GraysMatter Podcast - Season 1, Episode 02

Season 1, Episode 02: Picard is Aluminum Recycling, JJTrek is Plastic Recycling

In this episode, we discuss topics ranging from Star Trek to recycling.

This episode is not sponsored.

Hosted By:

Erin (she/her)
Jen (she/her) - https://twitter.com/Jenathi
Justin (xe/xem) - https://www.justingrays.org/

Content Warning:

Mentions of Incest.

Spoiler Warning:

Star Trek: Picard
The Dragon Prince

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Read more of Justin’s thoughts and feelings about Star Trek: https://www.justingrays.org/my-blog/tag/Star+Trek

The Ferengi whom Justin is having difficulty remembering the name of is DaiMon Bok: https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Bok

Ceti Alpha is properly named Alpha Ceti, which is a real star: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpha_Ceti

Justin means double planet, not double world: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_planet

The TriAngulum Audio Studios video about how to make Star Trek Into Darkness better: https://youtu.be/UnrsHHjRw84

V. C. Andrews Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V._C._Andrews

Names we used when we couldn’t think of actual names:

Hugo Weaving as Elrond in New Line Cinema's The Hobbit trilogy. Evan Evagora as Elnor in CBS Studio’s Star Trek: Picard series. Images used under Fair Use - these image are copyrighted, but used here under Fair Use guidelines: visual identification of specific portrayals of characters for illustrative purposes. Creator of original image unknown.

The Prime Directive as Liberal Eurocentric Superiority: https://www.justingrays.org/my-blog/2018/3/3/marscon-2018-day-2

Justin meant the Star Trek episode “The Apple” (TOS 2x09), not “Arena” (TOS 1x19). Oops.

The admiral whom Justin was having difficulty remembering the name of was Fleet Admiral Kirsten Clancy: https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Kirsten_Clancy

The meme in question:

The Atlantis Project: https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/New_Atlantis_Project

Justin meant the TNG Episode “Family” (TNG 4x02), not “Brothers” (TNG 4x03). And Louis was the visitor, not Maurice.

The “new continent” Justin referred to is Atlantropa: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantropa

The Rios holograms, from left to right:

Santiago Cabrera as Cristóbal Rios holograms in CBS Studio’s Star Trek: Picard series. Image used under Fair Use - this image is copyrighted, but used here under Fair Use guidelines: visual identification of specific portrayals of characters for illustrative purposes. Image Source: TrekBBS

  • Ian - Emergency Engineering Hologram

  • Enoch - Emergency Navigational Hologram

  • Mister Hospitality - Emergency Hospitality Hologram

  • Emmet - Emergency Tactical Hologram

  • Emil - Emergency Medical Hologram

The scene that was being referenced: https://youtu.be/_uJDo3MGr3I

Shows that we are recommending people watch:

  • She-Ra and the Princesses of Power (TV-Y7)

  • Black Lightning (TV-14)

  • Avatar: The Last Airbender (TV-Y7) & The Legend of Korra (TV-Y7)

  • The Dragon Prince (TV-Y7)

  • Steven Universe (TV-PG)

Justin looked it up - General Amaya does indeed use American SIgn Language: https://www.polygon.com/2018/9/21/17886948/dragon-prince-netflix-sign-language-amaya

And it looks like Dragon Prince has been renewed for four more seasons: https://www.animationmagazine.net/streaming/dragon-prince-gets-four-season-renewal-from-netflix/

The webcomic that Erin suggested: https://teadragonsociety.com/comic/chapter-1/

Justin’s words on polyamory: https://www.justingrays.org/my-blog/tag/Polyamory

Reasons why environmental regulations did not kill the coal industry: https://siepr.stanford.edu/research/publications/what-killing-us-coal-industry

How Big Oil Misled The Public Into Believing Plastic Would Be Recycled: https://www.npr.org/2020/09/11/897692090/how-big-oil-misled-the-public-into-believing-plastic-would-be-recycled

Plastic Wars (Frontline investigative program from PBS): https://www.wpbstv.org/plastic-wars-full-film-frontline/

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