Starfleet Boy - A Star Trek Podcast
176 episodes - English - Latest episode: 11 months ago - ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsStarfleet Boy is a casual and informal discussion every week about our beloved series, Star Trek. At the moment we are focused on Star Trek the Next Generation however our discussions span the breadth and width of the Star Trek Universe.
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Episodes
Star Trek the Next Generation - Skin of Evil
August 06, 2016 06:23 - 55 minutes - 76.1 MBSkin of Evil is an important episode in the Star Trek lexicon and if you base anything on our discussion its a point of fracture among fans. Listen to our discussion about Star Trek the Next Generation's Skin of Evil, where the crew of the Enterprise are faced with an Enemy threatening existence itself. or the Wicked Witch of the West. Find out more and let us know what you thought of this episode too!
Star Trek the Next Generation - Symbiosis
July 31, 2016 02:37 - 51 minutes - 70.3 MBWhile investigating a stellar event the Enterprise crew are suddenly thrust into a dispute between neighboring civilizations, one completely dependent on the other for a drug that cures a planet wide illness, and the other dependent on selling this miracle drug to obtain their prosperity. Captain Picard is faced with a very difficult decision, to uphold the prime directive or interfere. Find out what we thought of this episode of Star Trek the Next Generation in our casual and informal discu...
Star Trek Beyond - Discussion
July 29, 2016 01:15 - 56 minutes - 77.6 MBStar Trek Beyond is the third film in the newly discovered, "Kelvin timeline." In Beyond we find our intrepid crew braving through the frontier of outer space and its a dangerous place indeed. Find out what we thought of Star Trek Beyond as we have a casual and informal discussion in this latest installment of Starfleet Boy.
Star Trek the Next Generation - Arsenal of Freedom
July 24, 2016 23:59 - 1 hour - 88 MBArsenal of Freedom finds the crew stranded on a planet that was once a sophisticated test driving facility for an advanced weapons manufacturer now gone extinct. Meanwhile on the Enterprise Geordi is faced with some tough command decisions and a little bit of conflict from the chief engineer. Find out what we thought of this episode in our casual and informal discussion and let us know your thoughts too!
Star Trek II The Wrath of Khan - Discussion
July 19, 2016 02:27 - 1 hour - 141 MBStar Trek II The Wrath of Khan continues to stand out as one of the best Star Trek films to date and its no wonder, this film is filled with Drama and Action. A Quintessential example of Space Opera! Captain Kirk and the crew face an old enemy, Khan, who blames Captain Kirk for all his problems. We have fantastic space battles, surprises at every turn and an exciting update to the Star Trek esthetic. Listen to our episode discussion in and let us know your thoughts about this beloved class...
Star Trek the Motion Picture - Discussion
July 19, 2016 02:24 - 1 hour - 164 MBStar Trek the Motion Picture is the first installment of the Star Trek film series. An unknown, vast and powerful threat to Earth sets into motion the reunion of our beloved heroes, Kirk, Spock, McCoy, Scotty, Uhura, Checkov and Sulu. Along with new crew members and a brand new Enterprise, our intrepid crew set off to try and stop the Alien V-Ger before its too late. That's it, a simple story but a very thought provoking journey into the nature of existence, life itself and the continuation...
Star Trek the Next Generation - Heart of Glory
July 19, 2016 02:22 - 1 hour - 107 MBHeart of Glory delves deeper into Worf's past as well as giving us glimpses of Klingon Culture. We also get so see some really cool visualizations through Georgdi's visor apparatus. The crew discover Klingon survivors on board a doomed freighter, only to discover that the survivors are fugitives. Worf's loyalties are tested and things get pretty tense for a while. Find out what we thought of Heart of Glory in our episode discussion and let us know your thoughts too.
Star Trek the Next Generation - Coming of Age
July 19, 2016 02:20 - 52 minutes - 71.9 MBIn Coming of Age we focus on our favorite boy genius, Wesley Crusher. In this episode he has won the coveted chance to take the Starfleet Academy entrance Exam. The Crew of the Enterprise drop him off at a testing facility where he will be challenged in numerous ways. There he meets four other people, a Human, a Vulcan and a Benzite and they discover that they will be competing against one another for the highest score, much like on some reality TV shows. Meanwhile Captain Picard's old fri...
