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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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01:04:22

Ten Forward 02 Tales From The Holodeck 01

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2017/06/29

In our second Ten Forward, your stalwarts are engaging in the time-honored nerd tradition of fanfiction! We've broken into the House That Gene Built and we're pinching the best stuff inside to bring you tales of murder, mayhem, lust, and clouds! Content warning: implied domestic abuse, very sexually explicit imagery, questionable accents. Timestamps: "Sentient Life" by Ames: 2:48; "The Heir" by Chris: 17:50; "Where No Man Has Gone Before" by Caitlin: 31:49; "Assignment: Terra" by Jake: 46:27

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01:33:23

Episode 41 End Of Side A

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2017/06/22

It's the end of the series that started it all! So how does "Turnabout Intruder" do as a series finale? How does it stack up against its predecessors? And what on Earth happened to Chapel's hair?! Also this week: Ames' book club, the "Futurama" count, and Gene & George. Timestamps: synopsis: 1:20; Turnabout Intruder: 7:52; TOS series wrap up: 39:05

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01:01:23

Episode 40 Blasts From And To The Past

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2017/06/15

It's one of the most bogus journeys the "Enterprise" crew has ever gone on as space Lincoln allows Kirk to glance behind "The Savage Curtain," followed by a trip though time that is an excellent adventure for the audience but heartbreak for Spock in "All Our Yesterdays." Also this week: Lincoln makes us cringe, hot Spock on Doc action, and Jake pens a letter. synopses: 0:49; The Savage Curtain: 16:39; All Our Yesterdays: 38:18

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01:06:55

Episode 39 PRIGS. IN. SPAAAAACE!

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2017/06/08

We're seeing familiar faces throughout the cosmos this week, though while one was likely intentional, the other only works in hindsight. First up, it's like the "Miri" kids grew up and got more annoying before deciding to follow an interstellar Charles Manson in the form of Dr. Sevrin in "The Way to Eden." After that, we can't help but find some parallels between Plasus, the High Advisor of Stratos, and a certain Commander-in-Chief of the United States in "The Cloud Minders." Also this week: we make

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01:12:39

Episode 38 Only The Lonely

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2017/06/01

Everyone is trying to get some on this week's SSHB. First up, both Mister Scott and a colony of disembodied alien spirits have eyes only for Lieutenant Romaine in "The Lights of Zetar." And then Kirk and an immortal battle it out for the love of a robot (while another robot looks on forlorn from the sidelines)in "Requiem for Methuselah." Also this week: alienating any British listeners, alienating fans of "The Man from Earth" (which, by the way, we spoil the CRAP out of, so maybe turn off after

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01:00:39

Episode 37 EverybodyNobody

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2017/05/25

It's worlds that couldn't be more unalike this episode, but either way Spock is in a mood. First up, Kirk is kidnapped to be the solution to an overpopulation problem while Spock is salty at diplomacy in "The Mark of Gideon." After that, Kirk, McCoy, Sulu, and doomed extra D'Amato are stranded on a rock inhabited only by the specter of its old owner whilst Spock is feeling SUPER pedantic in "That Which Survives." Also this week: Jake rewrites one episode, Ames tries to solve both of them with

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00:49:51

Episode 36 Death Coaster To Hell

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2017/05/18

We've got a sort-of rehash and a disappointing classic for you on this week's SSHB. First up, things are going wrong at a psychiatric colony again in "Whom Gods Destroy," and then we're treated to all kinds of padding in the unsubtlest allegory of all, "Let That Be Your Last Battlefield." Also this week: space Batman villains, Wayne's world, and codes both secure and unchanging. synopses: 0:45; Whom Gods Destroy: 11:35; Let That Be Your Last Battlefield: 27:16

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01:17:51

Episode 35 Bad Teacher Week

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2017/05/11

Kirk is picking up the slack for everyone this week, first having to remind some aliens that they've lost touch in "The Empath." After that, he's got to try and play space Henry Higgins when actual space Henry Higgins gets shivved for being a jackass in "Elaan of Troyius." Also this week: Disney songs, sex ed, and a possible lack of underwear. synopses: 0:45; The Empath: 13:52; Elaan of Troyius: 39:05

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00:59:15

Episode 34 Smug D - Bags And Bad Puns

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2017/05/04

Big content warning right up front with this one: the whole plot of "Plato's Stepchildren" revolves around these superpowered aliens who have the ability to use "Enterprise" crew-folks as their puppets, forcing them into sadistic little acts and games very much against their will. So, yeah. It's uncomfortable, that one. Meanwhile, "Wink of an Eye" is basically a harmless case of "good idea executed badly." Also this week: an excellent guest star, a shocking resolution, and more dialogue

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01:07:49

Episode 33 Title Drops

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2017/04/27

Your stalwarts have their expectations dashed this week, folks! We positively loved "For the World is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky," wherein a seemingly-dying Bones McCoy falls for the unwitting Captain of a generation ship. Meanwhile, the oft-lauded "The Tholian Web" bores us to tears as the "Enterprise" crew goes a bit space crazy (again) and McCoy belittles Spock's command ability (again) while trying to rescue a dimensionally-shifted Captain Kirk. Also this week: the nature of happiness;

