In this episode we speak with Anika Dane. She’s a writer, cosplayer, and podcaster. Anika has a long and fascinating Star Trek story that I hope you will enjoy!
Anika Dane 
Cover of Ebony Magazine from January 1967 with Nichelle Nichols on the cover.
Topics
- Wesleyan University
- Romulans in Star Trek Picard
- Andreas Katsulas as Tomalok
- Middletown, Connecticut
- ConnectiCon
- AwesomeCon
- Anika’s episode and reading list on PTSD in Star Trek
- Is Starfleet a military organization?
- Costober Photos from Anika
- Anika as Captain Killy
- Anika’s Star Trek Plushies
- Anika’s old site: Kathryn.islonely.com
- Anika’s unique shipper pairings
- Galaxy Quest
- The pain of being Ro Laren
- B’Elanna and her character arc
- The underutilization of Dr Crusher in TNG
- Anika’s article on Admiral Cornwell as age-appropriate woman in command
- Anika was comforted by the Borg and wanted to be assimilated
- How Seven of Nine taught Anika how to be Human again
- Information on the maps and the various quadrants in Star Trek
- Anika has not seen Endgame
- Anika changed her name as a tribute to Seven
- Article about the “jam” studies
- Link to the original study
- Seven of Nine’s parents
Episodes Discussed
- Balance of Terror TOS S01E08
- The Galileo Seven TOS S01E13
- Obsession TOS S02E18
- Family TNG S04E02
- Star Trek: First Contact (1996)
- Hard Time DS9 S4E19
- Extreme Risk VOY S03E03
- The Defector TNG S03E10
- Mosaic (Voyager Novel)
- Ensign Ro TNG S05E03
- Preemptive Strike TNG S7E24
- Devil in the Dark TOS S01E26
- Children of Mars (Short Trek 2020)
- Far Beyond the Stars DS9 S06E13
- Year of Hell VOY S04E08 and E09
- The War Without, The War Within DSC S01E14
- Lower Decks TNG S07E15
- The B’Elanna Torres Trilogy: Faces (VOY S01E14), Extreme Risk (VOY S03E03), and Lineage (VOY S07E12)
- Countdown Comics for Star Trek: Picard (IDW 2020)
- Dark Frontier VOY S5E17
- From the Bonus Material
Connect
- Connect with Anika on Twitter here: @manicpixiedane
- Anika’s Star Trek videos
- Anika’s photo recaps of various Star Trek episodes
Honorary Star Trek title awarded: Ship’s Counselor for the USS Challenger
Background photo of Wesleyan University in Middletown, CT.