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A Star to Steer Her By - A Star Trek Podcast
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New episodes every Thursday
Now in our 10th year, the intrepid crew of Chris, Jake, Caitlin, & Ames watch through the entire universe of Trek, go on wild tangents, crack wise, and make more fart jokes than necessary.
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"Tilly's white. Tilly loves cheese." might be the Quotey of the year. #StarTrekDiscovery #StarTrek
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“In the future, if you are born in the Midwest and are lactose intolerant, that is the one time the Federation will let you use genetic manipulation. It is against the law to not eat cheese in the Midwest, even in the future. ... Tilly’s white. Tilly loves cheese.” -Chris, A Star to Steer Her By, Episode 416: That's a Space-ty Meatball
November 11, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Guys, sometimes Starfleet is just utterly inept. #StarTrekDiscovery #StarTrek
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“Nobody told poor Fickett: ‘Okay, if somebody comes to steal this dilithium, let them do it. Don’t put up a fight. Don’t get yourself killed. If given the option, choose life! Because we’ve got a tracking device in that dilithium.’” -Jake, A Star to Steer Her By, Episode 416: That's a Space-ty Meatball
November 10, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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Someone doing effects on "Choose to Live" done goofed by adding a BLUE lens flare to a scene in which we were looking for BLUE tachyon signatures, utterly confounding the audience. #StarTrekDiscovery #StarTrek
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“We see a blue stripe on the screen and we stop there, I’m like, ‘Oh, it was right, Paul was right!’ And then they get out of it and say, ‘No Paul, you were wrong.’ I was FUCKING LOST!” -Ames, A Star to Steer Her By, Episode 416: That's a Space-ty Meatball
November 9, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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Anyone else get utterly distracted whenever someone says Ni'Var President T'Rina's name? Just Caitlin? Okay.
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“Did you say her name was Tureen’a? Is there someone else whose name is, like, Colander’a? Like, a tureen is like a soup conveyance, isn’t it?” -Caitlin, A Star to Steer Her By, Episode 416: That's a Space-ty Meatball
November 8, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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Alright, so it DIDN'T come out of nowhere, then
October 30, 2025 at 1:05 AM
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She's just jealous he got the Kite Surfing background story instead of her. #startrek
October 28, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Caitlin doesn't watch THAT much sci-fi, guys. If you ignore all the sci-fi she watches
October 27, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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Who wants some background? You? You?! Who'll bid the most? I see five strips of latinum from Bryce! #startrek
October 24, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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What? No, no, the usual person who posts these isn't on vacation and their backup didn't completely forget, no, why would you ever think that?!
#startrek #oops #fired
October 23, 2025 at 3:17 AM
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I can sort of see why the scientists trying to rebuild society weren't dropping everything to help Culber... #startrek #discovery
October 17, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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Subspace: The cause of, and solution to, all of #StarTrek 's problems. #StarTrekDiscovery
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“The one sticking point is the fact that, like, The Burn was kind of magic? And also, ya know, soundwaves? So apparently in space no one can hear you scream, but in subspace, THEY CAN!” -Chris, A Star to Steer Her By, Episode 413: In Subspace, Dilithium Can Hear You Scream
October 14, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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We're not big fans of Linus, the running gag factory of #StarTrekDiscovery, and we're not sure what could change our minds...
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“There’s no backstory you could give me about how Linus was the only one of his litter that survived the drowning bag or whatever the fuck. There’s nothing to redeem Linus.” -Caitlin, A Star to Steer Her By, Episode 413: In Subspace, Dilithium Can Hear You Scream
October 13, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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Last season's finale had every character we'd ever met showing up out of nowhere for a massive space battle. This season's finale seemed to be setting that up... and then forgot about it. #StarTrekDiscovery
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“Imagine Mama Burnham making the case to the elders of Ni’Var like, ‘Listen, we have to go there.’ And they’re like, ‘We’re not doing this.’ … And then they show up and they’re immediately told to stand down.” -Jake, A Star to Steer Her By, Episode 413: In Subspace, Dilithium Can Hear You Scream
October 12, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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The Burn in season 3 of #StarTrekDiscovery was less stoking the flames and more poking a fire that had long been extinguished.
