98: Vulcan Mandalorians

Uncertain Logic. There is always a beginning and The Rise of the Federation series is the story of how a fledgling group of planets will become the shining beacon of hope known as the Federation we see in The Original Series and beyond. In this episode of Literary Treks hosts Matthew Rushing and Dan Gunther dive into the latest book by Christopher L. Bennett, Uncertain Logic. We talk about the surprise of learning there is another Enterprise in Starfleet, the politics in this period of Federation history, filling in the gaps, the Deltan story line, the power of devaluation, the battle for the Vulcan soul, the price of lies and our ratings.     Hosts Matthew Rushing and Dan Gunther   Editor and Producer  Matthew Rushing  Richard Marquez   Associate Producers Will Nguyen Lisa Stevens Kenneth Trip   Production Manager Richard Marquez   Content Coordinator Will Nguyen   News Introduction (00:02:33)   Feature An Andorian Enterprise? (00:03:21) Politics of the Prequels (00:04:40) Filling in the Gaps (00:15:41) Deltans and the Power of Empathy (00:18:47) The Power of Devaluation (00:24:31) The Battle for the Vulcan Soul (00:32:56) The Price of Lies (00:45:14) Ratings (00:52:16) Closing (00:56:09)   Send us your feedback! Twitter: <a href= "https://twitter.com/trekfm"><span class= "s3">@trekfm Facebook: <a href= "http://facebook.com/trekfm"><span class= "s5">http://facebook.com/trekfm Voicemail: <a href= "http://www.speakpipe.com/trekfm"><span class= "s5">http://www.speakpipe.com/trekfm Contact Form: <a href= "http://www.trek.fm/contact"><span class= "s5">http://www.trek.fm/contact Visit the Trek.fm website at <span class= "s3">http://trek.fm/ Subscribe in iTunes: <a href= "http://itunes.com/trekfm"><span class= "s5">http://itunes.com/trekfm   Goodreads: <a href= "https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/150546-literary-treks-a-star-trek-books-and-comics-group">Goodreads Group    Support the Network!   Become a Trek.fm Patron on Patreon and help us keep our shows coming