The arrival of the Ferengi in The Last Outpost is quite a thing. Kate Jaeger hosts the discussion with Jimmie G, Erik, and Greg Tito going into this whizbanger of an episode. The introduction of this new species was touted as being as important as the Romulans or the Klingons in Star Trek lore but the Ferengi never mustered that level of antagonism, despite their distasteful behavior in this episode. Unbridled capitalism was a big theme in the late 80s America with Black Monday occurring the day this episode first aired in 1987, yet sadly that commentary never quite coalesces in the Ferengi when they are portrayed as "frogs with whips," as Erik describes. This Re:Engage epsiode features the return of Kid Trek with Edna & Fiona discussing what they thought of the Ferengi!

 

Host: Kate Jaeger (@jaegerlicious on Twitter and IG)

Panel: Jimmie G (@thejimmieg on IG & Twitter), Greg Tito (@gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG), and Erik Gratton (@erikfallsdown on Twitter & IG)

Audio Editor: Krista Curry (@kristafromglee on Twitter, krista.curry on IG)

Logo artwork: @mojojojo_97 on Twitter, mojo97.com

Theme music: Ryan Marth

 

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