Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 7 days 18 hours 7 minutes
“Meridian” and Brigadoon. We discuss the DS9 episode and the 1954 Hollywood musical that inspired it.
Ocean’s 11 (1960) and “Badda-Bing, Badda-Bang.” We look at the links between Frank Sinatra 1960 Rat Pack film and the DS9 based on the casino-heist concept.
Cold War Détente and Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country. We look at Francis Fukuyama’s seminal essay and its influence on the final film featuring the original cast.
Voyager’s “Critical Care” and the current global pandemic. We discuss the parallels between this 20-year-old episode and the situation now facing healthcare systems in the US and UK.
Picard Season 1, Part II. We continue our look at historical and cultural reference points found in the first season of Star Trek: Picard.
Picard Season 1, Part I. We look at historical and cultural reference points found in the first half of Star Trek: Picard’s freshman season.
Nicholas Meyer interview. To mark the recent publication of The Adventure of the Peculiar Protocols, we talk to Meyer about his work on Star Trek and his lifelong love of Sherlock Holmes.
Nicholas Meyer interview. To mark the recent publication of The Adventure of the Peculiar Protocols, we talk to Meyer about his work on Star Trek and his lifelong love of Sherlock Holmes.
Star Trek and Sherlock Holmes. We consider the links between these two sprawling fictional universes and how the characters of Spock and Data share some DNA—literally or figuratively—with the great detective.
The Legacy of The Original Series. We look at the legacy of the first 79 episodes of Star Trek and the influence they have had on the more than 50 years of voyages that have followed.