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Treks and the City

Forever Dog

Tv & Film

Comedy

Frequency: 1 episode/12d. Total Eps: 288

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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Conventions Recap Special w/ Zila Treks

Episode 96

Monday, September 28, 2026 • Duration 01:18:02

This week, Alice and Skyler are back, and they're once again joined by Zila Treks (@ZilaTreks) to discuss all the recent happenings at the cons she and Alice attended. Topics include good sandwiches, couples getting married at conventions, big stars ordering big donuts, low level crytpids, cool shirts, whether or not Alice hugged a lama, how much it might run a person to Uber cross country, and much, much more! Listen!!

Buy Zila's Shirts Here: https://linktr.ee/zilatreks?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio

To hear episodes early and without ads, check out: https://www.patreon.com/treksandthecity

Follow the show on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/treksandthecity/

Links to some other fun things mentioned in the episode:

Tawny Newsome's Great Talking Heads Podcast Appearance: https://www.earwolf.com/episode/remain-in-light-w-tawny-newsome/

Blue Star Donuts: https://bluestardonuts.com/

The Cryptid Wiki: https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Cryptid_Wiki

Produced by Skyler Hanrath

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DS9 S5E21 – "Soldiers of the Empire"

Episode 95

Monday, September 14, 2026 • Duration 01:18:50

This week, Alice and Skyler are back to discuss DS9 season five, episode twenty one, "Soldiers of the Empire." Topics include the show being Nolan-esque, sneaky little pop musicians being all big and successful without having the courtesy to cross Skyler's radar, a little 7am Raging Bull, some great Wikipedia pages, old west justice in space, how much the show does and doesn't differentiate Klingons from one another, Alice's many con-related updates, just what, exactly, Treks and the City is, Google-wise, and much, much more! Listen!!

To hear episodes early and without ads, check out: https://www.patreon.com/treksandthecity

Follow the show on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/treksandthecity/

Links to some other fun things mentioned in the episode:

The Lenny Kravitz Video Everyone's Talking About: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ZKtES2x26a4

A Ryan Beatty Track: https://youtu.be/SYR_EpzqRAk

The Wikipedia Page For "Walking In Memphis": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walking_in_Memphis

The Hollywood Reporter's (Kind Of Strange) DS9 Rankings: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/star-trek-deep-space-nine-930878/

DS9 S5E20 – "Ferengi Love Songs"

Episode 94

Monday, September 7, 2026 • Duration 01:03:06

This week, Alice and Skyler are back to discuss DS9 season five, episode twenty, "Ferengi Love Songs." Topics include new segment ideas, that sick bow-pluck in The Odyssey, what the name of the Lucky Charms mascot is, the everlasting comedy dynamic of "big guy/little guy," the power of country music, responding to receiving the wrong cream cheese very maturely, those damn Ferengi being gross, Alice's rocking episode of Hyperfixed, and much, much more! Listen!!

To hear episodes early and without ads, check out: https://www.patreon.com/treksandthecity

Follow the show on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/treksandthecity/

Links to some other fun things mentioned in the episode:

Alice's Hyperfixed Episode: https://www.hyperfixedpod.com/listen/hyperfixed/captive-audience

The Dink, Which Is Fun/Funny: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dink

Crime 101, Which Features A Recent Small Nick Nolte Role: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_101_(2026_film)

Twin Peaks: The Return's Woodsman/Lincoln Impersonator: https://media.vanityfair.com/photos/59508834da8352406a418907/master/w_2560%2Cc_limit/Lincoln.png

SNW S4E05 – "Level-Five Transporter Accident"

Episode 93

Monday, August 31, 2026 • Duration 01:17:52

Listeners, Alice and Skyler are back... but not to discuss a DS9 episode. This week, they're covering the completely controversy-free Strange New Worlds puppet one-off, season four, episode five, "Level-Five Transporter Accident." Topics include the very chill reaction to this fun, riff-y Star Trek outing, Alice and Skyler running into each other out on the big LA streets, men checking out sandwich photos, coincidental hoods, Carol Kane's wonderful pasta hair, what, exactly, Strange New Worlds' deal is in the broader Star Trek timeline, their idea for Back to the Future Four, and much, much more! Listen!!

To hear episodes early and without ads, check out: https://www.patreon.com/treksandthecity

Follow the show on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/treksandthecity/

Links to some other fun things mentioned in the episode:

Disclosure Day, In Case You Missed It: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disclosure_Day

A Great Little Bit Of Carol Kane Puppet Puppetry BTS: https://www.instagram.com/reels/DcUN7xsNBHS/

The Bowen Yang Iceberg Desk Piece: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qP5bu9hLH9E

DS9 S5E19 – "Ties of Blood and Water"

Episode 92

Monday, August 17, 2026 • Duration 01:05:44

This week, Alice and Skyler are back to discuss DS9 season five, episode nineteen, "Ties of Blood and Water." Topics include lizard privilege, the very big movies Skyler knows about, how to snag yourself an ovenful of hot plastic, cat heart health interventions, this episode returning to the "bad episode name" Star Trek naming convention, characters showing up just to die, drunk Vorta, and much, much more! Also, apologies, Skyler's laptop basically told him it could no longer continue being a laptop at a certain point in the record, so, things get a touch wonky toward the end of the episode. But? The episode is still good!! Listen!!!

