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Come talk Star Trek with us! Strange New Takes is a Trek podcast brought to you by seven Trekkies from the United States. Nominally covering Strange New Worlds, our podcast also reviews other new Trek like Lower Decks and brings you retro reviews of older Star Trek shows and movies. We unapologetically love all Star Trek and hope you'll join us on our continuing mission to discover strange new takes. To seek out new views and new opinions. To boldly go wherever the heck we want to go! @strangenewtakes on Insta, FB & Twitter. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Nachiket Karnik, Dinah Macphail, Bill Woywod, Rudy Kasbekar, Emily Bowen-Marler, Adam Bowen, Max


    • Dec 15, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 1m AVG DURATION
    • 195 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Strange New Takes

    SNT195 - Fissure Quest (LDS 5x09)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2024 30:08


    Emily and Nach recap the multiverse mania from Lower Decks! Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    SNT194 - Upper Decks (LDS 5x08)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2024 52:09


    Lower Decks turns the camera over to the Cerritos command crew. Nach and Rudy share their Strange New Takes with the episode recap! Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    SNT193 - Fully Dilated (LDS 5x07)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2024 23:10


    Nach and Emily take on Lower Decks' Inner Light moment and share their Strange New Takes! Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    SNT192 - Of Gods and Angles (LDS 5x06)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2024 24:45


    Emily and Nach recap this geometric romp and share their Strange New Takes! Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    SNT191 - Star Base 80 (LDS 5x05)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2024 37:17


    ADdm and Emily take you to Starbase 80 and share their Strange New Takes! Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    SNT190 - The Best Exotic Nanite Hotel & A Farewell to Farms (LDS 5x03-5x04)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2024 54:50


    Emily, Bill and Nach share their Strange New Takes on the third and fourth episodes of Lower Decks season 5! Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    SNT189 - Dos Cerrito & Shades of Green (LDS 5x01-5x02)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2024 41:23


    Nach and Rudy share their Strange New Takes on the first two episodes of Lower Decks Season 5! Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    SNT188 - Ouroboros I & II (PRO 2x19-2x20)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2024 67:24


    Emily, Adam and Nach recap the Prodigy season 2 finale two-parter and the season! Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    SNT187 - Brink & Touch of Grey (PRO 2x17-2x18)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2024 35:26


    Star Trek Prodigy heads towards its finale as Nach and Emily return to share their Strange New Takes! Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    SNT186 - Ascencion (PRO 2x15-2x16)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2024 33:33


    Bill and Nach share their recap and Strange New Takes on "Ascension" Parts I and II! Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    SNT185 - A Tribble Called Quest & Cracked Mirror (PRO 2x13-2x14)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2024 53:58


    Prodigy returns to classic Trek lore with Tribbles, Klingons and the Mirror Universe. Nach, Adam and Emily recap "A Tribble Called Quest" and "Cracked Mirror". Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    SNT184 - Last Flight of the Protostar (PRO 2x11-2x12)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2024 31:10


    The kids find an old Chakotay who just wants them off their lawn. The result is heartwarming. Listen now as Emily and Nach recap the two-parter and share their Strange New Takes! Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    SNT183 - The Devourer of All Things (PRO 2x09-2x10)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2024 48:37


    Adam, Nach and Emily recap the Star Trek Prodigy two-parter: The Devourer of All Things. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    SNT182 - The Fast and the Curious & Is There in Beauty No Truth? (PRO 2x07 & 2x08).mp3

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2024 41:42


    Nach and Adam were stuck in a car together and decided to use their time to recap two Star Trek Prodigy episodes. Sorry for the poor quality audio, we'll be back to our usual quality next week. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    SNT181 - Observer's Paradox & Imposter Syndrome (PRO 2x05 & 2x06)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2024 54:32


    Prodigy's season is heating up as the kids set up yet another romp on the Infinity. But before they get there, they need to figure out where they're going and how to avoid suspicion. Adam, Emily and Nach get together to recap the next two episodes of Star Trek Prodigy and share their Strange New Takes! Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    SNT180 - Who Saves the Saviors & Temporal Mechanics 101 (PRO 2x03 & 2x04).mp3

