Treks and the City

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From the duo who didn't mean to make you mad but somehow did, GUY ON THE INTERNET, it's Treks and the City, this time covering Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, three weeks on, one week off, at a time! To hear full episodes early and without ads, visit the Treks and the City Patreon, here: https://www.patreon.com/treksandthecity

2h ago

DS9 S5E25 – "In the Cards"

This week, Alice and Skyler are back to discuss DS9 season five, episode twenty five, "In the Cards." Topics include heavy spoilers for The Social Reckoning, Alice's recent trip to Portland, whether or not a bagel and cream cheese is appropriate "Sandwich Corner" material, where The Post bests Sorkin, Deep Space Nine's ear obsession, having to explain the life and legacy of Lewis Carol to someone you never expected to have to explain it to, the jiggly nature of milk bread, space longevity kooks, and much, much more! Listen!! To hear episodes early and without ads, check out: https://www.patreon.com/treksandthecity Follow the show on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/treksandthecity/ Links to some other fun things mentioned in the episode: A Trailer For The Social Reckoning: https://youtu.be/MfHEZw7Xw_c The Sketch Skyler Learned The Term "Read" From: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1xA7B4SY6A A Trailer For The Post: https://youtu.be/nrXlY6gzTTM The Katsu Sandwich Spot Alice Went To In Portland: https://tanakakatsusando.com/ The Scary Blood Swapping Longevity Guy: https://fortune.com/2023/05/23/bryan-johnson-tech-ceo-spends-2-million-year-young-swapping-blood-17-year-old-son-talmage-70-father/ Vero's Vorta-Like Headwear: https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52544c51e4b0183a5e0e8b00/1706389858594-F77I45GD5BJVQ1ESLS2R/DSC00682.jpg?format=2500w The Dead Authors Podcast: https://thedeadauthorspodcast.libsyn.com/ Episode Memory Alpha: https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/In_the_Cards_(episode) Produced by Skyler Hanrath See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Oct 26

DS9 S5E24 – "Empok Nor" w/ Paul F. Tompkins

This week, Alice and Skyler are yet again joined by the wonderful Paul F. Tompkins (Varietopia, Comedy Bang! Bang!) to discuss DS9 season five, episode twenty four, "Empok Nor." Topics include Paul's crossover with Bryan Fuller, Skyler's new laptop giving him squeaky voice syndrome, the episode being spooky, the right kind of merch for people in recovery, space xenophobia, Paul's upcoming new hour, being ready for a split level, and much, much more! Listen!! To hear episodes early and without ads, check out: https://www.patreon.com/treksandthecity Follow the show on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/treksandthecity/ Links to some other fun things mentioned in the episode: Paul's Site For Future Show Tickets: https://paulftompkins.com/ Craig Gleason, The Cool Monster Artist: https://www.instagram.com/the.moon.ghoul/ The Clink Room, A Source For Spooky Hats: https://theclinkroom.com/ State of Play: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_of_Play_(TV_series) You Can Count On Me: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Can_Count_on_Me Riot Women: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riot_Women Colin from Accounts: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colin_from_Accounts Episode Memory Alpha: https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Empok_Nor_(episode) Produced by Skyler Hanrath See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Oct 12

DS9 S5E23 – "Blaze of Glory"

This week, Alice and Skyler are back to discuss DS9 season five, episode twenty three, "Blaze of Glory." Topics include getting immediately off topic, Skyler's little daily sandwich ritual with his dog, Bodie, re-wrapping up storylines that already felt quite wrapped up, cool little practical space jails, loving you baby, which Tana French specifics are the most immediately recognizable, doing Morn dirty, Eddington dying in just such an excitingly referential way, rocking fan edits, and much, much more! Listen!! To hear episodes early and without ads, check out: https://www.patreon.com/treksandthecity Follow the show on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/treksandthecity/ Links to some other fun things mentioned in the episode: The "You Betrayed Your Uniform" Banger: https://www.instagram.com/p/DcoUpCyRF3b/ Tana French's The Hunter: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hunter_(Tana_French_novel) Daniel Kraus's Angel Down: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angel_Down_(novel) Episode Memory Alpha: https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Blaze_of_Glory_(episode) Produced by Skyler Hanrath See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Oct 5

