May 9, 2017
Oppenheimer, Degra, and Jetrel.
Star Trek has always been a looking glass through which we see
ourselves, a way of examining our world, who we are, and where we
came from. Trek.fm is proud to introduce our newest show, Primitive
Culture. In each episode, hosts Duncan Barrett and Tony Black tie
history and culture to Star Trekand discuss how our own world
inspires the franchise we love—and how that franchise inspires us.
In the pilot episode, “Destroyers of Worlds,” Tony and Duncan look
at the relationship between J. Robert Oppenheimer, father of the
atomic bomb, and two of Star Trek’s complex figures: Jetrel and
Degra.
Chapters
Intro (00:00:00)
Meet the Hosts (00:01:30)
Morality and the Atom Bomb (00:09:45)
Ma’Bor Jetrel (00:22:54)
Loss of Family, Death of Children (00:28:39)
Degra and EnterpriseSeason 3 (00:39:08)
Redemption and Forgiveness (00:45:40)
Final Thoughts (00:55:35)
Recommended Reading (00:59:18)
Hosts
Tony Black and Duncan Barrett
Production
Tony Black (Editor) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew
Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Richard
Marquez (Production Manager) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Patreon
Manager)