Full Impulse Podcast

S1 E29 Operation: Annihilate!

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0700

Is Kirk willing to kill millions of ginger kids to save billions of lives?

Sources:

https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Operation_--_Annihilate!_(episode)

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quiescent

S1 E28 The City on the Edge of Forever

Tue, 17 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0700

Can Kirk and Spock resolve a moral dilemma after McCoy scores a goal on the Goalkeeper of Fate?

Sources: https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/The_City_on_the_Edge_of_Forever_(episode)

S1 E27 The Alternative Factor

Tue, 17 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0700

Can Kirk and Spock save two universes from wispy facial hair?

Sources: https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/The_Alternative_Factor_(episode)

S1 E26 Errand of Mercy

Tue, 03 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0700

Bah weep granna weep ninny bong!

Can Captain Kirk protect the Organians from the Klingons? Do they even need protecting?

Sources: https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Errand_of_Mercy_(episode)

S1 E25 The Devil in the Dark

Tue, 20 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0700

Can Kirk overcome his colonistic tendencies long enough to realize there's an intelligent being in there?

Sources: https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/The_Devil_in_the_Dark_(episode)

S1 E24 This Side of Paradise

Mon, 05 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0700

Spock falls in love!?

References: https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/This_Side_of_Paradise_(episode)

S1 E 23 A Taste of Armageddon

Tue, 28 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0700

Will the fantastic Mr. Fox be able to broker a peace treaty before his ego gets himself and the Enterprise crew killed?

References:

https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/A_Taste_of_Armageddon_(episode)

S1 E22 Space Seed

Tue, 14 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0700

Remember in the 90's when interplanetary space travel was common, and we were ruled by genetically enhanced super men?

With special guest: Taylor!

Sources: https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Space_Seed_(episode)

S1 E21 Return of the Archons

Wed, 01 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0700

Will the Enterprise crew be able to fight off a hoard of mind controlled Jedi with only their wit and tricorn hats?

Sources: https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/The_Return_of_the_Archons_(episode)

S1 E20 Court Martial

Tue, 02 Sep 2025 00:00:00 -0700

Can Samuel T. Cogley, attorney at law, prove Captain Kirk's innocence?

Commodore Stone: https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Stone_(Commodore)?file=Stone_%28Commodore%29.jpg

Sam the Eagle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Eagle#/media/File:SamTheEagle.jpg

Sources: https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Court_Martial_(episode)

S1 E19 Tomorrow is Yesterday

Tue, 26 Aug 2025 00:00:00 -0700

We have our first time travel episode!

Sources: https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Tomorrow_is_Yesterday_(episode)

S1 E18 Arena

Tue, 05 Aug 2025 00:00:00 -0700

Can Kirk survive his encounter with a slow moving lizard-man?

Sources: https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Arena_(episode)

S1 E17 The Squire of Gothos

Mon, 04 Aug 2025 00:15:00 -0700

Can the Crew of the Enterprise survive their encounter with an all powerful man-child?

Sources: https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/The_Squire_of_Gothos_(episode)

S1 E16 The Galileo Seven

Tue, 24 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0700

Scotty goes looking for some new soundscapes for his next album, but the quasar producing them proves to be to even powerful for him.

Trivia Source: https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/The_Galileo_Seven_(episode)

S1 E15 Shore Leave

Wed, 11 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0700

Strange things are afoot in the omicron delta region of space.

References: https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Shore_Leave_(episode)

S1 E14 Balance of Terror

Wed, 28 May 2025 00:00:00 -0700

Star Trek takes inspiration from submarine battles.

Reference: https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Balance_of_Terror_(episode)

S1 E13 The Conscience of the King

Tue, 13 May 2025 00:30:00 -0700

Can Kirk determine the true identity of a suspiciously convenient actor?

References: https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/The_Conscience_of_the_King_(episode)

S1 E12 The Menagerie, Part 2

Tue, 29 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0700

What is the mystery Behind Talos IV? Will Spock survive his court martial?

References:

https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/The_Menagerie,_Part_II_(episode)

https://www.facttrek.com/blog/lucy

S1 E11 The Menagerie, Part 1

Tue, 15 Apr 2025 13:15:00 -0700

The Enterprise responds to an inexplicable message from Spock's old Captain.

References: https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/The_Menagerie,_Part_I_(episode)

S1 E10 The Corbomite Maneuver

Tue, 01 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0700

How does The Enterprise crew react in the face of an antagonist that is much more powerful than them.

References:

https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/The_Corbomite_Maneuver_(episode)

The Wild Sea by Hampton Sides: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/602227/the-wide-wide-sea-by-hampton-sides/#

S1E9 Dagger of the Mind

Tue, 18 Mar 2025 18:30:00 -0700

Can Kirk rescue Scotty from the asylum for the musically insane?

References: https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Dagger_of_the_Mind_(episode)

S1E8 Miri

Tue, 04 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0700

Can the crew of the Enterprise resist the allure of blue raspberry Otter Pop?

References: https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Miri_(episode)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otter_Pops

S1E7 What are Little Girls Made Of

Tue, 18 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0700

Captain Kirk and Nurse Chapel, check on a scientist that nobody has heard from in 5 years.

Sources: https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/What_Are_Little_Girls_Made_Of%3F_(episode)

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0144252/?ref_=tt_cst_t_5

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Cassidy

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carel_Struycken

S1 E6 Mudd's Women

Tue, 04 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0700

The Enterprise beams aboard a jaunty pirate with intimidating chest hair and his alluring "cargo."

Trivia Source: https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Mudd%27s_Women_(episode)

S1E5 The Enemy Within

Tue, 21 Jan 2025 12:00:00 -0700

There's a sinister presence lurking on the Enterprise. Can Hornelius Bark help save the day?

Trivia Comes from: https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/The_Enemy_Within_(episode)

S1E4 The Naked Time

Mon, 13 Jan 2025 18:45:00 -0700

When a gloveless idiot puts the ship in danger, can Scotty save the day by inventing a new genre of music?

Source: https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/The_Naked_Time_(episode)

S1 E3 Where No Man Has Gone Before

Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0700

Sorry for the noise from my fidgeting in the background.

Research Link:

Where No Man Has Gone Before (episode) | Memory Alpha | Fandom

https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Where_No_Man_Has_Gone_Before_(episode)

S1 E2 Charlie X

Tue, 10 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0700

The Enterprise picks up a mysterious castaway, then strange things start to occur.

Sources: https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/D.C._Fontana

https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Charlie_X_(episode)

S1 E1 The Man Trap

Tue, 26 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0700

Season 1 Episode 1 of Star Trek: The Original Series.