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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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01:25:40

Episode 215: Why Is This THEIR Job?!

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2021/04/15

Starfleet Intelligence just keeps dropping the ball on this week's DS9. First up: the morons decide to send Chief O'Brien, the most black-and-white morality in the Fleet, to do an undercover mission in "Honor Among Thieves". After that, what is supposed to be a simple message interception turns into full-blown agent exfiltration for Worf and Jadzia in "Change of Heart"! Also this week: O'Brien the Rambo, Worf's many passes, and (the lack of) Queer representation in original "Trek". MAJOR DS9

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01:28:32

Episode 214: I Tell My Sorrows to the Stones

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2021/04/08

There's some real tonal whiplash coming up this week on SSHB. First up, some liberties are taken to vaguely connect a frame story but we can forgive it, because the result is the famous "Far Beyond the Stars". Sisko finds himself not Sisko, but Benny Russell, aspiring sci-fi author struggling to be heard amidst the prejudices of the 1950s. Then applied phlebotinum makes a runabout tiny just in time for a Dominion takeover of the "Defiant". Needless to say, shenanigans ensue in "One Little

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01:28:38

Episode 213: Jimmy Jamz Mourning in the Morning

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2021/04/01

It's all loss all the time this week on SSHB. First up: Dukat and Sisko are stranded on an alien world just in time for the good Captain to realize the not-so-good-Gul has lost his marbles in "Waltz". After that, everyone's favorite loquacious barfly has kicked the bucket and left his entire estate, such as it is, to Quark – leading the bartender into a series of messes that turn out to be one very big mess in "Who Mourns for Morn?" Also this week: the allegory of the soup, imagining the heist, and

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01:17:45

Episode 212: More Chaos Every Week

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2021/03/25

It's a couple of weird ones this week on DS9! First up, Starfleet decides it would be best to rub Bashir's life in the face of some genetically-enhanced folks who weren't lucky enough to slip under the radar in "Statistical Probabilities", and for their trouble they nearly get intel handed over to the Dominion! After that, Moogie's been kidnapped by Iggy Pop the Vorta (no, really) and Quark decides to band together with more of the Alpha Quadrant's favorite ultra-capitalists to get her back instead

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01:08:06

Episode 211: Matrimony and Old Flames

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2021/03/18

This week's relationship status is "it's complicated!" First up, the Worf/Dax wedding is finally here in "You're Cordially Invited", but will their vows be derailed by Klingon custom? After that: Kira comes face-to-face with her lost love's inter-dimensional counterpart in "Resurrection", but is he really after freedom or something more? Also this week: the episode of missing scenes, New Frontier, and the nature of counterparts. [Timestamps: "Invited": 00:42; "Resurrection": 41:12]

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01:26:37

Ten Forward 18: Starship Troopers

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2021/03/11

We're taking a break from DS9's Dominion War to focus on humanity's war against the Bug threat in 1997's "Starship Troopers"! Yes, it's the third entry in the Verhoeven sci-fi satire trilogy where everyone's favorite Mad Dutchman takes a genuinely fascist novel and turns its messages on its head to prove how stupid its ideals are! It's a harrowing tale of brutal violence, lost innocence, and co-ed showers! Also this week: gender equality, poor advertising, and favorite bugs!

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01:27:57

Episode 210: The Little Denouement

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2021/03/04

DS9's deepest dive into blatant serialization yet comes to a close in the two-parter "Favor the Bold" and "Sacrifice of Angels"! The Federation is sick of being on the back foot, but their plans to take back DS9 and the wormhole are sped up when it is revealed that the Dominion has finally figured out how to take down the minefield! Can an insufficient fleet actually take on the Dominion? What can the little Resistance inside Terok Nor do, especially with Odo off in la-la-link-Land? And why the hell

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01:17:29

Episode 209: To Root Beer! The Cause of, And Solution...

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2021/02/25

It's family matters, cultural ties, and the universal symbol of root beer this week on DS9! First up: the Worfst dad in the galaxy has to face his rottenness while the most maniacal dad over Bajor is using his kid to try and seduce his greatest enemy in "Sons and Daughters"! After that, Sisko worries about his crew while Odo bangs his way to not caring in "Behind the Lines"! Also this week: another dramatic reenactment of a cut scene, a Western tangent, and the nature of Changeling

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01:27:52

Episode 208: Starfleet Is Bad At War

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2021/02/18

Here comes season 6 and what is, effectively, a six-parter! But it's serialized enough that we're still doing it two at a time. First up: "A Time to Stand" and "Rocks and Shoals". We open from the aftermath of Season 5 to see that the war is really not going the Federation's way despite their precious shipyard victory, life on the station is more gray than it's ever been, and some Vorta are real jerks. Also this week: finding Caitlin's line, various types of oozing, and "The Ship"! Note: minor

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01:13:53

Episode 207: Operation Sisko

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2021/02/11

It seems like only yesterday we were being introduced to the Jem'Hadar way back at the end of season two, and now we're already to the end of season 5 and the long-simmering hositilities between the Federation and the Dominion finally boiling over! Yes, it's "Call to Arms", where a bunch of threads pay off and the Alpha Quadrant is turned upside-down! Also this week: a different way to end seasons, screwed-up Federation priorities, and wrapping season 5! [Timestamps: "Call to Arms": 02:12; Season

