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It's finally here! Join the SNP Crew as they welcome back Star Trek Discovery with their deep dive and review of the first two episodes of the final season, "Red Directive" and "Under the Twin Moons."

Plus, Julian interviews Captain Michael Burnham herself, Sonequa Martin-Green, at the red carpet premiere in New York City!

Plus, the mailbag, news, and so much more on episode 179 of Strange New Pod.

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As part of Paramount's celebration of 50 years of Star Trek animation, a series of Very Short Treks were released.

The response was less than stellar. The SNP crew has given these Very Short Treks some time to breathe, and it's about time we reviewed them, for better or for worse.

Plus, the mailbag, news, and much more on episode 177 of Strange New Pod!

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Almost four years into Strange New Pod....we're finally breaking one of Julian's cardinal rules...we're doing "Tuvix!"

How does the Voyager episode stand up today? Was Janeway right? The SNP Crew will do their best to do this one justice (yeah, yeah, we know).

Plus, your thoughts on the episode in our mailbag, news, and much more on episode 172 of SNP.

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Join the SNP Crew for their review and deep dive of the Star Trek Lower Decks season four finale, "Old Friends, New Planets!"

What happens when Mariner escapes Nick Locarno’s Nova Fleet aboard a Steamrunner class? What major decision does Tendi make when bartering with her sister, D’Erica? Who does Captain Freeman put in command of the Cerritos during Mariner’s rescue? How is Genesis involved?! The crew broke it all down!

Plus the mailbag, the winner of our Yosemite shuttle giveaway, and more ...

Join the SNP Crew for their review of the penultimate episode of Star Trek Lower Decks season four, "The Inner Fight!"

What happens when Captain Freeman puts Mariner on an “easy” assignment after she realizes she’s trying to get herself killed? What do we finally learn about Beckett’s past and how does it connect to the much wider TNG universe? On a pirate friendly planet, how does Carol get the intel she needs? And what TNG character is finally revealed to be the person behind the disappearanc...

Join Emcee, Hawk, and Julian for their review of Lower Decks episode 408, "Caves!"

What happens when Boims, Mariner, Rutherford, and Tendi are reunited for an away mission together, only to get trapped in a cave? How do each of their stories affect one another, and how are the Vendorians involved? The crew breaks it all down!

Plus, the mailbag, another code word for our Yosemite shuttle giveaway, and more on episode 159 of Strange New Pod.

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Join Emcee, Girafe, Hawk, and Julian for their review of Star Trek Lower Decks episode 407, "A Few Badgeys More!"

What happens when Badgey ambushes the Cerritos, and how do we wind up with Goodgy and Logicy? Also, when Peanut Hamper is up for parole, and Agimus tells Starfleet he has intel on all the ships getting destroyed, are they really reformed or have something up their digital sleeves? The crew breaks it all down!

Plus, another codeword for our Yosemite shuttle giveaway, the strange new...

Join the SNP Crew for their review of Lower Decks episode 406, "Parth Ferengi's Heart Place," with our friend and resident Ferengi collective member Jessko!

What happens when the Cerritos and Toronto visit Ferenginar to begin the negotiations for their entry into the Federation? Why doesn’t the Admiral listen to Carol when Rom and Leeta are clearly playing him? How do Tendi and Rutherford handle having to pretend to be married to each other? Who knew Boim Boim loved sleazy morning television? A...

Join the SNP Crew for their review of Lower Decks episode 405, "Empathalogical Fallacies."

What happens when the Cerritos ferries a group of Betazoids to Risa, but things start to get whacky in the bar? How is T’Lyn at the center of it? And what does the Bear Pack do to help Boimler get through overworking himself once again? The team breaks it all down!

Plus, the mailbag, a VERY special surprise, and so much more on episode 156 of Strange New Pod

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Join the SNP Crew, along with their dear friend and special guest Jessie Earl, for their review of Lower Decks episode 404, "Something Borrowed, Something Green."

What happens when Tendi is given leave to attend her sister's wedding (with Mariner and T’Llyn in tow), only to find out she’s been kidnapped? What do her friends learn not only about Tendi but Orion culture? Meanwhile, on the Cerritos, when roomies Boimler and Rutherford run into some differences of opinion, how do they sort it out, ...

Join Emcee, Erik, Girafe, and Hawk for SNP's review of Lower Decks episode 304, "In the Cradle of Vexilon!"

What happens when the environmental computer on the ringworld of Corazonia begins to malfunction, causing the system to go back to its base settings? How does Boims handle his first away mission command as a Lieutenant? Is T’Lyn impressed? And onboard the Cerritos, what happens when Mariner, Rutherford, and Tendi become victims of a “New Lieutenants” hazing ritual? The crew deep dives all...

Lower Decks season four is finally here, Moopsy and all! Join Emcee and Julian for their live review and deep dive of episode 401, "Twovix," and episode 402, "I Have No Bones Yet I Must Flee" with our friend and special guest Nari Ely from The Legal Geeks!

Plus the mailbag and so much more on episode 152 of Strange New Pod!

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Join the SNP crew for their review of the second season finale of Strange New Worlds, "Hegemony!"

