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InterTREKtionalRERUN! She’s a Killer QueenHi Intertrekkies! Here's a rerun of our ode to the Borg Queen, dedicated to all you Picard-watchers out there. And don't worry, we'll have a totally fresh Q ep out to you soonsoon!
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Repulsive yet seductive, powerful and enigmatic, the Borg Queen is one of our favorite Star Trek villains. In preparation for Star Trek: Picard, Becca and Ryan kick off InterTREKtional Season Two with this deep look at the Borg's baddest bitch. The film Star Trek: First Contact, and Voyager episodes "Dark Frontier" (S5:E15/16) and "Unimatrix Zero" (S6:E26; S7:E:1) are discus...
2022-04-0552 min
InterTREKtionalQueerness and Kink in the Mirror UniverseUh-oh! You've just experienced a transporter accident, and now everyone around you looks the same but is acting very strange. Your midriff is exposed, and your coworkers are making aggressive sexual advances. Welcome to the (dun dun dunnn) Mirror Universe. Don't worry, Becca and Ryan are here to hold your hand, while we explore how queerness and kink are used as shorthand for EEEEVIL.
******Mild Spoiler Alerts for: Star Trek Mirror Universe eps, The Suicide Squad, Stargate SG1, Rick and Morty (S5E5), and Netflix's Bonding.******
What We Watched
More or less, all of th...
2021-09-241h 13
InterTREKtionalSeeking Asylum in the Trek UniverseY'all WE DID A LIVE SHOW!!! Behold Becca and Ryan discussing asylum seekers/refugees in the universes of Trek and "the real." Recorded live as part of the IDIC Podcast Festival hosted by Women at Warp this past July 17-18, 2021. Donate to Never Again Action.
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P.S. seriously check out the other podcasts in this festival, they are LEGIT
What We Watched
Sanctuary DS9 2x10
Short Treks S1: Brightest Star
Masterpiece Society TNG 5x13
Cogenitor ENT 2x22
Wrongs Darker Than Death or Night DS9 6x1...
2021-07-301h 00
InterTREKtionalWhy is the Baby in the Pit?ANNOUNCEMENT! We will be podcasting LIVE at the IDIC Podcast Festival hosted by Women at Warp on July 17th at 3:30pm PT // 6:30pm ET. You can watch us streaming on Women at Warp’s Facebook and YouTube pages (and we'll share the recording in our feed afterwards).
We're back, with a baby this time! Congratulations and mazel tov to Ryan and her new baby 🤩 Hence, we're doing a deep dive into Trek's portrayal of pregnancy, childbirth and child rearing, through the decades.
Episodes: DS9 "The Begotten" (S5E12), VOY "Lineage" (S7E12), TNG "The Chil...
2021-07-301h 21
InterTREKtionalThese Apples are Shit**************SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS*********************
Welcome to 3188! Discovery Season 3 is a wild ride and we are HERE. FOR. IT. This ...month? Becca and Ryan discuss the beautiful emotional journey of Michael Burnham, with stops along the way to talk Tilly, thirst for Book, send our love to the baby enbys, and salute Georgiou. There are spoilers in this! Oh, and P.S. get your vaccine as soon as you're eligible.
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The Hold Up: friend-of-the-pod Molly Sanchez and co-host Sam DiSalvo revisit pop culture from our youth and ask the very impor...
2021-03-161h 23
InterTREKtionalIs that a Horga'hn in your pocket?Happy New Year, Intertrekkies, and welcome to Risa! All that is ours is yours. Today's topic: SEX WORK. Strap in for a deep dive into this important topic. Also, 2nd wave feminism, Picard's package, costume obsessions, and more!Episodes: The Next Generation "Captain's Holiday" (S3E19) DS9 "Let He Who Is Without Sin..." (S5E7) Enterprise "Two Days and Two Nights" (S1E25) Recommendations! Future Man (TV show): comedy sci-fi/time travel show starring Seth Rogan. Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist (TV show): mystical musical dramedy set in SF's tech world. Sex Work is Wor...
2021-01-061h 21
InterTREKtionalTrekidemic XXLLovely Intertrekkies, we hope you're doing alright out there as we drag on into the nth month of this pandemic. To help you through it, here is a deep dive into Star Trek's portrayal of widespread, highly virulent, or large-in-the-literal-sense diseases. Mask up, stand far away from each other, and put us in your earballs! Episodes: The Next Generation "The Naked Now" (S1E3) Enterprise "Bounty" (S2E25) Voyager "Faces" (S1E14)* DS9 "The Quickening" (S4E24) Voyager "Macrocosm" (S3E12) The Animated Series "The Albatross" (S2E4) Recommendations! The Delta Flyers (po...
