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Saddle up, Trekkies! Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is back, and Captain Pike and the crew are ready for a dino-riffic adventure! Plus, Paramount is putting Star Trek front and center at San Diego Comic-Con, and we have all the latest details.Get ready for the latest Star Trek news, Strange New Worlds updates, and more on Trekcast!News:Star Trek at SDCChttps://ageofthenerd.com/2026/07/star-trek-celebrates-60-years-in-epic-hall-h-panel-at-san-diego-comic-con-2026-reveals-new-strange-new-worlds-season-4-surprises/https://blog.trekcore.com/2026/07/star-trek-original-series-lego-enterprise-bridge-playet/Welcome to Trekcast, the galaxy's most unpredictable Star Trek podcast! We're a fan-made show that dives into everything Star Trek, plus all things sci-fi, nerdy, and geeky—covering Star Wars, Marvel, DC Comics, Stargate, and more. But Trekcast isn't just about warp drives and superheroes. If you love dad jokes, rescuing dogs, and even saving bears, you'll fit right in! Expect fun, laughs, and passionate discussions as we explore the ever-expanding universe of fandom. Join us for a wild ride through the stars—subscribe to Trekcast today! Connect with us: trekcasttng@gmail.comLeave us a voicemail - (570) 661-0001Check out our merch store at Trekcast.comHelp support the show - ko-fi.com/trekcastBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/star-trek-podcast-trekcast--5651491/support.
Captain Pike, his hair and the crew of the Enterprise are back — and they have a T-Rex.This week, we review Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' Season 4 premiere, "Valles Marineris," which just might be its biggest episode yet. Come for the ancient aliens and their pointy shoulders, stay for La'an punching a raptor!We also swing by the Replimat for some Superman and Nick Cage recs, eulogize a whole species of Red Shirts and tease an upcoming major interview you don't want to miss.
On this episode of Star Trek Universe, we're talking the season four premiere episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, punching dinosaurs, and kicking bootstrap paradoxes in the d.
Bill Frost (BillFrost.tv, BillFrost.substack.com, X96 Radio From Hell), Tommy Milagro (SlamWrestling.net), and special guest Melissa Merlot (Celluoid Insanity Podcast) talk The Hawk, King of the Hill, The Real Housewives of London, My Grandfather Charles Manson, Stuart Fails to Save the Universe, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, The Dink, 72 Hours, Breaking Bear, President Curtis, Shark Week, The Terror, The Boys, From, shoutout to Salt City ParaCon, Rasslin' News, House of the Dragon, Criminal Minds: Evolution, Lucky, Sugar, Cape Fear, Widow's Bay, Ghost in the Shell, Backrooms, Obsession, and more.Drinking: Raspberry Lemonade and White Peach Vodka canned cocktails from OFFICIAL TV Tan sponsor Sugar House Distillery.Rate us and comment: Substack, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube Music, YouTube, Amazon Podcasts, Audible, TuneIn Radio, etc. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tvtanpodcast.substack.com
Josh and Gerald are talking about the Avengers Doomsday trailer and whether the Monday drop was the right time to debut, The Odyssey and its HUGE success at the box office, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season four opening on Paramount+, Fanatics Fest this past weekend and the company's dominance in the sports collectible industry, Lorcana vs Magic: The Gathering, and more!Gear up with your favorite Pop Culture Cosmos shirts and gifts in our TeePublic store at https://www.teepublic.com/user/pop-culture-cosmos.Questions for us? Hit us up at popculturecosmos@yahoo.com or @popculturecosmo on Twitter!Don't forget to Follow, Like, and Subscribe to our shows and leave us that 5-star Review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify!Presented by Pop Culture Cosmos, Zero Cool Films, ThriveFantasy, the novel Congratulations, You Suck (available for purchase HERE), Lakers Fast Break, Pop Culture Cosmos, Inside Sports Fantasy Football, DripShow Shop, The Happy Hoarder, and Retro City Games!
Desde la final del Mundial, en Nueva York (o Nueva Jersey, a ver si se aclaran), California… C.J. Navas, Jorge y Don Carlos repasan la actualidad seriéfila de los diferentes canales, cadenas y plataformas, los estrenos de los próximos días, las ficciones más vistas por su audiencia, contestan a las preguntas de los oyentes y dan sus recomendaciones habituales de cada semana. Recomendaciones de la Semana: Don Carlos: Stuart no consigue salvar el universo. Jorge: Dalgliesh / Ciclos. C.J.: Open Británico / Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. ¡Esperamos tus audiocomentarios!: Mándanos tus mensajes por WhatsApp al +34 604 41 64 49 o a https://fueradeseries.com/mensajes Vota en los Power Rankings: Participa en la elaboración de nuestros Power Rankings votando a tus series favoritas de la semana en: https://fdseri.es/33u15eb Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week All Access Star Trek has a shorter supplemental episode. Laurie is traveling, so Anthony takes this one solo to give listeners an idea of what is coming as we head into the fourth season of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, which debuts next Thursday, July 23rd. This week also includes audio from interviews with writer/co-executive producer Bill Wolkoff and actress Melissa Navia (Ortegas), conducted at the Hollywood Climate Summit, where they both talked about environmental connections to Trek as well as SNW season 4 (and 5). Tony also briefly covers the latest news, including an update on the Paramount/WBD merger going to court, some new Star Trek merch, and some SNW S4 preview updates along with what to expect for Star Trek at San Diego Comic-Con, which is also coming up next week. Laurie and Tony will be back together to discuss and review the season 4 premiere on Friday the 24th, and back each Friday after that for all ten episodes with some interviews along the way, which starts next week with episode 1 director Chris Fisher. Before that, Tony and Laurie will reunite for supplemental episode early next week to catch up and roll in audio from the Strange New Worlds season 4 junket cast interviews. See you then.
This week All Access Star Trek has a shorter supplemental episode. Laurie is traveling, so Anthony takes this one solo to give listeners an idea of what is coming as we head into the fourth season of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, which debuts next Thursday, July 23rd. This week also includes audio from interviews with writer/co-executive producer Bill Wolkoff and actress Melissa Navia (Ortegas), conducted at the Hollywood Climate Summit, where they both talked about environmental connections to Trek as well as SNW season 4 (and 5). Tony also briefly covers the latest news, including an update on the Paramount/WBD merger going to court, some new Star Trek merch, and some SNW S4 preview updates along with what to expect for Star Trek at San Diego Comic-Con, which is also coming up next week. Laurie and Tony will be back together to discuss and review the season 4 premiere on Friday the 24th, and back each Friday after that for all ten episodes with some interviews along the way, which starts next week with episode 1 director Chris Fisher. Before that, Tony and Laurie will reunite for supplemental episode early next week to catch up and roll in audio from the Strange New Worlds season 4 junket cast interviews. See you then.
With SNW 4 right on the horizon, it is time for a SNW 3 refresher ! Before Season 4 warps onto our screens, we're looking back at Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3 one last time. Which episodes earned a toot? Which ones get the boot? What deserves a permanent place in Trek lore, and what would we happily send into the memory hole? Join the SNP crew as we revisit the season, debate our hottest takes, and decide what truly stood the test of time.√ SUPPORT» Patreon https://patreon.com/strangenewpod» Kofi https://ko-fi.com/strangenewpod√ FOLLOW» Instagram https://instagram.com/strangenewpod» Thread https://www.threads.net/@strangenewpod» Blue Sky https://bsky.app/profile/strangenewpod.bsky.social√ THE CREW» Giraffe https://instagram.com/lyrical_girafe/» Erik https://instagram.com/erikactingout/» Emcee https://instagram.com/emceefrodis/» Hawk https://instagram.com/thehawk1701d/√ STAY IN TOUCH» Discord https://discord.gg/WJPXGBXbu» Website www.strangenewpod.com» Email astrangenewpod@gmail.comSend us Fan MailSupport the show
Ian, Will, Chris, and special guest Hagen Miller are dissecting the new trailer for Season 4 of Star Trek Strange New Worlds! We share early thoughts, some predictions, and certainly some excitement of the upcoming installment! Catch Season 4 on Paramount+ July 23rd!
