This Week in Trek: A Star Trek Podcast

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Episode 498, "They're doing sidequests" Aug 14, 2021

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Discord • Twitch • Patreon • thisweekintrek@gmail.com • @thisweekintrek • @starmike • @xandara • Apple Podcasts • Episode Review spreadsheet

NEWS
• Ryn meets Shran
• Star Trek Wines
• Anson Mount
• Lower Decks orchestra
• Plate preorder

EVENTS
• Aug 14, 2021 @ 9pm PT: #TOSSatNight - The Mark of Gideon
• Aug 17, 2021 @ 1pm PT: #StarTrekHour - Lower Decks "Strange Energies"
• Sep 2-16, 2021: PropStore’s Star Trek Discovery auctions + DSTN coverage

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Who do you think is the most popular character in all of Star Trek?

EPISODE INSIGHT
Star Trek: Lower Decks - Season 2, Episode 1: Strange Energies

Week 1 Lower Decks Tee

Next Episode: Lower Decks S2E2 - Send us your five-word summary to be read on the show!

End sounder: Dawnn Lewis and Tawny Newsome at the Lower Decks season two premiere

Episode 497, "Not every goatee looks good" Aug 07, 2021

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Discord • Twitch • Patreon • thisweekintrek@gmail.com • @thisweekintrek • @starmike • @xandara • Apple Podcasts • Episode Review spreadsheet

NEWS
• August eBook promotions
• Starfleet Technical Manual
• TMP edits
• Mariner/Boimler teaser
• Tendi teaser
• Rutherford teaser
• Lower Decks t-shirt subscription
• Lower Decks coloring book pages
• Mary Chieffo sings "Steel and Flame"
• Song Writer
• Prodigy Job Ad
• Lower Decks Job Ad
• Michelle Paradise
• David Ajala

EVENTS
• Aug 7, 2021 @ 9pm PT: #TOSSatNight on Twitter - Let That Be Your Last Battlefield + TAS Jihad
• Aug 10, 2021 @ 1pm PT: #StarTrekHour on Twitter - VOY S7E8 "Nightingale"
• Aug 12, 2021: Lower Decks season two, episode one premieres!
• Sep 24-26, 2021: George Takei at the Star Trek Original Series Set Tour in Ticonderoga, NY - Tickets on sale now

OUR WEEK IN TREK
• Noah Averbach-Katz on Twitch
• Noah plays Star Trek Online
• LeVar Burton on Jeopardy
• Don't Ask Tig with LeVar Burton

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What do you think are the key items that Strange New Worlds have to nail in order to be successful?

From @WoodWhisperer: ...which episode(s) do you return to whenever you need a little tv comfort food?

EPISODE INSIGHT
Star Trek: The Original Series Season 1, Episode 11: Miri

• Enterprise Incidents Miri Episode
• Sci-Fi Channel Intros from the cast

Next Episode: Lower Decks S2E1 - Send us your five-word summary to be read on the show!

End sounder: Jerry O'Connell on Strange New Worlds

Episode 496, "Doctor Moist" Jul 25, 2021

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Discord • Twitch • Patreon • thisweekintrek@gmail.com • @thisweekintrek • @starmike • @xandara • Apple Podcasts • Episode Review spreadsheet

NEWS
• Star Trek ComicCon@Home panel
• Jerry O'Connell joined The Talk
• Prodigy trailer
• Lower Decks S2 trailer
• Tom Paris plate
• Plate prototype
• Anson Mount on SNW wrap
• David Ajala on Disco S4
• Matt Shakman directing 2023 movie
• Coda and Shadows Have Offended details
• Dayton Ward shows off Coda 2 cover art
• LeVar Burton's Aftermath republished, buy it here
• Playmates toys
• Itty Bitty Mirror Sulu
• New FunkoPop figures
• Doctor Who Series 13 trailer

EVENTS
• July 26-30, 2021: LeVar Burton will be hosting Jeopardy!
• July 27, 2021 @ 1pm PT: #StarTrekHour - TNG S6 E16-17, Birthright, Parts 1+2
• July 29, 2021 @ 9am PT: Star Trek: Mission Chicago ticket sales begin. Details @ StarTrek.com + TrekCore.com
• July 31, 2021 @ 9pm PT: #TOSSatNight - Whom Gods Destroy
• August 12, 2021 @ 7pm PT: Cast members of Star Trek Discovery at The Golden Tiki
• August 15, 2021: Discovery Dungeons and Dragons panel at 55 Year Mission Las Vegas
• September 5, 2021 @ 4pm ET: GalaxyCon Klingons panel
• September 11-12, 2021: Kate Mulgrew at Florida Supercon

OUR WEEK IN TREK
• Roddenberry Vault

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If you can seat in a room with two Trek actors and talk with them about their experiences acting in Trek, who would it be?

EPISODE INSIGHT
Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 5, Episode 22: Imaginary Friend

Next Episode: TOS S1E11 "Miri" - Send us your five-word summary to be read on the show!

