• 190. STAR TREK 10: THE WRATH OF KHAN
    Apr 6 2026

    Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Today, we look at the beloved Star Trek sequel THE WRATH OF KHAN. It's a film doesn't have a robot but does have a very naughty man who needs a jolly good botty spanking.


    WARNING! The S**t-bomb is said but nothing more.

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    BRITAIN TOPS ROBOT ANXIETY TABLE

    https://workplaceinsight.net/the-british-seem-more-worried-about-robots-than-anybody-else/

    A HISTORY OF DYSTOPIAN FICTION

    https://electricliterature.com/the-rise-of-dystopian-fiction-from-soviet-dissidents-to-70s-paranoia-to-murakami/

    10 MOVIES THAT DESTROYED THE STUDIOS THAT MADE THEM

    https://listverse.com/2020/10/28/top-10-movies-that-destroyed-the-studios-that-made-them/

    WHAT IS OTHERING?

    https://fiveable.me/film-and-media-theory/key-terms/othering

    THE NAZI’S LEBENSBORN PROGRAM

    https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/lebensborn-program

    THE MAN WHO CREATED VULCAN LANGUAGE

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iljSsV0CwpA

    STAR TREK BEVERAGES RANKED

    https://www.ex-astris-scientia.org/rankings/beverages-ranked.htm

    WHY ISN’T THERE MONEY IN STAR TREK

    https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Money

    FIRST CGI FRACTAL LANDSCAPE

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tq_sSxDE32c

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  • 189. STAR TREK 9: LIVE LONG AND PROSPER
    Mar 30 2026

    Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Today, we complete our mission to explore Star Trek: the Motion picture. It's a film that we've spoken a lot about in other episodes so we thought we'd go where no/lots of podcasters have been before. Today, we meet V'GER!


    WARNING! The S**t-bomb is said but nothing more.

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    WHEN DID PINK BECOME ASSOCIATED WITH GIRLS?

    https://www.forbes.com/sites/kimelsesser/2023/07/11/heres-how-pink-became-a-girly-color/


    NORMAN WILKINSON’S DAZZLE SHIPS

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/articles/zmkx8xs

    THE VOYAGER PROGRAM

    https://science.nasa.gov/mission/voyager/

    NIXON’S RESHAPING OF NASA

    https://www.planetary.org/articles/20141003-how-richard-nixon-changed-nasa

    APPREHENSION ENGINE

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzk-l8Gm0MY

    THE BLASTER BEAM

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cj4f5z6nRhs

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  • 188. STAR TREK 8: PROBE AHOY-HOY
    Mar 23 2026

    Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Today, we continue our mission to explore Star Trek: the Motion picture. It's a film that we've spoken a lot about in other episodes so we thought we'd go where no/lots of podcasters have been before. Today we meet a new robot who wears the skin of an old friend.


    WARNING! The S**t-bomb is said but nothing more.

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    CARL SAGAN ON THE DRAKE EQUATION

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvBWiZi99Dk

    “LESS THAN HUMAN”: THE PSYCHOLOGY OF CRUELTY

    https://www.npr.org/2011/03/29/134956180/criminals-see-their-victims-as-less-than-human

    THE SCALE OF THE UNIVERSE

    https://scaleofuniverse.com/en-gb

    SPOCK’S VULCAN NERVE PINCH EXPLAINED

    https://www.cbc.ca/archives/how-leonard-nimoy-came-up-with-spock-s-signature-pinch-1.4764925

    WILLIAM SHATNER ROASTS GEORGE LUCAS

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEZVwQptvWw&t=50s

    WILLIAM SHATNER SNL SKETCH

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rqb4V9GxaBo

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  • 187. STAR TREK 7: BOMBASTIC SIDE EYE
    Mar 16 2026

    Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Today, we continue our mission to explore Star Trek: the Motion picture. It's a film that we've spoken a lot about in other episodes so we thought we'd go where no/lots of podcasters have been before. Today Bones walks onto the bridge, looks around and then walks off again.


    WARNING! The S**t-bomb is said but nothing more.

