ASNP welcomes New York Times and USA Today best-selling author Dr. Una McCormack to the show to talk about her latest novel, Star Trek Discovery: Wonderlands. Plus, what did she think making her way through Enterprise the first time? Find out during this special interview. -- "A Strange New Pod"…
This week on ASNP, the crew review the aptly titled third episode of Lower Decks season 2, "We'll Always Have Tom Paris." How much Tom Paris did we get, and was it enough? How did Mariner and Tendi's girl trip turn out? And finally, which major character made their return…
Star Trek Lower Decks is back for its second episode and the ASNP bridge crew is here to review "Kayshon, His Eyes Open!" Our Lower Deckers have trouble bonding with Ensign Jet Manhaver, who has been assigned Boimler's bunk and shift duties. Meanwhile, we get a glimpse of Boimler's life…
Star Trek Lower Decks is back for its second season and the ASNP bridge crew is here to review the season premiere! Three months after the events of "No Small Parts," The Cerritos is on a second contact mission where, as Mariner puts it, "sci-fi stuff" is going on. This…
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 Trek enemies with returning guest, Michael Schaus. And…
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 well as new team-ups in Lower…
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 wide range of topics including multiracial identities, LGBTQ representation, aging and…
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 of view. Plus, 55th Anniversary news, and updates on…
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 episodes like "The Wounded," and "Chain of Command," all the…
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 the voice cast, the character breakdowns, and where…
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. What makes finales like "All…
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 Giraffe and special guest Lisa J from No Pink Spandex to the…
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 someone who has never seen any Trek at all, what three episodes…
"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 back at 2016's Star Trek Beyond, directed by Justin…
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 night filled with laughter, tears, and some interesting questions…
This week, the ASNP crew is 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 what happens when two Enterprises from different times wind up in the same place. How…
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 secret sects of the Star Empire. A very special…
Join the Strange New Pod crew for their second-ever table read. This is one the team has been wanting to do for a while, and that's Star Trek Voyager's "Bride of Chaotica!" Patron Collective member and one of our awesome discord mods, Spotted Giraffe guests as Captain Janeway/Queen Arachnia as…
The crew of A Strange New Pod gather to talk about all the announcements from First Contact Day. From the trailers for Picard Season 2, Lower Decks Season 2, and Discovery Season 4 to the first look at Janeway in Star Trek Prodigy to the 25th anniversary celebration of Star…
We hope everyone enjoyed their First Contact Day! We have a full wrap-up of all the day's festivities. From the return of John De Lancie's Q to trailers for Discovery and Lower Decks, First Contact Day gave us a bunch of surprises. A Strange New Pod is a weekly Star…
"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 tackles JJ Abrams second Trek installment, "Into Darkness." How has the film aged in eight years? Is the casting of…
"To the Journey," the upcoming "Star Trek Voyager" documentary broke a major record this week and just keeps going! Plus, Paramount has some exciting virtual panels planned for First Contact Day on Monday, April 5th. That news and more on this edition of SNN. A Strange New Pod is a…
"Are you familiar with the thought experiment, The Ship of Theseus?" - The Vision, Marvel's "WandaVision" Yeah, we know it's a Marvel quote, but there has been so much Star Trek recasting over the years, it seems pretty appropriate. It's our Patron Collective choice episode for the month of March…
"He put a bomb in a tribble?" In the latest episode of "A Strange New Pod," the crew takes on a Patreon challenge by performing a table-read of Deep Space Nine's "Trials & Tribble-ations." A Klingon spy takes the Defiant back in time to plant an exploding tribble on the…