This week, Alice and Skyler discuss Skyler living in Kafka's "The Metamorphosis," looking up the story's famous first line which, luckily, can be found online thanks to the University of Pennsylvania, Alice's upcoming protest plans, the great vibes that prestige TV's creating right now, and much, much more. Behind the paywall, they get into DS9 season four, episode four, "Hippocratic Oath," which... neither of them really liked. Topics include O'Brien's space racism, Odo butting heads with Worf re: actually stopping crime, Bashir being annoyingly resistant to... doing his job, the pros and cons of helping the Jem'Hadar, Ringo joining Star Fleet, and? More. Listen!! Listen to full episodes over on the Treks and the City Patreon, here: https://www.patreon.com/treksandthecity Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Alice and Skyler are detouring from DS9 with a BLOCKBUSTER of an episode, free for all to enjoy. That's right, they're taking a trip to the Barlcay Center—the REGINALD Barclay Center, The Next Generation's punching-bag engineer character, and they're joined once again by the great Danny Solomon to do so. Together, they discuss the TNG crew's weird disdain for a guy who's just trying to fit in, O'Brien coming from a long line of transporter engineers, the ethics of interrupting someone's Holodeck session, the transporter creating a Fly situation, the horror of receiving an Edible Arrangement from Picard, and much, much more. Listen!! Get more full episodes over on the Treks and the City Patreon, here: https://www.patreon.com/treksandthecity See Danny at LA Pizza Fest, tickets here: https://www.lalive.com/pizza-city-fest-la Reply All "INVCEL" episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/120-invcel/id941907967?i=1000411090966 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Alice and Skyler shout out their first "Fashion Intruder"-level Patreon subscriber WITH reverb before diving into Redditors' posting histories, not cutting something in post, getting hair done, interesting hair developments across the DS9 cast this season thus far, the size of red, molecule-wise, what the hell's going on with Skyler's apartment hunt since last week (which was recorded only moments before this week's episode), and more. Behind the paywall, they get into DS9 season four, episode three, "The Visitor," which... absolutely rocks. Topics include the great, recently departed Tony Todd, finding where your heroes live and paying them an uninvited visit, Sisko's latest sing-song-y line delivery, some parallels between the arming of the station and The Expanse (around 45 minutes in, be warned, should you want to know nothing about... those parallels), the wonders of Interstellar, and? More. Listen!! Listen to full episodes over on the Treks and the City Patreon, here: https://www.patreon.com/treksandthecity Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Alice and Skyler discuss being boring, Alice's parents enjoying Canadian sushi, Zac Efron's Comtek etiquette, Skyler's slow-going moving process, and more. Behind the paywall, they pick up where they left off last week and discuss the actual meat of the two-part DS9 season four premiere, "The Way of the Warrior," again with Alice's Resident Alien co-star, the great Sara Tomko. Together, they all go deep on just what it is about war that those Klingons love so much, where the episode was refreshingly progressive for its time, where it wasn't, Klingon spa days, Sisko's sing-song-y ways, whether or not he deserved his big kiss this episode, Worf going bro-mode for information, and more. Listen to the whole thing!! Listen to full episodes over on the Treks and the City Patreon, here: https://www.patreon.com/treksandthecity Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Alice and Skyler are joined by the great Sara Tomko, Alice's dear friend and Resident Alien co-star. Together, they... don't really get into the (pretty great) DS9 season four premiere, "The Way of the Warrior," because, much like the premiere... this one's a two-parter. Before the paywall, they talk the color of creeps' money, sound effects websites, marketing ideas for La Croix, Alice's crow trap, and much, much more. Behind the paywall, they... also don't get that far into the feature-length premiere, but they do get into Odo's whole deal, which alien species they'd all most like to play, Worf's developing love life, ASMR, the degree to which The Dominion's big goo pool is not not like the Olympic Village, if the worm in a bottle of tequila's a prize, and, yet again, much, much more. Listen to the full thing! On