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Star Trek: Discovery completed its course after a five-year mission spanning CBS All Access and Paramount Plus. It was the first of the “new” Trek series and spawned its share of controversies as well as accolades. In this episode we review the fifth and final season of the series. We talk about the quest plotline and how we feel about the payoff. We discuss the utilization of the characters and whether we felt that they were used fittingly. We also get into the coda scene and whether we felt that it was a fitting ending for the series. Along the way we talk about lore expansions, narrative payoffs, and Discovery’s main achievements and failures.

This week’s five-minute controversy asks whether we think that it’s a good thing that Robert Downey Jr has been cast as Dr Doom in the MCU.

This week Stephanie is cohost and Stephen joins the cast. Ryan makes a brief cameo.

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This week is a very special episode as we enroll in Starfleet Academy 1×01 “Kids These Days” AND celebrate the fifth anniversary of EARTH STATION TREK!

Earth Station Trek is a part of the ESO Podcast Network, Executive Producer Mike Faber.

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This week, we’re on a second contact mission, revisiting Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 20 “Horizon,” now that we have all seen it. We are all honestly just very excited for an episode where Travis gets more than a handful of lines of dialogue. Plus, our guest Jen Hathorn is back with us this week! A word of warning: If you haven’t listened to the episode before this one, “Limitless Horizons Ltd.!,” go listen to that first because this is a follow up to last week.

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Batman ’66 S2 Ep53 – King Tut’s Coup

After a blow to the head, Yale’s Egyptology professor once again believes he is King Tut. He mistakes Bruce Wayne’s friend Lisa for Queen Cleopatra, and kidnaps her so he can bring her to Egypt as his bride. Batman and Robin soon locate Tut’s hideout, thanks to a hidden tracking device. But soon after entering, they are captured by Tut’s cronies, and Batman is submerged in a sarcophagus under five feet of water.

Episode aired Wednesday, March 8, 1967

Director: James B. Clark

Teleplay: Stanley Ralph Ross

Story: Leo and Pauline Townsend

Cast:

Adam West – Batman

Burt Ward – Robin

Alan Napier – Alfred

Neil Hamilton – Commissioner Gordon

Stafford Repp – Chief O’Hara

Madge Blake – Mrs. Cooper

Victor Buono – King Tut

Lee Meriwether – Lisa Carson

Grace Lee Whitney – Neila

Lloyd Haynes – Lord Chancellor

Tim O’Kelly – Royal Jester

James O’Hara – Policeman

Richard Bakalyan – Fouad Sphinx

Tol Avery – Deputy Mayor Zorty

Mike’s Shout Out:

Alexander the Great (1963) starring William Shatner & Adam West

Drew’s Shout Out:

Batman #470

BatChums logo by Peter Cutler.
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Theme music by Ricky Zero.
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In this episode, Shawn and Leah catch up over coffee and cover a little bit of everything—from community theatre to winter woes, side hustles, and big-picture life planning.

Leah shares exciting news about the play she’s directing with her producing partner RJ. The show is called Popcorn Falls and will be performed in support of the RNAO – Algoma Chapter (Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario). The play runs for two nights, January 23 and 24, at The Grand Gardens in Sault Ste. Marie. We talk about the process, the cause, and why this production means so much to her.

Next up, Leah talks about how her foot care business, Complete Sole Serenity, is really ramping up. She’s seeing more clients, building momentum, and actively looking to grow even further. Yes, we talk about feet. It’s more interesting than you think.

From there, things take a turn into neighborhood drama. Our next-door neighbor bought her house without a home inspection, and winter is now exposing every problem at once. A leaking roof, pigeons living in the rafters, and snowplows dumping road snow into her driveway because she’s on the corner. She’s overwhelmed, frustrated, and having a rough go of it.

That leads into winter weather talk and Shawn’s perspective as a mail carrier. Delivering mail in Canadian winters is no joke. Snow, ice, and brutal conditions spark a conversation about whether it’s time to apply for a supervisor position and move indoors. With 10 years left until retirement and Canada Post restructuring, the timing may not be right—at least not yet.

