Oct 26, 2018
Mental Health, Part I: Discovery and TOS.
In space, no-one can hear you scream—whether out of terror or sheer
misery. But while Federation doctors seem to hold the cure for
virtually any ailment in the barrel of a hypospray, looking after
their crews’ mental health can be more challenging. Like the
members of any military organization, Starfleet officers experience
trauma and loss on a regular basis—not to mention the whole gamut
of more everyday psychological trouble: anxiety, depression,
phobias, and more.
In this episode of Primitive Culture, the first in a two-part discussion recorded on World Mental Health Day 2018, hosts Duncan Barrett and Clara Cook look at mental health in Star Trek: The Original Series and Star Trek: Discovery. They also open hailing frequencies to receive correspondence from listeners who share stories of how Star Trek has helped them through difficult times.
Chapters
Intro (00:00:00)
Mailbag (00:03:03)
Discovery: Breakdown vs. Fake-out (00:29:20)
Saru: The Anxious XO (00:43:45)
The Original Series: Criminally Insane? (00:53:15)
Hosts
Duncan Barrett and Clara Cook
Production
Tom Whelan (Editor) Duncan Barrett (Producer) C Bryan Jones
(Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp
(Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Tony Black
(Associate Producer) Amy Nelson (Associate Producer) Richard
Marquez (Production Manager) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Patreon
Manager)