Patreon!! Here!!! https://www.patreon.com/treksandthecity Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Alice and Skyler discuss Victorian breathing, the work of Jane Austen, whether or not "WAP" will be a future generation's Pride and Prejudice, the brainrot of novels, and more. Behind the paywall, they go long on the DS9 season three finale, episode 26, "The Adversary," which includes a bunch of homages to The Thing, a bunch of homages to The Blue Man Group, and at least one changeling absolutely going off. Other topics include the demise of Skype, Giamatti's upcoming Treks role, what... Odo's... job... is..., Sisko's promotion, and the show's biggest listener demo, the current members of the US Navy. Also, please do not get upset with us, Canada didn't have the dongles we expected them to and Alice's track is a little wonky-sounding as a result, BUT IT'S STILL PRETTY GOOD. Listen to full episodes over on the Treks and the City Patreon, here: https://www.patreon.com/treksandthecity Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Alice and Skyler are joined by the great Danny Solomon and Natalie Anis, Alice's dear friends and a couple very much in love. Together, they all discuss who's actually into Star Trek, where Alice and Skyler usually find their guests, missing Alice's proposal, having a big wedding, Twin Peaks, and much, much more. Behind the paywall, they dive into DS9 S3E25, "Facets," a Dax-centric episode that Alice, in particular, found to be garbage. Other topics include the grossness of Ferengis, how cool it is to hear that root beer survived into the distant future, how this episode is like Adaptation, Sisko's turn as Hannibal Lecter, Odo being grody-o, and much, much more. Listen to the full thing!! On Patreon!! Listen to full episodes over on the Treks and the City Patreon, here: https://www.patreon.com/treksandthecity Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Alice and Skyler discuss "shoe blindness," a real condition, the difficulties of describing audio out loud, a great Pro Tools Substack that Skyler can't remember the name of, Infinity Nikki, where Veronica is, and so. much. more. Behind the paywall, they dive into DS9's S3E24, "Shakaar," which heavily features darts, explanations of the general concept of "the zone," Kai Winn trying and failing to pull some Bajoran rebel strings, hired goons, and farm equipment. Listen to the full thing!! Listen to full episodes over on the Treks and the City Patreon, here: https://www.patreon.com/treksandthecity Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Alice and Skyler are joined once again by the great Paul F. Tompkins to talk about the sheer volume of backdrops available in Zoom now, Dr. Who-vertigo, JOANN's, the clock Treks and the City is now relying heavily on to provide order, who knows the lyrics to "More Than a Woman" best, and more. Behind the paywall, they dive into DS9 S3E23, "Family Business," a Ferengi-forward episode that is frequently gross. It does have Andrea Martin, however, who rocks in it. Other topics include Sisko's love of baseball, what kind of alien everybody would like to see Eugene Levy play, Jake's weird need to get his dad back on the dating scene, small doors, teeth sharpeners, and much, much more. Listen to the full thing!! On Patreon!! Check out Paul's live St. Patrick's Day Varietopia at the Lodge Room in Highland Park on March 16th and on the road in the weeks after on his website: https://paulftompkins.com/live Listen to full episodes over on the Treks and the City Patreon, here: https://www.patreon.com/treksandthecity Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Alice and Skyler debut the NEW episode format, so don't be alarmed over things sounding a bit different. Teasers will now be a bit shorter, they'll be a bit more cold-open-y, they'll be... Really good. You'll see. Together, they talk about Garrett's trip to Canada, bindles, and what they're reading. Behind the paywall, they talk audio-book narrators, getting the Pulitzer house in order, rich guy stuff, and get into the DS9 episode "Explorers," in which Sisko develops a new hobby and Bashir gets all worked up over nothing. Listen to the full thing!! On Patreon!! If you're able, please donate to the LA Fire Department's Wildfire Emergency Fund, The California Community Foundation Wildfire Recovery Fund, or the LA Regional Food Bank, links below. LAFD Wildfire Emergency Fund Donation Link: https://supportlafd.kindful.com/?campaign=1040812 California Community Foundation Wildfire Recovery Fund Donation Link: https://www.calfund.org/funds/wildfire-recovery-fund/ LA Regional Food Bank