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A week-long podcast festival celebrating one of Starfleet's most decorated captains, Jean-Luc Picard Our week-long festival will pay tribute to, honor, and analyze who many believe to be the greatest Star Trek captain of all time, Jean-Lu…

Melumad has been hard at work scoring season one of Strange New Worlds, returning to the sound stage in July to start work on season two. As she announced earlier tonight on Strange New Pod's live show, Nami Melumad has been brought on to…

We've warped away from Tars Lamora and headed back (forward?) to the 32nd century. Star Trek Discovery returns to Paramount+ for the back half of season four. And judging by the show's explosive mid-season finale, we're in for a wild ride...an…

Tuesdays on Star Trek social media accounts are slowly becoming the most exciting days to look forward to. During today's Television Critics Association Virtual Winter Press Tour, Strange New Worlds showrunner Akiva Goldsman an…

It all comes to this... We head into our last week of Star Trek Prodigy until the show returns later this year. Our crew of "cadets" led by Dal are in a less than ideal situation after the events of "A Moral Star, Pt. 1.". With Gwyn trapp…

We're inching ever closer to the season two premiere of Star Trek Picard...   Now we have 11 new images that give us a glimpse into Jean-Luc's next adventure. Did we mention Q? Yeah, he's there too. Picard's second season h…

A Strange New Pod is excited to announce the launch of its first-ever podcast festival, Captain Picard Week! Our week-long festival will pay tribute to, honor, and analyze who many believe to be the greatest Star Trek captain of all time…

We're inching ever closer to the Star Trek Prodigy mid-season finale... And it seems like the crew of the USS Protostar is going to have to grow up fast and make their hardest decision so far: Head back to where it all started. …

Fresh off a Trek Tuesday for the ages, this Friday brought even excitement to the Star Trek Universe with a brand new trailer for the upcoming second season of Star Trek Picard.  The almost two-minute look at the new s…

It seems like the Tuesday curse of the Enterprise-B has been lifted with today's big announcements.  The biggest surprise coming out of Star Trek's slate of upcoming releases is something we've been waiting for for some tim…

If you thought that the Star Trek Prodigy writers room couldn't come up with any more plays on old Trek episode titles... What are we talking about? They're a bunch of nerds like us; of course they have more of these u…

Another week, another fun play at old episodes and film titles from Star Trek's past. From the look of things, we're going to get to see our second animated Ferengi (See Lower Decks, "Envoys"). Played by voice actor Grey Griffi…

Hello listeners and Collective members, new, old, and potential. Here is a breakdown of our new Patreon perks. We'll try to explain some of the new perks as best we can, and why some other stuff is leaving. As always, we really appreciate A. yo…

Seven episodes into what's possibly been Discovery's best season yet, it's time to send the show on a long warp journey. Episode 407 will mark the show's mid-season finale before returning on February 10th. Not to worry, as "...But to Co…

Desperate for more answers about the DMA, Discovery enters a subspace rift left from the anomaly. We'll also see Gray striking up a possible friendship with Zora and a lot of Grudge cat! Did we mention Dr. Pollard is back? Check out the s…

This week, the D.M.A. (Dark Matter Anomaly) is back at the forefront with evacuations, scientists, and even a little Kovich mixed in there. Oh, and did we see Jett Reno in that preview? We certainly hope so. Here's the synopsis for Episode 405 of&…

What do politicians, counseling, and an away mission all have in common? The general formula for a great episode of Star Trek.  This week, it looks like the crew will be busy once again, with Dr. Culber working with Book and his grief, Ti…

Vulcans, Romulans, and Murder Nuns, Oh My! Star Trek Discovery season four moves right along with episode 403, "Choose to Live." With a title like that, it can only mean one thing: The Qowat Milat are making their return to Star Trek …

There's a lot to be thankful for this Thursday, and a new episode of Star Trek Discovery on Thanksgiving is undoubtedly one of those things. International audiences will also be able to enjoy Discovery season four's second episo…

Less than two days before Star Trek Discovery's fourth season was set to premiere on Netflix internationally, Trekkies were blindsided when the show was unexpectedly pulled from the streaming service, with CBS opting to premiere the show o…

Plus, Michael settles into the chair and Captain's quarters It turns out that programmable matter and detached nacelles weren't the only perks Discovery received with its 3189 refit. It turns out Starfleet also wants to make sure crew mor…

By the ASNP Crew For the first time in 22 years, two episodes of Star Trek will air on the same day. This Thursday, the new series geared towards a younger audience, Star Trek Prodigy, will close out the first quarter of it…

By the ASNP Crew Star Trek Discovery's fourth season is only a week and a half away, and now, Paramount+ has released a batch of new images from the first two episodes of the season, titled "Kobayashi Maru" and "Anomaly," respectively. Paramo…

More adventures await for the Protostar and her ragtag crew ViacomCBS announced today that Star Trek Prodigy, the first series in the franchise to be geared towards children and a younger audience, has been renewed for a second …