Oct. 15, 2025

121. The Borg from 'Star Trek' w/Katherine Silva

121. The Borg from 'Star Trek' w/Katherine Silva

This episode, Kalid and Joe travel the final frontier! Joined by speculative fiction/horror writer, Katherine Silva, the crew chat about the Borg from Star Trek, specifically digging into the season 2 episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, “Q Who,” and the 1996 film, First Contact directed by Jonathan Frakes.

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Featured Guest:

Katherine Silva is horror writer, three-time Maine Literary Award finalist for speculative fiction, and editor-in-chief of Strange Wilds Press. Her latest book, Where the Soul Goes, is available now!

References:

The History of Star Trek's Borg, Explained - CBR

The Undead Folk

Hallowed Oblivion

The Deadlands omnibus

Ghost of Yōtei (video game)

Picture (short film)

SurrealEstate season 3 (SyFy)

Haunted Hotel (Netflix)

Alien: Earth (Hulu)

No, I’m Not Human (video game)