Open Pike Night

Once again we come to an end, or is it a new beginning?  Or is it…a shoehorn?Enjoy our lovely conversation and a fantastic Quiz!  As always, our callers make us great, their minds to our minds Send your voice hail to OPN Sign up for the OPN Newsletter Visit our website OpenPike.com Please Check out our Merch Support us on Patreon Follow @openpike on Twitter Follow @openpike.bsky.social on Blue Sky Follow OpenPike on Instagram Follow Openpike on Youtube

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds S3E10, “New Life and New Civilizations.” We close out the season with the episode's writers, Dana Horgan and Davy Perez, for a lively debrief full of cosmic curiosities and behind-the-scenes mischief.Inside this episode:

Writers Dana Horgan and Kathryn Lyn beam into Strange New Words to break down Star Trek: Strange New Worlds S3E4, “A Space Adventure Hour.” This belated chat was worth the wait—as chaotically joyous as a holodeck episode!We swap stories about the show's “sorcerer” set dressers, lose it laughing over Una's choking gag, and dig into how the episode plays with pulp tropes while tidying up a bit of canon along the way. Plus: writing comedy that still feels like Trek, character secrets hiding in plain sight, and why this romp needed just the right tone to land.If you love behind-the-scenes craft, canon talk, and a lot of giggles, this one's for you. Subscribe and follow for more Strange New Worlds deep dives! Send your voice hail to OPN Sign up for the OPN Newsletter Visit our website OpenPike.com Please Check out our Merch Support us on Patreon Follow @openpike on Twitter Follow @openpike.bsky.social on Blue Sky Follow OpenPike on Instagram Follow Openpike on Youtube

Get ready to make friends and eat bugs, because the ORTEGAS EPISODE IS FINALLY HERE!!! Send your voice hail to OPN Sign up for the OPN Newsletter Visit our website OpenPike.com Please Check out our Merch Support us on Patreon Follow @openpike on Twitter Follow @openpike.bsky.social on Blue Sky Follow OpenPike on Instagram Follow Openpike on Youtube

MORTEGAS!!  Melissa Navia joins the Open Pike Night crew once again to discuss the long-awaited Ortegas episode.  Find out how gross the guts were, what it was like acting against a puppet, and how truly windy the AR wall can be!  Send your voice hail to OPN Sign up for the OPN Newsletter Visit our website OpenPike.com Please Check out our Merch Support us on Patreon Follow @openpike on Twitter Follow @openpike.bsky.social on Blue Sky Follow OpenPike on Instagram Follow Openpike on Youtube

Writer Alan B. McElroy joins us to peer through the glass of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' “Terrarium.” It's the "Mortegas" episode we've been waiting for and we let Alan know it gave us all the feels!We discuss a number of inspirations and references, discuss Erica's chess strategy, and the culinary horror giant bugs. Plus: the joy of writing fan-fiction that just happens to be Trek canon!A lively, craft-forward conversation packed with laughs, lore, and practical insights for anyone who loves television writing - and especially Strange New Worlds. Send your voice hail to OPN Sign up for the OPN Newsletter Visit our website OpenPike.com Please Check out our Merch Support us on Patreon Follow @openpike on Twitter Follow @openpike.bsky.social on Blue Sky Follow OpenPike on Instagram Follow Openpike on Youtube

John, Cam, and Jesse tackle what it means to be human, to be podcasters, to be half-human/half-podcasters and just how much less sleep we need all the sudden!Our fantastic callers lend their voices once again to discuss the latest Vulcan hi jinx on Star Trek Strange New Worlds! Send your voice hail to OPN Sign up for the OPN Newsletter Visit our website OpenPike.com Please Check out our Merch Support us on Patreon Follow @openpike on Twitter Follow @openpike.bsky.social on Blue Sky Follow OpenPike on Instagram Follow Openpike on Youtube

