Aside from being a Jewish Star Trek nerd, Rachel is a writer and co-host of Disology, an academically-inclined Disney podcast. Listen or follow her on Facebook. She lives in Orlando with her family.
A few years back, when I was rediscovering Star Trek as an adult fan, my now-husband introduced me to Deep Space Nine. “That’s Sisko, he’s the captain,” he explained. “That’s Dax, her species has worms in their gut that make…