S5E486 - Safety Wars 9-9-2026 Star Trek at 60: The Final Frontier Is Us
Published: September 10, 2026
Duration: 51:46
Star Trek at 60: The Final Frontier Is Us
This episode of Safety Wars opens with Jim reflecting on attending the Star Trek Original Series Set Tour in Ticonderoga, NY for the franchise's 60th anniversary. He shares a written tribute arguing Star Trek was never really about space — it was about humanity's potential for cooperation over conquest. Drawing on a 2010 fan survey and the show's diverse cast of captains (Kirk, Picard, Sisko, Janeway, Archer, Pike, Burnham), he makes the case that Star Trek fandom carries a responsibility: to practice the diversity, courage, and principled leadership th...