The Wrong Stuff! (feat. Nicole Gugliucci)

The Wrong Stuff! (feat. Nicole Gugliucci)

From EnterpriseSplaining by Jamie, Maria, Bill

March 5, 2026 · 1h 38m · Season 2 · Episode 48

About this episode

The episode discusses Star Trek: Enterprise while exploring themes of crime and personal issues through the lens of a dark matter nebula.

We’re watching Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 24 “First Flight,” but only Maria has actually watched the episode. Archer finds out that an old colleague, A.G. Robinson, has died and this prompts him to tell T'Pol the story of how he, AG, and Trip committed serious crimes back when they were test pilots trying to get past warp 2. As they explore a dark matter nebula, Archer confesses to stealing a prototype ship because of his daddy issues. Astronomer Nicole Gugliucci joins us to help us make sense of the nebulous dark matter references. Rikermendations: Nicole: Sinners (movie) and Resident Alien (TV Show) Bill: My Winnipeg (movie) Jamie: West Side Story (2021 movie) Maria: Once we were Spacemen (podcast) and The Crypt: Voidstrike by Scott Sigler (book) 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: Maria, Bill, Jamie

Guest: Nicole Gugliucci

Topics covered

  • Star Trek
  • dark matter
  • test pilots
  • warp drive
  • crime
  • storytelling
  • astronomy

Keywords

  • Star Trek: Enterprise
  • First Flight
  • dark matter nebula
  • test pilots
  • warp 2
  • Nicole Gugliucci
  • crime
  • Archer
  • A.G. Robinson
  • Trip

More episodes of EnterpriseSplaining

Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the EnterpriseSplaining podcast page.