Trek Geeks Podcast Network

In this very special bonus episode, Dan & Bill are joined by "The Mother of all Klingons," "The Chancellor of the Klingon Empire," the honorable L'Rell of House Mokai!!  That's right, the one and only Mary Chieffo stops by to talk about her incredible experience playing this amazing character on Star Trek: Discovery!   The Trek Geeks were honored and humbled to have Mary join them to discuss what...

On this episode, Shashank and Barry look into the perhaps often maligned episode of the Kelvin Universe, Star Trek: Into Darkness. This movie is ambitious and revisits major characters from movies past. We discuss it all, it's social and political relevance and how ST:ID reflects its time period very succinctly.

It is the Star Trek film to which all others are invariably compared at some point or another. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan breathed new life into the Star Trek franchise in the summer of 1982, and began a string of successful films which eventually resulted in Trek returning to television. We'll discuss why we love this movie and what makes it the greatest of all time. Everything from favorite...

SPOILER  ALERT The final battle between Control and the USS Discovery & USS Enterprise takes place in an explosive season finale of Star Trek Discovery!  Burnham and her team frantically work on getting the new Red Angel suit ready for a jump to the future while Captain Pike, Admiral Cornwell and the crew of the Enterprise work to keep Control from obtaining the sphere data once and for all.   Co-...

It's the end of an amazing Trek. Deep Space Nine wrapped shooting 20 years ago this week and it's final episode, "What You Leave Behind," wraps up a nine part finale and a multi-season arc that changed Star Trek forever! Bill and Dan will look at this last episode of DS9 and examine what makes this episode so special--from where the characters end up at the end to the end of Benjamin Sisko's journ...

On this episode of PoliTreks, Shashank and Barry discuss three infamous civilizations in the Star Trek Universe: the Q Continuum, The Romulan Star Empire, and The Terran Empire. We look to their connections to societies, religions, and regimes in contemporary and historical contexts.

SPOILER  ALERT The USS Discovery must be destroyed to prevent the sphere data from getting to Control!  When the Enterprise arrives to assist and that plan fails, the crews must come up with a new way to prevent Control from obtaining the data, gaining sentience and destroying all life in the galaxy! Michael Burnham has a plan, but it will come at a devastating cost.  Her crewmates cannot allow he...

Essential Star Trek. Almost everyone has their own definition, but almost every Trek fan believes that this episode should be on that list--and we agree completely. "The Devil in the Dark" tells a story that speaks to the very heart of Star Trek and was some of the best science fiction produced for television then or now . We'll discuss why this episode is so truly amazing and why it still is one...

  SPOILER  ALERT Discovery and her crew, with the help of Chancellor L'Rell, visit a sacred monastery on the Klingon planet of Boreth to acquire a time crystal as they continue to work on a plan to defeat the evil Section 31 AI 'Control'.  While on the planet surface, Captain Pike comes face to face with a terrible realization and must make an gut wrenching choice.  Meanwhile, Michael Burnham and...

Social Media. It brings out the best and worst in people. This can be especially true of Star Trek fandom. The loudest voices are a small minority trying to impact the fandom of others. That's why we're here! We'll tell you about why Star Trek fandom is so great and how to enjoy this thing we all love even more. We aren't doing this alone, though. We put out the call to our Official Facebook Group...

  SPOILER  ALERT Section 31's AI "Control" will stop at nothing to complete its mission to destroy all sentient life in the galaxy and Captain Leland becomes an unwilling pawn in its plan.   Meanwhile, the Red Angel, also known as Dr. Gabrielle Burnham has been jumping back and forth through time for years in her efforts to stop the deadly AI and protect her beloved daughter.  Will Michael's reuni...

One of the reasons we love Star Trek is because of its incredible and amazingly strong women that have been a part of the franchise since the very beginning. Characters. Actors. Writers. Producers. Directors. Artists. They've all contributed to a rich tapestry for more than half a century and Star Trek wouldn't be what it is today without every single one of them. This week, we'll look at the char...

SPOILER  ALERT The crew of the USS Discovery believe they know the identity of the mysterious Red Angel, and conjure up a plan to capture it - but the cost of that capture may be the life of a beloved crew member.  Meanwhile, Leland drops a bombshell on Burnhams past.  While trying to cope with the details, she and Spock have a tender family moment which may change their relationship forever.  Plu...

