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Kelley and Eryn
The Spinal Frontier
A Star Trek Physiology Podcast
Ever pause your millionth watch-through of your favorite version of Star Trek to wonder, "How is Klingon blood pink?" or, "Would hologram lungs even work?" or even, "Wait, do Ferengi ears fall off?!" Hosts Kelley (she/her), a marine biologist, and Eryn (they/them), a huge Star Trek fan, share the conversations they were already having at their house about the physiology of Star Trek aliens.
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Hokey theme song by Kelley.
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4.9 stars from 13 ratings
Lovely science based Star Trek podcast
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“Really enjoying listening to this podcast. Hosts are very informative and entertaining.”
@DrewBk via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
01/09/24
Bioships
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“It was FUN!
TinMan, being my favorite example
Of Trek Ships that were not strictly
Made of Metal and plastic.
But biological material. Sentient or not, a living organism that is also
Transporting its self can transport other organisms!!!
And of course the discussions of
The society that...”Read full review »
WaLLEWoo via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/06/23
Appreciate Trek a whole new way
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“This podcast is awesome. The hosts Kelley and Eryn both bring their own expertise to assist the listener see Trek in a whole new way. I’m glad to know I’m not the only one who is pausing to debate things in the show. Thanks for what you do y’all.”
Smiggles13 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/19/22
Recent Episodes
Kelley and Eryn have thought a lot about Klingon parts in past episodes, but here we focus on them as a species. While they have a lot of variation, they have a few things in common: vestigial (?) foot horns, big ol' bones, blood as a food group, and two of… well, apparently, just about...
Published 03/27/23
Published 03/27/23
Kelley and Eryn stay completely on-topic talking about physiological adaptations for humanoid communication: squeaky toys, the color of magic, and CRYSTALS. Baby not learning to communicate fast enough? Take a lesson from the Bynar and plug it into your computer. Enjoy this longer-than-usual...
Published 02/20/23
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