TREK TABLE PODCAST
35 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsA weekly podcast holding Trek Space for Black, Indigenous, Brown, Women of Color (Queer or Otherwise) and our Allies. We are fans of Star Trek Discovery and are currently moving through episode recaps and exploring each episode through segments such as Trek Table Questions, Space Runway, Discovery Design and Thematix.
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Episodes
Episode 44: Duets, PTSD, and Emo Hydrocarbon Clusters
March 16, 2022 20:16 - 1 hour - 57.5 MBStar Trek Discovery Season 4 Episode 11 "Rosetta" is the most feminine, queer, and touchy-feely episode yet... and we're here for it! Trek Table hosts Alison De La Cruz, Claudia Alick, and Maia Mills Low are joined by guests, Jadie Jang and Latisha Jones. Together, they celebrate the various duets this episode, including Burnham/Rillak, Adira/Reno, Adira/Detmer, Book/Tarka, T'rina/ N'Doye, Saru/T-rina and others. They also discuss the unifying story of found family throughout the seri...
Episode 43: Space Snacks, Complex Conflicts & Federation Bias
March 16, 2022 19:17 - 1 hour - 58 MBTrek Table Episode 43 dives deep into Star Trek Discovery Season 4 Episode 10, "The Galactic Barrier". Alison De La Cruz, Claudia Alick, and Maia Mills Low welcome back guest Lulu Matue and newest guest Dr. anupama jain. Together, they discuss space snacks in that Federation Task Force, the complicated conflicts and discovering Tarka’s backstory as well as some deep conversations about Federation Bias. Trek Table is a talkshow holding Trek Space for Black, Indigenous, Brown, Women ...
Episode 42: Complicated Relationships, Accountability, and Organic Semiconductors
March 02, 2022 19:23 - 1 hour - 158 MBTrek Table Episode 42 dives deep into Star Trek Discovery Season 4 Episode 9, "Rubicon". Host Marie Reine-Velez returns after a hiatus, and is joined by regulars Alison De La Cruz, Claudia Alick, and Maia Mills Low. The full crew welcomes special guest, Dr. Malika Jeffries-EL, Professor of Chemistry, Associate Dean of the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences at Boston University, and self-proclaimed "born-again Trekkie". Together, they discuss complicated relationships, connection, accounta...
Episode 41: Strategies, Poker Faces & Consequences
March 02, 2022 18:08 - 1 hour - 135 MBPremiered on February 13, 2022 Trek Table Hosts Claudia Alick, Alison De La Cruz, and Maia Mills-Low welcome special guest Latisha Jones as they dive deep into Star Trek Discovery S4E9, "All In". This episode we'll dive deep to try and cut through the illusion and poker faces. We’ll discuss Strategies and Consequences as Burnham and Star Fleet try to make sense of Tarka & Book stealing the Spore Drive Prototype and going on the lamb lookin’ for Isolynium. Oh Wow! And we’re so here for Owos...
Episode 39: Gratitude, Intention and Impact
February 16, 2022 19:19 - 1 hour - 156 MBPremiered on January 2, 2022 Trek Table Hosts Claudia Alick, Alison De La Cruz, and Maia Mills-Low welcome back special guest Rose Portillo as they dive deep into Star Trek Discovery Season 4 Mid-Season Finale, "But To Connect". Thematically, we'll explore Zora's sentience validation journey, the Federation DMA gathering, and the consideration of intention vs impact when determining a just response to egregious harm by an unknown species. This special 'Holidaze' edition of Trek Table...
Episode 38: Emo Super Computers, Kwejianian Healings & More
February 16, 2022 19:09 - 1 hour - 137 MBPremiered on Sunday, Dec. 26, 2021, Trek Table Episode 38 dives deep into Star Trek Discovery S4 E6 “Stormy Weather”. Hosts Claudia Alick, Maya Chinchilla, Maia Mills-Low and Alison De La Cruz tackle questions such as, "how would you handle an emotional "sentient being living inside a supercomputer" paralyzed by fear?" We'll see how Gray is uniquely suited to help an emo super computer, and maybe, just maybe Grudge is finally liking Burnham! This special 'Holidaze' edition of Trek Tab...
