EnterpriseSplaining

This week, we’re on a second contact mission, revisiting the Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 26 “The Expanse,” now that Maria and Jamie have watched it and have a lot of thoughts on the 9/11 allusions that were a huge part of this episode.We also discuss this lovely print by artist Amir Abou-Roumié, which Maria had on her wall for years without realizing it contained a spoiler for this episode.A word of warning: If you haven’t listened to the episode before this one, “Space Bermuda Triangle!,” go listen to that first because this is a follow up to last week.We now have merch! Show your love for EnterpriseSplaining and the cutest beagle ever with a Porthos Appreciation Society shirt!EnterpriseSplaining is proud to be part of the ESO Network.The show is produced by K.O. Myers at Particulate MediaFollow us on BlueSky: @enterprisesplainFollow us on Instagram: @enterprisesplainingLike us on Facebook: EnterpriseSplainingSend us an email: [email protected]

We’re watching Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 26 “The Expanse,” but only Bill has actually watched the episode. It’s the end of the second season of Enterprise and it’s a disaster! On Earth, we mean! A mysterious new race attacks the earth, and it’s up to the NX-01 crew to head into Space Bermuda Triangle (or Spermuda, if you will) to exact revenge in the name of great justice! Meanwhile T’pol considers if risking being turned inside-out is worse than going back to her Vulcan fiance, Trip gets the bloodlust, and Duras has a very, very bad day.Rikermendations:Jamie: Rehash podcast Maria: Thursday Murder Club booksBill: Marrying Mister Darcy card gameWe now have merch! Show your love for EnterpriseSplaining and the cutest beagle ever with a Porthos Appreciation Society shirt!EnterpriseSplaining is proud to be part of the ESO Network.The show is produced by K.O. Myers at Particulate MediaFollow us on BlueSky: @enterprisesplainFollow us on Instagram: @enterprisesplainingLike us on Facebook: EnterpriseSplainingSend us an email: [email protected]

This week, we’re on a second contact mission, revisiting Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 25 “Bounty,” now that Maria and Bill have watched it. Plus, our guest from last week, Jarrah from the Women at Warp podcast, is back with us to talk about this episode, which seems to consist mostly of T’Pol writhing around on the ground and walls. We also discuss in depth every baffling part of this screencap of Trip’s bookshelf.A word of warning: If you haven’t listened to the episode before this one, “What Happens in Decon Stays in Decon!,” go listen to that first because this is a follow up to last week.We now have merch! Show your love for EnterpriseSplaining and the cutest beagle ever with a Porthos Appreciation Society shirt!EnterpriseSplaining is proud to be part of the ESO Network.The show is produced by K.O. Myers at Particulate MediaFollow us on BlueSky: @enterprisesplainFollow us on Instagram: @enterprisesplainingLike us on Facebook: EnterpriseSplainingSend us an email: [email protected]

We’re watching Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 25 “Bounty,” but only Jamie has actually watched the episode. Jarrah from Women at Warp is back with us this week to discuss this episode that involves T'Pol going through pon farr, which for some reason mostly seems to involve rubbing her body on every wall. Also, perpetual damsel-in-distress Archer is kidnapped again, which may seem familiar since it happens in every third episode of Enterprise (seriously -- we checked!). Mentioned: The Women at Warp episode that inspired our “Where is HR?” segment is called “Labor Standards in Star Trek”RikermendationsJarrah: Heated RivalryMaria: RoofmanBill: Cult of the LambJamie: PersimmonsWe now have merch! Show your love for EnterpriseSplaining and the cutest beagle ever with a Porthos Appreciation Society shirt!EnterpriseSplaining is proud to be part of the ESO Network.The show is produced by K.O. Myers at Particulate MediaFollow us on BlueSky: @enterprisesplainFollow us on Instagram: @enterprisesplainingLike us on Facebook: EnterpriseSplainingSend us an email: [email protected]

This week, we’re on a second contact mission, revisiting Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 24 “First Flight,” now that Jamie and Bill have watched it. Plus, astronomer Nicole Gugliucci joins us once again to see if watching the episode can help her make the dark matter make sense. A word of warning: If you haven’t listened to the episode before this one, “The Wrong Stuff!,” go listen to that first because this is a follow up to last week.Photo References:Hoshi’s elaborate hairTrip’s bookshelfWe now have merch! Show your love for EnterpriseSplaining and the cutest beagle ever with a Porthos Appreciation Society shirt!EnterpriseSplaining is proud to be part of the ESO Network.The show is produced by K.O. Myers at Particulate MediaFollow us on BlueSky: @enterprisesplainFollow us on Instagram: @enterprisesplainingLike us on Facebook: EnterpriseSplainingSend us an email: [email protected]

We’re watching Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 24 “First Flight,” but only Maria has actually watched the episode. Archer finds out that an old colleague, A.G. Robinson, has died and this prompts him to tell T'Pol the story of how he, AG, and Trip committed serious crimes back when they were test pilots trying to get past warp 2. As they explore a dark matter nebula, Archer confesses to stealing a prototype ship because of his daddy issues. Astronomer Nicole Gugliucci joins us to help us make sense of the nebulous dark matter references.Rikermendations:Nicole: Sinners (movie) and Resident Alien (TV Show)Bill: My Winnipeg (movie)Jamie: West Side Story (2021 movie)Maria: Once we were Spacemen (podcast) and The Crypt: Voidstrike by Scott Sigler (book)We now have merch! Show your love for EnterpriseSplaining and the cutest beagle ever with a Porthos Appreciation Society shirt!EnterpriseSplaining is proud to be part of the ESO Network.The show is produced by K.O. Myers at Particulate MediaFollow us on BlueSky: @enterprisesplainFollow us on Instagram: @enterprisesplainingLike us on Facebook: EnterpriseSplainingSend us an email: [email protected]

