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Is Star Trek: Voyager good... or is it garbage? Journey forward to the courtroom of the Honorable Judge Midnightien Later as he seeks to discern a final and legally-binding answer to this and other perplexing questions, one Voyager episode at a time. Is Janeway the purest exemplar of the overarching Star Trek ethos, or does she personify the dangers of dogmatic adherence to Starfleet’s institutional code? Is the Voyager a pretty ship? Why does the theme song never speed up? The court’s only hope for finding answers are three voices from the ancient past: The apologist, the hater, and the dude who is watching it all for the first time.

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Case 8.14: The Season Seven Review

2026/09/28

One last season, one final appeal to the Court’s questionable sense of mercy. Deemed garbage and maligned on first pass, Season 7 returns to see if the home stretch looks any better through the lens of time passed. Is this hurried run of goodbyes and monsters-of-the-week a fitting farewell to the Delta Quadrant’s merry band of sojourners? Or is it merely a fire sale of half-baked scripts from the writer’s room crank file? Is Season 7 ACTUALLY GOOD… or ACTUALLY GARBAGE? patreon.com/shadeaux shadeauxpublicradio.com

Case 8.13: Season Eight - End Game, Part 2 - The Season Seven Appeal

2026/09/20

The people (well, at least a few people) cry out for clemency, and their cries are met with a second chance for Voyager’s big finale. Can the appellate court find a satisfying ending in this hassled and harried jumble of a goodbye jaunt? Can Voyager’s finale be forgiven for failing where other Trek finales have sort of succeeded? Is Endgame, Part 2, ACTUALLY GOOD… or ACTUALLY GARBAGE? patreon.com/shadeaux shadeauxpublicradio.com

Case 8.12: The Season Six Review

2026/09/14

Our review of our Season Six review turns our weary eyes to a time of strife, plague, burdened spirits, and bad episodes. Do we still hate Season Six as much as we did, or were our judgments unfairly tinted by everything else that was going on? In the light of time past, can we find anything good to say about Tsunkatse? Is Season Six of Star Trek: Voyager ACTUALLY GOOD… or ACTUALLY GARBAGE? Patreon.com/shadeaux shadeauxpublicradio.com

Case 8.11: Season Eight - Fair Haven - The Season Six Appeal

2026/09/07

Voyager takes a holographic trip to the make-believe past of a very real place. We take a visit to the very real past of a make-believe courtroom to relitigate our treatment of “Fair Haven,” an episode that poses more questions than it answers about the ethics of holographic (and televised) entertainment. Is “Fair Haven” ACTUALLY GOOD… or ACTUALLY GARBAGE? patreon.com/shadeaux shadeauxpublicradio.com

Case 8.10: The Season Five Review

2026/08/30

It’s the last-chance liquor stop on our way into the Season Six abyss! But do we really like it, or do we just like it in comparison to Season Four and Season Six? What are the high points in a season that tackles exciting themes like “depression” and “loneliness” and “arbitrary solitary confinement of a mission-essential crewmember?” Is Season Five ACTUALLY GOOD… or ACTUALLY GARBAGE? www.patreon.com/shadeaux www.shadeauxpublicradio.com

Case 8.09: Season Eight - Thirty Days - The Season Five Appeal

2026/08/24

An episode that lives in infamy - at least in the nicely muscled breast of one of our team. The day has come to spend some MORE time in the brig and contend with whether or not we were more right then or even more deeply, purely right now. Or could we have been…WRONG? Is Thirty Days ACTUALLY GOOD… or ACTUALLY GARBAGE? www.patreon.com/shadeaux shadeauxpublicradio.com

Case 8.08: The Season Four Review

2026/08/17

It might have given us the Year of Hell, but is Season 4 the Season of Heaven(ly Voyager episodes)? In the stark light of the full series run, does this pile of classics still shine? Is Season 4 ACTUALLY GOOD… or is it ACTUALLY GARBAGE? www.patreon.com/shadeaux shadeauxpublicradio.com

Case 8.07: Season Eight - Living Witness - The Season Four Appeal

2026/08/09

We relitigate our episode about an episode about a bunch of randoms relitigating Voyager’s actions nine centuries after the fact. Is this one actually one of Voyager’s best, despite pretty clearly not being that? Is Living Witness ACTUALLY GOOD… or ACTUALLY GARBAGE? www.patreon.com/shadeaux

Case 8.06: The Season Three Review

2026/08/02

The Court of Space Appeals takes another look at Season 3 as the march towards the Omega Verdict continues. Can the season that gave us The Chute and 90’s Chakotay hair truly be maligned? Can the season that gave us False Profits and Seska’s unworthy end truly be praised? Is Season 3 of Voyager ACTUALLY GOOD… or ACTUALLY GARBAGE? www.patreon.com/shadeaux

