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Join Ken Gagne of Gamebits and Sabriel Mastin of Pulse Bomb Ready each week as we review the latest episodes of Star Trek: Discovery! Airing exclusively on CBS All Access and Netflix, Discovery is first new Star Trek television series in over a decade and the seventh series and 31st season of Star T…

Ken Gagne & Sabriel Mastin


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    Section 31

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2025 72:17


    While not without some fun characters and moments, the Section 31 movie fell flat for Ken and guest Allison Holt. (The post Section 31 first appeared on Transporter Lock - A Star Trek podcast.)

    Lower Decks S5E09: Fissure Quest & S5E10: The New Next Generation

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2024 66:00


    A homage to the entire Trek franchise culminates in the series finale of Lower Decks, showcasing the heroes of the Cerritos at their best. (The post Lower Decks S5E09: Fissure Quest & S5E10: The New Next Generation first appeared on Transporter Lock - A Star Trek podcast.)

    Lower Decks S5E07–08: Fully Dilated & Upper Decks

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2024 59:07


    A TNG character guest-stars, and the Cerritos bridge crew get a frenetic chance to shine. (The post Lower Decks S5E07–08: Fully Dilated & Upper Decks first appeared on Transporter Lock - A Star Trek podcast.)

    Lower Decks S5E05-06: Starbase 80?! & Of Gods and Angles

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2024 60:26


    A podcast review of Star Trek's visit to the infamous starbase, followed by a geometry war resolved by a demigod. (The post Lower Decks S5E05-06: Starbase 80?! & Of Gods and Angles first appeared on Transporter Lock - A Star Trek podcast.)

    Lower Decks S5E03–04: The Best Exotic Nanite Hotel & A Farewell to Farms

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2024 55:51


    The latest Lower Decks episodes reference Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness, Ernest Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms, Apocalypse Now, and a Klingon VCR game. (The post Lower Decks S5E03–04: The Best Exotic Nanite Hotel & A Farewell to Farms first appeared on Transporter Lock - A Star Trek podcast.)

    Lower Decks S5E01-02: Dos Cerritos & Shades of Green

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2024 66:43


    Mark Thompson returns for the entire fifth & final season of Lower Decks! Our heroes learn who they could be, setting up a final season of character growth. (The post Lower Decks S5E01-02: Dos Cerritos & Shades of Green first appeared on Transporter Lock - A Star Trek podcast.)

    Prodigy S2E19–20: Ouroboros

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2024 79:44


    All wormholes lead to Prodigy in this fitting season -- or series? -- Star Trek finale. (The post Prodigy S2E19–20: Ouroboros first appeared on Transporter Lock - A Star Trek podcast.)

    Prodigy S2E17: Brink & S2E18: A Touch of Grey

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2024 76:20


    What could've been a pair of action-packed episodes proved heavy on dialogue to carry the scenes. (The post Prodigy S2E17: Brink & S2E18: A Touch of Grey first appeared on Transporter Lock - A Star Trek podcast.)

    Prodigy S2E15-16: Ascension

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2024 70:01


    A dark, action-packed, and poignant two-parter underscores the values of teamwork and sacrifice. (The post Prodigy S2E15-16: Ascension first appeared on Transporter Lock - A Star Trek podcast.)

    Prodigy S2E13: A Tribble Named Quest & S2E14: Cracked Mirror

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2024 63:13


    It doesn't get more Star Trek than Tribbles and parallel universes! (The post Prodigy S2E13: A Tribble Named Quest & S2E14: Cracked Mirror first appeared on Transporter Lock - A Star Trek podcast.)

    Prodigy S2E11-12: The Last Flight of the Protostar

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2024 62:11


    A grumpy old Chakotay learns to love again, while Dahl learns an important lesson about being where he's needed. (The post Prodigy S2E11-12: The Last Flight of the Protostar first appeared on Transporter Lock - A Star Trek podcast.)

    Prodigy S2E09-10: The Devourer of All Things

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2024 62:26


    Prodigy reunites the best of Voyager and The Next Generation at this midpoint in the show's second season. (The post Prodigy S2E09-10: The Devourer of All Things first appeared on Transporter Lock - A Star Trek podcast.)