Attune your pointed ears for insight and laughs from Henry Alonso Myers and Dana Horgan as they discuss the logistics of writing Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' green-blooded romp, “Four-and-a-Half Vulcans”We discuss the different types of Vulcans, how good Pelia is, the merits of walking into walls, secret character nick-names, and what goes on at 1am.It's a behind-the-scenes deep dive full of craft, chaos, and Trek love—ideal for fans of Strange New Worlds who want the story behind the eyebrow arch. Send your voice hail to OPN Sign up for the OPN Newsletter Visit our website OpenPike.com Please Check out our Merch Support us on Patreon Follow @openpike on Twitter Follow @openpike.bsky.social on Blue Sky Follow OpenPike on Instagram Follow Openpike on Youtube

We turn the microphone inward this week and take a close look at what Star Trek Strange New Worlds really means to the hosts of Open Pike Night…Meteorologist Katie Nickolaou joins us on stage to unpack and dissect the shortest episode of Season 3! Send your voice hail to OPN Sign up for the OPN Newsletter Visit our website OpenPike.com Please Check out our Merch Support us on Patreon Follow @openpike on Twitter Follow @openpike.bsky.social on Blue Sky Follow OpenPike on Instagram Follow Openpike on Youtube

Director Sharon Lewis joins us on the debut of Prime Direction to break down her work on Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3, Episode 7 — “What is Starfleet.”We talk about growing up with Star Trek, flying drones across the Enterprise, and even making M'Benga angry. Sharon shares how she brought a documentary style to Strange New Worlds, and how it shaped the acting, camera work, music, and editing of this one-of-a-kind episode.It's a behind-the-scenes conversation packed with insight, laughter, and Trek love—the perfect kickoff for our new Prime Direction series! Send your voice hail to OPN Sign up for the OPN Newsletter Visit our website OpenPike.com Please Check out our Merch Support us on Patreon Follow @openpike on Twitter Follow @openpike.bsky.social on Blue Sky Follow OpenPike on Instagram Follow Openpike on Youtube

We welcome writer Alan B. McElroy as he unpacks Strange New Worlds' heartfelt episode, “What is Starfleet.” We dive into his lifelong love of Star Trek, beginning with backing away from“The Doomsday Machine” to responding to William Shatner. Alan also lets us in on the challenges (and fun) of building Trek in a documentary format—plus, where to find cameras aboard the Enterprise.Along the way: Jesse's heart gets broken, John reveals his Michael Myers connection, and Cameron can't stop putting his foot in his mouth.It's a behind-the-scenes deep dive into one of Strange New Worlds' boldest episodes, packed with nostalgia, insight, and a celebration of what makes Starfleet—and Star Trek—so timeless. Send your voice hail to OPN Sign up for the OPN Newsletter Visit our website OpenPike.com Please Check out our Merch Support us on Patreon Follow @openpike on Twitter Follow @openpike.bsky.social on Blue Sky Follow OpenPike on Instagram Follow Openpike on Youtube

Giant space leviathan? Check! TOS Crew formation? Check!!  Morality tale from Star Trek?  CHECK!!! Send your voice hail to OPN Sign up for the OPN Newsletter Visit our website OpenPike.com Please Check out our Merch Support us on Patreon Follow @openpike on Twitter Follow @openpike.bsky.social on Blue Sky Follow OpenPike on Instagram Follow Openpike on Youtube

Writers David Reed and Bill Wolkoff beam aboard to break down Strange New Worlds' thrill ride, “The Sehlat Who Ate Its Tail.” We dig into Carol Kane's wonderfully quirky process, bemoan the missing item from Pelia's room, and unpack the twist that turned the episode from good to unforgettable. Along the way we all want a ride on Scotty's handlebars, uncover the challenges of building a story that balances comedy and stakes, and—naturally—explore the surprisingly tricky task of picking the perfect personal massager.It's a behind-the-scenes deep dive full of laughs, reveals, and a few eyebrow-raising moments you won't want to miss. Send your voice hail to OPN Sign up for the OPN Newsletter Visit our website OpenPike.com Please Check out our Merch Support us on Patreon Follow @openpike on Twitter Follow @openpike.bsky.social on Blue Sky Follow OpenPike on Instagram Follow Openpike on Youtube

