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Beam Me Up: A Star Trek Podcast

212 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 18 ratings

Join Matt as he explores for the first time why is Star Trek the cultural phenomenon that it is today.  But since there are over 740+ hours of Star Trek Episodes and 13 movies, Brent's challenge will be to find the best 150 or so that best represent what Star Trek is, the story of Star Trek, and paint Gene Roddenberry's vision of the Future. 

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Episodes

Extra Viewing - The Three C's

January 30, 2024 09:00 - 1 hour - 43.1 MB

I'm not actually sure when this particular episode was recording or for what purpose, but it's one that has never been released anywhere, until now.  This might have actually been our very first Extra Viewing, but I wouldn't swear to it.  So I just found it actually, so we are extending this set by 1 more episode...unless I find more.  :-) Support the show

Extra Viewing - ENT | Carbon Creek

January 16, 2024 09:00 - 34 minutes - 23.5 MB

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Extra Viewing - ENT | Regeneration

January 02, 2024 09:00 - 34 minutes - 23.6 MB

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Extra Viewing - ENT | Shuttlepod One

December 19, 2023 09:00 - 36 minutes - 24.9 MB

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Extra Viewing - VOY | Fair Haven and Spirit Folk

December 05, 2023 09:00 - 45 minutes - 31.1 MB

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Extra Viewing - What We Left Behind, the DS9 Documentary

November 21, 2023 09:00 - 46 minutes - 31.8 MB

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Extra Viewing - DS9 | Faith, Treachery, and the Great River

November 07, 2023 09:00 - 51 minutes - 35.3 MB

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Extra Viewing - DS9 | Afterimage

October 24, 2023 08:00 - 37 minutes - 25.5 MB

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Extra Viewing - VOY | The Omega Directive

October 10, 2023 08:00 - 56 minutes - 38.5 MB

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Extra Viewing - VOY | Message in a Bottle

September 26, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 41.5 MB

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Extra Viewing - DS9 | You're Coordially Invited

September 12, 2023 08:00 - 52 minutes - 36.1 MB

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Extra Viewing - VOY | Worst Case Scenario

August 29, 2023 08:00 - 42 minutes - 28.9 MB

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Extra Viewing - VOY | Macrocosm

August 15, 2023 08:00 - 41 minutes - 28.8 MB

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Extra Viewing - DS9 | False Profits

August 01, 2023 08:00 - 45 minutes - 31.2 MB

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Extra Viewing - DS9 | Looking for Par'Mach in All the Wrong Places

July 18, 2023 08:00 - 52 minutes - 35.9 MB

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Extra Viewing - VOY | Resolutions

July 04, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 47.9 MB

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Extra Viewing - DS9 | Bar Association

June 20, 2023 08:00 - 48 minutes - 33.6 MB

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Extra Viewing - DS9 | Little Green Men

June 06, 2023 08:00 - 39 minutes - 27.4 MB

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Extra Viewing - DS9 | Family Business

May 23, 2023 08:00 - 50 minutes - 34.7 MB

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Extra Viewing - DS9 | Dax

May 09, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 41.6 MB

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Extra Viewing - Brent Watches Firefly, the whole thing.

April 25, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 57.4 MB

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Extra Viewing - TNG | Times Arrow 1&2

April 11, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 55 MB

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Extra Viewing - TNG | The Game

March 28, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 42.9 MB

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Extra Viewing : TNG: The Emissary, aka Meet Worf's Baby Momma

March 14, 2023 08:00 - 54 minutes - 37.3 MB

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Extra Viewing - TNG | Deja Q

February 28, 2023 09:00 - 49 minutes - 34.2 MB

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Extra Viewing - TNG : Elementary, Dear Data

February 14, 2023 09:00 - 55 minutes - 38.4 MB

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Extra Viewing - TNG | Coming of Age

January 31, 2023 09:00 - 56 minutes - 38.8 MB

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Unaired Pilot 2 - TOS : Mudd's Women

