Episode Archives

PoliTreks #11 – Infinite PoliTreks, Infinite Diversity

In this week’s episode, Shashank and Barry sit down for a wonderful chat with Ryder Wilhelm, and Dan Deevy (the founder of Gaaays in Spaaace!) on the experience of being a member of the LGBTQ+ Community within Trek Fandom. This discussion is both entertaining and illuminating and we are sure you will enjoy it!

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Trek Geeks #135: For the Cause

THE EDDINGTON ARC This week on Trek Geeks, we begin a three-part arc examining “The Eddington Arc,” and the conflict between Captain Benjamin Sisko and Maquis operative Michael Eddington! We thought we knew who he was, and then Michael Eddington reveals his true colors in this pivotal episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.  We’ll…

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Discovering Trek: Drastic Measures

AUTHOR DAYTON WARD In this bonus episode, Dan & Bill are joined by New York Times Best Selling Author Dayton Ward to discuss his brand new Star Trek: Discovery tie-in novel, Drastic Measures! Plus, we’ll talk about some breaking Discovery casting news and tell you how you can win a signed copy of Dayton Ward’s…

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PoliTreks #10 – Section 25 – DS9 Celebration (Part 1)

Section 25 is a series of PoliTreks episodes celebrating the twenty-fifth anniversary of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Through critical examination and comparison to the real world, Shashank and Barry rejoice in characters, episodes, moments, dialogs – everything DS9 in lists of twenty five. First up? Five of twenty-five Fascinating DS9 Characters: Kira, Tosk, Jem’Hadar,…

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Trek Geeks #134: Stump the Geek

AN EPIC BATTLE OF WILLS This week, the fan favorite “Stump the Geek” returns–and this time, it’s bigger than ever! Dan must answer TEN trivia questions using no reference other than his brain! No books, no internet, no notes, no lifeline of any kind! Plus, this time the stakes are even higher! Instead of the…

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PoliTreks #9 – The PoliTreks of The Wrath Of Khan

Revenge politics, nasty tactics of the righteous, and space guerilla warfare! Shashank and Barry continue their ‘PoliTreks Of’ Series this time with a perennial favorite, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. Join us for a rousing discussion of what political messages come from this movie and what i’s real-world contexts and underpinnings can tell…

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Trek Geeks #133: The Undiscovered Country

CONSTANT AS THE NORTHERN STAR Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country debuted in 1991 and it marked the end of the adventures from the cast of the original Star Trek. A whodunit with political overtones, this movie was a great success, leaving many wondering why it was the last movie with Kirk, Spock, McCoy and…

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Trek Geeks #132: Jetrel

CONFRONTING THE PAST This week, we take a look at the Star Trek: Voyager episode, “Jetrel,” which is an amazing first season installment of the third live-action spinoff series. Dr. Ma’bor Jetrel created a weapon fifteen years ago that was used against the Talaxians. 300,000 of Neelix’s people–including his own family. Now, Jetrel has come…

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PoliTreks #8 – The PoliTreks of The Motion Picture

On our eighth episode of PoliTreks, Shashank and Barry delve deep into the political underpinnings of Star Trek: The Motion Picture in the first of our series – ‘The PoliTreks Of’. We look at working relationships and how people in higher positions can sometime usurp those in lower positions, how Artificial Intelligence poses a major…

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Trek Geeks #131: See It or Skip It – DS9 S2

THE FAN FAVORITE RETURNS! One of our most popular episodes is the “See It or Skip It” series where we rate an entire season of Star Trek and tell you which episodes you can check out or avoid entirely! We’ll be making our way through Star Trek: Deep Space Nine in this 25th Anniversary Year and…

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