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A Star to Steer Her By

A Star to Steer Her By

New episodes every Thursday! Podcasts: a frontier that isn"t actually very final at all. These are the voyages of the podcast A Star to Steer Her By. Our continuing mission: to watch every single episode of Star Trek (even the dumb ones), to comment on and snark at whatever suits our fancy, to boldly split infinitives that no man has split before. Follow our crew of Chris, Jake, Ames, and Caitlin as we explore the universe of Trek, go on wild tangents, crack wise, and make more fart jokes than

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01:18:14

Episode 332: That Was Easy

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2024/01/04

Simple solutions abound this week! First up, a very lazy "Seven Samurai" clone is wrapped up with no loss of life thanks, in part, to the worst Klingons we've ever met in "Marauders". After that, T'Pol has a complicated past...no, wait, she's definitively good and her quarry explicitly bad in the lazy "The Seventh". Also this week: one last dose of the holidays, bug robberies, and Beverly Crusher! [timestamps: gifts: 01:16; Marauders: 16:06; The Seventh: 39:01: Bev: 1:00:49] [to the blog, stat!:

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01:20:31

Episode 331: Continuity Week

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2023/12/28

The past is back to haunt us this week on "Enterprise" – both recent and not. First up: while searching for a fix for the mine damage from last week, the crew is directed to an automated repair station that seems a bit too good to be true in "Dead Stop". After that, Archer has offended the Kreetassans again (but maybe they have a point this time), but he doesn't care because Porthos isn't doing well in "A Night in Sickbay". Also this week: TOS-style space weirdness, a complete lack of subtlety, and

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01:32:46

Episode 330: Cap'n Nosy

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2023/12/21

This week Archer's inability to leave well enough alone drives one plot and is actually pretty integral to solving another. First up: Archer's done some rooting so T'Pol tells an old family tale of cultural contamination in "Carbon Creek". After that: an accident in space has Reed doing his usual "sacrifice me for the good of the ship" schtick and Archer needles him to keep his mind off it in "Minefield". Also this week: canon quibbles, a solid start, and Deanna Troi! [stampin': Creek: 02:47;

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01:21:41

Episode 329: Enterprise Didn't Start the Fire

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2023/12/14

How do you wrap up a season one like the one "Enterprise" just had? By suddenly remembering how to write a halfway-decent episode of "Star Trek"! Despite heavily featuring The Temporal Cold War and the entirely obnoxious Daniels we find ourselves pretty happy with the pacing and feeling of actual stakes! What could this mean going forward?! Also this week: too excited about disaster, the temporal rules of "Trek", and wrapping season 1! [timestamps: Shockwave: 00:51; Tops'n'Bottoms: 56:26] [the list

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01:35:50

Episode 328: Galactic Lampoon's Risan Vacation

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2023/12/07

"Enterprise" has decided to have an arc, and it's about trying to get to Risa! No, really. But there's some hiccups on the way and even more once they get there! First up: Data's Mom is an inspiration to T'Pol but uh-oh she might be bad in "Fallen Hero". After that, Mr. Krabs wants Archer's help against tyranny in "Desert Crossing". Finally, almost everyone's vacation goes awry in "Two Days and Two Nights"! Also this week: guest stars, bad governments, and Geordi La Forge! [timestamps: Hero: 01:34;

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01:24:00

Episode 327: Having a Blast With Reed

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2023/11/30

Fresh off last week's desperate attempts, we've got another bit of stunt-casting and then a really...interesting alien design. First up, the writers were really afraid we missed their subtle metaphor when they invite Archer's old buddy Al to play an evil jailer in "Detained". After that, there was a much easier solution to "Vox Sola" but then the episode would've been 15 minutes long. Also this week: sloppy endings, water polo, and Data! [Timestamps: Detained: 00:48; Vox Sola: 34:27; Data:

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01:27:40

Episode 326: Reeking of Desperation

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2023/11/23

We have to imagine the conversation at "Enterprise" HQ was something akin to: "OH GOD MAYBE THEY'LL LIKE IT IF WE BRING BACK EVERYTHING THEY LOVE?!" So get ready for canon-bending Ferengi, Ethan Phillips, and Jeffrey Combs in "Acquisition". After that, it's Rene Auberjonois in a semi-remake of a DS9 episode in "Oasis". Also this week: the idiot ball, painting by numbers, and Bill Riker! [Acquisition: 01:35; Oasis: 37:48; Riker: 1:05:52] [Tromblog:

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01:33:23

Episode 325: Obvious From the Off

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2023/11/16

CONTENT WARNING: The first episode has a not-at-all-subtle sexual assault metaphor in it, so we discuss that a lot. Timestamps below if you need to jump right to the second one. This week, baddies are apparent from the word go in "Enterprise". First up, "Trek" tries to de-monoculture one of its most famous ones when we meet some unique Vulcans in "Fusion". After that, we find out Archer had a pretty weird upbringing in "Rogue Planet". Also this week: oh a VERY a punchable face, ancestral memories,

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01:18:32

Episode 324: High Angle Zoomout

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2023/11/09

If I had a nickel for every time an episode ended with the same kind of shot this week on SSHB, I'd only have two nickels, but it's weird that it happened twice. First up: continuity comes home to roost as the aftermath of past actions leads to Archer getting himself and T'Pol hostaged in "Shadows of P'Jem". After that: a character study and metanarrative collide into probably the first genuinely good episode of the series in "Shuttlepod One". Also this week: Vulcan colonialism, the Joyce/Reed

