Trek By The Numbers
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.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 64 minutes
- Episodes
- 75
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2021
TBTN 15: Stardate 1.1.29 "Operation -- Annihilate!" (TOS)
Booger monsters that make gooshy sounds killed Kirk's older twin brother! Does Bob really know his Dad Rock? Can a good premise overcome a weak visual effect? Why don't they just throw those things i…
TBTN 14: Stardate 4.4.14 "Return to Grace" (DS9)
WE GOT A DUKAT EPISODE! Is it pronounced "a-LAME-o" or "AL-amo"? What doe a Ferengi penis look like? Is Dukat just a thinly-veiled "men's rights" "activist"? All this and more in today's episode wher…
TBTN Turkey Day: Star Trek V, p2
Part 2 of 2! This episode, we're joined by friend of the show Joey. Josh confuses Malcolm McDowell with notable English footballer Malcolm Macdonald, but no one calls him on it (until now). Scotty an…
TBTN Turkey Day: Star Trek V, p1
Part 1 of 2! In honor of this succulent and roasted day, we decided to mix it up a bit and watch Star Trek V: The Undiscovered Country. We're joined by friend of the show, Joey. For this half we most…
TBTN 11: Stardate 7.1.12 "Vaulting Ambition" (DISCO)
Do you get it? Do you? Are you sure you got it? No, I'm not sure. Let me just tell you. Bob and Josh grapple with an episode is the racing to wrap up a lot of plot threads before the season comes to …
TBTN 10: Stardate 3.5.24 "The Next Phase" (TNG) p2
PART 2 of 2. There's no irony in the edit point, eh? We continue to dissect this sometimes brilliant but mostly frustrating episode. Why does Rho try to murder Riker? Did Starfleet steal that carpet …
TBTN 9: Stardate 3.5.24 "The Next Phase" (TNG) p1
PART 1 of 2! Josh really struggles trying to understand the rules of this central plot gimmick. Geordi delivers one of the best lines ever written for anything ever. Why is there so much hugging? You…
TBTN 8: Stardate 1.1.20 - "Court Martial" (TOS)
Who, exactly, is out of order? Is there ever a wrong time for a good game of chess? Does the uniform game get any stronger than the TOS skant dress uniform? Catch us next time at Stardate 3.5.24 - "T…
TBTN 7: Stardate 6.1.12 - The Silent Enemy (ENT)
With special guests Leonard Cohen, and President McKinley & his Presidential Gang. Will the purple wiggler live up to expectations? How does Hoshi know what time it is in Maylasia off the top of her …
TBTN 6: Stardate 6.3.10 Similitude (ENT)
Why does Scott Bakula have an unending lust for hat meat? What does Bob's cat want? Hasn't anyone seen "The Island?" What other spot-on impressions of minor characters does Josh have up his sleeve? A…
TBTN 5: Stardate 2.2.6 - The Counter-Clock Incident (TAS)
Pizzarias! Temporal Mechanics! Comprehensive reviews of uniforms! What is the Grand Nagus doing here? Also, we talk about the final episode of the Animated Series.
TBTN 4: Stardate 3.6.5 - Schisms (TNG)
Can you order feet from the replicator? Is frisson a thing? Why does the holodeck have terror tables on hand? Riker and others are abducted from the Enterprise in the night and it's very spooky. Also…
TBTN 3: Stardate 5.7.13 "Repentance"
Constellations! Nanoprobes! Cary Grant! Join us as we talk about this subtle, nuanced look at capital punishment. Also, Bob is trying out a Star Trek RPG. It isn't going well.
TBTN 2: Stardate 4.2.15 "Paradise"
Cults? The plight of the everyman? Racial dynamics? Rope play? All of this and more is covered in today's episode on "Paradise." See you next week with Stardate 5.7.13 "Repentance."
Episode 1: Stardate 3.3.10 The Defector
TNG S3e10. What does it mean to be a traitor? Why does the warp core look like that? Do the Romulans really want war? These things and more will be covered in our discussion of "The Defector." See yo…