A little over two years ago, the four of us got together and began a bi-weekly mission to podcast about Star Trek from a feminist perspective. We had no idea how it would grow in such a short period of…
Introducing the Women at Warp Blog
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Episode 49: Would Lady Kirk Wear a Miniskirt?
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We gender-bend TOS, asking how would it have been different if the creators had cast women in the men’s roles and vice versa? Would Captain Kirk have behaved differently? Would Mudd have existed? And what 1960s actors would have been best…
Episode 48: Star Trek for Girls
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Want to introduce your daughter to Star Trek but not sure where to start? Anika and Jennie join us to pick some great Star Trek episodes for girls. Hosts: Andi and Jarrah Guest: Anika (pixiedane.tumblr.com) and Jennie Editor: Andi Transcription: Rebecca –…
Episode 47: The Baddest Women in the Universe, Part I
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We begin a multi-part look at the villainous women of the Star Trek universe, starting with the Duras Sisters, Kai Winn, Seska, Losira (TOS “That Which Survives”) and Tarah (ENT “Cease Fire”). Hosts: Jarrah, Grace Guest: Brittany Editor: Jarrah Transcription: Rebecca –…
Women at Warp Blog: Call for Writers
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We’re thrilled to announce that we’ll be launching a Women at Warp blog starting in January, 2017, and we’re looking for writers. Our goal is to publish one original post per week, featuring a range of voices talking about…
Episode 46: How I Met Your Great-Great Grandmother
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Janeway and T’Pol each get to tell the stories of their foremothers, in Voyager’s “11:59” and Enterprise’s “Carbon Creek.” We compare these episodes and discuss the themes of family history, role modelling, and the meaning of progress. Hosts: Jarrah, Grace, Sue…
Episode 45: “Lower Decks”
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In the TNG episode “Lower Decks,” we see what life is like for junior officers on the Enterprise, the relationships they have with each other and their commanding officers, and understand what it’s like to be left in the dark…
Episode 44: It’s Not Easy Being Green
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The Orion slave girl has been one of the most iconic and controversial figures in Star Trek since the original pilot 50 years ago. Now, we put a feminist lens on the early “green skinned space babes” and their more modern incarnations in…