Is it logical to believe in ghosts? For most of our favorite Star Trek characters, I imagine the answer would be no. Starfleet officers are scientists, and it’s part of the job not to believe anything without proof. On the…
“To everyone who is reclaiming their story and speaking their truth,” says the author’s dedication in The Autobiography of Benjamin Sisko, and it’s a strikingly apt one. Several other Star Trek autobiographies show the “author” entrusting their story to a…
Join Kennedy, Aliza and Derek Attico – author of “The Autobiography of Benjamin Sisko” – as they unpack “In the Pale Moonlight” and discuss the moral dilemmas that Captain Sisko struggles with, as well as extrapolating what made Ben Sisko…
Star Trek premiered during the civil rights era and often pushed the envelope by showing a future where people of different ethnicities and members of different species joined together to explore space. At a time when roles for people of…
From the publisher: A different kind of Star Trek television series debuted in 1993. Deep Space Nine was set not on a starship but a space station near a postcolonial planet still reeling from a genocidal occupation. The crew was led by a reluctant…
Deep Space Nine often gave Quark, the Ferengi bartender, lines that regularly challenged Benjamin Sisko and audiences to reexamine their own standards. One of his most well known lines comes from the episode “The Jem’Hadar” – But you’re overlooking something.…
In response to a poll of our listeners on Patreon, we talk about Deep Space Nine’s “Bar Association” and how it relates to labor organizing and workers’ rights today, including connections to the WGA strike. Hosts: Jarrah and Grace Guest: …
Grace and Kennedy talk about the compassion and enduring appeal of Captain, love interest, and baseball fan Kasidy Yates. Hosts: Grace and Kennedy Editor: Andi Transcription: Rebecca (@carolinalady) Download Transcript: PDF or Word