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101 GREATEST SCI-FI EPISODES EVER HOLIDAY SPECIAL (Eps. 50 - 26) Aug 21, 2025

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OUR SPECTACULAR HOLIDAY SPECIAL CONTINUES.... The third annual INGLORIOUS TREKSPERTS HOLIDAY SPECIAL countdown continues with episodes 50 - 24 as we continue our special super-sized four-part look at the 101 GREATEST SCI-FI & FANTASY EPISODES OF ALL-TIME!!! Join us as the Treksperts are joined by ASHLEY E. MILLER (writer/producer, Black Sails, Fringe) and ROBERT MEYER BURNETT (host, The Burnettwork) to take you on a trip back to the future.

Part One - Part Three Available Now

Part Four - Available 1/15

101 Revisited - Available 1/21

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The Fifty-Year Mission, the bestselling oral history of five decades of Star Trek, by Mark A. Altman & Edward Gross, is now available in paperback as well as hardcover, digital and audio from St. Martin's Press. The Fifty-Year Mission: The Next 25 Years is available in hardcover, digital and audio.

#StarTrek #TOS #TNG #DS9 #Voy #ENT #Disco #Picard #LLAP #StarTrekVoyager #TOS #Enterprise #TAS @50yearmission #STTMP #StarWars #TheCloneWars #BSG #Space1999 #BuckRogers #WonderWomen

A MESSAGE FROM THE TREKSPERTS: Please note this episode was recorded remotely via Zoom and as such the sound quality may not be up to the usual high standards of the podcast recorded in the studio. We hope the content will make up for any deficiencies in the audio. Meanwhile, we ask all our listeners to please listen to the experts, trust science, self isolate, quarantine, stay safe, stay home... and Keep on Trekkin' #LLAP

746. STLV2025: TREK TO VEGAS RECAP - VIVA LAS VEGAS EDITION! Aug 14, 2025

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THIS VOYAGE, the Treksperts, MARK A. ALTMAN (Pandora, The Librarians, 50 Year Mission), DAREN DOCHTERMAN (associate producer, Star Trek: The Motion Picture), ASHLEY E. MILLER (DOTA: Dragon's Blood, Thor, X-Men: First Class) revisit five incredible days of their mission to Horatius, er, Vegas, where they produced four days of extraordinary panels on the Treksperts Stage and one star-studded staged reading. Don't miss an incredible glimpse of all the amazing events brought to you by the Treksperts at Creation's Trek To Vegas.

DON'T MISS THE TREKSPERTS AT GALAXY CON DESMOINES and ST. LOUIS THIS FALL! FOR MORE INFORMATION, GO TO GALAXYCON.COM.

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"Mark A. Altman is the world's foremost Trekspert" - Los Angeles Times

745. TREKSPERTS LIVE @COMIC-CON w/ ROBERT MEYER BURNETT, ISAAC ALTMAN & CADEN MILLER Aug 07, 2025

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THIS VOYAGE, the Treksperts, MARK A. ALTMAN (Pandora, The Librarians, 50 Year Mission), DAREN DOCHTERMAN (associate producer, Star Trek: The Motion Picture), ASHLEY E. MILLER (DOTA: Dragon's Blood, Thor, X-Men: First Class) are joined LIVE AT SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON by ROBERT MEYER BURNETT (The Burnettwork) and the co-hosts of The Kid Stays In The Podcast ISAAC ALTMAN and CADEN MILLER as they talk about Trek at 59 & Counting, where is Trek's Andor, what's next for Star Trek and all things Trek... and beyond.

DON'T MISS THE TREKSPERTS STAGE at #STLV25 THIS AUGUST 6 - 10th at the RIO HOTEL & SUITES. For more information, visit creationent.com.

And join ASHLEY E. MILLER at GALAXYCON SAN JOSE this August. For more information, go to galaxycon.com.

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Learn all that is learnable about Star Trek in Mark A. Altman & Edward Gross' THE FIFTY-YEAR MISSION, available in hardcover, paperback, digital and audio from St. Maritn's Press.

Follow Inglorious Treksperts at @inglorioustrek on Twitter, Facebook and at @inglorioustreksperts on Instagram and BluSky. And now follow the Treksperts Briefing Room at @trekspertsBR, an entirely separate Twitter & Instagram feed.

"Mark A. Altman is the world's foremost Trekspert" - Los Angeles Times

744. TREKSPERTS LIVE! w/ BRENT SPINER & GATES MCFADDEN Jul 31, 2025

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THIS VOYAGE, the Treksperts, DAREN DOCHTERMAN (associate producer, Star Trek: The Motion Picture) is joined by Trek legends BRENT SPINER & GATES MCFADDEN for a live episode from Galaxycon Raleigh as they take the stage to talk all things Trek... and beyond.

DON'T MISS THE TREKSPERTS STAGE at #STLV25 THIS AUGUST 6 - 10th at the RIO HOTEL & SUITES. For more information, visit creationent.com.

And join ASHLEY E. MILLER at GALAXYCON SAN JOSE this August. For more information, go to galaxycon.com.

