alien (TV show)
Bryan: The Elephant Man (movie)

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Mediocre White Man Energy!

Thu, 27 Mar 2025 05:00:00 -0500

We’re watching Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 1 “Shockwave Part II,” but only Jamie has actually watched the episode. The Suliban have taken over the Enterprise, Captain Archer is stuck in the future, and Starfleet is considering canceling the entire deep space program. The only way to save it is for Archer to give a rousing speech over a Teams call about that time he saw a gazelle give birth in Africa, but will it be enough?

Rikermendations:

Maria: Elsbeth (tv show)
Jamie: Roots of Pacha (video game)
Bill: Tis Time for Torture Princess (anime and manga)

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Computer! End Season One! (feat. Sue from Women at Warp)

Thu, 13 Mar 2025 05:00:00 -0500

We have reached the end of Star Trek: Enterprise Season 1! Jamie, Bill, and Maria are joined by Sue from the Women at Warp podcast to take a step back and talk about what it’s been like gettin’ from there to here. Who do we like? Who do we hate? What is this show even about? Why are we still watching it? How did we get through a full season? At what point will they replace Malcolm with Porthos and how much better will the show get when that happens?

Guest: Sue from the Women at Warp podcast

Feature images courtesy of the Star Trek Image Maker

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Lady Planet Genocide!

Thu, 27 Feb 2025 05:00:00 -0500

We’re watching Star Trek: Enterprise Season 1, Episode 26 “Shockwave Part 1,” but only Bill has actually watched the episode. Fam, it’s been a long road, but we’ve finally made it to the season one finale! Things go from bad to worse as the Enterprise crew accidentally commits genocide before a time wizard shows up to solve all their problems and are they even grateful? Hahahahahahahaha… no. It all ends in a cliffhanger where Archer is stranded in a horrific future and Enterprise is about to be destroyed in what frankly feels like some karmic payoff, but it’s all… to be continued!

Mentions:

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Rikermendations:

Maria: I’m A Virgo (tv series)
Jamie: Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood and Frieren: Beyond Journey's End (anime)
Bill: Slow Horses (tv series and books)

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Two Nights at The Roxbury! (feat. Jarrah from Women at Warp)

Thu, 13 Feb 2025 05:00:00 -0500

SPECIAL GUEST: Jarrah from the Women at Warp podcast

We’re watching Star Trek: Enterprise Season 1, Episode 25 “Two Days and Two Nights,” but only guest-explainer Jarrah has actually watched the episode. The Enterprise crew finally makes it to Risa, where heteronormativity abounds. It’s two days and two nights of scams, injuries, sexy language lessons, and some incredibly wild outfits and wigs.

Photo Reference #1: In the Shuttle

Photo Reference #2: In the Club

Rikermendations:

Maria: Much Ado About Nothing (1993 movie)
Bill: The Trip (tv series)
Jarrah: Smarty Pants (web series on Dropout)
Jamie: Metaphor Refantazio (video game)

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Archer of Arabia!

Thu, 30 Jan 2025 05:00:00 -0500

We’re watching Star Trek: Enterprise Season 1, Episode 24: “Desert Crossing” but only Maria has actually watched the episode. The Enterprise responds to a distress call and the captain they rescue is so grateful, he invites Archer and Trip down to his sunny home planet for a visit. Looking forward to a boondoggle, the boys head to the planet where they drink some wine and enjoy some slow-motion space lacrosse before learning that they’re actually maybe in a terrorist camp and things switch from Baywatch to 24 REAL FAST.

Rikermendations

Jamie: Jensen McRae Are you Happy? (album)
Bill: The Strange New Worlds/Lower Decks crossover episodes (TV)+ The Sparrow (book) by Mary Doria Russell
Maria: Interior Chinatown (TV series)

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Baby’s First VIP Escort Mission!

Thu, 16 Jan 2025 05:00:00 -0500

We’re watching Star Trek: Enterprise Season 1, Episode 23: “Fallen Hero” but only Jamie has actually watched the episode. The Enterprise gets to go on its very first ambassador escort mission! All they have to do is pick up an important Vulcan ambassador and then drop her off at a ship that’s a mere two days away. Easy peasy. Even this Enterprise crew can’t mess up a task that simple, right?

