Episode Reviews Episodes
SNW "The Elysian Kingdom" Review + Bernadette Croft Interview
On this special edition of Strange New Pod, the crew welcomes Strange New Worlds Costume Designer Bernadette Croft to the show! Plus, Erik, Erin, Girafe, Hawk, and Julian review the fantastical 8th episode of the series, 'The...
SNW "The Serene Squall" Review
Arrrr, it's Strange New Pod's review of episode 107 of Strange New Worlds, "The Serene Squall!" Join Erik, Girafe, Hawk, Julian, and Erin who makes her triumphant and surprise return to the pod as they break down this amazing...
SNW "Lift Us Where Suffering Cannot Reach" Review
We are officially into the back half of Strange New Worlds with episode 106. This week, after a comedic break, SNW delivers with its deepest and most powerful episode yet. And as always, Erik, Girafe, Hawk, and Julian are her...
SNW "Spock Amok" Review w/ Karyn Brown
Strange New Worlds' first season hits its midway point with the show's most lighthearted and hilarious episode yet in "Spock Amok." With Girafe on an away mission over to Star Trek Discovery Pod, the SNP team welcome Julian's...
SNW "Memento Mori" Review w/ Michael Schaus
Strange New Pod celebrates its two-year anniversary with a review of what is possibly Strange New Worlds' best episode to date, "Memento Mori." SNP also welcomes back a friend of the show and Geeks with Kids contributor Mich...
SNW "Ghosts of Illyria" Review w/ Matthew Kaplowitz
They say good things come in threes, but Strange New Worlds ' third episode of its freshman season, "Ghosts of Illyria," seems to be the most polarizing episode among the SNP crew so far. Joining the team this week to help t...
SNW "Children of the Comet" Review
Strange New Worlds is two weeks in and it's already shaping out to be one of the top Star Trek shows of all time. Join Erik, Girafe, Hawk, and Julian as they review and break down episode 102, "Children of the Comet." What ha...
Strange New Worlds Series Premiere: "Strange New Worlds" Review w/ Jessie Gender
It's the moment we've been waiting for as a podcast for almost two years; Strange New Worlds is finally here, and the team is here to review and break it all down with a very special guest, Jessie Gender ! What is so urgent t...
"Farewell" Picard S2 Finale Review
It's another finale edition of Strange New Pod as Star Trek Picard season two comes to a close. Join Erik, Girafe, Hawk, and Julian as they deep dive and break down yet another polarizing Picard finale. Were Tallinn and Picar...
Picard "Hide and Seek" Review
Join Girafe, Hawk, and Julian for SNP's last live show before the series premiere of Strange New Worlds! This week, the team reviews and breaks down Picard season two's penultimate episode, "Hide and Seek." Were the Borg Quee...
Picard "Mercy" Review
It's another episode of Strange New Pod as Erik, Girafe, and Julian break down episode 208 of Star Trek Picard, "Mercy." As the show inches closer to its conclusion, was there room for a filler episode? Did "Mercy" handle all...
"Monsters" Review
Girafe and Julian have returned from their away mission in Chicago and are joined by Hawk to review this week's brand new episode of Star Trek Picard, "Monsters." What trauma does Jean-Luc have to work out in order to wake fr...
"Two of One" Review LIVE From Mission Chicago w/ Rhianna Herd
Join Girafe and Julian for this very special edition of the pod as they record LIVE on location from Star Trek Mission Chicago with a live audience! They're also joined in person by one half of the Duras Sisters Podcast , Rhi...
SNW M'Benga & Chapel Teaser Reactions | Picard "Fly Me to the Moon" Review
It's SNP's final live episode review before Julian and Girafe grab a shuttle ride to Mission Chicago! Join the crew as they react to the latest set of Strange New Worlds character teasers featuring Doctor M'Benga and Nurse Ch...
"Watcher" Review
Join the SNP crew as they review the fourth episode of Picard season two, "Watcher." When Jean-Luc finds a young Guinan at 10 Forward, what is her reaction? How much time does Rios have left before ICE deports him, and can Se...