Beam Me Up: A Star Trek Podcast

The Kazon Nistrim, with the help of Seska, seize Voyager and strand the crew on a pre-historic world.  While the crew struggles with survival on an alien planet and with alien hostiles, Tom Paris, Lon Suder, and the Doctor work to retake the ship.  What will Matt do when he realizes the crew has been stranded?  Will he even remember Lon Suder?  Let's find out. If you're watching with us,...

A transporter accident merges the patterns of Tuvok and Neelix to create an entirely new creature, Tuvix.  But the crew struggles with missing their former comrades while bonding with this new, combined shipmate.  It all gets turned up to 11 when the Doctor discovers a way to separate Tuvix back into Tuvok and Neelix, but Tuvix refuses the procedure, not wanting to die. If you're watching wit...

Sisko suspects that Kasidy Yates may be a Maquis smuggler, and struggles with his duty to Starfleet and his emotions as her lover.  Even though Sisko’s suspicions are eventually confirmed, it’s also revealed that Starfleet Security officer Michael Eddington is full blow. Maquis Agent.   Will Matt see it all coming?  Or will be as blind-sided by Eddington's betrayal as Sisko?  Let's find...

A 300 year old ship emerges from the wormhole with a man claiming to be the emissary of the prophets.  Captain Sisko struggles with the idea of ceding his position as Emissary to the man, but does Sisko really even have that choice?  And how does Sisko end up feeling about being a religious icon?  We will explore all of that in today's episode of Beam Me Up.   If you're watching with us,...

There are two Voyagers, two Janeways, two Keses, two Harry Kims, and two bouncing baby Wildmans. But only one of each will survive. The only question is - which one? That's the question on Matt's mind as he first-watches this week's episode for the podcast.   If you're watching with us, the next episode will be Accession from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. If you want to contact t...

When the Voyager crew releases an imprisoned member of the Q Continuum, Janeway is forced to hold an asylum hearing for the Q that will either result in his return to eternal prison or give him the freedom to commit suicide. How will Matt handle the introduction of the Q to the Delta quadrant and his first trip to the continuum itself? Let's find out.... If you're watching with us, the n...

Gul Dukat and Kira are forced to work together, first, when they go on a rescue mission and wind up rescuing Dukat's illegitimate 1/2 bajoran child, which gets him demoted. And second, to go on a vengeance mission when some Klingons attack a Cardassian/Bajoran summit, and Dukat winds up with his own Bird of Prey, and his Daughter goes to live with Kira on DS9. It's not really a two parte...

A crewman is murdered on Voyager and Tuvok launches an investigation. He find the killer, the weapon, has the confession, but can't wrap his head around the senseless nature of the murder. As a result, Tuvok tries to mind meld with the murderer and winds up losing himself in the process. If you're watching with us, the next episode will be from season 4 of Deep Space Nine.  We are mergin...

The Changelings have infiltrated Earth and could be anywhere, or anyone. Captain Sisko is recalled to Earth to head up Starfleet Security, but winds up declaring Martial Law only to realize that the real threat is Starfleet itself. If you're watching with us, the next episode will be from season 2 of Star Trek: Voyager | Meld If you want to contact the show: email: beammeuppod@gmail.com Twitt...

The Kazon-Nistrim, with the aid of former Maquis Crewmember Seska, steal a piece of Federation technology from Voyager that could alter the balance of power in the sector. It's the Kazon, but it's also Seska...so take the good with the bad?   If you're watching with us, the next episode will be the two parter from season 4 of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Homefront and Paradise Lost...

Matt has the week off, so Brent brings Star Trek Youtuber "Treklad" to discuss Voyager Season 2 and figure out which episodes are in, which ones are out, and which ones go to extra viewing.   Be sure to check out Treklad at youtube.com/treklad and give him a like and subscribe.   If you're watching with us, the next episode will be from Star Trek: Voyager Season Two, the episode is...

An Elderly Jake Sisko sacrifices everything in an attempt to undo a tragic accident that happened years earlier resulting in the loss of his father. It's one of the seminal episodes of Star Trek, which sometimes Matt doesn't like. What will he think of this one? Let's find out. If you're watching with us, the next episode will be Charting the Course for Voyager Season Two with...

