This Week in Trek: A Star Trek Podcast

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**This Week in Trek: A Star Trek Podcast**

Insight and news about the world of Star Trek from Michael Gaines and Cara Donley

Latest Episodes:

Episode 57, Stardate 1208.21, "Vulcan hot tub" Aug 21, 2012

Show notes

News:
Shatner is back on Priceline.
Trek in the Park, Portland, OR
William Windom passes at 88.

Ten Forward:
What's a Vulcan's motivation for anything if they have no concept of "fun"?

Star Trek in pop culture:
7 of 9 alarm clock from Dilbert.

Episode insight: "Sarek" from TNG S3

Character Insight: Wesley Crusher

Subspace communications

Collectables
Goofy space helmet and Enterprise bottle opener

Episode 56, Stardate 1208.14, "Ambassador Snark" Aug 14, 2012

Show notes

News:
15-CD set of TOS music coming soon.

Ten Forward:
Gene Roddenberry was said to have been controlling and unyielding in the production of TOS & TNG. Our thoughts?

Star Trek in pop culture:
American Dad

Episode Insight: "Journey to Babel" from TOS Season 2

Character Insight: Sulu

Subspace communications:

Collectables:
Darrel - Bridge mural
Mike - Lou Feck Enterprise poster from Blish book 4

Episode 55, Stardate 1208.8, "Tri-tantrum" Aug 08, 2012

Show notes

News:
Michael Dorn launches a new Kickstarter for a romantic comedy starring Star Trek cast members.
qmxonline.com has a nice set of retro Star Trek prints.
Our thoughts on Shatner's "Get a Life!" on Epix.

Ten Forward:
i09's list of what they want from a new Star Trek show.

Star Trek in pop culture:
Narration of the Jenolian caves in Australia done in Klingon.

Episode Insight: "Obsession" from TOS Season 2

Character insight: Jadzia Dax

Subspace communications

Collectables: Coins and cutaways.

Episode 54, Stardate 1208.1, "Urban Legends" Jul 30, 2012

Show notes

News:
Shatner's "Get A Life" on Epix free for two weeks.
CBS is offering replacements blu-ray discs for free.
LA Dodgers are having a Star Trek Night on Aug. 3rd.

Ten Forward:
Siri and combadges.

Star Trek in pop culture:
Seinfeld

Episode Insight: "Arsenal of Freedom" from TNG S1

Character insight - Uhura

Subspace communications

Collectables:
Darrell: TNG Micromachines
Mike: TMP Movie Program

Episode 53, Stardate 1207.25, "Yyyyyyyyyyyyyup!" Jul 24, 2012

Show notes

News:
TNG 25th anniversary event hits theaters.
Robert Orci says the new comics are canon (we'll see).
Patrick Stewart carries the Olympic Torch through London.

Ten Forward:
How many space battles are too many?

Star Trek in pop culture: Harlan Ellison on why studios don't "get" sci-fi.

Episode Insight: "Carbon Creek" from Enterprise

Chharacter insight: Commander Riker

Subspace communications

Collectables: Star Trek engagement ring (ha!, get it?), and the new Star Trek: TNG Blu-Ray S1 set.

Episode 52, Stardate 1207.18, "Flesh welding" Jul 17, 2012

Show notes

News:
Trek Nation on iTunes for $15.
Neil deGrasse Tyson on why the Enterprise is awesome.

Ten Forward:
Why are Star Trek female officers called "sir"?

Star Trek in pop culture:
McCoy's Anabolic Protoplaser is real!

Episode Insight: "Malora" from DS9

Character Insight: Quark

Collectables:
Darrell: $200 1/6 scale of Spock
Mike: TV Guide covers

Episode 51, Stardate 1207.11, "That happens when you're dead" Jul 11, 2012

Show notes

News:
Is Gary Mitchell the villain in the new Star Trek movie?
Hasbro unveils the KRE-O Enterprise.
Gaseous Anomolies

Ten Forward: Who should Star Trek appeal to?

Star Trek in pop culture: The DAily Show

Episode Insight: Voyager - Distant Origin

Character Insight - T'Pol

Subspace communications

Collectables - voice activated lights and the ERTL Star Trek model

Episode 50, Stardate 1207.3, "T'Pring went Spock's heart" Jul 03, 2012

Show notes

Our 50th episode!

News:
The shuttlecraft was auctioned off for $70,150.
Our friend Rob Blatt is watching and blogging about Every Star Trek Ever.

Ten Forward:
David Livingston on TNG

Star Trek in pop culture:
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

Episode Insight: "Amok Time" from TOS S2E1

Character Insight: James T. Kirk

Subspace Communications

Collectables: Barbies and Enterprise-D

Episode 49, Stardate 1206.27, "The Holo Stepford Wives" Jun 27, 2012

Show notes

News:
TNG "Measure of a Man" may be extended on the Season 2 Blu-Ray.
Star Trek 2013 has a title, nobody's saying what it is.

Ten Forward:
How would you introduce someone to Star Trek?

Trek in pop culture:
DS9 on Jeopardy

Episode Insight: Voayger's "Real Life"

Character Insight: The Doctor from Voyager

Subspace communications

Collectables:
Figures and Puzzles

Episode 48, Stardate 1206.19, "Forty-seven" Jun 19, 2012

Show notes

News:
The actual Shuttlecraft Galileo is up for auction.
New video intro to TOS.
Official release date for Star Trek 2: May 17, 2013

Ten Forward:
What's up with the number 47?

Star Trek in pop culture:
Car Talk

Episode Insight: "Zero Hour" from Enterprise season 3

Character insight: Malcolm Reed

Subspace communications

Collectibles: Star Trek soap and communicator console

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