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The Joy of Trek

Kay, Khaki and Greg

Two lifelong besties (and their trusty engineer) adventure through the vast constellations of Star Trek"s decades on TV, especially the lesser-loved stories. But instead of bitching about why they’re bad, we’re going to find the joy in each of them, because everybody loves the great episodes, but it takes dedication, insight, and hard-working fools to love the clunkers too. And by Jove, we are those fools! Positive, inclusive and optimistic (though not uncritical!) we try to find the brilliance

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01:19:19

JOY032 A Matter Of Honor (TNG S2 E08)

The Joy of Trek ·

2024/05/21

A Matter Of Honor (Star Trek: The Next Generation, S2 E08) was recommended by Rugger (They/Them), who said: I watched A Matter of Honor when I was 13, and had black and white views of good and bad. The Klingons are first presented as repulsive and bad, with excessive violence and moving gagh. But the Klingon aggressive nature saves the day; Riker sees the virtue of its flexible culture. If Picard ever made a mistake like the Captain Kargan, the Enterprise crew would follow him to their death (as

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01:12:57

I Have No Bones Yet I Must Flee (LDS S4 E02)

The Joy of Trek ·

2024/05/14

I Have No Bones Yet I Must Flee (Star Trek: Lower Decks, S4 E2) was recommended by Mark Nixon he/him , who said: Not only do we see Marriner eventually loosing the battle against acceptance and recognition by her Commander but we are met with the cutest goddamn thing in the entire Star Trek Universe: The Moopsie. The sounds that came out of me and my partner when we saw this cuddly little murderer awkwardly waddle around the Manage have failed to be any quieter on subsequent viewings. This is my

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01:23:21

Yesteryear (TAS S1 E02)

The Joy of Trek ·

2024/05/07

Yesteryear (Star Trek: The Animated Series, S1 E02) was recommended by Royce Day (pronouced like Rolls Royce) he/him, who said: Yesteryear is probably the most well known episodes of ST:TAS, not only because it gives us a direct look at Spock's awful childhood (and Sarek's awful parenting), but because in 25 minutes it gives us a surprisingly dramatic and emotionally deep story, which was unusual for a Saturday morning cartoon from that era. As a geeky, socially awkward kid myself, it hit me hard

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01:26:20

Virtuoso (VOY S6 E13)

The Joy of Trek ·

2024/04/30

Virtuoso (Star Trek: Voyager, S6 E13) was recommended by Hoofburd (hoof bird, he-him), who said: I was a kid when Voyager aired for the first time on UPN; My parents didn't tell me no when I came out to watch it on Wednesday nights. I think this is an important episode to think about as people become infatuated with programs like Midjourney and ChatGPT. Do we as a society value expression, or are we the Qomar? Also, any episode with Seven/the Doctor heartwarming material is top-tier.Virtuoso first

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01:09:09

Bar Association (DS9 S4 E16)

The Joy of Trek ·

2024/04/23

Bar Association (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, S4 E16) was recommended by Crimson, He/Him, who said: It's the Union Episode, what's _not_ to love about it? Is it Grand Epic Dominion War stuff? No! Is it Far Beyond the Stars? No! But is it still infuriatingly relevant, just like listening to an old Jim Crose or Woody Guthrie song? Absolutely! Does it also feature O'Brien hamming it up about all his unionmen ancestors who died horrible deaths at the hands of cruel bosses, a fact about which he's quite

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01:08:51

The Loss (TNG S4 E10)

The Joy of Trek ·

2024/04/16

The Loss (Star Trek: The Next Generation, S4 E10) was recommended by Leslie, She/her, who said: Deanna Troi is my favorite TNG character, because she's a senior bridge officer, counselor to the Captain/ship, has a special ability, loves chocolate, is gorgeous, and she's in an on again/off again relationship with First Officer Will Riker. She's a likeable, strong female character in a male-dominated universe (at least at that time in Star Trek). I like this episode because it gives us insight into