DS9 S5E22 – "Children of Time"

This week, Alice and Skyler are back to discuss DS9 season five, episode twenty two, "Children of Time." Topics include sandwich places upholding strict gender ideologies, the issues with Subway not giving fans of its tuna enough of its tuna in 2026, the degree to which all things are both caused by and solved by therapy, getting a little time travel paradox in your trolley problem, Odo becoming less smooth over the course of 200 years, what should and shouldn't qualify as an actual "warrior's death," Reddit facts, and much, much more! Listen!! To hear episodes early and without ads, check out: https://www.patreon.com/treksandthecity Follow the show on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/treksandthecity/ Links to some other fun things mentioned in the episode: Some Background On WWOOFing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WWOOF The AskScience Thread Cited Throughout The Episode: https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/hew0x/how_many_people_would_be_needed_to_restart_the/ The "They Don't Know" Friends Bit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFlzE6tg0S8 Chicken Salad Chick: https://www.chickensaladchick.com/ Episode Memory Alpha: https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Children_of_Time_(episode) Produced by Skyler Hanrath See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Sep 28

Conventions Recap Special w/ Zila Treks

This week, Alice and Skyler are back, and they're once again joined by Zila Treks (@ZilaTreks) to discuss all the recent happenings at the cons she and Alice attended. Topics include good sandwiches, couples getting married at conventions, big stars ordering big donuts, low level crytpids, cool shirts, whether or not Alice hugged a lama, how much it might run a person to Uber cross country, and much, much more! Listen!! Buy Zila's Shirts Here: https://linktr.ee/zilatreks?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio To hear episodes early and without ads, check out: https://www.patreon.com/treksandthecity Follow the show on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/treksandthecity/ Links to some other fun things mentioned in the episode: Tawny Newsome's Great Talking Heads Podcast Appearance: https://www.earwolf.com/episode/remain-in-light-w-tawny-newsome/ Blue Star Donuts: https://bluestardonuts.com/ The Cryptid Wiki: https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Cryptid_Wiki Produced by Skyler Hanrath See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Sep 14

DS9 S5E21 – "Soldiers of the Empire"

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!! To hear episodes early and without ads, check out: https://www.patreon.com/treksandthecity Follow the show on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/treksandthecity/ 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) Produced by Skyler Hanrath See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Sep 7

DS9 S5E20 – "Ferengi Love Songs"

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!! To hear episodes early and without ads, check out: https://www.patreon.com/treksandthecity Follow the show on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/treksandthecity/ 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) Produced by Skyler Hanrath See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Aug 31

SNW S4E05 – "Level-Five Transporter Accident"

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!! To hear episodes early and without ads, check out: https://www.patreon.com/treksandthecity Follow the show on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/treksandthecity/ 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) Produced by Skyler Hanrath See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Alice Wetterlund

Host
Veronica Osorio

Host

4.6

out of 5

473 Ratings

Mocking the audience?

Aug 31

TheMannyMiami

It’s ok for people who enjoy more grounded sci-fi to not be fans of puppet episodes. You don’t have to agree with them but maybe don’t mock them or call them all white supremacists?! Da fuq???
Listen for the bits

Jul 13

WantSomeGoodIndie

2026 Update The format has changed somewhat, and I still love it! Alice feels like a sister to me, and I appreciate that so much time is spent on non-trek topics with Skyler because it would be weird to ignore current events and only talk about a 40-plus year old show; and, it gives us listeners a chance to really get to know and love these hosts. Alice, if you ever read this, please forgive me for saying on Twitter years ago that you should have a spotter for your lifts. I didn’t know what I was talking about.
It's a Goodun

07/14/2025

whataboregrr

They're funny and insightful. What more could you ask for?
No

06/17/2025

jp75556

Oh boy, thank God more liberal lunatics reviewing Star Trek. How about keep politics out of it you morons

From the duo who didn't mean to make you mad but somehow did, GUY ON THE INTERNET, it's Treks and the City, this time covering Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, three weeks on, one week off, at a time! To hear full episodes early and without ads, visit the Treks and the City Patreon, here: https://www.patreon.com/treksandthecity