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All right, and so now let's get to our show. Wired.com presents, The Geek's Guide's

The Geek's Guide to the Galaxy.

And here is your host, David Barr-Kirtley.

Hello and welcome to episode 451 of Geek's Guide to the Galaxy.

Today on the show we'll be discussing season one of Star Trek Lower Decks, a new

animated series from former Rick and Mordy showrunner Mike McMahon.

And this will include spoilers for every episode of the show, so just be aware of that

and I'm joined by three guests.

So first up we've got Sarah Lynn Missioner, making her 21st appearance on the show.

She's a trans-supporting Ravenclaw Trekky maker feminist who writes a medium and lives in Connecticut with a Renaissance

engineer in a small zoo. She considers Star Trek to be her third and best parent.

So Sarah, welcome to the show.

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