Shield Podulation: A Random Star Trek Podcast

In this episode of Shield Podulation, Brandi and Dave watch season 3, episode 5 of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Through the Lens of Time. They give us Gamble just to take him away. Pelia plays to the camera. Beto embraces AI slop. Lots of ladies are really into their boyfriends. Oh, and we visit an inter dimensional prison, so that's pretty cool. Next week, we go back to Discovery.

In this episode of Shield Podulation, Brandi and Dave watch season 5, episode 24 of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Empok Nor. Quark's is under construction. Garak's written poorly. O'Brien's a hero. Nog know tools. Red shirts die off. We get a slasher movie in space. Oh, and Bashir shows up for a few minutes at the end.Next week, we return to Strange New Worlds.

In this episode of Shield Podulation, Brandi and Dave watch season 7, episode 21 of Star Trek: Voyager, Friendship One. Voyager gets sent on a fetch quest to retrieve a probe. B'Elanna is preggers, The crew splits the landing party. Harry Kim gets a box thrown at him. An alien species misuses technology. Tuvok does a Loki and gets captured. Seven of Nine has moments with a scientist. Janeway considered abandoning a species to their slow, painful demise.

In this episode of Shield Podulation, Brandi and Dave watch season 7 episode 2 of Star Trek: Voyager, Imperfection. Seven malfunctions. The Doctor is cool. The episode passes the Bechdel test. Icheb does a Tale of Two Cities. Neelix is, well, Neelix. Next week, more Voyager with Friendship 1.

In this episode of Shield Podulation, Brandi and Dave watch season 5, episode 12 of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, The Begotten. Kira and Odo have a baby, each separately. Quark deals in changeling trafficking. Sisko gets threatening. We won't forgive Dr. Mora. Oh, and we talk loads about Star Wars.

In this episode of ⁠Shield Podulation⁠, ⁠Brandi⁠ and ⁠Dave⁠ watch season 4, episode 7 of Star Trek: Discovery, ⁠...But to Connect⁠. Stamets has issues with Zora not giving her digits. The Federation votes on whether or not to bomb the DMA. Book and Burnham disagree over vengeance or contact. Oh, and Saru gives T'Rina a flower.

In this episode of Shield Podulation, Brandi and Dave watch season 2, episode 7 of Star Trek: The Original Series, Wolf in the Fold. The boys minus Spock and Sulu visit planet Arabia only to have the inhabitants be extra cool about Scotty evidently killing their women. It turns out the fog might just be a notorious serial killer. Oh, and everyone gets super high. Next week we watch season 4, episode 7 of Discovery.

In this episode of Shield Podulation, Brandi and Dave watch season 2, episode 13 of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Armageddon Game. Dr. Bashir think talks hi way through problems. O'Brien gets sickly. Dax and Kira once again fail the Bechdel test. Keiko is poorly written. Leaders exempt themselves from murder squads. Oh, and ballerina are not perfect. A doctor would know that. Next week, more Original Series with Wolf in the Fold.

In this episode of Shield Podulation, Brandi and Dave review season 3, episode 18 of Star Trek: The Next Generation, Allegiance. The monolith drops a glitter bomb over Captain Picard. Temu Picard raises red flags with members of the crew. Beverly has doe eyes. Worf mutinies only if there's enough evidence that Picard is unfit for leadership. Also, Mac Tonight aliens have weird ideas regarding authority.

In this episode of Shield Podulation, Brandi and Dave cover season 2, episode 23 of Star Trek: Voyager, The Thaw. Dumb title. Creepy episode. Michael McKean plays a sinister AI clown. Harry Kim grows old and young like he's in 2001. The Doctor has a trustworthy face. Oh, and Janeway manages a classic double cross.

In this episode of Shield Podulation, Brandi and Dave review season 1, episode 15 of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Progress. Jake and Nog play at war profiteering. Kira encounters a space boomer. Dax thinks Morn is cute. Bajor threatens eminent domain. Somehow, Dr. Bashir comes out smelling like a rose. Oh, and Kira blasts a pizza oven.

In this episode of Shield Podulation, Brandi and David review season 2, episode 6 of Star Trek, The Doomsday Machine. The Enterprise encounters space Galactus, a planet eating ice cream cone. They also come across the USS Constellation and her unhinged Captain Ahab, Matt Decker and his handful of post-it notes. Also in this episode, Scotty based miracles, a laid back Kirk, a rule-following Spock, and a Dr. McCoy who is not a mechanic but is unclear about his own level of authority.

