Trek Geeks Podcast Network

Just because it’s an episode of Star Trek doesn’t mean it’s great. This week, Chris, Fark and Mike discuss episodes of TOS that don’t get enough love. I, Mudd, The Way To Eden and Turnabout Intruder get a much needed dive this week. DON'T FORGET Five Year Mission is a band writing a song based on every episode of Star Trek TOS. You can find out more about and buy all of our things over at  Fi...

The one where Haley realizes Qpid is a play on cupid. Ever wonder if there’s a Starfleet digital archivist? Sara has! This, plus packing for STLV, creepy corner and more before we get to the point! And the point is? Q! This week is a happy good episode full of Q. FIVE YEAR MISSION The music of Rewind comes from none other than Five Year Mission and Episode 11 of Five Year Mission: The Podcast is a...

It's cited by many fans as one of their least favorite Star Trek movies, but is it really that bad? When Star Trek V: The Final Frontier hit theaters in 1989, it was on the heels of the wildly successful fourth movie that had a wide appeal. Expectations and anticipation were high, but the movie left fans feeling somewhat disappointed. We'll take a look at some of the challenges this movie had to o...

Recorded live waaaaay back in February in a hotel room in Bowling Green, KY,  We continue our What Are Little Songs Made Of series with “Tomorrow Is Yesterday."  We sat down before our concert and talked all about Bluejay 4 and Kirk’s fighting techniques. We also get into Picard a bit and have theories. We were so innocent way back then!  DON'T FORGET Five Year Mission is a band wri...

Some episodes of Star Trek are just so epic, they can't be contained to a mere hour of television. The precedent started in 1966 with Star Trek's, "The Menagerie," and it's a format that occurred all the way up through Star Trek: Enterprise: the two-part episode! Sometimes they're a cliffhanger to give us something to anticipate over the summer hiatus and, other times, they're stories that happen...

Birds flying high, you know how I feel... Haley and Sara are back and we jumped to season 7?!?! Heck ya we did! We both just had birthdays so naturally an episode featuring cake was necessary! Trek talk, life talk and STLV pros and cons ta boot! FIVE YEAR MISSION The music of Rewind comes from none other than Five Year Mission and Episode 11 of Five Year Mission: The Podcast is available now! Subs...

This week, we're incredibly proud to bring you the audio from our Feeding America Charity Livestream with Star Trek: The Next Generation's Jonathan Frakes! We'll talk about his career, returning to the Captain's Chair as Captain William T. Riker, and we'll even put Jonathan in the hot seat and play a game of "This or That!" It was an amazing night and we raised money to provide just over 56,000 me...

WE'RE BACK! This week, we sat down with Jim Moorhouse of the Trek Ranks podcast to look at the powerful Star Trek DS9 two-parter, "Past Tense." We discuss the episode and the real world implications and importance of protest. DON'T FORGET Five Year Mission is a band writing a song based on every episode of Star Trek TOS. You can find out more about and buy all of our things over at  FiveYearM...

Star Trek has always told stories about the human condition and, this week, we look at an episode that truly explores "the final frontier." "Coda" from the third season of Star Trek: Voyager is part time loop and part alien infiltration. In it we see Kathryn Janeway die over and over and over--and we learn things about her crew that we might not have learned otherwise. It is an amazing episode wit...

What happens when you take someone who is an astrophysicist and consults for the Star Trek franchise and subject her to explaining the science behind things to...well...us? We're not sure, either, but we're pretty sure that her head exploding might be a possible outcome! You might have seen her at STLV or maybe even in her online series, "Dr. Erin Explains the Universe." This week, we welcome Dr....

What happens when you take someone who is an astrophysicist and consults on Star Trek and subject her to explaining the science behind things to...well...us? We're not sure, either, but we're pretty sure that her head exploding might be a possible outcome! You might have seen her at STLV or maybe even in her online series, "Dr. Erin Explains the Universe." This week, we welcome Dr. Erin MacDonald...

We did it!   We did it for the children.   Haley and Sara come to you with this sober and honest look at life, life during a pandemic, Star Trek and more. Join us as we watch the Grammy Award Winning episode of TNG: When the Bough Breaks. Cheers!   FIVE YEAR MISSION The music of Rewind comes from none other than Five Year Mission and Episode 11 of Five Year Mission: The Podcast is available now! S...

