Episodes

  • Pen Pals (TNG)
    Sep 25 2025

    Data spends weeks communicating with a young girl on the internet and learns that her planet is destroying itself. Thankful that Chris Hansen isn't there when they arrive, Data breaks the Prime Directive and probably several Secondary Directives to save his new underage friend. Where is the line when it comes to saving lives? Why is Data more human than everyone else all of a sudden? And why is everyone so quick to perform a memory wipe on an alien child without consent?

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    1 hr and 10 mins
  • The Icarus Factor (TNG)
    Sep 18 2025

    When Riker's Dad shows up after 15 years looking to make amends, father and son must beat the shit out of each other in order to deal with their feelings. Meanwhile, Worf's going through some cultural isolation and Wesley organizes Worf's friends to watch Worf get zapped with pain sticks over and over.

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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Time Squared (TNG)
    Sep 11 2025

    When a giant space whirlpool sends Picard 6 hours back in time, the crew must unravel a timey wimey loop knot. But when Gene Roddenberry tells Maurice Hurley to stuff it, we're left with more questions than answers.

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    Starfleet Officer maker by @marci_bloch

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    55 mins
  • The Royale (TNG)
    Sep 4 2025

    When the D finds some old NASA junk orbiting a strange new world, they beam down to find themselves in a shitty old novel. One long-dead astronaut later, they discover they're trapped inside this hotel and casino and only Data's ability to know when to hold 'em can break them free.

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    58 mins
  • Fort Collins ComicCon 2025 Wrap Up
    Aug 28 2025

    From Buccee's to butt tattoos, Sarah and Allie recap their time at Fort Collins ComicCon 2025! PLUS Exclusive clip from The Humanism in Star Trek Panel presented at FC3 2025. Access the full video version of the panel here.

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    • The Dark White Forest - Melody Mobley Documentary
    • USS Tiburon - A Colorado Front Range Star Trek Fan Community
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    35 mins
  • Contagion (TNG)
    Aug 21 2025
    When the D's sister ship is destroyed in the Romulan DMZ, Picard's investigation turns up an Ancient Aliens bittorrent client. But when they connect without a VPN, the D picks up a nasty virus that begins rewriting their entire system code. With Data also infected, a⎍⏁ ⍙op⊑ ⎅⏃⏁g ⏃i⌇s ⟟⋏⎎⟒☊⏁⟒⎅ ⏃⌰⌰ ⊑⍜⌿⟒ ⌇⟒⟒⋔⌇ ⌰⍜⌇⏁ Visit our website at humanisttrek.com
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    Starfleet Officer maker by @marci_bloch

    • 7:00 - Teaser
    • 11:56 - Act 1
    • 19:23 - Act 2
    • 28:33 - Act 3
    • 36:38 - Act 4
    • 43:05 - Act 5
    • 50:21 - Humanist Themes
    • 54:39 - Honor the Dead
    • 56:25 - Patron Shout Outs
    • 57:06 - Starfleet Academy Cadet Challenge
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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • The Dauphin (TNG)
    Aug 14 2025

    When the Enterprise is called to Uber the leader of a world back home, Wesley runs the young adult gauntlet of first (and forbidden) love. An overprotective mother, teenage awkwardness, and probably xenopolychlamydia stand in the way as Wesley is determined to get a handy in the Jefferies Tubes.

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    Starfleet Officer maker by @marci_bloch

    • 5:49 - Teaser
    • 13:01 - Act 1
    • 22:48 - Act 2
    • 28:10 - Act 3
    • 36:41 - Act 4
    • 42:17 - Act 5
    • 50:11 - Humanist Themes
    • 53:54 - Patron Shout Outs
    • 54:36 - Starfleet Academy Cadet Challenge
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    59 mins
  • The Measure of a Man (TNG)
    Aug 7 2025

    When some young hotshot Starfleet science lower decker drops by the D to take Data apart to see how it all works, Data's very personhood comes into question. Did this question really need to be decided today? Was the question actually even decided?

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    Starfleet Officer maker by @marci_bloch

    • 6:38 - Teaser
    • 10:53 - Act 1
    • 16:30 - Act 2
    • 23:49 - Act 3
    • 31:57 - Act 4
    • 37:00 - Act 5
    • 47:03 - Humanist Themes
    • 56:04 - Patron Shout Outs
    • 57:05 - Starfleet Academy Cadet Challenge
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    1 hr and 5 mins