{"podcast":{"title":"The Mary Trump Podcast","slug":"the-mary-trump-podcast-7148777","podcast_index_feed_id":7148777,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/675b829492bfc0e8869676aa","website_url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-mary-trump-podcast","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/675b829492bfc0e8869676aa/1780602126070-d643a9af-6986-432a-986f-7931d56fa8da.jpeg","author":"Mary Trump Media","episode_count":772,"summary":"The Mary Trump Podcast delivers unapologetically honest, progressive commentary on the latest political headlines and more. Hosted by Mary L. Trump—bestselling author, psychologist, and outspoken critic of Donald Trump—this show provides in-depth analysis and clear-eyed perspectives you won’t hear in mainstream media. Each episode dives deep into the current political landscape, dismantling right-wing talking points and exposing the tactics of those who threaten American democracy. Episodes will be released here after the live broadcast on Mary Trump Media's YouTube channel . Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode and follow us on all our channels so you don't miss any new content! 👉 Stay Connected: 🎥 YouTube: @MaryTrumpMedia 🐦 Twitter: @MaryLTrump Threads https://www.threads.net/@mary_l_trump 🎵 TikTok: @MLTrump 📖 Substack: The Good in Us 🔷 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/MaryTrumpMedia225 Check out our Merch! https://shop.marytrumpmedia.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-08-02T10:21:38.257288+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-mary-trump-podcast-7148777"},"episode":{"title":"Khan, MAGA and the Seduction of Strongmen | \"Space Seed\" (TOS)","slug":"khan-maga-and-the-seduction-of-strongmen-space-seed-tos","published_at":"2026-05-25T18:19:27+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-mary-trump-podcast-7148777/khan-maga-and-the-seduction-of-strongmen-space-seed-tos","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-mary-trump-podcast-7148777","url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-mary-trump-podcast/episodes/6a1492afb9ac1c860c5c36c3","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/675b829492bfc0e8869676aa/e/6a1492afb9ac1c860c5c36c3/media.mp3","summary":"Mary Trump and Bob Cesca break down the classic Star Trek: The Original Series episode “Space Seed,” the unforgettable introduction of Khan Noonien Singh and the beginning of the story that would later lead to Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. Mary and Bob explore the episode’s themes of authoritarianism, cults of personality, misogyny, power, and political hypocrisy while debating whether “Space Seed” truly holds up as one of the franchise’s most iconic episodes. They also discuss Kirk’s treatment of Lieutenant Marla McGivers, Khan’s manipulative charisma, the episode’s strange moral choices, and the deeper parallels between Star Trek’s vision of strongman politics and modern political movements today. Along the way, Bob delivers another edition of “Bobservations,” featuring behind the scenes trivia, continuity oddities, production mistakes, timeline contradictions involving the Eugenics Wars, and connections to Strange New Worlds and The Wrath of Khan.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Mary Trump and Bob Cesca break down the classic Star Trek: The Original Series episode “Space Seed,” the unforgettable introduction of Khan Noonien Singh…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1918,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-mary-trump-podcast-7148777/episodes/khan-maga-and-the-seduction-of-strongmen-space-seed-tos/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-mary-trump-podcast-7148777/khan-maga-and-the-seduction-of-strongmen-space-seed-tos.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}