Discovery Debrief: A Star Trek Podcast

The Bridge Crew is a little tardy, but they finally close the loop on conversations for STAR TREK: STARFLEET ACADEMY by diving into the final two episodes of its first season: "300th Night" and "Rubincon!" Our panel of STAR TREK franchise explorers—Chris Clow, Cicero Holmes and Ty Monaghan—break down the effectiveness of the finale, their favorite characters for the season and what they felt both...

The DEBRIEF Bridge Crew continues its recaps of STAR TREK: STARFLEET ACADEMY season one with two episodes: "Ko'Zeine" and "The Life of the Stars!" After a brief discussion about the sad recent news concerning the state of STAR TREK's active productions, co-hosts Chris Clow, Cicero Holmes and Ty Monaghan break down two very different episodes of the misunderstood series. While one panelist was less...

After a slight delay, the Debrief Bridge Crew returns to discuss one of the absolute best episodes of STARFLEET ACADEMY season 1: "Come, Let's Away." Join co-hosts Chris Clow, Cicero Holmes and Ty Monaghan as they first break down several pieces of franchise news—including ACADEMY's cancellation, the state of the franchise and the recent denigration of modern STAR TREK from a renowned author—befor...

Long ago, a wise(?) Ferengi once bid us adieu by saying, "The more things change, the more they stay the same." Nearly 27 years ago — or almost 820 in-universe — we said goodbye to the crew of Deep Space Nine and the Emissary of the Prophets, Captain Benjamin Sisko. At long last, we finally get something resembling closure to his story. Join DEBRIEF Bridge Crew members Cicero Holmes and Chris Clow...

The DEBRIEF BRIDGE CREW — Chris Clow, Rachael Clow and Cicero Holmes — are joined once more by JAVI TRUJILLO (Batman-On-Film, The Comic Binge, The 007 Files) to break down the third and fourth episodes of STAR TREK: STARFLEET ACADEMY: "Vitus Reflux" and "Vox in Excelso." One is something of an accessible bottle episode with little connection to prior canon to get us up-to-speed with the characters...

Class is in session! A new STAR TREK series on Paramount+ has reunited the DEBRIEF bridge crew! Join co-hosts Chris Clow, Rachael Clow and Cicero Holmes—with special guest JAVI TRUJILLO—to break down the first two episodes of STAR TREK: STARFLEET ACADEMY: "Kids These Days" and "Beta Test."

Our bold panel of STAR TREK franchise explorers — Chris and Rachael Clow, Cicero Holmes and Ty Monaghan — check-in with Ty as he continues to make his way through STAR TREK: THE ORIGINAL SERIES, before we give our thoughts on the final season of STAR TREK: LOWER DECKS! This marks the second TREK cancellation of 2024, and we aim to say goodbye to the crew of the Cerritos with thanks and fondness.

In this special edition of DISCOVERY DEBRIEF, three members of our bold panel — Chris Clow, Cicero Holmes and Ty Monaghan — talk about Cicero and Ty's INCREDIBLE experience at September's TREK TO CHICAGO convention. Then, the panel breaks down Ty's very first watch of the entirety of STAR TREK: ENTERPRISE...stemming from a meeting with none other than Connor Trinneer!

On this episode, DEBRIEF co-hosts CHRIS CLOW and CICERO HOLMES break down all the STAR TREK franchise news that came out of Comic-Con International in San Diego...and the distinct lack of franchise news that came out of the biggest, dedicated STAR TREK convention of the year in Las Vegas. Plus, a brief word about the future of DEBRIEF once the franchise returns in force!

It all comes down to this: DISCOVERY DEBRIEF says goodbye to the series that brought us together by debriefing "Life, Itself" — the series finale of STAR TREK: DISCOVERY. The panel — Chris and Rachael Clow, Cicero Holmes and Ty Monaghan — are joined by special guests KYLE SULLIVAN ("Trekspertise") and JAVI TRUJILLO ("The Flash: Up to Speed with Wally West") to dive into this swan song for the show...

We've reached the penultimate episode of the series that kicked off the new era of STAR TREK...but does it feel like it? After a deviation into the world of gaming (and the Wii U?!), the DEBRIEF Bridge Crew — Chris Clow, Cicero Holmes and Ty Monaghan — alongside special guest KYLE SULLIVAN break down "Lagrange Point:" the ninth episode of STAR TREK: DISCOVERY season five. Wild opinions, service to...

The DEBRIEF Bridge Crew — Chris and Rachael Clow, Cicero Holmes and Ty Monaghan — return to break down two episodes of STAR TREK: DISCOVERY season 5: "Erigah" and "Labyrinths!" The search is on for the Progenitor technology, as the crew of DISCOVERY contend with both couriers MOLL and L'AK as well as the re-emergent BREEN. Our panelists' investment in the story varies wildly, but there is some pro...