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Episode 495, "Gravity is more than .8" Jul 10, 2021

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PODCAST AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES
• Discord
• Twitch
• Patreon
• Email: thisweekintrek@gmail.com
• Twitter: @thisweekintrek • @starmike • @xandara
• Episode Review spreadsheet

NEWS
• Anson Mount
• TMP Director's Cut in 4k
• 4k Star Trek films
• 4k Star Trek films
• Star Trek IV in theaters
• Star Trek IV 35th Anniversary
• Fathom Events
• Hallmark Bird of Prey ornament
• Ornament details

EVENTS
• July 10, 2021 @ 9pm PT: #TOSSatNight - Wink of an Eye
• July 13, 2021 @ 1pm PT: #StarTrekHour - VOY S6E2 "Survival Instinct"
• July 17-18, 2021: IDIC Podcast Festival
• July 23, 2021 @ 10am PT: San Diego Comic Con Star Trek panel
• August 7, 2021 @ 4pm ET: GalaxyCon DS9 panel
• August 28, 2021 @ 4pm ET: GalaxyCon Villians of Star Trek

TEN FORWARD WITH CHRIS ON TWITTER
Is there any scene in Star Trek that after you have watched it countless times still gets an emotional response from you? Mine is the Trek 2 space battle in the Nebula.

EPISODE INSIGHT
Star Trek: Enterprise Season 4, Episode 19: In a Mirror, Darkly (Part 2)

• Treksperts Briefing Room for pt2
• It's Got Star Trek ep83 for In a Mirror, Darkly
• It's Got Star Trek ep83 for Tholian Web
• Part 2 Trailer
• Jessie Gender
•

Next Episode: TNG S5E22 "Imaginary Friend" - Send us your five-word summary to be read on the show!

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Episode 494, "It binds the galaxy together" Jul 03, 2021

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PODCAST AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES
• Discord
• Twitch
• Patreon
• Email: thisweekintrek@gmail.com
• Twitter: @thisweekintrek • @starmike • @xandara
• Episode Review spreadsheet

NEWS
• Star Trek: Picard - Second Self novel

EVENTS
• July 3, 2021 @ 9pm PT: #TOSSatNight - The Omega Glory
• July 6, 2021 @ 1pm PT: #StarTrekHour - DS9 S7E3 "Afterimage"
• July 11, 2021 @ 1pm ET: GalaxyCon TNG Panel
• August 7, 2021 @ 4pm ET: GalaxyCon DS9 Panel

OUR WEEK IN TREK
• Faith Salie on The Greatest Discovery
• Jonathan Frakes gives a fan's baby announcement
• Inglorious Treksperts Search for Spock notes pt1
• Inglorious Treksperts Search for Spock notes pt2

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Who is your favorite Star Trek movie director?
• Film Directors on Memory Alpha

EPISODE INSIGHT
Star Trek: Enterprise Season 4, Episode 18: In a Mirror, Darkly (Part 1)

• Treksperts Briefing Room
• Episode Trailer
• Opening Scene comparison

Next Episode: ENT S4E18 - In a Mirror, Darkly (Part 2) - Send us your five-word summary to be read on the show!

If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts.

Episode 493, "That doesn't belong there" Jun 26, 2021

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PODCAST AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES
• Discord
• Twitch
• Patreon
• Email: thisweekintrek@gmail.com
• Twitter: @thisweekintrek • @starmike • @xandara
• Episode Review spreadsheet

NEWS
• Star Trek: Prodigy cast
• Star Trek: Prodigy characters
• Prodigy scenic shots
• Star Trek: Picard S2 trailer
• Picard S2 Poster
• Fleet Command advertisement

EVENTS
• June 26, 2021 @ 9pm PT: #TOSSatNight - The Enterprise Incident
• June 29, 2021 @ 1pm PT: #StarTrekHour - TNG S1E13 "Datalore"
• August 20-22, 2021: Station Unity

OUR WEEK IN TREK
• Quoting Gene Roddenberry
• The Pod Directive
• Cara's new mug
• Enterprise Incidents ep15 for Court Martial
• Mark A. Altman's 50 Year Mission for $1.99 on Kindle and
Apple Books

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Could you imagine if actress Geneviève Bujold stayed on Voyager to play Captain Janeway? For me, it is hard to believe that Kate Mulgrew wasn’t the first choice to play that role.

Could an argument be made that the longevity of Trek could be credited to TNG and not TOS? I know TNG wouldn’t have been made without TOS but if TNG failed, I doubt any other series would have been developed.

EPISODE INSIGHT
Star Trek: The Original Series - Season 3, Episode 9: The Tholian Web

Next Episode: ENT S4E18 - In a Mirror, Darkly (Part 1) - Send us your five-word summary to be read on the show!

If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts.