2020-12-011h 19
InterTREKtionalGive Art Supplies to Kids, and Other Lessons from Lower DecksBecca and Ryan are VERY into Star Trek: Lower Decks and here's our pitch for why you should be, too. Join us for a SPOILERIFIC episode where we discuss everything from holomovies to calling out your friends when they say problematic shit. Episodes: Lower Decks "Crisis Point" and "No Small Parts" The Purge movies are born from Star Trek THE PURGE Director Admits Which STAR TREK Episode Influenced His Movie By Devin Faraci via Birth Movies Death Anti-Elitism TodayAnti-Elitism, the Trump Version by Harold Meyerson via The American Prospect Combating antiscienc...
2020-10-291h 11
InterTREKtionalGoing to the DiscoIntertrekkies, we missed you! We're back with an all new episode, diving into the Discovery premier: Klingon teeth, Vulcan Supremacy, and lady time, we've got it all.Episodes: Discovery "The Vulcan Hello" and "Battle at the Binary Stars" ResourcesOn Trauma ResponsesTrauma-Informed Care in Behavioral Health Services via NBIHPost-traumatic stress disorder and declarative memory functioning: a review by Kristin W. Samuelson, PhD via NBIHJustice for Breonna TaylorStand with Bre by Grassroots Law ProjectTrauma-Informed Restorative J...
2020-10-0849 min
InterTREKtionalExtra: We watch some TV or whatever... BLACK LIVES MATTERIn this Extra we recorded a week ago, when the boredom of isolation seemed like our most urgent issue, we talk about what we've been watching while in quarantine (The Matrix trilogy, The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, The Great, Solar Opposites, and Midnight Gospel). ***Some mild spoilers!*** MUCH MORE IMPORTANTLY, we demand justice for George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, David McAtee, and the countless other Black citizens who have been murdered by the police in America. At the end of this episode you'll hear about several organizations and educators who are out there doing the work...
2020-06-0600 minInterTREKtionalGaila's Star Trek 2009Becca and Ryan welcome back special guest Molly Sanchez (@seriousmolly) to discuss Star Trek 2009! Over a decade has passed since this gem hit theaters, and we're so hot for it, you can measure our temperatures in Kelvin ;) Join us as we discuss the power of EYEBROWS, the absurdity of fencing in a movie full of battling spaceships, and whether or not you can pass the Bechdel test in your underwear.Subscribe to our Bonus EpisodesSend Us Support
2020-04-1400 minInterTREKtionalAll Good Synths...Star Trek Picard's Finale Recap is here!Picard is streaming free right now, catch up and binge our season!
2020-04-0300 minInterTREKtionalAway Mission to Planet CylonThe pandemic is here, y'all! Due to sheltering-in-place, we could not record this episode in the same room, so please forgive any odd audio. ************************SPOILERS******************* Nevertheless, join Becca and Ryan, and the Motley Crew on their very first Away Mission
2020-03-2400 minInterTREKtionalArroz Con Leche and Peppermint Ice CreamSo much happens in Episode 8 of Picard that we can hardly summarize our podcast without spoilers, so ********************************************************************SPOILERS******Raffi puts on her detective hat and solves at least two, maybe three mysteries this episode, with the help of all five emergency Rios look alike holograms. Soji and Agnes have feelings. Seven and Elnor have ACTION SCENES. Becca and Ryan have lots of thoughts. Content Warning: Suicide and Rape. SuicidePreventionLifeline.org * * *Subscribe to our Bonus EpisodesSend Us Support
2020-03-1900 minInterTREKtionalPizza, Cake, and Drugs (A Port in the Storm)We're all tears as Picard finds shelter with some familiar faces. This episode hits heavy on themes of family and loss, mistrust and loyalty, what it means to be an individual, and fighting against impossible odds. Becca and Ryan talk third wave verses second wave feminism and get real thirsty about the beautiful cast of Picard. Spoilers abound. **We apologize for posting a day later this week due to the Jewish holiday of Purim**[Content Warning: Extremely cursory and brief discussion of rape and partner abuse.]Episode Citations and NotesVisit o...
