This Week in Trek: A Star Trek Podcast

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Episode 389 - Discovery Edition, "Can you make a bowl of incense?" Apr 13, 2019

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We take a look at S2E13, "Such Sweet Sorrow"

Episode 388, "The beard abides" Apr 06, 2019

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News
Star Trek Golden Key Comics Stamps bit.ly/2FMV9gw
The Inter-Governmental Philatelic Corporation has announced the release of three mini sheets of Star Trek-themed postage stamps. Each sheet will be released in a different country; The Gambia on April 17, Grenada on April 29, and the Marshall Islands on April 30. There are six different stamps per sheet, and the mini sheets will be available here when released.
Anovos note - sorry we’re late on everything - we’ll do better.

Ten Forward:
Chris on Twitter: After doing this podcast for so many years, what is the most important thing that u have learned about Trek from your cohost?

Star Trek in pop culture:
Boy Meets World (1996) S2 E19. Discussing who they’re writing their biography about.

Last week in Trek

Episode insight: VOY S4 E12: Mortal Coil

Character insight - V'Las

Episode 388 - Discovery Edition, "The D7 needs more screen time" Apr 06, 2019

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We take a look at S2E12, "Through the Valley of Shadows"

Episode 387, "Tempura in a black hole" Mar 30, 2019

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News
Twilight zone starts Monday

Ten Forward:
Chris on Twitter: What was the biggest mistake that Enterprise made: introducing the Temporal Cold War, the way they portrayed the Vulcans or that their uniforms actually had pockets?

Star Trek in pop culture:
The Newsroom S3 E5. These 2 arrive at an airport and say stuff.

Episode insight: ENT S4, E13 United

Character insight - Nurse Jabara

Subspace communications

Episode 387 - Discovery Edition, "Struggle is pointless" Mar 30, 2019

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We take a look at S2E11, "Perpetual Intinify"

Episode 386 - Discovery Edition, "Klingon Protection Program" Mar 24, 2019

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We take a look at S2E10, "The Red Angel"

Episode 386, "Kobayashi Maru 101" Mar 23, 2019

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News
One guess as to how effective this year’s flu shot is: % (for real and from the news)
Anson Mount, Rebecca Romijn not back for S3 (as expected). Assuming not Ethan Peck either.
On the Late Show with Steven Colbert, Paul Giamatti said he’s always wanted to play a Klingon

Ten Forward:
Chris on Twitter: Did the Abrams’ Trek movies succeed or fail in bringing new fans to Star Trek?

Star Trek in pop culture:
CBC radio show “Q” was discussing the cancellation of Netflix’s One Day at a Time, and fan campaigns to save shows.

Episode insight: TOS Pilot 2: Where No Man Has Gone Before

Character insight - James Sloyan

Episode 385, "Who got polymorphed?" Mar 16, 2019

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News
DS9’s Doc “What We Left Behind” to be released in theaters by the end of 2019.
Australian Evan Evagora (23) cast in Picard show. Role unknown.
The identity of Isis the cat in her human form from Assignment: Earth has been a mystery until now. She’s April Tatro. Played mostly contortionists thru 2001. Documents were found by Larry Nemecek while doing research for The Trek Files.

Ten Forward:
Chris on Twitter: Was there anything u would like to have seen TOS do to push the envelope more in culture development? I would love to have seen Uhura take command of the Enterprise and give orders just like Kirk.

Star Trek in pop culture:
Stargate SG1, S6 E8. The Other Guy. 2 guys in the desert. One is John Billingsley (Dr Phlox) ENT.

Episode insight: ENT S4E12 - Babel One

Character insight - Ensign Herbert

Episode 385 - Discovery Edition, "Cornwell is all of us" Mar 16, 2019

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We take a look at S2E9, "Project Daedalus"

Episode 384, "Energy hwhips" Mar 09, 2019

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News

Picard show starts shooting April 14.
Hannelle Culpepper to direct first 2 episodes.
Santiago Cabrera & Michelle Hurd starring w/ Patrick Stewart on Picard series.

Ten Forward:
Chris on Twitter: Do u think that Quark from DS9 single handedly made the Ferengi more favorable to Trek fans?

Star Trek in pop culture:
From listener David Johnson: From the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. 2015. They go to their music guy who is looking serious and wearing in-ear monitors that are mistaken for Vulcan ears.

Last week in Trek

Episode insight: VOY S3 E24 Displaced

Character insight - Vina

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