Welcome to the first official public version of Starter Trek, where Tawny Newsome guides her friend Andrew Ti through the endless frontier of the Star Trek universe, along with their producer Jessie Earl. For our first batch of episodes, we explore some of the most overtly political episodes of Trek, starting with the subtlest of racial allegories, The Original Series episode "Let This Be Your Last Battlefield." Don't get any of that sticky makeup on you. ▶Call us at: 323-389-7223 ▶Check out the crew's bonus shows at http://suboptimalpods.com. ▶YouTube - htt://www.youtube.com/@startertrek  ▶Subscribe to the audio podcast wherever you get your favorite podcasts: https://omny.fm/shows/startertrek ▶See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. ▶A Fine Alpinist Ranch Production - http://www.finealpinistranch.com   ✔ SOCIAL MEDIA ✔ ▶Twitter - https://x.com/yoisthisracist ▶Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/yoisthisracist/ ▶TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@suboptimalpods   ✔ CREDITS ✔ ▶Produced By Jessie Earl  ▶Edited by AJ McKeon ▶Original Music by Jay IsraelsonSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tawny and Andrew are joined by Matt Apodaca and Cody Ziglar for the final episode of Yo, Is This Racist! They discuss Maroon 6, what the show has meant to them and the future of this feed! Check out the crew's bonus shows at suboptimalpods.com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Enjoy this un-paywalled episode of Starter Trek in our Best of Quark mini-series. This one covers Deep Space Nine season 8 episode 7 - “Rules of Acquisition.” Check out more episodes of Starter Trek at suboptimalpods.com!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hey gang! Apologies but there's no episode this week. We have a big announcement next week though so stay tuned for that!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Andrew and Cody Ziglar discuss the perfect pancake recipe, The Drama and a listener question.   Check out the crew's bonus shows at suboptimalpods.com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Andrew and Punam Patel discuss young MAGA Indians, dogs in America and a listener follow up.   Check out the crew's bonus shows at suboptimalpods.com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Andrew and beloved guest Jessica Gao discuss gambling and diversity in media.   Check out the crew's bonus shows at suboptimalpods.com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Andrew discusses the importance of protecting your neighbors during this fascist state and answers a listener question.  Check out the crew's bonus shows at suboptimalpods.com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Andrew and Zig discuss Star Trek, the BAFTAs controversy and some listener questions.   Check out the crew discussing the Star Trek pilots on the Sub-Optimal Bundle at suboptimalpods.com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Andrew discuss Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Halftime performance.   Check out the crew discussing the Star Trek pilots on the Sub-Optimal Bundle at suboptimalpods.com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.