Treks and the City

This week, Alice and Skyler are back to discuss DS9 season five, episode twenty two, "Children of Time." Topics include sandwich places upholding strict gender ideologies, the issues with Subway not giving fans of its tuna enough of its tuna in 2026, the degree to which all things are both caused by and solved by therapy, getting a little time travel paradox in your trolley problem, Odo becoming less smooth over the course of 200 years, what should and shouldn't qualify as an actual "warrior's death," Reddit facts, and much, much more! Listen!!

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Links to some other fun things mentioned in the episode:

Some Background On WWOOFing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WWOOF

The AskScience Thread Cited Throughout The Episode: https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/hew0x/how_many_people_would_be_needed_to_restart_the/

The "They Don't Know" Friends Bit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFlzE6tg0S8

Chicken Salad Chick: https://www.chickensaladchick.com/

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

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This week, Alice and Skyler are back, and they're once again joined by Zila Treks (@ZilaTreks) to discuss all the recent happenings at the cons she and Alice attended. Topics include good sandwiches, couples getting married at conventions, big stars ordering big donuts, low level crytpids, cool shirts, whether or not Alice hugged a lama, how much it might run a person to Uber cross country, and much, much more! Listen!!

Buy Zila's Shirts Here: https://linktr.ee/zilatreks?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio

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Links to some other fun things mentioned in the episode:

Tawny Newsome's Great Talking Heads Podcast Appearance: https://www.earwolf.com/episode/remain-in-light-w-tawny-newsome/

Blue Star Donuts: https://bluestardonuts.com/

The Cryptid Wiki: https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Cryptid_Wiki

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This week, Alice and Skyler are back to discuss DS9 season five, episode twenty one, "Soldiers of the Empire." Topics include the show being Nolan-esque, sneaky little pop musicians being all big and successful without having the courtesy to cross Skyler's radar, a little 7am Raging Bull, some great Wikipedia pages, old west justice in space, how much the show does and doesn't differentiate Klingons from one another, Alice's many con-related updates, just what, exactly, Treks and the City is, Google-wise, and much, much more! Listen!!

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Links to some other fun things mentioned in the episode:

The Lenny Kravitz Video Everyone's Talking About: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ZKtES2x26a4

A Ryan Beatty Track: https://youtu.be/SYR_EpzqRAk

The Wikipedia Page For "Walking In Memphis": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walking_in_Memphis

The Hollywood Reporter's (Kind Of Strange) DS9 Rankings: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/star-trek-deep-space-nine-930878/

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

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This week, Alice and Skyler are back to discuss DS9 season five, episode twenty, "Ferengi Love Songs." Topics include new segment ideas, that sick bow-pluck in The Odyssey, what the name of the Lucky Charms mascot is, the everlasting comedy dynamic of "big guy/little guy," the power of country music, responding to receiving the wrong cream cheese very maturely, those damn Ferengi being gross, Alice's rocking episode of Hyperfixed, and much, much more! Listen!!

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Links to some other fun things mentioned in the episode:

Alice's Hyperfixed Episode: https://www.hyperfixedpod.com/listen/hyperfixed/captive-audience

The Dink, Which Is Fun/Funny: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dink

Crime 101, Which Features A Recent Small Nick Nolte Role: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_101_(2026_film)

Twin Peaks: The Return's Woodsman/Lincoln Impersonator: https://media.vanityfair.com/photos/59508834da8352406a418907/master/w_2560%2Cc_limit/Lincoln.png

The Grand Nagus And His Frankenstein-Like Assistant: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EZxncYlWAAIgagF.png

Where To Find The Lyric "Finish Each Other's Sandwiches": https://youtu.be/kQDw88hEr2c

The Amy Poehler Wine Comedy Skyler Was Thinking Of: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wine_Country_(film)

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

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Listeners, Alice and Skyler are back... but not to discuss a DS9 episode. This week, they're covering the completely controversy-free Strange New Worlds puppet one-off, season four, episode five, "Level-Five Transporter Accident." Topics include the very chill reaction to this fun, riff-y Star Trek outing, Alice and Skyler running into each other out on the big LA streets, men checking out sandwich photos, coincidental hoods, Carol Kane's wonderful pasta hair, what, exactly, Strange New Worlds' deal is in the broader Star Trek timeline, their idea for Back to the Future Four, and much, much more! Listen!!

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Links to some other fun things mentioned in the episode:

Disclosure Day, In Case You Missed It: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disclosure_Day

A Great Little Bit Of Carol Kane Puppet Puppetry BTS: https://www.instagram.com/reels/DcUN7xsNBHS/

The Bowen Yang Iceberg Desk Piece: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qP5bu9hLH9E

Variety's Coverage Of The Episode: https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/star-trek-strange-new-worlds-puppet-episode-1236833011/

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

Produced by Skyler Hanrath
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