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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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01:11:45

Episode 262: Whoops, Borg!

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2022/06/02

"Voyager" continues the unsettling tradition of "Trek" being bad at being sexy this week. First up, things go too pon farr when a crewman hits the disturbing Vulcan mating season and sets his sights on B'Elanna in "Blood Fever". After that, some ex-Borg have decided they want to be pseudo-Borg but need Chakotay's help to pull it off in "Unity"! Will his attraction to one of their number be enough to turn Commander Milquetoast against Janeway's orders? Also this week: needs more bells, a doomed

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00:54:51

Episode 261: T'Episode

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2022/05/26

Nothing super standout this week in "Voyager". First up, it's a not-quite love triangle when Tuvok gets chummy with Harry's holodeck crush in "Alter Ego". After that, several episodes happen at once in the very confused "Coda". Also this week: space yarn, Chakotay's talent, and favorite Ferengi! [timestamps: "Alter Ego": 01:04; "Coda": 21:59; Ferengi: 42:45] [tumbl along home: https://sshbpodcast.tumblr.com/post/685249783030546432/whos-got-the-lobes-for-business-the-best-ferengi]

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00:58:09

Episode 260: Smooth Jazzma

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2022/05/19

It's annoying bugs and annoying old friends this week on "Voyager"! First up: the ship has fallen prey to a swarm of bad CGI super-viruses in "Macrocosm"! After that, Neelix's knowledge runs out just as he runs into a shady old friend who claims he can help in "Fair Trade"! Also this week: kitbashed aliens, leftover episode, and artificial life forms! SPOILER WARNING: major "Picard" season detail discussed in final segment! [timestamps: "Macrocosm": 01:24; "Fair Trade": 23:19; Artificial Life:

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01:37:32

Episode 259: Brother Aqainst Brother

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2022/05/12

Civil wars are breaking out all over the cosmos in "Voyager" this week! First up, a long-deposed ruler has found the key to immortality, and it involves stealing bodies! And now he's using Kes as his vehicle to foment rebellion on his old homeworld in "Warlord"! After that, we actually see consequences in an episodic series when we find out that the Q Continuum is tearing itself apart over Quinn's decision in "The Q and the Grey"! Also this week: catering facts, sweet nicknames, and Q

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01:39:08

Episode 258: The Uno Reverse

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2022/05/05

"Voyager" is going both rad AND tubular as they time travel back to the radical 1990s in the two-part "Future's End"! When a Future Federation Time Cop shows up to explode the "Voyager" and her crew because they allegedly kill billions, things go awry and everyone is back in time and back on Earth. Get ready for "Trek 4" references and a bunch of other obvious time travel gags, an evil Ed Begley, Jr and the EMH on a walkabout! Also this week: old TV themes, the curse of "Trek" 2-parters, and "Trek"

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01:04:54

Episode 257: Sensual Ball Lute

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2022/04/28

This week starts off strong and then plunges right into a cave full of garbage! First up: what seem like very pleasant dreams for Torres soon turn to a tale of monumental evil in "Remember". After that, Kes is almost killed and our interest in this episode is definitely offed by the end of "Sacred Ground". Also this week: the worst home renovation, needing Betazoids, and TOS aliens! [timestamps: "Remember": 03:35; "Sacred Ground": 29:56; Blogtivity: 49:00] [tumbl with us!:

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01:22:16

Episode 256: The Paris Pounce

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2022/04/21

We've got visitors from the Alpha Quadrant dropping in this week, albeit one of them holographically. First up: when The Doctor's memory begins fragmenting, only his holographic Papa can help...but can they save him without wiping his last two years of experience? Find out in "The Swarm". After that, it's a sequel to TNG's "The Price" when the "Voyager" crew come across Ferengi in the Delta Quadrant in "False Profits"! Also this week: Wonka space, Murphy's Law, and TOS villains! [Timestamps:

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01:12:29

Episode 255: Shades of Six

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2022/04/14

Feeling a bit "Undiscovered Country" up in "Voyager" today. Most of all because we take a look at Tuvok's memories from when he was an Ensign under Captain Sulu during that very time in "Flashback". But there's also some real Rura Penthe vibes at the prison Harry and Tom find themselves unjustly tossed into in "The Chute". Also this week: pon farr again, General Order 24, and TOS guests! [timestamps: "Flashback": 01:25; "The Chute": 33:04; TOS Guests: 54:38] [Tumbl with us here!:

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01:52:43

Episode 254: Let's Go Camping!

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2022/04/07

Time to spend some time on crappy planets! First up, in "Resolutions", Janeway and Chakotay are stranded on a world that gave them a disease they can only survive there. Will they find a cure...and maybe more? After that, Season 2 ends with a Kazon/Cardassian scheme-bang and 3 begins SUPER underwhelmingly as the crew fights cavemen and gets eaten by lizards in "Basics", parts 1 and 2! Also this week: deconstructing Harry, Seska's love, and rating Season 2! [timestamps: "Resolutions": 1:50; "Basics":

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01:31:09

Episode 253: Stayin' Alive

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2022/03/31

Everybody wants to live this week on "Voyager", but who deserves to? First up, Michael McKean plays a psychotic digital clown in a pre-"The Matrix" virtual world and he needs brains to keep him going in "The Thaw". After that: a transporter accident creates new life but at the cost of two crew members in "Tuvix". Also this week: Lurches, Curzodo, and Taco Turquoise! [timestamps: "Thaw": 02:10; "Tuvix": 30:59; blogtivation: 1:08:57] [To tumbl along:

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01:25:09

Episode 252: Going Every Horrible Place

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2022/03/24

Death! Existential crises! Vidiians! And, worst of all, children! Dear God how will the "Voyager" crew cope after this week?! First up: two Voyagers, two problems! In "Deadlock" Voyager has 99 problems and they're all...their own fault? After that: a recycled "Mork & Mindy" plot is meant to be a shocking twist in the ultimately awful "Innocence". Also this week: Janeway needs to listen to Janeway, the true identity of the monster that lives in the cave, and alien chairs! [timestamps: "Deadlock":

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01:34:21

Episode 251: Stale Serial

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2022/03/17

Storylines come to a head this week on "Voyager", and boy oh boy it sure is an unsatisfying conclusion! First up, though, we get a delightful love story between the EMH and the show's first nice Vidiian alongside some useless drek in "Lifesigns". [content warning: there is more talk of end-of-life choices related to this episode] After that: is Tom really leaving and will Jonas finally be exposed in "Investigations"? Also this week: EMH smell, hole-flinging, and Captain's chairs part

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01:37:22

Episode 250: Choices

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2022/03/10

CONTENT WARNING: one of this week's episodes is about suicide, so lots of talk of that sort. Choices are key here this week on "Voyager", tho in quite different ways. First up: an old decision of B'elanna's comes back to haunt her in the form of a Cardassian doomsday device in "Dreadnought". After that, Janeway has to play judge in a trial for a Q (no, not that Q, but he's also here) who wants asylum and the right to die on his terms in "Death Wish". Also this week: missile perfection, Q-uid pro

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01:32:03

Episode 249: Darwins Are Spinning in Their Graves

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2022/03/03

It's the moment at least SOME of you have probably been waiting for...SSHB has made it to not only the most infamous "Voyager" episode, but possibly one of the most infamous "Trek" episodes in general. Yes, we're talking "Threshold" this week! What do we think about Tom Paris's adventure into Infinite Velocity that leads to some really junky evolutionary science? Listen to find out! After that, we spend way too long talking about the filmography of Brad Dourif when he shows up to play a sociopath

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01:19:48

Ten Forward 23: Terminators Seeking Trousers

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2022/02/24

Whoops! Looks like we took a bit of a side-trip and forgot to warn you it was coming! Inspired by "Prototype", we decided to take a look at James Cameron's "Terminator" and "Terminator 2: Judgement Day" (so the only movies from that franchise that matter). Relive the classics that spawned a franchise that is harder to kill than its titular robot man with tales of time travel, paradoxes, and an eternal search for clothes! Also this week: opening with butts, James Cameron's nightmares, and childhood

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01:39:57

Episode 248: Who Needs the Prime Directive?

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2022/02/17

Rough week for the Prime Directive on "Voyager". First up, Torres isn't willing to die OR let her crew be killed over it when murderbots ask her to help them reproduce in "Prototype". Then in "Alliances", Janeway has to balance the needs of her ship against the strictures of the Prime Directive. Also this week: suffocating actors, Square One Television, and alien uniforms! [Timestamps: "Prototype": 01:31; "Alliances": 24:00; Alien Uniforms: 56:02] [Tumbl-along:

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01:16:05

Episode 247: Torture Week

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2022/02/10

People just keep getting caught and abused this week on "Voyager"! First up, Seska's back with another Cardassian scheme and Chakotay decides to take it personally in "Maneuvers". After that, a deal for some space gas or whatever goes awry, landing Torres and Tuvok in jail while Janeway hangs out with Broadway's own Joel Grey in "Resistance". Also this week: hitting the T on sects, local boy Neelix, and Mirror Universe fashion! [Timestamps: "Maneuvers": 02:50; "Resistance": 28:27; Mirror Universe:

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01:21:13

Episode 246: Guest Starring Vulcans

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2022/02/03

We've got former and future Vulcans guesting this week on "Voyager"! First up, Admiral Savar of TNG is dropping by to play Dad to young, annoying Chakotay's "Tattoo". After that, a pre-"Enterprise" Ambassador Soval is playing a DIFFERENT smug, superior jerk – with a whole extra dose of creepy – when he gets caught up in "Cold Fire". Also this week: Doctor Flu, desecrating a corpse, and dress uniforms! [Timestamps: belated holidays: 00:41; "Tattoo": 12:34; "Cold Fire": 36:28; dress uniforms:

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01:31:47

Episode 245: Stuck In The Middle With Kes

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2022/01/27

Kes continues to be the unluckiest woman in space, as she finds herself at the heart of conflict twice this week. First up: Tom and Neelix's audience-upsetting conflict comes to a childish head and then they bond over a middling puppet in "Parturition". After that: can Kes's powers-ex-machina save the day from a mighty psychic villain in "Persistence of Vision"? Also this week: the alleged end of jealous Neelix, post-birdstrike Fabio, and Admiral's uniforms! [Timestamps: "Parturition": 01:24;

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01:48:42

Episode 244: No Explanations

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2022/01/20

You want to fully know what's going on this week in "Voyager"? Well TS, kid! We're only getting a very vague explanation as to how Harry Kim's reality has been supremely altered in "Non Sequitur". We then get even LESS of an explanation behind the ship going all MC Escher in "Twisted". Also this week: Bird headcanon, too many Sandrines, and crushing on Wilson Cruz. Wait, no, duty uniforms, pt 2. [Timestamps: "Non Sequitur": 01:20; "Twisted": 32:44; Duty Uniforms pt2: 53:40] [This week's tumblr:

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