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We explore the deeper meaning and hidden layers found in the Star Trek universe, including all TV series and movies, as well as the ancillary media.

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We explore the deeper meaning and hidden layers found in the Star Trek universe, including all TV series and movies, as well as the ancillary media.

    Desert Crossing (ENT)

    Desert Crossing (ENT)

    SST309: Is one man’s freedom fighter another man’s terrorist? Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss this story of Enterprise getting mixed up in some local conflicts on a desert planet; the ethical implications; and whether Zabral is a good guy or bad guy.

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    • 28 min
    Revulsion (VOY)

    Revulsion (VOY)

    SST308: A homicidal hologram that hates people. Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss this psychological thriller of an emotionally fragile and homicidal alien hologram with a chilling intensity; as well as Harry Kim’s cringeworthy attempted romance with Seven of Nine.

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    • 46 min
    If Wishes Were Horses (DS9)

    If Wishes Were Horses (DS9)

    SST307: Be careful what you wish for! Dom Bettinelli and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss this story’s themes of the power and danger of imagination and wish fulfillment; escapism vs. creativity; the significance of family on the show; and our need to critically assess the impact of fantasy.

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    • 31 min
    Angel One (TNG)

    Angel One (TNG)

    SST306: A world where women are dominant and men are weak. Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss this 1st season TNG episode infamous for its cringe portrayal of a matriarchy and how it was supposed to be about the evils of apartheid.

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    • 54 min
    Star Trek: Nemesis

    Star Trek: Nemesis

    SST305: The last of the TNG films is widely marked as the weakest. Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss th film’s strengths and weaknesses and its themes of identity and the moral and ethical considerations of cloning and artificial sentience and more.

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    • 1 hr 7 min
    Fallen Hero (ENT)

    Fallen Hero (ENT)

    SST304: T’Pol’s hero isn’t what she seems. Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss the story’s themes of trust, earned, broken, and granted; the clash of human and Vulcan values; and the glimpse of future human-Vulcan friendship.

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    • 29 min

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