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This week on the Star Trek podcast Treks and the City, Alice and Skyler are of course wrapping up the Garry Marshall Day trilogy by covering its final entry, 2016's Mother's Day. Topics include actually spotting Timothy Olpyhant, people bringing babies to bars, what's going on with the number of characters named "Trey" in the Tana French Cal Hooper novels, Margot Martindale being saddled with a bunch of racist and homophobic dialogue, what makes Skyler break out in a Jersey accent, whether Julia Roberts is styled more as an Anna Wintour or an Anton Chigurh in the film, how great Jennifer Aniston is, when The Blind Side came out, and much, much more! Listen!!Listen to the show early and ad-free on Patreon, here: patreon.com/treksandthecityAnd follow the show on Instagram @TreksandtheCityLinks to some other fun things mentioned in the episode:Tana French's First Cal Hooper Novel: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/556487/the-searcher-by-tana-french/Anton Chigurh: https://static0.cbrimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/4cnrp2ml4enr7mpn0n6b85kjlpe5ug_original.jpg?w=1600&h=1200&fit=cropAnna Wintour: https://pyxis.nymag.com/v1/imgs/b75/a89/95d89bd74dad05c2312f41653e3a9af941-99---.2x.rsquare.w536.jpgJulia Roberts' Look In The Film: https://variety.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/mothers-day.jpgThe Brad Evans + Nick Ciarelli "The LA Comedy Scene Is Thriving" Bit: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DXaGwyhj0pq/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==The List Vandell Was Added To: https://www.theworlds50best.com/stories/News/north-americas-50-best-bars-2026-51-100-list.htmlMovie Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother%27s_Day_(2016_film)Produced by Skyler HanrathSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
This week, Alice and Skyler are back to discuss DS9 season five, episode nine, "The Ascent." Topics include the types of pastries they're both fans of, period yurts, what day of the week it in fact is, the kinds of people who'll talk to painters painting, off-the-beaten-path workplaces, screwing up Godot, chic survival looks, whether the station is "huge" or "enormous" or a mystery third size, the best spicy Porsche to get, and much, much more! Listen!!To hear episodes early and without ads, check out: https://www.patreon.com/treksandthecityFollow the show on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/treksandthecity/Links to some other fun things mentioned in the episode:A Swedish Cinnamon Bun Recipe: https://www.gimmesomeoven.com/swedish-cinnamon-buns-kanelbullar/Society of the Snow: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Society_of_the_SnowThe Way Back: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Way_Back_(2010_film)A Write Up Of The Lost Highway Poster: https://www.thebeliever.net/movie-advertisement-lost-highway/Episode Memory Alpha: https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/The_Ascent_(episode)Produced by Skyler HanrathSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
This week, Alice and Skyler are detouring from DS9 with another Danny Solomon-led BLOCKBUSTER return to The Next Generation to rank the times other members of the crew filled in for Picard. Together, they discuss rushing into the sun, what Garret's up to, the need for space gossip, where Geordi's rizz is, ensigns forgetting their place, how King Ralph surely influenced TNG, the kinds of sports references Alice and Skyler can grasp, getting cancelled for anti-android bias, how the Klingons even get through the day given all their warring, Danny's upcoming grab-bag episode concepts, and much, much more. Listen!!To hear episodes early and without ads, check out: https://www.patreon.com/treksandthecityFollow the show on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/treksandthecity/Links to some other fun things mentioned in the episode:A "Bill Brasky" Sketch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QIlbwXe1WYThe Atlantic's Kash Patel Piece: https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/04/kash-patel-fbi-director-drinking-absences/686839/Scottie Pippen, Who Alice And Skyler Were Extremely Familiar With: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottie_PippenKing Ralph: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_RalphProduced by Skyler HanrathSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
This week, Alice and Skyler are back to discuss DS9 season five, episode eight, "Things Past." Topics include enriching the art-museum-going experience with some live commentary, the way Alice was like a certain element of Mulholland Drive at the start of the record this week, getting jealous about the Artemis II astronauts, book talk, dialing back the "Odo as a solid" story decision, Bashir and Worf collaborating on being uninformative, Levar Burton absolutely going off, and much, much more! Listen!!To hear episodes early and without ads, check out: https://www.patreon.com/treksandthecityFollow the show on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/treksandthecity/Links to some other fun things mentioned in the episode:Tana French's Website: https://tanafrench.com/The "Children of Time" Series: https://adriantchaikovsky.com/children-of-time-children-of-ruin-children-of-memory.htmlWalkin' About: https://maximumfun.org/podcasts/walkin-about/Hyperfixed: https://www.hyperfixedpod.com/The Noah Wiley Walk Through Video About The Craft Contemporary (Not The Folk Art Museum, Skyler Was Mistaken. He Was Also Mistaken About Which Wiley Founded It, It Was Founded By His Grandmother, Edyth Wyle!): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxjeF_asb-oMegan Amram's List Of The Good Place Restaurant Puns: https://www.instagram.com/p/BZpJ5bIHKsn/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==Episode Memory Alpha: https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Things_Past_(episode)Produced by Skyler HanrathSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