Case 8.05: Season Eight - Rise - The Season Three Appeal

2026/07/27

It’s a second look at the episode that needs no second look: RISE! The story that inspired a generation is brought back before the Court to have its excellence further prodded and verified in the name of judicial certainty. It’s arguably the greatest tale in all of Voyager, but is it ACTUALLY GOOD… or ACTUALLY GARBAGE? patreon.com/shadeaux

Case 8.04: The Season Two Review

2026/07/19

The Space Court takes another look at Voyager’s sometimes-bizarre, sometimes-sublime sophomore outing. Were they fair enough in their original ruling? Were they unfair enough? Voyager Season Two ACTUALLY GOOD… or ACTUALLY GARBAGE? patreon.com/shadeaux shadeauxpublicradio.com

Case 8.03: Season Eight - Threshold - The Season Two Appeal

2026/07/12

It’s the most hotly anticipated case in the history of fake Star Trek law. Hated by many, beloved by some, Threshold— Voyager’s most infamous episode— finally gets its chance at appeal! Was justice denied in the initial ruling, or was justice supplied? Is it a work of strange genius, or is it just strange? Is Threshold ACTUALLY GOOD… or ACTUALLY GARBAGE? www.shadeauxpublicradio.com www.patreon.com/shadeaux

Case 8.02: The Season One Review

2026/07/06

With a swing of the gavel, the Court marks the beginning of the end of the late-intermediate phase of the part that precedes the actual end of the road to justice! Were we too kind to Season One of Star Trek: Voyager on first pass? How doth it shine in the pallid light of that which followed in its stead? Is Season One of Voyager ACTUALLY GOOD… or ACTUALLY GARBAGE?

Case 8.01: Season Eight - Cathexis - The Season One Appeal

2026/06/28

The Transylvanian Court of Space Appeals convenes to wave Lady Justice’s sword in the general direction of Season 1! As “Cathexis” is dragged forth to be reconsidered, will the Court’s opinion have evolved with the changing times? Does anyone even remember what “Cathexis” was about? Is “Cathexis” ACTUALLY GOOD… or ACTUALLY GARBAGE? www.patreon.com/shadeaux

Special Presentation: The People v. Firefly - Case 03: Bushwhacked

2025/11/16

The plot thinnens as Firefly works its way through more western tropes. The court examines the Reavers, the unending charisma of the main cast, and whether or not Jonathan could hack it as an interior designer. Is Firefly SHINY or is it HEINIE? Join the GRAND JURY: www.patreon.com/shadeaux You can also listen to The People v. Firefly on it's own podcast feed. You can find it in all the standard podcast places.

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f-off-apple-nickname-rquirmnts 2023/06/28

Play the holocron!

There are a lot of Star Trek podcasts out there, so you might be thinking, why should I spend my valuable time listening to this one? Well, here’s why...

★★★★★

Emmed99 2023/05/31

These guys are the best

I’ve been listening to these guys since seeing them live at DragonCon in Atlanta. In addition to having some really excellent insights into the often-...

★★★★★

Janeway+Chakotay4Life 2022/01/18

Always entertaining!

You don’t have to love Star Trek Voyager to love this show. It’s always entertaining, often very silly, and full of little unexpected delightful momen...

★★★★★

17484047493 2021/10/22

Essential

Recently , I started a rewatch of Voyager after 20+ years and found this podcast in a weird quest to dive even deeper into a show I can’t believe I en...

★★★★★

isitgoodorisitgarbage 2021/09/27

Intergalactic Night Court: The Musical!

Impatiently awaiting the next season because this podcast is a million times better than the egomaniacal drivel that is The Delta Flyers. This show is...

★★★★★

Vicky Dalk 2021/05/15

Love!

I am going thru Voyager for the first time and am LOVING listening to the podcast right after I finish each episode. Keep up the good works, guys!

★★★★★

Oakwoodguy 2021/01/22

I enjoy this podcast…

This review didn’t cost me a dime.

★★★★★

Buddy_McCue 2020/10/26

Verdit: This Podcast is Good!

This show is so much fun to listen to that I don't mind rewatching even the terrible episodes of Voyager, just so I can hear what they have to say. Th...

★★★★★

Jay pawns 1125 2020/04/26

Entertaining!

You guys have amazing chemistry, of course, and the three of you together recognize details I would have missed, so that’s cool. A few other Star Trek...

★★★★★

Chisoxfan 2019/09/27

An absolute delight.

Thank you, your honor. It's a privliedge to have me here, I won't be brief. Good or garbage? Well, that's obvious to anyone with functioning ears - th...

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