This week, we’re on a second contact mission, revisiting Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 23 “Regeneration,” now that Maria and Jamie have watched it. We all generally liked this borg episode but just couldn’t turn off the portion of our brain that wouldn’t stop whispering the word “continuity.” We discuss the Truck Nutz pin that the infected alien is wearing. And in our Read Alerts section, we discuss our feelings about Scott Bakula in response to a listener question and talk about a cool drawing of Starfleet Academy that listener Bill sent us.A word of warning: If you haven’t listened to the episode before this one, “Tip of the Iceborg!,” go listen to that first because this is a follow up to last week, and you also don’t want to miss our discussion with Phil Plait in that episode!We now have merch! Show your love for EnterpriseSplaining and the cutest beagle ever with a Porthos Appreciation Society shirt!EnterpriseSplaining is proud to be part of the ESO Network.The show is produced by K.O. Myers at Particulate MediaFollow us on BlueSky: @enterprisesplainFollow us on Instagram: @enterprisesplainingLike us on Facebook: EnterpriseSplainingSend us an email: [email protected]

We’re watching Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 23 “Regeneration,” but only Bill has actually watched the episode. Plus, we've got the Bad Astronomer himself, Phil Plait, joining us this week to talk about this episode and his personal connection to it.This week Enterprise breaks new and innovative ground in the canon of Staaaaaahp -- just kidding, it's the Borg. Scientists discover the shattered remains of Star Trek: First Contact in the Arctic Circle and decide to desecrate some corpses. Of course, the revived Borg decide to escape on a route that takes them right into the path of the NX-01! Will the crew escape assimilation? And more importantly, will they remember to write any of this down for future generations?Rikermendations:Phil: 12 Monkey's (tv show)Jamie’s Rikermendation Updates: Jensen McRae has a new album I Don't Know How But They Found Me, Heated Rivalry was adapted into a tv show, and the final book in R.A. Consell's Stealing From Wizards series has been releasedMaria: One of Them DaysBill: The Day of the Jackal (movie) We now have merch! Show your love for EnterpriseSplaining and the cutest beagle ever with a Porthos Appreciation Society shirt!EnterpriseSplaining is proud to be part of the ESO Network.The show is produced by K.O. Myers at Particulate MediaFollow us on BlueSky: @enterprisesplainFollow us on Instagram: @enterprisesplainingLike us on Facebook: EnterpriseSplainingSend us an email: [email protected]

This week, we’re on a second contact mission, revisiting Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 22 “Cogenitor,” now that Maria and Bill have watched it and can tell us all their opinions on Trip’s relationship with the cogenitor, Malcolm’s sensual cheese-eating, and the shocking decision Archer makes at the end of the episode. Plus, returning guest Dax joins us this week to discuss the episode’s handling of nonbinary gender identities.We also watched and discuss the parallels between Cogenitor and the Next Generation episode “The Outcast” and the Alien Nation episode “Three to Tango.”A word of warning: If you haven’t listened to the episode before this one, “Men Are From Vulcan, Women Are From Betazed!,” go listen to that first because this is a follow up to last week.Content Warning: The Enterprise episode we discuss contains themes related to self-harm and suicide.Follow Dax on BlueSky: @mxdax, @vucanscience, @randomtrekquotesSupport and Suicide Prevention Hotlines (US-Based) – Most allow calling and texting. Some also have a chat option via their website.National Suicide Prevention Hotline : Call or text 988 (Note that the LGBTQ+ specific section of the hotline has been removed)Blackline: 1-800-604-5842 (for BIPOC & LGBTQ+)Trans Lifeline: 1-877-565-8860 (US) or 1-877-330-6366 (Canada) (for trans people)Wildflower Alliance Peer Support Line: 1-888-407-4515LGBT National Help Center: 1-888-843-4564For a good resource to learn more about nonbinary identities, we recommend the Taboo Science Podcast’s episode Nonbinary 101: Beyond the BinaryMaria recommends and refers to this The M0vie Blog review of the episode CogenitorJamie mentions this slow-motion video of a duck penis. You can learn more about the research behind that video and duck sex in this Science News article.Rikermendations:Dax: K-Pop Demon HuntersWe now have merch! Show your love for EnterpriseSplaining and the cutest beagle ever with a Porthos Appreciation Society shirt!EnterpriseSplaining is proud to be part of the ESO Network.The show is produced by K.O. Myers at Particulate MediaFollow us on BlueSky: @enterprisesplainFollow us on Instagram: @enterprisesplainingLike us on Facebook: EnterpriseSplainingSend us an email: [email protected]

