Positively Trek
467 episodes - English - Latest episode: 14 days ago - ★★★★★ - 26 ratingsTrek experts Dan and Barry discuss a variety of Trek topics, often with special guests! We want to share our love of the Star Trek universe, and celebrate how it has touched our lives. We also cover news and reviews of all new Star Trek shows and films!
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Breaking Bread with Starfleet Officers
June 20, 2024 07:00 - 59 minutes - 54.7 MBPositively Trek 274: Breaking Bread with Starfleet Officers Food and Drink in the Star Trek Universe Throughout its 58-year history, food and drink has played a significant role in the Star Trek universe. Food can be a cultural touchstone, from the Klingons and their gagh, bloodwine, and rokeg blood pie, to the Vulcans and their plomeek soup, and the Bajorans with their very spicy hasperat. Peace treaties can be hammered out over the dinner table. Captains can search living nebulas for cof...
Book Club: The Story We Didn’t Know We Wanted
June 13, 2024 21:00 - 1 hour - 71.2 MBPositively Trek 273: Book Club: The Story We Didn’t Know We Wanted Dayton Ward: Pliable Truths When Star Trek: Deep Space Nine hit our television screens in 1993, we were introduced to the planet Bajor, the end of the Cardassian Occupation, and a cast of colorful characters that were very different from the sanitized Starfleet environment of the Enterprise-D on Star Trek: The Next Generation. But what happened just before “Emissary”? How did Starfleet establish a presence in the Bajoran sy...
One Last Time… Let’s Fly
June 06, 2024 07:00 - 21 minutes - 19.8 MBPositively Trek 272: One Last Time… Let’s Fly Star Trek: Discovery’s Final Episode: “Life, Itself” After five seasons, this flagship show of the new era of Star Trek has come to an end. Star Trek: Discovery ushered in a renaissance of the Star Trek Universe, and we are very sad to see it go. Join host Dan Gunther as he shares his thoughts on this pivotal episode of the modern era of Trek and we say goodbye to Michael Burnham, Saru, Tilly, Stamets, Culber, Adira, Book, and the rest. Show p...
Officer, Widower, Father, Mentor, Emissary
May 16, 2024 07:00 - 1 hour - 73.3 MBPositively Trek 271: Officer, Widower, Father, Mentor, Emissary Benjamin Sisko: A Deep Dive In the 90s, the question in Trek fandom invariably was: Kirk or Picard? After watching seven seasons of Deep Space Nine, I knew what my answer was: Sisko. Beginning in season one, this commander took a dilapidated waystation at the edge of the frontier and turned it into a hub for science, commerce, and Federation authority against the impending Dominion threat. Along the way, he faced trials (and t...
Book Club: They Sure Like Writing for Garak!
May 03, 2024 07:00 - 1 hour - 62.4 MBPositively Trek 270: Book Club: They Sure Like Writing for Garak! Star Trek Explorer Presents: “The Mission” and Other Stories - Part 2/2 Back in episode 264, we took a look at the first 7 short stories that make up the collection Star Trek Explorer Presents: “The Mission” and Other Stories. And now we’re back to finish them off! In this week’s episode of the Positively Trek Book Club, hosts Dan Gunther and Bruce Gibson are talking about 7 Star Trek short stories, all of which appeared in...
The Vibe That Is Data
April 19, 2024 07:00 - 1 hour - 55.6 MBPositively Trek 269: The Vibe That Is Data Part 2: Data in Nemesis, Picard, and Beyond… Warning: This episode contains spoilers for all three seasons of Star Trek: Picard, as well as minor spoilers for the first episode of Star Trek: Discovery’s fifth and final season. Data is one of the most enduring and beloved characters in the Star Trek universe. When the character was killed off in the film Star Trek Nemesis, many Trek fans believed that he would one day be back. Now, thanks to Star ...
Discovery: “Red Directive” & “Under the Twin Moons” REVIEWED
April 04, 2024 13:00 - 37 minutes - 34.7 MBPositively Trek 268: “Red Directive” & “Under the Twin Moons” REVIEWED Warning for SPOILERS! It’s been a very long wait since the end of season four of Star Trek: Discovery, but the wait is finally over. The first two episodes of Discovery’s fifth and final season have premiered, and Dan Gunther is here to share his thoughts on both of them! In this episode of Positively Trek, Dan is flying solo to share his thoughts on “Red Directive” and “Under the Twin Moons,” the first two episodes of...