January 18, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 44.1 MB

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Unaired Pilot 1 - TOS : Where No Man Has Gone Before

January 10, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 51.6 MB

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Revisiting the Journey - Catching Up with Brent and Matt After the Show

January 04, 2023 03:00 - 1 hour - 67.9 MB

Now that Matt has completed his journey up through the Berman era of Star Trek, and we have finished this part of the journey, it's time to take a step back and revisit the journey with Matt and Brent.  What stood out to them over the last 3-4 years?  What were their favorite moments?  Maybe their not-so-favorite moments?  And most importantly, what comes next for Beam Me Up: A Star Trek Podcast?  Find out the answers to all of these and more in this episode.   Support the show

Star Trek (2009), the JJ Abrams' film

December 20, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour - 52.9 MB

When the Romulan star explodes, a single mining vessel tracks Ambassador Spock's ship through a black hole and a tunnel in time back to when Spock and Kirk were students at Starfleet Academy.   This is end of Beam Me Up's weekly release schedule.  As we explain in the episode, this was always our ending point for the show.  However, please stay subscribed as you'll be getting extra goodies in this feed, and you never know when Matt will watch a new episode or even series and we jump back on...

Star Trek: Enterprise | These are the Voyages

December 13, 2022 09:00 - 43 minutes - 29.6 MB

Set during the events of The Next Generation episode, "Pegasus," Riker looks back on some decisions by the crew of the NX-01 in order to get some guidance on how to deal with current problem.  Specifically, he's watching the parts where Trip had to choose to disobey Archer and he lost his life over it.   If you're watching with us, the next episode will be our podcast finale, covering the movie, Star Trek: 2009.   Don't worry, that doesn't mean it's the end of the show.  Stay subscribed fo...

Star Trek: Enterprise | Demons and Terra Prime

December 06, 2022 09:00 - 49 minutes - 33.8 MB

A terrorist group holds earth Hostage unless all aliens leave the solar system immediately.  And to make matters worse, they taken DNA from both Trip and T'Pol to clone a baby. the first human/Vulcan hybrid, which could spell danger for the group that claims to be "Earth First." If you're watching with us, the next episode will be the other series finale of Enterprise, which is really just the Berman era finale, titled, "These are the Voyages."   Contact the show: email: beammeuppod@gmail...

Star Trek: Enterprise | The Klingon Augment Duology, covering the episodes "Affliction" and "Divergence"

November 29, 2022 09:00 - 34 minutes - 23.8 MB

The Klingons get ahold of Dr. Soong's work with the Augments and try to create their own group of genetically modified inviduals, but they screw it up and wind up giving themselves a disease that causes them to lose their forehead ridges and act far more aggressive than normal.  Now they have kidnapped Dr. Phlox in hopes that he can find the cure. If you're watching with us, the next episode will be the first series finale of Star Trek: Enterprise, "Demons" and "Terra Prime." Contact the s...

Star Trek: Enterprise | The First Alliance Trilogy, covering the episodes Babel One, United, and The Aenar

November 22, 2022 09:00 - 49 minutes - 34.1 MB

Humans, Andorians, Vulcans, and Telarites are thrust together against a common enemy, in an uneasy alliance that will pave the way for the coming Federation.  In the process, we meet a whole new species of Andorians and meet our favorite bad guys, the Romulans.   If you're watching with us, the next episode will be a two parter that we will call, "The Klingon- Augment Duology" covering the episode Affliction and Divergence. Contact the show: email: [email protected] Twitter: @beammeu...

Star Trek: Enterprise | The Vulcan Civil War...Almost, covering the episodes "The Forge," "Awakening," and "Kir'shara."

