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  • On Mechanical Gods

    On Mechanical Gods
    Nov 6 2024
    What is the purpose of a society? What even is a society - let alone one worth living in? What is needed to make it function?

    In this episode, we discuss the varities of robotic "gods" scattered throughout Star Trek and the societies they dictate: if they're worth creating, and what that creation entails. We also explore how the Original Series has a unique approach to different societies compared with other Star Trek shows.
    Cowboy Diplomacy indeed.

    Spoilers for the Original Series.
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    1 h et 14 min
  • On The Measure of a Man

    On The Measure of a Man
    Sep 26 2024
    How do you measure consciousness? How do you prove it? What is death in the setting of a story?
    This episode we talk about Data, Tasha, and the idea of consciousness, while trying to slip in The Psalm of the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers here and there.
    Spoilers for Next Gen
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    1 h et 9 min
  • On Isolation and Identity

    On Isolation and Identity
    Mar 24 2024
    Who are we? What are we in a collective? What does it mean to have an identity seperate from a collective we once called our own?
    In this episode, we talk about about the few individuals who have left the Borg and forged their own identity, specifically through the lens of Jean-Paul Sartre's scattered essays.
    Spoliers for Next Gen and Voyager
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    1 h et 10 min
  • On The Borg

    On The Borg
    Mar 21 2024
    What are the Borg? What is knowledge? What does it even mean to "know" something?
    These are just a few of the questions explored in this episode which is primarily focused on the Borg and the Federation - two vastly different organizations that explore the universe very differently and with very different intentions. Why? And how does that reflect our understanding of things we believe we "know"?
    There are spoilers, primarily referencing Next Generation and Voyager.
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    1 h
  • On Beginnings

    On Beginnings
    Mar 21 2024
    Beginnings!
    There are plenty of Star Trek shows to watch and on this episode Erin and Abigail discuss the different opening episodes for each show, exploring what each episode promises and what makes each Star Trek beginning compelling and inviting.
    There will be spoilers.
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    1 h et 24 min