Podcasts about TNG

We're back with a fresh recap and review of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Season 1, Episode 8, "The Life of the Stars." In this spoiler-heavy discussion, Jessica Lynn Verdi and John Champion set the stage for an episode that stretches from Thornton Wilder's Our Town to SAM's home planet and straight into some of the biggest emotional questions of the season. Trauma, time, theater, and the Doctor's growing existential crisis collide as Academy attempts to reckon with the aftermath of the Miyazaki disaster. Does art heal? Does counseling help? And what happens when a character built to observe life demands the chance to actually live it? If you'd like to watch the full video version of Mission Log: Reactor — and get it a day early — you can join us on Patreon for as little as $1. Sign up at https://www.patreon.com/MissionLog (Patrons get Reactor first thing Thursday morning!) And don't forget: Join us Mondays at 7PM PT / 10PM ET for Mission Log Live, our FREE audience call-in talkback show covering each new episode. Bring your questions, theories, agreements, disagreements — and maybe even written notes. patreon.com/missionlog   For more Star Trek podcasts, videos, and discussion: missionlogpodcast.com

TNG 2-22-2026 Heroes in the Bible - Part 2 by The Naples Gathering

The hunt continues in "Jinaal", where the next clue is actually someone who was there from the off! Yes, through the magic of symbionts we meet the titular scientist who was part of the team that decided this Progenitor tech is SUPER dangerous but also let's preserve a path to it because...uh.............. Also this week: everything falling into place, an uninteresting end, and the Love Station! [Jinaal: 1:08; DS9 Loves: 46:01] [no romance on the promenade!: https://sshbpodcast.tumblr.com/post/809553944176181248/hearts-stars-and-trek-romances-in-ds9 ]

Spring Break for Starfleet Academy means desert weddings, warp slugs, forged transcripts, and a brand-new word entering the Trek lexicon: Ko'Zeine. After our spoiler-heavy review on Mission Log: Reactor, it was your turn to take the mic. On this week's Mission Log Live, callers weighed in on tonal whiplash, Darem's royal detour, Genesis' risky shortcut to command, and whether Caleb is the hero we're meant to root for… or the cadet we most need to yell at. Is "Ko'Zeine" a welcome breather after the Miyazaki disaster? Did the Khionian wedding work for you? Are we shipping the right couples? And what does it mean when Starfleet Academy swings from trauma to rom-com in a single jump? From Klingon bonding rituals to desert couture, you brought sharp insight, strong opinions, and just the right amount of chaos. If you caught our initial review on Mission Log: Reactor, this is the next step, the community conversation. If you didn't, you can always start there for our first impressions before diving into the live debate.   Watch Mission Log: Reactor on YouTube youtube.com/@MissionLogPodcasts (Patreon members get Reactor a day early!)     Join us Mondays for Mission Log Live Our audience call-in talkback show covering each new episode Streaming FREE every Monday at 7pm PT / 10pm ET on Patreon: patreon.com/missionlog     For more Star Trek podcasts, videos, and discussion: missionlogpodcast.com

Kev and Rob agree to be each other's best men to pass the time while reflecting on the somewhat uneven (and uneventful) outing that was “Ko'Zeine” (SA). To ward off the hallucinations caused by warp slug, they discuss past episodes where characters found themselves alone on the bridge of a starship: "The Mark of Gideon" (TOS), “One” (VOY), “Relics” (TNG), and “Singularity” (ENT).SA 1×07 Ko'ZeineTOS 2×05 Amok Time T'PringTOS 3×17 The Mark of GideonTOS 1×25 This Side of ParadiseVOY 4×25 OneSNW 3×09 Terrarium Erica OrtegasTNG 6×04 RelicsMontgomery Scott Dyson Sphere TOS 1×25 This Side of Paradise Star Trek: GenerationsENT 2×09 SingularityTNG 7×19 Genesis TNG 1×03 The Naked Now TNG 4×05 Remember Me(00:00) - Episode 88: Alone on the Bridge (SA 1×07 Ko'Zeine) (00:46) - SA 1×07 Ko'Zeine (16:31) - Alone on the bridge (18:49) - TOS 3×16 The Mark of Gideon (24:42) - VOY 4×25 One (32:09) - TNG 6×04 Relics (39:43) - ENT 2×09 Singularity (44:00) - Next week Music: Distänt Mind, Brigitte Handley

"Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra, when the walls fell..."Tyler, Troy, MC, and Erik watch that one TNG episode... where Picard tells the story of Gilgamesh! Note: Episode first recorded back in early 2023!(Edited by Erik Slader)Join us on our next voyage: DS9 - S2E22: “The Wire” (?)Sign up for our Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/2Young4ThisTrek⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Talk to Us:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠| ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠| ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: @2Young4ThisTrekEmail: TooYoungforthisTrek@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tyler:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Troy:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Other Podcasts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Power Play-Throughs Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Best Animated Shows Ever... So Far⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TroytlePower.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Erik:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Other Podcast: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Epik Fails of History⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Book Series: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Epic Fails⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ErikSlader.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠MC:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠MC also hosts BASESF.------------Music: https://www.purple-planet.comThe Network:This podcast is a production of the We Can Make This Work (Probably) Network follow us below to keep up with this show and discover our many other podcasts!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ProbablyWork.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, it's the place for those with questionable taste!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: @ProbablyWorkEmail: ProbablyWorkPod@gmail.com

It's time for "Rascals". Join us as we review this critically panned, but beloved episode of TNG. In the 1st half of today's episode, we talk "Scrubs", "Psych" "Send Help" and "The Smashing Machine". Rob also throws shade at some fellow Star Trek fans who are on the cruise right now.

