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EPISODE 023
Black Representation in Star Trek Movies
This week the SyFy Sistas look at the thirteen Star Trek films to see how Black actors have fared in them. We rate the TOS crew, the TNG crew, and the Kelvin crew on inclusion. With a Bechdel-Wallace type test that we call the Cultural Inclusion Checklist we hold these films up to an IDIC mirror.
EPISODE 022
Collecting 101 with the Divine Treasury
It’s our first Trek Geeks Crossover Show with the Divine Treasury. The fun we had with our Fandom Friday social media posts made the Sistas curious about collecting. So, we go to the pros, Mike Bovia and Jamie Rogers, host of our sister show The Divine Treasury, for an overview on collecting.
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Picard and the Sistas
We look at the special relationship Captain Jean-Luc Picard maintains with three amazing Black women; Guinan, the El-Aurian bartender, Lily Sloane from the film Star Trek: First Contact(1996), and Raffaela (Raffi) Musiker, his quest companion in the series Picard.
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A Chat with Malissa Longo of the 7th Rule Podcast
Join us for a chat with Malissa Longo, co-host of the 7th Rule Podcast with Cirroc Lofton and Ryan Husk. Malissa is not only a business owner and the wife of our beloved Aron Eisenberg, but a dancer, actor, and artist in her own right.
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B'Elanna: Before and After
This week the SyFy Sistas sit down with Lucila M or Dr. Luz to talk about our other favorite Chief Engineer, B'Elanna Torres. She is brilliant, passionate, and loyal, but with deep-seated issues. B'Elanna 'sciencing' her way out of trouble, makes Tom Paris grow up, and faces her inner demons.
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The LeVar Burton Love Jam
As LeVar Burton wraps up his week guest-hosting Jeopardy, the SyFy Sistas celebrate him with a look back at Star Trek: TNG and its Chief Engineer, Geordi LaForge. But being the Sistas, they also discuss a serious omission in Picard, and an 'if-only' alternate ending to the Leah Brahms storyline.
WOMEN AT WARP IDIC PODCAST FESTIVAL:
Black women in America are all too familiar with navigating between different cultures. We’ll explore our experiences by looking into some of Star Trek‘s most notable bi-cultural characters.
Subrina goes it alone to review Episode 001 of the Vikings
Subrina is back as a guest on the Falling Tower podcast with Ryan and Michael, and she is joined by a tattooed shieldmaiden! Can this Sista hold her own? You betcha.
Discovery #311 Recap
The SyFy Sistas guest co-host on the 7th Rule with Ryan Husk and Cirroc Lofton to discuss Star Trek Discovery Episode "Su'Kal"
The 7th Rule 2nd Anniversary
A celebration with a surpise guest. Two DS9 stars on one panel. SWEET!
Tamia and Subrina review Episode 001 of Woke
Our Falling Tower guys, Ryan and Michael, talk to SyFy Sistas Tamia about San Francisco, real vs woke, and why Black people like Hennessy.
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