Deep Dives Episodes
No Time to Talk About Time
Welcome to another edition of ASNP, and this week, we're back with our Patron Collective's choice episode as we talk all things time travel in Star Trek. Join us as we discuss Kirk's really long temporal affairs file, and wha...
Jolan Tru, Thanks for Everything! | The Best of the Romulans
Our Best Of Star Trek species deep dive series continues with the Romulans! From their origins in The Original Series to new mysteries with the Tal Shiar on TNG and DS9, we cover the rich history of the mysterious society and...
Q, And Disco, And Boimler, Oh My! | First Contact Day 2021
"What up? We doing sci-fi stuff today?" - Ensign Mariner We hope everyone enjoyed their First Contact Day! Join the ASNP crew as they wrap up all the events and panels that took place. The team also breakdown the trailers for...
Darkness is Coming: A Look Back at Star Trek Into Darkness
"My crew is my family, Kirk. Is there anything you would not do for your family?" - John Harrison/Khan It's part two of our Kelvinverse Deep Dive series as we tackle JJ Abrams second Trek installment, "Into Darkness." How has...
The Ship of Theseus | A Look at Trek Recasting
"Are you familiar with the thought experiment, The Ship of Theseus?" - The Vision, Marvel's "WandaVision" Yeah, we know it's a Marvel quote, but there has been so much Star Trek recasting over the years, it seems pretty appro...
There Be Whales Here! | A Deep Dive Into The Voyage Home
"Admiral; if we were to assume that these whales were ours to do with as we pleased, we'd be as guilty as those who caused their extinction." -Spock The crew from ASNP take an in-depth look at the fourth, and funniest, film i...
Today is a Good Day to Die! | The Best of the Klingons
"Our gods are dead. Ancient Klingon warriors slew them a millennia ago. They were...more trouble than they were worth." -Worf Today we drink the blood of our enemies as we continue our "Best of Species" series with the Klingo...
Across the Universe
We close out February on the heels of the big ViacomCBS Investors Day and showcase. The ASNP crew talk about the news that came out including new details on Paramount Plus as well as the highly anticipated animated Trek serie...
The Future Begins | A Deep Dive Into Star Trek '09
"Your father was captain of a Starship for 12 minutes. He saved 800 lives, including your mother’s and yours. I dare you to do better." -Captain Christopher Pike We've been featuring Star Trek ' 09 all week long on our socia...
The Needs of the Many | The Best of the Vulcans
Join the ASNP crew as we start off our new "Best of Species" series with fan-favorite species, the Vulcans. From Spock to T'Pol, and some of the most important episodes to feature the species who made first contact with Earth...
Let's Fly! Looking Back at Season 3 of Star Trek: Discovery
“In a very real sense, we are all aliens on a strange planet. We spend most of our lives reaching out and trying to communicate. If during our whole lifetime, we could reach out and really communicate with just two people, we...
Nothing But Blue Skies | A Deep Dive Into Star Trek: Nemesis
"I'll show you my true nature. Our nature. And as Earth dies - remember I will always forever be Shinzon of Remus. And my voice shall echo through time long after yours has faded to a dim memory." - Shinzon It's ASNP's final ...
Saddle Up, Lock & Load | A Deep Dive Into Star Trek: Insurrection
“Our technological abilities are not apparent because we have chosen not to employ them in our daily lives. We believe that when you create a machine to do the work of a man, you take something away from the man.” -Sojef In t...
The Line Must Be Drawn Here! | A Look Back at Star Trek: First Contact
Join A Strange New Pod for the first of three TNG-era deep-dive podcasts, as the crew takes a look back at 1996's Star Trek: First Contact. We're joined this week by one of our Patreon Collective members, Rob, who was selecte...
"Trials & Tribble-ations" Table Read
Get ready and grab that turbo lift handrail! It's ASNP's Patron suggested 14th episode, a table read of DS9's "Trials & Tribble-ations." A big thank you to Patron Collective member Simon Stager for the suggestion. Sit back, r...
Tuning the Final Frontier w/ Special Guest Jeff Russo
Join A Strange New Pod on this symphonic journey through all of Trek and time. That's right; it's the music episode! From Enterprise to Picard, the ASNP crew cover all the important music and themes of decades worth of Star T...
See You On the Promenade
On this very special episode of A Strange New Pod, the crew takes a deep dive into the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine documentary, What We Left Behind. Erik, Julian, Brittany, and Hawk not only go through some of their favorite m...
I'll Be Your Number One
This week on A Strange New Pod, the crew pay tribute to all the first officers we've come to know and love in Star Trek. From Enterprise all the way to the brand new series, Lower Decks, join Julian, Erik, and Brittany (Hawk ...
Particle Perfection | A Look Back at "The Omega Directive"
As we inch closer and closer to Star Trek: Discovery Season 3, Trekmovie.com recently posted an article with the theory that the Omega Molecule from the Voyager episode, "The Omega Directive" is possibly the cause of "The Bur...
Tuesday? | A Look Back at Star Trek Generations
"They say time is the fire in which we burn..." Dr. Soran, Star Trek: Generations. That's right. the ASNP crew take a trip back to 1994 as they take a deep dive into the first Next Generation film, Star Trek: Generations. How...
Once an Ensign
Every starship Captain needs a crew that they can trust and rely on, and throughout the decades of Star Trek, there's always been a trusty Ensign that doesn't get the credit he or she deserves. From the ship not being blown u...
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner? | A Deep Dive Into Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
Why is Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country held in such high regard among fans? We answer that question in our deep dive into Kirk and crew's send-off film. We also left our hailing frequencies open and received a nice mai...
Spock's Socks
From Captain to Commander, ASNP switches focus this week over to the man, the myth, the legend...Mr. Spock. In perhaps A Strange New Pod's most polarizing episode yet, Brittany, Erik, Hawk, and Julian cover every iteration of...
Pike's Place
This week, we open up Captain Christopher Pike's personnel file from the Starfleet Archives! Julian, Erik, Brittany, and Hawk go over the character's three different portrayals in television and film, from Jeffrey Hunter's or...