Strange New Pod | A Star Trek Podcast

Arrrr, it's Strange New Pod's review of episode 107 of  Strange New Worlds,  "The Serene Squall!" Join Erik, Girafe, Hawk, Julian, and Erin who makes her triumphant and surprise return to the pod as they break down this amazing pirate romp of an episode.     What happens when former Starfleet counselor Dr. Aspen joins the crew to help find a group of missing colonists? What is...

We are officially into the back half of Strange New Worlds with episode 106. This week, after a comedic break, SNW delivers with its deepest and most powerful episode yet. And as always, Erik, Girafe, Hawk, and Julian are here to break it all down? What happens when Captain Pike rescues an old flame along with a very important child? Who is at the heart of the conspiracy to kidnap him? And what ho...

Strange New Worlds' first season hits its midway point with the show's most lighthearted and hilarious episode yet in "Spock Amok." With Girafe on an away mission over to Star Trek Discovery Pod, the SNP team welcome Julian's wife Karyn back to the show to help them break it all down. What happens when Spock and T’Pring swap bodies after a soul-sharing ritual goes wrong? A...

Strange New Pod celebrates its two-year anniversary with a review of  what is possibly Strange New Worlds' best episode to date, "Memento Mori." SNP also welcomes back a friend of the show and Geeks with Kids contributor Michael Schaus to help break down the episode. Opening up new hunting grounds, the Enterprise is decimated after a surprise Gorn attack, surviving the initial first...

They say good things come in threes, but  Strange New Worlds ' third episode of its freshman season, "Ghosts of Illyria," seems to be the most polarizing episode among the SNP crew so far.  Joining the team this week to help them break this one down: Matthew Kaplowitz from  Trek Untold. LIGHT! We need more light!! Ghosts of Illyria is an awesome Una-centered episode that pays homage...

Strange New Worlds is two weeks in and it's already shaping out to be one of the top Star Trek shows of all time. Join Erik, Girafe, Hawk, and Julian as they review and break down episode 102, "Children of the Comet." What happens when Pike and the crew find out that the comet they are tracking isn’t just an icy piece of rock? How does Cadet Uhura do on her very first away mission?...

It's the moment we've been waiting for as a podcast for almost two years; Strange New Worlds is finally here, and the team is here to review and break it all down with a very special guest, Jessie Gender ! What is so urgent that Robert April has to order Captain Pike out of his self-imposed exile? Why is Spock naked? How does Pike’s knowledge of his future affect his captaincy early on?...

It's another finale edition of Strange New Pod as  Star Trek Picard  season two comes to a close. Join Erik, Girafe, Hawk, and Julian as they deep dive and break down yet another polarizing Picard  finale. Were Tallinn and Picard able to make sure Renee's Europa mission was launched? Or did Adam Soong kill any chance of a brighter tomorrow? Were Q and Jean-Luc able to reconcile? Who stay...

Join Girafe, Hawk, and Julian for SNP's last live show before the series premiere of  Strange New Worlds!   This week, the team reviews and breaks down  Picard  season two's penultimate episode, "Hide and Seek." Were the Borg Queen's drones able to overtake Picard and crew? Speaking of the Borg Queen, did Jurati fully succumb to assimilation? And most importantly, why does...

It's another episode of Strange New Pod as Erik, Girafe, and Julian break down episode 208 of  Star Trek Picard,  "Mercy." As the show inches closer to its conclusion, was there room for a filler episode? Did "Mercy" handle all of its different plot points well? Why does Rios keep making bad decisions, and how far gone is Agnus? What is wrong with Q?! We deep dive it all!...

Girafe and Julian have returned from their away mission in Chicago and are joined by Hawk to review this week's brand new episode of Star Trek Picard, "Monsters." What trauma does Jean-Luc have to work out in order to wake from his coma? How much of Jurati has the Borg Queen taken over? And why is Rios making such bad decisions? The SNP team breaks it all down. Plus, Girafe and Juli...

Join Girafe and Julian for this very special edition of the pod as they record LIVE on location from Star Trek Mission Chicago with a live audience! They're also joined in person by one half of the Duras Sisters Podcast , Rhianna Herd! What did they think about Jurati and the Brog Queen's symbiosis? Why do they think Jean-Luc isn't waking up? And why do they think Patrick Stewart is...