This month is Star Trek! PhantasticGeek.com's Pete and Matt start the countdown to Star Trek: Strange New Worlds fourth season....Thanks as always to everyone who supports the podcast by visiting Patreon.com/PhantasticGeek.Share your feedback by emailing PhantasticGeek@gmail.com, commenting at PhantasticGeek.com, or tweeting @PhantasticGeek.MP3
John, Cam, and Jesse are catching up on all of Star Trek Strange New Worlds before Season 4 drops! Enjoy this trip back to 2023 and go watch all 10 episodes of Season 2!Send your voice hail to OPNEmail your call to openpike@gmail.comSign up for the OPN NewsletterVisit our website OpenPike.comPlease Check out our MerchSupport us on PatreonFollow @openpike on TwitterFollow @openpike.bsky.social on Blue SkyFollow OpenPike on InstagramFollow Openpike on Youtube
Join Giraffe for a conversation with Celia Rose Gooding (Nyota Uhura), Dan Jeannotte (Sam Kirk), and Chris Myers (Ensign Gamble) as they share stories from their time on, and beyond, the bridge of the Enterprise. From behind-the-scenes moments and unforgettable adventures to the friendships and experiences they've made along the way, this is a chance to celebrate the journeys that make Strange New Worlds so special.√ SUPPORT» Patreon https://patreon.com/strangenewpod» Kofi https://ko-fi.com/strangenewpod√ FOLLOW» Instagram https://instagram.com/strangenewpod» Thread https://www.threads.net/@strangenewpod» Blue Sky https://bsky.app/profile/strangenewpod.bsky.social√ THE CREW» Giraffe https://instagram.com/lyrical_girafe/» Erik https://instagram.com/erikactingout/» Emcee https://instagram.com/emceefrodis/» Hawk https://instagram.com/thehawk1701d/√ STAY IN TOUCH» Discord https://discord.gg/WJPXGBXbu» Website www.strangenewpod.com» Email astrangenewpod@gmail.comMusicDiscovery by Scott Buckley | scottbuckley Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.comAttribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)#StarTrek #StrangeNewWorlds #StarTrekStrangeNewWorlds #SNW #ParamountPlus #PodcastSend us Fan MailSupport the show
Warum brauchen wir Star Trek? Diese Frage haben wir live auf der FedCon 2026 gestellt – vor Publikum, mit offenen Mikrofonen, Community-Bingo und der leisen Gefahr, dass jemand sehr überzeugend Deep Space Nine sagt und danach alle kurz nicken müssen. In dieser Livefolge sprechen Andreas Dohm und Sebastian Sonntag über Star Trek als Hoffnungserzählung, als Streitkultur-Training, als Kindheitserinnerung, als moralischen Kompass und als ziemlich schöne Zumutung: Vielleicht ist Zukunft ja doch möglich, wenn wir aufhören, jedes Problem wie einen Zielkonflikt mit geladenem Phaser zu behandeln. Es geht um The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, Starfleet Academy, moderne Trek-Debatten, alte Liebe, neue Zweifel und die Frage, warum Star Trek gerade dann wichtig wird, wenn die echte Welt aussieht, als hätte jemand Black Mirror mit Haushaltsdefizit geschrieben. #StarTrek #FedCon2026 #DiscoveryPanel #StarTrekPodcast #FedCon34 #StarfleetAcademy #DeepSpaceNine #TheNextGeneration #Voyager #StrangeNewWorlds
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The Strange New Worlds Season 4 trailer is finally here, and we're diving into every blink-and-you'll-miss-it moment. A fresh new start? A return to classic Star Trek adventures? Or just enough footage to keep us guessing for the next month?Join the Strange New Crew as we break down the trailer shot by shot, discuss our favorite reveals, and speculate wildly about what's ahead for Pike, Spock, Una, Uhura, and the rest of the Enterprise crew.What did YOU spot in the trailer? Let us know your theories in the comments!√ SUPPORT» Patreon √ STAY IN TOUCH» Discord» Website www.strangenewpod.com» Email astrangenewpod@gmail.comSend us Fan MailSupport the show
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Series 3, Episode 5. First broadcast on Thursday 7 August 2025. Stardate: 2184.4. This week, so entranced is Nathan by the beauty of the Enterprise crew, the size and glossy finish of its sets, and the technological wonder of the effects wall that he completely fails to notice that basically nothing happens for about half an hour. Fortunately, Joe is here to help out.
The AI hype train keeps shedding wheels this week. KPMG managed to publish a report about the transformative power of AI that was apparently riddled with hallucinations, fake citations, and imaginary products, proving once again that asking a stochastic parrot to do your homework is not a substitute for actual research. Meanwhile, Americans are using AI faster than ever while trusting it less than ever, OpenAI somehow turned $13 billion in revenue into losses that would make a dot-com CFO blush, and Silicon Valley CEOs have quietly stopped promising to replace all workers with AI. Not because they've changed their minds, mind you, just because they discovered that telling employees they're obsolete is terrible for morale and stock prices. Add in protests dogging Google CEO Sundar Pichai, Meta employees revolting against soul-crushing AI evaluation work, and the message is clear: the future is here, and everyone involved seems miserable.We then return to one of the founding principles of Grumpy Old Geeks: never build your house on somebody else's land. Anthropic learned that lesson the hard way when its AI models reportedly got caught in a geopolitical and regulatory tug-of-war involving Amazon, the U.S. government, and national security concerns. World leaders are now openly questioning whether American AI platforms can be trusted if access can be revoked overnight. The same platform-risk story pops up again as Meta launches AI-powered search across Facebook's oceans of questionable user-generated content. Remember kids: when you pitch your tent in someone else's backyard, don't act shocked when they turn on the sprinklers.From the Injustice Files, the hits keep coming. The Atlantic revealed the staggering scale of copyrighted music used to train AI systems, Hollywood inches closer to becoming a monopoly-themed amusement park, and the DOJ is backing xAI in a pollution lawsuit while reports emerge that Grok-assisted systems played a role in military operations. Elon keeps collecting legal losses, SpaceX buys Cursor for an eye-watering $60 billion, and Trump is threatening French wine over tech taxes while simultaneously promoting crypto through a UFC event at the White House. We wrap with Britain banning social media for kids under 16, hackers stealing entire Roblox games, Fox buying Roku, the return of human narrators at Blinkist, a gloriously anti-social-media flip phone from Commodore, and a reminder that Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is still one of the few things keeping the future worth looking forward to.Sponsors:DeleteMe - Get 20% off your DeleteMe plan when you go to JoinDeleteMe.com/GOG and use promo code GOG at checkout.Shopify - Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial today at Shopify.com/grumpyPrivate Internet Access - Go to GOG.Show/vpn and sign up today. For a limited time only, you can get OUR favorite VPN for as little as $2.03 a month.SetApp - With a single monthly subscription you get 240+ apps for your Mac. Go to SetApp and get started today!!!1Password - Get a great deal on the only password manager recommended by Grumpy Old Geeks! gog.show/1passwordShow notes at https://gog.show/751Watch on YouTube at https://youtu.be/iRrbNdVw-pMSHOW NOTESA report on the benefits of AI was reportedly full of AI hallucinationsJust 16% of Americans Believe AI Will Positively Impact Society, Pew Poll FindsExclusive: OpenAI Losses Increased Nearly 8X in 2025, With Spending Hitting $34 BillionThe CEOs are No Longer (Publicly) Threatening to Replace Humans With AISundar Pichai faces boos, walkout at Stanford graduation ceremony over Google's Israel, ICE ties‘Tell Him He's a Piece of Shit': Meta's New AI Unit Is a Total MessAnthropic becomes a cautionary sovereign-AI fableAnthropic Says It's Taking Claude Fable 5 Offline to Comply With US Government OrderCyber experts warn Fable limits aid attackers and hurt defendersAmazon Triggered Claude Fable 5 Shutdown: Investor, Cloud Host, Now RegulatorWorld leaders want American AI. They just don't want America to be able to turn it off.Meta's new ‘AI Mode' on Facebook pulls from public info across its platformsInvestigation by The Atlantic reveals many millions of songs used for AI music trainingJustice Department Decision to Allow Paramount Deal Surprised Staff InvestigatorsJustice Department backs xAI in NAACP lawsuit over data center pollutionPentagon used Elon Musk's Grok AI to fire 2,000 missiles at Iran, official saysxAI's lawsuit accusing OpenAI of stealing trade secrets has been thrown outSpaceX to acquire Cursor for $60B in stock, days after blockbuster IPOTrump threatens 100 percent tariff on France's wine industry over its tech taxUFC to pay White House fighters in crypto issued by Trump companyUK will ban social media for children under 16Hackers Are Hijacking Entire Roblox Games NowFox is buying Roku for $22 billionApple TV renews comedy horror Widow's Bay for a second seasonDownton Abbey: A New EraDownton Abbey: The Grand FinaleDisclosure DayShrek 5 | Official Teaser TrailerRIDICULOUS - 2026 Special - Trailer #1 - Louis C.K.Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | Season 4 Official TrailerCommodore made a social media-banishing flip phoneSnap's Stock Plunges the Moment It Reveals Its Comically Gigantic AR GlassesSo Good They Can't Ignore You by Cal NewportCreator Capitalist by the Category PiratesTrackalotBlinkist pulls back on AI narratorsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Police agencies are under pressure to be transparent, but too often their public storytelling swings between stiff press releases and staged social media moments. Zach Hamilton believes there is a better way. In this episode of the Policing Matters podcast, host Jim Dudley speaks with Hamilton, founder of Red Watch Productions and a Michigan public information officer, about "The Shift," a documentary series that follows officers through the realities of patrol. A former Hollywood visual effects artist who worked on productions including "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds" and "Cry Macho," Hamilton shares how agencies can use authentic video storytelling to build trust, show the human side of policing and give communities a clearer view of what officers actually do between the headlines. About our sponsor This episode of the Policing Matters podcast is sponsored by OfficerStore. Learn more about getting the gear you need at prices you can afford by visiting OfficerStore.com.
