Discovering Trek: The Star Trek Universe Companion

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Moist Vessel Aug 31, 2020

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This week on Star Trek: Lower Decks, the Cerritos is being overrun and transformed by an organic growth material! Meanwhile, the Captain and Ensign Mariner get some quality time together to work out some of their family issues.

Sara, Bill, and Kasey sit down to talk about "Moist Vessel," the fourth episode of Lower Decks! What great Trek references did they spot this week, what were their favorite quotes and WHAT are those filters on the Holodeck for?!?!? Join us for some great fun and discussion!

WE COVER LOWER DECKS LIKE NO ONE ELSE

Interested in great talk about Star Trek: Lower Decks? Look no further than the Trek Geeks Podcast Network! Discovering Trek breaks down every episode on Mondays with our own Lower Decks crew of Dan, Sara, Kasey and Bill. Plus, check out Infinite Trek on Tuesdays with Brandi Jackola and Aaron Harvey (co-author of Star Trek: The Official Guide to the Animated Series)!

No One Talks Trek Like We Do.

FIVE YEAR MISSION

Music for Discovering Trek is provided by Five Year Mission. They're writing one song for each episode of The Original Series! Plus, check out their podcast right here on the Trek Geeks Podcast Network!

Find out more and download all 6 of their current albums at FiveYearMission.net

Temporal Edict Aug 24, 2020

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This week on Star Trek: Lower Decks, Ransom and Mariner head out on an important second contact mission which goes completely off the rails. Meanwhile on the USS Cerritos, Boimlers discussion with the Captain causes all kinds of havoc as she makes 'buffer time' a thing of the past.

Dan, Sarah, Bill and Kasey sit down to talk about "Temporal Edict" - the third episode of Lower Decks!. What great Trek references did they spot this week, what were their favorite quotes and how much Vindor puke needs to be cleaned off the crew in this weeks Decon Chamber? Join us for some great fun and discussion!

WE COVER LOWER DECKS LIKE NO ONE ELSE

No One Talks Trek Like We Do.

FIVE YEAR MISSION

Find out more and download all 6 of their current albums at FiveYearMission.net

Envoys Aug 17, 2020

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This week on Star Trek: Lower Decks, Boimler and Mariner head out on an important transport mission with a high ranking Klingon General, while Rutherford tries to figure out exactly where he belongs on the USS Cerritos!

Dan, Sarah, Bill and Kasey sit down to talk about "Envoys" - the second episode of Lower Decks!. What great Trek references did they spot this week, what were their favorite quotes and how much goop needs to be cleaned off the crew in this weeks Decon Chamber? Join us for some great fun and discussion!

WE COVER LOWER DECKS LIKE NO ONE ELSE

No One Talks Trek Like We Do.

FIVE YEAR MISSION

Find out more and download all 6 of their current albums at FiveYearMission.net

A Conversation with Mike McMahan Aug 14, 2020

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It's the latest Star Trek series and the first animated series set in the Star Trek Universe in almost fifty years. In this bonus episode of Discovering Trek and Trek Geeks, Dan and Bill sit down to talk with Star Trek: Lower Decks creator and executive producer, Mike McMahan about the show, its comedy, the DNA it shares with The Animated Series, and how it's inspired fans already.

WE COVER LOWER DECKS LIKE NO ONE ELSE

No One Talks Trek Like We Do.

FIVE YEAR MISSION

Find out more and download all 6 of their current albums at FiveYearMission.net

Second Contact Aug 10, 2020

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SPOILER ALERT

The newest Star Trek series has left spacedock! It is Star Trek: Lower Decks and it is the first animated Trek in almost 50 years!

Meet the crew of the USS Cerritos as they barely go where noone has gone before! Mariner, Boimler, Tendi and Rutherford are part the support crew serving on one of Starfleet's least important ships, and have lots of adventures in store for all of us!

Join Dan, Bill, Sara and Kasey as they discuss the premier episode of Lower Decks - Second Contact! What did they like? What didn't they like? What Easter eggs have been dropped in the episode, and what can we look forward to all season long on Discovering Trek: Lower Decks!

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Music for Discovering Trek is provided by Five Year Mission.

Music for Discovering Trek is provided by Five Year Mission. They're writing one song for each episode of The Original Series!