It's the day that the Strange New Pod crew has been waiting two years for. The Strange New Worlds full-length trailer has finally been released! Join Hawk, Julian, and our special guest TJ ( @StarTrek Pike , Trek Central ) as they react to and break down the almost two-minute trailer. What were their favorite moments? What secrets did they find? Plus, reactions to the Captain Pike teaser, the...

The  Strange New Worlds  character teaser breakdowns continue with two major pieces of the bridge crew: Spock and Una aka Number One. Join Girafe, Hawk, and Julian as they break down these two very important teasers. We also go off about Spock's kiss, Una's hair and eyebrows, and much more! Plus the mailbag and much more on this bonus edition of Strange New Pod! Send us Fan Mail Support...

It's SNP's final live episode review before Julian and Girafe grab a shuttle ride to Mission Chicago! Join the crew as they react to the latest set of  Strange New Worlds  character teasers featuring Doctor M'Benga and Nurse Chapel. Erik also explains why he's choosing  not  to watch the plethora of previews we've gotten this week. Then, it's on to our review of episo...

The  Strange New Worlds  character teasers continue with a look at  Enterprise  Helmsman Lt. Erica Ortegas and Chief Engineer Hemmer. Join Julian as he rides solo for this one, breaking down both teasers shot for shot. As always, live reactions from Twitch and mailbag from our Discord collective on another special edition of Strange New Pod. Send us Fan Mail Support the show

It's another special edition of Strange New Pod as the final countdown to Strange New Worlds begins with two amazing character teaser trailers. Join Girafe, Hawk, and Julian as they react to and break down both the Uhura and La'an teasers that dropped on Trek Tuesday. Plus live reactions from our Twitch collective and the mailbag! Send us Fan Mail Support the show

Join the SNP crew as they review the fourth episode of Picard season two, "Watcher." When Jean-Luc finds a young Guinan at 10 Forward, what is her reaction? How much time does Rios have left before ICE deports him, and can Seven and Raffi get to him in time? And what angle is the Queen playing with Agnus? The team breaks it all down and much more. We also say farewell to our very own Bor...

Just like that, another season of  Star Trek Discovery  has come and gone, as season four wraps up with its thirteenth episode, "Coming Home."  As always, the SNP team breaks it all down! Was the show able to stick the landing? Did the reveal of Species Ten-C live up to the hype? Who made it out and who wasn't so lucky? Plus, the crew reacts to that very special cameo that wraps up...

When you think it's going to be a quiet week,  Trek  Tuesday rolls around and throws another Ben Sisko curveball at you. On this packed edition of Strange New Pod, Girafe, Hawk, and Julian breakdown the big  Strange New Worlds  casting news, with Paul Wesley ( The Vampire Diaries)  set to play James T. Kirk in the show's second season. Plus, the team goes through our collective's th...

It's a double dose of  Star Trek  this week as Erik, Girafe, and Hawk review brand-new episodes of Discovery and  Picard. First, the crew reviews the penultimate episode of Star Trek Discovery season four, "Species Ten-C." After a couple of episode fumbles, was the big reveal of this season's big mystery worth the wait? How does this episode remind the team of Denis Villeneuve&...

Join Julian, Erik, Girafe, and Hawk for this special edition of SNP as they break down the teaser trailer for Strange New Worlds. After two years of waiting and the creation of a whole podcast surrounding the show, did the teaser live up to the hype? Was Captain Pike's horse just as glorious as we thought it would be? And why doesn't Spock have a shirt on? We break it all down on this bo...

At long last,  Star Trek Picard  season two has finally warped into our sector with the season two premiere, "The Star Gazer." SNP wasn't around yet when Picard season one debuted, so it's an exciting time for the pod to get to break down these episodes together. Where are Jean-Luc and the rest of his rag-tag crew a year and a half removed from the events of "Et in Arcadia...

Join the Strange New Pod crew on the final night of Captain Picard Week as they take a look back at season one of Star Trek Picard. Has their opinion changed since the show's initial run? Is it better to watch it week to week or binged? And what were some of their favorite moments from the season? Erik, Girafe, Hawk, and Julian break it all down in this deep dive look back at  Picard  season...

Join Marcie, Rachel, and Luis as they explore the relationship between Captain Picard and his friend, compatriot, and fellow crewmate, Data. From episodes like "Measure of a Man" to "The Offspring," Data and Picard's relationship spanned seven seasons of The Next Generation and four movies. The Disco Tech team breaks it all down and talks about some of their favorite momen...