Pat and Amy are excited to continue their new series looking at the premiere episodes for each of the Star Trek series. Taking It From the Top will look in chronological order and discuss elements that make a good pilot. Our third installment will be Star Trek: The Animated Series premiere “Beyond the Farthest Star.”

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Low stakes refers to those rare episodes where our heroes are not in mortal danger, the ship is not about to explode, and the fate of the galaxy does not lie in the balance. They give us a moment to breathe, relax, and enjoy the characters. Ken and Amy discuss five light-hearted episodes that deepen our understanding of the characters and their relationships with each other.

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Tom Elliot
Greg Molumby
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During this current era of Star Trek, novels play a more significant role than in previous years. Ken and Amy discuss The Dark Veil written by James Swallow, the second novel from the Picard series. We delve into the Riker-Troi family dynamics; the mistrust and deceit of the Tal Shiar; and the cooperation between two great captains from the Federation and Romulan Star Empire.

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Victor Gamboa
Casey Pettitt
Christopher Lutz
Tom Elliot
Greg Molumby
Kevin Scharf
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Tom Van Scotter
Vanessa Vaughan
Jim Stoffel
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Pat and Amy continue their Top 1% series. Amy did the math and 1% of 800 is 8, so they list their Top 8 romances of the week from the Star Trek catalogue of episodes and movies.

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Victor Gamboa
Casey Pettitt
Christopher Lutz
Tom Elliot
Greg Molumby
Kevin Scharf
Alexander Gates
Fit Rogers
Tom Van Scotter
Vanessa Vaughan
Jim Stoffel
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Joe Mignone

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Patrick Devlin and Amy Nelson tackle the ethical dilemmas of Star Trek: Voyager’s "Critical Care." They talk the role of the Allocator, compare their current health insurance plans, and question The Doctor’s ethics.

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Christopher Lutz
Tom Elliot
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Growing old has its advantages and disadvantages. But do the disadvantages outweigh the point of life? Patrick Devlin and Amy Nelson discuss VGR's “Emanations” and TNG's “Half a Life.” From these two episodes, it is clear that the elderly are burdens for their family and show us two cultures’ solutions to alleviate the ‘so-called’ burdens.

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Greg Molumby
Christopher Lutz
Jim McMahon
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“Making lists are fun,” says Pat, here comes a new series: Top 1%. Amy did the math and 1% of 800 is 8, so they are going to identify and discuss their top eight episodes and/or movies. This time they muddle through a myriad of topics and decide on the Top 1% episodes they've thought the most about, things that make you go hmmm...

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Pluto’s Orbit
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Mahendran Radhakrishnan
Jim McMahon
Vera Bible
Justin Oser
Victor Gamboa
Tom Elliot
Christopher Lutz
Casey Pettitt
Greg Molumby
Kevin Scharf
Alexander Gates
Fit Rogers
Vanessa Vaughan
Chris Tribuzio
Tom Van Scotter
Thad Hait
Jim Stoffel
Ann Marie
Joe Mignone

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Pat and Amy are excited to continue their series Taking It From the Top, in which they look at the premiere episode of each Star Trek series in in-universe chronological order and discuss all the elements that make for a good pilot. This week, TOS' two series premieres, “The Cage” and “The Man Trap.”

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Jim McMahon
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Justin Oser
Victor Gamboa
Tom Elliot
Christopher Lutz
Casey Pettitt
Greg Molumby
Kevin Scharf
Alexander Gates
Fit Rogers
Vanessa Vaughan
Chris Tribuzio
Tom Van Scotter
Thad Hait
Jim Stoffel
Ann Marie
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Names like Vic Fontaine and Captain Proton conjure up fun adventures for the crews in Star Trek. Pat and Amy discuss the many programs run in TNG, DS9 and VGR, and reveal what type of programs they would run if they had access to a holodeck, as well as share listener responses!

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Justin Oser
Victor Gamboa
Greg Molumby
Christopher Lutz
Jim McMahon
Kevin Scharf
Alexander Gates
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C. Roger McCubbins
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Jim Stoffel

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Star Trek usually makes social commentary through the use of alien cultures, however in DS9 they chose to use Earth’s own history. Patrick Devlin and Amy Nelson discuss "Far Beyond the Stars," Benny Russell becoming an inspiration as he struggled as a person of color to get his stories published in the 1950s, and if society really is more accepting today.

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Justin Oser
Victor Gamboa
Tom Elliot
Jim McMahon
Christopher Lutz
Greg Molumby
Kevin Scharf
Casey Pettitt
Alexander Gates
C. Roger McCubbins
Chris Tribuzio
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Ann Marie
Jim Stoffel

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