VOY: Author, Author - "Trek Was Always Political" Episodes

VOY: Author, Author - "Trek Was Always Political" Episodes

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

July 20, 2026 · 1h 38m

About this episode

Tawny and Andrew discuss the political themes in Star Trek: Voyager's episode 'Author, Author' while exploring various humorous topics.

Tawny shares some horrifying robots from the past as Andrew tries to understand Starfleet copyright law as the Doctor and Paris make competing holodeck diss tracks as we watch Star Trek: Voyager's Author Author. ▶Coming to Trek to Vegas? Join Tawny and the Syfy Sistas at their annual Patreon Thank You Dinner. Fri Aug 7 - Reserve your seat here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fine-alpinist-ranch-supporter-seat-pre-reservation-tickets-1992084897554?aff=oddtdtcreator ▶Call us at: 323-389-7223 ▶Check out the crew's bonus shows at http://suboptimalpods.com . ▶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/ Suboptimal Premium Pods! : https://suboptimalpods.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Tawny, Andrew Ti

Topics covered

  • Star Trek
  • politics
  • holodeck
  • copyright law
  • robots
  • comedy

Keywords

  • Star Trek
  • Voyager
  • political
  • holodeck
  • robots
  • comedy
  • copyright

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Syfy Sistas, Fine Alpinist Ranch, Suboptimal Pods

Books & works: Star Trek: Voyager

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