Star Trek Vs The United States Postal Service

To boldly Vote, where no Oregonian has Voted before. . .This week vote by mail champion, Author, Journalist, and Chaos Muppet, Claire Willet joins us in the booth! Her topic is a deep well of lore. And Data. Though Andrew informs us he should have been called Datum. It’s Star Trek Day!What could we possibly match up to the Federation? It’s deeply held traditions and bureaucracies? It’s struggles of communication and exploration into a frontier, final or otherwise?Well the United States Postal Service of course!It’s The Most Important Election of Our Lives!Findables:Claire’s Writings: clairewillettwrites.comThe Show on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@GhostCoastRadioEdited by Ella Tailor @Garaktailor.com Chapters (00:00:01) - Voting in Space(00:01:45) - Claire Willett on the Muppet Ball(00:03:18) - Claire Willett on Working On Projects(00:07:01) - Star Trek(00:07:46) - What Makes You Love Star Trek(00:12:36) - Star Trek: The Post Office analogy(00:15:17) - Post Office: Shocking Editor(00:16:48) - Post Office vs. Private Property(00:23:03) - Voting in the 2020 election(00:23:43) - Voters Cast Their Votes By Mail(00:24:39) - Post Office: The Future of Communication(00:25:35) - How Star Trek Developed the Telegraph(00:32:04) - The Prime Directive or the Universal Service Obligation?(00:36:48) - Who Would You Trust To Keep California Updated About the Union?(00:42:51) - What Would Your Package Get Through If It Were Invisible?(00:46:48) - Who, Who Would Be The Most Likely To Tamper With Your(00:50:56) - The Time Travel Cops(00:55:08) - Letter to Q from Star Trek(00:56:54) - Whoever Would Run the Space Dead Letter Office(00:57:52) - Dead Letter Office(00:59:08) - How to Run a Sci-Fi Ship(01:01:22) - Battlefield Mail(01:03:07) - Cardassian Military Training on Deep Space 9(01:06:08) - Star Trek: If Only A Sister Got A Stamp(01:10:13) - Ferengi Stamps(01:11:44) - Final Vote in Space Democracy(01:12:24) - How Much Faster Does Voyager Get Back If They Have 50 Books of(01:14:54) - The Value of a Ferengi Forever Stamp(01:17:53) - Voting in the 2020 election(01:18:47) - Where Can People Find Claire Willett?