Humanist Trek

Humanist Trek is a weekly #StarTrek podcast about the humanism in Star Trek. Hosted by Sarah Ray 🏳️‍⚧️👩🏼 and Allie Ashmead ✊🏿👩🏿‍🦱 Available at http://www.humanisttrek.com and everywhere you replicate your podcasts!

HT.108 TAS Series Finale 10/17/2024

HT.108 TAS Series Finale Do we remember anything about Star Trek: The Saturday Morning Special? What are we looking forward to in TNG? Loads of listener mail PLUS a special announcement? ENGAGE! Visit our website at Support the show at Pick up your merch at Socials Starfleet Officer maker by @marci_bloch /episode/index/show/073034dc-ee8f-49e2-978f-95d3c34c96fb/id/33458667

HT.107 The Counterclock Incident (TAS) 10/10/2024

HT.107 The Counterclock Incident (TAS) In the final installment of Star Trek: The Saturday Morning Special, the Enterprise gets pulled into a nove into a universe where everything is backwards. Do babies give birth to old people? Do old people just spontaneously appear in their La-Z-Boy recliner suddenly alive? Stop overthinking a cartoon and let Becca's sex operator voice twist your widdershins! Visit our website at Support the show at Pick up your merch at Socials Starfleet Officer maker by @marci_bloch /episode/index/show/073034dc-ee8f-49e2-978f-95d3c34c96fb/id/33360592

HT.106 How Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth (TAS) 10/03/2024

HT.106 How Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth (TAS) When the Enterprise gets stuck in a Hamilton Gifts Star Trek Snow Globe from 1993 after discovering a whale probe, the crew is transported into a "Legends of the Hidden Temple of Doom" game show hosted by yet another alien god wannabe. Visit our website at Support the show at Pick up your merch at Socials Starfleet Officer maker by @marci_bloch /episode/index/show/073034dc-ee8f-49e2-978f-95d3c34c96fb/id/33290472

HT.105 Albatross (TAS) 09/26/2024

HT.105 Albatross (TAS) When McCoy is arrested for visiting a plague upon the people of Dramia II, Kirk and Spock must find the evidence to exonerate him before the people of Dramia drop the hammer of justice. Does anyone actually believe he's innocent? Are we actually feeling something positive for McCoy? Visit our website at Support the show at Pick up your merch at Socials Starfleet Officer maker by @marci_bloch /episode/index/show/073034dc-ee8f-49e2-978f-95d3c34c96fb/id/33177052

HT.104 The Practical Joker (TAS) 09/19/2024

HT.104 The Practical Joker (TAS) When Star Trek: The Saturday Morning Special tries to teach a lesson about playing practical jokes, chaos ensues. Does the practical joker learn a lesson? How could we have forgotten that Romulans used Klingon ships designs because the original TOS Romulan ship models were destroyed? Is a giant Macy's Day Parade balloon of the USS Enterprise available from Intergalactic Trading Company? Visit our website at Support the show at Pick up your merch at Socials Starfleet Officer maker by @marci_bloch /episode/index/show/073034dc-ee8f-49e2-978f-95d3c34c96fb/id/33078687

HT.103 Bem (TAS) 09/12/2024

HT.103 Bem (TAS) When Kirk and Company take a newly discovered alien on a police ridealong, they all end up captured by lizard people. Will they escape? Can they diplomacy their way out? What will become of the Lizard People of Delta Theta 3, anyway? Visit our website at Support the show at Pick up your merch at Socials Starfleet Officer maker by @marci_bloch /episode/index/show/073034dc-ee8f-49e2-978f-95d3c34c96fb/id/32981187

HT.102 The Pirates of Orion (TAS) 09/05/2024

HT.102 The Pirates of Orion (TAS) As the Enterprise recovers from a nasty pandemic, we learn that Spock has a terminal case. Only one drug in the galaxy can save him, but when Orion pirates intercept the marijuana shipment, Kirk makes an offer they (almost) can't refuse in order to save his friend. Visit our website at Support the show at Pick up your merch at Socials Starfleet Officer maker by @marci_bloch /episode/index/show/073034dc-ee8f-49e2-978f-95d3c34c96fb/id/32909307

