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A Star to Steer Her By
New episodes every Thursday! Podcasts: a frontier that isn't actually very final at all. These are the voyages of the podcast A Star to Steer Her By. Our continuing mission: to watch every single episode of Star Trek (even the dumb ones), to comment on and snark at whatever suits our fancy, to boldly split infinitives that no man has split before. Follow our crew of Chris, Jake, Ames, and Caitlin as we explore the universe of Trek, go on wild tangents, crack wise, and make more fart jokes than…
Episodes
A Star to Steer Her ByTen Forward 39: Gattaca
Since there's been some genetic engineering talk on "Enterprise" recently we decided to finally take a look at 1997's "Gattaca". It's the story of a…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 357: Is a Bad Plan Better Than No Plan?
"Enterprise" has left infurating war crimes behind and has gone back to the familiar comfort of dull and copying older "Trek". In parts two and three of a…
A Star to Steer Her ByTen Forward 38: Independence Day
Well look at that, July 4th has fallen on our release day this year and it's always fun to take a break from "Enterprise"! So we're finally taking a look at…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 356: The Old Ways
Season four finally starts proper after last week's bizarre opener. First up, the crew goes "Home" and does a take on TNG's "Family" if it was a slog and had…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 355: Enterprise VS the Naughtzis
When we last left our heroes there were aliens in WW2 because why not, right? Sure. Fine. So we're picking up that thread and it turns out to be a bunch of…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 354: Just Get It Over With
Oh God quick finish it up now, now, NOW! It's "Zero Hour" on "Enterprise" as everything is just tied up in a...well, not a neat little bow. Kind of a…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 353: Oh Right This Is Star Trek
One day, the writers of "Enterprise" woke up and remembered they weren't writing Nationalistic Propaganda-fest "24" and actually wrote a couple episodes of…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 352: That Don't Impress Me Much
We're racing to the finale but we have to have some filler on the way! In "The Forgotten" John is too busy talking to the Xindi to write a letter so he makes…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 351: Fire Safety Week
John is only just starting to notice maybe he's up to no good after murdering people in cold blood and then committing piracy. He's still not positive, though…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 350: Everybody Go Nuts Tonight
Bust out the fisheye lens, because it's time to get nuts! First up: it's another rehash of a better episode as Phlox slowly goes mad as he runs the ship while…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 349: Ethic Bending For Fun and Profit!
Look, we're running out of ways to say how bad this season is. First up: Archer comes up with a new form of psychological torture in "Stratagem". Then he…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 348: It Says Gullible on the Ceiling
For pity's sake, John keeps falling for obvious lies this week on "Enterprise". First up: religious extremists take over the ship way too easily in an attempt…
A Star to Steer Her ByTen Forward 37: What Is a Unicorn But a Horse With an Extra D*ck?
We're taking a bit of an "Enterprise" break to discuss one of the foundations of modern cyberpunk and its legacy sequel: "Blade Runner" and "Blade Runner…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 347: Archer is Selfish
John wants his way and he's gonna get it, and to the devil with ethics and sensible choices! First up: Trip is in a coma and the Cap'n'll do anything…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 346: They Paradox Horses, Don't They?
We got time travel and cosplay time travel this week on "Enterprise"! First up, Archer has "Fifty First Dates" syndrome and has to be told daily that Earth…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 345: The Phantom of the Slothra
The Xindi arc continues this week, and the investigation gets stupid. First up: it's a little "Phantom of the Opera", a little "Beauty and the Beast" and maybe…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 344: Shoot Her!
When you've got a stun setting, just follow Muldoon's advice and all your problems will be solved. First up: the Xindi come up with a needlessly convoluted…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 343: Too Much Too Soon
"Enterprise" is going too fast! First up: Archer ditches his morals faster than you can say "enhanced interrogation" in "Anomaly". After that: maybe…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 342: Every Day's a Bad Day in Florida
Well, it's here. The end of Season 2 and start of Season 3, where the producers decided "let's do 9/11". First up: the dumbest aliens ever decide to try the…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 341: The Wrongest Stuff
Everyone is so bad at everything they do this week! First up: we find out how Archer went from milquetoast to milquetoast but a Captain in the tension-free…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 340: Too Open Minded
Content warning: discussion of suicide. Archer just keeps biffing it this week. First up: he's too blinded by his new friends' toys to realize their society is…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 339: Justice for Mayweather
Even when they give him something to do, "Enterprise" wastes Mayweather. First up, it's a toothless rehash of "Fortunate Son" as Mayweather visits his family's…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 338: Liked It Until I Didn't
Back to the rehash mines, "Enterprise"! First up: Starfleet meets their first energy beings and we recall all the times they're going to have done it better in…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 337: Ships Adrift
Starting off the same but going very different places in both episodes this week! First off: is a drifting ship the final resting place of Zephram Cochrane or…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 336: When Did Star Trek Get Political?
