{"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.Star Trek Properties Referenced:Star Trek: Those Old ScientistsStar Trek: Deep Space NineStar Trek: Strange New WorldsStar Trek: ScoutsStar Trek: ProdigyStar Trek: Lower DecksStar Trek IV: The Voyage HomeStar Trek: The Next Generation Episode Links:\"Fry Is His Own Grandfather\" - Rubber Duck\"Many-worlds interpretation\" - Wikipedia \"The Cage\" - Memory Alpha\"The Menagerie\" - Memory Alpha \"Trials and Tribble-ations\" - Memory Alpha\"Balance of Terror\" - Memory Alpha\"The City on the Edge of Forever\" - Memory Alpha\"A Piece of the Action\" - Memory Alpha \"The Ultimate Computer\" - Memory Alpha\"Arena\" - Memory Alpha\"A Taste of Armageddon\" - Memory Alpha\"The Return of the Archons\" - Memory AlphaGuest Links:Roberto Baldwin: A Tribute to Prince and Bowie, SAE Automotive Engineering Podcast(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}