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Discovering Trek: The Star Trek Universe Companion

168 episodes - English - Latest episode: 12 months ago - ★★★★ - 79 ratings

Discovering Trek will be the definitive look at every brand new episode in the Star Trek Universe!! This podcast will look at the story and characters, but will also look to see what we might discover about humanity--and maybe even ourselves--in the process. This podcast is filled with SPOILERS, so be sure to have watched the current episode of Star Trek before listening.

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The Next Generation

May 05, 2023 17:54 - 37 minutes - 26 MB

The amazing Final Season of Star Trek: Picard has concluded and, now, we begin our look at this amazing reunion of the crew of the Enterprise D.  Beverly Crusher is in trouble and, in reaching out to Jean-Luc Picard, she tells him to “trust no one,” including Starfleet. Star Trek: Picard’s final season brings together some iconic characters for an amazing last mission together, and we’re going to kick off our analysis of it with episode 1, titled “The Next Generation.”  Hey…that’s got a n...

Star Trek: Discovery CANCELED

March 03, 2023 16:20 - 22 minutes - 15.7 MB

In this special breaking news edition of Discovering Trek, Bill Smith, Ron Wrobel, and Mike Bovia discuss the announcement by Paramount+ that Star Trek: Discovery will end after Season 5.

The Stars At Night

November 04, 2022 15:46 - 43 minutes - 30.1 MB

This week on Star Trek Lower Decks' incredible Season 3 finale, the Cerritos goes up against Admiral Buenamigo's computer run starship in a test to see if the California Class of starships will be replaced by the new super AI Texas class. As with any fully automated device in Star Trek, things soon go haywire and mass destruction and loss of life ensues!  Will the Cerritos survive the onslaught of not one, but three Texas Class AI crazy starships? Also, Bold Boimler is on full display whe...

Trusted Sources

November 04, 2022 13:43 - 36 minutes - 25.2 MB

This week on Star Trek Lower Decks, Captain Freeman gets her wish as "Project Swing By" is approved by Starfleet Command!  The Cerritos has been chosen for the first mission to return to, of all places, Omara - you know the drug addict planet from TNGs Symbiosis?  You would think the mission was a piece of cake, but this is Lower Decks, so nothing goes as planned  - especially when a reporter from the FNN comes on board to do a report on the Cerritos and its mission.  Not only does Freeman ...

Prodigy Junket

October 24, 2022 07:00 - 13 minutes - 9.11 MB

Mike and Emilie are back with Kate Mulgrew, Brett Gray, and Ella Purnell from Star Trek Prodigy! The second half of season 1 is on the way and Mike and Emilie were at the press junket for the new season portion. Find out how the stars of Prodigy feel about the influence their characters have on the next generation of Trek fans.

Crisis Point 2: Paradoxus

October 14, 2022 16:21 - 37 minutes - 26.2 MB

This week on Star Trek Lower Decks, its time for the biggest sequel in the history of Holodeck blockbusters as Boimler tries to outdo Mariners first adventure Crisis Point.  Captain Dagger (Boimler) and his crew of the USS Wayfarer have to stop the Romulans from changing history when they steal a device called the Chronogami! But after some devastating news, Boimler is more concerned with finding out the true meaning of life so he makes Tendi acting Captain while he and Mariner go on their ...

A Mathematically Perfect Redemption

October 14, 2022 13:51 - 29 minutes - 20.7 MB

This week on Star Trek Lower Decks, it's the unexpected return of the Exocomp Peanut Hamper! After abandoning the crew in the Season 1 finale, Peanut Hamper has been floating in the Pakled/Federation battle debris field.  She manages to escape a Drookmani salvage ship and finds herself on an isolated planet called Areolus (no really, that's what it's called). While adjusting to living with the bird like Areore, we see her start to change and look to redeem herself and the choices she made in...

Hear All, Trust Nothing

September 29, 2022 20:53 - 35 minutes - 24.5 MB

This week on Lower Decks, Captain Freeman is assigned to negotiate a trade agreement with the Karemma while docked at...wait for it...wait for it...DEEP SPACE 9!!!  The return to everyone's favorite "Cardassian Monstrosity" is anything but normal as Tendi has to deal with a fellow Orion who is hell bent on keeping that Orion Pirate reputation well preserved, Boimler is raking in the latinum at the dabo table and Freeman and Colonel Kira have to deal with Quark and his continued, questionabl...

