Star Trek: Warp (Top) 10

Pilot Episodes

Phil Rizzo, Brian "Bomber" Parks, Luke Boyle — Fri, 01 May 2026 01:30:49 +0000

What makes a great pilot episode? Action and drama? Yep. Shape-shifting green mutants? Sure, why not. Floating Prophet Chalices? Okay... I guess. Sporocystian Senior Citizens? ...What.

TNG Season 6 Episodes

Phil Rizzo, Brian "Bomber" Parks, Luke Boyle — Sun, 12 Apr 2026 02:31:00 +0000

Transporter worms? Time-freezing bubbles?? Interdimensional Squid People??? Next Gen s6 is ridiculous. But we love it! Let's breakdown the top 10 episodes!

Bomber's Trek: TNG 1x13 Angel One

Phil Rizzo, Brian "Bomber" Parks, Luke Boyle — Sat, 31 Jan 2026 02:25:41 +0000

In a world of blind people, the cyclops is king. On a planet of all women, Phil and Bomber have no idea what to do. Also: snowballs! Next stop on Bomber's Trek is Angel One. Buckle up.

Bomber's Trek: TNG 1x12 Datalore

Phil Rizzo, Brian "Bomber" Parks, Luke Boyle — Sat, 29 Nov 2025 03:37:18 +0000

Data has a brother? Data has an off-switch?? Bomber mentioned The Dukes of Hazard again??? Strap in for another Bomber's Trek!

TNG Season 5 Episodes

Phil Rizzo, Brian "Bomber" Parks, Luke Boyle — Sat, 08 Nov 2025 02:33:28 +0000

Ensign Ro?! A nice Borg?! Video game orgasms?! Yep. Phil breaks down his top 10 episodes from TNG season 5!

Bomber's Trek: TNG 1x11 The Big Goodbye

Phil Rizzo, Brian "Bomber" Parks, Luke Boyle — Wed, 24 Sep 2025 02:29:52 +0000

It was Bomber’s first brush with Dixon Hill, and Phil rode shotgun while they tailed Captain Picard into the holodeck’s mean streets. The dames were dangerous, the gumshoes were green, and the safety protocols were shakier than a drunk at last call. It was "The Big Goodbye".

Main Characters

Phil Rizzo, Brian "Bomber" Parks, Luke Boyle — Sat, 06 Sep 2025 05:42:16 +0000

Check out our new episode starring Phil Rizzo as "Podcast Person" and Brian Parks as "Guy Who Also Does a Podcast." Yep it's top 10 Main Characters. Who is the best Trek character of all time? Worf? Kirk? Mayweather? Okay probably not Mayweather but we still love you, Travis.

Bomber's Trek: TNG 1x10 Haven

Phil Rizzo, Brian "Bomber" Parks, Luke Boyle — Thu, 07 Aug 2025 01:51:26 +0000

What do you get when you combine a nude wedding, a talking head, a diseased ship, and a guy named teabag? A weird freakin' episode. Bomber's Trek continues with Haven.

Bomber's Trek: TNG 1x09 Hide and Q

Phil Rizzo, Brian "Bomber" Parks, Luke Boyle — Wed, 16 Jul 2025 01:56:53 +0000

Join Bomber and Phil as they examine the "masterpiece" that is Hide and Q. Our own Luke Boyle gazes upon this Homeric epic with reverence, for he "[h]as never seen its equal, but only seen its lack of praise as a sign that the world over has abandoned reason and embraced madness." Let's... see what Bomber thinks of it.

TNG Season 4 Episodes

Phil Rizzo, Brian "Bomber" Parks, Luke Boyle — Fri, 04 Jul 2025 02:11:03 +0000

In our latest epsiode, Phil wakes up 16 years in the future and his only memory are his top 10 episodes from Next Gen season 4. Check them ou--wait a sec, Minuet!?

Peter David

Phil Rizzo, Brian "Bomber" Parks, Luke Boyle — Thu, 12 Jun 2025 02:26:04 +0000

The world of Star Trek -- and of popular culture in general -- lost a great last month with the passing of Peter David. He had a huge impact on the Star Trek universe and on me personally. This top 10 is dedicated to all that made Peter David a wonderful Star Trek creator, author, and fan. Rest in peace.

