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Trek Geeks: A Star Trek Podcast

OUR 11TH YEAR!

Trek Geeks: A Star Trek Podcast is a place to celebrate Star Trek in all its eras, driven by a deep passion for the franchise and what it represents. Hosted by lifelong fans Bill Smith and Dan Davidson, the show takes a weekly dive into the stories, characters, and ideas that have shaped Star Trek for nearly six decades. From the groundbreaking days of The Original Series to the latest episodes of Strange New Worlds and Starfleet Academy, Trek Geeks explores why Star Trek continues to resonate, blending thoughtful conversation with humor and heart.

At its core, Trek Geeks is about passion, community, and a shared love of sci-fi storytelling. The podcast welcomes longtime Trekkies and newcomers alike, offering meaningful discussion without ever losing sight of the fun. Over the years, the show has featured conversations with Star Trek favorites like Jonathan Frakes, Nana Visitor, Scott Bakula, John Billingsley, and Michelle Hurd, along with writers, creators, and experts from across the Trek universe. Whether you’re here for the action, the ideas, or the friendships forged among the stars, Trek Geeks is where Star Trek fans come together. Engage!

Copyright: © 2020 Coconut MediaWorx LLC. Trek Geeks and the Trek Geeks Podcast are not endorsed, sponsored or affiliated with CBS Studios Inc. or the Star Trek franchise. All STAR TREK trademarks and logos are owned by CBS Studios Inc.

Latest Episodes:

Equinox Feb 14, 2017

Show notes

This week, we'll take a look at the fifth season cliffhanger/sixth season premiere of Star Trek: Voyager!

"Equinox" premiered in May of 1999 and told the story of a second Starfleet ship stranded in the Delta Quadrant, the U.S.S. Equinox, and its crew has been doing some very dark things to get home.

We'll discuss the events of this episode and some of the fantastic character moments and Captain Janeway's obsession with going after Captain Ransom and whether or not that was in character for her.

We'll also talk about the genocide committed by the crew of the Equinox and whether there was any possible justification for their actions. Plus, we'll look at whether Chakotay should have relieved Captain Janeway of her command in this episode.

Plus, we've got LOTS of news on Star Trek: Discovery including leaked photos and brand new casting information!

It's all in episode 92 of Your Independent Star Trek Podcast!

FIVE YEAR MISSION!

We love FIVE YEAR MISSION and we can't thank them enough for allowing us to use their music on Trek Geeks each and every episode. We're huge fans and we hope you'll become one, too--they're writing and recording one original song for each episode of the classic Star Trek series from the 1960's.

Warp on over to their website at FiveYearMission.net and check out each and every one of their incredible albums! You can hear them all: Year One, Year Two, Year Three, The Trouble with Tribbles, and of course, the amazing Spock's Brain! Plus, don't forget that they are working on Year Four right now!

These are the Five Year Mission songs you'll hear in this episode of Trek Geeks!

Themes The Cage – [Track 1] – Year One The Trouble With Tribbles 6 – [Track 6] – The Trouble With Tribbles

Bumper Music Arena – [Track 3] – Year Two A Piece of the Action – [Track 15] – Year Three

Superbowl Stump The Geek Feb 07, 2017

Show notes

It's the biggest stage.

It's the ultimate competition.

It's a national past time.

Football? Heck, no! We're talking, of course, about the return of Stump The Geek and this time, it's Superbowl Sized! Dan will have to answer double the amount of questions in addition to one mega bonus.

It won't be easy, especially since some of the questions came from our Camp Khitomer Facebook Group!

Will Dan be victorious and bring home the STG trophy? Find out in this special supplemental episode!

FIVE YEAR MISSION!

The Official Theme of Stump The Geek is "Miri," by our great friends in FIVE YEAR MISSION! Go and get their Year One album RIGHT NOW and hear the rest of the amazing tracks! They're writing an original song for each episode of The Original Series and every one of them is bound to become a favorite of yours.

Check out their website at FiveYearMission.net and show them some love! They may even be playing at an event in your neck of the woods!

The Axanar Settlement Jan 31, 2017

Show notes

With just 11 days before the start of a copyright infringement trial, Axanar Productions and Alec Peters announced they had settled the lawsuit brought against them by CBS and Paramount Pictures.

It was a case that had taken many twists and turns, ultimately revealing in court filings that the "Independent Star Trek Film" was out of money, having spent $1,400,000.00 with nothing to show for it.

