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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 206: From Board Games to Card Games
Hello, fellow soulless minions of orthodoxy! This week on DS9 there's madness, murder...and maybe just a bit of heartwarming earnestness? First up: what should…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 205: Other Paths
It's alternate routes of different sorts this week on SSHB. First up, time travel shenanigans cause the DS9 crew to meet their own possible descendants in…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 204: Getting Those Grooves Back
Time to get back in the saddle, everyone! First up, Quark has a chance to get his Business License reinstated by Brunt, but to do so he must ruin his mother's…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 203: War Crimes
DS9 is settling right into its favorite place this week: complete moral ambiguity and no easy answers! First up: a desperate Quark gets into arms dealing…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 202: Manufactured Lives
No one is who they seem this week on DS9! First up, when the Emergency Medical Hologram's creator chooses Julian to be the template for the next, long-term…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 201: The Inevitable Heel Turn
It's the sneaky two-parter we've been chatting up for a bit since it mucked up our scheduling! Things really hit the fan and a whole lot happens in the one-two…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 200: A Self-Indulgent Spectacular
Everyone welcome! Welcome to A Star to Steer Her By's 200th Episode spectacular! We've come a long way and we're honestly more than a little amazed to be here!…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 199: The Star Trek Pardcast
Some familiar faces are dropping by DS9 this week, for good or ill. First up, when Odo gets his hands on a baby Changeling in "The Begotten," Dr. Mora drops by…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 198: Odo Has a Lot Going On
And so do we! As mentioned a few weeks ago, a two-partner snuck up on us forcing some last-minute rescheduling, and today is the result. So buckle up as the…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 197: Guilt Trips
Just don't travel in "Trek", it never ends well. First up, Dax tries to get Worf to chill by going to Risa, but he instead throws in with a bunch of fun-hating…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 196: Been There, Done That
Everything's varying levels of familiar this week on DS9. First up, it feels like "Power Play" but the wrong O'Brien has been possessed in "The Assignment"…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 195: Love and War
It's extremes of emotion this week on DS9! First up, everyone's looking to get with Klingons when Quark's ex Grilka shows up in "Looking for par'Mach in All…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 194: Dominating the Start
It's all Dominion all the time for the start of Season 5 on DS9! First up, having discovered Gowron is a Changeling agent in the previous finale, Starfleet…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 193: Lost Connections
It's big losses all around for everyone's favorite DS9 ship this week. In "Body Parts", Quark preemptively sells his desiccated corpse after a terrible…
A Star to Steer Her ByTen Forward 17: The Mandalorian Season 1
We're borderline topical this week as, just in time for season two to premiere, we're taking a look at the first season of Disney+ juggernaut "The…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 192: Live Fast, Die Young
The candle that burns twice as bright burns half as long, which one could say applies to the Jem'Hadar that Sisko and company find themselves having to…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 191: Deep Space Mimes
Relationships seem to be the real focal point this week on DS9. First up, Lwaxana is having marriage trouble and Jake has fallen in with a dangerous older…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 190: Trauma Week
So right off the top, big CONTENT WARNING. An episode contains attempted suicide and we discuss it. This week on DS9 everyone is having their psyches attacked…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 189: True Nature
Is there something immutable at a person's very core? Inborn abilities, values, traditions? Let's find out this week on DS9! First up, in "Accession", a man…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 188: Brotherly...Love?
CONTENT WARNING: Discussion of suicide. Family values get a bit crazy in space. First up, Kurn drops by DS9 with a death wish that he wants Worf to help him…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 187: Everybody Loves Kira
It's three men chasing a lady in this week's DS9s, but only one is going to manage. First up: Odo's inability to express his feelings for Kira catches up to…
A Star to Steer Her ByTen Forward 16: DS9 Teleplay Fanfics
We've somehow been at this for four years, and we're celebrating with DS9 Fanfics! But unlike our previous stories, these ones have been put together in the…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 186: ...And Put Up a Parking Lot
DS9 continues to be frustratingly, depressingly relevant this week as we take a look at a sneaky two-parter composed of "Homefront" and "Paradise Lost". When…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 185: Indiana Worf and the Spy Who Nagged Me
It's a series of adventures this week on DS9! First up: Kor is back and brings Jadzia and Worf along on a quest for the holy stabber in "The Sword of Kahless"!…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 184: Ames Is On a Roll
DS9 is tackling two different genres this week, and we're all along for the ride! First up, the "Defiant" hides in the clouds of a gas giant and things get all…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 183: Caitlin's Doing Greatlin
Relationships are at the core of both our DS9 episodes this week, and they all end in heartbreak! First up: we find out that Dukat had a Bajoran War Bride and…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 182: War With the Past and Present
Can you change the past? Can you fight fate? Both issues face our DS9 crew this week! First up, old Jake Sisko tries to undo an accident that made his father a…
A Star to Steer Her ByTen Forward 15: Total Recall
It's a surprise as big as Arnold hiding under a middle-aged lady's head! Welcome to the unexpected 15th Ten Forward, where we continue looking at the movies of…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 181: Explosives and Glitter
Season 4 of DS9 gets off to a shiny bang with "The Way of the Warrior", a double-length season premiere that sees everything change in the Alpha Quadrant! When…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 180: Totally Not The Thing
The schedule got a bit mixed up by that secret two-parter a few weeks back, so we're only covering one episode this week! But we're not shortchanging you, as…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 179: In the Zone
Who's in the zone? Everyone! O'Brien is in the darts zone and Kai Winn's latest nonsense has Kira back in the revolutionary cell zone in "Shakaar"! After that…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 178: All In the Family
First up: sorry about 1/4 of our sound. Chris didn't switch audacity over to the correct microphone. But everyone else sounds great! This week on DS9, family…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 177: Men For All Seasons
A spy is adaptable, and so is a shapeshifter. Forced together but ultimately at odds, Odo and Garak find themselves embroiled in a completely daft Tal…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 176: We Passed Upon the Stair
It's you, but it's not you, or is it? First up, O'Brien keeps running into himself and undoing the future's mistakes before they can happen in "Visionary"…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 175: Big, Throbbing Prophecy
Everything is the Prophets' fault on DS9 this week! First up, giving a dude a prophetic vision 3,000 years ago leads to some loose interpretations during a…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 174: The Many Faces of Nog
This week, Nog is technically the B plot but we don't really care because he's more interesting! First up, Vedek Bareil is becoming more machine than man as he…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 173: Attica! Attica! Attica!