Reflections

September 29, 2022 20:47 - 35 minutes - 25 MB

This week on Lower Decks, Rutherford is having some problems with his implants and when Tendi tries to help with a cache purge, things get a little crazy as a younger version of Rutherfords conscience takes over his body and fights for control.  The two Rutherfords 'duke it out' in his mind and finally decide on a shuttle race to determine who will take over permanently. Meanwhile on Tulgana IV, Boimler and Mariner are assigned to work the Starfleet Recruitment Tent at the local fair and ...

Room For Growth

September 23, 2022 15:17 - 30 minutes - 21.3 MB

This week on Lower Decks, Boimler, Tendi and Mariner discover a scheme by the dreaded Delta Shift to manipulate a ship lottery on some fancy new living quarters.  They begin a quest to get to the one terminal on the entire ship so that they can beat the Delta's at their own game. Along the way, they run into some unexpected challenges, like a Holodeck "Bonnie & Clyde" simulation run by Shax and Dr. T'ana, as well as actually bonding with the Delta's - or so it would seem. Meanwhile, after...

Mining The Mind’s Mines

September 16, 2022 07:00 - 28 minutes - 20 MB

This week on Lower Decks, during an away mission, Boimler, Mariner and Rutherford face their ultimate fantasies as well as their most feared nightmares, all thanks to some special glowly rocks that harness thoughts and memories. Our crew soon discovers that not all is as it appears to be and it is actually up to Tendi (struggling on her first day of Senior Science Officer training) to save the day and uncover the devious plan of the planets inhabitants! Dan and Kasey welcome Bill back to...

The Least Dangerous Game

September 07, 2022 07:00 - 31 minutes - 21.7 MB

Grab your bat'leths and prepare for an amazing quest, adventurers!  During their downtime, General Martok returns (kind of) to lead our Lower Deck crew on glorious quests and missions.  When on duty, Boimler decides he is going to change his ways and be more assertive, and that quickly puts him in danger with an alien who has targeted him as prey!  Meanwhile, Mariner is at odds with Ransom (again) during an away mission when he assigns the engineers to negotiate with the Dulainians while he...

Grounded

September 05, 2022 19:45 - 28 minutes - 19.7 MB

This week on the season premier of Star Trek: Lower Decks, Captain Freeman is on trial for the destruction of Pakled Planet, and Mariner is not going to sit by and watch her mom go down without a fight.  The Cerritos is in a secure location and the gang hijacks a familiar piece of history to get to the ship which holds the evidence to set the Captain free! Amazing easter eggs, wonderful callbacks to Star Trek of the past, and an unexpected and delightful guest voice actor all make the la...

A Quality of Mercy

July 14, 2022 18:41 - 37 minutes - 51.7 MB

It's the explosive finale of Strange New Worlds! The future of the alpha quadrant balances on the terror of Pike's foreseen future as we revisit a classic TOS episode with a twist. And who is that commanding the Farragut? Is that...Captain Kirk? Is this musical captain's chairs? What is going on as we engage the Romulans on the edge of the Neutral Zone? Mike returns for this episode of Discovering Trek joined by Yvette and Matthew who talk about throwbacks to Balance of Terror, New Kirk, ...

All Those Who Wander

July 11, 2022 16:54 - 31 minutes - 43.6 MB

The crew comes face-to-face this time with the terrifying enemy of this first season of Strange New Worlds, the Gorn. But the enemy might be much closer than it appears when survivors of a marooned ship are rescued by the Enterprise. Between La'an's past trauma and Spock releasing repressed rage at crewmate's death, will the away team have what it takes to survive? We're joined this week by Ruthie from With the First Link who agreed with Yvette that this was a strong episode while Matthew...

The Elysian Kingdom

July 06, 2022 17:37 - 43 minutes - 50.5 MB

The crew are transformed into the characters of the Elysian Kingdom, a book M'Benga has been reading to his daughter Rukiya who has also suddenly disappeared. M'Benga, and Hemmer, the only two crew members unaffected, must discover if there is a fairy behind this fairy tale, or is this just the effect of a failed experiment to save Rukiya's life. Yvette and Matthew are joined this week by Yvette's co-host on SyFy Sistas, Tamia Harper where Yvette and Tamia reflect on portrayals of black f...

