SyFy Sistas

SyFy Sistas 2.02: Critical Race Theory in Star Trek with Dr. Crystal Fleming

CRT from DS9 to Disco The SyFy Sistas sit down with Dr. Crystal Fleming, a critical race sociologist, author of three books and an internationally recognized expert on racism and antiracism. Her work empowers people of all backgrounds to become change agents and dismantle white supremacy. Our conversation ranges from Black Respectability politics to the…

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SyFy Sistas 2.01: Ladies, Gentlemen, and Variations Thereupon, the One and Only Nana Visitor

The 1st Anniversary Episode Who would have believed that a nonchalant fangirl post on the SyFy Sistas Muthaship Facebook group could lead to an actual squeal before letting the Fabulous One into the zoom room. The best Anniversary present ever! Dr. Michelle Thaller – American Astronomer and research scientist for NASAAssistant Director for Science Communication…

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SyFy Sistas #025: The Thanksgiving Show: Star Trek: Discovery Season 4 Episode 1

It’s About Time It was late on a Thursday night and the Sistas were a little punchy. But never fear they perked up just enough to give you their opinions on Star Trek Discovery’s latest episode “Kobayashi Maru”. Although we were a bit distracted by the Grace Jones – like costume changes. This is the…

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SyFy Sistas #024: Interview with the Andorian: Noah Averbach-Katz

How I Met Your Mother It happened in Vegas, and we are going to spill the tea. The SyFy Sistas have never laughed as hard as we did with everyone’s favorite Discovery Season 3 cast member, Noah Averbach-Katz. The Son of Rachelle, while living a Trekkie’s ultimate dream, earned his spot on the cast with…

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SyFy Sistas #023: Black Representation in the Star Trek Movies

The SyFy Sistas’ Cultural Inclusion Checklist This week the SyFy Sistas look at the thirteen Star Trek films to see how Black actors have fared in them. We rate the TOS crew, the TNG crew, and the Kelvin crew on inclusion. With the help of a repurposed Bechdel-Wallace type test (which gauges how women fare…

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SyFy Sistas #022: Collecting 101 with The Divine Treasury

Expressing your fandom passion with STUFF It’s our first Trek Geeks Crossover Show with the Divine Treasury. The fun we have with our Fandom Friday social media posts on the Muthaship group page made the Sistas curious about collecting. So, we decided to go to the pros, Mike Bovia and Jamie Rogers, host of our…

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SyFy Sistas #021: Picard and the Sistas: Guinan, Lily, and Raffi

Three Black Women Who Speak Truth to Power The SyFy Sistas look at the special relationship Captain Jean-Luc Picard maintains with three amazing Black women; Guinan, the El-Aurian bartender from his days on the Enterprise-D, Lily Sloane from his temporal incursion in the film Star Trek: First Contact (1996), and Raffaela (Raffi) Musiker, XO during…

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SyFy Sistas #020: Malissa Longo of The 7th Rule Podcast

The Sixth SyFy Sista? Join us for a long-awaited chat with the beautiful, talented, and resilient Malissa Longo, co-host of the 7th Rule Podcast with Cirroc Lofton and Ryan Husk. Malissa is also a business owner and the wife of our beloved Aron Eisenberg. But Malissa is a true multi-hyphenate, dancer, actor, and artist in…

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SyFy Sistas #019: B’Elanna: Before and After

Embracing your Klingon This week the SyFy Sistas sit down with Lucila M or Dr. Luz to talk about our other favorite Chief Engineer, B’Elanna Torres. She is the sister who saves the ship; brilliant, passionate, and loyal. But she is also a sister with deep-seated issues. Our talk with Dr. Luz ranges from B’Elanna…

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SyFy Sistas #018: The LeVar Burton Love Jam

The Daily Double Clue: He’s aging like a fine wine. As LeVar Burton wraps up his week guest hosting Jeopardy, the SyFy Sistas celebrate him with a look back at Star Trek: TNG and its Chief Engineer, Geordi LaForge. But being the Sistas, they also discuss a serious omission in Picard Season 1, an ‘if-only’…

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