Starter Trek
by Andrew Ti, Tawny Newsome, Jessie Earl
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VOY: Blood Fever - "Spicy" Episodes
Oct 19, 2026
1h 05m 57s
DS9: Fascination - "Spicy" Episodes
Oct 12, 2026
1h 31m 44s
TNG: The Naked Now - "Spicy" Episodes
Oct 11, 2026
1h 37m 41s
TOS: Amok Time - "Spicy" Episodes
Sep 28, 2026
1h 21m 36s
DS9: Little Green Men - QUARKSTOP!
Sep 21, 2026
1h 21m 32s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 10/19/26 |  VOY: Blood Fever - "Spicy" Episodes | Andrew continues his journey through the 'spiciest' Star Trek episodes with one of Star Trek: Voyager's wildest episodes, Blood Fever! It's got Pon Farr, it's got The Doctor making holodeck adult material, and it's got weird alien tunnels! And don't forget Borg Skeletons! It's got it all, as Jessie and Tawny guide him through!▶Call us at: 323-389-7223▶Check out the crew's bonus shows at http://suboptimalpods.com.▶Subscribe to the audio podcast wherever you get your favorite podcasts: https://omny.fm/shows/startertrek▶See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.▶A Fine Alpinist Ranch Production - http://www.finealpinistranch.com✔ SOCIAL MEDIA ✔▶Twitter - https://x.com/yoisthisracist ▶Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/yoisthisracist/▶TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@suboptimalpods✔ CREDITS ✔▶Produced By @JessieGender1▶Edited by AJ McKeon▶Original Music by Jay Israelson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | 1h 05m 57s | ||||||
| 10/12/26 | DS9: Fascination - "Spicy" Episodes | The Starter Trek crew continue their journey through Star Trek’s “spiciest” episodes, finally returning to Deep Space Nine, where the queen of Star Trek herself, Lwaxana Troi, brings her horny space menopause aboard the station, while O’Brien faces an even more terrifying danger: being a husband in a 90s marriage storyline.▶Call us at: 323-389-7223▶Check out the crew's bonus shows at http://suboptimalpods.com.▶Subscribe to the audio podcast wherever you get your favorite podcasts: https://omny.fm/shows/startertrek▶See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.▶A Fine Alpinist Ranch Production - http://www.finealpinistranch.com✔ SOCIAL MEDIA ✔▶Twitter - https://x.com/yoisthisracist ▶Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/yoisthisracist/▶TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@suboptimalpods✔ CREDITS ✔▶Produced by @JessieGender1▶Edited by AJ McKeon▶Original Music by Jay Israelson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | 1h 31m 44s | ||||||
| 10/11/26 | TNG: The Naked Now - "Spicy" Episodes | This week on Starter Trek, Jessie Gender, Tawny Newsome, and Andrew Ti continue their journey through the "spicy" episodes of Star Trek, with The Next Generation's horniest episode, which is wild considering it was the second episode of TNG ever made: "The Naked Now." Why does no one quarantine? Why did the Chief Engineer even need a hypo-spray? Why did DC Fontana take her name off this script? We'll find out soon!▶Call us at: 323-389-7223▶Check out the crew's bonus shows at http://suboptimalpods.com.▶Subscribe to the audio podcast wherever you get your favorite podcasts: https://omny.fm/shows/startertrek▶See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.▶A Fine Alpinist Ranch Production - http://www.finealpinistranch.com✔ SOCIAL MEDIA ✔▶Twitter - https://x.com/yoisthisracist ▶Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/yoisthisracist/▶TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@suboptimalpods✔ CREDITS ✔▶Produced by @JessieGender1▶Edited by AJ McKeon▶Original Music by Jay Israelson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | 1h 37m 41s | ||||||
| 9/28/26 | TOS: Amok Time - "Spicy" Episodes | This week on Starter Trek, Jessie Gender, Tawny Newsome, and Andrew Ti start their journey through the "spicy" episodes of Star Trek, beginning with the horniest episode of them all: "Amok Time." Why does Spock hate soup, why is Kirk sleeping in his full uniform, why did Jessie talk to a muppet, and where did the iconic Vulcan salute come from? Soon Andrew will know all!▶Call us at: 323-389-7223▶Check out the crew's bonus shows at http://suboptimalpods.com.▶Subscribe to the audio podcast wherever you get your favorite podcasts: https://omny.fm/shows/startertrek▶See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.▶A Fine Alpinist Ranch Production - http://www.finealpinistranch.com ✔ SOCIAL MEDIA ✔▶Twitter - https://x.com/yoisthisracist ▶Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/yoisthisracist/▶TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@suboptimalpods ✔ CREDITS ✔▶Produced By @JessieGender1▶Edited by AJ McKeon▶Original Music by Jay IsraelsonSuboptimal Premium Pods! : https://suboptimalpods.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | 1h 21m 36s | ||||||
