This Week in Trek: A Star Trek Podcast
547 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★ - 112 ratingsInsight and news about the world of Star Trek from Michael Gaines and Cara Donley
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Episode 47, Stardate 1206.12, "Canned laughter"
June 12, 2012 21:34 - 1 hour - 29.9 MBNews: Star Trek TMP 3CD set is out. Ten Forward: What IS gold-plated latinum and how does it work into Trek's currency? Star Trek in pop culture: Jonathan Frakes on Sybil Episode Insight: "Eye of the Needle" from Voyager Season 1 Character insight: Chakotay Subspace communications Collectables
Episode 46, Stardate 1206.5, "I can't drive warp 5"
June 05, 2012 20:55 - 1 hour - 35.2 MBNews: Star Trek II turns 30. Star Trek TMP played in LA last night, Craig Huxley demonstrated his blaster beam used in the soundtrack. Star Trek 2 uniforms released? Star Trek: TNG 25th anniversary event in theaters. Ten Forward: How does warp drive work? Star Trek in pop culture: Mad Men Episode Insight: Wolf in the Fold from TOS season 2 Character Insight: Scotty Subspace communications Collectables: Star Trek 1967 board game and the brand new Star Trek TMP 3CD soundtrack avail...
Episode 45, Stardate 1205.30, "Get this shuttlecraft street legal!"
May 30, 2012 20:39 - 1 hour - 37 MBNews: The actual Galileo is up for auction http://www.kikoauctions.com/?nav=auctions&details=2030 New injection device works like a hypo spray. Simon Pegg says "not Khan". Michael Dorn wants to create a low-budget Star Trek movie. Ten Forward: How feasible is Star Trek collecting? Star Trek in pop culture: Jeopardy Episode Insight: "Cogenitor" from Enterprise season 2 Character insight: Tripp Subspace commiunications Collectables: Darrell: Does "collecatble" really mean what it...
Episode 44, Stardate 1205.22, "The Link Bait Syndrome"
May 22, 2012 20:59 - 1 hour - 29 MBNews: Some people think a real Enterprise can be built in 20 years and take us to Mars. Casey McKinnon creates a DS9 pre-season 3 primer http://www.caseymckinnon.com/blog/personal/2012/05/21/ds9-episodes-to-watch-before-season-3/ James Doohan's ashes on board the SpaceX flight last night. Ten Forward: New Star Trek in the Enterprise B-C era? Good idea or no? Star Trek in pop culture: the Beastie Boys Episode Insight: Silicon Avatar from Season 5 Character Insight: Data Subspace comm...
Episode 43, Stardate 1205.15, "Ceti Alpha Crap"
May 15, 2012 20:13 - 1 hour - 29 MBWe break from our usual format to have special guest Scott Johnson on the show to talk about the future and past of Star Trek - what do we expect from a new movie or TV show, and how did Star Trek influence us growing up.
Episode 42, Stardate 1205.9, "The tweets of over 400 colonists"
May 09, 2012 21:56 - 1 hour - 32.9 MBNews: Trek Nation to be shown at the San Diego ComiCon, DVD being released this fall. Prinipal photography on the new Star Trek film finished. Ten Forward: Are we really a savage race? Star Trek in pop culture: Dexter clip Episode insight: "Datalore" from Star Trek: TNG Season 1 Character insight: Neelix Subspace communications Collectables: Teenage mutant Trek turtles and Star Trek book and record sets
Episode 41, Stardate 1205.2, "Ntz Ntz Ntz"
May 02, 2012 20:48 - 1 hour - 35.4 MBNews: iPhone 4/4S case that has a Vulcan ear on it. The lost footage of "Sins of the Father" has been found for the STTNG Blu-Ray set. Kickstarter: Smooth Federation. Check it out! Star Trek 2 villain - Khan. Ten Forward: Michael Dorn is on Twitter as @akaworf. Star Trek in pop culture: Back to the Future Episode Insight: "Clues" from TNG season 4 Character Insight: Deanna Troi Subspace communications Collectables: Anovos TNG uniform for $1000 Star Trek Combat Simulator arcade ...
Episode 40, Stardate 1204.25, "Bronx Vulcans"
April 25, 2012 20:24 - 1 hour - 30.7 MBNews: Walter Koenig to get a star on the Hollywood walk of fame. New pictures of Spock from the set of the new Star Trek movie. Flight of the Space Shuttle Enterprise delayed until today. Ten Forward What's up with technobabble? Did it slowly kill TNG? Star Trek in pop culture Rod Roddenberry at Vulcan, Alberta, Canada Episode Insight: Deep Space Nine's "In the Pale Moonlight" from Season 6 New listener segment: Character Insight - Benjamin Sisko Subspace communications Collectabl...
