July 14, 2025

35. BEVERLY CRUSHER/ODAN: Love Beyond the Body (feat. Rob Kassees of The Beverly Crushers)

35. BEVERLY CRUSHER/ODAN: Love Beyond the Body (feat. Rob Kassees of The Beverly Crushers)

Married Trekkie couple, Nicole and Joe, are joined by Rob Kassees, lead singer of the Star Trek: The Next Generation tribute band, The Beverly Crushers! The crew talk a bit about the band's latest album, Enterprise, and then dig into the love story between Dr. Crusher and the first Trill we see in Star Trek, Odan, in the 4th season episode of The Next Generation, "The Host."

***Special shout out to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Steve Combs⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for the music featured and remixed throughout this episode.

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References:

Captain Kirk To Be Resurrected For New ‘Star Trek: The Last Starship’ Comic Series Set In Far Future - Trekmovie.com

Beam Me Up, Sulu documentary

ow The Next Generation Came Close to Hitting One LGBTQ+ Milestone - Startrek.com

Why Star Trek's Trill Design Was Changed For Deep Space Nine - ScreenRant
Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: “The Host” - Reactor Magazine

The Beverly Crushers bandcamp page