Book Club: Morn’s Little Partner in Crime
March 28, 2024 07:00 - 1 hour - 55.9 MBPositively Trek 267: Book Club: Morn’s Little Partner in Crime Deep Space Nine: The Dog of War At the height of the Dominion War, Deep Space Nine receives an unexpected guest: a priceless purebred corgi, which Quark names Latinum. Along with the adorable canine comes a mysterious Borg component which might help the Federation and its allies win the war… or spell doom for the entire Alpha Quadrant. In this episode of the Positively Trek Book Club, hosts Dan and Brandi discuss Star Trek: De...
He’s Already More Human Than Human
March 21, 2024 07:00 - 55 minutes - 50.8 MBPositively Trek 266: He’s Already More Human Than Human Data: Part One When Star Trek: The Next Generation premiered in 1987, Star Trek fans were given an entire new cast of characters to love. One character in particular proved to be extremely popular: the sentient android, Lt. Commander Data. In this episode of Positively Trek, hosts Barry and Dan continue their series on the characters of Star Trek by highlighting our favourite automaton. We talk about his introduction, compare him to ...
Book Club: Seven of Nine Knows Her Name!
March 14, 2024 07:00 - 1 hour - 79.8 MBPositively Trek 265: Book Club: Seven of Nine Knows Her Name! Picard: Firewall with David Mack & Guest Host Jessie Gender In this episode of the Positively Trek Book Club, Dan Gunther and guest host Jessie Gender welcome David Mack to the show to discuss his new novel, Star Trek: Picard: Firewall. When the USS Voyager returned to Earth, Seven of Nine’s life looked promising: Earth, the bastion of acceptance and equality, stood ready to accept the former Borg with open arms. Right? Reali...
Book Club: Did Anyone Have Android Pulaski on Their Bingo Card?
February 29, 2024 08:00 - 1 hour - 63.3 MBPositively Trek 264: Book Club: Did Anyone Have Android Pulaski on Their Bingo Card? Star Trek Explorer Presents: “The Mission” and Other Stories - Part 1 of 2 We here at the Positively Trek Book Club pride ourselves on covering every new Star Trek novel that is released. However, the releases are fewer and farther between these days. Thankfully, there are many places for us to go to get our Star Trek fiction fix! The Star Trek Explorer magazine has been publishing original Star Trek shor...
Just Waiting for that Kelvan Invasion…
February 22, 2024 08:00 - 1 hour - 68.3 MBPositively Trek 263: Just Waiting for that Kelvan Invasion… Our Favorite Star Trek Storylines Begging for a Follow-up Over the many years that Star Trek has been on the air, in one form or another, numerous storylines have been shown to us. And many of these stories have begged for follow-ups that never came. In this episode of Positively Trek, hosts Dan and Barry discuss which plotlines we would love to have Star Trek explore once again. From strange parasitic lifeforms that came within ...
Book Club: The Red Path
February 15, 2024 08:00 - 1 hour - 68.8 MBPositively Trek 262: Book Club: The Red Path Star Trek #7-10 plus 2023 Annual The mission to stop Kahless on his mad quest to kill the gods continues! But first… Sisko on trial! In this episode of the Positively Trek Book Club, hosts Dan and Brandi discuss the second hardcover omnibus collection of the Star Trek flagship comic from IDW: The Red Path. We talk about all four issues of this arc, plus the 2023 annual Star Trek issue that’s included in this collection. Purchase The Red Path: ...
The Enduring Personality of James T. Kirk
February 09, 2024 04:30 - 1 hour - 66.7 MBPositively Trek 261: The Enduring Personality of James T. Kirk A 60s Icon Through a 21st Century Lens “Space… The Final Frontier.” With those four words, the voice of Captain James T. Kirk echoes through the minds of Star Trek fans everywhere. Our first peek into the Star Trek universe showed us the bridge of the U.S.S. Enterprise with the stalwart Captain Kirk commanding the ship and our imaginations. In this episode of Positively Trek, hosts Barry and Dan embark on the first of many cha...