Episode 39, Stardate 1204.10, "The Borg Can't Hold Their Liquor"
April 10, 2012 20:43 - 1 hour - 31.3 MBNews: There was supposed to be a life-sized Enterprise built in Las Vegas in 1992. Yes, REALLY! Ten Forward: Is TOS's set design timeless and TNG's cheezy? Star Trek in pop culture: Spock on "The Big Bang Theory" Episode insight: "Timeless" from Star Trek: Voyager Collectables: Star Trek Transporter from the UK and Spock Sugar Smacks
Episode 38, Stardate 1204.3, "Captain Rooney"
April 03, 2012 20:35 - 55 minutes - 25.4 MBNews: Star Trek: First Contact complete soundtrack now up for preorder. "He Walked Among Us" blocked by CBS. Ten Forward: The $10 million Tricorder prize. Does this guy have what it takes to win? Star Trek in pop culture: Comic Book Men Episode Insight: "The First Duty" from Star Trek: TNG Subspace communications Collectables: Sulu's TMP uniform and Colorforms
Episode 37, Stardate 1203.28, "Time Travel is Messy!"
March 28, 2012 20:45 - 1 hour - 36.7 MBNews: Sir Patrick Stewart will host the 71st Annual Peabody Awards on Monday, May 21, in New York City. Ten Forward: Has it ever been mentioned in the Trek universe about using the replicators making gold/diamonds/gems? Star Trek in Pop Culture: Breaking In: Kirk's Chair Episode insight: "City on the Edge of Forever" from TOS season 1. Subspace communications Collectables: Starlog #1 and the Star Trek Mission to Gamma VI playset from Mego
Episode 36, Stardate 1203.20, "Our interview with Rod Roddenberry"
March 20, 2012 20:11 - 57 minutes - 26.5 MBOur interview with Rod Roddenberry. We talk about the family history of Star Trek, his projects Days Missing, White Room 02B3, and his scuba team. Rod was a pleasure to talk to, and we're honored that he took the time to sit with us.
Episode 35, Stardate 1203.13, "I love bees"
March 13, 2012 20:31 - 1 hour - 32.7 MBNews: Terra Nova cancelled - what does this mean for sci-fi on TV? George Takei does his happy dance. How does George do on Celebrity Apprentice? More leaked Star Trek pics. Ten Forward: How do shuttlecrafts fly? Star Trek in pop culture: Star Trac Episode Insight: "Spock's Brain". Yeah, we did it. Subspace communications Collectables
Episode 34, Stardate 1202.29, "Domo Oh Mugato"
February 29, 2012 22:28 - 1 hour - 35 MBNews: Lost TOS audio is finding its way to the internet. Takei Apprentice moment of the week. Icewarm sends us a link of pictures from the set of the new film. Complete Star Trek VI soundtrack now available from Intrada. Ten Forward: Animals in Trek (blame Darrell for this one) ;) Star Trek in pop culture: Semisonic - Never You Mind (it's a song about Spock's Brain) 1992 Shuttlecraft Ornament commercial Episode Insight: "Blink of an Eye" from Voyager Season 6 Subspace Communicatio...
Episode 33, Stardate 1202.22, "The U.S.S. Arnold Palmer"
February 22, 2012 21:51 - 1 hour - 28 MBNews: Lost 1967 Star Trek script found George Takei is on Celebrity Apprentice, and he's NOT meek! Willam Shatner's one-man show starts this week on Broadway Ten Forward: Why is the Enterprise designed the way it is? Star Trek in Pop Culture: Patrick Stewart on Sesame Street Episode Insight: "The Hunted" from TNG Season 3 Subspace communications Collectables
Episode 32, Stardate 1202.15, "Don't cross the streams"
February 15, 2012 21:26 - 1 hour - 31.8 MBNews: Mike had a Google+ Hangout with Jeri Ryan Star Trek: TNG/Dr. Who crossover coming Space: 2099 looking to get started Ten Forward: Why can't Data use contractions? Trek in pop culture An actual visor coming! Trek reference in Stargate SG1 Episode insight: Voyager's "Night" Subspace communications Collectables: TNG combadges and a 1/2 scale Enterprise studio model
Episode 31, Stardate 1202.7, "Damn the chat room, full show ahead!"