Science fiction has been part of television since at least the 1950s, when “Lost in Space” and “Star Trek” gave us charmingly quaint visions of what the future could look like. By the dawn of the 21st Century, technology had caught up to creators' visions, leading to a Golden Age of genre television. Series celebrated by critics and embraced by audiences with their mind-blowing imagination and, at their best, critique and comment on the human condition, even as they chronicle society's intersections with technology, time, and space. So join the Great Pop Culture Debate as we attempt to name the Best Sci-Fi Television Series from 2000 to 2025.Shows discussed: “The Expanse,” “Firefly,” “Battlestar Galactica,” “Star Wars: The Mandalorian,” “The X-Files,” “Star Wars: Andor,” “Westworld,” “Star Trek: Voyager,” “Doctor Who,” “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds,” “Black Mirror,” “Orphan Black,” “Stargate SG-1,” “3 Body Problem,” “Foundation,” “Fringe”Join host Eric Rezsnyak and GPCD panelists Kara Austin, Victor Manibo, and Zack Derby as they discuss and debate 16 of the most influential science-fiction TV series of the past 25 years.For the warm-up to this episode, in which we discuss additional 21st Century sci-fi shows that didn't make the bracket, become a Patreon supporter of the podcast today. Looking for more reasons to become a Patreon supporter? Check out our Top 10 Patreon Perks.Host: Eric RezsnyakPanelists: Kara Austin, Victor Manibo, Zack DerbyProducer: Curtis CreekmoreEditor: Bob ErlenbackTheme Music: “Dance to My Tune” by Marc Torch#scifi #sciencefiction #tv #tvseries #scifitv #startrek #starwars #firefly #theexpanse #battlestargalactica #themandalorian #mandalorian #andor #xfiles #westworld #voyager #doctorwho #strangenewworlds #startreksnw #blackmirror #orphanblack #stargate #3bodyproblem #foundation #fringe #appletv #netflix #hboSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Kelli Fitzpatrick is a science fiction writer, gamewriter, and teacher. She is the author of Captain Marvel: Carol Danvers Declassified (from BenBella Books, 2025) and is a contributing writer for the Star Trek Adventures role-playing game from Modiphius. Her Star Trek story “The Sunwalkers” won the 2016 Strange New Worlds contest from Simon and Schuster. Her short fiction has been published by Baen Books, Crazy 8 Press, Flash Fiction Online, and others, and her essays on sci-fi pop culture appear at StarTrek.com, Women at Warp, and in anthologies from Sequart and ATB Publishing. She has written for NASA's Hubble Space Telescope outreach team and Arizona State University's Interplanetary Initiative. She has over a decade of experience teaching high school and college courses. Find her at KelliFitzpatrick.com and on Bluesky @KelliFitzWrites. Derek Tyler Attico is a speculative fiction author, essayist, and award-winning photographer. In fiction, Derek has won the Excellence in Playwriting Award from the Dramatist Guild of America, and he is a two-time winner of the Star Trek Strange New Worlds short story contest (“Alpha & Omega,” “The Dreamer and the Dream”) published by Simon and Schuster. Derek is also the author of the bestselling, critically acclaimed “Star Trek novel The Autobiography of Benjamin Sisko” by Titan Publishing. Jim Johnson was born about the same time Apollo XII landed on the moon (and has always been kinda spacey) and shares a birthday with the Kindle. He is the author of the Pistols and Pyramids weird western series and the Potomac Shadows urban fantasy series. He's also written a bunch of other stuff in and around the SFF genres and pen and paper RPGs. He's currently the project manager and line editor for Modiphius's Star Trek Adventures RPG. Michael Dismuke is a Certified Professional in Talent Development and Certified Leadership Development and Succession Strategist. He is a national speaker/trainer and consultant, a freelance writer for the Star Trek Adventures RPG, and a published comic creator. Please check out this relevant link: Star Trek: Timelines Welcome to Dice in Mind, a podcast hosted by Bradley Browne and Jason Kaufman to explore the intersection of life, games, science, music, philosophy, and creativity through interviews with leading creatives. All are welcome in this space. Royalty-free music "Night Jazz Beats" courtesy of flybirdaudio.
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Join us for another fantastic conversation with Star Trek Strange New Worlds actor Martin Quinn, the first Scotsman to bring Scotty to the screen!Send your voice hail to OPNEmail your call to openpike@gmail.comSign up for the OPN NewsletterVisit our website OpenPike.comPlease Check out our MerchSupport us on PatreonFollow @openpike on TwitterFollow @openpike.bsky.social on Blue SkyFollow OpenPike on InstagramFollow Openpike on Youtube
Johnny Mac previews Bill Maher receiving the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the Kennedy Center on Sunday, June 28, filmed for Netflix, with participants including Louis C.K., Jay Leno, Stephen A. Smith, Whitney Cummings, Woody Harrelson, Arianna Huffington, and John Mellencamp, and notes past winners. He highlights Zarna Garg's comments on the Breakdown podcast about performing at the Riyadh Comedy Festival to inspire women who watch her in secret, saying money wasn't her motivation, and mentions The Hollywood Reporter's note that Jessica Kirson donated her Riyadh fee to the Human Rights Campaign. The episode jokes about Knicks chatter and Jimmy Kimmel's bit on Trump possibly attending a New York game, then covers a White House lawn UFC event invite list and reports Adam Sandler won't attend. It spotlights Patton Oswalt's new YouTube special “Tea and Scotch,” his thoughts on George Carlin, Lenny Bruce, and hecklers, plus discussion of his Star Trek Strange New Worlds role. 00:00 Mark Twain Prize Preview01:12 Zarna Garg Riyadh Debate03:39 Knicks Trump Jokes04:37 UFC White House Guestlist06:44 Patton Oswalt Carlin Talk09:44 Star Trek Rant Escalates10:57 Lucas Shovel Bit12:58 New Specials Spotlight Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/daily-comedy-news-with-johnny-mac-a-daily-briefing-on-comedians-and-the-comedy-industry--4522158/support.Daily Comedy News with Johnny Mac is a daily podcast covering comedians, stand-up comedy, late night television, and the comedy industry. New episodes every morning. Follow on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen. Part of the Caloroga Shark Media network.Contact John at John@thesharkdeck dot com For Uninterrupted Listening, use the Apple Podcast App and click the banner that says Uninterrupted Listening. $4.99/month John's Substack about media is free.This is the animal sanctuary mentioned in the February 10 episode.
Reed Birney has been working in film, television and theater for decades. Among his earliest credits are Albert Innaurato's Broadway comedy GEMINI in 1974 and Arthur Penn's FOUR FRIENDS in 1981. A celebrated member of the New York theatre community, Reed has won a Tony and numerous other awards and nominations for plays including THE HUMANS, CASA VALENTINA, MAN FROM NEBRASKA, UNCLE VANYA, BLASTED, and CIRCLE MIRROR TRANSFORMATION. Most recently he starred opposite his son Ephraim Birney in CHESTER BAILEY at Irish Rep, and in the highly successful run of Donald Margulies's LUNAR ECLIPSE at Second Stage, following a sold out run at Shakespeare & Company. On television, he was recently seen recurring opposite Kim Kardashian in the most recent season of "American Horror Story". He was also recently seen in Peacock's "Poker Face", and "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds." Other TV credits include HBO's "Succession" and Hulu's "The Handmaid's Tale", as well as the Apple TV+ series "Home Before Dark". He is also well known for his performance as Vice President Donald Blythe in the Netflix series "House of Cards". Next he will be seen in a series regular role on the upcoming season of "Silo" on Apple TV+, and also recently joined the cast of the limited series "Rabbit, Rabbit" for Netflix. In film, Reed received a Gotham Award nomination for his performance in the Bleecker Street feature MASS opposite Ann Dowd, Jason Isaacs and Martha Plimpton. The film's cast was also honored with the Robert Altman Award at the Independent Spirit Awards. Other recent film credits include THE MENU opposite Ralph Fiennes and Anya Taylor-Joy, the Universal/Blumhouse thriller THE HUNT, and Netflix's THE FORTY-YEAR-OLD VERSION and LOST GIRLS. Reed recently shot an independent feature THE STEEL HARP with Lois Smith and Cherry Jones, as well as BLUE FILM which debuted at Edinburgh Film Festival in August. We chat about almost quitting 3 times, regrets, 35 bad years & breakout roles 'later in life', embracing fear, being a LIFER, rejection & nasty things people say, spreading the ashes of one of his teachers, terrible plays, His Tony speech, good and bad agents, not working for a year + more! Check out BLUE FILM (tickets currently out) https://obscuredreleasing.com/films/blue-film ------------------------------------------- Follow @Funny in Failure on Instagram and Facebook https://www.instagram.com/funnyinfailure/ https://www.facebook.com/funnyinfailure/
Listen below or click here for full show notes Subspace Chatter 2 New Star Trek Series Announced, And They’re Taking The Franchise In A Bold Direction (Exclusive) Star Trek launches first WEBTOON series, teases mystery follow-up Star Trek Stargazers Writer on Deep Space Nine, Easter Eggs in Comics Star Trek: TOS writer returns for 60th anniversary comic book (along with many others!) ‘Star Trek’ Adds Unexpected Alex Kurtzman-Era Stories for the Franchise’s 60th Anniversary Paramount+ Serves Up Bizarre AI Slop Thumbnail For Star Trek Paramount+ Used AI To Make The Ugliest Star Trek Thumbnail Ever SNW showrunner wanted William Shatner to play Kirk (in a way fans would have loved!) Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 4 will be fully episodic Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 4 Changes Its Storytelling Formula In Vulcan, Alberta, Canada news… Vulcan County resident making sweaters for her cow | Calgary Herald CLICK HERE to see our ratings for Star Trek episodes and movies we have discussed on the show. Ratings ata compiled and maintained by Listener Diane Here are links to 57 additional stories.broken out by series, movies and other categories. CLASSIC TV SERIES (in order of premiere) Star Trek: The Original Series (1966 – 1969) [3 seasons] Star Trek Stargazers Writer on Deep Space Nine, Easter Eggs in Comics Star Trek Canon Debate: Were the Cherons Really Extinct? A Star Trek: The Original Series Actor Had Their Role Reduced Thanks To Paramount What Happened on the Last Episode of the Original ‘Star Trek’ & Why Was It Canceled? Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987 – 1994) [7 seasons] Geordi La Forge’s 5 Best Star Trek: The Next Generation Episodes, Ranked Video Details the Origin Story of the STAR TREK: TNG Era – Nerdist Star Trek's Best Showrunner Knew Nothing About The Franchise When He Was Hired STREAMING SERIES AND MOVIES (in order of premiere) Star Trek: Discovery (2017 – 2024) [5 seasons] Star Trek: Discovery's Ending Already Beats Strange New Worlds' In 1 Important Way Star Trek: Picard (2020 – 2023) [3 seasons] Star Trek: Picard Quietly Killed the Biggest Fumble in Sci-Fi History Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (2022 – present) [4th season yet to premier, 5th/final season filmed] Star Trek James T. Kirk actor admits it ‘is terrifying’ to play the iconic role in SNW Star Trek: SNW showrunners say the puppet episode was ‘a delight’ to make Star Trek: TOS ‘Where No Man Has Gone Before’ 60th anniversary (Redshirts retro review) Star Trek: Starfleet Academy [2026 – present] [season 2 will end series] 5 reasons Star Trek: Starfleet Academy is must-see streaming Starfleet Academy’s ‘The Life of the Stars’ is way better than its low rating (and this is why) THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURES (in order of premiere) Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986) Must-see Star Trek film celebrates 40th anniversary in 2026 OTHER MEDIA Star Trek video games/board games ‘Star Trek Voyager: Across the Unknown' Adds Delta Flyer With Free Update Today, More DLCs Announced – TrekMovie.com Star Trek toys/collectibles/other merchandise We Build LEGO Star Trek: U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-D, Starfleet’s Finest Flagship Star Trek Comics/graphic novels/magazines Star Trek: Celebrations – Comic Book Preview Star Trek Just Dropped The Ultimate Tribute To A Beloved TOS Cast Member, But There’s One Problem` Star Trek’s Jay-Den & Kyle are missing in the upcoming issue of SFA: Lost Contact Star Trek Confirms the Borg Are Returning Despite Their Final Defeat Star Trek 60th anniversary sneak peek features Sulu wielding a sword! MISCELLANEOUS Paramount+ / Paramount Skydance Paramount Sued by Subscribers Over Warner Bros., Skydance Deals Liccardo to FCC: Paramount “Cannot Gaslight the American Public” | Congressman Sam Liccardo ‘Fire Country' Will Exit Friday Nights Early Next Season as CBS Cuts Episode Orders for Multiple Shows Lawsuit claims Donald Trump told Oracle founder: Larry, it looks like Netflix is gonna get Warner Bros., but if you really, really … Calls for investigation into bribery after Stephen Colbert cancellation Mark Ruffalo, Ben Stiller, Zachary Levi react to WB and Paramount merger; warn about fewer opportunities and fewer jobs Paramount's WBD Deal Nears The Finish Line As Streaming Revenue Climbs | AdExchanger NickALive!: Paramount Reports First Quarter 2026 Financial Results Paramount Global Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript | Fortune Paramount Skydance shares slide after earnings beat fails to impress on guidance | NASDAQ:PSKY CNN legend slams CBS' new owner for ‘hemorrhaging viewers' – AOL Paramount Unifies TV Sales Under One Roof As Grant Madigan Takes VP Role – B&T Paramount Skydance Corporation’s Stock Price Dips to $10.66, Marking a 4.22% Decline: An Investment Opportunity? | Smartkarma Paramount and WBD spend big on K Street amid merger headwinds – GCR USA FCC Commissioner Demands Scrutiny of Foreign Investment in Paramount’s Warner Bros. Proposal Paramount (NASDAQ:PSKY) Exceeds Q1 CY2026 Expectations Paramount Skydance Launches New Book Publisher Star Trek related science news Star Trek Made Her a Scientist – YouTube Franchise-wide/Miscellaneous 10 Best Star Trek Captains Of All Time, Ranked 32 Years Ago, Star Trek Wrote Out the Underrated Cult Hero Who Turned Down Both Deep Space 9 & Voyager – ComicBook.com Star Trek Can Still Save Its 60th Anniversary Star Trek’s Future Reportedly Revealed After Comic Con Rumors – ComicBook.com After 17 Years Together, Star Trek: The Next Generation's Entire Crew Abandoned Worf 5 Worst Things Spock Ever Did On Star Trek, Ranked Star Trek made Andrew Phung into a reader. Here are 5 books that have shaped him | CBC Books 15 Best Star Trek Characters Of All Time, Ranked Which Star Trek Ship Is The Franchise’s Most Powerful? Star Trek fans have 10 reasons to be thankful for Alex Kurtzman 4 Star Trek Movies Are About to Stream Free (Including 2 of the Best) – ComicBook.com Ten galactic ways to commemorate 60 years of ‘Star Trek’ New Video: Star Trek Fans Divided: United Vs Legacy Convention news/fandom Star Trek actor Jonathan Frakes announced as guest for 2026 Hal-Con | PNI Atlantic News The Inglorious Treksperts STLV Schedule Features ‘Star Trek' Reunions And TV Legends – TrekMovie.com Actor Watch Karl Urban (Still) Hopes For Another Star Trek Kelvin Movie – TrekMovie.com ‘Star Trek’ star William Shatner almost abandoned his historic space trip Star Trek veteran ‘desperately wanted’ this iconic role 60 years ago Main Mission Star Trek: The Next Generation novel“Q-Zone”The second of 3 books in the “Q Continuum” storyPublished August 1998Written by Greg Cox End Of Show It’s about time to refill the dilithium chamber and get on out of here. 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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds - a discussion about Season Three and predictions for Season Four and beyond.Star Trek: Strange New Worlds will premiere its fourth season on July 23rd on Paramount+, and as such we have another ten episodes to explore. In this episode of Twin Cities Trekkies, Wes talks about seasons three and four of the series.Any feedback you have can be submitted to the Facebook page (facebook.com/TCTrekkiesPod), or by emailing them at tctrekkiespodcast@gmail.com. Twin Cities Trekkies is also available on Instagram (instagram.com/twincitiestrekkiespod). Find us on Blue Sky and TikTok (@twincitiestrekkie). You can also leave us comments on the Spotify feed. Just keep in mind the feedback you may give may be featured in an upcoming episode of this podcast.Twin Cities Trekkies is available on many platforms!
The OPN Crew John, Cam, and Jesse head back 4 years in time with TIME CRYSTALS to look back at where it all began. With Season 4 of Star Trek Strange New Worlds about to drop, head back with us to enjoy the Enterprise crew in their first year!Send your voice hail to OPNEmail your call to openpike@gmail.comSign up for the OPN NewsletterVisit our website OpenPike.comPlease Check out our MerchSupport us on PatreonFollow @openpike on TwitterFollow @openpike.bsky.social on Blue SkyFollow OpenPike on InstagramFollow Openpike on Youtube
FedCon 34, Tag 3: Wir blicken zurück auf Zoë Steiners, George Hawkins' und Karim Dianés Panel vom Samstag – und auf die großen Gruppenpanels von Strange New Worlds und Starfleet Academy am Sonntag. Außerdem sprechen wir über unsere eigene Talkshow „Warum wir Star Trek brauchen!“: ein Live-Podcast über Haltung, Hoffnung, Zukunft, Werte und die Frage, warum dieses Franchise nach fast 60 Jahren immer noch mehr kann als hübsche Raumschiffe mit dramatischer Beleuchtung. Natürlich geht es auch um den tragischen Ausfall von Kerrice Brooks, deren FedCon-Auftritt leider am galaktisch banalsten aller Gegner scheiterte: verlorenem Gepäck. Star Trek erzählt von Subraumkommunikation, Transportern und Warpantrieb – und trotzdem gewinnt am Ende manchmal der Flughafen. Faszinierend. Aber nicht gut. Ein Rückblick auf den letzten FedCon-Tag: emotional, chaotisch, liebevoll und mit sehr viel Sternenflottenherz. #FedCon34 #FedCon2026 #StarTrek #StrangeNewWorlds #StarfleetAcademy #ZoeSteiner #GeorgeHawkins #KarimDiane #KerriceBrooks #DiscoveryPanel #WarumWirStarTrekBrauchen #StarTrekPodcast
This week we take a discerning look at "Project Hail Mary," a pleasant & uplifting story of a human and an alien working together to save their worlds. - Which Geek pointed out believability & humor as two of the main strengths of the movie? - Which Geek sited a charismatic & likable main character as a major positive of the movie? - Which Geek really enjoyed the German scientist character that is spearheading the program for saving Earth's sun? - Which Geek also really enjoyed the security officer Carl character? - What are some of the great things about Rocky, the five-limbed rock-like alien character, that befriends Ryan Gosling's character? How well is their friendship & alliance portrayed? - Did the Geeks love one or both ships in the move? What aspects of Rocky's ship make it unique & intriguing? - While a great movie (and both Geeks feel that way, in general), no movie is perfect. What were some of the nitpicks the Geeks had? - Which Geek felt like the movie could have explored a little bit more about Rocky's planet, people, and culture? - Which Geek had mixed feelings about the flashback structure and felt some parts of the movie were too slow or too fast? - Which Geek didn't read the novel the movie is based on but could "feel" sections of the movie that either glossed over or completely omitted things that were probably more thoroughly explained in the book? - Which Geek felt like "The Martian" took one song that would have been more fitting as a music choice in "Project Hail Mary"? - Which Geek had mixed feelings about the structure & functionality of the earth ship called "Hail Mary"? - Despite the minor nitpicks, how high were the Geeks' final ratings for the movie? - Which good and/or bad things did the Geeks cover in the spoiler zone at the end? - When talking about Ryan Gosling's character, Ryland Grace, as a great teacher (during a tangent in the spoiler zone section), which high school teachers did the Geeks site as being great? Which senior year English teacher did Preston point out? Which junior-year English teacher wrote Todd a recommendation letter for college that he & his parents read (even though they weren't supposed to) and threw it out because she gave Todd a mixed review? Which chemistry teacher inspired Todd to go to college on scholarship to become a teacher, even though he sucked at it and only taught for one year? Which teacher did Preston have for history at least once, that Todd had for just Geography & International Relations, and that Dave & Dave idolized? Which history teacher did Todd have for U.S. History & World History that he really respected even though he wasn't great at history? Which teacher did Todd have for German 1 & 2 that Preston apparently also had for either German or math? Which year did Todd have a long-term substitute English teacher for a month or two who was even better than the actual teacher who came in after recovering from an injury. Who was Todd's 2nd-favorite teacher that he had for Pre-Calculus and Computer Science that he mentioned a few minutes after talking about other teachers? - Which "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds" episode tried to do a "buddy" story similar to "Project Hail Mary" and "Enemy Mine"? Did Todd feel SNW did it better or worse than those two movies?Listen now for the answers to these and other astronomical questions, as the Geeks explore..."Project Hail Mary"?Please rate or review us wherever you listen to podcasts. You can leave comments on individual episodes via the Spotify & GoodPods apps. Our e-mail address is discerninggeeks@gmail.com.Royalty-free music in this episode comes from Pixabay.com....And, speaking of humans & aliens working together, check out Todd's other podcast, Alienating Ourselves, where he and another friend are reviewing the theatrical movie, one season, and five TV movies of "Alien Nation," a story about a human detective assigned to work with an alien partner.
