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"Necessary Evil" 30th-anniversary reflections When someone attempts to kill Quark, Odo starts down a path that leads him to reopen a five-ye...
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The Orb is a Trek.fm podcast dedicated entirely to Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Not an episode review show, The Orb explores specific elements with hosts C Bryan Jones and Matthew Rushing. We...

"Necessary Evil" 30th-anniversary reflections When someone attempts to kill Quark, Odo starts down a path that leads him to reopen a five-ye...

"Rules of Acquisition" 30th-anniversary reflections Word is there's profit o' plenty in the Gamma Quadrant, and the Grand Nagus wants a piec...

"Melora" 30th-anniversary reflections Doctor Bashir and Chief O'Brien prepare for the arrival of a new cartographer, Ensign Melora Pazlar. S...

"Cardassians" 30th-anniversary reflections A biting boy in the replimat presents a mystery that leaves Garak's arm in pain and puts the tail...

"Invasive Procedures" 30th-anniversary reflections With the station all but abandoned due to a plasma storm, a skeleton crew of Sisko, Kira,...

"The Siege" 30th-anniversary reflections With civilians evacuated, Sisko, Li Nalas, and the station's crew prepare for the arrival of the Ba...

"The Circle" 30th-anniversary reflections The plans of the Bajoran group known as The Circle become clear thanks to an unexpected source—Qua...

"The Homecoming" 30th-anniversary reflections Life on the station seems to be back to normal as we head into Season 2. People are enjoying d...

"In the Hand of the Prophets" 30th-anniversary reflections When Keiko O'Brien decides to teach the children aboard DS9 about the Bajoran wor...

"Duet" 30th-anniversary reflections When a Cardassian named Marritza arrives seeking medical help, Kira claims he is the notorious Gul Darhe...

"Dramatis Personae" 30th-anniversary reflections A Klingon survey ship returning from the Gamma Quadrant brings back something unexpected: d...

"The Forsaken" 30th-anniversary reflections When the ambassadors of arrogance visit the station for a fact-finding mission, the crew's hospi...

"If Wishes Were Horses" 30th-anniversary reflections Bedtime stories are supposed to be fun, but one gets a bit too real for Molly O'Brien w...

"Progress" 30th-anniversary reflections Plans by the provisional government to convert a Bajoran moon into a massive power plant sets Major...

"The Storyteller" 30th-anniversary reflections An uninvited guest menaces a Bajoran village and only one man can save the day: Miles O'Brien...

"Battle Lines" 30th-anniversary reflections A joy ride to the Gamma Quadrant turns deadly for Kai Opaka. At least until she springs back to...

"Vortex" 30th-anniversary reflections When Miradorn twins arrive on the station and offer to sell a Tamagotchi to Quark, things get weird, a...

"The Nagus" 30th-anniversary reflections Having heard that some of Quark's holosuite programs are quite alluring, Grand Nagus Zek, leader of...

"Move Along Home" 30th-anniversary reflections First contact with a race from the Gamer Quadrant … uhm … Gamma Quadrant doesn't go quite as...

"The Passenger" 30th-anniversary reflections Doctor Bashir's arrogance is interrupted when the runabout Rio Grande receives a distress call...

"Dax" 30th-anniversary reflections Aliens with an uncanny knowledge of the station and its systems attempt to abduct Jadzia and take her bac...

"Q-Less" 30th-anniversary reflections The arrival of Vash, whom Dax found in the Gamma Quadrant, brings incredible profit potential to Quark...

"Captive Pursuit" 30th-anniversary reflections The arrival of an alien from the Gamma Quadrant puts Chief O'Brien at the center of first con...

"Babel" 30th-anniversary reflections When lazy Chief O'Brien gets a hankering for a cup of coffee and triggers a booby trap left behind from...

"A Man Alone" 30th-anniversary reflections When a man is murdered aboard the station, Odo becomes the prime suspect. Kira is certain he coul...

"Past Prologue" 30th-anniversary reflections As the Federation begins to settle into its presence aboard the former Cardassian station, now...

"Emissary" 30th-anniversary reflections Commence station log. When Deep Space Nine premiered on January 3, 1993, it marked an unprecedented...

Dominion Breadcrumbs, Part 2. While Deep Space Nine may be best known for the Dominion War, getting to that storyline was a gradual process...

Dominion Breadcrumbs, Part 1. While Deep Space Nine may be best known for the Dominion War, getting to that story line was a gradual process...

"Hear All, Trust Nothing" It's been more than 23 years since we watched Kira Nerys and Jake Sisko stare out of the window at the wormhole, w...

Remembering Louise Fletcher Few characters in Star Trek elicit such a visceral reaction from fans than Winn Adami. Introduced as a Vedek, sh...

Dukat's "Civil Defense" As central as Dukat was to the overall Deep Space Nine story, he didn't appear so often in the early season. The thi...

Michael Eddington At the start of Deep Space Nine's third season, more than a new ship arrived. A new character also joined the crew, one wh...

Top 10 DS9 episodes Deep Space Nine is best known for the Dominion War but, over the course of seven seasons, the series delivered a wide va...

"The Search, Part II" When it comes to that moment when Deep Space Nine shifted in tone and became the more complex series that set it apart...

"The Search, Part I" When it comes to that moment when Deep Space Nine shifted in tone and became the more complex series that set it apart...

Martus Mazur and El-Aurians. They're known as listeners, but not all El-Aurians are as adept at doing so as Guinan, nor are their intentions...

"Armageddon Game" Following centuries of war, a race called the Kelleruns and another apparently named after Vulcans, the T'Lani, enlist the...

The Emissary's prophecies. In "The Reckoning," Doctor Bashir said that if you look hard enough, you'll find a Bajoran prophecy for just abou...

"Blood Oath" and Trill obligations. A struggle with past lives is something all Trill must face. How much a joined Trill owes to past hosts...

The Way of the Warrior, Part 2. Following the revelation that the Founders had infiltrated the Alpha Quadrant, tensions are high and Starfle...

The Way of the Warrior, Part 1. Following the revelation that the Founders had infiltrated the Alpha Quadrant, tensions are high and Starfle...

"The Sound of Her Voice" and the need for quiet episodes. Amid the fervor of the Dominion War, as the Deep Space Nine story was building tow...

Rivals Commentary. One of the greatest friendships in Star Trek is that of Miles O'Brien and Julian Bashir. And it really started on a racqu...

Why DS9 endures. Almost three decades after it first aired, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine continues to be loved by its fans and welcomes first-...

DS9 Documentary: Season 8 Premiere. As the camera pulled back from Deep Space 9, and we watched Kira and Jake stare out at the wormhole, wha...

Mob Mentality and "A Man Alone." Justice requires facts, facts require information, and information can only be obtained when one is willing...

The Mirror Universe, Part 5: The Emperor's New Cloak. Since its introduction in the second season of The Original Series, the Mirror Univers...

The Mirror Universe, Part 4: Resurrection. Since its introduction in the second season of The Original Series, the Mirror Universe has been...

The Mirror Universe, Part 3: Shattered Mirror. Since its introduction in the second season of The Original Series, the Mirror Universe has b...