when you realize being autistic is not a disorder

Say what you want about the #StarTrek Enterprise theme song, but it was written by Diane Warren, one of the most prolific and successful songwriters ever, with a catalogue worth half a billion dollars. She also has autism and, in fact, credits it with her success and songwriting ability. Just sayin.

Diane Warren, the writer of Faith of the Heart, dngaf what your thoughts are on the #startrek Enterprise theme.

What do you get if you cross TNG's “Darmok” with “Enemy Mine” and a He-Man villain named after the titular building in Only Murders in the Building? You get the #StarTrekENT episode "Dawn," which Bill explains to us in this week's episode of EnterpriseSplaining.

I’m very proud of this work here! If you just want to luxuriate into the luminous scores of #StarTrekDiscovery, then join us for this lengthy celebration of Jeff Russo’s compositions.

🖖🏽🚀 BONUS EPISODE ALERT🚀🖖🏽 For months, @abbymsommer.bsky.social and @shelfnerds.bsky.social have worked on this labor of love, an episode celebrating the music of #StarTrekDiscovery! It’s a long conversation, with some intermission points built in, but so worth it. Your ears will be delighted!

I’ll watch The A-Team but I put my foot down on Highlander

The crew of EnterpriseSplaining is taking a short break from #StarTrekENT this week in order to go on an away mission to Quantum Leap. @uajamie.bsky.social just watched the first season of #QuantumLeap for the first time and has lots of thoughts about Scott Bakula in that compared to ENT.

Cannot wait until @uajamie.bsky.social has to process The A-Team. (b)

Come listen to me go ON and ON about how hot I think Scott Bakula is...

We have a special bonus episode of EnterpriseSplaining today where my cohosts bullied me into watching Quantum Leap and I have THOUGHTS on it.

The crew of EnterpriseSplaining is taking a short break from #StarTrekENT this week in order to go on an away mission to Quantum Leap. @uajamie.bsky.social just watched the first season of #QuantumLeap for the first time and has lots of thoughts about Scott Bakula in that compared to ENT.

This is very @enterprisesplain.bsky.social -coded. I love it. 😹🖖🏼

We are on a second contact mission today revisiting the #StarTrekENT episode "The Catwalk" where Bill and Maria tell us exactly how much of a whiney baby they think Malcolm was being. Plus, in our Mammary Alpha segment we talk about how overrepresented ENT is on the Memory Alpha page for Buttocks.

That’s our host, one of our favorite guests (suck it all other guests), and the voice of our computer!

Someone needs to check the safety settings on this holodeck #dragoncon #cosplay #startreksnw

We found many surprising connections in these two wonderful eps. Come end your month with us! 💚🖖🏽🥕

You might already recognize @uajamie.bsky.social and @mariadsouza.bsky.social, but that guy in the middle is @ericlesch.bsky.social, the “sponsor” of our Rikermendations segment!

Ok so somehow I didn't post the actual photo.

Having an AMAZING #DragonCon with @uajamie.bsky.social and @ericlesch.bsky.social in @enterprisesplain.bsky.social cosplay!!

Designing an accessible Starfleet vessel with @uajamie.bsky.social! #dragoncon

Lookit @uajamie.bsky.social talkin about Darmok on this panel our lil girl is all grown up 😭 #startrek #dragoncon

EnterpriseSplaining is AT DRAGONCON! (ok two thirds of us are here) #startrek

It’s Friday of DragonCon and I’m in my Enterprise uniform and found Porthos!

DragonCon! Some see me today! Get Out of my Head! The Science of Propaganda - 5:30pm Hilton 209-211 Designing and Accessible Starfleet Vessel - 7pm Hilton Galleria 2-3

Our episode I'm Too Sexy for This Episode! is out today about the #StarTrekENT episode "The Catwalk" where the whole crew has to live in one of the nacelles for 8 days without showers or a change or clothes, but Archer still finds time to watch his beloved water polo & Malcolm acts like a whiny baby

DragonCon is less than a week away! I am finalizing prep for all my panels and I can promise you they are all going to be SO GOOD.

In today's episode, we're on a second contact mission to the #startrek ENT episode Precious Cargo now that we’ve all watched it. Rebecca Watson @skepchick.org is back to hear what we thought of the episode. Plus, we respond to all the love and hate we've gotten for our Diane Warren segment!

Same here except I won't be on any panels so I'll be harder to find :)

*hint* Go say “hi” to Jamie after any one of her DragonCon panels and she will give you a special EnterpriseSplaining and Porthos Appreciation Society badge ribbon.

Saturday mood: TFW baby Bill accidentally cosplays T'Pol.

Flopcast episode 692! We’re just relaxing outside, with a couple of quick Superman & Fantastic Four movie reviews, a podcast recommendation, and not enough bug spray. #superman #fantasticfour @enterprisesplain.bsky.social flopcast.net/692.html

If you only listen to one episode of EnterpriseSplaining ever, this is the one. @skepchick.org is so ridiculous and funny it makes me think she should always do the explanation for us…

Ya’ll I can’t even tell you how funny Rebecca Watson @skepchick.org as a guest on our podcast this week. This is THE episode to listen to.

This guy who drank from a water bladder during sex must just have been a big fan of Precious Cargo www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle... #startrek

I had the honor of picking the Star Trek Enterprise episode that Rebecca Watson @skepchick.org had to watch and explain on the hilarious podcast EnterpriseSplaining She gave me exactly what I needed and everything I didn’t know I needed for this episode! It was even better than I had hoped. 11/10

Okay pals, I've guested on many podcasts in my time but this one is special and I must insist you give it a listen, regardless of whether or not you are a fan of Star Trek Enterprise, starring Scott Bakula, T-Pain, Padma Lakshmi, and a Swamp Hick.

A bumper episode this week as @skepchick.org, who has never watched Enterprise or listened to our show, guest ‘splains the #startrek ENT episode Precious Cargo to our crew. It went just about as magnificently as expected. Bonus points if you catch all the different ways she pronounces ‘T’Pol’!

Actual footage of @mariadsouza.bsky.social when she first started up the #startrek ENT episode Vanishing Point and it opened on a *gasp* cave!

“Mammary Alpha” may be the funniest thing I’ve ever come up with and honestly I think it’s all downhill from here…

Listen to today’s episode of EnterpriseSplaining if you want to hear 5 straight minutes of me giggling while trying to read the sentence “Female Klingons had nipple on their breasts” — an actual quote from the Memory Alpha (mammary alpha?) page on “nipple.”

Our new episode just dropped with our Second Contact mission revisiting the #startrek ENT episode "Vanishing Point." Come to hear exactly how much we all hated that twist ending. Stay to hear us all giggling while reading choice quotes from the Memory Alpha page on "Nipple."

Honestly, we’d be most embarrassed by “water polo” #startrek

STLV is here!! thank you to my friends over at @enterprisesplain.bsky.social for the badge ribbon hehe

Excuse me, but this is a spoiler for the Mammary Alpha segment of the podcast episode we are releasing tomorrow! #startrek

My Porthos Appreciation Society shirt just came and it looks SO CUTE!! #startrek

This episode, you guys.