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EnterpriseSplaining - The podcast where we try to explain Star Trek: Enterprise to each other! We are bewildered by this show. We have questions - so many questions! Join Jamie, Bill, and Maria as they attempt to make sense of this 22-year-old show that represents one of the strangest chapters of Star Trek history.
Haven’t watched or don’t want to watch the show? No problem! At EnterpriseSplaining, we’ll do that work for you! Every week, one of us will watch an episode and explain it to the others - or try to. No Star Trek knowledge is necessary, although it might help? Who knows. This show is weird. Listen along as we try to uncover exactly what this show was trying to accomplish and what it ended up doing. Will this podcast be useful? Probably not! Will it change the world? UNLIKELY! Will they solve all of humanity’s problems through this exercise? ALMOST DEFINITELY NO. But we’ll have fun doing it and that’s really the point.
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Sound assistance by K.O. Myers at Particulate Media [https://particulatemedia.com]
Haven’t watched or don’t want to watch the show? No problem! At EnterpriseSplaining, we’ll do that work for you! Every week, one of us will watch an episode and explain it to the others - or try to. No Star Trek knowledge is necessary, although it might help? Who knows. This show is weird. Listen along as we try to uncover exactly what this show was trying to accomplish and what it ended up doing. Will this podcast be useful? Probably not! Will it change the world? UNLIKELY! Will they solve all of humanity’s problems through this exercise? ALMOST DEFINITELY NO. But we’ll have fun doing it and that’s really the point.
Follow us on BlueSky: @enterprisesplain [https://bsky.app/profile/enterprisesplain.bsky.social]
Follow us on Instagram: @enterprisesplaining [https://www.instagram.com/enterprisesplaining/]
Like us on Facebook: [https://www.facebook.com/EnterpriseSplaining]
Send us an email: enterprisesplaining@gmail.com
Sound assistance by K.O. Myers at Particulate Media [https://particulatemedia.com]
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This week, we’re on a second contact mission, revisiting Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 13 “Dawn,” now that Maria and Jamie have watched it. We also discuss the Memory Alpha page on feet and have an extra special edition of Two Truths and a Lie courtesy of our friends over at First Flight Podcast. A word of warning: If you haven’t listened to the episode before this one, “Only Murders in the Enemy Mine!,” go listen to that first because this is a follow up to last week. We now have merch! Show your love for EnterpriseSplaining and the cutest beagle ever with a Porthos Appreciation Society shirt!EnterpriseSplaining is proud to be part of the ESO Network. Sound assistance by K.O. Myers at Particulate Media Follow us on BlueSky: @enterprisesplain Follow us on Instagram: @enterprisesplaining Like us on Facebook: EnterpriseSplainingSend us an email: enterprisesplaining@gmail.com
We’re watching Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 13 “Dawn,” but only Bill has actually watched the episode. What if Enterprise tried to tackle the greatest TNG ep of all time, “Darmok” and mixed it up with 1985 sci-fi film “Enemy Mine?” And what if it was Trip facing off with the He-Man villain Rattlor! Sounds like a recipe for success! Rikermendations:Jamie: Retro photo app Maria: Art Detectives Bill: The Name of the RoseWe now have merch! Show your love for EnterpriseSplaining and the cutest beagle ever with a Porthos Appreciation Society shirt!EnterpriseSplaining is proud to be part of the ESO Network. Sound assistance by K.O. Myers at Particulate Media Follow us on BlueSky: @enterprisesplain Follow us on Instagram: @enterprisesplaining Like us on Facebook: EnterpriseSplainingSend us an email: enterprisesplaining@gmail.com
We are taking a short break from Star Trek Enterprise this week to bring you this special bonus episode about Quantum Leap. Jamie tells Maria and Bill about her experience watching Quantum Leap for the first time after having already seen quite a bit of Scott Bakula in Enterprise.We now have merch! Show your love for EnterpriseSplaining and the cutest beagle ever with a Porthos Appreciation Society shirt!EnterpriseSplaining is proud to be part of the ESO Network. Sound assistance by K.O. Myers at Particulate Media Follow us on BlueSky: @enterprisesplain Follow us on Instagram: @enterprisesplaining Like us on Facebook: EnterpriseSplainingSend us an email: enterprisesplaining@gmail.com
