Star Trek Discovery Podcast, featuring Picard, Lower Decks, and Strange New Worlds
176 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★ - 48 ratingsThe Star Trek Discovery Podcast is an in-depth, long-form, community-driven discussion about Star Trek: Discovery, shown weekly on Paramount Plus. We also cover Star Trek: Picard, Star Trek: Lower Decks, and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. We’re Brian Meloche and Laurence "LT" Todd, two long-time Star Trek fans, and in each episode we analyze the story, characters, and how the shows are placed in the Star Trek universe. For Lower Decks, Brian & LT are joined by Kyle McAdams. Together with our listeners, we rate each episode, discuss the highs, lows, and share other thoughts. Thanks for listening!
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Episodes
STLDP 008 – Veritas (S1E8)
September 28, 2020 10:34 - 1 hour - 71.9 MBBrian & Kyle discuss Star Trek: Lower Decks S1E8, titled Veritas. A departure from previous episodes, we thought it was the best of the season. Our ensigns are caught off guard when aliens force them to testify about a series of seemingly unrelated events.
STLDP 007 – Much Ado About Boimler (S1E7)
September 21, 2020 08:39 - 1 hour - 60.2 MBBrian & Kyle discuss Lower Decks S1E7, titled Much Ado About Boimler. From the title, you may think this was a Boimler episode, but his character was very much a part of the B story this week. Instead, the Cerritos gets a substitute Captain, and it's an Academy classmate of Mariner's, Captain Adira Ramsey.
STLDP 006 – Terminal Provocations (S1E6)
September 15, 2020 03:46 - 1 hour - 53.2 MBBrian & Kyle discuss Lower Decks S1E6, titled Terminal Provocations. Lovable but awkward Ensign Fletcher makes it difficult for Mariner & Boimler. Rutherford introduces Tendi to his new holodeck training program and its new assistant, Badgey. The Cerritos & The Drookmani fight over Starfleet salvage.
STLDP 005 – Cupid’s Errant Arrow (S1E5)
September 07, 2020 14:55 - 1 hour - 57.2 MBBrian & Kyle talk through S1E5 of Lower Decks, titled Cupid's Errant Arrow. The USS Cerritos and the USS Vancouver team up to implode a moon but the natives are not happy. Boimler meets up with his girlfriend on the Vancouver and Mariner thinks she can't be real. Tendi and Rutherford compete to keep a new device.
STLDP 004 – Moist Vessel (S1E4)
August 31, 2020 21:53 - 1 hour - 53.8 MBBrian & Kyle talk through S1E4 of Lower Decks, titled Moist Vessel. The USS Cerritos and the USS Merced team up to tow a generational ship in when things go awry. Captain Freeman and Mariner team up to get them out of distress. Tendi helps an ascension.
STLDP 003 – Temporal Edict (S1E3)
August 24, 2020 21:37 - 1 hour - 53.6 MBBrian and Kyle talk through the third episode of Star Trek: Lower Decks, titled Temporal Edict. The end of Buffer Time on the USS Cerritos brings a frazzled crew; a second contact for Ransom & Mariner goes badly and leads to deadly combat with a new Federation world. We both enjoyed this one, maybe a little less than the last but still good and we're getting used to the show as a whole.
STLDP 002 – Envoys (S1E2)
August 22, 2020 11:01 - 1 hour - 60.8 MBWe are unfortunately several days late this week, but we talk through the second episode of Star Trek: Lower Decks, titled Envoys. We both liked this one a lot better than the first episode. It had some real laugh out loud moments and some interesting character development. We're enjoying the series so far and look forward to the next one.
STLDP 001 – Second Contact (S1E1)
August 10, 2020 04:22 - 1 hour - 58.3 MBMy TWDTT/FTWDTT co-host Kyle McAdams and I bring you this new animated show on CBS All Access. Ruthie will be back for Discovery in October. This episode, we talk through the first episode of Star Trek: Lower Decks, titled Second Contact. This one was pretty much a split vote. I loved it and thought it was very respectful to the TNG era of the 1990's. Kyle had a lot of issues with it, especially the pacing and format.
