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Humanist Trek
Humanist Trek is a weekly #StarTrek podcast about the humanism in Star Trek. Hosted by Sarah Ray 🏳️⚧️👩🏼 and Allie Ashmead ✊🏿👩🏿🦱 Available at http://www.humanisttrek.com and everywhere you replicate your podcasts!
Episodes
Humanist TrekThe Wounded (TNG)
When a Starfleet Captain goes rogue in Cardassian space, wartime hatred rears its ugly head as O'Brien helps stop his former Captain from blowing a peace…
Humanist TrekData's Day (TNG)
While reading Data's journal, a Romulan spy fakes her own death, Geordi goes to the Barbershop, and Data gets in the middle of a messy pre-wedding…
Humanist TrekThe Loss (TNG)
When the D gets stuck in the mud of a two dimensional species, Troi mysteriously loses her magic powers. Will she get them back? Will the D escape the mud? Why…
Humanist TrekFinal Mission (TNG)
When Wil Wheaton asks to be written off the show, "but don't do me like you did Tasha", Picard taps Wesley to join him on one final mission. But when their…
Humanist TrekFuture Imperfect (TNG)
When an Away Team goes wrong, Riker wakes up 16 years in a future he doesn't recognize. Picard is an Admiral, Riker has a son who sucks at trombone almost as…
Humanist TrekPersonal Log: Dragon Con 2026
Allie's shuttle has returned from her symposium in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, Earth, Sol, Milky Way. Humanist Trek will be out of communications range next week…
Humanist TrekReunion (TNG)
When K'Ehleyr shows up with a son Worf didn't know he had, Sarah sits in judgement of all y'all mad about Strange New Worlds soap opera episode. But when…
Humanist TrekLegacy (TNG)
When the Enterprise attempts to rescue some freighter crew members from the home planet of the late Tasha Yar, they discover Tasha had a sister, Ishara. But…
Humanist TrekRemember Me (TNG)
When another one of Wesley's science projects glitches out, his mother is trapped inside a warp bubble. But it takes her 4/5 acts of the show to figure out…
Humanist TrekSuddenly Human (TNG)
When the D finds a human boy among aliens, the crew spends 40 minutes convincing themselves that the boy MUST be returned to his human gran. It takes a Klingon…
Humanist TrekBrothers (TNG)
When Data glitches out after receiving a factory recall notice, he locks everyone out of the D with a 52 character password and 2FA and drives the ship to a…
Humanist TrekFamily (TNG)
The D returns home to Earth to decompress after the Borg attack. Picard rolls in the mud with his brother while Worf tries to keep his father from pestering…
Humanist TrekThe Best of Both Worlds, Part 2 (TNG)
As the Borg approach Earth, prepared to assimilate errbody, Riker chooses the needs of the one and launches a covert operation to save his Captain. Visit our…
Humanist TrekTNG Season 4 Preview
HUMANIST TREK RETURNS NEXT WEEK! With our appreciation for your patience during a summer break, Allie and Sarah return to look ahead at the episode list to see…
Humanist TrekTrekFest 41 Recap
Sarah regales Allie with tales of TrekFest 41 (2026) in Riverside, Iowa in an effort to convince her to come next year.
