Treks and Tangents
A weekly Star Trek watch along podcast, cohosted by a Star Trek newbie who likes to trek off on tangents and a Star Trek expert whose job it is to get the tangents back on trek.
Episodes
42 episodes
Journey to Babel (TOS - S2E10)
[Hailing Frequencies Open]In this episode of Treks and Tangents, we take on Journey to Babel, an episode packed with diplomacy, family drama, murder mystery, medical crisis, and a suspicious little ship causing big proble...
Metamorphosis (TOS - S2E09)
[Hailing Frequencies Open]In this episode of Treks and Tangents, Brian and Jaci beam into Metamorphosis, an episode full of purple rocks, a lovesick lava lamp, one very grumpy commissioner, and the surprisingly awkward in...
I, Mudd (TOS - S2E08)
[Hailing Frequencies Open]Treks and Tangents beams down for “I, Mudd,” where Harry Mudd returns with a throne, a planet full of obedient androids, and somehow still manages to become a prisoner of his own nonsense. Brian ...
Catspaw (TOS - S2E07)
[Hailing Frequencies Open]It’s just a jump to the left… and somehow Star Trek wandered straight into a low-budget Rocky Horror fever dream. This week on Treks and Tangents, Brian and Jaci explore Catspaw, an episode packe...
The Doomsday Machine (TOS - S2E06)
[Hailing Frequencies Open]The Doomsday Machine might be one of Star Trek's greatest examples of a bad day getting steadily worse. A giant planet-eating space cornucopia is chewing its way through solar systems, the En...
The Apple (Star Trek TOS - S2E05)
[Hailing Frequencies Open]On this week's episode of Treks and Tangents, Brian and Jaci beam down to The Apple and discover a planet that looks like paradise but is somehow packed with killer flowers, exploding rocks, weat...
The Changeling (Star Trek TOS - S2E03)
[Hailing Frequencies Open]This week on Treks and Tangents, our co-hosts tackle “The Changeling”, an episode featuring a homicidal floating space probe that somehow convinces Kirk to invite it aboard the Enterprise after i...
Mirror Mirror (Star Trek TOS - S2E04)
[Hailing Frequencies Open]In this week's episode of Treks and Tangents, we're stepping through the transporter and into the Mirror Universe for Star Trek: The Original Series' iconic episode, Mirror, Mirror. What happens ...
Who Mourns for Adonais? (Star Trek TOS - S2E02)
[Hailing Frequencies Open]Apollo’s got abs, a lightning machine, and the emotional stability of a guy who just got left on read.This week on Treks and Tangents, our co-hosts tackle Who Mourns for Adonais?; the ep...
Amok Time (Star Trek TOS - S2E01)
[Hailing Frequencies Open]Spock is dying.The cure?Apparently: getting married and fighting Kirk with a giant Vulcan salad fork.This week on Treks and Tangents, we dive into Amok Time: the episode whe...
Operation -- Annihilate! (Star Trek TOS - S1E30)
[Hailing Frequencies Open]On this episode Treks and Tangents, we break down Operation -- Annihilate!. Also known as the episode where Star Trek decided, “What if the villains were just… really gross?”These...
The City on the Edge of Forever (Star Trek TOS - S1E29)
[Hailing Frequencies Open]Widely regarded as the highest-rated episode of The Original Series, The City on the Edge of Forever shows Star Trek at its absolute peak.In this episode, we break down why this s...
The Alternative Factor (Star Trek TOS - S1E28)
[Hailing Frequencies Open]When one of the most confusing episodes of Star Trek: The Original Series collides with a podcast that refuses to let nonsense slide… you get this.This week on Treks and Tangents, we dive ...
Errand of Mercy (Star Trek TOS - S1E27)
[Hailing Frequencies Open]Kirk and Spock beam down expecting a war zone… and instead get the calmest, creepiest planet in the galaxy.In this episode of Treks and Tangents, we break down Errand of Mercy—from the Organi...
The Devil in the Dark (Star Trek TOS - S1E26)
[Haling Frequencies Open]Here’s a short, funny episode preview pulled from your episode’s tone and moments:A mining colony calls for help after something starts turning workers into crispy space dust… and Kirk immediately declares wa...
Surprise Bonus Episode (April Fools' - 2026)
[Hailing Frequencies Open]That's right, today is April Fools' Day! What better way to celebrate than with a bonus episode. Something familiar, but a little different. Something goofy, yet something still enjoyable. Something... well, we ...
This Side of Paradise (Star Trek TOS - S1E25)
[Hailing Frequencies Open]And we got really hot,when we saw Mr. Spock,fight a triffid that spits poison and thrills.This week on Treks and Tangents we cover This Side of Paradise: when the Enterprise crew beam...
A Taste of Armageddon (Star Trek TOS - S1E24)
In this episode of Treks and Tangents, we step into the world of A Taste of Armageddon where war is neat, tidy… and somehow even worse. When entire populations politely report for scheduled disintegration, Kirk decides mayb...
Space Seed (Star Trek TOS - S1E23)
This week on Treks and Tangents, the Enterprise accidentally unthaws one of Earth’s greatest historical mistakes: Khan and his Golden Underwear Gang. Khan quickly proves that waking up ancient super-dictators might not have been Starfleet’s bes...
The Return of the Archons (Star Trek TOS - S1E22)
Join us as we jump through the plot holes of The Return of the Archons and explore one of Trek’s earliest deep dives into authoritarian “utopias,” creepy hooded enforcers, and a Red Hour Festival so lively, it's a riot!
Court Martial (Star Trek TOS - S1E21)
When Captain Kirk is hauled into a Starfleet courtroom for allegedly leaving a crewman to die, things get tense faster than a redshirt on an away mission.This week on Treks and Tangents, we dive into Court Martial, the ep...
Tomorrow is Yesterday (Star Trek TOS - S1E20)
[Hailing Frequencies Open]What happens when the Enterprise accidentally slingshots itself straight into 1960s Earth… and suddenly we’re the aliens?This week we dive into “Tomorrow Is Yesterday”, where Captain Kirk ...
Arena (Star Trek TOS - S1E19)
[Hailing Frequencies Open]This week on Treks and Tangents, we step into the rocky wasteland of Arena from The Original Series. It’s fists, homemade cannons, questionable chemistry skills, and the slowest lizard in the gal...
The Squire of Gothos (Star Trek TOS - S1E18)
[Hailing Frequencies Open]Greetings and felicitations! Quite the quirky, quizzical quadrant of Treks and Tangents this week, as we quietly queue up questions, quandaries, and quality commentary from the episode "The Sq...
The Galileo Seven (Star Trek TOS - S1E17)
[Hailing Frequencies Open]This week on Treks and Tangents, we divert to explore the episode "The Galileo Seven". We discuss how a stupid decision to send the top members of your crew out to explore a space quasar in a tin can will always...