Episodes

Married Trekkie couple, Joe & Nicole, are joined fellow Trekkie & host of the Crusher Convo podcast, Jessi B, to dig into the decades long, will-they/won't-they relationship between Captain Jean-luc Picard and Dr. Beverly Crusher! Check out the Crusher Convo podcast! ***Special shout out to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Steve Combs⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for the music featured and remixed throughout this episode. Be sure to subscribe to this podcast and follow us over on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesk...

This episode is a collaboration with our other podcast, FRANKENSTEIN'S PODCAST! Nicole and Joe, along with Kalid Hussein, sit down with prolific creature actor and Captain Saru himself, Doug Jones! As well as producer and creator of Coolwater Productions LLC, Derek Maki! We discuss Doug's iconic career as well as the upcoming documentary GET ME DOUG JONES. Support the GET ME DOUG JONES Kickstarter here! Find more info about the project at the official website here. ***Special shout out to ⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Married Trekkie couple, Joe & Nicole, are joined by actor, writer, Trekkie and friend, Matt Jennings! The crew discuss the upcoming second season of Matt's webseries, 1701: A BLERD STORY, and then dig into the first season of STAR TREK: STARFLEET ACADEMY! Support Matt's Indiegogo campaign for season 2 of 1701: A BLERD STORY here! Find season 1 of the show here. ***Special shout out to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Steve Combs⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for the music featured and remixed throughout this episode. Be sur...

Listen to the Strange New Worlds podcast here! Show Notes from Strange New Worlds: Guests: Joe Praska & Nicole Praska The hosts of Deep Space Love podcast, Joe & Nicole Praska, beam aboard to tell us about their "Antifascist Star Trek Watch List," a compilation of at least one episode from every major Star Trek series that contains themes of resistance to authoritarianism. "15 Episodes for Your Antifascist Star Trek Watch List" by Joe Praska: twincitiesgeek.com/2026/01/15-epis…rek-watch-list/ ...

Married Trekkie couple, Joe & Nicole, discuss the 2025 Star Trek audio-drama, Star Trek: Khan, written by Kirsten Beyer and David Mack and based on a story by Nicholas Meyer. We discuss how the story recontextualized the Khan story we've all comet to know, as well as the core relationship between Khan and Marla McGivers. Later, we're joined by Tim Russ to discuss his experience returning to the role of Ensign Tuvok for the show! ***Special shout out to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Steve Combs⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Married Trekkie couple, Joe & Nicole, are joined another Trekkie couple, Timour Gregory & Sasha Schneider, directors of the documentary Beam Me Up, Sulu. We discuss the creation and themes of the film, which centers around a 1985 fan film created by Stan Woo and starring George Takei. You can purchase and stream the film now on Amazon Prime, Apple and Fandango. Be sure to check out Timour's productuion company, Highway Child and follow the film on Instagram and Facebook. ***Special shout out ...

Married Trekkie couple, Joe & Nicole, are joined by accomplished burlesque starlet, singer and actress, Hazel Honeysuckle, to dive into the oft complicated love story between Trip and T’pol over the course of Star Trek: Enterprise’s 4 seasons. Hazel recently created and posed for the “saucy” photo comic book inspired by Trek Aliens called, Boldly Stripped. She’s currently working on volume 2 of the book with all new aliens and photo-shoots. Support Boldly Stripped Volume 2 and reserve your copy...

Follow the Twin Cities Trekkies podcast! "Parturition." "This early second-season episode of Star Trek: Voyager, the second of three episodes directed by Jonathan Frakes, the episode was designed to end the simmering feud between Tom Paris (Robert Duncan McNeill) and Neelix (Ethan Phillips) which appeared to not be popular and not working for the viewing audience. Plus, the burgeoning love triangle between them and Kes (Jennifer Lien) wasn't working nor it was popular, either. In this episode o...

Married Trekkie couple, Nicole and Joe, are joined astrobiologist, planetary scientist, photographer, and Star Trek podcaster, Dr. Michael Wong, to gush about Star Trek: Lower Decks! Specifically, we dig into the will they/won't they situationship of D'Vana Tendi & Samanthan Rutherford! ***Special shout out to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Steve Combs⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for the music featured and remixed throughout this episode. Be sure to subscribe to this podcast and follow us over on ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠Bluesky ⁠⁠....

Married Trekkie couple, Nicole and Joe, step outside the Star Trek sandbox to hop into the world of Rebel Moon. Joining us to talk about Zack Snyder's two-part epic (the R-rated director's cuts, of course), is director, writer, critic and video essayist Scout Tafoya! ***Special shout out to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Steve Combs⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for the music featured and remixed throughout this episode. Be sure to subscribe to this podcast and follow us over on ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠Bluesky ⁠⁠. References: Scout ...

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. Be...

Married Trekkie couple, Nicole and Joe, sit down with actor J.G. Hertzler who portrayed Marok on Deep Space Nine. We chat about a range of topics including his time on Trek, his work with Shakespeare, and politics. ***Special shout out to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Steve Combs⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for the music featured and remixed throughout this episode. Be sure to subscribe to this podcast and follow us over on ⁠Instagram⁠ and ⁠Bluesky ⁠. References: J.G. Hertzler's Instagram Confessions of Klingon Linebacker

Married Trekkie couple, Nicole and Joe, are joined by Oklahoma's British Star Trek queen, Busty Springfield, to chat about season 5 episode 3 off Deep Space Nince, " Looking for par'Mach in All the Wrong Places," and all the horniness that accompanies it! ***Special shout out to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Steve Combs⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for the music featured and remixed throughout this episode. Be sure to subscribe to this podcast and follow us over on Instagram and Bluesky . References: How A Star Trek Drag ...