Star Trek the Next Generation - Home Soil
July 19, 2016 02:18 - 1 hour - 83.5 MBHome Soil is a fantastic episode about New Life! While visiting a terraforming operation, the crew of the Enterprise encounter some trouble when a member of the Terraforming team is murdered, (rather gruesomely) by what is presumed at first to be one of the other Team members. It is soon discovered that the murder was the first strike in a war. The terraformers were assured the planet was lifeless, however a silicon based or inorganic life form existed unbeknownst to the team. The lifeforms...
Star Trek the Next Generation - When the Bough Breaks
July 19, 2016 02:15 - 1 hour - 90.2 MBIn "When the Bough Breaks" the Enterprise and her crew encounter Aldea (much like Atlantis) a presumed mythical and or lost world with technology far superior to anything future people can imagine. Riker is particularly fascinated with the legends of Aldea. The Aldeans are indeed sophisticated when it comes to the joys and lifestyle their technology affords them but they are almost primitive and unfeeling when it comes to the rest of the universe and so they decide its perfectly okay to kid...
Star Trek the Next Generation - Too Short a Season
July 19, 2016 02:13 - 38 minutes - 52.3 MBToo short a season is the compelling (to some) story of Admiral Mark Jameson. Paralleling some events that were rather recent within this episodes airdate, this is the story of what happens when you take the shortest and easiest path, the results are not always pleasant. Mostly this episode is focused on Admiral Jameson and his wife, but the crew play an interesting and not often seen supporting role. Find out what we thought and let us know how you felt about Too Short a Season.
Star Trek the Next Generation - 11001001
July 19, 2016 02:10 - 1 hour - 83 MBIn 1100101 the crew of the enterprise make a pit stop at a starbase where the computer will undergo a reconditioning/optimization by a rather enigmatic and quirky species known as the Binars. Binars are almost literally joined at the hip. Most of the crew choose to disembark and enjoy the many pleasures a starbase may have to offer. A few crew members remain on board, but are soon ushered off the ship by a malfunction which causes a red alert. Captain Picard and Commander Riker don't notice...
Star Trek the Next Generation - Angel One
July 19, 2016 01:57 - 32 minutes - 44.6 MBIn Angel one the crew of the enterprise are led to an interesting world where the native culture developed as a Matriarchy and is ruled by powerful women. Men take on the traditional role that women on earth projected in humanity's past. The Crew were led here because of they believe (rightly so) that a human ship that was lost ended up there. The crew of the lost ship, Angel One, have been commingling with the native peoples and this has created great upset. The leader of the society must ...
Star Trek the Next Generation - Datalore
July 19, 2016 01:54 - 1 hour - 119 MBIn Datalore we explore Data's origins and meet his 'brother' Lore. The crew return to the place where Data was found many years earlier only to discover a dead world with no colonists. Data and the crew discover an unassembled android that appears to be Data's twin. After assembling him, it is revealed that the androids name is Lore and he claims to be Data's older and more intelligent brother. Things get out of hand rather quickly when it is discovered that Lore is in league with a life su...
Star Trek the Next Generation - The Big Goodbye
July 19, 2016 01:48 - 58 minutes - 80.3 MBThe Big Goodbye finds us joining Captain Picard who is taking a break to get his mind off a tense diplomatic situation which he will have to face soon. We find Picard and a few members of the crew on what starts out as a fun romp through the holodeck. Things soon take a turn for the worse when the ships computer is effected by an invasive signal from the species they are due to meet up with. Picard and his party are trapped now in the holodeck recreation of his favorite pulp detective novel...
Star Trek Beyond & 2017 TV show trailer discussion
July 19, 2016 01:44 - 45 minutes - 61.8 MBThe Starfleet boys react to the 2nd Trailer for Star Trek Beyond and also the first teaser for the 2017 Star Trek show. Tune in to our discussion and let us know what your thoughts are about Star Trek Beyond and the new Star Trek series.
Star Trek the Next Generation - Haven
July 19, 2016 01:35 - 45 minutes - 63.2 MBIn Haven, we delve deeper into the story of Counselor Troi. We meet her mother, the rather ostentatious diva, Lwaxana Troi. We discover that Troi is promised to a young man. Apparently on Betazed marriages are arranged. The young man, Wyatt Miller, is at first disappointed because he had hoped Deanna would literally be the girl of his dreams. Wyatt has been dreaming about a person all his life. Not daunted and clearly captured by Deanna's own beauty and charm, he decides that the dreams wer...
