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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 151: All Quarked Up
Everyone's favorite small business owner is up to his lobes in shenanigans this week! First up, when the Grand Nagus decides to retire and name Quark his heir…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 150: Sasquatch Millennial
Holy Hannah we've hit one-fifty (ignoring various tens-forward and shore leave, shh) and to celebrate, "Trek" has given us...a real pair of stinkers. Damn…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 149: TN9. Or is DNG better?
DS9 is feeling a lot like its predecessor this week on SSHB. First up: Q and Vash are in town, and a mysterious artifact from the Gamma Quadrant is causing…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 148: Starting With O'Brien
The Chief plays pivotal roles to varying degrees in DS9 this week. First up: his job as head repairman also makes him patient zero for an aphasia virus in…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 147: Trust
Knowing where to put your faith when things are at a breaking point can be the difference between life and death this week on DS9. First up: in "Past Prologue"…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 146: From Zero to OW!
Well, vacation is over. We've got an office to de-prank and a bunch of voicemails to answer, but it means we're back to "Trek"! But not just ANY "Trek"! It's…
A Star to Steer Her ByShore Leave - Firefly #8: The Motion Picture
Time to make it look like we didn't take anything from the minibar, because our last day of Shore Leave is here. It's time for the "Firefly" movie, "Serenity"!…
A Star to Steer Her ByShore Leave - Firefly #7: It All Comes Back to Fishburne
It's getting towards the end of vacation, and you know how it is. Suddenly you're trying to cram in so much at once! First up, the show tries to insist more…
A Star to Steer Her ByShore Leave - Firefly #6: Kaylee in the DJ Decks
Good music is good to have on vacation, tho that might not be what we're talking about. First up: it's another heist and more Saffron but both are a little…
A Star to Steer Her ByShore Leave - Firefly #5: Kicking Down Open Doors
It's vacation and justifying this title for both episodes is hard, but I liked it so much I don't give a fig. I guess the doors were half-opened for the crew…
A Star to Steer Her ByShore Leave - Firefly #4: The Sum Total of Our Experiences
Folks get introspective on vacation, and everyone's looking to the past in "Firefly" this week. Jayne is worried he'll only find trouble on a world he'd…
A Star to Steer Her ByShore Leave - Firefly #3: Crappy Little Worlds
There's more backwaters on display and tales told of even more in this week's "Firefly". Yes, we're still on Shore Leave and our trip has brought us to a world…
A Star to Steer Her ByShore Leave - Firefly #2: Ate Some Ham
Our shore leave continues but it's not a happy trip for the "Serenity" screw when they come across Reaver handiwork in "Bushwhacked". Then Mal needs to put on…
A Star to Steer Her ByShore Leave - Firefly #1: Shiny Unhappy People
Folks, your stalwarts have been at this "Star Trek" thing now for 3 years, with the occasional tangentially-related break for a "Ten Forward". So it's about…
A Star to Steer Her ByTen Forward 12 Tales from the Holodeck: 3 Soongs, a Doc, and a Pizza Place
Another series wrapped, and you know what that means! MFing FANFIC time! Some episodes back we all pulled names from hats and now you get to see the fruits of…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 145 Picard v. Cosplay Dr. Evil
We've come to the end of the mostly-trash TNG movie era, but it is not going to go out quietly. Instead it's going to assault us with bad attempts at being…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 144 Apostasy
What happens when you toss "Who Watches the Watchers", "Journey's End", and "Homeward" into a blender, sprinkle a DASH of "The Wrath of Khan" angst over…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 143 The One With the Borg
We've hit what the vast majority consider the high point of the TNG films in "First Contact"! The Borg are all "choke on THAT causality" and decide to go back…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 142 Don't Think About It
What do you do when you've got a villain with an incomprehensible plot, a MacGuffin with inexplicable properties, and a battle with illogical editing? Well…
A Star to Steer Her ByTen Forward 11 The Rocketeer
Come back with us to a simpler time, when Marvel was going broke, DC had made a GOOD "Batman" movie, and no one thought it was controversial to punch Nazis…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 141 Enterprise Deez Nuts
Okay, yes, you're looking at the length of this one in horror. But you have to understand, this is a BIG DEAL. We have hit the END of TNG and will be…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 140 Rebel Rebel
Everyone is going against the grain this week in TNG! First up, the ship disobeys all commands to foster new life in the absolutely rubbish "Emergence". After…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 139 The Ferengi Are All My Sons
It's a rough one here on SSHB this week. First up, it's an Alexander episode with "Firstborn", featuring a highlight in the form of a Quark cameo. After that…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 138 De-Evolving and Evolving
We're moving up and down the evolutionary ladder this week on TNG, even if it doesn't actually make any damn sense! First up, Barclay's paranoia makes monkeys…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 137 F*cking Ghosts
No, we're not just re-reviewing "Sub Rosa" for some reason. But this week on TNG there's all kinds of technobabble spirits floating around the shop…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 136 Promotions All Around!