Are we all listening to this alone? or are we all connected in the same multidimensional fanbase? Cam, Jesse, and John try to connect across time and discuss this Lovecraftian horror from Star Trek Strange New Worlds! Send your voice hail to OPN Sign up for the OPN Newsletter Visit our website OpenPike.com Please Check out our Merch Support us on Patreon Follow @openpike on Twitter Follow @openpike.bsky.social on Blue Sky Follow OpenPike on Instagram Follow Openpike on Youtube

Writer Davy Perez returns to Open Pike Night to break down Strange New Worlds Season 3, Episode 5: “Through the Lens of Time”—a Lovecraftian horror adventure that's part Indiana Jones, part escape room, and 100% Trek.We discuss Ensign Gamble's day out, naming evil aliens, and Pelia's surprising dating history. Plus: our favorite lines, happy little accidents, and how absolutely merciless Davy is when it comes to the physical and emotional well-being of Starfleet officers.It's a deep dive through space, time, and a few very weird doorways. Send your voice hail to OPN Sign up for the OPN Newsletter Visit our website OpenPike.com Please Check out our Merch Support us on Patreon Follow @openpike on Twitter Follow @openpike.bsky.social on Blue Sky Follow OpenPike on Instagram Follow Openpike on Youtube

Murder!  Mystery! HOLODECK!  Join John, Cam, and Jesse as we discuss the latest episode of Strange New Worlds and ask ourselves "Who is this guy in the pajamas wandering around??" Send your voice hail to OPN Sign up for the OPN Newsletter Visit our website OpenPike.com Please Check out our Merch Support us on Patreon Follow @openpike on Twitter Follow @openpike.bsky.social on Blue Sky Follow OpenPike on Instagram Follow Openpike on Youtube

Open Pike Night becomes Open Riker Nigh as we beam up a quick but unforgettable chat with Jonathan Frakes, director of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3, Episode 4: “A Space Adventure Hour.” In just 10 minutes, we warp through Frakes' thoughts on the holodeck, Shatner impressions, outtakes, and balancing the tones behind this delightfully retro episode. Send your voice hail to OPN Sign up for the OPN Newsletter Visit our website OpenPike.com Please Check out our Merch Support us on Patreon Follow @openpike on Twitter Follow @openpike.bsky.social on Blue Sky Follow OpenPike on Instagram Follow Openpike on Youtube

What's in your head? Time in to find out! Our amazing callers came out in force this week to help John, Cam, and Jesse talk all things Zombie and …questionable hairdos Send your voice hail to OPN Sign up for the OPN Newsletter Visit our website OpenPike.com Please Check out our Merch Support us on Patreon Follow @openpike on Twitter Follow @openpike.bsky.social on Blue Sky Follow OpenPike on Instagram Follow Openpike on Youtube

Alice Wetterlund joins OPN one again to talk Star Trek Strange New Worlds

THE WAIT IS OVER!!  Welcome back to Open Pike Night's coverage of Strange New Worlds!  Send your voice hail to OPN Sign up for the OPN Newsletter Visit our website OpenPike.com Please Check out our Merch Support us on Patreon Follow @openpike on Twitter Follow @openpike.bsky.social on Blue Sky Follow OpenPike on Instagram Follow Openpike on Youtube

The esteemed and hilarious Rhys Darby joins the Open Pike Night crew to discuss Strange New Worlds S3E2 "Wedding Bell Blues!"  Check him out and be sure to send in your calls for our coverage of Strange New Worlds season 3!Send your voice hail to OPNSign up for the OPN NewsletterVisit our new website OpenPike.comPlease Check out our MerchSupport us on PatreonFollow @openpike on TwitterFollow OpenPike on InstagramFollow Openpike on Youtube

Visit OpenPike on YouTube to see the full video with additional content!Send your voice hail to OPNSign up for the OPN NewsletterVisit our new website OpenPike.comPlease Check out our MerchSupport us on PatreonFollow @openpike on TwitterFollow OpenPike on InstagramFollow Openpike on Youtube