Rikermendations

Maria: Crime Scene Kitchen (tv series)
Bill: Lower Decks and DancingBacons (YouTube Channel)
Jamie: The Ghost Bride by Yangsze Choo (book) and The Ghost Bride (tv series)

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Always Practice Safe Docking! (feat. K.O. Myers)

Thu, 02 Jan 2025 05:00:00 -0500

We’re watching Star Trek: Enterprise Season 1, Episode 22: “Vox Sola” but only Bill has actually watched the episode. Plus, we have special guest K.O. Myers from Particulate Media joining us this episode. The Enterprise has been penetrated by a very slimy tentacled creature who has captured Archer, Trip, a random ensign, and Angelica Schuyler in its sticky slime. The slime creature will slowly devour them all if they aren’t freed soon, but that’s not even the worst part; their minds are all now psychically linked and Archer’s brain is constantly thinking about nothing but water polo. T’Pol and Hoshi better find a way to free them soon before they all have to hear a full play-by-play of the 2134 water polo regionals piped directly into their brain!

Guest: K.O. Myers from Particulate Media. You can also follow him on BlueSky as @genvexed or @particulatemedia

Rikermendations

Maria: My Old Ass (Netflix movie) and Agatha All Along (tv series)
Jamie: Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid (book)
K.O.: Worlds Beyond Number (podcast) and The Originalism Trap by Madiba K. Dennie (book)
Bill: The Ascendance of a Bookworm (anime and manga)

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Quantum Leaping to Conclusions!

Thu, 19 Dec 2024 05:00:00 -0500

We’re watching Star Trek: Enterprise Season 1, Episode 21: “Detained” but only Maria has actually watched the episode. Archer and Mayweather blunder into a military zone and get thrown into an internment camp filled with Suliban. This is definitely not a knee-jerk reaction to 9/11 and certainly a nuanced and thoughtful take on a complex situation. Oh wait, no - it’s the opposite of that. But it brings the late, great Dean Stockwell back together with Scott Bakula and we’re pretty excited about that.

Rikermendations

Maria: Shrinking - Apple TV show
Bill: Spy X Family anime
Jamie: My Brilliant Friends - HBO series & novels

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It’s Shallot to Deal With!

Thu, 05 Dec 2024 05:00:00 -0500

We’re watching Star Trek: Enterprise Season 1, Episode 20: “Oasis” but only Jamie has actually watched the episode. The crew comes across survivors of a ship crash and Trip flirts with a cute girl, but they have secrets and blah, blah, blah. Who are we kidding? We’re all just here to see René Aubernjonois act the shit out of his guest role on this episode.

Rikermendations

Maria: Wolfs (Apple TV Movie)
Bill: Matt Berry’s album Television Themes
Jamie: How to do Everything podcast

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A Pile O’ Women!

Thu, 21 Nov 2024 05:00:00 -0500

We’re watching Star Trek: Enterprise Season 1, Episode 19: “Acquisition” but only Bill has actually watched the episode. Ferengi pirates somehow manage to incapacitate every member of the Enterprise aside from a half-naked Trip, who is now tasked with saving the rest of the crew. The bad news is that the Ferengi are peak TNG-era annoying. The good news is that we will never have to see them again on this show.

Rikermendations

Maria: Queen Pins (movie)
Bill: Only Murders in the Building (tv series)
Jamie: Stereophonic cast recording (music)

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We Are Not Alone!

Thu, 21 Nov 2024 04:45:00 -0500

A quick check in from the EnterpriseSplaining crew to give you some exciting news! We are joining the ESO Network, a collection of geeky podcasts from across the internet. Everything you love about EnterpriseSplaining will remain the same, but we’ll be adding some special ESO intro and outros to each episode and will be taking a short break each episode to tell you about some of our sister podcasts on the ESO Network that we think you would enjoy.

