Fan Response to “Magic to Make the Sanest Man Go Mad.”

Running Time: 1 hour 3 minutes 25 seconds
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The seventh episode of Star Trek: Discovery is here! After watching “Magic to Make the Sanest Man Go Mad,” fans had much to talk about. In this episode of Postcards from The Edge, host Amy Nelson is joined by Norman C. Lao to discuss all the feedback we’ve received from listeners—both positive and negative!

Chapters

Intro (00:01:04)
Initial Thoughts (00:06:45)
Cause and Effect (00:00:38)
Disco (00:17:48)
Stamets (00:22:00)
Mudd (00:26:14)
Tyler and Burnham (00:31:19)
Questions and Concerns (00:39:30)
Space Whales (00:50:28)
Final Thoughts (00:52:31)
Closing (00:58:11)

Host

Amy Nelson

Guest

Norman C. Lao

Production

Amy Nelson (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Tony Robinson (Associate Producer) Lisa Slack (Associate Producer) Tom Puleo (Associate Producer) Shoaib Mirza (Associate Producer) Richard Rutledge (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Patreon Manager)

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