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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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01:12:50

Episode 77 Well That Was Offensive

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2018/04/05

It’s kind of abelist and pretty anti-Irish, it’s this week’s episodes of “Star Trek: The Next Generation”! First up: the Pakleds are technology thieves that stymie Riker and kidnap Geordie while Picard is off getting his ticker serviced in “Samaritan Snare”. After that, come play Irish stereotype bingo and revel in a horrible conclusion in “Up the Long Ladder.” Also this week: shuttle design griping, cloning conundrums, and a postcredit that is basically all toilets and poop, so you can’t say we

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01:04:07

Episode 76 Worst Contact

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2018/03/29

There’s first contacts all around this week, but neither of them happen in a good way! In “Pen Pals” it only happens because Data blatantly violates the Prime Directive, and in “Q Who” the “Enterprise” is brought face-to-face with the deadly Borg thanks to a certain omnipotent being’s machinations! Also this week: ham radio in space, the mystery of Guinan, and your pets’ favorite podcast! Timestamps: synopses: 0:16; Pen Pals: 2:56; Q Who: 30:11

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00:58:22

Episode 75 Two Picards, Two Rikers

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2018/03/22

It's a doppelganger and a counterpart this week on SSHB! First up, executive meddling makes a time-loop tale incomprehensible in "Time Squared", and the spare Picard it has produced seems as confused as the audience about it. After that, Riker's father shows up to reveal that he gets along better with pretty much all of Starfleet than he does his boy in "The Icarus Factor". Also this week: Riker doesn't know what an omelette is, failing the Bechdel test hard, and a correction. Timestamps: synopses:

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01:01:52

Episode 74 Gateway to a Living Hell

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2018/03/15

Remember when “Measure of a Man” happened last week and things were looking up? Yeah, forget that. This week we’ve got two clunkers in a row, starting with malware and middling Romulans in “Contaigon”. After that we’ve got what feels kind of like “A Piece of the Action” with all the joy sucked out of it in “The Royale.” Also this week: old-timey Tonic, schoolyard insults, and Jake has an announcement. Note: spoilers for "AI" in this episode; but it's 17 years old and not very good. Timestamps:

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01:04:46

Episode 73 Guinan is Better Than Troi

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2018/03/08

The ship’s bartender is proving herself more useful than the ship’s counselor in this week’s episodes. First up, she helps Picard weave through thorny legal matters when Data’s sentience is called into question in “The Measure of a Man”. Then she’s the only one giving Wes good relationship advice in “The Dauphin”. Also this week: a lot of TOS references, scary Roddenberry, and everyone almost gets some. Timestamps: synopses: 1:18; The Measure of a Man: 5:28; The Dauphin: 37:20

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00:55:26

Episode 72 Sickcast

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2018/03/01

Your hosts were almost all under the weather this week; we’ve cut out as much of the wheezing, coughing, and assorted death as possible, but some artifacts unfortunately remain. But what’s up with the episodes we struggled to bring you? First up: genetic experimentation has caused a rapid-aging disease in “Unnatural Selection”. After that, it’s bring your human to work day in “A Matter of Honor”. Also this week: Guy Fieri goes to flavortown, the nightmarish transporter, and the nature of

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01:15:18

Episode 71 Magnificent Beards

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2018/02/22

The facial hair is everywhere this week, and we're not just talking Riker. First up, a peacemaker with a Kenny Loggins vibe has to end an ages-old civil war in "Loud as a Whisper", and then Data meets his "grandpa", who has the beard and overconfidence of an old-timey King, in "The Schizoid Man". Also this week: pistol shrimp, Vulcan acting, and continuity of consciousness. Note: some "The Prestige" spoilers within Timestamps: synopses: 1:11; Loud as a Whisper: 5:40; The Schizoid Man: 32:38

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01:01:04

Episode 70 The Adventure of the Charmless Rogue

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2018/02/16

Data's trying out some things this week on SSHB. First up, he tries his hand at being Sherlock Holmes in "Elementary, Dear Data" before getting both his hands involved in comedy in "The Outrageous Okona". This is technically the B-plot, tho, to a story about the least charismatic Han Solo cosplayer in the galaxy. Also this week: sentience is a snap, Okona and "Okona" try too hard, and Ames's greatest fear. Timestamps: synopses: 3:08; Elementary, Dear Data: 8:42; The Outrageous Okona: 28:55

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01:15:25

Episode 69 Experience Points

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2018/02/08

This week is all about alien life-forms trying to understand humanity, and neither of them go about it in a way that isn’t terrible! First up, Troi gets impregnated by a mysterious light-being in “The Child”, an episode so bad we mostly talk about how we learned where babies come from. After that, an extraterrestrial face uses the “Enterprise” crew as lab rats in “Where Silence Has Lease”. Also this week: Season 2 changes, the history of Scrooge McDuck, and possibly our longest outro yet. Content

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01:07:33

Episode 68 One Plus One Equals Wrath of Khan

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2018/02/01

It’s the end of the infamous first season of TNG, and it sure goes out on a poor note! First up, the B plot of “Coming of Age” comes to its buggy conclusion in “Conspiracy”. Then the Romulans are back but we’re mostly talking to some 20th century dingbats in “The Neutral Zone”! Also this week: traumatizing children, that’s not how adrenaline works, and top/bottom lists! Timestamps: synopses: 2:08; Conspiracy: 8:52; The Neutral Zone: 28:02; Season 1 wrap up: 44:52

