Trek Geeks: A Star Trek Podcast

After the end music of every episode of Trek Geeks, Bill and Dan have an outtake--a bit of their conversation before the actual podcast recording. Last year, we didn't do an Outtakes Special and we heard from a lot of people. So, back by popular demand, it's the return of our year-ending Outtakes Special, and this year we have two installments for you!  Part 1 will drop on Christmas Eve, and Part...

This week, we celebrate a milestone in the history of the Trek Geeks Podcast: the release of our 200th Episode! It's been a long road, getting from there to here--and we've had nothing but fun along the way! Join the hosts for this special episode, Barry DeFord and Shashank Avvaru from PoliTreks as they discuss the history of Trek Geeks, chat with special guests, and remind Bill and Dan exactly ho...

This week, we continue with our Women of Star Trek spotlight series, focusing on the character of T'Pol from Star Trek: Enterprise! Hear why we love this character and why she's important to Star Trek in the 199th episode of The Flagship of the Trek Geeks Podcast Network! FIVE YEAR MISSION Episode 5 of Five Year Mission: The Podcast is available now and this week sees the band chatting with writer...

Dr. Julian Bashir has one of his toughest patients yet. At lunch with plain, simple Garak one afternoon, the Cardassian tailor begins to experience a severe headache. It turns out that a device in Garak's head meant to help him survive torture, is now helping him survive his exile on Deep Space Nine. Now he's addicted to it, and the device is starting to break down after nearly two years of consta...

In the wake of the newly realized Borg threat, Starfleet has begun war games to test the strategy and the battle readiness of the crew and the USS Enterprise is front and center. Their opponent is the derelict starship USS Hathaway that shouldn't have a chance--but with Will Riker in command, anything is possible! "Peak Performance" is the last totally original episode in Season 2 of Star Trek: Th...

There are approximately 750 hours of Star Trek and fans who have seen every episode and movie are typically referred to as "completists."  Until recently, Bill had not been part of that club. He hadn't seen most of Star Trek: Voyager and had a goal of finishing that by the 25th anniversary of the series in 2020. Just a couple of weeks ago he completed the series, earning him his completist badge a...

Our Women of Star Trek spotlight series continues with a character that broke the mold for female characters in Trek! She's the First Officer of space station Deep Space Nine and the Bajoran military liaison to Starfleet. A former terrorist, we meet her as part of the mainstream government that settled in after the Cardassian occupation of Bajor. This week, we examine the character of Kira Nerys a...

A Vulcan Monastery on a planet that's not on the star charts? That's what the crew of the NX-01 decides to visit and they soon discover that they're not alone. This week, we look at the Season 1 episode, "The Andorian Incident" from Star Trek: Enterprise! Airing on Halloween Night 2001, this episode brought back an alien species that we hadn't seen since The Animated Series in the 1970's--and they...

It seems that technology touches our everyday lives, and Star Trek seems to have inspired it all! From smart phones to digital assistants, Trek showed us that artificial intelligence would become part of our daily routines, and how right it was. We'll examine everything from computers to androids and photonic beings! Joining us in this special roundtable discussion are two of our Patreon Producers...

It was the third hour of Star Trek ever produced, and it's considered among the best of The Original Series.  "The Corbomite Manuever" was also the episode that launched Bill's Star Trek fandom in the mid-1970's as the first episode he ever saw.  This week, we'll examine this classic episode of Star Trek and discuss why it still means so much today. Plus, we'll talk about the impact this episode h...

This week, we pause to reflect on the sudden passing of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine's Aron Eisenberg who died this past weekend at the age of 50. Special thanks to Mike Rittenhouse of Five Year Mission for his acoustic rendition of the Deep Space Nine theme.

PARENTAL ADVISORY:  The following episode contains adult themes, adult language, and a frank discussion on child abuse and its aftermath. PARENTAL DISCRETION IS STRONGLY ADVISED. Earlier in 2019, Bill wrote a column for the Official Star Trek Website titled, "What I've Learned From Saru." In it, he discussed what the Kelpien from Star Trek: Discovery has taught him in his journey living with anxie...

