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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:

Shore Leave Crossover Jul 19, 2016

Show notes

It is certainly no secret how much we love the folks over at Tricorder Transmissions, and specifically Shore Leave! Heather, Jeff and the whole team are amazing and bring listeners awesome information about conventions each and every week!

As STLV gets closer and closer and the excitement continues to build, we felt this would be the perfect time to welcome Heather Barker and Jeff Hulit to the podcast to talk about Vegas and what we can expect in just TWO SHORT WEEKS!

We will discuss all kind of interesting details, from pre-registration to the "Cosplay Is Not Consent" movement!

Additionally, there has been some amazing Star Trek news this week including Star Trek 4 already in the works, the new Trek Series to be on Netflix (for some people), and Dan will be geeking out very soon as he starts to build his Mega Bloks Enterprise!

YOUR HOUSE BAND FOR STLV!

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.

Beam on over to their website at FiveYearMission.net and check out all of their fantastic albums! You can hear them all: Year One, Year Two, Year Three, The Trouble with Tribbles, and of course, the amazing Spock's Brain!

If you're headed to Creation Entertainment's 15th Annual Las Vegas Official STAR TREK Convention 2016, don't forget to check out their space in the Vendor's Room where they'll have some special STLV merch! Please show them some love and support them!

Here's a rundown of the 5YM tracks we used in this episode!

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

Bumper Music Metamorphosis - [Track 7] - Year Three The Galileo Seven - [Track 1] - Year Two Within the Mainframe - [Track 5] - Spock's Brain

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Timeless Jul 12, 2016

Show notes

One mistake can change everything.

That's the lesson learned by Ensign Harry Kim in the 100th episode of Star Trek: Voyager.

This week, Dan and Bill dive in on the episode, "Timeless," and discuss some of it's finer points. Make no mistake: this is some of the best material the writers ever gave Garrett Wang, and we'll talk about why.

Plus, we'll find out why this episode means so much to Dan, and why he almost selected it for his "one episode" in the Ask Us Anything we did in Episode 62.

We'll also talk about the latest news from our friends at TrekNews.net, including a brand new roller coaster, the Star Trek takeover of SDCC, and an update on the Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan BluRay Replacement program.

We promise not to crash land on a barren ice planet, so join us for Episode 67, won't you?

YOUR HOUSE BAND FOR STLV!

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.

Beam on over to their website at FiveYearMission.net and check out all of their fantastic albums! You can hear them all: Year One, Year Two, Year Three, The Trouble with Tribbles, and of course, the amazing Spock's Brain!

If you're headed to Creation Entertainment's 15th Annual Las Vegas Official STAR TREK Convention 2016, don't forget to check out their space in the Vendor's Room where they'll have some special STLV merch! Please show them some love and support them!

Here's a rundown of the 5YM tracks we used in this episode!

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

Bumper Music Amok Time - [Track 15] - Year Two Colder in Russia - [Track 6] - Spock's Brain The Naked Time - [Track 5] - Year One

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The Omega Glory Jul 05, 2016

Show notes

As we in the United States celebrate Independence Day on July 4th, we thought this would be PERFECT time to discuss The Original Series episode "The Omega Glory."

Bill and Dan will give a run down of the episode, discuss what works and what doesn't work, as well as what they like and don't like.

Also, no discussion about TOS can go without Dan attempting to portray Captain Kirk, and this episode may have the most "Shatneriffic" speech in Trek history! Will Dan be up for the challenge?

Plus, in Star Trek news, an old friend returns to the Smithsonian Museum in Washington D.C for permanent display - and she looks BEAUTIFUL, Bryan Fuller has some interesting tidbits on the new Star Trek series, the Bluetooth device of the ages is now available, Mega Bloks releases the HUGE Starship Enterprise model on July 22nd, and Van Citters speaks (and we love what he says)!

We may even sneak in a couple of surprises! It is all here in Episode 66: The Omega Glory!

SPECIAL THANKS

Vegas and STLV50 are fast approaching and, before you know it, we'll be treated to five straight days of Your House Band for the Creation Entertainment's Official Star Trek Convention--FIVE YEAR MISSION!

We can't begin to thank Noah, Fark, Patrick, Mike, and Chris enough for allowing us to use all of their amazing music for the podcast every week. Please, do yourself a favor and check all of their albums: Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, The Trouble with Tribbles, and of course, Spock's Brain!

Get yourself on over to FiveYearMission.net and get ALL of their music. We promise, you'll love it.

Here's a rundown of which 5YM tracks we used in this episode!

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

Bumper Music Obsession - [Track 11] - Year 3 Return of the Archons - [Track 6] - Year 2

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The Axanar Rules Jun 28, 2016

Show notes

In this week's episode, we'll take an in-depth look at the new Fan Film Guidelines released by CBS last week!

These guidelines seem to change fan films as we know them--and they're all the result of one production's actions. For months, Axanar Productions has complained that there were no guidelines. Their constant complaining has prompted CBS to give them exactly what they wanted--and now all fan films will have to pay the price. Be careful what you wish for, right?

There are still a lot of unknowns in this process, but we'll examine the new rules as fans and what we believe they translate to.

Plus, there is a LOT of huge news in this episode: Blu-Ray returns, a new Star Trek Beyond trailer, RIHANNA...it's all in Episode 65: The Axanar Rules!

SPECIAL THANKS There just aren't enough words to convey our gratitude to FIVE YEAR MISSION for allowing us to use their music in every episode of our podcast! They are a fantastic group of guys and we're excited to see them on stage at Creation Entertainment's 50th Anniversary Celebration at the Official Star Trek Convention in Las Vegas this August! Five straight days of Five Year Mission--we feel spoiled!

