New episode every Monday! Trek By The Numbers guides you through episodes of Trek - from any and all the series - focused on a theme. But basically, we're the friends you wish you had to geek out, goof around, and talk about Star Trek. Bob is a history buff, and Josh is a scientist. And we're both life-long Trek fans.
"Bow" like "bow," not "bow." Anyway, this is the first episode of our new arc: KLINGON HISTORY! And for sake of fun, we're following in-universe chronology with this arc, so it's Enterprise first. Tr…
Happy 50th episode, everyone. We've got something slimy and uncomfortable for you: the one where Tom Paris & Captain Janeway turn into lizards from going too fast and they *do it.* Also, look out for…
Coming to you live from the Des Moines Community Players playhouse, it's The Empath. Kirk, Spock, and Bones find a mute woman lying on a chez lounge in a void and, after some brutal torture, teach a …
Welcome to our new arc: Love in the 24th Century. Poor Wesley Crusher. It's the classic "boy meets girl, girl is a shapeshifting ball of light" story. He tries to get help from the adults around him,…
Can I tempt you with a cucumber sandwich? No? In this episode, we wrap up on out Moonraker discussion, which is the best-worst Bond film with also the thriftiest expository dialogue. But... can I tem…
For this, our 47th episode, we offer you Moonraker in all its glory. Because why not? If you haven't seen it recently, you're really missing out...
Data's head done popped off. Mark Twain pulls a gun on Captain Picard after spending some time alone with a young Jack London. Snake sock puppets. And maybe a weird reference to a cult? Anyway, here'…
Oh boy oh boy are we going to wrap up our Time Travel arc. TNG. Data. The past. Guinan. Mark Twain. "BIG MONEY" MARC ALAIMO. What more could you ask for? I mean, honestly! It's so good to be back aft…
Top tier Star Trek in this episode. Truly. Is he Captain Benjamin Sisko, or Benny Russell, a struggling black science fiction writer living on Earth in the 1950s? Heavy, thoughtful stuff that brings …
In this episode we alienate our two biggest fanbases: fans of the Canadian pop punk band Sum 41 and the Wahlberg brothers. You know, the hamburger guys? And we sorta talk about the Picard trailer, wh…
Have you ever been bitten by your pet targ while out on the hunt? Then be sure to get some of Gowron's famous beef juice bandages! We finish up Storm Front, which is Enterprise finishing up the whole…
Thrill as Manny Coto (of "24" fame) desperately tries to save the ailing series by utterly jettisoning the Temporal Cold War non-story. And he does it by riffing on TOS' "Patterns of Force" (aka the …
Welcome to our new arc: TIME TRAVEL! I mean, you get it, right? I don't have to explain it. Ok? Good. Anyway, the Enterprise is thrown back in time by a black hole or something and then they abduct a…
Happy 4th of July week, people. To celebrate independence and freedom, we watched... Nemesis for some reason? It's Tom Hardy's first big role! Jesse's back and it's a great time talking about Nemesis…
And now the conclusion of SPACE LAW!. We've seen incredible growth in these past 3 months, so THANK YOU! And please - tell your friends! Catch us next week with our 4th of July special. Friend-of-the…
This is a big one. We've got everyone here to send us off for the end of SPACE LAW!. The Drumhead is so damned good that just couldn't stop talking about it. So we're splitting it into two episodes t…
This week we're taking a break from SPACE LAW! to bring you an episode with special guest Jesse Balzer of Ruining Trailers (https://bit.ly/2FaeXuU). We dive head first into the infamous "Spock's Brai…
SPACE LAW! continues with a weird one. Need some tips for proper ponytail care? The Doctor wrote a holonovel, but the publisher claims he has to rights since The Doctor is a hologram. Bob drops knowl…
More SPACE LAW! Bob plugs a bartending school and Josh calls upon his knowledge of cheesy hair metal, and they both explore Ferengi multi-level marketing. Gowron and Worf having a major falling out o…
More SPACE LAW! Wesley does a bad, maybe even so bad that someone dies: a cable knit avocado green sweater. Almost Tom Paris! Boothby! And air shows! And Egyptian cotton! Catch us next week for DS9's…