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I Quit Star Trek

I Quit Star Trek

By I Quit Star Trek

Join John and Olivia each week to discuss some of the weirdest, most bizarre and outright insane episodes of Star Trek with a Special Guest, and see if this time, we will Quit Star Trek!
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58: The Savage Curtain, or The One With Abraham Lincoln in Space

I Quit Star TrekJan 23, 2022

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100.2 Picard Season 3: What the Hell Was That?

100.2 Picard Season 3: What the Hell Was That?

In part two! of our 100-episode celebration, we're joined by Andy (@Andy3E) and Jessie Earl (@JessieGender) to talk about Star Trek Picard Season 3.


We laughed. We cried. We wondered why the chemicals in the water were turning all the kids' borg. We questioned the need for a daddy-issues Borg messiah. But most importantly of all, we retconned everything about the show you didn't like, so now it's okay.


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Mar 17, 202402:04:55
100.1: Is Star Trek Worth it?
Feb 25, 202401:39:45
99: Under the Cloak of War, or The One Where M'Benga Goes Sicko Mode
Nov 19, 202301:25:27
98: The Chase, or The One With Picard's Archaelogy Deadbeat Dead
Nov 05, 202301:12:17
97: The Way to Eden, or The One With the Space Hippies
Oct 22, 202349:41
96: Harbinger, or The One Where T'Pol and Trip fuck (and Malcolm Doesn't)
Oct 08, 202301:01:27
95: Subspace Rhapsody, or The One With The Autotune
Sep 24, 202301:02:07
94: And The Children Shall Lead, or The One With Those Meddling (Murderous) Kids
Mar 31, 202301:13:11
93: Parallels, or Deadbeat Dad: The Multiverse of Sadness
Mar 05, 202355:38
92: Heterosexual Relationships in Star Trek (They suck!)
Feb 19, 202352:24
91: John and Genevieve Talk Nonsense for just under 2 hours
Jan 29, 202301:57:26
90: The Naked Now, or The One Where Everyone Is Horny (Featuring Dan and Kevin Hageman)
Jan 08, 202301:20:51
89: The Man Trap: Or, the One With the Salt Vampire
Dec 22, 202201:00:03
88: Author, Author, or The One Where The Doctor Writes a Really Bad Book
Dec 10, 202201:11:27
87: Remember Me, or The One Where Wesley Traps His Mum In a Microuniverse
Nov 20, 202201:04:14
86: Nepenthe, or The Episode of Picard Where they Killed Hugh (With Jessie Gender!)
Nov 07, 202201:20:42
85: Grounded, or The One Where They Trust The System
Oct 23, 202201:13:32
84: Ex Post Facto, or the One Where Tom Paris gets the Miles O'Brien Treatment (WITH DR ERIN MACDONALD)
Oct 10, 202201:02:14
83: The Gamesters of Triskelion, Or The One With Lady Gaga (GUEST STARRING MIKE MCMAHAN!)
Oct 01, 202247:49
82: Favorite Son, or The One Where Harry Nearly Gets Eaten By Sex Vampires
Sep 20, 202201:22:52
81: Rascals, or The One Where The Child Actors Aren't As Bad as John Thought They'd Be

81: Rascals, or The One Where The Child Actors Aren't As Bad as John Thought They'd Be

This week, we're joined by Aveline to talk about TNG's rascals in which Picard, Ro, Guinan and Keiko get turns into kids for....reasons, and have to Die Hard the Ferengi.
Aug 31, 202246:05
80: Alice, or The One With the Femcel Spaceship
Aug 14, 202248:53
79: Picard Season 2: Bit Shit, Innit

79: Picard Season 2: Bit Shit, Innit

This week, we're joined by the wonderful Jonn Elledge and Hye to talk about Picard Season 2, and how much it just...wasn't very good. We talk about many, many aspects of this; the Borg, space nazis, ICE discourse, the fact that the Picard family definitely lied about WW2. A lot.

Also, buy Jonn's book, it's really good.

Aug 03, 202201:22:18
78: A Night in Sickbay, or The One Where They Put Porthos in a Jar of Piss Water

78: A Night in Sickbay, or The One Where They Put Porthos in a Jar of Piss Water

This week, we're joined by Anika to chat about Enterprise's "A Night In Sickbay", in which Captain Archer acts like a 12-year-old for an entire episode and also has some wet dreams about T'Pol. Also the dog is ill, which we're meant to care about.

Jul 10, 202248:29
77: Lonely Among Us, or the One Where the Diplomats Eat Each Other
Jul 03, 202201:06:17
76: Lineage, or the One Where B'Elanna Tries to Eugenics a Baby

76: Lineage, or the One Where B'Elanna Tries to Eugenics a Baby

This week, we're joined by Nasr (@_tempvoid) to talk about Voyager's Lineage, in which B'Elanna tries to deal with her racial trauma (and daddy issues) by trying to apply eugenics to her daughter, which is insane.

