To Baldly Go

016 - Halfway

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Welcome to another episode of the To Baldly Go Podcast.

I am joined again by my wife Abbie and our friend Nate as we discuss:

  • The next 3 episodes of Star Trek: The Original Series – Journey to Babel, Friday’s Child, and The Deadly Years
  • Starting with the last episode
  • Aging the characters, compared to reality
  • Are we aging differently now? Or is it a social construct?
  • A good leader surrounds himself with good people
  • Don’t embarrass the boss
  • Budgetary constraints and command
  • Trying to do the right thing, but not knowing how to do it
  • Stockton or Stocker?
  • The Beginning of Infinity
  • How does the Neutral Zone work?
  • The return of Corbomite
  • Watching on a phone instead of a TV making the series more palatable?
  • A better episode if made today?
  • Earliest-born Star Trek actor – born in 1882!!
  • A murder mystery on the Enterprise
  • Sarek – a character with depth that I don’t realize
  • Additional episode context and how these episodes are received
  • Orions? Or Gorn?
  • Lack of recurring characters
  • Genetic espionage
  • Strange episode titles
  • A strong start and a slow, weak finish
  • We’ve seen this episode before
  • Good music
  • The Godmother of Star Trek
  • Who punched first?
  • Reactions to Chekov’s Russia claims
  • Computing in the 1960s, Teletype, and how technologically forward-looking we can be
  • Technological inspiration from Star Trek
  • Chick Fil-a vs Raisin’ Canes
  • Thumbnails for next week’s episodes
  • Thinkgeek.com
    • ...more
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    To Baldly GoBy Aaron Emery