- 1 hour 40 minutesDS9: Far Beyond the Stars - "Trek Was Always Political" Episodes
Tawny shares her love of Gattaca while Andrew tries to understand the magical realism of this fantastic Trek episode without any context!
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13 July 2026, 7:05 am - 1 hour 23 minutesTNG: The Outcast - "Trek Was Always Political" Episodes
We continue our journey through the most overtly political episodes of Trek, with The Next Generation's big episode on LGBTQ issues, "The Outcast." Riker gets a trans girlfriend, Wof wants to join a straight pride parade, and Jonathan Frakes himself gives us a quick thought about the episode! Welcome to Starter Trek, where Tawny Newsome guides her friend Andrew Ti through the endless frontier of the Star Trek universe, along with their producer Jessie Earl.
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6 July 2026, 7:05 am - 1 hour 12 minutesTOS: Let That Be Your Last Battlefield - "Trek Was Always Political" Episodes
Welcome to the first official public version of Starter Trek, where Tawny Newsome guides her friend Andrew Ti through the endless frontier of the Star Trek universe, along with their producer Jessie Earl. For our first batch of episodes, we explore some of the most overtly political episodes of Trek, starting with the subtlest of racial allegories, The Original Series episode "Let This Be Your Last Battlefield." Don't get any of that sticky makeup on you.
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29 June 2026, 3:18 pm - 51 minutes 49 secondsBen Folds 3 (The Yo, Is This Racist? Finale)
Tawny and Andrew are joined by Matt Apodaca and Cody Ziglar for the final episode of Yo, Is This Racist! They discuss Maroon 6, what the show has meant to them and the future of this feed!
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28 May 2026, 7:54 pm - 58 minutes 33 secondsStarter Trek - Best of Quark: DS9 S2E7 - Rules of Acquisition
Enjoy this un-paywalled episode of Starter Trek in our Best of Quark mini-series. This one covers Deep Space Nine season 8 episode 7 - “Rules of Acquisition.”
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22 May 2026, 4:06 am - 54 secondsNo Episode This Week!
Hey gang! Apologies but there's no episode this week. We have a big announcement next week though so stay tuned for that!
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6 May 2026, 6:20 pm - 32 minutes 52 secondsToo Much for Waffles (with Cody Ziglar)
Andrew and Cody Ziglar discuss the perfect pancake recipe, The Drama and a listener question.
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27 April 2026, 1:15 am - 31 minutes 38 secondsClown for Hire, But Mostly Free (With Punam Patel)
Andrew and Punam Patel discuss young MAGA Indians, dogs in America and a listener follow up.
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14 April 2026, 9:50 pm - 31 minutes 19 secondsThis Episode is Chinatown (with Jessica Gao)
Andrew and beloved guest Jessica Gao discuss gambling and diversity in media.
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27 March 2026, 6:01 am - 19 minutes 38 secondsProtect Your Neighbors
Andrew discusses the importance of protecting your neighbors during this fascist state and answers a listener question.
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14 March 2026, 10:38 pm - 35 minutes 3 secondsThe Out of Pocket Episode With Cody Ziglar
Andrew and Zig discuss Star Trek, the BAFTAs controversy and some listener questions.
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