February 07, 2012 21:31 - 51 minutes - 23.6 MBNews: Facebook campaign to get Chris Doohan in Star Trek 2013 Mike watched the new Star Trek: TNG Blu-Ray Ten Forward: Which Star Trek: TOS episodes would you use to show someone Trek for the first time? Star Trek in pop culture: the politics edition Episode insight: "Worst Case Scenario" from Voyager Subspace communications Collectables: Stamps and autographs
Episode 30, Stardate 1201.31, "Shut up, Robot!"
January 31, 2012 21:43 - 53 minutes - 24.6 MBOur first live show News: ORIGINAL CAST OF STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION® will be coming together for a special reunion at the Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo April 27-29, 2012 More info about Dodger Stadium's use. Ten Forward: Scientists have cloaked an object in the microwave spectrum. You now can't find your dinner after nuking it. Star Trek in pop culture: The Big Bang Theory Episode Insight: "Future Imperfect" from TNG season 4 Subspace communications Collectables
Episode 29, Stardate 1201.24, "Turn to goo!"
January 24, 2012 21:27 - 58 minutes - 26.7 MBNews: Trek 2013 shooting locations, Shatner's One-Man Broadway show, and Shatner dropped by Priceline? Ten Forward: How does shapeshifting work? Trek in pop culture: The Middleman Episode insight: "The Chimera" from DS9 Subspace communications Collectables: Fotonovels and Trek wine glasses
Episode 28, Stardate 1201.17, "Every planet has a dog"
January 17, 2012 21:40 - 55 minutes - 25.6 MBNews: What's going to happen to the leftovers from the Star Trek Experience in Las Vegas? Star Trek Online goes Free2Play today Ten Forward: Do we really need a "bad guy" for a Star Trek movie? Star Trek in pop culture: Spock Block! Episode Insight: "This Side of Paradise" from TOS Subspace communications Collectables: What about those dilithium crystals? David Gerrold sells Tribbles! Star Trek plates
Episode 27, Stardate 1201.13, "It's the something else"
January 13, 2012 22:14 - 53 minutes - 24.4 MBSpock's Brain does NOT belong on a "Best of Trek" compilation News: Mike does the show sick. More cast updates for the new Star Trek movie. Entertainment Weekly has a preview of TNG HD Ten Forward: Jonathan Frakes as Riker in a horrid company promo video. Trek in pop culture: The Colbert Report Episode insight: "Yesterday's Enterprise" from TNG Subspace communications Collectables
Episode 26, Stardate 1201.4, "Do not take Ditalix B with food"
January 04, 2012 21:13 - 59 minutes - 27.5 MBNews: Simon Pegg tweets about getting to work on Trek George Takei on Celebrity Apprentice Ten Forward: holodecks Trek in pop culture: PADDs and iPads Episode insight: "Conspiracy" from ST:TNG season 1 Subspace communications Collectables
Episode 25, Stardate 1112.28, "War and cheeks"
December 28, 2011 19:49 - 1 hour - 24.4 MBNews: Update on the Polar Light TOS Enterprise model The Enterprise in lights for a Christmas parade. Ten Forward: Favorite and least favorite Star Trek characters Star Trek in pop culture Episode Insight: "Pathfinder" from Voyager season 6 Collectables
Episode 24, Stardate 1112.20, "That gives me a mental massage"
December 20, 2011 22:13 - 1 hour - 31.4 MBNews: Google is creating a version of Siri called "Majel" Ten Forward: design your own, new Enterprise crew Star Trek in pop culture Episode insight: "The Naked Time" from TOS, and some thoughts on how bad "The Naked Now" is from TNG Subspace communications Collectables
Episode 23, Stardate 1112.14, "Does M'Ress have a catbox?"
December 14, 2011 21:14 - 40 minutes - 18.6 MBNews Star Trek gift ideas for the holiday season Subspace communications
Episode 22, Stardate 1112.7, "Be vewy quiet. We're hunting Womulans"
December 07, 2011 21:08 - 1 hour - 29.2 MBNews: Peter Weller joins the cast of Star Trek 2. Star Trek IV turns 25 and Star Trek VI turns 20. Ten Forward: Trek Nation Trek in pop culture: Stargate: SG-1 Episode insight: "Balance of Terror" from TOS Subspace communications Collectables: TOS chairs and Trek ornaments
Episode 21, Stardate 1111.29, "Not for ducks"
November 30, 2011 01:19 - 59 minutes - 27.3 MBNews: Star Trek 2 has a release date! Mike gets his Star Trek FanMosaic poster Ten Forward: What happened to Star Trek: TNG in season 7? Star Trek in pop culture: Spot the Trek reference Episode insight: "Who Watches the Watchers" from TNG season 3 Subspace communications Collectables
Episode 20, Stardate 1111.22, "#occupyorgania"
November 23, 2011 04:14 - 1 hour - 27.8 MBNews: Star Trek: TNG sampler available for pre-order on Blu-Ray. William Shatner wants to help you with being unfriended. Ten Forward: What ARE photon torpedoes? Star Trek in pop culture Episode insight: "Errand of Mercy" from TOS Subspace communications Collectables
Episode 19, Stardate 1111.15, "Weenie Ball"
November 16, 2011 02:10 - 1 hour - 27.7 MBWe have a new theme from the band Rubinoos! News: TNG Blu-Ray trailer with HD footage Star Trek Online goes free to play Jan. 17, 2012 Ten Forward: Best fight scene in TOS? Trek in Pop Culture: NASA creates tractor beams? Episode insight: "Transfigurations" from ST:TNG Subspace communications Collectables: Star Trek figures and a marshmallow dispenser?