Bomber's Trek: TNG 1x08 The Battle

Phil Rizzo, Brian "Bomber" Parks, Luke Boyle — Sun, 01 Jun 2025 03:18:45 +0000

How do you stop the Picard Maneuver? You can't Ferengi! All you can do is give the captain a headache with a glowing volleyball.

Bomber's Trek: TNG 1x07 Justice

Phil Rizzo, Brian "Bomber" Parks, Luke Boyle — Sat, 24 May 2025 14:46:00 +0000

In this exciting Bomber's Trek episode, the boys discuss scantily clad people, the finer points of justice, and why pretty flowers could kill us all.

Bomber's Trek: TNG 1x06 Lonely Among Us

Phil Rizzo, Brian "Bomber" Parks, Luke Boyle — Sat, 19 Apr 2025 01:46:49 +0000

In this latest installment of Bomber's Trek, Phil confuses matter with energy and good podcasting with unintelligible garbage. Meanwhile, Brian doesn't believe Snakes and Dog-Cats will ever get along.

Data Episodes

Phil Rizzo, Brian "Bomber" Parks, Luke Boyle — Fri, 11 Apr 2025 01:45:53 +0000

The Warp (top) 10 is back with Data Episodes! It's going to be great, amazing, wonderful, fantastic, stupendous, outstanding, super, tremendous... DATA!!

Bomber's Trek: TNG 1x05 Where No One Has Gone Before

Phil Rizzo, Brian "Bomber" Parks, Luke Boyle — Sun, 09 Mar 2025 03:22:26 +0000

If Bomber traveled to a place where reality, space, matter and thought were interchangable, we would all be living in a world of Looney Tunes and perpetual debauchery. That's right, we're talking about Where No One Has Gone Before. The next stop on Bomber's Trek!

Bomber's Trek: TNG 1x04 The Last Outpost

Phil Rizzo, Brian "Bomber" Parks, Luke Boyle — Sat, 01 Mar 2025 04:37:07 +0000

Bomber's Trek continues as he discovers The Last Outpost and the Ferengi! Rule of Aquisition #316: Never trust a 600,000 year old wizard who can move planets.

Bomber's Trek: TNG 1x03 Code of Honor

Phil Rizzo, Brian "Bomber" Parks, Luke Boyle — Thu, 30 Jan 2025 03:05:40 +0000

Does Bomber have a Code of Honor? Let's find out as he breaks down one of the WORST episodes in Next Gen history.

Lower Decks Episodes

Phil Rizzo, Brian "Bomber" Parks, Luke Boyle — Tue, 31 Dec 2024 04:19:07 +0000

It is with a bittersweet sentiment that we break down the top 10 Lower Decks episodes. We can't believe this amazing show is over! Will it get a revival? Does Starbase 80 have a corn dog vendor? The answer to both is... Koala, we hope so. Warp me! #cerritosstrong

Dominion War Episodes

Phil Rizzo, Brian "Bomber" Parks, Luke Boyle — Thu, 05 Dec 2024 02:53:28 +0000

War! The Republic is crumbling under the ruthless Sith Lord, Count-- wait. Sorry. Wrong franchise.
War! It's the top 10 Dominion War episodes and you will listen now. It is the order of things.

Bomber's Trek: TNG 1x02 The Naked Now

Phil Rizzo, Brian "Bomber" Parks, Luke Boyle — Mon, 25 Nov 2024 01:51:17 +0000

Lower Decker Brian Parks is feeling the intoxicating effects of his Trek journey. I think he needs The Naked...NOW!

Bomber's Trek: TNG 1x01 Encounter at Farpoint

Phil Rizzo, Brian "Bomber" Parks, Luke Boyle — Sun, 03 Nov 2024 01:57:33 +0000

Acting Ensign Brian Parks has finally boarded NCC-1701-D and his journey is about to begin. We discuss Bombers impressions of Encounter at Farpoint and how World War III is only a few short years away.