Az Enterprise váratlanul teret vált, a legénység pedig megpróbálja kideríteni, hogy mi történhetett a hajó rendszereivel. Geordi és Data furcsa csomópontokra lesz figyelmes, de az Enterprise autonóm viselkedésén túl a holofedélzetes történetek is összekapcsolódnak. Amikor Worf, Data és Riker a holofedélzetre mennek, hogy információt gyűjtsenek, a különböző világok szereplői az Orient expresszen gyülekeznek. Aktuális adásunk témája a ‘Vészhelyzet' című epizód, melyről LtGlove társaságában beszélgetünk. 0:00:46 - Rövid hírszekció • 0:00:46 | A Star Trek: Nemezis egyik írója, John Logan, valamint Brent Spiner és Jonathan Frakes egy podcastben beszélték meg, mi is történt Datával az utolsó TNG mozifilmben. - https://youtu.be/qRJO5BMRlRk?si=RJHWzD8G-jXJecuV • 0:12:00 | Kate Mulgrew megvédte Holly Hunter-t és az általa játszott karaktert, amikor egy kommentelő azt írta, hogy Janeway biztos felpofozná a Starfleet Academy-ben látható Ake kapitányt. - https://trekmovie.com/2026/02/15/kate-mulgrew-defends-star-trek-starfleet-academy-and-captain-ake-from-disrespectful-online-attacks/ 0:19:12 - Kibeszélő: Vészhelyzet (TNG 7x23) • Búcsúzik a holofedélzet a sorozatban - összegzés a TNG egyik legprominensebb történetmesélési újdonságáról. • Mikor jelennek meg a tudatfejlődésben az álmok, szimbólumok? • Kommunikáció egy szimbolikus cselekményen keresztül - Joe Menosky hagyatéka a TNG-ben. 1:06:35 - Összefoglalás, értékelés Műsorunk videós formában is fogyasztható: - https://youtu.be/hWA6DmM15UA

It's "Engage!", "Make it so!", and "Space—the final frontier!" as NostalgiaCast crosses another item off its bucket list with STAR TREK: FIRST CONTACT, directed by Jonathan Frakes and starring Patrick Stewart, James Cromwell, Alfre Woodard, Alice Krige, and the entire NEXT GENERATION crew. Jonny and Darin welcome director, photographer and fellow Trekker/Trekkie Rachel Masters to the 'Cast for a discussion of the stellar performances, timeless FX, and terrific balance of TREK lore and blockbuster filmmaking that define what is arguably TNG's finest big-screen adventure. Listen now or risk assimilation!   Check out Rachel's podcast Film Fritter, here: https://www.youtube.com/@filmfritter   Check out Rachel's music video work, here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1HhIXH-v1g

We're back with a fresh recap & review of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Season 1, Episode 7, "Ko'Zeine." Spring Break hits Starfleet Academy, and while some cadets plan a quiet getaway, others get swept into royal weddings, questionable science experiments, and decisions that could derail a pre-command future. Jessica Lynn Verdi and John Champion unpack the cultural clash on the Khionian "sunset moon," the consequence of cutting corners on the USS Athena, and what this episode has to say about truth and accountability. It's a spoiler-heavy discussion as we break down the latest chapter of this new Trek series' the hits, the head-scratchers, and the character turns that may shape the rest of the season.   Prefer to watch? Mission Log: Reactor premieres weekly on YouTube: youtube.com/@MissionLogPodcasts   Want it early? Patreon members get Mission Log: Reactor a day before the public release — for as little as $1: patreon.com/missionlog   And join us Mondays at 7PM PT / 10PM ET for Mission Log Live, our audience call-in talkback show — streaming FREE on Patreon: patreon.com/missionlog   For more Star Trek podcasts, videos, and discussion: missionlogpodcast.com

Justin T. Lee from Gazelle Automations' viral TAS-style TNG and Voyager scenes, talks to Seán Ferrick about animating George Takei's life in new Star Trek documentary 'Beam Me Up, Sulu'. Don't forget to use #AskTrekCulture for next week's questions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

TNG 2-15-2026 Heroes in the Bible - Part 1 by The Naples Gathering

The treasure hunt begins in earnest in "Under the Twin Moons"! Because "Star Trek", Michael and Saru head down alone to explore some ruins, only to find its arsenal of explodo-drones are still up and running and ready to protect both graves and secrets at all costs! Thank God Rayner zooms in to be the one non-nerd in the room to help save the day! And in a B plot we make a large galaxy feel small with an unnecessary connection. Also this week: classic Romulan convolution, reading a lot into a maneuver, and the many loves of TNG (most of them are unpleasant)! [Moons: 1:08; TNGee well you look at that!: 55:18] [Holodecks just make it weird: https://sshbpodcast.tumblr.com/post/808915195561902080/hearts-stars-and-trek-romances-in-tng ]

Before she was Tasha Yar, she was Lieutenant Commander Macha Hernandez. For the Season 14 finale of The Trek Files, Denise Crosby joins Larry Nemecek to revisit her original 1987 audition sides for Star Trek: The Next Generation, including early character descriptions that reveal a very different version of the Enterprise's security chief. Denise first read for Deanna Troi before Gene Roddenberry made a pivotal switch, reshaping the role of Macha Hernandez into Tasha Yar to fit Denise's strengths. In this week's episode, Denise reflects on the audition process, her favorite scene between Troi and Yar that was never filmed, and what those early creative decisions revealed about the direction of TNG. She also shares memories of those uncertain early days of production, the risk of launching a syndicated sequel to an iconic series, and the emotional complexity of stepping into (and eventually stepping away from) such a historic role. Along the way, Denise speaks movingly about loss after the Palisades fire, resilience, fandom, and what it means to revisit Star Trek decades later. It's a revealing look at how a character evolves, how casting can reshape canon, and how even discarded script pages tell the story of Star Trek's creative DNA. Documents and additional references Star Trek: The Next Generation Casting Character Bios & Audition Sides (January 30, 1987)  Original description of Lieutenant Commander Macha Hernandez and early security chief character concepts. Star Trek: The Next Generation Pilot Casting Sides (February 11, 1987) Troi/Yar audition scene never filmed for TNG. The Trek Files Season 14 on Memory Alpha All episodes and documents: The Trek Files on Memory Alpha Visit the Trekland site for behind-the-scenes access and exclusive merchandise. The conversation continues on Discord with live chats and the Roddenberry Podcasts community! Join today!