Episode 18, Stardate 1111.09, "I think the end will be longer than the body"
November 10, 2011 02:35 - 1 hour - 35.4 MBNews: "Sins of the Father" missing 13 seconds of footage necessary for the Blu-Ray release Who may be cast as the villain in the new Star Trek film? "The Captains" now available on Netflix streaming Ten Forward: Are the uniforms practical? Episode insight: Enterprise's "The Mirror Darkly" Subspace communications Collectables
Episode 17, Stardate 1111.01, "Temporal Inbreeding"
November 01, 2011 22:06 - 1 hour - 34.5 MBNews: Treknews.net will be updating their list of awesome Star Trek podcasts, and we'll be on it! Portuguese site reports that the new enemies in Star Trek 2 will be Klingons. Be a red shirt in an upcoming comic! Ten Forward: We play a voice message that we forgot to last week. Where has Star Trek NOT gone yet? Star Trek in pop culture: New medical scanner Episode Insight: DS9's "Trouble and Tribble-ations" Subspace communications Collectables: Darrell has phaser replicas and Mi...
Episode 16, Stardate 1110.25, "Major (not emperor) Kira"
October 25, 2011 22:37 - 1 hour - 30.7 MBNews: Star Trek 2 is "imminent" Ten Forward: Why do you dress up for cons? Trek in pop culture: Mythbusters Episode insight: DS9's "Duet" Subspace communications Collectables: Vulcan ears and Trek on film
Episode 15, Stardate 1110.18, "Finish him!"
October 19, 2011 00:24 - 1 hour - 33.3 MBThanks to Cameron for the generous donation! News: Seth MacFarlane wants to reboot Trek (who doesn't?) Hallmark had a limited edition TOS Defiant ornament for NY Comicon. Spiner and Wheaton on The Big Bang Theory. Was it a big bang? Ten Forward: What if aliens really did contact us? Star Trek in Pop Culture: Farscape, Family Matters, Friends, and an old McDonalds Happy Meal commercial. Episode Insight: "The Tholian Web" Subspace Communications Collecting Trek
Episode 14, Stardate 1110.11, "Loving the alien"
October 11, 2011 21:21 - 54 minutes - 24.9 MBNews: Leonard Nimoy does his last convention appearance. Wil Wheaton and Brent Spiner on "The Big Bang Theory" this week. Ten Forward: Deflectors again! We nail it this time. Trek in pop culture: Family Guy Episode Insight: TNG's "First Contact" Subspace Communications. Bloopers
Episode 13, Stardate 1110.06, "They were yummy!"
