Matt and Sean talk about the rare late-season bright spot in Star Trek TOS Season 3, Episode 21, "The Cloud Minders." After weeks of episodes that dragged, this one finally feels like real Trek again. They pick apart why it works, where it still limps, and what a bigger budget might have done for the back half of a struggling season 3. This episode first aired on February 28, 1969.

Chapters:

 * 00:00: Intro
 * 03:46: Mailbag
 * 05:53: Today’s Episode
 * 06:24: This Time in History
 * 10:48: Today’s Discussion

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235: Star Trek TOS, “Cloud Minders”

Perovskite solar has promised a revolution for over a decade, so is it finally real? Matt and Sean talk with Joel Jean, co-founder and CEO of Swift Solar, the US startup spun out of MIT and Stanford. Joel explains how stacking a perovskite film on top of silicon lifts a solar cell's efficiency ceiling from 30 percent to about 45 percent. He also breaks down the three "tooth fairies" every new solar technology has to solve: performance, lifetime, and cost. So is perovskite tandem solar finally ready for your roof? Or is 25 year durability still one miracle away?

Chapters:

 * 00:00: Intro
 * 03:20: Joel Jean Interview
 * 41:02: The Super Soaker Mailbag

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309: Is Perovskite Solar Finally Here? Joel Jean - Swift Solar Interview

Matt and Sean talk about the possession horror hiding inside Star Trek TOS Season 3, Episode 18, "The Lights of Zetar." An alien energy takes over Lieutenant Mira Romaine, and the creepy voice, the floating body, and the "you can't have her back, she's ours" menace feel pulled straight from a 1960s Hammer horror film. So is this secretly one of Star Trek's scariest hours? Or does the show waste a great idea by burying the reveal for 40 minutes?

Chapters:

 * 00:00: Intro
 * 02:30: Episode Description
 * 02:58: This time in History
 * 06:30: Today’s Episode Discussion

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234: Star Trek TOS, "The Lights of Zetar" - The Exorcist in Space?

Matt and Sean talk about what killed Star Trek in Star Trek TOS Season 3, Episode 16, “The Mark of Gideon.”

Chapters:

 * 00:00: Intro
 * 01:55: Feedback
 * 03:44: Episode Description
 * 05:40: This Time In History
 * 12:44: Today’s Episode Discussion

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233: Star Trek TOS, “Mark of Gideon”

Matt and Sean talk to Paulus Schoutsen, the software engineer who started Home Assistant–the largest open-source smart-home platform in the world, running in over 2 million homes.

Chapters:

 * 00:00: Intro
 * 01:20: Paulus Schoutsen
 * 52:08: Feedback - Updates
 * 56:20: Feedback - What Happens with the Chlorine?
 * 59:24: Feedback - Climate Change
 * 01:01:00: Feedback - Poutine

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308: Smart Homes with Paulus Schoutsen

Matt and Sean talk about the release of all stakes in Star Trek TOS Season 3, Episode 14, “Whom Gods Destroy.”

Sean’s comic collection goes on sale July 3rd. Details here: https://www.whatnot.com/s/VMjS3uri

Chapters:

 * 0:00: Intro
 * 3:26: Today's episode
 * 5:12: This time in history
 * 7:51: Episode discussion

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232: Star Trek TOS, “Whom Gods Destroy”

The inventor of the Super Soaker, Dr. Lonnie Johnson, joins Matt to talk about his most ambitious project yet: the JTEC, a heat engine with no moving parts that converts low-grade waste heat straight into electricity. They get into how it actually works, why Johnson thinks it could run far more efficiently than what we use today, and the long road from a 2003 idea to the first commercial unit. Plus how a billion-dollar water gun quietly funded a quarter-century of clean-energy research.

Chapters:

 * 00:00: Intro
 * 05:06: Dr. Lonnie Johnson Interview
 * 32:36: Previous Episode Feedback

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307: From Super Soakers to Heat Engines with Dr. Lonnie Johnson

Matt and Sean talk about the never-ending battle for good storytelling in Star Trek TOS Season 3, Episode 15, “Let That Be Your Last Battlefield.”

Sean’s comic collection goes on sale July 3rd. Details here: https://www.whatnot.com/s/VMjS3uri

Chapters:

 * 00:00: Intro
 * 00:53: Listener Feedback
 * 03:16: This Time in History
 * 09:58: Today’s Conversation

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231: Star Trek TOS, “Let That Be Your Last Battlefield”

Matt sat down with Jorge Diaz Schneider, CEO of Ion Storage Systems, to talk about their anode-less, ceramic-based solid-state battery that doesn't swell or need pressure to work. We get into why they're chasing consumer electronics instead of EVs, the new continuous manufacturing line they just fired up, and why so many solid-state startups have over-promised and flamed out. It's an honest look at where this technology really stands in 2026 … and where it's headed.

This presentation is for informational and technical discussion purposes only and does not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, any securities or a recommendation regarding any investment, financing or strategic transaction. Statements regarding future product development, commercialization, market opportunities, manufacturing scale-up, customer adoption or future performance are forward-looking, subject to risks and uncertainties, and may differ materially from actual results. The company undertakes no obligation to update such statements except as required by law.

Chapters:

 * 00:00 - Intro
 * 01:24 - Jorge Diaz Schneider Interview

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306: Is This Finally a Real Solid State Battery? With Jorge Diaz Scheider

Matt and Sean talk about more pulp, but not as well aged, in Star Trek TOS Season 3, Episode 17, “That Which Survives.”

Chapters:

 * 00:00: Time Code and Chapters
 * 03:13: Today’s Episode
 * 03:38: This time in History
 * 08:53: Today’s Discusion

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230: Star Trek TOS, “That Which Survives”

Join Matt Ferrell from the YouTube Channel, Undecided, and his brother Sean Ferrell as they discuss electric vehicles, renewable energy, smart technologies, and how they impact our lives. Still TBD continues the conversation from the Undecided YouTube channel.

Still To Be Determined

Join Sean and Matt as they rewatch all of Star Trek in order and in historical context.

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