Episode 492, "What time is Star Trek on?" Jun 12, 2021

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PODCAST AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES
• Discord
• Twitch
• Patreon
• Email: thisweekintrek@gmail.com
• Twitter: @thisweekintrek • @starmike • @xandara
• Episode Review spreadsheet

NEWS
• Strange New Worlds tweets: @widgetfactoryco, @AmandaMRow, @OnitraJ, and @flying_lobster
• Tawny Newsome
• Paramount Plus plans + P+ free month code MOVIES
• Kate Mulgrew 1, 2, and Deadline article
• Tardigrades
• The Delta Flyers + Robbie's CD

EVENTS
• June 12, 2021 @ 9pm PT: #TOSSatNight - The Tholian Web + TAS Albatross
• June 15, 2021 @ 1pm PT: #StarTrekHour - VOY S5E22 “Someone to Watch Over Me”
• June 16, 2021: Captain Picard Day!

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What are your thoughts on some things in Trek getting retconned? For example, Trelane being in the Q continuum.
• Trelane on Memory Alpha
• Retroactive Continuity
• Retcon Discussion on Reddit
• Leonard Nimoy quote

EPISODE INSIGHT
Star Trek: Deep Space 9 - Season 1, Episode 20: In the Hands of the Prophets

*No show next week!* Next Episode: TOS S3E9 "The Tholian Web" - Send us your five-word summary to be read on the show!

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Episode 491, "TL;DR Being a parent is hard" Jun 05, 2021

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PODCAST AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES
• Discord
• Twitch
• Patreon
• Email: thisweekintrek@gmail.com
• Twitter: @thisweekintrek • @starmike • @xandara
• Episode Review spreadsheet

NEWS
• Discovery Outfest Panel
• Strange New Worlds and Prodigy will air in Canada on CTV Sci-Fi Channel
• This month’s Star Trek eBook sales!

EVENTS
• June 5, 2021 @ 9pm PT: #TOSSatNight - For the World is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky
• June 8, 2021 @ 1pm PT: #StarTrekHour - DS9 S1E12 "Vortex"
• June 29-July 1, 2021: PropStore live auction in Los Angeles with Star Trek items
• July 11, 2021 @ 12pm ET: GalaxyCon panel for TNG with Jonathan Frakes, Denise Crosby, and John de Lancie
• July 18, 2021 @ 12pm ET: GalaxyCon panel for The Boys with Jack Quaid
• July 30-31, 2021: William Shatner @ GalaxyCon Raleigh

OUR WEEK IN TREK
• Autobiography of Kathryn Janeway
• 1982 Greatest Geek Year Ever

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• What upcoming Trek series are you the most excited about? For me it is Strange New Worlds because it will have my favorite character in it, the Enterprise.

EPISODE INSIGHT
Star Trek: Voyager - Season 7, Episode 19: Q2

Next Episode: DS9 S1E20 "In the Hands of the Prophets" - Send us your five-word summary to be read on the show!

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Episode 490, "Giddy up" May 29, 2021

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PODCAST AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES
• Discord
• Twitch
• Patreon
• Email: thisweekintrek@gmail.com
• Twitter: @thisweekintrek • @starmike • @xandara
• Episode Review spreadsheet

NEWS
• Rebecca Romijn
• Adrian Holmes
• Chris Doohan
• Jess Bush

EVENTS
• May 29, 2021 @ 9pm PT: #TOSSatNight - Day of the Dove + TAS The Time Trap
• June 1, 2021 @ 1pm PT: #StarTrekHour - TNG Best of Both Worlds
• August 29-30, 2021: Anthony Rapp at 54 Below
• June 5, 2021 @ 9pm PT: Outfest

OUR WEEK IN TREK
• The Con of Wrath
• Quoting Gene Roddenberry

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• If you were a young ensign that seriously screwed up on your first assignment, which Trek captain would you NOT want to be disciplined by?

EPISODE INSIGHT
Star Trek: Voyager - Season 3, Episode 11: The Q and the Grey

• Delta Flyers

Next Episode: VOY S7E19 "Q2" - Send us your five-word summary to be read on the show!

If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts.

Episode 489, "Half way there" May 22, 2021

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PODCAST AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES
• Discord
• Twitch
• Patreon
• Email: thisweekintrek@gmail.com
• Twitter: @thisweekintrek • @starmike • @xandara
• Episode Review spreadsheet

NEWS
• Tig Notaro
• Kathryn Janeway Day
• Jack Quaid is Superman
• TNG Mirror Universe comics
• Preorder Brent Spiner's new book

EVENTS
• May 22, 2021 @ 9pm PT: #TOSSatNight - Spectre of the Gun
• May 25, 2021 @ 1pm PT: #StarTrekHour - ENT S2E26 "The Expanse"
• May 23, 2021 @ 2:30pm PT: Tim Russ Crew charity livestream
• June 26, 2021 @ 12pm ET: GalaxyCon Panel with William Shatner
• June 26, 2021 @ 4pm ET: GalaxyCon DS9 Panel

OUR WEEK IN TREK
• Say Something Nice about TMP

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Since all the new live Trek shows are all serialized, do you find it hard to go back and rewatch a random episode or are you forced to rewatch them in order?

EPISODE INSIGHT
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Season 6, Episode 16: Birthright, Part 2

Jennifer Gatti at StarTrek.com

Next Episode: VOY S3E11 "The Q and the Grey" - Send us your five-word summary to be read on the show!

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