Warnings UP FRONT: Unfortunately, "Fusion" is important background to the first episode this week, so the events of that come up. Also we're talking Tasha Yar…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 335: Getting Hot In Here
Things are heating up on "Enterprise"! First up, a radiation storm is going to cook everyone alive unless they cool their heels with some new alien friends in…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 334: Spooky Scary
Ooh, it's a chilling week on "Enterprise". First up: is a transporter issue turning Hoshi into a g-g-g-ghost in "Vanishing Point"? After that, YOU decide…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 333: ...Let's Say Moe
The solutions this week are such lazy pulls from the writer's behind that calling them deus ex machinas would be an insult to that concept. First up: Archer…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 332: That Was Easy
Simple solutions abound this week! First up, a very lazy "Seven Samurai" clone is wrapped up with no loss of life thanks, in part, to the worst Klingons we've…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 331: Continuity Week
The past is back to haunt us this week on "Enterprise" – both recent and not. First up: while searching for a fix for the mine damage from last week, the crew…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 330: Cap'n Nosy
This week Archer's inability to leave well enough alone drives one plot and is actually pretty integral to solving another. First up: Archer's done some…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 329: Enterprise Didn't Start the Fire
How do you wrap up a season one like the one "Enterprise" just had? By suddenly remembering how to write a halfway-decent episode of "Star Trek"! Despite…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 328: Galactic Lampoon's Risan Vacation
"Enterprise" has decided to have an arc, and it's about trying to get to Risa! No, really. But there's some hiccups on the way and even more once they get…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 327: Having a Blast With Reed
Fresh off last week's desperate attempts, we've got another bit of stunt-casting and then a really...interesting alien design. First up, the writers were…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 326: Reeking of Desperation
We have to imagine the conversation at "Enterprise" HQ was something akin to: "OH GOD MAYBE THEY'LL LIKE IT IF WE BRING BACK EVERYTHING THEY LOVE?!" So get…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 325: Obvious From the Off
CONTENT WARNING: The first episode has a not-at-all-subtle sexual assault metaphor in it, so we discuss that a lot. Timestamps below if you need to jump right…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 324: High Angle Zoomout
If I had a nickel for every time an episode ended with the same kind of shot this week on SSHB, I'd only have two nickels, but it's weird that it happened…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 323: Trip's Week Off
Not much Trip this week, and maybe there's better links here but this one is more important. First up: no one on "Enterprise" seems to know how evolution…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 322: Future Tenseless
You'd find more stakes in a vegetarian restaurant than we're finding in "Enterprise" this week! (cue Data waving his arms comically) But seriously, folks, we…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 321: Shady Creeps
Meeting a lot of jerks this week on "Enterprise", and no we don't mean more members of the NX-01 crew! First up: a developing alien world is being poisoned by…
A Star to Steer Her ByTen Forward 36: Very Short Treks
For some reason the braintrust at Paramount decided it was worth "celebrating" the fiftieth anniversary of "Star Trek: The Animated Series". To do that, they…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 320: Archer Can't Diplomat
Archer is SO BAD at subtlety and diplomacy, guys. Seriously. Watch as he buys time badly and then declares himself simultaneous King of two civilizations in…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 319: Progeny
Descendants are all over the place this week on "Enterprise"! First up, Trip finds out the hard way he's biologically compatible with an alien species in…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 318: Bad Trips
And we're off! Yes, with the pilot out of the way it's time for "Enterprise" to hit the ground running, and...ah...oh, did they not hear the starting pistol?…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 317: Metric Seconds
Right! Break time is over, back to the "Trek" mines as we dive face-first into "Enterprise"! But now we're going back to an earlier point in the future as we…
A Star to Steer Her ByTen Forward 35: Tales From the Holodeck VII - Fakery Abounds
We've come around to another anniversary, and as has become tradition we're celebrating with fanfics! But it's also our cap to "Voyager", which we wrapped a…
A Star to Steer Her ByTen Forward 34: Trekkies
Well, the "Voyager" doc wasn't ready in time for us to cover it at the end of the series, so we went through the shelves and scrounged up "Trekkies", the…
A Star to Steer Her ByTen Forward 33: Back to the Future Part III
Slap on your spurs and get ready to think Fourth Dimensionally, because it's time for "Back to the Future Part III"! Time to finish things off by going back to…
A Star to Steer Her ByTen Forward 32: Back to the Future Part II
It's another between-series break, and what better way to buffer the time travel heavy "Voyager" finale and the start of the Temporal Cold War flavored…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 316: To the Voyage
The "Voyager" has made it, and so have we. Yes, it's "Endgame", the two-part series finale. But Admiral Janeway didn't get home fast enough for her liking so…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 315: Farewell Neelix
Yes there were three episodes this week, but only one of them truly matters. First up, in "Natural Law", an interesting plot shows up just in time for the…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 314: Hot, Late, and Tired
Look, we're kind of punchy this week but we actually remain largely on-point through much of this week's "Voyager" journey. First up: the Doc writes some…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 313: Well That's Inconvenient
Things are aggravating for Janeway this week on "Voyager". First up, Seven of Reg has a new video game that keeps her from her duties in "Human Error". After…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 312: Play The Hits
[SPOILERS for all of "Picard" and SNW S.1 in this week's blog talk at the end] Everything's a bit familiar this week on "Voyager". First up: a heavy dose of…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 311: Breach Week
This week on a somewhat-unfocused SSHB, we talk jury duty, lollipops, and Klingon body part math. We also talk about future "Prodigy" because this was recorded…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 310: Broken Time, Broken Heart
What complications have arisen for the "Voyager" crew this week? First, time is fragmented and only Chakotay can journey between the pieces of the puzzle in…
A Star to Steer Her ByTen Forward 31: Predator
In what might be a first in the Ten Forward series, we're hitting up an 80s classic that NONE of us have seen. Featuring a monster that's crossed over with…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 309: The Consequences of My Actions
No one can do anything right this week. First up: Harry gets a crack at command and is intensely terrible at it (but not in the way you'd expect!) in…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 308: Dang It, Holograms!
Our photonic friends are nothing but trouble this week on "Voyager". First up: a facsimile Barclay who should be helping "Voyager" is instead reprogrammed by…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 307: Bring It Down From Within
Time to crush the system! First up: someone went and did a "Manchurian Candidate" on Tuvok and he makes the ex-Marquis join him in a takeover in "Repression"…