Donation Link: https://secure.lafoodbank.org/site/Donation2?df_id=3381&mfc_pref=T&3381.donation=form1 Listen to full episodes over on the Treks and the City Patreon, here: https://www.patreon.com/treksandthecity Find more Alice here: https://www.patreon.com/alicewetterlund And more Vero here: https://www.patreon.com/cherryland Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Alice, Vero, and Skyler talk about Alice's nine-year-sobriety anniversary, how long this week has been and which sauce it is, the latest from Steven Soderbergh, how everyone's taking the current awful news, spoilers for twenty+ year-old movie The Others, microphone choices, and, frankly? Other things. Behind the paywall, they go deep on the excellent DS9 episode "The Die is Cast," the genuinely fantastic ending to the genuinely boring and dry setup that was the previous episode. Listen!! If you're able, please donate to the LA Fire Department's Wildfire Emergency Fund, The California Community Foundation Wildfire Recovery Fund, or the LA Regional Food Bank, links below. LAFD Wildfire Emergency Fund Donation Link: https://supportlafd.kindful.com/?campaign=1040812 California Community Foundation Wildfire Recovery Fund Donation Link: https://www.calfund.org/funds/wildfire-recovery-fund/ LA Regional Food Bank Donation Link: https://secure.lafoodbank.org/site/Donation2?df_id=3381&mfc_pref=T&3381.donation=form1 Listen to full episodes over on the Treks and the City Patreon, here: https://www.patreon.com/treksandthecity Find more Alice here: https://www.patreon.com/alicewetterlund And more Vero here: https://www.patreon.com/cherryland Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Alice, Vero, and Skyler talk the LA wildfires, rolling into the UK entertainment industry like it's Deadwood, the loss of David Lynch, Garrett's fatherly love for the cats growing day by day, swapping smoking for the joys of interval training, and much, much more! Listen to the whole thing on Patreon!! And please, if you're able, donate to the LA Fire Department's Wildfire Emergency Fund, The California Community Foundation Wildfire Recovery Fund, or the LA Regional Food Bank, links below!!! LAFD Wildfire Emergency Fund Donation Link: https://supportlafd.kindful.com/?campaign=1040812 California Community Foundation Wildfire Recovery Fund Donation Link: https://www.calfund.org/funds/wildfire-recovery-fund/ LA Regional Food Bank Donation Link: https://secure.lafoodbank.org/site/Donation2?df_id=3381&mfc_pref=T&3381.donation=form1 Listen to full episodes over on the Treks and the City Patreon, here: https://www.patreon.com/treksandthecity Find more Alice here: https://www.patreon.com/alicewetterlund And more Vero here: https://www.patreon.com/cherryland Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Alice and Skyler dive deep into the kinds of jobs that are all about slapping a deck together, when in the recording timeline they last discussed Luigi Mangione, the sheer volume of preamble they can squeeze into a single teaser, just how much so this teaser sets you up for some Treks discussion, and more. Behind the paywall, they discuss this so-so Mirror Universe episode, what's going on with the halfhearted streaming release of the first new Treks movie in almost a decade, Sisko's horniness, and voles. So, so much Cardassian vole talk. Listen to the whole thing on Patreon! If you're able, please donate to the LA Fire Department's Wildfire Emergency Fund, The California Community Foundation Wildfire Recovery Fund, or the LA Regional Food Bank, links below. LAFD Wildfire Emergency Fund Donation Link: https://supportlafd.kindful.com/?campaign=1040812 California Community Foundation Wildfire Recovery Fund Donation Link: https://www.calfund.org/funds/wildfire-recovery-fund/ LA Regional Food Bank Donation Link: https://secure.lafoodbank.org/site/Donation2?df_id=3381&mfc_pref=T&3381.donation=form1 Listen to full episodes over on the Treks and the City Patreon, here: https://www.patreon.com/treksandthecity Find more Alice here: https://www.patreon.com/alicewetterlund And more Vero here: https://www.patreon.com/cherryland Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, comedian and writer Ben Rodgers returns (Star Trek: Lower Decks) to fill in for Vero and cover so, so much Paul Schrader, sample boxes, the hell that is Vancouver, the horror of Alice's Canadian recording setup, small handwriting, and more. Behind the paywall, Ben and Skyler find out whether or not Alice watched the episode, what Bashir's going to look like when he ages, and they dive deep on drug-seeking aliens. Listen to full episodes over on the