Join us as we chat to the two biggest cuties in the Bay area! Conversation includes but is not limited to:

- the most punchable face in Trek - the word "amazing" being said at least 70 times (i'm sorry about this) - he is risen: the MySpace resurrection - Christian rock, the ultimate gateway drug - the mast season of the Trek tree - Star Trek 🫱🏻‍🫲🏾 Star Wars against the real enemy - the defenestration of the prime directive - how to tell if you're in the mirror universe - direct action, indirect action, and solidarity with the West Bank and Palestine - robot tattoos

Bands mentioned: Autarch, dshk, cadre, hearsay, poor excuse, as long as we're all living we're all dying, the clash, slant 6, autoclave, three 6 mafia, bad brains, the offspring, reel big fish, leftover crack, canaille, mxpx, fat wreck chords and epitaph records, piss christ, disnial, straightjacket nation, False figure, exuvia, Desark, cult of Luna and Julie Christmas, madame Germain, ekkaia, ludicra, Leila Abdul-rauf, saros, social distance

Also black lodge press (https://blacklodgepress.bigcartel.com/) and will burrows (https://willburrowsart.com/)!!

"The Joy Episode!"

Aka... listen to two sensitive soul introverts talking about learning how to introvert. Including but not limited to:

- Chronic oversharing.... The worst of all the chronic illnesses - Why humans are like little fusion generators - Burning out on being yourself... And the joy that can come from that - Why Masters Of The Universe may land you in hospital - Why a soft apricot may make you shit a brick - The difference between social anxiety and autistic dread - Why we don't build society to support zebras - Mikey D and the Ansible: https://theansible.substack.com/ - The only ship of theseus that matters @pudl (https://www.pudl.co/products/the-pudl-suit)

@beadleandgrimms (https://beadleandgrimms.com/collections/star-trek-games)

Bands: Neurosis, ISIS, Sumac, Full of Hell, Jarhead Fertiliser, Primitive Man, Black Flag, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Weird Al Yankovic, Wolves in the Throne Room, The Bronx / Mariachi El Bronx, Wreathe, Morrow, Fall of Efrafa, Panopticon, Poison Ruin, Sisters of Mercy, Moloch, Grandad, Clean Bandit, Gaza, Sugababes, Dolly Parton

Enjoy the bird song in the back of this one. Big thanks to Simon for the audio assist <3

Today we’re speaking to Tom - bassist, football fan, and all round very nice chap. You may know him from the bands Attack! Vipers!, Personal Best, & Grand-Pop. Alex and Lucy have known him for ages and neither of us are quite sure when or how we even met him, but he’s been a devotee of the podcast since the beginning. He has a special accolade which is he emailed us immediately after the first episode to express how much he loved the Modern Life Is Worf pun! Tom, we are so grateful that you joined us for an evening, it was bloody lovely.

Conversation includes but is not limited to: - The joy of video shops - The joy of mixtapes - Being in different scenes though association and osmosis - Fringe (TV show) - Dawsons Creek as a gateway drug for ska punk - Jim Henson goes Trek - How young do you have to be to go to starfleet academy - Animation and shows with moral messaging - Some of the BEST band puns we’ve heard - Drunk and naked shows in Guildford - Conservatory shows

Bands mentioned: Last Kiss Scholastic Deth Das Oath Farewell to Arms DS13 Deftones Thursday, Braid, Hey Mercedes Eternal ft BeBe Winans Plague Sermon Chillerton Spice girls Alicia's Attic X-ray Spex Link 80 Falling Sickness Dogs of Ire

And of course Attack! Vipers!, Grand-pop, Personal Best, and Seven Arrows In Your Bastard Heart <3

Thanks to Simon for mastering this episode! And apologies for the audio - it was all a bit tricky.