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Picard "Seventeen Seconds" Review
Join Emcee, Erik, Girafe, Hawk, and Julian as they deep dive and review that bombshell of an episode of Picard , "Seventeen Seconds." What happens when the Shrike forces the Titan deeper into the Nebula? What’s said between J...
Picard "Disengage" Review
Picard season two moves right along with episode 302, "Disengage." Join Emcee, Girafe, Hawk, and Julian as they deep dive and review the latest episode! What happens when the Titan comes face to face with Vadic and the Shrike...
Star Trek Picard S3 Premiere: "The Next Generation" Review
Star Trek Picard season three is finally here! Join Erik, Hawk, Julian, and SNP's newest co-host Emcee as they review the premiere episode, "The Next Generation." What happens when Beverly comes under attack? How do Will and ...
Time Has Been Broken: A Look Back At Picard Season Two | Captain Picard Week II
For better or for worse, the Strange New Pod crew takes a look back at Star Trek Picard season two. What were their favorite moments? Least favorite moments? Hopes for season three? Julian and the crew go through it all. Matt...
"Supernova, Part 2" Prodigy S1 Finale Review + The Hageman Brothers Interview
It's Strange New Pod's final episode of 2022, and the show goes out with a bang with Star Trek Prodigy's season one finale, "Supernova, Part 2." The crew welcomes very special guests, Prodigy creators and showrunners Dan and ...
Prodigy "Supernova, Part 1" Review
It's the penultimate episode of Star Trek Prodigy season one, and the SNP team has their review and breakdown of what ended up being a masterpiece episode of Trek in "Supernova, Pt. 1." What happens when the fleet opens fire ...
Prodigy "Mindwalk" Review
This week, the SNP team reviews the final episode of Star Trek Prodigy before its epic two-part finale! What happens when Dal and Janeway swap their minds in an attempt to communicate with each other? Is the Vindicator/Asenci...
Prodigy "Ghost in the Machine" Review
It's holodeck episode week! Join Girafe, Hawk, and Julian as they review and break down episode 117 of Star Trek Prodigy, "Ghost in the Machine!" What happens when the holodeck malfunctions and sends the Protostar crew on a h...
Prodigy "Preludes" Review
Join the SNP crew this week as they review this backstory-heavy episode of Star Trek Prodigy! Spoiler alert, they loved it! In this week's episode, "Preludes," the Prodigy writer's room finally gives insight into the pasts of...
Prodigy "Masquerade" Review
Join the Strange New Pod crew on this special Thanksgiving edition of the show as they review Star Trek Prodigy's fifteenth episode, "Masquerade!" What happens when Okana makes contact with a geneticist he was supposed to be ...
Prodigy "Crossroads" Review
It's a divisive episode of Star Trek Prodigy this week as Erik, Girafe, Hawk, and Julian break down and review "Crossroads." What happens when Dal and the team decide to bury the Protostar and find transport to Starfleet with...
Prodigy "All the World's a Stage" Review
SNP is back live this week as the crew breakdown and review what turned out to be an amazing thirteenth episode of Star Trek Prodigy. What happens when Dal and team come across a planet home to a people who closely resemble S...
Prodigy "Let Sleeping Borg Lie" Review
The SNP team is back after a quick trip to Risa! Join Girafe, Hawk, and Julian as they review episode 113 of Star Trek Prodigy, "Let Sleeping Borg Lie!" That's right; Prodigy brings the Borg to children's television! What hap...
"The Stars at Night" Lower Decks S3 Finale Review w/ Matthew Kaplowitz
Ten weeks have warped by as quickly as Q snaps a finger, and the SNP team has their review and breakdown of the Lower Decks season three finale, "The Stars at Night." Trek Untold's Matthew Kaplowitz lends his voice as the sho...
Prodigy Mid-Season Premiere: "Asylum" Review
Star Trek Prodigy is back with its mid-season premiere with episode 111, "Asylum!" Join Girafe, Hawk, and Julian as they welcome the show back and break down the latest adventure onboard the Protostar! What happens when Dal a...
Lower Decks "Trusted Sources" Review
Join the Section 31 contingent of Strange New Pod (Erik, Girafe, and Hawk) for hijinks and chaos as they review and break down the penultimate episode of Star Trek Lower Decks season three, "Trusted Sources." What happens wh...
Lower Decks "Crisis Point II: Paradoxus" Review
With only two more weeks to go before Lower Decks season three wraps up, the show gives us one of its best episodes to date, "Crisis Point II: Paradoxus!" Join Erik, Girafe, Hawk, and Julian as they break this one down. Even ...
Lower Decks "A Mathematically Perfect Redemption" Review
There are only three more episodes of Lower Decks season three left after this week's seventh installment, "A Mathematically Perfect Redemption." Join Erik, Girafe, Hawk, and Julian as they review and break down this divisive...
Fred Tatasciore Interview + Lower Decks "Hear All, Trust Nothing" Review
This week the SNP crew review Lower Decks' sixth episode of season three, "Hear All, Trust Nothing." The Cerritos crew unexpectedly spends a day on Deep Space Nine! We also welcome Lt. Shaxs himself onto the pod! Fred Tatasci...
Lower Decks "Reflections" Review
We've hit the halfway point on Star Trek Lower Decks' third season! Join Erik, Girafe, and Hawk as they break down and review what is arguably one of the show's best episodes ever, "Reflections." What happens when Rutherford...
Episode 100 | Lower Decks "Room For Growth" Review
On this very special edition of Strange New Pod, the crew celebrates the show's 100th episode! Join Julian, Erik, Brittany, Hawk, and Girafe for a night of throwbacks, fun, and of course, their review of this week's episode o...
Lower Decks "Mining the Mind's Mines" Review
Join Erik, Girafe, Hawk, and Julian for another week of Lower Decks shenanigans with their review and deep dive of episode 303, "Mining the Mind's Mines!" The Lower Deckers are on clean-up duty again, this time helping the cr...
Lower Decks "The Least Dangerous Game" Review
This week, Girafe, Hawk, and Julian review and break down Lower Decks' second episode of season two, "The Least Dangerous Game." Brad Boimler is a new man…he’s BOLD Boimler? But does he go too far when he lets K’Ranch hunt hi...
The Orville New Horizons Episode 9-10 Review & Season Wrap Up
Join Julian, Karyn, and Matt for the final episode of their Orville New Horizons three-part review series! Part three covers the following episodes: 309: "Domino" 310: "Future Unknown" The team also wraps up the season, discu...