28: Transporter Toenail Clippers

Meta Treks: A Star Trek Philosophy Podcast

Enterprise Season Four - Essential Trek Philosophy. In this episode of Meta Treks: A Star Trek Philosophy Podcast, hosts Mike Morrison and Zachary Fruhling are joined by fellow Trek.fm hosts Jeffrey Harlan and Norman Lao to discuss their top picks for "Essential Trek Philosophy" from season four of Star Trek: Enterprise. From the ethics of genetic engineering and disease control to the metaphysics of transporters and telepresence-controlled starships, Enterprise season four is loaded with philosophical issues and themes in the highest Star Trek tradition. Chapters Welcome to Episode 28 (00:01:06) Welcome Norman Lao (00:02:23) Welcome Jeffrey Harlan (00:03:23) Initial Thoughts (00:04:04) Home (00:09:48) Observer Effect (00:20:16) The Aenar (00:32:16) Daedalus (00:45:57) Demons/Terra Prime (01:00:36) The Forge/Awakening/Kir'Shara (01:05:43) Affliction (01:14:04) The Augment Arc (01:22:02) Norman and Jeffrey's Final Thoughts (01:23:59) Final Thoughts (01:30:43) Hosts Mike Morrison and Zachary Fruhling Guests Jeffrey Harlan and Norman Lao Production Dennis Castello (Editor and Producer) Norman C. Lao (Executive Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Charlynn Schmiedt (Executive Producer) Patrick Devlin (Associate Producer) Will Nguyen (Content Manager) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Send us your feedback! Twitter: @trekfm Facebook: http://facebook.com/trekfm Voicemail: http://www.speakpipe.com/trekfm Contact Form: http://www.trek.fm/contact Visit the Trek.fm website at http://www.trek.fm/ Subscribe in iTunes: http://itunes.com/trekfm Support the Network! Become a Trek.fm Patron on Patreon and help us keep Star Trek talk coming every week. We have great perks for you at http://patreon.com/trekfm