Discussing Trek

Subscribe on YouTube @DiscussingTrek . This will be the last Discussing Trek podcast to hit the podcast feed for a while. I'm pressing pause on the podcast — not canceling it — to throw everything at the YouTube channel's watch-hour push by February 1st. The stream and podcast prep are a second full-time job sitting on top of the thing that actually needs the hours, so something had to give. I'd r...

Season 4 ends with a time-bending Uhura two-hander: a white hole, a future where Kirk commands the Enterprise, a dead Scotty who isn't, and a cosmic birth no one saw coming. We break down the full episode — the swap, the Midwives, the space baby — then deliver our verdict: did the finale save Season 4?

The Enterprise goes full fairy tale! Join me LIVE as we break down Strange New Worlds Season 4, Episode 9 — "Once La'an a Time." La'an as a spoiled princess. A REAL fantasy planet. A dragon for the Enterprise to fight. And it's all a sequel to Season 1's "The Elysian Kingdom" — with Onitra Johnson back and Christina Chong finally getting the episode she says she always wanted. Was the fairy tale w...

The Discussing Trek crews veers off the beaten path to discuss the highly popular HBO Series Lanterns. Larry hosts the episode, as he schools Clarence on all things Lanterns. Join in as we discuss a show that everyone should be watching.

Join us for a chat about the latest episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, "Orders of Magnitude" — the highest IMDb-rated episode of the season at 8.4.A Starfleet admiral ordered the murder of 5,000 people. Kirk may have committed mutiny stopping him. Was Reeger right? Was Kirk justified? Clarence and Larry (Trek Historian) break it all down — plus the Andorian B-plot, the cordrazine callback,...

Join us for a chat about the latest episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, 'Like Chronitons Through the Hourglass'. Where a temporal anomaly traps the crew inside a soap-opera reality while Pike confronts a life he lost.

Join us for a chat about the latest episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, 'Off-Hour'. Where the Enterprise falls into a slipstream that pushes them to a catastrophic warp threshold.

A transporter malfunction turns most of the crew into puppets while Spock fights to reclaim the ship.

Join of as we discuss the latest episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, A Case of Chiaroscuro -- a case of mistaken identity pins Una as a virtuous kingpin against a Klingon occupation, and challenges her core understanding of what it means to be an effective leader.

In the latest episode of Strange New Worlds, titled "Human Best Friend", Shore leave on a pleasure planet turns dangerous when the crew's promised escape stops behaving like fun. Join us as we unpack the episode and more.

Spock, La'An and Kirk board a lost Federation ship, where an old mystery becomes a survival crisis.

Pike leads the crew into a stellar storm, which sends the Enterprise back 65 million years — to the time of dinosaurs. The crew must find their way home before their actions affect the past and change the distant future.

Star Trek fandom can sometimes be a very divisive place. If you've been on the internet for any amount of time, then you certainly know what I’m talking about. But if we really step back and think about it, is the recent rift in Trek fandom so unique? I’m willing to bet history will tell us otherwise.

The internet is furious about Starfleet Academy Season One, calling it the downfall of Trek, but did the haters miss the fundamental message? This deep-dive breakdown argues that the young-adult drama is far more than just "messy" and "dramatic"—it's a smart exploration of what it means to rebuild Starfleet in the fragmented, post-Burn Federation-era. The show brilliantly mirrors the cadets' journ...

When an old enemy resurfaces as an existential threat to the Federation, Nahla must outwit a vengeful foe with a personal vendetta against her – as the cadets and instructors undertake a dangerous, seemingly impossible, mission to save everyone and everything they hold dear.

As the year comes to an end, Caleb must choose between the life he thought he wanted and the life he’s built for himself at Starfleet Academy. Meanwhile, Nahla breaks protocol in one final gambit to keep a promise to Caleb.

A visiting instructor arrives at the Academy and uses an unorthodox method to help the cadets process the emotions of recent trauma. At the same time, a cadet faces an unexpected challenge that will alter the trajectory of her life forever.

As our cadets return home for their first school holiday, they must choose between what their families expect of them and their own dreams for the future – including an aspiring captain who's secretly willing to risk everything to re-write her own past, and an aristocratic cadet called to serve his planet way before he's ready.

During the cadets' first training mission on an abandoned ship, they encounter a dangerous new enemy. As our cadets fight for survival, Nahla must risk everything to save them by seeking help from an unexpected, untrustworthy, source.

As a cadet sets out to solve an ancient Starfleet mystery, she embarks on a journey of self-discovery and learns the value of forging her own path. Meanwhile, Nahla agrees to help a fellow chancellor with an elaborate alien ritual.

When an existential crisis threatens to wipe out a beloved but infamous Star Trek species, a cadet is forced to confront his past and strained relationship with his family. As he pursues an unexpected method of coping, Nahla races against time to save this species from extinction.

Cadets compete to join an elite team while battling escalating pranks from a rival school. STAR TREK: STARFLEET ACADEMY introduces viewers to a young group of cadets who come together to pursue a common dream of hope and optimism. Under the watchful and demanding eyes of their instructors, they discover what it takes to become Starfleet officers as they navigate blossoming friendships, explosive r...

STAR TREK: STARFLEET ACADEMY introduces viewers to a young group of cadets who come together to pursue a common dream of hope and optimism. Under the watchful and demanding eyes of their instructors, they discover what it takes to become Starfleet officers as they navigate blossoming friendships, explosive rivalries, first loves and a new enemy that threatens both the Academy and the Federation it...

Join us to unpack the high-stakes Strange New Worlds Season 3 finale, "New Life and New Civilizations" — a potential series ending? We examine the tragic, redemptive fates of Captains Pike and Batel; Batel's destiny as the Beholder gives Pike an Inner Light-esque gift. We'll also break down the Vezda's ancient evil and explore the episode's finality and fresh start, wondering what kind of Captain...

In this episode we give our thoughts on the Star Trek: Starfleet Academy trailer released at NYCC 2025. We dive into each of the characters and ponder about the premise of the series. Join in on the fun!