Treks and the City

This week, Alice and Skyler are back to discuss DS9 season five, episode twenty five, "In the Cards." Topics include heavy spoilers for The Social Reckoning, Alice's recent trip to Portland, whether or not a bagel and cream cheese is appropriate "Sandwich Corner" material, where The Post bests Sorkin, Deep Space Nine's ear obsession, having to explain the life and legacy of Lewis Carol to someone you never expected to have to explain it to, the jiggly nature of milk bread, space longevity kooks, and much, much more! Listen!!

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Links to some other fun things mentioned in the episode:

A Trailer For The Social Reckoning: https://youtu.be/MfHEZw7Xw_c

The Sketch Skyler Learned The Term "Read" From: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1xA7B4SY6A

A Trailer For The Post: https://youtu.be/nrXlY6gzTTM

The Katsu Sandwich Spot Alice Went To In Portland: https://tanakakatsusando.com/

The Scary Blood Swapping Longevity Guy: https://fortune.com/2023/05/23/bryan-johnson-tech-ceo-spends-2-million-year-young-swapping-blood-17-year-old-son-talmage-70-father/

Vero's Vorta-Like Headwear: https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52544c51e4b0183a5e0e8b00/1706389858594-F77I45GD5BJVQ1ESLS2R/DSC00682.jpg?format=2500w

The Dead Authors Podcast: https://thedeadauthorspodcast.libsyn.com/

Episode Memory Alpha: https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/In_the_Cards_(episode)

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This week, Alice and Skyler are yet again joined by the wonderful Paul F. Tompkins (Varietopia, Comedy Bang! Bang!) to discuss DS9 season five, episode twenty four, "Empok Nor." Topics include Paul's crossover with Bryan Fuller, Skyler's new laptop giving him squeaky voice syndrome, the episode being spooky, the right kind of merch for people in recovery, space xenophobia, Paul's upcoming new hour, being ready for a split level, and much, much more! Listen!!

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Links to some other fun things mentioned in the episode:

Paul's Site For Future Show Tickets: https://paulftompkins.com/

Craig Gleason, The Cool Monster Artist: https://www.instagram.com/the.moon.ghoul/

The Clink Room, A Source For Spooky Hats: https://theclinkroom.com/

State of Play: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_of_Play_(TV_series)

You Can Count On Me: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Can_Count_on_Me

Riot Women: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riot_Women

Colin from Accounts: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colin_from_Accounts

Episode Memory Alpha: https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Empok_Nor_(episode)

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This week, Alice and Skyler are back to discuss DS9 season five, episode twenty three, "Blaze of Glory." Topics include getting immediately off topic, Skyler's little daily sandwich ritual with his dog, Bodie, re-wrapping up storylines that already felt quite wrapped up, cool little practical space jails, loving you baby, which Tana French specifics are the most immediately recognizable, doing Morn dirty, Eddington dying in just such an excitingly referential way, rocking fan edits, and much, much more! Listen!!

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Links to some other fun things mentioned in the episode:

The "You Betrayed Your Uniform" Banger: https://www.instagram.com/p/DcoUpCyRF3b/

Tana French's The Hunter: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hunter_(Tana_French_novel)

Daniel Kraus's Angel Down: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angel_Down_(novel)

Episode Memory Alpha: https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Blaze_of_Glory_(episode)

Produced by Skyler Hanrath

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This week, Alice and Skyler are back to discuss DS9 season five, episode twenty two, "Children of Time." Topics include sandwich places upholding strict gender ideologies, the issues with Subway not giving fans of its tuna enough of its tuna in 2026, the degree to which all things are both caused by and solved by therapy, getting a little time travel paradox in your trolley problem, Odo becoming less smooth over the course of 200 years, what should and shouldn't qualify as an actual "warrior's death," Reddit facts, and much, much more! Listen!!

