Episodes

Jan. 30, 2023

14. Deep Space Love Ranks the Star Treks!

Married Trekkie couple, Joe & Nicole, start off the new year with their ultimate ranking of all the Star Trek series! We break down 12 entries into the franchise (all 11 current shows + the Kelvin films) and, in an effort to ...

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Nov. 21, 2022

13. Science, Stargazing and Star Trek w/Tim Russ

Married Trekkie couple, Joe & Nicole, change up the format for a very special episode. This month, we welcome actor, director, musician, and Mr. Tuvok himself, Tim Russ, to the podcast to chat about all kinds of things from s...

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Nov. 2, 2022

12. BEVERLY CRUSHER/RONIN: Love by Candlelight (feat. Kalid Hussein)

Married Trekkie couple, Joe & Nicole, are back with a 'spooky season' favorite: the infamous "Sub Rosa" (episode 14 from TNG's 7th season)! For this chat, we're joined by comedian, producer, writer, co-host of Frankenstein's ...

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Oct. 4, 2022

11. CHRISTOPHER PIKE/ALORA: The Ones Who Walk Away from Love

Married Trekkie couple, Joe & Nicole get strange with Star Trek: Strange New Worlds ! The love story in question this episode is the romance between Captain Christopher Pike (Anson Mount) and the Majalan minister, Alora (Lind...

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Aug. 8, 2022

10. ODO/LWAXANA TROI: Love in a Turbolift

Married Trekkie couple, Nicole & Joe, take a trip to Deep Space Nine! Specifically, we dive into the 17th episode of Season 1, "The Forsaken," and chat about the relationship that develops between the station's security chief...

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April 12, 2022

9. SARU/T'RINA: Love in the Time of Diplomacy

Married Trekkie couple, Nicole & Joe, take a return trip to the U.S.S. Discovery! In this episode we first introduce a new segment, Trek Check, in which we break down our thoughts on current Trek episodes and news and updates...

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Feb. 14, 2022

8. TOM PARIS/ALICE: That Time I Fell in Love with a Space Ship

Married Trekkie Couple, Nicole & Joe, are back after a bit of a hiatus with some love in Star Trek: Voyager! This episode, focused on the 6th season episode, "Alice," we dig into what makes a space ship sentient, what toxic m...

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Nov. 8, 2021

7. MICHAEL BURNHAM/CLEVELAND BOOKER: Love is an Open Book (feat. Rein…

Married Trekkie Couple, Nicole & Joe, are joined by the ever cool & insightful Reina Carrión of the Black Alert Podcast ! The crew dig into Star Trek: Discovery's 3rd season - specifically, the season-long budding-romance/sus...

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Oct. 4, 2021

6. WESLEY CRUSHER/SALIA: Love Comes in All Forms

Married Trekkie couple, Nicole & Joe, trek back to early TNG. Specifically, season 2 episode 10, "The Dauphin." Along the way, we chat about the relationship between Wesley Crusher (Wil Wheaton) and the enigmatic Salia (Jaime...

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Aug. 16, 2021

5. TRIP TUCKER/PHLOX/FEEZAL: For the Love of Fargans (feat. Noah Aver…

Married Trekkies, Nicole & Joe, are joined by actor, activist, and dungeon master, Noah Averbach-Katz (Ryn in Star Trek: Discovery), to dig into some Enterprise! The crew chat about Season 2 episode 14, "Stigma," and discuss ...

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July 19, 2021

4. THE DOCTOR/SEVEN OF NINE: You'll Never Know, Dear, How Much I Love…

This episode, married Trekkies, Nicole and Joe, are joined by actor/writer/Trekkie Dominic Burgess ( Star Trek: Picard, The Magicians, Doctor Death )! The crew chat about the bittersweet romance that never was between Seven o...

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June 28, 2021

3. JEAN-LUC PICARD/VASH: Love & Merry Men

Married Trekkies, Nicole and Joe, take a dive into the TNG episodes, "Captain's Holiday" (season 3, episode 19), and "Qpid" (season 4, episode 20). We take a look at the rousing yet fleeting romance between Jean-luc Picard an...

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May 31, 2021

2. BRADWARD BOIMLER/BARBARA BRINSON: A Bad Case of the Love Bugs

Married Trekkies, Nicole and Joe, are back! This time, we're getting animated with Star Trek: Lower Decks season 1 episode 5: "CUPID'S ERRANT ARROW." We chat about about the relationship between Ensign Brad Biomler (Jack Quai...

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April 30, 2021

1. JIM KIRK/EDITH KEELER: Love on the Edge of Forever

Thanks for listening to our very first episode! In this podcast, married Trekkies, Nicole & Joe, explore love in all its forms through the various incarnations of Star Trek. This episode, we first introduce ourselves, then we...

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March 29, 2021

INTRODUCING: Deep Space Love

Welcome to Deep Space Love where married Trekkies, Joe & Nicole Praska, take a look at how love - in all its forms - is portrayed throughout the Star Trek universe. From one-off flings and budding romances to the biggest powe...

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