Chris has been beaten up by some ghosts, so Ames has taken this podcast hostage and is demanding better treatment! Attica! Blame Biddle if she edits this…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 172: Ending on an (Awkward) Kiss
Anything but romance is in the air this week on DS9, but it was the only link we had! First up, Riker drops by DS9 to make a pass at Kira...and steal the…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 171: Escape Room and Brigadoon
We're back for week 2 of remote podcasting, and we're sounding a lot better! DS9...well, it's serving up a more mixed bag. First up, old Cardassian traps are…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 170: This Isn't Home
Well, our hands were finally forced. Welcome to the first ever remote-recorded SSHB! The audio is a bit rough, but it's going to get better in future weeks…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 169: Business Sense and Nonsense
Schemes are afoot this week on DS9, of wildly varying quality! First up, Quark finds himself embroiled in Klingon political scheming after an accident at the…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 168: The Goo Behind the Curtain
It's all Dominion all the time in the three-part epic that closes out season 2 and opens season 3 of DS9! A simple camping trip brings Sisko and Quark…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 167: Truth, Justice, and the Cardassian Way
The search for truth is on this week in DS9! First up: election of the new Bajoran Space Pope nears and Vedek Bareil is the clear favorite. But the return of a…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 166: Julian Loves Lunch, Odo Hates Jokes
Bashir is in the thick of things this week on DS9. First up, in "The Wire" his lunch buddy Garak has a mystery ailment that gives clues to his past and points…
A Star to Steer Her ByTen Forward 14: Picard Season 1
SPOILERS! Seriously, they are there from the off, so if you've not yet watched all of the first season of "Star Trek: Picard" and don't want to be spoiled…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 165: The Shrubbery
It's just one episode this week as we settle in to talk about some of the ideas presented by "The Maquis" parts one and two, but not so much about the episodes…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 164: Four Inches of Danger
The past is dropping by DS9 this week! First up, an old flame of Quark's shows up in "Profit and Loss", and she's running from both the Cardassians...and her…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 163: Shadowplaying God
This week's episodes don't have much in common, but their titles sure did mash together handily! Isn't that nice? First up, Odo and Dax look into mysterious…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 162: Double Miles, Double Double Bleak
Lots of O'Brien this week, which means a lot of misery. But not entirely for him! First up, a conspiracy is afoot in "Whispers", and the Chief is the only…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 161: Solid Foundations, Wobbly Homes
There's some pretty good ideas on display this week on DS9, but the execution leaves us wanting. First up: Odo's "Dad" drops by and causes his boy enough…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 160: The Oatmeal Queen and the Pumpkin King
DS9 is loaded down with visitors this week on SSHB! First up, the Oatmeal people arrive from the Gamma Quadrant and decide Bajor would make a great home in…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 159: Spectres
Spirits abound on DS9 this week, but it's not a spooky episode. Rather, Odo is haunted by his past and an unsolved case in "Necessary Evil". After that, Sisko…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 158: Capabilities
All the guest stars are underestimated this week on SSHB. First up: the titular "Melora", a native of a low-gravity world who struggles in most other…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 157: Attempted Reunions
Can everyone be brought back together successfully this week on DS9?! First up, Jadzia has the Dax symbiont stolen by some crappy little milquetoast in…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 156: Redundant Hero
We tackle a "Trek" 3-parter this week on SSHB! "The Homecoming", "The Circle" and "The Siege" join forces to bring us one big (possibly too big?) story about a…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 155: Don't Let Bajor in the Federation
Bajor continues to make an excellent case for its being kept far away from the Federation as season 1 comes to a close! First up, a complicated scheme that…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 154: Listen to Curly
It's a couple more clunkers this week on DS9, but we wring what entertainment out of them we can. First up: there's three plots in "The Forsaken", but only the…
A Star to Steer Her ByTen Forward 13: The Rise of Skywalker
SPOILERS AHOY! Your stalwarts have all finally gotten around to seeing "The Rise of Skywalker", the latest is Disney's attempt to MCU-ify George Lucas's iconic…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 153: Dreams
Everyone has things they want, wish for, daydream about. In "Progress", one man dreams of being left in peace while Jake and Nog dream of profit. Meanwhile…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 152: Everyone's Fighting Always
DS9 left us in the lurch this week, with two different episodes about conflict resolution of varying quality. First up: an eternal war is being fought by the…