Second Contact: The Wrong Stuff! (feat. Nicole Gugliucci)

About this episode

The episode revisits a Star Trek: Enterprise episode while discussing dark matter with astronomer Nicole Gugliucci.

This week, we’re on a second contact mission, revisiting Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 24 “First Flight,” now that Jamie and Bill have watched it. Plus, astronomer Nicole Gugliucci joins us once again to see if watching the episode can help her make the dark matter make sense. A word of warning: If you haven’t listened to the episode before this one, “The Wrong Stuff!,” go listen to that first because this is a follow up to last week. Photo References: Hoshi’s elaborate hair Trip’s bookshelf We now have merch! Show your love for EnterpriseSplaining and the cutest beagle ever with a Porthos Appreciation Society shirt! EnterpriseSplaining is proud to be part of the ESO Network . The show is produced by K.O. Myers at Particulate Media Follow us on BlueSky: @enterprisesplain Follow us on Instagram: @enterprisesplaining Like us on Facebook: EnterpriseSplaining Send us an email: enterprisesplaining@gmail.com

People in this episode

Hosts: Jamie, Bill

Guest: Nicole Gugliucci

Topics covered

• Star Trek
• dark matter
• science
• comedy
• TV analysis
• fiction

Keywords

• Star Trek
• Enterprise
• dark matter
• Nicole Gugliucci
• First Flight
• TV
• comedy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ESO Network, Particulate Media

Products: Porthos Appreciation Society shirt

Books & works: Star Trek: Enterprise, First Flight

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