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Hailing Frequencies Open
by Keri Nixon, David Mirgon and Melanie Slayton
Join us, Keri, David, and Melanie in a trek through the stars, Where we will be taking a look back at the Star trek franchise starting with the original series and working our way up to Picard. We will also have special episodes dedicated to all of the Star Trek movies. We will be boldly going episode by episode shedding a nerdy light on all things in the trek universe. Get ready for some fun filled and at times deep discussions of what trek means to us then and now. Keep your Hailing Frequencies Open to a world of new discoveries. New Episodes Every Monday
Episodes
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Up the Long Ladder
This week we find the Enterprise in the middle of a dilemma. After receiving SOS's from two planets, one with a no technology and one with an advanced society, but both with problems that cannot seemingly be solved the crew must figure out how to best resolve this new dilemma. Through a series of...
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Samaritan Snare
This week we find the Enterprise missing two crew members. Captain Picard and acting Ensign Crusher make there way to Starbase 515, Wesley for his Starfleet Academy Entrance Exam and Captain Picard for a medical procedure that Dr Pulaski ensures him he's put off for too long. Wesley, not looking...
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Q Who?
This week we find the crew of the Enterprise happily galivanting through the Galaxy until the Captain is kidnap and held hostage by his own friend Q. Meanwhile, back on the Enterprise, no one knows Picard is gone and Geordi is trying to counsel an Ensign new to the crew. Once returned to the...
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Pen Pals
This week we find the crew of the Enterprise investigating planetary breakups in the Selcundi Drema Sector. After discussions with the Senior staff Riker assigns Wesley Crusher to lead this investigation. Meanwhile, Data is attempting to increase the frequency range of the ship's sensors, and in...
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The Icarus Factor
This week the crew of the Enterprise are making their way to Starbase Montgomery where they will pick up a Civilian Strategic Attaché, who will brief Commander Riker on his new assignment as Captain of the Aries. Upon arrival we learn that the Attaché is not someone Riker expects and is unhappy...
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Time Squared
This week the crew of the Enterprise find a shuttlecraft drifting through space, the only problem is this particular shuttle is sitting in the Enterprise's own shuttle bay. Upon bring the drifting shuttle aboard the mystery deepens when Captain Picard is discovered inside, but is it the real...
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Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
This week we once again meet up with our old friends from the Original Series in The Final Frontier. Everyone, except Scotty and Uhura, are wandering through Yosemite on a much earned vacation when a distress call comes in from Starfleet. Spock's brother has taken hostages and thinks he's found...
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The Royale
This week the crew of the Enterprise stumble across a mysterious involving a piece of space debris, an inhospitable planet and a structure on said planet. Riker, Data and Worf beam down to find that the structure is a Las Vegas Hotel and Casino filled with people all of whom seem to be trapped...
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Contagion
This week we find the Enterprise crew battling technical issues after meeting up with their sister ship that experienced, and subsequently was destroyed by, the same issues. The Enterprise, now stuck in the neutral zone, must contend with the technical issues, a Romulan warbird and the mystery of…
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The Dauphin
This week we find the Enterprise crew transporting a young woman and her companion to the planet she was born to rule. As the journey progresses young love takes hold between a certain acting ensign and the guest leaving Wesley full of questions but no real answers. In the meantime, there is...
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Measure of a Man
This week we find the Enterprise crew on the verge of losing one of their own. An episode that brings to the forefront the rights of one specific Lt Commander, challenges the law and tests friendships. Is Data the property of Starfleet? Will he be forced to leave the Enterprise? Should Picard…
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A Matter of Honor
This week we find the Enterprise crew participating in an officer exchange program, while one of their own goes off on a Klingon vessel they receive an officer who has no idea what he's gotten himself into. All seems to be going well for Commander Riker, but things quickly take a turn that forces...
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Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
This week we dive back into the films with The Voyage Home. The Earth finds itself threatened by a huge cylindrical probe which is set to destroy earth and everything around it. Only one ship and crew can figure out why the probe is there and how to fix it. The Ship, the Enterprise...the fix…
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Unnatural Selection
This week we find the Enterprise crew racing to the aid of a Federation supply ship, but arriving to find the entire crew dead. This leads the Enterprise into a mystery that brings them to the last place the supply ship stopped, a Genetic Research Station. Upon arrival its learned that the...
