Captain Kirk gets tangled up in a somewhat ridiculous scenario. Join your android hosts as they discuss penis rocks, mechanical geishas, and the epistemological and existential implications of the transfer of human consciousness into a machine host. Did we mention penis rocks?

Spoiler warning! We dive right into a detail-rich discussion of this episode of Star Trek: The Original Series, so if you haven’t had a chance to see it yet – beware!

Link to an essay on the history of phallic art in Magic: The Gathering: https://commandersherald.com/a-history-of-phallic-art-in-magic-the-gathering/

Next week: We will be discussing an early classic from Star Trek: The Next Generation, "Hide and Q"

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