Trekology

Trekology

By Jeff Campbell-SmithTV & Film
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Trekology episodes

  • S1 E20 - Star Trek & Justice

    Join Jeff and Greg this episode to look at Star Trek and Justice - starting with the various courtroom scenes from episodes to what's behind the Prime Directive, before landing on the difference between justice and order, especially as the Dominion defines it. All this, plus a deep dive into Greg's day, whether his attitude affects events or vice versa...

    SHOW NOTES

    Music by Charles Michel

    1 hr 4 min
  • S1 E19 - Star Trek & Genes

    Jeff and Greg welcome back their buddy Robert as they discuss the implications of the TOS episode "Space Seed", featuring the infamous Khan. They dive into issues of masculinity and genetic manipulation, and even the Oscars!

    SHOW NOTES

    Music by Charles Michel

    1 hr 3 min
  • S1 E18 - March Captains Madness (Final)

    The final round of our March Captains Madness tournament! The battle of two heavy weights - Captain Jean Luc Picard against Captain James T Kirk to determined who truly is the greatest Star Trek captain of all time! This episode, we consult Napolean Hill (biographer of Andrew Carnegie and author of Think and Grow Rich) as the final authority on leadership

    SHOW NOTES

    11 Important Factors of Leadership - by Napoleon Hill | The Inspiring Journal

    Music by Charles Michel

    1 hr 5 min
  • S1 E17 - March Captains Madness (Round 2)

    Our tournament to determine the greatest Star Trek captain reaches the semi-final! This round we utilize Sun-Tzu's "5 requirements of generals" to determine:

    1 Picard v 4 Janeway

    2 Kirk v 3 Sisko

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    Sun Tzu’s Five Characteristics of Leaders – Everyone A Leader

    Music by Charles Michel

    1 hr 3 min
  • S1 E16 - March Captains Madness (Round 1)

    Let the Madness begin! Though we're still a few days from March, we're doing a March Madness tournament style challenge to see who the best captain is! Our tournament begins with:

    1 Picard vs 8 Lorca

    2 Kirk vs 7 Jellico

    3 Sisko vs 6 Pike

    4 Janeway vs 5 Archer

    Stay tuned next episode for the next round of the tournament!

    SHOW NOTES

    The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People® - FranklinCovey

    Music by Charles Michel

    1 hr 8 min
  • S1 E15 - Star Trek & Race

    We're celebrating Black History Month by talking about Star Trek's history with Race. Join Jeff and Greg as they talk about Racial issues facing our society today, some of the characters of various races throughout Star Trek's history, and finally discussing three episodes that dealt with racial dynamics: "Let That Be Your Last Battlefield" (TOS), "The Drumhead" (TNG), and "Far Beyond The Stars" (DS9).

    Music by Charles Michel


    1 hr 5 min
  • S1 E14 - Star Trek & Finales

    Building off last episodes conversation on premiere's, Jef and Greg move to discussing finales: What makes a good finale, both season and series, and what do we do with cliffhangers?!?!

    Music by Charles Michel

    SHOW NOTES

    59 min
  • S1 E13 - Star Trek & Premieres

    On this episode, Jeff and Greg dive into the world of Star Trek premieres - both series and season, the good, bad and the ugly! With the normal extra helping of Enterprise, plus an early philosophical dive into the fleeting nature of life!

    Music by Charles Michel

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    TOS

    • The Cage
    • Where no man has gone before

      • TNG

      • Encounter at Farpoint
      • The Child
      • Evolution
      • Best of Both World Part 2
      • Redemption part 2
      • Times arrow part 2
      • Descent part 2

        • DS9

        • Emissary
        • The Homecoming
        • The search part 1
        • The way of the warrior
        • Apocalypse rising
        • A time to stand
        • Images in the sand

          • VOY

          • Caretaker
          • The 37s
          • Basics part 2
          • Scorpion part 2
          • Night
          • Equinox part 2
          • Unimatrix zero part 2

            • ENT

            • Broken bow
            • Shockwave part 2
            • The Xindi
            • Storm front

              • DIS

              • The Vulcan Hello
              • Brother
              • That Hope is You part 2
              • Kobayashi Maru

                • PIC

                • Remembrance
                  • 1 hr 8 min
                • S1 E12 - Star Trek & High Concept

                  This episode, Jeff and Greg dive into the realm of "high concept" (or mind-blowing, or whatever it's called), discussing Jeff's premise that Star Trek did it and did it first. They get to compare films like the Matrix, Inception, and Edge of Tomorrow with Star Trek Episodes like Frame of Mind, Visionary, and Ship in a Bottle.

                  Music by Charles Michel

                  SHOW NOTES

                  • Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) - TNG - "Frame of Mind" (1993)
                  • Memento (2000) - VOY - "Before and After" (1997)
                  • Vanilla Sky (2001), The Truman Show (1998)/The Matrix (1999) - DS9 - "The Search, Part II" (1994)
                  • Galaxy Quest (1999) - DS9 - "Far Beyond the Stars" (1998) /"Shadows and Symbols" (1998)
                  • Oblivion (2013) -  VOY - "Course: Oblivion" (1999)
                  • Groundhog Day (1993)/Edge of Tomorrow (2014)- TNG - "Cause and Effect" (1992)
                  • Inception (2010) - TNG - "Ship in a Bottle" (1993)
                  • Tenet (2020) - TNG - "Timescape" (1993)/"Journey's End" (1994)
                  • Interstellar (2014) - VOY - "Parallax" (1995), ENT - "Singularity" (2002)
                  • Donnie Darko (2001) - DS9 - "Visionary" (1995)
                    • 1 hr 4 min
                  • S1 E11 - Star Trek & Religion

                    In this episode, Jeff and Greg dive into the spiritual waters of Star Trek and Religion. They look at each series' different approach to spirituality, as well as their own thoughts and experiences related to all things spiritual.

                    Music by Charles Michel

                    SHOW NOTES

                    Ex Astris Scientia - Religion in Star Trek (ex-astris-scientia.org)

                    1 hr 7 min

                  About Trekology

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                  The Star Trek podcast about more than Star Trek. Join hosts Jeff and Greg as they discuss an episode of Star Trek and then talk about the themes the episode brings up - everything from money to race…