Episode 37: Empathy, Justice & Science
February 16, 2022 18:49 - 1 hour - 143 MBRecorded on Sunday, Dec. 19, 2021, Trek Table Episode #37 dives deep into Star Trek Discovery Season 4, Ep 5, "The Examples". Hosts Claudia Alick, Maya Chinchilla, Alison De La Cruz, and Maia Mills-Low talk about Empathy for the Empaths as well as conversations about justice and non-punitive justice models and science - like when is the experiment literally too much? Trek Table is a livestream ritual holding Trek Space for Black, Indigenous, Brown, Women of Color (Queer or otherwise) and...
Episode 36: Self, Service, Leadership
February 16, 2022 18:36 - 1 hour - 148 MBRecorded on Sunday, Dec. 12, 2021, Trek Table Episode #36 dives deep into Star Trek Discovery Season 4, Ep 4, "All is Possible". Hosts Claudia Alick, Maya Chinchilla, Alison De La Cruz, Maia Mills-Low and Marie-Reine Velez assemble to discuss what DeLa considers "one of the best Star Trek Discovery episodes in the entire series!" Major themes explored in this episode: * Self: How Book, Tilly and Adira are coming into themselves * Service: As Tilly comes to terms with new opportunities, ...
Episode 34: Grief and the Unknown
February 16, 2022 18:23 - 1 hour - 145 MBRecorded on Sunday, 11/28/21, Trek Table Episode #34 Join host Alison De La Cruz and Co-Hosts Claudia Alick, Maya Chinchilla and Maia Mills-Low as we talk about “Anomaly.” This Trek Table assembled will talk about the grief - not only are Book, Burnham and the Federation processing the loss of Kwejian but we are also holding space for Tilly, Adira and Gray. We'll talk about this Soongian technology that is going to help Gray get his body back. And finally, in this episode we'll look at how...
Episode 33: Kobayashi Maru: Is it a Metaphor for the Un-ending, Un-winnable Tests for BIWOC Leaders?
February 16, 2022 18:08 - 1 hour - 128 MBIs Kobayashi Maru a new code word for un-ending, un-winnable tests for women of color leaders? Is President Relik the new Space Karen? Will Alex Kurtzman ever stop with planet genocide as a plot point? Join hosts Alison De La Cruz, Claudia Alick, and Maya Chinchilla explore these topics and more as they dive into the Season 4 premier of Star Trek Discovery, "Kobayashi Maru". Trek Table is a livestream ritual holding Trek Space for Black, Indigenous, Brown, Women of Color (Queer or ot...
Episode 32: Hopes & Hype for DISCO S4
January 28, 2022 20:36 - 1 hour - 144 MBRecorded on Sunday, 11/14/21, Trek Table Episode #32 welcomes the table back to discuss all our hopes and hype for Star Trek Discovery Season 4. Join host Alison De La Cruz and Co-Hosts Claudia Alick, Maya Chinchilla and Maia Mills-Low as we dive deep into our hopes and hype for Star Trek Discovery Season 4. We prep for this season with some personal recaps, and lots and lots of questions: There’s an episode entitled Kobayashi Maru - what say you? Will Gray achieve a corporeal form? ...
Episode 35: Justice, the Body, and the Power of Your Path
January 25, 2022 22:51 - 1 hour - 140 MBRecorded on Sunday, Dec. 5, 2021, Trek Table Episode #35 dives deep into Star Trek Discovery Season 4, Episode 3, "Choose to Live". Alison De La Cruz, Maya Chinchilla, Maia Mills-Low and guest Lulu Matute unpack the politics, the personalities, and perspectives that make us wonder... * Will Restorative Justice be realized in the Trek Universe? * Is it time for Gray's Corporeal Coming Out party? (what a powerful storyline for LGBTQIA+ folks in the Trek Fanverse! Woohoo! ) * What old pat...
