Listener Etawi and Writer/Cartoonist Alina Pete join Grace to discuss the Maquis from a Native perspective, what better representation could look like in Trek, and what exactly they think of Chakotay....

Philosophy professor Dr. Janet D. Stemwedel joins us for a discussion on the ethics of the Prime Directive. From cultural observation to natural disasters to internal politics, we take a look at how o...

The crew is joined by guest David Seitz as we begin unpacking all of the many allegories of Bajor that reflect real world atrocities. CW: genocide, military sexual servitude, extreme sexual violence, ...

Join us as we discuss the ways Star Trek portrays terrorism and armed resistance across production eras and series. We discuss the writers’ real-world inspiration for these storylines and how they use...

An amazing group of guests, including Molly Swain and Chelsea Vowel (Métis In Space), professor and author Sierra Adare-Tasiwoopa Api, and David Holquinn (Trekradio) join us to talk about Indigenous r...

We’re joined by Dr. Lynette Russell and Andrea to talk about colonialism and imperialism in Star Trek, from the series’ Space Western origins to the Maquis. We also discuss the Prime Directive and env...

We’re joined by Dr. Fiona Davidson to talk about how the United Federation of Planets embodies the supposedly universal morality of Anglo-American empire, how this has manifested across the franchise,...