In this one we speak with Mary Faulds, a Star Trek fan whom we met through TikTok.
Topics
- It all started in 2003
- Being thirsty for Wesley
- After TNG, getting introduced to Voyager
- Future Farmers of America & 4H
- The monthly VHS subscription service for watching Star Trek
- Introducing the kids to Star Trek
- The kid likes Badgey
- Attending Mission: Chicago
- Being introduced to Gorn
- TrekTok, the Star Trek community on TikTok
- Janeway is the favorite
- The Lower Decks photo
- Cosplays get attention
- Future convention plans
- Your host got banned
- The spouse did not approve of the family cosplay ideas for Halloween
- 8 Star Trek Uniforms and 1 Orville
- Band “The Cure”
- My guest finds her Mother’s Heart
- We discover a lie!
- Who is the biggest JC shipper?
- Did the deed occur?
- Vulnerability
- Being thirsty for Janeway
- Opinions on “Delete the Wife”
- Relationships with a hologram that one can program
- Major Kira started as a Vedek Winn supporter
- My guest has a change in her religious beliefs as mirrored in the episode In the Hands of the Prophets
- Learning to be open to other’s experiences
- Your host defends Vedek Bariel again
- Did Chakotay get too close to the Krennim?
- Risk in the face of ambiguity
- Picard is the badmiral
- Parallels between Year of Hell and my guest’s relationship with her ex
- Chugging a White Claw during the show
- Honorary Star Trek title awarded: Arboretum Designer at the 40 Eridani A Starfleet Yards
- From the Bonus Content
- A pic of the Replicator Coffee Tee Shirt (not mine)
- Steak-Umm Twitter
- Wendy’s Twitter
- Radio Shack Twitter
- The story of why my guest got blocked on Twitter by a Star Trek showrunner
- My guest is not a Brony
- Your host noticed a mistake in Star Trek: Picard and got scolded on Twitter
- Mary did not like Star Trek: Picard
- The story of why we had to move the recording date -my guest had an emotional crisis
- My guest does an amazing Gowron impersonation
- Unreleased episodes
- A few minutes on Star Trek: The Animated Series
- My guest appears on an ABC news story on niche TikTok communities
- All about Television Without Pity
- The story of how the showrunner for My Name is Earl put the website in his show in the most meta way
Episodes Discussed
- Real Life VOY S3E22
- Resolutions VOY S2E25
- The Forsaken DS9 S1E17
- Counterpoint VOY S5E10
- In the Hands of the Prophets DS9 S1E20
- Year of Hell VOY S4E08 & S4E09
Connect
- See Mary in an ABC News story on niche TikTok communities here
- Mary’s Twitter is here
- Find her TikTok here
- She is also on Instagram here
Support
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Acknowledgements
Would you like to write some Kobayashi Maru lightning round questions? If you’d like to submit some for possible inclusion on the show, you can send me a message via Twitter or email me. I give some suggestions on good questions here.
Background photo by Igor Oliyarnik on Unsplash