Beam Me Up: A Star Trek Podcast

Star Trek: Voyager | Lineage

Newly married Tom and B'elanna discover they're expecting a baby, and B'elanna must confront her own childhood trauma as she seeks to remove klingon DNA from the baby, against the wishes of Tom and the Doctor.  As we wind down to the Voyager Finale, what does Matt think of this newest development?  Spoiler Alert - He nails a Finale Prediction in this episode.  Let's find out what it is. If you're watching with us, the next episode will be Human Error. Contact the show: email: beammeuppod@...

Star Trek: Voyager | Critical Care

You may think this is a weird episode for us to include, especially having skipped over Unimatrix Zero, but Brent will explain why early in this episode.  As for this episode, the Doctor's program is stolen and sold to a planet who rations healthcare in a very unethical manner, and the Doctor just can't take it.  What will Matt make of this episode and what it's trying to say?  Let's dive in and find out.   If you're watching with us, the next episode will be Lineage. Contact the show: em...

Star Trek: Voyager | Pathfinder

Our old friend Reginald Barclay is back on Earth, working on the Pathfinder Project, which is focused on getting Voyager home, but he falls back into his own holo-addiction when he becomes closer with the holographic Voyager crew than he does with his real like co-workers.  Will Matt even remember Barclay?  What will he do with the knowledge that Voyager is now in regular two way contact with Starfleet?  Let's find out. If you're watching with us, the next episode will be on Star Trek: Voya...

Star Trek: Voyager | Child's Play

Icheb, one of the new Borg children on board the ship, is reunited with his family.  He doesn't particularly care to stay with them at first, but as he comes around to the idea, it is discovered that he was intentionally given to the Borg as a trojan horse, ala Hugh from i, Borg.  Thankfully, Voyager rescues him before he can be assimilated for a second time and he becomes a permanent member of the crew.  What does Matt think of a new character being added this late?  Let's find out. If you...

Charting the Course - Star Trek Voyager Season 6

It's that time again to take a pause from our normal routine and take a look ahead to Chart the Course for where we are going as a podcast.  This time, we are looking at Voyager Season 6.  And to help plot our way through the stars, Brent brings in a long time friend of the show, and our very first Patron from so long ago, Erik.  This season was tough to choose because there are truly so many great episodes, but which ones truly fit the mission of this podcast?  Maybe not as many as you migh...

Charting the Course - Star Trek Voyager Season 6

It's that time again to take a pause from our normal routine and take a look ahead to Chart the Course for where we are going as a podcast.  This time, we are looking at Voyager Season 6.  And to help plot our way through the stars, Brent brings in a long time friend of the show, and our very first Patron from so long ago, Erik.  This season was tough to choose because there are truly so many great episodes, but which ones truly fit the mission of this podcast?  Maybe not as many as you migh...

Star Trek: Voyager | Equinox, Parts 1&2

If you've been following along with us, then you'll know that Brent has labeled Season 5 of Voyager as the Season on Mental Health.  The season premiered with the episode Night, in which we saw Janeway battling depression as she dealt with her regret of having stranded the crew in the Delta Quadrant, wondering if she was right to do so, and to do so while upholding Star Fleet principles.  Well, in this episode, Janeway gets to see first hand the proverbial road-not-taken.  Will she realize s...

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | What You Leave Behind (Series Finale)

The time has come to say goodbye to a crew that we have come to know and love, even if we don't necessarily like some of them.   It's all been building to this, the final showdown of the Federation vs The Dominion.  Sisko vs Dukat. The Prophets vs the Pah Wraiths.  Who comes out on top?  Well, you probably already know.  But what will our First Time Watcher think when he see it all unfold?  Does this hold up as the best finale Trek has produced to date? Let's find out. If you're watching wi...

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | The Finale, Act 3

This week we are continuing our final run of episodes in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, with Act 3 of the finale, encompassing episodes 7 and 8 of the 10 episode arc, Extreme Measures and Dogs of War. If you're watching with us, the next episode will be on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | What You Leave Behind  (The Series Finale) Contact the show: email: [email protected] Twitter: @beammeuppod Instagram: @beammeuppod Website: beammeuppod.com Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/bea...

