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Join Emcee, Hawk, and Julian for their review and deep dive into the final season of Star Trek Picard, with special guests Production Designer Dave Blass and Lead makeup artist James MacKinnon!

The crew talks about the new and returning characters on the show, like Liam Shaw and Ro Laren, and then go through the show act by act, before finally getting into favorite and least favorite moments!

Plus, our Picard Blu-ray Steelbook giveaway, the mailbag, and more on episode 155 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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With just a week to go until Lower Decks season four, join the SNP Crew for a look back at season three!

From favorite moments to least favorite moments, adventures with peanut hamper and more, Lower Decks season three was a wild ride! Emcee, Girafe, and Julian also take an in-depth look into all of our lower decker's arcs in the show's third season.

Plus the mailbag and so much more on episode 151 of Strange New Pod!

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Join Emcee, Erik, and Julian as they record in the same room together for the first time! Coming to you from FAN EXPO Canada, the crew takes on the newest members of our Best of Species series, THE GORN.

From Slar's appearance in Enterprise to the reimaging of the species in seasons one and two of Strange New Worlds, the Gorn finally take their place as one of the powerhouse species in Star Trek. Oh, don't forget to RSVP to the Gorn wedding.

Plus, the Strange New Loop, Mailbag, and much more o...

Emcee and Julian are back for part two of what was just a wonderful conversation with Star Trek's Lead Creature and Makeup Designer, Neville Page.

In part two, Neville talks about using complexion in his makeup designs, designing the awesome (and eerie) skulls we saw Picard collect as trophies in season two, and of course, his work on the Borg, including designing the Borg Queen with the late and absolutely amazing Annie Wersching.

All that and more on the conclusion of our sit down with Nevil...

Join the SNP crew for a fun sit down with Strange New Worlds Editor John Wesley Whitton and Assistant Editor Matt Capocci!

Wes and Matt talk about their work on three of this season's episodes: "Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow," "Lost in Translation," and "Subspace Rhapsody!"

What's a day in the life of an editor like? What was it like editing the first-ever musical episode in Star Trek? Why is it so cold in Canada? All important questions!

Those questions and more on episode 149 of Strang...

Join Emcee and Julian for this very special bonus pod as we sit down with the man behind so many of the makeups that we've come to love since Star Trek 09, Lead Creature and Makeup Designer Neville Page. His new book, Star Trek: The Art of Neville Page, was released last week, and we've had the pleasure to read it and now speak with him about it.

In part one of two of our sit down with Neville, we talk about his work on JJ Abrams' Trek films, the Klingons updated look in Discovery, how budget c...

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.

Plus news, the mailbag, an...

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...

Join Emcee, Girafe, Hawk, and Julian as they wrap up all the Star Trek news and trailers that came out of San Diego Comic-Con 2023!

We will have reactions to the five-minute preview of Star Trek Discovery season five's season premiere, a breakdown of the Lower Decks S4 trailer, and more.

Plus news, a GIVEAWAY, the mailbag, and much more on this bonus edition of Strange New Pod!

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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, Erik, Girafe, and Julian for this very special edition of the pod as they perform a table read of the Star Trek Prodigy episode, "All the World's a Stage."

And remember to please spread the word: #SaveStarTrekProdigy

Cast of Characters:
Emcee as Gwynn, Ascensia, Janeway, and Scott'ee

Julian as Jankom Pog, James’T, and Doctor Noum

-Girafe as Zero, Dr. Boones, The Diviner, and Cadet Huur'a

-Erik as Rok, Sprok, Commander Tysess, and Sool'U

And a special guest performance from writ...

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!

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As we enter the final week before the second season premiere of Strange New Worlds, join the crew of SNP as they take a look back at the show's first season.

The team strolls down memory lane dating back to the initial announcement that Strange New Worlds was going into production and tells the origin story of how Strange New Pod came about because of it.

Then, it's onto our in-depth look back at the entire bridge crew, including their strengths and weaknesses last season. The show wraps with ...

On June 1st, 1984, Star Trek III: The Search for Spock premiered in theaters. Join Emcee, Hawk, and Julian as they look back and deep dive into the film that gave Leonard Nimoy his Star Trek directorial debut.

From script rewrites to the controversial decision to show the Enterprise's destruction in the film's trailer, the crew takes a look at what made this film great and other places where it fell short.

Plus news, the mailbag, a giveaway, and much more on episode 137 of Strange New Pod!

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Mariner, Boimler, and Kirk, oh my! Join the SNP team LIVE as they react to all the awesomeness the full Strange New Worlds season two trailer had to offer!

From falling shuttles, airlocks, and Toronto explosions to Boimler and Mariner on the Enterprise, we're just a few short weeks from SNW S2.

Plus, news, the mailbag, and much more on episode 136 of Strange New Pod!

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