Trek Geeks Podcast Network

This week, we're excited to welcome our friends from Trek. FM's Standard Orbit podcast to the Flagship of the Trek Geeks Podcast Network! Join us and our friends Hayley Stoddart, Ken Tripp, and Zach Moore for an in-depth discussion on religion in the second Star Trek spin off series, Deep Space Nine. We'll discuss the introduction of a spiritual and religious people and the obvious conflict it cre...

SPOILER ALERT Have you been curious about what has been happening on Kronos since the end of the war?  Well your questions were answered with the latest episode of Star Trek Discovery's "Point of Light"! Joining us to look at this episode is our dear friend Hayley Stoddart of Standard Orbit  to discuss the Klingons, Tilly, Amanda and all the latest developments in Season 2! We’ll also give you pre...

This week, we return from our extended holiday break to find that a LOT of news happened in the Star Trek universe while we were away! Another new Star Trek series... A possible shelving of Star Trek 4... Lots of interviews and comments from Alex Kurtzman... ...plus, we'll tell you about our BRAND NEW podcast network! Oh, and did we mention that we have an gorgeous exclusive pin from FanSets that...

  SPOILER ALERT The crew of the USS Discovery spore jumps to the Beta Quadrant and find what they LEAST expected! Join us as we discuss “New Eden” and uncover more mystery about the "Red Angel", learn more about Spock's whereabouts and see the struggle the crew has with the age old "Religion vs. Science" debate.  This episode of Discovery was pure Star Trek and it is a discussion you do not want t...

The New Year is only a couple of weeks old and we thought we’d put together some special bonus content in the form of outtakes before we return with an all-new episode next week! Many of you know that following the end theme of every podcast episode, there is an outtake–something that we talked about either immediately before or after recording that week’s show. Some of you have heard them, and so...

SPOILER ALERT The second season premiere of Star Trek: Discovery picks up right where season one left off: nose to nose with the Enterprise and Captain Christoper Pike! Join us for “Brother” as we discover more about the unknown signals that Pike has to investigate with our crew. Joining us to look at this episode is Shashank Avaru of PoliTreks on The Tricorder Transmissions Network of podcasts in...

The New Year is only a couple of weeks old and  we thought we’d put together some special bonus content in the form of outtakes before we return with an all-new episode in a couple of weeks! Many of you know that following the end theme of every podcast episode, there is an outtake–something that we talked about either immediately before or after recording that week’s show. Some of you have heard...

In this bonus episode, Dan & Bill discuss  The Escape Artist , the fourth and final Short Trek!  This 15 minute mini episode focuses on the dastardly Harry Mudd and his latest scheme to turn profit, which as usual doesn't go according to plan - or does it? It is a wonderful adventure filled with humor and calls to classic TOS and their discussion is one you do not want to miss!  The Trek Geeks wil...

In the news segment of this episode, Barry and Shashank catch you up on current events from the Trek Lens. The main topic is another part of the Section 25 Series in which Shashank and guest host Jamie McGregor discuss twenty five lessons that they've learned from Deep Space Nine.

All good things must come to an end, and so it is with Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. You all made the Nice List this year, so Santa has brought you a special present! It's our final installment in the See It or Skip It for DS9 and our last new episode of 2018! Joining us for this next installment is our dear friend, Norman Lao from ZocaloCast: A Babylon 5 VidCast ! You last heard Norman on the 100th...

This week, we return with the highly requested See It or Skip It series, this time focusing on the penultimate season of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine! We'll go through the entire season telling you which episodes you are definite must-sees, and which ones you could skip if you wanted to. Maybe. Joining us in the fun is our good friend (and Camp Khitomer admin) Dan Garcia! He'll guide us through the...

Please enjoy this special cross-post from our friends at Mission Log Live! Discovering Trek's Dan and Bill crash Mission Log Live to help pick apart the latest Short Trek "The Brightest Star." Recorded Tuesday, December 11, 2018 Be sure to join us live! We’re on the  Mission Log Facebook page  every Tuesday at 7pm Pacific/10pm Eastern

  In this bonus episode, Dan & Bill discuss  The Brightest Star , the third Short Trek in a series of four!  This 15 minute mini episode focuses on fan favorite Saru and how he started his journey as a Starfleet Officer - and both hosts feel this is THE Short Trek they have been waiting for!  The Trek Geeks will give their thoughts and opinions on the episode and talk about the writing of Bo  Yeon...