    Prodigy S2E07: The Fast and the Curious & S2E08: Is There in Beauty No Truth?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2024 60:48


    Prodigy gives us something few other modern Treks do: filler episodes—and we're glad for it! And Zero reminds us to be true to ourselves and to our friends, no matter how delicious the alternative. (The post Prodigy S2E07: The Fast and the Curious & S2E08: Is There in Beauty No Truth? first appeared on Transporter Lock - A Star Trek podcast.)

    Prodigy S2E05: Observer’s Paradox & S2E06: Imposter Syndrome

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2024 56:27


    After an action-packed opening to Prodigy's second season, Ken and Tiffany enjoy a breather before our heroes embark on their next adventure. (The post Prodigy S2E05: Observer's Paradox & S2E06: Imposter Syndrome first appeared on Transporter Lock - A Star Trek podcast.)

    Prodigy S2E03: Who Saves the Saviors & S2E04: Temporal Mechanics 101

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2024 55:24


    As the temporal mechanics of Prodigy's second season grow even more skewed, can kids keep up? Yes, because our youthful crew are still modeling important lessons. (The post Prodigy S2E03: Who Saves the Saviors & S2E04: Temporal Mechanics 101 first appeared on Transporter Lock - A Star Trek podcast.)

    Prodigy S2E01-02: Into the Breach

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2024 49:58


    First Officer Tiffany Bridge joins the Transporter Lock podcast as co-host for a second season of Star Trek: Prodigy (i.e. Voyager Returns) on Netflix! (The post Prodigy S2E01-02: Into the Breach first appeared on Transporter Lock - A Star Trek podcast.)

    Discovery S5E09: Lagrange Point & S5E10: Life, Itself

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2024


    The chase for the Progenitor's technology culminates in the finale of both Star Trek: Discovery and Captain Sabriel's time as co-host of the Transporter Lock podcast. (The post Discovery S5E09: Lagrange Point & S5E10: Life, Itself first appeared on Transporter Lock - A Star Trek podcast.)

    Discovery S5E07: Erigah & S5E08: Labyrinths

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2024 69:27


    Our Breen and human couriers and a trip to the library take center stage in what Ken and Bri deem the best and worst episodes of Discovery's final season. (The post Discovery S5E07: Erigah & S5E08: Labyrinths first appeared on Transporter Lock - A Star Trek podcast.)

    Discovery S5E05: Mirrors & S5E06: Whistlespeak

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2024 84:49


    Sabriel & Ken are joined by returning guest Commodore Mark Thompson for this mid-season review of Discovery, featuring the Mirror Universe, Breen, Denobulans, and more! (The post Discovery S5E05: Mirrors & S5E06: Whistlespeak first appeared on Transporter Lock - A Star Trek podcast.)

    Discovery S5E03: Jaheel & S5E04: Face the Strange

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2024 89:27


    An enjoyable balance of humor and character development. (The post Discovery S5E03: Jaheel & S5E04: Face the Strange first appeared on Transporter Lock - A Star Trek podcast.)

    Discovery S5E01: Red Directive & S5E02: Under the Twin Moons

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2024 72:16


    Ken and Bri ponder and posit how the end of Discovery as we know it has begun! (The post Discovery S5E01: Red Directive & S5E02: Under the Twin Moons first appeared on Transporter Lock - A Star Trek podcast.)

    Lower Decks S4E07-10

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2023 67:39


    The final four episodes of Lower Decks' fourth season tie up plenty of loose ends. (The post Lower Decks S4E07-10 first appeared on Transporter Lock - A Star Trek podcast.)

    Lower Decks S4E04-06 & Very Short Treks S1E03-05

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2023 64:17


    T'Lyn and Tendi alternate in the spotlight in the latest Lower Decks episodes. (The post Lower Decks S4E04-06 & Very Short Treks S1E03-05 first appeared on Transporter Lock - A Star Trek podcast.)

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    Lower Decks S4E01-03 & Very Short Treks S1E01-02

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2023 54:08


    The debut of both Lower Decks' fourth season and Very Short Treks' first season marks a very silly era for Star Trek. (The post Lower Decks S4E01-03 & Very Short Treks S1E01-02 first appeared on Transporter Lock - A Star Trek podcast.)

