It's our twentieth episode, and we're celebrating by getting totally self-indulgent. We talk about our childhood and adolescent experiences with Star Trek: discovering the series; discovering fandom; that time Anika was an awkward teenager at Alexander Siddig; Liz's mum's review of her early fan fiction...

We also talk about Anika introducing her daughters to Trek, and our hopes for Star Trek: Picard versus our fears for the fandom. And, because it's us, then we digress into Star Wars...

We want to hear your stories of #growinguptrekkie! Hit us up on Twitter (@antimatterpod) or Tumblr (antimatterpod), and use the hashtag. Discovered Star Trek as an adult? Hey, aren't we all still growing up in various ways? 

We're joined by special guest Caroline (aka rikerssexblouse) to discuss mothers in Star Trek. 

Anika ran the stats, and we talked about specific characters, including...

• Beverly Crusher (TNG)

We also discussed recurring themes, such as...

• mothers who don't get to parent their own children (Beverly Crusher, Samantha Wildman)

See https://antimatterpod.tumblr.com/post/185048185909/19-the-idea-of-a-mother for further notes and links. 

We're talking about Starfleet's admiralty!

• Just how many Starfleet admirals are evil? Liz ran the numbers!

Specific characters discussed: 

• Patterson (VOY - "Relativity")

Content note: We discuss the telepathic sexual assault of Deanna Troi in Star Trek: Nemesis for about sixty seconds, starting at around the 40 minute mark. 

See antimatterpod.tumblr.com for more detailed show notes and links.

Join us as we discuss the season finale of Star Trek: Discovery season 2, and ... well, we were not hugely positive about it. 

Along the way, we talk about:

• space battles!

Other highlights include Liz almost crying -- three times! And Anika pitches a Trekkish take on The Clone Wars. 

It's the penultimate episode of Star Trek: Discovery's second season, and we're talking about...

• how Michael is still Alice (in Wonderland)

Also discussed along the way...

• Various Short Treks: "Runaway", "Calypso", "The Escape Artist"

We're talking season 2, episode 12 of Star Trek: Discovery, "Through the Valley of Shadows". And...

• Pike's character ("He is Starfleet")

This episode is short because big chunks of it were lost to audio malfunctions, as Liz's microphone started blipping in and out. Among the discussions lost were "Does Jett's wife being dead add to the dead lesbians trope?" and "But seriously, how many ships does Starfleet have?" Apologies! 

This week, we're talking about season 2, episode 11 of Star Trek: Discovery: "Perpetual Infinity". And, along the way...

• Does the time travel stuff make sense? Does it need to make sense?

Other Star Trek discussed:

• "Dark Frontier" and "Unimatrix Zero" (VOY)

And some other media, whose endings we absolutely spoil...

• Neon Genesis Evangelion

A short episode ("only" 50 minutes!) in which we discuss the events of "The Red Angel", including key issues such as...

• Mothers, and why Anika identifies with Michael

Links: 

• Aristrofranes on season 2's structure ("structure") so far

We discuss Discovery's "Project Daedalus", including...

• Airiam's history and fate

Other media we found a way to make relevant: 

• Solo: A Star Wars Story

Links: 

• The Greatest Generation's discussion of Jonathan Frakes's directing style in TNG came in their episode covering "The Drumhead". Among others, but that's the most recent one Liz has listened to.

Previously on Antimatter Pod:

"Reckon we'll see Vina?"

"Nah, seems unlikely." 

Which goes to show what we know. 

This episode, we're talking about: 

• Vina

Our weekly digressions into random other pop culture media: 

• various Spider-men

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