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

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Episode 37, Stardate 1203.28, "Time Travel is Messy!" Mar 28, 2012

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News: Sir Patrick Stewart will host the 71st Annual Peabody Awards on Monday, May 21, in New York City.

Ten Forward: Has it ever been mentioned in the Trek universe about using the replicators making gold/diamonds/gems?

Star Trek in Pop Culture: Breaking In: Kirk's Chair

Episode insight: "City on the Edge of Forever" from TOS season 1.

Subspace communications

Collectables: Starlog #1 and the Star Trek Mission to Gamma VI playset from Mego

Episode 36, Stardate 1203.20, "Our interview with Rod Roddenberry" Mar 20, 2012

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Our interview with Rod Roddenberry. We talk about the family history of Star Trek, his projects Days Missing, White Room 02B3, and his scuba team. Rod was a pleasure to talk to, and we're honored that he took the time to sit with us.

Episode 35, Stardate 1203.13, "I love bees" Mar 13, 2012

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News:
Terra Nova cancelled - what does this mean for sci-fi on TV?
George Takei does his happy dance.
How does George do on Celebrity Apprentice?
More leaked Star Trek pics.

Ten Forward:
How do shuttlecrafts fly?

Star Trek in pop culture:
Star Trac

Episode Insight: "Spock's Brain". Yeah, we did it.

Subspace communications

Collectables

Episode 34, Stardate 1202.29, "Domo Oh Mugato" Feb 29, 2012

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News:
Lost TOS audio is finding its way to the internet.
Takei Apprentice moment of the week.
Icewarm sends us a link of pictures from the set of the new film.
Complete Star Trek VI soundtrack now available from Intrada.

Ten Forward:
Animals in Trek (blame Darrell for this one) ;)

Star Trek in pop culture:
Semisonic - Never You Mind (it's a song about Spock's Brain)
1992 Shuttlecraft Ornament commercial

Episode Insight: "Blink of an Eye" from Voyager Season 6

Subspace Communications:

Collectables:
Insignia badges auctioned by Christies and Star Trek cologne?

Episode 33, Stardate 1202.22, "The U.S.S. Arnold Palmer" Feb 22, 2012

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News:
Lost 1967 Star Trek script found
George Takei is on Celebrity Apprentice, and he's NOT meek!
Willam Shatner's one-man show starts this week on Broadway

Ten Forward:
Why is the Enterprise designed the way it is?

Star Trek in Pop Culture:
Patrick Stewart on Sesame Street

Episode Insight: "The Hunted" from TNG Season 3

Subspace communications

Collectables

Episode 32, Stardate 1202.15, "Don't cross the streams" Feb 15, 2012

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News:
Mike had a Google+ Hangout with Jeri Ryan
Star Trek: TNG/Dr. Who crossover coming
Space: 2099 looking to get started

Ten Forward:
Why can't Data use contractions?

Trek in pop culture
An actual visor coming!
Trek reference in Stargate SG1

Episode insight: Voyager's "Night"

Subspace communications

Collectables:
TNG combadges and a 1/2 scale Enterprise studio model

Episode 31, Stardate 1202.7, "Damn the chat room, full show ahead!" Feb 07, 2012

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News:
Facebook campaign to get Chris Doohan in Star Trek 2013
Mike watched the new Star Trek: TNG Blu-Ray

Ten Forward: Which Star Trek: TOS episodes would you use to show someone Trek for the first time?

Star Trek in pop culture: the politics edition

Episode insight: "Worst Case Scenario" from Voyager

Subspace communications

Collectables: Stamps and autographs

Episode 30, Stardate 1201.31, "Shut up, Robot!" Jan 31, 2012

Show notes

Our first live show

News:
ORIGINAL CAST OF STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION® will be coming together for a special reunion at the Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo April 27-29, 2012

More info about Dodger Stadium's use.

Ten Forward:
Scientists have cloaked an object in the microwave spectrum. You now can't find your dinner after nuking it.

Star Trek in pop culture:
The Big Bang Theory

Episode Insight: "Future Imperfect" from TNG season 4

Subspace communications

Collectables

Episode 29, Stardate 1201.24, "Turn to goo!" Jan 24, 2012

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News: Trek 2013 shooting locations, Shatner's One-Man Broadway show, and Shatner dropped by Priceline?

Ten Forward: How does shapeshifting work?

Trek in pop culture: The Middleman

Episode insight: "The Chimera" from DS9

Subspace communications

Collectables: Fotonovels and Trek wine glasses

Episode 28, Stardate 1201.17, "Every planet has a dog" Jan 17, 2012

Show notes

News:
What's going to happen to the leftovers from the Star Trek Experience in Las Vegas?
Star Trek Online goes Free2Play today

Ten Forward:
Do we really need a "bad guy" for a Star Trek movie?

Star Trek in pop culture:
Spock Block!

Episode Insight: "This Side of Paradise" from TOS

Subspace communications

Collectables:
What about those dilithium crystals?
David Gerrold sells Tribbles!
Star Trek plates

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