Category: Episodes

Episode 129: We’ve Got Mail

In our final episode of 2019, we open up the mailbag and answer listener questions on Star Trek episodes, fandom, and comic books; whether to continue watching a Trek series if it’s become a chore; and our individual paths to…

Episode 127: What I Like About Hugh

In the lead-up to Star Trek: Picard, our crew takes a look back at the TNG episode “I, Borg” and the introduction of Hugh. We discuss how the Enterprise-D crew can influence each other, overcoming preconceived conclusions, and Hugh’s return…

Episode 126: T’Pol Up In Your Business

cover image with T'Pol

Our crew is joined by Kerry to talk about one of Star Trek’s most prominent Vulcan women – a science officer, XO and important force in Vulcan society; a daughter, mother, friend, and lover; often the focus of Enterprise’s allegory…

Episode 125: Trans-ness in Trek

We’re joined by two great guests to explore examples of sex and gender change and trans allegories from the Star Trek universe – from Kirk and Lester’s body swap in “Turnabout Intruder” and Quark’s turn as Lumba in “Profit and…

Episode 124: Book Club: Dwellers in the Crucible

Our crew reviews Margaret Wander Bonanno’s 1985 Star Trek novel Dwellers in the Crucible, which has maintained a cult following due to its representation of a Kirk/Spock-like relationship between two women characters: a human and a Vulcan. Content note: includes…