Meta Treks is a Trek.fm podcast dedicated to a deep examination of the philosophical ideas found in Star Trek. In each episode, Zachary Fruhling and Mike Morrison take you on a fascinating journey into the inner workings of Star Trek storytelling, deeper into subspace than you've ever traveled before.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 6 days 9 minutes
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episode 78: How Do You Say 'Wall' in Klingon?
Philosophical Themes in Star Trek: Discovery, Episodes 1 and 2. Fresh on the heels of the premier of Star Trek: Discovery, we discuss Discovery's 23rd-century social and political commentary on our 21st-century world today.
episode 77: Stewards of the Continuum
Property Ownership in Star Trek. We discuss the philosophy and economics of property ownership in 24th-century Federation society.
episode 76: Essential Ennui
Voyager Season 5 - Essential Trek Philosophy. We discuss ennui (boredom) in the season 5 opener "Night" and our recommendations for Essential Trek Philosophy from Voyager season 5.
75: Kindergarten Calculus
Star Trek Philosophy of Education. In this episode of Meta Treks, hosts Zachary Fruhling and Mike Morrison discuss 24th century philosophy of education in Star Trek.
74: Tell Me a Story
Narratives and Metanarratives in Star Trek. Hosts Mike Morrison and Zachary Fruhling discuss the use of narratives and metanarratives, or the grand unifying narratives, of the Star Trek universe.
73: Space Ham Radio
Pen Pals. In this episode of Meta Treks, hosts Zachary Fruhling and Mike Morrison discuss the second-season episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, "Pen Pals," interpreting the Prime Directive, and 24th-century ham radio in space.
72: Trojan Catfish
Enterprise Season 2 - Essential Trek Philosophy. Hosts Mike Morrison and Zachary Fruhling recount their choices for Essential Trek Philosophy from season 2 of Enterprise, along with proverbial life lessons learned from this season.
71: Borg Butterfly Effect
Future Human Cultural Evolution with Patrick Devlin. In this episode of Meta Treks, hosts Zachary Fruhling and Mike Morrison are joined by Meta Treks associate producer Patrick Devlin to discuss cultural progression in the Star Trek universe.
70: The Clothes Make the Cardassian
Cardassian Virtue Ethics. In this episode of Meta Treks, hosts Mike Morrison and Zachary Fruhling discuss uniquely Cardassian character traits and what we can learn about our own human natures from the Cardassians in the Star Trek universe.
69: Turn On, Tune In, Beam Down
"Rapture" and Altered States of Consciousness. Zachary Fruhling and Mike Morrison discuss ineffable moments of insight and clarity, duck-rabbit Gestalt shifts, the ethics of medical intervention, and the power of positive thinking.