The Star Trek Academy Podcast

The Academy faculty considers the "Mathematically Perfect Redemption" of the exocomp robot Peanut Hamper in Star Trek Lower Decks  Season 3 Episode 7.   It's an unusual episode, and we get below the surface to understand the meanings and messages.

The Academy faculty considers the return of the Star Trek franchise to Deep Space 9 in the Lower Decks Season 3 Episode 6, Hear All, Trust Nothing , including the messages and meanings of the story, production details, and their overall take on the episode.

The Academy faculty consider Star Trek Lower Decks Season 3 Episode 5, Reflections, including the messages and meanings of the story, production details, and their particular take on the episode.

The Academy faculty consider Star Trek Lower Decks Season 3 Episode 4, Room for Growth, including the messages and meanings of the story, production details, and their particular take on the episode.

The Academy faculty consider Star Trek Lower Decks Season 3 Episode 3, Mining the Mind's Mine, including the messages, morals, and meanings of the story, production details, and some things probably no other Star Trek podcast is talking about.

The Academy faculty, Dr. Rodney and Dr. Michael, consider Star Trek Lower Decks Season 3 episode 2, The Least Deadly Game, including the messages, morals, and meanings of the story, and production details. 

The Academy faculty, Dr. Michael and Dr. Rodney consider the messages, morals, and meanings of the Star Trek Lower Decks Season 3 premiere, Grounded, including some things about this episode we haven't seen anywhere else.

The Academy faculty, Dr. Rodney and Dr. Michael unpack the Star Trek Strange New Worlds season 1 finale A Quality of Mercy, which is a retelling of the classic Original Series episode Balance of Terror.

Dr. Michael deconstructs the penultimate episode of Strange New worlds, Season 1: All those Who Wander, including the story, production, themes and messages. (Dr. Rodney is on an Away Team mission and we expect him back next time).

Dr. Michael is joined by award-winning film writer, producer and director Dr. Michael White to explore The Elysian Kingdom, including the production design, themes, and storytelling of the episode (Dr. Rodney is on an Away Team mission and will be back next time).

Dr. Rodney is on a short sabbatical, so Dr. Michael explores the Star Trek Strange New Worlds episode The Serene Squall solo, including the plot, themes, ethics, and analysis of the storytelling (episode a little shorter than usual).

The Academy faculty, Dr. Michael and Dr. Rodney deep-dive into the Star Trek Strange New Worlds episode Lift Us Where Suffering Cannot Reach, including the plot, themes, ethics, and analysis of the storytelling.

The Academy faculty, Dr. Rodney and Dr. Michael unpack the Star Trek Strange New Worlds episode Spock Amok, including the plot, character development, themes, and analysis of the storytelling.

The Academy faculty, Dr. Michael and Dr. Rodney unpack the Star Trek Strange New Worlds episode Memento Mori, including the plot, character development, themes, and analysis of the storytelling.

The Academy faculty, Dr. Rodney and Dr. Michael deconstruct the Star Trek Strange New Worlds episode Ghosts of Illyria, including the plot, character development, themes, and analysis of the storytelling.

The Academy faculty, Dr. Michael and Dr. Rodney deconstruct the Star Trek Strange New Worlds episode Children of the Comet, including the plot, character development, themes, and analysis of the storytelling.  

The Academy faculty, Dr. Rodney and Dr. Michael deconstruct the Star Trek Picard season 2 finale, "Farewell" and the season as a whole with emphasis on the philosophy, themes, and messages of the story.

The Academy faculty, Dr. Rodney and Dr. Michael deconstruct the Star Trek Strange New Worlds series premiere, including the plot, character development, themes, and analysis of the storytelling.

The Academy faculty, Dr. Rodney and Dr. Michael deconstruct the Star Trek Picard episode "Hide and Seek" including a lot of talk about the Borg, plus the plot, character development, themes, and analysis of the storytelling.

The Academy faculty, Dr. Michael and Dr. Rodney deconstruct the Star Trek Picard episode "Mercy" including the plot, character development, themes, and analysis of the storytelling.

The Academy faculty, Dr. Rodney and Dr. Michael deconstruct the Star Trek Picard episode "Monsters" including the plot, character development, themes, and analysis of the storytelling.

The Academy faculty, Dr. Michael and Dr. Rodney unpack the Star Trek Picard episode "Two of One" including the plot, character development, themes, and analysis of the storytelling. Note: The promotion in advance of the episode release sometimes named this episode "Two for one" instead of "Two of One."  Looking back, we use both in this podcast.

The Academy faculty, Dr. Rodney and unpack and Dr. Michael deconstruct the Star Trek Picard episode "Fly Me to the Moon" including the intersection with past NASA events and Star Trek stories, the plot, character development, themes, and analysis of the storytelling.

The Academy faculty, Dr. Michael and Dr. Rodney unpack and deconstruct the Star Trek Picard episode "Watcher" including almost endless references to past Star Trek, plus the plot, character development, themes, and analysis of the storytelling.

The Academy faculty, Dr. Rodney and Dr. Michael consider the season finale episode of Star Trek Discovery, "Going Home" including the character development, themes, and storytelling of the episode and the season.