Primitive Culture: A Star Trek History and Culture Podcast

by Trek.fm
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Primitive Culture is a Trek.fm podcast dedicated to a deep examination of the connections between Star Trek and our own history and culture. In each episode, Duncan Barrett and his guests take you on a fascinating exploration of how our world inspires the franchise we love—and how that franchise inspires us.

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Recent Episodes
  • 126: Progressive Nostalgia?
    Mar 9, 2023 – 59:30
  • 125: Five-Year Mission
    Oct 3, 2022 – 01:30:30
  • 124: Just Following Orders?
    Sep 6, 2022 – 01:55:12
  • 123: Neurodiversity in Infinite Combinations
    Aug 25, 2022 – 01:01:48
  • 122: Identical Strangers
    Jul 30, 2022 – 01:44:14
  • 121: When Is an Allegory Not an Allegory?
    Jul 17, 2022 – 01:12:10
  • 120: Resurrecting Nightmares
    Jun 30, 2022 – 01:09:28
  • 119: Cowboy Diplomats
    May 29, 2022 – 01:26:46
  • 118: Servants to Two Masters
    May 5, 2022 – 56:53
  • 117: What If ...
    Apr 5, 2022 – 01:16:06
  • 116: Sex and Shooting
    Mar 27, 2022 – 01:20:30
  • 115: A Fantastic Education
    Mar 15, 2022 – 49:07
  • 114: A Tragic Necessity?
    Feb 28, 2022 – 01:23:36
  • 113: Doing the Unthinkable
    Dec 31, 2021 – 01:29:33
  • 112: Best Idea Wins
    Dec 12, 2021 – 58:31
  • 111: Living The Dream
    Nov 21, 2021 – 01:33:52
  • 110: Boys with Toys
    Oct 17, 2021 – 01:12:38
  • 109: Getting From There to Here
    Aug 30, 2021 – 55:03
  • 108: I Want to Direct NOW!
    Jul 19, 2021 – 01:03:28
  • 107: Under the Sea
    Jul 1, 2021 – 01:16:29
  • 106: Time After Time After Time
    May 28, 2021 – 01:27:22
  • 105: Room for All Philosophies?
    May 8, 2021 – 01:41:26
  • 104: Absolute Horror
    Apr 15, 2021 – 01:12:53
  • 103: What’s in a Name, Part VII
    Apr 1, 2021 – 02:31:24
  • 102: And Then I Woke Up and It Was All a Dream
    Feb 22, 2021 – 01:39:31
  • 101: What’s in a Name, Part VI
    Jan 17, 2021 – 02:04:27
  • 100: Champagne and Confetti
    Dec 23, 2020 – 01:54:23
  • 99: Workers of All Worlds Unite
    Dec 6, 2020 – 01:23:59
  • 98: What’s in a Name, Part V
    Nov 22, 2020 – 02:02:59
  • 97: Back from the Brink (Reissue)
    Nov 6, 2020 – 47:59
  • 96: A Very Human Ending
    Oct 31, 2020 – 01:52:15
  • 95: What’s in a Name, Part IV
    Oct 22, 2020 – 02:15:25
  • 94: Have You No Sense of Decency, Sir?
    Sep 27, 2020 – 01:34:38
  • 93: What’s in a Name, Part III
    Sep 17, 2020 – 02:04:02
  • 92: It’s Alive!