Episode 744 kicks off with new merch in the wild and the ongoing expansion of the “protect the children from the internet” playbook. Manitoba is floating a ban on social media and AI chatbots for kids with details still TBD, while the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee somehow managed unanimous approval on chatbot age-verification legislation. Utah, not to be outdone, passed SB 73 — a law that tries to pin age verification on VPN users and even bans sites from explaining what a VPN is, a move that will mostly degrade the internet without solving the problem it claims to address. Meanwhile, John Oliver finally unloaded on the AI industry, echoing long-standing criticisms: rushed products, acknowledged risks, and outsourced consequences.In the news, a U.S. Army Special Forces master sergeant was arrested for allegedly turning classified intel about the Maduro capture into a $400K Polymarket win, then attempting to cover it up in ways that suggest poor operational planning. Meta cut more than 1,100 Kenyan content moderators after reports surfaced that they were exposed to explicit footage from smart glasses users, raising serious questions about labor practices in AI pipelines. Google signed a Pentagon AI deal despite internal backlash while posting massive revenue gains, underscoring where incentives actually land. OpenAI, meanwhile, is juggling missed targets, a shift away from Microsoft exclusivity, and continued reputational hits around Sam Altman — including a widely criticized apology tied to a mass shooting and a fabricated Bruno Mars tie-in for his World project. Add in a failed retrial bid from Sam Bankman-Fried, rising volumes of AI-generated web content, and political interference with the National Science Board, and the signal is clear: incentives are misaligned across the board.On the lighter side, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds returns July 23rd for its penultimate season, and Ted Lasso is back August 5th, for better or worse. Jack Dorsey beat the inevitable Elon attempt to reboot Vine with Divine, reviving six-second loops with a decentralized backbone and anti-AI safeguards. Apple continues its slow AI rollout with new photo editing tools, while Google pushes further into data aggregation with wardrobe-level photo analysis. Hardware check: Logitech's MX Keys S lands as a heavier, brighter $119 iteration. In books, Peter Clines delivers with God's Junk Drawer, while Martha Wells signals that the Murderbot series may be nearing its end. The Dark Side with Dave ties it together with gun storage PSAs, Disneyland lore, Galaxy's Edge playlists, and a conversational detour through Super Dave, Martin Short, and the ongoing quirks of instant replay in baseball.Show notes at https://gog.show/744Watch on YouTube at https://youtu.be/P3NOSXlCs9EFOLLOW UPNew Merch!Canadian premier wants to ban social media and AI chatbots for kids in ManitobaSenate Judiciary Committee unanimously approves AI chatbot age verificationUtah's New Law Targeting VPNs Goes Into Effect Next WeekJohn Oliver Just Took the AI Industry Behind a Shed and Beat It With a Pipe WrenchIN THE NEWSUS soldier arrested for allegedly making over $400,000 on Polymarket with classified Maduro informationMeta in row after workers who say they saw smart glasses users having sex lose jobsGoogle employees ask Sundar Pichai to say no to classified military AI useGoogle Signs Pentagon AI Deal Despite Employee BacklashGoogle Gives OpenAI 20 Billion Reasons To WorryOpenAI's Sam Altman apologizes for not reporting ChatGPT account of Tumbler Ridge suspect to policeSam Altman Caught in What May Be His Most Spectacular Lie YetOpenAI ends its exclusive partnership with Microsoft‘Never Talk About Goblins': OpenAI's Instructions to Codex Have a Weirdly Emphatic No-Creatures PolicySam Bankman-Fried Seems to Annoy Judge and Lose Latest Motion for New TrialDead Internet Theory Is 17% of the Way to Becoming Reality, Study FindsMatt Mullenweg thinks WordPress is in decline. He may be rightTrump has terminated several members of the independent National Science BoardAPPS & DOODADSJack Dorsey Beats Elon Musk to the Punch With a Reboot of VineJack Dorsey-backed Vine reboot Divine launches to the publiciOS 27 will reportedly come with new AI-powered photo editing toolsGoogle Photos Wardrobe will scan your pictures to compile a digital version of your closetLogitech MX Keys S KeyboardMEDIA CANDYStar Trek: Strange New Worlds returns for its penultimate season on July 23Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | Season 4 Official Teaser | Paramount+How the Combadge Became the Ultimate Wearable of the ‘Star Trek' UniverseTED LASSO Season 4 | Official Teaser Trailer (2026)AT THE LIBRARYGod's Junk Drawer by Peter ClinesMartha Wells Says the Murderbot Diaries May Be Reaching Its Final ChapterTHE DARK SIDE WITH DAVEDave BittnerThe CyberWireHacking HumansCaveatControl LoopOnly Malware in the BuildingDave gets his Christmas PresentThe Backside of WaterStar Wars: Galaxy's Edge: Oga's Cantina R3X's Playlist #1Marty, Life Is Short | Official Trailer | NetflixBaseball and using instant replay to override the Umpire.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
This week, we welcome back Terrell Norton! We check out the trailers for “Ted Lasso,” “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds,” and “Spider-Noir.” Then, it's hanging out playing video games with friends, the best comedies from the late 90s and early 00s, and the classic rock and roll technique of letting your song slowly fade out at the end. Plus, where to get birdseed and the proper way to nacho.
The weekend saw the first teaser trailer for Strange New Worlds season four drop, along with a handful of first-look images, and SNP has your first look and breakdown!Join Julian and Hawk as they break it down and share your favorite moments from the teaser. From a T-Rex to Jim Kirk, and Captain Pike on a horse, we're reading your thoughts from the Mailbag on what you're most excited about. Send us Fan MailSupport the show
Listen below or click here for full show notes Star Trek's William Shatner Goes Back on His Iconic ‘Final Frontier' Line Subspace Chatter ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' Season 4 To Debut In July; Watch Teaser Trailer – TrekMovie.com Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | Season 4 Official Teaser | Paramount+ (CCXP Mexico 2026) – YouTube Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 4 Trailer, Premiere Date Revealed Paramount+ Finally Confirms the End of Star Trek’s Most Controversial Era ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ season 4 gets release date and trailer packed with space cowboys, black holes, and a T-rex | Space Star Trek: The Original Series Tops Streaming Charts After 60 Years Star Trek: Resurgence isn’t going to live long and prosper – it’s being delisted from Steam around three years on from release | Rock Paper Shotgun Star Trek’s Best Series Is Returning With New Official Sequel ‘Star Trek’ to be inducted into the Broadcasting+Cable Hall of Fame Paramount Confirms New Star Trek Movie, But Details Remain A Mystery Buy Star Trek set pieces in upcoming 60th anniversary auction William Shatner Just Gave The Lowdown On Those ‘Secret’ Star Trek Rumors: ‘Get A Life’ Review: ‘Star Trek: Picard: To Defy Fate' Is A Fun (But Complicated) Trip Through Trek History – TrekMovie.com Star Trek alums sign letter opposing Paramount/Warner Bros. merger Star Trek Celebs Join Opposition To Paramount/Warner Bros. Merger, Ask Fans To Protest On Thursday – TrekMovie.com Review: ‘Star Trek: Picard: To Defy Fate' Is A Fun (But Complicated) Trip Through Trek History – TrekMovie.com Now ‘Star Trek Voyager: Across The Unknown' Can Be As Easy (Or As Hard) As You'd Like – TrekMovie.com 31 Years Later, Star Trek’s Most Punishing Game Echoes A Classic Paradox Star Trek: Enterprise Actor Hated Filming Fan-Favorite Mirror Universe Episodes New Star Trek retrospective drops this fall Star Trek brings back iconic character for “canon-adjacent” adventure | Radio Times Watch: Nana Visitor Returns As Major Kira In ‘Star Trek Fleet Command' Animated Short – TrekMovie.com New STAR TREK TIMELINES Book Explores Trek's Multiverse – TrekCore.com Paramount Confirms Middle East Funds Are Backing WBD Buy Netflix, Warner Bros., and Universal Secure Landmark 4-Year Pact for Hollywood Stability Paramount Skydance Launches New Book Publisher Paramount Launches Global Publishing Imprint to Expand Iconic Franchises and Deepen Original Storytelling | Paramount PARAMOUNT LAUNCHES GLOBAL PUBLISHING IMPRINT TO EXPAND ICONIC FRANCHISES AND DEEPEN ORIGINAL STORYTELLING Warner Bros Discovery vote to approve $110bn merger with Paramount Skydance | Warner Bros | The Guardian Paramount Will be 49.5% Foreign Owned After WBD Merger | TV Tech Warner Bros. shareholders green-light Paramount takeover CLICK HERE to see our ratings for Star Trek episodes and movies we have discussed on the show. Ratings are compiled and maintained by Listener Diane Here are links to 119 additional stories.broken out by series, movies and other categories. CLASSIC TV SERIES (in order of premiere) Star Trek: The Original Series (1966 – 1969) [3 seasons] ‘Star Trek’ ‘City on the Edge of Forever’ Has a Lost Dark Real Story Star Trek’s Best Spock Episode Created a 60-Year-Old Gene Roddenberry Sci-Fi Rule Star Trek warned us about the perils of AI 60 years ago| Letters Star Trek’s First Masterpiece Episode Had a Completely Different Ending (& Caused a Years-Long Feud) – ComicBook.com Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987 – 1994) [7 seasons] All 7 Seasons Of Star Trek: The Next Generation, Ranked One Of Star Trek’s Greatest Villains Was Created Because Of An Unrelated Studio Demand The Star Trek Episodes That Changed the Franchise—And TV—Forever Why Star Trek: The Next Generation’s Worst-Rated Episode On IMDb Is So Hated 5 Forgotten Star Trek: The Next Generation Episodes That Still Hold Up Today 35 Years Ago, Star Trek Dropped An Absurd Twist It Didn't Even Need 35 Years Later, An All-Time Star Trek Episode Remains Alarmingly Relevant Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993 – 1999) [7 seasons] Star Trek’s baseball showdown gets renewed spotlight for MLB season 30 Years Ago, Star Trek Went Full ‘Black Mirror’ With One Chilling Episode Star Trek: Voyager (1995 – 2001) [7 seasons] Star Trek: Voyager Almost Had A Storyline That Became The Bones Of Battlestar Galactica From Paris, With Glug: The Alcoholic Star Trek Episode That Gave Us Hope How Kate Mulgrew Saved Captain Janeway and ‘Star Trek: Voyager' (Excl) Star Trek: Enterprise (2001 – 2005) [4 seasons] Star Trek Almost Answered a Decades Long Borg Mystery (But the Genius Pitch Was Rejected) – ComicBook.com Romulan War, Col. Green, Borg Queen's Origin: Writers Reveal Untold ‘Star Trek: Enterprise' Season 5 Stories – TrekMovie.com The Star Trek Series That Flopped 21 Years Ago Is Now One of Streaming’s Best-Kept Secrets STREAMING SERIES AND MOVIES (in order of premiere) Star Trek: Discovery (2017 – 2024) [5 seasons] How Star Trek: Discovery Split Its Timeline (& Saved The Franchise) Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (2022 – present) [4th season yet to premier, 5th/final season filmed] Original-Cin Chat: Pioneering Trek Prop-Master Emily