where art, music, politics, philosophy and especially psychology meet far beyond the stars.
Elizabeth and Elliott continue their series on the Maquis and delve into the series for which they were created, Voyager. They are exploring what makes a Maquis a Maquis.
Featured Trek Content:
VOY - Parallax
VOY - Learning Curve
VOY - Repression
Elizabeth and Elliott continue their five part series on the Maquis and discuss the origins of their political movement.
Featured Trek Content:
TNG: “The Wounded”
DS9: “The Maquis”
TNG: “Preëmptive Strike”
Elizabeth and Elliott begin a five part series delving into the Maquis. Before they look at those stories directly, they want to set the stage with some ancillary stories about terrorism in Star Trek
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvC07XHnBeE&t=25s
Featured Trek Content:
TNG: “The High Ground”
DS9: “Shakaar”
ENT: “Desert Crossing”
Elizabeth and Elliott are spending some time on the holodeck in search of deeper meaning.
Featured Trek Content:
DS9: “Badda-Bing, Badda-Bang”
VOY: “Pathfinder”
LD: “Crisis Point” & “Crisis Point II: Paradoxus”
https://youtu.be/s-wlJoJyFYg
Elizabeth and Elliott are again looking at Trek allegories over hot-button social issues. This time, they’re dealing with mostly accidental abortion allegories, because irony is the only true constant in the universe.
Content warning for discussions around reproductive healthcare.
Featured Trek Content:
TNG: “Up The Long Ladder”
VOY: “Tuvix”
ENT: “Similitude”
Elizabeth and Elliott tackle the topic of non-monogamy in Star Trek, specifically within established relationships.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaVjuyMQnTQ&t=2s
Featured Trek Content:
TNG: “Second Chances”
VOY: “Warlord”
ENT: “Stigma”
Elizabeth and Elliott spend some time with the Enterprise D’s chief engineer, Geordi LaForge, and discuss the unfortunate depiction of his love life, or lack thereof.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwNFXXWVV4k
Featured Trek Content:
TNG: “Booby Trap”
TNG: “Galaxy’ Child”
TNG: “Aquiel”
Elizabeth and Elliott spend some time with the Enterprise D’s chief engineer, Geordi LaForge, and discuss the unfortunate depiction of his love life, or lack thereof.
Featured Trek Content:
TNG: “Booby Trap”
TNG: “Galaxy’ Child”
TNG: “Aquiel”
Elizabeth and Elliott continue their discussion on drugs by shifting focus to a more recreational view: what are our Star Trek heroes like when they’re drunk?
Content Warning for drug use and addiction.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QD1gFabV0zs&t=2377s
Featured Trek Content:
TOS: “The Naked Time”
TNG: “The Naked Now”
DS9: “Fascination”
Elizabeth and Elliott take a look at drug abuse and addiction in Star Trek.
Content Warning for drug use and addiction.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G67IP7Cyihw&t=6s
Featured Trek Content:
TNG: “Symbiosis”
DS9: “The Wire”
ENT: “Damage”
Elizabeth and Elliott are very pleased to be doing their first patron-chosen topic. They want to thank Wellington for their suggestion for today which is accidental leadership. If you’d like to become a Patron, we’d love to hear your thoughts and suggestions!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pAxKB_yUxU&t=3s
Featured Trek Content:
TNG: “Disaster”
DS9: “Valiant”
DIS: “All Is Possible”
In Episode 16 Elizabeth and Elliott take a deep dive into Spock’s semi-estranged father, with some defining takes on the character of Ambassador Sarek.
