The Prime Subjective: A Star Trek Podcast

The Prime Subjective is back from the Delta Quadrant with a catch up ep before Picard starts back up. Kari Coleman Hinners, Michael Henley, and Chris Newcomer catch up on all the life and Trek that they missed. Babies, trips, holidays, Prodigy, Trek folks we lost, and most importantly Columbo? Click and see! Next week we welcome guest panelist, author and raconteur, R. Eric Thomas!

Something Old, Something New! In this episode of The Prime Subjective, we cover a new Trek and a classic Trek, handpicked by a Prime Subjective panel member. For the new, we cover Lower Decks S03E10: “The Stars At Night” & Enterprise S04E22: “These Are The Voyages…” Join hosts Chris Newcomer, Karie Coleman-Hinners, Jai Nim and […]

Something Old, Something New! In this episode of The Prime Subjective, we cover a new Trek and a classic Trek, handpicked by a Prime Subjective panel member. For the new, we cover Lower Decks S3E9 “Trusted Sources” & Voyager S6E04 “Tinker, Tenor, Doctor, Spy” Join hosts Chris Newcomer, Karie Coleman-Hinners, Jai Nim and Michael Henley […]

Something Old, Something New! In this episode of The Prime Subjective, we cover a new Trek and a classic Trek, handpicked by a Prime Subjective panel member. For the new, we cover Lower Decks S3E8 – “Crisis Point 2: Paradoxus” and for the old we discuss TNG S4E5 – “Remember Me.” Join hosts Chris Newcomer, […]

Something Old, Something New! In this episode of The Prime Subjective, we cover a new Trek and a classic Trek, handpicked by a Prime Subjective panel member. For the new, we cover Lower Decks S03E07 “A Mathematically Perfect Redemption” and for the old we discuss Deep Space Nine S01E19 “Duet.” Join hosts Chris Newcomer, Karie […]

Something Old, Something New. In this episode of The Prime Subjective, we cover a new Trek and a classic Trek, handpicked by a Prime Subjective panel member. For the new, we cover Lower Decks S3E6, “Hear All, Trust Nothing” and for the classic, Jai Nim selects Enterprise S1E13, “Dear Doctor.” Join hosts Chris Newcomer, Karie […]

A Prime Subjective double header! Join Michael Henley, Chris Newcomer, Jai Nim and Karie Coleman-Hinners as they discuss two Trek episodes. One old! One new! First, the new: In Lower Decks S3E5, “Reflections,” Boimler and Mariner run a career fair booth for Starfleet while Rutherford meets his alternate, evil personality. It’s manic, it’s fun, it’s […]

Just relax and let the podcast wash over you… In this very chill, very soothing episode of The Prime Subjective, we look at brand new episode of Star Trek: Lower Decks, and an older episode of Star Trek: Voyager. Sounds like a lot? Don’t be stressed! First up, in Lower Decks S3E4, “Room for Growth,” […]

In this double-barreled episode of The Prime Subjective, the crew (Chris Newcomer, Karie Coleman-Hinners, Jai Nim and Michael Henley) tackle back-to-back Trek! Something new and something old! First up: we explore fantasies come to terrible life in “Mining the Mind’s Mines” (Lower Decks S3E3) Then: Michael Henley talks about one of his favorite episodes of […]

In this episode of The Prime Subjective, the team covers two episodes of Star Trek – one old, one new (something old, something new). First up: we play “The Least Dangerous Game” with an alien hunter in Lower Decks S3E2. Then: Jai Nim guides us through one of his favorite episodes from the franchise, “Empok […]

In this episode of The Prime Subjective, the team covers two episodes of Star Trek - one old, one new. First up, we discuss Lower Decks S3E1, “Grounded.” Then, we take a trip in the way back machine and look at the original series episode S1E5, “The Enemy Within.”

It's a double header of Strange New Worlds goodness! In episode 9 of Strange New Worlds' first season, "All Those Who Wander," the Enterprise crew come across a derelict spacecraft with a nasty surprise. In and in the 10th and final episode 10 of Strange New Worlds' first season, "A Quality of Mercy", Captain Pike is given a vision of an alternate future with the Romulans where things go from okay...