2020-03-1100 minInterTREKtionalWhat is the Nature of Your Thirst Emergency(Content Warning: PTSD, addiction, incest, the Holocaust.) This week, Becca and Ryan take Soji's return as a jumping off point to discuss Fembots, the Pygmalion myth, and Pinocchio. Also (mild spoiler) Hugh is back! Plus, how is Raffi holding up? Join us for our analysis of The Impossible Box. Episode Citations and NotesVisit our Pod Fan to buy us a coffee and hear our bonus episodesJoin our Podcast Group
2020-03-0300 minInterTREKtionalWelcome Back Seven, How We Missed YouSeven of Nine is back in a bomber jacket! We are here to chat Borg, berets and bedazzled body suits, queering villains, and more space socialism. What happens in Free Cloud stays in Free Cloud, but spoilers lie ahead. Also, more wine. Episode Notes and CitationsVisit our Pod Fan to buy us a coffee and hear our bonus episodeJoin our Podcast Group
2020-02-2500 minInterTREKtionalNinja Nuns Will Save Us!Special Guest Host Molly Sanchez (@seriousmolly) fills in for Ryan this week! *****Spoilers****She and Becca get deep in Planet Vashti - permanent refugee camp for the Romulan diaspora. We ask the tough questions: who’s going to make out with whom, what do all of Captain Rios’s emergency holograms do anyway, and where can Becca get that hat? Also, we meet Space Legolas and some ninja nuns. Strap in!Episode Notes and CitationsVisit our Pod Fan to buy us a coffee and hear our bonus episodeJoin...
2020-02-1800 minInterTREKtionalWho Wants To Vape Snakeleaf With Us?Picard Episode 3 InterTREKtional coming right up ***SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS*******Picard enlists his frenemy Raffi, bad-boy Captain Rios, and our fav Dr. Anges Jurati to finally engage in his space adventure. Dr. F*ckboy seems to only exist in a state of sexy-danger-flirting, even with his sister...? Soji plays Tarot-Cataan with a Romulan-ex-Borg mythologist, as Chateau Picard gets a surprise visit. Join us as we discuss all this and more! Visit our Pod Fan to buy us a coffee, and hear our bonus episodeEpi...
2020-02-1100 minInterTREKtionalGood Morning, Plastic People!Robots have to work on a holiday, and honestly that's kind of BS. Picard argues with his Romulan housemates, and his doctor. Soji hangs with Dr. F*ckboy and helps cute new trill Dr. Naáshala Kunamadéstifee fasten her belt. Dr. Agnes Jurati drinks Earl Grey. Hot. Spoilers abound. Spoilers abound. Check out our Pod Fan to hear our thoughts on Star Wars or give us moneyEpisode CitationsJoin our Podcast Group
2020-02-0400 minInterTREKtionalAll of This Has Happened Before (Episode 1: Remembrance recap)InterTREKtional Season 3: Picard! is here with your first dose of feminist analysis of Star Trek: Picard. Episode 1: Remembrance. *****SPOILERS ABOUND***** Data is pretty busy painting and teaching cryptic lessons about poker bluffing in Picard's dreams. While awake, Jean Luc takes his tea sans caffeine (but continues to indulge in the real stuff where wine is concerned), shares his home with kindly Romulan refugees, and tanks a cable news interview. He meets a very special graduate student named Dahj and pledges his eternal assistance and protection to her for reasons we won't reveal in this summary. 9/11 is still on Michael C...
2020-01-2800 minInterTREKtionalStar Wars: How Can You Not Be Pansexual in Space? TeaserBecca and Ryan discuss what they watched over winter break. (Star Wars!) Also: how a podcast gets made, and how to hear more of our lovely voices. Subscribe to our BRAND NEW Members-only Feed
2020-01-2200 minInterTREKtionalIt's Hard to be TwelveThis week, Becca and Ryan take a quick trip back to school as we recap the Short Trek episode "Children of Mars," (S2:E6) [spoilers abound]. We follow two twelve-year-old girls on a regular school day which takes a turn for the worse. They lead us, somehow, to 9/11, how bad is it really to doodle in class, and a 'Where are They Now' on our fav Admiral Picard. Oh, and we really must know, "Does it Fart?"Subscribe to our BRAND NEW Members-only FeedShow CitationsJoin our Podcast Group
2020-01-2100 minInterTREKtionalBonus: We are InterTREKtionalWelcome to InterTREKtional! If you're new to the podcast, this is a great place to start. You'll get to know who we are, what Star Trek means to us, and why we're making this show. (Originally aired as the beginning of our very first episode Smashing the Matriarchy.)