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Season Break Updates: TrekFest, Fort Collins Comic Con, and Star Trek Adventures, OH MYYY
Find out where you can meet us at https://humanisttrek.com/calendar/ Visit our website at humanisttrek.com Support the show at patreon.com/humanisttrek Pick up…
Humanist TrekThe Best of Both Worlds, Part 1 (TNG)
The Federation is caught with its pants down when the Borg finally turn up on course for Earth. But when Captain Picard is chosen as Speaker of the Borg, Riker…
Humanist TrekTransfigurations (TNG)
The Enterprise saves an alien from death, an alien who turns out to have Space Jesus powers. But when the leaders of his world criminalize him as “a disruptive…
Humanist TrekMénage à Troi (TNG) feat. Susan Sackett & Fred Bronson
When a Ferengi falls ears over heels for Lwaxana Troi, she finds herself kidnapped along with Bill and Deanna. While Mrs. Troi distracts her captor with an…
Humanist TrekSarek (TNG)
When Sarek, Vulcan Ambassador of the Federation, boards the D to perform one last negotiation to cap off a lifetime of achievement, seemingly random violent…
Humanist TrekThe Most Toys (TNG)
In yet another exploration of "The Cage", Kivas Fajo, possible owner of Hobby Lobby and collector of rare and valuable things, moves on from smuggling…
Humanist TrekHollow Pursuits (TNG)
When Lt. Reginald Barclay joins the crew, Geordi must learn to manage an employee with severe anxiety who hides out in the Holodeck all the time. But when…
Humanist TrekTin Man (TNG)
When the Enterprise races against the Romulans to make first contact with an Ancient Alien species, an neurospicy Betazoid and an autistic android both find…
Humanist TrekCaptain's Holiday (TNG)
When Captain Picard is nudged into taking a vacation, he finds himself wrapped up in a search for an artifact from the future. With a Horga'hn in his hand and…
Humanist TrekAllegiance (TNG)
When Captain Picard is snatched away by an old Hewlett-Packard ScanJet Plus and a copy left in his place, Picard Prime must figure his way out of a science…
Humanist TrekSins of the Father (TNG)
When Worf's long lost brother joins the Klingon-Starfleet Cultural Exchange Program, Worf's family honor is put on trial. But when a surprise witness threatens…
Humanist TrekThe Offspring (TNG) feat. Leonard Crofoot
Returning champ Leonard Crofoot joins us for this adventure in android parenting on TNG's "The Offspring". When Data creates a new life-form, Starfleet…
Humanist TrekYesterday's Enterprise (TNG)
When the USS Enterprise NCC-1701-C emerges through a time rift, the future is drastically changed. In this nightmarish version of the future, the Federation is…
Humanist TrekA Matter of Perspective (TNG)
When Commander Riker is accused of murdering (yet another) recluse Star Trek scientist, Picard must decide if extradition is warranted. But when the holodeck…
Humanist TrekDeja Q (TNG)
Picard and Company attempt to hang a moon back in the sky of some planet when John de Lancie drops into the D -- naked and afraid. With Data as Q's humanities…
Humanist TrekThe High Ground (TNG)
When a group of ANTIFA separatists take Dr. Crusher hostage hoping to find a cure for what ails them, Picard and Company are forced to consider bargaining with…
Humanist TrekThe Hunted (TNG)
When the Enterprise visits a world seeking Federation membership, the crew is caught in the middle of a prison break. But when the "criminal" turns out to be a…
Humanist TrekThe Defector (TNG)
When a Romulan defector claims there’s a secret military base in the DMZ—but offers no evidence—Picard must decide whether this is a genuine attempt to stop a…
Humanist TrekThe Vengeance Factor (TNG)
While responding to a ransacked Federation outpost, the crew finds themselves in the middle of another civilization divided. The Acamarians are prepared to…
Humanist TrekThe Price (TNG)
This episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation contains scenes of Sexual Assault. Listener discretion is advised. When an alien race opens an eBay auction for…
Humanist TrekThe Enemy (TNG)
A tale of two enemies: Geordi is trapped on Planet Hell with an injured Romulan crash survivor and a VISOR that doesn't work while Worf is the only person on…
Humanist TrekBooby Trap (TNG)
When the D gets stuck in a booby trap while studying an Ancient Alien spaceship, Geordi conjures up a holodeck recreation of one of the designers of the Galaxy…
