Episode 110, Stardate 1310.1, "Ctrl-Alt-Spock"
This Week in Trek: A Star Trek Podcast · Michael Gaines and Darrell Skeels
Audio is streamed directly from the publisher (media.libsyn.com) as published in their RSS feed. Play Podcasts does not host this file. Rights-holders can request removal through the copyright & takedown page.
Show Notes
News
George Takei’s new web series: Google Glass | Takei's Take | Episode 1 http://youtu.be/XQs5f2Onhzw
Ten Forward:
Trek has always been known for introducing new technologies from medical scanners to ipads & cell phones. What should Trek introduce next?
Star Trek in pop culture:
Red Corner (1997) Richard Gere. IMDB: An American attorney on business in China, ends up wrongfully on trial for murder and his only key to innocence is a female defense lawyer from the country.
In the clip, Richard Gere is talking to someone via prison phone while being monitored by a chinese guard who doesn’t like what he’s saying.
[clip]
Episode insight: TOS S2: Mirror Mirror
Character insight - the DS9 wormhole
Subspace communications
1000 questions