The premiere is HERE!  And the Open Pike Night Crew have seen Strange New Worlds Season 3.  Here's our spoiler-free first review, begin the end of the REALLY LONG COUNTDOWN!Send your voice hail to OPNSign up for the OPN NewsletterVisit our new website OpenPike.comPlease Check out our MerchSupport us on PatreonFollow @openpike on TwitterFollow OpenPike on InstagramFollow Openpike on Youtube

5 Weeks until Season 3!  The Open Pike Night Hosts, joined by Josh from the Bricked Pit podcast are here to discuss all the many genres represented in the Star Trek Strange New Worlds trailer for season 3!  Hear our recommended takes on Murder Mysteries, Zombies, and Star Trek Parodies!Send your voice hail to OPNSign up for the OPN NewsletterVisit our new website OpenPike.comPlease Check out our MerchSupport us on PatreonFollow @openpike on TwitterFollow OpenPike on InstagramFollow Openpike on Youtube

We've reached the end of the beginning of the end!  Join John, Cam, and Jesse as we discuss the final episode of Discovery Season 2 and the announcement of July 17th as the drop for the first episode of Strange New Worlds Season 3!Send your voice hail to OPNSign up for the OPN NewsletterVisit our new website OpenPike.comPlease Check out our MerchSupport us on PatreonFollow @openpike on TwitterFollow OpenPike on InstagramFollow Openpike on Youtube

Penultimate...Decisions are made, courses are plotted, the pieces are falling into place!Join the OPN hosts and callers as we discuss Deus-Ex-Machina and why exactly so many Discovery Crew are ready to peace out of their century!Send your voice hail to OPNSign up for the OPN NewsletterVisit our new website OpenPike.comPlease Check out our MerchSupport us on PatreonFollow @openpike on TwitterFollow OpenPike on InstagramFollow Openpike on Youtube

TIME CRYSTALS!That is all...Send your voice hail to OPNSign up for the OPN NewsletterVisit our new website OpenPike.comPlease Check out our MerchSupport us on PatreonFollow @openpike on TwitterFollow OpenPike on InstagramFollow Openpike on Youtube

What is Time?  What is a Mom?  What is Leland? What is Control??  WHEN WILL WE SEE THE TIME CRYSTALS?>!?!?!?!?!Send your voice hail to OPNSign up for the OPN NewsletterVisit our new website OpenPike.comPlease Check out our MerchSupport us on PatreonFollow @openpike on TwitterFollow OpenPike on InstagramFollow Openpike on Youtube

Jonathan.Freaking.Frakes.Happy First Contact Day!  LLAP! We got the Man, the Myth, the Legend himself, Jonathan Frakes sat down with Open Pike Night to talk Trek, Directing Trek, and how good The Pitt is.  He also got to hear from our awesome callers about the huge impact he's had on all of our lives.Send your voice hail to OPNSign up for the OPN NewsletterVisit our new website OpenPike.comPlease Check out our MerchSupport us on PatreonFollow @openpike on TwitterFollow OpenPike on InstagramFollow Openpike on Youtube

To see the video of this and to support ad-free Star Trek Strange New Worlds podcasting, check out our Patreon!Send your voice hail to OPNSign up for the OPN NewsletterVisit our new website OpenPike.comPlease Check out our MerchSupport us on PatreonFollow @openpike on TwitterFollow OpenPike on InstagramFollow Openpike on Youtube

You have NO IDEA what we had to put ourselves through to get this episode to record, edit, and post itself.  It almost killed us!Send your voice hail to OPNSign up for the OPN NewsletterVisit our new website OpenPike.comPlease Check out our MerchSupport us on PatreonFollow @openpike on TwitterFollow OpenPike on InstagramFollow Openpike on Youtube

What's the name of the ship again??John, Cam, and Jesse are joined by artist Vernon Smith to discuss the culmination of the very long very detailed life of Ariam!Follow Vernon on Instagram!Send your voice hail to OPNSign up for the OPN NewsletterVisit our new website OpenPike.comPlease Check out our MerchSupport us on PatreonFollow @openpike on TwitterFollow OpenPike on InstagramFollow Openpike on Youtube

