Humanist Trek
Humanist Trek is a weekly #StarTrek podcast about the humanism in Star Trek. Hosted by Sarah Ray 🏳️⚧️👩🏼 and Allie Ashmead ✊🏿👩🏿🦱 Available at http://www.humanisttrek.com and everywhere you replicate your podcasts!
Episodes
When American conservative evil is distilled into a black puddle of sludge that kills a woman, sends innocent people to an El Salvadorian mega prison and wages tarrif wars on friendly nations, Captain Picard is forced to answer the question, “Are some people just unable to embrace compassion and empathy?” It’s the episode that drives home the reality that the cruelty is the point.
When the D.A.R.E. program takes over the writers room, Star Trek: The Next Generation leans hard into its “Drugs Are Bad Mmmkay” messaging. What happens when the Prime Directive overrides compassion and empathy? Will Beverly ever sleep with Picard again after this?
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When the Enterprise goes looking for yet another lost ship, they find a planet whose people went extinct long ago but left their Brinks Home Security System running. With most of the main cast on the planet, Geordi gets to flex his leadership muscles.
When the D rescues fugitive Klingons, Worf is placed between his heritage as a Klingon and his oath as a Starfleet officer. Has Worf become soft and weak living among Humans or are these Klingons lookin' for glory in all the wrong places?
Two Humans, a Vulcan, and a Benzite walk into a testing center... While Wesley takes the #StarfleetAcademyCadetChallenge, the crew of the D are interrogated about Captain Picard. What conspiracy theories has Admiral Qanon bought into? And how will Wesley overcome his greatest fear?
When the Enterprise executes a wellness check on a terraforming station, they find the scientists have been genociding baby crystalline entities. But when the babies grow and begin to communicate, we’re forced to question why we didn’t learn this episode last time on the Star Trek: The Original Series episode “Devil in the Dark.”
When a reclusive alien race becomes unable to have children, they steal some from the Enterprise. While Wesley leads a rebellion on the planet, the adults on the D science the problem. Will a 3rd grade recorder concert convince the aliens to let the children go?
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When a crusty old Admiral is sent to negotiate for hostages with a man he negotiated with 45 years prior, the Enterprise uncovers a 3-layer dip of revenge. But when the Admiral OD's on some Harry Mudd de-aging pill, Sarah is sent on a midlife 'funk'.
While Riker endulges in some holoporn, an alien race of non-binaries hijack the D in order to save their homeworld. But when Picard drops into the Holodeck and ruins the mood, both Riker and Picard are held hostage by a Real Doll.
Leonard Crofoot (Trent) joins us for this review and discussion of TNG's "Angel One"!
When the Enterprise visits a matriarchal society while looking for survivors from a Federation freighter, they find themselves in the middle of a gender revolution. But when the survivors refuse to leave, Trent's Angels sentence them to death. How hard is it for a society to adapt? How hard is Riker in Mistress Beata's be...
The Enterprise visits the old farm where Data grew up, hoping to learn about Data's past. But when Star Trek introduces an "Adam and Stuart Chandler" dynamic into this Soap Opera in Space, the crew face almost certain destruction. Do androids have SSD's? Is it really that bad to hard shutdown your android? Is Lore also "fully functional"?
AND - A special guest joins us to take on Becca's Impossible Starfle...
Adam Nimoy, former lawyer and director (ST:TNG "Rascals" and "Timescape") talks about his new book, "The Most Human: Reconciling With My Father, Leonard Nimoy". Adam discusses the cycles of difficult relationships between fathers and sons, the cycles of addiction, how playing Spock impacted Leonard's parenting, and shares how the tools of 12 Step Recovery helped both he and Leonard find ways to reconcile i...
When Star Trek revisits the 1940's mob scene, Picard and some friends get trapped in a malfuctioning Holodeck with the safeties off. While young Wesley rewires the controls, a diplomatic deadline quickly approaches. Will Boy Wonder save the day (again)?
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Bill Riker's hard-on gets crushed when Deanna Troi's long lost fiance shows up, but before any knots can be tied, an old plauge ship shows up threatening to give everyone small pox. Will the wedding go on? How many Steve Miller Band jokes can one podcast make?
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When Q offers Riker an invitation to join the cult, Riker is tempted. But when the power starts corrupting absolutely, Picard and crew must remind Riker of his humanity. Would you have saved that dead child? And what was a child doing at a mining operation, anyway? Doesn't the Federation have child labor laws?
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When DaiMon Ahab of the Ferengi turns up with Picard's old ship, Picard begins having headaches and reliving an old battle. Is there ever profit in revenge? Will we ever cure headaches? Is Dr. Crusher the Dom to Picard's Sub?
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While distracted by side boob and peek-a-boo butt cheek on yet another paradise planet, young Wesley accidentally breaks a law and is to be put to death. Lawyer Picard must argue with a less developed species for his freedom.
Is ignorance of the law a valid defense? Why didn't the Prime Directive stop us from visiting this planet in the first place? Isn't the injustice that we don...
When the D visits its first Melllvar cloud, mysterious things start happening to some of the crew. But when Picard himself is beamed away as energy, Data must assume the persona of Sherlock Holmes to unravel the mystery.
Will the "one weird transporter trick" make any more appearances? Were these two separate stories smashed together like peanut butter and chocolate? And what the #^&% is this diamond-shape...
Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 1 (aka The Original Series Season 4) continues this week when the Enterprise is thrown to a faraway galaxy by a mysterious alien. When the alien becomes ill, everyone on board must Care Bear Stare to get us home.
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<...When the Enterprise and a Ferengi ship get trapped by an energy-sucking planet, the diplomatic approach is "Better Together". But when they trigger an ancient alien Brinks Home Security System, Riker must answer the challenge. Is fear our greatest enemy? Were the Metrons part of the Tkon Empire?
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