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Set Phasers

Set Phasers: A Highly Illogical Star Trek Podcast

Set Phasers is an uber-mega-nerd Star Trek recap podcast from two musical trekkies, Akie Bermiss and Stevie Manns. Each week they tackle the latest episode of Star Trek, from Picard, Lower Decks, Star Trek Discovery to Strange New Worlds, and talk about how much they love the show - breaking down the plots, discussing the larger themes at play, the volatility of Vulcans and the curious culture of Klingons... and much more! Join us, won‘t you? The ”final frontier” of Star Trek awaits us!

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49:27

Star Trek: Picard | Season 3 Episode 10 ”The Last...

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2023/04/24

It's over. It's all over. And it's so hard to say goodbye! But before that, Picard et al have to save his son from the clutches of a vengeful Borg Queen [in a giant borg cube on Jupiter] *and* save Earth (and, indeed, the galaxy) from being assimilated by the new, youngling *bio-borgs*! It's all about parents and children and generations -- and passing the baton. These are the voyages, right? stiff upper lip, and all that. We're not crying, you're crying. Join us for more BTS and early

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39:08

Star Trek: Picard | Season 3 Episode 9 ”Vóx”

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2023/04/17

The truth is out about Jack -- he's Borg, baby! That's how he's been able to mysteriously control other people (for better or worse). Upon discovering this about himself, Jack absconds on a shuttle to a mysterious place in space where he will meet the Borg Queen that has been calling for him all of his life. Meanwhile, the crew of the Titan head to Sol System to warn Star Fleet about the Changeling/Borg conspiracy-- showing up just a bit too late. Assimilation goes off all over the fleet (via

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50:40

Star Trek: Picard | Season 3 Episode 8 ”Surrender”

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2023/04/10

Vadic has control of the USS Titan and she is planning to off bridge-crew members every ten minutes if Jack doesn't turn himself over. It springs many desperate plans into motion. Among them, trying to wake Data up to take control of the ship (even though the mind of his brother threatens to devour him) and Jack going to the bridge with a bomb in-hand to "negotiate" with Vadic. To put it shortly, things are tense. Also, Riker and Trio have a lovely conversation while stuck in a jail cell on the

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33:30

Star Trek: Picard | Season 3 Episode 7 ”Dominion”

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2023/04/03

A "bottle" episode, as they say. The action takes place primarily on the Titan. With Picard et al, realizing that their backs are against the wall and no one can help them, allow Vadic and the Shrike to find them. When Vadic and her boarding party come to the Titan, the crew tries desperately to trap them all and to get some answers out of them. Beverly and Picard talk to Vadic and learn about Project Proteus; Jack and Sydney LaForge have to team up against some baddies and that has... unexpected

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37:19

Star Trek: Picard | Season 3 Episode 6 ”The Bounty”

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2023/03/27

The USS Titan is on the run! Not only from Starfleet but from a still-kicking Vadic on the Shrike. Things are getting pretty intense, but at the same time: it is an episode of reunions (keep your tissue box close). Worf and Geordi and Raffi and Seven and... Data?!?! An away team beams aboard the Daystrom Station to find out what the changeling radicals have stolen; Picard's son and Geordi's daughter get up to some "minor larceny"; Riker is taken prisoner by Vadic -- *and* Data returns to (most

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35:32

Star Trek: Picard | Season 3 Episode 5 ”Imposters”

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2023/03/20

The plot thickens. The USS Titan has returned to Federation Space after the brutal battle with the Shrike in the nebula. Effecting repairs to their ailing vessel. Riker gives control of the ship back to Captain Shaw — who has already notified the Federation about his and Riker’s shenanigans. Picard prepared to take the blame only to discover the person sent to investigate is none other than former ensign (now Commander!) Ro! As Jack struggles with his, let’s say, sanity, Ro drops her guard to tell

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41:22

Star Trek: Picard | Season 3 Episode 4 ”No Win Scenario”

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2023/03/13

Well, the USS Titan has far too many captains (and would-be Captains on it). It isa falling into the gravity well of mysterious nebula, it is being pursued by a warship captained by a psychopath, and everybody is mad at everybody. Nevertheless, they will band together (as Starfleet crews do) to win the day. Seven-of-Nine will hunt down the changeling saboteur on board, Picard will connect with his son, Beverly will determine that the nebula is really a womb, Jack will come up with a plan to ride

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43:22

Star Trek: Picard | Season 3 Episode 3 ”Seventeen...

