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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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01:20:02

Episode 179: In the Zone

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2020/07/09

Who's in the zone? Everyone! O'Brien is in the darts zone and Kai Winn's latest nonsense has Kira back in the revolutionary cell zone in "Shakaar"! After that, Dax is in an awkward zone when she has to meet up with her previous selves in "Facets"! Also this week: live from the Midwest, TNG's sexiest guest, and Shatner v. Brooks! NOTE: "Discovery" s.1 spoilers 49:07 - 49:39 [Timestamps: "Shakaar": 02:13; "Facets": 33:57]

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01:28:31

Episode 178: All In the Family

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2020/07/02

First up: sorry about 1/4 of our sound. Chris didn't switch audacity over to the correct microphone. But everyone else sounds great! This week on DS9, family stories abound! First up, Ben convinces Jake to go all Thor Heyerdahl with him in a ship based on centuries-old Bajoran plans; as they trace history, they discuss their futures in "Explorers". After that, Quark's in trouble for not reining in a family member. No, Rom didn't somehow bumble his way into crime: their mother Ishka turns out to have

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01:07:31

Episode 177: Men For All Seasons

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2020/06/25

A spy is adaptable, and so is a shapeshifter. Forced together but ultimately at odds, Odo and Garak find themselves embroiled in a completely daft Tal Shiar/Obsidian Order scheme to end the Dominion threat in the sneaky two-parter "Improbable Cause" and "The Die is Cast"! Also this week: worst plan ever, a RDA love-in, and little Jake on the scene! [Timestamp: summaries start at 1:09]

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01:12:01

Episode 176: We Passed Upon the Stair

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2020/06/18

It's you, but it's not you, or is it? First up, O'Brien keeps running into himself and undoing the future's mistakes before they can happen in "Visionary". Next, Bashir is stuck in his head with himself played by everyone else in "Distant Voices". And finally, Ben takes a jaunt into the mirror universe to replace himself in "Through the Looking Glass"! Also this week: don't think about anything too hard, birthday idiocy, and the constancy of the Chief. Spoiler Warning: Discovery S.1 spoilers from

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01:22:06

Episode 175: Big, Throbbing Prophecy

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2020/06/11

Everything is the Prophets' fault on DS9 this week! First up, giving a dude a prophetic vision 3,000 years ago leads to some loose interpretations during a scientific experiment in "Destiny"! After that, Grand Nagus Zek has seemingly turned over a new, altruistic leaf and Quark can't deal with it in "Prophet Motive"! Also this week: pun types, that guy from everything, and adapted from a "Taxi" script. [Timestamps: "Destiny": 02:28; "Prophet Motive": 42:24]

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01:24:34

Episode 174: The Many Faces of Nog

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2020/06/04

This week, Nog is technically the B plot but we don't really care because he's more interesting! First up, Vedek Bareil is becoming more machine than man as he spends an hour dying, while Nog and Jake realize cross-cultural relationships can be difficult in "Life Support". After that, Kira's world is getting rocked and Nog wants to join Starfleet in "Heart of Stone"! Also this week: playing with Caitlin's emotions, society breaks down, and upsetting math! SPOILER WARNING: Spoilers for S.1 of

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01:11:03

Episode 173: Attica! Attica! Attica!

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2020/05/28

Chris has been beaten up by some ghosts, so Ames has taken this podcast hostage and is demanding better treatment! Attica! Blame Biddle if she edits this week's episode poorly. It's an eerily prescient week as we look four years into our future in "Past Tense," parts I and II! Sisko, Bashir, and Dax have blasted into the past and need to survive the troubling year 2024 and the impending Bell Riots, so that's something to look forward to. Also this week: So many movies about hostage taking, was

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01:02:39

Episode 172: Ending on an (Awkward) Kiss

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2020/05/21

Anything but romance is in the air this week on DS9, but it was the only link we had! First up, Riker drops by DS9 to make a pass at Kira...and steal the titular "Defiant"! After that, someone decided DS9 needed its own space crazies episode, but they went all TNG with it and decided it would just make everyone thirsty in "Fascination". Also this week: is gout hot, the Siddig/Visitor timeline, and let us never speak of this again. [Timestamps: "Defiant", 1:36; "Fascination", 33:12]

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01:09:59

Episode 171: Escape Room and Brigadoon

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2020/05/14

We're back for week 2 of remote podcasting, and we're sounding a lot better! DS9...well, it's serving up a more mixed bag. First up, old Cardassian traps are sprung on DS9 in "Civil Defense", and everyone's lives may very well be in the hands of Gul Dukat. After that, we're served up a middling space-"Brigadoon" so bad that we try to mostly talk about the also-bad and deeply problematic B plot in "Meridian". Also this week: Cardassians gonna Cardass, the first appearance of Jeffrey Combs, and

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01:12:37

Episode 170: This Isn't Home

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2020/05/07

Well, our hands were finally forced. Welcome to the first ever remote-recorded SSHB! The audio is a bit rough, but it's going to get better in future weeks and, honestly, should've been a lot worse considering. But while we're stuck at home DS9 finds characters struggling with what their home might be. First up, in "Second Skin", Major Kira goes looking for answers about her past and finds out...she's actually a deep-cover Cardassian?! After that, Quark accidentally buys a baby — as you do — and it