The boys and their callers rave about the greatest "Previously On" of all time, wonder if Spock's beard is working, and check out the big brains on the Talosions.Send your voice hail to OPNSign up for the OPN NewsletterVisit our new website OpenPike.comPlease Check out our MerchSupport us on PatreonFollow @openpike on TwitterFollow OpenPike on InstagramFollow Openpike on Youtube

Our buddy and supporter SinCera, host of Battlestage Theatrica, joins us for a discussion of the wrong episode of Discovery season 2!Send your voice hail to OPNSign up for the OPN NewsletterVisit our new website OpenPike.comPlease Check out our MerchSupport us on PatreonFollow @openpike on TwitterFollow OpenPike on InstagramFollow Openpike on Youtube

It's time to reveal our secrets!  For one week only we will be sharing our Section 31 coverage with our listening audience!  We know you've probably all see it, but here is an obligatory spoiler warning anyway!Send your voice hail to OPNSign up for the OPN NewsletterVisit our new website OpenPike.comPlease Check out our MerchSupport us on PatreonFollow @openpike on TwitterFollow OpenPike on InstagramFollow Openpike on Youtube

This episode is part of a project called the Star Trek Pod Crawl. We're a group of Star Trek podcasts raising money for science education by banding together and making special episodes about some of our favorite Star Trek films. Join us in supporting the National Center for Science Education and check out all other great podcast episodes in this series by visiting StarTrekPodCrawl.comCheck out all the other great podcasts joining us on this journey!The Greatest GenerationThe 7th RuleSyFy SistasMission LogWomen at WarpStar Trek: The Next ConversationSend your voice hail to OPNSign up for the OPN NewsletterVisit our new website OpenPike.comPlease Check out our MerchSupport us on PatreonFollow @openpike on TwitterFollow OpenPike on InstagramFollow Openpike on Youtube

The SyFy Sistas join OPN to help make the sound of thunderous applause for Season 2, episode 6's "The Sound of Thunder!" The discuss the origins of Action Saru, Lord of the Rings parallels, and prosthetic caresses. Check out more from the SyFy Sistas HERESend your voice hail to OPNSign up for the OPN NewsletterVisit our new website OpenPike.comPlease Check out our MerchSupport us on PatreonFollow @openpike on TwitterFollow OpenPike on InstagramFollow Openpike on Youtube

Join Open Pike Night as the hosts and callers look back at a very weird year and make some resolutions for the next. Introspections and laughs to be had all around! And if you start this episode at 11:14pm on New Year's Eve, Cameron will nearly die right when the ball drops!Send your voice hail to OPNSign up for the OPN NewsletterVisit our new website OpenPike.comPlease Check out our MerchSupport us on PatreonFollow @openpike on TwitterFollow OpenPike on InstagramFollow Openpike on Youtube

GOO RAVE! GOO RAVE! GOO RAVE! GOO RAVE! GOO RAVE! GOO RAVE!Wynde Priddy, esteemed producer of the Greatest Trek podcast, joins John, Cam, and Jesse to discuss the goopy-est episode of Discovery yet! Send your voice hail to OPNSign up for the OPN NewsletterVisit our new website OpenPike.comPlease Check out our MerchSupport us on PatreonFollow @openpike on TwitterFollow OpenPike on InstagramFollow Openpike on Youtube

Hosts John, Jesse, and Cam are taking a journey this week across the mushroom goop river!  Our pod ganglia are drooping and its time to evolve into something better, stronger, more...podcasty!Join the OPN Discord!https://discord.com/invite/CXaRH5MnBhSend your voice hail to OPNSign up for the OPN NewsletterVisit our new website OpenPike.comPlease Check out our MerchSupport us on PatreonFollow @openpike on TwitterFollow OpenPike on InstagramFollow Openpike on Youtube

Ben and Adam are back!  The Greatest Trek hosts are back on the OPN stage to discuss the 2002 Britney Spears/Anson Mount film “Crossroads”!Producer John was away but Jesse and Cam came to play, and take a road trip across the country and all over California with the biggest names in Star Trek podcasting!  Send your voice hail to OPNSign up for the OPN NewsletterVisit our new website OpenPike.comPlease Check out our MerchSupport us on PatreonFollow @openpike on TwitterFollow OpenPike on InstagramFollow Openpike on Youtube