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2024 51:08


    Get out your favorite bird puns! Nach and Adam recap the next two episodes of Star Trek Prodigy: Who Saves the Saviors and Temporal Mechanics 101! Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    SNT179 - Into the Breach Part I & II (PRO 2x01 & 2x02)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2024 47:43


    Star Trek Prodigy is back and we're reviewing two episodes from season 2 each week! Listen now as Nach, Bill and Adam review the season premiere two-parter, Into the Breach! Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    SNT178 - Life, Itself (DIS 5x10)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2024 112:50


    Discovery's finale is a double episode and so we've got a longer podcast to recap the episode and share our thoughts on the series! Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    SNT177 - Lagrange Point (DIS 5x09)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2024 44:50


    Star Trek Discovery's penultimate episode is a thrill ride. Listen now as Nach, Emily and Bill recap the episode and share their Strange New Takes! Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    SNT176 - Labrynths (DIS 5x08)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2024 41:28


    Did you guess Hy'rell the librarian was an Effrossian? Emily did. Listen now for that insight and our Strange New Takes! Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    SNT174 - Whistlespeak (DIS 5x06)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2024 52:54


    Listen now for our recap of Whistlespeak and our Strange New Takes! Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    SNT173 - Mirrors (DIS 5x05)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2024 45:43


    Discovery continues it's exciting run with another heist episode. We share our recap and Strange New Takes! Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    SNT172 - Face the Strange (DIS 5x04)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2024 51:09


    It's timey-whimey all over again in Discovery as Burham and Raynor scramble to save the future. A bit tired? Sure. Does it work? Yes! Hear our recap and Strange New Takes now! Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    SNT171 - Jinaal (DIS 5x03)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2024 56:10


    Join us as we give you a recap of the Discovery episode 'Jinaal' and share our Strange New Takes! Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    SNT170 - Red Directive & Under the Twin Moons (DIS 5x01 & 5x02)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2024 91:03


    Join us as we review the first two episodes of the final season of Discovery: Red Directive and Under Twin Moons Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    SNT169 - Discovery Recap (DIS)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2024 71:37


    We're back! And we're preparing for Discovery season 5 with a recap of the four seasons we've had to date. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    SNT168 - Old Friends, New Planets (LD 4x10).mp3

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2023 31:00


    Lower Decks finishes it's fourth run with a fast-paces finale and Emily joins Nach to recap the episode and share Strange New Takes! Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    SNT167 - The Inner Fight (LD 4x09)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2023 39:36


    Lower Decks' season-long arc comes to a crescendo with a boatload of Star Wars references. Emily, Reed and Nach return to recap the episode and share their Strange New Takes! Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    SNT166 - Caves (LD 4x08)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2023 22:21


    Nach and Emily get together to review the newest Lower Decks episode on Caves! Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    SNT165 - A Few Badgeys More (LD 4x07).mp3

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2023 25:54


    Our three favorite villainous robots/AIs are back and Emily joins Nach to recap the episode! Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    SNT164 - Parth Ferengi's Heart Place (LD 4x06)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2023 19:46


    It's just Nach this week to review the latest Lower Decks! Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    SNT163 - Empathalogical Fallacies (LD 4x05)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2023 34:28


    T'Lyn gets her 'Data's Day' episode complete with a deep personal insights. Nach, Adam and Reed get together to recap the episode and share their Strange New Takes! Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    SNT162 - Something Borrowed, Something Green (LD 4x04)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2023 46:06


    We've got a new member on our crew! Reed joins Nach and Adam to recap the new Star Trek Lower Decks episode: Something Borrowed Something Green Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    SNT161 - In the Cradle of Vexilon (LD 4x03)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2023 29:45


    Lower Decks takes us to a classic sci fi trope: The Ringworld! Emily, Adam and Nach recap the episode and share their Strange New Takes! Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    SNT160 - Twoxix & I Have No Bones But I Must Flee (LD 4x01 & 02).mp3

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2023 57:47


    Lower Decks returns and so does Strange New Takes! We recap the Voyager romp 'Twovix' and the classic Menaj episode 'I Have No Bones But I Must Flee'. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    SNT159 - Hegemony (SNW 2x10) and SNW Season 2 Review