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Talk Sluggy to Me!

Thu, 07 Nov 2024 05:00:00 -0500

We’re watching Star Trek: Enterprise Season 1, Episode 18: “Rogue Planet” but only Maria has actually watched the episode. The Enterprise crew meets a group of alien hunters on a rogue planet and Archer falls in love with a slug lady.

Thank you to Phil Plait for sending us some science on rogue planets. You can sign up for his Bad Astronomy newsletter and follow him on BlueSky @philplait

Rikermendations

Maria: tv series The Brokenwood Mysteries
Bill: Ludwig
Jamie: movie Footloose

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Thanks, I Hate It!

Thu, 24 Oct 2024 05:00:00 -0500

We’re watching Star Trek: Enterprise Season 1, Episode 17: “Fusion” but only Jamie has actually watched the episode. The Enterprise crew meets some Vulcans that are happy to see them, which in and of itself should have been a big red flag. T’Pol warns everyone that these Vulcans are dangerous, but as usual no one listens to her until it’s too late. Plus, Trip makes a new B-plot friend!

Rikermendations

Maria: the Vorkosigan book series by Lois McMaster Bujold
Bill: tv series Would I Lie to You?
Jamie: anime Dungeon Meshi (Delicious in Dungeon)

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Let's Space Malcolm! (feat. Andi from Women at Warp)

Wed, 16 Oct 2024 05:00:00 -0500

We’re watching Star Trek: Enterprise Season 1, Episode 16: “Shuttle Pod One” but only Bill has actually watched the episode. Plus, we have a special guest Andi from the Women at Warp podcast, getting her first-ever dose of Enterprise. Malcolm and Trip are stuck together in a cold shuttle pod with no way to get help, and because they are straight men, they will die of hypothermia before they cuddle together for warmth.

Guest: Andi from Women at Warp. You can also follow her on Twitter/X @FirstTimeTrek

Mentioned: the Women at Warp “Where is HR episode?” episode is Episode 201: Labor Standards in Star Trek

Rikermendations:

Andi: books The Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation, donghua The Founder of Diabolism, and live action series The Untamed, plus all the related fanfics
Maria: movie The Fall Guy
Jamie’s Mom: tv shows Monk and Suits
Bill: tv show Kaos

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Logic is an Emotion!

Thu, 26 Sep 2024 05:00:00 -0500

We’re watching Star Trek: Enterprise Season 1, Episode 15: “Shadows of P’Jem” but only Maria has actually watched the episode. The Vulcans are looking for a fall guy for that time the Enterprise crew destroyed all their religious artifacts back in “The Andorian Incident.” Plus, our favorite Andorian is back and we get to meet an alien who wears pink pleather hammer pants.

These are the space audio voyager recordings we used courtesy of NASA and The University of Iowa. https://space-audio.org/

We learned about them from Dr. Nicole Gugliucci, who you can follow on BlueSky: @noisyastronomer.com

Rikermendations:

Bill: the movie Reanimator

Maria: Hari Kondabulo’s Netflix comedy special Vacation Baby

Jamie: the video game Strange Horticulture

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The Sleeping Dogs Are a Lie!

Thu, 12 Sep 2024 05:00:00 -0500

We’re watching Star Trek: Enterprise Season 1, Episode 14: “Sleeping Dogs” but only Jamie has actually watched the episode. The Enterprise investigates a gas giant, Archer pouts because the Klingons don’t like him, Malcolm has a cold, and Hoshi and T’Pol are weirdly catty to each other but then share A Moment. Also, Seelix is back to talk about her thoughts on the last episode, “Dear Doctor.”

Follow Seelix on Bluesky: @seelix

Rikermendations:

Bill: The Langley School’s Music Project: Innocence & Despair

Maria: Butterfly in the Sky - documentary on Netflix

Jamie: The Dragon Prince TV show on Netflix

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Encounter at Midpoint!

