Treks and the City

This week, Alice and Skyler are back to discuss DS9 season five, episode eighteen, "Business as Usual." Topics include scoring baseball equipment from your trainer before he decamps to Brazil, a restaurant Skyler goes to constantly, some classic Bob Marley cuts, good movie theater business ideas, Ferengi strip clubs, the sweet camaraderie of the Sandler project, O'Brien being completely at sea raising his second baby, doing some casual arms dealing, and much, much more! Listen!!!

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Links to some other fun things mentioned in the episode + a very important time code:

The Three Men and a Baby Discussion You've All Been Waiting For Time Code: 32:45–34:38

That's My Boy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/That%27s_My_Boy_(2012_film)

The MacGruber "Loco" Bit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjMAaG0B--s

An Article On Walking And Watching The Long Walk: https://www.indiewire.com/features/interviews/the-long-walk-treadmill-screening-stephen-king-1235148446/

"Stir It Up": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwNrck-08VA

Info On The Current LACMA Run Of The Clock: https://www.lacma.org/art/exhibition/christian-marclay-clock-0

Episode Memory Alpha: https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Business_as_Usual_(episode)

Produced by Skyler Hanrath
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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!!!

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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)

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This week, Alice and Skyler are back to discuss DS9 season five, episode sixteen, "Doctor Bashir, I Presume." Topics include Alice's therapy breakthroughs, the kinds of shoes Skyler knows about, squeezing a little prison time into your schedule, Leeta and Rom's very grounded romance, what song should become Spain's national anthem, episode name games, and much, much more! Listen!!!

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Links to some other fun things mentioned in the episode:

Yo La Tengo, The Band Who Is NOT Los Campesinos!: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yo_La_Tengo

Los Campesinos!, The Band Who Is NOT Yo La Tengo: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Campesinos!

The Andrew Solomon Book Skyler Mentioned: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Far_from_the_Tree

Leeta's Memory Alpha: https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Leeta

"Ibitha," The Lonely Island's Lovely Tribute To The People Of Ethpaña: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHAz107PAJQ

Episode Memory Alpha: https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Doctor_Bashir,_I_Presume_(episode)

Produced by Skyler Hanrath
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This week, Alice and Skyler are back to discuss DS9 season five, episode fifteen, "By Inferno's Light." Topics include everybody's favorite contrite comedian's Netflix comeback, what the hell actually happens in this episode, Skyler's dog, Bodie, hiding under the bed, difficult-to-find clips, that laugh-a-minute Italian poet Dante, just how many Cardassians there actually are, so-so makeup work, and much, much more! Listen!!!

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Links to some other fun things mentioned in the episode:

Dante: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dante_Alighieri

Episode Memory Alpha: https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/By_Inferno%27s_Light_(episode)

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This week, Alice and Skyler are back to discuss DS9 season five, episode fourteen, "In Purgatory's Shadow." Topics include Alice's upcoming trip to Spain, the sheer number of apartments some Europeans have, Skyler's recent little jaunts to the movies, when and where Bashir got kidnapped, the shame of wasting a cool name like "Enabran Tain" on character as dull as Enabran Tain, Bradley Cooper's filmography, and much, much more! Listen!!!

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Links to some other fun things mentioned in the episode:

The Invite: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Invite

Maestro: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maestro_(2023_film)

"Raga," Alice's Current Big Music Interest: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raga

The Times's "Banksy" Piece: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/20/nyregion/banksy-identity-robin-gunningham-arrest.html

The Breakout Angine de Poitrine KEXP Performance Skyler Was Referring To: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ssi-9wS1so

The Mercy of the Gods: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mercy_of_Gods

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Produced by Skyler Hanrath
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