Bill Riker's hard-on gets crushed when Deanna Troi's long lost fiance shows up, but before any knots can be tied, an old plauge ship shows up threatening to give everyone small pox. Will the wedding go on? How many Steve Miller Band jokes can one podcast make?

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• 5:40 - Teaser
• 10:02 - Act 1
• 23:36 - Act 2
• 33:43 - Act 3
• 43:21 - Act 4
• 50:23 - Act 5
• 1:01:48 - Humanist Themes
• 1:06:06 - Patron Shout Outs
• 1:07:42 - Starfleet Academy Cadet Challenge

When Q offers Riker an invitation to join the cult, Riker is tempted. But when the power starts corrupting absolutely, Picard and crew must remind Riker of his humanity. Would you have saved that dead child? And what was a child doing at a mining operation, anyway? Doesn't the Federation have child labor laws?

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• 6:20 - Teaser
• 12:03 - Act 1
• 21:39 - Act 2
• 34:46 - Act 3
• 39:58 - Act 4
• 49:59 - Act 5
• 58:36 - Humanist Themes
• 1:05:49 - Patron Shout Outs
• 1:07:45 - Starfleet Academy Cadet Challenge

When DaiMon Ahab of the Ferengi turns up with Picard's old ship, Picard begins having headaches and reliving an old battle. Is there ever profit in revenge? Will we ever cure headaches? Is Dr. Crusher the Dom to Picard's Sub?

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• 4:56 - Teaser

• 8:50 - Act 1

• 22:41 - Act 2

• 38:16 - Act 3

• 46:10 - Act 4

• 54:48 - Act 5

• 1:02:26 - Humanist Themes

• 1:06:19 - Patron Shout Outs

• 1:08:19 - Starfleet Academy Cadet Challenge

While distracted by side boob and peek-a-boo butt cheek on yet another paradise planet, young Wesley accidentally breaks a law and is to be put to death. Lawyer Picard must argue with a less developed species for his freedom.

Is ignorance of the law a valid defense? Why didn't the Prime Directive stop us from visiting this planet in the first place? Isn't the injustice that we don't just provide care to all people as a right and not that Mario's brother was radicalized by dealing with the US heath "care" system to the point where he shot a healthcare exec? Murder is wrong, and a crime -- what of justice?

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• 8:06 - Teaser

• 12:56 - Act 1

• 27:36 - Act 2

• 39:34 - Act 3

• 45:30 - Act 4

• 57:53 - Act 5

• 1:12:45 - Humanist Themes

• 1:22:28 - Patron Shout Outs

• 1:25:38 - Starfleet Academy Cadet Challenge

When the D visits its first Melllvar cloud, mysterious things start happening to some of the crew. But when Picard himself is beamed away as energy, Data must assume the persona of Sherlock Holmes to unravel the mystery.

Will the "one weird transporter trick" make any more appearances? Were these two separate stories smashed together like peanut butter and chocolate? And what the #^&% is this diamond-shaped "statue" we're supposed to see?

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• Teaser 8:57

• Act 1 17:17

• Act 2 29:27

• Act 3 35:23

• Act 4 45:37

• Act 5 50:50

• Humanist Themes 1:00:06

• Honor the Dead 1:05:24

• Patron Shout Outs 1:06:16

• Starfleet Academy Cadet Challenge 1:07:53

Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 1 (aka The Original Series Season 4) continues this week when the Enterprise is thrown to a faraway galaxy by a mysterious alien. When the alien becomes ill, everyone on board must Care Bear Stare to get us home.

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• Teaser 4:10

• Act 1 12:11

• Act 2 19:04

• Act 3 24:21

• Act 4 31:24

• Act 5 38:57

• Humanist Themes 43:39

• Honor the Dead 50:10

• Patron Shout Outs 51:20

• Starfleet Academy Cadet Challenge 51:56

When the Enterprise and a Ferengi ship get trapped by an energy-sucking planet, the diplomatic approach is "Better Together". But when they trigger an ancient alien Brinks Home Security System, Riker must answer the challenge. Is fear our greatest enemy? Were the Metrons part of the Tkon Empire?

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• Teaser    6:05

• Act 1    9:30

• Act 2    21:20

• Act 3    29:18

• Act 4    35:57

• Act 5    44:20

• Humanist Themes    56:21

• Patron Shout Outs    1:00:02

• Starfleet Academy Cadet Challenge    1:01:13

When the Enterprise Crew negotiate with a racist stereotype, Tasha Yar must fight to the death. But when they pull an Amok Time, King Jaffe Joffer, ruler of Zamunda threatens to cancel the vaccine deal.

Mentioned in this Episode:

• Gayish Podcast Episode on Humanism
• UK Gay Humanists

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• Teaser 6:12

• Starfleet Academy Cadet Challenge 1:19:48

• Act 1 14:20

• Act 2 21:39

• Act 3 31:24

• Act 4 47:36

• Act 5 1:00:07

• Humanist Themes 1:10:44

• Honor the Dead 1:17:01

• Patron Shout Outs 1:17:46

When Star Trek: The Next Generation revisits an old TOS episode, people get blown out airlocks and Tasha gets blown by Data. But when the cure Those Old Scientists used doesn't work this time, a drunk teenager and android must fight their intoxication to save the day.

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This episode briefly uses AI voice technology to demonstrate the perils of Deepfake AI.

• Teaser    9:07
• Act 1    16:06
• Act 2    31:31
• Act 3    44:36
• Act 4    52:47
• Act 5    1:03:29
• Humanist Themes    1:10:28
• Patron Shout Outs    1:17:35
• Starfleet Academy Cadet Challenge    1:19:11

When humanity is put on trial by an omnipotent being, the new crew of the USS Enterprise must prove themselves by playing a game of CLUE. Is this really a good test of humanity? Why doesn't Data know basic English words? Does Dr. Crusher sew? Where did those apples come from, anyway?

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• Act 1 3:58
• Act 2 20:25
• Act 3 29:40
• Act 4 44:55
• Act 5 59:30
• Act 6 1:13:51
• Act 7 1:30:47
• Act 8 1:42:32
• Act 9 1:46:05
• Humanist Themes 1:59:13
• Honor the Dead 2:05:50
• Patron Shout Outs 2:07:37
• Starfleet Academy Cadet Challenge 2:10:25