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Come marvel at the friendship between a Black, Gay DCite and a Midwestern White Aspie as we marvel at Star Trek, reviewing the current generation of Star Trek and concepts related to the episodes — even if only tangentially. Join Jaq’ Darino and Earl Grey as they broadcast to the Federation from their studio on Veridian III from the cleaned up husk of Ten-Forward in the aging skeleton of the ill-fated USS Enterprise-D.

Jack & Earl

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    212: “Where No Firefly” (Apple ReUpload)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2025 41:28


    [STS105] Apple seems not to be playing the original post of this episode, so here's a second try. All apologies

    212: Where No Firefly Has Gone Before

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2025 41:28


    [STS205] Winding down to the big Star Trek: Short Treks finale episode, Earl & jaQ` wander through the jungle with a firefly in an ostrich egg. Join us, find out […]

    211: The Chase

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2025 61:47


    [STS204] Nearing the end of Star Trek: Short Treks, this is our ranking episode for the nine minutes of cross-generation bliss. As a testament to the vastly superior intelligence, skill […]

    210: Pike Park

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2025 58:05


    [STS203] Sure, the title of Star Trek: Short Treks, season two, episode three, is Ask Not, but where would that place us if we didn't ask — at least in […]

    209: The Trouble with Lucero

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2025 67:23


    [STS202] This time jaQ` and Earl continue with the mini Star Trek Academy lessons and deliver their propaganda-free take on Star Trek: Short Treks season two, episode two, The Trouble […]

    The Wench That Was Used

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2025 51:25


    [STS201] jaQ` and Earl continue their journey through Star Trek: Shorts Treks, this time at the start of season two, this episode is their in-depth coverage of Q&A, the songstravaganza […]

    207: Disco Kit Bash

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2025 47:11


    [STS104] Come sip some jippers on a beach with jaQ` & Earl as they effect their escape into Star Trek: Short Treks season one, episode four, The Escape Artist. It […]

    Built on Hope

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2025 57:22


    [STS103] We're making our way through Star Trek: Short Treks, and today we hit season one, episode three, The Brightest Star. Join us, and hear all about the things — […]

    205: I See You

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2025 64:04


    [STS101] jaQ` & Earl double back to catch up on Star Trek: Short Treks. Listen in for some notable notes about season one, episode one, Runaway.

    204: Chcaptain Chikotle

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2025 40:37


    [PRO220] Earl joins jaQ` in winding down season two of Star Trek: Prodigy as they cover the finale, Ouroboros, Part II. It has been a long road.

    203: Dal Even Fal

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2025 28:50


    [PRO219] jaQ` & Earl fight and fall and fight again for the penultimate episode of Star Trek: Prodigy season two, Ouroboros, Part 1. Join the fun. It is a party. […]

    202: Dirk Diggler

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2025 53:27


    [PRO218]. We are closing in on the season 2 finale of Star Trek Prodigy, and though we're not here for the end, we are here for the action and fun! […]

    201: Prehensile Ganglia

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2025 42:24


    [PRO217] With Star Trek: Prodigy winding down to a close, jaQ` & Earl try not to blink during the pen-penultimate episode of season two. Herein we cover episode 167, Brink.

    200: Derp Derp

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2025 49:13


    [PRO217]. jaQ` and Earl cover Star Trek: Prodigy, season two episode 16, Ascension, Part II . We're quietly hitting a milestone, and plan to celebrate in an unnumbered show. Stay […]

    199: The Prisoner

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2025 36:34


    [PRO215] Now that would be telling …

    198: Sonic Rainboom

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2025 60:36


    [PRO214] Things are coming together, and jaQ` & Earl bore witness to tell the tell. Join us as we walk through Star Trek: Prodigy, season two episode 14, Cracked Mirror. […]

    197: A Tribble, Cracked

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2025 46:37


    [PRO213] jaQ` Darino and Earl Grey cover Star Trek: Prodigy, season two episode thirteen, A Tribble Called Quest. It's fun. Listen now.