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | The Finale, Act 2

This week we are continuing our final run of episodes in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, with Act 2 of the finale, encompassing the second three episodes of the arc, The Changing Face of Evil, When It Rains, and Tacking Into the Wind.   If you're watching with us, the next episode will be on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Finale Act 3 (Extreme Measures and Dogs of War) Contact the show: email: [email protected] Twitter: @beammeuppod Instagram: @beammeuppod Website: beammeuppod.com Suppo...

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | The Finale, Act 1

The time has come to wrap up all things Deep Space Nine, but we can't do it in just one episode, after all, the finale is 10 episodes long. But don't worry, we won't take 10 episodes either.  We'll take 4.  And here is the first, Act 1 of the finale, encompassing the first three episodes of the arc, Penumbra, Till Death Do Us Part, and Strange Bedfellows.  Brent is super excited to get here, but what about Matt? Let's find out. If you're watching with us, the next episode will be on Star Tr...

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges

Agent Sloan is back and this time he has a mission for the newly recruited Section 31 secret agent Julian Bashir, to observe and report on the health of the head of the Romulan Tal Shiar, but really, this is an elaborate scheme to ensure that the Romulans stay on the Federation's side of the war...oh yeah, Sloan fakes his death too.  Will this one keep Matt guessing?  Let's find out. If you're watching with us, the next episode will be on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Finale Act 1 (Penumbra,...

Star Trek: Voyager | Dark Frontier

When Captain Janeway tries to steal a transwarp coil from a Borg Sphere, the Borg Queen uses this opportunity to try to lure Seven of Nine back into the Collective, all the while, Seven must confront her past, specifically the events that led to hers and her parents' assimilation.  It's Seven of Nine's Origin story with the added benefit of a heist plot.  Matt loves origin stories, but will he love this one?  Let's find out. If you're watching with us, the next episode will be on Star Trek:...

Star Trek: Voyager | Latent Image

The Doctor has a crisis when his programming goes into a cyclical loop of ethics and the crew has to erase his memory to keep him from decompiling...that is until he begins to pick up on the clues that they left behind.  Eventually he has to deal with it to get past it, and takes a big step closer towards sentience.   If you're watching with us, the next episode will be on Star Trek: Voyager, Dark Frontier (1&2) Contact the show: email: [email protected] Twitter: @beammeuppod Instag...

Star Trek: Voyager | Thirty Days

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Covenant

Star Trek: Voyager | Night

In this episode, Brent and Matt begin Voyager Season 5 with a hodge-podge of an episode in “Night.”  It’s the beginning of an unintentional entire season on mental health for Star Trek, beginning with Janeway dealing with a bit of depression.  Brent will go into his own recent diagnosis of depression and how that now colors his understanding of this episode in a new way. Support the Show.

Charting the Course - Star Trek: Voyager Season 5, with Jeff Akin of the Starfleet Leadership Academy Podcast

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Tears of the Prophets, Image in the Sand, and Shadows and Symbols

Star Trek: Voyager | Living Witness

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | In the Pale Moonlight

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Inquistion

Star Trek: Voyager | The Killing Game

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Far Beyond the Stars

With the war raging on, a discouraged Sisko is thinking about calling it quits, when the prophets intervene with a vision that recasts the DS9 crew in 1950s America, with Sisko as a struggling science fiction writer facing blatant racism.   This episode is a clear stab at dealing with racism even in our modern day.  So to help us with this one, we bring in friend of the show, and voice on Anti-Racism education, Jessica Eaton.  This is not just a normal episode of Beam Me Up; this is the mos...

Star Trek: Voyager | Hunters and Prey

The crew finally gets letters from home, but in doing so, they alert a master hunter species to their existence, resulting in Voyager literally being HUNTED.  It's a simple concept, but one that introduces us to the Hirogen and marks our first contact with home.  Where will Matt go with all of this when he sees it? Lets find out. If you're watching with us, the next episode will be Deep Space Nine's "Far Beyond the Stars." Contact the show: email: [email protected] Twitter: @beammeup...

