Outcast: A Queer Star Trek Podcast

Show NotesEpisodes Referenced:All of Picard, Season 1“Measure of a Man” (TNG - 2x9)“The Offspring” (TNG - 3x16)“Imaginary Friend” (TNG - 5x22) - Note: This episode does not include Naomi WIldman

Episodes Referenced:The Next Generation:“Unnatural Selection” (TNG - 2x7) - Pulaski tries to cure a group of scientists on a space station that are aging rapidly“Contagion” (TNG - 2x11) - The crew investigates the destruction of their sister ship, the YamatoDeep Space Nine:“Babel” (DS9 - 1x5) - A virus spreads through the station“The Quickening” (DS9 - 4x24) - Dr. Bashir tries to cure a plague affecting a planetVoyager:“The Phage” (VOY - 1x5) - The crew meets a species, the Vidiians, whose entire civilization revolves around a disease and Neelix’s lung is removed“Lifesigns” (VOY - 2x19) - The Doctor helps a Vidiian doctor survive“Resolutions” (VOY - 2x25) - Janeway and Chakotay are left behind on a planet to battle a disease“Macrocosm” (VOY - 3x12) - A macroscopic virus attacks the ship and crewEnterprise“Observer Effect“ (ENT - 4x11) - Silicon-based virus infects crew members who have to quarantineYour Star Trek Pandemic-Themed Watch List (StarTrek.com, March 23, 2020)

In this episode, we take a look at episodes where characters swap genders: A female Ferengi passes as male, Quark transitions to female, and the Doctor becomes Seven, and Janeway, and B’Elanna. We take a close look at how we read this in terms of queerness, homophobia, and gay panic.And good news: We are again joined by the incomparable guest host Sally!NOTE ON AUDIO: We apologize for the sound quality on this one. We hope to fix this problem in future episodes. Thanks for bearing with us.Episodes Referenced:“Rules of Acquisition” (DS9 - 2x7) - A female Ferengi poses as male to get ahead in business and love“Rules of Acquisition” (DS9 - 6x23) - Grand Nagus enlists Quark to help reverse a coup by becoming female“Body and Soul” (VOY - 7x7) - The Doctor hides out in Seven’s body and takes over“Renaissance Man” (VOY - 7x24) - The Doctor poses as various crew members holographically to save the shipWomen at Warp episode on “trans-ness” in Star Trek, which gets at some of these episodes through a different lens.

Rejoin us as we get back on the podcast wagon! We are delighted to kick off our second season with a lovely and insightful guest host, Sally! In this episode, we debrief about the one and only Very Special DS9 episode featuring a same-sex romantic and sexual relationship, “Rejoined”.

On this eagerly anticipated final episode of season 1 of Outcast: A Queer Star Trek Podcast, we do a deep dive on two Star Trek: Enterprise episodes “Fusion” (S1E16) and “Stigma” (S2E14). These two episodes present a very clear allegory for queer subculture and HIV/AIDS - and much more! But mostly that.

In this episode, we examine The Doctor as a queer character, focusing on "Projections" and "Real Life." Join us as we delve into the underlying queer subtext of this beloved member of the Voyager crew.

We explore Odo's struggles with difference and full acceptance. We primarily focus on DS9 episodes "Chimera" and "Behind the Lines."

We explore The Outcast episode from The Next Generation, as well as our personal connection to Star Trek.

In this episode, we introduce our podcast and then go on to talk about our first topic: Garak and how gay he is, but maybe not literally. It's our first episode, so if the editing sounds rough, it's because it is.