Emissaries of Profits

The boys are back at it with Season 4 Episode 4 - Hippocratic Oath. Julian and Miles are stranded on a planet with Jem'Hadar and have the first big fight of their relationship. On the station, Worf is learning to adjust to his new role and butts heads with Odo.

At long last we settle the question... Is DS9 Anime. Specialist and swell guys Tom and Jo Remind us that DS9 is great, that jobs suck, and we exaggerate the value of suffering.

We are joined by SyFy Sistas, an incredible Star Trek podcast, to discuss Deep Space Nine's second episode, "The Visitor". It's a heart wrenching episode and a great representation of family and black love.

Here is a link to the wonderful interview SyFy Sistas did with Cirroc Lofton.

Season 4 has arrived and the Klingons are up to something. Marshall and Steve are reviewing Season 4 Episode 1, "The Way of the Warrior".

In honour of the completion of Season Three of Deep Space Nine. We are covering the space station's guest appearance on the pilot episode of Star Trek Voyager - "Caretaker". In this episode, Marshall and Steve talk about how Voyager contrasts with Deep Space Nine and how Voyager un-critically replicates problematic ideas in it's quest for "fun" and "adventure".

We finish of season 3 of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine with "Facets" and "The Adversary", two episodes about identity and belonging .

An experimental episode where unpack a perfect trifecta of DS9 Season 3. We nerd out about weird stuff from elevator pricing, to Thor Heyerdahl, and our favorite theocracy the UK. Three times the episode. Three times the weirdness.

We discuss Tain's Plot to preempt the Dominion War in Deep Space Nine episodes 20 and 21, "Improbable Cause" and "The Die is Cast". We get into the real life failings of spies and the probability of hiding

The boys sit down with Struggle Session co-host Leslie Lee to talk about DS9 Season 3 Episode 19 "Through the Looking Glass" and reflect on the meaning of the mirror universe.

Through the Looking Glass

Ben is abducted from Deep Space Nine and taken to the mirror universe where he bones the counterparts of his two women senior officers. He also saves the nascent Terran rebellion from the Alliance and proves once again how bad ass he is.

O'Brien sees himself die and deals with it. Bashir worries about turning 30 and how eventually one day he'll die and it almost kills him. We also discuss the wisdom of provoking the Dominion and the shortcomings of Jungian analysis.

Visionary

Romulans are on the station to discuss the Dominion threat and O'Brien is time traveling to solve problems before they even happen. In the end, O'Brien is replaced with a slightly older version of himself.

Distant Voices

Bashir makes an enemy of Lethean who is trying to obtain a controlled substance. The Lethean gets inside his head and tortures him (and the audience) with Jungian archetypes. Bashir survives and experiences some personal growth