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#104 – ‘Kobayashi Maru’ Discovery S4E01

Captain Burnham learns that sometimes there are strings attached. Join your programmable-matter-filled hosts as they discuss the setup to another season-long arc for Star Trek: Discovery, the benefit of an friendly antagonist who makes reasonable points, and potential discomfort at having a living butterfly as a flapping battle mask.

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Next week: We continue our weekly coverage of Star Trek: Discovery Season 4 with “Anomaly”

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#58 – ‘There Is a Tide…’ Discovery S3E12

Burnham channels John McClane and James Kirk while Admiral Vance tricks Osyraa into eating Federation feces. Join your apple-loving hosts as they discuss the strategies employed by various parties in the current narrative, the culmination of an increased focus on the bridge crew, and how to determine the difference between cute and too cute.

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Next week: We discuss the finale of Star Trek: Discovery’s third season, and predict what’s to come in season 4!

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#54 – ‘The Sanctuary’ Discovery S3E08

Book confronts his worm-hunting brother while Saru seeks a new catchphrase. Join your bog-standard hosts as they discuss the various ways to enhance representation in dramatic media, the social (and entertainment) benefits that derive from increased diversity in Star Trek, and the interesting family dynamics modeled by Osyraa, head of the Emerald Chain.

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Next week: Mysterious glasses man returns when Culber seeks a cure for the ailing Georgiou.

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#52 – ‘Scavengers’ Discovery S3E06

Burnham and Georgiou pal around on a junkyard planet while Stamets and Adira bond over dead boyfriends. Join your ‘Running Man’ enthusiast hosts as they discuss the cornucopia of narrative devices available to sci-fi writers, how the desire for normalcy can lead to poor command decisions, and the many benefits of a meowing, holography-enabled cat tracker.

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Next week: Burnham encounters some Vulcans and Romuloids in ‘Unification III’ – the seventh episode of Star Trek: Discovery’s third season!

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#51 – ‘Die Trying’ Discovery S3E05

Posted on by Patrick C. Irelan

Commander Burnham goes searching for seeds while Emperor Georgiou makes a new friend. Join your horticulturally-inclined hosts as they discuss the warm comforts of classic Trek-style storytelling, debate the chain of command, and consider the architectural drawbacks of programmable matter.

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Next week: Book is back, and so are those ‘Running Man’-style exploding-head fences!

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#50 – ‘Forget Me Not’ Discovery S3E04

Commander Burnham helps Adira reconnect with their past, while Culber and Saru cheer up the crew! Join your tentacle-adoring hosts as they discuss the relationship between mental health, human connections, and acceptance of identity and the value of sci-fi for unpacking these sorts of complex ideas. Also, in celebration of our 50th episode, we call out a racist Star Trek fan!

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Next week: The crew of the Discovery learn that knowing is just half the battle…

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