Featured Trek Content:
TAS: "Yesteryear"
DIS: "Lethe"
TNG: "Sarek"
Join us for another in-person movie night! In Episode 15 Elizabeth and Elliott keep an eye on the Sarek-Spock dynamic with “The Voyage Home.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwxZVzm0iMk
Featured Trek Content:
Star Trek IV: “The Voyage Home” (1986)
In episode 14 Elizabeth and Elliott take a look at the issues which plague fathers and sons, from the subtle and poetic to the downright violent.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIbqijzXqzw
Featured Trek Content:
TOS "Journey to Babel”
TNG "The Icarus Factor"
DS9 "The Visitor"
In episode 13 Elizabeth and Elliott discuss good parenting and adolescent psychology. Featured Trek Content:
TNG “Evolution”
DS9 “Explorers”
PIC “Nepenthe”
https://youtu.be/Ybwz5GyGf7s
In episode 12 Elizabeth and Elliott take a look at the psychology of Captain Christopher Pike, who occupies the earliest and latest incarnations of the franchise.
Featured Trek Content:
TOS “The Menagerie”
DIS “If Memory Serves”
SNW “A Quality of Mercy”
Elizabeth and Elliott talk about literal N***s–that is to say, actual portrayals of historical N***s in Star Trek, not any reptilian humanoid a**logues you may be familiar with.
Content Warning for N**i and fascist imagery.
Featured Trek Content:
TOS “Patterns of Force”
VOY “The Killing Game”
ENT “Storm Front”
https://youtu.be/CXvlQOhr5CA
***s
This week, Elizabeth and Elliott talk about literal N***s–that is to say, actual portrayals of historical N***s in Star Trek, not any reptilian humanoid a**l...
Elizabeth and Elliott enjoy their first in-person movie night where they discuss the okay-est of okay Trek films, 1994’s “Generations.”
Featured Content:
Star Trek VII: “Generations”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gp0sYTgtAlM
This week, Elizabeth and Elliott take a holiday to Risa, where they discuss leisure, pleasure, and casual s*x.
Content Warning for transphobia, homophobia, and s*xual content.
Featured Trek Content:
TNG "Captain's Holiday"
DS9 "Let He Who is Without Sin"
ENT "Two Days and Two Nights"
https://youtu.be/HfROiOq7tu8
*xplanets
This week, Elizabeth and Elliott talk about fear.
Plus the iconic Michael McKean as an evil space clown!
Content Warning for PTSD.
Featured Trek Content:
TNG "Night Terrors"
VOY "The Thaw"
DS9 "Nor the Battle to the Strong"
LD “Mining the Mind’s Mines”
This week, Elizabeth and Elliott explore the uniquely sci-fi idea of implanted memories and their effects. Content warning for su***de and PTSD.
Featured Trek Content:
TNG "The Inner Light"
DS9 "Hard Time"
VOY "Memorial"
This week, Elizabeth and Elliott discuss imagined realities and their revealing natures.
Featured Trek Content:
TOS "The Cage"
TNG "Remember Me"
SNW "The Elysian Kingdom"
https://youtu.be/CWFCP7Rxpe4
This week, Elizabeth and Elliott wrap up their discussion of trans allegories in Star Trek (for the time being) with a little diversion away from Star Trek to "The Orville." The "T**a arc" spanning the three seasons of the sci-fi comedy, modelled lovingly after Star Trek, maps Trek's own evolution on the topic from cringe-y to beautiful.
Content Warning for transphobia and su***de.
Featured Content:
The Orville:
"About a Girl"
"Deflectors"
"Sanctuary"
"A Tale of Two T**as"
"Midnight Blue"
Promotional hashtags:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsOnnog_JkTNCjhzccusFFA/featured
This week, Elizabeth and Elliott continue their discussion of trans allegories in Star Trek. Part II focuses on examples of Trek handling the topic well, or at least better than we saw in Part I.
Content Warning for transphobia.
Featured Trek Content:
TNG "The Outcast"
DS9 "Blood Oath"
DIS "Forget Me Not"
https://treknopsychopod.captivate.fm/episode/a-gender-problem-part-ii
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S40sotlWk2Q
This week, Elizabeth and Elliott begin a 3 part discussion on trans allegories in Star Trek. Part I focuses on examples of Trek handling the topic poorly.
Content Warning for transphobia.
