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Positively Trek 156: Prodigy Review: “Starstruck” (1.03)Plus: The Center Seat, Eaglemoss USS Cerritos Model, & More! The journey of the USS Protostar continues in episode 3 of Star Trek: Prodigy ! In this episode of Positively Trek , hosts Bruce and Dan discuss “Starstruck.” Holo-Janeway finds herself on a ship of “cadets,” and their self-styled leader has decided that they don’t need her help...

Positively Trek 155: Book Club: The Buried AgePicard as Indiana Jones? While billed as a Star Trek: The Next Generation novel, The Buried Age by Christopher L. Bennett is also labelled “A Novel of The Lost Era ,” continuing the stories set between the end of the classic Star Trek films and the beginning of TNG and “Encounter at Farpoint.” In the pages of this millennia- and epoch-spanning story, w...

Positively Trek 154: Prodigy Review: “Lost and Found” (Series Premiere!)Plus: The Center Seat Docu-series Release & Saturn Awards for Disco & Picard! It’s a big week! We have our thoughts on the new Star Trek: Prodigy series premiere! A new ship, a new “crew,” and a Star Trek series unlike any that has come before! Hosts Dan and Bruce share their thoughts on “Lost and Found,” including pre...

Positively Trek 153: Preparing for Prodigy! Plus: Lower Decks Season 3 Details & Upcoming Changes for the Podcast After ten amazing weeks of Star Trek: Lower Decks , we get one week off before the October 28th premiere of Star Trek: Prodigy ! We’re all very excited for the beginning of this new chapter in the Star Trek universe, and we have a few stories this week in anticipation of the new se...

Positively Trek 152: Book Club: Moments Asunder with Special Guest Dayton Ward!“Wil Wheaton, Temporal Badass” The Temporal Apocalypse begins! For 20 years, the “novelverse” has presented us with a unique opportunity to grow the Star Trek universe outside the films and television that make up “canon,” with authors given unprecedented freedom to take the stories of the TNG era in new and exciting di...

Positively Trek 151: The Pets of Star TrekFrom Spot to Grudge, Who is Your Favorite Trek Pet? Throughout the history of Star Trek , it hasn’t just been humans and other sentient beings who have gone where no one has gone before. Along for the adventure are our pets! Cats, dogs, fish, targs, and spiders are just a few of the companions who have accompanied brave space adventurers on their missions....

Positively Trek 150: Lower Decks Review: “First First Contact” (Season 2 Finale!)"You're lucky I'm so spiritually centered, or I'd snap!" After ten short weeks, the season finale of Star Trek: Lower Decks is here! A special mission for the Cerritos and the U.S.S. Archimedes under the command of Captain Sonya Gomez means the crew will really have to step up their game this week....

Positively Trek 149: Discovery & Prodigy Panels from New York Comic ConNew trailer, sneak peeks, and more! This week, Positively Trek hosts Bruce and Dan are taking a look at the NYCC Discovery and Prodigy panels and sharing our thoughts on everything we learned. What will the new season of Star Trek: Discovery bring us? Plus, Star Trek: Prodigy starts in a few short weeks, and NYCC gave us a...

Positively Trek 148: Lower Decks Review: “wej Duj” (2.09)"Put it in the clay, Papa Bear, put it in the clay." Lower Decks takes a detour this week as we explore the lives of lower deckers aboard three different ships! The Federation, Klingons, and Vulcans all have their own lower deckers, and we see what life is like for all of them in this week’s episode, “wej Duj.” In this episode of Pos...

Positively Trek 147: Book Club: The Autobiography of Mr. SpockWith special guest Una McCormack! There are not many people who can be said to have influenced centuries of galactic politics and shaped the very foundations of the Federation. Described by Starfleet Admiral Brackett as “one of our most celebrated Ambassadors and advisors to Federation leaders for generations,” Spock has been one of the...

Positively Trek 146: Special Guest: Discovery’s Ryn, Noah Averbach-Katz! Plus New York Times’ Bestselling Author Una McCormack! Much to the surprise of one of our hosts, Noah Averbach-Katz joins Positively Trek this week to discuss a myriad of topics, including D&D, positivity in the Star Trek fandom, being a fan on the set of Star Trek: Discovery , and much more! We’re also joined later in th...

Positively Trek 145: Lower Decks Review: “I, Excretus”“Aw, they took everything that I was!” The crew of the Cerritos is put to the test! A visiting consultant turns the tables on the crew by putting the ensigns in charge and sending the senior officers down to the lower decks. How will they all fare in their new roles? In this episode of the Positively Trek Star Trek: Lower Decks review show, hos...

Positively Trek 144: Let’s Celebrate Star Trek! With Special Guests Ian Spelling & Ben Robinson of Hero Collector In this week’s Positively Trek , hosts Bruce and Dan are joined by Hero Collector’s Ian Spelling and Ben Robinson to discuss their new book: Star Trek - The Original Series: A Celebration ! This incredible “convention in a book” celebrates the creation of the most influential scien...