Everyone's getting promoted, tho someone always has to die for it! First up: we see the lives of the little people of the "Enterprise" as a bunch of Ensigns…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 135 Hairgame 100
Lots of artificial worlds this week on TNG. First up, Worf's brother causes shenanigans when he rescues a technologically-underdeveloped race and makes them…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 134 Big Days Gone Awry
Special days keep getting mucked up this week on TNG. First, Mr. Worf's birthday is thrown into disarray when he starts going all "Rick and Morty" through…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 133 That Escalated Quickly
TNG is saving a lot for the end of both the episodes we're looking at this week! First up, NOTHING HAPPENS FOR AGES and then EVERYTHING HAPPENS AT ONCE in the…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 132 Betazoids Are Great At Keeping Secrets
What lurks in the mind of a telepath? In "Dark Page" we find out that powerful minds can bury secrets far deeper than most can imagine. After that, Picard and…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 131 Rick Berman Is Made of Lies
Season 7 of TNG leaves your hosts cold again this week, tho opinions are divided over what's worse. First up: something we might be seeing more of as Picard…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 130 Been There, Done That
It's a week of old "Trek" plots that have been done better previously on TNG. First up, aliens have a weird way of experiencing unfamiliar human (and Klingon)…
A Star to Steer Her ByTen Forward 10 RoboCop
We're going way off our usual path for THIS 10 Forward, as we discuss the 1987 satirical classic "RoboCop"! When officer Alex Murphy is killed in the line of…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 129 A Star to Steer Into
Time to finish off Season 6 and start Season 7 (my God, how are we already to the final season of TNG?!) with "Descent". Data likes feeling, the Borg like…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 128 Too Many Clones, Not Enough Time!
It's our first three-episode...uh...episode in quite some time, so we've got a guest to help us through! Justus joins us again as we chat the truth of a man…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 127 Seeking Truth
It's two different kinds of truth-seeking this week on TNG. First up, Riker's very understanding of reality is challenged in "Frame of Mind". After that: was…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 126 Let's Get It On
Everybody's gettin' busy this week on TNG! First up, Picard takes advantage of Starfleet's idiotic lack of anti-fraternization rules to date one of his crew in…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 125 Do Klingons Dream of Hans Gruber
Everything is personal this week on SSHB. First: it's a two parter with too much. Data learns more about himself and his abilities with the help of Doctor…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 124 HD Ruins Reveals
We've another returning guest this week for SSHB, in the form of Michael Fisher! Last seen for "Best of Both Worlds", now he's joining us for a Troi-centric…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 123 The Rossi Method
This week, our returning guest Rossi brings us a method to try and create some order on the bridge, but mostly gets guff for it because we're jerks. We also…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 122 There! Are! Four! Shifts!
We've made it to "Chain of Command", a two parter so famous we decided to give it its own episode! It's Jellico's command when Captain Picard is sent off on a…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 121 The Beard Got An Arc
Season Six both disappoints and actually tells a good story this week on SSHB. First up, Worf is stuck playing a bad video game with his horrible son and Data…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 120 Coming of Age
Season six of TNG continues its trend of "meh" this week. First up: a young woman with big dreams for her future finds there is more to her late parents - and…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 119 The Holodeck is Too Clever
The holodeck lends a hand a bit too well this week in both episodes of TNG, but that's honestly a tenuous connection at best. First up: the powers that be get…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 118 Nonsense Endings
It was hard to muster any enthusiasm this week on SSHB. First up, a Barclay appearance is wasted on a meh episode with a bizarre ending in "Realm of Fear"…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 117 Back in the Day
The past is the place to be - either virtually or actually - on TNG this week! First up, Picard lives the final decades of a long-dead alien world in the…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 116 An Enemy in Need is a Fiend in Deed
It's all about helping foes on TNG this week. First up, what do you do when you get your hands on a lone drone in "I, Borg"? After that: a Romulan experiment…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 115 And the Winner Is Nobody
This is the worst pairing we've had in a LONG time, folks. First up, Famke Janssen makes her first appearance opposite Patrick Stewart in the otherwise…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 114 First Doody
We're getting more visitors from the past on TNG again! First up, Wesley Crusher and the rest of the Academy's elite Nova Squadron are in the hot seat after a…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 113 Sensuous Baritones
We go from very serious to sci-fi romp this week on SSHB! First up: a member of a genderless race falls for Riker and admits she identifies as female, which is…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 112 Weird Science
It's a tenuous connection at best this week on SSHB! First up, some unexplained tech has separated consciousnesses from bodies, allowing them to hijack some…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 111 Into the Unknown
It's time to meet new people and re-meet the old this week on TNG. First up: a self-isolated human colony is in need of outside assistance - and maybe some…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 110 Not Brought To You By Anyone
We're stuck with a couple of clunkers this week, folks. First up, it's a crappier version of "The Bonding" when a boy decides he wants to be an android and…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 109 Time Makes Fools of Us All
It's all about visitors from other times - literally and figuratively - this week on TNG. First up, Berlinghoff Rasmussen is a temporal tourist with secrets in…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 108 Many Happy Returns
We're getting visitors from the past both recent and and a bit more distant in this week's TNGs. First up, Wesley Crusher comes back from the academy JUST in…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 107 Call the Midworf
This year, your SSHB cast is thankful for usable audio! Yes, something went a little hooey this recording so the track is a bit...rough-sounding, even for us…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 106 Please Allow Me To Introduce Myself
It's all kinds of new friends this week on SSHB! First up, the "Enterprise" crew tries to make proper first contact with the heretofore-incomprehensible…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 105 Doppelbanger
It's a whopper this week, as for the first time ever SSHB covers both proper "Star Trek" episodes AND a related-but-not-proper-"Trek" thing outside of a Ten…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 104 Not a Halloween Episode
We miscalculate in the episode and posit this might be a Halloween show. Too bad we were wrong, because horror lurks within! First, the existential nightmare…
A Star to Steer Her ByEpisode 103 Brief Romances
No one's love is lasting very long this week on SSHB. In a (believe it or not!) GOOD Lwaxana Troi episode, everyone's least favorite Daughter of the Fifth…