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The Schizoid Man
This week the Enterprise crew comes to the rescue of a reclusive scientist and his young assistant. The scientist reveals that he help Data's creator complete his android project and intrigues Data with his knowledge and general storytelling. He also, seeks to change Data for selfish reasons.…
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Loud As A Whisper
This week the crew of the Enterprise find themselves escorting a famous peace negotiator to his next talks. In the process Counselor Troi finds herself in a new romantic situation while the rest of the crew find the negotiator and his aides fascinating. Will this famous negotiator find a way to…
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The Outrageous Okona
This week the Enterprise crew come upon a cargo ship in need of repair, it's sole crew member turns out to be more than anyone expected. This guest brings trouble, romance and frustration (for Riker) with him, he also causes Data to try to learn how to be funny. Because of him the Enterprise…
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Elementary, Dear Data
This week we find the crew of the Enterprise waiting to rendezvous with another Federation ship that's 3 days out. While they wait Data and Geordi decide to have an adventure on the holodeck as Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, respectively. At first the adventure is short lived, but with a push…
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Where Silence Has Lease
This week the Enterprise crew finds themselves in a bit of a pickle on the way to the Morgana Quadrant. Stumbling upon a hold in space, they decide to explore it, getting themselves trapped in it with no way out. After trying everything they can think of to get out of this predicament and…
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The Child
This week we find the crew of the Enterprise on their way to provide emergency medical help in the Rachelis System, however they encounter a medical mystery of their own. In this season 2 premiere we are introduced to Dr Katherine Pulaski, who finds her first task as the Enterprise's Chief…
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Special Episode: Roe v. Wade
This week we couldn't just put out a review without expressing ourselves. We're all in the US and last week the Supreme Court of our country overturned Federal protections for abortions. We're sadden, frustrated and angry at the direction in which this country is going so we have taken the...
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TNG Season One RECAP
This week David, Keri and Melanie are discussing the best and worst episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation's First Season. This recap is full of fun, insight and rants. Which episodes did we hate? Which did we love? And are we continuing with TNG moving forward or are we going back to TOS?…
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The Neutral Zone
This week the Enterprise crew stumbles across an old earth relic and only to find some surprises inside. In the meantime, Captain Picard has been given orders to take the Enterprise to the Neutral Zone to study why several Federation outposts are no longer communicating with Command. On the way…
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Conspiracy
This week the Enterprise's crew find themselves in the midst of a unbelievable situation. Several Starfleet Captains fear something has infiltrated the upper ranks of Starfleet and is slowly but surely taking over. Despite his hesitation, Picard and crew set out for Earth to learn the truth and…
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We'll Always Have Paris
This week the Enterprise's crew find themselves experiencing a weird time phenomenon. Shortly after this unexplainable experience the is called to a nearby planet to rescue a scientist in the midst of a medical emergency and his wife, who happens to be Picard's first love. What follows is a…
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Skin of Evil
This week the crew of the Enterprise find themselves on a mission to save some of their own. Counselor Troi and Ensign Ben crash lands onto a desolate planet and upon beaming down the away team find their path to her blocked by a malevolent entity who wants to use them to escape that place. This...
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Symbiosis
This week the Enterprise crew stumbles upon a freighter suffering critical malfunctions and quickly steps in to save the day. Upon safely transporting the freighter's crew, cargo and passengers onboard, Captain Picard finds himself, and his crew, in the middle of a moral dilemma. The guests are...
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Arsenal of Freedom
This week we find the crew of the Enterprise on a rescue mission on the planet Minos. The USS Drake is missing near the planet, which was previously inhabited by renowned arms dealers. The mission goes sideways as the away team is attacked, Riker trapped and their rescuers, Picard and Dr Crusher,...
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Heart of Glory
This week the Enterprise finds itself in the middle of a Klingon scheme which not only puts the crew in danger, but also challenges Lt Worf's loyalty. After rescuing Klingons from a damaged ship on the verge of destruction, Captain Picard welcomes them onto the Enterprise and has Worf show them...
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Coming of Age
This week we find the Enterprise at Relva VII to drop off Wesley Crusher for his Starfleet Academy entrance exams and to welcome Admiral Gregory Quinn and his assistant on board. Over the next couple of days both the Enterprise crew and Wesley endure trials that test their intelligence, skills…
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Home Soil
This week we join the Enterprise crew as they check in on a team of scientists who are Terraforming a planet. Once the Enterprise arrives it becomes clear that things are not what they seem. but after an accident that leaves one of the Terraformers dead and Data attacked, the crew do their best…
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When the Bough Breaks
This week we join the Enterprise crew as they discover that some legends are based in truth. The Enterprise comes into contact with Aldea, a planet that only exists in legend and realizes that though they are as advanced as the stories say, they are also dying out. In an attempt to revitalize…
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11001001
This week the Enterprise is taken in for a tune up, while at Starbase Maintenance the crew engages in various activities of personal interests, including Commander Riker who finds himself the perfect woman on the holodeck. Soon Captain Picard joins him and he too becomes enamored with the…
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DataLore
This week we find the Enterprise crew on their way to a remote star system that just happens to be where Data's home world is located. While making a short pit stop on the abandoned planet where Data was found, the crew make a new discovery that is both exciting and intriguing for Data. Will this...
