Star Trek: The Next Generation, Series 4, Episode 5. First broadcast on Monday 22 October 1990. Stardate: 44161.2. In this week’s episode of Likeable and Competent People Solving Space Problems, Beverly finds herself in a shrinking universe from which her loved ones are disappearing one by one, while Nathan and Joe (who inhabit a very similar universe) find a version of Star Trek capable of inspiring a lifelong obsession and, ultimately, an untitled podcast project.