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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 ByEpisode 306: The B'Elanna and Seven Show
Alright, so maybe the title is an exaggeration but this is for sure the first time we've had two episodes in a row where these characters have pleasant…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 305: The Good Enough of Both Worlds
Somehow we have already reached the end of season six and the start of season seven of "Voyager"! In what is more-or-less "Trek" tradition it's a two-part…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 304: Ghosts in the Machines
Folks need help this week on "Voyager", though they resist at first. In "Life Line" the EMH has himself emailed to the Alpha Quadrant so he can try to force…
A Star to Steer Her ByTen Forward 30: Back to the Future
It's possibly the best time travel movie ever this week on SSHB: the original "Back to the Future" (sorry, "The Voyage Home). It's the 1980s classic that's…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 303: Hack Jobs
It's bad writing all around this week on "Voyager"! First up, a terrible playwright has fame drop almost literally into his lap when Torres gets stranded on…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 302: Impostor Syndromes
[ALL THE SPOILERS for new Treks in the blogtivity this week] There's feeling like you don't belong and then there's actually not belonging this week on…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 301: Recycling Programs
How do YOU reuse stuff? I guarantee it's not as unique as either of the methods found this week on "Voyager". First up, in "Ashes to Ashes", death is only the…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 300: System Errors
[Minor "Prodigy" chat in blogtivity, and also MAJOR "Discovery" s.3 spoilers there, as well] Oh god everything's broken! First up: the "Voyager" comes across a…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 299: The One With The Rock
There's still two episodes this week, but what else should we have called this? SEO matters, kids! First up, in "Memorial", we debate how best to study history…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 298: Off Tempo
Settle in for some funky foreheads, funky time and funky beats this week on "Voyager"! First up: the crew is stuck orbiting a planet running at a much higher…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 297: Getting It Nightly on the Holodeck
We're back in the holodeck with two of its biggest fans this week! First up: Reg Barclay and Deanna Troi drop by from TNG to help everyone's favorite neurotic…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 296: Mummies and Blobsquatches
History is irrelevant this week on "Voyager"...or is it? First up, what feels like a Tom episode is actually a Chakotay episode until it turns into a "let's…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 295: Myths and Legends
[Blog will spoil some new-Trek] Cryptids and etymology are out in force this week on "Voyager"! First up: Tuvok is attacked by mysterious aliens that might not…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 294: Brat Week
UP TOP AGAIN: we're gonna ruin S.3 of Disco and chunks of S.1 Picard in the blogtivity, shut off at that point if you haven't seen them yet and care! As to our…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 293: My Bad
SPOILERS: up top so no one misses it. We spoil most of Picard S.2 during the blogtivity, and also bits of Discovery S.3. Anyway, you can proceed now. This…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 292: EMH, but the E is for EVIL
Oops! The EMH has gone EVIL this week, through various means! First up, his body is hijacked by the AI that was formerly running a doomsday missile that…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 291: There's No Time Like the Past
We're all over time this week on "Voyager"! First up, flash back to some Janeway ancestors and meet the most boring, annoying man in history in "11:59"! After…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 290: The Phantom of Pygmalion
We're getting some old-timey literature vibes this week on "Voyager"! First up: a Malon ship is experiencing mechanical issues, but is it normal wear and tear…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 289: Chaos in the Lunch Bay
Real whiplash this week, dear listener. First up, it's a right mess of an episode that brings back bad faux–Native American nonsense and makes Robert Beltran…
A Star to Steer Her ByTen Forward 29: Prodigy
It's the biggest surprise of the streaming era of "Star Trek", and we're here to broadly talk about its first season! Yes, "Star Trek: Prodigy" recently…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 288: The Real Disease is Existential Dread
It's a week of medical maladies this week on "Voyager", but there's something else going on! First up: the most interesting plot in "The Disease" is…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 287: Homeward Bound
Everyone's heading home this week on "Voyager"...OR ARE THEY?! First up: has a way back to Earth finally been found?! A wormhole that seems too good to be true…
A Star to Steer Her ByTen Forward 28: Spaceballs
We've been threatening it for ages, and the time has come at last! Yes, real life popped up and threw our scheduling a bit out of sorts so Mel Brooks has come…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 286: Captain Proton Vs The Subspace Anomalies!