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2023/03/06

With the USS Titan delving deeper into the nebula and the Shrike on its tail, tensions heat up on the ship. Picard and Beverly confront each other about Jack. The surly captain Shaw, injured in one of the Shrike's attacks, gives the command codes to Riker. Riker and Picard then face off about whether to fight or run. It's *pretty* intense on the Titan. Meanwhile, Raffi meets Worf and they have tea and go interrogate a baddie about stolen weapons. Jack and Seven discover sabotage on the Titan

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39:04

Star Trek: Picard | Season 3 Episode 2 ”Disengaged”

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2023/02/27

A real romp in the offing now, as things heat up in the nebula. Picard, Riker and Jack Crusher are narrowly saved from complete destruction by a reluctant Captain Shaw of the Titan -- only to then have the mercurial Captain Vadic introduce herself and her heavily armed ship (the Shrike!) and give them one hour to turn Jack over or be annihilated. Meanwhile, Raffi continues to hunt down the missing Daystrom weapons. In a rendevous with a ferengi arms deal named Sneed, she attempts to uncover who

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34:28

Star Trek: Picard | Season 3 Episode 1 ”The Next...

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2023/02/21

So, how's things in the 25th century? Well, Dr. Beverly Crusher is vaporizing baddies trying to board her beleaguered ship and sending coded messages to Picard -- whom she has not spoken with in 20 years. Raffi is working undercover to find stolen weapons on M'talas IV. Seven of Nine is working as first officer (under a pig-head of a captain) on the USS Titan. As for Jean-Luc? He is moving house to join his girlfriend(?)-bodyguard(?)-housekeeper(?) Laris on her diplomatic posting in the Chaltok

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Set Phasers A Highly Illogical Star Trek Podcast Trailer

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2023/02/20

Calling all Star Trek fans! Do you love deep dives inside the latest episodes of Star Trek? Do you long to nerd out over the best parts with other fans? You’re in luck, on Set Phasers, we will fill your Klingon blood wine goblet with all the Star Trek goodness you need! From Pt’ach to ponfar! Join us as we uncover the easter eggs, the plot twists, the Trek tropes and more in our after-show, Set Phasers A Highly Illogical Star Trek Podcast. Subscribe to Set Phasers now!

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Bonus: Star Trek Immersive Meditation - Ten Forward

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2022/12/05

One of our patrons jokingly asked for a Star Trek style meditation after Akie and I were messing around during an episode, and so here it is! The first of a bonus mini-series of immersive Star Trek styled soundscape to put YOU inside the world of Star Trek. In this meditation you head to Ten Forward for an after-shift beverage, are served by none of than Guinan herself and enjoy the musical 'stylings' of Commander Riker... Close your eyes and follow along! HEADPHONES RECOMMENDED FOR THE FULL

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32:36

Star Trek: Lower Decks | Season 3 Episode 10 ”The...

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2022/10/31

Mariner’s gone; the Cerritos is in dry dock; and the new Texas-class ships are all the rage. In a meeting with the admiralty, Freeman learns of Buenamigo’s plans to scrub all the Cali-class ships and replace them with automated Texas class. In response, she challenges him (and the USS Aledo) to a “mission race.” Meanwhile, Mariner tries to uncover what mystery benefactors are behind her new gig as a private (pirate) space archeologist. The LDers play John Henry and they can’t win for losing —

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37:18

Star Trek: Lower Decks | Season 3 Episode 9 ”Trusted...

