131. Fortune Cookie Therapy
Anika and Liz don their blue shirts and do a deep dive into depictions of depression in Star Trek. (Please note this includes discussions of suicide and self-harm.) Specific episodes we talk about include:
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122. Girlboss, Gaslight, Gatekeep (Kai Winn deep dive, part 3)
Anika and Liz are letting their hair down and … giving themselves to the Pah Wraiths? This seems like a bad idea… Remembering Louise Fletcher All Star Treks should end before they have a mediocre… Read More »122. Girlboss, Gaslight, Gatekeep (Kai Winn deep dive, part 3)
121. Utilising Girl Power (Kai Winn deep dive, part 2)
Winn’s back! And she’s … First Minister? Anika and Liz put on their robes, dig up an ancient Bajoran city and discuss… Winn wants power, but she’s not good at using it Why is Shakaar… Read More »121. Utilising Girl Power (Kai Winn deep dive, part 2)
120. Live, Pagh, Love (Kai Winn deep dive, part 1)
Put on your best Opera House hat and join Anika and Liz as we dive into the first of a three-episode deep dive into Kai Winn Adami. This week, we’re looking at her rise to… Read More »120. Live, Pagh, Love (Kai Winn deep dive, part 1)
83. Saved by the Tech Millionaire (DS9 3.11 and 3.12)
Anika and Liz sit down to discuss DS9’s “Past Tense”. It’s one of those episodes where we go, “This is really good!” and then talk about its problems for an hour. Everyone knows “Past Tense”… Read More »83. Saved by the Tech Millionaire (DS9 3.11 and 3.12)
77. Why Are Space Dads
We follow up our mothers-in-Trek episode by looking at … dads! And, guys, there are so many terrible fathers in Star Trek. So. Many. Bonus points to the Hansens, where BOTH parents are terriblel Digressions:… Read More »77. Why Are Space Dads
75. It’s Ruined Childhoods Again
We’re joined by friend of the podcast Tim, who tells us about the IMDB ratings system and how it reflects fandom’s biases. Sounds dry? No, it’s fascinating! At least to us… [Note: we had some… Read More »75. It’s Ruined Childhoods Again
73. The Rick Berman Problem
Anika and Liz discuss bisexuality in Star Trek – a topic which has been on our agenda since the only on-screen representation was the Mirror Universe. Thank heavens times have changed! …Right? Because, wow, the… Read More »73. The Rick Berman Problem
54. It’s The Dark ‘n’ Gritty Zootopia
Anika and Liz select characters, concepts and ideas which, if copyright law didn’t exist (and also they controlled Star Trek, which, for some reason, they still don’t), they would bring into the Trek universe. We’re… Read More »54. It’s The Dark ‘n’ Gritty Zootopia
50. Riker Is Blanche
It’s our 50th episode! And we’re celebrating with silliness: we’ve come up with 25 questions each, and given the other 60 seconds to consider important issues like: why does Anika blame Jonathan Archer for everything… Read More »50. Riker Is Blanche