Trek Geeks: A Star Trek Podcast

For the CauseThis 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… 17 Apr 2018
1:19:12 Discovering Trek: Drastic MeasuresIn this bonus episode of Discovering Trek, 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… 10 Apr 2018
Stump the GeekThis 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 patented… 3 Apr 2018
57:11 The Undiscovered CountryStar 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 the rest of the… 20 Mar 2018
1:15:09 JetrelThis 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… 13 Mar 2018
1:16:02 See It or Skip It: DS9 S2One 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 this week, we consider the… 6 Mar 2018
1:42:08 Discovering Trek S1 Wrap-Up ExtravaganzaIn the Discovering Trek Season 1 Wrap-Up Extravaganza, Dan & Bill are joined by special guest Ken Ray from Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek Podcast to talk about the Star Trek: Discovery's entire first season. We'll look at some favorite moments from the season, discuss what we think the show… 27 Feb 2018
Benjamin Lafayette SiskoFather. Starfleet Captain. The Emissary of the Prophets. Benjamin Sisko is perhaps the most complex of the Starship Captains, and this week, we'll take a long look at why he's one of our favorite characters in all of Star Trek! Plus, product news, an update on Five Year Mission's YEAR 4 album, and… 20 Feb 2018
1:08:04 The Conscience of the King4,000 people. That's how many were executed at the directive of Governor Kodos of the failed Tarsus IV after a fungus destroyed most of the colony's food supply leaving 8,000 colonists to starve to death. Kodos ordered the deaths of the 4,000 so the other 4,000 colonists might live. Among those… 13 Feb 2018
1:18:32 Dear DoctorThis week, we examine an episode that foreshadows Starfleet's Prime Directive! "Dear Doctor" was the thirteenth episode of Enterprise (later to be renamed Star Trek: Enterprise) and it presented an interesting dilemma for the Chief Medical Officer and Captain of the NX-01. It's an episode that… 6 Feb 2018
1:12:30 Harry Kim Must SufferMan, has this guy been through a lot. Ensign Harry Kim of the Starship Voyager. Operations Officer of the only Starfleet vessel in the Delta Quadrant. In seven years, he has seen a lot of things happen. The problem is, they've happened to him . Harry could be the most abused character in the… 22 Jan 2018
1:10:03 The Motion PictureDecember, 1979. Dan and Bill were both ten years old and went to see the first big screen adventure of the Starship Enterprise and her crew. It was a movie that made a lasting impression on them and, this week, they'll talk about it on Trek Geeks! Star Trek: The Motion Picture ushered in a brand… 16 Jan 2018
1:16:11 DS9 25On January 3, 1993, Star Trek's second live-action spin-off series hit the airwaves and featured a completely different setting and mission! Over the years, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine has grown in popularity and is finally getting the love and respect it so richly deserves. This week, Bill and Dan… 9 Jan 2018
1:19:23 Shatnermas, Part DeuxLast year, we resurrected a holiday we created: Shatnermas ! Back in 2009, Bill declared the first-ever Shatnermas on his Facebook page and it returns this year with a special focus! We've each picked our five favorite clips with William Shatner's portrayal of Captain James T. Kirk to celebrate… 19 Dec 2017
1:31:47 All Good Things...This week, we wrap up our year-long retrospective of Star Trek: The Next Generation with a look at the series finale, "All Good Things..." Airing in 1994, it was the first true finale for a Star Trek series getting a chance to do something that TOS never did. Some have called it the best finale of… 12 Dec 2017
1:18:42 See It or Skip It: TNG S7This week, we continue to wind down our coverage of Star Trek: The Next Generation's 30th Anniversary with our final "See It or Skip It" episode of 2017! Joining us for this fan-favorite episode is our great friend, Jason Inman of Geek History Lesson, DC All Access, and now also of the brand-new… 5 Dec 2017
1:49:52 Encounter at FarpointThis week, we travel back to 1987 and the episode that ushered in a brand new era for Star Trek fans! "Encounter at Farpoint" was the first brand new Star Trek on television in almost twenty years and, we didn't know it at the time, but it was the beginning of 25 straight seasons of television… 14 Nov 2017
1:04:58 The Discovery Social Media MicroscopeThis week on Your Independent Star Trek Podcast, we examine some of the most common complaints on Social Media regarding Star Trek: Discovery. DSC is the first new Star Trek series in the age of Facebook, Twitter, and other social sites and it's been the subject of a lot of posts. We'll look at the… 7 Nov 2017
1:18:42 See-It or Skip-It: TNG S6One of or most-requested episodes are our "See-It or Skip-It" installments where we rank each episode, and this week we continue the year-long celebration of TNG30 with Season 6 of Star Trek: The Next Generation! Joining us to referee the chaos is our friend, Ashley Victoria Robinson, from The Red… 24 Oct 2017
1:47:47 TwilightThis week, Your Independent Star Trek Podcast returns with a look at one of the best "Reset Button" episodes ever. You know, it's one of those episodes where things occur and then everything is taken back to an earlier time and none of the characters remembers anything that actually happened in the… 10 Oct 2017
1:06:44 Discovering Trek Preview #2SPOILER ALERT In the second episode of Discovering Trek, we'll consider "Battle at the Binary Stars" with our guest Norman Lao from the Fandom Podcast Network! We'll look at the fallout from the first episode and tell you what we think the second installment might mean, as well as give you some… 4 Oct 2017
1:07:37 Discovering Trek Preview #1SPOILER ALERT It's the premiere of Star Trek: Discovery! In this debut episode of Discovering Trek, we'll examine "The Vulcan Hello" with our special guests Jim Moorhouse from Trek Ranks and Jeff Hulit from The Tricorder Transmissions. We'll break down the events of Episode 1 and tell you what we… 26 Sep 2017
48:27 WorkforceBill was watching BBC America recently and came across two Voyager episodes he'd never seen. It was the season 7 two-parter, "Workforce," in which the crew finds themselves kidnapped by an alien race and put to work in their industrial plants. Their memories have been altered and they have no… 19 Sep 2017
1:08:04 Geek the StumpThis week, Dan puts Bill's Star Trek knowledge is to the test in a truly epic round of Geek the Stump! Five tough trivia questions. (Well, more like tough for "Teen Jeopardy.") One multi-part bonus. (Weeeellll...we'll see about that.) Bill can't use any reference materials of any kind–he has to… 12 Sep 2017
15:57 Captive PursuitPARENTS : The following episode of the podcast contains mature content and themes including an open and frank discussion on the topics of suicide and self-harm which may be unsuitable for younger listeners. Parental discretion is strongly advised. This week, we look at the sixth episode of Star… 5 Sep 2017
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