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Humanist Trek

Sarah Austin Media, LLC

Humanist Trek is a weekly #StarTrek podcast about the humanism in Star Trek. Hosted by Sarah Ray 🏳️‍⚧️👩🏼 and Allie Ashmead ✊🏿👩🏿‍🦱 Available at http://www.humanisttrek.com and everywhere you replicate your podcasts!

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59:28

HT.040 I, Mudd (TOS)

Humanist Trek ·

2023/06/08

When the Enterprise is hijacked by a sketchy new crewman, Kirk is reunited with Harcourt Fenton Mudd. Would you be tempted to put your brain in a robot body? Just how many different versions of one woman do you actually need? Which model of robot is into butt stuff? We're tackling all the hard questions on this episode! Play along with our Starfleet Academy Cadet Challenge -- Share this episode using the hashtag #StarfleetChallenge on social media! Visit our website at humanisttrek.com Support the

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HT.039 Catspaw (TOS)

Humanist Trek ·

2023/06/01

Have you ever wondered why Star Trek doesn't usually do "holiday specials"? This episode holds the answer! It's the episode that asks, "What if Star Trek did a Halloween episode?" The answer is not great. Play along with our Starfleet Academy Cadet Challenge -- Share this episode using the hashtag #StarfleetChallenge on social media! Visit our website at humanisttrek.com Support the show at patreon.com/humanisttrek Pick up your merch at threadless.com/humanisttrek Socials Mastodon Facebook

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HT.038 The Doomsday Machine (TOS)

Humanist Trek ·

2023/05/25

Chasing his planet-killing whale, Commodore Ahab makes the ultimate sacrifice in an attempt to save the Enterprise crew from a weapon so powerful, it would destroy all sides in a war. Sometimes Star Trek doesn't hide it's themes in sci-fi. Occasionally they come right out and say it. Play along with our Starfleet Academy Cadet Challenge -- Share this episode using the hashtag #StarfleetChallenge on social media! Visit our website at humanisttrek.com Support the show at patreon.com/humanisttrek

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01:16:50

HT.037 The Apple (TOS)

Humanist Trek ·

2023/05/18

When the Enterprise finds yet another planet being run by a computer, our heroes must once again debate the merits of freeing a population who appears stagnant by human standards against the merits of allowing a culture to make their own choices and develop as they see fit. It’s the episode that asks, “What would happen if we destroyed this people’s god?” but never answers it. Play along with our Starfleet Academy Cadet Challenge -- Share this episode using the hashtag #StarfleetChallenge on social

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HT.036 Mirror, Mirror (TOS)

Humanist Trek ·

2023/05/11

A transporter malfunction sends Kirk, McCoy, Scotty, and Uhura to an alternate universe filled with distrust, espionage, assassinations, and some midriff uniforms. Spock is consistently logical and Uhura is a total badass in any universe! Play along with our Starfleet Academy Cadet Challenge -- Share this episode using the hashtag #StarfleetChallenge on social media! Visit our website at humanisttrek.com Support the show at patreon.com/humanisttrek Pick up your merch at threadless.com/humanisttrek

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56:17

HT.035 The Changeling (TOS)

Humanist Trek ·

2023/05/04

When an old Earth probe goes on a killing spree, Kirk must play logic chess to keep from being destroyed, too. It's the episode that has nothing to do with a changeling despite being titled "The Changeling". Play along with our Starfleet Academy Cadet Challenge -- Share this episode using the hashtag #StarfleetChallenge on social media! Visit our website at humanisttrek.com Support the show at patreon.com/humanisttrek Pick up your merch at threadless.com/humanisttrek Socials Mastodon Facebook

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01:03:20

HT.034 Who Mourns for Adonias? (TOS)

Humanist Trek ·

2023/04/27

Time to crack out those old college textbooks on Greek mythology! It's the episode that asks, "What if our idea of god(s) came from aliens?" Play along with our Starfleet Academy Cadet Challenge using the hashtag #StarfleetChallenge on social media! Find all our socials at humanisttrek.com Support the show at patreon.com/humanisttrek Pick up your merch at threadless.com/humanisttrek Starfleet Officer maker by @marci_bloch

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01:03:36

HT.033 Amok Time (TOS)

Humanist Trek ·

2023/04/20

When Spock gets the 7 year itch, Kirk must return his friend to Vulcan to marry his betrothed. But T’Pring’s been riding Stonn on the side, and the only way out of the engagement is to make Kirk and Spock fight to the death? I’m glad my first marriage wasn’t so hard to get out of! Play along with our Starfleet Academy Cadet Challenge using the hashtag #StarfleetChallenge on social media! Find all our socials at humanisttrek.com Support the show at patreon.com/humanisttrek Pick up your merch

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01:31:50

HT.032 Eugene "Rod" Roddenberry, Jr.

Humanist Trek ·

2023/04/13

Allie and Sarah reflect on the first season of TOS, then Eugene Roddenberry, Jr. (aka Rod) joins us to talk about growing up in a humanist house, carrying the Star Trek legacy, respecting viewpoint diversity and breaking down silos, and even wokeness. Find all things Rod at Roddenberry.com Play along with our Starfleet Academy Cadet Challenge using the hashtag #StarfleetChallenge on social media! Find all our socials at humanisttrek.com Support the show at patreon.com/humanisttrek Pick up

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HT.031 Operation: Annihilate! (TOS)

Humanist Trek ·

2023/04/06

When Kirk’s brother doesn’t answer the phone, the Enterprise finds an infestation of parasitic pancakes. When Spock gets inseminated by one, the crew must find a way to … genocide a whole species? Play along with our Starfleet Academy Cadet Challenge using the hashtag #StarfleetChallenge on social media! Find all our socials at humanisttrek.com Support the show at patreon.com/humanisttrek Pick up your merch at threadless.com/humanisttrek Starfleet Officer maker by @marci_bloch