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Links to some other fun things mentioned in the episode:

Some Background On WWOOFing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WWOOF

The AskScience Thread Cited Throughout The Episode: https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/hew0x/how_many_people_would_be_needed_to_restart_the/

The "They Don't Know" Friends Bit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFlzE6tg0S8

Chicken Salad Chick: https://www.chickensaladchick.com/

Episode Memory Alpha: https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Children_of_Time_(episode)

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This week, Alice and Skyler are back, and they're once again joined by Zila Treks (@ZilaTreks) to discuss all the recent happenings at the cons she and Alice attended. Topics include good sandwiches, couples getting married at conventions, big stars ordering big donuts, low level crytpids, cool shirts, whether or not Alice hugged a lama, how much it might run a person to Uber cross country, and much, much more! Listen!!

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Links to some other fun things mentioned in the episode:

Tawny Newsome's Great Talking Heads Podcast Appearance: https://www.earwolf.com/episode/remain-in-light-w-tawny-newsome/

Blue Star Donuts: https://bluestardonuts.com/

The Cryptid Wiki: https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Cryptid_Wiki

Produced by Skyler Hanrath

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This week, Alice and Skyler are back to discuss DS9 season five, episode twenty one, "Soldiers of the Empire." Topics include the show being Nolan-esque, sneaky little pop musicians being all big and successful without having the courtesy to cross Skyler's radar, a little 7am Raging Bull, some great Wikipedia pages, old west justice in space, how much the show does and doesn't differentiate Klingons from one another, Alice's many con-related updates, just what, exactly, Treks and the City is, Google-wise, and much, much more! Listen!!

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Links to some other fun things mentioned in the episode:

The Lenny Kravitz Video Everyone's Talking About: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ZKtES2x26a4

A Ryan Beatty Track: https://youtu.be/SYR_EpzqRAk

The Wikipedia Page For "Walking In Memphis": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walking_in_Memphis

The Hollywood Reporter's (Kind Of Strange) DS9 Rankings: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/star-trek-deep-space-nine-930878/

Episode Memory Alpha: https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Soldiers_of_the_Empire_(episode)

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This week, Alice and Skyler are back to discuss DS9 season five, episode twenty, "Ferengi Love Songs." Topics include new segment ideas, that sick bow-pluck in The Odyssey, what the name of the Lucky Charms mascot is, the everlasting comedy dynamic of "big guy/little guy," the power of country music, responding to receiving the wrong cream cheese very maturely, those damn Ferengi being gross, Alice's rocking episode of Hyperfixed, and much, much more! Listen!!

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Links to some other fun things mentioned in the episode:

Alice's Hyperfixed Episode: https://www.hyperfixedpod.com/listen/hyperfixed/captive-audience

The Dink, Which Is Fun/Funny: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dink

Crime 101, Which Features A Recent Small Nick Nolte Role: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_101_(2026_film)

Twin Peaks: The Return's Woodsman/Lincoln Impersonator: https://media.vanityfair.com/photos/59508834da8352406a418907/master/w_2560%2Cc_limit/Lincoln.png

The Grand Nagus And His Frankenstein-Like Assistant: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EZxncYlWAAIgagF.png

Where To Find The Lyric "Finish Each Other's Sandwiches": https://youtu.be/kQDw88hEr2c

The Amy Poehler Wine Comedy Skyler Was Thinking Of: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wine_Country_(film)

Episode Memory Alpha: https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Ferengi_Love_Songs_(episode)

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Listeners, Alice and Skyler are back... but not to discuss a DS9 episode. This week, they're covering the completely controversy-free Strange New Worlds puppet one-off, season four, episode five, "Level-Five Transporter Accident." Topics include the very chill reaction to this fun, riff-y Star Trek outing, Alice and Skyler running into each other out on the big LA streets, men checking out sandwich photos, coincidental hoods, Carol Kane's wonderful pasta hair, what, exactly, Strange New Worlds' deal is in the broader Star Trek timeline, their idea for Back to the Future Four, and much, much more! Listen!!