While Producer John is away on a secret mission, Thom Tran joins OPN to discuss Klingon holograms, mushroom ghosts, and baby heads as they unpack Discovery Season 2, episode 3: Point of Light.Join the OPN Discord!https://discord.com/invite/CXaRH5MnBhSend your voice hail to OPNSign up for the OPN NewsletterVisit our new website OpenPike.comPlease Check out our MerchSupport us on PatreonFollow @openpike on TwitterFollow OpenPike on InstagramFollow Openpike on YoutubeSend your voice hail to OPNSign up for the OPN NewsletterVisit our new website OpenPike.comPlease Check out our MerchSupport us on PatreonFollow @openpike on TwitterFollow OpenPike on InstagramFollow Openpike on Youtube

Join the OPN Discord!While we wait for more Star Trek Strange New Worlds your devilish hosts John, Cam, Jesse, and returning guest Marcy all weigh in with spoooooooky Trek picks and movie recommendations for the cold dark nights!Send your voice hail to OPNSign up for the OPN NewsletterVisit our new website OpenPike.comPlease Check out our MerchSupport us on PatreonFollow @openpike on TwitterFollow OpenPike on InstagramFollow Openpike on Youtube

OPN continues their trip down memory lane with Captain Pike's first hair upgrade, his first Spore jump, and first contact with the people of New Eden - let's get respectful!And you didn't think we'd just let Strange New Worlds drop a new Season 3 clip without geeking all the way out about it, did you?Join the OPN Discord!https://discord.com/invite/CXaRH5MnBh ]Send your voice hail to OPNSign up for the OPN NewsletterVisit our new website OpenPike.comPlease Check out our MerchSupport us on PatreonFollow @openpike on TwitterFollow OpenPike on InstagramFollow Openpike on Youtube

It's time to jump all the way back in time to 2018 and join John, Jesse, and Cam as they discuss Season 2 of Star Trek Discovery as we pass the time (crystal) waiting for more Star Trek Strange New Worlds!We get to meet Pike!  and Pike's old hair!  Send your voice hail to OPNSign up for the OPN NewsletterVisit our new website OpenPike.comPlease Check out our MerchSupport us on PatreonFollow @openpike on TwitterFollow OpenPike on InstagramFollow Openpike on Youtube

It's time to put OPN on trial! John, Cam, and Jesse are joined by the delightful Yetide Badaki to discuss Star Trek Strange New Worlds and the trial of Una in “Ad Astra Per Aspera”Yetide shares her experiences on "Lost", "American Gods" and of course Star Trek.  If you want to hear more from costume designer Bernadette Croft or casting directors Orly Sitowitz and Margey Simkin be sure to scroll back to their interviews in our catalog!Send your voice hail to OPNSign up for the OPN NewsletterVisit our new website OpenPike.comPlease Check out our MerchSupport us on PatreonFollow @openpike on TwitterFollow OpenPike on InstagramFollow Openpike on Youtube

It's time for an operation, and Annihilation operation, the snot pancakes have taken over the OPN crew and made us watch and discuss the Star Trek Original Series episode "Operation -- Annihilate!"Our callers were able to shine a light on some of the murkier aspects, and blinded us with their fantastic insights!!Send your voice hail to OPNSign up for the OPN NewsletterVisit our new website OpenPike.comPlease Check out our MerchSupport us on PatreonFollow @openpike on TwitterFollow OpenPike on InstagramFollow Openpike on Youtube

Join John, Cam, and Jesse as we discuss the original Roger Korby from 1966, as this week we watched "What Are Little Girls Made Of?" from Star Trek TOS.John has never seen this episode!  Ruk is amazing and ChatGPT isn't!  That rock!Send your voice hail to OPNSign up for the OPN NewsletterVisit our new website OpenPike.comPlease Check out our MerchSupport us on PatreonFollow @openpike on TwitterFollow OpenPike on InstagramFollow Openpike on Youtube