Enterprising Individuals

Get your (Spock) ears on this week as we precisely report the news from around the Trek sphere. We've got a few updates to previous stories, plus more info about Star Trek: Discovery, and new crew announcements. Then, we initiate you into the rich world of Star Trek fan films! Lights, camera, listen!Leave us a rating and review on iTunes to be entered into our drawing for a Star Trek Trivial Pursuit set!https://www.amazon.com/gp/search/ref=as_li_qf_sp_sr_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=jet01-20&keywords=B01EIKRNWK&index=aps&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=xm2&linkId=c1a1ee2f33a31c25974263e67427fa7eDon't forget to like and follow us on Facebook and Twitter!

Take a deep breath of space air and get ready to go through the looking glass with us as we talk "Mirror, Mirror"! Jonathan Lane of FanFilmFactor.com join us this week as we step into the Agony Booth for a look at one of Star Trek's most famous and (most imitated) episodes! We talk the origins of the doppelganger in genre fiction, naming menu items for the Star Trek Experience, how many shuttlecraft are aboard the Enterprise, and the alter ego of an entire universe! Plus, a special appearance by 6 year-old Star Trek (and Star Wars) superfan, Jayden! Be here or be in an alternate universe of sheer terror!Read up on Star Trek fan film productions at FanFilmFactor.com!Check out Jonathan's Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/smallaccess!Get more info about the Starfleet International Fan Association at http://sfi.org!

It's a full complement of news this week as we report the latest developments from Star Trek: Discovery, talk remastering DS9, and set the record straight on Wardilmore! Plus, a few plugs for some other shows, and George Takei gets into the comic business. Hope you survive the experience!Don't forget to check us out on social media!Check out Gatecast at gatecast.co.uk!Pick up David Mack's new novel on Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/Section-31-Control-Star-Trek/dp/1501151703!

When the system you've worked 30 years for fails you, it's time to take the law into your own hands! Mission: Impossible's Leonard Nimoy guest stars this week in a case that will push Hooker's sense of justice to the breaking point. Lt. Paul McGuire, Hooker's old friend and partner, sees his daughter attacked by a creep who's above the law, and now he's on the edge, in search of his own brand of justice! Can Hooker rein McGuire in, catch a rapist, *and* keep his friend from losing his soul?Join your hosts Kaliban and Alan Gratz for a look at William Shatner's most memorable role, police sergeant T.J. Hooker, in "Vengeance is Mine"!

It's a lesson in moral relativism this week as New York Times best-selling author David Mack returns to the show to talk In the Pale Moonlight! The Federation is losing the war to the Dominion, and Sisko must weigh what his soul is worth against the mounting casualties. Join us for a discussion about exploding the myth of utopia, sin-eating, pissing off Gene Roddenberry, talking about Romulan ale but meaning something else, and the reality that every man has a price. This is, without doubt, the best Star Trek episode with a title that's a Batman reference. Check it out!Find out more about David at http://davidmack.pro or @DavidAlanMack on Twitter!Buy David's work on Amazon at the link belowhttps://www.amazon.com/David-Mack/e/B001IQUOH4/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1490763409&sr=8-2-entCheck out David's new book, Control, herehttps://www.amazon.com/Section-31-Control-Star-Trek/dp/1501151703/ref=la_B001IQUOH4_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1490763414&sr=1-1Keep your eyes on the links below for David's upcoming St

Strap in, nuncle, and hide your gold-pressed latinum because we're joined on the show by film, stage, and screen actor Armin Shimerman! We talk growing up as a fan of Trek, making something out of the Ferengi, the tools of an actor from screen to stage, and being "from" New Jersey! Plus, Armin talks some of his most famous screen and voice roles, and the value of following your dream (while playing a talking box)! And, we've got news of the Trek world and some Trek actors who may be on a stage right now near you!Join us for a fascinating discussion with one of Trek's most talented stars!Click below to check out Armin's novelshttps://www.amazon.com/34th-Rule-Star-Trek-Space/dp/0671007939/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1490244265&sr=8-1&keywords=armin+shimermanhttps://www.amazon.com/Armin-Shimerman/e/B001HOJD10/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1490244296&sr=8-1Follow Trek Against Trump at @TrekNotTrump on Twitter!Follow Armin at @ShimermanArmin!Find out more about Orlando Shakespeare at http://orlandoshakes.or