HT.101 The Jihad (TAS) 08/29/2024

HT.101 The Jihad (TAS) Star Trek meets Mission Impossible this week as Kirk and Spock join the cast of a heist movie, "ONE OF OUR CUNEIFORM TABLETS IS MISSING!" Will they recover the lost ark and keep the peace in the Middle East? Visit our website at Support the show at Pick up your merch at Socials Starfleet Officer maker by @marci_bloch /episode/index/show/073034dc-ee8f-49e2-978f-95d3c34c96fb/id/32749897

HT.100 The Eye of the Beholder (TAS) 08/22/2024

HT.100 The Eye of the Beholder (TAS) First, we wrap up the weekend at Fort Collins Comic Con. Then, when KSM become the zoo animals, we revisit our discussion from the very first Star Trek episode "The Cage". Are zoos a net good? What of animal autonomy? Will Becca ever recover from hitting that groundhog? Play along with our Starfleet Academy Cadet Challenge -- Share this episode using the hashtag #StarfleetChallenge on social media! Discussed on this weeks episode: USS Tiburon - Thomas Freeman, Droid Builder (R2-F7) Visit our website at Support the show at Pick up your merch at Socials Starfleet Officer maker by @marci_bloch 8/23 - Audio file replaced to correct clip alignment /episode/index/show/073034dc-ee8f-49e2-978f-95d3c34c96fb/id/32647687

HT.099 The Slaver Weapon (TAS) 08/15/2024

HT.099 The Slaver Weapon (TAS) If that time capsule your class did in 1987 was opened in a billion years, what would they think of your polaroid picture from your summer vacation to Gatorland, some poisoned raw meat, and a Bop It!? Play along with our Starfleet Academy Cadet Challenge -- Share this episode using the hashtag #StarfleetChallenge on social media! Visit our website at Support the show at Pick up your merch at Socials Starfleet Officer maker by @marci_bloch /episode/index/show/073034dc-ee8f-49e2-978f-95d3c34c96fb/id/32568162

HT.098 The Ambergris Element (TAS) 08/08/2024

HT.098 The Ambergris Element (TAS) When Kirk and Spock are medically converted to fish people, they discover a whole civilization of fish people in danger of quakes. The Youngs and the Olds have different ideas about a lot of things, and their solution to their differences is not something we expected from Saturday morning / after school special style television! Play along with our Starfleet Academy Cadet Challenge -- Share this episode using the hashtag #StarfleetChallenge on social media! Visit our website at Support the show at Pick up your merch at Socials Starfleet Officer maker by @marci_bloch /episode/index/show/073034dc-ee8f-49e2-978f-95d3c34c96fb/id/32450052

HT.097 The Time Trap (TAS) w/ Dr. Erin Macdonald 08/01/2024

HT.097 The Time Trap (TAS) w/ Dr. Erin Macdonald When the Enterprise falls into the coat pocket of the universe, astrophysics Ph.D. Erin Macdonald beams up to debunk the junk and make us laugh! Will we successfully network a Mac and a PC? Does Scotty have a box of old cables and adapters? Will this episode of Star Trek: The Afterschool Special get us all to set aside our differences and get along already? Play along with our Starfleet Academy Cadet Challenge -- Share this episode using the hashtag #StarfleetChallenge on social media! Visit our website at Support the show at Pick up your merch at Socials Starfleet Officer maker by @marci_bloch /episode/index/show/073034dc-ee8f-49e2-978f-95d3c34c96fb/id/32339762

