Before the Future Came
Melissa Avery-Weir, Gregory Avery-Weir, and Dr. Lucy Arnold
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S01E14. Yesteryear, How Sharper Than a Serpent’s Tooth
Behold me as I am! Melissa comes to us with two episodes from The Animated Series: "Yesteryear," (S01E02) written by D. C. Fontana and directed by Hal Sutherland; and "How Sharper Than a Serpent’s…
S01E13. Qpid
Blood will be spilt! Gregory brings "Qpid," the 20th episode of season 4 of The Next Generation, written by Ira Steven Behr and Randee Russell and directed by Cliff Bole. Like "Captain's Holiday,"…
S01E12. Captain’s Holiday
You've fulfilled your destiny all too well! Lucy brings "Captain's Holiday," the 19th episode of season 3 of The Next Generation, written by Ira Steven Behr and directed by Chip Chalmers. Like…
S01E11. Inquisition
I can assure you: this is no game. Melissa brings "Inquisition," the 18th episode of Season 6 of Deep Space Nine, written by Bradley Thompson and David Weddle and directed by Michael Dorn, the actor…
S01E10. Elite Force
Content Warnings: mention of motion sickness and vomiting Consider this your personal Kobayashi Maru. Gregory brings Star Trek: Voyager - Elite Force, a video game released in 2000 by Raven…
S01E09. In a Mirror, Darkly
Love never fails. Lucy brings "In a Mirror, Darkly" Parts 1 and 2, episodes 18 and 19 of Season 4 of Enterprise. Part 1 was written by Mike Sussman and directed by James Conway. Part 2 was written by…
S01E08. Star Trek 2009
Fire everything we've got! Melissa brings the 2009 film Star Trek, written by Roberto Orci & Alex Kurtzman and directed by J.J. Abrams. Like "Crisis Point" and "Crisis Point 2," this movie dives…
S01E07. Crisis Points
These graphics are mindblowing! Gregory brings "Crisis Point," the ninth episode of season one of Lower Decks, written by Ben Rodgers and directed by Bob Suarez; and "Crisis Point 2: Paradoxus," the…
S01E06b. Programming Note and New Listener Recommendations
There's no episode for July 2024, but we offer some recommendations for new listeners about some of our favorite pre-Star-Trek episodes. We'll return in August with Lower Decks S01E09, "Crisis…
S01E06. Subspace Rhapsody
It might be time to change our paradigm. Lucy brings "Subspace Rhapsody," the ninth episode of season two of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, written by Dana Horgan and Bill Wolkoff and directed by…
S01E05. Sarek
Bedlam! Melissa brings "Sarek," the 23rd episode of season three of Star Trek: The Next Generation, written by Peter S. Beagle and directed by Les Landau. Like "The Sword of Kahless," this episode…
S01E04. The Sword of Kahless
Let this moment be remembered! Gregory brings "The Sword of Kahless," the ninth episode of the fourth season of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, written by Hans Beimler and Richard Danus and directed by…
S01E03. The Vulcan Hello and Battle at the Binary Stars
Content Warnings: discussion of war and war crimes, cannibalism, traumatic brain injury resulting in disorientation, untreated PTSD, desecration of corpses Spoiler Warning: From 1:18:30 to…
S01E02. Relativity
Content Warnings: discussion of mental health, incarceration, and sexual harassment; excessive use of mild profanity It's time! Melissa brings "Relativity," the 24th episode of the fifth season of…
S01E01. First Contact
Content Warnings: body horror and self-injury; alcohol; frank discussions of sex, caste oppression, misogyny, and misogynoir. In honor of our first episode, Gregory brings Star Trek: First…
S01E00. Welcome and Programming Note
Welcome to Before the Future Came, a Star Trek podcast! Now that Hollywood producers have come to their senses regarding labor negotiations with writers and actors, we're returning to Star Trek! If…
S00E04. SCP-6001: Avalon
Content Warnings: death and grief, horror themes, excessive but mild obscene language. Our last episode of the Strike Era has us reading "SCP-6001: Avalon" by T Rutherford! We talk about queer…
S00E03. The Collapsium
Content Warnings: discussion of sex, torture, self-mutilation, misogyny, body horror, brief mention of suicide. With the AMPTP still refusing to pay actors properly, we discuss The Collapsium by…
S00E02. The Wild Robot
Content Warnings: discussion of defecation, animal injury and death, misogyny, enslavement. With Hollywood strikes ongoing, we discuss The Wild Robot by Peter Brown. We talk about community and…
S00E01. Binti
Content Warnings: blood and injury; frank discussions of racism and xenophobia. We're not yet a Star Trek podcast! Instead, we open with Binti, written by Nnedi Okorafor. We discuss the tension…
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Before the Future Came has published 22 episodes since July 2023, covering topics in Philosophy, Society & Culture.
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