This week, we examine what is quite possibly the best Deanna Troi episode in all of Star Trek: The Next Generation!  Romulans...intrigue...defectors...kidnapping...and a surgically altered Deanna?! "Face of the Enemy" debuted in 1993 and it instantly became a favorite of fans everywhere. Counselor Troi is kidnapped by Romulans and her appearance is changed so she can assume the identity of a Tal'S...

We had the incredible good fortune to attend this year's Trekonderoga convention in Ticonderoga, New York--home of the Star Trek Original Series Set Tour! Featuring Star Trek luminaries like Terry Farrell, Robin Curtis, Ethan Peck, JG Hertzler, and David Frankham, Trekonderoga had a fantastic track of Star Trek content.  At the heart of it, the amazing recreation of the sets from Star Trek--loving...

Our Women of Trek spotlight series continues this week as we take a look at one of Star Trek's original contributors. She was an absolute force of nature, and in this episode we'll examine the roles played by Majel Barrett Roddenberry in front of the camera, behind the scenes, and in fandom itself. Number One, Christine Chapel, Lwaxana Troi...even the Enterprise Computer, Majel left an indelible m...

We had an amazing time at Star Trek Las Vegas and the biggest Trek convention on the planet. We saw a lot of old friends, made some new ones, and experienced a great celebration of this franchise we all love so deeply. This week, we'll look at the state of the Star Trek franchise and discuss everything the states of fandom, the convention, and even the franchise itself! We'll also announce the win...

What better way to kick off the week of STLV than to focus on some high stakes gambling! This week we look at the classic TOS episode, The Gamesters of Triskelion! Drill Thralls, pain collars, Providers, and lots of wagering highlight this second season installment. It's an episode we've been watching as kids, but in this episode of The Biggest Little Show, we'll examine what makes this episode cl...

San Diego Comic-Con is one of the biggest fandom conventions on the planet, and this weekend some of the biggest news was all Star Trek related! Three different Star Trek series were represented in a giant panel named, "Star Trek Universe," and there were surprises aplenty! We'll review the latest details on "Star Trek: Discovery," chat about the newly-introduced characters of the second animated...

This week, while Dan and Bill are on vacation, we bring you one of our Carpool Conversations originally recorded for our Patreon subscribers. Star Trek: Picard promises a different look at Jean-Luc Picard at this phase of his life, and that got us to thinking about which other Star Trek characters we'd like to see examined in their own theoretical spin-off series!  We'll discuss our spontaneous ch...

This week, we are excited and proud to welcome Barry DeFord and Shashank Avvaru to Trek Geeks to officially announce the Trek Geeks Podcast Network as the new home of PoliTreks: A Star Trek Podcast ! PoliTreks! Barry DeFord and Shashank Avvaru talk politics, religion, and society around the replicator. Along with special guests, we choose to Boldly Go straight into the social, political, and somet...

Star Trek has had a lot of holodeck stories where a malfunction has posed danger to the crew, but the concept rarely gets executed better than Voyager's third season episode, "Worst Case Scenario." A tactical training program written by Tuvok becomes entertainment for the crew, and trying to write an ending executes potentially deadly subroutines left behind by Seska. We'll discuss this great take...

  This week, we offer another in our series on the "Women of Star Trek!" One of the newest members of that group is the central figure in Star Trek: Discovery--the character of Michael Burnham. We'll take a look at this character and why she's so important, not just in Trek but in this day and age. Plus, we're joined by Andy Fark of Five Year Mission for a special announcement! There's also news a...

No one does it alone. Not even "The Great Bird of the Galaxy." The idea was Gene Roddenberry's, but it took an amazing group of people to help make it a reality. This week, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Turnabout Intruder--the last episode of The Original Series--we look at The People Who Made TOS Work to shed some light on some names you may or may not know, and why their contributions t...

It's one of the greatest Star Trek movies of all time, and it was one that non-fans loved as much as some of Trek's most ardent supporters. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home debuted in 1986 and found a huge mainstream audience with its wit, humor, and awareness. Sadly, today this film seems more relevant than ever. We'll look at some of the best moments of this film and discuss why it's so important i...

It's the first Star Trek: The Next Generation novel in nearly two years and it picks right up with the fallout from the exposure of Section 31! "Section 31, the covert organization which has operated without accountability in the shadows for more than two centuries, has been exposed. Throughout the Federation, the rogue group's agents and leaders are being taken into custody as the sheer scope of...