Positively Trek

Positively Trek 266: He’s Already More Human Than Human Data: Part One When Star Trek: The Next Generation premiered in 1987, Star Trek fans were given an entire new cast of characters to love. One character in particular proved to be extremely popular: the sentient android, Lt. Commander Data. In this episode of Positively Trek , hosts Barry and Dan continue their series on the characters of Star...

Positively Trek 265: Book Club: Seven of Nine Knows Her Name! Picard: Firewall with David Mack & Guest Host Jessie Gender  In this episode of the Positively Trek Book Club , Dan Gunther and guest host Jessie Gender welcome David Mack to the show to discuss his new novel, Star Trek: Picard: Firewall . When the USS Voyager returned to Earth, Seven of Nine’s life looked promising: Earth, the bast...

Positively Trek 264: Book Club: Did Anyone Have Android Pulaski on Their Bingo Card? Star Trek Explorer Presents: “The Mission” and Other Stories - Part 1 of 2 We here at the Positively Trek Book Club pride ourselves on covering every new Star Trek novel that is released. However, the releases are fewer and farther between these days. Thankfully, there are many places for us to go to get our Star...

Positively Trek 263: Just Waiting for that Kelvan Invasion… Our Favorite Star Trek Storylines Begging for a Follow-up Over the many years that Star Trek has been on the air, in one form or another, numerous storylines have been shown to us. And many of these stories have begged for follow-ups that never came. In this episode of Positively Trek , hosts Dan and Barry discuss which plotlines we would...

Positively Trek 262: Book Club: The Red Path Star Trek #7-10 plus 2023 Annual The mission to stop Kahless on his mad quest to kill the gods continues! But first… Sisko on trial! In this episode of the Positively Trek Book Club , hosts Dan and Brandi discuss the second hardcover omnibus collection of the Star Trek flagship comic from IDW: The Red Path . We talk about all four issues of this arc, pl...

Positively Trek 261: The Enduring Personality of James T. Kirk A 60s Icon Through a 21st Century Lens “Space… The Final Frontier.” With those four words, the voice of Captain James T. Kirk echoes through the minds of Star Trek fans everywhere. Our first peek into the Star Trek universe showed us the bridge of the U.S.S. Enterprise with the stalwart Captain Kirk commanding the ship and our imaginat...

Positively Trek 260: Book Club: Defiant - Volume 1 Worf and Crew Take On the Godkiller! After just 5 issues of IDW’s flagship Star Trek comic series, a spinoff was born! Worf’s frustration with Sisko’s tactics have led him to steal the U.S.S. Defiant and lead a “Dirty Dozen” style crew of misfits to take on Emperor Kahless and rescue Alexander from The Red Path! In this episode of the Positively T...

Positively Trek 259: Nova Squadron, Red Squad, and Badmirals The Problem with Starfleet Meritocracy The future as seen in Star Trek is one free from the concerns of modern-day capitalism. In the words of Jean-Luc Picard, “The acquisition of wealth is no longer the driving force in our lives. We work to better ourselves and the rest of humanity.” So, what drives humans in their day-to-day lives in...

Positively Trek 258: Book Club: Godshock Star Trek #1-6 by Jackson Lanzing & Collin Kelly In 2022, IDW began an ambitious project: an on-going Star Trek comic series featuring the return of Benjamin Sisko on a mission from the Prophets: someone is killing “gods,” and it’s up to Ben to stop them! In this episode of the Positively Trek Book Club , hosts Dan and Brandi take a look at the first co...

Positively Trek 257: Star Trek in 2024 What To Watch and Read This Year! 2024 might be a bit of a weird year for Trek . Due to the twin strikes of 2023, Star Trek television shows are a bit thin this year. However, tv isn’t the only place to find great Trek stories! In this episode of Positively Trek , host Dan Gunther gives a rundown of all the Trek coming in 2024. From television shows such as S...

Positively Trek 256: Book Club: Making It So: A Memoir Sir Patrick Stewart’s Life: In His Own Words Since first appearing on our television screens in 1987 as Captain Jean-Luc Picard, Patrick Stewart has been a bit of an enigma to Star Trek fans. Over the years, this “Unknown British Shakespearean Actor” (as he was referred to as in the LA Times that year) has become a familiar and much-loved pres...

Positively Trek 255: A Tree Full of Starships Star Trek Christmas Tree Ornaments Over the Years In 1991, Hallmark put out the first in their line of Star Trek Keepsake Ornaments: The original U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701. In the 32 years since, every holiday season has seen more and more ornaments for Trek fans to add to their collection. In this episode of Positively Trek , hosts Barry and Dan disc...

Positively Trek 254: Book Club: The Autobiography of Benjamin Sisko with Derek Tyler Attico We Interview the Author of The Emissary’s Autobiography! Positively Trek Book Club is honored to have author Derek Tyler Attico on the show! His terrific entry in Titan Publishing’s line of Star Trek autobiographies should have a place on every single Niner’s shelf. Dan Gunther and returning host Bruce Gibs...