This week, we’re on a second contact mission, revisiting Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 12 “The Catwalk,” now that Maria and Bill have watched it and can tell us exactly how much of a whiney baby they think Malcolm was acting throughout this episode. Plus, in our Mammary Alpha segment we discuss the Memory Alpha page for “buttocks.” A word of warning: If you haven’t listened to the episode before this one, “I'm Too Sexy for This Episode!,” go listen to that first because this is a follow up to last week. We now have merch! Show your love for EnterpriseSplaining and the cutest beagle ever with a Porthos Appreciation Society shirt!EnterpriseSplaining is proud to be part of the ESO Network. Sound assistance by K.O. Myers at Particulate Media Follow us on BlueSky: @enterprisesplain Follow us on Instagram: @enterprisesplaining Like us on Facebook: EnterpriseSplainingSend us an email: enterprisesplaining@gmail.com
We’re watching Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 12 “The Catwalk,” but only Jamie has actually watched the episode. The entire Enterprise crew has to spend eight days living inside one of the ship's nacelles without showers or a change of clothes, but Archer still somehow manages to find a way to watch his beloved water polo and Malcolm acts like a whiny baby.Rikermendations:Maria: Batman NinjaBill: Wave, Listen to Me!Jamie: Clair Obscur: Exhibition 33We now have merch! Show your love for EnterpriseSplaining and the cutest beagle ever with a Porthos Appreciation Society shirt!EnterpriseSplaining is proud to be part of the ESO Network. Sound assistance by K.O. Myers at Particulate Media Follow us on BlueSky: @enterprisesplain Follow us on Instagram: @enterprisesplaining Like us on Facebook: EnterpriseSplainingSend us an email: enterprisesplaining@gmail.com
This week, we’re on a second contact mission, revisiting Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 11 “Precious Cargo,” now that Maria, Jamie, and Bill have watched it. Rebecca Watson joins us once again to hear our thoughts now that we've all watched this episode! A word of warning: If you haven’t listened to the episode before this one, “Trip Tucker, Swamp King!,” go listen to that first because this is a follow up to last week. Rikermendations:Rebecca: Terry Pratchett's Discworld SeriesEnterpriseSplaining is proud to be part of the ESO Network. Sound assistance by K.O. Myers at Particulate Media Follow us on BlueSky: @enterprisesplain Follow us on Instagram: @enterprisesplaining Like us on Facebook: EnterpriseSplainingSend us an email: enterprisesplaining@gmail.com
We’re watching Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 11 “Precious Cargo.” An extra-long bumper episode this week with a very special guest explainer! Join us as Rebecca Watson, having never watched Enterprise OR listened to our show explains this episode to us. Trip gets stranded in a swamp with Padma Lakshmi and Rebecca tries to tell us what is happening, all while getting everyone's name wrong.Rikermendations:Rebecca: Mickey 7 (book) and Mickey 17 (movie)Maria: The Great North (tv show)Jamie: Hip Hop Family Tree - Ed PiskorBill: Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey (video game), Necessary Roughness (movie)We now have merch! Show your love for EnterpriseSplaining and the cutest beagle ever with a Porthos Appreciation Society shirt!EnterpriseSplaining is proud to be part of the ESO Network. Sound assistance by K.O. Myers at Particulate Media Follow us on BlueSky: @enterprisesplain Follow us on Instagram: @enterprisesplaining Like us on Facebook: EnterpriseSplainingSend us an email: enterprisesplaining@gmail.com
This week, we’re on a second contact mission, revisiting Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 10 “Vanishing Point” now that Jamie, Bill, and our guest Kevin from The Flopcast have watched it, and we all have a lot of thoughts on how much we all kind of hated the twist ending. A word of warning: If you haven’t listened to the episode before this one, “It was Misogyny All Along!,” go listen to that first because this is a follow up to last week. Plus, in our Mammary Alpha segment we talk about the Memory Alpha page on “nipple”!Both Kevin Eldridge and Jamie Bernstein are going to be at DragonCon 2025 -- Just search for their names in the DragonCon app to find what panels they will be on and please come say "hello" if you see us there!EnterpriseSplaining is proud to be part of the ESO Network. Sound assistance by K.O. Myers at Particulate Media Follow us on BlueSky: @enterprisesplain Follow us on Instagram: @enterprisesplaining Like us on Facebook: EnterpriseSplainingSend us an email: enterprisesplaining@gmail.com
We’re watching Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 10 “Vanishing Point,” but only Maria has actually watched the episode. Watch as Jamie, Bill, and our special guest Kevin try to figure out what the heck is going on in this episode. Is it an alternate universe? A time shift? Or just plain old misogyny? The answer will almost certainly disappoint you. We're joined by Kevin, from The Flopcast podcast, who is just as confused as the rest of us!Mentioned in episode:Here’s the photo of Trip on the gyroscope thingRikermendations:Kevin: Sharing Space by Katie Coleman and Dragon Tales Bill: Comrade DetectiveJamie: MurderbotMaria: Saint of Steel series by T. KingfisherWe now have merch! Show your love for EnterpriseSplaining and the cutest beagle ever with a Porthos Appreciation Society shirt!EnterpriseSplaining is proud to be part of the ESO Network. Sound assistance by K.O. Myers at Particulate Media Follow us on BlueSky: @enterprisesplain Follow us on Instagram: @enterprisesplaining Like us on Facebook: EnterpriseSplainingSend us an email: enterprisesplaining@gmail.com