    Strange New Worlds S2E10: Hegemony

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2023 62:33


    The Gorn are back, a legacy character is introduced, Spock is illogical, and the cliffhanger is TNG-style. (The post Strange New Worlds S2E10: Hegemony first appeared on Transporter Lock - A Star Trek podcast.)

    Strange New Worlds S2E08–09: Under the Cloak of War & Subspace Rhapsody

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2023 84:56


    Ken and Bri offer a podcast review of the darkest and lightest episodes of Star Trek SNW's second season: the trauma of war & PTSD, followed by musical comedy. (The post Strange New Worlds S2E08–09: Under the Cloak of War & Subspace Rhapsody first appeared on Transporter Lock - A Star Trek podcast.)

    Strange New Worlds S2E06–07: Lost in Translation & Those Old Scientists

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2023 59:54


    Ken & Bri review the return of Hemmer and Kirk; then it's a laugh a minute in the pitch-perfect Lower Decks crossover (The post Strange New Worlds S2E06–07: Lost in Translation & Those Old Scientists first appeared on Transporter Lock - A Star Trek podcast.)

    Strange New Worlds S2E04-05: Among the Lotus Eaters & Charades

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2023 72:07


    Ken and Bri review Strange New Worlds episodes Among the Lotus Eaters (one of the worst eps of Trek ever) and Charades (aren't Vulcans funny?!). (The post Strange New Worlds S2E04-05: Among the Lotus Eaters & Charades first appeared on Transporter Lock - A Star Trek podcast.)

    Strange New Worlds S2E02-03: Ad Astra per Aspera & Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2023 72:58


    Ken and Bri review Strange New Worlds' courtroom drama and a timeline gone amok. (The post Strange New Worlds S2E02-03: Ad Astra per Aspera & Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow first appeared on Transporter Lock - A Star Trek podcast.)

    Strange New Worlds S2E01: The Broken Circle

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2023 80:50


    David Volante of Volante Design offers his sartorial perspective on the second season debut of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds—plus an exclusive discount code! (The post Strange New Worlds S2E01: The Broken Circle first appeared on Transporter Lock - A Star Trek podcast.)

    Picard S3E10: The Last Generation

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2023 73:33


    Ken and Bri bid farewell to the cast of Star Trek: TNG and the Enterprise D, though we're eager to see the spinoff it sets up. (The post Picard S3E10: The Last Generation first appeared on Transporter Lock - A Star Trek podcast.)

    Picard S3E08-09: Surrender & Vox

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2023 74:10


    In the run-up to the series finale, the cast is finally reunited -- including a surprising addition and a returning villain. (The post Picard S3E08-09: Surrender & Vox first appeared on Transporter Lock - A Star Trek podcast.)

    Picard S3E06–07: The Bounty & Dominion

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2023 86:21


    Commodore Dana Ross returns to Transporter Lock to discuss Picard as "Space Jesus", the right and wrong ways to do fan service, and the brilliance of Brent Spiner. (The post Picard S3E06–07: The Bounty & Dominion first appeared on Transporter Lock - A Star Trek podcast.)

    Picard S3E04-05: No Win Scenario & Imposters

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2023 69:53


    A hopeless situation and the return of a familiar character are poignant and consistent with the heroes we love. (The post Picard S3E04-05: No Win Scenario & Imposters first appeared on Transporter Lock - A Star Trek podcast.)

    Picard S3E02–03: Disengage & Seventeen Seconds

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2023 74:04


    Two shocking revelations keep the momentum going in the final season of Picard. (The post Picard S3E02–03: Disengage & Seventeen Seconds first appeared on Transporter Lock - A Star Trek podcast.)

    Picard S3E01: The Next Generation

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2023 67:33


    Picard's third and final season begins — and, as always, Bri and Ken are cautiously optimistic while brimming with questions. (The post Picard S3E01: The Next Generation first appeared on Transporter Lock - A Star Trek podcast.)

    Prodigy S1E20: Supernova

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2022 57:10


    More than a year later, Prodigy has concluded its first season. Our crew of misfit kids went on a journey — as did our impression of the series. We're digging this hidden successor to Voyager! (The post Prodigy S1E20: Supernova first appeared on Transporter Lock - A Star Trek podcast.)

