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  • 55: Star Trek: The Next Generation with Special Guest Aivu of Tech Believe

    In our last episode of Star Trek Month, Nova and Athena are joined by special guest Aivu of Tech Believe to talk about classic TNG episode "The Measure of a Man", where Data has to defend in a hearing his right to exist and to be an independent individual with autonomy as opposed to property of the Federation.

    References:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwI6py78gsI&t=2s 

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59BaaifBuFI 

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxqQwAVEbM8

    https://neuroclastic.com/an-open-letter-to-the-nyt-acknowledge-the-controversy-surrounding-aba/

    cw: slavery, abuse, nazism, dehumanization

    1 hr 15 min
  • 54: Past Tense, Star Trek Deep Space Nine, Pt. II

    Athena and Nova are joined again by Lonesome Comrade as we discuss the second half of Deep Space Nine two-parter Past Tense. Don't try to be a Great Man, just be yourself.


    Cw: police violence, racism, sexism, depictions of mental health problems.

    References:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWV8nTRLxmE

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_man_theory

    1 hr 39 min
  • 52: Star Trek Deep Space Nine with Special Guest Parker from Overcritical Pod

    The HegeHogs are joined with Parker from the Overcritical podcast as they discuss deep space communism and labor organization while analyzing the mercantile "Ferengi" from an episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.


    CWs: Incels, sexual harassment, police, capitalist violence

    Overcritical Podcast: https://linktr.ee/OvercriticalPod

    References:
    Great Material Continuum: https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Great_Material_Continuum
    Ferenginar: https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Ferenginar
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    Sarah Z: https://www.youtube.com/c/SarahZ
    Philosophy Tube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATITdJg7bWI&t=710s
    The Alt-Right Playbook: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJA_jUddXvY7v0VkYRbANnTnzkA_HMFtQ
    The Dollop George Pullman: https://allthingscomedy.com/podcasts/483---george-pullman---part-1
    First Collective Ohio: http://first-collective.org

    1 hr 58 min
  • 51: The Simpsons with Special Guest Brett from Street Fight Radio

    The HegeHogs--with the help of Brett from StreetFight Radio WCRS Columbus--discuss the Simpsons season 11 episode "Bart To The Future" and how it depicts Native American stereotypes and a future where a liberal president has no idea how to clean up after Trump.


    CWs: Racism, gambling addiction

    Street Fight Radio: https://www.streetfightradio.com/

    Street Fight Twitter: @StreetFightWCRS

    Brett Twitter: @BrettPain


    HegePod Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Hegepod

    58 min
  • 50: The Newsroom with special guest Henry Williams from The Gravel Institute

    With the help of Henry Williams, co-founder of The Gravel Institute, the HegeHogs break down Sorkin-brain and the liberal mindset behind the sap-fueled glorification of reporting the news, specifically the news surrounding the death of Osama Bin Laden.


    CWs: police violence, state violence, terrorism, sexism

    References: https://www.bellisario.psu.edu/page-center/oral-histories/wolf-blitzer/journdecisionmaking
    https://www.cnn.com/2016/01/19/middleeast/operation-desert-storm-25-years-later/index.html

    The Gravel Institute: https://gravelinstitute.org/

    1 hr 7 min
  • 48: Robin Hood

    The HegeHogs discuss the morality of theft in this review of the Disney classic, Robin Hood.


    CWs: police violence, gender issues, worker exploitation, imprisonment, imperialism

    1 hr 1 min
  • 47: Essay: No Man's Sky

    Jack and Nova discuss the imperialist hegemony of No Man's Sky and other 4x games, and why it is so pervasive in interactive entertainment media.


    CWs: Colonization, slavery, animal abuse, genocide, militarism

    59 min
  • 46: Golden Girls, Part II

    The HegeHogs get to the bottom of Dorothy's mysterious illness and talk about how the Golden Girls tackles issues of misogyny and ageism in healthcare.


    CWs: misogyny, ageism, ableism

    1 hr 9 min

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