Episode 31: Team Red Angel & Disco Crew Futures
January 25, 2022 19:49 - 1 hour - 205 MBRecorded on Sunday, 10/10/21, Trek Table Episode #31 dives deep into Star Trek Discovery Season 2, Episode 13, "Such Sweet Sorrow, Pt 2”. Join host Alison De La Cruz, Co-Hosts Claudia Alick, Maya Chinchilla and Maia Mills-Low. We'll talk about all things transitions as twists of fate push a new path for the Discovery Crew, Spock, and we finally get to see the actualization of Micheal’s arc to embodying the Red Angel. Subscribe to the TrekTable channel: www.youtube.com/trektable W...
Episode 30: Time-Crystal Business, Transitions & Teams
January 22, 2022 00:34 - 1 hour - 164 MBRecorded on Sunday, 10/03/21, Trek Table Episode #30 dives deep into Star Trek Discovery Season 2, Episode 12, "Such Sweet Sorrow, Pt 1”. Join host Alison De La Cruz, Co-Hosts Claudia Alick, Maya Chinchilla and Maia Mills-Low. We'll talk time-crystal-business, transitions, Queen Po and notice how the teams on the USS DIscovery and the USS Enterprise deal with the escalating situation as Leland and Control head their way as we unpack the penultimate episode of Star Trek Discovery Season 2. ...
Episode 29: Siblings Shenanigans & Boreth
November 16, 2021 20:53 - 1 hour - 186 MBRecorded on Sunday, 09/26/21, Trek Table Episode #29 dives deep into Star Trek Discovery Season 2, Episode 12, "Through the Valley of the Shadows. Join host Alison De La Cruz, Co-Hosts Claudia Alick, Maya Chinchilla and Maia Mills-Low as we welcome Guest Lulu Matute. We'll talk time crystals on Boreth, the Burnham & Spock sibling shenanigans fighting control and oh - can we talk about the guns of the future with power to disintegrate and NO recoil?! Subscribe to the TrekTable channe...
Episode 28: Adaptation as One Continues to Heal
November 16, 2021 18:27 - 1 hour - 185 MBRecorded on Sunday, 09/19/21, Trek Table Episode #28 dives deep into Star Trek Discovery Season 2, Episode 11, "Perpetual Infinity". Join host Alison De La Cruz and Co-Hosts Claudia Alick, Maya Chinchilla and Maia Mills-Low as we dive deep into all the pivotal moments that Michael Burnham, Spock, and the crew have been waiting to get answered. Who is the Red Angel?! Wait Whaaaa… we get to ask Dr. Mama Gabrielle all the questions?! And - can we talk about Control? We’ll also ask you the TTQs...
Episode 27: Sacrifice, Self, and How One Heals
November 16, 2021 18:16 - 1 hour - 178 MBRecorded on Sunday, 09/12/21, Trek Table Episode #27 dives deep into Star Trek Discovery Season 2, Episode 10, "The Red Angel". Join host Alison De La Cruz and Co-Hosts Claudia Alick, Maya Chinchilla and Maia Mills-Low as we dive deep into the arcs of Michael Burnham, Space Papi Dr. Hugh Culber, and our dearly departed crew member Ariam in this deep dive looking at sacrifice, self and how one heals. Trek Table Questions ask about pansexuality in the mirror universe, funerals and death ritua...