The Serene Squall

June 24, 2022 07:00 - 29 minutes - 27.2 MB

Yeaaargh! Pirates sighted in this episode of Strange New Worlds as the Enterprise is lured outside Federation territory in a ruse to capture the ship! A potential ally turns out to be an enemy though to they do engage Spock in a fascinating conversation about false binaries he may hold about his own identity. Human, Vulcan, both, neither? Yvette, Matthew, and guest Aiyana-Mei Tom, talk about the awesomeness that is Captain Angel, that steamy bridge kiss, and how the discourse of trans rig...

Lift Us Where Suffering Cannot Reach

June 22, 2022 18:23 - 27 minutes - 25.5 MB

"Lift Us Where Suffering Cannot Reach" has the Enterprise intervening in a world that is outside of Federation territory. While the ship and crew have no jurisdiction here, will Pike follow his heart and violate General Order One to save a child, a civilization, and his love's soul? Yvette and Matthew talk about the Prime Directive, our continued love for Doctor M'Benga, Potential Borg Origins, suggest a floating city should have railings, and try to figure out why cadet Uhura was given l...

Spock Amok

June 07, 2022 07:00 - 53 minutes - 37.1 MB

This week on Discovering Trek, Mike, Yvette, Matthew, and guest Jamie Rogers discuss the Strange New Worlds episode, "Spock Amok." The crew brings the funny in this episode with swapped identities and Enterprise BINGO. Plus, we find out that Una is not, "where fun goes to die," because people are idiots! What did we think of the episode? Was there too much funny? And who wears the green wraparound better, Mike or Pike? Find out on this episode of Discovering Trek: Strange New Worlds!

Memento Mori

June 01, 2022 07:00 - 36 minutes - 25.4 MB

This week guest host Kasey Shafsky, Yvette, and Matthew discuss the next episode of Strange New Worlds, "Memento Mori." You're going to learn more than you knew before about brown dwarfs and their significance in song. Starfleet also celebrates their version of Memorial Day, which has a deeper impact on La'an than she thinks. Oh yeah, there's also a battle with a species known as the Gorn... you may have heard of them before. What did we think about the episode? How important is it to f...

Ghosts of Illyria

May 31, 2022 15:39 - 1 hour - 50.1 MB

This week Mike, Yvette, Matthew, and guest Mike Thurlow discuss the next episode of Strange New Worlds, "Ghosts of Illyria." Everyone on the Enterprise is loving on light, except for Una. She's got a secret that keeps her safe but can save everybody else as well. Meanwhile, Pike and Spock are trying to conceal themselves from an ion storm and plasma creatures. What did we think about the episode? Is it important for some secrets to remain secret or come out into the open? Find out on th...

Children of the Comet

May 17, 2022 07:00 - 48 minutes - 33.5 MB

This week Mike, Yvette, and Matthew, discuss the next episode of Strange New Worlds, "Children of the Comet." Captain Pike invites members of the crew to his quarters for dinner, and the party includes Cadet Uhura. We learn a lot about her background, including that she's not sure if Starfleet is for her. She's also a singer, but more on that later. A rogue comet is going to strike an inhabited world and the Enterprise tries to alter its course, only to find out that there's a structure...

Hide and Seek

May 16, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 68.7 MB

WARNING: This episode contains frank discussion about suicide and its role in Episode 209 of Star Trek: Picard. Mike B., Tamia, Jamie, and Mike T., breakdown Hide and Seek on this week's episode. We finally find out what the trauma was that Picard suffered as a child... and it was shown quite vividly on screen. We'll attempt to tackle that as well what all of this means leading into the season finale. How did we feel overall about the episode, and how do we think this season will end? L...

Mercy

May 11, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 67.3 MB

This week, Mike B., Mike T., Jamie, and Subrina discuss the latest episode of Picard, Mercy. As we continue to see the slide of Jurati into becoming the Borg Queen, Guinan and Picard are in an FBI basement being questioned by an agent that is taking the thought of aliens on earth very personally. Rios and Teresa grow closer and we all begin to question, will he stay or will he go? Soong loses his daughter but learns about his legacy from Jurati in a quest to move closer to the future that...

Strange New Worlds

May 10, 2022 07:00 - 49 minutes - 33.9 MB

This week Mike and Yvette welcome Sara and Emilie to discuss the pilot episode of Strange New Worlds. We've all waited a long time for this and are so excited to talk about it. As Captain Pike is on leave, contemplating his future, Spock gets engaged, and Una leads a first contact mission that goes awry. Admiral Robert April sends Pike and crew out to find her and salvage the mission. While there, Pike discovers something about himself while learning more about some of the new members of ...