STPC 018 – Patreon Call-in 8/1/2020
August 07, 2020 08:17 - 1 hour - 40.3 MBThis is our August Patreon call-in show, recorded on August 1, 2020. Joining Ruthie and me are Kyle McAdams, who you may know from The Walking Dead Talk Through, Kim Voegle from Rebinge DS9, Lawrence Todd, Arend Mayes, Geoff Gentry, and Jim Matthews.
STPC 017 – Patreon Call-in 5/16/2020 – The Last Best Hope & Strange New Worlds
May 26, 2020 04:43 - 1 hour - 47.8 MBFor Patreon call-in show #5, Brian and Ruthie are joined by Kim Voegele, Laurence Todd, James Robbins, Brian Shiro, and Jim Matthews. We discuss Star Trek: Picard - The Last Best Hope and the Star Trek: Strange New Worlds announcement.
STPC 016 – Star Trek: Picard – The Last Best Hope – Una McCormack
May 09, 2020 21:41 - 1 hour - 37.2 MBRuthie & Brian sit down with Uma McCormack, author of Star Trek: Picard - The Last Best Hope and discuss writing the novel, finding the characters' voices, and other story details from the novel. If you haven't read the novel but are planning to, you may want to read it first. There are spoilers in this episode!
STPC 015 – Patreon Call-in Show – 04/18/2020
May 03, 2020 11:03 - 1 hour - 51.6 MBWe're back for Episode 15 with our latest Patreon call-in show, which we are bringing to our regular listeners later than Patreon subscribers got it. This was recorded on April 18, 2020. Joining Brian and Ruthie are Kim Voegele, Laurence Todd (AKA LT from NC), Leigh Radtke (AKA Cybermam), Wes Huntington, Arend Mayes, and Mark Boaldin. We discuss Picard Season 1, Discovery Season 3, and the new Rebinge DS9 and Let's Talk Through podcasts.
LTT 001 – Galaxy Quest and Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Documentary
April 20, 2020 20:01 - 2 hours - 57.3 MBKyle, Mark, Ruthie and Lara discuss Sci-fi, Cons, Pop Culture influences that the movie Galaxy Quest beautifully portrayed and the behind the scenes shown in Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Documentary.
RBDS9 001 – Emissary (S1E1)
April 12, 2020 22:00 - 1 hour - 59 MBJames and Kim dive into Season 1 Episode 1 of DS9: Emissary. They discuss PTSD and debate rampant ear touching.
RBDS9 000 – Intro to Rebinge DS9 Podcast (S1E0)
April 12, 2020 19:50 - 1 minute - 885 KBJames and Kim introduce themselves and kick off their rebinge of Star Trek DS9. Come along for the ride!
STPC 014 – Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 2 (S1E10)
March 30, 2020 06:11 - 2 hours - 105 MBFor episode 14 of The Star Trek Picard Cast, Brian and Ruthie talk through your feedback on Season 1, Episode 10 of Star Trek: Picard, titled Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 2. This episode's teleplay was by Michael Chabon, its story was by Michael Chabon & Akiva Goldsman. It was directed by Akiva Goldsman. This was better than the previous episode, though not as good as it could have been.
STPC 013 – Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 1 (S1E9)
March 23, 2020 06:30 - 2 hours - 91.2 MBFor episode 13 of The Star Trek Picard Cast, Brian and Ruthie talk through your feedback on Season 1, Episode 9 of Star Trek: Picard, titled Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 1. This episode's teleplay was by Michael Chabon & Ayelet Waldman, its story was by Michael Chabon & Ayelet Waldman & Akiva Goldsman. It was directed by Akiva Goldsman. The short version: We didn't like this one very much.