It's only taken us four years but this week on Trek Geeks, we'll right a grievous error. If you recall our 100th episode, "A Journey to Future's Past, Part I: Beaming Aboard Star Trek Continues," we told the story of our trip Kingsland, Georgia and visit to sets of this legendary fan film series. We told you about the people we met and how our love for The Original Series had been rekindled. We br...

PoliTreks is back with a very candid interview with our friend Bryson to talk about representation of Indigenous People throughout the life of Star Trek. Bryson brings his perspective as a member of the Mi’kmaq (*Pronounced Mig-maw) People of the east coast of Canada and the USA. We lay criticism where it is due, all while speaking about context and considering the social make-up of the time. Epis...

As we remember the events of the Season 2 finale and prepare for Season 3 of Star Trek Discovery, CBS decided to give us another reason why this is the best time EVER to be a Star Trek fan! Trek Geeks Dan and Bill return to their Discovering Trek mics to discuss the bombshell announcement of another new Star Trek series - " Strange New Worlds " starring Anson Mount as Pike, Rebecca Romijn as Numbe...

Our celebration of #Voyager25 continues and, this week, we bring back the all-time fan favorite "See It or Skip It" series focusing on Star Trek: Voyager's third season! Joining us as Guest Geek in this episode is none other than The 24 Year Old Trekkie herself, Aly Martinez! Aly is one of the most positive Trek fans on social media, and she has the job of refereeing Bill and Dan--certainly no eas...

Over the decades, Star Trek has become part of international pop culture--to the point where references and parodies turn up in other productions. They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery and, if that's true, Star Trek is probably one of the most imitated and referenced shows in history. This week, we'll take a look at some of our favorite occurrences of Star Trek popping up in other m...

For seven seasons, he played Dr. Julian Bashir on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and, this week, actor Alexander Siddig sits down with Bill and Dan to chat about his time on Star Trek as well his experiences on other shows such as Game of Thrones and Gotham. Plus, find out how he's passing the time during this period of self-quarantine--and what games he's fond of playing! It's a truly delightful conv...

Star Trek has always given us things to think about and topics to examine and discuss, but few episodes have generated the type of reaction as the one we'll discuss this week. We'll continue our salute to Star Trek: Voyager's 25th Anniversary this week as we look at the second season episode, "Tuvix." Part Tuvok, Part Neelix, and all the makings of a legendary hour of the franchise. Did Captain Ja...

Finally we are back to tell the tales of surviving trips to the Bottle depot! Oh! And break down that skip-it episode Angel One... It’s not just about girl power, the crew of the Enterprise deal with an outbreak! How topical...Pour one and join us on this adventure.

Over the decades, Star Trek has provided us with some incredible moments that have run the gamut of emotion.  In this week's episode, Bill and Dan will examine Trek's best Tearjerkers--those episodes that have provided moments so emotional that they've made us shed a tear or two...or a thousand. Of course, this is by no means a definitive list. We want to know your picks for Trek's most emotional...

How does one become a hairdresser on The Enterprise? If you don’t know the Chief Cosmetology Officer aboard the USS Enterprise, you will now. We talk with Moxie Ann Magnus about her time with the crew and her life as an entertainer of sorts. Fluff that beehive and strap in. DON'T FORGET Five Year Mission is a band writing a song based on every episode of Star Trek TOS. You can find out more about...

The return of Jean-Luc Picard to Star Trek was truly epic. The first season may have been only ten episodes, but it truly took viewers where no Star Trek had gone before. It also marked the first Trek series since Trek Geeks began that Bill & Dan just got to watch and enjoy as fans. For the first time, they'll talk about their reactions to the season--from the time it was announced at Star Trek: L...

Join Barry DeFord along with special guests Dan Garcia and Bill Smith as they look back at the first season of Star Trek: Picard on Trek Geeks: Picard LIVE!. Streaming live Sunday night, April 12 at 8:00pm ET/5:00pm PT.

The episode AND the song get a much long needed discussion. This week we continue What Are Little Songs Made Of with the Year 2 song, Arena. We’ll discuss the Gorn (of course), Kirk’s fighting style and how we made the actual song. And we just catch up through Zoom.