Aka - The Worst Episode of Star TrekTyler, Troy, MC, and Erik watch arguably the worst episode of TNG, the one with... Planet Africa?!Note: Episode first recorded back in early 2023!(Edited by Erik Slader)Join us on our next voyage: TNG - S5E2: “Darmok”!Sign up for our Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/2Young4ThisTrek⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Talk to Us:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠| ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠| ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: @2Young4ThisTrekEmail: TooYoungforthisTrek@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tyler:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Troy:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Other Podcasts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Power Play-Throughs Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Best Animated Shows Ever... So Far⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TroytlePower.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Erik:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Other Podcast: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Epik Fails of History⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Book Series: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Epic Fails⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ErikSlader.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠MC:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠MC also hosts BASESF.------------Music: https://www.purple-planet.comThe Network:This podcast is a production of the We Can Make This Work (Probably) Network follow us below to keep up with this show and discover our many other podcasts!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ProbablyWork.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, it's the place for those with questionable taste!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: @ProbablyWorkEmail: ProbablyWorkPod@gmail.com

Before she was Tasha Yar, she was Lieutenant Commander Macha Hernandez. For the Season 14 finale of The Trek Files, Denise Crosby joins Larry Nemecek to revisit her original 1987 audition sides for Star Trek: The Next Generation, including early character descriptions that reveal a very different version of the Enterprise's security chief. Denise first read for Deanna Troi before Gene Roddenberry made a pivotal switch, reshaping the role of Macha Hernandez into Tasha Yar to fit Denise's strengths. In this week's episode, Denise reflects on the audition process, her favorite scene between Troi and Yar that was never filmed, and what those early creative decisions revealed about the direction of TNG. She also shares memories of those uncertain early days of production, the risk of launching a syndicated sequel to an iconic series, and the emotional complexity of stepping into (and eventually stepping away from) such a historic role. Along the way, Denise speaks movingly about loss after the Palisades fire, resilience, fandom, and what it means to revisit Star Trek decades later. It's a revealing look at how a character evolves, how casting can reshape canon, and how even discarded script pages tell the story of Star Trek's creative DNA. Documents and additional references Star Trek: The Next Generation Casting Character Bios & Audition Sides (January 30, 1987)  Original description of Lieutenant Commander Macha Hernandez and early security chief character concepts. Star Trek: The Next Generation Pilot Casting Sides (February 11, 1987) Troi/Yar audition scene never filmed for TNG. The Trek Files Season 14 on Memory Alpha All episodes and documents: The Trek Files on Memory Alpha Visit the Trekland site for behind-the-scenes access and exclusive merchandise. The conversation continues on Discord with live chats and the Roddenberry Podcasts community! Join today!

After our Mission Log Reactor recap of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Episode 6, "Come, Let's Away," we opened the channel, and our Star Trek Pals delivered. This week's live discussion dives deep into the moral calculus of trusting Nus Braka (again), whether Starfleet's diplomacy still works in a fractured galaxy, and if the Federation's reputation for paternalism is something it simply can't shake. Callers unpack Ake's choices, debate whether letting the villain monologue is negotiation or naïveté, and question whether Starfleet has truly learned to meet other cultures where they are. Along the way, we get sharp psychological analysis, comparisons to Janeway and the Borg, musings on Shakespeare references, comic book lore in a post-Burn galaxy, and the eternal question: how much premise-swallowing is too much premise-swallowing? This is Mission Log Live: thoughtful disagreement, sharp insight, a few laughs, and space to wrestle with the bigger ideas behind the action.   Watch our initial reactions on Mission Log: Reactor: youtube.com/@MissionLogPodcasts (Patreon members get Reactor a day early!)   Join us Mondays for Mission Log Live, our audience call-in talkback show. Streaming FREE every Monday at 7pm PT / 10pm ET on Patreon: patreon.com/missionlog (Audio-only versions drop immediately after the live show.)   For more Star Trek podcasts, videos, and discussion, visit: missionlogpodcast.com

Before she was Tasha Yar, she was Lieutenant Commander Macha Hernandez. For the Season 14 finale of The Trek Files, Denise Crosby joins Larry Nemecek to revisit her original 1987 audition sides for Star Trek: The Next Generation, including early character descriptions that reveal a very different version of the Enterprise's security chief. Denise first read for Deanna Troi before Gene Roddenberry made a pivotal switch, reshaping the role of Macha Hernandez into Tasha Yar to fit Denise's strengths. In this week's episode, Denise reflects on the audition process, her favorite scene between Troi and Yar that was never filmed, and what those early creative decisions revealed about the direction of TNG. She also shares memories of those uncertain early days of production, the risk of launching a syndicated sequel to an iconic series, and the emotional complexity of stepping into (and eventually stepping away from) such a historic role. Along the way, Denise speaks movingly about loss after the Palisades fire, resilience, fandom, and what it means to revisit Star Trek decades later. It's a revealing look at how a character evolves, how casting can reshape canon, and how even discarded script pages tell the story of Star Trek's creative DNA. Documents and additional references Star Trek: The Next Generation Casting Character Bios & Audition Sides (January 30, 1987)  Original description of Lieutenant Commander Macha Hernandez and early security chief character concepts. Star Trek: The Next Generation Pilot Casting Sides (February 11, 1987) Troi/Yar audition scene never filmed for TNG. The Trek Files Season 14 on Memory Alpha All episodes and documents: The Trek Files on Memory Alpha Visit the Trekland site for behind-the-scenes access and exclusive merchandise. The conversation continues on Discord with live chats and the Roddenberry Podcasts community! Join today!

We're back with a fresh recap & review of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Season 1, Episode 6, "Come, Let's Away"! Jessica Lynn Verdi and John Champion get out of the classroom and take a field trip into danger, with Nus Braka as a guest lecturer. Hope you studied up, there'll be tests. So. many. tests. Join us for a spoiler-heavy Star Trek podcast as we break down all the latest from this exciting new television series. Also! Join us Mondays at 7PM PT/10PM ET for our live talkback for each episode, FREE on Patreon. We'll hear your thoughts and questions as we embark on this journey together! https://www.patreon.com/missionlog/events/150616376   This is the audio-only podcast version of Mission Log: Reactor. If you'd like to watch the conversation, the full video edition is available on YouTube: Mission Log: Reactor on YouTube youtube.com/@MissionLogPodcasts (Patreon members get Reactor a day early!)   Join us Mondays for Mission Log Live — our audience call-in talkback show covering each new episode. Streaming FREE every Monday at 7pm PT / 10pm ET on Patreon: patreon.com/missionlog   For more Star Trek podcasts, videos, and discussion, visit: missionlogpodcast.com

TNG 2-8-2026 The Parables of Jesus - Part 9 by The Naples Gathering

The final season of "Discovery" starts with a bang in "Red Directive"! Everyone's least favorite "Trek" character is here to resurrect one of TNG's dumbest plots when Kovich tasks Burnham with collecting a journal that belonged to an extra from "The Chase"! But the might of Starfleet is apparently no match for a couple of kids with a spaceship, somehow. Also this week: Temu Data, cherries and Green Lanterns, and TOS is in LOOOOOOOOOOVE! [Directive: 04:31/8:48; K-I-S-S-I-N-G: 1:07:57] [time for the soft focus: https://sshbpodcast.tumblr.com/post/808278159903555584/hearts-stars-and-trek-romances-in-tos ]

Our latest Spotlight Series episode brings us to TNG's "The Wounded", highlighting Captain Benjamin Maxwell. After being fired upon by a Cardassian ship, Captain Picard is told that a Cardassian outpost has allegedly been destroyed by a Federation ship, the USS Phoenix under the command of Captain Benjamin Maxwell. He is ordered to do everything necessary to keep the peace treaty with the Cardassians in tact. With the help of Miles Edward O'Brien, the Enterprise attempts to stop Captain Maxwell from going rogue, in an effort to avoid starting another war.

