Defiant: You know this is a utopia when the doctor can order vacations. Dax clearly thinks that Kira banged Riker. Because Dax also clearly banged Riker. You know something's wrong when someone is mean to O'Brien. Villainous Goatee! What happens if you put aluminum foil in the replicator? Kira being the A-plot main character is very pre-2001. Using the Maqis and the Bajoran rebellion as examples of morally grey terrorism is not ideal. Reading Enterprise logs must be sanity-wrecking.
Fascination: DS9 does a sex farce. Bashir has significant leeway to diagnose colleagues as "assholes". Lwaxana Troi may be the galaxy's worst seatmate, but it is pretty fun to see her making Odo uncomfortable. What ARE jumja sticks? Oh hey, Xanthi fever. Sisko knows something's wrong when people want to cancel dinner. Jake has rizz. Lwaxana's Google Alerts include Odo, Captain Picard, and sex festivals. On the other hand, the O'Briens' relationship plot feels really grounded and realistic.
We are joined this week by Nathan Polette and Steve Duda!
You can find Nathan talking about comics, and Bev Crusher's history ghosting men on all socials, at @dazzleraoa.
Steve lives with their partner and their adult cat son in a cave beneath Gre'thor. They often make guest appearances on Graymalkin Lane and can be found on social media @Howdyduda.
BabSpace9 is a production of the Okay, So network.
Connect with the show at @babylonpodject
Help us keep the lights on via our Patreon!
Justen can be found at @justenwrites
Ana can be found at @The_Mianaai, and also made our show art.
Both Ana and Justen can also be found on The Compleat Discography, a Discworld re-read podcast.
Jude Vais can be found at @eremiticjude. His other work can be found at Athrabeth - a Tolkien Podcast and at Garbage of the Five Rings.
Clips from the original show remain copyrighted by Paramount Entertainment and are used under the Fair Use doctrine.
Music attribution:
Original reworking of the Deep Space 9 theme by audioquinn, who stresses that this particular war crime is not their fault.
This show is edited and produced by Aaron Olson, who can be found at @urizenxvii
Find out more at http://babylonpod.page
Civil Defense: Who gave Garak root access? Good Quodo content. Redshirt vape. Dukat hoist by his own petard. Garak and Dukat being petty bitches to each other. A good antagonist is a delightful thing. Flirting by threats of mass deaths. Elevating the stakes.
Meridian: I guess the writers just watched Brigadoon? O'Brien suffers level: Third Wheel. Surprisingly, the Dax plotline is NOT the horniest.
Jeffrey... COOOOOOOOMBS
Discarded episode titles:
BabSpace9 is a production of the Okay, So network.
Connect with the show at @babylonpodject
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Justen can be found at @justenwrites
Ana can be found at @The_Mianaai, and also made our show art.
Both Ana and Justen can also be found on The Compleat Discography, a Discworld re-read podcast.
Jude Vais can be found at @eremiticjude. His other work can be found at Athrabeth - a Tolkien Podcast and at Garbage of the Five Rings.
Clips from the original show remain copyrighted by Paramount Entertainment and are used under the Fair Use doctrine.
Music attribution:
Original reworking of the Deep Space 9 theme by audioquinn, who stresses that this particular war crime is not their fault.
This show is edited and produced by Aaron Olson, who can be found at @urizenxvii
Find out more at http://babylonpod.page
S3E5: Second Skin S3E6: The Abandoned
Second Skin: Sisko bullies Garak. Cardassians seem to have very good cosmetic surgery for a lizard species. The Cardassian Sleeper Agent program is weird. Cardassians use unlabeled data crystals. Cardassia has much more depth to it than normal "enemy" cultures, or even most non-Earth cultures.
The Abandoned: Justen loves a hot pirate lady. Odo now has a room for his bucket. 16-20 is not an age gap that we feel great about but it's... okay for some reasons we lay out. Sisko and Miles dadding is great. The concept of the nature/nurture thing is good, but the end result strays real close to "crack baby". The fact that Odo is willing to throw his entire life away to save one orphan is great, and it's run over by the actual plot.
BabSpace9 is a production of the Okay, So network.
Connect with the show at @babylonpodject
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Justen can be found at @justenwrites
Ana can be found at @The_Mianaai, and also made our show art.
Both Ana and Justen can also be found on The Compleat Discography, a Discworld re-read podcast.
Jude Vais can be found at @eremiticjude. His other work can be found at Athrabeth - a Tolkien Podcast and at Garbage of the Five Rings.
Clips from the original show remain copyrighted by Paramount Entertainment and are used under the Fair Use doctrine.
Music attribution:
Original reworking of the Deep Space 9 theme by audioquinn, who stresses that this particular war crime is not their fault.
This show is edited and produced by Aaron Olson, who can be found at @urizenxvii
Find out more at http://babylonpod.page
S3E3: House of Quark S3E4: Equilibrium
House of Quark:
Possibly the most BabPod episode in the history of Star Trek. It's not Miles and Keiko's fault that they were written in the 90s; it's otherwise a great example of a real marriage. Gowron caught the car and is now suffering. Klingon-Federation Enemies to Lovers Arc. We are in the Ronald Moore era of Trek and it shows.