    Aug 13, 2020 – 01:20:55
  • 91: What’s in a Name, Part II
    Aug 6, 2020 – 01:58:11
  • 90: The Thing That Wouldn’t Die
    Jul 23, 2020 – 01:11:49
  • 89: What’s in a Name, Part I
    Jul 16, 2020 – 01:49:45
  • 88: You Have to Keep Making the Sausage
    Jul 9, 2020 – 01:41:42
  • 87: Brigadon’t
    Jun 30, 2020 – 01:11:58
  • 86: The Best Is Yet to Come
    Jun 13, 2020 – 01:10:06
  • 85: The End of History
    May 30, 2020 – 01:23:27
  • 84: The Ultimate Family Doctor
    May 14, 2020 – 01:41:05
  • 83: From Nemesis to Hubris
    Apr 30, 2020 – 02:02:45
  • 82: Nothing But Blue Skies
    Apr 23, 2020 – 02:02:36
  • REISSUE 81: A History of Cut-and-Paste
    Apr 5, 2020 – 45:05
  • 81: A History of Cut-and-Paste
    Apr 5, 2020 – 45:05
  • 80: The Game
    Apr 3, 2020 – 02:00:42
  • 79: Previously on Star Trek
    Mar 18, 2020 – 01:45:06
  • 78: Reigning in Hell
    Mar 6, 2020 – 01:16:36
Recent Reviews
  • Brain the size of a planet
    not so primitive at all!
    So, you've watched all of Star Trek multiple times. You quote Picard when faced with a dilemma. You've listened to all the episode review/analysis podcasts out there, and you still want the conversation about Trek to continue at a deeper level. This gem of a podcast is the thing for you! Profound discussions brining in history, literature, folklore, and Star Trek across the series - Primitive Culture has been extremely enjoyable, thought-provoking, and educational! The hosts are very knowledgeable and take their podcast seriously. Really a great podcast.
  • DanInTennessee
    Thought-provoking, inspiring, exciting!
    This podcast is consistently brilliant and, as the name suggests, they discuss film and literature and the interplay with various Star Trek episodes and Star Trek themes. Duncan, Clara, and Tony shed insightful and often humorous light on the philosophy and the history of Star Trek in its greater cultural context. If you want to delve into the deeper meaning of Star Trek, this is the podcast for you. It’s called Primitive Culture because Our Culture would be a dumb name for a podcast -but it’s really about our primitive culture. Dan S. Tennessee
  • annmarie222
    Best intro of all time!!!
    Had me at the intro!!! But I’m always so impressed with how much I learn, the insight, and the entertainment in every single episode!!! Thank You!!!!
  • Trekkie Jim
    Insightful
    Great podcast Guys give me more Trek fm rocks
  • nurfurder
    Great topics, well-versed hosts...
    ... but the live recordings are largely un-listenable. The audio quality at the conventions and cinema events is distractingly poor. Wish the hosts would stick to the studio!
  • Rmo518
    Insightful Trek Discussion
    Great exploration of Star Trek and its connection to a diverse number of cultural and historical references. I enjoy the set up and meaningful tone of the show.
  • sonicjro5
    Combines My Favorite Things
    My great passions are Star Trek, history, and culture and this podcast combines them all! The discussion here is so engaging that an hour flies by very quickly as the hosts discuss a new history and culture angle every episode through the lens of Star Trek. Highly recommended!
  • Alexander Gates
    They've done it again!
    Great Scott! They’ve done it again! I never knew I needed a Star Trek and History podcast, but I already know I can’t live without it. Host Tony Black, from the amazing passion project The X-CAST is joined by historian Duncan Barrett, where they talk about Star Trek and how it relates to history and visa-versa. Only a handful of episodes in, I see this podcast boldly going where no other has gone before. The hosts and producers are podcast veterans, so there are no growing pains here; it’s professionally edited and entertaining right from the word, engage! What I can clearly see right away is the factual information is well researched beforehand; the discussions well-informed. As a bonus, I love the podcast’s Guardian cover art. If you’re unfamiliar with all the Trek.fm content, be sure to sample some other shows as they cover every aspect of Star Trek (and pop culture) fandom. Thanks for taking us back in time!
  • KCTrekieFM
    History Class and Trek
    This is the long overdue podcast that we need on Trek.fm. Love the first episode. Reminds me of the history grad classes I took at Kansas State University. Very knowledgeable hosts and the sky is the limit for topics on this podcast. This will never get old!
  • mrushing02
    Dive Deep
    A deep dive into the histroy that informs Star Trek. So good and worth your listen.
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