Discovering Trek

The Next GenerationThe amazing Final Season of Star Trek: Picard has concluded and, now, we begin our look at this amazing reunion of the crew of the Enterprise D. Beverly Crusher is in trouble and, in reaching out to Jean-Luc Picard, she tells him to "trust no one," including Starfleet . Star Trek: Picard's final… 5 May 2023
37:18 Star Trek: Discovery CANCELEDIn this special breaking news edition of Discovering Trek, Bill Smith, Ron Wrobel, and Mike Bovia discuss the announcement by Paramount+ that Star Trek: Discovery will end after Season 5. 3 Mar 2023
22:16 The Stars At NightThis week on Star Trek Lower Decks' incredible Season 3 finale, the Cerritos goes up against Admiral Buenamigo's computer run starship in a test to see if the California Class of starships will be replaced by the new super AI Texas class. As with any fully automated device in Star Trek, things soon… 4 Nov 2022
43:20 Trusted SourcesThis week on Star Trek Lower Decks, Captain Freeman gets her wish as "Project Swing By" is approved by Starfleet Command! The Cerritos has been chosen for the first mission to return to, of all places, Omara - you know the drug addict planet from TNGs Symbiosis? You would think the mission was a… 4 Nov 2022
36:15 Prodigy JunketMike and Emilie are back with Kate Mulgrew, Brett Gray, and Ella Purnell from Star Trek Prodigy! The second half of season 1 is on the way and Mike and Emilie were at the press junket for the new season portion. Find out how the stars of Prodigy feel about the influence their characters have on the… 24 Oct 2022
13:02 Crisis Point 2: ParadoxusThis week on Star Trek Lower Decks, its time for the biggest sequel in the history of Holodeck blockbusters as Boimler tries to outdo Mariners first adventure Crisis Point. Captain Dagger (Boimler) and his crew of the USS Wayfarer have to stop the Romulans from changing history when they steal a… 14 Oct 2022
37:40 A Mathematically Perfect RedemptionThis week on Star Trek Lower Decks, it's the unexpected return of the Exocomp Peanut Hamper! After abandoning the crew in the Season 1 finale, Peanut Hamper has been floating in the Pakled/Federation battle debris field. She manages to escape a Drookmani salvage ship and finds herself on an… 14 Oct 2022
29:35 Hear All, Trust NothingThis week on Lower Decks, Captain Freeman is assigned to negotiate a trade agreement with the Karemma while docked at...wait for it...wait for it...DEEP SPACE 9!!! The return to everyone's favorite "Cardassian Monstrosity" is anything but normal as Tendi has to deal with a fellow Orion who is hell… 29 Sep 2022
35:05 ReflectionsThis week on Lower Decks, Rutherford is having some problems with his implants and when Tendi tries to help with a cache purge, things get a little crazy as a younger version of Rutherfords conscience takes over his body and fights for control. The two Rutherfords 'duke it out' in his mind and… 29 Sep 2022
35:51 Room For GrowthThis week on Lower Decks, Boimler, Tendi and Mariner discover a scheme by the dreaded Delta Shift to manipulate a ship lottery on some fancy new living quarters. They begin a quest to get to the one terminal on the entire ship so that they can beat the Delta's at their own game. Along the way, they… 23 Sep 2022
30:35 Mining The Mind's MinesThis week on Lower Decks, during an away mission, Boimler, Mariner and Rutherford face their ultimate fantasies as well as their most feared nightmares, all thanks to some special glowly rocks that harness thoughts and memories. Our crew soon discovers that not all is as it appears to be and it is… 16 Sep 2022
28:35 The Least Dangerous GameGrab your bat'leths and prepare for an amazing quest, adventurers! During their downtime, General Martok returns (kind of) to lead our Lower Deck crew on glorious quests and missions. When on duty, Boimler decides he is going to change his ways and be more assertive, and that quickly puts him in… 7 Sep 2022
31:06 GroundedThis week on the season premier of Star Trek: Lower Decks, Captain Freeman is on trial for the destruction of Pakled Planet, and Mariner is not going to sit by and watch her mom go down without a fight. The Cerritos is in a secure location and the gang hijacks a familiar piece of history to get to… 5 Sep 2022
