The One With The Whales
Science fiction, especially Star Trek, has a close relationship with the oceans and whales. We talk with a deep-sea ecologist about why that is, and explore how whales have been perceived in popular culture over the years.
Star Trek Properties Referenced:
Star Trek Properties Referenced:
- Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
- Star Trek: Lower Decks
- Star Trek: Voyager
- Star Trek: The Next Generation
- Star Trek: Starfleet Academy
Episode Links:
- "A Natural History of the Starwhale" - Southern Fried Science
- SeaQuest DSV
- Moby Dick - Herman Melville
- "Cetacean Ops" - Memory Alpha
- "The Enterprise Is Insanely Huge" - EC Henry
- "Google Bombing" - Wikipedia
- Probe - Margaret Wander Bonanno
Guest Links:
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Creators and Guests
Host
Chad Kirchner
๐บ๐ธ Commanding officer of Temporal Investigations and a freelance automotive journalist. Favorite Trek Series: Deep Space Nine. Favorite Trek Character: Christopher Pike (A. Mount)
Guest
Benjamin Hunting
๐จ๐ฆ Freelance writer, podcast host, and comic book creator based out of southern Quebec. Favorite Trek Series: TOS Movies. Favorite Trek Character: U.S.S. Enterprise.
Guest
Dr. Andrew D. Thaler
๐บ๐ธ Deep-sea ecologist, conservation technologist, and ocean educator who studies how humans use technology to explore, exploit, protect, and plunder the deepest and most remote ecosystems on our planet. Favorite Trek Series: Voyager. Favorite Trek Character: Kathryn Janeway