Treknobabble Psychobabble: A Star Trek Podcast

Elliott Encarnacion, Elizabeth Kimble
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Where art, music, politics, philosophy and especially psychology meet far beyond the stars and where few have gone before. Resident Trek nerd Elliott and humanoid psychology student Elizabeth discuss how the Star Trek franchise intersects with different themes across its various incarnations. Be sure to check out the pod on YouTube!

  1. 12/14/2023

    Green Animal Women

    This week, Elizabeth and Elliott unravel the lore around Star Trek’s go-to pirate folk, the alluring and mysterious Orions. Featured Trek Content: [01:28] TOS "Whom Gods Destroy" [17:26] ENT "Bound" [36:33] LD "Something Borrowed, Something Green" [49:04] On the couch [01:04:06] Conclusions Copyright 2023 Elliott Encarnacion, Elizabeth Kimble

    Green Animal Women

  2. 11/02/2023

    Trek Devils

    This week, …Happy Hallowe’en! Elizabeth and I are taking Beelzebub to task. The Devil is in the details. Featured Trek Content: [01:25] TAS "The Magicks of Megas-Tu" [13:39] TNG "Devil's Due" [36:43] VOY "Barge of the Dead" [01:00:29] On the couch [01:19:27] Conclusions Copyright 2023 Elliott Encarnacion, Elizabeth Kimble

    Trek Devils

  3. 10/19/2023

    Star Trek Psychos

    This week, Elizabeth corrects Elliott's diagnoses of three infamous psychopaths from the canon. Featured Trek Content: [01:32] TOS "Space Seed" [27:31] VOY "Meld" [54:03] DS9 "Field of Fire" [01:07:30] On the couch [01:25:27] Conclusions Copyright 2023 Elliott Encarnacion, Elizabeth Kimble

    Star Trek Psychos

  4. 10/05/2023

    Neurodivergent Niners

    This week, Elizabeth and Elliott are taking a look at the human mutants from a trilogy of DS9 episodes. The Eugenics Wars may be over, but the Federation definitely isn’t over it. Featured Trek Content: Star Trek Deep Space Nine [01:32] "Doctor Bashir, I Presume" [27:23] "Statistical Probabilities" [56:17] "Chrysalis" [01:11:02] On the couch [01:32:56] Conclusions Copyright 2023 Elliott Encarnacion, Elizabeth Kimble

    Neurodivergent Niners

  5. 09/21/2023

    Resurrection Woes

    This week, Elizabeth and Elliott discuss characters coming back to life. For a Space United Nations full of atheists, this sure does happen a lot around here. Featured Trek Content: [02:41] DS9 "Resurrection" [24:15] PIC "Et in Arcadia Ego" [50:30] LD "We'll Always Have Tom Paris" [59:17] On the couch [01:22:41] Conclusions Copyright 2023 Elliott Encarnacion, Elizabeth Kimble

    Resurrection Woes

  6. 09/07/2023

    Tribbles & Tuvoks

    This week, Elizabeth and Elliott take a very serious look at the most fearsome foe in the galaxy, the mighty and terrible tribble. They’re celebrating 30 episodes of Treknobabble Psychobabble by looking at Trek’s mid-90s 30th Anniversary broadcast celebration. Featured Trek Content: [03:06] VOY "Flashback" [23:15] TOS "The Trouble with Tribbles" [41:56] DS9 "Trials and Tribble-ations" [58:01] On the couch [01:14:46] Conclusions Copyright 2023 Elliott Encarnacion, Elizabeth Kimble

    Tribbles & Tuvoks

  7. 08/26/2023

    Movie Night 3: VI The Undiscovered Country

    Elizabeth and Elliott are celebrating having broadcast 30 episodes by spending a couple weeks looking at how Star Trek celebrated its own 30th anniversary. To set that up, they’re delighted to be doing movie night again to have a chat about Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country. [01:45] Summary [06:51] A flawed protagonist [24:22] The Cold War [39:58] Shakespeare! [53:54] Conclusions Copyright 2023 Elliott Encarnacion, Elizabeth Kimble

    Movie Night 3: VI The Undiscovered Country

  8. 08/11/2023

    Space Scapegoats

    Elizabeth and Elliott have a look at scapegoats. The word has its roots in the ancient practice during the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur, wherein the community would figuratively lay their sins on the back of a goat and then literally send the goat off into the wilderness, carrying their sins with it.  Featured Trek Content: [01:40] TNG: “Sins of the Father” [17:18] ENT: “Shadows of P’Jem” [30:01] SNW: “Lift Us Where Suffering Cannot Reach” [41:34] On the couch [53:25] Conclusions Copyright 2023 Elliott Encarnacion, Elizabeth Kimble

    Space Scapegoats
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Where art, music, politics, philosophy and especially psychology meet far beyond the stars and where few have gone before. Resident Trek nerd Elliott and humanoid psychology student Elizabeth discuss how the Star Trek franchise intersects with different themes across its various incarnations. Be sure to check out the pod on YouTube!

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