Book Club: Defiant - Volume 1
February 01, 2024 08:00 - 59 minutes - 54.3 MBPositively Trek 260: Book Club: Defiant - Volume 1 Worf and Crew Take On the Godkiller! After just 5 issues of IDW’s flagship Star Trek comic series, a spinoff was born! Worf’s frustration with Sisko’s tactics have led him to steal the U.S.S. Defiant and lead a “Dirty Dozen” style crew of misfits to take on Emperor Kahless and rescue Alexander from The Red Path! In this episode of the Positively Trek Book Club, hosts Dan and Brandi discuss Star Trek: Defiant - Volume 1, an omnibus collect...
Nova Squadron, Red Squad, and Badmirals
January 25, 2024 08:00 - 59 minutes - 54.3 MBPositively Trek 259: Nova Squadron, Red Squad, and Badmirals The Problem with Starfleet Meritocracy The future as seen in Star Trek is one free from the concerns of modern-day capitalism. In the words of Jean-Luc Picard, “The acquisition of wealth is no longer the driving force in our lives. We work to better ourselves and the rest of humanity.” So, what drives humans in their day-to-day lives in the future? In this episode of Positively Trek, hosts Dan and Barry take a look at Starfleet ...
Book Club: Godshock
January 19, 2024 04:30 - 1 hour - 69.5 MBPositively Trek 258: Book Club: Godshock Star Trek #1-6 by Jackson Lanzing & Collin Kelly In 2022, IDW began an ambitious project: an on-going Star Trek comic series featuring the return of Benjamin Sisko on a mission from the Prophets: someone is killing “gods,” and it’s up to Ben to stop them! In this episode of the Positively Trek Book Club, hosts Dan and Brandi take a look at the first collection of stories in the series: Star Trek: Volume One: Godshock. Written by Collin Kelly and Ja...
Star Trek in 2024
January 11, 2024 08:00 - 20 minutes - 19 MBPositively Trek 257: Star Trek in 2024 What To Watch and Read This Year! 2024 might be a bit of a weird year for Trek. Due to the twin strikes of 2023, Star Trek television shows are a bit thin this year. However, tv isn’t the only place to find great Trek stories! In this episode of Positively Trek, host Dan Gunther gives a rundown of all the Trek coming in 2024. From television shows such as Star Trek: Discovery and Star Trek: Prodigy, as well as a smattering of novels and a TON of comi...
Book Club: Making It So: A Memoir
December 28, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 74.4 MBPositively Trek 256: Book Club: Making It So: A Memoir Sir Patrick Stewart’s Life: In His Own Words Since first appearing on our television screens in 1987 as Captain Jean-Luc Picard, Patrick Stewart has been a bit of an enigma to Star Trek fans. Over the years, this “Unknown British Shakespearean Actor” (as he was referred to as in the LA Times that year) has become a familiar and much-loved presence as the lead of Star Trek: The Next Generation. Now, his life is laid bare in his new memo...
A Tree Full of Starships
December 21, 2023 08:00 - 48 minutes - 44.1 MBPositively Trek 255: A Tree Full of Starships Star Trek Christmas Tree Ornaments Over the Years In 1991, Hallmark put out the first in their line of Star Trek Keepsake Ornaments: The original U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701. In the 32 years since, every holiday season has seen more and more ornaments for Trek fans to add to their collection. In this episode of Positively Trek, hosts Barry and Dan discuss the varied and sometimes oddball entries in the Hallmark Star Trek ornament line. From gor...
Book Club: The Autobiography of Benjamin Sisko with Derek Tyler Attico
December 14, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 71.9 MBPositively Trek 254: Book Club: The Autobiography of Benjamin Sisko with Derek Tyler Attico We Interview the Author of The Emissary’s Autobiography! Positively Trek Book Club is honored to have author Derek Tyler Attico on the show! His terrific entry in Titan Publishing’s line of Star Trek autobiographies should have a place on every single Niner’s shelf. Dan Gunther and returning host Bruce Gibson talk to Derek about The Autobiography of Benjamin Sisko. We discuss Derek’s background as ...