STPC 012 – Broken Pieces (S1E8)
March 18, 2020 02:34 - 3 hours - 115 MBFor episode 12 of The Star Trek Picard Cast, Brian and Ruthie talk through your feedback on Season 1, Episode 8 of Star Trek: Picard, titled Broken Pieces. This written by Michael Chabon, and directed by Maja Vrvilo.
STPC 011 – Nepenthe (S1E7)
March 09, 2020 02:05 - 3 hours - 108 MBFor episode 11 of The Star Trek Picard Cast, Brian and Ruthie talk through your feedback on Season 1, Episode 7 of Star Trek: Picard, titled Nepenthe. This written by Samantha Humphrey and Michael Chabon, and directed by Doug Aarniokoski.
STPC 010 – The Impossible Box (S1E6)
March 02, 2020 06:31 - 2 hours - 87.2 MBFor episode 10 of The Star Trek Picard Cast, Brian and Ruthie talk through your feedback on Season 1, Episode 6 of Star Trek: Picard, titled The Impossible Box. This written by Nick Zayas, and directed by Maja Vrvilo.
STPC 009 – Stardust City Rag (S1E5)
February 24, 2020 09:20 - 2 hours - 87.7 MBFor episode 9 of The Star Trek Picard Cast, Brian and Ruthie talk through your feedback on Season 1, Episode 5 of Star Trek: Picard, titled Stardust City Rag. This episode was written by Kirsten Beyer, and it was directed again by Jean-Luc Picard's former Number One, Jonathan Frakes.
STPC 008 – Absolute Candor (S1E4)
February 17, 2020 03:59 - 3 hours - 110 MBFor episode 8 of The Star Trek Picard Cast, Brian and Ruthie talk through your feedback on Season 1, Episode 4 of Star Trek: Picard, titled Absolute Candor. This one has us meet someone we've been waiting for, and someone else Picard left behind.
STPC 007 – The End is the Beginning (S1E3)
February 10, 2020 07:22 - 2 hours - 102 MBFor episode 7 of The Star Trek Picard Cast, Brian and Ruthie talk through your feedback on Season 1, Episode 3 of Star Trek: Picard, titled The End is the Beginning. We're finally in space! It was a decent episode, but Brian took some issue with the cold open. And then, there's the long-standing issue with the Federation economy... but we got to see Hugh! We also respond to some feedback we have gotten back from our listeners about the acting. And we had to talk about Commodore Oh's ears, whi...
STPC 006 – Maps and Legends (S1E2)
February 02, 2020 23:21 - 2 hours - 92.4 MBFor episode 6 of The Star Trek Picard Cast, Brian and Ruthie talk through Season 1, Episode 2 of Star Trek: Picard, titled Maps and Legends. Another great episode, although this one was a lot more exposition than the premiere.
STPC 005 – Remembrance (S1E1)
January 27, 2020 02:48 - 2 hours - 90.4 MBBrian and Ruthie are so happy to give you super-sized talk through of S1E1 of Star Trek: Picard, titled Remembrance. As usual, we received have tons of feedback for the episode, and we bring it all to you, along with our reaction to it, and add our own thoughts and reactions. TLDR: We both loved it... a lot!
STPC 004 – Picard Pre-Season 1 Roundtable
January 21, 2020 07:24 - 1 hour - 65.8 MBBrian and Ruthie are joined by Dr. Trek, Larry Nemecek from The Trek Files podcast on the Roddenberry Podcast Network, Portal47.net, and Trekland Tuesdays Live on Facebook, Mark Kirkman of The Walking Dead Talk Through, Fear the Walking Dead Talk Through, and the Panels to Pixels Podcast, and Patrons Fred Petrij (AKA Fred from The Netherlands), James Robbins (James the Augmented Sailor), and Laurence Todd (LT from NC) as we discuss a topic submitted as a Patreon perk by LT: What makes Picard ...
STPC 003 – Children of Mars (Short Treks S2E6)
January 18, 2020 05:42 - 1 hour - 54.9 MBRuthie and Brian discuss the finale of the Season 2 Short Treks, Children of Mars, written by Kirsten Beyer & Jenny Lumet & Alex Kurtzman, and directed by Mark Pellington. This Short Trek is categorized as an episode of The Star Trek Picard Cast because it has ties to Star Trek: Picard. We both loved it, Brian probably more than Ruthie.
