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:
star trek: voyager
86. Big Yikes (And Big Yucks)
Liz and Anika talk about Kes, a character we loved more than Voyager‘s writers did. Kes did not even get an entry in her own right in the Voyager character bible We swore we weren’t… Read More »86. Big Yikes (And Big Yucks)
79. #OwnVoices Fan Fiction
Anika and Liz take a trip back to 1995 and the first three stories in the Talking Stick/Circle fic series by Macedon and Peg Robinson, and discuss: Usenet memories Decolonising Star Trek Chakotay, the significance… Read More »79. #OwnVoices Fan Fiction
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
70. Clinton-Era Star Trek (Voyager 1.01)
Liz and Anika sit down to discuss the Voyager pilot “Caretaker”, and end up with a podcast almost as long as the episode itself! We are not good arithmetic “It’s a good pilot, but not… Read More »70. Clinton-Era Star Trek (Voyager 1.01)
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
48. A 100% Patient Fatality Rate
We’re talking about the medical professionals of Trek, including: the changing prominence of doctors and medicine in Star Trek our favourite doctor (and the good characters versus the ones we’d want actually treating us) Liz’s… Read More »48. A 100% Patient Fatality Rate
30. Well Done, That Goose (Q&A)
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)