    196: Cotton Candy

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2025 42:15


    [PRO212] Earl sails with jaQ` down a lavender river of characters into a sea of cerulean bubbles of plot teeming with teamwork (and eels) as they sail through Star Trek: […]

    195: s3ct1on

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2025 121:11


    [Section 31] jaQ` meets Earl for a clandestine little adventure out beyond Federation space, near one of the Starbases 17. In this episode, we cover the recent direct to streaming […]

    194: Leave That Man’s Holes Alone

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2025 69:28


    [PRO211] jaQ` and Earl check in on the Prodigy kids and find a dead bird. This is our walk through of Star Trek: Prodigy, season two episode eleven, Last Flight […]

    193: Animated Clothes Don’t Wrinkle

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2025 51:33


    [LDSSRS] jaQ` and Earl are having trouble letting go of Star Trek: Lower Decks, but this is by function the final bit of time these ridiculous gentlemen get to prattle […]

    192: The Lower Decks Finale Season

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2025 45:11


    [LDSS05] We sad that it's leaving, but we loved watching it go. jaQ` & Earl re-view season five of Star Trek: Lower Decks.

    191: This Hole

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2025 59:13


    [LDS510] jaQ` & Earl cover the series finale of Star Trek: Lower Decks, The New Next Generation Deep Space Nine. What a way to bring in a New Year!

    Christmas Special 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2024 63:17


    Hosted by Grayson, this episode is a double gift for three lucky listeners! Merry Christmas, Every One!

    190: Jale’s Ex

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2024 61:00


    [LDS509]. We apologize for the title. It couldn't be helped. This week, Let's Talk About Treks continues the special guest mayhem and features special guest “Romulan Ale” (Hi Izaak) joining […]

    189: I Think That’s Weird

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2024 63:53


    [LDS508] Let's hop on this table of love and get our trek on! Rawwwwr!

    188: You Are the Problem, Sir.

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2024 44:20


    [LDS507] jaQ` nd Earl get trapped on a high-speed planet adventure with Mariner, Tendi and T'Lyn. Let us know what you think of the show; what you like, what you […]

    187: awwWWWW Shape War!!!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2024 55:07


    [LDS506] Zero, one, two three four, jaQ` and Earl enjoy a shape war.

    186: What okay?!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2024 63:02


    [LDS505] jaQ` and Earl find their way home to Starbase 80, Field of Second Chances. In this episode we cover Star Trek: Lower Decks season 5 episode 5, Starbase 80?!

    185: Klingon as Hell

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2024 34:16


    [LDS504]. It's truly Klingon as hell. jaQ` & Earl cover Star Trek: Lower Decks season five, episode four, A Farewell to Farms. (I would say more but i left my […]

    184: Suckling on the Big D

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2024 41:00


    [LDS503] jaQ' & Earl pontificate on the whales of space. This episode covers Star Trek: Lower Decks, season five episode three, “The Best Exotic Nanite Hotel,” focusing on humor, character […]

    183: Chaotic Good

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2024 52:12


    [LDS502] The episode discusses “Shades of Green” from Star Trek: Lower Decks, exploring Tendi's mission, Boimler and Mariner's satire on capitalism, character dynamics, and themes of bodily autonomy, plus ratings […]

    182: .327% Slower

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2024 53:57


    [LDS501] jaQ` & Earl have arrived on the Cerritos for the final season of Star Trek: Lower Decks, and begin season five with episode one, Dos Cerrito, highlighting the crew's […]

    181: Roksplanation

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2024 51:45


    [PRO210] In the thrilling continuation of “Star Trek Prodigy” with Season 2, Episode 10, “The Devourer of All Things, Part 2,” jaQ and Earl hang out with a particular Temporal […]