We’re watching Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 22 “Cogenitor,” but only Jamie has actually watched the episode. During a first contact with some new aliens, Trip learns that their species has a third gender that is institutionally marginalized called "cogenitors." He strikes up a friendship with one of these cogenitors and attempts to convince them they have innate rights to dictate the course of their own life. Meanwhile, Archer is off on a romantic getaway with the captain of the alien ship and Malcolm.... well, the less we say about what that man was up to in this episode, the better.Content Warning: The Enterprise episode we discuss contains themes related to self-harm and suicide.Support and Suicide Prevention Hotlines (US-Based) – Most allow calling and texting. Some also have a chat option via their website.National Suicide Prevention Hotline : Call or text 988 (Note that the LGBTQ+ specific section of the hotline has been removed)Blackline: 1-800-604-5842 (for BIPOC & LGBTQ+)Trans Lifeline: 1-877-565-8860 (US) or 1-877-330-6366 (Canada) (for trans people)Wildflower Alliance Peer Support Line: 1-888-407-4515 LGBT National Help Center: 1-888-843-4564For a good resource to learn more about nonbinary identities, we recommend the Taboo Science Podcast’s episode Nonbinary 101: Beyond the BinaryHere’s the screengrab of the movie list shown in the episode that we discuss. Rikermendations:Bill: Black NarcissusMaria: The Fantastic Four: First StepsJamie: Wolf Hall (the tv show) We now have merch! Show your love for EnterpriseSplaining and the cutest beagle ever with a Porthos Appreciation Society shirt!EnterpriseSplaining is proud to be part of the ESO Network.The show is produced by K.O. Myers at Particulate MediaFollow us on BlueSky: @enterprisesplainFollow us on Instagram: @enterprisesplainingLike us on Facebook: EnterpriseSplainingSend us an email: [email protected]

71: Second Contact: Denobulan Spiders-Man!This week, we’re on a second contact mission, revisiting Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 21 “The Breach,” now that Jamie and Bill have watched it. A word of warning: If you haven’t listened to the episode before this one, “Denobulan Spiders-Man!,” go listen to that first because this is a follow up to last week.We now have merch! Show your love for EnterpriseSplaining and the cutest beagle ever with a Porthos Appreciation Society shirt!EnterpriseSplaining is proud to be part of the ESO Network.The show is produced by K.O. Myers at Particulate MediaFollow us on BlueSky: @enterprisesplainFollow us on Instagram: @enterprisesplainingLike us on Facebook: EnterpriseSplainingSend us an email: [email protected]

We’re watching Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 21 “The Breach,” but only Maria has actually watched the episode. Bill was originally going to host this episode but there was a cave involved so Maria had to step in. Trip, Malcolm, and Travis try to save some Denobulan geologists lost deep in a series of caves. Geophysicist and disaster researcher, Mika McKinnon joins us to help explain what exactly is going on with these caves, rocks, and geologists. Meanwhile, on Enterprise, Phlox deals with an ethical conflict when a patient refuses his treatment because his race and the Denobulans were at war 300 years ago.Learn more about the Mineral Cup that Mika mentioned here!Rikermendations:Jamie: Date Everything (video game)Maria: Bat Fam (animated series)Bill: Los Angeles Plays Itself (movie)Mika: Zootopia 2 (movie)We now have merch! Show your love for EnterpriseSplaining and the cutest beagle ever with a Porthos Appreciation Society shirt!EnterpriseSplaining is proud to be part of the ESO Network.The show is produced by K.O. Myers at Particulate MediaFollow us on BlueSky: @enterprisesplainFollow us on Instagram: @enterprisesplainingLike us on Facebook: EnterpriseSplainingSend us an email: [email protected]

This week, we’re on a second contact mission, revisiting Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 20 “Horizon,” now that we have all seen it. We are all honestly just very excited for an episode where Travis gets more than a handful of lines of dialogue. Plus, our guest Jen Hathorn is back with us this week!A word of warning: If you haven’t listened to the episode before this one, “Limitless Horizons Ltd.!,” go listen to that first because this is a follow up to last week.We now have merch! Show your love for EnterpriseSplaining and the cutest beagle ever with a Porthos Appreciation Society shirt!EnterpriseSplaining is proud to be part of the ESO Network.The show is produced by K.O. Myers at Particulate MediaFollow us on BlueSky: @enterprisesplainFollow us on Instagram: @enterprisesplainingLike us on Facebook: EnterpriseSplainingSend us an email: [email protected]

We’re watching Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 20 “Horizon,” but only Jamie has actually watched the episode. Joining us this week, we have a special guest, Jen Hathorn from The Wellness Check. This show is finally giving us an actual Travis episode where he has agency and character growth and gets to do more than just get injured off-screen! We get to meet Travis’ family and his childhood friends: baby-faced jacked guy and blond red-polo lady. Also, there is a lot of Frankenstein content for some reason (but not the one with Jacob Elordi's hot monster, unfortunately).Rikermendations:Maria: Monument Valley Video GameJen: the new Reading RainbowBill: True Stories by David ByrneJamie: Frankenstein (1918 book) by Mary ShelleyWe now have merch! Show your love for EnterpriseSplaining and the cutest beagle ever with a Porthos Appreciation Society shirt!EnterpriseSplaining is proud to be part of the ESO Network.The show is produced by K.O. Myers at Particulate MediaFollow us on BlueSky: @enterprisesplainFollow us on Instagram: @enterprisesplainingLike us on Facebook: EnterpriseSplainingSend us an email: [email protected]

This week, we’re on a second contact mission, revisiting Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 19 “Judgement,” now that Jamie and Bill have watched it. A word of warning: If you haven’t listened to the episode before this one, “The Undiscovered Continuity!,” go listen to that first because this is a follow up to last week. Turbolift image that Jamie references here.We now have merch! Show your love for EnterpriseSplaining and the cutest beagle ever with a Porthos Appreciation Society shirt!EnterpriseSplaining is proud to be part of the ESO Network. The show is produced by K.O. Myers at Particulate Media Follow us on BlueSky: @enterprisesplain Follow us on Instagram: @enterprisesplaining Like us on Facebook: EnterpriseSplainingSend us an email: [email protected]