Monsters

May 04, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 66.3 MB

This week on Discovering Trek, Mike B., Mike T., Jamie, and Tamia, discuss the episode "Monsters." Take a walk inside the walls of Picard's psyche as we begin to find answers to the childhood trauma that's been a theme from this season. We find out more about Maurice and Yvette Picard than we ever have and see what's happening with our assimilated Dr. Jurati. Plus, Rios looks to be losing the battle of love over Teresa. What did we think of the episode, and will our predictions ever pan...

Strange New Worlds Press Junket

May 04, 2022 01:35 - 10 minutes - 7.14 MB

To begin Discovering Trek: Strange New Worlds, we dive into the press junket for the show that we've been waiting for since at least 2019, if not 1964. In this mini-episode, you'll hear from Star Trek: Strange New Worlds stars Rebecca Romijn, Ethan Peck, Jess Bush, and Anson Mount! What do the actors behind the scenes have to say about this show and their roles? What are their feelings about having a show created because of their prior roles? Listen and find out on this episode of Disco...

Two of One

April 20, 2022 10:46 - 1 hour - 68.8 MB

This week on Discovering Trek, Mike B., Mike T., Jamie, and Fran, discuss the episode "Two of One." The Borg Queen's interest in Jurati makes itself manifest in a big way, while the rest of the crew are trying to do all they can to make sure Renee Picard makes her mission. Soong, Q, and security almost stop them until Agnes makes her on stage debut. That doesn't stop Soong from his ultimate goal, though he may have foiled the wrong Picard. What did we think of the episode, or for that m...

Fly Me to the Moon

April 05, 2022 12:46 - 1 hour - 71.7 MB

This week on Discovering Trek, Mike B., Mike T., Jamie, and Subrina, discuss the episode "Fly Me To The Moon." Picard finds out the objective of the Watcher and how they can work toward a common goal. Q takes an interest in Dr. Adam Soong, and Jurati takes an interest in the Borg Queen. Meanwhile, Seven and Raffi are able to rescue Rios, once again reuniting the crew. Oh yeah, there's a new Renee Picard in town, too. What did we think of the episode? Do we like the direction this season...

Watcher

March 29, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 67.7 MB

We always have a lot of fun on Discovering Trek, but sometimes an episode requires some serious talk regarding its messages. This week Mike B., Mike T., Jamie, and Fran, discuss the episode "Watcher" and its impact on us. Raffi and Seven try to find a way to rescue Rios from the position he's gotten himself into, while Jurati needs to make a deal with the Borg Queen to assist. Picard works to track down the Watcher in Los Angeles and ends up meeting a young old friend who's at a crossroad...

Assimilation

March 22, 2022 07:00 - 56 minutes - 38.9 MB

This week, Mike B. and Jamie are joined by Kasey Shafsky to discuss "Assimilation," the third offering from Season 2 of Star Trek: Picard. Rios, Raffi, and Seven, must explore Los Angeles 2024 to try to find the "Watcher," while Picard and Jurati stay on La Sirena to see what they can find out from the Borg Queen. Agnes learns a lot from a partial assimilation, and Rios ends up in a medical clinic after taking a rough fall from beam in. How did we feel about this episode? Is Rios discov...

A Conversation with Kate Mulgrew

March 17, 2022 13:17 - 31 minutes - 21.5 MB

On this very special bonus episode, Emilie and Mike are joined by the legendary actor that plays Kathryn Janeway, Kate Mulgrew! We are honored to have the privilege to speak with her about her career and current role on Star Trek: Prodigy. Kate and Emilie have a true conversation with each other about life and growing up and college choices. It’s a wonderful conversation you won’t want to miss.

Penance

March 15, 2022 00:53 - 1 hour - 59 MB

This week, Mike B., Subrina, Mike T., and Jamie discuss "Penance," the second offering from Season 2 of Star Trek: Picard. Q is back and has thrown Picard's crew into a dystopian society. Picard is a warlord General, Seven is the President of the Confederation and Elnor is no longer welcome on a xenophobic Earth. The crew finds that they need to go back in time to set things straight, and to do so, need to enlist the help of the Borg Queen. How did we feel about this episode? How is the...

