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The G & T Show’s episode 17 is now available for downloading. This week Teri and Nick discuss a wide range of topics that Nick lovingly described as Star Trek Potpourri, since the episode deals with the Captain’s Perogative, Fan fiction writing, and more. They begin the show by asking their listeners to register for the G & T Show’s forums.

Xander has started a new website, Holosuite Magazine. The G & T Show’s new contest is for a correspondent to post a short article about the current episode of the G & T Show. The winner will received their choice of either 500 C-Store points for Star Trek Online players, or the Star Trek novel of their choice from Amazon.com.

Nick will be launching a new radio show on Wednesday nights at 9pm EST / 6pm PST / 1am GMT called Impressions of Sound on CerberusFilms’ Live Stream. Each week, it will feature a different theme.

Next they have received some listener mail with their thoughts on last week’s show and the various timelines and universes used by Star Trek tv shows, movies, novels, and the game.

Ask Dayton 3 – Go Buccaneers! Question: What is life like as a long suffering Tampa Bay Buccaneer’s fan? How do you do it? And please describe what it was like when they won the Super Bowl? Click here to read Dayton Ward’s response for yourself.

Before getting to the discussion, Terri mentions Trek to the Troops. Support their organization. Nick and Teri begin the discussion on the Captain’s perogative. During the discussion they tell us about the IO9 article – 10 Things You Didn’t Know about Star Trek: The Next Generation.

They also talked about the similarities between China’s National Space Program logo with Starfleet’s well known Delta and the logo for the United Federation of Planets.

After their short intermission, they begin discussing their Fan Fiction writing experiences. Teri announced that her short novel, Star Trek Retribution, will soon be published in ebook format by Trek United, a fan fiction publishing house. Teri recommended Nerys Ghemor’s series Sigiles and Unions that prominently features the Cardassians.

Teri and Nick also mentioned Soriedem’s Unholy Alliances missions within Star Trek Online’s Foundry. They went on to ask people to continue supporting Chris Prestano’s OMG Cancer Summit. Please help this organization help young adults struggle with cancer. Finally, Mary Czerwinski’s Make Me Dehner needs your support.

And don’t forget to register on the forums and post your short article about this week’s show for Holosuite Magazine. The winning post will be featured on Holosuite Magazine’s website and will receive the author’s choice of either 500 Star Trek Online C-Store Points, or the novel of their choice from Amazon.com.

Finally, they need more great Ask Dayton questions. If they don’t receive a minimum of five good questions, Nick will start cooking tribbles. Post your Ask Dayton questions on our forums or by emailing them to hosts@gandtshow.com.