191. STAR TREK 11: KIRK'S PHALLIC-TITE

191. STAR TREK 11: KIRK'S PHALLIC-TITE

From Fifty Years of Shit Robots by Matt Brown

April 13, 2026 · 45 min · Season 12 · Episode 11

About this episode

The episode explores three robots from the first two seasons of the original Star Trek, highlighting their significance in the context of film history.

Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Today, we look at three robots from the first two seasons of the OG Star Trek. WARNING! The S**t-bomb is said but nothing more.   TikTok: @FiftyYOSR Insta: @FiftyYOSR NOTES NASA’S CREEPIEST ROBOT https://www.popsci.com/meet-creepiest-android-nasa-ever-built/   THE ORM https://www.opencontinuumrobotics.com/history/2022/11/01/ORM.html   THE HOPKINS BEAST https://www.historyofinformation.com/detail.php?id=3734   DENDRAL https://bostonglobalforum.org/news/dendral-the-first-expert-system/   THE FISHING FLEET – HUSBAND HUNTING IN THE RAJ http://www.annedecourcy.com/publications/the-fishing-fleet-husband-hunting-in-the-raj/   THE BRIDE BUSINESS: WIFING IN THE OLD WEST https://www.cowgirlmagazine.com/wild-women-west/   KIRK’S PHALLIC-TITE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ql8KzgSdgVM   BLACULA TRAILER https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKgcLOOW-3Y       Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Matt Brown

Topics covered

  • Star Trek
  • robots
  • film history
  • science fiction
  • pop culture

Keywords

  • Star Trek
  • robots
  • Metropolis
  • Star Wars
  • film history
  • NASA
  • science fiction

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NASA, Open Continuum Robotics, History of Information, Boston Global Forum

Books & works: STAR TREK, Metropolis, Star Wars, The Fishing Fleet: Husband Hunting in the Raj, The Bride Business: Wifing in the Old West, Kirk’s Phallic-Tite, Blacula

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