About this episode
Brady and Ryan revisit the Original Series episode 'Shore Leave' and discuss its surreal elements and the impact of writer Theodore Sturgeon.
It had been a while since either Brady or Ryan had seen Shore Leave, the famous, fever-dreamesque outing of the Original Series in which Bones is literally killed and then brought back to life -- an incident that probably isn't even the weirdest thing that happens in the episode -- and boy, had we forgotten some of the finer points. Join us as we discuss Trek's descent into madness, courtesy of the strange, brief Trek career of writer Theodore Sturgeon.
People in this episode
Hosts: Brady, Ryan
Topics covered
- Shore Leave
- Original Series
- Theodore Sturgeon
- Trek
Keywords
- Bones
- madness
- fever-dream
- Trek career
Mentioned in this episode
Products: Trek
Books & works: Shore Leave, TOS S1E17, the Original Series, Bones
More episodes of Out of Contreks
- Ep. 189: "Dream Catcher" (PRO S1E4) with That's Not How Science Works · June 7, 2026 · 1h 9m
- Ep. 188: "Rosetta" (DIS S4E11) · May 25, 2026 · 28 min
- Ep. 187: "Warlord" (VOY S3E10) · May 10, 2026 · 37 min
- Ep. 186: "Thirty Days" (VOY S5E9) · April 26, 2026 · 47 min
- Ep. 185: "Two of One" (PIC S2E6) · April 12, 2026 · 55 min
- Ep. 184: "Carbon Creek" (ENT S202) · March 29, 2026 · 42 min
Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the Out of Contreks podcast page.