Joining us to talk about the settlement is screenwriter and producer Carlos Pedraza--the principal behind AxaMonitor.com--the fact-checking and reporting that was created in the wake of the lawsuit against Axanar Productions and Alec Peters. He is also a former educator, Associated Press writer, and Fan Film Producer---three past lives which have all added a unique and wonderful perspective to his coverage of this whole mess.

We'll discuss what this agreement means for the beleaguered production and what will happen to the film itself. Plus, we'll discuss the potential ramifications for Star Trek fans who donated to the crowdfunding and what recourse they might have. We'll also pose questions to Carlos from our Official Facebook Group, Camp Khitomer!

SPECIAL THANKS

We can't thank FIVE YEAR MISSION enough. We are truly grateful to them for allowing us to use their music for every episode of Trek Geeks. You really should check them out--they're writing and recording one original song for each episode of the classic Star Trek series from the 1960's.

Warp on over to their website at FiveYearMission.net and check out all of their fantastic albums! You can hear them all: Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, The Trouble with Tribbles, and of course, the amazing Spock's Brain! Plus, here is a little secret...they are working on Year 4 right now!

Here's a rundown of the Five Year Mission songs you'll hear in this episode!

Themes The Cage – [Track 1] – Year 1 The Trouble With Tribbles 6 – [Track 6] – The Trouble with Tribbles

Bumper Music Mudd's Women – [Track 7] – Year 1 The Trouble With Tribbles 4 – [Track 4] – The Trouble with Tribbles Shore Leave – [Track 16] – Year 1

Broken Bow Jan 25, 2017

Show notes

This week, Trek Geeks is back and we're celebrating our second birthday! We figured what better way to celebrate than to take a closer look at one of the best pilots of all the Trek shows!

"Enterprise" (without the "Star Trek") premiered in 2001 and it's first episode, "Broken Bow," took us back to a time before Kirk and Spock.

We'll take a look at this episode and discuss it's central themes, as well as some of the things that we think make it outstanding. We'll also examine some of the things that this episode might not have done as well as perhaps it could have.

In addition, we'll reveal the results of our Camp Khitomer poll on this episode and you'll see what kind of ranking our Campers give this series pilot!

Plus, lots of Star Trek: Discovery news and some unexpected developments in the Axanar case---it's all in Episode 90 0f Your Independent Star Trek Podcast!

SPECIAL THANKS!

We are incredibly grateful to FIVE YEAR MISSION for allowing us to use their music in our podcast each and every week. You really should check them out--they're writing and recording one original song for each episode of the classic Star Trek series from the 1960's.

Warp on over to their website at FiveYearMission.net and check out all of their fantastic albums! You can hear them all: Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, The Trouble with Tribbles, and of course, the amazing Spock's Brain! Plus, here is a little secret...they are working on Year 4 right now!

Plus, we absolutely want to see them back as the House Band for this year's Star Trek convention in Las Vegas! Don't forget to let Creation Entertainment know you'd like to see them, too! Tweet them, Facebook them, email them...and be sure to use the hashtag #5YMSTLV2017!

Here's a rundown of the Five Year Mission songs you'll hear in this episode! Themes The Cage – [Track 1] – Year One The Trouble With Tribbles 6 – [Track 6] – The Trouble With Tribbles

Bumper Music Colder in Russia – [Track 3] – Spock's Brain Errand of Mercy – [Track 11] – Year 2

TNG 30 Jan 10, 2017

Show notes

This year mark's the 30th Anniversary of Star Trek: The Next Generation and kicking off our celebration early!

We'll talk about the launch of the second Trek series--our initial thoughts when it was announced, our concerns, and we'll even confess to thinking the show would be a huge failure...

We've never been so glad to be wrong in our lives--especially considering that NextGen ran for 178 episodes!

Plus, we'll talk about our favorite and least favorite episodes as well as when we think TNG achieved legendary, must-see status!

Don't forget, there's news to talk about, too! There's a new interview with Star Trek: Discovery's Doug Jones!

We'll have a lot of TNG related content this year to honor this milestone anniversary and this look back is just the beginning.

FIVE YEAR MISSION

We can never thank FIVE YEAR MISSION enough for allowing us to use their music in our podcast each and every week. Please do check them out--they're writing and recording one original song for each episode of the classic Star Trek series from the 1960's.

