Newbie Star Trek

The Defector! Romulans, again! This time, one Romulan appears to be defecting to the Federation, but what gives?! Is his warning legit? Or is he leading Picard and crew towards a proverbial Fyre Festival? Let's dive in and find out!    Get an extra three free months of ExpressVPN when you sign up for 12 months through our affiliate link (a total of 49% in savings!): www.expressvpn.com/newbiestartr...

The Vengeance Factor! There are these Acamarians and then Mad Max Gatherers and then they're supposed to negotiate a peace treaty and then blah blah blah but SCREW ALL THAT! We got Parthas a la Yuta!     Ask us a question at contact@newbiestartrek.com and we may answer it on the podcast!    Intro theme song: Earl Grey (Hot!) by Nate Tang  "What happened during this airdate?" song: Around the Sun b...

The Price! Negotiations begin over a suspect wormhole that honestly should've been vetted a lot more thoroughly before negotiations ever even began! At the same time, the Ferengi crash the party, Georgi and Data risk their lives traveling through the wormhole, and Deanna Troi gets creeped on SUPER hard by some weird Southern guy! In our discussion, Ricardo uncovers a foot fetish conspiracy within...

The Enemy! Geordi gets to redeem himself from the last episode by saving and becoming friends with a Romulan! In the meantime, Worf demonstrates harsh Klingon morality against another Romulan, thus cementing himself as Ricardo's favorite character. Whose version of morality do you agree with?    Get an extra three free months of ExpressVPN when you sign up for 12 months through our affiliate link...

Booby Trap! The one where Geordi (accidentally?) becomes a huge weird pervert, and on the Holodeck, of course! How do our intrepid listeners take Geordi's unfortunate advances towards women? Also, Sara regales us with tales of creepy dudes hitting on her in the most inappropriate ways! It'll be a full, rich podcast!    Get an extra three free months of ExpressVPN when you sign up for 12 months thr...

The Bonding! Morgan Jay, comedian and musician extraordinaire, joins today's podcast for the most depressing episode of TNG yet! Will we all share traumatic stories about our parents? Will the evil gangster kid from Robocop 2 escape with his ghost mom? Will Worf stop being weird about bonding with children? Tune in to find out!    Catch Morgan Jay here: TikTok:  https://www.tiktok.com/@morganjayof...

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, everyone! This is just a quick bonus song to show off Nate Tang's newest song, Jinglebell (Hot!), which is the Christmas version of our usual theme song! Enjoy!   Intro theme song: Jinglebell (Hot!) by Nate Tang   Catch our other projects! Fugitive Frames Film Podcast: www.fugitiveframes.com Fugitive Games (YouTube channel): www.fugitive.games A Knight's Tour (f...

Who Watches The Watchers! In our "Christmas-themed-but-not-really" episode we're joined by our friend Scott, Star Trek expert extraordinaire, as we discuss one of his favorite TNG episodes! Will this finally be a good Prime Directive episode? Will Deanna escape execution by bow and arrow? Will Picard manage to convince a fledgling civilization to give up on religion? And will Riker find matriarcha...

The Survivors! Picard tries to figure out why everyone on this planet is dead except for two random boomers. In the meantime, Riker gets snared on a trap and smacks his head on a pole, and Deanna has non-stop music box tinnitus. Will they ever solve this mystery? Only if we go up and atom. You know the rules, and so do I. And if all else fails, there's always the Holodeck. F***.     Get an extra t...

The Ensigns of Command! Another Melissa Snodgrass-written episode, and this time her crush for Data is showing! Also, this time, the Venom goo monster from Skin of Evil returns, covered in a blanket, and very concerned about the minutiae of interstellar treaties! How will Data convince a bunch of stubborn settlers to evacuate their planet before they're violently eradicated by blanket monsters? Tu...

Evolution! TNG is back for Season 3! Collars are popped, doctors are swapped, and Wesley's causing war crimes yet again! It's the same ol' same ol' but with some upgraded visuals and some nice camera work! Also, Sara's now a permanent member of the NST crew! How will she and Ricardo handle the recurring shenanigans of Wesley and his nanomachines?! Tune in to find out!    Get an extra three free mo...

Shades of Gray! Sara returns just in time for the worst episode of the season! Potentially the worst of the whole series? What better way to cap off a season than a friggin' clip show! Also, there was so little to discuss for this episode that we also made it into a season recap episode as well! Two podcasts for the price of one! Which is more than Riker's fever dreams can offer us! Comes along fo...

Peak Performance! Wiggle your fingers, everyone, as we dive into a wonderfully procedural wargame episode that probably would've served much better as a finale than the actual season 2 finale did! Will Riker and his crew win against Picard by being huge cheaters? Will Data bust up the suspicious doctor from Total Recall in a game of weird finger chess? And will the Ferengi be horrible stereotypes...