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Links to some other fun things mentioned in the episode:

Disclosure Day, In Case You Missed It: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disclosure_Day

A Great Little Bit Of Carol Kane Puppet Puppetry BTS: https://www.instagram.com/reels/DcUN7xsNBHS/

The Bowen Yang Iceberg Desk Piece: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qP5bu9hLH9E

Variety's Coverage Of The Episode: https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/star-trek-strange-new-worlds-puppet-episode-1236833011/

Episode Memory Alpha: https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Level-Five_Transporter_Accident_(episode)

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This week, Alice and Skyler are back to discuss DS9 season five, episode nineteen, "Ties of Blood and Water." Topics include lizard privilege, the very big movies Skyler knows about, how to snag yourself an ovenful of hot plastic, cat heart health interventions, this episode returning to the "bad episode name" Star Trek naming convention, characters showing up just to die, drunk Vorta, and much, much more! Also, apologies, Skyler's laptop basically told him it could no longer continue being a laptop at a certain point in the record, so, things get a touch wonky toward the end of the episode. But? The episode is still good!! Listen!!!

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Links to some other fun things mentioned in the episode:

The Full "Bespoke" Scene From Confess, Fletch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fr2CbIjw3yk

The Onion's Dinosaur Piece: https://theonion.com/new-evidence-suggests-dinosaurs-had-quinceaneras/

The Gorn: https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Gorn

Natalie Imbruglia's "Torn": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VV1XWJN3nJo

The Chicken Recipe Skyler Mentioned: https://www.instagram.com/p/Dasr7S6Rdos/

The "Pea... Tear... Griffin" Bit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoCnwJm1iBo

Episode Memory Alpha: https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Ties_of_Blood_and_Water_(episode)

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This week, Alice and Skyler are back to discuss DS9 season five, episode eighteen, "Business as Usual." Topics include scoring baseball equipment from your trainer before he decamps to Brazil, a restaurant Skyler goes to constantly, some classic Bob Marley cuts, good movie theater business ideas, Ferengi strip clubs, the sweet camaraderie of the Sandler project, O'Brien being completely at sea raising his second baby, doing some casual arms dealing, and much, much more! Listen!!!

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Links to some other fun things mentioned in the episode + a very important time code:

The Three Men and a Baby Discussion You've All Been Waiting For Time Code: 32:45–34:38

That's My Boy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/That%27s_My_Boy_(2012_film)

The MacGruber "Loco" Bit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjMAaG0B--s

An Article On Walking And Watching The Long Walk: https://www.indiewire.com/features/interviews/the-long-walk-treadmill-screening-stephen-king-1235148446/

"Stir It Up": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwNrck-08VA

Info On The Current LACMA Run Of The Clock: https://www.lacma.org/art/exhibition/christian-marclay-clock-0

Episode Memory Alpha: https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Business_as_Usual_(episode)

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This week, Alice and Skyler are back to discuss DS9 season five, episode seventeen, "A Simple Investigation." Topics include the dulcet sounds of Ireland, Sisko's extremely normal reaction to Odo sleeping with someone, why Bashir's plot this episode is legally NOT a James Bond riff, the career of Paul Feig, why watching Shutter Island half-asleep is the best way to watch Shutter Island, just how much fun a bass player can actually have, and much, much more! Listen!!!

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Links to some other fun things mentioned in the episode:

They Will Kill You: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/They_Will_Kill_You

Lisa O'Neill's Tiny Desk Concert: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hMxG92KTGE

Episode Memory Alpha: https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/A_Simple_Investigation_(episode)

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This week, Alice and Skyler are back to discuss DS9 season five, episode sixteen, "Doctor Bashir, I Presume." Topics include Alice's therapy breakthroughs, the kinds of shoes Skyler knows about, squeezing a little prison time into your schedule, Leeta and Rom's very grounded romance, what song should become Spain's national anthem, episode name games, and much, much more! Listen!!!

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Links to some other fun things mentioned in the episode:

Yo La Tengo, The Band Who Is NOT Los Campesinos!: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yo_La_Tengo

Los Campesinos!, The Band Who Is NOT Yo La Tengo: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Campesinos!

The Andrew Solomon Book Skyler Mentioned: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Far_from_the_Tree

Leeta's Memory Alpha: https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Leeta

"Ibitha," The Lonely Island's Lovely Tribute To The People Of Ethpaña: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHAz107PAJQ

Episode Memory Alpha: https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Doctor_Bashir,_I_Presume_(episode)

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This week, Alice and Skyler are back to discuss DS9 season five, episode fifteen, "By Inferno's Light." Topics include everybody's favorite contrite comedian's Netflix comeback, what the hell actually happens in this episode, Skyler's dog, Bodie, hiding under the bed, difficult-to-find clips, that laugh-a-minute Italian poet Dante, just how many Cardassians there actually are, so-so makeup work, and much, much more! Listen!!!

