Captain's Pod: A Star Trek Companion

Welcome to Captain's Pod, a Star Trek companion podcast presented by CinemaSins!   This week sees Captain Ian and Ambassador Deneé watch, review, and sin the return of Data’s best enemy, Moriarty! Join the crew as Ian continues to push the ship’s replicator to its limits,  Deneé discovers her favorite episode of Star Trek EVER, and they both question the basics of their own reality. Computer,...

Welcome to Captain's Pod, a Star Trek companion podcast presented by CinemaSins!   This week sees Captain Ian and Ambassador Deneé watch, review, and sin the TNG episode Elementary, Dear Data. Join the crew as Ian explains crumpets, Deneé debates the best way to describe a crumpet, and they both argue over, well, crumpets.   1) Ten Forward - Thoughts on the episode; what did the crew love and...

Welcome to Captain's Pod, a Star Trek companion podcast presented by CinemaSins!   This week sees Captain Ian and Ambassador Deneé watch, review, and sin Descent Pt 2! Join the crew as Ian gets wigged out by Geordi’s brain fibers, Deneé judges Lore’s despotic fashion choices, and they both gush over Captain Beverly Crusher.   1) Ten Forward - Thoughts on the episode; what did the crew love and...

Welcome to Captain's Pod, a Star Trek companion podcast presented by CinemaSins!   This week sees Captain Ian and Ambassador Deneé take on their first TNG two-parter with the continuation of Lore’s story; Descent! Join the crew as Deneé puts three holodecks out of action, Ian Treksplains how the Enterprise's engines work, and they both answer YOUR questions!   1) Ten Forward - Thoughts on...

Welcome to Captain's Pod, a Star Trek companion podcast presented by CinemaSins!   This week sees Captain Ian and Ambassador Deneé continue their exploration of the siblings positronic with TNG Season 4 Episode 3: Brothers. Join the crew as Deneé gets annoyed at a child’s name, Deneé gets annoyed at an elderly man’s teeth, and Deneé gets annoyed at an android’s fingernail.    1) Ten Forward -...

Welcome to Captain's Pod, a Star Trek companion podcast presented by CinemaSins!   This week sees Captain Ian and Ambassador Deneé head all the way back to season one of TNG to uncover the origins of everyone’s favorite evil twin android! Join them as Ian says “Shut up, Wesley”, Deneé takes issue with Ian saying “Shut up, Wesley”, and BOTH of them beg for YOUR help to explain the timeline of t...

Welcome to Captain's Pod, a Star Trek companion podcast presented by CinemaSins!   This week sees Captain Ian and Ambassador Deneé uncover the history behind the Lower Decks season finale stinger; Badgey! Join them as they enjoy the soothing sounds of the warpcore, Deneé shares some interview tips, and Ian demands a Sinterprise t-shirt.   1) Ten Forward - Thoughts on the episode; what did the...

Welcome to Captain's Pod, a Star Trek companion podcast presented by CinemaSins!   This week’s show is our first-ever live recording of Captain’s Pod in front of an audience at SinWeek in Nashville, March 2022! Join Captain Ian, Ambassador Deneé, Admiral Chris Atkinson, Fleet Commander Jeremy Scott, Chief Punny Officer Aaron Dicer, Science Officer Daniel Cardoso, and Acting Ensign Jonathan Wat...

Welcome to Captain's Pod, a Star Trek companion podcast presented by CinemaSins!   This week sees Captain Ian, Ambassador Deneé, and the return of Commodore Dicer to talk with Bruce Horak, our beloved Aenar and Chief Engineer; Hemmer! Join them as they talk prosthetics, real-life holodecks, Bruce’s favorite episode, conventions, Anson Mount’s hair, and so much more. CURE YOUR HEMMER-VOIDS!    ...

Welcome to Captain's Pod, a Star Trek companion podcast presented by CinemaSins!   This week sees Captain Ian and Ambassador Deneé sing some Joni Mitchell, Deneé SHOCKINGLY predicts half the episode, and Ian shares what’s on the stellar-horizon for the crew of the USS Sinterprise…     1) Ten Forward - Thoughts on the episode; what did the crew love and what can go out the airlock? (7:10)   2) ...

Welcome to Captain's Pod, a Star Trek companion podcast presented by CinemaSins!   This week sees Captain Ian and Ambassador Deneé manage another strudel mishap, Deneé attempts a coup of Sto’Vo’Kor, and Ian demands justice for… the Brekkians?     1) Ten Forward - Thoughts on the episode; what did the crew love and what can go out the airlock? (6:54)   2)  Engineering - ReSINstance is Futile: E...

Welcome to Captain's Pod, a Star Trek companion podcast presented by CinemaSins!   This week sees Captain Ian and Ambassador Deneé revisit how the murder machines called transporters work, Deneé predicts some portals, and Ian accidentally reviews two episodes and a movie from Star Trek: TNG.     1) Ten Forward - Thoughts on the episode; what did the crew love and what can go out the airlock? (...