2020-01-2000 minInterTREKtionalAre You My (Naked) Mother?Take your mama out! We look at our two favorite matriarchs of Trek, Lwaxana Troi, and Ishka, aka Moogie. We watched The Next Generation "The Cost of Living," (S5:E20), and Deep Space Nine's "Family Business" (S3:E23)Read Our Episode NotesFill out our listener surveyJoin our Podcast Group
2020-01-1400 minInterTREKtionalJews in Space(Content Warning: detailed discussion of the Holocaust, concentration camps, anti-semitism, and the history of Israel and Palestine) Kira interrogates a Cardassian and Nog tries to join Starfleet with his bar mitzvah money this week, as we look at two Deep Space Nine episodes to ask: who are the real mensches of the Alpha Quadrant? No, really, we examine the perennial criticism that the Ferengi are anti-Semitic caricatures, and it's rejoinder, that the Bajorans are the real Jews of Trek, and they're pretty great. Does either theory hold water? Kinda! We watched "Duet" (DS9 S1:E19) and "Heart of Stone" (D...
2020-01-0700 minInterTREKtionalOne is the Trekiest NumberWhat are we doing New Year's? Watching the Short Treks! We watch Q&A and Ask Not and discuss the trio du jour, Number One, Spock, and Captain Pike, with a heavy focus on the enigmatic and uber-competent Number One. Bonus discussion of Star Trek: Picard's trailers and the upcoming season.Show CitationsFill out our listener surveyJoin our Podcast Group
2019-12-3100 minInterTREKtionalWomen in BoxesThe wickedly funny Molly Sanchez from Red All Over stops by to discuss classics "Mudd's Women" (TOS S1:E6) and "The Perfect Mate" (TNG S5:E21). Star Trek imagines women with supernatural powers of...being sexy...being transported as cargo. We ask: why? Exactly? Join our Facebook Group Fill out our Fan Survey! Maybe win a T-shirt! (3-5 minutes)
2019-12-2300 minInterTREKtionalWhy Are Men?We look at the myth of uncontrollable male sexuality. Kirk gets split into two, Orion women take over Enterprise, T’Pol and Trip suck face, and we have our first ever guests. 😎Trekkies Kevin Hebenstreit and Robin Casares dazzle us with their wit and insight. We watched TOS “The Enemy Within” and Enterprise “Bound”.Join our Podcast GroupFill out our listener surveyShow Citations
2019-12-1700 minInterTREKtionalThe BorgeousieInterTREKtional dives into the Borg's first appearances to talk about ambitious women, "The Picard Song", Guinan's role on the Enterprise, and what's so wrong with assimilation, anyway. TNG's The Best of Both Worlds (S3:E26 and S4:E1) and I, Borg (S5:E23) are covered.Join our Facebook Group Episode Citations and Photos
2019-12-1000 minInterTREKtionalShe's a Killer QueenRepulsive yet seductive, powerful and enigmatic, the Borg Queen is one of our favorite Star Trek villains. In preparation for Star Trek: Picard, Becca and Ryan kick off InterTREKtional Season Two with this deep look at the Borg's baddest B. The film Star Trek: First Contact, and Voyager episodes "Dark Frontier" (S5:E15/16) and "Unimatrix Zero" (S6:E26; S7:E:1) are discussed.Join our Facebook Group Episode Notes and Citations
2019-12-0300 minInterTREKtionalThe Solution is Not GhettosDeep Space Nine's prediction of 2024 San Francisco is a bit too close to 2019 San Francisco than we would like. Tandarans holding Suliban in detention centers may have been an allegory to Japanese internment, but 2019 USA has it's own modern take. Join Ryan and Becca as we discuss why it's never a good idea to detain entire groups of people. We discuss Deep Space Nine episodes "Past Tense (Parts 1 & 2)" and Enterprise episode "Detained."Episode Notes Join our Facebook Group
2019-10-1500 minInterTREKtionalKlingon Family ValuesWhen B'elanna goes on a mind-trip on the Barge of the Dead, she meets her mom. Worf get flummoxed when he's made responsible for the care of his son, Alexander. Becca and Ryan use these family-centric episodes to dissect these two characters and what it means to be Klingon. We also investigate the ways their "other" status affects how they are treated and how they think about themselves. We discuss The Next Generation episode "New Ground" and Voyager episode "Barge of the Dead."Episode Notes Join our Facebook Group
2019-10-0800 minInterTREKtionalMichael Burnham: Uhura of Our TimeContent Warning: this episode contains a brief discussion of sexual assault.From Nyota Uhura to Michael Burnham, badass women of color have been making history in the Star Trek universe since its inception. Come along with Becca and Ryan as we explore these two characters and how they are portrayed. Nichelle Nichols and Sonequa Martin-Green are heroes forever! We discuss Original Series episode "Plato's Stepchildren" and Discovery episode "Magic to Make the Sanest Man Go Mad." Episode Notes Join our Facebook Group
