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311: Scientific Realism

Earl Grey: A Star Trek The Next Generation Podcast

Release Date: 02/11/2020

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Earl Grey: A Star Trek The Next Generation Podcast

Memorable Goodbyes. We discuss some of our favorite characters saying goodbye in TNG as we also say our own goodbyes to the listeners as we take our leave of hosting duties on Earl Grey.

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Earl Grey: A Star Trek The Next Generation Podcast

Characters We Never Saw Again. We discuss some of the many characters we only ever saw once.

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Earl Grey: A Star Trek The Next Generation Podcast

Mismatched Episodes. We discuss what would happen if the characters from different Star Trek series were like a deck of cards shuffled and dealt into various TNG episodes.

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Earl Grey: A Star Trek The Next Generation Podcast

Data's Hobbies. We discuss our the many and varied hobbies of Lieutenant Commander Data in The Next Generation.

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Earl Grey: A Star Trek The Next Generation Podcast

Season 7 Deleted Scenes. We discuss the deleted scenes from The Next Generation season 7 episodes. All the deleted scenes that are discussed can be found on the season 7 Blu-Ray release.

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What if Series: Part 1. In this episode, the hosts of Earl Grey start a new series looking what if scenarios, beginning with Yar, Locutus, and W. Thomas Riker.

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Earl Grey: A Star Trek The Next Generation Podcast

The Good in Low Rated Episodes, Part 1. In this episode, the hosts of Earl Grey start a new series looking for the good that can be found in the lowest rated episodes, beginning with Season 1.

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Introducing New Hosts. We introduce our new hosts, Ria Papageorgiou, Kevin Scharf and Pierre LaRocco.

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Earl Grey: A Star Trek The Next Generation Podcast

Jack Crusher. We discuss the character of Jack Crusher through his appearances in The Next Generation and in some of the novels.

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Aging and Death. We discuss the idea of aging and death as perceived in the 24th century. We share our personal stories to growing older and our perceptions of death.

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More Episodes
Science in TNG, with Dr. Erin MacDonald.
 
Dr Erin Macdonald is an astrophysicist, aerospace engineer, and host of the online series "Dr Erin Explains the Universe." She's also a huge Star Trek fan who was recently announced as a science consultant for the Star Trek franchise.

In this episode of Earl Grey, hosts Joe Keegan, Amy Nelson, and Justin Oser are joined by Dr. Erin MacDonald to talk about the science in Star Trek and her work as a scientist, an engineer, a science fiction consultant, and a science communicator. The discussion includes the excitement of being a Star Trek science consultant, our favorite science moments in TNG, which advanced Star Trek technology (replicators, transporters, or warp drives) we're most likely to see within a hundred years, and much more!

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Chapters
Intro (00:01:14)
Listener Feedback (00:02:55) 
Welcome, Erin! (00:06:55) 
Speed Round (00:17:40) 
Class M Planets (00:21:14) 
Betelgeuse (00:25:08) 
Replicators Coming (00:32:51)
Phaser Rifles (00:38:18) 
Spore Drive (00:41:35) 
Science Fails (00:48:26) 
Science in TV (00:54:17) 
Favorite Science in TNG (01:03:53)  
New Discoveries (01:09:49)   
Final Thoughts (01:13:33) 
Closing (01:19:30) 

Runtime: 01:30:22

Hosts
Joe Keegan
Amy Nelson
Justin Oser

Guest
Dr. Erin MacDonald

Production
Amy Nelson (Editor and Producer) Justin Oser (Producer) Joe Keegan (Producer) Tony Robinson (Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Michael E Hueter (Associate Producer) Thomas Appel (Associate Producer) Justin Oser (Associate Producer) Chris Tribuzio (Associate Producer) Joe Keegan (Associate Producer) Jim McMahon (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Tony Robinson (Show Art)