Jun 19, 202255:22
75: Work in Star Trek

75: Work in Star Trek

This week, we're joined by third host Genevieve and Trekenomics author Manu Saaida (@trekenomics) to talk about work in Star Trek, in a wide-reaching and tangential chat that includes discourse around french waiters, land communes, and, uh,  kibbutzes. Business as usual.

May 25, 202201:14:16
74: Mirror Mirror, or The One With Spock's Stupid Sexy Evil Goatee

74: Mirror Mirror, or The One With Spock's Stupid Sexy Evil Goatee

This week, we're joined by clay (@theIconstable) to talk about "Mirror Mirror", in which Kirk and the gang get swapped with their counterparts from the vicious, violent and worryingly camp Mirror Universe. We talk about Nazism a lot, to the surprise of absolutely no one.

May 17, 202201:24:32
73: The Good, the Bad and the Borgly

73: The Good, the Bad and the Borgly

This week, we're joined by resident Borg expert Hye (@raijuTheHyeju) to talk about the Borg, and their journey from terrifying hive mind to the Cyborg Ellen DeGeneres show. We also talk about Picard Season 2 a lot, so if you don't wanna hear that, you've been warned.

May 09, 202201:31:37
72: Oasis, or the Enterprise Episode that DS9 Already Did

72: Oasis, or the Enterprise Episode that DS9 Already Did

This week, we're joined by menace to society and official 'friend' of the podcast Terry (@telthetrekkie) to talk about Enterprise's "Oasis", in which the gang meets the crew of a stranded ship who all turn out to be holograms. It's not very interesting, so we talk about Tractors and why Enterprise was crap instead. 

May 02, 202251:25
71: Return to Grace, or The One Where Dukat's Wife Left Him

71: Return to Grace, or The One Where Dukat's Wife Left Him

This week, we're joined by the brilliant Kate (@kate_minson) to talk about DS9's return to grace, in which (for some reason) Major Kira helps Dukat become a pirate so he can take the fight to the Klingons. Also his wife left him for another Gul, which is hilarious.

Apr 25, 202201:07:32
70: Twisted, or the Voyager Subspace Distortion Episode Where Nothing Happens

70: Twisted, or the Voyager Subspace Distortion Episode Where Nothing Happens

This week we're joined by Rob to talk about Voyager's twisted, in which the ship gets contorted by a subspace-distortion thing, and we spend 40 minutes watching our characters walk around a set of uniquelly forgettable corridors. Even worse, Neelix is there.

Apr 17, 202259:15
69: Little Green Men, or the One Where Odo Kills a Dog

69: Little Green Men, or the One Where Odo Kills a Dog

This week we're joined by the marvelous Rebecca (@pencilscratchin) to talk about DS9's 'Little Green Men', in which Quark, Rom and Nog accidentally time travel to 1947. Also, we argue about whether Rom is a DILF. God know why.

Apr 12, 202201:11:10
68: Sons and Daughters, or Deadbeat Dads, Wartime Edition

68: Sons and Daughters, or Deadbeat Dads, Wartime Edition

This week, John and Olivia are joined by Jo and Matthew of the Terok Noir podcast (@teroknoir) to talk about DS9's 'Sons and Daughters', in which Worf is terrible to his son during the Dominion War. Shockingly, this is normal behavior for Worf, who has not told anyone about his son in five years. Normal. 

Apr 04, 202201:00:40
67: Starship Pedantry!

67: Starship Pedantry!

This week, John has escaped his handlers and organised an hour and half of Starship Pedantry with Star Trek Online's Thomas Marrone (@ThomastheCat) and Trek Central's Dom (@DomDParis). There are several complaints about Bunkbeds, Starship construction numbers, and whatever the hell a flagship is.


Normal Service will resume next week.

Mar 27, 202201:36:52
66: Baseless Strange New Worlds Speculation

66: Baseless Strange New Worlds Speculation

This week, John and Genevieve are joined by JD and Alyson to have a small (large) chat about what might happen in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds!

We think Pike should have a horse on ship. And Sybok should also be there.

Mar 20, 202201:22:25
65: Friday's Child, or The One Where Bones Slaps a Pregnant Woman

65: Friday's Child, or The One Where Bones Slaps a Pregnant Woman

This week, John and Geneieve are joined by Caleb (@RogueMogh) to talk about Friday's Child, in which Kirk and the gang get caught in a coup on an alien planet and have to help a pregnant lady escape execution. Spock learns about Baby talk and McCoy does his very best to lose his medical license. It's a classic adventure.

Mar 13, 202201:09:52
64: Q2, or The One With Deadbeat Dad Q

64: Q2, or The One With Deadbeat Dad Q

This week, John and Genevieve are joined by Adrian (@orchidtreks) to talk about Voyager's Q2, in which Janeway has to talked with Q's obnoxious, irritating and chauvinistic son Q, who, uh, sucks. Also, Q kisses Janeway's foot, which sucks even more.