To hear episodes early and without ads, check out: https://www.patreon.com/treksandthecity

Follow the show on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/treksandthecity/

Links to some other fun things mentioned in the episode:

The Full "Bespoke" Scene From Confess, Fletch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fr2CbIjw3yk

The Onion's Dinosaur Piece: https://theonion.com/new-evidence-suggests-dinosaurs-had-quinceaneras/

The Gorn: https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Gorn

Natalie Imbruglia's "Torn":

DS9 S5E18 – "Business as Usual"

Episode 91

Monday, August 10, 2026 • Duration 01:09:17

This week, Alice and Skyler are back to discuss DS9 season five, episode eighteen, "Business as Usual." Topics include scoring baseball equipment from your trainer before he decamps to Brazil, a restaurant Skyler goes to constantly, some classic Bob Marley cuts, good movie theater business ideas, Ferengi strip clubs, the sweet camaraderie of the Sandler project, O'Brien being completely at sea raising his second baby, doing some casual arms dealing, and much, much more! Listen!!!

To hear episodes early and without ads, check out: https://www.patreon.com/treksandthecity

Follow the show on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/treksandthecity/

Links to some other fun things mentioned in the episode + a very important time code:

The Three Men and a Baby Discussion You've All Been Waiting For Time Code: 32:45–34:38

That's My Boy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/That%27s_My_Boy_(2012_film)

The MacGruber "Loco" Bit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjMAaG0B--s

An Article On Walking And Watching The Long Walk: https://www.indiewire.com/features/interviews/the-long-walk-treadmill-screening-stephen-king-1235148446/

DS9 S5E17 – "A Simple Investigation"

Episode 90

Monday, August 3, 2026 • Duration 01:09:10

This week, Alice and Skyler are back to discuss DS9 season five, episode seventeen, "A Simple Investigation." Topics include the dulcet sounds of Ireland, Sisko's extremely normal reaction to Odo sleeping with someone, why Bashir's plot this episode is legally NOT a James Bond riff, the career of Paul Feig, why watching Shutter Island half-asleep is the best way to watch Shutter Island, just how much fun a bass player can actually have, and much, much more! Listen!!!

To hear episodes early and without ads, check out: https://www.patreon.com/treksandthecity

Follow the show on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/treksandthecity/

Links to some other fun things mentioned in the episode:

They Will Kill You: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/They_Will_Kill_You

Lisa O'Neill's Tiny Desk Concert: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hMxG92KTGE

Episode Memory Alpha: https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/A_Simple_Investigation_(episode)

Produced by Skyler Hanrath

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DS9 S5E16 – "Doctor Bashir, I Presume"

Episode 89

Monday, July 20, 2026 • Duration 01:12:30

This week, Alice and Skyler are back to discuss DS9 season five, episode sixteen, "Doctor Bashir, I Presume." Topics include Alice's therapy breakthroughs, the kinds of shoes Skyler knows about, squeezing a little prison time into your schedule, Leeta and Rom's very grounded romance, what song should become Spain's national anthem, episode name games, and much, much more! Listen!!!

To hear episodes early and without ads, check out: https://www.patreon.com/treksandthecity

Follow the show on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/treksandthecity/

Links to some other fun things mentioned in the episode:

Yo La Tengo, The Band Who Is NOT Los Campesinos!: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yo_La_Tengo

Los Campesinos!, The Band Who Is NOT Yo La Tengo: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Campesinos!

The Andrew Solomon Book Skyler Mentioned: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Far_from_the_Tree

Leeta's Memory Alpha: https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Leeta

"Ibitha," The Lonely Island's Lovely Tribute To The People Of Ethpaña:

DS9 S5E15 – "By Inferno's Light"

Episode 88

Monday, July 13, 2026 • Duration 53:53

This week, Alice and Skyler are back to discuss DS9 season five, episode fifteen, "By Inferno's Light." Topics include everybody's favorite contrite comedian's Netflix comeback, what the hell actually happens in this episode, Skyler's dog, Bodie, hiding under the bed, difficult-to-find clips, that laugh-a-minute Italian poet Dante, just how many Cardassians there actually are, so-so makeup work, and much, much more! Listen!!!

To hear episodes early and without ads, check out: https://www.patreon.com/treksandthecity

Follow the show on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/treksandthecity/

Links to some other fun things mentioned in the episode:

Dante: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dante_Alighieri

Episode Memory Alpha: https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/By_Inferno%27s_Light_(episode)

Produced by Skyler Hanrath

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

DS9 S5E14 – "In Purgatory's Shadow"

Episode 87

Monday, July 6, 2026 • Duration 01:06:21

This week, Alice and Skyler are back to discuss DS9 season five, episode fourteen, "In Purgatory's Shadow." Topics include Alice's upcoming trip to Spain, the sheer number of apartments some Europeans have, Skyler's recent little jaunts to the movies, when and where Bashir got kidnapped, the shame of wasting a cool name like "Enabran Tain" on character as dull as Enabran Tain, Bradley Cooper's filmography, and much, much more! Listen!!!

To hear episodes early and without ads, check out: https://www.patreon.com/treksandthecity

Follow the show on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/treksandthecity/

Links to some other fun things mentioned in the episode:

The Invite: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Invite

Maestro: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maestro_(2023_film)

"Raga," Alice's Current Big Music Interest: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raga

The Times's "Banksy" Piece: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/20/nyregion/banksy-identity-robin-gunningham-arrest.html