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01:16:57

Episode 206: From Board Games to Card Games

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2021/02/04

Hello, fellow soulless minions of orthodoxy! This week on DS9 there's madness, murder...and maybe just a bit of heartwarming earnestness? First up: what should be a simple scavenging mission to DS9's sister station goes horribly awry when Garak gets murder-stoned in "Empok Nor"! After that, Jake wants to cheer his Dad up, leading to fetch quests galore and a brush with the Dominion in "In the Cards"! Also this week: making the subtext supertext, Giger's chamber of secrets, and Gwyneth

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01:17:53

Episode 205: Other Paths

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2021/01/28

It's alternate routes of different sorts this week on SSHB. First up, time travel shenanigans cause the DS9 crew to meet their own possible descendants in "Children of Time". After that: one chose the uniform and one chose rebellion, and now they're reluctantly united in a common cause in "Blaze of Glory"! Also this week: Worf is better to imaginary kids, killed by Romantic notions, and Memory Alpha nonsense. [Timestamps: "Children": 01:16; "Blaze": 41:22]

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01:18:14

Episode 204: Getting Those Grooves Back

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2021/01/21

Time to get back in the saddle, everyone! First up, Quark has a chance to get his Business License reinstated by Brunt, but to do so he must ruin his mother's newfound relationship in "Ferengi Love Songs"! After that, Worf realizes following regular procedure isn't going to get Martok to embrace his Warrior's Spirit in "Soldiers of the Empire". Also this week: an encouraging intro, oo-mox talks, and a lot more Zelda than you might expect. [Timestamps: "Love Songs": 01:59; "Soldiers": 34:51]

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01:11:37

Episode 203: War Crimes

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2021/01/14

DS9 is settling right into its favorite place this week: complete moral ambiguity and no easy answers! First up: a desperate Quark gets into arms dealing, making himself loads of money but driving off his old friends in place of horrible, horrible new ones in "Business As Usual". After that: time for more Occupation flashbacks and revelations as Kira's Cardassian pseudo-Dad Tekeny Ghemor lets her know he's dying in "Ties of Blood and Water"! Also this week: more Christmas, B-for-baby Plot, and a

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01:40:33

Episode 202: Manufactured Lives

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2021/01/07

No one is who they seem this week on DS9! First up, when the Emergency Medical Hologram's creator chooses Julian to be the template for the next, long-term version we discover there's more to the good Doctor than meets the eye in "Doctor Bashir, I Presume". After that, a would-be femme fatale finds her way into Odo's life, but the mystery to her is even deeper than she realizes in "A Simple Investigation". Also this week: A special visitor, drowning Richard, and bedroom eyes. [Timestamps: "Doctor

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01:15:40

Episode 201: The Inevitable Heel Turn

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2020/12/31

It's the sneaky two-parter we've been chatting up for a bit since it mucked up our scheduling! Things really hit the fan and a whole lot happens in the one-two punch that is "In Purgatory's Shadow" and "By Inferno's Light"! Worf and Garak are kidnapped by the Dominion while on a rescue mission, Julian is revealed to have been a Changeling for over a month, and in the least surprising betrayal ever SOMEONE is aligning with the Dominion to grab power for themselves! Also this week: meeting a

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02:13:52

Episode 200: A Self-Indulgent Spectacular

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2020/12/24

Everyone welcome! Welcome to A Star to Steer Her By's 200th Episode spectacular! We've come a long way and we're honestly more than a little amazed to be here! Thank you to all who've joined us! For our big 200 we are eschewing the usual procedure and calling on some former guests to join us for a few rounds of "Trek" trivia before making them have some fun with Shakespeare! It's a bit of a long one, but I promise it is a grand old time from start to finish! So get a warm drink (or cold if you're

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01:16:42

Episode 199: The Star Trek Pardcast

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2020/12/17

Some familiar faces are dropping by DS9 this week, for good or ill. First up, when Odo gets his hands on a baby Changeling in "The Begotten," Dr. Mora drops by to meddle. I mean give advice. Yes. After that, the hunt for Eddington continues and is continually botched by Sisko making it personal in "For the Uniform". Also this week: changing our remit, Bajoran birthing rituals, and more than you wanted to know about Victor Hugo! [Timestamps: "Begotten": 01:36; "For the Uniform": 31:58]

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01:22:14

Episode 198: Odo Has a Lot Going On

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2020/12/10

And so do we! As mentioned a few weeks ago, a two-partner snuck up on us forcing some last-minute rescheduling, and today is the result. So buckle up as the SSHB crew tackles three episodes at once! First up: it's Odd Couples week on DS9 as Quark and Odo are stranded on a hostile world, while Jake and Nog try the roommate thing in "The Ascent". Next up, art + electricity = Sisko going full Jesus in "Rapture", but will his new clairvoyance prove deadly?! Finally, it feels like maybe jumped back to an

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01:08:16

Episode 197: Guilt Trips

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2020/12/03

Just don't travel in "Trek", it never ends well. First up, Dax tries to get Worf to chill by going to Risa, but he instead throws in with a bunch of fun-hating fundie puritans in "Let He Who Is Without Sin...". After that, something goes wrong on the way back from a conference (what?! NEVER!) and we're left exploring Odo's darkest secret in "Things Past". Also this week: how Worf is Hank Hill, Dukat's truest love, and US proxy-colonialism! [Timestamps: "Without Sin": 00:43; "Things Past": 32:53]

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