What happens when the Cayuga is destroyed while in orbit over Parnassus Beta by the Gorn? And when the Gorn set a demarcation line with Parnassus on their side, how does Captain Pike proceed? When they mount (no pun intended) a rescue mission, which legacy character do they meet on the surface? What secret do we learn about Captain Batel, and does an all-out war break out after the Enterprise destr...

Join the SNP crew for their review of episode 209 of Strange New Worlds. That's right, it's the musical one, "Subspace Rhapsody!" "The Admiral" Karyn Brown from Everything is Permitted joins the crew for this one!

All systems stable! What happens when a subspace rift that Spock and Uhura are experimenting on sends a wave that puts the crew of the Enterprise in a pocket musical universe? Can Klingons sing? Why is Captain Pike on his knees? The crew breaks it all down.

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Join the crew for their review of episode 208 of Strange New Worlds, "Under the Cloak of War" with our besties Ashlyn and Rhianna from the Duras Sisters Podcast!

What happens when Klingon defector turned Federation ambassador Dak’Rah is welcomed aboard the Enterprise? How do M’Benga, Chapel, and Ortegas react? What do we learn about Chapel and M’Benga’s roles during the Klingon War and during the Siege of J’Gal? And what terrible truth do we learn about M’Benga? The crew with the help of Ashlyn...

Did I just time travel?! That's right, the Strange New Worlds/Lower Decks crossover is finally here! Join the SNP crew along with our friend Matthew Kaplowitz from Trek Untold as we review "Those Old Scientists."

Time to Brush up on those temporal protocols! What happens when Boimler falls through a portal and winds up with the crew of Captain Pike’s Enterprise? Does his blatant disregard for temporal protocol get him into trouble? How does Mariner ALSO end up in the past? And how does the NX-0...

We're now past the halfway point of Strange New Worlds season two. Join the SNP team for their review of episode 206, "Lost in Translation," which the team all really adored!

What happens when the Enterprise and Farragut run a joint mission to get a deuterium refinery operational, but Uhura begins to hear a signal that can’t be heard by anyone else? How does Hemmer factor into this episode? What is the cause of the sibling rivalry between Jim and Sam Kirk? How does the show handle Jim's first m...

Join the crew for their review of episode 205 of Strange New Worlds, "Charades!"

Guess who’s coming to dinner... What happens when a shuttle accident leaves Spock without his Vulcan DNA? How does he cope onboard the Enterprise dealing with feeling the full brunt of human emotions for the first time? Why is Sam Kirk such a messy eater? And why is Spock becoming fully human and forgetting his Vulcan upbringing rehashing a harmful trope to those in the biracial community? The SNP team reviews and ...

Join Emcee, Girafe, Hawk, and Julian for their review of episode 204 of Strange New Worlds, "Among the Lotus Eaters!"

What happens when the Enterprise is tasked with cleaning up the mess they made on Rigel VII five years ago? Who does Captain Pike find on the surface? And what happens when the away team AND Enterprise crew begin to lose their memory? The SNP team reviews and breaks this one down!

Plus news, the mailbag, trivia, and much more on episode 142 of Strange New Pod!

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Get in, we’re going back in time to Toronto! Join Emcee, Girafe, Hawk, and Julian for their review of this fun La'an and Jim Kirk centered time travel romp.

What happens when a dying time agent shows up on the Enterprise and asks La’an to complete his mission? How does she wind up in the company of Captain Kirk, who is in command of…the Enterprise? Do sparks fly (spoilers, they do)? What two major discoveries do they make while back in present-day Canada, and what happens when La’an literally c...

The SNP Crew are joined by their good friends at The Legal Geeks this week to help them deep dive and review Number One's trial in episode 202 of Strange New Worlds, "Ad Astra per Aspera."

Looking at things from a legal point of view, Josh and Nari help the team break down the entire trial, from Captain Pike convincing Neera to take the case all the way to adding charges like conspiracy mid-case and, of course, the final verdict.

Plus, some news, the mailbag, and much more on episode 140 of St...

It's finally here! The crew of Strange New Pod is back to review the premiere of the second season of Strange New Worlds - "The Broken Circle."

What happens when Uhura receives a distress call from La’an warning of an imminent threat on the Federation, leading Spock to steal the Enterprise? What MASSIVE secret do M’Benga and Chapel discover deep in the dilithium mines of Cajitar IV, and what do we learn about their time in the Klingon war? The SNP crew breaks it all down!

Plus, news, the mailb...

After three seasons, the Star Trek Picard series finale is here, and the SNP crew is here to review and break down this explosive, powerful, and lovely ending for The Next Generation Crew.

What happens when Captain Picard and the Enterprise crew make their last stand against the Borg Queen? How does Jean-Luc get through to Jack? How does Seven take on the entire assimilated fleet and survive? What are the ramifications? Does everyone make it out? And what about THAT mid-credit scene? The crew b...

Join Emcee, Erik, Hawk, and Julian for their deep dive and review of the penultimate episode of Star Trek Picard, "Vox!"

*SPOILERS IN DESCRIPTION*

What happens when Jack’s Borg secret comes to light? What protocols are put in place aboard the ship? And when Titan returns to Earth for Frontier Day, what catastrophic event occurs? Who does Jack find in the Borg City? And finally, with all hope lost and the entire fleet assimilated besides those over the age of 25, where do Picard and his crew tu...