Episode 26: Ariam, Burnham & the Cybernetix
October 06, 2021 19:37 - 1 hour - 211 MBRecorded on Sunday, 08/29/21, Trek Table Episode #26 dives deep into Star Trek Discovery Season 2, Episode 9, "Project Daedalus". Join host Alison De La Cruz and Co-Hosts Claudia Alick and Maya Chinchilla as we explore the arcs of Ariam and Burnham and consider loyalty, memory and how the cybernetically augmented crew (the Cybernetrix) really shine in this episode. Subscribe to the TrekTable channel: https://bit.ly/3hslxRw Watch full episodes of TrekTable: https://bit.ly/3w3a3rB ...
Perception, Illusion and Trauma Porn
October 06, 2021 19:08 - 1 hour - 201 MBRecorded on Sunday, 08/22/21, Trek Table Episode #25 dives deep into Star Trek Discovery Season 2, Episode 8, "If Memory Serves". Featuring host Alison De La Cruz and Co-Hosts Maia Mils-Low, Maya Chinchilla, and guest host Hazel Lozano. Thematically we’ll unpack the line between perception and illusion. We’ll explore how Burnham, Spock, Culber, and Stamets navigate vulnerability as their perspectives grow and shift. Finally - just as Burnham asked the Talosians - ‘Why, why must you engage w...
Episode 25: Perception, Illusion and Trauma Porn
October 06, 2021 19:08 - 1 hour - 201 MBRecorded on Sunday, 08/22/21, Trek Table Episode #25 dives deep into Star Trek Discovery Season 2, Episode 8, "If Memory Serves". Featuring host Alison De La Cruz and Co-Hosts Maia Mils-Low, Maya Chinchilla, and guest host Hazel Lozano. Thematically we’ll unpack the line between perception and illusion. We’ll explore how Burnham, Spock, Culber, and Stamets navigate vulnerability as their perspectives grow and shift. Finally - just as Burnham asked the Talosians - ‘Why, why must you engage w...
Episode 24 Looking For Spock In All The Wrong Places
October 06, 2021 18:41 - 1 hour - 219 MBRecorded on Sunday, 08/15/21, Trek Table Episode #24 dives deep into Star Trek Discovery Season 2, Episode 7, "Light & Shadows". Featuring Hosts Claudia Alick & Marie-Reine Velez with Co-Hosts, Maya Chinchilla and Maia Mils-Low with a special appearance by Alison De La Cruz. The Table explores trust in this episode and all the ways it shows up in storylines for different duets as well as the overall question - can we trust Section 31? Deep dives reveal insights on group dynamics, bi-cultur...
Episode #23 All the Feels and All the Fear in this Trek Table Super Show
August 18, 2021 19:45 - 1 hour - 237 MBRecorded on Sunday, 08/08/21, Trek Table Episode #23 dives deep into Star Trek Discovery Season 2, Episode 6, "The Sound of Thunder.” Featuring host Alison De La Cruz and Co-Hosts Claudia Alick and Maia Mils-Low, Guest Co-Host Luzviminda Jariwala & guest Rose Portillo, with a special Space Runway table featuring: Maya Chinchilla, Sarah Guerra, Lulu Matute and Black Benatar! The Table takes a breath for Santo Space Daddy Culber, explores all the feels and unpacks FEAR as Discovery heads to...
Episode #22 Sapiosexual Sisters in Science, Mycelial Magic and Santo Space Daddy
August 18, 2021 19:00 - 1 hour - 168 MBRecorded on Sunday, 08/01/21, Trek Table Episode #22 dives deep into Star Trek Discovery Season 2, Episode 5, "Saints of Imperfection". Featuring host Alison De La Cruz and Co-Hosts Claudia Alick, Maia Mils-Low and Marie-Reine Velez. The Table unpacks this action-packed ride as the USS Discovery serves as a doorstop to the space mushroom highway so Burnham & Stamets can rescue Tilly. We also unpack Admiral Cornwell’s statement about how nation building can be messy. Trek Table says WHAT?! ...
