This week, Alice and Skyler are back to discuss DS9 season five, episode twenty one, "Soldiers of the Empire." Topics include the show being Nolan-esque, sneaky little pop musicians being all big and successful without having the courtesy to cross Skyler's radar, a little 7am Raging Bull, some great Wikipedia pages, old west justice in space, how much the show does and doesn't differentiate Klingons from one another, Alice's many con-related updates, just what, exactly, Treks and the City is, Google-wise, and much, much more! Listen!!

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Links to some other fun things mentioned in the episode:

The Lenny Kravitz Video Everyone's Talking About: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ZKtES2x26a4

A Ryan Beatty Track: https://youtu.be/SYR_EpzqRAk

The Wikipedia Page For "Walking In Memphis": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walking_in_Memphis

The Hollywood Reporter's (Kind Of Strange) DS9 Rankings: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/star-trek-deep-space-nine-930878/

Episode Memory Alpha: https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Soldiers_of_the_Empire_(episode)

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This week, Alice and Skyler are back to discuss DS9 season five, episode twenty, "Ferengi Love Songs." Topics include new segment ideas, that sick bow-pluck in The Odyssey, what the name of the Lucky Charms mascot is, the everlasting comedy dynamic of "big guy/little guy," the power of country music, responding to receiving the wrong cream cheese very maturely, those damn Ferengi being gross, Alice's rocking episode of Hyperfixed, and much, much more! Listen!!

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Links to some other fun things mentioned in the episode:

Alice's Hyperfixed Episode: https://www.hyperfixedpod.com/listen/hyperfixed/captive-audience

The Dink, Which Is Fun/Funny: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dink

Crime 101, Which Features A Recent Small Nick Nolte Role: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_101_(2026_film)

Twin Peaks: The Return's Woodsman/Lincoln Impersonator: https://media.vanityfair.com/photos/59508834da8352406a418907/master/w_2560%2Cc_limit/Lincoln.png

The Grand Nagus And His Frankenstein-Like Assistant: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EZxncYlWAAIgagF.png

Where To Find The Lyric "Finish Each Other's Sandwiches": https://youtu.be/kQDw88hEr2c

The Amy Poehler Wine Comedy Skyler Was Thinking Of: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wine_Country_(film)

Episode Memory Alpha: https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Ferengi_Love_Songs_(episode)

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Listeners, Alice and Skyler are back... but not to discuss a DS9 episode. This week, they're covering the completely controversy-free Strange New Worlds puppet one-off, season four, episode five, "Level-Five Transporter Accident." Topics include the very chill reaction to this fun, riff-y Star Trek outing, Alice and Skyler running into each other out on the big LA streets, men checking out sandwich photos, coincidental hoods, Carol Kane's wonderful pasta hair, what, exactly, Strange New Worlds' deal is in the broader Star Trek timeline, their idea for Back to the Future Four, and much, much more! Listen!!

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Links to some other fun things mentioned in the episode:

Disclosure Day, In Case You Missed It: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disclosure_Day

A Great Little Bit Of Carol Kane Puppet Puppetry BTS: https://www.instagram.com/reels/DcUN7xsNBHS/

The Bowen Yang Iceberg Desk Piece: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qP5bu9hLH9E

Variety's Coverage Of The Episode: https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/star-trek-strange-new-worlds-puppet-episode-1236833011/

Episode Memory Alpha: https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Level-Five_Transporter_Accident_(episode)

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This week, Alice and Skyler are back to discuss DS9 season five, episode nineteen, "Ties of Blood and Water." Topics include lizard privilege, the very big movies Skyler knows about, how to snag yourself an ovenful of hot plastic, cat heart health interventions, this episode returning to the "bad episode name" Star Trek naming convention, characters showing up just to die, drunk Vorta, and much, much more! Also, apologies, Skyler's laptop basically told him it could no longer continue being a laptop at a certain point in the record, so, things get a touch wonky toward the end of the episode. But? The episode is still good!! Listen!!!

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Links to some other fun things mentioned in the episode:

The Full "Bespoke" Scene From Confess, Fletch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fr2CbIjw3yk

The Onion's Dinosaur Piece: https://theonion.com/new-evidence-suggests-dinosaurs-had-quinceaneras/

The Gorn: https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Gorn

Natalie Imbruglia's "Torn": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VV1XWJN3nJo

The Chicken Recipe Skyler Mentioned: https://www.instagram.com/p/Dasr7S6Rdos/

The "Pea... Tear... Griffin" Bit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoCnwJm1iBo

Episode Memory Alpha: https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Ties_of_Blood_and_Water_(episode)

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This week, Alice and Skyler are back to discuss DS9 season five, episode eighteen, "Business as Usual." Topics include scoring baseball equipment from your trainer before he decamps to Brazil, a restaurant Skyler goes to constantly, some classic Bob Marley cuts, good movie theater business ideas, Ferengi strip clubs, the sweet camaraderie of the Sandler project, O'Brien being completely at sea raising his second baby, doing some casual arms dealing, and much, much more! Listen!!!

