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The Orb: A Star Trek Deep Space Nine Podcast

Feb 25, 2013

Jadzia Dax.

In order to know who you are, it’s important to know who you’ve been. That’s the advice given by one of DS9’s youngest crew members—and also its oldest—Jadzia Dax. Most of us find coming to terms with one life task enough; but what would it be like to juggle eight lives? In this episode of The...


Feb 18, 2013

Quark.

Coming into Deep Space Nine, the Ferengi were a joke. Their disastrous introduction in the first season of TNG left them as little more than (perhaps unintentional) comic relief. But Armin Shimerman’s brilliant portrayal of Quark breathed new life into the Ferengi and turned this profit-driven race into a...


Feb 11, 2013

Odo.

When he was found in the Denorios Belt, Odo was literally a blank slate. As a being without form, without knowledge of his origins, and without knowing how to interact with those who had brought him in, Odo found himself at the beginning of a long journey that would ultimately find him torn between the world of his...


Feb 4, 2013

Julian Bashir.

He arrived on Deep Space 9 as a young, eager, and arrogant doctor ready to bring Federation medical knowledge to the wilderness. He said goodbye to his crewmates as a thougtful and mature man, loyal to his friends, his work, and his ideals. In this episode of The Orb, hosts Christopher Jones and Matthew...