TNG: The Outcast - "Trek Was Always Political" Episodes

TNG: The Outcast - "Trek Was Always Political" Episodes

From Starter Trek by Andrew Ti, Tawny Newsome, Jessie Earl

July 6, 2026 · 1h 24m

About this episode

The episode discusses the political themes in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode 'The Outcast', focusing on LGBTQ issues.

We continue our journey through the most overtly political episodes of Trek, with The Next Generation's big episode on LGBTQ issues, "The Outcast." Riker gets a trans girlfriend, Wof wants to join a straight pride parade, and Jonathan Frakes himself gives us a quick thought about the episode! Welcome to Starter Trek, where Tawny Newsome guides her friend Andrew Ti through the endless frontier of the Star Trek universe, along with their producer Jessie Earl.  ▶Call us at: 323-389-7223 ▶Check out the crew's bonus shows at http://suboptimalpods.com . ▶YouTube - htt://www.youtube.com/@startertrek   ▶Subscribe to the audio podcast wherever you get your favorite podcasts: https://omny.fm/shows/startertrek ▶See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. ▶A Fine Alpinist Ranch Production -  http://www.finealpinistranch.com ✔ SOCIAL MEDIA ✔ ▶Twitter - https://x.com/yoisthisracist ▶Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/yoisthisracist/ ▶TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@suboptimalpods ✔ CREDITS ✔ ▶Produced By Jessie Earl  ▶Edited by AJ McKeon ▶Original Music by Jay Israelson Suboptimal Premium Pods! : https://suboptimalpods.com/ Hosted on Acast. See…

People in this episode

Hosts: Andrew Ti, Tawny Newsome

Topics covered

  • LGBTQ issues
  • Star Trek
  • political commentary
  • The Next Generation
  • trans representation
  • comedy

Keywords

  • Star Trek
  • The Next Generation
  • LGBTQ
  • politics
  • Riker
  • Worf
  • comedy
  • trans representation

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Outcast, Star Trek

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