The Best of Both Worlds
The Best of Both Worlds, Part II

Episode 174

Friday 5 December 2025

In the laboratory, Beverly and Deanna look on as Picard, still covered in Borg implants, reaches out a human hand to grab Data's forearm. The two men look directly at each other.

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Series 3, Episode 26 / Series 4, Episode 1

Stardate: 43989.1

First broadcast on Monday 18 June 1990
and Monday 24 September 1990

This week, a seminal moment in the history of television appears to be taking place at 0.5× speed.

Recorded on Tuesday 2 December 2025 · Download (116.4 MB)

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Up the Long Ladder

Episode 173

Friday 28 November 2025

Colm Meany as Transporter Chief O'Brien stands at his console, looking off camera with horror and contempt at the appalling Irish stereotypes that have just appeared on the transporter pad.

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Series 2, Episode 18

Stardate: 42823.2

First broadcast on Monday 22 May 1989

“Terrible beyond terrible.”

Ronald D. Moore

“Here lies a colossal mess of a show, mixing serious (albeit unrealized) science fiction with broad, less-than-funny comedy.”

Jamahl Epsicokhan, Jammer’s Reviews

“Sometimes you just have to bow to the absurd.”

Jean–Luc Picard

“That was fun.”

“Yeah, I thought that was great.”

Joe and Nathan, Untitled Star Trek Project
Recorded on Tuesday 25 November 2025 · Download (71.2 MB)

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Waltz

Episode 172

Friday 21 November 2025

Seven and Janeway glare at each other across the Cargo Bay. Seven seems taller and calmer than the Captain.

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Series 6, Episode 11

Stardate: 51408.6

First broadcast on Saturday 3 January 1998

This week on Deep Space Nine, Dukat (Kathy Bates) and Sisko (James Caan) crash land on one of Star Trek’s less convincing standing sets, and then have a proper talk about their Feelings and Values. (Antipathy, and for one of them, Racism.)

Recorded on Tuesday 18 November 2025 · Download (65.7 MB)

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Oasis

Episode 171

Friday 7 November 2025

Seven and Janeway glare at each other across the Cargo Bay. Seven seems taller and calmer than the Captain.

Star Trek: Enterprise

Series 1, Episode 20

Stardate: Unknown (2151)

First broadcast on Wednesday 3 April 2002

This week in Star Trek: Slow-Witted White Men, no one turns into a salamander, gets trapped in a board game or has sex with a ghost. In fact, no one does much of anything at all — at least not anything that anyone will remember 23 years later.

Recorded on Tuesday 4 November 2025 · Download (59.5 MB)

Star Trek: Enterprise

Prey

Episode 170

Friday 31 October 2025

Seven and Janeway glare at each other across the Cargo Bay. Seven seems taller and calmer than the Captain.

Star Trek: Voyager

Series 4, Episode 16

Stardate: 51652.3

First broadcast on Wednesday 18 February 1998

This week, we are properly introduced to Voyager’s latest Intransigent Alien Antagonist, in preparation for a thrilling two-part epic in a couple of weeks’ time. And things go pretty well, on the whole, despite (or perhaps because of) some interpersonal conflict between two important cast members and their characters.

Recorded on Tuesday 28 October 2025 · Download (69.5 MB)

Star Trek: Voyager