56 episodes

Kevin Yank and Rob Lloyd explore the intersecting wormholes that permeate Star Trek canon, inspired by each new episode to hit the subspace relays.

Subspace Radio: a Star Trek podcast Kevin Yank & Rob Lloyd

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Kevin Yank and Rob Lloyd explore the intersecting wormholes that permeate Star Trek canon, inspired by each new episode to hit the subspace relays.

    Episode 55: Technology in primitive cultures (DIS 5×06 Whistlespeak)

    Episode 55: Technology in primitive cultures (DIS 5×06 Whistlespeak)

    Kev and Rob whistle their way through the "fun run" on Halem’no as they discuss "Whistlespeak", but are wise enough not to step into the rain-making machine at the finish line. Instead, they revisit past instances of primitive cultures unknowingly blended with advanced technology, including "The Apple" (TOS), "For the World is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky" (TOS), and "Caretaker" (VOY).
    DIS 5×06 Whistlespeak
    Prime directive
    Hugh Culber

    TOS 2×09 The Apple
    Vaal

    TOS 3×10 For the World is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky
    See also Subspace Radio #11 In love with an alien

    VOY 1×01/02 Caretaker
    Ocampa
    Kes 

    TOS 3×06 Spock’s Brain
     

    (00:00) - Episode 55: Technology in primitive cultures (DIS 5×06 Whistlespeak)
    (00:30) - DIS 5×06 Whistlespeak
    (14:17) - Technology in primitive culturesa
    (15:37) - TOS 2×09 The Apple
    (26:21) - TOS 3×10 For the World is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky
    (37:04) - VOY 1×01/02 Caretaker
    (47:15) - Outro
    (48:56) - Bonus
    Music: Distänt Mind, Brigitte Handley

    • 49 min
    Episode 54: The Mirror Universe (DIS 5×05 Mirrors)

    Episode 54: The Mirror Universe (DIS 5×05 Mirrors)

    Rob and Kev switch on the holographic blind on their Breen loading dock to discuss "Mirrors", which turned out not to be quite the contribution to Mirror Universe lore they were expecting. To make up for it, they revisit all the other appearances of the Mirror Universe, including "Mirror, Mirror" (TOS), "Crossover" (DS9), "Through the Looking Glass" (DS9), "Shattered Mirror" (DS9), "Resurrection" (DS9), "The Emperor's New Cloak" (DS9), and "In a Mirror, Darkly, Parts I & II" (ENT). They also briefly reflect (!) on Discovery's sojourn in the Mirror Universe in season one of that show.
    DIS 5×05 Mirrors
    Moll
    L’ak
    ISS Enterprise
    Carmen Cho
    Vellek
    Joann Owosekun
    Keyla Detmer
    Gen Rhys
    Breen
    Cleveland Booker (namesake)
    Curzon Dax

    The Original Series
    TOS 2×10 Mirror, Mirror
    See also Subspace Radio #4: Remembering Nichelle Nichols

    Deep Space Nine
    DS9 2×23 Crossover
    Jennifer Sisko (mirror)
    Kira Nerys (mirror)
    DS9 3×19 Through the Looking Glass
    DS9 4×20 Shattered Mirror
    Worf (mirror)
    DS9 6×08 Resurrection
    Bareil Antos (mirror)
    DS9 7×12 The Emperor’s New Cloak
    Brunt (mirror)

    Enterprise
    ENT 4×18-19 In a Mirror, Darkly & In a Mirror, Darkly, Part II
    TOS 3×09 The Tholian Web
    USS Defiant (NCC-1764)
    Gorn
     
    Discovery
    DIS 1×10 Despite Yourself
    DIS 1×11 The Wolf Inside
    DIS 1×12 Vaulting Ambition
    DIS 1x13 What’s Past Is Prologue
    Gabriel Lorca (mirror)
     

    (00:00) - Episode 54: The Mirror Universe (DIS 5×05 Mirrors)
    (01:37) - DIS 5×05 Mirrors
    (24:07) - TOS 2×10 Mirror, Mirror
    (29:01) - DS9 2×23 Crossover
    (36:02) - DS9 3×19 Through the Looking Glass
    (37:37) - DS9 4×20 Shattered Mirror
    (38:34) - DS9 6×08 Resurrection
    (39:19) - DS9 7×12 The Emperor's New Cloak
    (42:25) - ENT 4×18-19 In a Mirror, Darkly
    (53:01) - Discovery Season One
    (56:09) - Wrap Up
    Music: Distänt Mind, Brigitte Handley

    • 57 min
    Episode 53: Trapped in time (DIS 5×04 Face the Strange)

    Episode 53: Trapped in time (DIS 5×04 Face the Strange)

    Kev and Rob are unfazed by the time-travel shenanigans this week in "Face the Strange", accustomed as they are to weaving their way through the history of the Star Trek Universe. Inspired to revisit other times our characters became stuck revisiting other times, they discuss "Time Squared" (TNG), "The Visitor" (DS9), "Timescape" (TNG), and "Shattered" (VOY).
    DIS 5×04 Face the Strange
    Airiam
    TNG 3×15 Yesterday’s Enterprise
    Nilsson
    DIS 1×07 Magic to Make the Sanest Man Go Mad
    ST 1×02 Calypso
    Firefly 1×08 Out of Gas