Positively Trek 253: Discovery’s Final Season Premieres in April 2024 Plus: A Khan: Ceti Alpha V Update! It’s a news update edition of Positively Trek , in which Dan brings you the week’s news from the Star Trek universe. This week, that includes a timeframe for the release of season 5 of Star Trek: Discovery , an update from Nicholas Meyer on his Khan: Ceti Alpha V project, and news of Critics Ch...

Positively Trek 252: Book Club: IDW’s Star Trek #400 Stories from Across the Final Frontier The Positively Trek Book Club returns! Dan and Brandi are kicking off a year of Star Trek comic catch-up with our thoughts on 2022’s Star Trek #400 from IDW, marking a landmark in publishing from the current Star Trek comic license holder! We discuss all 6 stories in this collection, including a story by We...

Positively Trek 251: Jonathan Frakes Returns to Direct Strange New Worlds! Plus: News About Section 31 & Starfleet Academy News update! Dan brings you the latest news from the currently-in-production Star Trek projects, including Strange New Worlds , Section 31 , and Starfleet Academy ! Plus, a request to you, the listener: we need ideas for categories for a  year-end Star Trek awards show! Le...

Positively Trek 250: The SAG/AFTRA Strike Has Ended! What This Means for Trek Plus: Prodigy Gets the Christmas Present Treatment! It’s a news update episode of Positively Trek with Dan bringing you the week’s Star Trek news… and it’s a great week for great news! The SAG-AFTRA strike has come to an end with a tentative agreement with the studios, which means Trek can get back to crafting the ongoin...

Positively Trek 249: Lower Decks Ends Season 4 on the Highest of Notes! Our Thoughts on the Final 2 Episodes, Plus Prodigy Nominated for an Emmy Star Trek: Lower Decks ’ fourth season has ended, and in this episode of Positively Trek , hosts Dan and Barry share their thoughts on the final two episodes, as well as our hopes and predictions for season five! In the news this week, Star Trek: Prodigy...

Positively Trek 248: Long-Lost USS Enterprise Model Found! Plus: Two New Novels Coming in 2024, & Kurtzman Details the Future of Trek Dan is flying solo in this news update episode, and it’s a weird one! Crazy news from the past couple of days: the long-lost 3-foot model of the USS Enterprise , missing for decades, has been found thanks to a recent eBay listing! Plus: two new Trek novels have...

Positively Trek 247: Prodigy Saved! Seasons 1 & 2 Will Be On Netflix Plus Our Thoughts on the Latest Episodes of Lower Decks Great news this week! Star Trek: Prodigy will have a new home on Netflix! In this episode of Positively Trek , hosts Barry and Dan discuss the move of Prodigy to Netflix, and … yes, we have some fourth Kelvin Timeline film news. Again. We also discuss our thoughts on the...

Positively Trek 246: Lower Decks Season 4 - The Story So Far… Our Thoughts on the First Four Episodes Season Four of Star Trek: Lower Decks is underway! How is it so far? In this episode of Positively Trek , hosts Dan and Barry talk about our thoughts on the first few episode of the fourth season. Plotlines, characters, developments, and what we think is on the horizon for Star Trek ’s favourite a...

Positively Trek 245: Strange New Worlds Season 2 Retrospective  Our Thoughts on the 2nd Season With Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 2 on the books (and the follow-up likely to be delayed for some time), Positively Trek hosts Barry and Dan have decided to look back at the season and share our thoughts on how we feel the whole thing turned out. In the news segment, we talk about Star Trek Day...

Positively Trek 244: Starfleet Dances and Sings! Celebrating the In-Universe Musical Talent of the Characters of Star Trek Star Trek: Strange New Worlds broke new ground by giving us Star Trek ’s first musical episode, but it was hardly the first time we’ve heard the musical talents of Starfleet officers. From TOS, all the way through TNG, DS9, Voyager, and all of the modern Treks, the characters...

Positively Trek 243: Navigating Star Trek Podcasting in the Midst of a Hollywood Strike WGA & SAG-AFTRA STRONG! Barry is back in this episode of Positively Trek , joining Dan in this discussion of the current WGA and SAG-AFTRA labour actions and how they affect Star Trek and what our responsibilities as podcasters are. We also cover the recent Trek news, including this week’s ground-breaking S...

Positively Trek 242: Naked Rocky Spock Book Club: Strange New Worlds - The Illyrian Enigma First officer Una Chin-Riley: under arrest! Captain Pike and the crew of the USS Enterprise must find a way to free their colleague and learn more about the mysterious Illyrians, all while avoiding continuity issues because this is just a tie-in comic and not at all canon! In this episode of the Positively T...