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01:22:53

Acquisition (ENT S1 E19)

The Joy of Trek ·

2024/04/09

Acquisition (Star Trek: Enterprise, S1 E19) was recommended by nazzy she/her, who said: The Enterprise crew have to take back their ship from a bunch of Ferengi pirates, and it's just plain funny. There are some great comedy beats, everybody gets to be clever, and Trip spends half the episode in his underwear. (if, you know, you're into that sort of thing)Acquisition first aired on March 27, 2002, written by S : Rick Berman & Brannon Braga, T : Maria Jacquemetton & Andre Jacquemetton, and

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01:07:15

Fair Haven (VOY S6 E11)

The Joy of Trek ·

2024/04/02

Fair Haven (Star Trek: Voyager, S6 E11) was recommended by James (he/him), who said: I keep it a secret but I really like Fair Haven from ST:Voyager. I’m a huge Janeway FAN and she is really human in it (even a little vindictive when she says “computer: delete the wife”).Fair Haven first aired on January 12, 2000, written by Robin Bernheim, and directed by Allan KroekerThe Joy of Trek is hosted by Khaki & Kay, with editing & production by Chief Engineer Greg and music by Fox Amoore

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01:02:30

Stardust City Rag (PIC S1 E05)

The Joy of Trek ·

2024/03/26

Stardust City Rag (Star Trek: Picard, S1 E05) was recommended by Khaki (he/him), who said: After an off-putting opening scene, the episode unfolds into something we get far too little of in Star Trek: a costumed caper! The stakes are high, the emotions are profound and the hats, oh god, the hats!Lauren Rivers she/her, An obsessive Star Trek nerd from Texas., recommended PIC 105 Stardust City Rag, saying:"This episode was just so much fun. Not only did we get to see Picard really ham it up in his

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01:04:03

I, Mudd (TOS S2 E12)

The Joy of Trek ·

2024/03/19

I, Mudd (Star Trek: The Original Series, S2 E12) was recommended by Pico, he/him, who said: TOS's intentionally zany moments are often a blast, and this one's chock full of them. Watching the crew dance/act absurd to confuse the androids is one of my favorite moments in the entire series.I, Mudd first aired on November 3, 1967, written by Stephen Kandel, and directed by Marc DanielsThe Joy of Trek is hosted by Khaki & Kay, with editing & production by Chief Engineer Greg and music by Fox

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01:12:41

One Little Ship (DS9 S6 E14)

The Joy of Trek ·

2024/03/12

One Little Ship (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, S6 E14) was recommended by Lt. Commander Sheev Palpitine (Papa palps is fine He/Him), who said: As a child of the 80s it’s no surprise the Disney movie honey I shrunk the kids made a big impact on me. So if you combine a concept from my youth with technobabble about what one would need if you wanted to breathe the air as someone small and you’ve got yourself a great episode. Star Trek going full on camp is the best, it’s like a break from we gotta save

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01:05:06

Night Terrors (TNG S4 E17)

The Joy of Trek ·

2024/03/05

Night Terrors (Star Trek: The Next Generation, S4 E17) was recommended by Rob MacWolf (he/him), who said: It comes so so so close to being that point where space opera crosses over into cosmic horror, but then in a rare example of the REVERSE twilight zone twist veers away at the last second.It ALMOST even invents a cosmic horror trope, now commonplace, DECADES in advance of Night in the Woods which much more widely disseminated it, the "the thing you thought was a feature of the landscape all along

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01:26:35

Subspace Rhapsody (SNW S2 E09)

The Joy of Trek ·

2024/02/27

Subspace Rhapsody first aired on August 3, 2023, directed by Dermott Downs Dana Horgan & Bill WolkoffThe Joy of Trek is hosted by Khaki & Kay, with editing & production by Chief Engineer Greg and music by Fox Amoore (Bandcamp | Bluesky)Send us your recommendations, or support us on Patreon.Find us at joyoftrek.com | Bluesky | Instagram