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The Big Goodbye
This week we find the Enterprise crew on their way to Torona IV to meet the Jarada, an insect-like race that follows very strict protocols. This trip is to re-establish contact with the Jarada after a disastrous first contact 20 years prior. Captain Picard, under immense stress while preparing…
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Hide and Q
Join Mel, David and Keri as we try and figure out, What Q wants. Is it to just tempt Riker or punish us with weird animal things? You will have to tune in and find out. This week on Hailing Frequencies Open.
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The Battle
This week we find the Enterprise crew waiting to meet with the Ferengi, who come bearing gifts. While they wait, Captain Picard begins to experience an unrelenting headache. As Picard's suffering grows delusions of a battle he experienced as Captain of a previous ship, The Stargazer, lead him to...
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Justice
This week we find the crew relaxing on a planet of half naked blondes who like to run. Everything is perfect, but things are never quite what they seem. As the Enterprise encounters a mystery in space, things on the planet go from joyful to dire causing a dilemma with little to no way out. Will...
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Lonely Among Us
This week we find certain members of the Enterprise crew overtaken by an alien entity, but ultimately that's secondary to the real story. As the Enterprise shuttles two delegations of warring factions to Parliament so they can attempt to settle their differences while seeking admission into the...
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Where No Man Has Gone Before
This week we are thrown to the distant edge of the Universe. We will meet a mysterious alien called the Traveler, get stranded in a snow cavern in space and be annoyed by a guy who thinks he's better than he really is. Will the crew of the Enterprise D make it back into their own galaxy? Will the...
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Haven
Join our team, Of Mel, Keri and David as we explore the story that is Haven. Will Counselor Troi Get married? Will we die of boredom before we get to the end? Join us on another great trip through the galaxy as we review Haven.
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Angel One
Join David as he lead Keri and Mel through the amazing, (I use that word loosely) episode of TNG Season 1 Angel One. Join us as we cover the good and the bad and the downright confusing tale of the Enterprise and her crew.
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The Last Outpost
Come follow along with us in the next episode of TNG, The Last Outpost. Enjoy this all new episode of Hailing Frequencies Open!
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Code Of Honor
Hailed as one of the worst TNG episodes ever. Open up a channel to our fresh take of this controversial episode. what more can be said and discovered about this episode? Join us to find out.
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The Naked Now
we are back with a brand new episode. Join us as we uncover the mystery behind a rapidly spreading virus that makes everyone on the enterprise appear to be drunk thus loosing all thier inhabitions.
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Encounter At Farpoint part 2
Thank you for your patience while we've been working hard on editing. Life as you can get in the way of making enough time for other things. We hope you enjoy the next episode of Hailing Frequencies Open.
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Encounter At Farpoint Part 1
We've decided to take a break from the original series to bring you the fun and adventure that is season one of Star Trek The Next Generation. Join us in uncovering the mystery that is Farpoint station. This is the first episode of the season it is a lengthy first episode so we will be breaking...
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RECAP Season 1 STOS
Join us for a speacil recap episode of season 1 of the original series. We will be going over our favorite episodes of season one and what we think are the worst episodes of season 1. As always hit us up on social media with your best and worst picks of season 1. Twitter @Open_Hailing Instagram...
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Operation Annihilate
Join us again for the last episode in season one of Star Trek The Original Series. 29 episodes in this first season. What a long season, and what a ride its been so far. We've hopped you have enjoyed the show thus far. Stay tuned for more great epispdes to come.
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City On The Edge Of Forever
Join us once again for the iconic episode, City On The Edge Of Forever. There is a lot to cover in this episode so we hope you enjoy all the fun facts in store. As always you can find us on all podcast forums and check us out on Instagram and twitter @ Open_Hailing. Enjoy!!
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Join us, Keri, David, and Melanie in a trek through the stars, Where we will be taking a look back at the Star trek franchise starting with the original series and working our way up to Picard. We will also have special episodes dedicated to all of the Star Trek movies. We will be boldly going episode by episode shedding a nerdy light on all things in the trek universe. Get ready for some fun filled and at times deep discussions of what trek means to us then and now. Keep your Hailing Frequencies Open to a world of new discoveries. New Episodes Every Monday
HOSTED BY
Keri Nixon, David Mirgon and Melanie Slayton
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