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An Australian and a Canadian have a conversation about Star Trek: what it is vs. what we THINK it is, how it's evolved over the years, and how it reflects our culture...like a mirror. (It's not JUST about the mirror universe, we promise!) This is a limited-run podcast that will air every Monday for 9 weeks, but the entire run will be available early for subscribers to Adam's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/phantasmictales Also check us out on Twitter at @Phantasmictales, or on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/The-Mirror-Universe-Podcast-Reflections-on-Star-Trek-111015344416673
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Monday Apr 12, 2021
Monday Apr 12, 2021
In this crucial episode we take a look at the Rick Berman and JJ Abrams eras of Star Trek and how they were shaped by the politics of the era. The end of the Cold War brought a new age of supposed peace and stability, neoliberalism, and political stagnation that had a major impact on Star Trek's worldview during the peak of its popularity. Then 9/11 threw all of its assumptions into turmoil, and Trek has struggled to find its feet, thematically, ever since.
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