S4E76 - Rule 98: Every man has his price

S4E76 - Rule 98: Every man has his price

From The Babylon Podject Presents: PodSpace9 by Okay, So...

April 21, 2026 · 52 min · Season 4 · Episode 76

About this episode

The episode discusses moral dilemmas and character arcs in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, particularly focusing on Sisko and Garak.

Episode Notes Batman! In the Pale Moonlight: Coming on the heels of Inquisition, this is SOMETHING. Personal Log. The grim ritual of the casualty logs. How do you convince the Romulans? Garak is always up for a little light skullduggery. Quark has his day. Julian puts up a fight. What an interesting development. Garak also has his day. The self-respect of one Starfleet Officer. Sisko's long descent into the moral grey. Garak's respect for Sisko. Curzon knew Romulans. BabSpace9 is a production of the Okay, So network. Connect with the show at @babylonpod .page Help us keep the lights on via our Patreon! Justen can be found at @justen.babylonpod.page Ana can be found at @ana.babylonpod.page , and also made our show art. Both Ana and Justen can also be found on The Compleat Discography , a Discworld re-read podcast. Jude Vais can be found at @jude.athrabeth.com . His other work can be found at Athrabeth - a Tolkien Podcast and at Garbage of the Five Rings. Clips from the original show remain copyrighted by Paramount Entertainment and are used under the Fair Use doctrine. Music attribution: Original reworking of the Deep Space 9 theme by audioquinn, who stresses that this particular…

People in this episode

Hosts: Justen, Ana

Topics covered

  • Batman
  • Star Trek
  • morality
  • Romulans
  • character development
  • Sisko
  • Garak

Keywords

  • Star Trek
  • Deep Space Nine
  • Sisko
  • Garak
  • Romulans
  • morality
  • character development

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Okay, So

Books & works: Deep Space 9, In the Pale Moonlight, The Compleat Discography, Athrabeth - a Tolkien Podcast, Garbage of the Five Rings

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