Women at Warp: A Roddenberry Star Trek Podcast

We look at the Voyager two-parter "Year of Hell" and consider questions like: Would this concept have worked for an entire season? Is it possible for Captain Janeway to kick more ass? How does Annorax stack up as a Trek villain? And how great would Tuvok and Seven have been as sitcom roommates?

Did J.J. Abrams' two Star Trek movies capture the spirit of Star Trek? Improve roles for women? Our crew discusses these and more questions about the JJ-verse, and talks about the first trailer for Star Trek Beyond.

We're joined by two guests: creator of Guinan the Series Aliza Pearl, and Lindsay to talk about one of our favorite TNG characters: the enigmatic and powerful Guinan.

A look at two early T'Pol-centric Enterprise episodes. In "Fusion," T'Pol is sexually assaulted during a mind meld, and in "Stigma," she is stigmatized for a disease she contracted as a result of the assault - Enterprise's attempt at an HIV/AIDS allegory.

Author Diane Duane joins us on the show and tells us about her Star Trek novels, learning from David Gerrold, what it was like to pitch a script to Gene Roddenberry, how she creates alien characters, and more.

What happens when Star Trek tries to depict societies dominated by women? We discuss the various Trek matriarchies, from the sirens of "The Lorelei Signal," to the straw feminists of "Angel One" to the sexy matriarchy of "Bound."

Happy Hallo-Women at Warp! This week we look at the most Halloween-y Voyager episodes: "Bride of Chaotica", "The Haunting of Deck Twelve" and "The Thaw" and learn how Janeway > Fear.

The annual "Truly Outrageous" panel on the Dragon Con American Sci-Fi Classics Track focuses on the women of classic sci-fi who influenced the panelists as children and young adults.  While usually a fan panel, this year, we were joined by the one and only Terry Farrell (Jadzia Dax) to discuss our favorite female heroes of classic sci-fi and discuss some of the bigger issues and questions surrounding the representation of women in science fiction.

At Dragon Con 2015, Andi and Sue were joined by Trek Track staffer Carol Underwood, Chief Xenocosmetology Officer Moxie Magnus, and Miss Star Trek Universe Pageant Winner Hannah Hoyt for an audience-guided discussion of the women and portrayals of women in the Star Trek Universe.  

In the first of three episodes covering Dragon Con 2015, Andi and Sue briefly discuss panels, cosplay adventures, and puppets before sharing audio from a post-reading Q&A with Star Trek writer Melinda Snodgrass (the recording of the reading is available to our patrons at www.patreon.com/womenatwarp) as well as some music from The Doubleclicks, who performed at this year's Parsec Awards.

Doctor Katherine Pulaski (Diana Muldaur) is one of Star Trek’s most controversial characters. Taking over from Doctor Crusher in Season 2 of The Next Generation, she has been described as a “female Bones” and criticized in particular for her attitude towards Data. In this episode, Brittany joins us to discuss our impressions of Pulaski and whether she’s been given a fair shake in the fandom.

We wrap up our coverage of Star Trek Las Vegas 2015 with highlights from the floor, featuring Marina Sirtis and Patrick Stewart, as well as an exclusive interview with IDW's Star Trek comics editor Sarah Gaydos about her work on the Parallel Lives gender-swap Trek comics, efforts to improve representation of women in the Trek comics more generally, and the forthcoming Starfleet Academy YA comics series.

Writer Dorothy C. Fontana was the most influential woman behind the scenes on Star Trek: The Original Series, and perhaps in all of Star Trek. We talk about her start in Hollywood, her approach to writing and her significant episodes from TOS, TNG and even the Animated Series.

Interviews with Chase Masterson (Leeta) and Nana Visitor (Kira) from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine at Star Trek Las Vegas 2015. We talk about their DS9 characters - how they developed and challenged gender roles, as well as favourite scenes, community work and current projects, including Nana's dream to have a play with Rene Auberjonois as a talking cat!

If it wasn’t for Janeway, B’Elanna, Seven and Kes, would there be a Katniss Everdeen, female Starbuck, or the women of Firefly? Recorded live at Star Trek Las Vegas, Mary Czerwinski, Jarrah Hodge, Amy Imhoff and Kayla Iacovino discuss Voyager's women characters and their influence on fandom today.