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2022/10/24

Finally, Captain Freeman's initiative for "follow-up" missions is getting underway. The Cerritos is headed to the planet Ornara (where Picard made first contact 17 years prior) to, you know, see how they're doing. If it goes well, it could become an initiative for all California class ships. And the admiralty is so stoked about it that they're sending an FNN news anchor to cover this maiden voyage of the program. Freeman is free-ked out about a reporter seeing how bonker the Cerritos can be. It

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28:30

Star Trek: Lower Decks | Season 3 Episode 8 ”Crisis...

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2022/10/17

It's time for the big movie episode of Lower Decks! How about a sequel?! Crisis Point 2?! Time travel? Mysterious super-beings?! Romulan baddies?! Sounds like fun. Weirdly, though this sequel was written by Boimler, he seems uninterested in following his own wacky plot after learning that his transporter clone, William, is dead. And yet, the adventure continues, nevertheless. Other things to note: Tendi is in charge; time-travel is absurd; gods spout empty aphorisms; and, last but not least: it

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36:36

Star Trek: Lower Decks | Season 3 Episode 7 ”A...

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2022/10/11

A very peculiar episode of Lower Decks. Well, we find out what happened to the exocomp Peanut Hamper after they abandoned the crew of the Cerritos at the end of Season One. They wandered around for a bit, found their way to pre-warp planet, and do what Peanut Hampers do. There's some romance, some flying snakes, some more *explicit* romance, a bunch of secret places shared, and a big reveal (or two) at the end. So to speak. What have we learned from this episode? Peanut Hamper gonna Peanut

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38:18

Star Trek: Lower Decks | Season 3 Episode 6 ”Hear...

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2022/10/04

We're on Deep Space Nine, people. This is not a drill! We are on DEEP. SPACE. NINE! Yes, the Cerritos is headed to that tacky Cardassian eye-sore, just next to the Bajoran Celestial Temple / Wormhole to the Gamma Quadrant to help with some diplomatic negotiations. ...And when those negotiations go terribly wrong (because of, you guessed it, Quark!), it's just a good thing the right people were in the right place at the right time. This episode has everything: romance, interpretive dance, piracy,

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32:52

Star Trek: Lower Decks | Season 3 Episode 5...

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2022/09/27

This episode is all about the Ruthefords, baby. Because there are two of him! One is the original Samathan – and the other is *EEEVIL!?* Or, really, is an amalgam of the erased memories of Rutherford ten years past. They spend the episode fighting over control of Rutherford's body and it leads to some brief shenanigans on the ship. Who will win out in the end? Only a deadly space race will give us an answer! Also, Mariner and Boimler go to a sort of career day festival/bazaar on Tulgana IV and

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29:26

Star Trek: Lower Decks | Season 3 Episode 4 ”Room For...

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2022/09/19

In third episode of the fourth season, the Lower Deckers are getting back to business as usual. Where "business" is: crawling through jeffries tube in order to be their mortal enemies, Delta Shift, to a hidden terminal that will determine the winners of a lottery for a handful of luxury rooms on the first deck. And where "usual: is: just after Captain Freeman has been possessed by a cursed mask that gave her strange technological powers in the name of some ancient entity named Minooki that wanted

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36:34

Star Trek: Lower Decks | Season 3 Episode 3 ”Mining...

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2022/09/13

Remote science planet. Glowing orbs that make your fantasies come to life. A hidden spy-plot. Klingon clowns with bat'leth's for arms. An amorous Dr. Leah Brahms. A guy gets his foot cut off with a chainsaw. Oh, and remember the Zaldan race from TNG?! These are all things that appear in S3E3 of Star Trek: Lower Decks. Believe us, it makes sense. Eventually. Well, sorta. Join us to go more boldly than you ever have before at hhtp://patreon.com/setphasers

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