Trek Geeks Podcast Network

SPOILER ALERT The twelfth episode of Star Trek: Discovery continues the adventure in the Mirror Universe! Join us for "Vaulting Ambition" as we learn more about the Terran Emperor! We’ll examine this episode with our friends Elizabeth Ho from the Netflix Original Series, " Disjointed ," and Ira Heinichen, the author of the Starstuff trilogy and the co-host of the Two Guys One Trek podcast! We'll a...

Man, has this guy been through a lot. Ensign Harry Kim of the Starship Voyager. Operations Officer of the only Starfleet vessel in the Delta Quadrant. In seven years, he has seen a lot of things happen. The problem is, they've happened to him . Harry could be the most abused character in the history of Star Trek and, this week, Dan and Bill will take a look at the oft-tortured and long-suffering e...

In this, our final part in the Spies In Our Starcity series, Shashank and Barry take a look at the spy as an individual. This time they turn their focus on the venerable Garak!

December, 1979. Dan and Bill were both ten years old and went to see the first big screen adventure of the Starship Enterprise and her crew. It was a movie that made a lasting impression on them and, this week, they'll talk about it on Trek Geeks! Star Trek: The Motion Picture ushered in a brand new era and second life for Star Trek. It's a movie that has generated a lot of discussion, and they'll...

SPOILER ALERT The eleventh episode of Star Trek: Discovery continues our journey through the looking glass! Join us for "The Wolf Inside" as we continue to dive in to the Mirror Universe! We’ll break down with our friend Amy Nelson from Trek. FM's "The Edge," give you predictions as to what we think could during the rest of the season, and reveal what we discovered about our own humanity in this l...

On January 3, 1993, Star Trek's second live-action spin-off series hit the airwaves and featured a completely different setting and mission! Over the years, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine has grown in popularity and is finally getting the love and respect it so richly deserves. This week, Bill and Dan consider the 25th anniversary of what has become their favorite Star Trek series by examining the pil...

SPOILER ALERT The tenth episode of Star Trek: Discovery sees our crew going boldly a bit too far! Join us for “Despite Yourself” as we examine the kickoff of Chapter 2! We’ll break down with our friends Terilynn Shull and Amy Imhoff, give you predictions as to what we think could during the rest of the season, and reveal what we discovered about our own humanity in this latest episode of Star Trek...

In Part 2 of our "Spies In Our StarciEty" three-part series, Shashank and Barry talk about Section 31, linking it to historic and contemporary spy agencies. Using DS9 Episodes "Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges" and "Extreme Measures", we compare the CIA, Gestapo, CSUS, ISI methods, make-up, and tactics.

In a special "Mid-Season Spectacular", Dan & Bill are joined by living podcast legend John Champion from Mission Log to talk about the first half of Star Trek Discovery.  From favorite moments to Episode 10 predictions, they give their thoughts on what was recently named one of the top 10 most in demand "On Demand" shows of 2017! =/\= Music for Discovering Trek is provided by Five Year Mission . T...

Last year, we resurrected a holiday we created: Shatnermas ! Back in 2009, Bill declared the first-ever Shatnermas on his Facebook page and it returns this year with a special focus! We've each picked our five favorite clips with William Shatner's portrayal of Captain James T. Kirk to celebrate. There are so many great moments to celebrate the long career of The Shat–which Captain Kirk scenes are ...

The line has been drawn. The sides have been chosen. Shashank and Barry interrupt their regularly scheduled podcast to gush, debate, discuss, speculate about the bombshell announcement that Quentin Tarantino is developing a Star Trek movie.

This week, we wrap up our year-long retrospective of Star Trek: The Next Generation with a look at the series finale, "All Good Things..." Airing in 1994, it was the first true finale for a Star Trek series getting a chance to do something that TOS never did. Some have called it the best finale of all the Treks, and others the best finale of all time! Bill and Dan will look at the episode and what...

