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Fascinating? - A Star Trek Podcast

Heard Yet Media

A scene-by-scene retrospective podcast looking back at the 1960s classic and introducing co-host Gerry to a show he has never watched before.

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Return to Tomorrow – Episode 49

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2021/03/24

Return to Tomorrow was the twentieth episode of Star Trek's second season to air, with an advanced but near-extinct alien race forced to share human bodies to survive. In this episode Gerry and Iain discussed giant glowing orbs. Summoned by means unknown to a planet as yet uncharted by the Federation, Kirk and the Enterprise crew encounter Sargon, one of three survivors of an ancient race that went extinct half a million years earlier. Requesting the use of Kirk, Spock and

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54:37

A Private Little War – Episode 48

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2021/03/17

A Private Little War was the nineteenth episode of Star Trek's second season to air, with two tribes on a planet forced to take up arms against one another by outside agitators. In this episode Gerry and Iain discussed the value of communal haircuts. Visiting a planet where he was once posted as a young Lieutenant, Kirk is surprised to see an old friend, Tyree (Michael Witney) and his wife Nona (Nancy Kovack) at the head of a tribe that has been isolated and hunted by their

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48:49

The Immunity Syndrome – Episode 47

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2021/03/10

The Immunity Syndrome was the eighteenth episode of Star Trek's second season to air, with a single celled organism threatening to engulf the galaxy. In this episode Gerry and Iain discussed some unusual crew behaviour. When the USS Intrepid, a ship crewed entirely by Vulcans, disappears investigating a new phenomenon, the exhausted Enterprise crew are tasked with investigating the situation. With Spock and McCoy competing to lead a one-man suicide mission, Kirk must decide

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43:22

A Piece of the Action – Episode 46

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2021/03/03

A Piece of the Action was the seventeenth episode of Star Trek's second season to air, with an impressionable society discovered under the influence of an old Earth book. In this episode Gerry and Iain considered the benefits of bossing your own territory. Arriving on a planet whose society is based entirely on a book about Chicago gangs of the 1920s, Kirk, McCoy and Spock are immediately accosted by goons working for Bela Okmyx (Anthony Caruso), who sees himself as the top

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49:57

The Gamesters of Triskelion – Episode 45

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2021/02/24

The Gamesters of Triskelion was the sixteenth episode of Star Trek's second season to air, with an intergalactic gladiatorial contest set up by some disembodied brains. In this episode Gerry and Iain discuss whether Uhura's ordeal was handled badly. After being zapped across a dozen light years or more, Kirk - along with Uhura and Chekov - are declared Thralls and told by the head Thrall, Galt (Joseph Ruskin), that they are to be trained to fight in the arena for the rest of their

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48:12

The Trouble With Tribbles – Episode 44

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2021/02/17

The Trouble With Tribbles was the fifteenth episode of Star Trek's second season to air, with the fate of grain bound for a disputed planet near Klingon space at stake. In this episode Gerry and Iain discuss furry critters and their evidentiary value. After being summoned to Station K-7 by Nilz Baris (William Schallert), a Federation bureaucrat with a valuable grain shipment to protect, Kirk reluctantly allocates guards. When a ship of Klingons commanded by Koloth (William

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52:03

Wolf in the Fold – Episode 43

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2021/02/10

Wolf in the Fold was the fourteenth episode of Star Trek's second season to air, with Scotty facing multiple murder charges on an otherwise peaceful and idyllic planet. In this episode Gerry and Iain discuss a preponderance of evidence and some shaky legal arguments. After an accident leaves Scotty showing signs of concussion and misogyny, Kirk and McCoy accompany him to a hedonistic planet where he can work out his issues. Events, however, take a worrying turn when a young woman

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48:21

Obsession – Episode 42

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2021/02/03

Obsession was the thirteenth episode of Star Trek's second season to air, with Kirk embarking on a revenge mission at the risk of failing to carry out his original mission and potentially killing his entire crew. In this episode Gerry and Iain discuss vengeance and when it's best to let things go. When Kirk identifies the presence of a cloud monster that killed his first captain his instincts tell him he must take the opportunity to strike down the creature while he

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44:01

The Deadly Years – Episode 41

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2021/01/27

The Deadly Years was the twelfth episode of Star Trek's second season to air, with the sudden onset of old age threatening Kirk's captaincy, his competency and his life. In this episode Gerry and Iain discuss ageing gracefully. After all six members of a colony are discovered dead from rapid onset of old age, curiosity turns to desperation as an Enterprise landing party - including Kirk, Scotty, Spock and McCoy - begin to experience similar symptoms. With visiting Commodore

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52:40

Friday’s Child – Episode 40

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2021/01/20

Friday's Child was the eleventh episode of Star Trek's second season to air, with the return of the Klingons and the birth of a child who would be king. In this episode Gerry and Iain discuss inappropriate touching. Hoping to negotiate a mining treaty, Kirk, Spock and McCoy visit a settlement where the doctor previously spent time before his posting on the Enterprise. There they meet Maab (Michael Dante) and are surprised to encounter a Klingon named Kras (Tige Andrews). An