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Links to some other fun things mentioned in the episode:

Dante: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dante_Alighieri

Episode Memory Alpha: https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/By_Inferno%27s_Light_(episode)

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This week, Alice and Skyler are back to discuss DS9 season five, episode fourteen, "In Purgatory's Shadow." Topics include Alice's upcoming trip to Spain, the sheer number of apartments some Europeans have, Skyler's recent little jaunts to the movies, when and where Bashir got kidnapped, the shame of wasting a cool name like "Enabran Tain" on character as dull as Enabran Tain, Bradley Cooper's filmography, and much, much more! Listen!!!

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Links to some other fun things mentioned in the episode:

The Invite: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Invite

Maestro: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maestro_(2023_film)

"Raga," Alice's Current Big Music Interest: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raga

The Times's "Banksy" Piece: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/20/nyregion/banksy-identity-robin-gunningham-arrest.html

The Breakout Angine de Poitrine KEXP Performance Skyler Was Referring To: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ssi-9wS1so

The Mercy of the Gods: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mercy_of_Gods

Episode Memory Alpha: https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/In_Purgatory%27s_Shadow_(episode)

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This week, Alice and Skyler are back to discuss DS9 season five, episode thirteen, "For the Uniform." Topics include getting back to the warm bath of a so-so episode, what you're allowed to bring into a Best Buy, whether or not Skyler's too cagey about the people he knows and the life he leads, Alice being wrong about which house was the Mary Tyler Moore house, Scott Pelley absolutely going off on current CBS, what, exactly, the Maquis are so mad about, and much, much more! Listen!!!

Also, sincere apologies—Skyler's track developed an annoying buzzing due to a mic connection over the course of the episode. It's listenable, but? Not ideal!! Our mistake!!

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Links to some other fun things mentioned in the episode:

The Scott Pelley NY Times Interview: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/07/magazine/scott-pelley-interview.html

The (Great) Slate Political Gabfest: https://slate.com/podcasts/political-gabfest

Vice, The Film In Which Tyler Perry Played Colin Powell: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vice_(2018_film)

Episode Memory Alpha: https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/For_the_Uniform_(episode)

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This week, Alice and Skyler are back to discuss DS9 season five, episode twelve, "The Begotten." Topics include Skyler's trip to France, what "Philadelphia" evokes in the imagination, the sheer workload David Remnick is under on any given week, the silliness of acting when your scene partner's a jar of honey, tapping your pals who don't play music to play music at your delivery, their feelings on crap, vanity restaurant/horse operations, the august pages of Cowgirl Magazine, and much, much more! Listen!!

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Links to some other fun things mentioned in the episode:

The Bruce Springsteen Song Skyler Misremembered The Name Of While Remembering It Makes Him Tear Up: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHpJhS99Q60

Cowgirl Magazine: https://www.cowgirlmagazine.com/

The Site For Bo Ranch, A Restaurant Worth Traveling To: https://bo-ranch.com/

Melissa Strype's Excellent "Discharge" Bit: https://www.instagram.com/p/C4gtd84vFAS/?hl=en

The Invader Piece: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/12/18/invader-artist-profile

Episode Memory Alpha: https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/The_Begotten_(episode)

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This week, Alice and Skyler are back to discuss DS9 season five, episode eleven, "The Darkness and the Light." Topics include the career of Bryan Fuller, the songwriting skills having cats leads to, smoky transporter skeletons, having a low-key birthday with some low-key vegan Italian food and bad service, loving the song "My Hometown" from Eurovision Song Contest, Kira's Bajoran terrorism background coming back to haunt her, and much, much more! They also confuse Rom for Nog!! Listen!!!