The Emissary! This week we're joined by Sara, who is, much like Ricardo, also a newbie to Star Trek! She brings her female energy to the podcast as well as some new fresh opinions! What does the NST crew think about Worf and K'Ehleyr's hot and cold romance? Are Picard and Troi being Hitch, starring Will Smith? How easy is it to trick Klingons who woke up from a really long nap? Tune in to find out...

Manhunt! Lwaxana Troi is back and hornier than ever! Mix that up with some Admiral Ackbar terrorists, Dixon Hill holodeck shenanigans, some overtly analytical Data anecdotes, a hard-drinking Lurch, and some Howard Hawks-esque screwball antics, and you've got yourself a silly stew goin'! Ricardo's been silly, this week, you guys! Again!    Get an extra three free months of ExpressVPN when you sign...

Up The Long Ladder! Irish potato people and weird cloning scientists? Do they go together like peanut butter and chocolate? But more importantly, what's Marvin's predictions on the Matrix Resurrections? Tune in to find out!    Get an extra three free months of ExpressVPN when you sign up for 12 months through our affiliate link (a total of 49% in savings!): www.expressvpn.com/newbiestartrek     As...

Samaritan Snare! We are Newbie Star Trek. We watch Samaritan Snare. We do not like Samaritan Snare. It is broken. Listen to us. Thank you.   Get an extra three free months of ExpressVPN when you sign up for 12 months through our affiliate link (a total of 49% in savings!): www.expressvpn.com/newbiestartrek     Ask us a question at contact@newbiestartrek.com and we may answer it on the podcast!   ...

Q Who! Q returns! And with his return comes the introduction of the Borg! Why does Ricardo think the Borg sound delicious? Tune in to find out!    Get an extra three free months of ExpressVPN when you sign up for 12 months through our affiliate link (a total of 49% in savings!): www.expressvpn.com/newbiestartrek     Ask us a question at contact@newbiestartrek.com and we may answer it on the podcas...

Pen Pals! Data becomes friends with a tiny girl, potentially drawing the ire of Chris Hanson, while Wesley leverages his white privilege to attain a managerial position he isn't qualified for! How accurate is this episode description? You'll have to tune in to find out!    Get an extra three free months of ExpressVPN when you sign up for 12 months through our affiliate link (a total of 49% in savi...

The Icarus Factor! Riker meets up with his estranged father and Wesley arranges a bar mitzvah for Worf! This one resonated a lot with Ricardo because he's also a father and this was a very father-son-driven narrative, but what will his final verdict be?!    Get an extra three free months of ExpressVPN when you sign up for 12 months through our affiliate link (a total of 49% in savings!): www.expre...

Time Squared! Another crazy time-travel romp, but this time for only six hours from the future! Will Picard be able to figure out his future self before the Enterprise explodes? Will Riker ever be able to make a decent omelet? And what fantastical alternate realities has Ricardo cooked up this time? Tune in to find out!    Get an extra three free months of ExpressVPN when you sign up for 12 months...

The Royale! It's like a Holodeck episode without the Holodeck, complete with bad writing and cheesy characters! How will Riker and gang get out of this one while Picard and company twiddle their thumbs?!    Get an extra three free months of ExpressVPN when you sign up for 12 months through our affiliate link (a total of 49% in savings!): www.expressvpn.com/newbiestartrek   Ask us a question at con...

Contagion! No, it's not another viral outbreak episode (thank goodness)! But it definitely does feel a lot like retreaded ground...TNG already recycling ideas?! How crazy!    Get an extra three free months of ExpressVPN when you sign up for 12 months through our affiliate link (a total of 49% in savings!): www.expressvpn.com/newbiestartrek   Ask us a question at contact@newbiestartrek.com and we m...

The Dauphin! Hey, how did a season 1 episode get in here! Get outta here, ya terribly-written knucklehead!   Get an extra three free months of ExpressVPN when you sign up for 12 months through our affiliate link (a total of 49% in savings!): www.expressvpn.com/newbiestartrek   Ask us a question at contact@newbiestartrek.com and we may answer it on the podcast!   Intro theme song: Earl Grey (Hot!)...

The Measure of a Man! One of the most beloved and celebrated episodes of Star Trek of all time! But what new additions does the Blu-ray exclusive Extended Edition provide? It'll taken an Extended discussion to find out!   Get an extra three free months of ExpressVPN when you sign up for 12 months through our affiliate link (a total of 49% in savings!): www.expressvpn.com/newbiestartrek   Intro the...