Subspace Radio: a Star Trek podcast

Nov 17 2024 66 ep. 48 mins 8

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Kevin Yank and Rob Lloyd explore the intersecting wormholes that permeate Star Trek canon, inspired by each new episode to hit the subspace relays.

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Episode 65: Offscreen Breakups (LD 5×03 The Best Exotic Nanite Hotel)

Nov 17 2024 49 mins

Kev and Rob enjoy the cruise ship hijinks of "The Best Exotic Nanite Hotel", then delve into other onscreen relationships that ended off screen: Scotty and Uhura (Star Trek V: The Final Frontier), Worf and Deanna Troi (Star Trek: The Next Generation), Neelix and Kes (Star Trek: Voyager) and Chakotay and Seven of Nine (Star Trek: Voyager). They also mark the passing of one of Star T

Episode 64: Meeting Yourself (LD 5×01-02)

Nov 06 2024 60 mins

Rob and Kev review the first two episodes of Lower Decks Season 5, "Dos Cerritos" and "Shades of Green". They then revisit past Treks that saw our characters meeting themselves in various ways unrelated to the mirror universe. They discuss "The Enemy Within" (TOS), "Second Chances" (TNG), "Star Trek Nemesis" and "Defiant" (DS9).LD 5×01 Dos CerritosLD 5×02 Shades of GreenTOS 1×04

Episode 63: Kids (PRO 2×16-20)

Aug 31 2024 69 mins

Kev and Rob farewell the newly-formed Prodigy crew in episodes 16-20 of season two, then take the opportunity to revisit past instances of children in Star Trek, both stories about children including "Miri" (TOS), "And the Children Shall Lead" (TOS), and "When the Bough Breaks" (TNG), as well as fully-formed characters who are kids including Wesley Crusher, Jake Sisko, Nog, Alexand

Episode 62: Captains broken by tragedy (PRO 2×11-15)

Aug 22 2024 63 mins

Rob and Kev pass the time sailing on an ocean of vapour in episodes 11-15 of Star Trek: Prodigy season 2 by discussing other instances of captains bent and broken by tragedy. They discuss "The Doomsday Machine" (TOS), "The Omega Glory" (TOS), "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan", "The Wounded" (TNG), "Equinox" (VOY) and the fundamental tragedies at the heart of captains Christopher Pi

Episode 61: Too-good-to-be-true planets (PRO 2×06-10)

Aug 02 2024 46 mins

Kev and Rob learn that there's no such thing as paradise in Star Trek – no matter how many scantily clad natives you throw into the mix. After a brief discussion of Star Trek: Prodigy season two episodes six through ten, they discuss "This Side of Paradise" (TOS), "Paradise" (DS9), "Justice" (TNG), and "Lift Us Where Suffering Cannot Reach" (SNW).The Secret of NIMHPRO 2×06 Impos

Episode 60: Dads (PRO 2×01-05)

Jul 16 2024 55 mins

Rob and Kev plunge into Season 2 of Star Trek: Prodigy like Rok-Tahk and Murf jumping into Gillian's tank! They share their thoughts on "Into the Breach, Part I & II", "Who Saves the Saviours", "Temporal Mechanics 101", and "Observer's Paradox", before focusing on fathers in Star Trek, including "The Icarus Factor" (TNG) and the relationships between Joseph, Benjamin and Jake S

Episode 59: Hand-to-hand combat (DIS 5×10 Life, Itself)

Jun 19 2024 52 mins

Kev and Rob take stock of Star Trek: Discovery following its finale, "Life, Itself." Burnham's epic fistfight with Moll prompts them to revisit other Trek punch-ups of the past, including "The Way of the Warrior, Part II" (DS9), "The Gamesters of Triskelion" (TOS), "Tsunkatse" (VOY), "Star Trek" (2009), and "Trials and Tribble-ations".DIS 5×10 Life, ItselfIndiana Jones and the Las

Episode 58: Into the belly of the beast (DIS 5×09 Lagrange Point)

Jun 12 2024 49 mins

Rob and Kev are inspired by "Lagrange Point" to don their Breen helmets and travel into dangerous waters with Starfleet crews who have done the same over the years. They discuss "The Immunity Syndrome" (TOS), "Apocalypse Rising" (DS9) and "Unimatrix Zero" (VOY).DIS 5×09 Lagrange PointMichael GiaccinoMarvel’s Werewolf by NightTOS 2×18 The Immunity SyndromeTOS 2×06 The Doomsday

Episode 57: Captains on their own (DIS 5×08 Labyrinths)

Jun 01 2024 59 mins

Kev and Rob are trapped in their separate mindscapes, with only a cryptic librarian version of the other for company. To pass the time, they consider how "Labyrinths" compares to other times starship captain have had to work solo, without their ship or crew. They discuss "Arena" (TOS), "Starship Mine" (TNG), "The Inner Light" (TNG), and "Resistance" (VOY).DIS 5×08 LabyrinthsBetazo

Episode 56: Big ships (DIS 5×07 Erigah)

May 22 2024 41 mins

Rob and Kev were actually standing on the bridge of Federation HQ in "Erigah"; you just couldn't see them for all the Breen! While they were there, they debated whether or not the Breen Dreadnought was the biggest starship we've seen to date. Other big ships they discussed: the Fesarius (TOS), the Narada (Star Trek 2009), the Romulan Warbird (TNG), the Jem'Hadar Battleship (DS9), t