STPC 002 – Other Characters Returning in Star Trek: Picard
January 07, 2020 14:45 - 52 minutes - 30.8 MBFor the second episode of The Star Trek Picard Cast, Brian and Ruthie focus on the other Star Trek characters that are returning for Picard that aren't Picard. We speculate on what they might be doing on the show. We also speculate on what other characters we think might also return to Picard, and what other characters we'd like to see return.
STDP 047 – Ephraim and Dot/The Girl Who Made the Stars (Short Treks S2E4/S2E5)
December 23, 2019 05:11 - 1 hour - 41.2 MBRuthie and Brian discuss the fourth and fifth of six Season 2 Short Treks, this time covering the animated shorts: Ephraim and Dot, written by Chris Silvestri & Anthony Maranville and directed by veteran composer Michael Giacchino; and The Girl Who Made the Stars, written by Brandon Schultz and directed by Olatunde Osunsanmi.
STDP 046 – Ask Not (Short Treks S2E3)
December 12, 2019 02:23 - 1 hour - 35.5 MBRuthie and Brian discuss the third of six Season 2 Short Treks, this time covering Ask Not, written by Kalinda Vazquez and directed by Sanji Senaka. A cadet has been ordered to guard Pike, who has been arrested for treasonThis one's a tense story, but a short one, even for a Short Trek.
STDP 045 – The Trouble with Edward (Short Treks S2E2)
December 08, 2019 14:13 - 1 hour - 50.3 MBWe're back! Ruthie and Brian are back with the second of six Season 2 Short Treks, this time covering The Trouble with Edward. This one's part Tribble origin story, part farce, and all funny. Despite it being a Short Trek, we had a LOT to say!!! We both loved it but Brian let his new alter-ego character onto the podcast again, Nitpicking Brian, to speak about all the things the nitpicking side of him had issues with. He fights with Ruthie and regular Brian about why they think it was a great ...
STDP 044 – Q&A (Short Treks S2E1)
October 31, 2019 07:28 - 1 hour - 43.7 MBWe're finally back! Ruthie and Brian are back with The Star Trek Discovery Podcast, with the first of six mini-episodes, covering the Short Treks. We discuss the Season 3 trailer that was released at New York Comic Con, and the first Short Trek of Season 2, with a focus on Ensign Spock and his first day on board the USS Enterprise, titled Q&A. We both loved it but Brian felt like it had a few minor issues, as he unleashes a new character onto the podcast. We also talk about the issues that we...
STPC 001 – Introduction to The Star Trek Picard Cast
October 20, 2019 23:01 - 1 hour - 38.9 MBWelcome to the first episode of The Star Trek Picard Cast! We bring you this introduction to us, Brian Meloche and Ruthie Rink, if you don't know us already from The Star Trek Discovery Podcast, and details everything we know so far about Star Trek: Picard!
STDP 043 – Season 2 Roundtable
July 01, 2019 23:12 - 2 hours - 65.7 MBit's finally time for our Post-Season 2 roundtable! We hope you will enjoy this Season 2 Roundtable episode, which was recorded on Saturday, June 22, 2019. We are joined by our man with the screen captures and voicemails, Fred from The Netherlands, as well as James (The Augmented Sailor) Robbins and Laurence Todd (LT from NC), who have all been contributing their feedback all through the season!
STDP 042 – Nana Visitor at Soonercon
June 21, 2019 02:50 - 59 minutes - 27.3 MBRuthie interviews Nana Visitor, who played Major Kira Nerys on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. She also goes over her experiences attending Soonercon earlier this month. We also talk about the Picard teaser trailer and go over some recent iTunes reviews.
