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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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01:19:45

Episode 196: Been There, Done That

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2020/11/26

Everything's varying levels of familiar this week on DS9. First up, it feels like "Power Play" but the wrong O'Brien has been possessed in "The Assignment". After that, DS9 goes all "Forrest Gump" and "Back to the Future II" into TOS to celebrate the 30th anniversary of "Trek" in the classic "Trials and Tribble-ations"! Also this week: Bajoran MacGuffins, swinging shifts, and a LOT of TOS chat! [Timestamps: "The Assignment": 00:59; "Trials and Tribble-ations": 22:26]

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01:05:58

Episode 195: Love and War

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2020/11/19

It's extremes of emotion this week on DS9! First up, everyone's looking to get with Klingons when Quark's ex Grilka shows up in "Looking for par'Mach in All the Wrong Places"! After that, Jake sees war up close and finds fear his primary companion in "...Nor The Battle To the Strong". Also this week: improved Dax, sassy solid Odo, and Quarktajino! [Timestamps: "par'Mach": 00:42; "Nor The Battle": 34:22]

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01:15:46

Episode 194: Dominating the Start

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2020/11/12

It's all Dominion all the time for the start of Season 5 on DS9! First up, having discovered Gowron is a Changeling agent in the previous finale, Starfleet Intelligence sends in a crack team of non-spy non-assassins to infiltrate a Klingon party and murder the Chancellor in "Apocalypse Rising"! After that, Sisko and his team witness a Jem'Hadar ship crash, and then enter a tense standoff with the retrieval team sent to reclaim it in "The Ship"! Also this week: makeup stories, Klingon traditions, and

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01:40:54

Episode 193: Lost Connections

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2020/11/05

It's big losses all around for everyone's favorite DS9 ship this week. In "Body Parts", Quark preemptively sells his desiccated corpse after a terrible doctor's visit, but the buyer still wants to collect even when it is discovered the bartender is fine, and to refuse is to be banished from Ferengi society! After that, Odo is forced to face the judgement of his people as the only Changeling known to have harmed another in "Broken Link". Also this week: missed opportunities, Garak the Gardener, and

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01:29:05

Ten Forward 17: The Mandalorian Season 1

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2020/10/29

We're borderline topical this week as, just in time for season two to premier, we're taking a look at the first season of Disney+ juggernaut "The Mandalorian"! When an enigmatic bounty hunter finds a target too adorable to just hand over to creepy Imperial Werner Herzog, he finds himself on the run in search of solace and space bucks. Soon he is encountering old friends and foes, making new ones, and trying desperately to outrun the Easter Eggs. Oh, and of course, Baby Yoda is there. Also this week:

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01:16:18

Episode 192: Live Fast, Die Young

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2020/10/22

The candle that burns twice as bright burns half as long, which one could say applies to the Jem'Hadar that Sisko and company find themselves having to reluctantly team up with to prevent a splinter group from obtaining a powerful tool in "To the Death". But candles can burn others, and centuries ago other Jem'Hadar left a terrible disease on a once-great world that Bashir has vowed to destroy in "The Quickening". Also this week: from "Aliens" to "Stargate", come to Quark's, and the inevitable "Lion

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01:07:56

Episode 191: Deep Space Mimes

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2020/10/15

Relationships seem to be the real focal point this week on DS9. First up, Lwaxana is having marriage trouble and Jake has fallen in with a dangerous older woman in "The Muse"! After that, Sisko has to grapple with the fact that his girlfriend might be a traitor while Garak worries Ziyal might be out for blood in "For the Cause"! Also this week: whispers of TOS, upsetting age gaps, and Chris & Caitlin did a thing! [Timestamps: "The Muse": 02:22; "For the Cause": 30:50]

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01:26:49

Episode 190: Trauma Week

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2020/10/08

So right off the top, big CONTENT WARNING. An episode contains attempted suicide and we discuss it. This week on DS9 everyone is having their psyches attacked. First up, time to put O'Brien thru the ringer again with the episode that has come to epitomize his suffering: "Hard Time"! After that, Jake has to deal with his mother being back from the dead, but not really because it's an alternate dimension her...but he's still going to get way too close way too fast and we know it can't end well in

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01:12:22

Episode 189: True Nature

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2020/10/01

Is there something immutable at a person's very core? Inborn abilities, values, traditions? Let's find out this week on DS9! First up, in "Accession", a man from the past becomes the new Emissary and decides it's time to reinstate the Bajoran caste system, which surely won't cause any disasters when people are suddenly in jobs they've no training for! After that, in "Rules of Engagement", Mr Worf's heart is on trial after he apparently kerplodes a bunch of civilians into space dust during a tense

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01:11:16

Episode 188: Brotherly...Love?