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Links to some other fun things mentioned in the episode + a very important time code:

The Three Men and a Baby Discussion You've All Been Waiting For Time Code: 32:45–34:38

That's My Boy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/That%27s_My_Boy_(2012_film)

The MacGruber "Loco" Bit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjMAaG0B--s

An Article On Walking And Watching The Long Walk: https://www.indiewire.com/features/interviews/the-long-walk-treadmill-screening-stephen-king-1235148446/

"Stir It Up": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwNrck-08VA

Info On The Current LACMA Run Of The Clock: https://www.lacma.org/art/exhibition/christian-marclay-clock-0

Episode Memory Alpha: https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Business_as_Usual_(episode)

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This week, Alice and Skyler are back to discuss DS9 season five, episode seventeen, "A Simple Investigation." Topics include the dulcet sounds of Ireland, Sisko's extremely normal reaction to Odo sleeping with someone, why Bashir's plot this episode is legally NOT a James Bond riff, the career of Paul Feig, why watching Shutter Island half-asleep is the best way to watch Shutter Island, just how much fun a bass player can actually have, and much, much more! Listen!!!

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Links to some other fun things mentioned in the episode:

They Will Kill You: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/They_Will_Kill_You

Lisa O'Neill's Tiny Desk Concert: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hMxG92KTGE

Episode Memory Alpha: https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/A_Simple_Investigation_(episode)

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This week, Alice and Skyler are back to discuss DS9 season five, episode sixteen, "Doctor Bashir, I Presume." Topics include Alice's therapy breakthroughs, the kinds of shoes Skyler knows about, squeezing a little prison time into your schedule, Leeta and Rom's very grounded romance, what song should become Spain's national anthem, episode name games, and much, much more! Listen!!!

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Links to some other fun things mentioned in the episode:

Yo La Tengo, The Band Who Is NOT Los Campesinos!: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yo_La_Tengo

Los Campesinos!, The Band Who Is NOT Yo La Tengo: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Campesinos!

The Andrew Solomon Book Skyler Mentioned: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Far_from_the_Tree

Leeta's Memory Alpha: https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Leeta

"Ibitha," The Lonely Island's Lovely Tribute To The People Of Ethpaña: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHAz107PAJQ

Episode Memory Alpha: https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Doctor_Bashir,_I_Presume_(episode)

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This week, Alice and Skyler are back to discuss DS9 season five, episode fifteen, "By Inferno's Light." Topics include everybody's favorite contrite comedian's Netflix comeback, what the hell actually happens in this episode, Skyler's dog, Bodie, hiding under the bed, difficult-to-find clips, that laugh-a-minute Italian poet Dante, just how many Cardassians there actually are, so-so makeup work, and much, much more! Listen!!!

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Links to some other fun things mentioned in the episode:

Dante: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dante_Alighieri

Episode Memory Alpha: https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/By_Inferno%27s_Light_(episode)

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This week, Alice and Skyler are back to discuss DS9 season five, episode fourteen, "In Purgatory's Shadow." Topics include Alice's upcoming trip to Spain, the sheer number of apartments some Europeans have, Skyler's recent little jaunts to the movies, when and where Bashir got kidnapped, the shame of wasting a cool name like "Enabran Tain" on character as dull as Enabran Tain, Bradley Cooper's filmography, and much, much more! Listen!!!

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Links to some other fun things mentioned in the episode:

The Invite: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Invite

Maestro: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maestro_(2023_film)

"Raga," Alice's Current Big Music Interest: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raga

The Times's "Banksy" Piece: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/20/nyregion/banksy-identity-robin-gunningham-arrest.html

The Breakout Angine de Poitrine KEXP Performance Skyler Was Referring To: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ssi-9wS1so

The Mercy of the Gods: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mercy_of_Gods

Episode Memory Alpha: https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/In_Purgatory%27s_Shadow_(episode)

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This week, Alice and Skyler are back to discuss DS9 season five, episode thirteen, "For the Uniform." Topics include getting back to the warm bath of a so-so episode, what you're allowed to bring into a Best Buy, whether or not Skyler's too cagey about the people he knows and the life he leads, Alice being wrong about which house was the Mary Tyler Moore house, Scott Pelley absolutely going off on current CBS, what, exactly, the Maquis are so mad about, and much, much more! Listen!!!

Also, sincere apologies—Skyler's track developed an annoying buzzing due to a mic connection over the course of the episode. It's listenable, but? Not ideal!! Our mistake!!

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Links to some other fun things mentioned in the episode:

The Scott Pelley NY Times Interview: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/07/magazine/scott-pelley-interview.html

The (Great) Slate Political Gabfest: https://slate.com/podcasts/political-gabfest

Vice, The Film In Which Tyler Perry Played Colin Powell: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vice_(2018_film)

Episode Memory Alpha: https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/For_the_Uniform_(episode)

Produced by Skyler Hanrath

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