Find out more and download all 6 of their current albums at FiveYearMission.net

Trek Geeks #220: Dr. Erin Teaches Science to Two Idiots Jun 17, 2020

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What happens when you take someone who is an astrophysicist and consults for the Star Trek franchise and subject her to explaining the science behind things to...well...us?

We're not sure, either, but we're pretty sure that her head exploding might be a possible outcome!

You might have seen her at STLV or maybe even in her online series, "Dr. Erin Explains the Universe." This week, we welcome Dr. Erin MacDonald to the podcast to talk about the science of things in Star Trek and whether or not some of these things make sense--including Discovery's spore drive!

Plus, we'll talk about the rescheduled dates for STLV and give you an update on our online fundraiser for Feeding America in this week's episode of Trek Geeks!

FIVE YEAR MISSION

The music of Trek Geeks comes from none other than Five Year Mission and Episode 15 of Five Year Mission: The Podcast is available now! This week, the guys chat with the Chief Cosmetology Officer aboard the USS Enterprise, Moxie Ann Magnus!

Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and wherever you download podcasts!

5YM, of course, is every note of music you hear on Rewind, and we couldn't be more grateful. Go get yourself a copy of all their CDs: Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Spock's Brain, and The Trouble With Tribbles. It's easy head on over to FiveYearMission.net RIGHT NOW and get that physical media in your hands! We just KNOW you'll become huge fans of the band and their music!

Strange New Worlds Announcement May 20, 2020

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As we remember the events of the Season 2 finale and prepare for Season 3 of Star Trek Discovery, CBS decided to give us another reason why this is the best time EVER to be a Star Trek fan!

Trek Geeks Dan and Bill return to their Discovering Trek mics to discuss the bombshell announcement of another new Star Trek series - "Strange New Worlds" starring Anson Mount as Pike, Rebecca Romijn as Number One and Ethan Peck as Mr. Spock! Fans have been screaming for a show with these characters ever since they appeared on Discovery Season 2 - and the executives at CBS heard your cries! Bill and Dan break down what they know so far, as well as what they hope to see in this new series!

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Music for Discovering Trek is provided by Five Year Mission. They're writing one song for each episode of The Original Series. Albums Year 1 - 4 are available now as well as Spock's Brain and The Trouble With Tribbles! Find out more and download all their albums at FiveYearMission.net

Short Treks - Children of Mars Jan 22, 2020

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Two young students have parents who both work at the Utopia Planetia Shipyards on Mars. Another thing they have in common is their disdain for one another. It takes an unthinkable event to bring the two together to face their special connection after their lives are shaken to their very core.

Trek Geeks Dan and Bill discuss the final Short Trek of the season - "Children of Mars" and the connection it has with the upcoming new Star Trek: Picard series. This uniquely told story speaks volumes with the least amount of dialogue ever heard in a Star Trek episode. Additionally they will discuss all of their likes and dislikes (if any). Plus some awesome new Episode pins are on the way from FanSets along with a special discount code only for Discovering Trek listeners!

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Short Treks - The Girl Who Made the Stars Dec 23, 2019

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When young Michael Burnham is scared about an approaching lightening storm in space, her father Mike tells her a wondrous story about a time when stars did not exist in the night sky and how a young girl helped her tribe overcome their fears. She was "The Girl Who Made The Stars"!

Trek Geeks Dan and Bill discuss this new animated Short Trek episode and talk about whether it is a true "Star Trek" story. Additionally they will discuss all of their likes and dislikes (if any). Plus some awesome new pins are on the way from FanSets along with a special discount code only for Discovering Trek listeners!

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Short Treks - Ephraim and Dot Dec 22, 2019

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A tartigrade named Ephraim is ready to lay her eggs and wants to find the perfect spot to do so. What better place than the warm inviting space of the engine room of the U.S.S. Enterprise? Well, the maintenance robot DOT-7 has other ideas! Follow these two through an amazing look at the history of the USS Enterprise in this fun and entertaining ANIMATED episode of Short Treks which bring us back to the old classic styles of "Tom & Jerry" and "The Roadrunner vs. Coyote"!

The Trek Geeks welcome animated episodes back into Star Trek for the first time in 45 years, and talk about their likes and dislikes for the episode. Plus some awesome new pins are on the way from FanSets along with a special discount code only for Discovering Trek listeners!

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