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01:12:32

Episode 32 Cowboys And Aliens

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2017/04/20

It's gunfights and swordfights this week, as a pair of high-powered aliens muck about with our "Enterprise" stalwarts in very different ways. First up: it's a half-baked old-timey Matrix (maybe) in "Spectre of the Gun," after which a pinwheel of doom makes humans and Vulcans grumpy and Klingons somehow grumpier in "Day of the Dove." Also this week: Sheriff Ames reads you your rights, too much Chekov, and we eventually get quite distracted and look into the future. Content warning: discussion of a

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01:03:33

Episode 31 Enterprise Security Is Still Shockingly Lax

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2017/04/13

Considering how late it is in the series, I don't think they're ever going to learn. It's still free access to all guests and no locked doors anywhere, and what does it get us? First up is the shrillest takeover of the "Enterprise" yet in "And the Children Shall Lead," followed by YET ANOTHER jaunt beyond the galactic barrier in "Is There in Truth No Beauty?" Also this week: Ames has a hat, Caitlin has Britishisms, and everyone's got a jones for Jones. synopses: 2:04; And the Children Shall Lead:

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01:17:29

Episode 30 Touch Of A Vulcan

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2017/04/06

Everyone's ready to get down with someone this week on SSHB! First up, "Trek" introduces us to our first female ship commander in "The Enterprise Incident," only to undercut its own progressiveness by having her spend most of her screentime being SUPER thirsty for Spock. After that, Kirk winds up with amnesia in "The Paradise Syndrome" and forgets everything about himself except how much he enjoys sex with people he meets while exploring. Also this week: Jake introduces us to his oddest self yet, we

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01:22:59

Episode 29 Spocktacular Headgear

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2017/03/30

Well, this was certainly a trying week for your erstwhile quartet of "Trek" raconteurs. First up is "Assignment: Earth," wherein alien-trained superspy Gary Seven learns the age-old lesson that some days you just can't get rid of a bomb. But what do you do when the bomb is your episode? And then it's the infamous "Spock's Brain," wherein everyone's favorite Vulcan has his gray matter pinched by aliens...to be an HVAC control unit? Also this week: more Lt. Leslie theories, Vulcan naming conventions,

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01:23:29

Episode 28 As Heard On The Internet

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2017/03/23

It's the SSHB Podcast! It doesn't slice, dice, or julienne fries, but you can certainly set it and listen to it! I can't legally say we're brought to you by RonCo, but we might as well be this episode. It's a week of invention as Doctor Daystrom brings "The Ultimate Computer" around to the Starfleet science fair, and Ames invents a scenario for some "Bread and Circuses" fanfic. Also this week: M5's boners and a little eye candy for the ladies, for once. Content warning: I'm starting to realize ToS

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01:05:27

Episode 27 The Essences Of Man

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2017/03/16

Seems like we've been here before. First up, it looks like the "Enterprise" is getting hijacked AGAIN in "By Any Other Name," while the Prime Directive is being blown to smithereens in "The Omega Glory." Also this week: the show can't decide if humanity is astronaut ice cream or powdered drugs; a disproportionate amount of phallus chat; and the eternal search for the Bubbler of Youth. Content warning: brief discussion of Kirk's tendency to kiss first and ask permission...well, never. Timestamps:

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01:27:20

Episode 26 Gang Aft Agley

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2017/03/09

Plans just keep going wrong this week. But while treachery is the proverbial wooden shoe in the machinery in "Return to Tomorrow," the basic idea itself was just idiotic to begin with in "Patterns of Force." Also this week: Jake makes up names, an unfortunate lesson about forgiveness, and why juxtaposing inhumanity and comedy doesn't work. Timestamps: synopses: 0:35; Return to Tomorrow: 16:18; Patterns of Force: 45:34

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01:14:32

Episode 25 Off Topical

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2017/03/02

First up: that background noise we mention and apologize for at the start actually cuts out pretty quickly and never returns, so you needn't worry about that, after all. Meanwhile: your valiant podcasting crew struggles to remain on-topic more than usual as we desperately try to care about "The Immunity Syndrome," and try even more desperately to find something to like about "A Private Little War." Also this week: Chris talks weird, Spock is apparently Obi-Wan when it's convenient to the plot, and

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01:19:57

Episode 24 Five Hundred Quatloos On Kirk Getting A...

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2017/02/23

Everyone keeps getting captured this week, though by VERY different kinds of enemies; it's full sci-fi weirdness when they're in the clutches of "The Gamesters of Triskelion," and full wackiness when the Sigma Iotians demand "A Piece of The Action" from the "Enterprise" crew! Also this week: going full Shat, bad fights all around, and Kirk does his best Bugs Bunny. Content warning: discussion of a sexual assault scene in "Gamesters." Timestamps: synopses: 1:25; The Gamesters of Triskelion: 11:50;

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01:15:12

Episode 23 Piglet From Pooh And Some Tribbles Too

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2017/02/16

We're looking at both ends of the "Trek" tonal spectrum this week! First up: murder and mayhem spanning the centuries in "Wolf in the Fold," followed immediately by lighthearted japes in the classic "The Trouble With Tribbles"! Can we deal with the tonal whiplash?! Of course, we're tonal whiplash personified. Also this week: possession for fun and profit (but mostly homicide); Scotty shouldn't go on away missions; and many, many Tribble questions but few Tribble answers. [Note: contains spoilers for

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