The Final Booty...Tyler, Troy, MC, and Erik *finally* watch that one TNG episode - the planet of the thongs! Note: Episode first recorded back in early 2023!(Edited by Erik Slader)Join us on our next voyage: TNG - S1E4: “Code of Honor” - the worst Star Trek episode?! Sign up for our Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/2Young4ThisTrek⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Talk to Us:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠| ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠| ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: @2Young4ThisTrekEmail: TooYoungforthisTrek@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tyler:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Troy:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Other Podcasts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Power Play-Throughs Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Best Animated Shows Ever... So Far⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TroytlePower.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Erik:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Other Podcast: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Epik Fails of History⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Book Series: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Epic Fails⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ErikSlader.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠MC:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠MC also hosts BASESF.------------Music: https://www.purple-planet.comThe Network:This podcast is a production of the We Can Make This Work (Probably) Network follow us below to keep up with this show and discover our many other podcasts!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ProbablyWork.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, it's the place for those with questionable taste!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: @ProbablyWorkEmail: ProbablyWorkPod@gmail.com

Mission Log Live is all about the conversation. Following our Mission Log Reactor discussion of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Episode 5, "Series Acclimation Mil,"we open the channel to our listeners for a wide-ranging call-in discussion that explores SAM's journey, manufactured intelligence, and what it means to "understand" humanity at all. Callers bring deeply personal reactions to SAM's story, comparisons to Data and "Data's Day," reflections on Benjamin and Jake Sisko, and thoughtful debate over whether this episode is a sincere exploration of identity or an uneven mix of whimsy, fan service, and big ideas. We hear perspectives shaped by love of Deep Space Nine, fresh eyes new to DS9, and everything in between, with space for minds to change and opinions to clash respectfully.  This is Mission Log Live at its core: a welcoming space for thoughtful disagreement and shared curiosity about Star Trek's message.   Watch our initial reactions on Mission Log Reactor: youtube.com/@MissionLogPodcasts (Patreon members get Reactor a day early!)   Join us for Mission Log Live every Monday night — our audience call-in talkback show, FREE for everyone at: patreon.com/missionlog (Audio-only versions drop after the live show.)   For more Star Trek podcasts, videos, and discussion, visit: missionlogpodcast.com

In this very special episode of The Trek Files, actor Robin Curtis joins us to revisit a little-known chapter in Saavik's story, one that never made it to screen. Drawing from a pair of early Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home script drafts, we explore a scene that implies Saavik is pregnant with Spock's child, a narrative thread begun in Star Trek III but quietly dropped by the time the final film was released. Robin shares warm memories of working with Leonard Nimoy, the late Harve Bennett, and her fellow castmates, as well as a few eye-opening truths about the unpredictability of Hollywood. Plus, she discusses her return to the role of Saavik in OTOY's Unification, and we recreate the pivotal, never-filmed scene between Kirk and Saavik. It's an emotional, candid, and deeply human conversation about legacy, missed opportunities, and what it means to carry a character with you for decades. Documents and additional references: First Draft (August 23, 1985): Conversation between Kirk and Saavik revealing her pregnancy by Spock. Second Draft (November 18, 1985): Subtle reference via McCoy's line: "I'm a surgeon, not a pediatrician." The Trek Files Season 14 on Memory Alpha All episodes and documents: The Trek Files on Memory Alpha Visit the Trekland site for behind-the-scenes access and exclusive merchandise. The conversation continues on Discord with live chats and the Roddenberry Podcasts community! Join today!

We're back with a fresh spoiler-heavy recap and review of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, Season 1, Episode 5, "Series Acclimation Mil." Jessica Lynn Verdi and John Champion enroll in a class on the unknowable, following SAM as she tries to understand organic life and the legacy of Benjamin Sisko. Along the way, we dig into big questions about identity, predestination, and whether learning can ever really be quantified. Plus:  holographic hangovers, blobfish, and just how much whimsy is too much whimsy. This is the audio-only podcast version of Mission Log: Reactor. If you'd like to watch the conversation, the full video edition is available on YouTube:   Mission Log: Reactor on YouTube youtube.com/@MissionLogPodcasts (Patreon members get Reactor a day early!)   Join us Mondays for Mission Log Live — our audience call-in talkback show covering each new episode. Streaming FREE every Monday at 7pm PT / 10pm ET on Patreon: patreon.com/missionlog   For more Star Trek podcasts, videos, and discussion, visit: missionlogpodcast.com

In the 4th season premiere our panel spends time in the Lower Decks. We pick our favorite characters and episodes while also giving credit to the original TNG episode from season 7 of the same name. Was Boimler's Riker Maneuver legit since it was on a saddle? We don't talk about that, but we do have fun discussing the SNW/LD crossover. Moderator: Jeff Howell, regular panelist: Ken Radner, guests: Jason Gurin, Holly McMiller.

TNG 2-1-2026 The Parables of Jesus - Part 8 by The Naples Gathering

Look, seriously, if you haven't seen "Arrival", watch it first. It's a great movie to go into as uninformed as possible. It's new to two of your hosts and they were blown away by this moody, complex film about the complications of language and cultural exchange. See where "Discovery" season 4 pinched some of its ideas from and then spread over way too many episodes in this 2016 film featuring Amy Adams just owning the screen. Also this week: Shran Fiction, an inexplicable accent, and title-genre confusion.

Mission Log Live puts the spotlight on you. Following our Mission Log Reactor discussion of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Episode 4, "Vox In Excelso," we open the channel to our listeners for a wide-ranging conversation about Klingon identity, family, myth, debate, and what Star Trek is, and can be, right now. Callers bring everything from joyful tears to thoughtful critique. We hear deeply personal reactions to Jay-Den Kraag's story, discussions of chosen family and queer representation, debates over how truth is framed versus discovered, and even speculation about whether Caleb might be hiding something more than exceptional talent. Along the way, we wrestle with empathy versus charity, cultural self-determination, and the power of storytelling to shape identity. This is Mission Log Live at its best: respectful disagreement, unexpected insights, and a reminder that Star Trek works most powerfully when it invites conversation rather than closing it down.   

