Trek Geeks Podcast Network

PoliTreks is gearing up for the spooky season! Special guest Felicity Pickens a.k.a RadMissFliss jumps in with Shashank to confront the horrors of the Borg species. Resistance may be futile, but discussion is not, and everything about the Borg including their look, the concept of assimilation, theories about their origin, species 8472 and more are on the table. What did you think of this episode?...

In this episode Aaron and Jessie talk about BEM, the Animated Series episode that first showed a Pandronian, ask "Why can't Starfleet vessels track their crew members better?" and wonder "Could holographic Borgs be a real threat?" So join us as Jessie jumps into the holo-pod and tries to get a passing grade at introducing the show! Spoiler: It’s not good! You can find us on Social Media at : - Aar...

We're reaching the home stretch when it comes to Season 2 of Lower Decks! This week, we discuss "Where Pleasant Fountains Lie," which unfortunately is an episode title that we had serious problems remembering (even though we were fans of the episode itself). We get a healthy dose of Billups' backstory, while Boimler and Mariner retread some old ground. After the episode discussion, it's time for a...

This week on Star Trek: Lower Decks, a Starfleet Drill Instructor with ulterior motives arrives on the Cerritos to test the crew.  The Lower Deckers and the senior staff switch roles and as one might expect, things don't go as they all hoped.  The Borg, the Mirror Universe, and the Ancient West are all fair game in the holopods, but a real emergency with a Crystalline Entity will show just how spe...

In this episode Aaron and Jessie revieweth "Where Pleasant Fountains Lie" this showeth has't all, evil computers, Ren faire runneth space ships and Star Trek legend Jeff'ry Combs! So, grabeth a torch and thy most wondrous medieval garb and joineth us on the adventure! And we promise they do not talk like this in the episode. You can find us on Social Media at: Aaron Harvey - @geekfilter Jessie Gen...

The SyFy Sistas look at the special relationship Captain Jean-Luc Picard maintains with three amazing Black women; Guinan, the El-Aurian bartender from his days on the Enterprise-D, Lily Sloane from his temporal incursion in the film Star Trek: First Contact (1996), and Raffaela (Raffi) Musiker, XO during his command of the Romulan evacuation and later his quest companion in the series Picard. The...

It's hard to believe that we're more than halfway through season 2 of Lower Decks! This week, we chat about "The Spy Humongous," which we feel isn't too bad of an episode (but not the best either). Things happen to our valiant ensigns, but perhaps the most action is with the bridge crew and the Pakleds - but are the latter just Lower Decks' version of TNG Season 1 Ferengi? We then move on to discu...

In this episode Aaron and Jessie review The Spy Humongous; They examine how you can subvert classic sitcom tropes, the importance of a makeover, and revel in the call back to Armus, the skin of evil...well maybe not as evil as a hot taffy, honey, shrimp, soda, corn, steak chicken nugget, crispy lemon rock candy, chili, gravy, chocolate sundae sludge pile! So, join us on Episode Consolidation Duty...

In this episode, the Enterprise starts to experience strange repeats in time, leading them to a scientist who is married to Picard's ex. Matthew and Ruthie discuss their relationship to regret, the challenge of making choices, and the feeling of being trapped between multiple dimensions. Main Cover art by Nathan Nun, www.nathannun.ca Theme song is An Amazing Adventure by Flame Lion Studio

This week on Star Trek: Lower Decks, it turns out that Chief Engineer Billups is actually a prince and is next in line to become ruler of his people! And he is a virgin. And he doesn't want the job. Who would have thought?? He and Rutherford go over to his mothers ship to help with an "engineering problem" and things go boom. Meanwhile, Boimler and Mariner have to deal with a maniacal supercompute...

This week Infinite Trek's Brandi Jackola joins the Drawn to Trek team to review and An Embarrassment of Dooplers! We discuss reasons why the Dooplers may have evolved to duplicate, why there are corrupt security officers on Starbase 25 and we return to difference between the two Trek avian species the Aurelian and Skorr: groin plumage! So bring your binoculars and bird watching guide and join us!...

You say Mugato I say Gumato! You say Or-ee-on, I say Orion! Mugato, Gumato, Or-ee-on, Orion! Let’s call the whole thing...not really our favorite episode, but we're still having fun! This week Aaron and Jessie review Mugato, Gumato an episode with some fun parts, some gross parts and some parts we would have changed. Join us for hot takes and great discussion! You can find us on Social Media at :...