April 5, 2063. Bozeman, Montana. First Contact between Humans and the visitors from Vulcan. ...or... was it? Turns out in 1957, the initial contact we never knew about occurred in Pennsylvania when a Vulcan ship crash landed in the woods outside a small town in the eastern United States. This week, we'll take a look at Carbon Creek from Star Trek: Enterprise's second season. T'Pol's second foremot...

SPOILER ALERT The USS Discovery and her crew are wanted for harboring a fugitive, namely Spock, as well as visiting the forbidden world of Talos IV.  With a surprise visit by Admiral Cornwell, the crew head to Section 31 Headquarters to try and reset the AI known as Control.  But someone on board is trying to thwart their attempts to set things right. Meanwhile, Burnham and Spock have lots of fami...

Collectibles. It might be a fancy word for "stuff you buy," but these things mean something to us as Star Trek fans. It gives us a way to connect to this universe that we all love so much. This week, we'll look at some of our favorite products from over the years. From things we had as kids, to things we WISH we had, to things we've collected as adults, and even those items we STILL want to this d...

SPOILER ALERT Spock and Burnham visit the forbidden planet Talos IV seeking help from the Talosians to restore Spocks deteriorating mind, but help will come at a cost.  On board Discovery, Hugh Culber continues to struggle with his literal new life. His confusion and anger finally boil over with an emotional confrontation with Ash Tyler.   Plus, as Captain Pike has a shocking reunion with a lost l...

On this episode, Shashank and Barry discuss the possible human inspirations of the alien races of Star Trek. Much has been covered on this, so our hosts try to think outside of the box, or at least in terms of western paradigms. The news segment has another hot-take, this time from Shashank as he talks about escalating tensions between India and Pakistan. Be sure you did your 'homework'...

Back in October of 2018, we met our new friend Emilie at Northeast TrekCon in Albany, NY. We asked her to tell us her favorite Voyager episode and she didn't wait very long to tell us it was the two-part epic, "The Killing Game," from Star Trek: Voyager's fourth season. We told her that we'd cover that episode just for her and that's what we're doing this week! Then, we gave her homework. We asked...

SPOILER ALERT As the crew of the USS Discovery deal with a dangerous temporal anomaly while in orbit of Kaminar, Michael heads home to Vulcan to continue her search for Spock.  When she gets there, she finds out that Amanda has been keeping something from her and Sarek - literally.   When Section 31 intervenes and threatens Spock, Michael realizes that they must travel to a location that holds man...

SPOILER ALERT One of the mysterious Red Bursts shows up over Saru's home planet of Kaminar which allows him to go back to the home he thought he would never see again. His return is not as positive as he hoped as the Ba'ul show up and threaten the crew of Discovery as well as the entire population of Kelpiens on the surface!  Plus, Dr. Hugh Culber is dealing with the fact that he is alive...again....

SPOILER ALERT As Burnham and Stamets attempt to rescue Tilly from the mycelial network, a startling discovery is made--and it changes everything! Joining Bill to examine this episode is our friend Barry DeFord from  PoliTreks to discuss the monster destroying the mycelial network, the confrontation between Pike and Leland, the return of Phillipa Georgiou, and all the long term implications! We’ll...

This week, we revisit some not-so-great episodes of Star Trek with a dear friend! Every episode of Star Trek is someone's favorite and also someone's least favorite. We're going to take some episodes that we don't like as much and try to find something nice to say about them. Joining us to mine something wonderful out of the mediocrity will be our friend, Michele Specht, from Star Trek Continues! ...

SPOILER ALERT While trying to track down Spock, the crew runs into a massive strange new life form which has potentially fatal effects on Saru in this weeks episode of Star Trek Discovery, while down in engineering, Stamets and Reno have to use everything in their power to save Tilly from the alien who appeared to her as May.  "An Obol for Charon" continues  some amazing Star Trek storylines and w...

On this, our maiden voyage of PoliTreks - A (the new 'season'), we look at Villains of Star Trek. This discussion is merely the beginning as Trek has many great portrayals. We also try to bring to the fire villains who may not get as much attention. The news is spicy with, our thoughts on the now ended government shutdown, a hot-take from Barry on Venezuela that may spark some discussion, and a qu...