BackTrekking is the podcast where hosts Ka1iban and GooeyFame look back at the real-world inspirations of classic Trek episodes!
Prepare to take one giant leap with us as we synchronize with the historical sci-fi adventure of the Assassin's Creed game series and the Renaissance misadventure of the Star Trek: Voyager episode "Concerning Flight"!Do Japanese people know about George Takei?Give us a review on iTunes!https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/backtrekking/id1464298918Check out our adventures on Twitch!http://www.twitch.tv/justenoughtropeJoin the Just Enough Trope Discord!https://discord.gg/8xA2UJE4
Grab your jewels and get ready for new experiences as we sample the romantic thrills of the Alfred Hitchcock classic "To Catch a Thief" and the Enterprise episode "Two Days and Two Nights"!It's a fun horny time!Give us a review on iTunes!https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/backtrekking/id1464298918Join the Just Enough Trope Discord!https://discord.gg/8xA2UJE4
We've circumnavigated the Trek sphere this week as we voyage into one of Trek's first and oldest inspirations: the classic character Horatio Hornblower and the novel "Beat to Quarters"!All hail La Suprema!Give us a review on iTunes!https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/backtrekking/id1464298918Join the Just Enough Trope Discord!https://discord.gg/8xA2UJE4
Open those pod bay doors because we've got to talk about two stories about ships named "Discovery" and self-aware computers: the 1968 sci-fi gargantua "2001: A Space Odyssey" and the Star Trek: Discovery episode "...But to Connect"!Is Space Baby good?Give us a review on iTunes!https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/backtrekking/id1464298918Join the Just Enough Trope Discord!https://discord.gg/8xA2UJE4
Cover up your belly-buttons because our examination of the spooky side of Star Trek continues this week with two tales about the enduring myth of Jack the Ripper: Robert Bloch's 1943 short story "Yours Truly, Jack the Ripper" and the Original Series episode "Wolf in the Fold"!It's Christine but with a dude!Give us a review on iTunes!https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/backtrekking/id1464298918Join the Just Enough Trope Discord!https://discord.gg/8xA2UJE4
We're revving up this week for our month of spooky subjects by tackling the 1983 John Carpenter chiller "Christine" and the Star Trek: Voyager episode it inspired: "Alice"!What if car but evil?Give us a review on iTunes!https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/backtrekking/id1464298918Join the Just Enough Trope Discord!https://discord.gg/8xA2UJE4
It's all war and no peace this week as we confront two moving tales of combat and cowardice: it's the classic American war novel The Red Badge of Courage and the DS9 episode "Nor the Battle to the Strong"!Squirrel reasons don't cut it!Give us a review on iTunes!https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/backtrekking/id1464298918Join the Just Enough Trope Discord!https://discord.gg/8xA2UJE4
Love and murder are on our minds this week as we investigate the stories of two mononymous and mysterious women: the 1944 film noir classic "Laura" and the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Aquiel"!We got a TRIPLE Backtrekking!Give us a review on iTunes!https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/backtrekking/id1464298918Join the Just Enough Trope Discord!https://discord.gg/8xA2UJE4
Starfleet crews go from "on course" to "main course" this week as we talk about two Trek tales where the crew is almost eaten by hungry aliens: the Star Trek: Voyager episode "Bliss" and the Star Trek: Prodigy episodes "Dreamcatcher" and "Terror Firma"!Seven and Naomi are cool dorks!Give us a review on iTunes!https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/backtrekking/id1464298918Join the Just Enough Trope Discord!https://discord.gg/8xA2UJE4
We're tracking the evolution of a concept this week as we discuss a novel sci-fi premise and the Star Trek episode that begat it: Jerome Bixby's 2007 film "The Man From Earth" and the Original Series episode "Requiem For Methuselah"!FIRE BAD!Give us a review on iTunes!https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/backtrekking/id1464298918Join the Just Enough Trope Discord!https://discord.gg/8xA2UJE4
We're whatever you need to imagine this week as we discuss a classic sci-fi story and the Strange New Worlds episode it inspired: Ursula K. LeGuin's Hugo Award-winning short story "The One Who Walk Away From Omelas" and "Lift Us Where Suffering Cannot Reach"!If imagining an orgy helps you, go ahead.Give us a review on iTunes!https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/backtrekking/id1464298918Join the Just Enough Trope Discord!https://discord.gg/8xA2UJE4
This week, Backtrekking returns once again to the world of music and hip-hop to talk about an MC who is a not-so-secret Trekkie! MF DOOM is your "favorite rapper's rapper", an MC that came from tragedy and obscurity to be one of the weirdest, most talented, and most respected names in the game. And that name is spelled in ALL CAPS, btw.On the show, we talk about DOOM's origins in '90s hip hop, the tragic death of his brother and bandmate, his reinvention as Metal Face, the way he subverts hip hop trends, his incredible collaborations with industry players, his mysterious and tragic departure, and of course, his endless use of sci-fi and Star Trek references in his songs!The roach was never dead!Check out RockLobster18's MF DOOM/Trek Spotify playlist!https://www.reddit.com/r/startrek/comments/khfk2t/for_any_mf_doom_fans_out_there/Give us a review on iTunes!https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/backtrekking/id1464298918Join the Just Enough Trope Discord!https://discord.gg/8xA2UJE4