When a Klingon fleet, headed by General Martok, arrives at the station to prepare for a secret attack on Cardassia, Captain Sisko recruits Lt. Commander Worf to help on the station, but since the destruction of the Enterprise, Worf isn't so sure he wants to remain in Starfleet.   If you're watching with us, the next episode will be The Visitor, from season 4 of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine...

Matt has the week off, so Brent brings in some new friends to discuss DS9 Season 4 and figure out which episodes are in, which ones, are out, and which ones are extra viewing. Special thanks to the guys from @DS9Podcast for joining this week. If you're watching with us, the next episode will be season 4 premiere, "The Way of the Warrior" from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. If you want...

A Changeling has infiltrated the crew of Deep Space Nine and nearly brings the Federation to the brink of starting a war, until Odo does the unthinkable, and harms another Changeling. It's a game changing moment of Deep Space Nine, but Matt will come close to guessing the significance of this episode? Let's find out. If you're watching with us, the next episode will be season 4 prem...

Jadzia Dax is getting the chance to meet all of the Dax symbiote's previous hosts in a trill ceremony called the Zhian'Tara. But in doing so, she has to confront some dark secrets she doesn't even know about. And Nog prepares to take a test so that he can take the test to enter Starfleet Academy.   If you're watching with us, the next episode will be The Adversary, the season 3...

B'elanna is captured by the Vidiians and has her Klingon side and her human side split into two fully grown individuals. While the Klingon side is being experimented on as a possible cure for the Phage, the human side must grapple with the strengths and the liabilities that her Klingon half has caused her her whole life. If you're watching with us, the next episode will be Facets from St...

Garak and Odo uncover a plot by Enabrin Tain to combine the forces of the Obsidian Order and the Tal Shi'ar to exterminate the Changlings in a preemptive strike, bringing Garak back into the Order along the way. But why is this episode necessary to a first watch fly by of DS9, we'll discuss in this episode of Beam Me Up: A Star Trek Podcast. If you're watching with us, the next epis...

There seems to be a spy among the crew when Federation technology turns up on a Kazon Nistrim ship. When it's revealed that the spy is not only Maquis crew member Seska, it turns out she's in reality a Cardassian Spy. Will Matt have seen it coming? Of Course not, but let's see what he thinks anyway.   If you're watching with us, the next episode will be Improbable Cause AND The...

Kira is trapped in a growing rock formation and nothing Odo does can get her out. The situation forces the two to confess their undying love for each other...until it's revealed that Kira is really just the female shapeshifter trying to figure out why Odo is choosing the solids over his own people. Oh yeah, and Nog wants to join Starfleet. If you're watching with us, the next episode wil...

Neelix has his lungs stolen, and the Voyager crew only has 47 minutes to track down the culprits and get his lungs back. But where this episode shines is in the "what would you do" scenario it paints, which squarely places it as one of the episodes we'll watch. But what would our first time watcher, Matt, do? Let's find out. If you're watching with us, the next episode wil...

Voyager responds to a distress call only to discover that THEY are the ship calling for the rescue. Can the Starfleet and Maquis crews come together to solve this problem before Voyager is destroyed? If you're watching with us, the next episode will be Phage from Star Trek: Voyager. If you want to contact the show: email: beammeuppod@gmail.com Twitter: @beammeuppod Instagram: @beammeuppod Web...

It's a new season here on Beam Me Up, which can only mean one thing- we've started a new series. That's right, today we are watching the pilot episode of Star Trek: Voyager, Caretaker. A newly christened vessel, the USS Voyager, and her freshmen crew are whisked away to the other side of the galaxy and left to find a way home, their only compariots, a band of Maquis freedom fighters...

The time has come to begin a new journey. But before @AsAMatterofMatt sets off with the intrepid crew of Voyager, we first have to decide which episodes from season 1 we will cover. To help decide, we brought in @Careosoulride to Brent figure it out. Did You Hear About This? This humorous pop culture podcast discusses the latest retro stories and pop culture news. Listen on: Apple Podcasts  ...

SIsko, Bashir, and Dax get sent back in time to a crisis moment that was key to the foundation of the Federation, and get involved way more than any time traveller ever should. But it's really the social commentary this episode makes that we're watching it for. What does our first time watcher think of this episode and the message it brings? Will he agree that this is one of those episod...