Deep Space Love Joe & Nicole Praska

Married Trekkie couple, Nicole and Joe, are joined by journalist, content creator, and fellow Trekkie, Swapna Krishna, to chat about the multi-season love story arc between Tom Paris and B'Elanna Torres in Star Trek: Voyager!

Be sure to check out Swapna's Youtube channel, Ad Astra, her book, Contemplating the Cosmos, and her podcast, Desi Geek Girls. For more of Swapna's thoughts on the Tom/B'Elanna relationship, listen to her guest spot on the All the Asians in Star Trek podcast!

Reference: Say a Hail Mulder for Me (Tumblr)

***Special shout out to ⁠⁠⁠Steve Combs⁠⁠⁠ for the music featured and remixed throughout this episode.

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Married Trekkie couple, Nicole and Joe, are joined by multi-talented artist, actor and Trek-fan, Matt Jennings, to chat about the Deep Space Nine rom-com episode, "His Way," (season 6 episode 20) and the relationship between Major Kira and Constable Odo!

Be sure to check out Matt's fantastic web-series, 1701: A Blerd Story (currently streaming on Youtube), which takes a look at the life of a gay, black nerd who turns to his love of Star Trek to cope with life, and follow the show on Instagram for updates!

***Special shout out to ⁠⁠Steve Combs⁠⁠ for the music featured and remixed throughout this episode.

Be sure to subscribe to this podcast and follow us over on Instagram ⁠@⁠DSLovePod⁠⁠!

Married Trekkie couple, Nicole & Joe, are joined by comedian, producer, rapper, writer, co-host of ⁠Frankenstein's Podcast⁠, and longtime friend, Kalid Hussein (aka ⁠Nappy Gilmore⁠), for a discussion on Star Trek's funny side!

While there are multiple honorable mentions along the way, we specifically discuss the TNG episode, "Qpid" (S4E20), the DS9 episode, "Take Me Out to the Holosuite" (S7E4), the VOY episode, "Bride of Chaotica!" (S5E12), the Short Treks episode, "The Trouble with Edward," and the recent 'Very Short Treks' that can be found on the Star Trek Youtube channel.

***Special shout out to ⁠Steve Combs⁠ for the music featured and remixed throughout this episode.

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Trekkie couple, Nicole & Joe, dig into the fleeting yet impactful relationship between Worf and K'Ehleyr over the course of two TNG episodes: "The Emissary" (season 2, episode 20), and "Reunion" (season 4, episode 7).

Plus, after our discussion, we get the opportunity to talk to K'Ehleyr herself & regular Trek guest star, Suzie Plakson! We chat about her time on Star Trek as well as her recent audiobook release, "The Poor, Dead K'Ehleyr Show." The interview begins at about 51 minutes into the episode.

Be sure to follow Suzie on Instagram, check out her website, and definitely buy the audiobook - you can find here!

***Special shout out to ⁠⁠Steve Combs⁠⁠ for the music featured and remixed throughout this episode.

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Taking a tangental step from Star Trek for this episode, Nicole and Joe welcome Justin Leach⁠ on the show for a discussion about science fiction animation! We chat about about the Star Wars universe and Justin's work The Clone Wars back in 2009 and his role as a co-executive producer for the animated anthology series, Star Wars: Visions.

His animation studio, Qubic Pictures, recently produced the Netflix animated series, Eden.

***Special shout out to ⁠⁠Steve Combs⁠⁠ for the music featured and remixed throughout this episode.

Be sure to subscribe to this podcast and follow us over on Twitter @⁠⁠DSLovePod⁠⁠!

Married Trekkie couple, Nicole & Joe, are joined by long-time friend of the podcast and fellow Trekkie, Ryan Mintz! Together, the crew dig into the relationship between General Martok and Lady Sirella as depicted in DS9. Along the way we explore all manner of Klingon mating and marriage traditions as well as the history of bachelor parties.

***Special shout out to ⁠Steve Combs⁠ for the music featured and remixed throughout this episode.

Be sure to subscribe to this podcast and follow us over on Twitter @⁠DSLovePod⁠!

References:

Sandra Gimpel's website & link to her memoir, 'Stuntlady'

Scientists Put Tardigrade DNA Into Human Stem Cells. They May Create Super Soldiers. - Popular Mechanics

Worf's Kal'Hyah Klingon Robe for sale!

Deep Space Love's Romance Rating Scale (from toxic to red hot):


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