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This week, Alice and Skyler are joined once again by the great Paul F. Tompkins (BoJack Horseman, Varietopia) to cover the DS9 season four finale, "Broken Link" (which we really don't get to at all this episode, apologies!!!). Topics include everyone's holidays, cat-safe fake flowers, Paul's very locked-in plans to serve as Alice's wedding officiant, Skyler seeing (and not bothering) Paul while they were both out on the town, in-law stolen valor, what does and doesn't qualify as news over at Variety, the early comedic stylings of Liam Neeson, and much, much more! Listen!!

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Links to some other fun things mentioned in the episode:

The Trailer For The ASL Version Of One Battle After Another: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi2644822809/

The Liam Neeson Episodes Bit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvVFvqd3lqA

The Variety Article On Goo: https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/the-masked-singer-season-12-episode-10-recap-kobie-turner-goo-1236234530/

Paul And Krampus: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wy5sMJniR3M

Background On Befana: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Befana

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

Produced by Skyler Hanrath

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This week, Alice and Skyler are wrapping up their month of holiday-centric Side Trekked specials (sorry to the fans of them/you're welcome to the haters of them)!! To ring in 2026, they could think of no better way than to discuss Garry Marshall's extremely on-theme 2011 film New Year's Eve. Topics include the sheer tonnage of famous people in it, ruining "Auld Lang Syne," wrapping their minds around the audacity of making Michelle Pfeiffer play a dowdy sad sack, where "Jensen" ranks in the pantheon of pop star mononyms, confusing Josh Duhamel for Timothy Olyphant, and much, much more! Listen!!

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Links to some other fun things mentioned in the episode:

The Original AMC Nicole Kidman Ad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiEeIxZJ9x0

The "Christmas Tree Guy" Onion Piece: https://theonion.com/christmas-tree-lot-guy-so-ready-for-annual-46-week-vaca-1849919748/

Chris "Ludacris" Bridges' Too-Big NYPD Costume: https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BODg3OTM0MzMwNV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwNjk1MzAxNw@@._V1_.jpg

The (Very Strange) Music Video To P!nk's "Raise Your Glass," The Film's Bloopers Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjVNlG5cZyQ

Gerald's Game, The Carla Gugino Movie Featuring (Spoilers) Degloving: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerald%27s_Game_(film)

The "Jumanji" Sketch From SNL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cdBcfLhJVY

Movie Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Year%27s_Eve_(2011_film)

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This week, Alice and Skyler are back for another holiday-centric Side Trekked special episode, this time with the amazing Danielle Perez (Ballard, @DivaDelux)!! Together, they're discussing 2021's Mistletoe Mixup. Topics include how Andrew Lawrence is the film's Ben Affleck, clever uses of Covid restaurant bubbles, whether or not the titular "mixup" is all that clear, the online knot-tying community, painted-on suits, chaste Christmas films, where Mistletoe Mixup takes place, dogs who get above-the-line credits, and much, much more! Listen!!

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Links to some other fun things mentioned in the episode:

The Dance Video With Chili And The Lawrence Brothers: https://www.tiktok.com/@officialandylawrence/video/7216804803119271214

Ballard: https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/amzn1.dv.gti.bf5cd61f-f5ae-4de2-812d-fd01ec755fae?autoplay=0&ref_=atv_cf_strg_wb

The Freshly Unwrapped Sandwiches: https://www.themoviebuff.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/MISTLETOE-MIXUP-Joey-Lawrence-Danielle-C-Ryan-Matthew-Lawrence-111225-5cbdfe109ef5484ea024a123049beb7a.jpg

Produced by Skyler Hanrath

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This week, Alice and Skyler are kicking off their month (save for last week, their mistake) of holiday-centric Side Trekked specials!! First up, they're discussing two Futurama Christmas episodes—S2E04, "Xmas Story," and S3E03, "A Tale of Two Santas." Together, they cover robots whose naughty/nice standards are too high, whether or not parents should be lying about their ability to get mail to Santa, where to get a good bread bowl in Burbank, playing in the major minor leagues, the joy of hearing people talk about what made them laugh, and much, much more! Listen!!

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Links to some other fun things mentioned in the episode:

Small Things Like These, The Novel Blowing The Doors Wide Open On Parents' Scheming: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_Things_like_These

Episode Wikis: https://futurama.fandom.com/wiki/Xmas_Story

https://futurama.fandom.com/wiki/A_Tale_of_Two_Santas

Produced by Skyler Hanrath

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This week, Alice and Skyler are back to discuss saying things on podcasts, what really constitutes "beachfront" in this day and age, a restaurant Skyler likes (which Skyler found out after recording HAS CLOSED), making listeners become out of money, and much, much more. Behind the paywall, they get into DS9 season four, episode twenty five, "Body Parts." Topics include whether or not the writers nailed the Kira storyline this episode (they did not), what really went down with General David Petraeus' affair, email-wise, Alice's new rental car, Skyler loaning out his car to anyone who needs it, the crew of Deep Space Nine liking Quark after all, upcoming holiday "Side-Treks" episode plans, and much, much more!

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Links to some other fun things mentioned in the episode:

The Carrot Olive Oil Cake Skyler's All In On: https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1027132-carrot-orange-olive-oil-cake

"The Gift of the Magi," One Of O. Henry's Bangers: https://americanliterature.com/author/o-henry/short-story/the-gift-of-the-magi

The Real Takeaway From The Petraeus Affair: https://www.politico.com/story/2012/11/5-gmail-lessons-from-the-petraeus-affair-083818

The Futurama "Body Switching Theorem" Episode: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Prisoner_of_Benda

Alice's New Star Trek Game: https://www.playstartrekonline.com/en/

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

Produced by Skyler Hanrath

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This week, Alice and Skyler are back to discuss what the film Entrapment is REALLY about, the ways in which Alice is exactly like The Dodgers, scheduling schemes, the best way to deflate Cillian Murphy's big ole' ego, listener comments, and much, much more. Behind the paywall, they get into DS9 season four, episode twenty four, "The Quickening." Topics include whether or not this episode's a little callous regarding a real Star Trek production employee's death, Bashir taking a disease by the horns and not getting any help on it at all, jokes about parenthood from two non-parents, the joys of discussing a good sandwich, when Matteo Lane knew what, and much, much more!

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Links to some other fun things mentioned in the episode:

The Liza Minnelli HSN Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4udMQBtMzc

Drunken Danny DeVito: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46wakJ8oggM

Entrapment: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entrapment_(film)

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

Produced by Skyler Hanrath

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This week, Alice and Skyler are back to discuss wet hikes, taking a trip to Palm Springs, running into Paul Dano while out cruising the Sunset Strip, a new title for the off-Star-Trek-episodes, and much, much more. Behind the paywall, they get into DS9 season four, episode twenty three, "To the Death." Topics include Jem'Hadar lore, whether or not Griffith Park can convincingly play as an alien planet, the next career turn for Tony Stark, space hit-and-runs, Sisko's oddball approach to risk-management, alien hobbies, leaning into action much too hard, and much, much more!

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Links to some other fun things mentioned in the episode:

The Lake Nacimiento Sticker: https://www.redbubble.com/i/sticker/Lake-Nacimiento-California-by-calibrit/132717684.EJUG5

Arc'teryx's Logo: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arc%27teryx#/media/File:ARC'TERYX_logo.svg

The Sharpest Tweet Re: Trump Ever Actually Being Held Accountable For Anything: https://pbs.twimg.com/card_img/1989924481952092167/DjZSQeti?format=jpg&name=orig

Paul Dano's Greatest Work: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fabelmans

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

Produced by Skyler Hanrath

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