258: Series Finale Smackdown

Join us for the last time as the crew of Women at Warp look back on ten years of podcasting and discuss memories, things we’re proud of, what we hoped to accomplish and whether we feel we did as well as what’s next! HOSTS Aliza Andi Grace Jarrah Kennedy Sue EDITOR Andi Send us your feedback! Email:  [email protected] Twitter/Instagram: @womenatwarp Facebook: http://facebook.com/womenatwarp Support the Show on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/womenatwarp Visit our TeePublic Store: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/womenatwarp

In a single-elimination bracket tournament, we definitively determine which Star Trek series finale was the best, once and for all.   HOSTS Sue Andi Jarrah GUEST Claire Little EDITOR Andi Send us your feedback! Email:  [email protected] Twitter/Instagram: @womenatwarp Facebook: http://facebook.com/womenatwarp Support the Show on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/womenatwarp Visit our TeePublic Store: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/womenatwarp

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that Trekkies in possession of a podcast, must eventually discuss “Tuvix.”  We attempt to unpack the many different readings and interpretations of this episode, and then Kennedy (Team Janeway) and Grace (Team Tuvix) go head-to-head. HOSTS Sue Grace Kennedy EDITOR Andi Send us your feedback! Email:  [email protected] Twitter/Instagram: @womenatwarp Facebook: http://facebook.com/womenatwarp Support the Show on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/womenatwarp Visit our TeePublic Store: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/womenatwarp

We’re joined by historian Dr. Tupá Guerra to talk about the TNG episode “Devil’s Due” and the character of Ardra, including how she relates to tropes about women demons and how she manifests for other cultures. HOSTS Jarrah  Grace GUEST Tupá Guerra - @tupaguerra EDITOR Andi Send us your feedback! Email:  [email protected] Twitter/Instagram: @womenatwarp Facebook: http://facebook.com/womenatwarp Support the Show on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/womenatwarp Visit our TeePublic Store: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/womenatwarp

Join us to talk “Section 31”, a Star Trek concept that started out as a way to critique the hypocrisy and darker side of Starfleet in Deep Space Nine, and then evolved into a campy excuse for Michelle Yeoh to run a heist in space.  HOSTS Kennedy Sue GUESTS Anna Rozay Tony Ray EDITOR Andi Send us your feedback! Email:  [email protected] Twitter/Instagram: @womenatwarp Facebook: http://facebook.com/womenatwarp Support the Show on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/womenatwarp Visit our TeePublic Store: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/womenatwarp

In our contribution to the Star Trek Pod Crawl, we talk about racism, geopolitics, detective shenanigans and Crewman Dax’s shoe dilemma in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country.  This episode is part of a project called the Star Trek Pod Crawl. We’re a group of Star Trek podcasts raising money for science education by banding together and making special episodes about some of our favorite Star Trek films. Join us in supporting the National Center for Science Education and check out all other great podcast episodes in this series by visiting StarTrekPodCrawl.com HOSTS Jarrah Andi Sue GUESTS Andy and Matt, Hosts of The Next Conversation EDITOR Jarrah Send us your feedback! Email:  [email protected] Instagram: @womenatwarp Facebook: http://facebook.com/womenatwarp Support the Show on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/womenatwarp Visit our TeePublic Store: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/womenatwarp

Diana Keng joins us to discuss the romantic relationships of Star Trek’s streaming-era protagonists. HOSTS Jarrah Grace GUEST/S Diana Keng EDITOR Sue Send us your feedback! Email:  [email protected] Twitter/Instagram: @womenatwarp Facebook: http://facebook.com/womenatwarp Support the Show on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/womenatwarp Visit our TeePublic Store: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/womenatwarp

Join us as we discuss the ways Star Trek portrays terrorism and armed resistance across production eras and series. We discuss the writers’ real-world inspiration for these storylines and how they used these themes to serve their narratives. HOSTS Jarrah Andi GUEST David Seitz EDITOR Andi Send us your feedback! Email:  [email protected] Twitter/Instagram: @womenatwarp Facebook: http://facebook.com/womenatwarp Support the Show on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/womenatwarp Visit our TeePublic Store: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/womenatwarp

Chrissie (from Infinite Diversity: A Star Trek Universe Podcast) joins us as we bid a very fond farewell to Star Trek: Lower Decks and discuss both the final season and the series as a whole. HOSTS Sue Andi  GUEST Chrissie De Clerck-Szilagyi - @thegoddesslivia  EDITOR Andi  Send us your feedback! Email:  [email protected] Twitter/Instagram: @womenatwarp Facebook: http://facebook.com/womenatwarp Support the Show on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/womenatwarp Visit our TeePublic Store: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/womenatwarp

Aliza and Sue welcome Heather Rae Barker for a deep dive into how chronic pain shows up in Star Trek. Frequent pain-related questions like "Do the Borg feel pain?" and "Why does Geordi refuse pain relief for his visor?" are explored, before revisiting the DS9 episode "Melora" and finding modern day parallels to accessibility and the burdens of adaptability. HOSTS Aliza Sue  GUEST Heather Rae Barker - @heatherraebarker (they/she) EDITOR Sue  Send us your feedback! Email:  [email protected] Twitter/Instagram: @womenatwarp Facebook: http://facebook.com/womenatwarp Support the Show on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/womenatwarp Visit our TeePublic Store: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/womenatwarp