The Star Gazer

March 08, 2022 02:19 - 1 hour - 57.7 MB

This week, Mike B., Tamia, Mike T., and Jamie discuss the first episode of Star Trek: Picard, Season 2, "The Star Gazer". A Starfleet vessel is set to auto destruct before we get to look in on our crew from last season over the previous 48 hours. Picard, Raffi, and Rios are all back in Starfleet, and Elnor is at the Academy. Seven is captaining the La Sirena working for the Fenris Rangers again, and Jurati and Soji are entertaining a group of Deltans. A situation in space brings most of...

Picard Season 2 Trailer & Theories

March 02, 2022 19:23 - 1 hour - 51.8 MB

Season 2 of Star Trek: Picard is just around the corner, so hosts Mike B, Jamie, Mike T, Tamia, and Subrina, break down the trailer for season 2. What in the trailer offers a glimpse of what's in store for us in this season? We'll closely examine that and throw out our wishes and theories as to what we may be dealing with this season! Join us for this breakdown and get to know our motley crew of characters here on Discovering Trek: Picard!

A Moral Star, Part 2

February 09, 2022 18:44 - 1 hour - 63.2 MB

On this final episode of the first half of Season 1, Mike and Emilie are joined by Abby Sommer to discuss "A Moral Star, Part 2." The crew will attempt to get the U.S.S. Protostar back from The Diviner while also trying to release all the Unwanted from Tars Lamora. This will mean redemption for some of our characters and a new unseen one for all of them. We'll discuss that and talk in depth about what we think the second half of the season will bring us, on this episode of Discovering T...

A Moral Star, Part 1

January 31, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 47.8 MB

This week, Mike and Emilie are joined by Meg MacConnell to discuss the penultimate episode of the first half of Star Trek: Prodigy Season 1, "A Moral Star, Part 1." The crew of the Protostar are forced to return to Tars Lamora for the greater good. Having learned how to work together as a crew, Dal and company prepare a rescue mission of the "Unwanted" on Tars Lamora. The Diviner, as expected, goes back on his word and demands not just the Protostar, but Gwyn as well. As he begins to leav...

Time Amok

January 24, 2022 13:07 - 1 hour - 46.3 MB

  This week, Mike and Emilie are joined by Jude and Brent Allen of the Murf's Turf Podcast to discuss "Time Amok." A tachyon storm threatens to destroy the U.S.S. Protostar and the crew needs to work together in a unique way to prevent it. Each one of the crew is separated into different parts of time on board the Protostar, with their only way of working together being through Hologram Janeway. They each face circumstances they're unfamiliar with, while a new Drednok is being built in t...

Shockwave, Part 1

January 20, 2022 22:56 - 39 minutes - 22.8 MB

Discovering Trek listeners, are you as shocked as we are that this is the end of season one? More timey wimey activities with dire consequences are going on and what does this mean for the future of our crew, Starfleet and deep space exploration? What does that mean for season two? Does that mean that the shackles of the rhyming recap have been thrown to the wind? Oh gawd please let that be a yes! In this episode, Co-hosts Sara and Kasey talk about all that plus what their thoughts are of...

First Con-Tact

January 17, 2022 16:13 - 51 minutes - 35.4 MB

This week, Mike and Emilie are joined by author Jake Black and his 3 kids, Jonas, Rachel, and Elisabeth, to discuss "First Con-Tact." Dal comes across a former mentor and has mixed feelings as the rest of the crew meet her. As the crew of the U.S.S. Protostar continue to learn the many things that their ship can do, they receive a distress call from what turns out to be a female Ferengi Daimon, Nandi, who essentially raised Dal before he ended up on Tars Lamora. Through this chance meetin...

Kobayashi

January 10, 2022 15:57 - 53 minutes - 36.7 MB

The Prodigy crew is back and so is Discovering Trek! Mike and Emilie are joined by Kellyn Goncalves, to discuss "Kobayashi." The Protostar emerges from its warp 4,000 light years from the Delta Quadrant and discovers some of what the holodeck can do. The majority of the crew wants to contact the Federation after finding out they've traveled faster than anyone thought possible. Dal isn't having it. In fact, after finding out about a training program on the newly discovered holodeck, he wan...

The Examples

December 21, 2021 16:36 - 41 minutes - 29 MB

This week, Dan, Bill, Sara, and Kasey take on Star Trek Discovery's "The Examples".  During an rescue mission on an old Emerald Chain settlement, Burnham and Book work to save a group of prisoners who were left behind during the evacuation and face certain death from the DMA.  Meanwhile on the Discovery, Federation scientist and all around know it all Ruon Tarka comes aboard and works with Stamets to gather more information on the DMA. With the help of Saru and Reno, they come up with a...