Featured Trek Content:
DS9 "Profit and Lace"
VOY "Body and Soul"
ENT "Unexpected"
Episode 2 comes out today! Elizabeth and Elliott discuss dreams, fantasy and imagination.
Featured materials:
TNG "Phantasms"
VOY "Doctor, Tinker, Tenor, Spy"
DS9 "Things Past"
Welcome to Treknobabble Psychobabble Podcast! We're two friends who both love Star Trek, and who wanted to explore how the franchise deals with the world of human philosophy, art, music, politics, psychology, and culture. While the stories take place in space, it's really an exploration of our own complex nature, biases, and possibilities.
In this podcast premiere, Elizabeth and Elliott discuss the psychology of A.I. We hope you enjoy this and our other episodes as we explore various themes through our beloved franchise! Please like, follow, and subscribe, and let us know what you think!
https://treknopsychopod.captivate.fm/episode/the-silicon-soul
Featured materials:
TOS "The Ultimate Computer"
TNG "The Measure of a Man"
VOY "Latent Image"
DIS "But to Connect..."
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsOnnog_JkTNCjhzccusFFA/featured, https://treknopsychopod.captivate.fm/, https://www.pa
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Elizabeth and Elliott continue their series on the Maquis and delve into the series for which they were created, Voyager. They are exploring what makes a Maquis a Maquis. Featured Trek Content: VOY - Parallax VOY - Learning Curve VOY - Repression #StarTrek #StarTrekVoyager #Terrorism #Maquis
Elizabeth and Elliott continue their five part series on the Maquis and discuss the origins of their political movement. Featured Trek Content: TNG: “The Wounded” DS9: “The Maquis” TNG: “Preëmptive Strike” #StarTrek #StarTrekPicard #Terrorism #StarTrekTNG #StarTrekDS9
Elizabeth and Elliott begin a five part series delving into the Maquis. Before they look at those stories directly, they want to set the stage with some ancillary stories about terrorism in Star Trek https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvC07XHnBeE&t=25s Featured Trek Content: TNG: “The High Ground” DS9: “Shakaar” ENT: “Desert Crossing” #StarTrek #Terrorism #StarTrekTNG #StarTrekDS9 #StarTrekEnterprise
Elizabeth and Elliott are spending some time on the holodeck in search of deeper meaning. Featured Trek Content: DS9: “Badda-Bing, Badda-Bang” VOY: “Pathfinder” LD: “Crisis Point” & “Crisis Point II: Paradoxus” https://youtu.be/s-wlJoJyFYg #StarTrek #StarTrekDS9 #StarTrekVoyager #StarTrekLowerDecks #Holodeck
Elizabeth and Elliott are again looking at Trek allegories over hot-button social issues. This time, they’re dealing with mostly accidental abortion allegories, because irony is the only true constant in the universe. Content warning for discussions around reproductive healthcare. Featured Trek Content: TNG: “Up The Long Ladder” VOY: “Tuvix” ENT: “Similitude” #StarTrek #StarTrekTNG #StarTrekVoyager #StarTrekEnterprise #Tuvix #Abortion
Elizabeth and Elliott tackle the topic of non-monogamy in Star Trek, specifically within established relationships. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaVjuyMQnTQ&t=2s Featured Trek Content: TNG: “Second Chances” VOY: “Warlord” ENT: “Stigma” #StarTrek #StarTrekTNG #StarTrekVoyager #StarTrekEnterprise #NonMonogamy
Elizabeth and Elliott spend some time with the Enterprise D’s chief engineer, Geordi LaForge, and discuss the unfortunate depiction of his love life, or lack thereof. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwNFXXWVV4k Featured Trek Content: TNG: “Booby Trap” TNG: “Galaxy’ Child” TNG: “Aquiel” #StarTrek #StarTrekTNG #GeordiLaForge