Discovery’s Final Season Premieres in April 2024
December 07, 2023 08:00 - 11 minutes - 10.7 MBPositively Trek 253: Discovery’s Final Season Premieres in April 2024 Plus: A Khan: Ceti Alpha V Update! It’s a news update edition of Positively Trek, in which Dan brings you the week’s news from the Star Trek universe. This week, that includes a timeframe for the release of season 5 of Star Trek: Discovery, an update from Nicholas Meyer on his Khan: Ceti Alpha V project, and news of Critics Choice Awards nominations for both Star Trek: Strange New Worlds and Star Trek: Lower Decks! STAR...
Book Club: IDW’s Star Trek #400
November 30, 2023 08:00 - 51 minutes - 47 MBPositively Trek 252: Book Club: IDW’s Star Trek #400 Stories from Across the Final Frontier The Positively Trek Book Club returns! Dan and Brandi are kicking off a year of Star Trek comic catch-up with our thoughts on 2022’s Star Trek #400 from IDW, marking a landmark in publishing from the current Star Trek comic license holder! We discuss all 6 stories in this collection, including a story by Wesley Crusher himself, Wil Wheaton, as well as a prequel story to the ongoing Star Trek flagsh...
Jonathan Frakes Returns to Direct Strange New Worlds!
November 23, 2023 08:00 - 15 minutes - 13.9 MBPositively Trek 251: Jonathan Frakes Returns to Direct Strange New Worlds! Plus: News About Section 31 & Starfleet Academy News update! Dan brings you the latest news from the currently-in-production Star Trek projects, including Strange New Worlds, Section 31, and Starfleet Academy! Plus, a request to you, the listener: we need ideas for categories for a year-end Star Trek awards show! Let us know your thoughts! You can email us at [email protected], comment on the episode post o...
The SAG/AFTRA Strike Has Ended! What This Means for Trek
November 16, 2023 08:00 - 19 minutes - 17.8 MBPositively Trek 250: The SAG/AFTRA Strike Has Ended! What This Means for Trek Plus: Prodigy Gets the Christmas Present Treatment! It’s a news update episode of Positively Trek with Dan bringing you the week’s Star Trek news… and it’s a great week for great news! The SAG-AFTRA strike has come to an end with a tentative agreement with the studios, which means Trek can get back to crafting the ongoing voyages of our favorite shows! Plus: Star Trek: Prodigy season 1 will be beaming down to ou...
Lower Decks Ends Season 4 on the Highest of Notes!
November 09, 2023 08:00 - 54 minutes - 50.3 MBPositively Trek 249: Lower Decks Ends Season 4 on the Highest of Notes! Our Thoughts on the Final 2 Episodes, Plus Prodigy Nominated for an Emmy Star Trek: Lower Decks’ fourth season has ended, and in this episode of Positively Trek, hosts Dan and Barry share their thoughts on the final two episodes, as well as our hopes and predictions for season five! In the news this week, Star Trek: Prodigy has been nominated for an Emmy award. Plus, Dan has a brief update on the recent discovery of t...
Long-Lost USS Enterprise Model Found!
November 02, 2023 13:00 - 19 minutes - 17.4 MBPositively Trek 248: Long-Lost USS Enterprise Model Found! Plus: Two New Novels Coming in 2024, & Kurtzman Details the Future of Trek Dan is flying solo in this news update episode, and it’s a weird one! Crazy news from the past couple of days: the long-lost 3-foot model of the USS Enterprise, missing for decades, has been found thanks to a recent eBay listing! Plus: two new Trek novels have been announced for 2024, and Alex Kurtzman talks about Section 31, Starfleet Academy, Strange New ...
Prodigy Saved! Seasons 1 & 2 Will Be On Netflix
October 19, 2023 07:00 - 59 minutes - 54 MBPositively Trek 247: Prodigy Saved! Seasons 1 & 2 Will Be On Netflix Plus Our Thoughts on the Latest Episodes of Lower Decks Great news this week! Star Trek: Prodigy will have a new home on Netflix! In this episode of Positively Trek, hosts Barry and Dan discuss the move of Prodigy to Netflix, and … yes, we have some fourth Kelvin Timeline film news. Again. We also discuss our thoughts on the Star Trek: Lower Decks episodes “Empathological Fallacies,” “Parth Ferengi’s Heart Place,” and “...
