Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
When Star Trek destroys a planet, it usually isn't just for the drama. It's to get our attention about our own looming real-world environmental catastrophes.
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▶Chapters:
00:00 - Introduction
02:51 - Bye-Bye, Klingon Homeworld (“Vox In Excelso,” Star Trek: Starfleet Academy)
08:09 - Planet Killer! (“The Doomsday Machine,” Star Trek: TOS)
10:35 - Bigotry Not Bombs (“Let That Be Your Last Battlefield,” Star Trek: TOS)
13:22 - A Globe Ruled by Globes (“Return to Tomorrow,” Star Trek: TOS)
14:57 - Xindi Cycle of Destruction (Star Trek: Enterprise)
18:12 - Oops, We Ate Your Planet! (Species 10-C, Star Trek: Discovery)
19:40 - Environmentalism for Dummies — Us (Star Treks: Voyager, Enterprise, Discovery)
22:14 - We’ll Worry About That Later (“Force of Nature,” Star Trek: The Next Generation)
27:38 - More Like the OUTER Light, Amirite? (“The Inner Light,” Star Trek: The Next Generation
30:20 - Save the Whales, Save the Planet (Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home)
31:40 - Conclusion: The Ultimate Disaster
33:13 - Shoutouts, Plugs, and Announcements
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When Star Trek destroys a planet, it usually isn't just for the drama. It's to get our attention about our own looming real-world environmental catastrophes.
▶Join this channel to get access to perks:
youtube.com/steveshives/join
▶Watch more Trek, Actually videos at: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0-LSnSBNInfrr7MDRuXmfk1LJ_KjvaXt
▶Watch our Star Trek: Deep Space Nine watch-along series, Trek Reluctantly, at: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0-LSnSBNInet_lODHGxmTqOdJGaD4k7i
▶Listen to our Trek-themed comedy podcast, The Ensign's Log:
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▶Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/lemme-listen/sets/the-ensigns-log-podcast
▶Read my photo comic, Star Trek: Nemeses: photos.app.goo.gl/yC3Jib6hNQLdsKpd7
▶Patreon: patreon.com/steveshives
▶PayPal: paypal.me/SteveShives
▶Venmo: venmo.com/thatguysteveshives
▶Twitter: twitter.com/steve_shives
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Listen to the Late Seating podcast:
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▶Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/lemme-listen/sets/late-seating
Listen to The Ensign's Log podcast:
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▶Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/lemme-listen/sets/the-ensigns-log-podcast
▶Chapters:
00:00 - Introduction
02:51 - Bye-Bye, Klingon Homeworld (“Vox In Excelso,” Star Trek: Starfleet Academy)
08:09 - Planet Killer! (“The Doomsday Machine,” Star Trek: TOS)
10:35 - Bigotry Not Bombs (“Let That Be Your Last Battlefield,” Star Trek: TOS)
13:22 - A Globe Ruled by Globes (“Return to Tomorrow,” Star Trek: TOS)
14:57 - Xindi Cycle of Destruction (Star Trek: Enterprise)
18:12 - Oops, We Ate Your Planet! (Species 10-C, Star Trek: Discovery)
19:40 - Environmentalism for Dummies — Us (Star Treks: Voyager, Enterprise, Discovery)
22:14 - We’ll Worry About That Later (“Force of Nature,” Star Trek: The Next Generation)
27:38 - More Like the OUTER Light, Amirite? (“The Inner Light,” Star Trek: The Next Generation
30:20 - Save the Whales, Save the Planet (Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home)
31:40 - Conclusion: The Ultimate Disaster
33:13 - Shoutouts, Plugs, and Announcements
#StarTrek #TrekActually #SteveShives #VideoEssay #SciFi