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2020/09/24

CONTENT WARNING: Discussion of suicide. Family values get a bit crazy in space. First up, Kurn drops by DS9 with a death wish that he wants Worf to help him with in "Songs of Mogh". After that, Rom has had enough and decides it's time for the bar staff to unionize in "Bar Association"! Also this week: plots that actually dovetail, origins of Bajoran culture, and Ferengi bedroom fun! [Timestamps: "Sons of Mogh": 01:27; "Bar Association": 32:59]

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01:06:41

Episode 187: Everybody Loves Kira

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2020/09/17

It's three men chasing a lady in this week's DS9s, but only one is going to manage. First up: Odo's inability to express his feelings for Kira catches up to him when First Minister Shakaar goes all high school crush on her in "Crossfire". After that, Gul Dukat has been brought low by his decision not to kill his illegitimate daughter but that doesn't keep him from having a thing for everyone's favorite Major in "Return to Grace"! Also this week: 90s flashbacks, the WORST pajamas, and

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01:30:40

Ten Forward 16: DS9 Teleplay Fanfics

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2020/09/10

We've somehow been at this for four years, and we're celebrating with DS9 Fanfics! But unlike our previous stories, these ones have been put together in the form of mini-scripts and your favorite "Trek" podcasters are playing all the roles! There's action, laughs, love, and a whole slew of impressions! Join us for the fun! Caitlin's script: 02:51 Ames's script: 14:30 Jake's script: 37:07 Chris's script: 1:05:58 But let's be honest, if you don't listen to them all we'll find out and be VERY sad.

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01:08:38

Episode 186: ...And Put Up a Parking Lot

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2020/09/03

DS9 continues to be frustratingly, depressingly relevant this week as we take a look at a sneaky two-parter composed of "Homefront" and "Paradise Lost". When an act of terrorism reveals there are Changelings on Earth, everyone decides Civil Liberties are overrated! Troops are in the streets, citizens must prove their humanity with random blood tests, and the military is taking over! But is the threat real...or from within? Also this week: coffee everywhere, eating the President, and mid-range family

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01:19:38

Episode 185: Indiana Worf and the Spy Who Nagged Me

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2020/08/27

It's a series of adventures this week on DS9! First up: Kor is back and brings Jadzia and Worf along on a quest for the holy stabber in "The Sword of Kahless"! After that, Julian's Bond-esque holoprogram goes awry while Garak makes fun of his fantasy in "Our Man Bashir"! Also this week: which number, not the One Ring, and spy type v spy type! [Timestamps: "The Sword of Kahless": 01:17; "Our Man Bashir": 34:06]

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01:19:32

Episode 184: Ames Is On a Roll

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2020/08/20

DS9 is tackling two different genres this week, and we're all along for the ride! First up, the "Defiant" hides in the clouds of a gas giant and things get all submarine movie in "Starship Down"! After that, temporal shenanigans have our favorite Ferengi and former Founder stuck in a 1950s B picture in "Little Green Men"! Also this week: an alternate title, sexy lamps, and Ferengi luck! [Timestamps: "Starship Down": 01:34; "Little Green Men": 41:53]

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01:14:49

Episode 183: Caitlin's Doing Greatlin

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2020/08/13

Relationships are at the core of both our DS9 episodes this week, and they all end in heartbreak! First up: we find out that Dukat had a Bajoran War Bride and a secret child by her that he now plans to straight up murder in "Indiscretion"! After that, in an episode that's not about same-sex relationships (no really, the writers PROMISE!) Dax comes across a former spouse in their new host and old fires start to burn in "Rejoined". Also this week: charming Dukat's butt, Trill corruption, and send this

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01:29:14

Episode 182: War With the Past and Present

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2020/08/06

Can you change the past? Can you fight fate? Both issues face our DS9 crew this week! First up, old Jake Sisko tries to undo an accident that made his father a temporal sleepwalker in "The Visitor"! After that, Bashir is conscripted by a Jem'Hadar to find a cure for Ketracel-white addiction in "Hippocratic Oath"! Also this week: making sure we're never sponsored, Brooklyn Jake, and two many racists! [Timestamps: "The Visitor": 01:47; "Hippocratic Oath": 39:44]

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01:16:23

Ten Forward 15: Total Recall

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2020/07/30

It's a surprise as big as Arnold hiding under a middle-aged lady's head! Welcome to the unexpected 15th Ten Forward, where we continue looking at the movies of Paul Verhoeven with "Total Recall"! In a future where memories of vacation and adventure can be implanted, everyday schlub Douglas Quaid decides to have some fake fun on Mars...until the memory process jogs some secret real ones loose! Or does it? Also this week: Frakes v. Cruise, Dick needs assistance, and many Ahhhhhnold impressions.

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01:09:52

Episode 181: Explosives and Glitter

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2020/07/23

Season 4 of DS9 gets off to a shiny bang with "The Way of the Warrior", a double-length season premier that sees everything change in the Alpha Quadrant! When Gowron goes on the warpath Ben Sisko calls on TNG's Mr. Worf to come try and smooth the situation over. Before long the Klingons are reigniting every old conflict they can think of and DS9 becomes the epicenter of a massive battle! Also this week: root beer, "Lower Decks", and shoehorning. [Timestamp: "The Way of the Warrior": 01:13]

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01:13:05

Episode 180: Totally Not The Thing

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2020/07/16

The schedule got a bit mixed up by that secret two-parter a few weeks back, so we're only covering one episode this week! But we're not shortchanging you, as we also do our Season 3 wrap AND give you a little peek into some future fun! In "The Adversary", a plot very much like "The Thing" plays out on the "Defiant" when a Changeling that isn't Odo sneaks aboard, but it's totally not based on "The Thing", you guys, we swear! Also this week: the case of the missing pencil, starship scale, and stew v

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