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Waltz

Sisko and Dukat crash land on a planet, and while they wait for rescue, they have it out, and Dukat's true nature comes to the front. If you're watching with us, the next episode will be a two - parter on Star Trek: Voyager | Hunter/Prey. Contact the show: email: [email protected] Twitter: @beammeuppod Instagram: @beammeuppod Website: beammeuppod.com Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/beammeuppod) About the Show: Matt doesn't know anything about Star Trek.  Brent has been ...

Star Trek: Voyager | Year of Hell Parts 1&2

Obsessed with restoring the Krenim Imperium, no matter the cost, a Krenim military temporal scientist creates changes in history that all but destroys Voyager. If you're watching with us, the next episode will be on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Waltz. Contact the show: email: [email protected] Twitter: @beammeuppod Instagram: @beammeuppod Website: beammeuppod.com Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/beammeuppod) About the Show: Matt doesn't know anything about Star Trek.  Br...

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Favor the Bold/Sacrifice of Angels

Sisko launches a plan to retake DS9 from the Dominion, and succeeds, with a little help from the prophets.  It's the end of this opening 6 episode arc of the Dominion war.  Matt was worried last week about Odo.  Will he breathe a sigh of relief at this episode?  Let's find out. If you're watching with us, the next episode will be a two parter on Star Trek: Voyager | Year of Hell, Parts 1&2 Contact the show: email: [email protected] Twitter: @beammeuppod Instagram: @beammeuppod Webs...

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Behind the Lines

While Kira's resistance cell plots to slow down the Cardassians from taking down the minefield, the female changling has seduced Odo and sabotaged their plans.  Meanwhile, Sisko gets promoted, leaving Dax in command of the Defiant. If you're watching with us, the next episode will be a two parter on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Favor the Bold/Sacrifice of Angels Contact the show: email: [email protected] Twitter: @beammeuppod Instagram: @beammeuppod Website: beammeuppod.com Suppor...

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | A Time to Stand

It's three months into the Dominion War and things aren't going so well for the Federation, except for the fact that Dukat has been unable to bring down the minefield blocking the wormhole.  That's when Sisko and crew are tasked with a mission to destroy the Dominion's supply depot of Ketracel-White, potentially eliminating the Jem'Hadar as a threat. If you're watching with us, the next episode will be on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Behind the Lines Contact the show: email: beammeuppod@g...

Star Trek: Voyager | Scorpion, Scorpion Part 2, and The Gift

It's a rare 3-parter here at Beam Me Up, and oh my Borg is it a dousey.  We gain a new cast member, say goodbye to a cast member, and make a complete shift in how Voyager will play out going forward.  In this episode, the Voyager crew come across an alien enemy more powerful than the Borg, and they're bent on the destruction of our galaxy.  But the Doctor develops a weapon that can be used against them.  Janeway forges a shaky alliance with the Borg to the defeat the new enemy, but when she'...

Charting the Course - Star Trek: Voyager Season 4

The end of Voyager Season Three is upon us, which means it is time to Chart the Course for Season Four.  Obviously, Matt isn't here for this one, but never fear!  Brent invites on John, host of the Trek Profiles Podcast, to discuss Voyager Season Four and find out which episodes are essential, which ones aren't, and which ones are good, but go the Extra Viewing List.   SPOILERS ABOUND! If you're watching with us, the next episode will be a three parter on Star Trek: Voyager | Scorpion Part...

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Call to Arms

When Starfleet decides that the Dominion can not be allowed to continue sending ships into the Alpha Quadrant, they order Sisko to mine the Wormhole, causing the existing Dominion fleet, let by Weyoun, to capture DS9, setting off the Dominion War.  Matt has finally arrived at where the past several seasons have been heading.  He knows it's coming, let's see how he takes it. If you're watching with us, the next episode will be a three parter on Star Trek: Voyager | Scorpion Parts 1&2 and The...