Before Star Trek: Discovery's final season sent its crew in pursuit of ancient secrets, Carlos Cisco had already taken inspiration from one of the most profound episodes of The Next Generation, "The Chase." In this week's The Trek Files, Carlos returns to explore the thematic connections between the 1993 TNG episode and Discovery's modern narrative arc. With Larry Nemecek, he discusses how "The Chase" influenced the creation of the alien species Progenitors and how its ideas about shared ancestry and unity resonated with the story of L'ak and the Breen in Discovery Season 5. Document and additional references: Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "The Chase," final draft script (revised Feb 4–10, 1993) Written by Ronald D. Moore & Joe Menosky, directed by Jonathan Frakes. The Trek Files Season 14 on Memory Alpha All episodes and documents: The Trek Files on Memory Alpha Visit the Trekland site for behind-the-scenes access and exclusive merchandise. The conversation continues on Discord with live chats and the Roddenberry Podcasts community! Join today!

Another Early TNG Episode?!Tyler, Troy, MC, and Erik watch that one TNG episode... the first one with the Ferangi! (Also Doug's on this one)Note: Episode first recorded back in early 2023!(Edited by Erik Slader)The Search for Booty continues... Join us on our next voyage: the one where we find the booty!Sign up for our Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/2Young4ThisTrek⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Talk to Us:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠| ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠| ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: @2Young4ThisTrekEmail: TooYoungforthisTrek@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tyler:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Troy:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Other Podcasts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Power Play-Throughs Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Best Animated Shows Ever... So Far⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TroytlePower.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Erik:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Other Podcast: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Epik Fails of History⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Book Series: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Epic Fails⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ErikSlader.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠MC:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠MC also hosts BASESF.------------Music: https://www.purple-planet.comThe Network:This podcast is a production of the We Can Make This Work (Probably) Network follow us below to keep up with this show and discover our many other podcasts!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ProbablyWork.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, it's the place for those with questionable taste!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: @ProbablyWorkEmail: ProbablyWorkPod@gmail.com

Before Star Trek: Discovery's final season sent its crew in pursuit of ancient secrets, Carlos Cisco had already taken inspiration from one of the most profound episodes of The Next Generation, "The Chase." In this week's The Trek Files, Carlos returns to explore the thematic connections between the 1993 TNG episode and Discovery's modern narrative arc. With Larry Nemecek, he discusses how "The Chase" influenced the creation of the alien species Progenitors and how its ideas about shared ancestry and unity resonated with the story of L'ak and the Breen in Discovery Season 5. Document and additional references: Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "The Chase," final draft script (revised Feb 4–10, 1993) Written by Ronald D. Moore & Joe Menosky, directed by Jonathan Frakes. The Trek Files Season 14 on Memory Alpha All episodes and documents: The Trek Files on Memory Alpha Visit the Trekland site for behind-the-scenes access and exclusive merchandise. The conversation continues on Discord with live chats and the Roddenberry Podcasts community! Join today!

Before Star Trek: Discovery's final season sent its crew in pursuit of ancient secrets, Carlos Cisco had already taken inspiration from one of the most profound episodes of The Next Generation, "The Chase." In this week's The Trek Files, Carlos returns to explore the thematic connections between the 1993 TNG episode and Discovery's modern narrative arc. With Larry Nemecek, he discusses how "The Chase" influenced the creation of the alien species Progenitors and how its ideas about shared ancestry and unity resonated with the story of L'ak and the Breen in Discovery Season 5. Document and additional references: Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "The Chase," final draft script (revised Feb 4–10, 1993) Written by Ronald D. Moore & Joe Menosky, directed by Jonathan Frakes. The Trek Files Season 14 on Memory Alpha All episodes and documents: The Trek Files on Memory Alpha Visit the Trekland site for behind-the-scenes access and exclusive merchandise. The conversation continues on Discord with live chats and the Roddenberry Podcasts community! Join today!

*Trigger Warning for this episode....self harm mentioned during solo top interview.    This week on the Erotic Awakening Podcast, episode 747,  Dawn chats with Dear Caroline about solo play….aka playing without a partner .... ……plus, she reviews some bdsm terms like "top, bottom, switch, TNG, & vanilla", and shares the titles of the virtual classes she'll be teaching this month.     Links mentioned on the show: Needle Playground https://needleplayground.com/ Leather Life Education Series https://leatherlife.org/ Intrigue https://fetlife.com/events/1725996 Indy Rope Expo https://www.indyropeexpo.com/ NM Leather & Kink Fair https://fetlife.com/events/2026/04/11/nm-leather-kink-fair-sat-apr-11-2026-puaxxg Primal Arts Fest https://fetlife.com/events/1911410 Dawn's online classes https://www.eroticawakening.com/ Or Dawn_Awakening (on fet) https://fetlife.com/Dawn_Awakening       Transcript 1:39 Interview with Dear Caroline on solo play 6:08 "I am my own sharps top" 7:23 Meditative head space 9:29 TW: Self Harm vs Solo Play 17:44 needleplayground.com 20:54 Where Dawn can be found in person 22:53 BDSM terms - top, bottom, switch, TNG, vanilla 26:46 Dawn's Feb. virtual class offerings    Enjoy!!! Dawn     Discounted/Free books, kink starter cards, online classes; early access to the show, and more!    https://www.patreon.com/eroticawakening   ***************************************** Fetlife - @erotic_awakening  Fetlife - @dawn_awakening Instagram - @eroticawakening Youtube - @eroticawakeningpodcast TikTok - @eapodcastdawn Newsletter - www.eroticawakening.com   Discord - https://discord.gg/WQtSM56V39 747 - #bdsmterminology #bdsmterms #bdsmtop #bdsmbottom #bdsmswitch #bdsmtng #kinkvirtual #powerexchange #polyamory #livingms #polyamorytoolkit #kinkeducation #leathereducation #onlineeducation #podcast #eroticawakeningpodcast #bdsm #domsub #submission #heartsandcollars 

SPECIAL RELEASE Before we return to our regular release schedule, here's the second—and final— specialaudio drop from our Patreon-exclusive Mission Log Live discussions. This episode focuses on Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Episode 3, "Vitus Reflux." The rivalry between Starfleet cadets and the War College heats up, culminating in a competitive game of Calica (laser tag of the future), a full-blown prank war, and a fast-growing, mockery-spouting fungus at the center of it all. As always, Mission Log Live is driven by you. Callers weighed in with reactions ranging from unabashed enjoyment to a resounding "meh," sparking a wide-ranging conversation about tone, tropes, and what this episode is really trying to say. To help put some of the criticism into perspective, we're joined by special guest Larry Nemecek (aka Dr. Trek) for additional context and critique.  