Set a course for their website at FiveYearMission.net and check out all of their amazing albums! You can hear them all: Year One, Year Two, Year Three, The Trouble with Tribbles, and of course, the amazing Spock's Brain! Plus, don't forget that they are working on Year Four right now! Even more 5YM!

We definitely want to see them back as the House Band for this year's Star Trek convention in Las Vegas because it's not STLV without 5YM!! Don't forget to let Creation Entertainment know you'd like to see them, too! Tweet them, Facebook them, email them...and be sure to use the hashtag #5YMSTLV2017!

Here's a rundown of the Five Year Mission songs you'll hear in this episode! Themes The Cage – [Track 1] – Year One The Trouble With Tribbles 6 – [Track 6] – The Trouble With Tribbles

Bumper Music Awful Lot of Trouble – [Track 4] – Spock's Brain Court Martial – [Track 2] – Year Two

2016: The Year in Review Jan 03, 2017

Show notes

This week, we give 2016 one last look and talk about the biggest Star Trek stories of 2016!

Several weeks ago, we asked the members of our official Facebook group, Camp Khitomer, to vote on what they thought the biggest news items were over the last year. They've spoken, and we run down their list in this week's show!

Plus, we'll catch up on some of the things that happened during our Holiday Break, including huge casting news for Star Trek: Discovery and, if you stay through the end theme, you just might hear what happened when Dan and Bill exchanged Christmas presents this past weekend!

It's all in Episode 88 of the Trek Geeks Podcast--start your New Year of Trek off with us, won't you?

SPECIAL THANKS

We are incredibly grateful to FIVE YEAR MISSION for allowing us to use their music in our podcast each and every week. You really should check them out--they're writing and recording one original song for each episode of the classic Star Trek series from the 1960's.

Warp on over to their website at FiveYearMission.net and check out all of their fantastic albums! You can hear them all: Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, The Trouble with Tribbles, and of course, the amazing Spock's Brain! Plus, here is a little secret...they are working on Year 4 right now!

Plus, we absolutely want to see them back as the House Band for this year's Star Trek convention in Las Vegas! Don't forget to let Creation Entertainment know you'd like to see them, too! Tweet them, Facebook them, email them...and be sure to use the hashtag #5YMSTLV2017!

2016 Outtakes Special, Part 2 Dec 27, 2016

Show notes

As 2016 winds down, we thought we'd put together some special bonus content in the form of outtakes before we return with an all-new episode on January 3, 2017!

Many of you know that following the end theme of every podcast episode, there is an outtake--something that we talked about either immediately before or after recording that week's show.

Some of you have heard them, and some of you haven't, so we assembled a collection of all our clips from 2016 in not one, but TWO Supplemental Episodes of Trek Geeks! We had such great response to last year's Outtakes Special, that we doubled up on it this year, and we hope you enjoy it--and this second part is SUPER SIZED!

We hope that you all have the happiest of holidays and a safe and Happy New Year! We'll be back next week with our 2016 Year in Review episode!

SPECIAL THANKS

Music for the Trek Geeks Podcast is provided by Five Year Mission and we truly cannot thank them enough for allowing us to use their amazing music each and every episode!

Please head on over to FiveYearMission.net and check out their music. Seriously, if you listen to them, your Awesomocity Factor will increase like ten times what it is right now. We're big fans of theirs, and we want you to be fans, too. All your friends are doing it...you'll be cool...everyone will like you.

Plus, we really want them back as the House Band at Creation Entertainment's Official Star Trek Convention in Las Vegas in 2017. Please send a message to Creation and to CBS to let them know you would, too! #5YMSTLV2017

2016 Outtakes Special, Part 1 Dec 20, 2016

Show notes

As 2016 winds down, we thought we'd put together some special bonus content in the form of outtakes before we return with an all-new episode on January 3, 2017!

Many of you know that following the end theme of every podcast episode, there is an outtake--something that we talked about either immediately before or after recording that week's show.

Some of you have heard them, and some of you haven't, so we assembled a collection of all our clips from 2016 in not one, but TWO Supplemental Episodes of Trek Geeks! We had such great response to last year's Outtakes Special, that we doubled up on it this year, and we hope you enjoy it.

We hope that you all have the happiest of holidays and a safe and Happy New Year!

SPECIAL THANKS!

Music for the Trek Geeks Podcast is provided by Five Year Mission and we truly cannot thank them enough for allowing us to use their amazing music each and every episode!