Hello, compeers! Let's reignite a debate about the Prime Directive and try to fix some faulty Denobulan tech in the sixth episode of STAR TREK: DISCOVERY's fifth season, "Whistlespeak!" Join the DEBRIEF Bridge Crew — Chris and Rachael Clow and Cicero Holmes — as we are joined by KYLE SULLIVAN to see how this character-focused detour progresses, as well as a brief discussion about the turmoil surro...

The DEBRIEF Bridge Crew — Chris Clow, Cicero Holmes and Ty Monaghan — are joined once more by special guest KYLE SULLIVAN ("Trekspertise") to break down STAR TREK: DISCOVERY season 5, episode 5: "Mirrors!"   Some interesting revelations, artifacts and twists to the characters all present themselves here.

Our starship is piloted for this episode by two members of the DEBRIEF bridge crew — Cicero Holmes and Ty Monaghan — and they somehow managed to wrangle GREG TITO ( Re-Engage Podcast ) into all of the hijinks. Pop in to hear Greg's take on DISCOVERY season 5 so far, and stick around to hear all of our thoughts on "Face the Strange" — the season's fourth episode! Does it buck the trend of too much...

Crew connections, symbiont shenanigans and...cloaked giant insect battles? Two members of the DEBRIEF Bridge Crew — Chris Clow and Cicero Holmes — are joined by friend and pop culture archaeologist KYLE SULLIVAN ("Trekspertise") to break down STAR TREK: DISCOVERY season 5, episode 3: "Jinaal." As the plot thickens, the pace slows in this episode that only incrementally moved things forward. Reacti...

Let's talk about the beginning of a new DISCOVERY season...one last time. Welcome back to DISCOVERY DEBRIEF! In this episode, our bold panel of STAR TREK franchise explorers — Chris and Rachael Clow, Cicero Holmes and Ty Monaghan — are joined by special guest JAVI TRUJILLO to break down episodes one and two of DISCOVERY SEASON 5: "THE RED DIRECTIVE" and "UNDER THE TWIN MOONS!" After some time away...

In a long-awaited payment of an IOU, Debrief panelists Chris Clow, Cicero Holmes and Ty Monaghan break down the first season finale of STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS: "A Quality of Mercy!" But we're not leaving it there, as that episode owes a lot of its structure to an important episode of STAR TREK: THE ORIGINAL SERIES: "Balance of Terror." Listen as the trio breaks down, compares and assesses bo...

In a wide-ranging discussion with special guest KYLE SULLIVAN, the DEBRIEF Bridge Crew — Chris and Rachael Clow and Cicero Holmes — break down "HEGEMONY," the second season finale for STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS! In addition to a surprising introduction of an old friend, the episode has given us a sense of open-endedness...that no one on our panel wanted! It's also colored by recent...

Our bold panel of STAR TREK franchise explorers — Chris and Rachael Clow, Ty Monaghan and Cicero Holmes — are overcome with song along with special guests KYLE SULLIVAN (" Trekspertise ") and JAVI TRUJILLO (" The Flash: Up to Speed with Wally West ") as they break down the first musical episode in STAR TREK franchise history, "Subspace Rhapsody" on STRANGE NEW WORLDS! Between the LOWER...

The DEBRIEF panel — Chris and Rachael Clow, Cicero Holmes and Ty Monaghan — are once again joined by special guest KYLE SULLIVAN (" Trekspertise ") to break down one of the darkest episodes of modern STAR TREK in STRANGE NEW WORLDS' "Under the Cloak of War." When a symbol of their trauma from the FEDERATION-KLINGON WAR of 2256-57 (see DISCOVERY season one) comes aboard the Enterpr...

What happens when the Enterprise gets...Cerritos'd? That question is answered in the seventh episode of STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS' second season, "Those Old Scientists!" In an unusual crossover episode, the two principal characters from the animated series STAR TREK: LOWER DECKS arrive in the 23rd century, and the responses of our panelists are mostly pretty positive. That doesn...

The DEBRIEF bridge crew — Chris and Rachael Clow and Cicero Holmes — are joined by special guests KYLE SULLIVAN (" Trekspertise ") and JAVI TRUJILLO (" The Flash: Up to Speed With Wally West ") to break down the sixth episode of STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS season two: "Lost in Translation!" In addition to being an "Uhura-sode," this episode also depicts an extremely consequential fir...

In our 100th episode spectacular, we're bringing you...an episode recap! Actually, the DEBRIEF crew —Chris and Rachael Clow, Cicero Holmes and Ty Monaghan — are joined once more by special guest KYLE SULLIVAN (" Trekspertise ") to first discuss a whole host of topics. Prodigy! The WGA/SAG-AFTRA strike! Reflections on 100 episodes of DEBRIEF! Then, we break down season 2, episode 5 of STAR TREK: ST...

In the return of a well-worn STAR TREK trope, we get STRANGE NEW WORLDS' take on an amnesia episode in episode four of season two, "Among the Lotus Eaters!" Join Debrief panelists Cicero Holmes and Chris Clow, along with returning special guest KYLE SULLIVAN (Trekspertise) as we try to find an answer to an important question: does your knowledge or emotion make you who you are? Listen in!