A Star to Steer Her By

03/08/2025

Ezri had Joran Dax, whom only she could see. Adira now has Gray. Fred Flintstone had the Great Gazoo. It all tracks.
https://soundcloud.com/sshbpodcast/episode-404-memories-not-found

02/08/2025

Brave New World vs. 1984. Who are you betting on? Aldous Huxley sure knew who he thought wins...

In 1949, George Orwell received a curious letter from his former high school French teacher. Orwell had just published his groundbreaking book Nineteen Eighty-Four, which received glowing reviews from just about every corner of the English-speaking world.

31/07/2025

We're definitely getting charged with thoughtcrime for this one. This week we're sharing our favorite depictions of dystopia from various media, appropriately dipping into the banned books list heavily!

By Ames I wouldn’t be the first to say everything sucks right now (it does). It could also get way worse (but things are still bad). And like we discussed last week when we talked about...

31/07/2025

The "Discovery" crew continues its twofold search for Starfleet and a little inner peace in "Forget Me Not". A trip to Trill seems like it could hold the answers, until "Star Trek" remembers that the Trill government is just...just awful. Back on the ship, Saru asks the computer for help planning a party and it goes as well as one might expect. Never ask an AI for advice, Saru!
Also this week: The Great Gazoo, why the Ames Maneuver rarely happens, and fictional dystopias!
[Forget Me Not: 01:04; Dystopic Media (no, not the actual news): 40:09]
[You don't need a high rating to read this: https://sshbpodcast.tumblr.com/post/790525943047389184/one-mans-utopia-is-another-mans-dystopia ]
https://soundcloud.com/sshbpodcast/episode-404-memories-not-found

The "Discovery" crew continues its twofold search for Starfleet and a little inner peace in "Forget Me Not". A trip to Trill seems like it could hold the answers, until "Star Trek" remembers that the

29/07/2025

It's Georgiou Ex Machina yet again in our latest episode. Maybe it's her special Terran eyes that let her see through Wen's mask? Who the hell knows, but we're over it.
https://soundcloud.com/sshbpodcast/episode-403-good-tree-nice-planet

28/07/2025

We already know hair growth stimulators in are a thing, so why not see them in when Michael grows her hair out? I was SO distracted by that montage that seemed to imply it grew naturally!
https://soundcloud.com/sshbpodcast/episode-403-good-tree-nice-planet

27/07/2025

To be fair, we don't really get to see Adira's taste in sweaters compared to Wesley's, but the United Earth Defense Force uniforms definitely scream "Fascist."
https://soundcloud.com/sshbpodcast/episode-403-good-tree-nice-planet

24/07/2025

It's clear the Burn rewrote a lot of societies in , but how do post-apocalyptic stories fare across other media? We've got our favorite world-ending fiction over on the blog if you're really into bleak.

By Ames While we watch the Discovery crew dealing with the aftermath of the Burn over on the podcast, the A Star to Steer Her By hosts are meanwhile absorbing ourselves in other apocalyptic and...

24/07/2025

Now that the gang's back together, it's time to continue the hunt for Starfleet and the Federation in "People of Earth"! But it turns out the titular people have become real jerks and are under attack by mysterious space jerks, and the "Discovery" crew is caught in the middle of it all! Meanwhile Stamets finds someone new to be smug at.
Also this week: unsubtle costume coding, music choices, and the post-Apocalypse!
[Earth: 00:40; blog: 43:42]
[someone else broke it, we're just living in the aftermath: https://sshbpodcast.tumblr.com/post/789902267480424448/its-the-end-of-the-world-as-we-binge-it ]
https://soundcloud.com/sshbpodcast/episode-403-good-tree-nice-planet

Now that the gang's back together, it's time to continue the hunt for Starfleet and the Federation in "People of Earth"! But it turns out the titular people have become real jerks and are under attack

22/07/2025

Georgiou Ex Machina returns in our episode this week, because when talking out your problems doesn't work, the next best option is to try kicking them.
https://soundcloud.com/sshbpodcast/episode-402-the-future-ancient

21/07/2025

Jett Reno and Guinan would totally be besties.
https://soundcloud.com/sshbpodcast/episode-402-the-future-ancient

20/07/2025

went full space western this time, with an old-timey saloon, tongue-in-cheek musical stings, and even spur sound effects absolutely out of nowhere. Too much? Maybe a bit.
https://soundcloud.com/sshbpodcast/episode-402-the-future-ancient