Treks and the City

This week, Alice and Skyler are wrapping up their month of holiday-centric Side Trekked specials (sorry to the fans of them/you're welcome to the haters of them)!! To ring in 2026, they could think of no better way than to discuss Garry Marshall's extremely on-theme 2011 film New Year's Eve. Topics include the sheer tonnage of famous people in it, ruining "Auld Lang Syne," wrapping their minds around the audacity of making Michelle Pfeiffer play a dowdy sad sack, where "Jensen" ranks in the pantheon of pop star mononyms, confusing Josh Duhamel for Timothy Olyphant, and much, much more! Listen!! Listen to full episodes ad-free over on the Treks and the City Patreon, here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/treksandthecity⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Links to some other fun things mentioned in the episode: The Original AMC Nicole Kidman Ad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiEeIxZJ9x0 The "Christmas Tree Guy" Onion Piece: https://theonion.com/christmas-tree-lot-guy-so-ready-for-annual-46-week-vaca-1849919748/ Chris "Ludacris" Bridges' Too-Big NYPD Costume: https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BODg3OTM0MzMwNV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwNjk1MzAxNw@@._V1_.jpg The (Very Strange) Music Video To P!nk's "Raise Your Glass," The Film's Bloopers Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjVNlG5cZyQ Gerald's Game, The Carla Gugino Movie Featuring (Spoilers) Degloving: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerald%27s_Game_(film) The "Jumanji" Sketch From SNL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cdBcfLhJVY Movie Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Year%27s_Eve_(2011_film) Produced by Skyler Hanrath See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week, Alice and Skyler are joined yet again by the great Ben Rodgers (ActionBoyz, Star Trek: Lower Decks), for another holiday-centric Side Trekked special!! Together, they're discussing the 1989 Tales from the Crypt Christmas episode "And All Through the House." Topics include where Ben knows the Lawrence brothers from, what Ben and Skyler thought of Hamnet (mild spoilers for Hamnet around 3 minutes in, be warned), if Dexter's a Krampus, the theft of the Crypt Keeper, what Georgia O'Keefe really knew about her work, and much, much more! Listen!! Hear ad-free episodes over on the Treks and the City Patreon, here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/treksandthecity⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Links to some other fun things mentioned in the episode: Flea's Big Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmA49M9HwYA Documentary Now!'s Marina Abramovich Episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXyq2xUmsVQ Marina Abramovich: The Artist Is Present: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marina_Abramovi%C4%87:_The_Artist_Is_Present Ben's Sauna Hat: https://www.etsy.com/listing/1801650496/handmade-felted-wool-sauna-hat-natural?ls=s&ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=sauna+hat&ref=sr_gallery-1-17&bes=1&sts=1&content_source=179cdee2-a960-409c-b125-ee17187c5a14%253ALT2d00fcec7609eb46e2bdd77bf32570cc99ec3015&organic_search_click=1&logging_key=179cdee2-a960-409c-b125-ee17187c5a14%3ALT2d00fcec7609eb46e2bdd77bf32570cc99ec3015 "Rest Energy," The Abramovich Bow And Arrow Piece: https://www.moma.org/audio/playlist/243/3120 The Energy Hat: https://www.artsy.net/artwork/marina-abramovic-energy-hat-eyes-open Flea's Memoir: https://bookshop.org/p/books/acid-for-the-children-a-memoir-flea/6681fba8c8c6fc90 Coverage Of The Crypt Keeper's Disappearance: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-07-24/reward-offered-after-statue-stolen-from-burbank-horror-museum Produced by Skyler Hanrath See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week, Alice and Skyler are back for another holiday-centric Side Trekked special episode, this time with the amazing Danielle Perez (Ballard, @DivaDelux)!! Together, they're discussing 2021's Mistletoe Mixup. Topics include how Andrew Lawrence is the film's Ben Affleck, clever uses of Covid restaurant bubbles, whether or not the titular "mixup" is all that clear, the online knot-tying community, painted-on suits, chaste Christmas films, where Mistletoe Mixup takes place, dogs who get above-the-line credits, and much, much more! Listen!! Hear ad-free episodes over on the Treks and the City Patreon, here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/treksandthecity⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Links to some other fun things mentioned in the episode: The Dance Video With Chili And The Lawrence Brothers: https://www.tiktok.com/@officialandylawrence/video/7216804803119271214 Ballard: https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/amzn1.dv.gti.bf5cd61f-f5ae-4de2-812d-fd01ec755fae?autoplay=0&ref_=atv_cf_strg_wb The Freshly Unwrapped Sandwiches: https://www.themoviebuff.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/MISTLETOE-MIXUP-Joey-Lawrence-Danielle-C-Ryan-Matthew-Lawrence-111225-5cbdfe109ef5484ea024a123049beb7a.jpg Produced by Skyler Hanrath See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week, Alice and Skyler are kicking off their month (save for last week, their mistake) of holiday-centric Side Trekked specials!! First up, they're discussing two Futurama Christmas episodes—S2E04, "Xmas Story," and S3E03, "A Tale of Two Santas." Together, they cover robots whose naughty/nice standards are too high, whether or not parents should be lying about their ability to get mail to Santa, where to get a good bread bowl in Burbank, playing in the major minor leagues, the joy of hearing people talk about what made them laugh, and much, much more! Listen!! Listen to full episodes over on the Treks and the City Patreon, here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/treksandthecity⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Links to some other fun things mentioned in the episode: Small Things Like These, The Novel Blowing The Doors Wide Open On Parents' Scheming: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_Things_like_These Episode Wikis: https://futurama.fandom.com/wiki/Xmas_Story https://futurama.fandom.com/wiki/A_Tale_of_Two_Santas Produced by Skyler Hanrath See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week, Alice and Skyler are back to discuss saying things on podcasts, what really constitutes "beachfront" in this day and age, a restaurant Skyler likes (which Skyler found out after recording HAS CLOSED), making listeners become out of money, and much, much more. Behind the paywall, they get into DS9 season four, episode twenty five, "Body Parts." Topics include whether or not the writers nailed the Kira storyline this episode (they did not), what really went down with General David Petraeus' affair, email-wise, Alice's new rental car, Skyler loaning out his car to anyone who needs it, the crew of Deep Space Nine liking Quark after all, upcoming holiday "Side-Treks" episode plans, and much, much more! Listen to full episodes over on the Treks and the City Patreon, here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/treksandthecity⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Links to some other fun things mentioned in the episode: The Carrot Olive Oil Cake Skyler's All In On: https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1027132-carrot-orange-olive-oil-cake "The Gift of the Magi," One Of O. Henry's Bangers: https://americanliterature.com/author/o-henry/short-story/the-gift-of-the-magi The Real Takeaway From The Petraeus Affair: https://www.politico.com/story/2012/11/5-gmail-lessons-from-the-petraeus-affair-083818 The Futurama "Body Switching Theorem" Episode: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Prisoner_of_Benda Alice's New Star Trek Game: https://www.playstartrekonline.com/en/ Episode Memory Alpha: https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Body_Parts_(episode) Produced by Skyler Hanrath See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.