Episode#21 Death Doula Burnham, Ouija Board Tilly & A Trek Exorcism
August 18, 2021 18:09 - 1 hour - 177 MBRecorded on Sunday, July 25 , 2021, Trek Table Episode #21 dives deep into Star Trek Discovery Season 2, Episode 4, "An Obol for Charon". Featuring host Alison De La Cruz and Co-Host Maia Mils-Low and introducing guest co-hosts Luzviminda Jariwala and Rose Portillo. Together the Table explores Michael Burnham's try at being a Death Doula, Tilly's pass as Ouija Board, and Stamets & Reno’s attempt at a mycelial exorcism. The deep dive reveals connections to Dreamers, the power of empaths and...
Episode #20 Return of Mother & the Mental Stamina Required by Women Leaders
July 29, 2021 17:15 - 58 minutes - 135 MBTrek Table is proud to present this special episode as part of the Women at Warp IDIC (Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combinations) Podcast Festival. Recorded on Saturday, July 17, 2021, this episode of Trek Table explores the mental stamina required of women leaders in Star Trek, along with the return of MOTHER. Join our hosts Claudia Alick, Maya Chinchilla, Marie-Reine Velez, and Alison De La Cruz as they take a deep dive into Star Trek Discovery Season 2, Episode 3, "Point of Light". ...
Episode #19 Space, Spirit & Those Red Signals! w Special Guest Aliza Pearl
July 29, 2021 17:00 - 1 hour - 244 MBThis is like A DOUBLE EPISODE! Join Claudia Alick, Maya Chinchilla, Alison De La Cruz and Maia Mills-Low host this deep dive on SPACE, SPIRIT and those red signals in S2 E2 “New Eden”! How is spirit expressed and explored on this planet, does it bridge the vastness of space and what about those Red Signals! We are also super excited to feature our very first Trek Table Guest Spotlight, featuring Aliza Pearl. You've probably heard us nerd out over one of Aliza's Women at Warp Podcast or TT...
Episode #18 Burnham’s Brother, Samplings of Signals & Measures of Masculinity
July 28, 2021 23:11 - 1 hour - 191 MBThis episode we discover more about the connection between Michael Burnham and Sarek as they stand in anticipation of an emergency meet-up with the USS Enterprise. This Season 2 opener gives us so many feels - from Sa'ru calling Burnham Commander to the Original Series Uniforms to watching the power of math! We'll welcome the addition of Tig Notaro, Anson Mount in the show and we'll discuss what's up with these SIGNALS. The Trek Table dives deep into Season 2, Episode 1 of Star Tre...
Episode #17 Burnham's Arc, Klingon Wars and Fabulous Found Family
July 28, 2021 22:50 - 1 hour - 203 MBTrek Table does their version of a fun recap of Star Trek Discovery Season 1: All the happenings - Burnham’s redemption arc, the Klingon War, the Mirror Universe and More!!! Join Claudia Alick, Maya Chinchilla, Alison De La Cruz, Marie-Reine Velez as we dig into Trek Table Questions, Marie Has Questions; Discovery Design; Space Runway; Thematix & Spoiler Zone! #TrekTable #BIWOCTrek #StarTrekDiscovery Subscribe to the TrekTable channel: https://bit.ly/3hslxRw Watch full episodes of...
Disco S1 Episode 6 “Lethe” - Trek Table Episode 007
March 23, 2021 23:37 - 1 hour - 177 MBStarfleet Power Plays & Katras Trek Table explores Starfleet Power plays between Captain Lorca and Admiral Cornwell, Interim Capt. Sa’ru and Michael Burnam. We’ll dive deep into Katras and Burnham’s connection to Sarek. Claudia Alick, Maya Chinchilla, Alison De La Cruz and Marie-Reine Velez are back to share Popcorn Recap, Marie Has Questions, Discovery Design, Space Runway and then all braided together in Thematix. The Spoiler Zone begins at 57:46 - 59:56. Recorded on 03/14/21 Segment H...