Hyde on Strange New Worlds’ Objets d’Art — Original Cin Star Trek’s Next TV Show Is Already Fixing One Fan Complaint – ComicBook.com Star Trek: Starfleet Academy [2026 – present] [season 2 will end series] William Shatner points out iconic Star Trek kiss amid heated SFA cancellation Star Trek’s Robert Picardo Pitched A Voyager Episode For Starfleet Academy Season 3 That I Really Wish We Could See Star Trek: Starfleet Academy was cancelled because people don’t understand Star Trek Star Trek Actor Promises ‘Starfleet Academy' Season 2 Is “Gay AF” After Cancellation and Backlash Star Trek: Starfleet Academy actors to be honored by LGBTQ+ Cinema & Television Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Sets Already Being Torn Down Following Cancellation | Cosmic Book News Starfleet Academy was supposed to be Star Trek’s next big thing – so why is it ending so soon? | Film Stories Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’s Timeline Confirmed In Season 1 Finale Star Trek’s Tim Russ Didn’t Hold Back Speculating Why Paramount+ Canceled Starfleet Academy | Cinemablend Star Trek character joining Starfleet Academy was a ‘tough’ loss for the War College THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURES (in order of premiere) Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) Star Trek Fans Turn on Captain Kirk 47 Years Later After Major Realization – ComicBook.com Star Trek: Nemesis (2002) Patrick Stewart suffered a collapse on the “Star Trek” set – YouTube Star Trek (2009) Karl Urban Actively Lobbied For His Role In A Major Sci-Fi Movie Franchise 17 Years Ago, Star Trek Made A Ballsy Choice That Paid Off In A Big Way J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek Movies Almost Featured A Marvel Star As Captain Kirk J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek Prequel Is Also Set Farthest In Prime Timeline Untitled Star Trek movie by Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley I’m Against Scott Bakula’s Star Trek Enterprise Sequel Pitch. Here’s Why | Cinemablend OTHER MEDIAStar Trek books, audio books November's New STAR TREK Books Include a Jake Sisko DS9 Novel and a Huge Original Series Hardcover Retrospective – TrekCore.com Star Trek video games/board games Star Trek Online's First Contact Day event is offering a new version of one of its first ships | Massively Overpowered Star Trek Online Launches New Roadmap & Quick Start Event – Trek Central Star Trek toys/collectibles/other merchandise New Action Figures from Master Replicas:Geordi Action Figure– Master ReplicasDr. M’Benga Action Figure– Master ReplicasStarship Library Series – U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-E– Master ReplicasStarship Library Series – U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-D– Master Replicas Star Trek Comics/graphic novels/magazines ‘Starfleet Academy’ Star Karim Diané Is Heading to IDW’s ‘Star Trek’ Pride Comic (Exclusive) Star Trek Officially Announces A Huge Starfleet Academy Hero Is Already Returning With The New Release Fans Deserve Star Trek Finally Solves A Big Worf Mystery That’s Been Plaguing Fans For 3 Years See The Cadets Explore A Dangerous Alien World In ‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy – Lost Contact' #1 Preview – TrekMovie.com For The First Time In Official Star Trek Canon, Captain Kirk Is Fighting The Borg Star Trek Reveals Deep Space Nine’s Replacement Series Star Trek Confirms An All-New Enterprise Replacement MISCELLANEOUS Paramount+ / Paramount Skydance Jeff Shell Exit Followed “Standard Procedure” Steps By Paramount Board Of Directors, Company Says Paramount and Warner Bros.' 2027 Slate Raises Questions After David Ellison's 30-Film Promise AMC CEO Believes David Ellison Will Release 30 Films a Year David Ellison Pushes Theatrical at CinemaCon ‘Mayor of Kingstown’ to end with season 5 at Paramount+ Delaware Supreme Court Rejects Bright Line Rules in Section 220 Books and Records Proceedings – Gibson Dunn CBS Is “Developing Other Ideas” for Late Night Paramount’s CEO Has Been Asked to Testify The Senate’s Antitrust Subcommittee | Cord Cutters News Paramount's Upfront Pitch Is About Three Things | AdExchanger Mark Ruffalo & Others' Criticism of WBD Merger Gets Response From Paramount Paramount investigates ‘The Legend Of Aang: The Last Airbender’ leak, says it didn’t come from the studio | Dailyhunt Viewers fume ‘CBS is the new Fox’ as network owner hosts dinner ‘honoring’ Trump | Irish Star Paramount Has Big Plans to Change CNN – Here is What We Know | Cord Cutters News Star Trek related science news Franchise-wide/Miscellaneous Star Trek Enters A Dark Age: Paramount+ Cancellations Leave Fans In The Cold 10 Modern Star Trek Episodes As Good As Anything From The Kirk & Picard Eras Every Star Trek Animated Series Ranked The Spymaster’s Guide to the Secret Agencies of ‘Star Trek’ Friends Of Gene And Majel Roddenberry Recall Fateful Star Trek Auditions, Polish Presidential Visits, And More – TrekMovie.com Paramount to pause Star Trek TV after 2027 finale Star Trek Fans Want The Franchise To “Go Away” (And Possibly Never Come Back) – ComicBook.com SFA sets were dismantled (but Star Trek isn’t ending) Original Star Trek Movies Ranked Worst to Best Sci-fi stories never really end anymore, and that’s a problem | Space Star Trek Would Be Very Different In 2026 If Discovery Stuck To Its Original Plan Every Version Of The Starship Enterprise In Star Trek, Ranked Tragic Details About Star Trek’s James T. Kirk All 13 Star Trek TV Shows, Ranked By IMDb Star Trek And NASA: 1969 And 2026 Cancellations And Milestones Rod Roddenberry on Carrying Forward the STAR TREK Legacy – Nerdist Star Trek: The Next Generation Movies Ranked Worst to Best Why Spock's Epic ‘Star Trek' Line is One of Sci-Fi's Most Powerful Quotes | No Film School Alex Kurtzman’s two worst Star Trek shows create an impossible problem for the franchise’s future How the Combadge Became the Ultimate Wearable of the ‘Star Trek’ Universe Why Gene Roddenberry Didn’t Care About Creating ‘New Civilizations’ For Star Trek Beloved Star Trek Character Busted Franchise's Biggest Myth With Single Line | GIANT FREAKIN ROBOT Convention news/fandom STLV 2026 Nears Sellout As Creation Teases East Coast Con Celebrating Star Trek's 60th – TrekMovie.com Actor Watch One Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Star Shared Her Perspective On The Negative Response To The Show, And I Appreciate It | Cinemablend ‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy' Cadet Actors Talk Cancellation And Handling Online Negativity – TrekMovie.com Now ‘Star Trek Voyager: Across The Unknown' Can Be As Easy (Or As Hard) As You'd Like – TrekMovie.com Star Trek Legend Weighs in on AI: ‘Evolve or Die’ – Parade Exclusive: Jonathan Frakes Confident Star Trek Will “Resurface,” Decries ‘Starfleet Academy' “Trolls” – TrekMovie.com Star Trek veteran and 90s heartthrob team up for Kiwi co-production | Stuff The One Star Trek Show Nana Visitor Wishes Had A Crossover With Deep Space Nine Main Mission (with an appropriate sound effect) What is your favorite Alien Races from Star Trek End Of Show It’s about time to refill the dilithium chamber and get on out of here. 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This week the EARTH STATION TREK crew reacts to the new trailer for Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, which dropped this past weekend! Also this past weekend, the second annual Stellar Fest! We'll do a report on all the Trekiness that happened at the con and we'll talk a little bit about what to look forward to at next year's con. Earth Station Trek is a part of the ESO Podcast Network, Executive Producer Mike Faber. #startrek #strangenewworlds #stellarfest
Spider Noir's New Trailer, DCU Changes, and a trailer for House of the Dragon Season 3Welcome to Multiverse News, your source for information about all your favorite fictional universes.The official trailer for Prime Video's Spider-Noir was released on Saturday during Mexico City's CCXP pop culture festival. In addition to showcasing our most significant looks at Nicolas Cage in the role, gumshoe Ben Reilly, alongside glimpses of villains Sandman, Electro, Tombstone and Brendan Gleeson's yet-to-be-named mob boss character, the trailer also emphasized the series availability to stream in true noir black and white, or color which they have dubbed “True-Hue Full Color”. Saturday's CCXP Mexico was also the site for HBO Max's unveiling of a new official teaser trailer for House of the Dragon's third season. In typical Game of Thrones fashion, the one minute 55 second teaser hints at power struggles and with high production value on display seemed to deliver on the cast members and showrunners promises of more battles, blood and, of course, dragons.It's been a little quiet on the DCU front outside of last week's Clayface trailer, but we now have multiple updates on multiple projects in the cooker, or perhaps not. First, James Gunn revealed that the DCU movie The Authority is no longer in active development. First announced in he and Peter Safrans' 2023 DCU announcements, Gunn said the film's script “wasn't there” and that it didn't fit into the larger DCU. And regarding the franchise's streaming output, HBO and DC temporarily removed the Lanterns trailer from all official platforms without explanation, possibly due to a music licensing issue with a Bruce Springsteen track used in the teaser; but the trailer is now live again with the song in question removed and added text indicating an August release for the series.Lionsgate's Michael set the record for biggest opening weekend for a musical biopic with $97M domestically and $217M globally, dethroning The Super Mario Galaxy Movie and surpassing the previous record held by Straight Outta Compton at $60.2M.Paramount has released the first teaser trailer for season 4 of Star Trek Strange New Worlds and announced a release date. The upcoming season premiere will debut globally on July 23. The 10-episode season rolls out weekly on Thursdays through Sept. 24Studios and streamers are currently bidding on a feature adaptation of the Battlefield video games which has Mission Impossible filmmaker Christopher McQuarrie attached to write and direct and Sinners star Michael B. Jordan attached to produce and possibly star.As the final season of Prime Video's The Boys comes to a close, the streamer has confirmed that spin off series Gen V will end with the previously aired season 2 and will not continue for a third season and that series prequel Vought Rising will debut sometime in 2027.AppleTV has announced that season 4 of Ted Lasso will debut on August 5th and have released a first look teaser trailer for the upcoming season.Laura Dern has joined the cast of season 4 of HBO's The White Lotus.In an interview with CinemaHub, Andy Serkis seemingly accidentally revealed that Iman Vellani is in Avengers: Doomsday. He told her “I can't wait to see you in Doomsday” to which she responded immediately “no you can't say that”
Is XBOX back? Its making the right moves, hopefully it sticks to them. PlayStation causes an overhyped uproar, but should we still be worried? Michael dominates the box office, despite not moonwalking the critics, class is out on Gen V at Amazon after 2 seasons. And Sony is exploring a Django & Zorro Team up movie, im all in.
