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    Some very timely holiday content.

    Sons of Mogh: Time for a ritual killing! Worf and Dax. Worf was cucking Ricker. Dax is basically a Klingon for the purposes of this show. Murdering family members is a bridge too far. Klingon Operation would be really complicated. The triumphant return of the warcrimes airhorn. Jude does not like the end of this episode.

    Excession: Kira always has to tell people about the occupation. Also she's not a particularly great artist. Imagine if a pope got spat out of the Bermuda triangle... We're not a huge fan of the b-plot; it stinks of 90s.

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    Ana can be found at @ana.babylonpod.page, 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 @jude.athrabeth.com. 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 @aaron.compleatdiscography.page

    Find out more at http://babylonpod.page

  • Episode Notes

    We're all 90s kids.

    Crossfire: Worf and Odo bond over being neurodivergent and cops. Odo is stuffed into the third wheel. Quark is a good dude, in his own way--and possibly the only character that recognizes that Odo has actual emotions. Jude has thoughts about the cuck chair. Major Kira likes Bland Powerful Hot Boys, and Jude curls a monkey's paw.

    Return to Grace: Time for another Ducat/Kira episode! Klingons refusing to fight you is deeply embarrassing. Some diversions into mechanical keyboard jokes. Justen makes a very complicated history joke. Damar is introduced.

    Crossfire!

    BabSpace9 is a production of the Okay, So network.

    Connect with the show at @babylonpod.page

    Help us keep the lights on via our Patreon!

    Justen can be found at @justen.babylonpod.page

    Ana can be found at @ana.babylonpod.page, 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 @jude.athrabeth.com. 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 @aaron.compleatdiscography.page

    Find out more at http://babylonpod.page

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    We recorded this before the election. Sorry.

    Jude gets some managerial advice.

    Home Front: At least there's another Dad in this. Cadet Nog! Sabotage! Babylon 5 I Know That Face! "Ancient Klingons slew our gods a millennia ago." Nog is part of the Sisko family now.

    Paradise Lost: Planetary Emergency! ...what is Red Squad? Lots of stuff happens here. Don't use cadets for a false flag operation, they have zero opsec. This episode represents the death of TNG's idyllic isolationism. The philosophy of Badmirals.

    Alternative titles:The Warmup NoogieNever meet your hero's... parentsFerengi-New Orleans Fusion CuisineEvil Troll O'Brien

    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

  • Episode Notes

    Sword of Kahless: The only evil telepaths in Star Trek. Cursed or totemic? More Klingon lore and the central conflict of Worf than we've really ever previously gotten. Yeet that artifact into space.

    Our Man Bashir: This gets pretty unhinged, you've been warned. Garak's introduction to the Bond Franchise. Bond Girl Kira? Justen rants about Baccarat. The episode that launched a thousand ships. It's great to see Siddig be something other than Doctor Dweeb. Are holonovels this century's indie game scene?

    STAY IN LINE, CAST YOUR VOTE

    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

  • Episode Notes

    Jude gets busted down to acting ensign due to an HR error.

    Starship Down: Justen goes feral. The Ferengi are like a bad cell phone company. Sloppy-style concussy. Worf learns a management lesson from O'Brien, and pulls a TNG move. Quark and Hanok are great, and it's nice to see Quark succeeding.

    Little Green Men: Klingon and Ferengi chew toys. Quark leaves MORN in charge of the bar. 1947 America is not the best time to bloop into existence... nukes blocking the universal translators??? Odo stowed away to bust and/or be with his boyfriend. TOS levels of camp.

    Our guest tonight is James! James is a former Floridian who ran off to the wilds of Australia to do exciting cattle and sheep science for the Australian government. His work combines statistics and biochemistry to better understand how we can recycle food waste and crop leftovers as food for livestock, and is part of the team behind the CLEM decision support software for Australian ranchers. His hobbies include knitting, reading lots of fanfic, and being a huge nerd.

    You may have noticed the trailer before the main show. Jude's new Actual Play is already out and you can start listening to it now! AthraPlay is a tabletop RPG actual play podcast showcasing adventures in Middle-earth. Featuring The One Ring RPG system by Free League publishing, AthraPlay uses roleplaying games to explore the lesser-trod paths of Tolkien’s legendarium.New episodes release bi-weekly on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month.Follow the show @athraplay_cast https://www.athrabethnetwork.com/athraplay

    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

  • Episode Notes

    Indiscretion: A bottle episode with Dukat and Kira? Hilarity ensues. Dukat drops the mask a bit. Kira is surprised by well-read Dukat, and has to deal with Cardassians as something other than the oppressor. Foreign-object-in-butt jokes are funny. The... Breen? Sisko biffs it. Dax channels Curzon for a bit.

    Rejoined: Jadzia has never let Dax's baggage interfere in her job, right? right? Okay, how many gay awakenings came from this episode. The Ferengi apparently don't have close-up magic? Non-sex-related ear stuff. Worf is the anti-vibes and we love him for that.

    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

  • Episode Notes

    The Visitor: In which we traumatize Jude. Captain Dad is the best even when temporally displaced. What else did this writer do? Oh, In the Pale Moonlight. Uh oh. The one mistake they made is getting Alexander Siddig's aging completely wrong. Some tech Trek gets right, some it gets hilariously wrong.

    Hippocratic Oath: O'Brien/Bashir besties. Ketrecel White! Cop Worf does not gel with Wet PI Odo. A lot of characters don't feel right in this episode.

    37?!

    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

  • Episode Notes

    Be ready for the longest summary in the history of the podcast...

    Jude gets a promotion! The Galaxy Class is the Worf of the Federation ships. Klingon Armadas are disruptive. Worf is also disruptive. Odo shows his affection by spying on you. Certainly nothing could go wrong with a Klingon preemptive strike... Clearly they added Worf to the cast to add a terrible father to the mix. DS9's got guns! Justen makes a comparison that hurts Jude's soul.

    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

  • Episode Notes

    Facets: Nothing can go wrong with everyone embodying Dax's former hosts, right? Dax gives Quark an earjob just to make him be a woman. Kurzodo? Maybe this episode is more about Kurzon and Sisko's relationship? Yikes. Nog is starting on a great journey, and Rom is lovely. The benefits of a strong ensemble cast. Avery Brooks' "creepy voice". Trek episodes where familiar actors play different characters is always fun.

    The Adversary: Ben gets a promotion! Captain is the highest non-flag rank in Starfleet. We see more of the Defiant. Another infiltration plot. It's weird to not hate Eddington in this episode but we're going with it. On the other hand, Eddington is the one character who does not get weird with aliens.

    Rejected episode titles:

    Quark Forcefem KurzodoFermat's Last Pop Culture ReferenceOdo's Texture PackIt all comes back to Dracula

    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

  • Episode Notes

    It's still a provisional government?! A lot happens in this episode to move the Bajor plot forward. Disability and injury in storytelling. 20th century comparisons. Kai Winn is charismatic, unfortunately.

    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

  • Episode Notes

    Jude bucks for a promotion again (they all forgot he got one at the beginning of season 2).

    Explorers: Sisko advances to "project sailboat in the garage" dad status. Oh yeah, Dax was a dad at one point. Bashir gets lovingly teased by roughly half the principal cast. What a great Bashir and O'Brien scene. Jake's career plans, and Jake's opinions of his dad. The question of maintaining lab cleanliness.

    Family Business: Women earning profit? Time to go to Ferenginar and deal with Moogie. So many river names, so many runabouts blown up. Jake's matchmaking skills. Captain Dad. Ferengi are the anti-hobbits.

    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

  • Episode Notes

    Improbable Cause: Directed by Avery Brooks! It's weird how major diplomatic incidents frequently get explained away by "they're Romulan". [GENERIC CAVE SET]. This episode is like "Coming of Shadows" from DS9. Garak is so perfectly disinterested in Julius Caesar. Jude admits he doesn't hate Odo any more. The principles of not over-using a looming threat. You know Garak's not lying when he actually says he doesn't know.

    The Die is Cast:That fucker Eddington. Honestly, the Dominion's response to this incident seems thoroughly justifiable under the rules of war. Garak and Odo share a unique exile bond. Is the comparison between Wolf 359 and this engagement apt? Sometimes badmirals never reappear.

    We are joined once again by noted Wolf 359 historian Andy! Andy is a life long fan of Sci-fi in all of its forms and creator and co-writers of the Wolf 359 Project, an oral history of the Battle of Wolf 359. He also hosts his own podcast ‘The Great Derelict’ where he talks about anything and everything to do with Sci-Fi. You can find him on most Social Media as Andy3E, the Wolf 359 Project is @Wolf359Project everywhere and check out Tranquility Press here.

    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

  • Episode Notes

    Mirror Kurzon was definitely into it. Maybe the reason the Mirror Universe is so stupid is because the blood goes down to your junk. Cross-dimensional STIs. Mirror Garak is a pathetic little meow-meow. Sisko is a good action commander. Mirror Universe episodes are a chaotic, horny delight.

    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

  • Episode Notes

    Visionary: O'Brien Suffers Level--Harry Kim. Klingons, Romulans, and weird radiation, oh my. Klingon spies. Romulans went down a different 4x tech tree. Jude makes a prediction about Morn. O'Brien is so good because he follows regulations and makes good decisions.

    Distant Voices: Bashir is turning 30! Every Trek series needs a dream sequence working through trauma. The problems with age makeup.

    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

  • Episode Notes

    Destiny: We stuff each other in lockers. No vole fights. Sisko's struggles with the role of Emissary. The Stressed Cardassian, the Horny Cardassian, and the Angry Cardassian. We like Galora better than Lochley. Dax has been allll over.

    O'Brien Suffers Level--propositioned in a Jeffries Tube.

    Prophet Motive: Directed by Odo. Jude hates Umak. A revised Rules of Acquisition? Live troll handjobs on television. Jude mixes comedic metaphors. Derailed by the Emmys. We all need a Dax in our lives. The Wormhole Aliens heard about capitalism and decided "well, we need to fix that". And then they realized it would mean visitors, and said "well actually never mind."

    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

  • Episode Notes

    Jude is Calvin's Dad.

    Life Support:

    Odo resolves any problem via incarceration, including friendships. Sisko continues to be Good Dad. The Ferengi misogyny is real bad, and the Nog plot is only redeemed by knowing what it is going to be set in contrast with. Bashir is stuck between a rock and a hard Kai.

    Heart of Stone:

    The Cave Set returns. Odo is suspicious of Nerodo shipping. Odo's wet fascist sisterwife. The start of a very important plotline, which only works because Sisko understands Ferengi so well. Vilix'pran! Maybe the A plot is there to give the B plot more air.

    BabSpace9 is a production of the Okay, So network.

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    Justen can be found at @justenwrites

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    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

  • Episode Notes

    Jude is not well during the first half of this episode so it's a little rough. Also, Jude and Justen have some Dune Thoughts. Worm.

    Past Tense Part 1: This meeting could have been an email. 2024?? Chroniton plot armor. 2024 looks are just rancid 90s looks. Why is Dax so much better than Sisko and Bashir at committing identity fraud? How would YOU cope with getting thrown 350 years into the past? Some Captain chat. Some political chat about how ripped-from-reality this plot is.

    Past Tense Part 2: Previously on BabPod, some timeywimey stuff. It's scarily appropriate that SF is the setting for this episode. Jude feels old because Ana and Justen don't know Airheads. Kira's not great at spycraft. We have lots of thoughts, and not just about millennials.

    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

  • Episode Notes

    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

  • Episode Notes

    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:

    There's no ground in spaceLow-budget QMidwestern Jell-o SaladForty-Seven

    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

  • Episode Notes

    S3E5: Second SkinS3E6: 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.

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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