Thu, 29 Aug 2024 05:00:00 -0500

It’s been a looooong road, but we’ve somehow made it though half of the first season of Star Trek: Enterprise. I know. We are as surprised as you! For this episode, we are all taking a much needed respite from the show and taking stock of our feelings so far. We also have a special guest joining us, Charles from the Earth Station Trek podcast, who actually knows some things about Star Trek. Yes, that’s right. We invited an actual Star Trek expert onto our Star Trek podcast. He kindly let us pepper him with very important and insightful questions like “wtf is synthol?”

Jamie Bernstein and Charles Kelso will both be at DragonCon 2024! Look for their names in the DragonCon app under the speaker section to see their event schedule.

Guest: Charles Kelso from the Earth Station Trek podcast, Felt Nerdy, and Felt Nerdy and Dirty

Earthstationtrek https://earthstationtrek.podbean.com/

@earthstationtrek on YouTube and Facebook

@feltnerdy on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube

@feltnerdyanddirty on Facebook, Instagram (NSFW)

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Dr. Phlox, Space Veterinarian! (feat. Seelix)

Thu, 15 Aug 2024 05:00:00 -0500

We’re watching Star Trek: Enterprise Season 1, Episode 13: “Dear Doctor” but only Bill has actually watched the episode. Plus, we have a special guest, Seelix, join us to tell us if the science in the episode is accurate (spoiler: that is not how evolution works!). Phlox and Archer wrestle with some gnarly ethical issues which could have been solved if only they had a clear doctrine. Perhaps some sort of… directive.

Follow Seelix on Bluesky: @seelix

Jamie and Seelix will both be part of Science Track at DragonCon 2024! Look for their panels in the DragonCon schedule under Jamie Bernstein and Emily A Finke. If you say ”hi” to them, they may have special badge ribbons for you.

Rikermendations:

Jamie: Stealing From Wizards YA book series by R.A. Consell
Bill: Encyclopedia Brown series by Donald J. Sobol
Maria: tv show My Adventures with Superman
Seelix: Friends at the Table podcast

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The Sheep Prince Wants Friendship For His Birthday!

Thu, 01 Aug 2024 05:00:00 -0500

We’re watching Star Trek: Enterprise Season 1, Episode 12: “Silent Enemy” but only Maria has actually watched the episode. Hoshi stalks Malcolm, proving he is the most boring person who has ever existed and some mysterious aliens do a bunch of mysterious things for reasons that are never explained. Join us as Maria attempts to explain the episode to Bill and Jamie.

Rikermendations:

Bill: Star Trek Legends video game
Maria: KB Wagers Indranan War series
Jamie: Long Live the Queen video game

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You Sir Are No Time Fixer!

Thu, 18 Jul 2024 05:00:00 -0500

We’re watching Enterprise Season 1, Episode 11: “Cold Front” but only Jamie has actually watched the episode. We meet a time traveler who makes very good eggs and something, something temporal cold war. Join us as Jamie attempts to explain the episode to Bill and Maria.

Rikermendations:

Bill: the Highlander movies
Maria: the Back to the Future movies
Jamie: Shirley Jackson’s books The Haunting of Hill House and We Have Always Lived in the Castle

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OK Space Boomer!

Thu, 04 Jul 2024 05:00:00 -0500

We’re watching Enterprise Season 1, Episode 10: “Fortunate Son” but only Bill has actually watched the episode. Travis makes a boomer friend and then has a falling out with said boomer friend. And, despite being an episode all about boomers, we still somehow don’t learn what “boomer” actually means. Join us as Bill attempts to explain the episode to Maria and Jamie.

Rikermendations

Bill: The Wee Free Men (Audiobook) by Terry Pratchett
Maria: Dead Boy Detectives on Netflix (NOTE: The allegations against Neil Gaiman were not public knowledge at the time we recorded this episode)
Jamie: Every adaptation of Pride and Prejudice

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Sid Meier’s Prime Directive!

Thu, 20 Jun 2024 05:00:00 -0500

We’re watching Enterprise Season 1, Episode 9: “Civilization” but only Maria has actually watched the episode! The Enterprise crew get up to shenanigans on a pre-contact planet and demonstrate why someone needs to invent the prime directive stat! Join us as Maria attempts to explain the episode to Jamie and Bill.