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"Mark A. Altman is the world's foremost Trekspert" - Los Angeles Times

743. (STRANGE NEW) WORLDS APART w/ GABRIELLE STANTON, KAY REINDL & ZAZIE SALES Jul 24, 2025

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THIS VOYAGE, the Treksperts, MARK A. ALTMAN (author, The Fifty Year Mission, writer/producer, Pandora, Agent X, The Librarians, writer/producer Free Enterprise), DAREN DOCHTERMAN (associate producer, Star Trek: The Motion Picture) and ASHLEY E. MILLER (showrunner; DOTA: Dragon's Blood, writer, X-Men: First Class, Thor) are joined by showrunners GABRIELLE STANTON (Haven, Farscape, The Vampire Diaries), KAY REINDL (Swamp Thing, Freaked, Scream, Shining Vale) and super fan ZAZIE SALES to discuss their mutual love of the new season of STRANGE NEW WORLDS.

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"Mark A. Altman is the world's foremost Trekspert" - Los Angeles Times

313D78. Munster Mash w/ BUTCH PATRICK (A DECK 78 PODCAST) Jul 21, 2025

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THIS VOYAGE, the Decksperts MARK A. ALTMAN (author, The Fifty Year Mission, writer/producer, Pandora, Agent X, The Librarians, writer/producer Free Enterprise), DAREN DOCHTERMAN (associate producer, Star Trek: The Motion Picture), ASHLEY E. MILLER (showrunner; DOTA: Dragon's Blood, writer, X-Men: First Class, Thor) are joined by BUTCH PATRICK to talk The Munsters and more. So come join us on DECK 78 and do The Munster Mash. Only on DECK 78

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SUBSCRIBE TO TREKSPERTS PLUS TODAY... and get every episode of INGLORIOUS TREKSPERTS commercial free and one-week early along with our new podcast, INGLORIOUS TREKSPERTS presents DECK 78 along with additional bonus content and surprises all season long.

For more details, visit trekkspertsplus.com. Learn all that is learnable about Star Trek in Mark A. Altman & Edward Gross' THE FIFTY-YEAR MISSION, available in hardcover, paperback, digital and audio from St. Maritn's Press.

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742. TREKSPERTS LIVE! w/ ARMIN SHIMERMAN, NANA VISITOR & TERRY FARRELL Jul 18, 2025

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THIS VOYAGE, join us for TREKSPERTS LIVE as the Treksperts, MARK A. ALTMAN (author, The Fifty Year Mission, writer/producer, Pandora, Agent X, The Librarians, writer/producer Free Enterprise), DAREN DOCHTERMAN (associate producer, Star Trek: The Motion Picture) and ASHLEY E. MILLER (showrunner; DOTA: Dragon's Blood, writer, X-Men: First Class, Thor) are joined by SPECIAL GUEST STARS ARMIN SHIMERMAN ("Quark"), NANA VISITOR ("Major Kira") and TERRY FARRELL ("Jadzia Dax") as they discuss their extensive careers in showbiz. LIVE ON TREKSPERTS TONIGHT!

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"Mark A. Altman is the world's foremost Trekspert" - Los Angeles Times

312D78. Barry Bostwick (A DECK 78 PODCAST) Jul 11, 2025

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THIS VOYAGE, the Decksperts MARK A. ALTMAN (author, The Fifty Year Mission, writer/producer, Pandora, Agent X, The Librarians, writer/producer Free Enterprise), DAREN DOCHTERMAN (associate producer, Star Trek: The Motion Picture), ASHLEY E. MILLER (showrunner; DOTA: Dragon's Blood, writer, X-Men: First Class, Thor) are joined by the legendary BARRY BOSTWICK as he discusses his incredible career from Grease to The Rocky Horror Picture Show to Megaforce to Spin City. Damnit Janet, the good guys always win... even in the aughts. Only on DECK 78

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I HAVEN'T HAD ENOUGH OF YOU: DEFENDING TREK 3 w/ KEVIN FEIGE, STEVE ASBELL & TERRY MATALAS Jul 10, 2025

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THIS VOYAGE, the Treksperts, MARK A. ALTMAN (author, The Fifty Year Mission, writer/producer, Pandora, Agent X, The Librarians, writer/producer Free Enterprise), DAREN DOCHTERMAN (associate producer, Star Trek: The Motion Picture) and ASHLEY E. MILLER (showrunner; DOTA: Dragon's Blood, writer, X-Men: First Class, Thor) bring you a SPECIAL ENCORE PRESENTATION of our legendary 300th episode in which Marvel's KEVIN FEIGE, 20th Century Studio's STEVE ASBELL and Picard's TERRY MATALAS defend STAR TREK III against the outrageous (and inglorious) slings and arrows of the Treksperts.

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"Mark A. Altman is the world's foremost Trekspert" - Los Angeles Times

741. BY ANY OTHER NAMES: TREK TITLES REFRAMED Jul 03, 2025

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THIS VOYAGE, the Treksperts, MARK A. ALTMAN (author, The Fifty Year Mission, writer/producer, Pandora, Agent X, The Librarians, writer/producer Free Enterprise), DAREN DOCHTERMAN (associate producer, Star Trek: The Motion Picture) and ASHLEY E. MILLER (showrunner; DOTA: Dragon's Blood, writer, X-Men: First Class, Thor) speculate on what Star Trek: The Original Series titles would be reduced to on other series. Imagine the poetic "The City On The Edge of Forever" on Voyager, for instance. The Portal, for instance.

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"Mark A. Altman is the world's foremost Trekspert" - Los Angeles Times

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