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Links to some other fun things mentioned in the episode:

A Site Where You Can Generate Your Own Episode Title Images: https://trek.epicrandomness.com/

"Jaja Ding Dong" From Eurovision: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlBUH8zMZng

The "My Hometown" Performance From The Train Station Oscars: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UamELF1MyN0

The "He's An Insurgent Now" Hurt Locker Beat: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhjRW-j139k

Manhunter: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhunter_(film)

Faces of Death (2026): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faces_of_Death_(2026_film)

Episode Memory Alpha: https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/The_Darkness_and_the_Light_(episode)

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This week, Alice and Skyler are back to discuss DS9 season five, episode ten, "Rapture." Topics include Alice being in New York, what kind of rapture Sisko's actually experiencing, Dax "Mona Lisa"-ing the big Bajoran painting of the cold open, what Bane actually said, where the hell a certain signature in Alice's "get well soon" card is, filling in Jarmusch blind spots, the power of National Treasure, intimacy coordinators who defy expectations, what Kai Winn's up to, and much, much more! Listen!!

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Links to some other fun things mentioned in the episode:

The Drunk Deer Video: https://www.instagram.com/reels/DYUxRx3DK4x/

The Geese Song Skyler Mentioned: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HG5eII55JA&list=RD1HG5eII55JA&start_radio=1

The "Art Process" Book Skyler Mentioned: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/669522/the-work-of-art-by-adam-moss/

The Show Now At Caveat Where Actors And Improvisers Do Scenes Together That Only One Of Them Knows The Dialogue For: https://caveat.nyc/events/and-scene-6-15-2026

The National Treasure "Treasure Room Door Opening" Scene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqCfQ71W58M

A Piece On Gore Vidal That Recounts The Mailer Story: https://www.vanityfair.com/culture/story/gore-vidals-final-feud

Episode Memory Alpha: https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Rapture_(episode)

Produced by Skyler Hanrath

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This week on the Star Trek podcast Treks and the City, Alice and Skyler are of course wrapping up the Garry Marshall Day trilogy by covering its final entry, 2016's Mother's Day. Topics include actually spotting Timothy Olpyhant, people bringing babies to bars, what's going on with the number of characters named "Trey" in the Tana French Cal Hooper novels, Margot Martindale being saddled with a bunch of racist and homophobic dialogue, what makes Skyler break out in a Jersey accent, whether Julia Roberts is styled more as an Anna Wintour or an Anton Chigurh in the film, how great Jennifer Aniston is, when The Blind Side came out, and much, much more! Listen!!

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Links to some other fun things mentioned in the episode:

Tana French's First Cal Hooper Novel: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/556487/the-searcher-by-tana-french/

Anton Chigurh: https://static0.cbrimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/4cnrp2ml4enr7mpn0n6b85kjlpe5ug_original.jpg?w=1600&h=1200&fit=crop

Anna Wintour: https://pyxis.nymag.com/v1/imgs/b75/a89/95d89bd74dad05c2312f41653e3a9af941-99---.2x.rsquare.w536.jpg

Julia Roberts' Look In The Film: https://variety.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/mothers-day.jpg

The Brad Evans + Nick Ciarelli "The LA Comedy Scene Is Thriving" Bit: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DXaGwyhj0pq/

The List Vandell Was Added To: https://www.theworlds50best.com/stories/News/north-americas-50-best-bars-2026-51-100-list.html

Movie Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother%27s_Day_(2016_film)

Produced by Skyler Hanrath

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This week, Alice and Skyler are back to discuss DS9 season five, episode nine, "The Ascent." Topics include the types of pastries they're both fans of, period yurts, what day of the week it in fact is, the kinds of people who'll talk to painters painting, off-the-beaten-path workplaces, screwing up Godot, chic survival looks, whether the station is "huge" or "enormous" or a mystery third size, the best spicy Porsche to get, and much, much more! Listen!!

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Links to some other fun things mentioned in the episode:

A Swedish Cinnamon Bun Recipe: https://www.gimmesomeoven.com/swedish-cinnamon-buns-kanelbullar/

Society of the Snow: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Society_of_the_Snow

The Way Back: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Way_Back_(2010_film)

A Write Up Of The Lost Highway Poster: https://www.thebeliever.net/movie-advertisement-lost-highway/

Episode Memory Alpha: https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/The_Ascent_(episode)

Produced by Skyler Hanrath

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