HT.096 The Terratin Incident (TAS) 07/25/2024

HT.096 The Terratin Incident (TAS) When "Honey, I Shrunk the Enterprise Crew" kicks off, they discover a civilization in need. What's a teeny tiny species gotta do to get some attention 'round here!? Play along with our Starfleet Academy Cadet Challenge -- Share this episode using the hashtag #StarfleetChallenge on social media! Congrats to Anders, who joins us in "Loser Corner" this week! Visit our website at Support the show at Pick up your merch at Socials Starfleet Officer maker by @marci_bloch /episode/index/show/073034dc-ee8f-49e2-978f-95d3c34c96fb/id/32250997

HT.095 Mudd's Passion (TAS) 07/18/2024

HT.095 Mudd's Passion (TAS) When Harry Mudd shows back up with a love potion, will Spock and Chapel finally hook up? Isn't it somewhat frightening how much like a certain former US President Mudd is like? What crazy scheme will he cook up next? Play along with our Starfleet Academy Cadet Challenge -- Share this episode using the hashtag #StarfleetChallenge on social media! Visit our website at Support the show at Pick up your merch at Socials Starfleet Officer maker by @marci_bloch /episode/index/show/073034dc-ee8f-49e2-978f-95d3c34c96fb/id/32152057

HT.094 Once Upon a Planet (TAS) 07/11/2024

HT.094 Once Upon a Planet (TAS) When the Enterprise returns to the Shore Leave planet to find its caretaker dead and the computer not on the fritz but seemingly sentient, will the crew strand Landru-Sphinctertron 3000 on the planet or help it reach its freedom? Play along with our Starfleet Academy Cadet Challenge -- Share this episode using the hashtag #StarfleetChallenge on social media! Visit our website at Support the show at Pick up your merch at Socials Starfleet Officer maker by @marci_bloch /episode/index/show/073034dc-ee8f-49e2-978f-95d3c34c96fb/id/32054817

HT.093 The Magicks of Megas-tu (TAS) 07/04/2024

HT.093 The Magicks of Megas-tu (TAS) This week Star Trek asks, "What if what humans thought were witches and devils were actually aliens?" If some people are simply innately driven and motivated by fear, how do we leverage our own humanism to meet them where they are and drive society forward instead of backward? Play along with our Starfleet Academy Cadet Challenge -- Share this episode using the hashtag #StarfleetChallenge on social media! Visit our website at Support the show at Pick up your merch at Socials Starfleet Officer maker by @marci_bloch /episode/index/show/073034dc-ee8f-49e2-978f-95d3c34c96fb/id/31973437

HT.092 The Infinite Vulcan (TAS) 06/27/2024

HT.092 The Infinite Vulcan (TAS) When the Enterprise finds itself in the "Little Shop of Horrors" universe, Sarah and Allie create a new Pokémon and take on racial supremacy. Play along with our Starfleet Academy Cadet Challenge -- Share this episode using the hashtag #StarfleetChallenge on social media! Special thanks to this week's winner, Lt Cmdr. Anders! Visit our website at Support the show at Pick up your merch at Socials Starfleet Officer maker by @marci_bloch /episode/index/show/073034dc-ee8f-49e2-978f-95d3c34c96fb/id/31875117

HT.091 The Survivor (TAS) 06/20/2024

HT.091 The Survivor (TAS) When the Enterprise encounters a vulva-headed alien masquerading as a lost human, the crew are lured into a Romulan trap. Outgunned with no shields, will our heroes escape? Will the Vendor unload all of those worthless Pop Vinyls before the end of the con? Could Vulcans really just be Vendorians? Play along with our Starfleet Academy Cadet Challenge -- Share this episode using the hashtag #StarfleetChallenge on social media! Special thanks to this week's winner, Lt Cmdr. Anders! Visit our website at Support the show at Pick up your merch at Socials Starfleet Officer maker by @marci_bloch /episode/index/show/073034dc-ee8f-49e2-978f-95d3c34c96fb/id/31758925