Star Trek the Next Generation - Hide and Q
July 19, 2016 01:32 - 1 hour - 83 MBIn Hide and Q, we have the return of one of my favorite characters, the Q. While on route to an emergency situation the enterprise are stopped by the Q and forced to play his games. This time he's not back to taunt Picard, okay maybe a little, instead he's taken an interest in Commander Riker. After a series of tests, Q offers Commander Riker the ultimate "offer you can't refuse", the power of the Q. Riker accepts conditionally, and thinks he has a handle on the power until the crew are too...
Star Trek the Next Generation - The Battle
July 19, 2016 01:27 - 1 hour - 103 MBIn "The Battle" we find our intrepid crew once again facing the Ferengi, this time they are a little more cunning perhaps and present Captain Picard with a blast from his Past, the once thought to be lost, U.S.S. Stargazer as a gift. Captain Picard is suddenly engrossed in haunting memories of a battle that took place when he commanded the old vessel and experiences a great deal of confusion and pain from these memories. Of course, we discover the truth behind these strange memories and occ...
Star Trek the Next Generation - Justice
July 19, 2016 01:23 - 1 hour - 95.4 MBIn "Justice" we find the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise evaluating a new world for shore leave. It just so happens that the inhabitants of the planet, the Edo, have a very different and relaxed view of sexuality than humans are used to. The Edo homeworld seems like a Utopia until young Wesley Crusher gets into a little bit of trouble. We discover that there is only one punishment for all crimes, Death. An upsetting set of circumstances occur and the crew of the enterprise must find a way to ...
Star Trek the Next Generation - Lonely Among Us
July 19, 2016 01:09 - 1 hour - 119 MBIn "Lonely Among Us", the crew of the Enterprise is dealing with a delegation of feuding species, the Selayans and the Anticans, and a mysterious entity which possesses several members of the crew including Captain Picard. This fascinating episode is pretty far out, listen to our casual and informal discussion to learn what we thought. We would love to hear your thoughts as well, drop us a line and let us know!
Star Trek the Next Generation - Where No One Has Gone Before
July 19, 2016 00:58 - 1 hour - 97.4 MB"Where no one has gone before" is the sixth installment in season one of Star Trek TNG. In this week's casual and informal discussion we remember our thoughts regarding the enigmatic, Traveler, who takes the enterprise to a distant part of the universe where thought and imagination come to life. Check out our discussion and share your own thoughts about this episode of Star Trek, the Next Generation.
Star Trek the Next Generation - The Last Outpost
July 19, 2016 00:25 - 58 minutes - 79.8 MBIn the Star Trek the Next Generation episode, "The Last Outpost" we meet the Ferengi for the first time. We also get a glimpse at a long extinct, advanced empire and some intriguing insights about Humanity. Listen to our casual and informal discussion about this episode and what we think of the introduction of the Ferengi. We'd love to know what you thought of this episode too.
Star Trek the Next Generation - Code of Honor
July 19, 2016 00:11 - 1 hour - 128 MBIn our casual and informal discussion about the third TNG episode of Season 1, "Code of Honor" the crew of the enterprise encounter a culture that value honor above all, and follow a strict code, but of course there's more to it than just that and LT. Tasha Yar gets involved in a power struggle between one of the planet's leaders and his wife. Listen to our discussion and find out why we love and hate Lutan!
Star Trek the Next Generation - The Naked Now
July 19, 2016 00:00 - 1 hour - 100 MBOur casual and informal discussion of the second episode of Star Trek the Next Generation, "The Naked now" reveals more about our intrepid Enterprise crew as they are infected by a virus which makes them all appear intoxicated. As Doctor crusher races to find an inoculant for this strange infection, the crew try their best to hold it together. Listen to our discussion above and let us know what you think!
Star Trek the Next Generation - Encounter at Farpoint
July 18, 2016 23:42 - 1 hour - 86.1 MBTune into our first casual and informal discussion about Star Trek the Next Generation. Encounter at Farpoint is the first Next Generation story where we are introduced to the crew of the newly commissioned, U.S.S. Enterprise, NCC-1701-D. Our beloved crew, lead by Captain Picard are introduced to one another and are tested immediately as they are put on trial by the god-like entity known as Q. Despite all odds, the crew figure out the mystery behind the remarkable Farpoint Station and are a...