Before the Future Came

There's a actor's and writer's strike going on in Hollywood, and SAG-AFTRA recently clarified their guidelines on fan podcasts. We support the strike, and while the unions have not called for a general boycott, they've requested that folks not promote "struck work." That includes Star Trek, and we want to abide by that request.

Lucy and Melissa have been out of town for the end of July, so only Gregory was available to record a replacement episode. As a result, we're delaying our already-recorded-and-edited premiere episode discussing Star Trek: First Contact and we'll instead be reading and discussing the novella Binti by Nnedi Okorafor on our first released episode at the start of September.

You don't have to read the book to listen, but if you want to, you can get either the novella Binti or the omnibus Binti: The Complete Trilogy wherever you want to get books. Note that Binti: Home and Binti: The Night Masquerade are sequel books; those are included in the trilogy, but make sure not to get one of them alone instead of the first book, which is just Binti.

If you have any questions, you can hail us at [email protected], contact us on social media, or comment on our website at beforethefuture.space.

Before the Future Came is edited by Lucy Arnold, transcribed by Melissa Avery-Weir, and webmavened by Gregory Avery-Weir.

Our theme is “Let’s Pretend” by Josh Woodward, available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Coming soon: a Star Trek podcast about the ideals of the franchise, wandering out-of-order by following a breadcrumb trail of motifs. We love Star Trek and we love much of what it sets out to say about the way the world will be, but we think it often falls short of its goals. We want to talk about that.

The first episode will discuss 1996's Star Trek: First Contact, the second movie featuring the cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation. You don't need to watch it to listen, but if you want to, you can stream it on Paramount+ or find it elsewhere. At the end of each episode, one of us will surprise everyone else with the selection for the next one.

We'd love to hear what you think! You can hail us at [email protected], contact us on social media, or comment on our website at beforethefuture.space.

Before the Future Came is edited by Lucy Arnold, transcribed by Melissa Avery-Weir, and webmavened by Gregory Avery-Weir.

Our theme is “Let’s Pretend” by Josh Woodward, available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.