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BackTrekking

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BackTrekking is the podcast where hosts Ka1iban and GooeyFame look back at the real-world inspirations of classic Trek episodes!
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Prepare to take one giant leap with us as we synchronize with the historical sci-fi adventure of the Assassin's Creed game series and the Renaissance misadventure of the Star Trek: Voyager episode "Concerning Flight"!Do Japanese people know about George Takei?Give us a review on iTunes!https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/backtrekking/id1464298918Check out our adventures on Twitch!http://www.twitch.tv/justenoughtropeJoin the Just Enough Trope Discord!https://discord.gg/8xA2UJE4
Grab your jewels and get ready for new experiences as we sample the romantic thrills of the Alfred Hitchcock classic "To Catch a Thief" and the Enterprise episode "Two Days and Two Nights"!It's a fun horny time!Give us a review on iTunes!https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/backtrekking/id1464298918Join the Just Enough Trope Discord!https://discord.gg/8xA2UJE4
We've circumnavigated the Trek sphere this week as we voyage into one of Trek's first and oldest inspirations: the classic character Horatio Hornblower and the novel "Beat to Quarters"!All hail La Suprema!Give us a review on iTunes!https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/backtrekking/id1464298918Join the Just Enough Trope Discord!https://discord.gg/8xA2UJE4
Open those pod bay doors because we've got to talk about two stories about ships named "Discovery" and self-aware computers: the 1968 sci-fi gargantua "2001: A Space Odyssey" and the Star Trek: Discovery episode "...But to Connect"!Is Space Baby good?Give us a review on iTunes!https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/backtrekking/id1464298918Join the Just Enough Trope Discord!https://discord.gg/8xA2UJE4
Cover up your belly-buttons because our examination of the spooky side of Star Trek continues this week with two tales about the enduring myth of Jack the Ripper: Robert Bloch's 1943 short story "Yours Truly, Jack the Ripper" and the Original Series episode "Wolf in the Fold"!Scotty hates women!Give us a review on iTunes!https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/backtrekking/id1464298918Join the Just Enough Trope Discord!https://discord.gg/8xA2UJE4
BT 85: Christine and Alice

BT 85: Christine and Alice

2022-10-0602:00:33

We're revving up this week for our month of spooky subjects by tackling the 1983 John Carpenter chiller "Christine" and the Star Trek: Voyager episode it inspired: "Alice"!What if car but evil?Give us a review on iTunes!https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/backtrekking/id1464298918Join the Just Enough Trope Discord!https://discord.gg/8xA2UJE4
It's all war and no peace this week as we confront two moving tales of combat and cowardice: it's the classic American war novel The Red Badge of Courage and the DS9 episode "Nor the Battle to the Strong"!Squirrel reasons don't cut it!Give us a review on iTunes!https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/backtrekking/id1464298918Join the Just Enough Trope Discord!https://discord.gg/8xA2UJE4
BT 83: Laura and Aquiel

BT 83: Laura and Aquiel

2022-09-0801:27:52

Love and murder are on our minds this week as we investigate the stories of two mononymous and mysterious women: the 1944 film noir classic "Laura" and the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Aquiel"!We got a TRIPLE Backtrekking!Give us a review on iTunes!https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/backtrekking/id1464298918Join the Just Enough Trope Discord!https://discord.gg/8xA2UJE4
Starfleet crews go from "on course" to "main course" this week as we talk about two Trek tales where the crew is almost eaten by hungry aliens: the Star Trek: Voyager episode "Bliss" and the Star Trek: Prodigy episodes "Dreamcatcher" and "Terror Firma"!Seven and Naomi are cool dorks!Give us a review on iTunes!https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/backtrekking/id1464298918Join the Just Enough Trope Discord!https://discord.gg/8xA2UJE4
We're tracking the evolution of a concept this week as we discuss a novel sci-fi premise and the Star Trek episode that begat it: Jerome Bixby's 2007 film "The Man From Earth" and the Original Series episode "Requiem For Methuselah"!FIRE BAD!Give us a review on iTunes!https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/backtrekking/id1464298918Join the Just Enough Trope Discord!https://discord.gg/8xA2UJE4
We're whatever you need to imagine this week as we discuss a classic sci-fi story and the Strange New Worlds episode it inspired: Ursula K. LeGuin's Hugo Award-winning short story "The One Who Walk Away From Omelas" and "Lift Us Where Suffering Cannot Reach"!If imagining an orgy helps you, go ahead.Give us a review on iTunes!https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/backtrekking/id1464298918Join the Just Enough Trope Discord!https://discord.gg/8xA2UJE4
BT 79: MF DOOM is a Trekkie

