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.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 7 days 18 hours 7 minutes
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episode 9: Yippee Ki-Ay!
Star Trek and Action Movies. “The Cage” was rejected for being too cerebral, but that didn't stop it from delivering thoughtful commentary. We look at how Trek has incorporated action tropes over the years without giving up what makes it unique.
episode 8: Not Futile
The French Resistance and Star Trek's Maquis. We look at the legacy of World War II resistance fighters and how the writers of Deep Space Nine transferred our own history to the caves of Bajor.
7: Were I Human
Shakespeare and Star Trek, Part II. We conclude our two-part episode on Star Trek’s debt to the Bard with a look at the Next Generation era.
S2: Improv Frère Jacques
Music and Characters. Recorded at London’s Royal Festival Hall, Duncan Barrett is joined by Clara Cook to discuss live performance in Star Trek and the importance of music in a technologically sophisticated future.
S2: Improv Frère Jacques
Music and Characters. Recorded at London’s Royal Festival Hall, Duncan Barrett is joined by Clara Cook to discuss live performance in Star Trek and the importance of music in a technologically sophisticated future.
6: Brave New Worlds
Shakespeare and Star Trek, Part I. In the first of a two-part episode, we look at echoes of Shakespeare's plays in The Original Series and The Undiscovered Country.
5: Computer, End Program!
Westworld and the Holodeck. We consider some of Star Trek’s holodeck episodes in relation to the amoral theme park of the 1973 film in which gun-slinging robot terrorizes hapless fun-seekers.
4: Flirty Fly-Boys
Legacies of WWII in The Original Series. Many of Star Trek's original cast and crew saw action during the Second World War. We explore their stories, and how the war was depicted on screen.
3: One for the Hero, One for the Villain
The Wrath of Khan and Classic Literature. Khan Noonien Singh's bookshelf on the SS Botany Bay displayed a host of significant texts that spoke to his grandiose fate. We explore some of them, from Shakespeare to Milton.
3: One for the Hero, One for the Villain
The Wrath of Khan and Classic Literature. Khan Noonien Singh's bookshelf on the SS Botany Bay displayed a host of significant texts that spoke to his grandiose fate. We explore some of them, from Shakespeare to Milton.