HT.090 More Tribbles, More Troubles (TAS) 06/13/2024

HT.090 More Tribbles, More Troubles (TAS) When genetically modified tribbles send Sarah on a rant about the many misconceptions about "GMO", Allie must try to get the pod shuttle back on course while also dodging hungry tribbles and angry Klingons. Will we get to the end of the episode? Will there be no tribble at all? As mentioned in this episode: SciBabe Play along with our Starfleet Academy Cadet Challenge -- Share this episode using the hashtag #StarfleetChallenge on social media! Visit our website at Support the show at Pick up your merch at Socials Starfleet Officer maker by @marci_bloch /episode/index/show/073034dc-ee8f-49e2-978f-95d3c34c96fb/id/31637967

HT.089 The Lorelei Signal (TAS) 06/06/2024

HT.089 The Lorelei Signal (TAS) From new tattoos to new friends (including Star Trek's Randy James!!), Allie and Sarah had a great time as usual at RetroMania 2024 in Aurora, Colorado. Then, when the women of Star Trek are finally given the lead, will they choose a planet full of men or bears? Does this episode make up for the Enterprise stranding Melllvar in the first episode of Star Trek: The Animated Series? Can we please have more Uhura in command? As mentioned in this episode: Allegoric Art Tattoo Nick - Jes - Linnea Tanner, Author Play along with our Starfleet Academy Cadet Challenge -- Share this episode using the hashtag #StarfleetChallenge on social media! Visit our website at Support the show at Pick up your merch at Socials Starfleet Officer maker by @marci_bloch /episode/index/show/073034dc-ee8f-49e2-978f-95d3c34c96fb/id/31563272

HT.088 One of Our Planets is Missing (TAS) 05/30/2024

HT.088 One of Our Planets is Missing (TAS) When another Melllvar cloud being starts eating planets, will our heroes shoot it or try to make contact? Why do we allow human ego to drive our treatment of other life forms? Will Allie ever watch Chip 'n' Dale's Rescue Rangers? LAST CHANCE! Join our hike team or Donate at: Play along with our Starfleet Academy Cadet Challenge -- Share this episode using the hashtag #StarfleetChallenge on social media! Visit our website at Support the show at Pick up your merch at Socials Starfleet Officer maker by @marci_bloch /episode/index/show/073034dc-ee8f-49e2-978f-95d3c34c96fb/id/31483867

HT.087 Yesteryear (TAS) 05/23/2024

HT.087 Yesteryear (TAS) How would you feel if you had to go back in time and watch your young self receive the worst bullying of your life all over again? How can Spock's dad stand by and watch his son endure this trauma and not intervene? Are the big expectations placed on Vulcan children healthy or harmful? Join our hike team or Donate at: Play along with our Starfleet Academy Cadet Challenge -- Share this episode using the hashtag #StarfleetChallenge on social media! Visit our website at Support the show at Pick up your merch at Socials Starfleet Officer maker by @marci_bloch /episode/index/show/073034dc-ee8f-49e2-978f-95d3c34c96fb/id/31390092

HT.086 Beyond the Farthest Star (TAS) 05/16/2024

HT.086 Beyond the Farthest Star (TAS) Animated Sarah and Animated Allie beam into the ST:TAS universe! Why did they leave Melllvar on that dead star? Play along with our Starfleet Academy Cadet Challenge -- Share this episode using the hashtag #StarfleetChallenge on social media! Visit our website at Support the show at Pick up your merch at Socials Starfleet Officer maker by @marci_bloch /episode/index/show/073034dc-ee8f-49e2-978f-95d3c34c96fb/id/31298622

HT.085 Star Trek TOS Series Finale 05/09/2024

HT.085 Star Trek TOS Series Finale Patrons Sara and Russell join Sarah, Allie, and Becca for a fun game of TrekWord! Play along with our Starfleet Academy Cadet Challenge -- Share this episode using the hashtag #StarfleetChallenge on social media! Visit our website at Support the show at Pick up your merch at Socials Starfleet Officer maker by @marci_bloch Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/richard-bodgers/bingo-crazy License code: PECEC1BMQXOB7SLE /episode/index/show/073034dc-ee8f-49e2-978f-95d3c34c96fb/id/31131628