October 06, 2011 19:06 - 49 minutes - 22.9 MBNews: Star Trek TNG coming to Blu-Ray in 2012! Wil Wheaton and Brent Spiner on The Big Bang Theory soon Ten Forward: Good and bad technobabble Star Trek in pop culture: Ren & Stimpy Frasier Episode insight: Cold Station 12/The Augments Bloopers Subspace communications
Episode 12, Stardate 1109.27, "Planet Shrek"
September 27, 2011 23:25 - 52 minutes - 24.3 MBThanks to our sponsor today @ahscott News: Star Trek: Enterprise turns 10 this week. Hallmark Star Trek ornaments are in stores now. Shatner on Star Wars vs. Star Trek. Star Trek Exhibition opens at the St. Louis Science museum in October. Charlie Sheen roasted by Shatner. Ten Forward: How do you navigate a starship? Star Trek in pop culture: Wayne's World Episode insight: Enterprise's "Borderland" Subspace communications Bloopers: Enterprise
Episode 11, Stardate 1109.20, "This podcast goes to warp 11"
September 21, 2011 00:26 - 57 minutes - 26.5 MBDS9 coming to Netflix streaming on Oct. 1 JJ Abrams signed for Star Trek 2 Leonard Nimoy helps open the Emmys Ten Forward: How DO you build a starship? Star Trek in pop culture: World of Warcraft Episode Synopsis: TOS' Assignment: Earth Subspace communications Bloopers
Episode 10, Stardate 1109.13, "We must be #1 if you're listening to us"
September 13, 2011 21:18 - 1 hour - 31.6 MBNews: Star Trek's 45 - big or bust? "Trek Nation" premieres on Nov. 30 "The Captains" to be released on DVD Oct. 4 Ten Forward: Were transporters misused in Star Trek, or a properly used tool? Episode insight: TNG's "The Nth Degree" Subspace communications Bloopers
Episode 9, Stardate 1109.6, "Timba, his barf spewing"
September 06, 2011 20:42 - 37 minutes - 17.1 MBTimba, his barf spewing News: 45th anniversary mosaic from fanmosaics.com Star Trek Online going free-to-play before the end of the year Interview with Bjo Trimble on startrek.com about saving Star Trek Episode insight: TNG's episode "Relics" What happens to your soul in a transporter accident? Bloopers! ST 2009 and Voyager Subspace communications
Episode 8, Stardate 1108.25, "And my other brother Darrell"
August 26, 2011 03:33 - 57 minutes - 26.5 MBSpecial Guest - Tom Merritt from TWiT! News: New Star Trek series being pitched to CBS. Will it work? Wil it even see the light of day? Maybe not, but it has an interesting premise. Episode Insight: "Far Beyond the Stars" from Deep Space Nine season 6. Ten Forward: With Tom as our guest, we asked how Star Trek has influenced him over the years. Subspace Communications
Episode 7, Stardate 1108.18, "The women!!!"
August 18, 2011 23:21 - 51 minutes - 23.7 MBNews: Klingon Monopoly Nimoy retiring from conventions Syfy hosting a TNG marathon over Labor Day weekend, starting that Friday "Engaged" All about "The Cage" Bloopers Subspace communications
Episode 6, Stardate 1108.10, "!ssa ym 63 praW"
August 10, 2011 20:29 - 1 hour - 28.2 MBStar Trek II played on a piano! Darrell gets SPANKED! Anovos references pics of the uniform used in different episodes. A Star Trek theme park is NOT being built in Jordan. Mike's first impressions of Star Trek Online Trekkie vs. Trekker Episode insight: TAS' "The Counter-Clock Incident" Bloopers from "Enterprise" Subspace communications
Episode 5, Stardate 1108.3, "Wagon Train to the Stars"
August 04, 2011 05:11 - 55 minutes - 25.6 MBRod Roddenberry's "Trek Nation" to air on the Air and Space channel in October. Mike finally watched "The Captains". The Star Trek: TNG 3CD box set now available. TNG 4-episode HD pack coming before the end of the year. Growing up Trek: The Animated Series Ten Forward: What's bringing people to Star Trek lately? Episode insight: Voyager's "Unity" Subspace communications
Episode 4, Stardate 1107.27, "Wood on Leather"
July 27, 2011 18:27 - 47 minutes - 22 MBNews: Star Trek sequel delayed until 2013? Star Trek/Legion of Super Heroes crossover coming. Shatner releases a documentary called "The Captains". Growing up Trek: What career options did Star Trek open up to young kids? Episode insight: "The Galileo Seven" Subspace communications
Episode 3, Stardate 1107.20, "Not the Extended Edition"
July 20, 2011 22:44 - 51 minutes - 23.7 MBNews: William Shatner's "The Captains" documentary premiering this week. Is TNG finally coming to HD? Darrell figures out the Anovos uniform issue. Growing up Trek: what games were we playing as kids? Ten Forward: Discussion about Star Trek: The Motion Picture Episode Analysis: Q Who?
Episode 2, Stardate 1107.12, "All Of Our Yesterdays And Tomorrows"
July 12, 2011 22:22 - 53 minutes - 24.7 MBNew theme by Darrell! News - Final space shuttle launched - George and Nichelle interviewed on MSNBC - La La Land records coming out with a 3-CD set of TNG music - Anovos releasing new TOS uniforms for a limited time Growing up Trek: watching TNG religiously Ten Forward: Remastered vs. Original TOS Episode analysis: "Arena" Subspace communications
Episode 1, Stardate 1107.6, "The Introduction Factor"
July 06, 2011 23:01 - 48 minutes - 22.4 MBOur introductory episode! News - Trek on Netflix and possible Star Trek 2012 delay? What separated Star Trek from other shows of its time? Growing up Trek - models