Lower Decks Season 4 - The Story So Far…
October 03, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 68.8 MBPositively Trek 246: Lower Decks Season 4 - The Story So Far… Our Thoughts on the First Four Episodes Season Four of Star Trek: Lower Decks is underway! How is it so far? In this episode of Positively Trek, hosts Dan and Barry talk about our thoughts on the first few episode of the fourth season. Plotlines, characters, developments, and what we think is on the horizon for Star Trek’s favourite animated sitcom! In the news segment, we discuss the end of the WGA strike, blu-ray releases, n...
Strange New Worlds Season 2 Retrospective
September 05, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 57.5 MBPositively Trek 245: Strange New Worlds Season 2 Retrospective Our Thoughts on the 2nd Season With Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 2 on the books (and the follow-up likely to be delayed for some time), Positively Trek hosts Barry and Dan have decided to look back at the season and share our thoughts on how we feel the whole thing turned out. In the news segment, we talk about Star Trek Day 2023 and the latest from the #SaveStarTrekProdigy campaign. Save ‘Star Trek: Prodigy’ Banner ...
Starfleet Dances and Sings!
August 18, 2023 18:15 - 1 hour - 72 MBPositively Trek 244: Starfleet Dances and Sings! Celebrating the In-Universe Musical Talent of the Characters of Star Trek Star Trek: Strange New Worlds broke new ground by giving us Star Trek’s first musical episode, but it was hardly the first time we’ve heard the musical talents of Starfleet officers. From TOS, all the way through TNG, DS9, Voyager, and all of the modern Treks, the characters have played instruments, sang, and entertained us from the final frontier! In this episode of ...
Navigating Star Trek Podcasting in the Midst of a Hollywood Strike
August 03, 2023 21:47 - 53 minutes - 49.1 MBPositively Trek 243: Navigating Star Trek Podcasting in the Midst of a Hollywood Strike WGA & SAG-AFTRA STRONG! Barry is back in this episode of Positively Trek, joining Dan in this discussion of the current WGA and SAG-AFTRA labour actions and how they affect Star Trek and what our responsibilities as podcasters are. We also cover the recent Trek news, including this week’s ground-breaking Star Trek: Strange New Worlds musical episode, the Star Trek: Lower Decks season 4 trailer, and the...
Naked Rocky Spock
July 07, 2023 19:00 - 1 hour - 56.9 MBPositively Trek 242: Naked Rocky Spock Book Club: Strange New Worlds - The Illyrian Enigma First officer Una Chin-Riley: under arrest! Captain Pike and the crew of the USS Enterprise must find a way to free their colleague and learn more about the mysterious Illyrians, all while avoiding continuity issues because this is just a tie-in comic and not at all canon! In this episode of the Positively Trek Book Club, hosts Dan and Brandi are taking a look at Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: The I...
Star Trek Prodigy is Canceled, and We’re Not Happy
June 29, 2023 07:00 - 56 minutes - 52.1 MBPositively Trek 241: Star Trek Prodigy is Canceled, and We’re Not Happy Bruce Joins Dan and Barry for this Unhappy Episode The vibe is a little less than positive in this week’s Positively Trek as Bruce Gibson joins Dan and Barry to lament the surprise and frustrating cancellation of Star Trek: Prodigy. We also discuss the imminent departure of all Star Trek from the Crave streaming service in Canada. We talk about our thoughts on the cancellation, what the future looks like for Prodigy, ...
Strange New Worlds Season 2 is Here!
June 22, 2023 07:00 - 17 minutes - 16.2 MBPositively Trek 240: Strange New Worlds Season 2 is Here! Plus: New Blu-Rays, Audiobooks, Games, and Comics! Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 2 continues this week with “Ad Astra Per Aspera,” and we have a bunch of new media coming soon from the Trek universe! In this episode of Positively Trek, Dan is once again flying solo to bring you the week’s Star Trek news, including Star Trek: Picard season 3 on blu-ray, Andrew Robinson’s upcoming audiobook of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: A Sti...