    Lower Decks S3E10: The Stars at Night & Prodigy S1E11-12

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2022 64:26


    Lower Decks concludes its third season while Prodigy embarks on the second half of its first season. Also, trips to Riverside, Iowa, and the Pinball Hall of Fame! (The post Lower Decks S3E10: The Stars at Night & Prodigy S1E11-12 first appeared on Transporter Lock - A Star Trek podcast.)

    Lower Decks S3E04–06

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2022 93:24


    Enfys Book joins Ken to review the Lower Decks episodes Room for "Growth", "Reflections", and "Hear All, Trust Nothing" — featuring a return to Deep Space Nine! (The post Lower Decks S3E04–06 first appeared on Transporter Lock - A Star Trek podcast.)

    Star Trek Day 2022 & Lower Decks S3E1-3

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2022 80:40


    The annual Star Trek Day unleashed a bounty of teasers and sneak peeks that Captain Sabriel and Chief Engineer Ken are here to review! (The post Star Trek Day 2022 & Lower Decks S3E1-3 first appeared on Transporter Lock - A Star Trek podcast.)

    Strange New Worlds S1E06–10

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2022 85:13


    The first season of Strange New Worlds is a wrap! Sabriel & Ken return with their reviews of the last five episodes as the crew grows in experience and rapport. (The post Strange New Worlds S1E06–10 first appeared on Transporter Lock - A Star Trek podcast.)

    Strange New Worlds S1E05: Spock Amok

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2022 62:00


    Ken and Bri review the first half of Strange New Worlds' premiere season. (The post Strange New Worlds S1E05: Spock Amok first appeared on Transporter Lock - A Star Trek podcast.)

    SNW S1E01: Strange New World

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2022 66:06


    Susan Arendt joins Ken to review the debut episode of Strange New Worlds, featuring Pike, Spock, and Number One! (The post SNW S1E01: Strange New World first appeared on Transporter Lock - A Star Trek podcast.)

    Picard S2E10: Farewell

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2022 60:49


    Picard's penultimate season closes, with Jean-Luc, Q, and Tallin learning valuable, but bittersweet, lessons. (The post Picard S2E10: Farewell first appeared on Transporter Lock - A Star Trek podcast.)

    Picard S2E09: Hide and Seek

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2022 63:40


    Ken and Bri are shocked by the secrets in Picard's childhood, but we're relieved to see Picard, Seven, and the Queen ready to face their fears. (The post Picard S2E09: Hide and Seek first appeared on Transporter Lock - A Star Trek podcast.)

    Picard S2E08: Mercy

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2022 56:06


    From ships to 'ships to another Soong turning evil, Bri & Char cover it all! (The post Picard S2E08: Mercy first appeared on Transporter Lock - A Star Trek podcast.)

    Picard S2E07: Monsters

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2022 53:09


    This episode is ostensibly about Picard, but Ken and Mark felt Teresa and Tallinn stole the show. We wonder if Voyager's Lt. Ducane has made an appearance, and why Q and Soong are no-shows. There's a lot of ground still left to cover, and not much time! (The post Picard S2E07: Monsters first appeared on Transporter Lock - A Star Trek podcast.)

    Picard S2E06: Two of One

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2022 55:45


    Our goodness, can Alison Pill sing! (The post Picard S2E06: Two of One first appeared on Transporter Lock - A Star Trek podcast.)

    Picard S2E05: Fly Me to the Moon

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2022 62:20


    Humor and Easter eggs sneak their way in, but don't know any more about the Supervisors than we did fifty years ago. (The post Picard S2E05: Fly Me to the Moon first appeared on Transporter Lock - A Star Trek podcast.)

    Picard S2E04: Watcher

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2022 52:51


    Although Ken and Bri agree on loving the new Guinan, we're divided on this episode overall. Why are they ignoring Time's Arrow? And how are Chris, Seven, and Raffi moving the plot forward? (The post Picard S2E04: Watcher first appeared on Transporter Lock - A Star Trek podcast.)

    Discovery Season 4 Review

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2022 72:20


    Vice Badmiral Charlynn Schmiedt joins Bri and Ken to reflect on the entirety of Discovery's fourth season, how the characters have grown, and where we hope they go next. (The post Discovery Season 4 Review first appeared on Transporter Lock - A Star Trek podcast.)

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