Welcome to the Michaelogical Network, a Star Trek: Discovery recap series with our brand new past/present/future Star Trek correspondent, Eleanor Tremeer.

In this episode we recap the happenings in DISCOVERY's season 3's fourth episode: “Forget Me Not“. Which. We. Loved. After all, this episode a) took us to Trill, Eleanor’s all-time favorite Trek planet, b) gave characters like Hugh Culber and Keyla Detmer scenes worthy of their acting chops, and c) brought us the cutest queer romance known to humankind––that is, a romance between Adira and Gray and one adorable hand-sewn quilt.

Truthfully, we keep waiting for the other shoe (season) to drop, but this third season of Star Trek: Discovery continues to build strength upon strength for those of us who first fell in love with the franchise––the Federation!––for its radical humanity and celebration of difference, whether that be racial or neurological or gender-bending queer delightfulness. We can only hope that after such a strong beginning Discovery will keep on delivering what it has shown us it can do in these first four episodes.

Join Tony, Eleanor, and Kend as The Imaginaries sets out to unpack each episode of this season. (And watch for our near-future regular episodes with Eleanor in the weeks to come.)

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Welcome to the Michaelogical Network, a STAR TREK DISCOVERY recap series with our brand new past/present/future STAR TREK correspondent, Eleanor Tremeer.

In this episode we recap DISCOVERY's season 3's third episode: “People of Earth”. We spent the previous two episodes asking: “What happened to the Federation?” and the third episode aims straight for the center of that tangle by taking us directly to Earth, where a microcosm of the larger political problem plays out between those left on the planet and the raiders who have been haunting their skies. Some beloved characters lean in to grapple with the many traumas they have experienced over previous seasons as they discover what happened to the world they left behind.

Join Tony, Eleanor, and Kend as The Imaginaries sets out to unpack each episode of this season. (And watch for our near-future regular episodes with Eleanor in the weeks to come.)

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Welcome to the Michaelogical Network, a STAR TREK DISCOVERY recap series with our brand new past/present/future STAR TREK correspondent, Eleanor Tremeer.

In this episode we recap the happenings in DISCOVERY's season 3's second episode: "Far From Home". Many of our questions from the last recap have now been answered. (And some of our speculations were even correct! Michael Burnham really *has* had to wait a significant amount of time for her crew to arrive in her present, the future. This is also a fabulous season for everybody's hair styles.) That said, many more questions have been raised, and we can't wait for the showrunner to answer them. (Please, please, do the right thing by our bridge crew! And more Captain Killy and Commander Georgiou moments, please.)

Join Tony, Eleanor, and Kend as The Imaginaries sets out to unpack each episode of this season. (And watch for our near-future regular episodes with Eleanor in the weeks to come.)

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If you like our cast, we’d love to hear from you by way of a rating or review on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you find your favorite podcasts. You can also celebrate our queer take on science fiction and fantasy by honoring the Black trans women and other diverse peoples who led the charge at Stonewall and elsewhere. On theme, you can put some bucks towards your state’s bail fund, and/or the official George Floyd Memorial Fund.

Welcome to the Michaelogical Network, a STAR TREK DISCOVERY recap series with our brand new past/present/future STAR TREK correspondent, Eleanor Tremeer.

In this episode we recap the happenings in DISCOVERY's season 3 opener: "That Hope Is You (Part 1)". Is this episode, which we liked very much indeed, a signal that DISCOVERY has at last found its feet and figured out what it should always have been about––the future? Are there real Trek Lore Specialists now behind the helm? What in blazes is this mysterious "Burn" that sexy hunk of a Book keeps going on about? Will there be more flirting with worms in future episodes?

We can't wait to find out.

Join Tony, Eleanor, and Kend as The Imaginaries sets out to unpack each episode of this season. (And watch for our near-future regular episodes with Eleanor in the weeks to come.)

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- Stitcher (https://bit.ly/38ukyZc) and

- SoundCloud (https://bit.ly/2TVno5i)

If you like our cast, we’d love to hear from you by way of a rating or review on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you find your favorite podcasts. You can also celebrate our queer take on science fiction and fantasy by honoring the Black trans women and other diverse peoples who led the charge at Stonewall and elsewhere. On theme, you can put some bucks towards your state’s bail fund, and/or the official George Floyd Memorial Fund.

Join us as we dive happily into Phil Stamper's debut, THE GRAVITY OF US, with Phil himself! We talk about the importance of showing the joy in queer relationships, especially when the relationships themselves are taking place in a sea of complexity -- but are not themselves the only source of conflict. Of course, we also get to talk about the history, present, and possible of space missions and NASA, as well as how we talk about those things. Who has the authority to tell the stories of the very few who go to space? Who could *give* themselves the authority, when the history of the same has been so cishet, white, and male? Come along with us as we talk it out!

You can find out the latest on all things Phil at www.philstamper.com or on Twitter under the handle @stampepk.

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If you like our cast, we’d love to hear from you by way of a rating or review on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you find your favorite podcasts. You can also celebrate our queer take on science fiction and fantasy by honoring the Black trans women and other diverse peoples who led the charge at Stonewall and elsewhere. On theme, you can put some bucks towards your state’s bail fund, and the official George Floyd Memorial Fund.