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    GEORGE TAKEI ON HOWARD STERN

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rq5_BN4dBiw

    BIGOTRY AGAINST ASIAN AMERICANS

    https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2021/03/a-long-history-of-bigotry-against-asian-americans/

    DID CHURCHILL HAVE PRIOR KNOWLEDGE ABOUT PEARL HARBOUR? NO.

    https://www.gchq.gov.uk/information/did-signals-intelligence-predict-attack-pearl-harbor

    STAR TREK MINATURE MODELS (PART 1 AND 2)

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcBI7E2Cxxo

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhQGJkVV9Hg

    TESLA COILS IN MOVIES

    https://www.tesla.nu/tc_inmedia_eng.asp

    ROBER FLETCHER COSTUME DESIGNER OBITUARY

    https://deadline.com/2021/04/robert-fletcher-dead-obituary-costume-designer-star-trek-films-broadway-was-98-1234734044/

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  • 186. STAR TREK 6: CARRY ON UP THE WORMHOLE
    Mar 9 2026

    Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Today, we continue our mission to explore Star Trek: the Motion picture. It's a film that we've spoken a lot about in other episodes so we thought we'd go where no/lots of podcasters have been before.


    WARNING! The S**t-bomb is said but nothing more.

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    NOTES

    FRIDAY NIGHT DEATH SLOT

    https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FridayNightDeathSlot

    STAR TREK CON 1969

    https://fanlore.org/wiki/Star_Trek_Con_(1969_convention)

    ROBIN WILLIAMS RESTRICTS IMAGE RIGHTS UNTIL 2039

    https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/mar/31/robin-williams-restricted-use-image-despite-existing-us-laws

    BRIEF HISTORY OF CARRY ON FILMS

    https://artofthemovies.co.uk/blogs/original-movie-posters/a-brief-history-of-the-carry-on-films?srsltid=AfmBOoqMxr7wDDAkZef1nDCg1wHxx6r6GoI35rwZZngfXl11dbZjRRUm

    ASTRONOMICAL UNITS

    https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/space-science/astronomical-unit

    PERSIS KHAMBATTA HEAD SHAVED

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHgdGTQiVbc

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  • 185. STAR TREK 5: GETTING THE BAND BACK TOGETHER
    Mar 2 2026

    Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Today, we continue our mission to explore Star Trek: the Motion picture. It's a film that we've spoken a lot about in other episodes so we thought we'd go where no/lots of podcasters have been before. Today we endure the longest six minutes in cinematic history.


    WARNING! The S**t-bomb is said but nothing more.

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    NOTES


    THE PAPERCLIP THEORY

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UibMFgWfGww

    WHAT HAPPENED TO SPOCK AFTER TOS (SPOILERS)

    https://www.thedigitalfix.com/star-trek/spock-explained

    CAVEMAN OUTFIT IDEA FOR SPOCK

    https://www.facebook.com/groups/2790621151096613/posts/3181141232044601/

    ORIENT EXPRESS LEAVING

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKdnXwFz5Zc

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    44 mins
  • 184. STAR TREK 4: THE COMMOTION PICTURE BEGINS
    Feb 23 2026

    Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Today, we continue our mission to explore Star Trek: the Motion picture. It's a film that we've spoken a lot about in other episodes so we thought we'd go where no/lots of podcasters have been before. Today we begin to look at the film.


    WARNING! The S**t-bomb is said but nothing more.

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    NOTES


    GENE RODDENBERRY PROJECTS APART FROM STAR TREK

    https://screenrant.com/every-gene-roddenberry-project-besides-star-trek-ranked-imdb/

    REMEMBERING ROBERT WISE

    https://cinemontage.org/remembering-robert-wise/

    SPOCK HEINEKEN ADVERT

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evWolie0eOg

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  • 183. STAR TREK 3: ANGRY RANDY SPOCK
    Feb 16 2026

    Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Today, we continue our mission to explore Star Trek: the Motion picture. It's a film that we've spoken a lot about in other episodes so we thought we'd go where no/lots of podcasters have been before. Today we delve into episodes from the OG Star Trek series.


    WARNING! The S**t-bomb is said but nothing more.

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    NOTES


    THE MULTIVERSE IS AN ANCIENT IDEA

    https://nautil.us/the-multiverse-is-an-ancient-idea-236401/

    KIRK’S RIPPED OR REMOVED SHIRTS

    https://www.ex-astris-scientia.org/database/kirks_shirt.htm

    WHY DOES THE DEVIL HAVE A GOATEE?

    https://beardsorcery.com/book-of-beardcraft/why-does-the-devil-have-a-goatee?srsltid=AfmBOorj3h-lsoGMRrsn-GPvOnVd-naqD7fb2unOb6P9mYVSpSzx2OES

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