28:08 A Quality of MercyIt's the explosive finale of Strange New Worlds! The future of the alpha quadrant balances on the terror of Pike's foreseen future as we revisit a classic TOS episode with a twist. And who is that commanding the Farragut? Is that...Captain Kirk? Is this musical captain's chairs? What is going on as… 14 Jul 2022
37:20 All Those Who WanderThe crew comes face-to-face this time with the terrifying enemy of this first season of Strange New Worlds, the Gorn. But the enemy might be much closer than it appears when survivors of a marooned ship are rescued by the Enterprise. Between La'an's past trauma and Spock releasing repressed rage at… 11 Jul 2022
31:20 The Elysian KingdomThe crew are transformed into the characters of the Elysian Kingdom, a book M'Benga has been reading to his daughter Rukiya who has also suddenly disappeared. M'Benga, and Hemmer, the only two crew members unaffected, must discover if there is a fairy behind this fairy tale, or is this just the… 6 Jul 2022
43:33 The Serene SquallYeaaargh! Pirates sighted in this episode of Strange New Worlds as the Enterprise is lured outside Federation territory in a ruse to capture the ship! A potential ally turns out to be an enemy though to they do engage Spock in a fascinating conversation about false binaries he may hold about his… 24 Jun 2022
29:19 Lift Us Where Suffering Cannot Reach"Lift Us Where Suffering Cannot Reach" has the Enterprise intervening in a world that is outside of Federation territory. While the ship and crew have no jurisdiction here, will Pike follow his heart and violate General Order One to save a child, a civilization, and his love's soul? Yvette and… 22 Jun 2022
27:21 Spock AmokThis week on Discovering Trek, Mike, Yvette, Matthew, and guest Jamie Rogers discuss the Strange New Worlds episode, "Spock Amok." The crew brings the funny in this episode with swapped identities and Enterprise BINGO. Plus, we find out that Una is not, "where fun goes to die," because people are… 7 Jun 2022
53:48 Memento MoriThis week guest host Kasey Shafsky, Yvette, and Matthew discuss the next episode of Strange New Worlds, "Memento Mori." You're going to learn more than you knew before about brown dwarfs and their significance in song. Starfleet also celebrates their version of Memorial Day, which has a deeper… 1 Jun 2022
36:48 Ghosts of IllyriaThis week Mike, Yvette, Matthew, and guest Mike Thurlow discuss the next episode of Strange New Worlds, "Ghosts of Illyria." Everyone on the Enterprise is loving on light, except for Una. She's got a secret that keeps her safe but can save everybody else as well. Meanwhile, Pike and Spock are… 31 May 2022
1:12:44 Children of the CometThis week Mike, Yvette, and Matthew, discuss the next episode of Strange New Worlds, "Children of the Comet." Captain Pike invites members of the crew to his quarters for dinner, and the party includes Cadet Uhura. We learn a lot about her background, including that she's not sure if Starfleet is… 17 May 2022
48:32 Hide and SeekWARNING: This episode contains frank discussion about suicide and its role in Episode 209 of Star Trek: Picard. Mike B., Tamia, Jamie, and Mike T., breakdown Hide and Seek on this week's episode. We finally find out what the trauma was that Picard suffered as a child... and it was shown quite… 16 May 2022
1:39:48 MercyThis week, Mike B., Mike T., Jamie, and Subrina discuss the latest episode of Picard, Mercy. As we continue to see the slide of Jurati into becoming the Borg Queen, Guinan and Picard are in an FBI basement being questioned by an agent that is taking the thought of aliens on earth very personally… 11 May 2022
1:37:48 Strange New WorldsThis week Mike and Yvette welcome Sara and Emilie to discuss the pilot episode of Strange New Worlds. We've all waited a long time for this and are so excited to talk about it. As Captain Pike is on leave, contemplating his future, Spock gets engaged, and Una leads a first contact mission that goes… 10 May 2022
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