This week, Alice and Skyler are back to discuss DS9 season five, episode seven, "Let He Who Is Without Sin...." Topics include ruined horny getaways, proper inviting-yourself-to-carpool-on-a-trip etiquette, Worf not being able to hang with Dax, how good "White Lotus on a distant planet" sounds as an idea, annoying finger-wagging space moralizers, the erotic power of clay, just how hot a misused garbage disposal can be, the demise of Starfleet Academy, how to handle Discord.com, and much, much more! Listen!!To hear episodes early and without ads, check out: https://www.patreon.com/treksandthecityFollow the show on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/treksandthecity/Links to some other fun things mentioned in the episode:Where To Submit Your Pro-Keeping Families Together Letter: https://actionnetwork.org/letters/keep-families-together-26The Clown-opedia Entry On "Auguste" Clowning: https://clownopedia.fandom.com/wiki/AugusteEmily Nussbaum's I Like to Watch: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/563025/i-like-to-watch-by-emily-nussbaum/Episode Memory Alpha: https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Let_He_Who_Is_Without_Sin..._(episode)Produced by Skyler HanrathSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
This week, Alice and Skyler are back to discuss DS9 season five, episode six, "Trials and Tribble-ations" AND Futurama season four, episode eleven, "Where No Fan Has Gone Before." Topics include this DS9 episode absolutely rocking, checking for Gump, helping your aunt navigate contacting you, not seeing celebrities at restaurants, good fans and bad fans, sending a new crew to work in the general vicinity of an old crew, a Preston Sturges movie Skyler feels should be more widely seen, what a person might know Leonard Nimoy from, and much, much more! Listen!! Also, apologies about Skyler's dog, Bodie, barking during this episode!!!To hear episodes early and without ads, check out: https://www.patreon.com/treksandthecityFollow the show on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/treksandthecity/Links to some other fun things mentioned in the episode:Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie Trailer: https://youtu.be/mKEgYkoZh60Chip n' Dale: Rescue Rangers Trailer: https://youtu.be/mKEgYkoZh60A Fun Article About Wild Eye Stuff In Movies: https://www.aao.org/museum-blog/detail/eerie-eyesThe Sin of Harold Diddlebock, Which Is Just Completely Available On YouTube: https://youtu.be/xg48xPmyShUOne Of Chris Fairbanks' "I'm In Tom Cruise Movies" Bits: https://www.instagram.com/p/DRilgCjjwnG/"You, Murderer" Tales from the Crypt Episode Wiki: https://tftc.fandom.com/wiki/You,_MurdererEpisode Memory Alpha: https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Trials_and_Tribble-ations_(episode)Futurama Episode Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Where_No_Fan_Has_Gone_BeforeProduced by Skyler HanrathSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
This week, Alice and Skyler are back to discuss DS9 season five, episode five, "The Assignment." Topics include the effectiveness of book marketing on Skyler, where Garret has gone and what the hell he's doing there, Tony Gilroy's upcoming cello movie, dogs under the bed, adding muscle to your back, all the cool ads Memory Alpha's providing its visitors, Alice's dance moves, Keiko getting possessed by a space ghost, whether or not Jake Sisko is seven, being mean to Rom, the chances of consequences sticking for any DS9 character, and much, much more! Listen!!Also, please be warned, Skyler's track had a connection issue, making for a bit of an obnoxious buzzing that comes in and out throughout the episode. THIS IS AN ANOMALY AND WE APOLOGIZE. It should not happen again, but! It must be noted.To hear episodes early and without ads, check out: https://www.patreon.com/treksandthecityFollow the show on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/treksandthecity/Links to some other fun things mentioned in the episode:The Creepy Poster For The Bay: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1713476/mediaviewer/rm3537469184/?ref_=tt_ov_iThe Other The Bay: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8425404/Line of Duty: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2303687/The Telepathy Tapes Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-telepathy-tapes/id1766382649Some Old News Re: Behemoth: https://deadline.com/2025/11/behemoth-casts-alexa-swinton-margarita-levieva-matthew-lillard-1236617620/Episode Memory Alpha: https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/The_Assignment_(episode)Produced by Skyler HanrathSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
This week, Alice and Skyler are back to discuss DS9 season five, episode four, "Nor the Battle to the Strong." Topics include birthday planning, the recent sort-of Trek live show, Sex and the City rocking, whether or not Jake really has any business in battle, space The Pitt, Bashir the bad interview subject, just how smart it is for the show to keep trying to recreate extremely complicated work on a 90s TV budget, and much, much more! Listen!!To hear episodes early and without ads, check out: https://www.patreon.com/treksandthecityLinks to some other fun things mentioned in the episode:The Malibu Breakfast Burrito Place: https://lilysmalibu.com/The John Mulaney "Car Trouble" Joke: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqtIyftTiWIThe Bridge of Spies "You Know What You Did" Scene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hD_qaU1w1BI&feature=youtu.beThe Catherine Martin From The Silence of the Lambs Wiki: https://hannibal.fandom.com/wiki/Catherine_MartinEpisode Memory Alpha: https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Nor_the_Battle_to_the_Strong_(episode)Produced by Skyler HanrathSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
From the duo who didn't mean to make you mad but somehow did, GUY ON THE INTERNET, it's Treks and the City, this time covering Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, three weeks on, one week off, at a time!For full episodes, visit the Treks and the City Patreon, here: https://www.patreon.com/treksandthecity
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