NST: DS9 - Playing God - Season 2, Episode 17

Playing God! Dax gets an intern, and he's working really hard for a good letter of recommendation for the Trill joining program. How quaint. Also, there's a pocket universe on DS9 that threatens to expand and destroy the entire star system. Huh. Also, Jake is dating a Dabo girl. Wow! All of these are treated with the same level of importance. Yes.    We have a YouTube Membership and a Patreon! Both get you early access to new episodes, access to the private Newbie Star Trek Discord, and a bunch of other perks! YouTube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClYIRsMyLf0G0ESkZw7z88w/join Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/NewbieStarTrek    Check out our merch at https://FugitiveFrames.Store   Looking for a stylish, compact wallet that can fan out your cards with the push of a button? Get an additional 20% discount by using our offer code "NEWBIE" at https://partner.ekster.com/NewbieStarTrek2026 ! This offer stacks with other sales on the website!    Ask us a question at contact@newbiestartrek.com and we may answer it on the podcast!   Intro theme song: La Disfida by Nate Tang  "What happened during this airdate?" song: Around the Sun by Nate Tang    Catch our other projects (Would You Stay Tuned, etc.) at https://fugitiveframes.com/   0:00 - Intro 9:28 - Around the Sun 18:17 - Sponsor (Ekster) 21:05 - Episode recap and discussion 1:20:18 - Mailbag 1:23:07 - Outro