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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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01:34:10

Episode 243: Needs More Pockets

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2022/01/13

Could extra (or any) pockets have solved the major issues this week in "Voyager"? We'll let you decide! First up: is everyone's favorite hologram actually a hologram or his creator gone mad in "Projections"? After that: space shenanigans put the ship in an uncomfortable position and cause Kes's mating cycle to kick in too early so everything just gets gross in "Elogium". Also this week: defining the Roberts, nonsensical biology, and uniform chat! [timestamps: "Projections": 2:13; "Elogium": 30:45;

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02:01:45

Episode 242: I've Seen That Before!

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2022/01/06

We're starting "Voyager" s.2 and...ah...it's not the best start. We're down a body but that doesn't stop us from discussing some truly underwhelming stuff. First up: humans from the past have been brought across space for REASONS and tempt the "Voyager" crew with a new home in "The 37s"! After that, the brutally dull Kazon are back but have brought DS9's Aaron Eisenberg along for the ride to liven things up in "Initiations"! Also this week: just trust us about the cities, Surprisenberg, and

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01:23:54

SSHB Episode 241: Cut Short

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2021/12/30

Executive meddling means we've come to the very sudden end of "Voyager" season one! First up, we learn more about Neelix and his people when the designer of a super-weapon that devastated a Talaxian moon drops by for a visit in "Jetrel". After that, get the cheese to sickbay and brace yourself for a crappier version of TNG's "Lower Decks" in "Learning Curve". Also this week: rappin' "Trek", the Eddington sniff, and season 1 tops and bottoms! [timestamps: Jetrel: 1:21; Learning Curve: 34:57; S.1

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01:55:18

SSHB Episode 240: Get Back In There!

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2021/12/23

Everybody needs stuff put back this week on "Voyager"! First up, Chakotay's very being is shoved out of his body by weird aliens that want to eat everyone's neural energy in "Cathexis". After that, B'Elanna's been split into human and Klingon forms and they DO NOT get on in "Faces"! Also this week: we'll always blame Paris, a drowned-rat Talaxian, and title sequences! [timestamps: "Cathexis": 01:17; "Faces": 36:00; Title Sequences: 1:04:07] [Tumblr link:

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01:33:58

SSHB Episode 239: Branching Out

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2021/12/16

Folks are trying something new this week on "Voyager". First up, someone has been doing some under-the-table diplomacy, otherwise known as treason, but WHO could it possibly be?! Find out the obvious answer in "State of Flux". After that, The Doctor has to leave his comfort zone and the only part of the ship he's ever known to pop into the holodeck to try and save vanished crewmembers. Find out if he also gets lucky in "Heroes and Demons"! Also this week: Cardassian birthdays, English major tangent,

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01:32:30

SSHB Episode 238: Death and The Little Death

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2021/12/09

It has been suggested that all literature, at the end of the day, is about sex, death, and/or religion. And we've got the lot this week on "Voyager"! First up, the Prime Directive is getting destroyed along with a new species' concepts of mortality and the afterlife in "Emanations". After that, a bunch of creepy hedonists have insanely powerful tech and their own Prime Directive in "Prime Factors!" Also this week: surprising lack of spiders, Chicago gangster fascists, and title cards! [timestamps:

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02:06:14

Episode 237: Past Memories

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2021/12/02

You can't always rely on the past in "Voyager" this week. First up, a seeming chance to get home is revealed only to be a chance to get a message home, until some science-fiction nonsense reveals that time might be an issue in "Eye of the Needle". After that, recollections are thrown into question, as is the talent of whoever designed this week's aliens in "Ex Post Facto". Also this week: Boston Vulcans, an absolutely idiotic conclusion, and trailers! [timestamps: "Eye": 00:00:49; "Facto": 00:42:47;

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01:30:59

Episode 236: Cruel Harvest

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2021/11/25

We're robbing bodies this week on "Voyager"! First up, Neelix has his lungs stolen by a dying species that it's kind of impossible to have any sympathy for in "Phage". After that, the crew unwittingly invades an alien being in a desperate search for a power boost and has to undo their own damage in "The Cloud". Also this week: butt breathing, Harry Kim is too weird, and posters! [timestamps: "Phage": 01:09; "The Cloud": 33:12; poster discussion: 1:00:26] [this week's tumblr link:

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01:20:32

Episode 235: Doubletime

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2021/11/18

It's two time travel stories this week where a lot of stuff doesn't actually make a lot of sense. But it really doesn't matter in "Parallax", since it's really about Janeway and Torres becoming best friends. And it doesn't matter in "Time and Again" because ultimately the episode never happened! Also this week: Ocampa issues, inexplicable Arabic numerals, and kerning! [Timestamps: "Parallax": 01:16; "Time and Again": 32:31; this week's activity: 55:35] [play along at home

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01:48:00

Episode 234: An Intrepid Start

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2021/11/11

After stomping through several desert planets and other, more interesting space environs for the past few weeks it's so very nice to be home for "Star Trek"! Too bad we're then INSTANTLY lost in the Delta quadrant when the USS Voyager and the Maquis they were chasing are yoinked across the Galaxy by an alien who probably should've come up with a better plan. We think. Aspects of it are kind of vague in the series premier: "Caretaker". Also this week! Everyone had bad hair, Admiral Paris got around,

