Treknobabble Psychobabble Podcast

13/07/2023

Elizabeth and Elliott continue their series on the Maquis and delve into the series for which they were created, Voyager. They are exploring what makes a Maquis a Maquis.

Featured Trek Content:

VOY - Parallax
VOY - Learning Curve
VOY - Repression

06/07/2023

Elizabeth and Elliott continue their five part series on the Maquis and discuss the origins of their political movement.

Featured Trek Content:

TNG: “The Wounded”
DS9: “The Maquis”
TNG: “Preëmptive Strike”

01/07/2023

Elizabeth and Elliott begin a five part series delving into the Maquis. Before they look at those stories directly, they want to set the stage with some ancillary stories about terrorism in Star Trek

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvC07XHnBeE&t=25s

Featured Trek Content:

TNG: “The High Ground”
DS9: “Shakaar”
ENT: “Desert Crossing”

09/06/2023

Elizabeth and Elliott are spending some time on the holodeck in search of deeper meaning.

Featured Trek Content:

DS9: “Badda-Bing, Badda-Bang”
VOY: “Pathfinder”
LD: “Crisis Point” & “Crisis Point II: Paradoxus”

https://youtu.be/s-wlJoJyFYg

07/05/2023

Elizabeth and Elliott are again looking at Trek allegories over hot-button social issues. This time, they’re dealing with mostly accidental abortion allegories, because irony is the only true constant in the universe.

Content warning for discussions around reproductive healthcare.

Featured Trek Content:

TNG: “Up The Long Ladder”
VOY: “Tuvix”
ENT: “Similitude”

04/05/2023

Elizabeth and Elliott tackle the topic of non-monogamy in Star Trek, specifically within established relationships.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaVjuyMQnTQ&t=2s

Featured Trek Content:

TNG: “Second Chances”
VOY: “Warlord”
ENT: “Stigma”

30/04/2023

Elizabeth and Elliott spend some time with the Enterprise D’s chief engineer, Geordi LaForge, and discuss the unfortunate depiction of his love life, or lack thereof.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwNFXXWVV4k

Featured Trek Content:

TNG: “Booby Trap”
TNG: “Galaxy’ Child”
TNG: “Aquiel”

29/04/2023

Elizabeth and Elliott spend some time with the Enterprise D’s chief engineer, Geordi LaForge, and discuss the unfortunate depiction of his love life, or lack thereof.

Featured Trek Content:

TNG: “Booby Trap”
TNG: “Galaxy’ Child”
TNG: “Aquiel”

28/04/2023

Elizabeth and Elliott continue their discussion on drugs by shifting focus to a more recreational view: what are our Star Trek heroes like when they’re drunk?

Content Warning for drug use and addiction.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QD1gFabV0zs&t=2377s

Featured Trek Content:

TOS: “The Naked Time”
TNG: “The Naked Now”
DS9: “Fascination”

26/04/2023

Elizabeth and Elliott take a look at drug abuse and addiction in Star Trek.

Content Warning for drug use and addiction.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G67IP7Cyihw&t=6s

Featured Trek Content:

TNG: “Symbiosis”
DS9: “The Wire”
ENT: “Damage”

25/04/2023

Elizabeth and Elliott are very pleased to be doing their first patron-chosen topic. They want to thank Wellington for their suggestion for today which is accidental leadership. If you’d like to become a Patron, we’d love to hear your thoughts and suggestions!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pAxKB_yUxU&t=3s

Featured Trek Content:

TNG: “Disaster”
DS9: “Valiant”
DIS: “All Is Possible”

06/03/2023

In Episode 16 Elizabeth and Elliott take a deep dive into Spock’s semi-estranged father, with some defining takes on the character of Ambassador Sarek.

Featured Trek Content:

TAS: "Yesteryear"
DIS: "Lethe"
TNG: "Sarek"

02/03/2023

Join us for another in-person movie night! In Episode 15 Elizabeth and Elliott keep an eye on the Sarek-Spock dynamic with “The Voyage Home.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwxZVzm0iMk

Featured Trek Content:

Star Trek IV: “The Voyage Home” (1986)

02/02/2023

In episode 14 Elizabeth and Elliott take a look at the issues which plague fathers and sons, from the subtle and poetic to the downright violent.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIbqijzXqzw

Featured Trek Content:

TOS "Journey to Babel”
TNG "The Icarus Factor"
DS9 "The Visitor"

24/01/2023

In episode 13 Elizabeth and Elliott discuss good parenting and adolescent psychology. Featured Trek Content:

TNG “Evolution”
DS9 “Explorers”
PIC “Nepenthe”

https://youtu.be/Ybwz5GyGf7s

19/01/2023

In episode 12 Elizabeth and Elliott take a look at the psychology of Captain Christopher Pike, who occupies the earliest and latest incarnations of the franchise.

Featured Trek Content:

TOS “The Menagerie”
DIS “If Memory Serves”
SNW “A Quality of Mercy”

29/12/2022

Elizabeth and Elliott talk about literal N***s–that is to say, actual portrayals of historical N***s in Star Trek, not any reptilian humanoid a**logues you may be familiar with.

Content Warning for N**i and fascist imagery.

Featured Trek Content:

TOS “Patterns of Force”
VOY “The Killing Game”
ENT “Storm Front”

https://youtu.be/CXvlQOhr5CA





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This week, Elizabeth and Elliott talk about literal N***s–that is to say, actual portrayals of historical N***s in Star Trek, not any reptilian humanoid a**l...