NeveroddoreveN: Faith and Fiction

A truly twisting episode as a compression wave takes the three .wav files of our intrepid crew out of sync, Never before has our editing team had to work so hard to correct the timing that seemed to slide back and forward in time. Jealousy, fear of the unknown and the morality of God all are teased our of this warped episode

Epic Fan of the podcast Michelle Coffman beams aboard today we explore having a live audience of Patreon supports listen in like Tal Shiar spies. Loyalty, family, gender and fandom all get unpacked in this episode.

Lieutenant Lindsay Cullen is inexplicably transported into an alternate dimension this week and the time stream invites Admiral Amanda Nicholas on board to explore this episode of voyager with more plot holes than than an episode of Doctor Who. Join us as we try to navigate the time stream together. Tea with two revs https://soundcloud.com/amanda-nicholas-408466100/sets/year-b-rcl

Dr Tamsin Paige joins me this week for some discussion on interrogation and racial profiling #notallflaxians nd provides us some helpful resources in understanding the complexities of social judgements and assumptions. https://www.sistersinside.com.au/

Sex, Procreation and fraternization are all at the forefront as the crew of the Voyager allow pheromones to take control and their base instincts take control. An important opportunity to talk through some of the issues often swept under the carpet in this sensually charged episode.

Lindsay Cullen beams across from the Delta Quadrant to explore the mirror universe where we explore the perceived relationships between deviance and evil. Cultural Intervention gets discussed as does some of the great plot holes in time travel and dimensional travel.

WARNING existential crises in this holoception episode! are we real? do we exist or are we just part of a large simulation. What would it be like if we could just delete people who annoy us? Should we tell Lindsay he is really a programed AI?

A wonderful exploration into one of the great final frontiers, aging and death. The first person to form my love of science fiction and Star Trek, Mother Jan Nicholas joins me today to wrestle with Doctor Bashir's entrapment in his own aging mind.

Rites of Passage, speaking with the dead, and Nelix's cooking are the topics of this weeks Voyager conversation. We also celebrate the life of Aaron Eisenberg who plays Kar and Nog on Star trek and take a virtual visit to Vasquez Rocks Natural Area Park located in the Sierra Pelona Mountains in northern Los Angeles County, California.

Temporal anomalies abound in this episode as Paul Telfer joins me to follow Chief Miles Obrien as he skips back and forth through time. Time travel opens so many issues when cause and effect get all mixed up.

Where do we settle and when do we press on to that place we call home. In our first episode of season two we discover the answers the a number of missing persons mysteries and find rust in space. Elizabeth seeks the one ring, Will applies for a job at Space Force and Lindsay longs for Wi-fi

Do Gods have the right to change us without or even with our Consent? why is it that although we live in linear time we want to know the future? Is embezzling from the rich immoral? these questions and many more face guest Niall McKay in this weeks podcast. Apologies for the late release. https://www.patreon.com/NeveroddoreveNMedia

In the season one finale the crew explore the tensions that arise and can remain unresolved when communities merge, various education pedagogues and the dangers of Cheese in deep space. you can see the live streamed version of this episode on Facebook NeveroddoreveN https://fb.watch/5A551veMvo/ thank you to all our listeners and we look forward to plunging onward into season 2 next week!

Destiny, prophecy, faith and faithfulness are the subject of this fun episode. Join Vedek Wright Darren and our host Will Nicholas as we explore the concept of prophecy, cause and effect and linear time. This episode has been released a day early so that you can be reminded to join us for our live broadcast of the finally of season one on Facebook @Neveroddoreven 09:15 Australian eastern standard...

Was Jesus a weapon of mass destruction? can there be a just war? should Romans be in the New Testament ? These questions and so many more get asked in this penultimate episode of season one! We also plan for our live broadcast of the finally of season one on Facebook @Neveroddoreven 09:15 Australian eastern standard time on the 14th of May. See your Hosts in all their Glory as they record live.

Kelly Skilton director of the Sonder Collective returns to the podcast this week to explore calling, gate-keeping and pastoral care.

Ethics, morality and placing a good face on a difficult situation all feature in this weeks episode as the Vidiians seek to carve up our recording with technical difficulties. We also take a moment to remember Lt Peter James Durst Born 14th September 2338 in Brooklyn, New York Durst graduated from Star Fleet Academy in 2366 and was assigned to the USS Saratoga but was unable to take up the post du...

This week I explore images of religious leadership and their possible need for character rewriting in social narrative both fictional and real settings with Uniting Church Colleague Darren Wright. Cultural differences and the need for tolerance gets a mention in the B story between Nog and Jake. Some dangerous comparisons are made with Cardassian Union and the Church, and Will makes a starling rea...

Paranoia takes over the crew as they are infiltrated by unknown aliens from a dark matter nebula. and our intrepid crew are not immune to the possession of such incorporeal forces. Supernatural paradigms and exorcism are discussed this week as the team eye each other suspiciously

I am joined by Rev Swee-ann Koh this week to explore the double episode Past Tense. The water of culture in which we swim can seem invisible to us just as our unconscious bias. Bashir and Sisko are dropped into the a 21 st century poverty district give us the opportunity to reflect on othering , boundaries and racism in this exciting time travel episode.

Lindsay is ducking for cover as Captain Raine-way and Will have Sympathy for the Devil. In this episode we explore our heroic holographic Doctor's first away mission to confront the evil Grendel from the epic 6 century poem Beowulf!

Sione Hehepoto joins the podcast this week to talk openly and honestly about the assumptions around prejudice, racism and mental health in society and even in the church. there are some lighter moments as well as we talk about time travel and aliens.

Seska is revealed as a Cardassian opening up discussions on racial and agile leadership. A live message from a listener reopens last weeks debate about plausible deniability and we ask how the Voyager crew can sing the federations song in a distant quadrant!

"If we shadows have offended, Think but this, and all is mended, That you have but slumber’d here While these visions did appear." Dr Jonathon Foye in this Midsummer's night dream edition of Deep Space Nine and we explore relationships, marriage and absurdity. Lots of fun and laughs in this episode which had a very serious undertone. "So, good night unto you all. Give me your hands, if we be frien...

Captain Janeway's leadership is in question this week with every Man around deciding what is best for her and the voyagers valiant crew. Topics this week include hedonism and stoicism, the importance of respectful listening and the dangers of assumptions.