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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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01:42:57

Episode 436: The Vulcan Meh

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2026/04/23

We've come to the end of the beginning of the "Trek" streaming era with "Life, Itself". Unfortunately, it's all a bit underwhelming. We've got a pointless space battle, a mall-looking ancient temple/lab/whatever, and an ultimate puzzle that a five year old could crack. There's also a stupid, stupid, stupid reveal and an idiotic epilogue. Also this week: unexpected "Titanic", poster profundity, and wrapping "Discovery"! [Life, Itself: 01:26; Season 5 Wrap: 1:01:34; Ranking Disco: 1:29:48] Season

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01:24:33

Episode 435: Between a Breen and a Void Place

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2026/04/16

It's "Lagrange Point", the penultimate episode of the final "Discovery" season! And we're heating things up with a heist! The Breen have gotten their hands on some kind of garbage bin/TARDIS hidden between two black holes, and Burnham and her crack team have to get it back! On the ship, Rayner gets judged for his command style, while back at Fed HQ, Saru decides to volunteer for a dangerous mission.Also this week: math is like hips, the "Poltergeist" gambit, and our most recent "Trek"

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01:13:50

Episode 434: Insufficient Bowie

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2026/04/09

Keep your voice down as we make our way to a Marvel-ish library in "Labyrinths"! The race is on to the final clue and Michael has to endure one of the more tedious "Trek" tropes: going into your own mind made of recycled sets! Meanwhile, Moll leads a coup to become Queen Breen!Also this week: a very busy secret location, an obvious revolt, and shipping! [Labyrinths: 01:23; Our Ships: 41:00; fanfic picks: 59:55] [the blog that launched a dozen ships:

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01:37:47

Episode 433: New Backgrounds All Around

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2026/04/02

In "Erigah", we've caught up to our plucky bandits, and one of them is in a bad way. Worse still: uncle has come calling! Meanwhile, the B team is trying to get to the bottom of the latest clue. And in both cases, we have a "Discovery" superpower: sudden backstory out of nowhere! Turns out Rayner has a long history with the Breen, while Jett gets a Poe Dameron style upgrade! Would've been nice if any of this had been mentioned earlier...Also this week: conclusion jumping, antagonist v. villain, and

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01:59:18

Ten Forward 52: Starfleet Academy Season 1

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2026/03/26

It's that time again; the first season of a new "Trek" series has come and gone so we're going to do our general overview first impressions chat! How do we feel about "Trek" taking on the teen romance/drama genre? What do we think of our students, faculty, and Mudd-esque villain? Settle in before the bell and find out!Also this week: Fishpower and cost-cutting, a huge cast, and the look and feel of SFA! [Series chat: 02:30; Aesthetics Chat: 1:28:15] [Note: MAJOR Picard S.2 spoiler from 36:50-37:05;

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01:23:11

Episode 432 : Pre Alpha Build

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2026/03/19

We had the big Breen reveal last week, so surely now everything's REALLY going to kick off in "Whistlespeak"! Oh, no? We're going to just go follow the next clue and have a frankly-dull and VERY undercooked adventure? Well, at least the titular whistle language will surely be a major factor! Oh, also no? Those...those certainly are some choices right there.Also this week: another lethal ritual, major extrapolation, and TOS/TNG supporting romances! [Whistlespeak: 01:50; The Many Other Loves of

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01:26:54

Episode 431: The Breens of the Operation

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2026/03/12

Despite the title, "Mirrors" only briefly brushes against the Mirror Universe, as we find out the next clue is on the ISS "Enterprise"! It's floating in a pocket and the gang's all here: Michael, Moll, Book, and L'ak. And some kind of shenanigans force them to have to play nice or none of them are getting home. We also finally get some background on our little thrillseekers and how they met!Also this week: hot Mushroom Zombie, oddly-sturdy ships, and "Enterprise" couplings! [Mirrors: 01:03; ENT's

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01:28:47

Episode 430: Que Sera, Stamets

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2026/03/05

In "Face the Strange", Rayner has to face his own little "Christmas Carol", except instead of three ghosts he's got Michael and Stamets. When transporters and time travel tech have an inverted space baby, they find themselves bouncing all around time, learning about themselves...and a possibly doomed future if our old friends THE BREEN change everything via Progenitor tech!Also this week: a uniform gripe, betting on "Futurama", and lost love lost in space! [Strange: 00:48; Voyager romances:

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01:28:11

Episode 429: Trilling Adventure

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2026/02/26

The hunt continues in "Jinaal", where the next clue is actually someone who was there from the off! Yes, through the magic of symbionts we meet the titular scientist who was part of the team that decided this Progenitor tech is SUPER dangerous but also let's preserve a path to it because...uh..............Also this week: everything falling into place, an uninteresting end, and the Love Station! [Jinaal: 1:08; DS9 Loves: 46:01] [no romance on the promenade!:

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01:56:21

Episode 428: Do A Barrel Roll!