In this episode Dave talks to Mike Gordon about the not-very-good third season of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, but it turns into a discussion of the overall not-very-goodness of modern Star Trek. "Procrastibate" by LeSexoflex.com Social Media: Needless Things on Instagram Needless Things on Bluesky
In FOLLOW UP, the child social media crackdown keeps expanding. Turkey just approved a ban for under-15s, and Sony will require age verification for PlayStation communication features in the UK and Ireland starting in June—because now you need to prove you're an adult before trash-talking strangers online. Meanwhile, Anthropic's prediction that fully autonomous AI employees would already be transforming business hasn't materialized. Agentic systems are still struggling with basic workflows and, in some cases, slowing developers down. And in a more concrete reversal, Elon Musk acknowledged that pre-2023 Tesla Hardware 3 will never support Full Self-Driving. Customers who paid for the feature are now being steered toward discounted trade-ins, new cameras, and upgraded hardware—prompting obvious legal exposure.IN THE NEWS: SpaceX is reportedly targeting what could be the largest IPO ever, at roughly a $1.75 trillion valuation, with dual-class shares that preserve Musk's control through super-voting rights. Prediction markets continue to degrade: Kalshi suspended political candidates for trading on their own races, and Polymarket saw alleged manipulation via a tampered weather sensor at Charles de Gaulle Airport. On the AI front, Anthropic's new Mythos model had a chaotic rollout—used by the NSA, applied to patch hundreds of Firefox vulnerabilities, and briefly exposed through unauthorized access in a developer portal. Amazon followed with a $25 billion investment in Anthropic, even as governments appear to access similar capabilities independently.At the same time, the economics are tightening. Free tiers are shrinking, GitHub Copilot is shifting to token-based billing after costs doubled, and startups are normalizing six-figure monthly AI compute bills. Infrastructure growth continues unchecked: thousands of new data centers are planned across the U.S., while xAI faces scrutiny in Memphis over water usage and delayed mitigation projects. Environmental commitments increasingly resemble marketing rather than enforceable targets.Policy signals are equally aggressive. DHS is exploring smart glasses for ICE agents with facial recognition and gait analysis by 2027. Palantir published a manifesto advocating expanded use of state power with rhetoric that raised concerns about ideological framing. On a lighter note, a University of California, Santa Barbara study suggests that brief exposure to experimental film measurably increases creativity compared to standard social media consumption.MEDIA CANDY: Silo returns July 3 on Apple TV+, while The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 3 is expected sooner than planned. Battlestar Galactica lands on Paramount+ and Pluto TV May 1. Dead Can Dance is releasing monthly singles via its Bandcamp imprint. Deezer reports 44% of daily uploads—about 75,000 tracks—are AI-generated, though only a small fraction of streams come from them, many flagged as fraudulent. And yes, Jessica Jones is back in Daredevil.APPS & DOODADS: Apple patched the notification-cache bug that allowed forensic tools to recover deleted Signal messages. Roblox agreed to a $12 million settlement with Nevada and is rolling out facial age estimation, ID verification, and new contact controls, while still facing multi-state litigation. Cash App is targeting younger users—ages six to twelve—with parent-managed accounts, debit cards, and interest incentives. Separately, a federal judge issued a preliminary injunction protecting ICE-tracking apps, ruling that government pressure on Apple and Meta to remove them likely violated First Amendment protections.IN THE DARK SIDE WITH DAVE: AI-generated Star Wars fan films are improving visually, even if performances remain rigid. The current era of Star Trek is effectively closing out with a large prop auction, notably excluding Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. The broader discussion circles back to time compression—post-pandemic, and with age—and the persistent disconnect between economic scale and general dissatisfaction.Sponsors:DeleteMe - Get 20% off your DeleteMe plan when you go to JoinDeleteMe.com/GOG and use promo code GOG at checkout.Shopify - Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial today at Shopify.com/grumpyPrivate Internet Access - Go to GOG.Show/vpn and sign up today. For a limited time only, you can get OUR favorite VPN for as little as $2.03 a month.SetApp - With a single monthly subscription you get 240+ apps for your Mac. Go to SetApp and get started today!!!1Password - Get a great deal on the only password manager recommended by Grumpy Old Geeks! gog.show/1passwordShow notes at https://gog.show/743Watch on YouTube at https://youtu.be/iLiRLcgP7zMFOLLOW UPSony will require age checks in the UK and Ireland to access PlayStation communication featuresTurkey wants to ban social media for kids under 15Today Is the Day Anthropic Promised That Fully Autonomous Employees Would Be Tearing Through the Business WorldThe Hardware in Your Pre-2023 Tesla Will Never Allow It to Fully Drive Itself, Elon Musk AdmitsIN THE NEWSExclusive: Musk and insiders to retain voting control of SpaceX after IPO, filing showsKalshi suspended three political candidates from its platform for insider tradingSomeone allegedly used a hairdryer to rig Polymarket weather betsThe NSA is reportedly using Anthropic's new model MythosMozilla says it patched 271 Firefox vulnerabilities thanks to Anthropic's Claude MythosAnthropic is investigating 'unauthorized access' of its Mythos cybersecurity toolAmazon will invest up to $25 billion in Anthropic in a broad dealAI Companies Think Destroying the Planet Is an Acceptable Trade-Off for Unlimited ProfitsMusk leaves Memphis high and dryStartups Brag They Spend More Money on AI Than Human EmployeesYou're about to feel the AI money squeezeExclusive: Microsoft To Shift GitHub Copilot Users To Token-Based Billing, Tighten Rate LimitsHomeland Security reportedly wants to develop smart glasses for ICEPalantir posted a manifesto that reads like the ramblings of a comic book villainWhat I Learned About Billionaires at Jeff Bezos's Private RetreatResearchers May Have Found the Antidote to Social Media Brain Rot: Experimental FilmShort of the WeekThis Scammer Used an AI-Generated MAGA Girl to Grift ‘Super Dumb' MenJaw-Dropping iPhone Video of Earth Setting Behind the Moon Is Rightfully Breaking the InternetMEDIA CANDYSilo season 3 just got its Apple TV release date and first trailerSilo — Season 3 Official Teaser | Apple TVSurprise! ‘Rings of Power' Season 3 Is Arriving Earlier Than Expected‘Battlestar Galactica' Is Blasting Back to StreamingDead Can Dance Returns with “Death Cults,” Their Second New Song in Five YearsNot a Soul Was Dancing to Sabrina Carpenter and Madonna at CoachellaDeezer says AI-made songs make up 44 percent of daily uploadsAPPS & DOODADSApple fixes bug that cops used to extract deleted chat messages from iPhonesRoblox agrees to a $12 million settlement with NevadaCash App is targeting a new kind of customer: 6- to 12-year-oldsJudge sides with creators of banned ICE trackers who allege DHS and DOJ violated their First Amendment rightsTHE DARK SIDE WITH DAVEDave BittnerThe CyberWireHacking HumansCaveatControl LoopOnly Malware in the BuildingStar Wars: Darth Vader BEATS the Millennium Falcon to Cloud City (Fan Film)Star Wars: Darth Vader Learns the TRUTH About LUKE SKYWALKER (Fan Film)The Current Era of ‘Star Trek' Is Ending With a Fire SaleStar Trek: Discovery Seasons 1-5 Online AuctionStar Trek Universe: 60th Anniversary Auction Featuring Items from Set - Auction #1Have you ever known anyone who was born in the 1800s?If America's So Rich, How'd It Get So Sad?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Jonathan Archer and James T. Kirk.Two legendary captains of the Starship Enterprise. Two legends who made names for themselves in the earliest parts of Humanity's trek through the stars with early Starfleet and Federation history.In this episode of Twin Cities Trekkies - which is a partial rebroadcast of episodes 21 and 39 - Wes and Kenzie analyze both Jonathan Archer and James Kirk. PROGRAMMING NOTE: The analysis of the Prime Timeline Kirk was completed before the appearance of Paul Wesley playing the character in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. You can share your feedback with us on our Facebook page at facebook.com/TCTrekkiesPod or by emailing tctrekkiespodcast@gmail.com. Twin Cities Trekkies is also on Instagram at instagram.com/twincitiestrekkiespod, and yes—we're on Bluesky and TikTok as well.You can leave comments directly on our Spotify feed, too. Just keep in mind that any feedback you send may be featured in a future episode.Twin Cities Trekkies is available on many platforms.
