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New episode every Monday! Trek By The Numbers guides you through episodes of Trek - from any and all the series - focused on a theme. But basically, we're the friends you wish you had to geek out, goof around, and talk about Star Trek. Bob is a history buff, and Josh is a scientist. And we're both life-long Trek fans.
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Welcome to Coin Chronicles, the podcast where history, mystery, and numismatics collide! Join hosts Josh and Adam as they explore the fascinating world of rare and mysterious coins. From lost treasures to cryptic inscriptions, each episode uncovers the hidden stories behind some of history’s most intriguing currency. Whether you're a collector, a history buff, or just love a good mystery, this podcast is for you!
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In/Out Points is a film analysis podcast focused on critically acclaimed films, hosted by a corporate video producer and an amateur movie buff. Every episode, we analyze a film and discuss its importance and shortcomings from an audience perspective, as well as the technical aspects that contribute to its significance. We will also discuss its legacy and provide our opinions why the film is worth your time.
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Zodiac in Silver: The 12 Sternbilder Coin Necklace
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1:02In this episode, Josh and Adam explore the beauty and symbolism behind the 12 Sternbilder (Zodiac) Coin Necklace—a stunning piece of jewelry crafted from 925 sterling silver and adorned with cubic zirconia. More than just an accessory, this pendant represents the rich history of astrology, connecting wearers to their horoscope and celestial influen…
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We genuinely can't figure out what Gul Dukat would drive. He's too complex to distill down to a single car.By Trek By The Numbers
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TBTN 69: The book is called "The Wealth of Nations"
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55:14Josh can't remember the title of the most notorious book in (neo)liberal economics, which really sets the tone for this discussion of property rights.By Trek By The Numbers
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TBTN 68.9: Seeking joy in a ceaseless void
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56:22Things got off the rails but it seemed appropriate, given the attempted coup and all. It's a scary world, find some comfort with us.By Trek By The Numbers
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TBTN 68: The Hauer Power Hour with Billy Farts
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1:26:14Discovery Season 3 is Actually Good. That's it. There is no joke. If you (understandably) got turned off by season 1 & 2, check out season 3. And hey kid, grab yourself some cubed meats.By Trek By The Numbers
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Andorians, those fun blue folks with antennae? They're not supposed to have ears, but sometimes they do. And when they do... We're also drinking deep of wisdom of Jeffrey Combs this episode.By Trek By The Numbers
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In this special episode of In/Out Points, we welcome our close friend Bill Bartleson, Professor & Historian at Moore College in Philadelphia, to discuss the many themes of Taxi Driver.
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Oh, I'm sorry - you thought this was going to be about the Klingon High Council? No no no, it's all about Tom Clancy and Chris Isaak.By Trek By The Numbers
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With friend of the show, Jesse Balzer! In honor of Thanksgiving, we're covering the TNG movie Insurrection, because it's about the forced relocation of peoples at the hands of a hegemonic power. Above all else, remember: Mr. Baaku, may I?By Trek By The Numbers
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TBTN 64: Wesley Crusher & Big Shrimp
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1:03:13We tried talking about mundane things on the ship, but all we got was Makeout Point, cigarette burns in the battle bridge, and Big Shrimp.By Trek By the Numbers
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TBTN 63: Behind The Neck with Gul Skrain Dukat
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53:31See it's like Behind the Music but it's the Neck.By Trek By The Numbers
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TBTN 62: A Brighter Tomorrow Where Counting Votes Isn't Controversial
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52:33Election Special live from Skrain, AL! We talk about how the Federation, as a government, functions.By Trek By The Numbers
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TBTN 61: Dr. Crusher's Pretty Good Weed
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1:04:15Who is Doctor Crusher, really? Turns out she's a good doctor, an ok-to-middling mother, and an expert botanist. Too bad Picard stabbed her husband with a Nausicaan. Follow us: @TrekByNumbersBy Trek By The Numbers
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Riker is a tragic character:daddy issues, low self-esteem, and a prisoner of his own libido. He can't make real connections or friends, even though he's surrounded by colleagues that respect him. It's a sad tale, told by idiots; full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.By Trek By the Numbers
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TBTN 59: Barclay's Musketeer Kissing Program
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1:19:28Barclay. What's that guy's deal? He seems nice, at least. Does he get a happy ending? We turn to the "beta canon" novels to find out.By Trek by The Numbers
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In this episode, we look at one of the funniest and energetic films of all time....it's the vastly under appreciated Scott Pilgrim vs the World. Yeah, yeah!
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In this episode of In/Out Points, we discuss themes of love, loss and loneliness in Spike Jonze's Her (2013).
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In this episode, we watch one of our favorite films about a slightly awkward 26 year old from our home state. It's Garden State.
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In our pilot episode of In/Out Points, we discuss one of our all-time favorite films: Blade Runner 2049.