This week, we continue to wind down our coverage of Star Trek: The Next Generation's 30th Anniversary with our final "See It or Skip It" episode of 2017! Joining us for this fan-favorite episode is our great friend, Jason Inman of Geek History Lesson, DC All Access, and now also of the brand-new Jupiter Jet comic (available at comic stores nationwide and on Comixology)! We'll run down the 26 episo...

In episode 3 of PoliTreks, Shashank and Barry tackle a perennial theme in Star Trek: spies! This first part of a three-part series, we use the TNG episode 'Face of the Enemy' from season 6 to explore the plight of the reluctant spy - those who have been b

On the second episode of PoliTreks, Shashank states a convincing case for The Traveler, while Barry comes to realize that maybe, just maybe, Shashank may be onto something!

This week, we travel back to 1987 and the episode that ushered in a brand new era for Star Trek fans! "Encounter at Farpoint" was the first brand new Star Trek on television in almost twenty years and, we didn't know it at the time, but it was the beginning of 25 straight seasons of television across four different shows. We'll look at this first episode of TNG as part of our TNG30 celebration. We...

SPOILER ALERT The ninth episode of Star Trek: Discovery brings us nose to nose with the Klingon Ship of the Dead! Join us for "Into the Forest I Go" as we examine Discovery's mid season finale! We'll break down this tense situation, give you predictions as to what we think could during the rest of the season, and reveal what we discovered about our own humanity in this latest episode of Star Trek....

The first episode of our brand new podcast series, PoliTreks is here! Hosts Barry and Shashank examine the triumphs and failures of heroes in Star Trek and parallels in our real lives.

SPECIAL BONUS EPISODE: Trek Geeks: A Star Trek Podcast Episode 119 This week on Your Independent Star Trek Podcast, hosts Bill Smith and Dan Davidson examine some of the most common complaints on Social Media regarding Star Trek: Discovery. DSC is the first new Star Trek series in the age of Facebook, Twitter, and other social sites and it's been the subject of a lot of posts.  We'll look at the m...

This week on Your Independent Star Trek Podcast, we examine some of the most common complaints on Social Media regarding Star Trek: Discovery. DSC is the first new Star Trek series in the age of Facebook, Twitter, and other social sites and it's been the subject of a lot of posts.  We'll look at the most commonly repeated complaints and break down why they're absurd. It's like Buzzword Bingo for w...

SPOILER ALERT The eighth episode of Star Trek: Discovery takes us to a world that takes its harmony very seriously--and it has some surprising results for Saru! We're joined by our great friend Brandon-Shea Mutala from Trek. FM for "Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum" as we look at this latest episode! We'll look at this first away mission, give you predictions as to what we think could during the rest of...

  SPOILER ALERT The seventh episode of Star Trek: Discovery features a 30 minute time loop and events that must be set right! Join us for "Magic to Make the Sanest Man Go Mad" as we look at this latest episode! We'll look at this complex story, give you predictions as to what we think could during the rest of the season, and reveal what we discovered about our own humanity in this latest Star Trek...

One of or most-requested episodes are our "See-It or Skip-It" installments where we rank each episode, and this week we continue the year-long celebration of TNG30 with Season 6 of Star Trek: The Next Generation! Joining us to referee the chaos is our friend, Ashley Victoria Robinson, from The Red Shirt Diaries and the Geek History Lesson Podcast! Plus, we'll have the rankings and comments from ou...

SPOILER ALERT The sixth episode of Star Trek: Discovery features Ambassador Sarek in distress! Join us for "Lethe" as we break down the episode with our dear friend, Hayley Stoddart! We'll examine the developments for Lethe, give you predictions as to what we think could in future episodes, and tell you what we discovered about our own humanity in this latest Star Trek. =/\= Music for Discovering...

SPOILER ALERT The fifth episode of Star Trek: Discovery features the return of Harry Mudd! Join us for "Choose Your Pain" as we break down the episode with Ken Tripp from TrekFM's "Standard Orbit" and Jeff Hulit from The Tricorder Transmissions network of podcasts! They'll join us to break down the plot, give you predictions as to what we think could in future episodes, and tell you what we discov...