Remember those cool ships? The Planets?? The NEBULAE?! This is the guy who brought them all to you in dazzling AR Wall definition!Alex has worked on Star Trek Discovery, Star Trek Strange New Worlds, Star Trek Section 31, and Star Trek Starfleet AcademySend your voice hail to OPNEmail your call to openpike@gmail.comSign up for the OPN NewsletterVisit our website OpenPike.comPlease Check out our MerchSupport us on PatreonFollow @openpike on TwitterFollow @openpike.bsky.social on Blue SkyFollow OpenPike on InstagramFollow Openpike on Youtube
In this episode of Beer and Conversation with Pigweed and Crowhill, we crack open a Steady Eddie IPA and take on a big cultural question: why are people who hate Star Trek directing, producing, and writing the show?From the optimism of Star Trek: The Original Series and the (somewhat) moral clarity of Star Trek: The Next Generation to the confusion of modern efforts like Star Trek: Discovery, something clearly changed.We explore:* Why classic Star Trek worked as a moral framework without preaching* The shift from storytelling to ideology* How strong characters like Picard gave way to “feelings-first” writing* The difference between a future where humanity improves… and one where standards disappear* Why newer shows feel more like social commentary than science fictionAlong the way, we revisit favorite series, debate underrated entries like Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and ask whether anything in modern Trek—like Star Trek: Strange New Worlds—still captures the original spirit.This isn't just about Star Trek. It's about storytelling, culture, and what happens when a compelling vision of the future gets replaced by something else entirely.And yes, there's a beer review and a few Star Trek trivia detours along the way.
EYES WIDE SH*T? It's the third season finale of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds and it would appear that the writing staff used the opportunity to combine three or four partial storylines they'd been noodling with all year only to realize that this might wind up being the series finale. Does the stew of ideas and spectacle make this a TREK, MARRY, or KILL? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week's Nerd To Know Basis dives into a surprisingly wide mix of topics as Kev returns from the academic trenches and immediately brings chaos, opinions, and a deep dive into one of gaming's most iconic franchises.
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy has completed its first season so Kneel Before Pod takes the class and breaks it down in immense detail. The conversation covers expanding the Star Trek universe, fanservice and whether to go full Riverdale.FeaturingCraig McKenzie – here on Kneel Before Blog and on We Are Starfleet (Film Stories podcast network)Darren Mooney - words can be read Second Wind Group or his website and his voice can be heard on The 250 podcast or Dublin's Q102 radio station. He can also be found on Twitter and BlueSky.Show NotesTV ReviewsCraig's reviews of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy season 1Craig's review of Star Trek: DiscoveryCraig's reviews of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 1Craig's reviews of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 2Craig's reviews of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 3Craig's reviews of Star Trek: Prodigy season 1Craig's reviews of Star Trek: PicardCraig's reviews of She-Hulk: Attorney At LawCraig's reviews of Marvel's InhumansMovie ReviewsCraig's review of Star Trek: Section 31Craig's review of SupermanPodcastsStar Trek: Discovery first episodesStar Trek: Discovery season 1 – part 1 and part 2Star Trek: Discovery season 2 – part 1 and part 2Star Trek: Discovery season 3Star Trek: Discovery season 4Star Trek: Discovery first episodesStar Trek: Discovery season 1 – part 1 and part 2Star Trek: Discovery season 2 – part 1 and part 2Star Trek: Discovery season 3Star Trek: Discovery season 4Star Trek: Discovery season 5Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 1Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 2Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 3Star Trek: Picard season 1Star Trek: Picard season 2Star Trek: Picard season 3Craig's interview with Jeff TeravainenShe-Hulk: Attorney at LawSupermanMarvel's Inhumans – first podcast and second podcastMiscThe referenced N+1 second screening articleThe referenced video where Kerrice Brooks spoke to Avery BrooksThe D-Con Chamber episode featuring Paul GiamattiThe D-Con Chamber episodes featuring Michael Dorn - first and secondPaul Giamatti's The Chinwag podcastMusicL'Orchestra Cinematique's cover of the “Star Trek: The Original Series theme” and their YouTube channelIf you enjoyed what you heard here, please subscribe to Kneel Before Pod. If you have any feedback then we'd love to hear it. You can find us on Facebook ,Twitter and BlueSky. We can also be found on TikTok. You can also make yourself known in the comments section below or you can join us on Discord
Time to wrap our discussion of trans rep in media from last year, with discussion on Resident Alien, Star Trek Strange New Worlds, The Studio, Survival of the Thickest, Upload, Wayward, and more! And then we'll take a look at the overall numbers from the year, and compare them to my last three annual reports. What do you think happened to the numbers in terms of trans rep? It's probably exactly what you think. Jessie Earl returns to discuss not being flapped! Get her a microscope! JESSIE EARL YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JessieGender1 Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/jessiegender.bsky.social Identiteaze on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/jessiegender-identiteaze TEXT VERSION https://www.tillystranstuesdays.com/2026/03/03/trans-representation-in-2025-media-part-4-tv-part-1/ FURTHER READING (topics discussed with essays available at https://TillysTransTuesdays.com ) Trans Representation in 2025 Media parts 1-3, Trans Representation in 2022 Media, Trans Representation in 2023 Media parts 1-3, Trans Representation in 2024 Media parts 1-3, The Trans Allegory of Star Trek Strange New Worlds' Ad Astra Per Aspera Special thanks to Daisy and Jane for the use of "Sorry Not Sorry" as our show's theme music. Please stop by and show your support at https://daisyandjane.bandcamp.com and https://soundcloud.com/daisyandjane --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Bluesky: @pendantaudio.bsky.social
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy co-showrunners Alex Kurtzman (creator, Star Trek: Picard and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds; Mission Impossible III) and Noga Landau (creator, Nancy Drew and Tom Swift; The Magicians) discuss meeting for the first time, what each looks for in a collaborator, story from the inside out, learning storytelling through Trek, the special sauce of Starfleet Academy, how the strike helped season 1, mastering craft through watching, reading, and listening, and more.THE WRITERS PANEL IS A COMPLETELY INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION.Follow and support the show by subscribing to Ben Blacker's newsletter, Re:Writing, where you'll also get weekly advice from the thousands of writers he's interviewed over the years, as well as access to exclusive live Q&As, meet-ups, and more: benblacker.substack.comSOCIALS:Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/benblacker.bsky.socialInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/bablacker/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
John and Kay have a spoiler filled discussion about the third season of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. Links: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds @ IMDB.com: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt12327578/ Email us at TheGuys@ComicBookPage.com Join the discussion on our forum at: http://forum.comicbookpage.com Join the Comic Book Page Slack channel: http://comicbookpage.com/cbp_slack_request.php This podcast episode originated on the Comic Book […]
Finally… The Rock has come back to Trekcast! Get ready for a holiday smackdown as we break down Red One, the sci-fi Christmas movie starring Dwayne Johnson, and ask the big question: is it a festive knockout or a lump of coal? Plus, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds may be heading toward an ending—but is it really the end? We unpack the latest rumors and what they could mean for the future of the franchise. Paramount makes a bold move that's already having ripple effects across Star Trek, and we're digging into how it could reshape what's coming next. And finally, new details are emerging about Noah Hawley's canceled Star Trek movie—and what might have been. All that and more on Trekcast, the most unpredictable Star Trek podcast in the galaxy. News:Strange New Worlds comes to an endhttps://parade.com/news/star-trek-star-says-goodbye-to-beloved-series-fans-are-emotionalLess Star Trek Merchhttps://trekmovie.com/2025/12/16/another-licensee-dropping-star-trek-due-to-increased-paramount-fees-others-vow-to-continue/Learning More About Noah Hawley's Cancelled Star Trek Moviehttps://www.denofgeek.com/movies/noah-hawley-canceled-star-trek-movie-understood-star-trek/Red One is a 2024 American Christmas action comedy film directed by Jake Kasdan and written by Chris Morgan. It stars Dwayne Johnson, Chris Evans, Lucy Liu, and J. K. Simmons, with Kiernan Shipka, Bonnie Hunt, Kristofer Hivju, Nick Kroll, and Wesley Kimmel appearing in supporting roles. The film tells the story of Head of North Pole Security Callum Drift who teams up with black hat hacker Jack O'Malley to locate a kidnapped Santa Claus on Christmas Eve.Trekcast: The Galaxy's Most Unpredictable Star Trek Podcast!Welcome to Trekcast, the galaxy's most unpredictable Star Trek podcast! We're a fan-made show that dives into everything Star Trek, plus all things sci-fi, nerdy, and geeky—covering Star Wars, Marvel, DC Comics, Stargate, and more. But Trekcast isn't just about warp drives and superheroes. If you love dad jokes, rescuing dogs, and even saving bears, you'll fit right in! Expect fun, laughs, and passionate discussions as we explore the ever-expanding universe of fandom. Join us for a wild ride through the stars—subscribe to Trekcast today! Connect with us: trekcasttng@gmail.comLeave us a voicemail - (570) 661-0001Check out our merch store at Trekcast.comHelp support the show - ko-fi.com/trekcastBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/star-trek-podcast-trekcast--5651491/support.