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TBTN 56: How long until Picard becomes elderly abuse?
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TBTN 55: Miles Yeets Molly Down A Well
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Hey, how are you, huh? How were the holidays? Did you go to your aunt's..? Oh, I see. Yes, nice to see other parts of the family too. Oh, me? Well...By Trek By The Numbers
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It's more Khan, bay-BEE!By Trek By The Numbers
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Part 1 of the Thanksgiving Special is here for you with return of friend-of-the-show Joe. It's The Wrath of Khan, the one legitimately good Star Trek movie. And it's such a treat. Enjoy and thank YOU for listening.By Trek By The Numbers
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TBTN 51: Klingons! "Broken Bow" (ENT)
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1:23:35"Bow" like "bow," not "bow." Anyway, this is the first episode of our new arc: KLINGON HISTORY! And for sake of fun, we're following in-universe chronology with this arc, so it's Enterprise first. Trip and Archer get VERY passive aggressive with T'Pol, and we try to figure out how Enterprise spends its horny buxxx.…
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Happy 50th episode, everyone. We've got something slimy and uncomfortable for you: the one where Tom Paris & Captain Janeway turn into lizards from going too fast and they *do it.* Also, look out for PEPPERONI, and Tuvok goes fly fishing.By Trek By The Numbers
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Coming to you live from the Des Moines Community Players playhouse, it's The Empath. Kirk, Spock, and Bones find a mute woman lying on a chez lounge in a void and, after some brutal torture, teach a pair of aliens about love and compassion. We pitch a new Riker show, and we discuss Geordi's gait.By Trek by The Numbers
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Welcome to our new arc: Love in the 24th Century. Poor Wesley Crusher. It's the classic "boy meets girl, girl is a shapeshifting ball of light" story. He tries to get help from the adults around him, but they just keep screwing with him. Also: Riker pitches a new video game, and Worf finds a new holodeck program to enjoy.…
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TBTN 47.5: Moonraker 2: The Cucumber Sandwich Files
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1:26:55Can I tempt you with a cucumber sandwich? No? In this episode, we wrap up on out Moonraker discussion, which is the best-worst Bond film with also the thriftiest expository dialogue. But... can I tempt you with a cucumber sandwich?By Trek By The Numbers
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TBTN 47: SPECIAL Moonraker (1979) pt1
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1:15:01For this, our 47th episode, we offer you Moonraker in all its glory. Because why not? If you haven't seen it recently, you're really missing out...By Trek By The Numbers
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TBTN 46: Time Travel! "Time's Arrow Part 2" TNG
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59:01Data's head done popped off. Mark Twain pulls a gun on Captain Picard after spending some time alone with a young Jack London. Snake sock puppets. And maybe a weird reference to a cult? Anyway, here's the conclusion of Time Travel! Catch us next week for our episode 47 special: Moonraker.By Trek By The Numbers
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TBTN 45: Time Travel! "Time's Arrow Part 1" TNG
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52:13Oh boy oh boy are we going to wrap up our Time Travel arc. TNG. Data. The past. Guinan. Mark Twain. "BIG MONEY" MARC ALAIMO. What more could you ask for? I mean, honestly! It's so good to be back after being away.By Trek By The Numbers
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TBTN 44: Time Travel! "Far Beyond the Stars" DS9
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58:26Top tier Star Trek in this episode. Truly. Is he Captain Benjamin Sisko, or Benny Russell, a struggling black science fiction writer living on Earth in the 1950s? Heavy, thoughtful stuff that brings an insightful conversation to broadcast TV. Next week we'll be back to the goof-a-minute stuff with "Time's Arrow" from TNG. You know, the one with Mar…
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In this episode we alienate our two biggest fanbases: fans of the Canadian pop punk band Sum 41 and the Wahlberg brothers. You know, the hamburger guys? And we sorta talk about the Picard trailer, what it's for and what we can learn from a single trailer. And we talk about Bob's favorite TNG episode "A Few Good Things."…
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TBTN 43: Time Travel! "Storm Front" (p2) ENT
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1:17:28Have you ever been bitten by your pet targ while out on the hunt? Then be sure to get some of Gowron's famous beef juice bandages! We finish up Storm Front, which is Enterprise finishing up the whole temporal cold war thing by literally shrugging and saying "chicken and egg?" It's ... great?By Trek By The Numbers
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TBTN 42: Time Travel! "Storm Front" (p1) ENT
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55:00Thrill as Manny Coto (of "24" fame) desperately tries to save the ailing series by utterly jettisoning the Temporal Cold War non-story. And he does it by riffing on TOS' "Patterns of Force" (aka the Nazi episode), which is a wild choice but ok. There's not-quite-Reman bat people that are trying to do... something vague that involves helping the Ger…