Married Trekkie couple, Nicole and Joe, are joined by comedian, producer, rapper, writer, co-host of ⁠⁠Frankenstein's Podcast⁠⁠, and longtime friend, Kalid Hussein (aka ⁠⁠Nappy Gilmore⁠⁠), to dig into the 14th Star Trek feature film, Section 31! We dig into the movie, the characters, what we liked, what we didn't, and of course the romance at the core! ***Special shout out to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Steve Combs⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for the music featured and remixed throughout this episode. Be sure to subscribe to this ...

Married Trekkie couple, Nicole and Joe, sit down for a discussion with Johnny K! Johnny is the founder of Kaotica Studios and director of the recently released indie Trek fan-film, Farragut Forward. We chat about the filmmaking endeavors of Kaotica Studios, Johnny's approach to directing, and what goes into the making of a labor of love such as a Star Trek fan film! You can now watch the full Farragut Forward film on Youtube here! Also, be sure to check out Johnny's original horror short, The ...

Married Trekkie couple, Nicole and Joe, are joined by author, photographer and fellow podcaster, Derek Tyler Attico, to dig into the rich tapestry of love that serves as the backbone to Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Specifically, we dig into the relationship between the station's commander, Ben Sisko, and Kasidy Yates. Derek Tyler Attico is an award-winning author, essayist, photographer and host of the podcast, Soul of the Story. He is also the author of the bestselling Star Trek novel The Autob...

Married Trekkie couple, Nicole and Joe, are joined by Doctor Phlox himself, Mr. John Billingsley, to chat about a range of topics from his charitable work to Denobulan sex drives. Save the date and check out TREK TALKS on Saturday, January 18th benefiting the Hollywood Food Coalition! ***Special shout out to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Steve Combs⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for the music featured and remixed throughout this episode. Be sure to subscribe to this podcast and follow us over on Instagram, Threads & BlueSky @ DSLovePod⁠...

Married Trekkie couple, Nicole and Joe join Wes on the Twin Cities Trekkies podcast for their 30+ Years of Deep Space Nine celebration! We discuss the romantic encounters of Jadzia Dax. If you like what you hear, please check out and support the Twin Cities Trekkies podcast! Note: This episode first appeared on the Twin Cities Trekkies feed & we are sharing here with permission from the hosts. ***Special shout out to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Steve Combs⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for the music featured and remixed throughout thi...

Married Trekkie couple, Nicole and Joe, are joined by the awesome Diana Keng to chat about a couple TNG episodes (season 1 episode 15, "11001001" & season 4 episode 8, "Future Imperfect") that detail the intense feelings Commander Riker held for the hologram, Minuet. Diana Keng is a writer and critic with ⁠Geek Girl Authority⁠. Her Trek-related writing can be found in the archives at ⁠TV Fanatic⁠ and over at ⁠Women at Warp ⁠where she also appeared on their recent episode discussing Star Trek: P...

Married trekkie couple, Nicole & Joe, get the honor to sit down with storied stage actor, producer, playwright, and Sybok himself, Laurence Luckinbill! In celebration of the 35th anniversary of Star Trek V: The Final Frontier and the release of Laurence's new autobiography, we discuss his time on Star Trek, his life as an actor, and the book itself, "Affective Memories: How Chance and the Theater Saved My Life," currently on sale now! ***Special shout out to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Steve Combs⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for the musi...

Married Trekkie couple, Nicole and Joe, are joined by 2 phenomenal guests to relflect on what Star Trek: Discovery brought to us as Trek fans as well as to dig into the foundational love story of the show, Dr. Hugh Culber and Paul Stamets! Matt Jennings, who previously appeared on the podcast in episode 22, is an award winning actor and creator of the webseries 1701: A Blerd Story (episode 3 is currently out on Youtube!), and star of the new sci fi film, Jamaal. Claudia Alick is a cultural pro...

Married Trekkie couple, Nicole and Joe, are joined by writer, editor, and producer Laurie Ulster, to discuss "Rejoined" (s04e06 of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) and the relationship between Jadzia Dax and Lenara Kahn! Laurie is a senior editor at Trekmovie.com and a co-host of the All-Access Trek podcast. Look for her upcoming book, Gilmore Girls Life Lessons: The Official Guide to Love, Friendship, and Coffee, dropping this fall! ***Special shout out to ⁠⁠⁠⁠Steve Combs⁠⁠⁠⁠ for the music feature...

Nicole and Joe, are joined by fellow geek and friend of the podcast, Luke Johnson - our very own, Star Wars consultant, to discuss Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. We reflect on the film's impact and legacy 25 years after its release. References: ⁠Of Myth and Men (Time) by Bill Moyers ***Special shout out to ⁠⁠⁠⁠Steve Combs⁠⁠⁠⁠ for the music featured and remixed throughout this episode. Be sure to subscribe to this podcast and follow us over on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠@⁠DSLovePod⁠⁠⁠⁠!

Married Trekkie couple, Nicole and Joe, are joined by journalist, content creator, and fellow Trekkie, Swapna Krishna, to chat about the multi-season love story arc between Tom Paris and B'Elanna Torres in Star Trek: Voyager! Be sure to check out Swapna's Youtube channel, Ad Astra, her book, Contemplating the Cosmos, and her podcast, Desi Geek Girls. For more of Swapna's thoughts on the Tom/B'Elanna relationship, listen to her guest spot on the All the Asians in Star Trek podcast! Reference: S...