Mission Log Live: Starfleet Academy Episodes 1 & 2   SPECIAL RELEASE You asked, and we listened. To make sure no version of Mission Log Live is missed, we're releasing the audio from our Patreon-exclusive live chats into the main podcast feed. In this first special release, we dive into the opening two episodes of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy — "Kids These Days" and "Beta Test." From early reactions to cadet romances and clashing personalities, to over-the-top villains and big thematic swings, this is where the conversation really starts. Hear your comments, questions, and takes as Jessica Lynn Verdi and John Champion unpack what's working, what's raising eyebrows, and what these episodes might be setting up for the future of the series.  

Episode 3: The Trial Series AKA: They Really Put The Captain On Trial in Episode One Is Q's initial rigged trial of Picard a way to prepare him for the Continuum's judgement? Is Picard a good test subject? Will machines ever become Judges? How does TNG honor “Court Martial”? Why would Phillipa force Riker to testify against Data? Join Ashlyn and Rhianna as we discuss the Trial episodes in The Next Generation. This is the third episode of our Trial Series, where Ashlyn and Rhianna talk about the Trial episodes of every Star Trek show. TRIGGER WARNINGS: Conversion therapy, slavery, and the prison industrial complex. SPOILER WARNING: TNG and SNW's “Ad Astra Per Aspera” Next time, we'll head to the passionate and groundbreaking trials seen in the Next Generation… Part 2! DISCLAIMER: We do not own any of the rights to Star Trek or its affiliations. This content is for review only. Our intro and outro is by Jerry Goldsmith. Rule of Acquisition #7: “Keep your ears open.” Please check out our Patreon and donate any $1, $6, $10, or $20 per month to access exclusive episodes of trivia, documentary review, and reviews of every episode of The Animated Series, Lower Decks and the Short Treks, plus our mini-series. Head to https://www.patreon.com/thedurassisterspodcast for all this and more!

Episode 4 of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy has daddy issues that could decide the fate of the Klingon Empire, to be resolved only in reasoned debate or an interplanetary pillow fight! Jessica Lynn Verdi and John Champion discuss "Vox In Excelso," which lets us in on how the Burn affected the Klingons, and gives us Jay-Den Kraag's origin story. Enjoy our honest-to-goodness, SPOILER HEAVY review and chime in with YOUR thoughts in the comments. Also! Join us Mondays at 7PM PT/10PM ET for our live talkback for each episode, FREE on Patreon. We'll hear your thoughts and questions as we embark on this journey together!

