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 76: Me Too
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episode 74: A 1990s Time Capsule
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.
episode 73: In a Dark Wood
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.”
episode 72: 72: The Human Adventure
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episode 71: 71: A Sandbox that We Can All Play In
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.
episode 70: All the World’s a Bridge
Star Trek and Theatre. We raise the curtain on the franchise’s long-standing debt to the traditions of the stage.
episode 69: Styling It Out
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