Primitive Culture: A Star Trek History and Culture Podcast

Looking back on 25 years of Star Trek: Voyager. We reflect on the promise of the concept that gave birth to the series, the reality of what we got on screen, and reassess Voyager’s strengths and weakness a quarter-century later.

Dante in the Delta Quadrant. We look at Dante’s works Vita Nuova and Divine Comedy as referenced in the Voyager episodes “Latent Image” and “Shattered.”

Star Trek: The Motion Picture on the big screen. In this roundtable, we consider how our opinions of the film have shifted over the years, what we look for in Star Trek at the cinema, and how The Motion Picture fits into broader Trek canon.

Rick Sternbach on designing Star Trek's future. We speak to the famed illustrator about his work, creating Star Trek’s 24th century, and what happened to the whales in Generations.

Star Trek and Theatre. We raise the curtain on the franchise’s long-standing debt to the traditions of the stage.

Fan encounters in Star Trek and beyond. We consider how our heroes’ own fanboy and fangirl moments offer a glimpse into their personalities and how our expectations of the actors we encounter at conventions are colored by the characters they portray on

Phobias in Star Trek. We look at the irrational fears faced by characters in Star Trek, as well as the terrors that plague our own lives.

Star Trek’s Revivals.. We look at the franchise’s periodic revivals, from The Motion Picture to Picard.

Star Trek: Generations. We look at how the TNG fared in their TV-to-movie transition.

Star Trek and Dr. Who, with Una McCormack. The author of tie-in fiction of both these long-running franchises joins us to look at the parallels between the two and why they have survived for more than half a century.