TNG Season 3 Episodes

Phil Rizzo, Brian "Bomber" Parks, Luke Boyle — Tue, 08 Oct 2024 01:40:47 +0000

Phil tries to narrow down one of the greatest seasons of sci-fi ever to a top 10. Then he tries to figure out why Captain Picard is acting so weird and why Guinan is able to sense when he switches shampoos.

Animated Series Episodes

Phil Rizzo, Brian "Bomber" Parks, Luke Boyle — Fri, 23 Aug 2024 02:29:04 +0000

Brian and Phil get Looney with Trek Toons and break down their top ten Animated Series eps! So break out your anvil, umbrella, and catapult. It's about to get Trek Toony!

"Courtroom" Episodes

Phil Rizzo, Brian "Bomber" Parks, Luke Boyle — Sat, 29 Jun 2024 02:03:04 +0000

Clarence Darrow. Johnny Cochrane. Dan Fielding. William Riker? Yep. It's the top 10 courtroom style episodes. Listening counts as time served!

TNG Season 2 Episodes

Phil Rizzo, Brian "Bomber" Parks, Luke Boyle — Sun, 26 May 2024 00:55:53 +0000

Next Gen season 2! What can I say? I love the ep when Counselor Troi unexpectedly gave birth to Nagilum just as the Enterprise was malfunctioning due to a sticker bush that pricked Riker. The obvious solution was to take off Data's arm and travel to 19th century London to find Doctor Pulaski's hair follicle inside a plate of Gagh. Guinan learns hockey.

Voyager Episodes

Phil Rizzo, Brian "Bomber" Parks, Luke Boyle — Sun, 21 Apr 2024 03:25:00 +0000

70,000 light years away, Phil and Brian try to bring the top 10 Voyager episodes back home to the Alpha Quadrant. Grab your bio-neural gel packs and listen!

Trek Doctors

Phil Rizzo, Brian "Bomber" Parks, Luke Boyle — Tue, 12 Mar 2024 03:26:15 +0000

Who is the King of Sick Bay? The Queen of the Bio-Bed? The "Jack" of "Crusher"? Take 2 CCs of hyronalin and check out our top 10 Trek doctors! Damn it Jim, I'm a... nevermind

Quark Episodes

Phil Rizzo, Brian "Bomber" Parks, Luke Boyle — Sun, 04 Feb 2024 04:30:00 +0000

Rule of Acquisition #223: There's no profit in podcasting. We're back anyway. Season 4 kicks off with our top ten Quark episodes. Grab a bowl of tube grubs and get them 'lobes ready for a good listen!

TNG Season 1 Episodes

Phil Rizzo, Brian "Bomber" Parks, Luke Boyle — Sun, 29 Oct 2023 01:26:39 +0000

Next Generation, Season One. Are there 10 great episodes there? Of course! You obtuse pieces of flotsam.

Captains

Phil Rizzo, Brian "Bomber" Parks, Luke Boyle — Wed, 30 Aug 2023 03:30:00 +0000

Bold? Check. Commanding? Check. Trexy? Check. We've got your top ten Trek Captains. Make it fly engage speed!

Worst Next Gen Episodes

Phil Rizzo, Brian "Bomber" Parks, Luke Boyle — Wed, 26 Jul 2023 04:08:04 +0000

How do you find 10 bad episodes on a show that is so good? We gave it a shot. Check out the 10 worst Next Generation episodes and help me answer the question: Who the hell am I to criticize ANYTHING!?

Security Officers

Phil Rizzo, Brian "Bomber" Parks, Luke Boyle — Fri, 02 Jun 2023 02:42:45 +0000

We are back with another epsiode and if you thought you hated me before, just wait! I completely forgot La'an. LA'AN!! And oh yeah, #4 may end me.

Trek Friendships

Phil Rizzo, Brian "Bomber" Parks, Luke Boyle — Fri, 31 Mar 2023 14:30:00 +0000

Do Kirk and Spock have the greatest friendship in all of Trekdom? Maybe it's Giordi and Data? Worf and... Rom? Archer and Water Polo? OK yeah duh of course it's Kirk and Spock BUT WHO IS #4??????

