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The Orb: A Star Trek Deep Space Nine Podcast

The Orb is a Trek.fm podcast dedicated entirely to Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, hosted since 2013 by C Bryan Jones and Matthew Rushing. In January 2023, we begin a 30th-anniversary retrospective that w... Read more

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The Orb 60: A Repetitive Cycle of Resistance

The Orb 60: A Repetitive Cycle of Resistance

The Cardassian Underground. Throughout Deep Space Nine we see Cardassian government and society threatened by several di... Read more

4 Jun 2014

57mins

Ranked #2

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The Orb 65: Song, Ritual, and Unbridled Passions

The Orb 65: Song, Ritual, and Unbridled Passions

You Are Cordially Invited Commentary. From the very moment Worf and Jadzia met in Quark's, it was clear that there was a... Read more

10 Jul 2014

1hr

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The Orb 68: Doomed from the Beginning

The Orb 68: Doomed from the Beginning

Time's Orphan Rewrite. What happens when your reach the end of a season, need another episode, have little money, and du... Read more

14 Aug 2014

49mins

Ranked #4

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The Orb 18: Quick, Nimble, and Armed to the Teeth

The Orb 18: Quick, Nimble, and Armed to the Teeth

The Defiant. After the disastrous first encounter with the Jem’Hadar left the Galaxy-Class USS Odyssey in ruins, it beca... Read more

3 Jun 2013

52mins

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The Orb 52: But It's Captain Kirk!

The Orb 52: But It's Captain Kirk!

Trials and Tribble-ations. When the 30th Anniversary of Star Trek rolled around in 1996, Deep Space Nine chose to pay ho... Read more

2 Apr 2014

1hr 4mins

Ranked #6

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The Orb 45: Big City, Small Town Feel

The Orb 45: Big City, Small Town Feel

Raising Children on the Station. The children we saw on The Next Generation were raised in a very controlled environment... Read more

29 Jan 2014

56mins

Ranked #7

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The Orb 42: Unpredictable Variables

The Orb 42: Unpredictable Variables

Implications of Genetic Enhancement. Ever since “Space Seed” the idea of genetic enhancement has been something that is ... Read more

21 Dec 2013

50mins

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The Orb 39: The Puppet Masters

The Orb 39: The Puppet Masters

Dominion Invasion Tactics. When it comes to conquering other worlds, the bad guys in Star Trek use many methods. Some us... Read more

20 Nov 2013

1hr

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The Orb 26: Signing a Deal with the Devil

The Orb 26: Signing a Deal with the Devil

The Dominion War. By the second season it became clear that Deep Space Nine was going to be more about characters and re... Read more

5 Aug 2013

58mins

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108: Never Turn Your Back on Boushh

108: Never Turn Your Back on Boushh

By Inferno’s Light. Beginning in season three with “The Die Is Cast,” it was revealed that the Founders were infiltratin... Read more

1 Jun 2016

1hr 7mins

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The Orb 56: The John McClane of Deep Space Nine

The Orb 56: The John McClane of Deep Space Nine

Great O'Brien Episodes. Miles O'Brien was always a likeable character even when he did little more than man a transporte... Read more

2 May 2014

50mins

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102: An Emotional Malaise

102: An Emotional Malaise

Worf’s Journey to DS9, Part 1: TNG and Generations. When it was announced that Michael Dorn would join the cast ofDS9 wi... Read more

17 Feb 2016

57mins

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The Orb 98: We’re Gonna Do ALL the Consequences

The Orb 98: We’re Gonna Do ALL the Consequences

Emissary, Part 1 of 2. When Deep Space Nine premiered, the idea of a show set on a space station didn’t sit well with al... Read more

12 Dec 2015

1hr 19mins

Ranked #14

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The Orb 41: Leeta’s Assets, I Presume

The Orb 41: Leeta’s Assets, I Presume

Doctor Bashir, I Presume Commentary. What would a Star Trek cast be without a doctor? From Bones to Beverly to Bashir, t... Read more

11 Dec 2013

58mins

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The Orb 69: Gentleness Missed

The Orb 69: Gentleness Missed

Kai Opaka. Religion held a rare position of importance within Star Trek during the seven seasons of Deep Space Nine, and... Read more

23 Aug 2014

44mins

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The Orb 53: Destroy the World to Win the Game

The Orb 53: Destroy the World to Win the Game

Our Man Bashir Commentary. From the moment he first encountered Garak, Julian Bashir had a fascination with the mysterio... Read more

9 Apr 2014

1hr 7mins

Ranked #17

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The Orb 71: They’re More Elite Than You Are

The Orb 71: They’re More Elite Than You Are

Red Squad. Cadet Training Squadron 47, as it is formally known, is an elite group at Starfleet Academy that receives spe... Read more

6 Sep 2014

50mins

Ranked #18

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The Orb 72: It's a Trap!

The Orb 72: It's a Trap!

The Battle of the Omarion Nebula. The build up to the Dominion War was a slow one, with hints about the Founders and ski... Read more

14 Sep 2014

41mins

Ranked #19

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The Orb 57: Keiko Fell Into a Lens Flare

The Orb 57: Keiko Fell Into a Lens Flare

Imagining an Abramsverse DS9. It's been five years since the reimagined J.J. Abrams Star Trek landed on the big screen. ... Read more

8 May 2014

1hr 12mins

Ranked #20

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107: A Merit-Based System

107: A Merit-Based System

In Purgatory’s Shadow. Beginning in season three with “The Die Is Cast,” it was revealed that the Founders were infiltra... Read more

26 May 2016

46mins

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