Equilibrium:
w o r m. Jude loves captains cooking for their people. The Trill situation is sketchy as fuck. A long side conversation about Star Trek books. Bashir and Dax finally feel like buddies rather than horny dork. Jude torments Justen about Bashir's underwear. Sisko treats the Prime Directive like he treats Quark.
BabSpace9 is a production of the Okay, So network.
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Justen can be found at @justenwrites
Ana can be found at @The_Mianaai, and also made our show art.
Both Ana and Justen can also be found on The Compleat Discography, a Discworld re-read podcast.
Jude Vais can be found at @eremiticjude. His other work can be found at Athrabeth - a Tolkien Podcast and at Garbage of the Five Rings.
Clips from the original show remain copyrighted by Paramount Entertainment and are used under the Fair Use doctrine.
Music attribution:
Original reworking of the Deep Space 9 theme by audioquinn, who stresses that this particular war crime is not their fault.
This show is edited and produced by Aaron Olson, who can be found at @urizenxvii
Find out more at http://babylonpod.page
Part 1:
Exploding consoles and fake shakes? We're back! The Defiant is a real Starfleet Warship. We all like to see Quark bullied. There was only one goo bucket. Teen Odo.
Part 2:
Wet Racists. Never exclude Romulans, they exclude you. You need friends to reality-check you when you want to be, say, a Starfleet Admiral. Somehow Odo is the least fascist wet fascist.
We are now a Dragonriders of Pern podcast.
BabSpace9 is a production of the Okay, So network.
Connect with the show at @babylonpodject
Help us keep the lights on via our Patreon!
Justen can be found at @justenwrites
Ana can be found at @The_Mianaai, and also made our show art.
Both Ana and Justen can also be found on The Compleat Discography, a Discworld re-read podcast.
Jude Vais can be found at @eremiticjude. His other work can be found at Athrabeth - a Tolkien Podcast and at Garbage of the Five Rings.
Clips from the original show remain copyrighted by Paramount Entertainment and are used under the Fair Use doctrine.
Music attribution:
Original reworking of the Deep Space 9 theme by audioquinn, who stresses that this particular war crime is not their fault.
This show is edited and produced by Aaron Olson, who can be found at @urizenxvii
Find out more at http://babylonpod.page
Bad Vacations
The Founders! The Jem'Hadar! The show's metaplot! A Camping Trip! Nog desperately wants positive role models, and just shines when Sisko praises him. The Galaxy Class analogue of Worfing. Bad Kira/Odo shipping, good Quodo shipping. Eris is not a name with positive connotations. Season 2 wrap-up!
Jude's predictions for season three:
BabSpace9 is a production of the Okay, So network.
Connect with the show at @babylonpodject
Help us keep the lights on via our Patreon!
Justen can be found at @justenwrites
Ana can be found at @The_Mianaai, and also made our show art.
Both Ana and Justen can also be found on The Compleat Discography, a Discworld re-read podcast.
Jude Vais can be found at @eremiticjude. His other work can be found at Athrabeth - a Tolkien Podcast and at Garbage of the Five Rings.
Clips from the original show remain copyrighted by Paramount Entertainment and are used under the Fair Use doctrine.
Music attribution:
Original reworking of the Deep Space 9 theme by audioquinn, who stresses that this particular war crime is not their fault.
This show is edited and produced by Aaron Olson, who can be found at @urizenxvii
Find out more at http://babylonpod.page
S2E24: The Collaborator S2E25: Tribunal
O'Brien Suffers Level: Vacation/Unexpected Dental Work, use your judgement as to which is worse
The Collaborator: An orb! Kai Winn is spectacular in making you hate her (GNU Louise Fletcher). Sisko is literally the only character who isn't a complete mess. Or maybe everyone in Bajoran politics are so thick that Winn's subterfuges are Succession-tier; Jude has a theory. The problems with prophecies.
Tribunal: Directed by Avery f'ing Brooks. Odo has a rare moment of high empathic quotient. Everything hinges on a molar. Miles knows what happens when you go on vacation. 90's Casual Racism. The logistics of sex in a runabout. Colm Meaney thirst. How did Bashir become a critical intel conduit?
BabSpace9 is a production of the Okay, So network.
Connect with the show at @babylonpodject
Help us keep the lights on via our Patreon!
Justen can be found at @justenwrites
Ana can be found at @The_Mianaai, and also made our show art.
Both Ana and Justen can also be found on The Compleat Discography, a Discworld re-read podcast.
Jude Vais can be found at @eremiticjude. His other work can be found at Athrabeth - a Tolkien Podcast and at Garbage of the Five Rings.
Clips from the original show remain copyrighted by Paramount Entertainment and are used under the Fair Use doctrine.
Music attribution:
Original reworking of the Deep Space 9 theme by audioquinn, who stresses that this particular war crime is not their fault.