In this episode of Shield Podulation, Brandi and Dave review season 3, episode 6 of Star Trek: The Original Series, Spectre of The Gun. The USS Enterprise skips past a flashing shake weight to knock on a door with a clear No Soliciting sign. As punishment for this trespass, Kirk and the rest of the top of the call sheet must relive the gunfight at the OK Corral on what appears to be a minimalist stage set for the musical, Oklahoma. Oh, and Spock participates in a four-way mind meld.

In this episode of Shield Podulation, Brandi and Dave review season 3, episode 9 of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Defiant. Tom cosplays as Will Riker. Kira gets moon-eyed. Dax fails the Bechdel test. Bashir recommends gambling as a remedy for exhaustion. O'Brien bangs his head. Sisko hangs out with Dukat. Oh, and the Maquis steal the Defiant.

In this episode of Shield Podulation, Brandi and Dave review season 1, episode 5 of Star Trek: The Animated Series; More Tribbles, More Troubles. The Enterprise rescues Cyrano Jones from Klingons. They get pink tribbles in the process. Spock says "sensors." Scotty fiddles with the transporter. McCoy watches the nature channel. Kirk pushes tribbles out of the captain's chair. Oh, and the Klingons have some new-fangled weapon.

In this episode of Shield Podulation, Brandi and Dave review season 7, episode 13 of Star Trek: Voyager, Repentance. Voyager does a capital punishment episode. Seven donates her nanothingies. The Doctor gets shot, sort of. Tom and B'Elanna go hungry. Nellie gets duped. Iko has a change of conscience. Oh, and Dave has been watching too many debate shows on YouTube and touches on most of the political hot topics.

In this episode of Shield Podulation, Brandi and Dave review season 2, episode 6 of Star Trek: Discovery, The Sound of Thunder. Saru revisits Kaminar. Culber gets reborn. Tilly enjoys a galactic slice of pie. Airiam finds stuff. Pike sends Saru to the naughty step. The Ba'Ul are creepy. The red angel drops in. Oh, and Michael has tall hair.

In this episode of Shield Podulation, Brandi and Dave review Season 3, Episode 15 of Star Trek: Enterprise, Harbinger. Reed bruises his ego. T'Pol gets jealous. Trip lets his fingers do the walking with an Anna Kendrick look-alike. Archer yells a lot. Phlox puts his medical ethics in a corner. An alien does Shadowcat of the X-Men throughout the Enterprise. Oh, and Mayweather has great arms.

In this episode of Shield Podulation, Brandi and Dave review Season 1, Episodes 1 and 2 of Star Trek: Enterprise, Broken Bow. Archer has flashbacks. Phlox lands a job. T'Pol gets sexualized. Hoshi senses a vibe. Mayweather finds the sweet spot. Reed drools over dancers. Oh, and Klaang gets Klingonnapped.

In this episode of Shield Podulation, Brandi and Dave review Season 2, Episode 17 of Star Trek: Voyager, Dreadnought. B'Elanna's AI project goes rogue. Tom Paris is late for class. Neelix has a few lines in a meeting that could have been an email. Janeway gets all self-sacrificial. Tuvok tags along. Oh, and the Doctor is still considering names.

In this episode of Shield Podulation, Brandi and Dave review season 2 episode 6 of Star Trek: Voyager, Twisted. Happy second birthday, Kes. Neelix gets jealous again. Chakotay and Tuvok have beef. Janeway appreciates Harry. Tom gives a gift. Sandrine hits on the Doctor. Oh, and B'Elanna encounters a man in a towel. Other than that, not much else happens.

Brandi and Dave review season 1, episode 14 of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, The Storyteller. O'Brien doesn't like Bashir. Nog and Jake disrespect a young woman's space. Bajoran villagers are superstitious .Kira stands like a rockstar. Oh, and ACAB includes Odo.

In this episode of Shield Podulation, Brandi and Dave review Season 5, Episode 14 of Star Trek: The Next Generation, Conundrum. Everyone loses their memory, sort of. Riker fraternizes with Ro. Picard shrugs off an unwarranted massacre. Worf falls between mutiny and reporting a mutiny. Oh, and the crew works at a ski lodge.