Jean-Luc Picard Episodes

Phil Rizzo, Brian "Bomber" Parks, Luke Boyle — Wed, 15 Feb 2023 08:30:00 +0000

As the imminent premiere of Picard season 3 threatens to swell their duritanium hearts to the point of failure, Luke reunites with Phil to lay out their all-time top ten Jean-Luc Picard episodes. Bomber provides an all-too expected steady stream of mocking laughter as two grown men shed tears of joy. En-freakin-gage!!!

Hottest Trek Women

Phil Rizzo, Brian "Bomber" Parks, Luke Boyle — Mon, 16 Jan 2023 16:00:00 +0000

In this tastefully sexy episode, the boys discuss the hottest and most beautiful Trek women in the galaxy. Surprisingly, they do it with class and respect. Such deeds will be immortalized in Klingon song!

Holodeck Episodes (w/ Brian Parks)

Phil Rizzo, Brian "Bomber" Parks, Luke Boyle — Sat, 03 Dec 2022 04:00:00 +0000

"Computer, create a holodeck character capable of defeating Phil and Bomber."

< Computer creates a small depressed squirrel >

Phil and Bomber are defeated.

Unfortunately, broken spirits CAN exist outside of the holodeck.

Villains (w/ Brian Parks)

Phil Rizzo, Brian "Bomber" Parks, Luke Boyle — Thu, 10 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000

We’re back! Bomber and I were kidnapped by Romulans while en route to Pacifica. You know, the alien planet named after after an Earth ocean for some reason? So anyway, those damn Romulans... Just, always abducting people trying to go on vacation. Truly crazy villains… How crazy?? Well, listen now to our top ten Trek villains episode to find out! It will be a hoo— I MUST KILL CHIEF O’BRIEN

Actors (w/ Brian Parks)

Phil Rizzo, Brian "Bomber" Parks, Luke Boyle — Wed, 05 Oct 2022 04:00:00 +0000

Who is the greatest Trektor (Trek actor) of all time? That's right, it's our very own Brian "Bomber" Parks -- for pretending he isn't in love with Star Trek! Hey Bomber, warp me!

Movie Moments (w/ Brian Parks)

Phil Rizzo, Brian "Bomber" Parks, Luke Boyle — Thu, 01 Sep 2022 21:00:00 +0000

Bomber is back as the boys cram their top ten Trek movie moments into your ear gap(s). At the 42 minute mark, Phil crushes Bomber's skull with his bare hands for quoting George Lucas!

Boston Memories (w/ Troy Leonard)

Phil Rizzo, Brian "Bomber" Parks, Luke Boyle — Sun, 07 Aug 2022 04:01:00 +0000

"Counselor" Troy Leonard is back! He and Phil bang out their top ten Star Trek Boston memories. Phil compares Wolf 359 to the Boston Tea Party as Troy patiently explains why Phil should not have a podcast.

DS9 Episodes

Phil Rizzo, Brian "Bomber" Parks, Luke Boyle — Wed, 20 Jul 2022 13:00:00 +0000

In this wormhole opening pod, Phil asked the Prophets to help break down the top ten DS9 episodes. They called me "The Rizzo" and said I was aggressive and adversarial. Screw that!! I WAS NOT!!!!

Tearjerker Moments

Phil Rizzo, Brian "Bomber" Parks, Luke Boyle — Sun, 03 Jul 2022 05:30:00 +0000

Get ready to be phasered right in the feels! In this episode, Phil breaks down his top ten Trek moments that made him cry even harder than Geordi did on his last date!

Seasons

Phil Rizzo, Brian "Bomber" Parks, Luke Boyle — Sun, 19 Jun 2022 02:20:00 +0000

Which season of Trek TV is the best? Listen to the latest ep and find out! Numbers 1-7 won't surprise you but OMG number 8?! I can't even.