Welcome back, loyal listeners, to the beguiling science fictional world of "Star Trek: Voyager" as fireside chatted by 3/4 of your usual SSHB Stalwarts and a…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 285: Distorted Reality
Our world is made up of facts we are presented with and how we recall them. So what happens if neither data nor memory are reliable? First up: can Janeway…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 284: Tough Calls
Content warning: talk of real-world unethical human medical experimentation in relation to one of this week's episodes. It's never easy, is it? What do you do…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 283: Rough Days for Seven
Ever have one of those days where your head ends up dissected for parts? Or where all your old victims start taking you over and making you (ugh) PLAY WITH…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 282: Do The Star Trek
You all know how it goes! Dance along to our latest round of "Voyager" episodes with us! First up: how did an identical Starfleet HQ - complete with…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 281: That's Life
Life is a collection of experiences. Joy, sorrow, excitement, boredom, the list goes on. Sometimes it's hard. This week, it's everything. First up: a…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 280: Consequences
The past comes back to haunt the "Voyager" crew in our first non-cliffhanger season finale/premiere combo in a VERY long time! First up: Janeway's devil's deal…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 279: Too Many, Too Few
If three's a crowd, what's four? And can someone USED to crowds deal with being alone? First up, in "Demon", a trip to an alien world results in a spare Tom…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 278: Fickle Memory
Remembering things is complicated, especially when science fiction gets involved. First up: the "Voyager" crew meets a mysterious woman who says she not only…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 277: Fondest Wishes
Sometimes dreams DO come true! First up, Tom is feeling a bit bored by his life but gets a chance to try a new one in "Vis à Vis". After that, the "Voyager"…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 276: CoD: Voyager
People like to claim video games inspire violence, but what if they can release violent impulses, instead? That's what the Hirogen that have taken "Voyager"…
A Star to Steer Her ByTen Forward 27: Alien and Aliens
It's the seminal space-horror classic and its action-packed sequel this week as we drop in on "Alien" and "Aliens", and you bet we keep stressing the names…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 275: Janeway's Off Day
Content warning: second episode deals in some unsubtle metaphors for sexual assault The writing on our dear Captain seems a bit wonky this week. First up, she…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 274: Complicated Calling Plan
And you thought having to wait for nights and weekends in the 1990s was bad! To get in touch with the Alpha Quadrant, the "Voyager" crew has to nearly lose…
A Star to Steer Her ByTen Forward 26: Tales From the Holodeck VI - The Undiscovered Plotlines
It's that time again! Our little ship that could has hit its six-year anniversary, and we're celebrating with "Voyager"-themed fanfics! What do we have up our…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 273: Dreamscapes
Up front: MAJOR content warning. Our first episode, "Mortal Coil", has a character attempting to end their own life. We discuss it and other topics related to…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 272: Black Market Friday
Shopping can be dangerous in space. You never know if you'll wind up with a lobotomy or having to overpay for your own, stolen merchandise. First up, in…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 271: Janeway'd
The long-forewarned but completely forgotten "Year of Hell" has arrived! In this epic two-parter some dumb*ss jams his foot up time's backside so hard he…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 270: Just the Worst
This franchise has given us so many examples of horrible, horrible societies over the years. And "Voyager" is giving us two this week! First up, negotiations…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 269: It's a Fake
What's real this week? Not much! First up: Chakotay is dragged into an alien war and shown the depravity of the enemy…or is he? Find out in "Nemesis"! After…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 268: A Real Ship Show
So many ships, so little time! We're losing shuttles like whoa this week on "Voyager" when Kes evolves to a higher form and needs a ride in "The Gift". After…
A Star to Steer Her ByTen Forward 25: Strange New Worlds S.1
It's the latest entry from the new era of "Star Trek", the Pike-led "Strange New Worlds"! The Enterprise (no bloody A, B, C or D) is back in what is either a…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 267: Sympathy for the Devil
It's finally happened...the "Voyager" has made it to Borg Space! But in a twist they didn't see coming, the intrepid crew finds a species possibly more lethal…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 266: Controlled Space
The locations are fake but the danger is real this week on "Voyager"! First up: faux-nice invaders start switching places with the "Voyager" crew in…
A Star to Steer Her ByTen Forward 24: The Jurassic Series
You've already got the theme playing in your head, don't deny it! This week, inspired by the dino-people of "Voyager", we've taken a bit of a break to talk the…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 265: Downer Endings
Get ready to be depressed after this week's episodes of "Voyager"! First up: can a saurian scientist get his society to admit they may be wrong about their…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 264: Boat Shoes and Back Babies
Origins are tricky things, sometimes. First up, Harry Kim might be more than we assumed when salmon-like instincts kick in for him in "Favorite Son". After…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 263: Tuvok is a Jerk
We love Tuvok here on "A Star to Steer Her By", but even we can admit he's occasionally a bit of a pill. And this week he gets to show that off! First up, he…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 262: Whoops, Borg!
"Voyager" continues the unsettling tradition of "Trek" being bad at being sexy this week. First up, things go too pon farr when a crewman hits the disturbing…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 261: T'Episode
Nothing super standout this week in "Voyager". First up, it's a not-quite love triangle when Tuvok gets chummy with Harry's holodeck crush in "Alter Ego"…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 260: Smooth Jazzma
It's annoying bugs and annoying old friends this week on "Voyager"! First up: the ship has fallen prey to a swarm of bad CGI super-viruses in "Macrocosm"!…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 259: Brother Aqainst Brother
Civil wars are breaking out all over the cosmos in "Voyager" this week! First up, a long-deposed ruler has found the key to immortality, and it involves…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 258: The Uno Reverse
"Voyager" is going both rad AND tubular as they time travel back to the radical 1990s in the two-part "Future's End"! When a Future Federation Time Cop shows…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 257: Sensual Ball Lute
This week starts off strong and then plunges right into a cave full of garbage! First up: what seem like very pleasant dreams for Torres soon turn to a tale of…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 256: The Paris Pounce
We've got visitors from the Alpha Quadrant dropping in this week, albeit one of them holographically. First up: when The Doctor's memory begins fragmenting…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 255: Shades of Six
Feeling a bit "Undiscovered Country" up in "Voyager" today. Most of all because we take a look at Tuvok's memories from when he was an Ensign under Captain…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 254: Let's Go Camping!
Time to spend some time on crappy planets! First up, in "Resolutions", Janeway and Chakotay are stranded on a world that gave them a disease they can only…