November 15, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour - 41.6 MB

T'Pol's mother goes missing, and it is suspected she has joined a rebel faction of Vulcan society, one that says it embraces the true teaching of Surak, and that Vulcan society, led by the High Council, has lost it's way. The High Council is eager to track down this "cult," despite interference from Archer and T'Pol, who encounter a Vulcan with the actual spirit of Surak inside of him which is evenutally transferred to Archer, to help get the rest of Vulcan society to see the light.   If yo...

Star Trek: Enterprise | The Augment Trilogy, covering Borderland, Cold Station 12, and The Augments

November 08, 2022 09:00 - 37 minutes - 25.9 MB

An ancestor of Dr. Soong has gotten his hands on the cryogenically frozen embryos of the human auments from the late 1990s (you know, Khan's people), and he has birthed them, raised them, and now they're on a mission to rescue all of their brothers and sisters to continue the work that was started by their predecessor.  When their aggressive tendancies began to manifest, Dr. Soong loses control of them.   If you're watching with us, the next episode will be another three parter that we will...

Star Trek: Enterprise | Home

November 01, 2022 08:00 - 47 minutes - 32.6 MB

The Enterprise has returned home, triumphant over the Xindi, preventing a much larger attack.  While everyone is singing their praises, the crew is having trouble readjusting to their new status as celebrities while the mood on Earth has shifted to fear and retaliation against anyone who is not human.   If you're watching with us, the next episode will be a three parter that we will call "The Augment Trilogy."  This one will cover the episodes, "Borderland," "Cold Station 12," and "The Augm...

Star Trek: Enterprise | Proving Ground

October 25, 2022 08:00 - 49 minutes - 34.1 MB

While deep in the expanse, Shran catches up to the Enterprise, offering to help repair and resupply the ship, while Shran harbors a secret about what his real intentions are of being there.  An act will result in pitting the allies against each other. If you're watching with us, the next episode will be from season 4 of Enterprise, entitled, "Home."  Contact the show: email: [email protected] Twitter: @beammeuppod Instagram: @beammeuppod Website: beammeuppod.com Support the show (...

Star Trek: Enterprise | The Expanse

October 18, 2022 08:00 - 51 minutes - 35.4 MB

When an alien craft arrived above Earth and proceed to cut a swath through the Earth from Florida to Venezula, the Enterprise is ordered home.  Devistated by the attack, Archer and the crew prepare to find out who did this and why, traveling into an area of space called the Expanse, a sort of Bermuda Triangle of space, much to the dismay of the Vulcans. If you're watching with us, the next episode will be from the middle of season 3 of Enterprise, titled, "Proving Ground." Contact the show...

Star Trek: Enterprise | Judgment

October 11, 2022 08:00 - 39 minutes - 27.5 MB

Archer is arrested by the klingons and put on trial, with the lead witness being an ancestor of Duras.  But in this court, the guilty verdict has already been decided and Archer's lawyer has to be reminded of what real honor looks like, even amongst the Klingons.   If you're watching with us, the next episode will be the season 2 finale, "The Expanse."  This is not a cliffhanger episode leading to Season 3.   Contact the show: email: [email protected] Twitter: @beammeuppod Instagram...

Star Trek: Enterprise | Cease Fire

October 04, 2022 08:00 - 34 minutes - 23.9 MB

As all out war is erupting between the Andorians and the Vulcans, Lt Shran asks for Archer's help to mediate a cease fire agreement between him and Ambassador Soval.   If you're watching with us, the next episode will be the episode "Judgment." Contact the show: email: [email protected] Twitter: @beammeuppod Instagram: @beammeuppod Website: beammeuppod.com Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/beammeuppod) Support the show

Star Trek X : Nemesis

September 27, 2022 08:00 - 58 minutes - 40 MB

It's our final adventure with our intrepid crew of the 1701-D...errr...1701-E.  When an explosion blows up the Romulan Senate, the new leader of the Romulans requests an audience with Captain Picard.  When Picard meets him, he is surprised to discover that this new leader, Shinzon, is actually a clone of Captain Picard himself, and the clone is bent on the destruction of the Federation.  Meanwhile, Data finds a long lost brother of his, B-4.    If you're watching with us, the next episode w...