STDP 041 – Such Sweet Sorrow, Part 2 (S2E14, 3 of 3)
May 05, 2019 21:56 - 1 hour - 54.1 MBRuthie and I complete our discussion of Season 2 Episode 14 of Star Trek: Discovery, Such Sweet Sorrow, Part 2. This episode, our third of three, we go through voicemails and other general feedback, our notes, and news. We recommend you start our coverage of the season finale by listening to episode 39 and then listen to episode 40 if you haven't already done so. In episode 39, we go over feedback from the previous episode, as well as ratings and Yeses. In episode 40, we cover Nos and Hold Yo...
STDP 040 – Such Sweet Sorrow, Part 2 (S2E14, 2 of 3)
May 01, 2019 03:35 - 1 hour - 39.6 MBIt's episode 40 of The Star Trek Discovery Podcast, and Ruthie and Brian continue their analysis and discuss your feedback for Star Trek: Discovery - S2E14, which is titled Such Sweet Sorrow, Part 2; this time, focussing on No's and Hold Your Horses. This episode was written by Michelle Paradise & Jenny Lumet & Alex Kurtzman, and directed by Olatunde Osunsanmi. Like last week, this episode is a shining example of an episode being greater than the sum of its parts, but we isolate the parts tha...
STDP 039 – Such Sweet Sorrow, Part 2 (S2E14, 1 of 3)
April 24, 2019 18:48 - 1 hour - 53.5 MBStar Trek: Discovery - Season 2, Episode 14: Such Sweet Sorrow, Part 2 For episode 39 of The Star Trek Discovery Podcast, Ruthie and I conclude our discussion of Season 2 Episode 13 of Star Trek: Discovery, which is titled, Such Sweet Sorrow, and...
STDP 038 – Such Sweet Sorrow, Part 1 (S2E13)
April 16, 2019 12:27 - 2 hours - 60 MBIt's episode 38 of The Star Trek Discovery Podcast, and Ruthie and Brian analyze and discuss your feedback for Star Trek: Discovery - S2E13, which is titled Such Sweet Sorrow. This episode was written by Michelle Paradise & Jenny Lumet & Alex Kurtzman, and it is directed by Olatunde Osunsanmi. We finally get to see the bridge of the Enterprise, as an armada of Section 31 ships, close in, and Burnham and a skeleton crew prepare to send Discovery into the future. We both loved this episode, eve...
STDP 037 – Through the Valley of Shadows (S2E12)
April 09, 2019 09:07 - 1 hour - 53.4 MBStar Trek: Discovery - Season 2, Episode 12: Through the Valley of Shadows For episode 37 of The Star Trek Discovery Podcast, Ruthie and I discuss Season 2 Episode 12 of Star Trek: Discovery, which is titled, Through the Valley of Shadows. This...
STDP 036 – Perpetual Infinity (S2E11)
April 02, 2019 18:10 - 1 hour - 54.3 MBRuthie and Brian discuss Season 2 Episode 11 of Star Trek: Discovery, which is titled, Perpetual Infinity. We both loved this episode that explored the relationship between Michael Burnham and her mother, and how it ties into Section 31 and the Red Angel.
STDP 035 – The Red Angel (S2E10)
March 26, 2019 11:55 - 1 hour - 48.5 MBIt's episode 35 of The Star Trek Discovery Podcast, and Ruthie and Brian analyze and discuss your feedback for Star Trek: Discovery - S2E10, which is titled The Red Angel. This episode was written by Chris Silvestri & Anthony Maranville, and it is directed by Hanelle M. Culpepper, who has been announced as the director of the first two episodes of the new Picard series. We learn a lot this episode, like who the Red Angel is, who developed Project Daedalus, and how Leland was involved in Burnh...
STDP 034 – Project Daedalus (S2E9)
March 22, 2019 03:02 - 2 hours - 68 MBFor this supersized episode 34 of The Star Trek Discovery Podcast, Ruthie and Brian discuss Star Trek: Discovery - S2E9, which is titled, Project Daedalus. This episode was written by the new co-showrunner for Season 3, Michelle Paradise, and it is directed by Jonathan Frakes, whose name you might recognize. :-) Pike and Cornwell rendezvous to infiltrate Section 31 Headquarters, only to encounter some unexpected results. We finally get to know Airiam, but is it too late?