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01:11:11

Episode 169: Business Sense and Nonsense

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2020/04/30

Schemes are afoot this week on DS9, of wildly varying quality! First up, Quark finds himself embroiled in Klingon political scheming after an accident at the bar, but his acumen may be more useful than warrior ways in "The House of Quark"! After that, the Trill confuse everyone with a weird plot and ill-defined details and maybe it should've just been a circus instead in "Equilibrium"! Also this week: forgetting the B plot, a karate lesson, and +6 to charisma! [Timestamps: "The House of Quark",

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01:32:31

Episode 168: The Goo Behind the Curtain

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2020/04/23

It's all Dominion all the time in the three-part epic that closes out season 2 and opens season 3 of DS9! A simple camping trip bring Sisko and Quark face-to-face with the loyal foot soldiers of the Dominion in "The Jem'Hadar". After the drubbing Starfleet takes at their hands Sisko decides he's not going to wait around and goes looking for the leadership to have either a talk or a donnybrook in "The Search" parts 1 and 2! And this all dovetails with Odo's search for the truth about himself in just

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01:02:21

Episode 167: Truth, Justice, and the Cardassian Way

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2020/04/16

The search for truth is on this week in DS9! First up: election of the new Bajoran Space Pope nears and Vedek Bareil is the clear favorite. But the return of a long-exiled turncoat bureaucrat could dig up past crimes and ruin everything in "The Collaborator"! After that, O'Brien just wants to relax with some technical manuals until he gets caught up in the Cardassian "legal system" with only a hammy lawyer and a grumpy Odo to defend him in "Tribunal"! Also this week: Bajorans love having issues,

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01:11:54

Episode 166: Julian Loves Lunch, Odo Hates Jokes

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2020/04/09

Bashir is in the thick of things this week on DS9. First up, in "The Wire" his lunch buddy Garak has a mystery ailment that gives clues to his past and points directly to a single source: Cardassia's infamous Obsidian Order! After that, in "Crossover", technobabble sends the good Doctor and Major Kira hurtling where Kirk and company went before: the mirror universe! Also this week: Obsidian Order bowling, boob cones, and the madness of Dwight Schultz. Timestamps: "The Wire": 2:24; "Crossover":

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01:33:28

Ten Forward 14: Picard Season 1

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2020/04/02

SPOILERS! Seriously, they are there from the off, so if you've not yet watched all of the first season of "Star Trek: Picard" and don't want to be spoiled skip this episode! We'll be back next week with more DS9! Otherwise, kick back and chill with your SSHB friends as we do a very broad, slightly meandering overview of the first season of the latest "Trek" series. This isn't a deep dive, more a high-view impressions recorded MERE DAYS after the season one finale. If that sounds like fun, come check

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01:07:36

Episode 165: The Shrubbery

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2020/03/26

It's just one episode this week as we settle in to talk about some of the ideas presented by "The Maquis" parts one and two, but not so much about the episodes themselves. Former Federation colonists now living in Cardassian space have decided they're getting the short shrift and have decided to take matters into their own hands, which could reignite war between The Federation and the Cardassian Empire unless Sisko and Gul Dukat can stop them! Also this week: backfill with Jake, a missing scene, and

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01:19:38

Episode 164: Four Inches of Danger

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2020/03/19

The past is dropping by DS9 this week! First up, an old flame of Quark's shows up in "Profit and Loss", and she's running from both the Cardassians...and her feelings. After that, a trio of TOS Klingons ridge up and suit up for revenge and Dax wants to go along for the ride in "Blood Oath"! Also this week: fashion as metaphor, a Dax episode that works, and a bonus poem! [Timestamps: "Profit and Loss": 01:16; "Blood Oath": 36:08]

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01:07:38

Episode 163: Shadowplaying God

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2020/03/12

This week's episodes don't have much in common, but their titles sure did mash together handily! Isn't that nice? First up, Odo and Dax look into mysterious disappearances on an alien world in "Shadowplay", and the truth should have mind-shattering consequences! Emphasis on the SHOULD. After that, we could've had an awesome episode about a proto-universe but someone decided we'd rather follow some Trill loser around while he mopes in "Playing God". Whee. Also this week: down a crewmember, too many

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01:08:48

Episode 162: Double Miles, Double Double Bleak

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2020/03/05

Lots of O'Brien this week, which means a lot of misery. But not entirely for him! First up, a conspiracy is afoot in "Whispers", and the Chief is the only person not corrupted by it...right? After that, Sisko and O'Brien end up stranded with a bizarre Luddite cult lead by an astoundingly hateable villain in "Paradise"! Also this week: trying to edit around a bad intro, James Joyce facts, and the dark side of the space hippies. [Timestamps: Whispers: 2:08; Paradise: 30:21]

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00:56:29

Episode 161: Solid Foundations, Wobbly Homes

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2020/02/27

There's some pretty good ideas on display this week on DS9, but the execution leaves us wanting. First up: Odo's "Dad" drops by and causes his boy enough stress that the Constable starts wrecking up the joint in "The Alternate". After that The Chief and Bashir are on the run from the dumbest peace plan in history in "Armageddon Game". Also this week: the Trek "other", abysmal hair, and our first ever endorsement! [Timestamps: "The Alternate", 00:30; "Armageddon Game", 28:01]

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