This week, comedian and writer Ben Rodgers returns (Star Trek: Lower Decks) to fill in for Vero and cover so, so much Paul Schrader, sample boxes, the hell that is Vancouver, the horror of Alice's Canadian recording setup, small handwriting, and more. Behind the paywall, Ben and Skyler find out whether or not Alice watched the episode, what Bashir's going to look like when he ages, and they dive deep on drug-seeking aliens.

Listen to full episodes over on the Treks and the City Patreon, here: https://www.patreon.com/treksandthecity

Find more Alice here: https://www.patreon.com/alicewetterlund

And more Vero here: https://www.patreon.com/cherryland

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