Deep Dives Episodes
The Cardassian Reunion
On this edition of A Strange New Pod, the team wraps up the "Best Of" Cardassians series as they head over to Deep Space Nine. From "Duet" to "The Maquis," Brittany, Hawk, and Erin break down one of the more powerful Star Tre...
Animation For the Next Generation
Join the crew of A Strange New Pod this week as they break down the trailers for both the first season of Star Trek Prodigy and Star Trek Lower Decks Season 2. The team also talks about what they expect from both series, as w...
Warping Into Representation
On this edition of A Strange New Pod, the team welcomes back Spotted Giraffe as a co-host, as they tackle and talk about the evolution and history of representation in Star Trek. Julian, Brittany, Hawk, and Giraffe cover a wi...
6 Degrees of Trek Fixation
This week on ASNP, Ensign Brittany takes the crew on a journey of all things Star Trek adjacent. From shows like The Orville to the classic Trek love letter Galaxy Quest, the crew warps into the fandom from a different point...
Keeping Up With the Cardassians
A Strange New Pod's Best Of Species series continues with the military might of the Cardassian Union. In this episode, the crew takes a look back at the early days of the Cardassians in Star Trek: The Next Generation, from ep...
The Road Not Taken
Join the ASNP crew this week as they break down what was a busy week in the Alpha Quadrant. First, Trek fans were delighted to be introduced to the cast of the upcoming animated series, Star Trek Prodigy. The team talks about...
All's Well That Ends Well
It's finale week here at A Strange New Pod as we celebrate the endings of some of our favorite shows. If you were to ask Ben Sisko how Star Trek has done when it comes to ending a franchise, he'd say it's batting around .300....
Reaching For the Stars
On this very special edition of A Strange New Pod, Ensign Erin hosts an all-women panel to help review and deep dive the new documentary, Woman in Motion. Join Erin and Brittany as they welcome frequent contributor Spotted Gi...
True Believers
Join the ASNP Crew this week as they celebrate the show's one-year anniversary with our Patron Collective choice episode for the month of May! This week, Collective member Takako asks, if you were to introduce Star Trek to so...
Let's Make Some Noise | A Look Back at Star Trek Beyond
"It isn't uncommon, you know, it's easy to get lost in the vastness of space. There's only yourself, your ship, your crew." -Commodore Paris It's the third and final part of our Kelvin-verse deep dive series as we take a look...
Hailing Frequencies Open
On this edition of A Strange New Pod, we talk YOUR topics on the first of hopefully many "Hailing Frequencies Open" episodes. From the evolution of the Star Trek uniform to the best and worst romances in the quadrant, it's a ...
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!
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...