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2026/02/19

The treasure hunt begins in earnest in "Under the Twin Moons"! Because "Star Trek", Michael and Saru head down alone to explore some ruins, only to find its arsenal of explodo-drones are still up and running and ready to protect both graves and secrets at all costs! Thank God Rayner zooms in to be the one non-nerd in the room to help save the day! And in a B plot we make a large galaxy feel small with an unnecessary connection.Also this week: classic Romulan convolution, reading a lot into a

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01:48:47

Episode 427: Brown Directive

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2026/02/12

The final season of "Discovery" starts with a bang in "Red Directive"! Everyone's least favorite "Trek" character is here to resurrect one of TNG's dumbest plots when Kovich tasks Burnham with collecting a journal that belonged to an extra from "The Chase"! But the might of Starfleet is apparently no match for a couple of kids with a spaceship, somehow.Also this week: Temu Data, cherries and Green Lanterns, and TOS is in LOOOOOOOOOOVE! [Directive: 04:31/8:48; K-I-S-S-I-N-G: 1:07:57] [time for the

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01:20:08

Ten Forward 51: Arrival

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2026/02/05

Look, seriously, if you haven't seen "Arrival", watch it first. It's a great movie to go into as uninformed as possible. It's new to two of your hosts and they were blown away by this moody, complex film about the complications of language and cultural exchange. See where "Discovery" season 4 pinched some of its ideas from and then spread over way too many episodes in this 2016 film featuring Amy Adams just owning the screen.Also this week: Shran Fiction, an inexplicable accent, and title-genre

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01:47:26

Episode 426: It Exploded Benignly

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2026/01/29

We're "Coming Home" in "Discovery" this week, and we're finding all sorts of rubbish there! We get a major level-up in translation off-screen! We get a lot of proposed sacrifices that don't actually need to happen! And we get a "Return of the King" amount of endings without it feeling particularly earned!Also this week: Tarka's ark(a), classic mind-meld action, and the season wrap! [Coming Home: 02:41; What Did We Just Watch?: 48:31] [blog it:

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01:12:48

Episode 425: The Gassy Hello

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2026/01/22

Well shoot, a lot is happening all at once this week in "Species Ten-C"! With the key to talking to the titular aliens unlocked, it's time for negotiations and Harai to strut his stuff! Okay, he actually gets to do precious little yet again, the poor sod. Meanwhile: Tarka takes a hostage!Also this week: Ames loves a puzzle, homebrewed technobabble, and sci-fi video games! [Species 10-C: 01:35; press start: 42:33] [insert coin:

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01:35:47

Episode 424: Huffing the Love Dust

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2026/01/15

We've made it past the galactic barrier and no one's gotten tinfoil eyes so it looks like the mission is a go in "Rosetta"! But on the way, we spot some neat Dyson rings and a deserted planet, and decide the latter is the more intriguing place to visit. But it pans out when it seems poor atmospheric safety standards may hold the key to communicating with Species 10-C!Also this week: nerfing Zora, failing Adira, and reading science fiction! [Rosetta: 01:16; Sci-Fi Lit: 1:00:28] [Book's ship this

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01:18:27

Episode 423: Michael's Chips and Rillak's Dips

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2026/01/08

We have some extra time opening Christmas gifts this week but our episode is normal length because basically nothing happens in "The Galactic Barrier". It does give Chris a glimmer of understanding, though, so there's that? Also this week: the war on Toyotathon, a long translator scene, and Sci-Fi movies! [Gift exchange: 01:29; Barrier: 15:55; Sci-Films: 58:10] [Lights, camera, blog!: https://sshbpodcast.tumblr.com/post/805114279084900352/top-five-sci-fi-movies ]

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01:22:14

Episode 422: Failures All Around

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2026/01/01

Everyone's favorite crewmate is back in "Rubicon"! No, it's not Tilly. No, not Ash, he's still in the 23rd century. No, not Dr. Pollard. It's Nhan! Nhan. The Benzite security officer? Ugh...the "yum yum" woman. Now you've got it! So, yeah, Michael is going after Book, and Vance figures someone needs to keep an eye on her in case her emotions get in the way of murder, and she's apparently just the ticket! Meanwhile, Saru makes eyes at T'Rina, which might be the best plot of this whole season.Also

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01:22:25

Episode 421: Everybody Loves Haz

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2025/12/25

In "All In", Book and Tarka could have gone ANYWHERE in the galaxy, and tracking them down will surely be...oh there they are. Well, with that done in the first 5 minutes, we're going to have some casino shenanigans. Owo goes sharking while Michael and Book have a poker argument, all in an attempt to get their hands on a powerful Macguffin! Meanwhile, Culber's mad at a Roomba.Also this week: the Star Trek Cantina, intergalactic idiom, and sci-fi villains! [All In: 01:11; what a bunch of jerks:

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01:34:22

Episode 420: A Compelling Title

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2025/12/18

It's a talker this week in "...But to Connect"! The Federation hosts a big DMA to-do and everyone's invited! Including, unfortunately, Tarka. There's all kinds of speeches, including one that's just a thinly-veiled couple's spat being played out in front of a bunch of strangers! Awkward! Meanwhile, on "Discovery", Kovich and crew need to try and figure out how to deal with the fact that they're all hanging out inside a self-aware ship. Again: awkward!Also this week: Space C-Span, Lorca 2.0, and

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01:36:43

Ten Forward 50: Fallout Season 1

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2025/12/11

Podcasting. Podcasting never changes. Except for all the times we break from "Trek" to talk about something else, which we're doing again to discuss "Fallout" season one! With the second season just around the corner, we're talking the very successful video game adaptation that brought Interplay and Bethesda's (and to some extent Obsidian's) wasteland to a wider audience. There's Ghouls, Vault Dwellers, and Power Armor, so pull up whatever bit of pre-war trash counts as a seat around here and

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