Recurring Characters

Phil Rizzo, Brian "Bomber" Parks, Luke Boyle — Fri, 03 Jun 2022 03:38:00 +0000

In this warp core breaching episode, Phil lays out his top ten recurring characters. What caused the warp core to breach...? Probably his exclusion of that binar-created, jazz-loving pile of photons, Minuet! Come get me, Alpha Quadrant.

Next Gen Episodes

Phil Rizzo, Brian "Bomber" Parks, Luke Boyle — Thu, 26 May 2022 01:38:00 +0000

In the galactic season two premiere, Phil owns up to a giant gaff (Mike McMahan we are SO SORRY) and in the process, ruins what could have been a "growing friendship attraction."

Parodies (w/ Brian Parks)

Phil Rizzo, Brian "Bomber" Parks, Luke Boyle — Thu, 02 Sep 2021 02:03:00 +0000

We pull out all stops in this laff-riot season finale episode. With the help of special guest Brian "Bomber" Parks, we list the best Star Trek parodies! Also... get a life, will you people?!

Episode Titles

Phil Rizzo, Brian "Bomber" Parks, Luke Boyle — Mon, 16 Aug 2021 04:10:00 +0000

The one where Luke and Phil provide expert and deep analysis of episode titles that they think sound really cool. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Q Episodes

Phil Rizzo, Brian "Bomber" Parks, Luke Boyle — Mon, 02 Aug 2021 07:09:00 +0000

The one you've been waiting eons for is here: The Q episode! Find out how little we all matter now. Now!

Tech

Phil Rizzo, Brian "Bomber" Parks, Luke Boyle — Mon, 05 Jul 2021 03:55:00 +0000

Did Bones really hate the transporter because he KNEW he would die every time he used it? Can a food replicator really get a McDLT right? All that AND MORE in our latest episode!

Species

Phil Rizzo, Brian "Bomber" Parks, Luke Boyle — Sat, 19 Jun 2021 03:03:00 +0000

What are the top 10 Star Trek species?! More importantly, what will make Phil admit that he was NOT the long lost forgotten Dax host, Awesome P. Dax???

Starship Designs (w/ Troy Leonard)

Phil Rizzo, Brian "Bomber" Parks, Luke Boyle — Fri, 11 Jun 2021 03:20:00 +0000

Phil and Luke are joined by fellow Starfleet wannabe, "Counselor" Troy Leonard, as they discuss their top 10 Trek ship designs. Phil demands an honorable death when he confuses the words inertia and resistance.

@TNG_S8 Tweets

Phil Rizzo, Brian "Bomber" Parks, Luke Boyle — Tue, 01 Jun 2021 05:33:00 +0000

While attempting to cross the neutral zone in a space blimp, Luke and Phil celebrate the legendary unaired TNG Season 8 plots. Barclay narcs on Worf's Klingon "cigarettes".

Season Finales

Phil Rizzo, Brian "Bomber" Parks, Luke Boyle — Wed, 26 May 2021 05:03:00 +0000

Luke and Phil beam their top ten Star Trek season finales directly into your ears this week. Also: Luke finds Phil's head buried under a Surf Taco in Toms River, NJ.

Guest Stars

Phil Rizzo, Brian "Bomber" Parks, Luke Boyle — Wed, 19 May 2021 02:42:00 +0000

In this galactic barrier-breaking episode, Luke and Phil tell you who their top 10 Trek guest stars are. But don't listen while falling asleep! Data may be staring at you.

Movies

Phil Rizzo, Brian "Bomber" Parks, Luke Boyle — Tue, 11 May 2021 04:18:00 +0000

In their first episode, the boys take on the arduous task of whittling the thirteen Star Trek films down to their favorite 10; Luke tries to convince Phil NOT to volunteer his celibacy status on a job application.

Introducing ST:W(T)10

Phil Rizzo, Brian "Bomber" Parks, Luke Boyle — Tue, 27 Apr 2021 16:24:00 +0000

Welcome to the Star Trek: Warp (Top) 10 podcast! Trek pals Luke and Phil talk about the new show, explain why they love Trek, and ask the question: just where, exactly, do podcasts live...?!