Book Club: Somewhere to Belong
June 15, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 68.7 MBPositively Trek 239: Book Club: Somewhere to Belong Dayton Ward joins Dan and Jessie to talk about his new Star Trek: Discovery novel! In order to save all life in the galaxy, the crew of the USS Discovery embarked on a one-way trip to the distant future, leaving everyone and everything in their old lives behind. Now, in the 32nd century, Captain Burnham and her crew must learn to adjust to their new reality and find their place in the universe. In this episode of the Positively Trek Book...
TNG’s Disaster!
June 08, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 69 MBPositively Trek 238: TNG’s Disaster! Barry & Dan Take a Look at the Classic TNG Episode You’re kicking back in Ten Forward, enjoying some much needed R&R, when suddenly… disaster strikes! In this episode of Positively Trek, hosts Barry and Dan are taking a look back at the 5th season Star Trek: The Next Generation episode “Disaster.” We talk about the unique pairings in this episode, how our heroes deal with calamity, and how we can apply these lessons to our own lives here in the 21st ce...
Book Club: Star Trek: Resurgence
June 01, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 58.4 MBPositively Trek 237: Book Club: Star Trek: Resurgence We Review the Tie-In Comic Mini-Series! Star Trek: Resurgence has taken Star Trek fandom by storm, with many positive reviews and players praising the immersion into the Trek universe that the game provides. With that in mind, we here at Positively Trek decided to take a deep-dive into the tie-in comic prequel series! Hosts Dan and Brandi take a look at all five issues, chronicling the disastrous incident aboard the U.S.S. Resolute tha...
Strange New Worlds News Abounds!
May 25, 2023 07:00 - 20 minutes - 18.7 MBPositively Trek 236: Strange New Worlds News Abounds! Dan is Flying Solo in this All-News Episode It’s all Star Trek: Strange New Worlds news in this week’s episode of Positively Trek! Dan is flying solo this week, bringing you a brand new Strange New Worlds season 2 trailer and poster, episode titles for the entirety of season 2, and a brand-new comics miniseries featuring Pike and his crew from IDW! Strange New Worlds season 2 Trailer - https://blog.trekcore.com/2023/05/star-trek-strang...
Star Trek’s Many Resurrections
May 11, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 66.6 MBPositively Trek 235: Star Trek’s Many Resurrections Which Character Resurrection Is Our Favourite? In Star Trek, characters often die, but rarely do they stay dead for long! In this episode of Positively Trek, hosts Dan and Barry discuss the many Star Trek character resurrections over the franchise’s 55+ year history. Which ones were well-thought out? Which ones were kind of flimsy? We discuss (almost) all of them! In the news segment, we report on the WGA strike, Picard’s upcoming memoi...
Star Trek: Picard Has Ended! Long Live Star Trek: Legacy?
April 27, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 61.1 MBPositively Trek 234: Star Trek: Picard Has Ended! Long Live Star Trek: Legacy? Our thoughts on the end of the season & the possibility of Legacy becoming reality Star Trek: Picard has ended its three-season run with a bang, and with the distinct opportunity for the story to continue. Will Terry Matalas get his wish to do Star Trek: Legacy? Or will Picard be the end of the road for Captain Seven of Nine and the crew of the USS Enterprise NCC-1701-G? In this episode of Positively Trek, host...
The Future of Star Trek on Television
April 13, 2023 07:00 - 54 minutes - 49.7 MBPositively Trek 233: The Future of Star Trek on Television Strange New Worlds, Starfleet Academy, and Beyond… In this episode of Positively Trek, hosts Dan and Barry share their thoughts on the future of Star Trek. With two of the live-action shows coming to close soon, what does the future of our favourite franchise look like? In the news segment, we discuss the recent announcement of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, new posters for Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Corgi’s upcoming model line...
Strange New Worlds Season 2 Release Date Announced!
March 30, 2023 07:00 - 52 minutes - 47.8 MBPositively Trek 232: Strange New Worlds Season 2 Release Date Announced! Plus: Big Trek Announcements Coming, and Barry Picks a Star Trek Model Kit A news-heavy episode this week, as Positively Trek hosts Barry and Dan break down the recent announcements regarding Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 2, Star Trek: Lower Decks season 4, and Star Trek: Prodigy season 2! Plus, we discuss Star Trek models and Barry decides which one he would like to try and tackle! (Note: this is in reference...
