Ranked #1
16: All the Bubbles
16: All the Bubbles
Alternate Realities vs. Alternate Timelines.In this episode of Meta Treks: A Star Trek PhilosophyPodcast, hosts Mike Mor... Read more
15 Feb 2016
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1hr 9mins
Ranked #2
67: From Riker to Worf to O'Brien
67: From Riker to Worf to O'Brien
Kierkegaard and Stages on Life's Way. This time, we're talking "Soren," but not Dr. Tolian Soren from Star Trek Genera... Read more
8 May 2017
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1hr 43mins
Ranked #3
3: I Don't Want a Thinker at the Helm
3: I Don't Want a Thinker at the Helm
Philosopher StarshipCrews. Zachary and Mike compare noteson their ideal philosopher starship crews. Find out whichphilos... Read more
2 Nov 2015
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1hr 29mins
Ranked #4
71: Borg Butterfly Effect
71: Borg Butterfly Effect
Future Human Cultural Evolution with Patrick Devlin. In the Star Trek universe, the cultural progression of alien rac... Read more
12 Jun 2017
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1hr 29mins
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56: Recycle, Reclaim, Reuse
56: Recycle, Reclaim, Reuse
Voyager Season 6 - Essential Trek Philosophy. In this episode of Meta Treks, hosts Mike Morrison and Zachary Fruhling... Read more
30 Jan 2017
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1hr 39mins
Ranked #6
62: Tricorder of Gyges
62: Tricorder of Gyges
Cloaking Devices and the Ring of Gyges. Invisibility has a long tradition both in fiction and in philosophy, from The... Read more
20 Mar 2017
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1hr 25mins
Ranked #7
12: Just a Simple Question
12: Just a Simple Question
The Meaning of Life. Perhaps the most fundamental philosophical question, the mostimportant question of the human condit... Read more
18 Jan 2016
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1hr 23mins
Ranked #8
4: Starship of Theseus
4: Starship of Theseus
The Problem of Identity.In this episode of Meta Treks, part one of a two-partdiscussion on the problem of identity in St... Read more
9 Nov 2015
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1hr 15mins
Ranked #9
6: Whacking Vreenak
6: Whacking Vreenak
Consequentialism vs. Deontological Ethics. In the Deep Space Nine episode "In the Pale Moonlight," wasCaptain Sisko just... Read more
23 Nov 2015
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1hr 35mins
Ranked #10
70: The Clothes Make the Cardassian
70: The Clothes Make the Cardassian
Cardassian Virtue Ethics. Throughout the Star Trek universe, the various alien races serve as a mirror for the best a... Read more
5 Jun 2017
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1hr 21mins
Ranked #11
8: It's Turtles All The Way Down
8: It's Turtles All The Way Down
The Science/Religion Debate. Star Trek is often interpreted to have a negative view of religion,in favor of a humanisti... Read more
7 Dec 2015
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1hr 41mins
Ranked #12
88: Spock's Altered States of Consciousness
88: Spock's Altered States of Consciousness
The Original Series Season 1 - Essential Trek Philosophy. The entire Star Trek franchise, with over 700 television epi... Read more
2 Jul 2018
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1hr 25mins
Ranked #13
53: Saving Major Kira
53: Saving Major Kira
Children of Time. In the Deep Space Nine episode "Children of Time," Captain Sisko and company discover a planet with... Read more
2 Jan 2017
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1hr 31mins
Ranked #14
93: In a Relevantly Similar Possible Universe, I Would Always Have Been Your Friend, Jim
93: In a Relevantly Similar Possible Universe, I Would Always Have Been Your Friend, Jim
Alternate Universes and Modal Realism. The Star Trek franchise is full of alternate universes, from different quantum r... Read more
6 May 2019
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1hr 12mins
Ranked #15
52: Ten Second Jon
52: Ten Second Jon
Enterprise Season 3 - Essential Trek Philosophy. Season three of Enterprise, with its Xindi story arc, is firmly situ... Read more
26 Dec 2016
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1hr 18mins
Ranked #16
86: Pandora's Stasis Chamber
86: Pandora's Stasis Chamber
Good vs. Evil in Star Trek. We generally understand the meaning of "good," whether in the sense of following the rules... Read more
23 Apr 2018
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1hr 34mins
Ranked #17
18: The Poker Game of Life (on the Enterprise)
18: The Poker Game of Life (on the Enterprise)
Poker, Virtue Ethics, and the Prisoner's Dilemma.In Star Trek: The Next Generation, we see a lot of poker:from Commander... Read more
29 Feb 2016
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1hr 19mins
Ranked #18
85: The Pen Is Mightier Than the Bat'leth
85: The Pen Is Mightier Than the Bat'leth
The Visitor. In this episode of Meta Treks, hosts Zachary Fruhling and Mike Morrison discuss the philosophical themes ... Read more
10 Apr 2018
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1hr 20mins
Ranked #19
84: Meta-Metaphoric
84: Meta-Metaphoric
TNG Season 5 - Essential Trek Philosophy. In this episode of Meta Treks, hosts Mike Morrison and Zachary Fruhling comp... Read more
21 Mar 2018
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1hr 28mins
Ranked #20
92: Prepaid Long-Distance Mind Meld
92: Prepaid Long-Distance Mind Meld
Discovery Season 1 - Essential Trek Philosophy. We in the 21st century do not live in an age of mythology as the ancie... Read more
21 Jan 2019
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1hr 20mins
