Plato's Stepchildren - November 22, 1968
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English - November 22, 2021 08:00 - 5 minutes - 5.76 MB - ★★★★★ - 26 ratingsTV & Film Society & Culture literature entertainment film history sciencefiction Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Star Trek pushed social boundaries through sci-fi storytelling and broke a prime-time taboo on November 22, 1968 with the episode "Plato's Stepchildren." What was the story behind the first scripted interracial kiss on American TV, and what were the repercussions? Find out on today's show.
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Written by Earl Green
Hosted by Ryan Myers
Music by Devin Curry