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01:12:23

Episode 67 Au Revoir

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2018/01/25

It’s all goodbyes in this week’s TNG offerings. First up, we say farewell to a major character in “Skin of Evil”, before Picard parts with past regrets in “We’ll Always Have Paris”. Also this week: the Death Industry, very responsible flirting, and our third guest! Timestamps: synopses: 2:19; Skin of Evil: 10:53; We'll Always Have Paris: 43:24

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01:07:32

Episode 66 Riker's Stupid Faces

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2018/01/18

There are skeevy salesmen everywhere this week on “Star Trek: The Next Generation”! First up, an automated pitchman is putting the crew in danger in “The Arsenal of Freedom”. After that, drug dealers posing as physicians have an entire planet in their thrall in “Symbiosis”. Also this week: Grandma Root, a “Wrath of Khan” reunion, and ranting about Reagan. Content warning: brief mention of Tasha’s rape gangs Timestamps: synopses: 2:49; The Arsenal of Freedom: 11:27; Symbiosis: 31:51

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01:27:08

Episode 65 Will Someone Please Lock the Doors?!

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2018/01/11

We are learning all sorts of things this week on TNG! First up: we find out that getting into the academy is utterly insane in “Coming of Age.” After that, we get lessons on Klingon culture and more of Worf’s backstory in “Heart of Glory.” But most importantly, we learn that, almost a century and several iterations later, people still don’t lock any doors on the blasted “Enterprise”! Also this week: Federation bureaucrats continue to be awful, literally the Kobayashi Maru, and Ames & Caitlin get to

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01:36:25

Ten Forward 06 The Last Jedi

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2018/01/04

SPOILERS AHEAD! We take a break from our usual franchise to jump on the “Star Wars” bandwagon and talk “The Last Jedi”! It’s about as divisive amongst your stalwarts as it is general audiences, and we’ve another guest along for the ride to offer their opinion, as well! Also this week: subverting expectations; 15 ½ people, a toothpick, and a canoe; and where the hell is Lando? Seriously, tho, spoilers for the entire “Star Wars” film franchise, not just “Last Jedi”. The only thing that’s safe is the

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01:12:05

Episode 64 Tangential

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2017/12/28

Hopefully you weren't looking for in-depth "Star Trek" chat from this "Star Trek" podcast, since this week the episodes become jumping-off points for just about anything else. First up, the opening of "When the Bough Breaks" has us talking schooling and old computers, followed by a treatise on farming brought on by "Home Soil". Also this week: cursive and Rick Berman are both pointless, the "Enterprise" help desk, and environmental impact on reproduction. Timestamps: synopses: 0:47; When the Bough

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01:18:09

Episode 63 Half-Truths

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2017/12/21

’Twas the cast before Christmas, and I’m not gonna lie: we’d not considered when this was coming out, so there’s nothing holiday themed in it and the meter just fell to pieces. What we do have is a bunch of people playing their cards close to their chest. First up, the Binars are supposedly aboard the “Enterprise” to do some software updates, but have other plans churning in their weird little heads in "11001001." After that, "Too Short A Season" sees Admiral Jameson brought aboard to help negotiate

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01:27:46

Episode 62 Gesundheit

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2017/12/14

There is entirely too much sneezing in this week's batch of episodes, with Data playing at humanity and Worf reminding us of failed sitcoms long past. First up: TNG goes full evil twin as Data meets some of the family in "Datalore". After that...well, there's about 17 plots going on, but the main one is looking for some lost spacemen on a world where women are ostensibly in charge in "Angel One". Also this week: android tuchus, mansplaining, and two rants. Timestamps: synopses: 1:25; a pizza

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01:06:55

Episode 61 Dreams And Illusions

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2017/12/07

It's all about fantasies this week on SSHB. First up: it turns out Troi has an arranged marriage, but her husband-to-be is disappointed she's not the literal woman of his dreams in "Haven." After that, Picard is really enthusiastic about his new video game in "The Big Goodbye." Also this week: Picard is the anti-empath, bad Peter Lorre impressions, and rating systems. Timestamps: synopses: 1:13; Haven: 5:13; The Big Goodbye: 37:46

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01:09:59

Episode 60 The New Antagonists Strike Back

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2017/11/30

TNG is wasting no time trying its new villains on for size again this week. First up, they take another crack at making the Ferengi seem like a threat when a DaiMon with a score to settle seeks out Picard in "The Battle." After that, Q drops by to harass the "Enterprise" crew again by granting Riker cosmic power in "Hide and Q". Also this week: Argyle's letter scheme, Picard's not there yet, and just how far down do they paint Data? Note: MINOR "Discovery" spoilers this week. As long as you've seen

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01:20:23

Episode 59 Brought To You By The Letter P

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2017/11/23

It's Thanksgiving here in the States, and you know what that means: gathering with friends, family, and loved ones and praying that no one brings up politics, PLEASE, for pity's sake! Well we here at SSHB got in on the action and have brought along our first ever GUEST! We're joined this week by Justus of the MrMobile YouTube channel, who wanted to discuss "Justice," which is a real turkey of an episode! (see what we did there?). But before that, we talk "Lonely Among Us," which...actually, isn't

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