Raise a single eyebrow this week as we weigh in for a fight against Tsunkatse! Doctor Christopher Dows joins me on the show for a look at the highest rated episode of Voyager's sixth season . . . one that features Seven of Nine punching people, J.G. Hertzler and Jeffrey Combs together again for the first time, a sun-burnt Neelix, and the most electrifying alien in holographic sports-entertainment, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson!Get ready to smell Neelix cooking as we discuss Trek fandom in the UK, the best and worst of Voyager, the Don King of the Delta Quadrant, the Tao of Cheap Shots, and a touching moment between a Vulcan and a former Borg drone.Plus, Chris reveals his controversial opinions! New Doctor Who? Meh. Riker? Unimpressive. Farscape? You really don't want to hear what he has to say about Farscape. Little yellow bolts of light fired! Buy Chris's WWII adventure novel, Lokomotive here!https://www.amazon.com/LOKOMOTIVE-C-S-Dows-ebook/dp/B01LT8HS6U/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1489551687&sr=8-2&keywo

On this supplemental edition of Enterprising Individuals, we bring you news from the world of Star Trek, including stories about Patrick Stewart becoming an American, and updates on Star Trek: Discovery and the DS9 documentary, What We Left Behind. Plus, a review of the Leonard Nimoy documentary, For the Love of Spock, we present this week’s top comment from our social media, and we give you a sneak peek at next week’s episode!Get mission updates from us on Facebook and Twitter, and give us your worthless, 21st century currency at patreon.com/eistpod!

It's a close encounter of the deadly kind this week as the Enterprise must face a space log from another galaxy and a commodore who will sacrifice everyone to revenge himself on it! Author Scott Pearson is back this week to discuss the TOS episode, "The Doomsday Machine", and we talk berserker probes, Star Trek and Melville, the dramatic stylings of Milton Berle, Trek Fu, and Nichelle Nichols's singing career. This Moby Dick-metaphor is 20 billion tons of neutronium and could spell death for the whole galaxy! Problematic!Check out what Scott is up to on his website, yeahsure.net, and listen to his awesome podcast, Generations Geek, on the Chronic Rift Network!Can't stop thinking about strawberries? Continue the conversation by chiming in on Twitter at @EISTpod or on the Enterprising Individuals Facebook page!Want to join our crew? Find out how you can support the show at patreon.com/eistpod!

On this supplemental edition of Enterprising Individuals, we bring you news from the world of Star Trek, including a few stories about Star Trek technology making its way into the 21st century. Plus, we report on a $35 million dollar Trek dream home, present this week's top comment from our social media, AND a sneak peek at next week's episode!Get mission updates from us on Facebook and Twitter, and give us your worthless, 21st century currency at patreon.com/eistpod!

Grab a shotgun, put on your Arby's hat, and get ready to stand up to the man as returning guest Jenna joins us to talk the oddly prescient Deep Space Nine episodes, Past Tense, parts 1 and 2!On this show, we marvel at how much the DS9 writers got right, like ubiquitous internet access, the marginalization of the disenfranchised, and how embarrassed we'd all be of our 90s tribal tattoos! Join us for a chilling look at a future all too similar to our own, and we don't just mean one with Clint Howard in it! Plus, the shortest episode recap ever!Find out more about Transvestite Soup at transvestitesoup.org!Want to add to the word cloud? Continue the conversation by chiming in on Twitter at @EISTpod or on the Enterprising Individuals Facebook page!

It's our first supplemental show, where we bring you news about the Star Trek universe, in addition to interviews with special guests and a few surprises. On this show, we talk recent Star Trek news AND we talk to Kristine M Smith, author of DeForest Kelley: Up Close and Personal, and hear about her 30-year friendship with the singular and generous Trek actor.Check out more of Kristine's work at YellowBalloonPublications.com and hireme.wordwhisperer.net.You can find Kristine's book and From Sawdust to Stardust by Terry Rioux on Amazon.com.

Enterprising Individuals is back for an all-new season of missions! First up, we explore the vagaries of first contact with the quintessential Next Generation episode, Darmok! Join us for a look at this inside-baseball show, as we talk the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis, firing your wife as your “agent”, just how exactly Tamarian kids learn their language without the help of Memory Alpha, and whether or not the Children of Tama are Space 4chan! Plus, we discuss Data getting counseling, the importance of your Wire DVDs in intergalactic cultural exchange, and we feature the first guest commentator to nail a 25 word synopsis EXACTLY!Alan’s work is available on Amazon and check out his website at www.alangratz.com!Still worried about becoming electric triceratops chow? Continue the conversation by chiming in on Twitter at @EISTpod or on the Enterprising Individuals Facebook page!

