Women at Warp: A Star Trek Podcast

Women at Warp: A Star Trek Podcast

A groundbreaking bi-weekly podcast committed to examining Star Trek from a feminist perspective, exploring Intersectional Diversity in Infinite Combinations with a rotating crew of six hosts. Tune in for everything from episode and character analysis to history of women behind the scenes and in fan culture to discussion of larger themes and messages throughout the franchise. email: crew@womenatwarp.com web: womenatwarp.com facebook: facebook.com/womenatwarp twitter/instagram: @womenatwarp patreon: patreon.com/womenatwarp

Episodes

May 29, 2023 51 mins

Grace and Kennedy talk about the compassion and enduring appeal of Captain, love interest, and baseball fan Kasidy Yates. 

HOSTS
Grace
Kennedy

EDITOR
Andi

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Tuvok takes Andi, Grace, and guest Claire for a little jog around Voyager to talk about the episode “Learning Curve.” What would better accommodation for struggling crew members look like? What is it with Starfleet’s “fit in or get out”-ism? And just HOW festive actually is Crewmen Henley’s hairband?

HOSTS
Grace
Andi

GUEST/S
Claire - @isolinearchip_

EDITOR
Andi

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May 1, 2023 69 mins

The crew takes a look at the final season of Star Trek: Picard, from the nostalgic to the new - what we liked, what we didn’t, and what we still have questions about.

HOSTS
Sue
Jarrah
Kennedy

EDITOR
Andi

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April 17, 2023 52 mins

What happens after we die? On Star Trek, it could be a transfer of your katra or symbiont into a new host, being uploaded into an android body, a trip on the Barge of the Dead, or one of the many other sci-fi possibilities we discuss in this episode.

HOSTS
Jarrah
Grace

EDITOR
Andi

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April 3, 2023 58 mins

From military tribunals to criminal trials, there have been many dramatic courtroom moments on Star Trek, and we discuss what these episodes say about the legal framework of the Federation.

HOSTS
Andi
Sue

GUEST
Amanda

EDITOR
Andi

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Three podcast thralls have been selected to look back on “The Gamesters of Triskelion” - an iconic TOS episode with a lot of problematic elements when analyzed with a modern lens.  We discuss the episode, how interpretations change over time, and whether core messages still hold up.  And as always, we’ll watch the lights in the sky.

 

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Our crew takes a close look at the Season 6 TNG episode “Suspicions.” We talk about the guest characters and how they break with Trek racial stereotypes, and look at how Beverly Crusher sciences, solves crime, and kicks butt. 

Content warning: Suicide
Spoiler alert: Around minute 44:00, light spoilers for Star Trek: Picard Season 3, Episode 3

HOSTS
Kennedy
Jarrah

EDITOR
Jarrah

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February 20, 2023 66 mins

Black Planet was one of the earliest social media sites, created in 1999, and was geared towards Black Americans. In honor of Black History Month, Aliza and Kennedy do the important historical work of figuring out what's on the Black Planet profiles of several prominent Black Star Trek characters. Doing it for the culture, of course.

HOSTS
Aliza Pearl
Kennedy Allen

EDITOR
Andi

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How does the Federation ensure equity and individual rights on member planets? How much power does Starfleet have? How does the council work? We nerd out on the topic of Federation governance, reviewing what we know and speculating on what we don’t. 

HOSTS
Jarrah
Andi

GUESTS
Rachelle

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January 23, 2023 56 mins

Join us as the crew discusses the ups and downs of the bisexual and pansexual representation in Star Trek, including some of the harmful stereotypes portrayed that cause real world harm.

HOSTS
Andi
Grace
Sue

EDITOR
Andi

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Finally, in the year 2022, did we receive quality children's programming combining the joys of amorphous blob evolution with the spectacle of a cargo cult and the majesty of a Kate Mulgrew in the role she was born to play: a mutant teen with chronic finger guns. Join Jarrah, Grace, and special guest Jenn Tift as they get animated over the long-awaited second half of season 1 of Star Trek: Prodigy.

HOSTS
Grace
Jarrah

GUEST
Jenn Tift...

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December 26, 2022 66 mins

Aliza, Jarrah, and Grace welcome special guests Mary Chieffo (L'Rell in Star Trek Discovery) and Bonnie Gordon (Ship Computer in Star Trek Prodigy) to geek out on all things musical theater, and how it crosses over into Star Trek! We run down a non-exhaustive list of the Star Trek actors who have graced Broadway stages in musicals, Trek episodes we'd love to see get the musical treatment, and how Mary and Bonnie's own musical theat...

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December 12, 2022 66 mins

Vedek, Kai, First Minister, and tool of the Pah-Wraiths. The crew takes a look at Winn Adami - her character, her faith, her ambition, her relationship with The Sisko, and the indelible mark she made on Deep Space Nine.  Walk with the prophets, my child.

 

HOSTS

Sue

Aliza

Grace

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December 5, 2022 48 mins

Allison Cimino - CEO, Founder, and Designer of RockLove Jewelry - joins us to talk about her journey from fan to licensee, and many of the pieces she’s created for Star Trek fans and productions, including the new Crystal Delta Collection.

HOST
Sue

GUEST
Allison Cimino - @RockLoveJewelry

EDITOR
Sue

Find Star Trek X RockLove:
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November 28, 2022 64 mins

Join Kennedy and Andi as they unpack all of the hilarious shenanigans that happened on the Cerritos in Lower Decks, Season 3, including our Lower Deckers learning how to trust themselves while always remaining wary of Peanut Hamper.

 

HOSTS

Kennedy

Andi

 

EDITOR

Andi

 

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Subrina from Syfy Sistas joins us to discuss how each Star Trek series is a “product of its time.”  We talk about how the different series reflected current events, behind-the-scenes contexts, how television production has changed since 1966, and much more.

 

HOSTS

Jarrah

Sue

 

GUEST

S...

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October 31, 2022 62 mins

At the end of Ace Week, guest Anna Kelly of Lambda Quadrant joins us to talk about asexual and aromantic spectrum identities and experiences, how they’re reflected in media (or not), and the Star Trek characters often interpreted as aspec.

 

HOSTS

Sue

Andi

 

GUEST

Anna Kelly - @Anna_M_...

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We’re so excited to welcome Dr. Erin MacDonald back to our show for an interview about her role as science advisor on all the current Star Trek series, and to tell us about her new kids’ book: Star Trek: My First Book of Space!

 

HOST

Jarrah

 

GUEST

Dr. Erin MacDonald - @drerinmac

 

EDITOR

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October 17, 2022 52 mins

Join the crew as they examine how formal cultural exchange is practiced in Star Trek. What have our characters learned after interacting with members of other species? What does that tell us about the benefits of cultural exchange?

 

HOSTS

Andi

Grace

Kennedy

 

EDITOR

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October 3, 2022 48 mins

Join the crew as they discuss Star Trek’s labor standards. What would Space OSHA look like? What kinds of jobs are available in Starfleet HR? How many of those space miners would have survived had they unionized?

 

HOSTS

Grace

Jarrah

Andi

 

EDITOR

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