Cardassians! The most generic title of any Star Trek episode ever? Seriously, what would you guess that this episode would be about from a title like "Cardassians"? If you guessed a child custody battle between a Bajoran stepfather and a Cardassian politican over the politician's biological son combined with a romping adventure with Julian and Garak, then you're a filthy cheater who's already seen the episode before.

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0:00 - Intro

8:10 - Around the Sun

18:09 - Sponsors

23:59 - Episode recap and discussion

1:48:32 - Mailbag

1:50:44 - Outro