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Apr 14, 2020
Apr 14, 2020
1 hr 5 min
Becca and Ryan welcome back special guest Molly Sanchez (@seriousmolly) to discuss Star Trek 2009! Over a decade has passed since this gem hit theaters, and we're so hot for it, you can measure our temperatures in Kelvin ;) Join us as we discuss the power of EYEBROWS, the absurdity of fencing in a movie full of battling spaceships, and whether or not you can pass the Bechdel test in your underwear.
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Apr 3, 2020
Apr 3, 2020
1 hr 4 min
Star Trek Picard's Finale Recap is here!Picard is streaming free right now, catch up and binge our season! <3 Becca and Ryan are surviving sheltering in place and getting their signature feminist Trek takes to you, if a little late. Forgive us, it's been a weird week. Season one comes to an end and we have a lot of thoughts.
Mar 24, 2020
Mar 24, 2020
59 min
The pandemic is here, y'all! Due to sheltering-in-place, we could not record this episode in the same room, so please forgive any odd audio. ************************SPOILERS******************* Nevertheless, join Becca and Ryan, and the Motley Crew on their very first Away Mission <3. We follow them through beautifully-scored vistas with a woeful lack of hats, to a magical land of gold robots. Also, Picard makes a big announcement and everybody gets emotional. But don't forget, et in Arcadia ego - even here there's death.
Mar 19, 2020
Mar 19, 2020
55 min
So much happens in Episode 8 of Picard that we can hardly summarize our podcast without spoilers, so ********************************************************************SPOILERS******Raffi puts on her detective hat and solves at least two, maybe three mysteries this episode, with the help of all five emergency Rios look alike holograms. Soji and Agnes have feelings. Seven and Elnor have ACTION SCENES. Becca and Ryan have lots of thoughts.
Content Warning: Suicide and Rape.
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Mar 11, 2020
Mar 11, 2020
59 min
We're all tears as Picard finds shelter with some familiar faces. This episode hits heavy on themes of family and loss, mistrust and loyalty, what it means to be an individual, and fighting against impossible odds. Becca and Ryan talk third wave verses second wave feminism and get real thirsty about the beautiful cast of Picard. Spoilers abound.
**We apologize for posting a day later this week due to the Jewish holiday of Purim**
[Content Warning: Extremely cursory and brief discussion of rape and partner abuse.]
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Mar 3, 2020
Mar 3, 2020
58 min
(Content Warning: PTSD, addiction, incest, the Holocaust.) This week, Becca and Ryan take Soji's return as a jumping off point to discuss Fembots, the Pygmalion myth, and Pinocchio. Also (mild spoiler) Hugh is back! Plus, how is Raffi holding up? Join us for our analysis of The Impossible Box.
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Feb 25, 2020
Feb 25, 2020
59 min
Seven of Nine is back in a bomber jacket! We are here to chat Borg, berets and bedazzled body suits, queering villains, and more space socialism. What happens in Free Cloud stays in Free Cloud, but spoilers lie ahead. Also, more wine.
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Feb 18, 2020
Feb 18, 2020
58 min
Special Guest Host Molly Sanchez (@seriousmolly) fills in for Ryan this week!
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She and Becca get deep in Planet Vashti - permanent refugee camp for the Romulan diaspora. We ask the tough questions: who’s going to make out with whom, what do all of Captain Rios’s emergency holograms do anyway, and where can Becca get that hat? Also, we meet Space Legolas and some ninja nuns. Strap in!
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Feb 11, 2020
Feb 11, 2020
1 hr 18 sec
Picard Episode 3 InterTREKtional coming right up ***SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS***
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Picard enlists his frenemy Raffi, bad-boy Captain Rios, and our fav Dr. Anges Jurati to finally engage in his space adventure. Dr. F*ckboy seems to only exist in a state of sexy-danger-flirting, even with his sister...? Soji plays Tarot-Cataan with a Romulan-ex-Borg mythologist, as Chateau Picard gets a surprise visit. Join us as we discuss all this and more!
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Feb 3, 2020
Feb 3, 2020
59 min
Robots have to work on a holiday, and honestly that's kind of BS. Picard argues with his Romulan housemates, and his doctor. Soji hangs with Dr. F*ckboy and helps cute new trill Dr. Naáshala Kunamadéstifee fasten her belt. Dr. Agnes Jurati drinks Earl Grey. Hot. Spoilers abound. Spoilers abound.
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