The Star Trek Academy Podcast

The Academy professors apply their unique approach to analysis to Strange New Worlds season 3, episode 4, the latest episode and the earliest holo-deck malfunction episode in the Star Trek timeline.

The professors Rodney and Michael apply their analysis to Shuttle to Kenfori, including observations about the horror genre script and the troubling ethics in the story.

The professors deconstruct the first two episodes of Strange New Worlds Season 3, including the production design, story, character development, and ethics, and some things you're not likely to hear in any other Star Trek podcast.

Professors Michael and Rodney take a deep dive into the final Star Trek original cast movie, including the production design and some thorny ethical questions the movie presents.

Professors Rodney and Michael take a fresh look at this 1989 Star Trek movie, with a deep dive into the production, philosophy, and ethics portrayed.

Professors Michael and Rodney take a fresh look at this classic Trek movie, with a deep dive into the production, philosophy and ethics portrayed.

Rodney and Michael take a deep dive into The Search for Spock, including the production design, script, and character development, plus the ethics, philosophy, and themes in the movie.

Rodney and Michael take a fresh look at Star Trek The Wrath of Khan, including the production design, script, character development, plus the ethics, themes and philosophy of the movie.

Michael and Rodney kick off their movie podcast series while waiting for new Star Trek. This time, Star Trek The Motion Picture, taking a fresh look at the production design, script, character development, plus the ethics, themes and philosophy of the movie.

Rodney and Michael give the controversial Section 31 movie mixed reviews, addressing both good and disappointing aspects.

Rodney and Michael reflect on the Lower Decks series finale, and the series as a whole, including the production design and the morals to the story.

While Rodney grades final tests and papers, Michael examines Lower Decks S5xE9, an alternate reality story with many legacy characters, leading up to a multiverse-wide cliffhanger.

Rodney and Michael unpack Lower Decks S5xE8. At first it seems like just a fun episode, but the professors find that there are some solid themes and messages connecting the subplots.

This time it's Star Trek Lower Decks S5xE7, with the Away Team trapped down on the planet, giving us lots of character development, lessons about competition and communication, and about plagiarizing someone else's vibe.

This time we deconstruct the character development, symbolism, and meaning in Star Trek Lower Decks S5xE6, which is about angles, not angels no matter what your autocorrect tells you.

It's Star Trek Lower Decks S5xE5 this time, a lot of talk about the "second chances" theme, and character development, story arcs, and lessons learned.

This time it's Star Trek Lower Decks S5xE4, including the production design, themes, character development, story arcs, and lessons learned.

Here are our thoughts about Star Trek Lower Decks S5xE3, including the production design, themes, character development, story arcs, and the lessons to be learned about leadership.

We share our analysis of Star Trek Lower Decks S5 episodes 1 & 2, including the themes of authoritarianism, leadership, capitalism, self-determination, and discrimination based on meaningless differences.

We wrap up our coverage of Star Trek Prodigy season 2, considering episodes 15-20 and the season and series as a whole, including the production design and a lot of meaning and philosophy contained in the episodes.

Your hosts consider the middle episodes in Star Trek Prodigy season 2, episodes 8-14, including the production design and a lot of meaning and philosophy contained in the episodes.

Your hosts consider their first group of Star Trek Prodigy, season 2 episodes, including the production design and philosophy of the episodes.

Michael and Rodney consider the Star Trek Discovery series finale, "Life, Itself" including the production design and philosophy of the episode, the series as a whole, and what cones next for Star Trek.

The Academy faculty deconstruct part 1 of the Star Trek Discovery series finale, Lagrange Point, including strengths, things that might have been handled differently, and thoughts about the conclusion of the series next time.

Star Trek Discovery S5xE87, Labrynths, is a hard core character development episode. Ridney and Michael deconstruct new insights into Burnham's fears, as well as new understanding about Moll and Ruhn.