Anika Dane's guest appearances

Anika Dane

Enterprising Individuals

Trek Profiles Podcast

Erin Macdonald

Maggie McNeill

Thad Hait

Alison Pitt

Katie Nickolaou

Mohamed Noor

Sara Lynn Michener

Catherynne M. Valente

Jim Johnson

Harlan Ellison

Ben Robinson

Dan Davidson

John Champion

Matt Baume

William Smith

OwlTail

Liz Barr

Prepare your best double facepalm because we're meeting "The Offspring"!Anika Dane and Liz Barr of Antimatter Pod are back on the show this week to discuss an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation that represents not only a poignant exploration of what is "human" but also an important turning point in TNG storytelling. After attending a conference on cybernetics, Data is inspired to create a "daughter" named Lal. But when Starfleet learns of the existence of another Soong-type android, Data and Picard are forced to defend Lal's essential humanity as well as Data's right to parent herStar Trek began with "Star Trek Is...", creator Gene Roddenberry's somewhat ambiguous pitch document, but over the course of a half-century, hundreds of writers and creators have worked to deepen Trek's universe and to reinforce the core values of egalitarianism and positivity that he originally proposed. Through their efforts and imagination, Trek went from a quirky TV show with dramatic potential to an exemplar of allegorical storytelling in the television medium. On this episode, we talk about the synergistic effect of collaboration in the Trek franchise, the gradual realization and maturation of Gene's spark of an idea, filling in the blanks of your universe retroactively, the meteoric rise of Trek writing in the mid-TNG era, the essential respect of personhood in Trek, and the "cardinal sin of treating people as things."We also discuss "The Measure of a Child", homophobic narcs, "Android vs. Admiral", Dark Lal, Data said Trans Rights, 'splodey episodes vs. talky episodes and where CBS Trek fits, "real" fake fans, robots making robots, just how "good" the Federation actually is, gaslighting Data, a real "Age of Ultron" situation, the hell of being Kylo Ren's personal assistant, Data Spiner is best Spiner, "I just want my kid back beep boop", Anika drops social science on us, and Liz doesn't believe Picard is *actually* going to quit Starfleet!It's Mary Wiseman's favorite episode!Follow Anika and Liz on Twitter and check out Antimatter Pod!http://www.twitter.com/_lizbarrhttp://www.twitter.com/manicpixiedanehttp://antimatterpod.podbean.comLearn the story behind your favorite Trek stories with Backtrekking!http://www.twitter.com/backtrekkingHold hands with us on Facebook and Twitter and the Just Enough Trope Discord!http://www.facebook.com/eistpodhttp://www.twitter.com/eistpodhttps://discord.gg/UeytGNPBuy us a Mondrian on Patreon!http://www.patreon.com/eistpodSubscribe to the show on iTunes!https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/enterprising-individuals/id1113165661?mt=2

