# Kirk and Spock DESTROY Authoritarian AI Cult | "The Return of the Archons" (TOS)

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Podcast: [The Mary Trump Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-mary-trump-podcast-7148777)
Published: 2026-06-07T22:00:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 2090

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Mary Trump and Bob Cesca unpack Star Trek’s chilling warning about authoritarianism, cult control, AI power, and the dangerous tradeoff between freedom and security. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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