In this episode we meet Worf's cheeky foster brother as he compels our protagonists to help a population that they would otherwise leave to harm under a principle of non-interference. What obligation does an advanced, space faring people have towards those they encounter?

Join us for a discussion of an eerily prescient episode, asking moral questions in 1994 that would soon be grappled with as the US and its allies intervened in Somalia, Kosovo, Iraq, and elsewhere.

Hosts:

Dr. Faiz Sheikh

Dr. Sarah Bulmer

Dr. Dan Watson

Star Trek episode list for watching along:

Podcast episode 1: The Measure of a Man, S2EP9

Podcast episode 2: Q Who, S2EP16

Podcast episode 3: The Drumhead, S4EP21

Podcast episode 4: The Outcast, S5EP7

Podcast episode 5: I, Borg, S5EP23

Podcast episode 6: Force of Nature, S7EP9

Podcast episode 7: Homeward, S7EP13

Podcast episode 8: Preemptive Strike, S7EP24

Podcast episode 9: Journey's End, S7EP20

Music and effects:

Space Fanfare - Cinematic Orchestral Music (Star Trek Inspired) by humanoide9000 -- https://freesound.org/s/744049/ -- License: Attribution 4.0

RedAlert_Klaxon_STTOS_recreated.wav by zimbot -- https://freesound.org/s/178032/ -- License: Attribution 4.0

Teleport Sound by Breviceps -- https://freesound.org/s/453390/ -- License: Creative Commons 0