{"id":63,"date":"2025-11-04T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/letstalkabouttreks.com\/primedetective\/?p=63"},"modified":"2026-04-03T16:10:54","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T20:10:54","slug":"cosplay-or-civic-duty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/letstalkabouttreks.com\/primedetective\/podcast\/cosplay-or-civic-duty\/","title":{"rendered":"Costume vs. Courtroom: Why a Trekkie Was Kicked Off a Trial That Shaped a Presidency"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In 1996, a Star Trek fan named Barbara Adams showed up for federal jury duty wearing a full Starfleet uniform\u2014tricorder, phaser, and all. She wasn\u2019t just making a statement\u2026 she was making headlines. In this episode of The Prime Detective<\/em>, Grayson investigates the real-life consequences of one woman\u2019s cosplay in a courtroom tied to the Whitewater scandal, and how fandom sometimes finds its way into the halls of power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Links:
The Spokesman Review\/AP: Star Trek fan Dismissed from Whitewater Jury<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

International Federation of Trekkers<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Barbara Adams at Hidden Little Rock<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Trekkies” review at Entertainment Weekly <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Washington Post’s Whitewater archive<\/a>

Credits:
This episode of “The Prime Detective” was produced and hosted by Grayson Thagard.

Music for “The Prime Detective” is composed by Ben Wise: https:\/\/benwise.bandcamp.com\/<\/a>

Artwork for “The Prime Detective” is by Julie Hendrickson<\/a>.

Website and publishing support thanks to David Moody, Producer: “Let’s Talk About Treks<\/a>” The Podcast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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