Friday Sep 23, 2022
S1E14: Balance of Terror
Damnit Jim! The Podcast
Join Dana and Dan every Friday as they review episodes of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. The guys provide a reverent, and often irreverent, look at Star Trek. Whether you are a Star Trek nerd (like Dana and Dan) or a newbie, you are sure to find something interesting in Damnit Jim! Feel free to contact us at damnitjimpodcast@gmail.com, or leave a message on the Damnit Jim Hotline, 509-676-6298.
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Friday Sep 09, 2022
Friday Sep 09, 2022
This week Dana and Dan discuss "The Menagerie, Pt. II." The guys reveal Spock's plan to get Captain Pike back to Talos IV. They also talk about the huge alien heads that look like butts, a bar fight Dana once got into, the effect of oatmeal on the gastrointestinal system, and whether Nicholas Cage time-traveled into the past to be a part of this episode.
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Music: Climb by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
Friday Sep 02, 2022
Friday Sep 02, 2022
This week Dana and Dan discuss "The Menagerie, Pt. 1." The guys talk about how Spock risks the death penalty by forcing the Enterprise to visit a forbidden planet. They also go down several rabbit holes, including Captain Pike's Zamboni, cheese sliding off a cracker, and how they hope not to be sued by the Velveeta cheese company.
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Music: Climb by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
Friday Aug 26, 2022
Friday Aug 26, 2022
This week Dana and Dan discuss "The Corbomite Maneuver." The guys talk about how the relationship between Kirk, McCoy, and Spock starts to develop in this early episode. They also discuss flash mobs, streaking, and share emails from listeners. And then there is that part about the Captain's log...
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Music: Climb by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
Sound effects and audio clips from https://www.trekcore.com/audio/
I Dreamt I Saw Kruschev in a Pink Cadillac by Walter Edmiston (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNiD_19HY-k)
Friday Aug 19, 2022
Friday Aug 19, 2022
This week Dana and Dan discuss "Dagger of the Mind." The guys talk about penal colonies of the future, insult Nebraska, janitors, and bow-legged people, and try to understand why Kirk doesn't want to talk about the time he dropped in on the science lab Christmas party!
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Music: Climb by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
Sound effects and audio clips from https://www.trekcore.com/audio/
Friday Jul 29, 2022
Friday Jul 29, 2022
In this episode, we discuss "Mudd's Women". Dana and Dan talk about one of the most iconic characters in the original series, Harcourt Fenton Mudd. The guys also delve into the meaning of "cargo" and why NBC producers at the time described the women in the episode as "space hookers". And what's up with that stain on the carpet on the bridge in front of the captain's chair?
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Music: Climb by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
Sound effects and audio clips from https://www.trekcore.com/audio/
Friday Jul 15, 2022
Friday Jul 15, 2022
They guys are on vacation until November 4, so please enjoy this encore episode. In this action-packed episode, Dan and Dana discuss Sulu's shirtless fencing abilities and answer the question "why is Spock crying so much?" We also talk about the creative use of shower curtains, and wonder: is Captain Kirk making a mad dash for the bathroom after eating a bad space burrito?
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Music: Climb by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
Sound effects and audio clips from https://www.trekcore.com/audio/
"Black Is Black" by Los Bravos (Grainger, Hayes, Wadey)
Friday Jul 01, 2022
Friday Jul 01, 2022
In this second part of a two-part episode, we discuss "Where No Man Has Gone Before". We explain why there is a fist fight in this episode, the moral dilemma of humans playing god, and how Spock might be the only character in Star Trek to make wearing a thong palatable.
Please send your comments, questions, and suggestions to damnitjimpodcast@gmail.com. You can also find us on Facebook and Twitter.
Music: Climb by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
Sound effects and audio clips from https://www.trekcore.com/audio/
Thursday Jun 23, 2022
Thursday Jun 23, 2022
In this first part of a two-part episode, we discuss "Where No Man Has Gone Before". We explain how doubling a penny every day for a month makes you rich, why Spock tries to convince Kirk to murder his best friend, and how "Hot Lips Houlihan" got her start as a psychiatrist with ESP powers.
Please send your comments, questions, and suggestions to damnitjimpodcast@gmail.com. You can also find us on Facebook and Twitter.
Music: Climb by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
Sound effects and audio clips from https://www.trekcore.com/audio/