In this episode of Shield Podulation, Brandi and Dave review season 3, Episode 2 of Star Trek: Voyager, Flashback. Tuvok has a panic attack. Janeway has an Inception moment. The Doctor discovers yet another virus. Oh, and we witness scenes from Cliffhanger.

In this episode of Shield Podulation, Brandi and Dave review Season 3, Episode 3 of Star Trek: Enterprise, Extinction. Hoshi, Archer, and Reed go all body horror. Phlox be smart. Trip gets a massages. Oh, and a juicy peach gets bitten. Mmhmm.

In this episode of Shield Podulation, Brandi and Dave review season 2, episode 7 of Star Trek: Voyager, Parturition. Kes discovers sexual politics. The Doctor talks literature. Tom and Neelix become a dinosaur's two dads. Oh, and vapors. The vapors!Next week, the Star Trek: Enterprise episode, Extinction.

In this episode of Shield Podulation, Brandi and Dave review Season 7, Episode 19 of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Strange Bedfellows. Kai Winn and Gul Dukat get it on. Damar does a Lando. Sisko gets weird about Kasidy. Oh, and Martok partly wears a gorilla costume. Next episode is Season 2, Episode 7 of Voyager, Parturition.

In this episode of Shield Podulation, Brandi and Dave review Season 7, Episode 6 of Star Trek: Voyager, Inside Man. We talk about kids at black sites, long walks on the beach, and the bugbear of AI voice over. As a bonus, we talk about conservative actors in Hollywood. Next week we discuss Deep Space Nine episode, Strange Bedfellows.

In this episode of Shield Podulation, Brandi and Dave review the film, Star Trek Into Darkness. Starfleet dress like Nazis. Khan plays seventy-two-torpedo monte. Uhura speaks Klingon. Oh, and augment blood resurrects the dead.

In this episode of Shield Podulation, Brandi and Dave review Season 1, Episode 3 of Star Trek: Prodigy, Starstruck. Dal makes bad decisions, Gwyn spends time in the brig, Rok-Takh gets resentful, and Holo-Janeway saves the day. Oh, and we meet Doug Jones but not on the podcast.Next week is Star Trek Into Darkness.

In this episode of Shield Podulation, Brandi and Dave review season 4, episode 11 of Star Trek: The Next Generation, Data's Day. Keiko hides behind a bush. Picard speechifies. Data writes a letter. Oh, and a Romulan spy may or may not have died during a transporter accident. Well, may not have.

In this episode of Shield Podulation, Brandi and Dave review Season 6, Episode 22 of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Valiant. Quark's in love. Nog's chief engineer. Jake breaks a promise. Oh, and there's a bunch of dead kids.

In this episode of Shield Podulation, Brandi and Dave review Season 6 Episode 20 of Star Trek: The Next Generation, The Chase. Picard gets all archaeological, Troi does some counseling, and Romulans behave themselves. Oh, and Dave goes off on Ancient Aliens.

In this episode of Shield Podulation, Brandi and Dave review Season 3, Episode 10 of Star Trek: Discovery, Terra Firma Part 2. We talk Disco in general. We quantum leap into the mirror universe. We lament the choices made for Section 31. Oh, and we get technical about starships.

In this episode of Shield Podulation, Brandi and Dave review Season 2 Episode 5 of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Charades. Spock learns what it means to be human. Vulcans go all racist. The ladies get things done. Oh, and Christine gets some. No more contact is required.

In this episode of Shield Podulation, Brandi and Dave review Season 1, Episode 7 of Star Trek: Voyager, Eye of the Needle. The EMH gets recognized, B'Elanna and Harry talk about family, and Janeway wears a pink nightgown. Oh, and a reticent Romulan offers a helping hand.

In this episode of Shield Podulation, Brandi and Dave review Season 4, Episode 5 of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Indiscretion. Sisko has cold feet. Kira looks for an old friend. Meanwhile, Dukat sits on a spike.Not a whole lot to say about this one other than it is quite good.

In this episode of Shield Podulation, Brandi and Dave review Season 2, Episode 19 of Star Trek: Enterprise, Judgment. Archer gets accused of stuff. A Klingon advocates for him. Refugees get saved. Oh, and the court system gets corrupted.Spot how many parallels there are to Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country. Follow us for more Star Trek podcasting over on Boldly Go.

In this episode of Shield Podulation, Brandi and Dave review Season 1, Episode 10 of Star Trek: Lower Decks, No Small Parts. Mariner gets exposed as a nepo baby. Boimler lands a job on the Titan. Tendi mentors a sociopath and Rutherford develops amnesia. On top of all that, Shax dies and the Solvang blows up. This is a dense episode and we do what we can to cover all of it.

