Strange New Takes

Prodigy brings us the most popular of Star Trek recurring plot devices: Time Travel, and it does it in a way very reminiscent of Voyager. Nach, Adam and Emily recap 'Time Amok' and try their hardest not to mistake it for 'Amok Time'. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Star Trek recycles yet another title as the crew of the Prodigy learns the consequences of their actions. Emily, Nach, and Adam consider launching a sister podcast—Star Trek: Hot or Not? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Prodigy knocks another one out of the park with its return from hiatus. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Zora's newfound sentience starts causing problems when she refuses to help find the origin of the DMA. Meanwhile, President Rillak hosts a speech-off to determine the next course of action against Species 10–C. Adam, Emily, Rudy, and Bill recap this week's episode of Star Trek Discovery! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Discovery goes old school with a sci-fi plot that would be at home on TNG or TOS. We also get tidbits from Book's past and the rest of the show's ensemble also get a chance to shine in their own stories. Emily, Adam, Nach and Bill recap this week's Star Trek Discovery episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nach, Emily, Adam and Rudy get together to recap 'The Examples' from Star Trek Discovery and share their Strange New Takes on whether they enjoyed the return of the DMA. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Discovery goes with three storylines in 4x04 and we've got three of us on the pod for this recap! Nach, Bill and Rudy discuss 'All is Posibble' and tell you what they thought of the diplomacy, cadet training and psychotherapy we saw on the screen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Discovery's upward trend continues with another strong showing. Adam, Emily and Nach recap 'Choose to Live' and tell you what they enjoyed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Discovery gives us a much stronger sophomore episode in season 4. Adam, Emily and Nach recap 'Anomaly' and share why this episode is a significant improvement and what they enjoyed about it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's baaack! And it's....a little awkward. Just like the new uniforms. Adam, Nach and Rudy discuss the season 4 premiere of Discovery and fair warning that they've got mixed feelings. There's potential but it's being hampered by poor writing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Prodigy continues to amaze and goes into hiatus with a bang! Nach returns and tells Adam why he thinks Prodigy is the best new Trek since Voyager. That plus many more Strange New Takes on this recap of 'Terror Firma'. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Prodigy goes to the Hirogen system! Adam, Emily and Rudy recap the latest from Star Trek Prodigy and tell you what they thought of 'Dreamcatcher'. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Janeway introduces utopia to a skeptical group of kids and mayhem ensues. Adam, Emily and Rudy discuss the latest episode of Prodigy and share their Strange New Takes! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A SECOND ANIMATED TREK! Prodigy hits screens and we're here to give you our first impressions of the two-part premiere. Adam, Bill and Rudy watched the first episode and can't wait to share their Strange New Takes with you! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The best Season 2 of Star Trek EVER?! That's a pretty loaded claim but Adam, Emily and Nach look into whether we can justify it. That plus a recap of the character development we've seen and the larger themes in Season 2! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lower Decks ends on a high note (a dolphin call) as the Cerritos crew comes together to save a fellow federation starship. Emily, Adam, Rudy and Nach take you through their Strange New Takes on the season 2 finale. Stay after the credits for bonus content! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We finally discover the sinister power behind the Pakled plot to destroy earth and also get introduced to a likely new Vulcan regular character. Listen now as Bill, Emily, Adam, Rudy and Nach recap the latest episode of Star Trek Lower Decks! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The jokes come hard and heavy in I, Excretus with references galore, Emily, Adam, Bill and Nach go through our Strange New Takes on the Cerritos' drills and how much we laughed at Naked Time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lower Decks dips its toes into fantasy by introducing to the "magical" Hyperians. And Boimler finally shows himself to be Mariner's equal by outwitting a murderous supercomputer. Nach, Emily and Adam dip into a new Lower Decks episode with our Strange New Takes! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Cerritos is entertaining a Pakled spy as Boimler discovers his inner captain. Nach, Bill and Adam recap the latest episode of Lower Decks and share their Strange New Takes! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Careful now. If you say embarassing things about this episode, we'll have to duplicate and make two for next week! An Embarassment of Dooplers returned Star Trek to its roots with a hilarious, original alien of the week. Bill, Emily and Nach recapped the episode and also shared their Strange New Takes on the Star Trek day reveals. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You say Mugato, I say Gumato, William Shatner says Mugutu. Lower Decks is at its comedic best when it takes a piece of TOS lore and fleshes it out. Mugato, Gumato is filled with laughs and manages to throw in some polarizing, salacious content. Listen in as Nach, Rudy, Adam and Emily recap the episode and give you their Strange New Takes on this episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...

Tom Paris becomes the third Voyager main character to revisit our screens! On this week's pod, Nach and the crew recap the newest Lower Decks episode 'We'll Always Have Tom Paris'! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lower Decks introduces its new security offer, the eponymous Kayshon, and Boimler finds his way back to the Cerritos. And he also stays on the Titan too... Nach, Bill and Rudy recap "Kayshon, His Eyes Open" and share our Strange New Takes on the episode. Listen now! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Una McCormack penned a novel that covers the year between Michael Burnham's entry into the future and the arrival of Discovery. It fills the space between the first and second episode of Discovery Season 3. We review the book, Wonderlands, and share our Strange New Takes on the whether it was worth the read. *NOTE: An earlier version of this episode was published with the wrong audio. It has now b...