STDP 033 – If Memory Serves (S2E8)
March 13, 2019 04:57 - 1 hour - 54.8 MBStar Trek: Discovery – Season 2, Episode 8: If Memory Serves For episode 33 of The Star Trek Discovery Podcast, Ruthie and I discuss Season 2 Episode 8 of Star Trek: Discovery, which is titled, If Memory Serves. This episode was written by Dan Dworkin & Jay Beattie, and it was directed by TJ Scott....
STDP 032 – Light and Shadows (S2E7)
March 06, 2019 00:18 - 1 hour - 54.7 MBStar Trek: Discovery - Season 2, Episode 7: Light and Shadows For episode 32 of The Star Trek Discovery Podcast, Ruthie and I discuss Season 2 Episode 7 of Star Trek: Discovery, which is titled, Light and Shadows. This episode's teleplay is by Ted...
STDP 031 – The Sound of Thunder (S2E6)
February 26, 2019 06:07 - 1 hour - 48.3 MBStar Trek: Discovery - Season 2, Episode 6: The Sound of Thunder For episode 31 of The Star Trek Discovery Podcast, Ruthie and I discuss Season 2 Episode 6 of Star Trek: Discovery, which is titled, The Sound of Thunder. It was written by co-producers...
STDP 030 – Saints of Imperfection (S2E5)
February 19, 2019 05:24 - 1 hour - 48.8 MBFor episode 30 of The Star Trek Discovery Podcast, Ruthie is back, as we discuss Star Trek: Discovery - S2E5, which is titled, Saints of Imperfection. This episode is written by Kirsten Beyer, and directed by David Barrett. This episode continues the search for Spock (no pun intended), but comes up with a dead end, as Georgiou and Section 31 appear. Stamets and Burnham enter the network to rescue Tilly but end up finding another long lost character, too. By the way, we LOVED it!!!
STDP 029 – An Obol for Charon (S2E4)
February 11, 2019 18:06 - 1 hour - 51.2 MBFor episode 29 of The Star Trek Discovery Podcast, Ruthie is out sick, but we have special guest co-host Wes Huntington of the Minnesota Star Trek Nerd Podcast to co-host in her place, as we discuss Star Trek: Discovery - S2E4, which is titled, An Obol for Charon. The episode's teleplay is by Adam McElroy and Andrew Colville. The episode's story is by Jordon Nardino & Gretchen J. Berg & Aaron Harberts. It is directed by Lee Rose. The search for Spock (no pun intended) hits a snag, as the Disc...
STDP 028 – Point of Light (S2E3)
February 06, 2019 00:19 - 2 hours - 67.7 MBFor this supersized episode 28 of The Star Trek Discovery Podcast, Ruthie and I discuss Star Trek: Discovery - S2E3, which is titled, Point of Light. This episode is written by Andrew Colville, and directed by Olatunde Osunsanmi. This episode continues the search for Spock (no pun intended), Tilly's new imaginary friend takes a wrong turn, we return to find L'Rell's being challenged as Chancellor, reveals a secret to Tyler, and an unexpected ally comes to her rescue, as we get a taste of anot...
STDP 027 – New Eden (S2E2)
January 29, 2019 12:52 - 2 hours - 57.2 MBFor episode 27 of The Star Trek Discovery Podcast, Ruthie and I discuss Star Trek: Discovery - S2E2, which is titled, New Eden. The teleplay is by Vaun Wilmott & Sean Cochran, and story by Akiva Goldsman & Sean Cochran. It was directed by none other than Picard's Number One, Jonathan Frakes, who of course played Commander William T. Riker in Star Trek: The Next Generation. He masterfully directs this nearly standalone story that still fits in the arc, yet feels like classic Star Trek!