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Skin Of Evil (TNG S1 E23)

The Joy of Trek ·

2024/02/20

Skin Of Evil (Star Trek: The Next Generation, S1 E23) was recommended by Mark Nixon, who said: This was one of my earliest experiences of horror and ultimately proved formative in the developments of my tastes and values as a storyteller. At that age I saw Riker as the coolest, bravest guy I had ever seen, and to see him being helplessly dragged by some invisible force while screaming for help? Chilling stuff indeed.Plus Picard gets to *really* Picard, in a season that gave their captain less

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01:08:25

JOY018 The Thaw (VOY S2 E23)

The Joy of Trek ·

2024/02/13

The Thaw (Star Trek: Voyager, S2 E23) was recommended by Tonks Moriarty (they/them) , who said: Quite frankly, I love malevolent clowns, the idea something that is outwardly supposed to be joyous or happy is actually twisted and evil. This episode is so surreal, and strange, and weird and it isn't /afraid/ to be that. The Fear Clown establishes himself as a threat, and his interactions with Robert Picardo are fantastic. This also reinforces a very important character trait about Janeway, you don't

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01:09:39

Singularity (ENT S2 E09)

The Joy of Trek ·

2024/02/06

Singularity (Star Trek: Enterprise, S2 E09) was recommended by nazzy, she/her, who said: We've encountered A Spatial Anomaly and everyone except T'Pol is going a little nuts. Trip's obsessed with a chair, Hoshi's going crazy in the kitchen, Phlox is definitely about to commit medical malpractice, and Malcolm accidentally invents the next two hundred years of Starfleet security.Singularity first aired on November 20, 2002, written by Chris Black, and directed by Patrick NorrisThe Joy of Trek is

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01:07:54

Invasive Procedures (DS9 S2 E04)

The Joy of Trek ·

2024/01/30

Invasive Procedures (DS9 S2 E04) was recommended by Rhaen, who said: "I saw it as a rerun, I had to have been 7-8 years old. As a kid I identified with the Trill since I felt like my consciousness and body are separate things, like my consciousness was some other being living inside me. Anyway the episode has some rando show up and hijack the Dax symbiont for a little while, and there are these kinda weirdly intimate scenes both where the symbiont is taken out of Jadzia and put in the guy who is

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01:08:09

Magic to Make the Sanest Man Go Mad (DSC S1 E07)

The Joy of Trek ·

2024/01/23

Magic to Make the Sanest Man Go Mad (DSC S1 E07) first aired on October 29, 2017, written by Aron Eli Coleite & Jesse Alexander, and directed by David M. BarrettThe Joy of Trek is hosted by Khaki & Kay, with editing & production by Chief Engineer Greg and music by Fox Amoore (Bandcamp | Bluesky)Send us your recommendations, or support us on Patreon.Find us at joyoftrek.com · Twitter · Facebook

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01:07:25

We'll Always Have Tom Paris (LDS S2 E03)

The Joy of Trek ·

2024/01/16

We'll Always Have Tom Paris (LDS S2 E03) first aired on August 26, 2021, written by M. Willis, and directed by Bob SuarezThe Joy of Trek is hosted by Khaki & Kay, with editing & production by Chief Engineer Greg and music by Fox Amoore (Bandcamp | Bluesky)Send us your recommendations, or support us on Patreon.Find us at joyoftrek.com | Bluesky | Instagram

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01:06:53

Distant Origin (VOY S3 E23)

The Joy of Trek ·

2024/01/09

Distant Origin (VOY S3 E23) was recommended by Toledo, who says:"1. The theme of "people discovering that their past is different, interesting, and complicated" is a favorite of mine2. The idea of humans finding, basically, cousins in space is really cool (and raises so many unknown questions, like "how did they get there?")3. It's one ST episode that deals with issues of religion/mythology, and shows how those are used to structure power and identity in complicated ways (as well as how folks moving

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