We’re watching Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 19 “Judgement,” but only Maria has actually watched the episode. It's time for a good old fashioned courtroom episode! Archer has somehow been detained by the Klingons and accused of Crimes Against the Empire! Will he be put to death? Will he be sent to a VERY FAMILIAR prison planet slash dilithium mine? How did he get caught in the first place? Learn the answers to .. some of these questions in our latest episode.Rikermendations:Bill: The Last of Sheila (movie)Jamie: Valhalla (video game)Maria: Department QWe now have merch! Show your love for EnterpriseSplaining and the cutest beagle ever with a Porthos Appreciation Society shirt!EnterpriseSplaining is proud to be part of the ESO Network.The show is produced by K.O. Myers at Particulate MediaFollow us on BlueSky: @enterprisesplainFollow us on Instagram: @enterprisesplainingLike us on Facebook: EnterpriseSplainingSend us an email: [email protected]

This week, we’re on a second contact mission, revisiting the Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 18 episode “The Crossing, ” which Scott Sigler explained to us last week in one of the funniest and strangest explainers we have ever had. He is back with us this week to hear how we thought his explainer lived up to the actual episode now that we’ve all seen it. Also, in our Mammary Alpha segment we determine once and for all whether “loyalty” is really an emotion.A word of warning: If you haven’t listened to the episode before this one, “When You Wisp Upon a Starship!,” go listen to that first because this is a follow up to last week. Also, check out Scott Sigler’s website to learn more about him and his podcasts and many novels (which we highly rikermend!)We now have merch! Show your love for EnterpriseSplaining and the cutest beagle ever with a Porthos Appreciation Society shirt!EnterpriseSplaining is proud to be part of the ESO Network. Sound assistance by K.O. Myers at Particulate Media Follow us on BlueSky: @enterprisesplain Follow us on Instagram: @enterprisesplaining Like us on Facebook: EnterpriseSplainingSend us an email: [email protected]

It’s time for a non-corporeal body swap adventure! We’re watching Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 18 “The Crossing ,” but only our guest, author Scott Sigler, has actually watched the episode. He tells us about one of the strangest episodes this show has thrown at us so far. Rikermendations:Scott: The Crypt: Shakedown by Scott Sigler and Alien EarthBill: Jeremiah JohnsonMaria: FiskJamie: Long Story Short We now have merch! Show your love for EnterpriseSplaining and the cutest beagle ever with a Porthos Appreciation Society shirt!EnterpriseSplaining is proud to be part of the ESO Network. Sound assistance by K.O. Myers at Particulate Media Follow us on BlueSky: @enterprisesplain Follow us on Instagram: @enterprisesplaining Like us on Facebook: EnterpriseSplainingSend us an email: [email protected]

This week we are taking a break from Star Trek Enterprise and instead going on an away mission to visit the 1986 movie Highlander. Jamie flat out refused to watch the movie, so instead, Bill and our special guest John Stephen King (who you may know as the voice of our computer) explain all of Highlander to a baffled Maria and Jamie.Image References:Stephen’s background imageModular SwordAlleged Bustier Sean Connery in Peacock FeathersRunning on the BeachWe now have merch! Show your love for EnterpriseSplaining and the cutest beagle ever with a Porthos Appreciation Society shirt!EnterpriseSplaining is proud to be part of the ESO Network. Sound assistance by K.O. Myers at Particulate Media Follow us on BlueSky: @enterprisesplain Follow us on Instagram: @enterprisesplaining Like us on Facebook: EnterpriseSplainingSend us an email: [email protected]

This week, we’re on a second contact mission, revisiting Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 17 “Canamar.” now that Jamie and Maria have watched it and have a lot of thoughts about this Star Trek version of ConAir (ConAirMar?). Also, in everyone’s favorite segment, Mammary Alpha, we learn about the absolutely bananas Memory Alpha page for “balls” (no, not THOSE balls). A word of warning: If you haven’t listened to the episode before this one, “Smug Criminals!,” go listen to that first because this is a follow up to last week.We now have merch! Show your love for EnterpriseSplaining and the cutest beagle ever with a Porthos Appreciation Society shirt!EnterpriseSplaining is proud to be part of the ESO Network. Sound assistance by K.O. Myers at Particulate Media Follow us on BlueSky: @enterprisesplain Follow us on Instagram: @enterprisesplaining Like us on Facebook: EnterpriseSplainingSend us an email: [email protected]

We’re watching Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 17 “Canamar,” but only Bill has actually watched the episode. Archer confesses he's a criminal, Trip gets stuck next to That Guy on a long flight, and while T'Pol is in charge, everyone does their jobs competently. Is this the first Enterprise mirror universe episode? No, it's just another day in the life of this dysfunctional crew.Rikermendations:Jamie: Three Days of the Condor Maria: The Thursday Murder Club Bill: Hundreds of Beavers We now have merch! Show your love for EnterpriseSplaining and the cutest beagle ever with a Porthos Appreciation Society shirt!EnterpriseSplaining is proud to be part of the ESO Network. Sound assistance by K.O. Myers at Particulate Media Follow us on BlueSky: @enterprisesplain Follow us on Instagram: @enterprisesplaining Like us on Facebook: EnterpriseSplainingSend us an email: [email protected]