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | In the Cards

Jakes searches for a gift for his father while Bajor contemplates a non-aggression pact with the Dominion.  It's a silly episode, but one with a great Star Trek message and more importantly, Matt meets Weyoun before we encounter what's coming next.  Join us as we talk about "In the Cards." If you're watching with us, the next episode will be on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Call to Arms Contact the show: email: [email protected] Twitter: @beammeuppod Instagram: @beammeuppod Website:...

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Soldiers of the Empire

Martok assumes his first command after being freed from his Jem'Hadar imprisonment, but he is making for a rather reluctant captain, forcing his first officer, Worf, to choose between his loyalty to his captain and his loyalty to his crew.  It's a character defining episode for Martok, but Matt doesn't know that.  Let's see if he can make heads or tails about why this episode was included.   If you're watching with us, the next episode will be on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | In the Cards C...

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Dr. Bashir, I Presume

Dr Lewis Zimmerman has come to Deep Space Nine to use Dr. Bashir as the model for the new LongTerm Medical Holographic program, but while researching his subject, he stumbles on to a long held Bashir family secret that could get Julian discharged from the service.  It's an episode that fundamentally changes Dr. Bashir, but is it for the better or the worse?  And what does our first time watcher think of the mother of all retcons?  Let's find out. If you're watching with us, the next episode...

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | In Purgatory's Shadow/By Inferno's Light

Garak goes on a mission, accompanied by Worf, to determine what has happened to the survivors of the failed attack on the Founder's homeworld, but they wind up captured and in a Dominion prison, where they meet the real General Martok and Dr. Bashir.  Meanwhile, back on the station, a saboteur, changeling Bashir, is enacting a plan to blow up Bajor's sun and destroy the entire region.   If you're watching with us, the next episode will be on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Dr. Bashir, I Presum...

Star Trek: Voyager | Unity

What happens when Borg Drones get De-Borgified?  Are they still just as terrifying?  Can they ever get back to normal?  Those are some of the questions this episode tackles.  Plus, we have one of the best "How this episode came to be" segments we've ever done.  Matt watches for the very first time.   Let's see what a first time watcher picks up on this one. If you're watching with us, the next episode will be on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | In Purgatory's Shadow/By Inferno's Light Contact ...

Star Trek: Voyager | Blood Fever

After being attacked by Ensign Vorik, B'elanna begins to experience symptoms similar to the Vulcan Pon Farr and is trapped in a cave with only Tom Paris to help her through it. We also meet a familar enemy.  What will Matt think of a potential Tom/B'elanna relationship and the reemergence of the Borg? Let's find out in today's Episode of Beam Me Up: A Star Trek Podcast If you're watching with us, the next episode will be on Star Trek: Voyager | Unity Contact the show: email: beammeuppod@g...

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | For the Uniform

Sisko begins to obsessively pursue Federation traitor, Michael Eddington, causing Ben to compromise on his beloved Starfleet morals and policies.  In an episode that sets up Sisko for what comes next, this was an important to stop and see before heading into that big adventure. If you're watching with us, the next episode will be on Star Trek: Voyager | Blood Fever Contact the show: email: [email protected] Twitter: @beammeuppod Instagram: @beammeuppod Website: beammeuppod.com Sup...

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | The Begotten

While Kira is having the O'Briens' baby, Odo has received a baby changeling, which prompts him to try to teach it to shapeshift, but Odo's adoptive father is interfering.  But it all comes to an end in a surprising fashion.  What will Matt's reaction be to Odo getting his shapeshifting abilities back?  Let's find out. If you're watching with us, the next episode will be on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | For the Uniform Contact the show: email: [email protected] Twitter: @beammeuppod I...

Star Trek: Voyager | Fair Trade

Neelix finds himself at the end of his knowledge of space and at the end of his usefulness of Voyager.  Seeking out a map of the area, so he can continue to be of service, Neelix finds himself going deeper and deeper down a rabbit hole of trouble.  It's an interesting episode, but where it really shines is in it's commentary of the value of people.  Matt and Brent discuss that and more in this episode of Beam Me Up! If you're watching with us, the next episode will be on Star Trek: Deep Spa...