Rikermendations

Bill: the movie 2010 The Year We Make Contact
Maria: the movie Flamin’ Hot
Jamie: the podcast Taboo Science

Resting Vague Disquiet Face! (feat. Christian)

Thu, 06 Jun 2024 05:00:00 -0500

We’re watching Enterprise Season 1, Episode 8: “Breaking the Ice” but only guest-explainer Christian has actually watched the episode! Travis and Malcolm build a snowman on a comet while Trip digs through all T’Pol’s personal files just for funsies. Join us as Christian attempts to explain the episode to Jamie, Bill, and Maria.

Rikermendations

Bill: tv show A Place Further Than the Universe
Maria: tv show Star Trek Discovery
Jamie: video game Stardew Valley (replay it!)
Christian: book Superpowereds by Drew Hayes

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Unnecessary Torture!

Thu, 23 May 2024 05:00:00 -0500

We’re watching Enterprise Season 2, Episode 7: “The Andorian Incident” but only Jamie has actually watched the episode! Archer and Trip join T’Pol on a visit to a Vulcan monastery where they are extremely respectful of the alien culture. Just kidding! They destroy a bunch of priceless Vulcan artifacts and are rude to a group of monks. Join us as Jamie attempts to explain the episode to Bill and Maria.

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Bone Sax!

Thu, 09 May 2024 05:00:00 -0500

We’re watching Enterprise Season 1, Episode 6: “Terra Nova” but only Maria has actually watched the episode! The Enterprise goes to find some answers about a colony that was lost 70 years ago. What could possibly go wrong? Join us as Maria attempts to explain the episode to Bill and Jamie.

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Wrist Nipples!

Thu, 25 Apr 2024 05:00:00 -0500

We’re watching Enterprise Season 1, Episode 5: “Unexpected” but only Bill has actually watched the episode! Trip has a sexy encounter with a shiny alien lady and sticks his fingers where they don’t belong, getting himself in a bit of a bind. Let’s just say his predicament led us to ask the question “Do wrist nipples have mammary glands?” Join us as Bill attempts to explain the episode to Maria and Jamie.

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Yells at Wall in Vulcan!

Thu, 11 Apr 2024 05:00:00 -0500

We’re watching Enterprise Season 1, Episode 4: “Strange New World” but only Maria has actually watched the episode! The Enterprise crew gets stranded on an alien planet where strange things are happening and Trip goes on a trip of his own! Join us as Maria attempts to explain the episode to Jamie and Bill.

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The Chronicles of Sluggo!

Thu, 28 Mar 2024 05:00:00 -0500

We’re watching Enterprise Season 1, Episode 3: “Fight or Flight” but only Jamie has actually watched the episode! The Enterprise encounters an abandoned ship filled with dead aliens and does mostly everything wrong. Join us as Jamie attempts to explain the episode to Bill and Maria.

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Sexy Decontamination Time!

Thu, 14 Mar 2024 05:05:00 -0500

Since the pilot episode was so long, we decided to split it into two episodes. This portion features the sexy decontamination scene you’ve all been waiting for! Join Jamie, Bill, and Maria as they work through the second half of the pilot episode of Star Trek: Enterprise, “Broken Bow.”

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Space Australians!

Thu, 14 Mar 2024 05:00:00 -0500

Jamie, Bill, and Maria attempt to explain the first half of the pilot episode of Star Trek: Enterprise, “Broken Bow” to each other. We’re introduced to the crew of the first Enterprise and their first mission to help a wounded Klingon. Let’s see how it all started.

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Hey, It's Enterprisesplaining!

Thu, 29 Feb 2024 05:00:00 -0500

Enterprisesplaining is a podcast about Star Trek: Enterprise. Three people who have never seen the show describe the adventures of the first starship Enterprise, and what can only be called the crabbiest crew in Star Trek history. They have the knowledge. They have the perspective. They have the faith of the heart. But, most importantly, they have microphones.