# Captain Kirk's Woke Opposition to Racism | "Balance of Terror" (TOS)

An episode of [The Mary Trump Podcast](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1785081636), 13 Sep 2026, 36 min.

Audio: https://anchor.fm/s/11652af00/podcast/play/125612233/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-8-11%2F431723862-44100-2-557b6bf7e09c7.mp3

Trek Politics will return next week (9/20) with Part 2 of our Motion Picture review. See you then!! In Balance of Terror, Captain Kirk faces war, prejudice, and impossible choices. Mary Trump and Bob Cesca discuss this powerful Star Trek episode about empathy, leadership, and resisting fear. #startrek #startrektheoriginalseries #marytrump #bobcesca

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