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Alan's Record Bin #2 - 5 Killer ACE FREHLEY Songs!

Alan’s Record Bin #2 – 5 Killer ACE FREHLEY Songs!

FIVE Killer Ace Frehley Songs! This month on Alan’s Record Bin we celebrate the 75th birthday of KISS lead guitarist Ace Frehley. We dig back through the record collection and focus on Ace’s early career as a member of KISS and his subsequent emergence as a solo artist with FIVE (okay,

Modern Musicology #164 - A.I. in Music

Modern Musicology #164 – A.I. in Music

AI in Music AI is arguably the biggest technological revolution of our lifetime, but it’s certainly not without controversy. For every positive application in medicine, science, engineering, etc. there are questions about how far AI should go. Most particularly, the use of AI in the arts is a hot-button issue.

Top portion features the EnterpriseSplaining logo with the subheading “A Star Trek Podcast” Middle portion is original art from the artist Enabuns showing the three hosts of this podcast, their producer, and Eric and Stephen on the bridge of the NX-01 Enterprise. Below, there’s a section in blue with the white letters saying “Computer! End Season Two!”

EnterpriseSplaining 82: Computer! End Season Two!

It’s been a loooooong road, but we’ve finally reached the end…. of the halfway point of the series! In this episode, we discuss our overall thoughts on season 2 and our hopes for season 3. We also went back and rewatched the series pilot Broken Bow to see how our

Top portion features the EnterpriseSplaining logo with the subheading “A Star Trek Podcast” Middle portion is an image from the Enterprise episode The Expanse showing Archer and Trip having a drink together with the words “Star Trek Enterprise: The Expanse. Below, there’s a section in blue with the white letters saying “Space Bermuda Triangle!” Over the image is a stamp saying “SECOND CONTACT”

EnterpriseSplaining 81: Second Contact: Space Bermuda Triangle!

This week, we’re on a second contact mission, revisiting 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

Cigar Nerds Podcast: Chucking Around

Cigar Nerds Podcast Chucking Around. This week we are honoring the Legend that is Chuck Norris and talking about 40 Years of Delta Force. In science we talk about Artemis 2, DJ Sea Lion, driverless transport coming to Atlanta, and air Taxis. In Nerd News we discuss Super Girl, Masters

The 2026 Dragon Con Report Episode 3: The Brits Are Coming!

🇬🇧 Welcome to the Brit Side of Dragon Con Dragon Con is a global celebration of fandom, and this episode of The Dragon Con Report proves you don’t need a passport to cross the Atlantic. This time, we’re joined by Caro and Rob from the Brit Track, one of the convention’s most

Modern Musicology #163 - Classical Music

Modern Musicology #163 – Classical Music

Classical Music  Anthony and Stephanie are “on assignment,” so Rob and Alan take the opportunity to discuss one of their shared passions: Classical Music. We talk about our mutual love of classical, how we first came to classical, some of our favorite pieces, and how a new listener can get

Top portion features the EnterpriseSplaining logo with the subheading “A Star Trek Podcast” Middle portion is an image from the Enterprise episode The Expanse showing Trip and Archer having a drink together with the words “Star Trek Enterprise: The Expanse. Below, there’s a section in blue with the white letters saying “Space Bermuda Triangle!”

EnterpriseSplaining 80: Space Bermuda Triangle!

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

Alan's Record Bin #1 - 5 Forgotten AOR Songs

Alan’s Record Bin #1 – 5 Forgotten AOR Songs

5 Forgotten AOR Songs This week Alan from Modern Musicology launches a new side-project! In this series of shows, I’ll tell stories behind some of the albums in my collection. This week, we’re talking about 5 Forgotten AOR Songs! These are tracks that got airplay on Album Oriented Rock radio stations back in the

Modern Musicology #162 - Rock Hall 2026 Nominees

Modern Musicology #162 – Rock Hall 2026 Nominees

Rock Hall 2026 Nominees It’s that time of year again! The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has released its list of nominations for 2026. Sadly, we aren’t amongst the 1200+ official voters who will be casting their ballots for this year’s inducted class, but that won’t stop us from discussing who

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