Humanist TrekThe Bonding (TNG)
When an away mission goes wrong, Spot Conlon is left without parents and has to sell newspapers to get by. But when Worf and an ancient alien compete to step…
Humanist TrekWho Watches the Watchers (TNG)
When a hidden observation outpost is revealed to a primitive culture who long ago abandoned their belief in the supernatural, Picard becomes a god figure and…
Humanist TrekThe Survivors (TNG)
When the Enterprise responds to a distress call, they find an entire planet destroyed save for one 5 acre plot and a couple of elderly residents with good tea…
Humanist TrekThe Ensigns of Command (TNG)
When Commander Data is the only officer able to execute an evacuation mission, he finds the people unwilling to leave. Meanwhile, Picard pores over hundreds of…
Humanist TrekEvolution (TNG)
When Dr. Beverly returns to Star Trek: The Next Generation, she finds that her relationship with her son has changed in her absence. Meanwhile Wesley's science…
Humanist TrekShades of Gray (TNG)
When Star Trek: The Next Generation runs out of money, Bill finds himself with a parasitic infection that causes him to replay scenes from earlier episodes…
Humanist TrekPeak Performance (TNG)
While the Enterprise plays a war game that Picard doesn't really want to play, Data is manipulated into playing a board game he doesn't want to play. This week…
Humanist TrekThe Emissary (TNG)
When Worf's old flame shows up on the D, the tension gets thick. But once she gets his thicc Ds, Klingon honor bullshit insists that they're married. As…
Humanist TrekManhunt (TNG)
When Mrs. Troi shows up in the middle of a midlife crisis, her horny attention turns to just about every man on the ship. Meanwhile, Jean-Luc hides in the…
Humanist TrekUp The Long Ladder (TNG)
When the Enterprise stumbles upon a forgotten Earth colony whose planet is in danger, the racist Irish stereotypes get turned up to 11. The neighboring colony…
Humanist TrekSamaritan Snare (TNG)
While Picard and Wesley take the company van to the nearest Starbase to get open heart surgery and retake the Starfleet Academy Cadet Challenge, respectively…
Humanist TrekQ Who? (TNG)
When Q drops in for another chaotic visit, the Enterprise finds itself in an encounter with Star Trek: The Next Generation's new baddies: the Borg. Is it…
Humanist TrekPen Pals (TNG)
Data spends weeks communicating with a young girl on the internet and learns that her planet is destroying itself. Thankful that Chris Hansen isn't there when…
Humanist TrekThe Icarus Factor (TNG)
When Riker's Dad shows up after 15 years looking to make amends, father and son must beat the shit out of each other in order to deal with their feelings…
Humanist TrekTime Squared (TNG)
When a giant space whirlpool sends Picard 6 hours back in time, the crew must unravel a timey wimey loop knot. But when Gene Roddenberry tells Maurice Hurley…
Humanist TrekThe Royale (TNG)
When the D finds some old NASA junk orbiting a strange new world, they beam down to find themselves in a shitty old novel. One long-dead astronaut later, they…
Humanist TrekFort Collins ComicCon 2025 Wrap Up
From Buccee's to butt tattoos, Sarah and Allie recap their time at Fort Collins ComicCon 2025! PLUS Exclusive clip from The Humanism in Star Trek Panel…
Humanist TrekContagion (TNG)
When the D's sister ship is destroyed in the Romulan DMZ, Picard's investigation turns up an Ancient Aliens bittorrent client. But when they connect without a…
Humanist TrekThe Dauphin (TNG)
When the Enterprise is called to Uber the leader of a world back home, Wesley runs the young adult gauntlet of first (and forbidden) love. An overprotective…
Humanist TrekThe Measure of a Man (TNG)
When some young hotshot Starfleet science lower decker drops by the D to take Data apart to see how it all works, Data's very personhood comes into question…
Humanist TrekA Matter of Honor (TNG)
When Riker joins the Starfleet Cultural Exchange Program, relationships begin building upon new understanding. But when literally everything else reinforces…
Humanist TrekUnnatural Selection (TNG) feat. Jessi B
This episode features graphic descriptions of suicide. Listener discretion is advised. Just when Allie and Sarah start feeling like maybe they're not giving…
Humanist TrekThe Schizoid Man (TNG)
When a 911 call leads us to another Classic Star Trek grumpy hermit scientist, Data's body is used without his consent to save the life of another. But when…