Continuing Conversations: Sci-Fi Storytelling & Star Trek Adventures
Oct 2, 2026 · 49 min · 11 segments
Get ready for a fantastic conversation with Diana Keng, whose sharp insights and deep love of genre storytelling make them a perfect guest for Continuing Conversations. We’ll be talking about the…
Michael DismukeHost
Jim JohnsonHost
So, so t- tying into that then, g- given that you've, you've watched or you've, you know, you've been involved in a lot of television, you've watched a lot of television, you've reviewed a lot of television, not just Star Trek, but other things, um, are there any particular, like, um, topics of episodes that really pull you in more? Like, like, you know, like, um, character pieces or political allegory? Like, are there specific, like, social political topics that really appeal to you to dig into and write about?
That even once, even, even if it's a, it's a facet or, like, a, a perspective I personally don't, um, adhere to, I...
If it's done well, if it's approached, if it's spelled out, it's like all right, okay, I see how someone falls into that category.
It explores the story of Mary Bennet, who is the middle sister in Pride and Prejudice.
Who the only thing you ever hear about her, like, again, this is a period piece.
Not, like, not, uh, I mean, unless you're on a holodeck it's not gonna be a Trek-related thing, but she's a character that's largely overlooked in the, in the, in the source material.
Um, there's, like, one mention of, like, a bad piano recital [laughs] and, and she's a little bit awkward.
So in The Other Bennet Sister, they explore her story, and they point out that in the scope of the story, they're growing up, that everything about their world is actually a very small provincial town.
But this family of five sisters is incredibly prominent, and the other four sisters are seen for their attractiveness and their singing or their skill or their flirtatiousness or vi- vivacity, and Mary's not really valued for what she is.
So the story of The Other Bennet Sister, the, the, the message here is that if you cannot shine where you are, you go somewhere else.
So, so t- tying into that then, g- given that you've, you've watched or you've, you know, you've been involved in a lot of television, you've watched a lot of television, you've reviewed a lot of television, not just Star Trek, but other things, um, are there any particular, like, um, topics of episodes that really pull you in more? Like, like, you know, like, um, character pieces or political allegory? Like, are there specific, like, social political topics that really appeal to you to dig into and write about?
That even once, even, even if it's a, it's a facet or, like, a, a perspective I personally don't, um, adhere to, I...
If it's done well, if it's approached, if it's spelled out, it's like all right, okay, I see how someone falls into that category.
It explores the story of Mary Bennet, who is the middle sister in Pride and Prejudice.
Who the only thing you ever hear about her, like, again, this is a period piece.
Not, like, not, uh, I mean, unless you're on a holodeck it's not gonna be a Trek-related thing, but she's a character that's largely overlooked in the, in the, in the source material.
Um, there's, like, one mention of, like, a bad piano recital [laughs] and, and she's a little bit awkward.
So in The Other Bennet Sister, they explore her story, and they point out that in the scope of the story, they're growing up, that everything about their world is actually a very small provincial town.
But this family of five sisters is incredibly prominent, and the other four sisters are seen for their attractiveness and their singing or their skill or their flirtatiousness or vi- vivacity, and Mary's not really valued for what she is.
So the story of The Other Bennet Sister, the, the, the message here is that if you cannot shine where you are, you go somewhere else.
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