Disco S1 Episode 5 “Choose Your Pain”
March 23, 2021 23:03 - 1 hour - 210 MBStar Trek Discovery S1 E5 “Choose Your Pain” Trek Table Episode 006-Recorded on 03/07/21 Trek Table explores the continuing journey of ethics and torture in the time of the Klingon War, Leadership and Heroism and several Star Trek Milestones: the first “F” bomb and the first official queer coupling in Star Trek. Content Note: This episode discusses torture and abuse. Trek Table also welcomes guest co-hosts Maia Mills-Low and Claire Light to the show. Segment Highlights Holding Trek ...
Disco S1 Episode 4-Burnham’s Accountability Journey, Lorca,The Spore Drive, and the Light of T’Kuvma
March 23, 2021 22:48 - 1 hour - 174 MBTrek Table Episode 005 -This episode of Trek Table explores Episode 4, Captain Lorca, Burnham’s accountability journey and the path of the Klingon’s uniting under the light of T’Kuvma. We’ll jump into the spore drive, Kitty - the Ripper and much more! Marie Has Questions, Claudia leads us through Discovery Design and Maya is back with Space Runway. Segment Highlights Holding Trek Space Trek Table Question 1 Recap Popcorn Marie Has Questions Design 3188 Trek Table Question 2 Sp...
Disco Season 1 Episode 3 - USS Discovery, Burnham’s Accountability Journey & the new CONTEXT in Starfleet
March 23, 2021 20:02 - 1 hour - 177 MBTrek Table Episode 004 welcomes back our panel of Claudia Alick, Marie-Reine Velez, and Arthur Wong. We are also excited to welcome back Maia Mills-Lowe. The Trek Table explores “Context is for Kings” Star Trek Discovery - Season 1, Episode 3. We’ll share our reactions to meeting the USS Discovery, explore Burnham’s Accountability Journey and certainly explore this new context of the Klingon War. The team will play Popcorn Recap, Claudia will take us through Trek Table Questions, Marie Ha...
Disco Season 1 Episode 2-Cpt Georgiou, Klingons & Colonialist Ethics
March 09, 2021 23:56 - 1 hour - 217 MBTrek Table 003 Star Trek Discovery S1 E2: Battle at the Binary Stars. Hear Claudia Alick, Maya Chinchilla, Alison De La Cruz, Marie-Reine Velez and Arthur Wong discuss the second half of the series opener. Spoiler Note: We will only discuss all things S1 E2 - until we get to Spoiler Zone from 1:12:16 - 1:14:38. Segment Highlights Holding Trek Space Trek Table Question 1 Recap Popcorn Marie Has Questions Design 3188 Trek Table Question 2 Space Runway Thematix Trek Table Que...
Disco Season 1 Episode 1-Burnham, Klingons & Leadership
March 03, 2021 00:58 - 1 hour - 214 MBTrek Table begins from the beginning of Star Trek Discovery S1 E1: Vulcan Hello. Hear Claudia Alick, Maya Chinchilla, Alison De La Cruz, Marie-Reine Velez and Arthur Wong discuss the series opener. Spoiler Note: We will only discuss all things S1 E1 - until we get to spoiler zone at 1:10:27-1:12:31. Segment Highlights Holding Trek Space Trek Table Question 1 Recap Popcorn Marie Has Questions Design 3188 Trek Table Question 2 Space Runway Thematix Spoiler Alert: 1:10:27...
Star Trek Discovery: Season 3 RECAP
February 24, 2021 23:50 - 1 hour - 221 MBDescription Our inaugural episode of Trek Table launches with a look back at Season 3 of Star Trek Discovery, our overall recap and reactions. While our first public episode, the Trek Table team has been building and incubating since October 2020 when Discovery Season 3 began. We frame the overall season in terms of Self, Family, and Star Fleet. Listen here and join us for live video cast shows on Sundays 4pm PST www.twitch.tv/outpost13 Segments Holding Trek Space Trek Table Quest...