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2023 53:29


    SNW brings a stellar season to an end with another TOS character brought back into the fold! Nach and Emily recap Hegemony, review the season and share their Strange New Takes! Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    SNT158 - Subspace Rhapsody (SNW 2x09)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2023 49:48


    Strange New Worlds delivers the first Star Trek musical! Nach and Emily recap the episode and share their Strange New Takes! Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    SNT157 - Under the Cloak of War (SNW 2x08)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2023 57:11


    SNW channels In The Pale Moonlight to give a dark tale filled with moral ambiguity. Did M'Benga murder Dak'Rah? Or did Dak'Rah try to clean up a loose end? Nach and Adam share their thoughts and Strange New Takes on the episode! Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    SNT156 - Lost in Translation & Those Old Scientists (SNW 2x06 & 07).mp3

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2023 75:05


    Two episodes dropped this week and we have Strange New Takes for them both! Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    SNT155 - Charades (SNW 2x05)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2023 68:29


    This week sees a lighter episode with Spock feeling all the feels. Nach, Emily and Adam get together to dicuss "Charades" and share their Strange New Takes Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    SNT154 - Among the Lotus Eaters (SNW 2x04)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2023 66:28


    The crew of the enterprise must learn from their mistakes without the ability to remember. Emily and Adam discuss this episode, and accidentally keep talking about Ad Astra per Aspera and Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow instead. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    SNT153 - Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow (SNW 2x03)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2023 48:11


    Sorry for the late upload! We had technical issues. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    SNT152 - Ad Astra Per Aspera (SNW 2x02)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2023 43:21


    Star Trek returns to the courtroom to deliver a thinly veiled metaphor for today's discussions on gender and sexuality. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    SNT151 - The Broken Circle (SNW 2x01)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2023 63:19


    SNW comes out of the gates with a bang! The Broken Circle gives us a M'Benga & Chapel focused tale with some incredible Spock moments thrown in. We can't wait to see what's next! Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    SNT150 - Second Chances (TNG 6x24) - Imposters Series.mp3

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2023 30:43


    In our final installment of the Imposters series, Nach and Bill recap the TNG classic Second Chances! Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    SNT149 - Course Oblivion (VOY 5x18) - Imposters Series

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2023 41:59


    Course Oblivion might be the biggest downer in all of Star Trek. It's all bad news. Nothing good happens. And yet it's one of Voyager's best episodes. Emily, Adam and Nach get together to recap the Course Oblivion and share their Strange New Takes! Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    SNT148 - Homefront & Paradise Lost (DS9 4x11&12) - Imposters Series

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2023 48:16


    DS9 takes on the balance between freedom and security; predicting political debates for the next two generations. Bill, Emily and Nach get together to recap the two-parter 'Homefront' - 'Paradise Lost' and share their Strange New Takes! Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    SNT147 - Picard Season 3 Recap

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2023 91:52


    And now the end is near....or rather, it's here. Star Trek Picard finally draws to it's end. So what are we left with after 3 seasons of this show? What did it all mean? Nach, Rudy, Emily and Adam discuss their Strange New Takes on Season 3 and Picard as a whole. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    SNT146 - The Last Generation (PIC 3x10)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2023 70:05


    Well they stuck the landing. Picard season 3 ends with a bang....and a new Enterprise! Emily and Nach return to recap the series finale and share our Strange New Takes! Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    SNT145 - Vox (PIC 3x09)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2023 80:46


    Picard lobs a couple big reveals at us! First we're introduced to the Borg as this season's big bad. Then we get the D and the it's the fat one just like the bartender in episode 1 promised. Adam, Rudy, Emily and Nach come together to recap Vox and share their Strange New Takes! Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    SNT144 - Surrender (PIC 3x08)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2023 64:04


    Goodbye T'Veen. 'Surrender' brings us some of the most grim deaths we've seen before giving us the conclusion of Vadic's arc in the series (or is it?) Bill, Adam, Emily and Nach return to recap the episode and share their Strange New Takes! Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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