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Aug 3, 2026 1 hr 9 min

DS9 S5E17 – "A Simple Investigation"

from Treks and the City

This week, Alice and Skyler are back to discuss DS9 season five, episode seventeen, "A Simple Investigation." Topics include the dulcet sounds of Ireland, Sisko's extremely normal reaction to Odo sleeping with someone, why Bashir's plot this episode is legally NOT a James Bond riff, the career of Paul Feig, why watching Shutter Island half-asleep is the best way to watch Shutter Island, just how much fun a bass player can actually have, 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: They Will Kill You: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/They_Will_Kill_You Lisa O'Neill's Tiny Desk Concert: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hMxG92KTGE Episode Memory Alpha: https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/A_Simple_Investigation_(episode) Produced by Skyler Hanrath

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