Listen below or click here for full show notes Main Mission, Part 1 Star Trek: Starfleet AcademySeason 1, Episode 3“Vitus Reflux”Written by Alex Taub & Kiley RossetterDirected by Doug Aarniokoski Subspace Chatter (if Charlie okays it) See William Shatner Return On A Unique Captain's Chair In Super Bowl Ad Tease – TrekMovie.com ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' Nominated For Michelle Yeoh’s Star Trek: Section 31 Has Five Award Nominations No Movie Wants RAZZ NEWZ – The Razzies ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' Nominated For 4 Saturn Awards, Including Best Sci-Fi Series – TrekMovie.com The Academy of Science Fiction Fantasy and Horror FilmsJanuary STAR TREK Merch Roundup: Factory Entertainment's Klingon Communicator Prop Replica, Funko POPs, Books, and More! – TrekCore.com Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Comics Coming Soon (Exclusive) – Nerdist CLINTON In Vulcan, Alberta, Canada news… Nothing this week Here are links to 77 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] One of Kirk’s Greatest ‘Star Trek’ Episodes Ever Is a Masterclass in 1 Thing the Sci-Fi Show Does Best The Star Trek Prop You Didn’t Realize Came From Gilligan’s Island Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987 – 1994) [7 seasons] 'Star Trek: The Next Generation's Near-Perfect Episode Breaks a Core Rule With a Quote Fans Can't Shake Star Trek: Voyager (1995 – 2001) [7 seasons] Captain Janeway’s Single Greatest Star Trek Line Hits Harder Than Any Sci-Fi Quote Since Star Trek: Enterprise (2001 – 2005) [4 seasons] Why Star Trek’s Original Captain Janeway Actress Quit The Series STREAMING SERIES AND MOVIES (in order of premiere) Star Trek: Starfleet Academy [2026 – present] [renewed for second season] Star Trek: Starfleet Academy — Season 1 review: ‘compelling’ ‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’: Paul Giamatti and Holly Hunter on beaming into the storied sci-fi franchise (interview) | Space Starfleet Academy Will Revive an Age-Old Star Trek Conundrum | Den of Geek Star Trek: Starfleet Academy review – Holly Hunter is a transgressive thrill in this horny high-school spinoff | Star Trek | The Guardian This Risky New Star Trek Series Is Streaming Free Sooner Than You Think Star Trek: Starfleet Academy – 10 Key Facts About The New Series ‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’ review: The latest Trek series asks big questions : NPR The State of the ‘Star Trek’ Universe Coming Into ‘Starfleet Academy’ Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Series Premiere Review – IGN Star Trek: Starfleet Academy tries something different, and I don't hate it – Ars Technica STAR TREK: STARFLEET ACADEMY Review — “Beta Test” – TrekCore.com ‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’: Paramount+’s New Series Delights ‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’ Paramount Plus Review: Stream It Or Skip It? Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Divides Critics & Fans On Rotten Tomatoes Recap/Review: ‘Starfleet Academy' Series Premiere Is A Welcoming Return To Star Trek – TrekMovie.com New Star Trek Series Hit With Immediate Backlash and Review Bombing on Rotten Tomatoes 39 Years Later, Star Trek Just Gave An Old Alien Race A New Superpower ‘Starfleet Academy’ brings a modern sheen to the ‘Star Trek’ universe | WVXU Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Debuts With Divisive Rotten Tomatoes Score Stephen Miller Leads ‘Woke' Backlash Against New ‘Star Trek' Series Starfleet Academy’s Best Decision Allows The Series To Be A Traditional Star Trek Project Star Trek Star Defends Controversial New Character After Backlash – ComicBook.com ‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’ Stars Talk Fun of Jett & Lura’s Romance Captain Janeway’s Hidden Cameo In Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Premiere Starfleet Academy Officially Solves Star Trek's Biggest Voyager Problem 31 Years Later Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Continues One Of Voyager’s Silliest Gags One Cool Trick Makes Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Feel So Huge Star Trek’s New ‘Canon-Breaking’ Officer Is Actually a Deep Space Nine Deep Cut Most Fans Forgot I Had No Idea The Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Set Was So Intricate, But I Can’t Get Over The Stars' Comparisons To Voyager And Discovery Review: STAR TREK: STARFLEET ACADEMY is What Happens When Star Trek Forgets Itself — GeekTyrant Star Trek: Starfleet Academy – Plugged In ‘Starfleet Academy’ Makes a Prank War Out of One of the Oldest Debates in ‘Star Trek’ Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Episode 3 – ‘Vitus Reflux' Review – IGN STAR TREK: STARFLEET ACADEMY Review — “Vitus Reflux” – TrekCore.com Classic STAR TREK Characters Who Could Appear in STARFLEET ACADEMY – Nerdist Latest Star Trek reboot unveils human-alien lesbian romance amid criticism that it is too woke | Daily Mail Online 9 Years Later, Star Trek Still Hasn’t Fixed the Biggest Discovery Problem – ComicBook.com ‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’ faces ‘woke’ backlash from fans and critics | Fox News ‘Star Trek’ actress argues that series has always been ‘woke’ as new show faces backlash Holly Hunter Says She Loved Being Barefoot in New ‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’ Role (Exclusive) ‘Starfleet Academy’ isn’t the first time that ‘Star Trek’ tried to go back to school | Space Star Trek: Starfleet Academy episode 1 review | Efficiently going where many have tried to go before | Film Stories Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’s Wall Of Heroes Hints At Terrifying Fates For Strange New Worlds Characters Star Trek’s New 88% RT Show Has Been Set Up For 60 Years (So Why Didn’t It Happen Before?) – ComicBook.com ‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’ Ep. 4: A Species in Danger – Parade Interview — STAR TREK: STARFLEET ACADEMY's Raoul Bhaneja on the War College's Commander Kelrec – TrekCore.com THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURES (in order of premiere) OTHER MEDIA Star Trek video games/board games ‘Star Trek: Voyager – Across the Unknown' Release Date & Switch 2 Confirmed; Watch New Gameplay Video – TrekMovie.com ‘Star Trek: Voyager’ Delta Quadrant Adventure Awaits You – Parade Star Trek Adventures Species Sourcebook now available for pre-order Star Trek Comics/graphic novels/magazines Star Trek Is Officially Scrapping Its Best Piece of Sci-Fi Tech After 39 Years IDW April 2026 Full Solicits With New Star Trek: Starfleet Academy MISCELLANEOUS Franchise-wide/Miscellaneous The 22 Greatest ‘Star Trek’ Episodes of All Time – Parade Anniversary of Star Trek brings back basement memories | News, Sports, Jobs – Marshall Independent A decade of Star Trek-themed fart jokes: The Greatest Generation podcast turns 10 – Ars Technica Every Confirmed & Rumored Star Trek: Discovery Spinoff – ComicBook.com People Are Calling For William Shatner To Run Star Trek, But That’s A Terrible Idea What constellation am I: A starry personality quiz | Space Letter to the editors: What's the fuss? ‘Star Trek' warned us about AI and more | Chattanooga Times Free Press A Brief History of Fictional ‘Star Trek’ Sports Stephen Miller Wants William Shatner to Take Control of ‘Star Trek.' Actor's Response Goes Viral | Military.com 60 Years After Her Debut, Star Trek Reveals the Fate of The Original Series’ Most Important Star – ComicBook.com Star Trek 4's Cancellation Gives the Reboot Crew an Unwanted Movie Record After TOS & TNG – ComicBook.com Star Trek Is Repeating A Decades-Old Mistake | GIANT FREAKIN ROBOT 10 Smartest Star Trek Villains, Ranked Ranking Star Trek On Paramount+ Premieres: Worst to Best Pluto TV Adds 5 New Live Star Trek Channels | Cord Cutters News Actor Watch Robert Picardo Reminds Fans What STAR TREK Has Always Been as The Franchise Turns 60 — GeekTyrant Tig Notaro: ‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’ shows ‘same Tig, different galaxy’ | Out.com ‘Star Trek’ star Paul Giamatti says THIS role of his deserves an award ‘Star Trek' Star Returns to the Franchise After Two Years – Parade Paul Giamatti ‘Never’ Thought He’d Be Cast in New Star Trek Series (Exclusive) Chris Pine Tells New Paramount Bosses ‘Good Luck’ With ‘Star Trek’ Main Mission, Part 2 (with an appropriate sound effect) Star Trek: Starfleet AcademySeason 1, Episode 4“Vox in Excelso”Written by Gaia Violo & Eric Anthony GloverDirected by Doug Aarniokoski End Of Show It’s about time to refill the dilithium chamber and get on out of here. 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Send us a textAngelo, Rhea, and Jay are back to discuss the brand new Star Trek show, Starfleet Academy, and only one of them is really happy about it (hint: he's a huge nerd!). Is Academy the "Nu Trek" show worthy of the title of the new TNG?THEN, the gang discusses Jimmy Kimmel's unprecedented shift from comedy to politics, something that late night has never really seen before.  Whether or not it's persuasive, it's certainly courageous!All that PLUS: a review of Press on Amazon Prime, a discussion of the best TV Duos of all time, and much MUCH more!MAKE SURE TO VISIT OUR SPONSOR: Steven Singer Jewelers!The TV Show is a weekly podcast hosted by Jay Black, with regular guests Angelo Cataldi and Rhea Hughes. Each week, we dive into the new Golden Age of Television, with a discussion of the latest shows and news. 