2019-10-0100 minInterTREKtionalToxic Masculinity with a Side of Space Whales*Content Warning: brief discussion of date rape.* Two fan-favorite characters are displaying signs of toxic masculinity: Lt Cdr Geordi La Forge and Neelix. Ryan and Becca shine a light on these characters' upsetting behaviors, and how they reflect real-life situations, especially in the workplace. Also featuring large space-dwelling creatures that are somehow never called space whales. We look at The Next Generation episode “Galaxy's Child” (S4:E16) and Voyager episode “Elogium” (S2:E4). Join our Facebook Group Episode Notes
2019-09-2400 minInterTREKtionalMy Dear DoctorDoctor Julian Bashir and Elim Garak are sex-frenemies, and Ryan and Becca have the receipts. Continue the Slash deep dive with us in Part 2 of our 2-part discussion (for Part 1, listen to last week's episode Kirk Heart Spock 4EVA.) Also, we discuss the trope of male bonding via objectifying women, and the fact that Odo is a fascist. Episode Website (Visit for show notes, citations, and photos!) Join our Facebook Group
2019-09-1700 minInterTREKtionalKirk Heart Spock 4EVACome along with Becca and Ryan as they uncover the truth behind Kirk and Spock's undying love! We do a deep dive into TOS and the Motion Picture to figure out what all the Slash writers out there are using as fodder. Episode Website (Visit for show notes, citations, and photos!) Join our Facebook Group
2019-09-1000 minInterTREKtionalMuch Ado About NazisIt’s our old enemy...fascism! Captain Kirk, Captain Janeway and Captain Archer all confront aliens in the guise of Nazis. Why does Star Trek return to Nazism again and again, and what exactly is it trying to say?Episode Website(Visit for show notes, citations, and photos!)Join our Facebook Group
2019-09-0300 minInterTREKtionalMind Rape is Still RapeTrigger warning: discussion of rape, assault and medical assault. Becca and Ryan discuss how Star Trek handles the stories of physical and psychic assault on Deanna Troi, Seven of Nine, and T’Pol, with widely varying degrees of success. We look at The Next Generation episode “Violations,” (S5:E12), Voyager episode “Retrospect,” (S4:E17), and Enterprise episode “Fusion,” (S1:E17). National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-4673.Join our discussion group! www.facebook.com/groups/intertrektionalShow Notes and Citations
2019-08-2700 minInterTREKtionalSpace Gays in Space(Trigger Warning: discussion of rape) InterTREKtional explores two very special episodes about being born this way and asks: did they get it right? First, Ryan and Becca look at Enterprise’s “Stigma,” (S2:E14) which compares a Vulcan neurological disorder to AIDS. Then, they discuss TNG’s “The Outcast,” (S5:E4) about a genderless alien who secretly identifies as a woman. Join our discussion group! www.facebook.com/groups/intertrektional Episode Notes: Space Gays in Space
2019-08-2000 minInterTREKtionalSmashing the MatriarchyBecca and Ryan discuss why they created the podcast. Then, the InterTREKtional away team beams down to two female-run planets and asks: Is this the future MRAs think feminists want? We discuss The Next Generation episode “Angel One” (S1:E14) and The Animated Series episode “The Lorelei Signal” (S1:E4). InterTREKtional is an exploration of Star Trek through an intersectional feminist lens. Intersectionality explores intersecting forms of oppression, and how they affect the experiences of individuals with compound identities, such as race, gender, class, religion, sexual orientation, and species. Join our discussion group! www.facebook.com/groups/intertrek...
2019-08-2000 minInterTREKtionalComing Soon!Find out what's coming soon to InterTREKtional, the brand new podcast about Star Trek... and intersectional feminism!
2019-08-1200 minInterTREKtionalTeaserThis is InterTREKtional, an exploration of Star Trek through an intersectional feminist lens. We are Ryan Ascolese and Becca Motola-Barnes. Ryan studied literary criticism and has seen every episode of Star Trek, including the animated series. Becca started watching The Next Generation before she could form memories… and she’s pretty sure she took a film class once! Star Trek is both a reflection of our society and an aspiration for our future; the stories it tells shape our world. Intersectionality explores intersecting forms of oppression, and how they affect the experiences of individuals with compound identities (such...
2019-08-0300 min