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Rapture

On the eve of Bajor's admittance into the Federation, Sisko finds a legendary lost city on Bajor which results in visions that lead him to tell Bajor to Stand Alone, much to the chagrin of the Federation officials who've arrived at the Station.  It's an episode that brings us back to the Emissary once again, and it more than sets the stage for what's to come.  How will Matt see it?  Let's find out. If you're watching with us, the next episode will be from Star Trek: Voyager - "Fair Trade." ...

Star Trek: Voyager | The Q and the Grey

The Q Continuum is locked in a Civil War following the events of Quinn's suicide.   Q returns to Voyager in hopes of getting Captain Janeway to agree to be the mother of his child, thinking that infusing the continuum with human DNA will put an end to the fighting.  But Janeway isn't so keen on the idea.  Nor is Miss Q, Q's ex-love interest.  What will Matt think of our return to the continuum in this week's episode of Beam Me Up: A Star Trek Podcast. If you're watching with us, the next ep...

Star Trek VIII: First Contact

It's time to return to the movies and catch up with Captain Picard and the gang.  What's better than a time travel story?  Make it a Borg Time Travel story, back to a time that hasn't even happened yet, the day when Vulcans made first contact with humans and set into motion the events that would one day lead to the Federation.  Brent is a big fan of this episode, but let's find out if this movie holds up for our first time watcher, Matt. If you're watching with us, the next episode will be ...

Star Trek: Voyager | Future's End 1&2

Voyager gets sent back in time to Earth, 1996, where a corporate mogul has possession of a 29th century time ship which he has used to bring about the computer revolution of the late 20th century.  But history says his next move will cause a temporal explosion.  Can the crew stop him before billions of innocent lives are lost?  What will our first time watcher think of this episode?  Is it fun, or hum drum?  Let's find out. If you're watching with us, the next episode will be the feature fi...

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Trials and Tribble-ations

The crew of DS9 find themselves back in time, on the original Enterprise, the 1701, right in the middle of the episode, "The Trouble with Tribbles."  Hilarity ensues, but what does this episode do for a first time watcher?  Is this episode as good as Trekkie's all claim that it is?  Let's find out. If you're watching with us, the next episode will be from Star Trek: Voyager Season Three: Future's End Parts 1 and 2. If you want to contact the show: email: [email protected] Twitter: @b...

Charting the Course - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 5

Brent Brings in guest Jeff Akin, of the Starfleet Leadership Academy Podcast, to discuss the upcoming season 5 of Deep Space Nine, and decide which episodes are in, which ones are out, and which ones go to extra viewing. If you're watching with us, the next episode will be from Star Trek: Deep Space 9, season 5:  Trials and Tribble-ations. If you want to contact the show: email: [email protected] Twitter: @beammeuppod Instagram: @beammeuppod Website: beammeuppod.com   Matt doesn'...

Star Trek: Voyager | The Swarm

While the command crew deals with a stupid swarm attack that adds nothing to the episode, the Doctor's program has grown so big that it's degrading, giving him a form of holographic alzheimer's disease.  Can B'elanna and Kes work with the EMH Diagnostic Tool to solve this one before the doctor is lost forever?  Let's find out. If you're watching with us, the next episode will be Charting the Course for Voyager Season 3.  After that, we'll be watching The Swarm from season 3 of Star Trek: Vo...

Charting the Course - Star Trek: Voyager Season 3

It's time to turn the page and begin our fly over journey through season 3 of Star Trek: Voyager.  But which episodes will we stop and watch and which ones will we glide over?  That's what this episode is about.  And joining Brent this week, (cause Matt's not allowed to), is Phil Routh from the Nerd Trek Podcast.  Together they will venture out ahead to see what's to come on Beam Me Up. If you're watching with us, the next episode will be from Star Trek: Voyager Season Three: The Swarm (Bre...