Welcome to Captain's Pod, a Star Trek companion podcast presented by CinemaSins!   This week sees Captain Ian and Ambassador Deneé ponder how screwed Starfleet is when the robots decide to take over, Ian accidentally predicts the entire episode of Lower Decks, and Deneé learns to pronounce Floccinaucinihilipilification.     1) Ten Forward - Thoughts on the episode; what did the crew love and w...

Welcome to Captain's Pod, a Star Trek companion podcast presented by CinemaSins!   This week sees Captain Ian and Ambassador Deneé give the Sinterprise treatment to Season 3 Episode 6 of Lower Decks! Join the crew as they warn against unsafe docking, Deneé synopsisizes for the first time, and Ian sings the ENTIRE Deep Space 9 theme.     1) Ten Forward - Thoughts on the episode; what did the cr...

Welcome to Captain's Pod, a Star Trek companion podcast presented by CinemaSins!   This week sees Captain Ian and  Ambassador Deneé give the Sinterprise treatment to Season 3 Episode 5 of Lower Decks! Join the crew as they discover that Deneé hates Rutherford’s imagination, Ian’s mind is blown by conspiratorial butt parasites, and they both question Starfleet’s recruitment techniques.     1) T...

Welcome to Captain's Pod, a Star Trek companion podcast presented by CinemaSins!   This week sees Ambassador Deneé return from her duties aboard the USS Linterprise to dissect S3E4 of Star Trek: Lower Decks! Join the crew as they ponder how many nipples Dr. T’Ana has, Deneé demands to see more naked cartoons, and the third thing is something I don’t feel comfortable putting into words.   1) Te...

Welcome to Captain's Pod, a Star Trek companion podcast presented by CinemaSins!   This week sees the return of Commodore Dicer while Deneé is on a special assignment aboard the USS Linterprise . Join Ian and Aaron as they discuss providential good fortune, far too many people get stoned, and nobody can pronounce Kukulan.     1) Ten Forward - Thoughts on the episode; what did the crew love and...

Welcome to Captain's Pod, a Star Trek companion podcast presented by CinemaSins!   This week sees Ian and Deneé insta-pod the newest season of Lower Decks! Join the crew as Deneé licks Ensign Mariner, Ian wonders where holographic Martok is, and they both answer YOUR questions from Twitch!     1) Ten Forward - Thoughts on the episode; what did the crew love and what can go out the airlock? (6:...

Welcome to Captain's Pod, a Star Trek companion podcast presented by CinemaSins!   This week sees Ian and Deneé insta-pod the newest season of Lower Decks! Join the crew as Deneé licks the cargo bay clean, Ian geeks out over Bozeman, Montana, and they both ponder shipboard pregnancies.     1) Ten Forward - Thoughts on the episode; what did the crew love and what can go out the airlock? (6:04)...

Welcome to Captain's Pod, a Star Trek companion podcast presented by CinemaSins!   This week sees Ian and Deneé review the season finale of Lower Decks season two ahead of their pod-coverage of season 3 starting next week! Join them as… actually, this week is all about the dolphins and cetacean ops. Dolphins in space. Are you not entertained?! *excited dolphin noises*     1) Ten Forward - Thou...

Welcome to Captain's Pod, a Star Trek companion podcast presented by CinemaSins!   This week sees Ian attempt to get Deneé up to speed on the hilarious Lower Decks ahead of their season three coverage in a couple of weeks. Join the crew as they debate milking space-mammalians, grumpy cat-doctors, and rummage through someone else’s magazines.     1) Ten Forward - Thoughts on the episode; what d...

Welcome to Captain's Pod, a Star Trek companion podcast presented by CinemaSins!   This week sees Ian and Deneé joined by one of the incredible minds behind Nickelodeon's animated entry into the Star Trek Universe; Prodigy! We talk about the origins of the show, the crazy world of the writer’s room, and the question you’ve all been wondering; who’s better, Picard or Janeway?!      1) Ten F...

Welcome to Captain's Pod, a Star Trek companion podcast presented by CinemaSins!   This week sees Ian and Deneé joined by fellow CinemaSins writer and Trek nerd; Jonathan Watkins! Join them as Deneé respectfully critiques Mr. Uxbridge, Jonathan is baffled by comm badges, and a Klingon appreciates some nice tea.   1) Ten Forward - Thoughts on the episode; what did the crew love and what can go...

Welcome to Captain's Pod, a Star Trek companion podcast presented by CinemaSins!   This week sees Ian and Deneé watch and sin another classic TNG episode; Conundrum. Join them as Deneé watches the wrong episode, Ian gets mad at a game of chess, and they both share their love for the late and unforgettable Nichelle Nichols.    1) Nichelle Nichols In Memoriam (8:52)   2) Ten Forward - Thoughts o...

Welcome to Captain's Pod, a Star Trek companion podcast presented by CinemaSins!   This week sees Ian and Deneé take on the infamous “Beverly and the ghost living in a candle” episode from Star Trek: The Next Generation. Join the crew as they delve into space-Scotland, rolling fog on the Enterprise, and a newly installed ice-bar in Ten Forward.    1) Ten Forward - Thoughts on the episode; what...