Star Trek: Enterprise | Fusion

September 20, 2022 08:00 - 41 minutes - 28.8 MB

The Enterprise stumbles on a ship full of Vulcan pilgrims, a sect of Vulcans seeking the freedom to practice embracing their emotions as well as the freedom to perform the strictly prohibited practice known as a Mind Meld.  One of the pilgrims helps T'Pol experience emotions, a sensation that is scary but exciting to her, but then he goes too far when he forces a mind meld on her.   If you're watching with us, the next episode will be the movie, Star Trek X : Nemesis.   Contact the show: ...

Star Trek: Enterprise | The Andorian Incident and Shadows of P'Jem

September 13, 2022 08:00 - 48 minutes - 33.2 MB

While visiting a Vulcan monastery, Archer, Trip, and T'Pol stumble into a hostage situation, where the monks are being held by the neighboring Andorians, who suspect the monastery is really being used an espionage base.  When that turns out to be true, Archer exposes the Vulcans, setting off a sequence of events that may lead to further hostilities between the Vulcans and the Andorians, with the Humans caught in the middle. If you're watching with us, the next episode will be the episode "F...

Star Trek: Enterprise | Dear Doctor

September 06, 2022 08:00 - 49 minutes - 33.7 MB

In an era before the prime directive exists, the crew of the Enterprise picks up a dying humanoid that represents an entire species on the brink of death.  Their request, for Archer to give them Warp drive capabilities, Dr Phlox has second thoughts about it, thinking that their extinction may actually be a part of the evolution of their planet as a new species is about to rise.  Man, if only there was actually a guiding principle to help them out in situations like that.  Let's find out Matt...

Star Trek: Enterprise | Broken Bow

August 30, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 47.3 MB

It's been a while since we've had a new series.  So we do the thing in this episode where we not only talk about the episode itself, but we meet the new crew, the new ship, and set the stage for where we are going as finish out this podcast.   In this episode, the first starship Enterprise, the NX-01, launches humanity into deep space, with a mission to return a klingot...I mean klingon...to his homeworld. But of course it's never as easy as it sounds, as this new crew is about to find out....

Star Trek: Voyager | Endgame

August 24, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 41.4 MB

It seems like just last week that we were saying goodbye to the crew of Deep Space Nine, and now we are saying goodbye to the crew of Voyager (of course only doing 3 episodes from season 6 helped).  In this episode, Admiral Janeway travels to the past to attempt to bring Voyager home earlier to avoid the tragic deaths of Seven of Nine, Chakotay, and eventually even Tuvok.  What does Matt think of this series finale?  Is it better than the other Endgame that finished a major series?  Let's go...

Star Trek: Voyager | Homestead

August 09, 2022 04:00 - 48 minutes - 33.1 MB

The crew comes upon a colony of Talaxians under mob rule.  Neelix feels compelled to help his fellow countrymen, and in the end, he decides to stay with them and leave the crew of Voyager. It's one of the very few episodes that make Brent tear up, but will also get the feels in this episode?  Let's find out.   If you're watching with us, the next episode will be the series finale of Star Trek: Voyager, Endgame Contact the show: email: [email protected] Twitter: @beammeuppod Instagra...

Star Trek: Voyager | Human Error

August 02, 2022 08:00 - 30 minutes - 21.3 MB

Seven begins to explore romance via the holodeck, and the object of her affection...Chakotay.  This is the episode where we get the much maligned Chakotay/Seven relationship.  But, it also marks some major steps forward for Seven's growth toward regaining her humanity, and it has major implications for the series finale coming up in a just 2 weeks.   If you're watching with us, the next episode will be Homestead.   Contact the show: email: [email protected] Twitter: @beammeuppod Ins...

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