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Starfleet Academy First Clip – Earth Station Trek – Episode 242

Last week, a teaser scene from the first episode of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy was released! This week on Earth Station Trek we’re going to be analyzing that clip to see what we can find in it. What looks good? What surprised us? Does this scene make us more excited

Top portion features the EnterpriseSplaining logo with the subheading “A Star Trek Podcast” Middle portion is an image from the Enterprise episode The Crossing showing Trip staring at a wisp with the words “Star Trek Enterprise: The Crossing . Below, there’s a section in blue with the white letters saying “When You Wisp Upon a Starship!” Over the image is a stamp saying “SECOND CONTACT”

EnterpriseSplaining 65: Second Contact: When You Wisp Upon a Starship!

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

BatChums Episode 84 – The Joker’s Epitaph

Batman ’66 S2 Ep48 – The Joker’s Epitaph The Joker is now Vice Chairman of the Gotham National Bank, due to an unsuccessful plan of Batman’s. He installs his robots as tellers, and despite his criminal past, seems to be running things in perfect order. The Dynamic Duo realize they

Flopcast 709 Glassblowing with Kaboobie

Flopcast 709: Melt My Christmas This Christmas

Flopcast episode 709! Every year, dozens of ridiculous identical holiday movies are unleashed by Hallmark, Lifetime, Netflix, and the like. (They’re so cookie-cutter that many of them literally involve cutting cookies.) And every year, we try to fix them by making them weirder. So we’ve selected a few new Christmas

Godzilla looks really ticked off | Earth Station Boo

This week on Earth Station Boo, we’re diving into the emotional impact and monstrous scale of Godzilla Minus One . More than just a kaiju film, this powerful entry explores postwar trauma, survivor’s guilt, and grief—all wrapped in a terrifying return of Godzilla. We discuss the film’s unforgettable characters, its

Gargoyles

The 42cast Episode 265: We Live Again

Gargoyles debuted in 1994 as part of the Disney Afternoon – a programming block of Disney Animation aimed at children just getting out of school. The series provided complex multi-episode stories with complex characters that was rare for children’s animation. In this episode we take a look back at Gargoyles

The Giant Spider Invasion| Episode 493

Mark Maddox and James Lechner join Jim for a rousing holiday discussion of the 1975 Cult Classic “The Giant Spider Invasion,” starring Steve Brodie, Barbara Hale, Robert Easton, Leslie Parrish, Alan Hale Jr, Bill Williams, Kevin Brodie, Christine Schmidtmer, and Diane Lee Hart. This low-budget gem was one 1975’s top-grossing

The Earth Station DCU Episode 428 – A Man Is Only as Good as His Bird

This Week on Earth Station DCU! Drew Leiter and Cletus Jacobs are given the bird as they review the second episode of Peacemaker Season 2. In Detective Comics #1094–1096, (“Mercy of the Father” arc) follows Batman and Damian as they uncover the truth behind Asema’s murders, confront revelations about Joe

Modern Musicology #155: 80s Movie Soundtracks

Modern Musicology #155: 80s Movie Soundtracks

80s Movie Soundtracks Everybody loves 80s movies, right? This week we are joined by author and film historiian John Malahy, whose new book Rewinding the 80s: Cinema Under the Influence of Music Videos, Action Stars, and a Cold War was released October 2025, to talk about the great soundtracks of the decade, from Top Gun,

We’re going to flaunt our scars | Earth Station Boo

This week on Earth Station Boo, we explore the dark and devastating world of Things We Lost in the Fire by Mariana Enriquez. This powerful collection of horror short stories mixes supernatural terror with the real horrors of everyday life in Argentina, including political unrest, gendered violence, and poverty. We

Let the Festivities begin  | Earth Station Boo

This week on Earth Station Boo, we step into the bright daylight and floral terror of A24’s modern folk-horror film Midsommar. Directed by Ari Aster, this movie blends grief, emotional manipulation, and cult psychology into one of the most unique and disturbing horror stories of the last decade. We explore

What a Monstrous idea Father | Earth Station Boo

This week on Earth Station Boo, we shine a light on one of the most haunting and thought-provoking horror series of the last decade: Midnight Mass by Mike Flanagan. This limited series blends religious horror, emotional storytelling, and unforgettable character arcs, leaving a deep impact on both fans and critics.

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