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Podcast: It's Got Star Trek
Episode: 'A Piece of the Action' TOS S2E17
Description: Need a concrete example for why the prime directive is so important? Alternatively, looking for any sort of contrivance to watch Captain Kirk and Commander Spock dress up as sexy gangsters? Whichever is your pleasure you will get served nicely in 'A Piece of the Action,' episode 17 of the original Star Trek's second season. Join your fawning fedora fan hosts as they debate the morality of interstellar interference, the difference between art and dogma, and the sheer joy of William Shatner's acting in this episode.
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