Fan Spotlight: Jessie Earl, a.k.a. YouTube’s Jessie Gender!
March 17, 2023 00:01 - 1 hour - 76.6 MBPositively Trek 231: Fan Spotlight: Jessie Earl, a.k.a. YouTube’s Jessie Gender! Her Fandom, Unique Perspective, and an Exciting Upcoming Project with Star Trek’s Dr. Erin Macdonald! Hosts Dan and Barry are joined by Jessie Earl (YouTube’s Jessie Gender) to discuss her perspective on the Star Trek universe, what made her a fan of Trek, and the projects she is working on, including an exciting short film in collaboration with Star Trek science advisor Dr. Erin Macdonald! In the news sectio...
Book Club: It’s a Wagon Train to Outer Space!
March 08, 2023 18:53 - 1 hour - 59.7 MBPositively Trek 230: Book Club: It’s a Wagon Train to Outer Space! Strange New Worlds: The High Country with John Jackson Miller What does an intrepid starship crew do when they are stranded on a planet where none of their technology works? For Captain Pike, this means having the chance to live out a childhood fantasy of living in the old west. But he has to get his crew home and safe before they’re stranded on this Strange New World forever! In this episode of the Positively Trek Book Cl...
A Generation’s Final Journey Begins… Again!
February 22, 2023 19:01 - 1 hour - 56 MBPositively Trek 229: A Generation’s Final Journey Begins… Again! Picard Season Three Premiere: “The Next Generation” The final season of Star Trek: Picard begins! In this episode of Positively Trek, hosts Dan and Barry discuss “The Next Generation,” the season three premiere of Star Trek: Picard. We talk about how it compares to seasons one and two, some highlights from the episode, and where we think it all goes from here. In the news segment, we discuss a new vinyl album release of Star...
The World of “Woo”
February 09, 2023 03:45 - 1 hour - 77.7 MBPositively Trek 228: The World of “Woo” UFOs, Paranormal Activity, and Star Trek The world of Star Trek tends towards the more “scientifically-minded” when it comes to strange phenomena. But in our day-to-day lives in the 21st century, there are many things that remain unexplained. In this episode of Positively Trek, hosts Barry and Dan discuss UFO phenomena and strange, unexplained happenings in the context of our experience as fans of Star Trek. In the news segment, we talk about the fi...
Book Club: Stargazer
February 01, 2023 20:35 - 1 hour - 57.7 MBPositively Trek 227: Book Club: Stargazer The 3-Part Star Trek: Picard Comic Miniseries Reviewed Star Trek: Picard’s second season introduced us to the new USS Stargazer, the namesake of Jean-Luc Picard’s first command. In this episode of the Positively Trek Book Club, host Dan Gunther is joined by Brandi Jackola to discuss Star Trek: Picard: Stargazer. Set between seasons two and three of Picard, the Stargazer comic miniseries chronicles a return mission to a planet originally visited by...
Star Trek: Prodigy Season One Wrap-Up (Part 2)
January 25, 2023 18:30 - 1 hour - 63.1 MBPositively Trek 226: Star Trek: Prodigy Season One Wrap-Up (Part 2) Our Thoughts on Season One & What We Want in Season 2 Star Trek: Prodigy has wrapped its phenomenal first season, and in this episode of Positively Trek, Dan and Barry are discussing their favourite bits from the season and what they would like to see in season two. We get into the implications of the explosive events of the season finale, which characters we relate to the most, and where we see these characters going in t...
Prodigy Season One Wrap-Up Part 1: The Characters
January 12, 2023 17:21 - 1 hour - 66.4 MBPositively Trek 225: Prodigy Season One Wrap-Up Part 1: The Characters Plus: Nicholas Cage Spurns Star Wars for Trek! Star Trek: Prodigy’s first season has finished, and Dan and Barry are here to discuss their thoughts on the season in this episode of Positively Trek! In this first part of the discussion, we take on the characters of Prodigy and talk about the various arcs and storylines faced by the crew of the Protostar over the course of the season. In the news segment, we talk a...