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The Orb: A Star Trek Deep Space Nine Podcast

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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 will take you through all of DS9, one episode at a time, as we shift from our format of exploring the minutiae of the show to celebrating 30 years of the greatest chapter in the Star Trek franchise wit... more

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4.8 out of 5 stars from 241 ratings
  • DS9 saved my life

    The Orb is an intelligent and witty show hosted by two people who approach analyzing DS9 from different perspectives, but there is no rancor between the hosts. Finding this podcast was thrilling to me, because DS9 holds a very special place in my heart. The first two episodes of season one delivered me from 10 years of unrelenting despair after my beloved husband was killed in a car crash. Perhaps I am projecting too much of myself into the episodes that followed, but it appears to me that Cisco... more

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    5
    Brendaelisabeth
    United States9 months ago
  • Fav DS9 Podcast

    I love the thoughtful discussion. There’s a celebration and wonder toward DS9 here, not criticism and nitpicking. It’s refreshing, and it’s making me love DS9 more than I already did!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Tslam
    United States9 months ago
  • I love DS9, and CBJ and MR know it inside out! It is tons of fun, and thought-provoking, too!

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    5
    brendat.thimke
    a year ago
  • Great podcast for Star Trek and DS9 fans

    Very likeable and resourceful hosts with great insights, discussions and views on DS9, imo the best Star Trek show ever. Brings back lovely memories.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Rusbeh K.
    Germany2 years ago
  • Gripping!

    So, after discovering this podcast at the start of the Covid lockdown in 2020 it’s taken me about two and a half years to listen through every podcast on my commute to work. My journey to work won’t be the same now I can’t binge on this masterpiece. more

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    5
    Jamiepompey
    United Kingdom2 years ago

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