Humanist Trek wraps up our 3 season mission through #StarTrek: The Original Series with a game of #TREKWORD with Patrons! Will anyone guess these words? Who will win the coveted grand prize? Just how much fun can one podcast have?
Humanist Trek wraps up our 3 season mission through #StarTrek: The Original Series with a game of TREKWORD with Patrons! Will anyone guess these words? Who will win the coveted grand prize? Just how much fun can one podcast have?
When the Enterprise drops by Planet “Great Moments with Mr. #Lincoln”, good and evil are put into a poorly executed experiment. Did Duane the Rock Monster learn anything today? Why is #PresidentLincoln army crawling in his nice suit? Were Lincoln’s own words used in this episode?
When the Enterprise drops by Planet “Great Moments with Mr. #Lincoln”, good and evil are put into a poorly executed experiment. Did Duane the Rock Monster learn anything today? Why is #PresidentLincoln army crawling in his nice suit? Were Lincoln’s own words used in this episode?
#StarTrek just keeps saying the quiet part out loud in its final season. This week, Trek takes on the class inequality in the US and beyond. Will our own "Cloud Minders" ever give the rest of us equity? Why didn't Bernie Sanders land a cameo?
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When the Enterprise tracks down a rogue band of Space Hippies, Star Trek gets baked out of its mind and takes a big swing at the counterculture movements of the 1960’s. Why haven’t we eaten the rich yet? Is the grass greener on the other religion? Do you reach, Herbert?
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When Star Trek takes a swing at the “overpopulation problem”, Kirk is kidnapped and used to introduce a deadly STD into the population. Is Earth spiraling toward overpopulation? Are we prepared to make difficult decisions for the survival of our species? Why doesn't anyone ever ASK FOR HELP? Will Allie ever watch Futurama?
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When Star Trek takes a swing at the "overpopulation problem", Kirk is kidnapped and used to introduce a deadly STD into the population. The writers even kicked both sterilization and prophylactics past the 1960's censor goalpost. Is Earth spiraling toward overpopulation? Are we prepared to make difficult decisions for the survival of our species?
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When Star Trek trades in Cowboy Diplomacy for Marriage Diplomacy, Sarah and Allie find themselves in a very discomforting place. Why is the Federation forcing this woman to go through with the diplomatic marriage she doesn’t want? Why are the Klingons even in this episode? What even are those stones in that necklace, anyway?
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When Kirk and the Gang find the missing scientists dead, they also discover some cousins of the bootyheads from the pilot. With a sun going nova imminent, can good ol’ human emotion save a planet full of mute aliens that we only ever see one of? Did they even try saving any of the other aliens on the other planets in this system? Why don’t people just ask for help?
When Kirk and the Gang find the missing scientists dead, they also discover some cousins of the bootyheads from the pilot. With a sun going nova imminent, can good ol’ human emotion save a planet full of mute aliens that we only ever see one of? Did they even try saving any of the other aliens on the other planets in this system? Why don’t people just ask for help?
McCoy catches a terminal case of xenopolychlamydia, the crew stumbles upon a Truman Show asteroid ship, and Allie’s back on the dating apps. Could Allie find love at first sight like McCoy? Will she avoid the dick pics and the xenopolychlamydia?
McCoy catches a terminal case of xenopolychlamydia, the crew stumbles upon a Truman Show asteroid ship, and Allie’s back on the dating apps. Could Allie find love at first sight like McCoy? Will she avoid the dick pics and the xenopolychlamydia?
When a hate vampire sets the Federations and Klingons against each other, can Uhura’s sweet sweet singing bring them all together? Can we identify the hate vampires active in our own lives today before it’s too late? They are EVERYWHERE! Do we even have the power to stop them?
When Dr. Pulaski returns to Star Trek: The Original Series, 1960’s beauty standards come under fire. If the Medusan is in a box, can you see it during transport? What even is beauty?
On Star Trek: The Original Series, most episodes end with Kirk, Spock, and McCoy around the Captain's chair wrapping up the day's adventure. Humanist Trek podcast hosts Sarah and Allie refer to this as "Chair Chat", as if it's a daytime talk show or something.
When the Enterprise crosses into the Romulan DMZ, Spock fingers a Romulan Commander while Kirk steals a cloaking device (treaty be damned). Is it “OK” to do things during war that would otherwise violate your values? Why does this episode seem to say “yes”? Just what does a Vulcan penis look like, anyway?
When Spock’s brain is stolen by dopey aliens, Kirk, Bones, and Scotty take RC Spock on Star Trek: The Search for Spock’s Brain – Weekend at Bernie’s style. Brain and brain! What is brain?! You’re not high enough for this episode.
The TOS writers once again explore the idea “What would have happened if ‘x’ hadn’t fallen?” Not 1920’s Chicago. Not Nazi Germany. No, this episode of Star Trek: The Original Series begs the question, “Men: How often do you think about the Roman Empire?”
When the Enterprise discovers their sister ship Exeter, they find the Exeter crew has been raptured. What's "Left Behind" is just piles of crystal meth. Meanwhile, in a different episode of Star Trek: The Original Series, some people are doing some performative jingoistic American Christian nationalism. How are these two stories connected?
When powerful aliens capture Kirk and the gang with another Landru device, the crew defeat them with irritation, jealousy, and boners. Roll for initiative!
Sarah and Allie slip on some armbands and kick march around the studio… No, I’m not doing this. I refuse to put swastikas on our cartoons and there’s no good jokes to write here about this literal Nazi episode of Star Trek: The Original Series. Listen to this episode, punch a Nazi, and learn from history.
When Kirk and company discover the Klingons providing arms to one side of what used to be a peaceful planet, we’re reminded of the many times the USA has gotten itself involved in wars across the globe. Is it right to step in and maintain equal firepower–and where does that end? You say Gumato, I say Mugato. Let’s call the whole thing off.