    180: The Human Monkeys

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2024 51:46


    [PRO209] Spoilers? jaQ` & Earl don't do those. Earl especially. See inside! In this episode we explore Season 2, Episode 9 of “Star Trek: Prodigy,” titled “The Devourer of All […]

    179: Burps Don’t Smell? / Recorporealization

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2024 80:30


    [PRO208] jaQ` and Earl lose themselves in this episode, Star Trek: Prodigy season two, episode eight, Is There In Beauty No Truth, and finally answer the question (see above). Please […]

    178: Kazāndroids

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2024 48:33


    [PRO207] Earl Grey and jaQ` Darino discuss Star Trek: Prodigy, season two episode seven, “The Fast and the Curious,” focusing on a thrilling race while hinting at future storylines for […]

    177: Hologwyn

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2024


    [PRO206] Back on the scene, this week jaQ` & Earl cover Star Trek: Prodigy season two episode six, Imposter Syndrome. It's a fun romp with lots of questions, and maybe […]

    176: Mermurf

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2024 38:51


    [PRO205] jaQ` & Earl, racing through season two to discover who the Mysterious Entity is, check out Star Trek: Prodigy season two, episode five, Observer's Paradox. Please tap a rating […]

    175: Infinity Poopurri

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2024 71:41


    [PRO204] Temporally schizoid episode are just the best, aren't they? Join jaQ` & Earl on this walk through Star Trek: Prodigy season two, episode four, Temporal Mechanics 101. Please tap […]

    174: Artrekologist

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2024 68:11


    [PRO203] Earl Grey and jaQ` Darino analyze Star Trek: Prodigy Season 2, Episode 3, Who Saves the Saviors. They discuss dual timelines, Gwyn's struggles with Ascensia, Chakotay's influence, and explore […]

    173: Shenanigans & Shahoax

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2024 92:48


    [PRO202] In this episode, Earl Grey and jaQ' Darino dive deep into the latest-to-jaQ' episode of Star Trek Prodigy, Into the Breach, Part Two. The intriguing intricacies of time travel […]

    172: It’s Very Globby

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2024 59:28


    [PRO201] jaQ` and Earl, back in the 25th Century like they've never left, and dipping into the themes, characters, plots and potential plots of this new season of Star Trek: […]

    171: Star Trek: Picard

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2024 51:29


    jaQ` & Earl have now taken the voyage of Star Trek: Picard, and herein we celebrate the journey.

    170: Heroes?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2024 48:49


    [PIC100] [STS206] Earl and jaQ` are rounding out their coverage of Star Trek: Picard by discussing a fist fight between children. Join us for our coverage of Short Treks‘ Picard […]

    169: Picard Season Two

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2024 39:54


    [PS2] jaQ` and Earl finish their coverage of Star Trek: Picard season two, with a wrap up of some things we missed during the regular episodes. Enjoy!

    168: Sonic Screwdriver Smoke Closet

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2024 71:05


    [PIC210] jaQ & Earl reach the end of Star Trek: Picard season two, with their coverage of episode ten, Farewell. Enjoy the show

    167: Peek A Boo

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2024 86:47


    [PIC209] [subtitle: A Universe of Sevens] jaQ` and Earl are closing in on the completionist finish line of Star Trek: Picard with their coverage of the penultimate episode of season […]

    166: Intuitive Replicator

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2024 48:32


    [PIC208] Closing in on the end of Star Trek: Picard with season two, episode, eight, Mercy, jaQ` & Earl are enjoying the scenery, but perhaps confused by the old style […]

    165: Glass, Sugar. Yes.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2024 68:59


    [PIC207] jaQ` and Earl broach metaphor upon imagination in examining this clear conversation between Gene Roddenberry and Ronald D. Moore. It's a fun romp across universes, or, IYKYK, a single […]

    The Imagined Second

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2024 62:03


    [PIC206] jaQ` & Earl catch up on some Star Trek: Picard season two with their coverage of episode six, Two of One.

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