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    New Patron-Exclusive Podcast Episode: Star Trek: The Next Generation - Home Soil
    G.L. McDorman

    New Patron-Exclusive Podcast Episode: Star Trek: The Next Generation - Home Soil

    Join Valerie and Glenn for a deep dive into the classic episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation that brought all of us the joyous phrase "Ugly Bags of Mostly Water." They talk cummerbunds, definitions of life, the utility of Riker, and mullets ... as well as invent a new cocktail that even a silicon-based lifeform could enjoy. Become a patron on Patreon today to listen to the episode and gain access to more content and more rewards, and join the conversation on the Claytemp
    New Patreon Podcast Episode: The Gilmore Girls - The Bracebridge Dinner
    G.L. McDorman

    New Patreon Podcast Episode: The Gilmore Girls - The Bracebridge Dinner

    Celebrate an Elizabethan feast with Valerie and Brandon as they discuss The Gilmore Girls episode "The Bracebridge Dinner." To listen and to help us produce even more content for you, become a patron on Patreon. Join the conversation on the Claytemple Forum. Next month: The Comet by W.E.B. DuBois. #GilmoreGirls #BrandonBudda #ValerieHoagland #TV
    New Episode of Lower Decks: Season Wrap-Up Spectacular
    G.L. McDorman

    New Episode of Lower Decks: Season Wrap-Up Spectacular

    A sad goodbye to too short a season. Join us as we give out awards, discuss character arcs, and speculate about what's in store next season. Join the conversation on the Claytemple Forum. We're very excited to continue our trek through Star Trek on our bonus episodes on Patreon. For as little as a dollar per month, you can support the show and gain access to those episodes. Every little bit helps cover our costs and someday perhaps will let us produce even more content for yo
    New Episode of Lower Decks: Will You Take My Hand? (Star Trek: Discovery S1 E15)
    G.L. McDorman

    New Episode of Lower Decks: Will You Take My Hand? (Star Trek: Discovery S1 E15)

    SPOCK IS ON THAT SHIP!!!!!! Join Glenn and Valerie as they discuss the first-season finale. Join the conversation on the Claytemple Forum. To support the show and to keep our Star Trek conversations coming to you during Discovery's long hiatus, become a patron on Patreon. #StarTrekDiscovery #StarTrek #LowerDecks #ValerieHoagland #GlennMcDorman #ScienceFiction
    New Episode of Lower Decks: The War Without, the War Within (Star Trek: Discovery S1 E14)
    G.L. McDorman

    New Episode of Lower Decks: The War Without, the War Within (Star Trek: Discovery S1 E14)

    Create life from lifelessness with Glenn and Valerie as they discuss "The War Without, the War Within." Can't get enough Valerie this week? Listen to her talk about her scholarship on Agnus: the Late Antique, Medieval, and Byzantine Podcast. Join our Star Trek conversation on the Claytemple Forum. Support the show and gain access to exclusive bonus episodes by becoming a patron on Patreon. We're so grateful for your support! #StarTrekDiscovery #StarTrek #ValerieHoagland #Glen
    New Episode of Agnus: The Late Antique, Medieval, and Byzantine Podcast. Dr. Valerie Hoagland on Fem
    G.L. McDorman

    New Episode of Agnus: The Late Antique, Medieval, and Byzantine Podcast. Dr. Valerie Hoagland on Fem

    Join Glenn as he talks with Dr. Valerie Hoagland about her research on female biography in early modern Italy. #GlennMcDorman #ValerieHoagland #Medieval #Agnus #History #ItalianStudies
    New Episode of Lower Decks: What's Past is Prologue (Star Trek: Discovery S1 E13)
    G.L. McDorman

    New Episode of Lower Decks: What's Past is Prologue (Star Trek: Discovery S1 E13)

    What to come is in your discharge. Choose wisely, and join Glenn and Valerie for a discussion of "What's Past Is Prologue." Join the conversation on the Claytemple Forum. To support the show and gain access to exclusive content such as a discussion of the TOS episode "Spectre of the Gun," become a patron on Patreon. And if you want to know more about twentieth-century political ideologies, subscribe to The Gene Wolfe Literary Podcast, where Glenn and Brandon are currently rea
    New Episode of Lower Decks: Vaulting Ambition (Star Trek: Discovery S1 E12)
    G.L. McDorman

    New Episode of Lower Decks: Vaulting Ambition (Star Trek: Discovery S1 E12)

    Smirk your way across dimensions to join Valerie and Glenn for a discussion of Vaulting Ambition. Join the conversation on the Claytemple Forum. Support the show and gain access to exclusive bonus content by becoming a patron on Patreon. Calm your mind with some British comedy featuring Star Trek's Ash Tyler thanks to listener Bionic Dave. (Note: not family friendly). #StarTrekDiscovery #StarTrek #ValerieHoagland #GlennMcDorman #ScienceFiction
    New Episode of Lower Decks: The Wolf Inside (Star Trek: Discovery S1E11)
    G.L. McDorman

    New Episode of Lower Decks: The Wolf Inside (Star Trek: Discovery S1E11)

    Hello, listener. Are you ready to get to work? Meet Glenn and Valerie in the clearing to talk about "The Wolf Inside." Want to speculate with us? Join the conversation on the Claytemple Forum. Check out Glenn's new horror novella, The Quality of Mercy. And listen to the first Paul Henslowe story on the Tales to Terrify podcast. For exclusive bonus content, including our recent discussion of the Original Series episode "The Specter of the Gun," become a patron on Patreon. We'r
    New Episode of Lower Decks: Despite Yourself (Star Trek: Discovery S1E10)
    G.L. McDorman