This week, we’re on a second contact mission, revisiting Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 9 “Singularity” now that Jamie and Maria have actually seen it. Also, we inexplicably have not yet scared away Nicole Gugliucci who came back this week to chat with us about the episode and tell us about her favorite and least favorite examples of astronomy science in Star Trek. A word of warning: If you haven’t listened to the episode before this one, “Three Body Problems!,” go listen to that first because this is a follow up to last week. Links for things we mention in the episode:The trinary system image that looks like boobs (surprisingly safe for work)Feet Photos (sorry – blame Maria):Phlox’s FeetMalcolm’s FeetArcher’s FeetGiant Comb in Archer’s Bathroom Interview with Dr. Erin McDonaldCheck out our Porthos Appreciation Society t-shirts in the ESO Network Merch Store!EnterpriseSplaining is proud to be part of the ESO Network. Sound assistance by K.O. Myers at Particulate Media Follow us on BlueSky: @enterprisesplain Follow us on Instagram: @enterprisesplaining Like us on Facebook: EnterpriseSplainingSend us an email: enterprisesplaining@gmail.com
We’re watching Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 9 “Singularity,” but only Bill has actually watched the episode. It's the Enterprise version of a three body problem as mysterious radiation coming from a black hole causes the crew to start taking their jobs seriously. Too seriously, in fact, as Hoshi obsesses over a recipe, Trip obsesses over fixing a chair, and Phlox obsesses over cutting Travis's skull open. Can T'Pol convince the crew to, you know, lighten up a bit before they're all dead? We also had a special guest joining us this week, the Noisy Astronomer themself, Nicole Gugliucci.Here’s an actual photo of what a black hole looks like!Rikermendations:Nicole: Terry Pratchett's Discworld booksJamie: Poker Face Maria: Thunderbolts* Bill: Asobe Asobasi Check out our podcast merch at the ESO Network Tee-Public store.EnterpriseSplaining is proud to be part of the ESO Network. Sound assistance by K.O. Myers at Particulate Media Follow us on BlueSky: @enterprisesplain Follow us on Instagram: @enterprisesplaining Like us on Facebook: EnterpriseSplainingSend us an email: enterprisesplaining@gmail.com
This week, we’re on a second contact mission, revisiting Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 8 “The Communicator.” Now that Bill and Maria have watched it, we get to hear their thoughts on how Captain Archer messed up getting back a piece of equipment they left on a planet so hard that he managed to start a full-on world war.A word of warning: If you haven’t listened to the episode before this one, “Dude, Where's My Communicator?!,” go listen to that first because this is a follow up to last week. EnterpriseSplaining is proud to be part of the ESO Network. Sound assistance by K.O. Myers at Particulate Media Follow us on BlueSky: @enterprisesplain Follow us on Instagram: @enterprisesplaining Like us on Facebook: EnterpriseSplainingSend us an email: enterprisesplaining@gmail.com
We’re watching Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 8 “The Communicator,” but only Jamie has actually watched the episode. Malcolm accidently leaves his communicator on a pre-contact planet and attempts to recover it go sideways when Archer, for the first time ever, decides to take advice from T'Pol, which he then misapplies to disastrous consequences for everyone living on that planet. Sure he may have started a world war, but the important thing is that he learned an important lesson about... something. Rikermendations:Bill: Cyberpunk 2077Maria: TaskmasterJamie: Going to the theater (and specifically, for Chicagoans, going to see Francis Guinan in Ashland Avenue at the Goodman Theater and Amadeus at The SteppenwolfEnterpriseSplaining is proud to be part of the ESO Network. Sound assistance by K.O. Myers at Particulate Media Follow us on BlueSky: @enterprisesplain Follow us on Instagram: @enterprisesplaining Like us on Facebook: EnterpriseSplainingSend us an email: enterprisesplaining@gmail.com
This week, we’re on a second contact mission, revisiting Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 7 “The Seventh,” now that Jamie and Bill have watched it. A word of warning: If you haven’t listened to the episode before this one, “Mission T'Polsible!,” go listen to that first because this is a follow up to last week.EnterpriseSplaining is proud to be part of the ESO Network. Sound assistance by K.O. Myers at Particulate Media Follow us on BlueSky: @enterprisesplain Follow us on Instagram: @enterprisesplaining Like us on Facebook: EnterpriseSplainingSend us an email: enterprisesplaining@gmail.com