TNG 1-25-2026 The Parables of Jesus - Part 7 by The Naples Gathering

We're "Coming Home" in "Discovery" this week, and we're finding all sorts of rubbish there! We get a major level-up in translation off-screen! We get a lot of proposed sacrifices that don't actually need to happen! And we get a "Return of the King" amount of endings without it feeling particularly earned! Also this week: Tarka's ark(a), classic mind-meld action, and the season wrap! [Coming Home: 02:41; What Did We Just Watch?: 48:31] [blog it: https://sshbpodcast.tumblr.com/post/807009983770279937/discovery-season-4-shouldve-been-a-movie ]

This week, we're joined once again by Cash Edwards, who shares an intimate look at his longtime friendship with Star Trek: The Next Generation producer Herbert J. Wright. Their relationship, and shared history with Gene and Majel Roddenberry, sparked a bold attempt to revive one of Gene's most personal concepts: The Questor Tapes. In 2004, Herb, Cash, Rod Roddenberry, and a team that included Mike Okuda and Jules Urbach put together a new pitch for Questor—a project updated for the post-9/11 world but still driven by the timeless Roddenberry themes of evolution, ethics, and survival. From detailed series bibles to pilot treatments and fan outreach, Cash walks us through the chaotic early years of TNG, the roots of Questor, and the bittersweet story behind its final pitch. Document and additional references: Questor promo revision 10 - 2004 The Trek Files Season 14 on Memory Alpha All episodes and documents: The Trek Files on Memory Alpha Visit the Trekland site for behind-the-scenes access and exclusive merchandise. The conversation continues on Discord with live chats and the Roddenberry Podcasts community! Join today!

Our Spotlight Series brings us to TNG's "The Drumhead" and a focus on Admiral (retired) Norah Satie. When a potential security leak and sabotage is discovered on board the Enterprise, Starfleet brings Admiral Satie out of retirement to help with the investigation. What follows turns into a "witch hunt" of sorts as Admiral Satie turns the investigation into a trial of a crewman that Picard reminds her is innocent until proven guilty. Conspiracy and paranoia run rampant until Admiral Satie explodes. Is Admiral Satie one of Starfleet's Finest or Starfleet's worst? You decide!

01010100 01001110 01000111Tyler, Troy, MC, and Erik watch that one TNG episode... with the Binars! (Also the first episode with Troy's soundboard!)Note: Episode first recorded back in early 2023!(Edited by Erik Slader)The Search for Booty continues... Join us on our next voyage: TNG - S1E5: “The Last Outpost”Sign up for our Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/2Young4ThisTrek⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Talk to Us:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠| ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠| ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: @2Young4ThisTrekEmail: TooYoungforthisTrek@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tyler:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Troy:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Other Podcasts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Power Play-Throughs Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Best Animated Shows Ever... So Far⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TroytlePower.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Erik:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Other Podcast: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Epik Fails of History⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Book Series: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Epic Fails⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ErikSlader.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠MC:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠MC also hosts BASESF.------------Music: https://www.purple-planet.comThe Network:This podcast is a production of the We Can Make This Work (Probably) Network follow us below to keep up with this show and discover our many other podcasts!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ProbablyWork.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, it's the place for those with questionable taste!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: @ProbablyWorkEmail: ProbablyWorkPod@gmail.com

This week, we're joined once again by Cash Edwards, who shares an intimate look at his longtime friendship with Star Trek: The Next Generation producer Herbert J. Wright. Their relationship, and shared history with Gene and Majel Roddenberry, sparked a bold attempt to revive one of Gene's most personal concepts: The Questor Tapes. In 2004, Herb, Cash, Rod Roddenberry, and a team that included Mike Okuda and Jules Urbach put together a new pitch for Questor—a project updated for the post-9/11 world but still driven by the timeless Roddenberry themes of evolution, ethics, and survival. From detailed series bibles to pilot treatments and fan outreach, Cash walks us through the chaotic early years of TNG, the roots of Questor, and the bittersweet story behind its final pitch. Document and additional references: Questor promo revision 10 - 2004 The Trek Files Season 14 on Memory Alpha All episodes and documents: The Trek Files on Memory Alpha Visit the Trekland site for behind-the-scenes access and exclusive merchandise. The conversation continues on Discord with live chats and the Roddenberry Podcasts community! Join today!

Photo by Aneta Pawlik on Unsplash Published 26 January 2026 e540 with Michael, Andy and Michael – Stories and discussion on mobile controllers, AI playing Anchorhead, Zork & Roller Coaster Tycoon, an isometric NYC, human artistic creativity and a whole lot more. Michael, Andy and Michael get things clicking with some mobile controllers.  Starting with one of Andy's latest technology acquisitions, the team enjoys hearing about Andy's experience with the MCON.  And they especially like the “saucer separation” functionality.  The featured image from Unsplash was selected because there were very few TNG images – if you want to see the saucer separation that inspired this week's show title, have a look at the YouTube video below.  After discussing the Anbernic controller, which has some interesting features like a screen and heart rate monitoring, the team moves forward with AI. Claude features in a couple of the stories – first with an article from Fernando Borretti who details how he hooked Claude into the text based adventure Anchorhead.  The co-hosts have been intrigued by this kind of thing for years, and were reminded of the recent open sourcing of Zork.  Ramp Labs also used Claude with Roller Coaster Tycoon, which struck the team as a great way to run optimization routines across a multitude of data points that make us the game.  Next up was a story about using AI to create a SimCity-style rendition of New York City (New York City!) with astounding detail.  There were a couple of jumping off points of note from this story – Nvidia's Omniverse digital twin, traffic optimization routines and another being the language in SimCity called Simlish – and a translator is included below for the listeners to enjoy. After all the news on AI – it is refreshing though unsurprising that Hermès selected human creativity, complete with the imperfections that make the artwork more real.  Wrapping up the episode, the team closes with Netflix's foray into social engagement. What game would you like to have AI set up to play?  Have your bots

TNG 1-18-2026 The Parables of Jesus - Part 6 by The Naples Gathering

When the plague has to wait for some mandatory quasar research, the Suburban of shuttles is launched only to crash with seven crew members aboard. But after they leave the shuttle and get attacked by big foots and oversized spears, Spock's final act of desperation leads to a redemption of his leadership style. Where is help never far away? What's the difference between TOS and TNG shuttles? Who is so Bosch? It's the episode that makes Disco shuttles look more accurate.Support the production of Greatest TrekGet a thing at podshop.biz!Sign up for our mailing list!Greatest Trek is produced by Wynde PriddySocial media is managed by Rob Adler and Bill TilleyMusic by Adam RaguseaFriends of DeSoto for: Labor | Democracy | JusticeDiscuss the show using the hashtag #GreatestTrek and find us on social media:YouTube | Facebook | X | Instagram | TikTok | Mastodon | Bluesky | ThreadsAnd check out these online communities run by FODs: Reddit | USS Hood Discord | Facebook group | Wikia | FriendsOfDeSoto.social Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.