    New Episode of Lower Decks: Despite Yourself (Star Trek: Discovery S1E10)

    Travel into a parallel dimension and find your antithetical doppelganger with Valerie and Glenn as they discuss "Despite Yourself." Join the conversation on the Claytemple Forum. Rate, review, and subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher, or Radio Public. Check out our patron-exclusive bonus podcasts by becoming a patron on Patreon. #StarTrekDiscovery #StarTrek #ScienceFiction #ValerieHoagland #GlennMcDorman
    New Patron-Exclusive Podcast Episode: Star Trek: The Original Series - Spectre of the Gun
    G.L. McDorman

    New Patron-Exclusive Podcast Episode: Star Trek: The Original Series - Spectre of the Gun

    Join Valerie and Glenn for a deep dive into the classic Western episode of Star Trek: The Original Series -- Spectre of the Gun. They talk violence in pop culture, the Vitenam War, and colonialism ... as well as invent a new cocktail just for Scotty. Become a patron on Patreon today to listen to the episode and gain access to more content and more rewards, and join the conversation on the Claytemple Forum. We are so grateful for your support -- we couldn't do this without you
    New Lower Decks Episode: Star Trek Discovery Season One Mid-Season Spectacular
    G.L. McDorman

    New Lower Decks Episode: Star Trek Discovery Season One Mid-Season Spectacular

    Now that Star Trek: Discovery has completed its first story arc, Glenn and Valerie assess the show, discuss their favorite episodes, talk Klingons, play one more round of Smooch/Marry/Kill, and go all mad-scientist on a new cocktail. Join the conversation on the Claytemple Forum. Subscribe to Glenn's other sci-fi show, The Gene Wolfe Literary Podcast, on iTunes or Stitcher. Or listen directly from the website. Thanks for voyaging with us. We look forward to returning in Janua
    New Lower Decks Episode: Into the Forest I Go
    G.L. McDorman

    New Lower Decks Episode: Into the Forest I Go

    Lose your mind and find your soul with Valerie and Glenn as they go into the mid-season finale of Star Trek: Discovery and lose their freaking minds about how awesome it is and about how many questions it raises. Listen and subscribe to the podcast. Visit the Claytemple Forum to weigh in on one or all of the many cliff-hangers and game-changers this episode offers. Follow Claytemple Media on Facebook and Twitter. Follow Valerie's Plants in Star Trek Instagram. And check out C
    New Lower Decks Episode: Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum
    G.L. McDorman

    New Lower Decks Episode: Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum

    Prepare for war with Glenn and Valerie as they discuss the eighth episode of Star Trek: Discovery -- "Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum." Join the conversation on the Claytemple Forum. Follow Claytemple Media on Facebook and Twitter. For more blue plants in Star Trek, check out Valerie's Instagram: Plants in Star Trek. Check out our podcast discussing the work of sci-fi great Gene Wolfe: The Gene Wolfe Literary Podcast. #StarTrekDiscovery #StarTrek #TV #Podcast #ScienceFiction #Valer
    New Episode of Lower Decks: Magic to Make the Sanest Man Go Mad
    G.L. McDorman

    New Episode of Lower Decks: Magic to Make the Sanest Man Go Mad

    Listen along with Valerie and Glenn as they plunge into the belly of the space whale. Visit the Claytemple Forum to join the conversation. #LowerDecks #MagictoMaketheSanestManGoMad #StarTrek #StarTrekDiscovery #ValerieHoagland #ScienceFiction
    New Patron-Exclusive Podcast Episode: Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Band Candy
    G.L. McDorman

    New Patron-Exclusive Podcast Episode: Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Band Candy

    Join Valerie and Glenn as they binge on magical chocolate and ... Kahlua (?) in their discussion of the fan-favorite Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode "Band Candy." Become a patron on Patreon today to listen to the episode and gain access to more content and more rewards, and join the conversation on the Claytemple Forum. We are so grateful for your support -- we couldn't do this without you! #ClaytempleMedia #ValerieHoagland #GlennMcDorman #GLMcDorman #BuffytheVampireSlayter
    New Episode of Lower Decks: The Butcher's Knife Cares Not for the Lamb's Cry
    G.L. McDorman

    New Episode of Lower Decks: The Butcher's Knife Cares Not for the Lamb's Cry

    Join Valerie and Glenn for their discussion of Star Trek: Discovery "The Butcher's Knife Cares Not for the Lamb's Cry." Subscribe on iTunes, visit the Claytemple Forum to join the conversation, and check out John De Gruyther's awesome Star Trek blog: Discovering Trek. #StarTrekDiscovery #StarTrek #GLMcDorman #ValerieHoagland #JohnDeGruyther #Podcast
    Context is for Kings
    G.L. McDorman

    Context is for Kings

    #ValerieHoagland #GLMcDorman #StarTrek #StarTrekDiscovery #Podcast
    New Lower Decks Episode: TNG Suspicions
    G.L. McDorman

    New Lower Decks Episode: TNG Suspicions

    Join Glenn and Valerie as they prepare for this Sunday's Star Trek: Discovery premiere by revisiting the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Suspicions." Subscribe on iTunes or Stitcher and visit us on the Claytemple Forums to join the conversation. #StarTrek #StarTrekDiscovery #GLMcDorman #ValerieHoagland #Podcast
    Lower Decks: A Star Trek Discovery Podcast
    G.L. McDorman

    Lower Decks: A Star Trek Discovery Podcast

    Our Star Trek: Discovery podcast is here. Listen to the Lower Decks promo episode featuring Glenn and Valerie, subscribe on iTunes, and tell the Trekkers in your life. #Podcast #StarTrek #StarTrekDiscovery #GLMcDorman #ValerieHoagland

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