All Is Possible

December 15, 2021 16:54 - 37 minutes - 26.4 MB

This week, the whole gang is back for the first time this season as Dan, Bill, Sara, and Kasey take on Star Trek Discovery's "All Is Possible".  After an enlightening conversation with the mysterious Dr. Kovich about the reformed Starfleet Academy, Tilly takes command of a group of new cadets and Adira on an away mission  that goes horribly wrong.  With time running out she must find a way to make her team work together or face certain death! Meanwhile, during the ceremony to welcome ba...

A Conversation with Dan & Kevin Hageman

December 10, 2021 13:40 - 1 hour - 42.7 MB

In a podcast exclusive, Mike and Emilie have the chance this week to have a conversation with Dan & Kevin Hageman, the creators of Star Trek: Prodigy! The conversation includes how they began their writing careers, what it takes to create an animated series from scratch and what it feels like to have their names mentioned alongside Gene Roddenberry. We are overjoyed that Dan and Kevin chose to spend some time with us and can't thank them enough for their graciousness. If you're loving P...

Choose To Live

December 06, 2021 15:12 - 35 minutes - 25 MB

This week, Bill, Sara, and Kasey take on Star Trek Discovery's "Choose To Live".  It hasn't been all that long since the Burn, and well even when the Federation is handing out dilithium, odds are someone will show up and try to take it without asking. That happens this week, and someone pays for that...with their life! All kind of things are happening in this week's episode "Choose To Live," from family reunions, to Romulan Warrior nuns (better known as the Qowat Milat), and even Burnha...

A Conversation with Nami Melumad

December 02, 2021 14:34 - 31 minutes - 18.5 MB

This week, Mike and Emilie are thrilled to have Nami Melumad, the composer of Star Trek: Prodigy, for a special bonus episode. During the conversation, we discuss her becoming the first female composer of a Star Trek series and what it means to have her name alongside legends like Goldsmith. We also chat about her being a Star Trek fan and why Prodigy has a special connection for her fandom. She tells us how she came to become a composer as well. We can't thank Nami enough for spending ...

Anomaly

November 29, 2021 14:50 - 36 minutes - 25.8 MB

This week, Dan, Sara and Kasey talk all about Star Trek Discovery's Season 4 emotional second episode "Anomaly".  Book is hurting.  Bad.  Like a lot!  His planet is gone and he has cut himself off from everyone, even Burnham.  But he quickly volunteers for a dangerous mission to gather info on the anomaly.  He will need help, so Stamets joins him on the away mission - sort of. Plus, Saru returns to the Discovery as its new First Officer and is helping just about everyone with words of wis...

Terror Firma

November 22, 2021 17:28 - 59 minutes - 41.2 MB

For our final breakdown episode before the hiatus, Mike and Emilie are joined by Jenn Tifft from Trek Core, to discuss "Terror Firma." The crew faces their toughest challenge yet, find the U.S.S. Protostar and get off the planet before the planet strands them there. A 10 kilometer walk that keeps changing direction is tough enough without a crew member with a broken leg who has given your biggest foe your coordinates. This time the crew is able to stand together to meet their challenges h...

Kobayashi Maru

November 22, 2021 15:33 - 43 minutes - 30.4 MB

This week, Dan, Sara and Kasey kick off the newest season of Discovering Trek: Discovery and talk all about Star Trek Discovery's Season 4 premier "Kobayashi Maru".  Five months after solving The Burn, Captain Burnham is working hard to welcome planets back into the Federation.  As the Discovery welcomes aboard the new Federation President and heads off to assist a Space Station in need, Book heads home to partake in a special ceremony with his family.  A new and devastating threat is disco...

Dreamcatcher

November 15, 2021 08:00 - 53 minutes - 30.8 MB

This week, Mike and Emilie are joined by Nathan Sherman and his uncle, TGPN associate producer, Patrick Escudero to talk about "Dreamcatcher." The young crew of the U.S.S. Protostar go on their first away mission since taking control of the ship... but it isn't the best of experiences. Plants that can read their thoughts attempt to keep them all on the planet by seducing them with the things they really love. Gwyn, still aboard ship, is able to escape the brig and take over all systems, g...

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