S01E00. Welcome and Programming Note

Before the Future Came

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Welcome to Before the Future Came, a Star Trek podcast! Now that Hollywood producers have come to their senses regarding labor negotiations with writers and actors, we’re returning to Star Trek! If you’re just joining us, you can start with episode S00E01: “First Contact.” If you’re interested in hearing us talk about other utopian science fiction, you can go back and listen to the episodes we released during the strike!

Before the Future Came is edited by Lucy Arnold, transcribed by Melissa Avery-Weir, and webmavened by Gregory Avery-Weir.

Our theme is “Let’s Pretend” by Josh Woodward, available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

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S01E00. Welcome and Programming Note

Welcome to Before the Future Came, a Star Trek podcast! Now that Hollywood producers have come to their senses regarding labor negotiations with writers and actors, we’re returning to Star Trek! If you’re just joining us, you can start with episode S00E01: “First Contact.” If you’re interested in hearing us talk about other utopian science fiction, you can go back...

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