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Journey to Babel – Episode 39

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2021/01/13

Journey to Babel was the tenth episode of Star Trek's second season to air, with diplomats en route to a crucial vote gathered together on the Enterprise. In this episode Gerry and Iain discuss the subtle art of diplomacy. While transporting key diplomats to a conference on a planetoid codenamed Babel, Kirk is surprised to learn that the Vulcan delegation are actually Spock's parents, Sarek (Mark Lenard) and Amanda (Jane Wyatt). Unfortunately one passenger has murder in

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54:36

Metamorphosis – Episode 38

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2021/01/06

Metamorphosis was the ninth episode of Star Trek's second season to air, with an historic figure from Earth's past coming face to face with Kirk. In this episode Gerry and Iain discuss strange cloud formations. While transporting Commissioner Hedford (Elinor Donahue) for urgent medical treatment, the shuttlecraft Galileo encounters an unknown phenomenon that forces it down to a nearby planet's surface. On the ground, Kirk, Spock and McCoy encounter pioneering warp drive

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54:00

I, Mudd – Episode 37

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2020/12/30

I, Mudd was the eighth episode of Star Trek's second season to air, with a returning foe and an array of specially designed sex robots. In this episode Gerry and Iain discuss the power of amateur dramatics. When an android called Norman (Richard Tatro) commandeers the Enterprise and brings it to a planet, there is much to be concerned about. This is only exacerbated when a visit to the surface reveals the apparent mastermind behind the plan, one Harcourt Fenton Mudd (Roger C

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Catspaw – Episode 36

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2020/12/16

Catspaw was the seventh episode of Star Trek's second season to air, with witches, a black cat and curses laid between Kirk and his missing crewmen. In this episode Gerry and Iain discuss tiny blue space chickens. When two crewman fail to return from a routine landing mission and a third beams up dead, Kirk takes Spock and McCoy with him to retrieve the missing men, despite a ghostly warning from their fallen compatriot. Encountering first witches, then an ominous cat in an

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The Doomsday Machine – Episode 35

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2020/12/09

The Doomsday Machine was the sixth episode of Star Trek's second season to air, with a traumatised starship commander intent on revenge against the machine that killed his crew. In this episode Gerry and Iain discuss the design aesthetics of planet killers. When the Enterprise encounters a distress signal from the USS Constellation, Kirk and the crew are concerned to find the ship apparently disabled and abandoned in a decimated star system. Once on board they discover the sole

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54:38

The Apple – Episode 34

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2020/12/02

The Apple was the fifth episode of Star Trek's second season to air, with a native population cruelly disrupted by a careless landing party. In this episode Gerry and Iain discuss disposable crewmen and mechanical deities. When redshirts start expiring at an alarming rate, Kirk encounters Akuta (Keith Andes), leader of the Feeders of Vaal. Taken back to his village others, including Makora (David Soul) and Sayana (Shari Nims) soon take an interest in the outsiders, particularly

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55:37

Mirror, Mirror – Episode 33

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2020/11/25

Mirror, Mirror was the fourth episode of Star Trek's second season to air, with several key crewmen transported to a parallel universe. In this episode Gerry and Iain discuss the multiverse theory and some interesting facial hair. When an ion storm combines with a transporter malfunction to switch Kirk, McCoy, Uhura and Scotty with their less civilised parallel universe counterparts, they must act quickly to return to their own Enterprise while they still can. Kirk has more

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53:40

The Changeling – Episode 32

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2020/11/18

The Changeling was the third episode of Star Trek's second season to air, with the Enterprise threatened by a sentient spacecraft intent on destroying imperfect organic life. In this episode Gerry and Iain discuss artificial intelligence and the man versus machine debate. When the Enterprise brings a probe aboard it reveals itself to be Nomad (voiced by Vic Perrin), a probe launched from Earth by Jackson Roykirk (Marc Daniels) in the early 21st century. Mistaking Kirk for its

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54:19

Who Mourns for Adonais? – Episode 31

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2020/11/11

Who Mourns for Adonais? was the second episode of Star Trek's second season to air, with an ancient Greek god looking to rekindle past glories. In this episode Gerry and Iain discuss a giant green hand and a green-eyed monster. When the Enterprise is caught by a big green hand while orbiting a planet, Kirk and some crew members are summoned to the surface by a being claiming to be the Greek god Apollo (Michael Forest). Matters are complicated by Scotty's jealous and

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51:57

Amok Time – Episode 30

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2020/11/04

Amok Time was the first episode of Star Trek's second season to air, with Spock drawn back to his homeland by a primal urge. In this episode Gerry and Iain discuss situations where the best course of action is to convince a colleague they've killed your boss. With Spock displaying increasingly erratic behaviour, Kirk ignores an order from Admiral Komack (Byron Morrow) to stay on mission and detours to Vulcan where Spock expects to be reunited with his betrothed, T'Pring (Arlene

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