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02:14:40

Ten Forward 22: Into the Duniverse

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2021/11/04

We're on our way home from our extended "Star Wars" shore leave but have decided to spice up our lives with a little stopover on Arrakis, a world without which George's fictional universe might've looked VERY different. We're mostly talking the Lynch/Smithee 1980s "Dune" and Villeneuve 2021 "Dunc", with a few forays into Herbert's novel and brief glimpses towards Jodorowski and the Sci-Fi miniseries. As 1980s "Dune" covers material "Dunc" has not gotten to, be warned there are potential spoilers for

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02:28:08

Shore Leave - Star Wars 7: Disney Unready

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2021/10/28

And so "Star Wars" ends for us, at least for now. Maybe we'll be back when more "Mandalorian" rolls around or something, no promises. But we sat back and were all pleasantly surprised by how good "The Force Awakens" actually was, before the discourse nightmare of its sequels came along and retroactively ruined it. Really a fine way to finish off this sub-project. Also this week: the Force as an excuse for lazy writing, hero of circumstance, and ANOTHER song! [note: find a photo of the big board of

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02:03:09

Shore Leave - Star Wars 6: Darth's Advocate

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2021/10/21

And so it ends. Well, so we thought. But for a while, anyway, the "Star Wars" films ended here, an ungodly mix of overlong action AND overlong scenes of people just TALKING. It's the worst of all worlds as Lucas tries to cram together epic laser fights, what he thinks romance is, and endless, perplexing politics. Good riddance to bad rubbish, the prequels. It's been awful. Also this week: Palpatine might have a point, Quippy-Wan, and a little ditty to see you out.

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01:26:49

Shore Leave - Star Wars 5: The Rise of Dexter Jettster

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2021/10/14

The awful sure does get everywhere as we make our way to "Attack of the Clones"! Little Ani's all growed up, but he has game so cold Hoth would call him chilly. Despite that Amidala is ALL ABOUT his deadpan, town-murdering self. It makes about as much sense as anything else in this endless, dreary pile of a picture. Also this week: a better Force battle, subcontractors all the way down, and Obi-Wan can't make sandwiches.

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01:38:12

Shore Leave - Star Wars 4: George Unfettered

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2021/10/07

So this is where it all begins, twenty-two years after it began. Come see Darth Vader as you've never seen him before - and never wanted to, really: as a precocious scamp who races electric chariots and says "yipee!" Meet a young Obi-Wan Kenobi, who's really kind of a jerk about locals, and his well-established master, Jedi Knight Y...oh...Qui-Gonn Jinn? Anyway, sit back and relax and check out what is clearly a children's movie except for all the long-winded political discussions. Also this week:

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01:26:34

Shore Leave - Star Wars 3: Blue Harvest

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2021/09/30

It's where it should have ended as we come to "Return of the Jedi"! Before the prequels and the sequels this was where the universe was left off (if you were one of the normal folks that ignored the reams of books and comics, video games, bad animated TV series, made-for-TV Ewok movies...). The Empire makes a daring stand as the Rebels make their make-or-break attack, even while Luke tries to undo the years of trauma heaped upon Anakin by the Emperor and, let's be honest, the Jedi before him

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01:50:14

Shore Leave - Star Wars 2: The Emancipation from...

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2021/09/23

Our vacation continues as we make our way to what is, for many, the absolute pinnacle of the franchise: "The Empire Strikes Back". It starts with what should be the act III setpiece and then ends with one of the most famous reveals in modern movies, and everything in the middle is pretty iconic, too! Also this week: the look and sound of "Star Wars", poorly aged "romance" and Fish Vader.

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01:34:06

Shore Leave - Star Wars #1: Star Wars Unburdened

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2021/09/16

Time for another few-week break between "Trek" series! This time we're finishing off the "Star Wars" films we've not yet covered in Ten Forwards! So come back with us to 1977 when "Star Wars" had yet to be weighed down by 40-plus years of extra lore, buyouts, new extra lore, fanboy rage, and all the other stuff that can really make it an exhausting franchise sometimes! Yes, it's "Star Wars", not even "Episode IV" at first, as a simple story introduces audiences to a world that would change the pop

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01:29:34

Ten Forward 21: Tales From the Holodeck Four - This...

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2021/09/09

It's our fifth anniversary and our fifth fanfic outing, tho our last time out deigned to tack a number onto the title! It's DS9 again, classic names out of hats format, and this time a MIX of both scripts and prose! Brace yourself for time shenanigans, daydream believing, some Paramount+ style, and two-hand counseling. Also this week: wait a damn minute, did NONE OF US use Odo?! [Timestamps: Caitlin's story: 2:53; Jake's teleplay: 17:07; Chris's story: 39:05; Ames's teleplay: 57:38]

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01:16:17

Ten Forward 20: What We Left Behind

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2021/09/02

With DS9 wrapped, it was finally time to sit down and check out the acclaimed, crowd-funded documentary "What We Left Behind". We muse on favorite bits, discuss the theoretical "Season 8" opener, and find ourselves shocked to our cores by the biggest reveal in the history of the franchise. Also this week: a shocking writing process, a bingeing show 20 years early, and hate-watching.

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