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We've reached the end of season 2 and that means the Dominion is a thing! We're covering the final episode of season 2 and the first two of season three. It's all about the Dominion and remembering where Odo came from.

In an experimental episode Marshall and Stephen break down the cost of the destruction of the MCRN Donnager in James S.A. Corey's The Expanse and what that can tell us about the future of naval warfare and planetary governance.

Consulting legal eagles from the Hugo, Girl! help us break down the Cardassian court system as we review Star Trek: Deep Space Nine's "Tribunal". Season 2, episode 25.

Comradery is a worker coop building for the future. It feels like science fiction but it's fact. We're super excited about it and invited Ty from Comradery to tell us more about it.







Works Mentioned







A Canticle for Leibowitz – Walter M. Miller Jr.







Consider Phlebas – Ian Banks







Small Gods – Terry Pratchett







Fallout 3 and Fallout New Vegas – Bethesda Softworks







Doctor Faustus – Christopher Marlowe







Co-operative Alternatives







Resonate – Resonate is building a new music economy based on fairness, transparency and cooperation.







Ampled – Ampled allows artists to be directly supported by their community without intermediaries or gatekeepers (and is collectively owned by its artists and workers).







Means TV – Means TV is the world’s first worker-owned, post-capitalist streaming service.







Related Episodes







Our fiftieth episode, we talked with Karl Schroeder. He talks about using technology to build a better world. We were reminded of his work while thinking about Comradery.

Vedek Bareil is running for Kai of Bajor but our favourite villain, Vedek Winn, sows doubt about his suitability and encourages Kira to look into his past. Kira discovers that the man she loves may have been responsible for the death of 43 Bajoran freedom fighters.







Referenced Video







What is Gold-Pressed Latinum worth? by EC Henry

Animal Crossing: New Horizons took the world by storm in 2020 and continues to be a cultural touchstone. One question that gets asked over and over is whether Tom Nook is a man of the people or an oppressive capitalist exploiting your labour?







We are joined this week by Kateryna Barnes to discuss the world of Animal Crossing and to hash out if Tom is a welcome ally or an enemy to be destroyed.







Citations







Loading… Volume 13 No 22, Animal Crossing Special Issue edited by Rainforest Scully-Blaker and Emily Flynn-Jones







"Tom Nook, Capitalist or Comrade? On Nook Discourse and the Millennial Housing Crisis" by Emma Vossen







Interview with David Harvey on debt peonage







The Puppet and the Dwarf: The Perverse Core of Christianity by Slavoj Žižek







Difference and Repetition by Gilles Deleuze