Elizabeth and Elliott spend some time with the Enterprise D’s chief engineer, Geordi LaForge, and discuss the unfortunate depiction of his love life, or lack thereof. Featured Trek Content: TNG: “Booby Trap” TNG: “Galaxy’ Child” TNG: “Aquiel” #StarTrek #StarTrekTNG #GeordiLaForge
Elizabeth and Elliott continue their discussion on drugs by shifting focus to a more recreational view: what are our Star Trek heroes like when they’re drunk? Content Warning for drug use and addiction. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QD1gFabV0zs&t=2377s Featured Trek Content: TOS: “The Naked Time” TNG: “The Naked Now” DS9: “Fascination” #StarTrek #StarTrekTNG #StarTrekDS9 #UnderTheInfluence
Elizabeth and Elliott take a look at drug abuse and addiction in Star Trek. Content Warning for drug use and addiction. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G67IP7Cyihw&t=6s Featured Trek Content: TNG: “Symbiosis” DS9: “The Wire” ENT: “Damage” #StarTrek #StarTrekTNG #StarTrekDS9 #StarTrekEnterprsie #Addiction
Elizabeth and Elliott are very pleased to be doing their first patron-chosen topic. They want to thank Wellington for their suggestion for today which is accidental leadership. If you’d like to become a Patron, we’d love to hear your thoughts and suggestions! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pAxKB_yUxU&t=3s Featured Trek Content: TNG: “Disaster” DS9: “Valiant” DIS: “All Is Possible” #StarTrek #StarTrekTNG #StarTrekDS9 #StarTrekDiscovery #Leadership
In Episode 16 Elizabeth and Elliott take a deep dive into Spock’s semi-estranged father, with some defining takes on the character of Ambassador Sarek. Featured Trek Content: TAS: "Yesteryear" DIS: "Lethe" TNG: "Sarek" #StarTrek #StarTrekTOS #StarTrekDiscovery #StarTrekTNG #Sarek
Join us for another in-person movie night! In Episode 15 Elizabeth and Elliott keep an eye on the Sarek-Spock dynamic with “The Voyage Home.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwxZVzm0iMk Featured Trek Content: Star Trek IV: “The Voyage Home” (1986) #StarTrek #StarTrekTheVoyageHome #SpaceWhales
In episode 14 Elizabeth and Elliott take a look at the issues which plague fathers and sons, from the subtle and poetic to the downright violent. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIbqijzXqzw Featured Trek Content: TOS "Journey to Babel” TNG "The Icarus Factor" DS9 "The Visitor" #StarTrek #startrektng #startrekds9 #daddyissues
In episode 13 Elizabeth and Elliott discuss good parenting and adolescent psychology. Featured Trek Content: TNG “Evolution” DS9 “Explorers” PIC “Nepenthe” https://youtu.be/Ybwz5GyGf7s #StarTrek #startrektng #startrekds9 #StarTrekPicard #goodparenting #goodparentingskills
In episode 12 Elizabeth and Elliott take a look at the psychology of Captain Christopher Pike, who occupies the earliest and latest incarnations of the franchise. Featured Trek Content: TOS “The Menagerie” DIS “If Memory Serves” SNW “A Quality of Mercy” #StarTrek #startrektos #StarTrekDiscovery #StarTrekSNW #CaptainPike
clip from episode 11, Treknobabble Psychobabble
clip for Episode 10, Movie Night 1: VII "Generations"
This week, Elizabeth and Elliott take a holiday to Risa, where they discuss leisure, pleasure, and casual sex. Content Warning for transphobia, homophobia, and sexual content. Featured Trek Content: TNG "Captain's Holiday" DS9 "Let He Who is Without Sin" ENT "Two Days and Two Nights" https://youtu.be/HfROiOq7tu8 #StarTrek #StarTrekTNG #startrekds9 #startrekenterprise #startrekrisa #sexplanets
This week, Elizabeth and Elliott talk about fear. Plus the iconic Michael McKean as an evil space clown! Content Warning for PTSD. Featured Trek Content: TNG "Night Terrors" VOY "The Thaw" DS9 "Nor the Battle to the Strong" LD “Mining the Mind’s Mines” #StarTrek #startrektng #startrekvoyager #startrekds9 #LowerDecks #fear
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