From Fan to Science Fiction Consultant with Erin Macdonald
Star Trek: The Pod Directive
Star Trek
4.8 • 799 Ratings
🗓️ 25 July 2023
⏱️ 75 minutes
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Summary
Ever wondered how warping would work in real life? Astrophysicist Dr. Erin Macdonald knows. Erin takes the inner workings of science and makes them possible in the science fiction universe we love on Star Trek. She also highlights one of her favorite Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episodes, “The Magnificent Ferengi”, because everyone loves an Iggy Pop appearance. This episode originally aired on May 17, 2021.
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| 1:12.1 | You tricked me, sir. |
| 1:13.2 | I did trick you. I'm a trickster. |
| 1:14.9 | Right before we rolled, Paul F. Tumpkins, who is one of the hosts of Star Trek the Pod |
| 1:18.4 | Directive, which you're listening to, told me, Tony Newsom, who's one of the other hosts of Star Trek |
| 1:22.4 | the Pod Directive, which you're not listening to, he said, why don't you kick it off? And then I tried to kick it off. And he did a |
| 1:27.9 | classic switcheroo. And he also kicked it off. It's my favorite prank of all time. I'm, I'm just |
| 1:36.2 | like a prankster. It's my absolute favorite to be doing, to be co-hosting a podcast, tell my |
| 1:43.1 | co-host to start. And then I start talking when |
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