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01:38:24

Episode 323: Trip's Week Off

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2023/11/02

Not much Trip this week, and maybe there's better links here but this one is more important. First up: no one on "Enterprise" seems to know how evolution actually works in "Dear Doctor". After that, tough luck if you were expecting Porthos, you're just getting Klingons in "Sleeping Dogs". Also this week: no respect from the writers, the whitest man in space, and Pavel Chekov! [timestamps: Doctor: 02:19; Dogs: 45:55; Mr. Wessels Himself: 01:14:49] [blog by way of Alameida:

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01:46:50

Episode 322: Future Tenseless

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2023/10/26

You'd find more stakes in a vegetarian restaurant than we're finding in "Enterprise" this week! (cue Data waving his arms comically) But seriously, folks, we don't care. At all. The future might be doomed but the 22nd century is going to be fine in "Cold Front". After that, what SHOULD be the A plot is instead relegated to the backup story about a cake in "Silent Enemy". Also that crackly mic effect is intentional vintage, not technical errors. Yeah... Also this week: no setup, no death, but we've

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01:43:02

Episode 321: Shady Creeps

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2023/10/19

Meeting a lot of jerks this week on "Enterprise", and no we don't mean more members of the NX-01 crew! First up: a developing alien world is being poisoned by a different, more advanced alien who claims he's just chilling there because he likes the culture and TOTALLY isn't up to no good in "Civilization". After that, some cargo haulers are trying to keep Archer from finding out about their attempts to extract information from a prisoner in "Fortunate Son". Also this week: 90s sitcom issues, a

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00:33:06

Ten Forward 36: Very Short Treks

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2023/10/12

For some reason the braintrust at Paramount decided it was worth "celebrating" the fiftieth anniversary of "Star Trek: The Animated Series". To do that, they appear to have scraped together the rejected jokes from every Adult Swim series and South Park and slapped a coat of TAS-style animation on top. Seriously, of the five they churned out, one was good. Which one? Listen to find out! Also this week: overdoing the gags, Gazelle did better, and yelling more about "Prodigy" because this was recorded

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01:11:40

Episode 320: Archer Can't Diplomat

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2023/10/05

Archer is SO BAD at subtlety and diplomacy, guys. Seriously. Watch as he buys time badly and then declares himself simultaneous King of two civilizations in "The Andorian Incident". After that, nothing will get in the way of his prejudices when Vulcans are hanging around in "Breaking the Ice". Also this week: vampire assignment, puffy poop boots, and Montgomery Scotty! [timestamps: Incident: 01:32; Ice: 24:41; engineering Scotty: 46:48] [Tumblr:

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01:26:18

Episode 319: Progeny

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2023/09/28

Descendants are all over the place this week on "Enterprise"! First up, Trip finds out the hard way he's biologically compatible with an alien species in "Unexpected". After that, the "Enterprise" goes looking for a missing Earth colony and finds some rather unexpected residents in "Terra Nova". Also this week: bad safety, bad naming, and Doctor McCoy! [Timestamps: Unexpected: 01:04; Terra Nova: 36:25; Doc Talk: 1:04:23] [Tumbl with

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01:29:09

Episode 318: Bad Trips

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2023/09/21

And we're off! Yes, with the pilot out of the way it's time for "Enterprise" to hit the ground running, and...ah...oh, did they not hear the starting pistol? First up: space is pretty empty and it's making everyone antsy until things get kinda scary in "Fight or Flight". After that: drugs bring out the worst in everyone in "Strange New World". Also this week: everyone is jerks, just stun people, and Spock Talk! [Timetamps: Fight or Flight; 03:09; Strange New World: 36:05; Spock Blog:

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01:34:36

Episode 317: Metric Seconds

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2023/09/14

Right! Break time is over, back to the "Trek" mines as we dive face-first into "Enterprise"! But now we're going back to an earlier point in the future as we join Captain Archer and his crew on the first warp-five Starfleet ship taking tentative steps out into the galaxy a century-ish before TOS! A Klingon has crash landed in the titular "Broken Bow", and it's up to the "Enterprise" NX-01 crew to ferry him home...but some new enemies would prefer they fail! Also this week: you know what we have to

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01:39:42

Ten Forward 35: Tales From the Holodeck VII - Fakery...

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2023/09/07

We've come around to another anniversary, and as has become tradition we're celebrating with fanfics! But it's also our cap to "Voyager", which we wrapped a mere few weeks ago. So it's one last go with Kathy and crew, many fake folks, and a few fake worlds! What does that mean? Listen to find out! Jake's: 03:33 https://www.tumblr.com/sshbpodcast/727743530759585792/tales-from-the-holodeck-voy-fanfic-jakes-story?source=share Caitlin's:

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01:19:53

Ten Forward 34: Trekkies

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2023/08/31

Well, the "Voyager" doc wasn't ready in time for us to cover it at the end of the series, so we went through the shelves and scrounged up "Trekkies", the Denise Crosby–hosted look at "Star Trek" conventions and the fans that attend them! It...certainly has a bias. Also this week: The Match Game, Iowa, and mascots! [cw: brief mention of suicidal ideation] [The Star Trek Adventure: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kC_dCCZV-o]

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01:07:33

Ten Forward 33: Back to the Future Part III

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2023/08/24

Slap on your spurs and get ready to think Fourth Dimensionally, because it's time for "Back to the Future Part III"! Time to finish things off by going back to the beginning of Hill Valley, as Marty travels to 1885 to save Doc from the wrath of Mad Dog Tannen. But will the erstwhile scientist's reason be clouded by...love? Also this week: M. Night corner, the truth about Frisbee, and the great Doc Paradox conspiracy!

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