Primitive Culture is a Trek.fm podcast dedicated to a deep examination of the connections between Star Trek and our own history and culture. In each episode, Duncan Barrett and his guests take you on a fascinating exploration of how our world inspires the franchise we love—and how that franchise inspires us.
http://trek.fm/primitive-culture
Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 7 days 18 hours 7 minutes
recommended podcasts
episode 116: Sex and Shooting
Captain Picard and Indiana Jones. We compare and contrast two swashbuckling archaeologists and ask the staid life of a university professor—or a Federation diplomat—is really compatible with the thrills and spills of derring-do.
episode 115: A Fantastic Education
Lisa Klink on writing for Deep Space Nine and Voyager. We talk to the writer about working in the Star Trek sandbox, from penning DS9’s “Hippocratic Oath” before jumping ship to Voyager, to contributing short stories 25 years later to the new Star T
episode 114: A Tragic Necessity?
How Star Trek tackled the Vietnam War. We discuss how The Original Series charted a constantly developing view of the conflict, embodying a range of perspectives as diverse as its collective writing staff.
episode 113: Doing the Unthinkable
Jack Bauer and Jonathan Archer. We look at how Star Trek: Enterprise and 24 took different approaches to telling the story of their time, and how the two may have more in common that it may first appear.
episode 112: Best Idea Wins
Naren Shankar on a life in science fiction. Naren Shankar speaks to us about his 30-year career in the genre, writing on Star Trek: The Next Generation and serving as showrunner of The Expanse.
episode 111: Living The Dream
Live from Destination Star Trek London 2021. We bring you interviews with everyone from top-tier Star Trek stars to some of their most unlikely fans.
episode 110: Boys with Toys
James Bond and Julian Bashir. We look at the 007 movie franchise alongside Star Trek, from Dr. No through “Our Man Bashir” to No Time to Die.
episode 109: Getting From There to Here
Tony Black’s New Book: Star Trek, History and Us. Primitive Culture co-founder Tony Black joins Duncan Barrett to discuss his new book, Star Trek, History and Us, which was inspired by the show.
episode 108: I Want to Direct NOW!
Robert Duncan McNeill on Star Trek's Directors' School. The actor who brought to life not only the character of Tom Paris but the stories of eight Star Trek episodes talks about how the time behind the camera shaped his career.
episode 107: Under the Sea
Twenty Thousand Leagues across the Delta Quadrant. We look at the influence of Jules Verne’s famous novel on the Star Trek: Voyager episodes “Thirty Days” and “Year of Hell”.