{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"STAR(X) PODCAST","title":"020 - No, it's just that we don't believe you.","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2718,"description":"This week on the STAR(X) Podcast, Mike and Jenae are taking on Stargate SG-1 Season 1, Episode 20 — “Politics.” Daniel Jackson has just returned from an alternate reality with a warning about an impending Goa’uld invasion, but apparently saving Earth from aliens has to take a backseat to something even more terrifying… government funding.\nSenator Robert Kinsey arrives at the SGC to decide whether the Stargate program is worth its massive price tag. SG-1 has to defend years of missions, questionable decisions, and near-apocalyptic disasters while Kinsey remains determined to shut the whole thing down. Because apparently, “we have fought aliens and saved the planet several times” isn't a compelling enough budget justification.\nWe talk about the episode's clip-show format, revisit some of SG-1's biggest adventures from the season, and discuss whether the Stargate program actually makes a convincing case for itself. We also get into Kinsey, Daniel's warnings, O'Neill's approach to politics, and the increasingly uncomfortable realization that Earth's best defense against the Goa'uld may be getting shut down by a guy with a budget spreadsheet.\nAnd of course, we have plenty to say about the episode along the way.\nSo grab your favorite beverage, dial the gate, and join Mike and Jenae as we continue our Stargate SG-1 rewatch on the Star(X) Podcast!\n🚀 Subscribe for more Stargate SG-1 and sci-fi discussions.\n🎙️ Star(X) Podcast — Solving for Sci-Fi\n#StargateSG1 #Stargate #StarXPodcast #SciFi #Politics #SG1","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/EzFS28STZ3bVDC4LPARTi_o7PKPTFAzFRQSicKhrQao/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS83NDAy/NjdiMzI2OTlhNDVi/OWZiMjVkYTZhNjE0/MjRkNi5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}