Please head on over to FiveYearMission.net and check out their music. Seriously, if you listen to them, your Awesomocity Factor will increase like ten times what it is right now. We're big fans of theirs, and we want you to be fans, too. All your friends are doing it...you'll be cool...everyone will like you.

Plus, we really want them back as the House Band at Creation Entertainment's Official Star Trek Convention in Las Vegas in 2017. Please send a message to Creation and to CBS to let them know you would, too! #5YMSTLV2017

Shatnermas! Dec 13, 2016

Show notes

With Star Trek's 50th Anniversary Year coming to an end, what better way to close it out than to look at the career of one of Trek's central figures?

It's undeniable that William Shatner has had an amazing career and done so many amazing things that we think he deserves his own holiday!

Back in 2009, Bill declared the first-ever Shatnermas on his Facebook page and now, he and Dan have turned this celebration into an eight day affair and reintroducing it on the podcast!

They've each selected one clip for each day of Shatnermas. Which ones did they pick? Listen in to find out!

There are so many great clips to celebrate the long career of The Shat--which ones are your favorites??

Plus, we'll talk some news and we'll have a special message for Terry Farrell all in Episode 87 of the Trek Geeks Podcast!

SPECIAL THANKS

We are incredibly grateful to FIVE YEAR MISSION for allowing us to use their music in our podcast each and every week. You really should check them out--they're writing and recording one original song for each episode of the classic Star Trek series from the 1960's.

Warp on over to their website at FiveYearMission.net and check out all of their fantastic albums! You can hear them all: Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, The Trouble with Tribbles, and of course, the amazing Spock's Brain! Plus, here is a little secret...they are working on Year 4 right now!

Plus, we absolutely want to see them back as the House Band for this year's Star Trek convention in Las Vegas! Don't forget to let Creation Entertainment know you'd like to see them, too! Tweet them, Facebook them, email them...and be sure to use the hashtag #5YMSTLV2017!

Here's a rundown of the Five Year Mission songs you'll hear in this episode! Themes The Cage – [Track 1] – Year One The Trouble With Tribbles 6 – [Track 6] – The Trouble With Tribbles

Bumper Music Arena – [Track 3] – Year 2 The Man Trap – [Track 2] – Year 1

"Dear Terry Farrell" Segment

Silent Night John Vallis (johnvallis.co.uk) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

The Doomsday Machine Dec 06, 2016

Show notes

This week, we continue with our wind down of the celebration Star Treks 50th anniversary with one of the very best episodes of them all - "The Doomsday Machine!" As you may recall from our last episode, this one ranks #4 in Bill's all time favorite TOS episodes, while Dan had it ranked as his 3rd favorite. Any way you slice it, it is a PHENOMENAL episode and we will discuss all aspects of this classic as well as discuss the amazing remastering of the episode by Mike and Denise Okuda. We will also talk about the incredible performance by William Windom as Commodore Matt Decker, and what makes this episode so special for both of us.

But that's not all! In addition to the discussion about the giant, planet killing cornucopia, we have a lot of news to cover, including some awesome casting announcements for Star Trek Discovery! Three incredible actors have been announced as we are so excited with who they are! Plus, we are feeling pretty old with the two Star Trek Anniversaries that occurred recently, and did you know that Star Trek Timelines is making it even harder for Dan to be productive at work? How, you ask? Well you will just have to tune in to find out!

SPECIAL THANKS

We are incredibly grateful to FIVE YEAR MISSION for allowing us to use their music in our podcast each and every week. You really should check them out--they're writing and recording one original song for each episode of the classic Star Trek series from the 1960's.

Warp on over to their website at FiveYearMission.net and check out all of their fantastic albums! You can hear them all: Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, The Trouble with Tribbles, and of course, the amazing Spock's Brain! Plus, here is a little secret...they are working on Year 4 right now!

Plus, we absolutely want to see them back as the House Band for this year's Star Trek convention in Las Vegas! Don't forget to let Creation Entertainment know you'd like to see them, too! Tweet them, Facebook them, email them...and be sure to use the hashtag #5YMSTLV2017!

Here's a rundown of the Five Year Mission songs you'll hear in this episode!

Themes The Cage – [Track 1] – Year One The Trouble With Tribbles 6 – [Track 6] – The Trouble With Tribbles

Bumper Music The Trouble With Tribbles 4 – [Track 4] – The Trouble With Tribbles The Doomsday Machine – [Track 4] – Year Three

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