Episode 161: Nationalism & Star Trek
b'Guest: Desun Oka \\n\\nHistorian Desun Oka beams aboard to talk about the intersection of nationalism and Star Trek. The United Federation of Planets is often likened to the United States of America, but in space. In what ways is the Federation like a modern nation state? In what ways is it not? And how might Star Trek reflect, examine, and critique what nationalism is all about?\\n\\n"Imagined Communities" by Benedict Anderson: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imagined_Communities\\n\\n"Ancient Earth" from PBS NOVA\\u2014featuring Mike! https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/video/ancient-earth-birth-of-the-sky/\\n\\nFollow us on Twitter!\\nStrange New Worlds: https://twitter.com/scienceoftrek\\nMike: https://twitter.com/miquai'