PoliTreks closes out the discussion on diseases in Star Trek with guest host Che. They discuss the DS9 episodes Babel, Quickening, the Enterprise episode Stigma, and the Voyager episode Scientific Method. What did you think of this episode? Please let us know about your thoughts by writing to us at @politreks on Twitter or by sending us an e-mail to politrekspodcast@gmail.com!

Freedom fighters or terrorists? Beefcake scenes. A mythological persona gaining traction in the quadrant. And The Kurgan! Can there really be only one? Especially if it involves desserts? In this episode, Co-hosts Sara and Kasey talk about all that plus the simmering effects 9/11 had on the writing and narrative course of the first season of Enterprise. Sara and Kasey hope you’ll join them on Disc...

This week on Star Trek: Lower Decks, Captain Freeman is tasked with setting up a peace agreement with the Pakleds while an escaped 'prisoner' asks for asylum on the Cerritos!  Meanwhile Boimler starts hanging out with the wrong people while Tendi, Rutherford and Mariner are tasked with Trash Duty.  Getting eaten and pooped out by a big slime monster and turning into a giant scorpion are just a cou...

Discovering Trek listeners things are a bit different in this episode because the Vulcans need a favor from Starfleet. T'Pol and her childhood "not hero" meet again and can Archer sell the ole fake out? In this episode, Co-hosts Sara and Kasey talk about all that plus the hero worship by T'Pol and her effect on the Ambassador. Sara and Kasey hope you'll join them on Discovering Trek: Enterprise fo...

We have a doozy of an episode as we cover all the things that came out of Star Trek Day - our overall highs and lows, and thoughts on each of the show panels and sneak peeks. Speaking of lows - can someone please get those two tweens off the red carpet? Hope to NOT see you in Chicago. We also chat about "An Embarrassment of Dooplers," which revisits our favorite pairings of Boimler-Mariner and Ten...

Yes, it's been a while and yes it's a long one as we were a little jet lagged from Las Vegas and The 55 Year Mission Tour from Creation Entertainment. In this week's episode, we talk extensively about our acquisitions from Sin City and some of the wonderful memories that were made at the former STLV Convention. We pay special tribute to Kenneth Mitchell as he courageously battles ALS and continues...

This week, The Flagship is back! Bill and Dan return after a somewhat unplanned absence to talk about the developments from Star Trek Day! There were lots of announcements, some trailers, and some premiere dates. We'll break it all down and explain why Star Trek Day is now one of our favorite days of the year!

Sara and Haley are back and we are dying to see what Uncle Lore is up to! We break down the second half of Descent, we laugh it up, and consider ways we can just talk about LeVar Burton all the time. So tune in, relax and unwind with Rewind!

Discovering Trek listeners… "it slimed me." Insulting your guests during first contact, having a stowaway that's sticky and slimy and crewmembers becoming part of a sentient web like creature are what this episode is all about. In this episode, Co-hosts Sara and Kasey talk about all that and was this a Trek attempt to use a little alien homage? Maybe, because this episode made me wanna scream into...

What exactly is a Mugato? Johnson has questions. This week, Mike and his cohost chat about the Lower Decks episode "Mugato, Gumato," which has us wondering if Diplomath is a real board game. That highlight aside, we have questions about some of the artistic choices of this episode - some of which might belong more to a Family Guy montage than a Lower Decks episode. And yes, we get it - T'Ana is a...

Join us for a long-awaited chat with the beautiful, talented, and resilient Malissa Longo, co-host of the 7th Rule Podcast with Cirroc Lofton and Ryan Husk. Malissa is also a business owner and the wife of our beloved Aron Eisenberg. But Malissa is a true multi-hyphenate, dancer, actor, and artist in her own right. The conversation runs from Subrina's beleaguered defense of musicals to the uniquen...

This is a sad, sad episode. The Enterprise loses a crew member and the show loses a central cast member all because a race of titans (whom we never meet) decided to literally shed all of their negativity. Ruthie and Matthew share some ways that they take care of themselves when things are tough and do their best not to cry on-mic. Content note for death. Main cover art by Nathan Nun, www.nathannun...

This week on Star Trek: Lower Decks, Boimler and Mariner will do ANYTHING to get into the big Starfleet party, but after visiting an old 'friend', they spend most of their time at the Starbase on the run from Starfleet Security! Back on the Cerritos, the crew welcome a new alien race onboard called the Dooplers, and when things get embarrassingly out of control, Tendi and Rutherford share some spe...