Have you ever wondered why Star Trek doesn't usually do "holiday specials"? This episode holds the answer! It's the episode that asks, "What if Star Trek did a Halloween episode?" The answer is not great.

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Chasing his planet-killing whale, Commodore Ahab makes the ultimate sacrifice in an attempt to save the Enterprise crew from a weapon so powerful, it would destroy all sides in a war. Sometimes Star Trek doesn't hide it's themes in sci-fi. Occasionally they come right out and say it.

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When the Enterprise finds yet another planet being run by a computer, our heroes must once again debate the merits of freeing a population who appears stagnant by human standards against the merits of allowing a culture to make their own choices and develop as they see fit. It’s the episode that asks, “What would happen if we destroyed this people’s god?” but never answers it.

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A transporter malfunction sends Kirk, McCoy, Scotty, and Uhura to an alternate universe filled with distrust, espionage, assassinations, and some midriff uniforms. Spock is consistently logical and Uhura is a total badass in any universe!

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When an old Earth probe goes on a killing spree, Kirk must play logic chess to keep from being destroyed, too.  It's the episode that has nothing to do with a changeling despite being titled "The Changeling".

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Time to crack out those old college textbooks on Greek mythology!  It's the episode that asks, "What if our idea of god(s) came from aliens?"

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When Spock gets the 7 year itch, Kirk must return his friend to Vulcan to marry his betrothed. But T’Pring’s been riding Stonn on the side, and the only way out of the engagement is to make Kirk and Spock fight to the death? I’m glad my first marriage wasn’t so hard to get out of!

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Allie and Sarah reflect on the first season of TOS, then Eugene Roddenberry, Jr. (aka Rod) joins us to talk about growing up in a humanist house, carrying the Star Trek legacy, respecting viewpoint diversity and breaking down silos, and even wokeness.   Find all things Rod at Roddenberry.com   Play along with our Starfleet Academy Cadet Challenge using the hashtag #StarfleetChallenge on social media!

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When Kirk’s brother doesn’t answer the phone, the Enterprise finds an infestation of parasitic pancakes.  When Spock gets inseminated by one, the crew must find a way to … genocide a whole species?

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While investigating a strange rock donut portal, McCoy, OD'd on space molly, leaps back in time and butterfly effects the Federation's very existence away.  To put things right, Kirk and Spock go back in time to stop McCoy from getting the Sports Almanac and ruining the future.  It's the episode that puts Roddenberry's hopeful vision of the future front and center in stark contrast with 1930's Depression-era New York.

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