Cult Film June comes to a close this week as we loop back to the '80s to compare two stories of time-travel and dire consequences: 1980's "The Final Countdown" and the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Yesterday's Enterprise"!We have warp ships!Give us a review on iTunes!https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/backtrekking/id1464298918Join the Just Enough Trope Discord!https://discord.gg/8xA2UJE4
Cult Film June is in full swing this week as we look at two stories concerning bombs too smart for their own good: the 1974 cult John Carpenter flick "Dark Star" and the Star Trek: Voyager episode "Warhead"!We are Hard Sci-Fi Elephants!Give us a review on iTunes!https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/backtrekking/id1464298918Join the Just Enough Trope Discord!https://discord.gg/8xA2UJE4
We're hunting two giant whales this week as we take on two epic tales of vengeance and desperation: the 1998 Patrick Stewart-led "Moby Dick" and the 1996 TNG smash film "First Contact"!Worf has an arc!Give us a review on iTunes!https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/backtrekking/id1464298918Join the Just Enough Trope Discord!https://discord.gg/8xA2UJE4
We're not kidding this week as we talk about two tales of out-of-control alien children: the 1985 Joe Dante film "Explorers" and the TOS episode "The Squire of Gothos"!'60s Face is a real affliction.Give us a review on iTunes!https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/backtrekking/id1464298918Join the Just Enough Trope Discord!https://discord.gg/8xA2UJE4
Dust off your deerstalker and dress up your Klingon 'cause we're headed to the holodeck to investigate two tales about Holmes and Moriarty: the Arthur Conan Doyle short story "The Final Problem" and the TNG episode "Elementary, Dear Data"!Put Dracula in Star Trek!Give us a review on iTunes!https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/backtrekking/id1464298918Join the Just Enough Trope Discord!https://discord.gg/8xA2UJE4
It's Vegas, baby, as we're ring-a-ding-dinging two stories of high-stakes heists: the Rat Pack classic "Ocean's 11" and the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Badda-Bing, Badda-Bang!" This hard eight new shooter has a come hand!Give us a review on iTunes!https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/backtrekking/id1464298918Join the Just Enough Trope Discord!https://discord.gg/8xA2UJE4
We're seeing the ultimate unboxing this week as we tear into Larry Niven's short story "The Soft Weapon" and the Star Trek: The Animated Series episode it inspired, "The Slaver Weapon"!Give me that juicy plot meat!Give us a review on iTunes!https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/backtrekking/id1464298918Join the Just Enough Trope Discord!https://discord.gg/8xA2UJE4
We dare to interface with infinity this week as we compare the 2018 Swedish sci-fi film "Aniara" with the Voyager 5th season opener "Night"!In space, no one can hear you. Period.Give us a review on iTunes!https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/backtrekking/id1464298918Join the Just Enough Trope Discord!https://discord.gg/8xA2UJE4
We've got FIE on it this week as we study the text of two Shakespearean dramas: the 2009 David Tennant "Hamlet" and the TOS episode "The Conscience of the King"!Be to or not be to, the question that is, mm-hmm.Give us a review on iTunes!https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/backtrekking/id1464298918Join the Just Enough Trope Discord!https://discord.gg/8xA2UJE4
This week, we're joining the hunt for the black bird as we investigate two tales of noirish thrills: 1941's "The Maltese Falcon" and the TNG episode "The Big Goodbye"!I just need a few more chimpanzees!Give us a review on iTunes!https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/backtrekking/id1464298918Join the Just Enough Trope Discord!https://discord.gg/8xA2UJE4
We ain't afraid of no worms this week as we compare two tales of love, lies, and lyricism: the Steve Martin comedy "Roxanne" and the DS9 episode "Looking for par'Mach in All the Wrong Places"!LOVE SQUARE, BABY!Give us a review on iTunes!https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/backtrekking/id1464298918Join the Just Enough Trope Discord!https://discord.gg/8xA2UJE4
The kung-fu hoedown is on as we pit together two tales of long-dead franchise revivals: The Matrix Resurrections and the Star Trek: Picard episode "Remembrance"!Surf's Up, Dracula!Give us a review on iTunes!https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/backtrekking/id1464298918Join the Just Enough Trope Discord!https://discord.gg/8xA2UJE4
We're closing out 2021 with a look at two stories of subverted holiday nostalgia: the 1983 cult classic "A Christmas Story" and the Star Trek: Voyager episode "11:59"!Give us a review on iTunes!https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/backtrekking/id1464298918Join the Just Enough Trope Discord!https://discord.gg/23ShBumC
This week, we're passing the time by playing games with a pair of political thrillers: the 1962 Cold War classic "The Manchurian Candidate" and the Next Generation episode "The Mind's Eye"!Give us a review on iTunes!https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/backtrekking/id1464298918Join the Just Enough Trope Discord!https://discord.gg/MTHnQH3w
Be our guest this week as we explore the magic behind two fairy tale stories: the 1946 Cocteau masterpiece La Belle et la Bête and the Star Trek: Enterprise episode "Exile"!Give us a review on iTunes!https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/backtrekking/id1464298918
It's all about the journey and not the destination this week as we look at two tales of perilous trips: the 1987 John Hughes classic "Planes, Trains & Automobiles" and the Deep Space Nine episode "The Ascent"!
