welcome to the devin retrieval arc! while he's out, amber autumn gets returning guest jon prime back to talk about chopped, where we get to think about food and cooking and our relationships to each of those things. also we make a bunch of ratatouille references.

the conclusion of our three-part star trek series takes a look at one of the less "classic" corners of the mega-franchise in lower decks, and we talk about romulans, fantasy archetypes, and communism.

join us for the second part of our star trek trilogy, when special guest taylor gets personal about star trek's relationship to identity and queerness and the political implications of what we talk about when we talk about "utopias." it's an extremely vulnerable and thought provoking episode in which we say the f-slur about a hundred times.

“If Star Trek can get a pass for having Klingons wearing Mexican #2, why can’t Cloud Atlas?” -Dylan Roth 2023

We sure do hope you enjoy the first of our Star Trek trilogy and all that time we spend talking about things that aren’t Star Trek. Today you’ll learn why this is the tentpole science-fiction franchise to have made a lasting impact on guest host Dylan Roth AND why public transit is actually pretty dope.

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