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01:09:28

HT.030 The City on the Edge of Forever (TOS)

Humanist Trek ·

2023/03/30

While investigating a strange rock donut portal, McCoy, OD'd on space molly, leaps back in time and butterfly effects the Federation's very existence away. To put things right, Kirk and Spock go back in time to stop McCoy from getting the Sports Almanac and ruining the future. It's the episode that puts Roddenberry's hopeful vision of the future front and center in stark contrast with 1930's Depression-era New York. Play along with our Starfleet Academy Cadet Challenge using the hashtag

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53:46

HT.029 The Alternative Factor (TOS)

Humanist Trek ·

2023/03/23

Star Trek writers go on a mushroom trip and forget almost everything they know about science. Do you experience turbulence in space? What exactly is the scientific definition of “winking out”? It’s the episode that sends Captain Ahab across universes to catch his… other… Captain Ahab. This one is weird, y’all. Play along with our Starfleet Academy Cadet Challenge using the hashtag #StarfleetChallenge on social media! Find all our socials at humanisttrek.com Support the show

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01:00:34

HT.028 Errand of Mercy (TOS)

Humanist Trek ·

2023/03/16

When Klingons take control of Organia, a strategic planet between them and the Federation, Kirk rolls in to make the argument that while they, too, are basically colonizers, they're not as bad as those other colonizers. Does the Federation's lack of effort around trying to understand both the Organians and Klingons make war too easy? Shouldn't war be the last resort? Play along with our Starfleet Academy Cadet Challenge using the hashtag #StarfleetChallenge on social media! Find all our socials

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HT.027 The Devil in the Dark (TOS)

Humanist Trek ·

2023/03/09

A mining colony of New Yorkers starts reporting mysterious deaths in the caves. When Kirk and crew arrive, Spock makes a new friend and find that sometimes killers aren't necessarily devils after all? Play along with our Starfleet Academy Cadet Challenge using the hashtag #StarfleetChallenge on social media! Find all our socials at humanisttrek.com Support the show at patreon.com/humanisttrek Pick up your merch at threadless.com/humanisttrek Starfleet Officer maker by @marci_bloch

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01:06:58

HT.026 This Side of Paradise (TOS)

Humanist Trek ·

2023/03/02

While visiting Planet Disney Ranch, the crew of the Enterprise get so high on flower spores that only a good ol' fashioned Star Trek Fight will do. Are humans destined to work toward paradise forever? And why does this show spend so much energy on this "paradise" narrative? Play along with our Starfleet Academy Cadet Challenge using the hashtag #StarfleetChallenge on social media! Find all our socials at humanisttrek.com Support the show at patreon.com/humanisttrek Pick up your merch at

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54:31

HT.026 This Side of Paradise (TOS)

Humanist Trek ·

2023/02/26

While visiting Planet Disney Ranch, the crew of the Enterprise get so high on flower spores that only a good ol' fashioned Star Trek Fight will do. Are humans destined to work toward paradise forever? And why does this show spend so much energy on this "paradise" narrative? Play along with our Starfleet Academy Cadet Challenge using the hashtag #StarfleetChallenge on social media! Support the show at patreon.com/humanisttrek Pick up your merch at threadless.com/humanisttrek Starfleet Officer

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01:03:32

HT.024 Space Seed (TOS)

Humanist Trek ·

2023/02/16

The Enterprise encounters a sleeper ship full of GMO people from the eugenics wars of the 1990's. Khan and the GMOs take over the Enterprise, but in the end Kirk dumps them on Ceti Alpha V. Is this wild west cowboy diplomacy out of place in 2267? Why all the admiration for GMO people anyway? And how does Khan remember Chekov in #TWOK if Chekov wasn't even part of the cast yet? Play along with our Starfleet Academy Cadet Challenge using the hashtag #StarfleetChallenge on social media! Find all

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01:10:41

HT.023 The Return of the Archons (TOS)

Humanist Trek ·

2023/02/09

While investigating the disappearance of the USS Archon, the Enterprise discovers a cult of Amish-turned-Jehovah's Witnesses reenacting "The Purge". The introduction of the Prime Directive doesn't stop Kirk from making some questionable decisions. Don't join a cult, kids! Play along with our Starfleet Academy Cadet Challenge using the hashtag #StarfleetChallenge on social media! Find all our socials at humanisttrek.com Support the show at patreon.com/humanisttrek Pick up your merch at

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01:20:08

HT.022 Court Martial (TOS)

Humanist Trek ·

2023/02/02

Kirk is marched back to #Starfleet to defend his actions that led to the apparent death of Lt Cmdr Finney. Does Kirk's prosecutor being a former fuck buddy create a conflict of interest? What's a pod, where is it, what does it do, and why would you eject it? Why is Spock fucking off playing chess again? Why are there buttons & switches on the command chair anyway? Play along with our Starfleet Academy Cadet Challenge using the hashtag #StarfleetChallenge on social media! Find all our socials at

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HT.021 Tomorrow is Yesterday (TOS)

Humanist Trek ·

2023/01/26

This good ol' fashioned “what if we went back in time” time travel story was played more for entertainment than it was for the consequentialism of time travel. They can't all be overwhelmingly philosophical! But don't worry - even if your life turns out to make little to no impact in the world, perhaps your children will. Play along with our Starfleet Academy Cadet Challenge using the hashtag #StarfleetChallenge on social media! Find all our socials at humanisttrek.com Support the show at

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