| 9/21/26 | DS9: Little Green Men - QUARKSTOP! | This week on Starter Trek, Jessie Gender, Tawny Newsome, and Andrew Ti take a Quarkstop in “Little Green Men,” where Quark, Rom, and Nog accidentally become the aliens at Roswell; the DS9 writers roast how absurdly much everyone used to smoke in 1950s America; and Quark and Odo get really close.▶Call us at: 323-389-7223▶Check out the crew's bonus shows at http://suboptimalpods.com.▶Subscribe to the audio podcast wherever you get your favorite podcasts: https://omny.fm/shows/startertrek▶See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.▶A Fine Alpinist Ranch Production - http://www.finealpinistranch.com ✔ SOCIAL MEDIA ✔▶Twitter - https://x.com/yoisthisracist ▶Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/yoisthisracist/▶TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@suboptimalpods ✔ CREDITS ✔▶Produced By @JessieGender1▶Edited by AJ McKeon▶Original Music by Jay IsraelsonSuboptimal Premium Pods! : https://suboptimalpods.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | 1h 21m 32s | ||||||
| 9/14/26 | ENT: A Night in Sickbay - "Fuzzy Little Guys" Episodes | This week on Starter Trek, Jessie Gender, Tawny Newsome, and Andrew Ti tackle “A Night in Sickbay,” where Archer completely loses his mind over Porthos, Phlox turns bedtime into a deeply unsettling performance art piece, and Enterprise proves that sometimes humanity's greatest obstacle to diplomacy is one very stressed man refusing to apologize. ▶Call us at: 323-389-7223▶Check out the crew's bonus shows at http://suboptimalpods.com.▶Subscribe to the audio podcast wherever you get your favorite podcasts: https://omny.fm/shows/startertrek▶See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.▶A Fine Alpinist Ranch Production - http://www.finealpinistranch.com ✔ SOCIAL MEDIA ✔▶Twitter - https://x.com/yoisthisracist ▶Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/yoisthisracist/▶TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@suboptimalpods ✔ CREDITS ✔▶Produced By @JessieGender1▶Edited by AJ McKeon▶Original Music by Jay IsraelsonSuboptimal Premium Pods! : https://suboptimalpods.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | 1h 18m 24s | ||||||
| 9/8/26 | Star TrekLower Decks+3 | Eugene Cordero | Paramount+Suboptimal Podcasts+1 | — | Star TrekLower Decks+6 | — | 29m 05s | ||
| 9/7/26 | Star TrekElogium+4 | — | USS VoyagerElogium | — | Star TrekElogium+6 | — | 1h 21m 54s | ||
| 8/31/26 | crossoverStar Trek+3 | — | Deep Space NineThe Trouble with Tribbles+1 | — | Deep Space NineTrials and Tribble-ations+5 | — | 1h 12m 55s | ||
| 8/24/26 | Star TrekThe Dauphin+5 | — | Fine Alpinist RanchSuboptimal Pods+4 | — | Star TrekThe Dauphin+5 | — | 1h 23m 50s | ||
| 8/17/26 | Star Trekanimation+4 | — | Suboptimal PodsFine Alpinist Ranch+3 | — | Star Trektribbles+5 | — | 55m 44s | ||
| 8/10/26 | Star Trekcomedy+4 | — | Star TrekSuboptimal Pods+2 | — | Star TrekTribble+5 | — | 1h 15m 02s | ||
| 8/3/26 | Klingon schemingFerengi culture+3 | — | Syfy SistasFine Alpinist Ranch+2 | Trek to Vegas | Star TrekDeep Space Nine+5 | — | 1h 23m 56s | ||
| 7/27/26 | Star Trekpolitics+3 | — | Star Trek: Enterprise | Vegas | Star TrekEnterprise+5 | — | 1h 22m 26s | ||
| 7/20/26 | Star Trekpolitics+4 | — | Syfy SistasFine Alpinist Ranch+2 | — | Star TrekVoyager+5 | — | 1h 37m 46s | ||
| 7/13/26 | Star Trekpolitics in media+3 | — | Syfy Sista's DinnerA Fine Alpinist Ranch Production+3 | — | Star TrekGattaca+3 | — | 1h 40m 02s | ||
| 7/6/26 | LGBTQ issuesStar Trek+4 | — | The OutcastStar Trek | — | Star TrekThe Next Generation+6 | — | 1h 23m 34s | ||
| 6/29/26 | Star Trekpolitical commentary+4 | — | A Fine Alpinist Ranch ProductionYouTube+7 | — | Star Trekpolitics+5 | — | 1h 12m 27s | ||
| 5/28/26 | final episodeshow reflection+3 | Matt ApodacaCody Ziglar | Maroon 6suboptimalpods.com | — | Yo, Is This Racist?finale+6 | — | 51m 48s | ||
| 5/22/26 | Star TrekDeep Space Nine+3 | — | Deep Space NineRules of Acquisition | — | Star TrekDeep Space Nine+3 | — | 58m 33s | ||
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| 4/14/26 | MAGA Indiansdogs in America+1 | Punam Patel | suboptimalpods.com | — | MAGAIndians+3 | — | 31m 38s | ||
| 3/27/26 | gamblingdiversity in media+1 | Jessica Gao | suboptimalpods.com | — | gamblingdiversity+3 | — | 31m 18s | ||
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| 2/25/26 | Star TrekBAFTAs controversy+3 | Cody Ziglar | Sub-Optimal Bundleomnystudio+1 | — | Star TrekBAFTAs+3 | — | 35m 03s | ||
| 2/11/26 | Bad BunnySuper Bowl+4 | — | Sub-Optimal Bundleomnystudio | — | Bad BunnySuper Bowl+4 | — | 20m 25s | ||
| 1/28/26 | ICEviolence+3 | — | ICE | Minneapolis | ICEAlex Pretti+3 | — | 25m 57s | ||
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