Episode 52: The Prime Directive
Sarah Gould joins Oren and Mike in discussing The Prime Directive, the most sacred law of Starfleet.
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Episode 51: Good and Bad Beginnings
Chris, Mike, and Oren discuss what a good beginning should accomplish.
Implications of Replicator Technology
How Star Trek's futuristic duplication device would alter our world.
Five More Star Trek Technologies Taken to Their Logical Conclusion
The writers might not have thought these devices out, so we did it for them.
Five Failed Character Arcs
These protagonists plummeted well before they should've peaked.
Episode 49: Depictions of Nature
Chris, Oren, and Mike discuss the way wildlife is portrayed in speculative fiction.
Four Popular Shows That Strived for Gender Equality
These series almost hit the mark on avoiding sexism—but still fell a little short.
Six Characters Who Should Have Died
The Reaper should've been more aggressive in pursuing these characters.
Episode 42: Using Non-Humans in Stories
Chris, Mike, and Oren discuss the upsides and downsides of including non-humans in stories.
Five Secondary Characters Who Deserve Their Own Stories
These NPCs got stuck at second fiddle when they should've been concert master.
Episode 38: Gendered AI
Grace joins Oren, Mike, and Chris in discussing how artificial personalities are gendered.
Episode 37: Best and Worst Endings
Chris, Mike, and Oren praise their favorite and least favorite endings.
Five Characters With Too Much Candy
These protagonists needed to lay off the junk once in a while.
Episode 35: Theming Worlds
Chris, Mike, and Oren discuss how themes are a common part of worldbuilding.
The Three Traits of Annoying Characters
Why some characters get on our nerves—and what you can do to avoid it.
Episode 33: Growing a Beard and Jumping the Shark
Oren, Chris, and Mike discuss TV shows that get noticeably better or worse during their run.
The Best Quotes From GeekGirlCon 2014
The highlights from this social justice-centric storytelling convention.
Five Rules for Retelling Old Stories
How to make your remake stand on its own and stay true to its source.
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