HT.084 Turnabout Intruder (TOS) 05/02/2024

HT.084 Turnabout Intruder (TOS) When Kirk and an old lover get Freaky Friday body swapped, the crew must uncover the truth. Why can't women be starship captains? Why haven't you joined our team or donated to support suicide prevention yet? Join our hike team or Donate at: Play along with our Starfleet Academy Cadet Challenge -- Share this episode using the hashtag #StarfleetChallenge on social media! Visit our website at Support the show at Pick up your merch at Socials Starfleet Officer maker by @marci_bloch /episode/index/show/073034dc-ee8f-49e2-978f-95d3c34c96fb/id/31058653

HT.083 All Our Yesterdays (TOS) 04/25/2024

HT.083 All Our Yesterdays (TOS) In the penultimate episode of Star Trek: The Original Series, KSM find themselves on a planet whose people have time warped into the past to escape their planet's sun going nova. Is Kirk a witch? Will Spock finally put McCoy in his place? What happens if these people fuck up the space time continuum? Play along with our Starfleet Academy Cadet Challenge -- Share this episode using the hashtag #StarfleetChallenge on social media! Visit our website at Support the show at Pick up your merch at Socials Starfleet Officer maker by @marci_bloch /episode/index/show/073034dc-ee8f-49e2-978f-95d3c34c96fb/id/30915263

HT.082 The Savage Curtain (TOS) 04/18/2024

HT.082 The Savage Curtain (TOS) When the Enterprise drops by Planet "Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln", good and evil are put into a poorly executed experiment. Did Duane the Rock Monster learn anything today? Why is President Lincoln army crawling in his nice suit? Were Lincoln's own words used in this episode? Play along with our Starfleet Academy Cadet Challenge -- Share this episode using the hashtag #StarfleetChallenge on social media! Visit our website at Support the show at Pick up your merch at Socials Starfleet Officer maker by @marci_bloch /episode/index/show/073034dc-ee8f-49e2-978f-95d3c34c96fb/id/30836083

HT.081 The Cloud Minders (TOS) 04/11/2024

HT.081 The Cloud Minders (TOS) James Kirk, Jeff Bezos, and Elon Musk walk into a bar. Speaking of, this episode of Star Trek: The Original Series sets the bar pretty high. This week, Kirk and the gang stumble into a scathing indictment on the class inequality in American and around the world. Is capitalism killing us? Are the people who are most subjugated essentially forced to become criminal to survive? Again... why haven't we eaten the rich yet? Play along with our Starfleet Academy Cadet Challenge -- Share this episode using the hashtag #StarfleetChallenge on social media! Visit our website at Support the show at Pick up your merch at Socials Starfleet Officer maker by @marci_bloch /episode/index/show/073034dc-ee8f-49e2-978f-95d3c34c96fb/id/30721768

HT.080 The Way to Eden (TOS) 04/04/2024

HT.080 The Way to Eden (TOS) When the Enterprise tracks down a rogue band of Space Hippies, Star Trek gets baked out of its mind and takes a big swing at the counterculture movements of the 1960's. Why haven't we eaten the rich yet? Is the grass greener on the other religion? Do you reach, man? Play along with our Starfleet Academy Cadet Challenge -- Share this episode using the hashtag #StarfleetChallenge on social media! Visit our website at Support the show at Pick up your merch at Socials Starfleet Officer maker by @marci_bloch /episode/index/show/073034dc-ee8f-49e2-978f-95d3c34c96fb/id/30634358

HT.079 Requiem for Methuselah (TOS) 03/28/2024

HT.079 Requiem for Methuselah (TOS) When the Enterprise finds an old recluse man with a daughter-ish/lover-ish android Real Doll, Sarah and Allie almost quit the podcast. Play along with our Starfleet Academy Cadet Challenge -- Share this episode using the hashtag #StarfleetChallenge on social media! Visit our website at Support the show at Pick up your merch at Socials Starfleet Officer maker by @marci_bloch /episode/index/show/073034dc-ee8f-49e2-978f-95d3c34c96fb/id/30538638

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