It’s time for the old Star Trek chestnut, a costume fantasy episode! And another chestnut, a people-not-behaving-like-themselves episode! Two great tastes…do they taste great together? In this episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (S1E8 – “The Elysian Kingdom”), Dr. M’Benga is the only sane man on a starship that has been transformed into a […]

It’s a pirate’s life for the crew of the USS Enterprise when a gang of space bandits target the ship! Will Pike’s plan to manufacture a mutiny on the enemy craft work? Will T’Pring be forced to make a hard choice when Spock is held ransom? How about that kiss, everyone? For the answers to […]

Here’s an uplifting episode. Or not. Quick sci-fi tip: when you’re on an alien planet and someone asks you if you wish to “ascend,” say no. 2nd quick sci-fi tip: when a secretive alien society invites you to watch their weird coronation ritual… it might not go so well. This episode of Strange New Worlds […]

Body swapping! Negotiations! Easter eggs! Hijinks! (Yes, friends, hijinks!) “Spock Amok” is Strange New Worlds’ first full fledged comedy episode. And it’s a hoot! For this episode of The Prime Subjective, Chris Newcomer, Mike Henley, Jai Nim and Karie Coleman-Hinners discuss the craziness of “Spock Amok.” UPCOMING CROSSROADS EVENTS Crossroads has a run a LIVE [...

It’s an old-fashioned submarine thriller! In space! Enterprise vs. Gorn! In Strange New Worlds S1E4, “Memento Mori,” La’an Noonien-Singh remembers her traumatic past, as the only survivor of a brutal attack by the mysterious Gorn. And now the Gorn are back, luring the Enterprise into a brutal game of cat-and-mouse, with a brown dwarf star […]

Comets! First contact! Last contact! Shipboard viruses! Drama! Excitement! Two hours of pure undiluted Star Trek! In this episode of “The Prime Subjective,” Chris Newcomer, Michael Henley, Karie Coleman-Hinners and Jai Nim discuss not one but TWO episodes of Strange New Worlds! Join us for a lively and pointed discussion of S1E2 – “Children of […]

Strange new worlds! Strange new crewmembers! Old familiar podcast. In the prequel series Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, we go back ten years prior to the original Star Trek series, to see the USS Enterprise captained under Christopher Pike (Anson Mount) and his gallant crew. In this discussion of S1E1 (titled, appropriately enough, “Strange New […]

Dr. Soong leads an army! Agnes goes through some changes! Picard relives some buried trauma! In this episode of The Prime Subjective, Chris Newcomer, Karie Coleman Hinners, Jai Nim and Michael Henley discuss Star Trek: Picard S2E8 – “Mercy” and S2E9 – “Hide and Seek.”

In this episode of Star Trek: Picard (S2E7 – “Monsters”) we go deep inside Captain Picard’s mind! And in this episode of The Prime Subjective, we go deep inside the minds of Chris Newcomer, Jai Nim, Karie Coleman-Hinners and Michael Henley! Enjoy!

These two episodes of Star Trek: Picard have EVERYTHING! Intrigue! Surprises! Cocktail parties! Ancestors! Musical numbers! Borg Queens whispering in your ear! And this episode of The Prime Subjective has EVERYONE: Chris Newcomer, Karie Coleman Hinners, Jai Nim and Michael Henley! Join us as we discuss two episodes of Star Trek: Picard – S2E5: “Fly […]

California Dreamin! Young Guinan! Not-so-subtle political commentary! In this episode of The Prime Subjective, Chris Newcomer, Jai Nim, Karie Coleman-Hinners and Michael Henley dip into the present timeline and discuss Star Trek: Picard S2 E3&4 – “Assimilation” and “Watcher.”

Resolutions! Restitutions! Resurrections! In this episode of The Prime Subjective, Chris Newcomer, Jai Nim, Karie Coleman-Hinners and Michael Henley discuss the STAR TREK: DISCOVERY fourth season finale, “Coming Home.” Who lives? Who dies? Who should have lived? Who should have died? What will happen to the gang next year? All these questions will be asked […]

Q! Alternate timelines! Evil doppelgangers! Borg! All this and more! In this episode of The Prime Subjective, Chris Newcomer, Jai Nim, Karie Coleman-Hinners and Michael Henley discuss the second episode of season two of STAR TREK: PICARD, “Penance.”