Podcast episode discussing DS9 "Past Tense" & "Far Beyond the Stars"!
My friend Laura invited me onto their podcast to unpack Deep Space Nine episodes 3x11 & 12: "Past Tense" and 6x13: "Far Beyond the Stars," using them for a broader discussion on the role of science fiction in dreaming better futures into reality.
In our conversation, we:
- compare the 2024 of "Past Tense" to our 2024
- share our theories about historical events that may have inspired both episodes, as well as their relationship to other works of speculative/science fiction
- point out and offer revisions for parts of "Past Tense" that somewhat undercut the story's intended messages about the evils of capitalism, ableism, police / military violence, and anti-homeless laws
- gush about the artistry of the filming and acting in "Far Beyond" (Avery Brooks monologues my beloved)
- and more — with a dash of humor as we go!
Give "Sanctified Imagination Far Beyond the Stars" a listen wherever you get podcasts — or read along with the transcript!
(CW: Christianity) — please do go in forewarned that Laura's Autistic Liberation Theology podcast centers around reinterpreting the Bible from a trans & disabled lens. If you skip to 44 minutes in you'll miss most of the religious commentary, except for when it makes sense to bring it up re: Joseph Sisko's 1950s incarnation as a street preacher.
#star trek#ds9 past tense#far beyond the stars#ds9#deep space nine#We intended for the ep to come out the first week of September in honor of the 2024 Bell Riots predicted in “Past Tense”#buuuut we both run on crip time soooo it's a little late. alas! i still hope folks enjoy our conversation#And hey if you wanna listen to it during those riotous first days of September#just hop on your transporter in your chroniton-particle-logged ship during a temporal surge#and it should beam you right back to when you want to be :P