This week, we’re on a second contact mission, revisiting Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 16 “Future Tense,” now that Maria and Bill have watched it.  A word of warning: If you haven’t listened to the episode before this one, “Future Imperfect!,” go listen to that first because this is a follow up to last week.We now have merch! Show your love for EnterpriseSplaining and the cutest beagle ever with a Porthos Appreciation Society shirt!EnterpriseSplaining is proud to be part of the ESO Network. Sound assistance by K.O. Myers at Particulate Media Follow us on BlueSky: @enterprisesplain Follow us on Instagram: @enterprisesplaining Like us on Facebook: EnterpriseSplainingSend us an email: [email protected]

We’re watching Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 16 “Future Tense,” but only Jamie has actually watched the episode. The Enterprise discovers a ship that can travel through time and is bigger on the inside, and yet this is somehow not a Doctor Who crossover. Rikermendations:Bill: House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski and The Cheese Monkeys by Chip KiddMaria: Mrs. Columbo Jamie: DragonCon We now have merch! Show your love for EnterpriseSplaining and the cutest beagle ever with a Porthos Appreciation Society shirt!EnterpriseSplaining is proud to be part of the ESO Network. Produced by K.O. Myers at Particulate Media Follow us on BlueSky: @enterprisesplain Follow us on Instagram: @enterprisesplaining Like us on Facebook: EnterpriseSplainingSend us an email: [email protected]

This week, we’re on a second contact mission, revisiting Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 15 “Cease Fire,” now that Jamie, Bill, and Maria have watched it. Joining us this week to discuss this episode is Elaine from the Monkeeing Around podcast A word of warning: If you haven’t listened to the episode before this one, “Vulcans Have No Balls,” go listen to that first because this is a follow up to last week. Rikermendations:Elaine: Psych We now have merch! Show your love for EnterpriseSplaining and the cutest beagle ever with a Porthos Appreciation Society shirt!EnterpriseSplaining is proud to be part of the ESO Network. Sound assistance by K.O. Myers at Particulate Media Follow us on BlueSky: @enterprisesplain Follow us on Instagram: @enterprisesplaining Like us on Facebook: EnterpriseSplainingSend us an email: [email protected]

We’re watching Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 15 “Cease Fire,” but only our guest explainer Chuck from the Earth Station Trek podcast has actually watched the episode. The Vulcans and Andorians are at war over a small but strategically located planet. So, of course Captain Jonathan "the closest thing Starfleet has to an Ambassador" Archer is going to get involved in order to mediate a Cease Fire. Rikermendations:Chuck: Alien EarthMaria: Tim Travers and the Time Travelers Paradox Bill: Tinker Taylor Soldier SpyJamie: Godzilla Minus One We now have merch! Show your love for EnterpriseSplaining and the cutest beagle ever with a Porthos Appreciation Society shirt!EnterpriseSplaining is proud to be part of the ESO Network. Produced by K.O. Myers at Particulate Media Follow us on BlueSky: @enterprisesplain Follow us on Instagram: @enterprisesplaining Like us on Facebook: EnterpriseSplainingSend us an email: [email protected]

This week, we’re on a second contact mission, revisiting Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 14 “Stigma,” now that Jamie and Bill have watched it. Sue from the Women at Warp podcast is joining us to give us some background on what was going on in this episode. A word of warning: If you haven’t listened to the episode before this one, “Oops, I hate it again!,” go listen to that first because this is a follow up to last week.Rikermendations:Sue: Fanlore.org (Star Trek fandom website)We now have merch! Show your love for EnterpriseSplaining and the cutest beagle ever with a Porthos Appreciation Society shirt!EnterpriseSplaining is proud to be part of the ESO Network. Sound assistance by K.O. Myers at Particulate Media Follow us on BlueSky: @enterprisesplain Follow us on Instagram: @enterprisesplaining Like us on Facebook: EnterpriseSplainingSend us an email: [email protected]

We’re watching Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 14 “Stigma,” but only Maria has actually watched the episode. T'Pol has to deal with some of the repercussions from the episode "Fusion," Phlox has to explain HIPPA laws to Archer, and Trip has an exciting B-plot involving one of Phlox's wives. Also, all the Vulcans lie all the time. As per usual in this show.Rikermendations:Jamie: Carly Rae Jepson's Emotion (album)Bill: Pirates of Penzance (1983 movie or any of the soundtracks)Maria: The Magicians (2007 British movie)We now have merch! Show your love for EnterpriseSplaining and the cutest beagle ever with a Porthos Appreciation Society shirt!EnterpriseSplaining is proud to be part of the ESO Network. Sound assistance by K.O. Myers at Particulate Media Follow us on BlueSky: @enterprisesplain Follow us on Instagram: @enterprisesplaining Like us on Facebook: EnterpriseSplainingSend us an email: [email protected]

This week, we’re on a second contact mission, revisiting Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 13 “Dawn,” now that Maria and Jamie have watched it. We also discuss the Memory Alpha page on feet and have an extra special edition of Two Truths and a Lie courtesy of our friends over at First Flight Podcast. A word of warning: If you haven’t listened to the episode before this one, “Only Murders in the Enemy Mine!,” go listen to that first because this is a follow up to last week. We now have merch! Show your love for EnterpriseSplaining and the cutest beagle ever with a Porthos Appreciation Society shirt!EnterpriseSplaining is proud to be part of the ESO Network. Sound assistance by K.O. Myers at Particulate Media Follow us on BlueSky: @enterprisesplain Follow us on Instagram: @enterprisesplaining Like us on Facebook: EnterpriseSplainingSend us an email: [email protected]