This episode is an excellent complement to Episode 128 with Tj Klune, in which we love all over the wonderful cover of his novel THE EXTRAORDINARIES. After we recorded that episode, we went searching for the person responsible, and found David Curtis, who ended up being responsible for plenty more amazing covers for our recent faves. In this fascinating episode, he walks us through the design process for the queer sff we know and love, from cover illustration to interior design to appearing on the shelves. We learned a lot and had a great time, so come along on this fun ride!

To find out more about Dave's work, you can find his portfolio at http://david-curtis.com and his Insta presence under the handle @dcurtisstudio.

Like our content? Our website is www.imaginaries.net, and you can drop us a line at [email protected] while we are avoiding the tweets. You can listen to our episodes on

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We’d still love your reviews if you’re willing and able, but please put your $$ toward ending police brutality and ending systemic racism. You can celebrate our queer take on science fiction and fantasy by honoring the Black trans women and other diverse peoples who led the charge at Stonewall and elsewhere. On theme, you can put some bucks towards the USPS, your state’s bail fund, and the official George Floyd Memorial Fund.

Neither of us knew the "disaster twink" archetype going into this episode, but we're so glad we do now -- and if you don't either, or even if you do, then this conversation about TJ Klune's recent YA novel THE EXTRAORDINARIES is definitely for you. We chatted with TJ about queer YA in general, as well as the exciting things happening there, as well as about the nuanced delights that await in THE EXTRAORDINARIES, including an important discussion of friends and friend groups, the relationship protagonist (and disaster twink) Nick has with his dad, the importance of genre savviness and fan fiction, and more. It was a great time, so come along with us!

Bonus: If you enjoy our chat about THE EXTRAORDINARIES' cover, stay tuned for Episode 129, in which we talk with David Curtis, the cover designer of this and many other recent books. We learned a lot about what goes into making a cover!

For more information about TJ Klune's books and ongoing projects, visit him online at www.tjklunebooks.com!

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as well as find our oldest episodes on YouTube once they have shuffled off these other earthly coils.

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In this episode, we welcome back Caitlin Starling, whose appearance in Episode 101 let us delight over her terrifying and intimate THE LUMINOUS DEAD. This time we're all about her new novella, YELLOW JESSAMINE, and we get to talk about some our favorite topics (queer subtexts abound) and learn much more about what makes horror feel like, well, horror. Plus, we have an extended discussion about poison gardens, which are a thing you should absolutely know about.

If you'd like to learn more about Caitlin's excellence, check out www.caitlinstarling.com or follow the adventures on Twitter at @see_starling. YELLOW JESSAMINE is available from Neon Hemlock Press at https://www.neonhemlock.com/books/yellow-jessamine, where you can also find out more information about the other 2020 novella quartet authors that we have talked to on this podcast in recent episodes!

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as well as find our oldest episodes on YouTube once they have shuffled off these other earthly coils.

We’d still love your reviews if you’re willing and able, but please put your $$ toward ending police brutality and ending systemic racism. You can celebrate our queer take on science fiction and fantasy by honoring the Black trans women and other diverse peoples who led the charge at Stonewall and elsewhere. On theme, you can put some bucks towards Unicorn Riot, your state’s bail fund, and the official George Floyd Memorial Fund.

UPDATE: Introduction issues fixed! Thanks to everyone who let us know about the syncing issue. We will never trust Audacity again. (Just kidding. We love you, Audacity.)

As you can probably tell from the range of this episode's title, we had a *great* conversation with Eboni around her upcoming novella, STONE AND STEEL. You better believe we also serve up a heaping helping of found families (one of our favorite main dishes!), and we're also extremely thankful for Eboni's nuanced take on queer community. STONE AND STEEL is definitely one of our favorite novellas of the year, and our conversation with Eboni is one of our favorites, too!

To learn more about Eboni's work, go to www.ebonidunbar.com or look her up on Twitter at @sugoionna87 and on Instagram at ej_beezington. You can find STONE AND STEEL, as well as the other novellas in Neon Hemlock's 2020 quartet, at www.neonhemlock.com/books.

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as well as find our oldest episodes on YouTube once they have shuffled off these other earthly coils.

We’d still love your reviews if you’re willing and able, but please put your $$ toward ending police brutality and ending systemic racism. You can celebrate our queer take on science fiction and fantasy by honoring the Black trans women and other diverse peoples who led the charge at Stonewall and elsewhere. On theme, you can put some bucks towards Unicorn Riot, your state’s bail fund, and the official George Floyd Memorial Fund.

This episode lets us delight over Leigh Harlan's recent novella Queens of Noise, out now from Neon Hemlock Press (and please listen to episode 124, in which we talk with dave ring, the publisher and managing editor). You'll probably already know that we love talking about found families, especially queer found family, which Leigh and their Queens give us in abundance. What we *didn't* know is that we certainly wanted our queer sff infused with punk rock, and Queens more than delivers. Queens of Noise particularly delighted us westerners because of its focal werecoyote pack, so when we say we loved this gem of a novella for many reasons, believe it!

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Like our content? Our website is www.imaginaries.net, and you can drop us a line at [email protected] while we are avoiding the tweets. You can listen to our episodes on

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as well as find our oldest episodes on YouTube once they have shuffled off these other earthly coils.

We’d still love your reviews if you’re willing and able, but please put your $$ toward ending police brutality and ending systemic racism. You can celebrate our queer take on science fiction and fantasy by honoring the Black trans women and other diverse peoples who led the charge at Stonewall and elsewhere. On theme, you can put some bucks towards Unicorn Riot, your state’s bail fund, and the official George Floyd Memorial Fund.