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“I remember when I first watched this, thinking this was my favorite season because I really thought The Burn was interesting. And now that we’ve rewatched it, I’m not sure that’s still true anymore.” -Ames, A Star to Steer Her By, Episode 413: In Subspace, Dilithium Can Hear You Scream
October 11, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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Somehow, we're more put off by the slight adjustments to Andorian makeup in #StarTrekDiscovery than we were to the full redesign of the Klingons. Go figure. #StarTrek
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“I know it’s not his fault, but I found Ryn so off putting to look at that I’m glad he’s gone. I’m sure he’s lovely without all that shit on.” -Caitlin, A Star to Steer Her By, Episode 412: The Hard, The
October 8, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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Shit apples are to Discovery what ass pennies are to Upright Citizens Brigade. #StarTrekDiscovery #StarTrek
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“See, that’s his leverage. Vance now knows that Osyraa has eaten his shit. And he’s gonna leak that everywhere.” -Ames, A Star to Steer Her By, Episode 412: The Hard, The
October 8, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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Character redemption moment: Linus accidentally transports INSIDE Zareh on the bridge, Zareh explodes, and Linus says, "This isn't the mess... but it ~is~ a mess..." Fixed it. #StarTrekDiscovery #StarTrek
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“Okay, if the payoff for the fucking Linus gag had been he saves the day by popping in unexpectedly, I might’ve had respect for that.” -Chris, A Star to Steer Her By, Episode 412: The Hard, The
October 7, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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Now all we need to know is which part of Mighty Morphin' Megazord will Book's ship make up? #StarTrekDiscovery #StarTrek
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“Just one time, I really needed Book to say, ‘It’s morphin’ time.’” -Jake, A Star to Steer Her By, Episode 412: The Hard, The
October 6, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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We've discovered the origins of The Burn and it's... anticlimactic as hell. We were promised that this revelation would reunite the Federation somehow. And it was just some kid? Dilithium planet or no, this was a wet fart. #StarTrekDiscovery #StarTrek
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“So now that we’ve figured out that it’s Su’Kal, we can reunite the Federation, right? Is that the way that this concludes? Now that we figured out that it’s this guy’s fault: Crucify him!” -Ames, A Star to Steer Her By, Episode 411: Oh! Well, That's Certainly AN Explanation...
October 1, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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We continue to not be terribly impressed by Osyraa this week. When Emperor Georgiou (whom the show seems to think is a hero for some reason) is a better bad guy than your actual villain, someone done goofed. #StarTrekDiscovery #StarTrek
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“When you open the episode with the second of two memorial services for the bloodthirsty tyrant, and that person is more evil and loathsome than your actual villain, it’s like meh.” -Jake, A Star to Steer Her By, Episode 411: Oh! Well, That's Certainly AN Explanation...
September 30, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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It's a sass off between Tilly and Osyraa! Place your bets on who's rubber and who's glue in this week's quip fight. #StarTrekDiscovery #StarTrek
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“Tilly and Osyraa have kind of like a catty cat fight, which I hate. ‘Oh, is your captain down there?’ ‘Um! I know you are but what am I?’ ‘What the fuck are you talking about?’ ‘Uh! Did I do that?’” -Caitlin, A Star to Steer Her By, Episode 411: Oh! Well, That's Certainly AN Explanation...
September 29, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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For one of the best obscured performers out there, Doug Jones is just as good when you can see his human face in "Su'Kal." What a joy to see him work. #StarTrekDiscovery #StarTrek
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“It’s a really good episode to have Doug Jones out from under the makeup. He’s proven he can do some really good acting under a ton of makeup but if there’s any episode where it’s good to give the man the faculties of his full face, it’s this one.” -Chris, A Star to Steer Her By, Episode 411: Oh! Well, That's Certainly AN Explanation
September 28, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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Georgiou/Linus is the slashfic no one asked for but that we keep dipping into over on the podcast. #StarTrekDiscovery #StarTrek
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“We all knew Linus was interacting with Georgiou; why wasn’t he at her funeral? Oh my god, he was still tied to his bed from the last time they were together. ‘This isn't the mess hall…’” -Caitlin, A Star to Steer Her By, Episode 410: Farewell to a Monster
September 23, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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The special opening credits sequence to #StarTrekEnterprise's mirror universe adventure is one of the best things about that show. Meanwhile, #StarTrekDiscovery turns on a color filter and flips the screen upside-down and calls it a day. No effort. #StarTrek
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“If you’re gonna be fuckin’ lazy, don’t bother doing a mirror opening. Even Enterprise, which sucks, that’s one of the best things that terrible show did. You got shown up by the Bakula show, guys. Feel bad.” -Chris, A Star to Steer Her By, Episode 410: Farewell to a Monster
September 22, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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How was Burnham and Georgiou's reaction to the Guardian of Forever reveal not: "Who?" #StarTrekDiscovery #StarTrek
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“The way that he announces ‘I am the Guardian of Forever’ is not for Michael and Georgiou. It’s for the audience. The delivery of that scene is emphatically so the audience will recognize who it is.” -Ames, A Star to Steer Her By, Episode 410: Farewell to a Monster
September 21, 2025 at 7:00 PM