In this episode of Shield Podulation, Brandi and Dave review Season 1, Episode 11 of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, The Nagus. We talk about Ferengi in general, we touch upon the intricacies of parenthood, and we discuss the finer moments in the episode between Jake and Nog.Dave recommends Artoffact and Spleen+ records while Brandi encourages you to watch the new Superman movie by James Gunn.

In this episode of Shield Podulation, Brandi and Dave review Season 1, Episode 17 of Star Trek: Prodigy, Ghost in the Machine. The hosts share their general thoughts about Prodigy, briefly cover the characters, and illustrate how the series fits within the greater Star Trek universe.Afterwards, they get into the episode proper. The host follow each holodeck experience in turn, leading to a greater mystery and a major revelation for the series as a whole, ending in a cliffhanger.

In this episode of Shield Podulation, Brandi and Dave review Season 7, Episode 24 of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, The Dogs of War.Ezri and Bashir kiss. Worf grows annoyed. Rom becomes Nagus. Kira fights for freedom. Odo learns of a conspiracy. The Dominion falls back. Also, Cassidy admits that she's pregnant. Do you think this episode is overstuffed?

In this episode of Shield Podulation, Brandi and Dave review Season 5, Episode 22 of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Children of Time. Brandi brings up quantum mechanics. Dave questions moral choices. Kira and Dax experience guilt. O'Brien undergoes a change of heart. Bashir annoys the chief. Sisko plays with a baby. Worf breaks an oath. Old Odo robs people of choice. Strap in. This is a heavy episode.Finally, Dave recommends the band, Bastet.

In this episode of Shield Podulation, Brandi and Dave review Season 7, Episode 5 of Star Trek: Voyager, Critical Care.Dave rants about privatized health care while Brandi recounts the story of Logan's Run. Additionally, the hosts follow the exploits and comeuppance of the thief, Gar. Also, how bad is Tuvok at his job?All that and sexy cats, disco hockey, and romances that could have been.

In this episode of Shield Podulation, Brandi and Dave review Season 3, Episode 8 of Star Trek: The Next Generation, The Price. Your hosts cover a range of topics, from the tricks of pick up artists to athletic wear of the late 1980s. Furthermore, they touch upon budget concerns and the social mechanics of poker. Strap in, listeners, to this bumpy ride through a semi-stable wormhole.

In this episode of Shield Podulation, Brandi and Dave review Season 4, Episode 2 of Star Trek: Enterprise, Storm Front Part II. Not cool aliens hang out with Nazis. Universal translators may or may not work. The White House appears in the Sims. Time resets yet memories rest. Alicia throws bullets. Gangsters use slang. T'Pol sits on the edge of her seat. Mayweather looks hot. Oh, and Daniels wears a shiny outfit.

In this episode of Shield Podulation, Brandi and Dave review season 6, episode 11 of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Waltz. While under attack from Cardassian forces, Gul Dukat saves the life of Benjamin Sisko. As they are stranded, the two enter a battle of wits as Dukat continues to lose his.Your hosts discuss the sustainability of fascism, the benefits of having an actor direct, and the ups and downs to utilitarianism. This episode provides few jokes and many heavy topics. On the plus side, Dave recommends a podcast and some fine reading.

In this episode of Shield Podulation, Brandi and Dave review Season 1 Episode 9 of Star Trek: Picard, Et In Arcadia Ego. Your hosts explain the meaning of the title. They go over the plot scene by scene. They get distracted while talking about Bruce Maddox.

In this episode of Shield Podulation, Brandi and Dave review season 7, episode 16 of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges. Dr. Bashir's romantic perception of espionage shatter as he confronts the dark underbelly of actual spycraft and the shadowy organization, Section 31.Also in this episode find the history of the American accent, the Daoist fable of the gnarled tree, and tips to acting angry.

In this episode of Shield Podulation, Brandi and Dave review Season 2, Episode 11 of Star Trek: Voyager, Maneuvers. We address Robert Beltran's pain acting, B'Elanna's advocacy, and Janeway's snark. We also cover Neelix's knowledge, Kim's and Paris' enthusiasm, and Tuvoc's inattentiveness.Was the doctor there? We think so for maybe a day's shooting. We also list Jason Statham movies.