This week, we're pleading with you to give us a chance as we encounter two tales of fateful encounters: the 1951 sci-fi classic "The Day the Earth Stood Still" and the TNG episode "First Contact"!
All aboard the Spooky Train this week for our look at two tales of paranoia and the undead: Train to Busan and Enterprise's "Impulse"!
You have the right to remain in your own timeframe this week as we signup for the 1994 Jean-Claude Van Damme flick "Timecop" and the Voyager episode "Relativity"!
We're back to Trek vs. Trek this week as we put a pair of episodes on trial: TNG's "The Drumhead" and Lower Decks' "Veritas"!
We get ready to float this week as we're pitting the 1990 mini-series It against the Voyager episode "The Thaw!"Thanks to Starwolf Oakley for the episode suggestion!
We're racking our brains this week trying to remember the parallels between "50 First Dates" and the Enterprise episode "Twilight"!It's pretty smart for a walrus barf movie!
We're going over the wall this week as we examine two stories of daring escape: the 1987 film "Escape from Sobibor" and the Star Trek: Discovery episode "Scavengers"!Psst...it's Free Cinema!
It's a battle of secret brothers as we put the high-octane thrills of the new film "F9" up against the rock-climbin', God-findin' adventure of "Star Trek V: The Final Frontier"!Never say no to Vin!
We're giving you a podcast like you won't believe this week as we compare two tales of neglected veterans of unpopular wars: 1982's sleeper smash "First Blood" and the TNG episode "The Hunted!"You don't listen to Rambo...he listens to you!
Saddle up, pilgrim, because we're going to war with daddy issues as we compare the 1950 John Ford classic "Rio Grande" with the DS9 episode "Sons and Daughters"!Horses are the cars of animals.
We're going native this week as we compare "The City on the Edge of Forever" with a comic mini-series based on Harlan Ellison's original draft of the episode!#ReleaseTheEllisonCut
It's Borgs all the way down this week as we assimilate "The Best of Both Worlds" and the Picard episode "The Impossible Box"!#pizzadaddy
It is a good day to die on purpose this week as we explore the 1990 Joel Schumacher thriller Flatliners and the Star Trek: Voyager episode "Barge of the Dead"!Let's do it, man! Let's flatline!
We're seeing double this week as we hunt for the similarities in the 1978 film "The Boys From Brazil" and the classic TAS episode "The Infinite Vulcan"!Not the Gute!
We're playing the most dangerous game this week as we hunt down two stories of desperate struggle, Hard Target and DS9's "Captive Pursuit"!#ReleasetheWooCut
OK, Boomers and Sooners...we're celebrating St. Patrick's Day by comparing the 1992 Irish immigrant epic Far and Away and the breathtakingly dated TNG episode, "Up the Long Ladder"!I, for one, welcome our big, dumb overlords...
And you may find yourself listening to our latest episode, where we compare the dark domesticity of Tom King's Marvel mini-series "The Vision" with the Voyager episode "Real Life"!Frankensteins having Frankensteins...
There's small choice in rotten apples and yet we're back to try and tame two tales of questionable love, 10 Things I Hate About You and the TOS episode "Elaan of Troyius"!It's all about the DiLi, baby!
Celebrate President's Day by listening to our latest episode in which we salute the similarities between Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure and the TOS episode "The Savage Curtain"!God gave rock and roll to you, but the very next day you gave it away.
We're back with an all new year of BackTrekking! This week, we shun the short path to talk at length about Wonder Woman 1984, the DS9 episode "Rivals", and their common inspiration, "The Monkey's Paw"!When hearts are in sympathy, time collapses!
Just in time for Christmas, we've got a look at Patrick Stewart in two similar tales of embracing your blessings and living life to the fullest, 1999's A Christmas Carol and the TNG classic "Tapestry"!Q bless us, everyone!
Replicate some peanuts and cracker jack 'cause we're taking the field to talk about baseball in the 1980s and the 2480s!Everyone's a gamer in the future!
Trek begets Trek this week as we reflect on the history of the franchise from "The Cage" to "If Memory Serves"!It's all about the mind!