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!

The Last Outpost (TNG) 12/19/2024

The Last Outpost (TNG) When the Enterprise and a Ferengi ship get trapped by an energy-sucking planet, the diplomatic approach is "Better Together". But when they trigger an ancient alien Brinks Home Security System, Riker must answer the challenge. Is fear our greatest enemy? Were the Metrons part of the Tkon Empire? 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 Teaser 6:05 Act 1 9:30 Act 2 21:20 Act 3 29:18 Act 4 35:57 Act 5 44:20 Humanist Themes 56:21 Patron Shout Outs 1:00:02 Starfleet Academy Cadet Challenge 1:01:13 /episode/index/show/073034dc-ee8f-49e2-978f-95d3c34c96fb/id/34459365

Code of Honor (TNG) 12/12/2024

Code of Honor (TNG) When the Enterprise Crew negotiate with a racist stereotype, Tasha Yar must fight to the death. But when they pull an Amok Time, King Jaffe Joffer, ruler of Zamunda threatens to cancel the vaccine deal. Mentioned 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 Teaser 6:12 Starfleet Academy Cadet Challenge 1:19:48 Act 1 14:20 Act 2 21:39 Act 3 31:24 Act 4 47:36 Act 5 1:00:07 Humanist Themes 1:10:44 Honor the Dead 1:17:01 Patron Shout Outs 1:17:46 /episode/index/show/073034dc-ee8f-49e2-978f-95d3c34c96fb/id/34338985

The Naked Now (TNG) 12/05/2024

The Naked Now (TNG) When Star Trek: The Next Generation revisits an old TOS episode, people get blown out airlocks and Tasha gets blown by Data. But when the cure Those Old Scientists used doesn't work this time, a drunk teenager and android must fight their intoxication to save the day. 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 This episode briefly uses AI voice technology to demonstrate the perils of Deepfake AI. Teaser 9:07 Act 1 16:06 Act 2 31:31 Act 3 44:36 Act 4 52:47 Act 5 1:03:29 Humanist Themes 1:10:28 Patron Shout Outs 1:17:35 Starfleet Academy Cadet Challenge 1:19:11 /episode/index/show/073034dc-ee8f-49e2-978f-95d3c34c96fb/id/34220290

Encounter at Farpoint (TNG) 11/28/2024

Encounter at Farpoint (TNG) When humanity is put on trial by an omnipotent being, the new crew of the USS Enterprise must prove themselves by playing a game of CLUE. Is this really a good test of humanity? Why doesn't Data know basic English words? Does Dr. Crusher sew? Where did those apples come from, anyway? 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 Act 1 3:58 Act 2 20:25 Act 3 29:40 Act 4 44:55 Act 5 59:30 Act 6 1:13:51 Act 7 1:30:47 Act 8 1:42:32 Act 9 1:46:05 Humanist Themes 1:59:13 Honor the Dead 2:05:50 Patron Shout Outs 2:07:37 Starfleet Academy Cadet Challenge 2:10:25 /episode/index/show/073034dc-ee8f-49e2-978f-95d3c34c96fb/id/34156720

TAS Series Finale 10/17/2024

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

The Counterclock Incident (TAS) 10/10/2024

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

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

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

Albatross (TAS) 09/26/2024

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

The Practical Joker (TAS) 09/19/2024

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

Bem (TAS) 09/12/2024

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

The Pirates of Orion (TAS) 09/05/2024

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

The Jihad (TAS) 08/29/2024

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

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

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

The Slaver Weapon (TAS) 08/15/2024

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

The Ambergris Element (TAS) 08/08/2024

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

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

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

The Terratin Incident (TAS) 07/25/2024

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

Mudd's Passion (TAS) 07/18/2024

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

Once Upon a Planet (TAS) 07/11/2024

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

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

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

The Infinite Vulcan (TAS) 06/27/2024

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

The Survivor (TAS) 06/20/2024

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

More Tribbles, More Troubles (TAS) 06/13/2024

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

The Lorelei Signal (TAS) 06/06/2024

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

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

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

Yesteryear (TAS) 05/23/2024

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

Beyond the Farthest Star (TAS) 05/16/2024

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

Star Trek TOS Series Finale 05/09/2024

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

Turnabout Intruder (TOS) 05/02/2024

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

All Our Yesterdays (TOS) 04/25/2024

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

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