In our last episode before the launch of Star Trek: Picard, we talk about the character of Jean-Luc Picard himself: an aristocrat who aspires to be a street hero, a man who seems to embody… Read More »34. My Good Friend, Jean-Luc Picard
“This isn’t a romance. It’s a horror story.” Anika and Liz take a look at TNG’s “Sub Rosa”. And, you know, we try really hard to be positive about matters Trekkish, even in the face… Read More »33. Gaslit by Candlelight (TNG 7.14)
To celebrate getting to thirty episodes, we invited listeners to submit questions! And went from worrying we wouldn’t get any (so embarrassing!) to putting out an 80 minute episode… We get to talk about the… Read More »30. Well Done, That Goose (Q&A)
Anika and Liz watch “Encounter at Farpoint” and discuss… ugly sweaters why is everyone on this ship so unfriendly? Tasha’s backstory the state of the world today the Federation’s failures umbrella frames as couture We… Read More »28. TNG 1.01 – Outsourcing the Exposition
At various stages of TNG’s development, the Enterprise’s resident teen genius was going to be Leslie Crusher – a girl. Anika and Liz wonder what it would have been like to have a girl STEM… Read More »27. The Ballad of Leslie Crusher
We’re joined by friend of the podcast Jules to discuss religion in Star Trek, and to interrogate the alleged secularism of the franchise. You might know Jules as “the woman in the Captain Killy cosplay… Read More »26. Worf Seders Dot Tumblr Dot Com
We’re talking about the Star Trek tie-ins of our formative years — the ones we read until they fell apart. And it doesn’t quite turn into a Diane Duane book club, but… Well. Novels we… Read More »22. It’s Not A Novel, It’s An Experience (formative Star Trek novels)
It’s our twentieth episode, and we’re celebrating by getting totally self-indulgent. We talk about our childhood and adolescent experiences with Star Trek: discovering the series; discovering fandom; that time Anika was an awkward teenager at… Read More »20. #growinguptrekkie
We’re joined by special guest Caroline (aka rikerssexblouse) to discuss mothers in Star Trek. Anika ran the stats, and we talked about specific characters, including… Beverly Crusher (TNG) Lwaxana Troi (TNG, DS9) Keiko O’Brien (TNG, DS9)… Read More »19. The Idea of a Mother (Motherhood in Star Trek)
We’re talking about Starfleet’s admiralty! Just how many Starfleet admirals are evil? Liz ran the numbers! Why are so many admirals antagonistic, if not outright villains? And what are the qualities which make a good… Read More »18. Justice for Necheyev (Starfleet Admirals)