We’re joined by guests Shashank Avvaru and Michelle Zamanian to talk about citizenship, immigration and xenophobia in Star Trek. What does it mean to be a Federation citizen? How did Star Trek portray immigration and xenophobia and how does that…
“The Drumhead” is an iconic episode of TNG because it powerfully addresses issues that lie among the basest instincts in human nature. Although “The Drumhead” is an allegory for McCarthyism in the 1950s and witch hunts in general, I watched…
Whenever there’s news that a new Star Trek character will be queer, female, or a person of color (POC), the internet erupts with cries of “Star Trek was better when it was subtle, when it didn’t rub its message in…