We’re watching Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 13 “Dawn,” but only Bill has actually watched the episode. What if Enterprise tried to tackle the greatest TNG ep of all time, “Darmok” and mixed it up with 1985 sci-fi film “Enemy Mine?” And what if it was Trip facing off with the He-Man villain Rattlor! Sounds like a recipe for success! Rikermendations:Jamie: Retro photo app Maria: Art Detectives Bill: The Name of the RoseWe now have merch! Show your love for EnterpriseSplaining and the cutest beagle ever with a Porthos Appreciation Society shirt!EnterpriseSplaining is proud to be part of the ESO Network. Sound assistance by K.O. Myers at Particulate Media Follow us on BlueSky: @enterprisesplain Follow us on Instagram: @enterprisesplaining Like us on Facebook: EnterpriseSplainingSend us an email: [email protected]

We are taking a short break from Star Trek Enterprise this week to bring you this special bonus episode about Quantum Leap. Jamie tells Maria and Bill about her experience watching Quantum Leap for the first time after having already seen quite a bit of Scott Bakula in Enterprise.We now have merch! Show your love for EnterpriseSplaining and the cutest beagle ever with a Porthos Appreciation Society shirt!EnterpriseSplaining is proud to be part of the ESO Network. Sound assistance by K.O. Myers at Particulate Media Follow us on BlueSky: @enterprisesplain Follow us on Instagram: @enterprisesplaining Like us on Facebook: EnterpriseSplainingSend us an email: [email protected]

This week, we’re on a second contact mission, revisiting Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 12 “The Catwalk,” now that Maria and Bill have watched it and can tell us exactly how much of a whiney baby they think Malcolm was acting throughout this episode. Plus, in our Mammary Alpha segment we discuss the Memory Alpha page for “buttocks.” A word of warning: If you haven’t listened to the episode before this one, “I'm Too Sexy for This Episode!,” go listen to that first because this is a follow up to last week. We now have merch! Show your love for EnterpriseSplaining and the cutest beagle ever with a Porthos Appreciation Society shirt!EnterpriseSplaining is proud to be part of the ESO Network. Sound assistance by K.O. Myers at Particulate Media Follow us on BlueSky: @enterprisesplain Follow us on Instagram: @enterprisesplaining Like us on Facebook: EnterpriseSplainingSend us an email: [email protected]

We’re watching Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 12 “The Catwalk,” but only Jamie has actually watched the episode. The entire Enterprise crew has to spend eight days living inside one of the ship's nacelles without showers or a change of clothes, but Archer still somehow manages to find a way to watch his beloved water polo and Malcolm acts like a whiny baby.Rikermendations:Maria: Batman NinjaBill: Wave, Listen to Me!Jamie: Clair Obscur: Exhibition 33We now have merch! Show your love for EnterpriseSplaining and the cutest beagle ever with a Porthos Appreciation Society shirt!EnterpriseSplaining is proud to be part of the ESO Network. Sound assistance by K.O. Myers at Particulate Media Follow us on BlueSky: @enterprisesplain Follow us on Instagram: @enterprisesplaining Like us on Facebook: EnterpriseSplainingSend us an email: [email protected]

This week, we’re on a second contact mission, revisiting Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 11 “Precious Cargo,” now that Maria, Jamie, and Bill have watched it. Rebecca Watson joins us once again to hear our thoughts now that we've all watched this episode! A word of warning: If you haven’t listened to the episode before this one, “Trip Tucker, Swamp King!,” go listen to that first because this is a follow up to last week. Rikermendations:Rebecca: Terry Pratchett's Discworld SeriesEnterpriseSplaining is proud to be part of the ESO Network. Sound assistance by K.O. Myers at Particulate Media Follow us on BlueSky: @enterprisesplain Follow us on Instagram: @enterprisesplaining Like us on Facebook: EnterpriseSplainingSend us an email: [email protected]

We’re watching Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 11 “Precious Cargo.” An extra-long bumper episode this week with a very special guest explainer! Join us as Rebecca Watson, having never watched Enterprise OR listened to our show explains this episode to us. Trip gets stranded in a swamp with Padma Lakshmi and Rebecca tries to tell us what is happening, all while getting everyone's name wrong.Rikermendations:Rebecca: Mickey 7 (book) and Mickey 17 (movie)Maria: The Great North (tv show)Jamie: Hip Hop Family Tree - Ed PiskorBill: Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey (video game), Necessary Roughness (movie)We now have merch! Show your love for EnterpriseSplaining and the cutest beagle ever with a Porthos Appreciation Society shirt!EnterpriseSplaining is proud to be part of the ESO Network. Sound assistance by K.O. Myers at Particulate Media Follow us on BlueSky: @enterprisesplain Follow us on Instagram: @enterprisesplaining Like us on Facebook: EnterpriseSplainingSend us an email: [email protected]

This week, we’re on a second contact mission, revisiting Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 10 “Vanishing Point” now that Jamie, Bill, and our guest Kevin from The Flopcast have watched it, and we all have a lot of thoughts on how much we all kind of hated the twist ending. A word of warning: If you haven’t listened to the episode before this one, “It was Misogyny All Along!,” go listen to that first because this is a follow up to last week. Plus, in our Mammary Alpha segment we talk about the Memory Alpha page on “nipple”!Both Kevin Eldridge and Jamie Bernstein are going to be at DragonCon 2025 -- Just search for their names in the DragonCon app to find what panels they will be on and please come say "hello" if you see us there!EnterpriseSplaining is proud to be part of the ESO Network. Sound assistance by K.O. Myers at Particulate Media Follow us on BlueSky: @enterprisesplain Follow us on Instagram: @enterprisesplaining Like us on Facebook: EnterpriseSplainingSend us an email: [email protected]

