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The Vibe That Is Data
Positively Trek - April 19, 2024 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 26 ratingsPositively 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...
Discovery: “Red Directive” & “Under the Twin Moons” REVIEWED
Positively Trek - April 04, 2024 13:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 26 ratingsPositively 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 Gunth...
Book Club: Morn’s Little Partner in Crime
Positively Trek - March 28, 2024 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 26 ratingsPositively 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 componen...
He’s Already More Human Than Human
Positively Trek - March 21, 2024 07:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 26 ratingsPositively 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...
Book Club: Seven of Nine Knows Her Name!
Positively Trek - March 14, 2024 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 26 ratingsPositively 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: Fire...
Book Club: Did Anyone Have Android Pulaski on Their Bingo Card?
Positively Trek - February 29, 2024 08:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 26 ratingsPositively 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...
Just Waiting for that Kelvan Invasion…
Positively Trek - February 22, 2024 08:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 26 ratingsPositively 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 ...
Book Club: The Red Path
Positively Trek - February 15, 2024 08:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 26 ratingsPositively 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 collect...
The Enduring Personality of James T. Kirk
Positively Trek - February 09, 2024 04:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 26 ratingsPositively 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 ...
Book Club: Defiant - Volume 1
Positively Trek - February 01, 2024 08:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 26 ratingsPositively 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 misf...
Nova Squadron, Red Squad, and Badmirals
Positively Trek - January 25, 2024 08:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 26 ratingsPositively 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. W...
Book Club: Godshock
Positively Trek - January 19, 2024 04:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 26 ratingsPositively 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 the...
Star Trek in 2024
Positively Trek - January 11, 2024 08:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 26 ratingsPositively 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 Positive...
Book Club: Making It So: A Memoir
Positively Trek - December 28, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 26 ratingsPositively 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 Shakespea...
A Tree Full of Starships
Positively Trek - December 21, 2023 08:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 26 ratingsPositively 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 ornamen...
Book Club: The Autobiography of Benjamin Sisko with Derek Tyler Attico
Positively Trek - December 14, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 26 ratingsPositively 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 au...
Discovery’s Final Season Premieres in April 2024
Positively Trek - December 07, 2023 08:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 26 ratingsPositively 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 ...
Book Club: IDW’s Star Trek #400
Positively Trek - November 30, 2023 08:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 26 ratingsPositively 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 cu...
Jonathan Frakes Returns to Direct Strange New Worlds!
Positively Trek - November 23, 2023 08:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 26 ratingsPositively 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 ...
The SAG/AFTRA Strike Has Ended! What This Means for Trek
Positively Trek - November 16, 2023 08:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 26 ratingsPositively 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 ...
Lower Decks Ends Season 4 on the Highest of Notes!
Positively Trek - November 09, 2023 08:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 26 ratingsPositively 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 ep...
Long-Lost USS Enterprise Model Found!
Positively Trek - November 02, 2023 13:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 26 ratingsPositively 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,...
Prodigy Saved! Seasons 1 & 2 Will Be On Netflix
Positively Trek - October 19, 2023 07:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 26 ratingsPositively 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...
Lower Decks Season 4 - The Story So Far…
Positively Trek - October 03, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 26 ratingsPositively 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 sea...
Strange New Worlds Season 2 Retrospective
Positively Trek - September 05, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 26 ratingsPositively 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 ...
Starfleet Dances and Sings!
Positively Trek - August 18, 2023 18:15 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 26 ratingsPositively 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 Starflee...
Navigating Star Trek Podcasting in the Midst of a Hollywood Strike
Positively Trek - August 03, 2023 21:47 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 26 ratingsPositively 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 responsibi...
Naked Rocky Spock
Positively Trek - July 07, 2023 19:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 26 ratingsPositively 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 conti...
Star Trek Prodigy is Canceled, and We’re Not Happy
Positively Trek - June 29, 2023 07:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 26 ratingsPositively 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...
Strange New Worlds Season 2 is Here!
Positively Trek - June 22, 2023 07:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 26 ratingsPositively 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 Positivel...
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