Hillary and Nic take a break from talking Trek to talk about the brutal year that 2020 has been and everything that is going on.

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2020 Runabout

Hillary and Nic suspect that O'Brien is freaking out because the entire crew is all acting strange and seems to be hiding something from him. They'll try to detect the most humorous routine checkup yet, puzzle through an extended log listening session, and uncover the International House of Caviar. All this and more on this episode of Deep Space Now! Deep Space Nine Episode Covered: Whispers

The International House of Caviar

We went to the Las Vegas Star Trek convention this year and we had a lot to say about it! Here's our discussion about the convention and the time we had at it!

Star Trek Las Vegas Convention 2019

Hillary and Nic find themselves in the middle of an Armageddon game as O'Brien and Bashir struggle to survive a very violent peace treaty. They'll hide under the shadow of the amazing hairdos, discover amongst those shadows more of Bashir's questionable "romantic" exploits, and at long last answer the most important question: What does Bashir smell like? Star Trek Deep Space Nine Episode Covered: Armageddon Game

Minty Fresh Man

Hillary and Nic welcome Heather to the first early morning Trekfast runabout where they talk over how Star Trek Discovery's usage of the spore drive squares with the actual science and about the real life Stamets that the character's name is derived from.

Trekfast with Mushrooms

Father/Son issues abound as Hillary and Nic try to diagnose the social dynamics at play between Odo and his surrogate father who arrives on the station. They test the awkward conversations between the two, probe the validity of a certain red herring, and take the temperature of the gassiest of planets. Star Trek Deep Space Nine episode covered: The Alternate

Hot Cheeto Farts

In this short bonus runabout Hillary and Nic meet up in person outside a bar to review another Star Trek Madlibs. There will be disturbing facts about tribbles, and an impromptu dance number. In short, the usual for whenever Hillary and Nic are in the same space.

Runabout - Bar Madlibs

Hillary and Nic find the station at the whim of fate, as the crew deals with increasingly bizarre and unlikely events. Will they beat the odds and find something interesting about this episode's antagonist? How much will they bet on the latest evolution of the O'Brien/Bashir dynamic? Is the technobabble in Ops a critical hit or a critical fail? They'll address all this and more in this episode of Deep Space Now.   Star Trek Deep Space Nine episode covered: Rivals

The Luck Bop It

Hillary and Nic talk about Hillary's recent wedding and brainstorm some extremely unconventional Star Trek themed weddings in this week's runabout.

Runabout: The Wedding Episode

Hillary and Nic find Kira in the middle of an awkward request for sanctuary this week. Will they properly assess the episode's treatment of a new species as a metaphor for immigration? Will they correctly process the lengthy section where the universal translator isn't up to snuff? More importantly is there something untoward about a 15 year old boy tutoring a Dabbo girl or is Jake just making it up to get Ferengi high fives from Nog? All this and more is covered in this week's Deep Space Now!   Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode covered - Sanctuary

Checkbox, Checkbox, Checkbox, Kentanna!

Hillary and Nic broaden their cultural horizon so far it reaches past the horizon all the way to Qo'noS. Yep, we're digging into Klingon Opera. More specifically the real life Klingon opera 'U' which we watched and discuss here in this runabout!

Runabout - Klingon Opera

This week Hillary and Nic find Sisko in the midst of a most unusual romance. Will Sisko locate his lady in red? What are the ethics of prepping for a date with an abuse of station authority and the aid of the head of security? Do terraformers make the worst husbands? We'll investigate all of these questions and more this week on Deep Space Now!   Star Trek Deep Space Nine episode covered: Second Sight

Waaaay Creepier than Lemonade

In this quick little runabout episode, Hillary and Nic take a moment to discuss the recent announcement of the return of Patrick Stewart's return to the role of Captain Jean Luc Picard.

The Picard Announcement Runabout

This week Hillary and Nic flashback to the past of Deep Space Nine as an attempt on Quark's life brings up an old unsolved case. They'll fade to a discussion on color schemes, reminisce about noir elements, and dissolve into a conversation about a questionable assassination plan.   Star Trek Deep Space Nine episode covered: Necessary Evil

Flowers and Death Delivery Service

This week Hillary and Nic reteam with special guest Veronica Garcia to once again create an episode of Star Trek out of some very unusual facts. There will be dancing cows, a big musical number in ops, and some very heartfelt moments with the O'Brien family. Also, Veronica Garcia's book Luno Finds a Home is now available to purchase on Amazon at this link! http://a.co/arYGX03 It's a fantastic illustrated story about a cat finding it's home and a household finding it's cat. In addition, a portion of the proceeds go to Kitty Bungalow!  

Runabout - Cowmunication Breakdown

Every Wednesday Hillary and Nic revisit an episode of the classic sci-fi show Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Sometimes the discussion is silly, sometimes it's serious, but with Deep Space Nine, there's always something worth talking about.

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