    Trapped in time
    Brannon Braga
    TOS 3×13 Wink of an Eye
    TOS 3×23 All Our Yesterdays

    TNG 2×13 Time Squared
    TNG 5×18 Cause and Effect (see also Subspace Radio #0)

    DS9 4×03 The Visitor
    VOY 5×06 Timeless

    TNG 6×25 Timescape

    VOY 7×11 Shattered
    Icheb
    PIC 1×05 Stardust City Rag


    (00:00) - Episode 53: Trapped in time (DIS 5×04 Face the Strange)
    (00:57) - DIS 5×04 Face the Strange
    (13:29) - Trapped in time
    (21:56) - DS9 4×03 The Visitor
    (28:59) - TNG 6×25 Timescape
    (34:48) - VOY 7×11 Shattered
    Music: Distänt Mind, Brigitte Handley

    • 46 min
    Episode 52: Joined Trill (DIS 5×03 Jinaal)

    Episode 52: Joined Trill (DIS 5×03 Jinaal)

    After defeating the cloak-bees of the dimly-lit rock quarries of Trill, Rob and Kev take a stroll down the lane (or a swim up the milky river?) of Trill history, discussing all of the joined Trill that they have encountered in their travels. They discuss "Facets" (DS9), "Rejoined" (DS9) and "The Host" (TNG).
    DIS 5×03 Jinaal
    DIS 3×04 Forget Me Not
    Zhian'tara ritual
    DS9 3×25 Facets
    DIS 4×03 Choose to Live
    Gray Tal
    TAS 1×02 Yesteryear
    Matt’s So-Cast Pod: A podcast about My So-Called Life

    DS9 3×25 Facets
    DS9 4x10 Our Man Bashir
    DS9 7x15 Badda-Bing, Badda-Bang
    DS9 6x13 Far Beyond the Stars – see also Subspace Radio #0 Mixing it Up
    Lela Dax
    Tobin Dax
    Emony Dax
    Leonard McCoy
    Audrid Dax
    Torias Dax
    Lenara Kahn
    Joran Dax
    DS9 7×13 Field of Fire
    DS9 3×04 Equilibrium
    Curzon Dax
    DS9 2×17 Playing God
    Jadzia Dax
    Ezri Dax

    DS9 4×06 Rejoined
    Lenara Kahn
    Nilani Kahn

    TNG 4×23 The Host
    See also Subspace Radio #33 Canon retcons

    Verad
    DS9 2×04 Invasive Procedures
    Tuvix
    Yedrin Dax
    DS9 5×22 Children of Time

    (00:00) - Episode 52: Joined Trill (DIS 5×03 Jinaal)
    (00:16) - DIS 5×03 Jinaal
    (27:09) - Joined Trill
    (29:44) - DS9 3×25 Facets
    (40:19) - DS9 4×06 Rejoined
    (46:27) - TNG 4×23 The Host
    (52:04) - Outro
    Music: Distänt Mind, Brigitte Handley

    • 54 min
    Episode 51: Starships bumping into planets (DIS 5×01 Red Directive, DIS 5×02 Under the Twin Moons)

    Episode 51: Starships bumping into planets (DIS 5×01 Red Directive, DIS 5×02 Under the Twin Moons)

    Kev & Rob are back to finally, unbelievably, talk about Star Trek: Discovery for the very first time! The events of "Red Directive" (DIS) see them reflecting on other times starships have "nosed down" into the unforgiving soil of a world, alien or otherwise. They discuss "Star Trek Into Darkness", "Timeless" (VOY), and "Star Trek Generations".
    DIS 5×01 Red Directive
    TNG 6×20 The Chase – see also Subspace Radio #37 Activating alien artifacts
    TOS 3×03 The Paradise Syndrome – see also Subspace Radio #37 Activating alien artifacts
    Vellek
    Female Changeling

    DIS 5×02 Under the Twin Moons

    Star Trek Into Darkness
    USS Vengeance
    John Harrison (John Harriman was captain of the USS Enterprise B)

    VOY 5×06 Timeless

    Star Trek Generations
    Veridian III

    (00:00) - Episode 51: Starships bumping into planets (DIS 5×01 Red Directive, DIS 5×02 Under the Twin Moons)
    (01:54) - DIS 5×01 Red Directive
    (31:18) - DIS 5×02 Under the Twin Moons
    (51:48) - Crashing starships
    (52:04) - Star Trek Into Darkness – USS Vengeance crashes into San Francisco
    (58:14) - VOY 5×06 Timeless – USS Voyager crashes on a Class L planet
    (01:04:27) - Star Trek Generations – USS Enterprise D crashes into Veridian III
    (01:09:37) - Outro
    Music: Distänt Mind, Brigitte Handley

    • 1 hr 12 min
    Episode 50: Star Trek V commentary

    Episode 50: Star Trek V commentary

    To celebrate our fiftieth episode, we break from our usual format to record an audio commentary for Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, arguably the least successful Star Trek film, but not without its charms (and an especially charming Vulcan!).
    We'll return with more Subspace Radio when new Trek returns to our screens in April for Star Trek: Discovery's final season. Until then, see you 'round the galaxy!

    (00:00) - Episode 50: Star Trek V commentary
    (02:25) - Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
    (01:56:48) - Outro
    Music: Distänt Mind, Brigitte Handley

    • 1 hr 58 min

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