We wrap things up by talking about our Etsy shops. We chat about what’s been selling, what’s currently listed, and how we’ve been sourcing more inventory. Shawn reflects on being a lifelong collector, turning 50 this year, and feeling ready to start purging. There’s just too much stuff, and no one else wants to deal with it. Plus, retiring to Europe someday means traveling lighter—physically and mentally.

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It’s an episode about creativity, community, work, winter, and figuring out what’s worth holding onto.

This week’s podcast promo: Earth Station Who

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Flopcast episode 714! Here’s the second half of our memorial show, celebrating those we lost in 2025 from the world of pop culture and beyond. And yes, this week’s list includes both actresses who played Flo, the sassy waitress at Mel’s Diner, in the movie and TV versions of Alice. We also cover the mom from Lost in Space, the receptionist at WKRP, the sarcastic little sister on What’s Happening!!, a Phantom Zone villain, a Spinal Tap keyboardist, a ghost-busting gorilla, a Cricket, a Turtle, a Spaceman, heavy metal’s Prince of Darkness, and Buck Rogers. Plus many more. So get a beverage, get comfortable, and get a few Tom Lehrer songs stuck in your head. #eso #esonetwork #geektalk #geekpodcast #geek #nerdtalk #nerd #nerdpodcast #podcast #flopcast

Episode 714 complete show notes and links at www.flopcast.net!

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Jim revisits the first film in a classic Sci-Fi Trilogy from Ivan Tors – 1953’s “The Magnetic Monster,” starring Richard Carlson, King Donovan, Jean Byron, Henry Ellerbe, Leo Britt, Leoard Mudie,  Michael Fox, John Zaremba, Kathleen Freeman, and Strother Martin. Agents from the Office of Scientific Investigation discover an element mistakenly created by a lone-wolf scientist that could cause the end of mankind. How will the mysterious force be stopped? Find out on MONSTER ATTACK!, The Podcast Dedicated To Old Monster Movies.

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This Week on Earth Station DCU! Drew Leiter and Cletus Jacobs continue their review of Peacemaker Season 2. The alien intelligence known as the Martian tightens its grip on John Jones’ psyche, pulling the rigid FBI agent into a sprawling cosmic conflict that shatters his understanding of reality and forces him to confront the very foundations of morality and choice in Absolute Martian Manhunter #1 – 6. All this plus, DC News, Shout Outs, and much, much more!

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Table of Contents

0:00:00 Show Open

0:00:50 DC News

0:08:56 Absolute Martian Manhunter #1-6

0:17:20 Peacemaker S2 Episode 7 – Like a Keith in the Night

0:34:06 Show Close

Links

Absolute Martian Manhunter #1

Absolute Martian Manhunter #2

Absolute Martian Manhunter #3

Absolute Martian Manhunter #4

Absolute Martian Manhunter #5

Absolute Martian Manhunter #6

Detective Comics #225 (Cletus’s Read More Comics Pick)

Earth Station DCU Website

The ESO Network

Earth Station DCU/BatChums Patreon

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This week on Earth Station Who, the crew trades in the TARDIS for a foggy London streetlamp as we review the Big Finish audio adventure The Paternoster Gang: The Casebook of Paternoster Row—where the monsters are mysterious, the tea is probably poisoned. Someone always knows more than they’re saying.

Starring the unstoppable trio of Madame Vastra, Jenny Flint, and Strax, this collection of Victorian-era mysteries puts the Paternoster Gang front and center without the Doctor to spoil the investigation. From eerie cases to sharp banter (and the occasional explosive misunderstanding courtesy of Strax), we break down the stories, performances, and whether this audio box set delivers proper gothic chills, clever clues, and classic Big Finish fun.

So straighten your cravat, mind the suspicious shadows, and join us as we crack open The Casebook of Paternoster Row to see if the Paternoster Gang still has what it takes to keep Victorian London safe—one bizarre case at a time.

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Time Stamp
0:00:00 Show Opening
0:06:02 The Paternoster Gang: The Casebook of Paternoster Row
0:48:50 Show Close

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In anticipation of the upcoming debut of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, the EARTH STATION TREK crew is taking a look at the portrayals of Starfleet Academy in legacy Star Trek!

Earth Station Trek is a part of the ESO Podcast Network, Executive Producer Mike Faber.

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