Whom Gods Destroy

Episode 90

Friday 1 December 2023

On the misty surface of a particularly unconvincing alien planet, a scantily-clad green-skinned Orion woman stretches out her hands. She looks terrified.

Star Trek: The Original Series

Series 3, Episode 14

Stardate: 5718.3

First broadcast on Friday 3 January 1969

A Very Important episode of Star Trek: The Original Series this week, in which we tackle the Serious Issue of Mental Illness, a Terrifying Social Problem which causes ordinary people to conceive an Unquenchable Desire to Take over the Entire Galaxy and to Use Capital Letters Unnecessarily. Fortunately, it can be cured by a Simple Intravenous Injection, which seems to have started working almost immediately. So, no harm done really. Except to this episode’s guest woman, who is dead.

Recorded on Tuesday 28 November 2023 · Download (72.1 MB)

Star Trek: The Original Series

The Way to Eden

Episode 139

Friday 10 January 2025

We're in the Enterprise transporter room. Sitting on the transporter pad are a group of five young people and an older man with a shaved head and massive latex ears — all dressed as hippies and all making a triangle shape with their hands. Standing upright opposite them is Spock, who is making the same shape with his hands as they are.

Star Trek: The Original Series

Series 3, Episode 20

Stardate: 5832.3

First broadcast on Friday 21 February 1969

This week, we learn a valuable lesson previously only known to the most tedious middle-aged people: that young people these days are arrogant, embarassing, and stupid — and also probably communists. Meanwhile, the crew of the Enterprise have all forgotten to remove their “Nixon’s the One!” badges, upsettingly.

Recorded on Tuesday 7 January 2025 · Download (73.0 MB)

Star Trek: The Original Series