We’re watching Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 10 “Vanishing Point,” but only Maria has actually watched the episode. Watch as Jamie, Bill, and our special guest Kevin try to figure out what the heck is going on in this episode. Is it an alternate universe? A time shift? Or just plain old misogyny? The answer will almost certainly disappoint you. We're joined by Kevin, from The Flopcast podcast, who is just as confused as the rest of us!Mentioned in episode:Here’s the photo of Trip on the gyroscope thingRikermendations:Kevin: Sharing Space by Katie Coleman and Dragon Tales Bill: Comrade DetectiveJamie: MurderbotMaria: Saint of Steel series by T. KingfisherWe now have merch! Show your love for EnterpriseSplaining and the cutest beagle ever with a Porthos Appreciation Society shirt!EnterpriseSplaining is proud to be part of the ESO Network. Sound assistance by K.O. Myers at Particulate Media Follow us on BlueSky: @enterprisesplain Follow us on Instagram: @enterprisesplaining Like us on Facebook: EnterpriseSplainingSend us an email: [email protected]

This week, we’re on a second contact mission, revisiting Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 9 “Singularity” now that Jamie and Maria have actually seen it. Also, we inexplicably have not yet scared away Nicole Gugliucci who came back this week to chat with us about the episode and tell us about her favorite and least favorite examples of astronomy science in Star Trek. A word of warning: If you haven’t listened to the episode before this one, “Three Body Problems!,” go listen to that first because this is a follow up to last week. Links for things we mention in the episode:The trinary system image that looks like boobs (surprisingly safe for work)Feet Photos (sorry – blame Maria):Phlox’s FeetMalcolm’s FeetArcher’s FeetGiant Comb in Archer’s Bathroom Interview with Dr. Erin McDonaldCheck out our Porthos Appreciation Society t-shirts in the ESO Network Merch Store!EnterpriseSplaining is proud to be part of the ESO Network. Sound assistance by K.O. Myers at Particulate Media Follow us on BlueSky: @enterprisesplain Follow us on Instagram: @enterprisesplaining Like us on Facebook: EnterpriseSplainingSend us an email: [email protected]

We’re watching Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 9 “Singularity,” but only Bill has actually watched the episode. It's the Enterprise version of a three body problem as mysterious radiation coming from a black hole causes the crew to start taking their jobs seriously. Too seriously, in fact, as Hoshi obsesses over a recipe, Trip obsesses over fixing a chair, and Phlox obsesses over cutting Travis's skull open. Can T'Pol convince the crew to, you know, lighten up a bit before they're all dead? We also had a special guest joining us this week, the Noisy Astronomer themself, Nicole Gugliucci.Here’s an actual photo of what a black hole looks like!Rikermendations:Nicole: Terry Pratchett's Discworld booksJamie: Poker Face Maria: Thunderbolts* Bill: Asobe Asobasi Check out our podcast merch at the ESO Network Tee-Public store.EnterpriseSplaining is proud to be part of the ESO Network. Sound assistance by K.O. Myers at Particulate Media Follow us on BlueSky: @enterprisesplain Follow us on Instagram: @enterprisesplaining Like us on Facebook: EnterpriseSplainingSend us an email: [email protected]

This week, we’re on a second contact mission, revisiting Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 8 “The Communicator.” Now that Bill and Maria have watched it, we get to hear their thoughts on how Captain Archer messed up getting back a piece of equipment they left on a planet so hard that he managed to start a full-on world war.A word of warning: If you haven’t listened to the episode before this one, “Dude, Where's My Communicator?!,” go listen to that first because this is a follow up to last week. EnterpriseSplaining is proud to be part of the ESO Network. Sound assistance by K.O. Myers at Particulate Media Follow us on BlueSky: @enterprisesplain Follow us on Instagram: @enterprisesplaining Like us on Facebook: EnterpriseSplainingSend us an email: [email protected]

We’re watching Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 8 “The Communicator,” but only Jamie has actually watched the episode. Malcolm accidently leaves his communicator on a pre-contact planet and attempts to recover it go sideways when Archer, for the first time ever, decides to take advice from T'Pol, which he then misapplies to disastrous consequences for everyone living on that planet. Sure he may have started a world war, but the important thing is that he learned an important lesson about... something. Rikermendations:Bill: Cyberpunk 2077Maria: TaskmasterJamie: Going to the theater (and specifically, for Chicagoans, going to see Francis Guinan in Ashland Avenue at the Goodman Theater and Amadeus at The SteppenwolfEnterpriseSplaining is proud to be part of the ESO Network. Sound assistance by K.O. Myers at Particulate Media Follow us on BlueSky: @enterprisesplain Follow us on Instagram: @enterprisesplaining Like us on Facebook: EnterpriseSplainingSend us an email: [email protected]

This week, we’re on a second contact mission, revisiting Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 7 “The Seventh,” now that Jamie and Bill have watched it. A word of warning: If you haven’t listened to the episode before this one, “Mission T'Polsible!,” go listen to that first because this is a follow up to last week.EnterpriseSplaining is proud to be part of the ESO Network. Sound assistance by K.O. Myers at Particulate Media Follow us on BlueSky: @enterprisesplain Follow us on Instagram: @enterprisesplaining Like us on Facebook: EnterpriseSplainingSend us an email: [email protected]

