In this crucial episode we take a look at the Rick Berman and JJ Abrams eras of Star Trek and how they were shaped by the politics of the era. The end of the Cold War brought a new age of supposed peace and stability, neoliberalism, and political stagnation that had a major impact on Star Trek's worldview during the peak of its popularity. Then 9/11 threw all of its assumptions into turmoil, and Trek has struggled to find its feet, thematically, ever since. 

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