Prepare yourself, though--head on over to FiveYearMission.net and get ALL of their music. We promise, you'll love it.

Here's a rundown of which 5YM tracks we used 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 6] - Spock's Brain Errand of Mercy - [Track 11] - Year 2

In Memoriam: Anton Yelchin Jun 21, 2016

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Dan and Bill pay tribute to Star Trek actor Anton Yelchin who was killed in a freak accident at his home on Sunday, June 19, 2016.

See-It or Skip-It: TAS Jun 14, 2016

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TRICORDER TRANSMISSIONS CROSS-OVER!

We're back with another episode of See-It or Skip-It this week, but this time we're taking on an entire series--but this time, it's something very different!

Star Trek: The Animated Series ran for 22 episodes between 1973 and 1974 on Saturday mornings, and it's one of the most debated and contested entries in the Star Trek universe. Jeff Hulit from The Tricorder Transmissions moderates the discussion as Dan and Bill give their vote on each episode from Star Trek: The Animated Series. Plus, they'll each answer the question on whether or not TAS is part of Star Trek canon!

It's an...wait for it...ANIMATED discussion this week on Trek Geeks and we hope you'll join us!

Many thanks to Kail Tescar from StarTrekAnimated.com for his cover art for the podcast this week!

SPECIAL THANKS

There just aren't enough words to convey our gratitude to FIVE YEAR MISSION for allowing us to use their music in every episode of our podcast! They are a fantastic group of guys and we're excited to see them on stage at Creation Entertainment's 50th Anniversary Celebration at the Official Star Trek Convention in Las Vegas this August! Five straight days of Five Year Mission--we feel spoiled!

Prepare yourself, though--head on over to FiveYearMission.net and get ALL of their music. We promise, you'll love it.

Here's a rundown of which 5YM tracks we used 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 6] - Spock's Brain An Awful Lot of Trouble - [Track 4] - Spock's Brain Errand of Mercy - [Track 11] - Year 2

Parsec Awards Submission Jun 11, 2016

Show notes

Dan and I have just submitted our sample episode for the Parsec Awards! We decided to feature two clips: one with Vic Mignogna from Star Trek Continues discussing how Star Trek has actually saved lives--including Dan's--and one where Dan surprised me last year and announced he was going to STLV. Finalists will be announced in late July or early August!

This is the clip we submitted. It could contain one thirty second intro and two clips totaling no more than ten minutes with no edits to the content other than fade-ins and fade-outs.

Ask Us Anything Jun 07, 2016

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You heard us right! It's time that you all learned a little bit about your gracious co-hosts, Bill Smith and Dan Davidson! Last week we asked our followers in Camp Khitomer (our fun-filled Facebook group) to ask us anything they wanted to know about us. All questions were allowed as long as they were PG rated.

Well, we had a bunch of questions come our way and we are going to share our answers with you on this weeks podcast!

Plus as an added bonus, Bill and Dan each have a question for one another that NEITHER has any idea about! Talk about being put on the spot!

Plus all the latest Star Trek news from our good friends over at Treknews.net including a really great giveaway of 2 copies of the new Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan Director's Cut Blu-Ray!

SPECIAL THANKS

There just aren't enough words to convey our gratitude to FIVE YEAR MISSION for allowing us to use their music in every episode of our podcast! They are a fantastic group of guys and we're excited to see them on stage at Creation Entertainment's 50th Anniversary Celebration at the Official Star Trek Convention in Las Vegas this August! Five straight days of Five Year Mission--we feel spoiled!

Prepare yourself, though--head on over to FiveYearMission.net and get ALL of their music. We promise, you'll love it.

Here's a rundown of which 5YM tracks we used 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 6] - Spock's Brain Amok Time - [Track 15] - Year 2

Come Not Between the Dragons May 31, 2016

Show notes

SPOILER ALERT!

This week we take a super-sized look at the highly anticipated sixth episode from Star Trek Continues--Come Not Between the Dragons!

BE WARNED, THOUGH: This episode of our podcast is FILLED with spoilers! If you don't want to know what happens in "Come Not Between the Dragons," then stop now! We absolutely recommend watching this Star Trek Continues episode first before you listen to our analysis!

Then, come on back and listen to our analysis of the show and we'll even give you the ultimate verdict: "Is this Star Trek?"

Then, we'll be joined by our great friend and our first-ever guest on Trek Geeks, Michele Specht! We'll chat about this episode, talk some behind-the-scenes, and even discuss how everything that happens in the world is pretty much Dan's fault. (It's true.)

SPECIAL THANKS

There just aren't enough words to convey our gratitude to FIVE YEAR MISSION for allowing us to use their music in every episode of our podcast! They are a fantastic group of guys and we're excited to see them on stage at Creation Entertainment's 50th Anniversary Celebration at the Official Star Trek Convention in Las Vegas this August! Five straight days of Five Year Mission--we feel spoiled!

Prepare yourself, though--head on over to FiveYearMission.net and get ALL of their music. We promise, you'll love it.

Here's a rundown of which 5YM tracks we used in this episode!

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

Bumper Music Catspaw - [Track 5] - Year Three Errand of Mercy - [Track 11] - Year 2 Journey to Babel - [Track 8] - Year 3 Shore Leave - [Track 16] - Year 1

Star Trek Beyond Trailer Reaction May 26, 2016

Show notes

It's our first-ever Supplemental Episode and we examine the first full-length trailer for Star Trek Beyond!

We'll share our thoughts on the trailer and analyze some of the scenes, discuss our hopes for the film, and decide whether or not we think Beyond is starting to look like a Star Trek movie--especially after the first trailer didn't receive a warm reception from some fans.

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