Treks and the City Patreon, here: https://www.patreon.com/treksandthecity Find more Alice here: https://www.patreon.com/alicewetterlund And more Vero here: https://www.patreon.com/cherryland Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alice and Skyler are here to discuss presidents on mushrooms, the joys of cable management, just how risky the latest bargain airline flight may or may not be, a show Skyler is not involved in but loves and talks about all the time, Vero and Vero's boyfriend's dad's dining seating preferences, and, truly, more than that. Behind the paywall, O'Brien becomes unstuck in time and Bashir's p casual about it, the Romulans cannot chill, and, effectively, DS9 gets a new O'Brien, who's still not the same as the old O'Brien, but, whatever. It's complicated. Listen!! Listen to full episodes over on the Treks and the City Patreon, here: https://www.patreon.com/treksandthecity Find more Alice here: https://www.patreon.com/alicewetterlund And more Vero here: https://www.patreon.com/cherryland Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Whatever happened to Alice's first crush? Would living in the one-building-town in Alaska be great, or a nightmare? Should Treks just switch to covering that one-building-town going forward? And have enough people seen Steven Soderbergh's techno-thriller Kimi? Behind the paywall, a Ferengi shows the capacity to be kind and generous, but wouldn't it be funny if that was in fact not real? And the Caringtons: are they all they're cracked up to be? Sign up on Patreon to find out!! Listen to full episodes over on the Treks and the City Patreon, here: https://www.patreon.com/treksandthecity Find more Alice here: https://www.patreon.com/alicewetterlund And More Vero here: https://www.patreon.com/cherryland Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Well, here it is: the first new episode we recorded after the awful thing happened (Ezra Klein played a Joe Rogan clip on his podcast). Also, everything is falling apart, and Alice and Skyler are trying to sort it out. Behind the paywall, O'Brien wrestles with Cardassian scientists who hate him, the power of vague prophecies, and Odo's love of The Purge. Listen to the whole thing on Patreon!! Listen to full episodes over on the Treks and the City Patreon, here: https://www.patreon.com/treksandthecity Find more Alice here: https://www.patreon.com/alicewetterlund And More Vero here: https://www.patreon.com/cherryland Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Where is Alice? Behind the paywall, that's where, where, also, Kira... is not what she seems (she's stuck in a big 'ole rock). Vero and Skyler catch up on all of Vero's plans for her show at The Elysian. What's with all the paperwork to get married, what's the officiant service of choice these days, and is Vero ordained or not?? Listen to full episodes over on the Treks and the City Patreon, here: https://www.patreon.com/treksandthecity Find more Alice here: https://www.patreon.com/alicewetterlund And More Vero here: https://www.patreon.com/cherryland Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Max out your credit card to make the bank proud, will Vero and Skyler disappoint Alice by being indifferent to the episode up next? Listen to that episode to find out (it's probable)! Why are so many LA open houses ending in police situations? Also, please, pleeease, go out there and sign up to be a detective for us. Please. Solve some problems. Behind the paywall, we discuss how many organs you can replace in Vedek Bareil and still have yourself a Vedek Bareil, Ferengi dating culture, and more!! Listen on Patreon!!! Listen to full episodes over on the Treks and the City Patreon, here: https://www.patreon.com/treksandthecity Find more Alice here: https://www.patreon.com/alicewetterlund And More Vero here: https://www.patreon.com/cherryland Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Before the paywall, we talk exclusive ring services for Dutch gutter punks, whether or not there's tea (there isn't), the best way to deal with a grilling from KTLA, making lifelong friends at 33 Taps, the nightmare of working in entertainment in this day and age, and beyond. Behind the paywall, we conclude the excellent two-parter Past Tense, with Sisko narrowly pulling off revolution by improvising his way through it. Listen to full episodes over on the Treks and the City Patreon, here: https://www.patreon.com/treksandthecity Find more Alice here: https://www.patreon.com/alicewetterlund And More Vero here: https://www.patreon.com/cherryland Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices