The Greatest Generation – Details, episodes & analysis

When Captain Picard sets off on the D’s maiden voyage, his mission to open trade negotiations with the Bandi gets interrupted by the Q. But after Commander Riker realizes that Farpoint Station is too good to be true, Counselor Troi breaks out the thesaurus to help solve the crew’s first space mystery. Who is not at all prepared for this assignment? Which movie stills were on the mood board for the post-atomic horror? What exactly is wrong with the Lego D model? It’s the episode that hasn’t exactly figured things out yet.

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The Greatest Generation is hosted by Adam Pranica and Benjamin Ahr Harrison

The show is produced by Wynde Priddy

Social media is managed by Rob Adler and Bill Tilley

Music by Adam Ragusea & Dark Materia

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When we’ve reached the end of an era and only three packages remain, their contribution to the show’s well-documented problems makes it clear it’s time to turn off auto-renew. But after a bunch of FoD questions elicit some new ideas for the show, it seems we’re ready for 10 more years of indigestion and loose stool. Which type of museum would Ben and Adam open? What do wormhole aliens not care about at all? Who does Starfleet need to get into a uniform? It’s the episode that paints a Godfather-like scene.

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The Greatest Generation is produced by Wynde Priddy

Social media is managed by Rob Adler and Bill Tilley

Music by Adam Ragusea & Dark Materia

Friends of DeSoto for: Labor | Democracy | Justice

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When the Entrepreneur is stuck at top speed and Commander Tucker is the only person who can help, Reed gets sprung from the brig to tether him over from the Columbia. But after a cold restart of the warp core leads them to Dr. Phlox, he lies to deploy a bioweapon saving the Colony from getting glassed. Which long-running podcast is making the world worse? What are Boomers uniquely susceptible to? Who is in a race to the bottom honor-wise? It’s the episode that has some physics questions.

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The Greatest Generation is produced by Wynde Priddy

Social media is managed by Rob Adler and Bill Tilley

Music by Adam Ragusea & Dark Materia

Friends of DeSoto for: Labor | Democracy | Justice

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When Captain Archer wants to visit a tragically chill monastery, the away team beams down just in time for a hostage situation. But when the Andorians can’t find the hidden technology they’re looking for, a strategic beating and fire fight leads everyone to the reliquary. What was Roxann Dawson’s boldest directing choice? Which encyclopedia doesn’t have any translucent pages? How did Archer boost his likability score? It’s the episode that updates IDIC to IDIODIC.

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The Greatest Generation is produced by Wynde Priddy

Social media is managed by Rob Adler and Bill Tilley

Music by Adam Ragusea & Dark Materia

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When the Entrepreneur goes looking for a long-lost colony, they find a group of cafeteria Novans living in real Star Trek caves. But when the dumb-dumbs can’t understand why they’re slowly becoming irradiated, moving them to another continent soothes Captain Archer’s vanity. When does Malcolm Reed win? Why is the Hungarian rec basketball team so fragrant? What’s going to be good for the health of the ship? It’s the episode with a pristine polar region!

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The Greatest Generation is produced by Wynde Priddy

Social media is managed by Rob Adler and Bill Tilley

Music by Adam Ragusea & Dark Materia

Friends of DeSoto for: Labor | Democracy | Justice

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When Commander Tucker gets assigned to fix an alien ship, he finally chills out and starts smelling the grass. But when his unexpected pregnancy is more Junior than Aliens, not even a girlfriend shirt could hide the pregnant person tropes. Where does a pantsless dance club rank on a list of first impressions? Who has the standards and practices memo on those nips? What would make Enterprise 2,000% better? It’s the episode that still wants a Star Trek World.

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The Greatest Generation is produced by Wynde Priddy

Social media is managed by Rob Adler and Bill Tilley

Music by Adam Ragusea & Dark Materia

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When there’s a big blue dot outside the Entrepreneur’s windows, Captain Archer can’t resist taking a team down to trample the Strange New World. But when camping Trip Tucker turns into acid Trip Tucker, T’Pol plays along for her chance to shoot him in the chest. Whose hair is an extra character in this story? Which Star Trek patter is not 5 by 5? Where is Archer currently on the likability scale? It’s the episode that knows it doesn’t have the right stuff.

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The Greatest Generation is produced by Wynde Priddy

Social media is managed by Rob Adler and Bill Tilley

Music by Adam Ragusea & Dark Materia

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When the crew of the Entrepreneur is already bored, finding a haunted house vessel seems worth strapping up to explore. But when the horror show inside makes Hoshi’s bad day worse, the world’s smallest space explosion won’t save them from their globulin. Why exactly is Sluggo not well? In what way is Captain Archer like an aging relative? How do you play the America’s Test Kitchen drinking game? It’s the episode where liquid dog shit is a metaphor!

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The Greatest Generation is produced by Wynde Priddy

Social media is managed by Rob Adler and Bill Tilley

Music by Adam Ragusea & Dark Materia

Friends of DeSoto for: Labor | Democracy | Justice

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When Captain Archer takes advantage of a diplomatic incident to get his new crew their first deep space mission, no one gets along with the Vulcan science officer assigned to be their chaperone. But when some squishy aliens kidnap a Klingon from Enterprise, T’Pol must take command to get the mission over the finish line. How bizarre is a sci-fi bazaar at this point? Which sandwich resembles Trip Tucker? Will this ship go down with the captain? It’s the episode that paints without masking first!

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The Greatest Generation is produced by Wynde Priddy

Social media is managed by Rob Adler and Bill Tilley

Music by Adam Ragusea & Dark Materia

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When Voyager wrapped up leaving everyone wanting more, pitching some spicy alternate endings could have avoided the All Good Things comparison. But if there’s no extra time to make a finale truly great, expectations shouldn’t be too high for for a Star Trek podcast either. Why exactly is local news suffering? How did the writers’ room launder Neelix’s character? Whose personal development was the most grating? It’s the episode that never says no without a number.

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The Greatest Generation is produced by Wynde Priddy

Social media is managed by Rob Adler and Bill Tilley

Music by Adam Ragusea & Dark Materia

Friends of DeSoto for: Labor | Democracy | Justice

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