About this episode

The episode discusses the mysterious elements of the Star Trek: Voyager episode 'Persistence of Vision'.

A powerful alien telepath locks Voyager's crew in private hallucinations and then vanishes without explanation. Dom Bettinelli and Jimmy Akin on whether "Persistence of Vision" earns its mystery.

People in this episode

Host: Jimmy Akin

Guest: Dom Bettinelli

Topics covered

• Star Trek
• telepathy
• hallucinations
• mystery
• Voyager
• science fiction

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Voyager

Books & works: Persistence of Vision, Star Trek

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