{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Temporal Investigations","title":"Star Trek Endures Because It's Funny","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/c5089355\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4016,"description":"While we are welcoming to fans of all types, the \"Bad Fans\" that talk about Trek being \"too woke\" or taking Trek too seriously don't understand why Trek has endured. This year is the 60th anniversary of the franchise, and it has endured because it is inherently funny. It always has been.\nStar Trek Properties Referenced:\nStar Trek: Those Old Scientists\nStar Trek: Deep Space Nine\nStar Trek: Strange New Worlds\nStar Trek: Scouts\nStar Trek: Prodigy\nStar Trek: Lower Decks\nStar Trek IV: The Voyage Home\nStar Trek: The Next Generation \nEpisode Links:\n\"Fry Is His Own Grandfather\" - Rubber Duck\n\"Many-worlds interpretation\" - Wikipedia \n\"The Cage\" - Memory Alpha\n\"The Menagerie\" - Memory Alpha \n\"Trials and Tribble-ations\" - Memory Alpha\n\"Balance of Terror\" - Memory Alpha\n\"The City on the Edge of Forever\" - Memory Alpha\n\"A Piece of the Action\" - Memory Alpha \n\"The Ultimate Computer\" - Memory Alpha\n\"Arena\" - Memory Alpha\n\"A Taste of Armageddon\" - Memory Alpha\n\"The Return of the Archons\" - Memory Alpha\nGuest Links:\nRoberto Baldwin: A Tribute to Prince and Bowie, SAE Automotive Engineering Podcast\n(Note: We may earn from qualified purchases through affiliate links.)","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/WCLXVaMFS133l-sDKfb-Z7qQW_hWhH5l_yXF0pIGGYI/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS82OTJi/N2U1ZDgzMWI1OWNh/MThmY2UzOTgzYTA1/NzE0My5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}