Being that the episode was coming on 2+ hours in length, and the fact that we could not get both interviews on the show in their entirety, we decided to release both episodes back-to-back in a separate release. This way, you dear listener, can have a chance to engage more with the authors' points themselves. A big thank-you goes out to Benjanun Sriduangkaew and J. Moufawad-Paul for their participa...

In this very ambitious episode, Shashank and Barry have teamed up with our good friend Brett O'Shea from Revolutionary Left Radio, a political science/philosophy/activist podcast, to talk about the book 'Methods Devour Themselves: A Conversation' co-authored by Benjanun Sriduangkaew and J. Moufawad-Paul. The book itself represents a conversation between Speculative Fiction/Fantasy (SFF), which inc...

You've seen him in the films Die Hard 2, Iron Man 3, Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey, and in television shows like Roswell, The Pacific, and Power. But you've also seen him as the enigmatic Luther Sloan--Director of Section 31 in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine! He's the incomparable William Sadler and, this week, he joins us on Your Independent Star Trek Podcast to chat about his career and playing the m...

In this bonus episode, Dan & Bill discuss Calypso , the second ever Short Trek!  This 17 minute mini episode focuses on a new character, Craft (wonderfully played by Aldis Hodge) and his time on an abandoned USS Discovery set 1000 years in the future!  The Trek Geeks will give their thoughts and opinions on the episode and what they think worked and didn't work.  Plus we will get a preview into wh...

It is a hour of Star Trek that is filled with compromise after disastrous compromise, and hanging in the balance is Benjamin Sisko's morality and self respect. Starfleet is losing the war against the Dominion and they need the Romulans in the fight, and Sisko does what he never expected he'd have to. We'll look at this incredible Deep Space Nine episode and discuss how Sisko has the weight of the...

Dan was a bit under the weather last week, so we had to reschedule the episode we had planned for this week. We promise to bring it to you soon! As a result, we bring you the audio from our panel at Northeast Trek Con about podcasting and getting into this medium! Joining us on this panel are Sue Kisenwether from Women at Warp , Brandon-Shea Mutala from Trek. FM's Warp Five and Melodic Treks podca...

It's the Great American Pastime in Space! One of Deep Space Nine's most memorable outings has to be the seventh season episode, "Take Me Out to the Holosuite." Sisko accepts the challenge of a Vulcan nemesis in his favorite sport, putting the honor of the DS9 senior staff on the line!  It's an episode filled with humor and heart and perfect to discuss during this time of year when the baseball sea...

In this, our return from hiatus, we bring you the 25 things we love about DS9. In hour discussion, we range from small detail to major story-centric themes, and add in socio-political elements that stand out. Because it's hard to shut up about DS9, this is one of our longest episodes yet! Enjoy!

Star Trek has always had some wonderfully fun episodes to break up the drama in a season, and Star Trek: Voyager is no exception! Season 5's "Bride of Chaotica!" is a great homage to the sci-fi movie serials of the 30's and 40's like Buck Rogers and Flash Gordon, but this one has a decidedly Star Trek twist on it. We'll talk about what makes this episode so great and why it's one you should watch...

He was the Prefect of Bajor and later the Leader of the Cardassian Union. On Stardate 51408.6, though, Gul Dukat held another notable title: Prisoner . ...to the United Federation of Planets, and to the voices in his own head. We'll take a look at this amazing sixth season episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine with a particular focus on the remarkable performances by Marc Alaimo and Avery Brooks....

In this bonus episode, Dan & Bill discuss Runaway , the first ever Short Trek!  This 15 minute mini episode focuses on Sylvia Tilly and a mysterious visitor on board the USS Discovery!  Plus, a new Season 2 trailer was revealed recently at New York Comic Con and they both have lots to say about it! Season 2 is right around the corner and this new trailer only upped the game on what we can expect i...

We continue our celebration of Deep Space Nine's 25th Anniversary with yet another installment of See It or Skip It! This time, we'll examine Season 5 of DS9 and joining us to referee is our dear friend (and one of our original fans) Hayley Stoddart from Trek. FM's Standard Orbit! She'll have the unenviable task of reigning in the chaos of this episode and keeping us on task--not an easy job by an...