We’re watching Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 7 “The Seventh,” but only Maria has actually watched the episode. T'Pol has some unfinished business with a fugitive she never managed to capture. She asks Archer to join her on the mission, which is good because it starts to trigger memories she didn't know she had. Much like the EnterpriseSplaining crew, who, for weeks after recording this, kept asking "What was that episode about again?"Rikermendations:Bill: The Fall (2006) - movieJamie: The Women (1939) - movieMaria: Carmen Sandiego for Switch - video gameEnterpriseSplaining is proud to be part of the ESO Network. Sound assistance by K.O. Myers at Particulate Media Follow us on BlueSky: @enterprisesplain Follow us on Instagram: @enterprisesplaining Like us on Facebook: EnterpriseSplainingSend us an email: [email protected]

This week, we’re on a second contact mission, revisiting Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 6 “Marauders,” now that Maria and Jamie have watched it. Plus, in the first ever Enterprise podcast crossover extravaganza, we are joined by Abby and Chris from the First Flight Podcast. A word of warning: If you haven’t listened to the episode before this one, “The E-Team!,” we recommend listening to that first because this is a follow up to last week. Rikermendations:Abby: Storytime with Wil Wheaton Chris: AndorEnterpriseSplaining is proud to be part of the ESO Network. Sound assistance by K.O. Myers at Particulate Media Follow us on BlueSky: @enterprisesplain Follow us on Instagram: @enterprisesplaining Like us on Facebook: EnterpriseSplainingSend us an email: [email protected]

We’re watching Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 6 “Marauders,” but only Bill has actually watched the episode.In 2001, an unprepared crew was sent to deep space by Starfleet on a mission they were not prepared for. These men (and nearly a third women) promptly escaped orbit. Today, still wanted by multiple alien governments, they survive based on the value of the franchise name. If you have a problem, if no one else can help, and if you're willing to endure war crimes....maybe you can hire the E-Team!Rikermendations:Jamie: Two Point Campus (video game)Maria: Gravity Falls (animated series) and Ludwig Bill: Battle Beyond the Stars (movie)EnterpriseSplaining is proud to be part of the ESO Network. Sound assistance by K.O. Myers at Particulate Media Follow us on BlueSky: @enterprisesplain Follow us on Instagram: @enterprisesplaining Like us on Facebook: EnterpriseSplainingSend us an email: [email protected]

This week, we’re on a second contact mission, revisiting Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 5 “A Night in Sickbay,” now that Maria, Bill have watched it. We also have our special guest medical expert Topher back on to chat more about how medical science is portrayed on Star Trek. A word of warning: If you haven’t listened to the episode before this one, “Sickbay Slumber Party!,” go listen to that first because this is a follow up to last week. EnterpriseSplaining is proud to be part of the ESO Network. Sound assistance by K.O. Myers at Particulate Media Follow us on BlueSky: @enterprisesplain Follow us on Instagram: @enterprisesplaining Like us on Facebook: EnterpriseSplainingSend us an email: [email protected]

We’re watching Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 5 “A Night in Sickbay,” but only Jamie has actually watched the episode. Archer brings his dog to the planet of easily offended people, despite it very obviously being a bad idea, and then has a temper tantrum when asked to apologize. Also, Porthos is sick, there is an escaped bat, and for some reason chainsaws are involved (?!). Plus, we have a special guest, medical expert Topher (Bluesky: @anisotoph), that we get to torture with the medical “science” in this episode. Rikermendations:Maria: Deli Boys (tv show)Bill: My New Boss is Goofy (anime)Topher: The Salvagers series by Alex White (book series)Jamie: Ugly Betty (tv show)EnterpriseSplaining is proud to be part of the ESO Network. Sound assistance by K.O. Myers at Particulate Media Follow us on BlueSky: @enterprisesplain Follow us on Instagram: @enterprisesplaining Like us on Facebook: EnterpriseSplainingSend us an email: [email protected]

This week, we’re on a second contact mission, revisiting Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 4 “Dead Stop,” but now Jamie and Bill have watched it. After going through a minefield last episode, the Enterprise and crew aren't in the best of shape. Malcolm has to have Phlox Worm PT and the ship is going to take years to repair. But they find a repair station that is going to solve all their problems and surely nothing at all will go awry...  A word of warning: If you haven’t listened to the episode before this one, “Always Read the Fine Print,” go listen to that first because this is a follow-up to last week. 

We’re watching Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 4 “Dead Stop,” but only Maria has actually watched the episode. After going through a minefield last episode, the Enterprise and crew aren't in the best of shape. Malcolm has to have Phlox Worm PT and the ship is going to take years to repair. But they find a repair station that is going to solve all their problems and surely nothing at all will go awry…Photo that Maria shows Bill and Jamie is here!Rikermendations:Bill: The Adventures of TarJamie: Random Number Generators (App: Pretty Random)Maria: Your Friendly Neighborhood SpidermanEnterpriseSplaining is proud to be part of the ESO Network. Sound assistance by K.O. Myers at Particulate Media Follow us on BlueSky: @enterprisesplain Follow us on Instagram: @enterprisesplaining Like us on Facebook: EnterpriseSplainingSend us an email: [email protected]

This week, we’re on a second contact mission, revisiting Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 3 “Minefield,” now that Maria and Jamie have actually watched it. And we have special guest Dax on to tell us about the history of the Vulcans and Romulans!A word of warning: If you haven’t listened to the episode before this one, go listen to that first because this is a follow-up to last week. Guest: Dax (note: Dax has changed their preferred name since we recorded this episode, so you may hear us refer to them with a different name in the show)Rikermendations:Dax: The Orville (tv show) & A Stitch in Time by Andrew Robinson (book)