This show is edited and produced by Aaron Olson, who can be found at @urizenxvii
Find out more at http://babylonpod.page
S2E22: The Wire S2E23: Crossover
The Wire:
A painfully accurate example of addiction. Odo's back in wet-fascist mode. Bashir, just kiss him, for god's sake. Cardassians are catty bitches. Julian Bashir, ADHD Twink, and his boyfriend, Anxiety Space Lizard with PTSD.
Crossover:
The Mirror Universe is part of standard officer training. Kira is maybe the only person in Star Trek who does not recognize the name "Kirk". Quark's mix is switched. Garak is "Authoritarian Cutout #5". We're not sure how we feel about the pathway from "Mirror Mirror" to "Crossover" in terms of the political messages. Julian has a learning moment. Justen thinks about the Roman Empire.
Rejected episode titles:
D stands for Daddy Issues
The Most Fuckable Twink in the Alpha Quadrant
We are joined by James! Originally from Florida, James now lives in sunny Brisbane, Australia, where he works as a research scientist in sustainable livestock production systems. He can be found at @doctorjamesd.bsky.social and was recently highlighted as part of CSIRO's lead up to Mardi Gras at https://www.csiro.au/en/news/all/articles/2024/february/trans-in-transdisciplinary-science
BabSpace9 is a production of the Okay, So network.
Connect with the show at @babylonpodject
Help us keep the lights on via our Patreon!
Justen can be found at @justenwrites
Ana can be found at @The_Mianaai, and also made our show art.
Both Ana and Justen can also be found on The Compleat Discography, a Discworld re-read podcast.
Jude Vais can be found at @eremiticjude. His other work can be found at Athrabeth - a Tolkien Podcast and at Garbage of the Five Rings.
Clips from the original show remain copyrighted by Paramount Entertainment and are used under the Fair Use doctrine.
Music attribution:
Original reworking of the Deep Space 9 theme by audioquinn, who stresses that this particular war crime is not their fault.
This show is edited and produced by Aaron Olson, who can be found at @urizenxvii
Find out more at http://babylonpod.page
S2E20-21 The Maquis
Justen comes by their star trek bullshit honestly.
The Maquis
The Maquis are the most fascinating political experiment Star Trek has ever completely whiffed. Quark out-logics a Vulcan, and Dukat is a weird little guy. Quark wants a hot alien lady to step on him, v. 200. The establishment of Dukat as Sisko's dark mirror. DS9 characters are allowed to have duality. The Federation is an HOA. Dax and Kira's weird conversation.
We are joined by Steve! Steve lives with their partner and their adult cat son in a cave beneath Gre'thor. They often make guest appearances on Graymalkin Lane and can be found on social media @/howdyduda.
BabSpace9 is a production of the Okay, So network.
Connect with the show at @babylonpodject
Help us keep the lights on via our Patreon!
Justen can be found at @justenwrites
Ana can be found at @The_Mianaai, and also made our show art.
Both Ana and Justen can also be found on The Compleat Discography, a Discworld re-read podcast.
Jude Vais can be found at @eremiticjude. His other work can be found at Athrabeth - a Tolkien Podcast and at Garbage of the Five Rings.
Clips from the original show remain copyrighted by Paramount Entertainment and are used under the Fair Use doctrine.
Music attribution:
Original reworking of the Deep Space 9 theme by audioquinn, who stresses that this particular war crime is not their fault.
This show is edited and produced by Aaron Olson, who can be found at @urizenxvii
Find out more at http://babylonpod.page
Profit and Loss: A Cardassian with two names? A Meaty Slap. It's always morally acceptable to steal from fascists UNLESS it breaks trust with your romantic partner. How in the world are there no consequences for this outright murder. Jude questions the Odo Book Club choice. Flirtation via politics and philosophy. The increasing complexity of Garak. The increasing complexity of Quark, altruistic in the most Ferengi way possible. Ferengi running around LA after the Northridge quake.
Blood Oath: Star Trek says trans rights (the meme). The Klingon makeup change, Doyleist/Watsonian/fan. Michael Ansara's iconic voice. Jadzia the science battle maiden. The increasing complexity of Jadzia Dax. Revenge is not something the Federation teaches--good thing the Trill aren't Federation.
For this episode we are joined by Trill specialist Velvet. Velvet is an artist, actual play podcaster, and literal actual dragon. You can find her on Twitter and Bluesky @velvetthedragon, as well as on the Clever Corvids Productions podcast network.
BabSpace9 is a production of the Okay, So network.
Connect with the show at @babylonpodject
Help us keep the lights on via our Patreon!
Justen can be found at @justenwrites
Ana can be found at @The_Mianaai, and also made our show art.
Both Ana and Justen can also be found on The Compleat Discography, a Discworld re-read podcast.
Jude Vais can be found at @eremiticjude. His other work can be found at Athrabeth - a Tolkien Podcast and at Garbage of the Five Rings.
Clips from the original show remain copyrighted by Paramount Entertainment and are used under the Fair Use doctrine.
Music attribution:
Original reworking of the Deep Space 9 theme by audioquinn, who stresses that this particular war crime is not their fault.
This show is edited and produced by Aaron Olson, who can be found at @urizenxvii
Find out more at http://babylonpod.page