Mar 06, 202201:06:24
63: Tribunal,or The One Where O'Brien Suffers (Cardassian Legal system edition)

63: Tribunal,or The One Where O'Brien Suffers (Cardassian Legal system edition)

This week, we're joined by Max (@railtragedy) to talk about DS9's tribunal, in which Chief O'Brien has to suffer through the Cardassian Court.
Mar 02, 202254:53
62: The Changeling, Or The One With the Genocidal Robot on Strings

62: The Changeling, Or The One With the Genocidal Robot on Strings

This week, we're joined by Thomas (@ThomastheCat) to talk about The Changeling, in which Captain Kirk and the gang are challenged by a murderous (and sassy) space probe. Scotty dies for a bit, and Uhura gets her mind wiped. Sort of.

Feb 21, 202256:50
61: Angel One, Or The One With the Girlboss Planet

61: Angel One, Or The One With the Girlboss Planet

This week, we're joined by the sensational Shenikwa (@SadandYellow) to talk about TNG's Angel One, in which Commander Riker gets up the no good on in a matriarchal society. He also doesn't have any nipples, apparently.
Feb 14, 202249:39
60: What's Past is Prologue, or The One Where Lorca Is Evil

60: What's Past is Prologue, or The One Where Lorca Is Evil

This week we're joined by Steffi (@Larkistin89) to talk about Star Trek Discovery's What's Past is Prologue, in which Evil Nazi Emeperor Georgiou and Evil Nazi Gabriel Lorca face off in a battle for control of the Terran Empire, something we're apparently meant to be emotionally invested in. Olivia defends Terran Uniforms and John isn't happy about it.

Feb 08, 202201:07:06
59: The Cage, or The One Where Captain Pike is put in a Mating Pair

59: The Cage, or The One Where Captain Pike is put in a Mating Pair

This week we're joined by JD (@scifoodies) to talk about The Cage, Star Trek's Unaired Pilot episode. The one with the Talosians. And the dnacing Orion Girls. That one. Yeah.

Jan 31, 202201:25:01
58: The Savage Curtain, or The One With Abraham Lincoln in Space

58: The Savage Curtain, or The One With Abraham Lincoln in Space

This week, we're joined by the wonderful Aaron J. Waltke (Writer on Star Trek: Prodigy!) to talk about The Savage Curtain, in which Kirk and Spock join forces with Lincoln and Surak in an epic battle of Good Versus Evil! Lincoln is also browned up for part of the episode, for some reason. We're still not sure.

Jan 23, 202201:01:50
57 Starfleet Admirals, or The Guys Who Should Not Be Allowed To Run a Military

57 Starfleet Admirals, or The Guys Who Should Not Be Allowed To Run a Military

This week, we're joined by the wonderful Dan (@ArtofDanliness) to talk about Starfleet Admirals, a cadre of officers who seem to spend all their time scheming to overthrow democracy, Ingesting mind-controlling parasites or just being crap at their jobs.

Business as usual in the military then.

Jan 10, 202258:27
56: Hatchery, or the One Where Archer is a Good Dad and that's Bad For Some Reason

56: Hatchery, or the One Where Archer is a Good Dad and that's Bad For Some Reason

This week, we're joined by Zane (@catgrubs) to talk about Enterprise's Hatchery, in which Archer decides to be virtuous and sensible about alien babies which freaks everyone else out so much they stage a mutiny.
Dec 24, 202145:55
55: Cogenitor, or the one with Sex Slaves Where Nothing Happens

55: Cogenitor, or the one with Sex Slaves Where Nothing Happens

This week we're joined by Madeline (@WildishMazz) to talk about Enterprise's Cogenitor, in which Trip tucker befriends a person who is enslaved for the purposes of procreation and gets in trouble for teaching someone to read and write. Remind me why we're meant to like Archer again?

Dec 16, 202147:19
54: Odo, or That Jello Fascist We're Meant to Like

54: Odo, or That Jello Fascist We're Meant to Like

This week, we're joined by Jim (@JimTheSpaceman) to talk about Odo, Constable and chief of Security on Deep Space Nine. He's a cop without a redemption arc: what more do we have to say?

Dec 09, 202151:27
53: Malcolm Reed, Or the Sad British Closested Guy

53: Malcolm Reed, Or the Sad British Closested Guy

This week, we're joined by friend of the podcast Genevieve (@thisismewhatevs) to talk about Armoury Officer Malcolm Reed, who is best known for being a wet towel with fatalistic tendencies and a pineapple allergy. And being British.

Dec 02, 202101:04:53
Special Episode 5: Paramount + Tomfoolery Special

Special Episode 5: Paramount + Tomfoolery Special

This week, we've been joined by a panel of guests from (somewhat) around the globe to talk about the Paramount + debacle! We also talk about how much they suck, generally, so that's fun too.

Nov 22, 202101:02:33