We’re watching Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 7 “The Seventh,” but only Maria has actually watched the episode. T'Pol has some unfinished business with a fugitive she never managed to capture. She asks Archer to join her on the mission, which is good because it starts to trigger memories she didn't know she had. Much like the EnterpriseSplaining crew, who, for weeks after recording this, kept asking "What was that episode about again?"Rikermendations:Bill: The Fall (2006) - movieJamie: The Women (1939) - movieMaria: Carmen Sandiego for Switch - video gameEnterpriseSplaining is proud to be part of the ESO Network. Sound assistance by K.O. Myers at Particulate Media Follow us on BlueSky: @enterprisesplain Follow us on Instagram: @enterprisesplaining Like us on Facebook: EnterpriseSplainingSend us an email: enterprisesplaining@gmail.com
This week, we’re on a second contact mission, revisiting Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 6 “Marauders,” now that Maria and Jamie have watched it. Plus, in the first ever Enterprise podcast crossover extravaganza, we are joined by Abby and Chris from the First Flight Podcast. A word of warning: If you haven’t listened to the episode before this one, “The E-Team!,” we recommend listening to that first because this is a follow up to last week. Rikermendations:Abby: Storytime with Wil Wheaton Chris: AndorEnterpriseSplaining is proud to be part of the ESO Network. Sound assistance by K.O. Myers at Particulate Media Follow us on BlueSky: @enterprisesplain Follow us on Instagram: @enterprisesplaining Like us on Facebook: EnterpriseSplainingSend us an email: enterprisesplaining@gmail.com
We’re watching Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 6 “Marauders,” but only Bill has actually watched the episode.In 2001, an unprepared crew was sent to deep space by Starfleet on a mission they were not prepared for. These men (and nearly a third women) promptly escaped orbit. Today, still wanted by multiple alien governments, they survive based on the value of the franchise name. If you have a problem, if no one else can help, and if you're willing to endure war crimes....maybe you can hire the E-Team!Rikermendations:Jamie: Two Point Campus (video game)Maria: Gravity Falls (animated series) and Ludwig Bill: Battle Beyond the Stars (movie)EnterpriseSplaining is proud to be part of the ESO Network. Sound assistance by K.O. Myers at Particulate Media Follow us on BlueSky: @enterprisesplain Follow us on Instagram: @enterprisesplaining Like us on Facebook: EnterpriseSplainingSend us an email: enterprisesplaining@gmail.com
This week, we’re on a second contact mission, revisiting Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 5 “A Night in Sickbay,” now that Maria, Bill have watched it. We also have our special guest medical expert Topher back on to chat more about how medical science is portrayed on Star Trek. A word of warning: If you haven’t listened to the episode before this one, “Sickbay Slumber Party!,” go listen to that first because this is a follow up to last week. EnterpriseSplaining is proud to be part of the ESO Network. Sound assistance by K.O. Myers at Particulate Media Follow us on BlueSky: @enterprisesplain Follow us on Instagram: @enterprisesplaining Like us on Facebook: EnterpriseSplainingSend us an email: enterprisesplaining@gmail.com
We’re watching Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 5 “A Night in Sickbay,” but only Jamie has actually watched the episode. Archer brings his dog to the planet of easily offended people, despite it very obviously being a bad idea, and then has a temper tantrum when asked to apologize. Also, Porthos is sick, there is an escaped bat, and for some reason chainsaws are involved (?!). Plus, we have a special guest, medical expert Topher (Bluesky: @anisotoph), that we get to torture with the medical “science” in this episode. Rikermendations:Maria: Deli Boys (tv show)Bill: My New Boss is Goofy (anime)Topher: The Salvagers series by Alex White (book series)Jamie: Ugly Betty (tv show)EnterpriseSplaining is proud to be part of the ESO Network. Sound assistance by K.O. Myers at Particulate Media Follow us on BlueSky: @enterprisesplain Follow us on Instagram: @enterprisesplaining Like us on Facebook: EnterpriseSplainingSend us an email: enterprisesplaining@gmail.com
This week, we’re on a second contact mission, revisiting Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 4 “Dead Stop,” but now Jamie and Bill have watched it. After going through a minefield last episode, the Enterprise and crew aren't in the best of shape. Malcolm has to have Phlox Worm PT and the ship is going to take years to repair. But they find a repair station that is going to solve all their problems and surely nothing at all will go awry... A word of warning: If you haven’t listened to the episode before this one, “Always Read the Fine Print,” go listen to that first because this is a follow-up to last week.
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