Hailing Frequencies Open Podcast

In this episode we talk a lot about Ben's favorite Starfleet medical officer (NOT!), Kate Pulaski!  The Enterprise encounters a ship of 30 year olds who died of old age and are sent on an investigation that may end the good Doctor's life!    Watch this episode along with Mike, Erin & Ben for fun and insightful comentary. :) 

Once again, Data takes a step forward in his quest to become more human.  First he tries out some now facial hair (who hasn't during this quarentine, am I right?) and then he unwillingly takes on the entire human personality of a dead guy!!  Ira Graves has found a way to become inmortal- but it comes at too high a cost.  In this episode our hosts do a watch-a-long with this TNG epsidode, so fire up your CBS All Access or Netflix and watch some Star Trek with us! 

With the news of the 2 upcoming animated Star Trek shows, we take a moment to look back at the Animated Series from the 70's and discuss the possabilities for the future. 

Grab your DVD, CBS All Access or Netflix log in and watch along as we discuss the season 2 episode "Loud As A Whisper".  Mike, Ben & Erin will act as your chorus- unless we get vaporized early in the episode (sorry- spoilers!).  

Schedule update: New episodes now coming twice a month!   We now have a Patreon with specail perks! 

We try something a little different and watch an episode of Star Trek TNG while recording a "watchalong" comentary track.  So settle in with your Netflix/DVD/Bluray copy of Star Trek The Next Generation, Season 2, Episode 4: The Outrageous Okana and join the conversation by tweeting us @hailingfreqopen.  What do you get when you cross Riker and Han Solo with The Rocketeer?  Okana!!  This episode even has a Bond girl!  What's not to love? 

Are you stuck spending a lot of time at home now because of social distancing, working from home, unemployment, etc?  Sad that it's Summer and all your favorite shows are on hiatus?  Why not watch Star Trek!  Now is the perfect time to enjoy your favorite Sci Fi franchise and our hosts dive into why they think that is. :) Enjoy! 

Everybody loves a little roleplay, right?  Data and Geordi do!  But they should have picked a safeword because things get out of hand in "Elementary, Dear Data"!

Are you excited about the return of Captain Picard?!?!  We are!!  Do you have a friend/spouse/pet who might need a little refresher course on who this Picard guy is and what the heck is going on with these Borg people?  Well, we put together a list of episodes to watch while you're waiting.  Think of it as a little Star Trek Picard primer based on what we know so far about the show. You have a few months to get ready but if you don’t want to marathon all of TNG & Voyager, this watch list should help. :) First-- the basics. You’ll be introduced to Captain Picard, Data, and the Borg.  - Star Trek TNG - S1. E13. Datalore - Star Trek TNG - S2. E9. Measure of a Man.  - Star Trek TNG - S3. E26. & S4. E1. Best of Both Worlds (parts 1 & 2) - Star Trek TNG - S4. E2. Family - Star Trek TNG - S4. E3. Brothers - Star Trek TNG - S5. E23. I Borg - Star Trek TNG - S5. E25. The Inner Light - Star Trek TNG - S6. E15. Tapestry  - Star Trek TNG - S6. E26. & S7. E1. Descent (parts 1 & 2) - Star Trek TNG- S7.

In today's episode, we're sucked into a hole in space and forced to watch "Where Silence Has Lease"!  Mike, Erin & Ben have some laughs at this weak episode and totally 'ship Riker & Worf #Rorf  "ONE RIKER ONE BRIDGE"

It's a whole new season!!  Welcome to season TWO of our TNG Re-watch Project.  Counselor Troi is having a miracle baby, there's a new Doctor on board, the Enterprise has been redecorated and there's finally a bar in the neighborhood!!  Let's watch "The Child"together, shall we? :) 

We finally reach the end of Season One of Star Trek The Next Generation. But before we wrap up this season we need to discuss The Neutral Zone! What would happen if you took some people from the 20th century and dump them onto the USS Enterprise D??   

The gang is all back together!!  Mike, Erin & Ben are conspiring about something alright.  Or have they just been taken over my symbiotic aliens bent on galactic domination??  Pull up a bowl of worms and tune in to find out!   Caution: May cause your head to explode.  

Mike and Ben step into a holodeck recreation of a cafe in Paris this week to take a look at this season one episode where instead of looking at the fascinating possibilities of the multiverse, we spend an hour talking about one of Picard's lost loves.  Is that a guy slowly stroking test tubes in the corner?? 

Well, we all knew we'd get there one day.  It's finally time to talk about Tasha's death by oil slick.  It's might not be the best way to go but you can't deny that it's a very "Star Trek" way for a security guard on a landing party to die.   Mike and Erin dive into this classic episode to see if it holds up to the passage of tiem. 

   It's that time of year again! Unlike our friends over in the Star Wars fandom, we don't have a Holiday Special to watch.  We're left searching for some hint of Christmas (or Life Day) in Trek. There are a few times our characters acknowledge Christmas and one time they had a full-out office holiday party!  Ok, that only happens in the comic book but still-- it happened!!   We also cover William Shatner's new album "Shatner Claus" which you can buy here if you like! Mike and Ben cover it all in this episode!

We're back and we're on drugs! Well, Mike is at least.  He was high on DayQuil when the gang recorded this "very special episode".  But cold medicine isn't exactly what the gang on the Enterprise encounter in "Symbiosis".  It's a treatment for the plague! Or is it just a narcotic!  Spoiler- it's just a narcotic.  

The first episode of Voyager was so much fun we came back for seconds!!  Today Mike & Ben jump into episode #2: Parallax.  Will the Starfleet and Maquis crews get along?  Could Tores, a rebel Maquis engineer handle the big job on Voyager?  Most importantly, is she ready to be Captain Janeway's best friend?!  Find out!  

This week is full of ACTION!!  In fact, Minos has seen so much action that there's... well, there's no one left.  The entire population has been eradicated by highly advanced weapons that the Minoseans themselves developed in the pursuit of profit.  Heavy, isn't it?  Well we don't have time to stop and talk about that because WE'RE UNDER ATTACK!! 

We're taking a break from season 1 of TNG and skipping ahead a few years to introduce Erin to Captain Kathryn Janeway!!  That's right- in this episode, the crew takes a look at the pilot episode of Star Trek Voyager: The Caretaker!  We meet Captain Kathryn Janeway and her intrepid crew as they face their greatest challenge-- being stranded over 70,000 lightyears from home by a powerful alien.   Let's get started!