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TBTN 41: Time Travel! "Tomorrow is Yesterday" TOS
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1:18:05Welcome to our new arc: TIME TRAVEL! I mean, you get it, right? I don't have to explain it. Ok? Good. Anyway, the Enterprise is thrown back in time by a black hole or something and then they abduct a guy and it's all very silly, but then they send him home. Or actually they probably scatter his atoms on the sun but it doesn't matter because it will…
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TBTN 7/4 Special with Jesse Balzer: Nemesis (2002)
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2:51:17Happy 4th of July week, people. To celebrate independence and freedom, we watched... Nemesis for some reason? It's Tom Hardy's first big role! Jesse's back and it's a great time talking about Nemesis and analyzing it. What an awful, awful movie! (CW: the movie depicts rape in a scene, and we briefly discuss it & how the movie depicts it)…
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TBTN 39.5: SPACE LAW! p5 "The Drumhead" TNG
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34:59And now the conclusion of SPACE LAW!. We've seen incredible growth in these past 3 months, so THANK YOU! And please - tell your friends! Catch us next week with our 4th of July special. Friend-of-the-show Jesse will be back to enjoy (?) Star Trek Nemesis with us.By Trek By The Numbers
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TBTN 39: SPACE LAW! p5 "The Drumhead" TNG
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59:21This is a big one. We've got everyone here to send us off for the end of SPACE LAW!. The Drumhead is so damned good that just couldn't stop talking about it. So we're splitting it into two episodes to avoid killing your data plan.By Trek By The Numbers
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TBTN 38: "Spock's Brain" w/ special guest Jesse Balzer
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1:14:42This week we're taking a break from SPACE LAW! to bring you an episode with special guest Jesse Balzer of Ruining Trailers (https://bit.ly/2FaeXuU). We dive head first into the infamous "Spock's Brain" and in the end we learn that maybe we were Morg all along. Next week we'll wrap up SPACE LAW! with TNG's "Drumhead."…
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TBTN 37: SPACE LAW! p4 - "Author, Author" VOY
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1:25:43SPACE LAW! continues with a weird one. Need some tips for proper ponytail care? The Doctor wrote a holonovel, but the publisher claims he has to rights since The Doctor is a hologram. Bob drops knowledge on all sorts of law, and Josh admits he's not much of a pugilist. And hey, you may not like it but Robert Picardo has the ideal body for dilithium…
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TBTN 36: SPACE LAW! p3 "Rules of Engagement" DS9
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1:13:13More SPACE LAW! Bob plugs a bartending school and Josh calls upon his knowledge of cheesy hair metal, and they both explore Ferengi multi-level marketing. Gowron and Worf having a major falling out over a boy. (Klingon courtship practices are complicated!) Bur at the heart of it all, this is a hearing about extradition. Worf did a bad, or DID HE? C…
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TBTN 35: SPACE LAW! p2 - "The First Duty" (TNG)
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51:24More SPACE LAW! Wesley does a bad, maybe even so bad that someone dies: a cable knit avocado green sweater. Almost Tom Paris! Boothby! And air shows! And Egyptian cotton! Catch us next week for DS9's "Rules of Engagement" (S4e18).By Trek By The Numbers
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TBTN 34: SPACE LAW! p1 - "Devil's Due" TNG
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1:18:52Get a sick pull off your vape for this one, dads. We're diving into SPACE LAW for our next arc and boy oh boy is it a good one with "Devil's Due." Bob makes a case for the Devil and Josh points out that the aliens are probably slavers. But really, Ardra was undone by her own hubris. Also, where's Riker in all of this? Join us next week for another …
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TBTN 33: Prime Directive p5 "Captive Pursuit" (DS9)
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1:19:01The stirring conclusion of the Prime Directive arc! We dig into this real sleeper hit of a DS9 episode. The compassion, thoughtfulness, optimism are all here. And there's some decent action and some goofy costumes to boot. What's not to love? Next week we'll be starting our next arc: SPACE LAW! with TNG's "Devil's Due."…
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TBTN 31: Prime Directive p4 "Prototype" (VOY)
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1:11:45We continue our exploration of the Prime Directive, but take a little detour to Little Italy on Qo'noS along the way. And we take a peak at some Voyager actors' Twitter feeds. Good stuff abound. Anyway, B'elanna makes a robot friend who turns out to be not much of a friend. Oops, robot war! Catch us next week for the conclusion of our arc for the P…
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TBTN 31: Prime Directive p3 "Dear Doctor" (ENT)
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59:41This week we continue our exploration of the Prime Directive by visiting a time and place without a Prime Directive. How noodly is your Phlox? Hey, remember how good Data's Day was? Well has the team responsible for Enterprise got something for *you!* Also, would you please boss Scott Bakula around? He likes it. Catch us next week with "Prototype" …
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