Prepare your best double facepalm because we're meeting "The Offspring"! Anika Dane and Liz Barr of Antimatter Pod are back on the show this week to discuss an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation that represents not only a poignant exploration of what is "human" but also an important turning point in TNG storytelling. After attending a conference on cybernetics, Data is inspired to create a "daughter" named Lal. But when Starfleet learns of the existence of another Soong-type android, Data and Picard are forced to defend Lal's essential humanity as well as Data's right to parent her Star Trek began with "Star Trek Is...", creator Gene Roddenberry's somewhat ambiguous pitch document, but over the course of a half-century, hundreds of writers and creators have worked to deepen Trek's universe and to reinforce the core values of egalitarianism and positivity that he originally proposed. Through their efforts and imagination, Trek went from a quirky TV show with dramatic potential to an exemplar of allegorical storytelling in the television medium. On this episode, we talk about the synergistic effect of collaboration in the Trek franchise, the gradual realization and maturation of Gene's spark of an idea, filling in the blanks of your universe retroactively, the meteoric rise of Trek writing in the mid-TNG era, the essential respect of personhood in Trek, and the "cardinal sin of treating people as things." We also discuss "The Measure of a Child", homophobic narcs, "Android vs. Admiral", Dark Lal, Data said Trans Rights, 'splodey episodes vs. talky episodes and where CBS Trek fits, "real" fake fans, robots making robots, just how "good" the Federation actually is, gaslighting Data, a real "Age of Ultron" situation, the hell of being Kylo Ren's personal assistant, Data Spiner is best Spiner, "I just want my kid back beep boop", Anika drops social science on us, and Liz doesn't believe Picard is *actually* going to quit Starfleet! It's Mary Wiseman's favorite episode! Follow Anika and Liz on Twitter and check out Antimatter Pod! <a href="http://www.twitter.com/_lizbarr" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.twitter.com/_lizbarr</a> <a href="http://www.twitter.com/manicpixiedane" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.twitter.com/manicpixiedane</a> <a href="http://antimatterpod.podbean.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">http://antimatterpod.podbean.com</a> Learn the story behind your favorite Trek stories with Backtrekking! <a href="http://www.twitter.com/backtrekking" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.twitter.com/backtrekking</a> Hold hands with us on Facebook and Twitter and the Just Enough Trope Discord! <a href="http://www.facebook.com/eistpod" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.facebook.com/eistpod</a> <a href="http://www.twitter.com/eistpod" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.twitter.com/eistpod</a> <a href="https://discord.gg/UeytGNP" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://discord.gg/UeytGNP</a> Buy us a Mondrian on Patreon! <a href="http://www.patreon.com/eistpod" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.patreon.com/eistpod</a> Subscribe to the show on iTunes! <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/enterprising-individuals/id1113165661?mt=2" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/enterprising-individuals/id1113165661?mt=2</a>

Season 5, Episode 5 “The Offspring" (TNG) with Anika Dane and Liz Barr

Meet Star Trek fan Anika Dane. She identified with 7 of 9 so much that she changes her name in honor of the character. Connect with her on Twitter @manicpixiedane. You can also check out her website here. If you liked the show, please make sure that you've subscribed to the podcast via your preferred player. This show is a labor of love. If you’d like to show your support for Trek Profiles, please consider a donation to the official charity of the podcast: The Children’s Fund for Glycogen Storage Disease (GSD). Click here to donate. Or click here to learn more about GSD. Connect with the Trek Profiles podcast via:   - Email feedback@trekprofiles.com  - FB https://www.facebook.com/TrekProfiles  - Twitter https://twitter.com/trekprofiles  - Full show notes are posted at https://www.TrekProfiles.com  This podcast brought to you by Stars and Sky Media Lab. It's Cosmic!

Meet Star Trek fan Anika Dane. She identified with 7 of 9 so much that she changes her name in honor of the character. Connect with her on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/manicpixiedane" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@manicpixiedane</a>. You can also <a href="https://www.manicpixiedust.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">check out her website here</a>. If you liked the show, please make sure that you've subscribed to the podcast via your preferred player. This show is a labor of love. If you’d like to show your support for Trek Profiles, please consider a donation to the official charity of the podcast: The Children’s Fund for Glycogen Storage Disease (GSD). <a href="https://gofund.me/850d0cdd" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here</a> to donate. Or <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Now0_z9xSpU" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">click here to learn more</a> about GSD. Connect with the Trek Profiles podcast via: <ul> <li> - Email <a href="mailto:feedback@trekprofiles.com">feedback@trekprofiles.com</a></li> <li> - FB <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TrekProfiles/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/TrekProfiles</a></li> <li> - Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/trekprofiles" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/trekprofiles</a></li> <li> - Full show notes are posted at <a href="https://www.TrekProfiles.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.TrekProfiles.com</a></li> </ul> This podcast brought to you by Stars and Sky Media Lab. It's Cosmic!

Trek Profiles 31: Anika Dane