This episode, we wrap-up the first season of Enterprising Individuals, with news about Axanar, Star Trek: Discovery, George Takei, and more! Plus, we've got clips for some of the best moments from our past shows! Come celebrate our journey so far! Still looking for more? Continue the conversation by chiming in on Twitter at @EISTpod or on the Enterprising Individuals Facebook page, and check us out on iTunes or on Spreaker!

Revisit two of Trek's most beloved episodes as returning guest Ryan Richards helps us cover The Best of Both Worlds, eps. 1&2! On this show, we talk the complacency of Riker, the ambition of Shelby, bemoan the big wait between seasons 3 and 4, talk the "freaky other", the genius of Michael Piller, the specifics of beaming, and plenty of Pontiac plugs! Plus, Ryan tells us about the time he introduced Patrick Stewart to Jesse Ventura! This is real and you have to hear it! Find out more about Ryan, Cult of the Month, and Shudderbooks at http://www.shudderbooks.com and follow Ryan in Twitter at @messiahcomplex. Have some Borg pizza recipes to share? Continue the conversation by chiming in on Twitter at @EISTpod or on the Enterprising Individuals Facebook page!

It's Captain's Prerogative this week as Kal selects The Big Goodbye, the first TNG episode to really show us what the Holodeck can do. Just Enough Trope's Mikanhana is along for the adventure as we discuss whether you can get beaten up in the Holodeck, Pierce Brosnan's pain face, whether Noonian Soong was a cinephile, and the ethical implications of a room containing people that disappear every time you leave it. Grab your fedora, your 20th century anthropologist, and join us in Holodeck 3 for a rip-snortin' adventure! Catch more of Mikanhana on the Just Enough Trope Podcast, available on iTunes! Have some thoughts about therapeutic paintball? Continue the conversation by chiming in on Twitter at @EISTpod or on the Enterprising Individuals Facebook page!

It is a good day to pod this week as the show is invaded by Thought Admiral Qob (aka Bill Hedrick) for a look at Day of the Dove! We dive deep into the philosophy of the Star Trek's favorite "bad guys", the Klingons, and we discuss the majesty of Kang, why the Klingons killed off their gods, the bitter lot of a Federation colonist, female Klingons, and what is up with Chekov's (non-existent) brother. Grab a bowl of gagh (live, preferably), down some bloodwine, and join us for a talk about one of the episodes that make the Klingons what they are today! Qapla'! Bill can be found online at the Klingon Assault Group and appearing in A Klingon Christmas Carol.

Accept your assignment this week as we go back to the '60s for Assignment: Earth! New York Times best-selling author Greg Cox is on-board for this deep examination of the Star Trek episode that didn't quite launch a Gary Seven series. Throughout the show, we discuss the roots of spy-fi, similarities to The Day the Earth Stood Still, theories of time travel in fiction, who influenced Who, and how that is absolutely NOT Victoria Vetri! Grab your servo, fire up the Beta 5, and feed the cat; it's time to talk Trek! Find out more about Greg at his personal site and check out his work available on Amazon. Still think that's Victoria Vetri? Continue the conversation by chiming in on Twitter at @EISTpod or on the Enterprising Individuals Facebook page!

Gather laurel leaves with us (or don't; up to you) as we examine man's relationship to the divine in the Original Series episode, Who Mourns for Adonais? Author and screenwriter David Mack joins the show this week as we delve into the spiritual philosophy of Trek, the theory of ancient aliens, and the triumph (or tragedy) of secular humanism in the 23rd century! Plus, we talk Chekov's wig, *that* costume, and whether or not your iPhone is a palantir! David's work is available on Amazon and check out his website at davidmack.pro! Thinking big thoughts after hearing the episode? Continue the conversation by chiming in on Twitter at @EISTpod or on the Enterprising Individuals Facebook page!

Something's not right this episode as we spar with the classic TNG episode "Yesterday's Enterprise"! We're joined by the Cult of the Month creator, the Right Reverend [REDACTED] Ryan Richards for a discussion of one of the Next Generation's most influential episodes, and we cover the lack of resuscitation in Star Trek, whether our universe is a PvP server, and discuss whether there's a Mrs. Castillo back in 2344. Join us for an engaging chat about one of Star Trek's most influential episodes! Find out more about Ryan, Cult of the Month, and Shudderbooks at http://www.shudderbooks.com and follow Ryan in Twitter at @messiahcomplex.