Captains & LeadersIs there something to the idea that the leaders in Star Trek, the men and women sitting in the Captain's or Commander's chairs, are either designed to or by default, represent our leaders in society beyond the series?James T.

5. Accidental Representation

Jul 3rd, 2020 54m 16s

The Outcast, Rejoined and LGBTQ Representation.For Pride month in June, Jessie Earl's Nerd Out show for Pride.com called 'Star Trek's Accidental Transgender Episode' talked about TNG Season 5's 'The Outcast', in which Will Riker falls in love w

4. The Need for War

Jun 26th, 2020 51m 17s

The Dominion War and the Gulf War.In early 1990, Saddam Hussein's Iraqi regime launched a ground invasion on the sovereign state of Kuwait which was quickly condemned in an almost unilateral international response, led by the United States of A

3. Adam & Karl

Jun 16th, 2020 57m 55s

Smithian & Marxian Star Trek & economics.In the late 18th century, British thinker Adam Smith cemented himself in history as the first true 'economist', developing theories about personal capital that helped define the Industrial Revolution and

2. Benny's Life Matters

Jun 12th, 2020 1h 3m

Far Beyond the Stars, George Floyd & American racial politicsAmidst the Covid-19 pandemic of 2020, a Minnesotan police officer named Derek Chauvin arrested George Floyd, a 46 year old black man who was carrying a counterfeit twenty dollar bill,

1. A Private Little Vietnam

Jun 7th, 2020 1h 22m

Welcome to the first episode of THE SANCTUARY, a Star Trek Politics & Economics Podcast.Star Trek: The Original Series debuted in 1966 amidst a decade that served as a powder keg of political and racial tension, much of the former built around