Positively Trek 143: Lower Decks Review: “Where Pleasant Fountains Lie” (2.07)“Did His Kingdom Come?” Star Trek: Lower Decks continues to push the envelope with this titillating episode featuring some unexpected and welcome backstory for Chief Engineer Billups! Shakespeare references and Ren Faire types abound in “Where Pleasant Fountains Lie.” In this episode of the Positively Trek Lower Decks re...

Positively Trek 142: Discovery & Prodigy at NYCC, Trek Film News, and More! Plus an Emmy Win for Discovery It’s another all-news edition of the Positively Trek flagship show with your hosts Dan and Bruce! This week, we talk about the Star Trek panels at the upcoming New York Comic Con, Trek film news amidst the management shake-up at Paramount Studios, Star Trek: Discovery ’s Emmy win, the Cer...

Positively Trek 141: Lower Decks Review: “The Spy Humongous” (2.06)It’s Captain Janeway! The U.S.S. Cerritos is at Pakled Planet to negotiate peace. But does anyone have a big enough helmet to be authorized to do so? In this episode of the Positively Trek Lower Decks review show, hosts Bruce and Dan discuss the episode “A Spy Humongous,” the sixth episode of season two. We talk about delicate nego...

Positively Trek 140: Book Club: Catalyst of SorrowsStar Trek: Mission Impossible! A Star Trek story featuring intrigue, spycraft, and off-the-books missions… with a centenarian Uhura as the head of Starfleet Intelligence! It’s the perfect blend of Star Trek and Mission: Impossible you didn’t know you needed! In this episode of the Positively Trek Book Club , hosts Dan and Bruce discuss The Lost Er...

Positively Trek 139: Star Trek Day 2021So Much Star Trek Coming Soon! A new Star Trek: Prodigy trailer! A new Star Trek: Picard trailer! A mid-season trailer for Star Trek: Lower Decks! Release dates for Star Trek: Discovery, Prodigy, and Picard! And a sneak peek at Star Trek: Strange New Worlds! Our cups runneth over! In this week’s episode of the Positively Trek flagship show, hosts Bruce and Da...

Positively Trek 138: Lower Decks Review: “An Embarrassment of Dooplers” (2.05)"Boimler's my number one, now he has to grow a beard!" The Cerritos is threatened with an onslaught of duplicating ambassadors! Richard Kind finally becomes a part of the Star Trek universe as Captain Freeman and her crew must figure out how to undo the ultimate diplomatic faux pas. Meanwhile, Boimler and Mar...

Positively Trek 137: Prodigy Revealed! Prodigy’s Opening Titles, Picard Casts a Major Villain, and More! This week, we have an all-news edition of Positively Trek ! Dan Gunther returns to the host chair along with Bruce Gibson to discuss the newly-revealed opening title sequence for Star Trek: Prodigy , some major casting news for Star Trek: Picard ’s second season, plus a new prop replica to help...

Positively Trek 136: Lower Decks Review: “Mugato, Gumato”Lower Tractor Factor Boiler and Rutherford believe that Mariner is a secret black ops agent and killing machine, especially after she attacks Shaxs during a Mugato stampede! Aboard the U.S.S. Cerritos , Dr. T’Ana gives Tendi a list of crew members who are avoiding their annual physical exams, including a less than purrfect patient.  In this...

Positively Trek 135: Book Club: Rogue ElementsWith Special Guest John Jackson Miller! In the third episode of Star Trek: Picard , retired Admiral Jean-Luc Picard hired Cristóbal Rios, freighter captain of the La Sirena . As season one continued, we learned about this ex-Starfleet officer who was haunted by a traumatic experience aboard the U.S.S. ibn Majid , but there is more to Rios’ past than wh...

Positively Trek 134: Highlights from The 55-Year MissionProfiling Trek with John Kirkorian When was the last time we’ve gotten together with our Star Trek friends in person? Creation Entertainment’s The 55-Year Mission was held a few weeks ago in Las Vegas, but during a pandemic, how did it compare to previous years? Many fans and celebrities still showed up in force and gathered at the Masquerade...

Positively Trek 133: Lower Decks Review: “We'll Always Have Tom Paris” (2.03)What We Needed Was the Box! Dr. T’Ana sends Tendi on an urgent assignment to gather a much needed heirloom. Tendi invites Mariner to join her since they have never been on a mission together. In the meantime, Rutherford is disturbed by the mysterious return of a Cerritos crewmember, while Boiler idolizes the VOY’s Tom...

Positively Trek 132: Star Trek’s Leadership LessonsWhat Can Star Trek’s Greatest Captains Teach Us About Effective Management? A starship (or space station) is, first and foremost, a workplace, with the captain acting as the CEO. With that in mind, how do the captains we’ve watched week-to-week on Star Trek compare when it comes to effective leadership? What lessons can we learn from our Trek hero...