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Podcast: TV Firehose
Episode: Star Trek: The Original Series - S01E14 - Balance of Terror
Description: Star Trek. The final frontier. These are the podcasts of three enthusiastic nerds.
In Star Trek: The Original Series “Balance of Terror,” Kirk faces a tense standoff with the Romulans while the Enterprise crew wrestles with Cold War paranoia and a little too much suspicion of Spock. Sure, the Romulan Commander looks remarkably like Spock’s dad — but that’s showbiz, Mister. Jim is back at the helm, and A.Ron and Talitha are at their stations, ready to follow their captain into the Neutral Zone.
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