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Podcast: A Star to Steer Her By
Episode: Episode 284: Tough Calls
Description: Content warning: talk of real-world unethical human medical experimentation in relation to one of this week's episodes.
It's never easy, is it? What do you do when a crewman is dying and your best hope is a hologram that looks like a war criminal? The EMH is forced to grapple with that in "Nothing Human". After that, Tom Paris suddenly loves the sea so much he's willing to put his life and career on the line for it in "Thirty Days".
Also this week: unfortunate thirst, a very special guest duo, and The Prime Directive!
[spoilers for "Discovery" and "Strange...