S1 Episode 7: Helping distant aliens - on humanitarian intervention
In this episode we meet Worf's cheeky foster brother as he compels our protagonists to help a population that they would otherwise leave to harm under a principle of non-interference. What obligation does an advanced, space faring people have towards those they encounter? Join us for a discussion of an eerily prescient episode, asking moral questions in 1994 that would soon be grappled with as the US and its allies intervened in Somalia, Kosovo, Iraq, and elsewhere. Hosts: Dr. Faiz Sheikh Dr. Sarah Bulmer Dr. Dan Watson Star Trek episode list for watching along: Podcast episode 1: The Measure of a Man, S2EP9 Podcast episode 2: Q Who, S2EP16 Podcast episode 3: The Drumhead, S4EP21 Podcast episode 4: The Outcast, S5EP7 Podcast episode 5: I, Borg, S5EP23 Podcast episode 6: Force of Nature, S7EP9 Podcast episode 7: Homeward, S7EP13 Podcast episode 8: Preemptive Strike, S7EP24 Podcast episode 9: Journey's End, S7EP20 Music and effects: Space Fanfare - Cinematic Orchestral Music (Star Trek Inspired) by humanoide9000 -- https://freesound.org/s/744049/ -- License: Attribution 4.0 RedAlert_Klaxon_STTOS_recreated.wav by zimbot -- https://freesound.org/s/178032/ -- License: Attribution 4.0 Teleport Sound by Breviceps -- https://freesound.org/s/453390/ -- License: Creative Commons 0