BT 79: MF DOOM is a Trekkie

2022-07-1401:28:00

This week, Backtrekking returns once again to the world of music and hip-hop to talk about an MC who is a not-so-secret Trekkie! MF DOOM is your "favorite rapper's rapper", an MC that came from tragedy and obscurity to be one of the weirdest, most talented, and most respected names in the game. And that name is spelled in ALL CAPS, btw.On the show, we talk about DOOM's origins in '90s hip hop, the tragic death of his brother and bandmate, his reinvention as Metal Face, the way he subverts hip hop trends, his incredible collaborations with industry players, his mysterious and tragic departure, and of course, his endless use of sci-fi and Star Trek references in his songs!The roach was never dead!Check out RockLobster18's MF DOOM/Trek Spotify playlist!https://www.reddit.com/r/startrek/comments/khfk2t/for_any_mf_doom_fans_out_there/Give us a review on iTunes!https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/backtrekking/id1464298918Join the Just Enough Trope Discord!https://discord.gg/8xA2UJE4
Cult Film June comes to a close this week as we loop back to the '80s to compare two stories of time-travel and dire consequences: 1980's "The Final Countdown" and the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Yesterday's Enterprise"!We have warp ships!Give us a review on iTunes!https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/backtrekking/id1464298918Join the Just Enough Trope Discord!https://discord.gg/8xA2UJE4
Cult Film June is in full swing this week as we look at two stories concerning bombs too smart for their own good: the 1974 cult John Carpenter flick "Dark Star" and the Star Trek: Voyager episode "Warhead"!We are Hard Sci-Fi Elephants!Give us a review on iTunes!https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/backtrekking/id1464298918Join the Just Enough Trope Discord!https://discord.gg/8xA2UJE4
We're hunting two giant whales this week as we take on two epic tales of vengeance and desperation: the 1998 Patrick Stewart-led "Moby Dick" and the 1996 TNG smash film "First Contact"!Worf has an arc!Give us a review on iTunes!https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/backtrekking/id1464298918Join the Just Enough Trope Discord!https://discord.gg/8xA2UJE4
We're not kidding this week as we talk about two tales of out-of-control alien children: the 1985 Joe Dante film "Explorers" and the TOS episode "The Squire of Gothos"!'60s Face is a real affliction.Give us a review on iTunes!https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/backtrekking/id1464298918Join the Just Enough Trope Discord!https://discord.gg/8xA2UJE4
Dust off your deerstalker and dress up your Klingon 'cause we're headed to the holodeck to investigate two tales about Holmes and Moriarty: the Arthur Conan Doyle short story "The Final Problem" and the TNG episode "Elementary, Dear Data"!Put Dracula in Star Trek!Give us a review on iTunes!https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/backtrekking/id1464298918Join the Just Enough Trope Discord!https://discord.gg/8xA2UJE4
It's Vegas, baby, as we're ring-a-ding-dinging two stories of high-stakes heists: the Rat Pack classic "Ocean's 11" and the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Badda-Bing, Badda-Bang!" This hard eight new shooter has a come hand!Give us a review on iTunes!https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/backtrekking/id1464298918Join the Just Enough Trope Discord!https://discord.gg/8xA2UJE4
We're seeing the ultimate unboxing this week as we tear into Larry Niven's short story "The Soft Weapon" and the Star Trek: The Animated Series episode it inspired, "The Slaver Weapon"!Give me that juicy plot meat!Give us a review on iTunes!https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/backtrekking/id1464298918Join the Just Enough Trope Discord!https://discord.gg/8xA2UJE4
We dare to interface with infinity this week as we compare the 2018 Swedish sci-fi film "Aniara" with the Voyager 5th season opener "Night"!In space, no one can hear you. Period.Give us a review on iTunes!https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/backtrekking/id1464298918Join the Just Enough Trope Discord!https://discord.gg/8xA2UJE4
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