Deep Dives Episodes

“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 the latest episode of "A Strange New Pod," the crew takes a deep dive into the second TNG film "Star Trek: Insurrection."

In the ninth film in the Star Trek franchise, Captain Picard and the crew of the Starship Enterprise-E begin an open rebellion after they learn of a Fed...

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 selected in this month's guest spot drawing.

Sit back, initiate the self destruct, and get assimilated. Resistance is Futile.

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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, relax, and enjoy the sounds of our crew doing their very best DS9 cast impressions, and Brittany going full Shatner.

Credits:
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine theme by Dennis McCarthy

Thanks to TrekCore for all the awesome sound effects

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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 Trek.

The crew also welcomes a very special guest to the show, Star Trek Discovery, and Picard composer Jeff Russo, as he talks about scoring Trek's two newest shows, conducting an orchestra during a pandemic, and so much more.

Plus, Mike Garcia from Star Trek Discovery Po...

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 moments from both DS9 and the documentary, but go on an emotional journey as well, sharing how Deep Space Nine resonated with them, and how it helped get them through some tough times.

The mailbag was full again this week, as it shows just how loved DS9 is as a series, and r...

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 is on shore leave) through this wonderful adventure of Riker Maneuvers, freedom fighting, and unrivaled sexual tension.

Plus, a very Kira and Chakotay heavy mailbag, this week on ASNP.

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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 Burn."

With that, the ASNP crew deep dive "The Omega Directive" with special guest Myrriah Gossett from Star Trek Discovery Pod. Plus, our guest and the crew give their theories on what "The Burn" is, and what possibly caused it.

All that and more on the tenth episode of A St...

"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 did the film do at passing the torch from the TOS crew to the TNG era? What is the crew's opinion on how the film handled Kirk's death?

Find out on Episode 9 of A Strange New Pod!

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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 up, to fungal infections and amputations, these are the Ensigns of the Final Frontier.

Join the ASNP crew as they dive deep into past and present Trek dating all the way back to Ensigns Hoshi and Mayweather, to more recent favorites like Ensign Tilly on Discovery.

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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 mailbag full of correspondence from across the quadrant.

So pour yourself some coffee because like Praxis, this episode is going to be a BLAST.

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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 everyone's favorite Vulcan. From Ethan Peck's faithful yet fresh take on Star Trek: Discovery to Zachary Quinto's more human approach to the character in the Kelvin Trilogy.

The crew saves the best for last with the man that for all intents and purposes was, is, and alway...

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 original in the Star Trek pilot, Bruce Greenwood's take in the J.J. Abrams Kelvin Timeline, to Anson Mount's fresh interpretation of the character in Star Trek: Discovery.

Plus, a hefty mailbag this week from our listeners and followers on Instagram. All that and more this w...

This week on the A Strange New Pod, Hawk takes the Captain's Chair as the crew discuss the their hopes and fears for Star Trek: Lower Decks.
Also this week, it's a trip back in time as Hawk, Erik, Brittany, and Julian take a look back on The Original Series two-parter, "The Menagerie." How will the future events that take place during this episode translate over to the Spock/Pike relationship of the past?

As always, the hailing frequencies are open once again for the mailbag, Julian gets called...

In February 1965, Gene Roddenberry tested the original Star Trek pilot, "The Cage," for NBC. The network ultimately would pass on "The Cage" and Captain Pike, but would order a new Pilot, "Where No Man Has Gone Before." The rest is history.

On this week's episode, Brittany takes the Captain's chair and asks the question, why didn't "The Cage" work? The crew take a deep dive into the episode as they attempt to unlock the mysteries and fumbles surrounding the failed episode.

Plus, we unveil our ...

On this special edition of A Strange New Pod, Erik takes the captain's chair as Julian and Brittany join him to discuss the classic Voyager two-parter, "Year of Hell."

The crew also talk about the recent comments made by Bryan Fuller on Inglorious Treksperts about "Year of Hell" originally being planned as an entire season.

Hawk joins later on for the mailbag, Brittany makes enough puns to make Spock smile, and much more on this episode of ASNP.

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On the maiden voyage of A Strange New Pod, Julian, Erik, Brittany, and Hawk talk the timeline of Strange New Worlds, when they think it will take place, and time periods the show should avoid.

Later, the crew talk about Captain Pike, Spock, Number One, and how they all want to get to know Pike's Enterprise bridge crew.

Plus, wants and don't wants from the new series, as well as the show's first ever mailbag. So, grab a drink from the galley, put on a red shirt, and prepare to go to warp with A...