8. Star Trek in Starlog Magazine Issues 15 and 16
Along with guests, our hosts discuss topics from Star Trek articles in these exciting Starlog magazines, from 1978. Included: Star Trek & Twilight Zone, Alan Dean Foster’s Star Trek Logs, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, and more!
24. Chakotay Writes Fanfic
Elogium. Grab hold of a hopper stopper and join Liam and Suzanne as they learn about Ocampan puberty, space sperm, and the secret of the Voyager’s sexiness. It’s those pivoting nacelles.
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4. Worf’s Tweed Pyjamas
In the fourth episode of Beyond Farpoint, Geoff and Baz dive into Geoff’s guilty pleasure episode, Genesis. They discuss the horror and entertainment of the episode, and dissect whether the science stands up.
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75. Klingons Are Coming, It’s Go Time (TNG “Yesterday’s Enterprise”)
Andrew and Matt talk about the classic Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, “Yesterday’s Enterprise”. They discuss realistic warp times, the merits of killing Tasha Yar, grisly omissions from the final battle and much more!
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22. Black Widow, Savior of Women
In this special episode, Janine Engelbrecht discusses the new Black Widow movie, and how the Black Widow is represented as the savior of women. Janine explores topics such as the control of the female body, motherhood and representation.
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15. O’Brien’s Technicolour Dreamcoat
Neither Katie West, nor her husband Kyle, can make any sense of the absurd main plot of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine’s The Storyteller, in their episode review for “O’Brien’s Technicolour Dreamcoat.” Also, floating Chakotay ene…
21. Skeptical Scully
In this episode, Janine chats about Dana Scully from The X-Files. She explores Scully’s significance for women in STEM, by looking at Scully as a scientist, a mother, a working woman, and an early liberal feminist.
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23. Do Holograms Poop?
Projections. What is real and what isn’t real? Liam and Suzanne get very confused in this episode about their own show’s premise! They also talk about Josh Holloway, BBC News, Neelix Grunting, and a long discussion about holodeck fluids……
20. Terminator’s Cyberfeminism
In this episode, Janine Engelbrecht chats about two female cyborgs from the Terminator franchise: the T-X and Grace. Janine explains how the T-X is the ideal postfeminist character, and in what ways Grace is different from the T-X.
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14. Clinging On Like a Klingon
They got married! Katie and Kyle discuss their wedding day, and wearing a bride’s outfit to a Mexican restaurant. Also, full reviews of three Star Trek episodes: “Heroes and Demons,” “Progress,” and “Too Short a Season.…