Next week we will be attending the Trek Long Island convention. Before we beam over to New York we are inviting Librarian and Trekkie Stefanie Gangone onto the show. Stefanie created the Trek Long Island convention three years ago as a charitable organization registered with her charity, Libraries for the Kind. As always, available in both video an…

We are getting animated again this week on TEX-TREK with on of TAS's most bizarre episodes. You are summoned by the Vedala to join us to discuss "The Jihad," when Kirk and Spock are thrown into an intergalactic quest alongside a colorful team of alien specialists to recover a sacred artifact and prevent a galaxy-wide war. As always, available in bo…

TEX-TREK Mission 329: STAR TREK: DS9's "The Assignment" Back-Trekking Retrospective This week we are diving back into the shadows of DS9 for a Keiko-centric thriller! The season 5 episode, "The Assignment," doesn't get talked about much, but it has a lot to offer. Join us as we discuss the eerie dynamics of Rosalind Chao playing her own hostage, th…

This week we're diving into one of Star Trek: The Next Generation’s most iconic and thought-provoking episodes, Season 5’s “I, Borg.” In this Back-Trekking Retrospective, Fatheree and Taylor are joined by Starfleet Sohail to revisit the story that challenged the Federation’s ethics and gave a face, and a name, to the enemy. We’ll explore the moral …

Dave returns to the show this week as we set course back to TOS for a Back-Trekking Retrospective on one of the most iconic episodes in all of Trek, “Balance of Terror.” We’ll explore the episode’s Cold War allegory, its powerful themes of prejudice and duty, and how it introduced both the Romulans and Mark Lenard to the franchise. Get ready for a …

This week, we’re taking a detour from Starfleet to dive into something a little different… but still very Trek-adjacent! Joel and Fatheree beam into the long-awaited sequel to Black Mirror's fan-favorite episode “USS Callister” with “USS Callister: Into Infinity.” As always, available in both video and audio-only formats. Watch on YouTube: https://…

TEX-TREK Mission 325: STAR TREK: ENTERPRISE's "Carbon Creek" Back-Trekking Retrospective This week Joel joins Fatheree and Taylor as we continue our Back-Trekking Retrospective series and dive back into the past—both literally and figuratively—with an away mission to "Carbon Creek." Set in 1957 Pennsylvania, "Carbon Creek" offers a charming detour …

Can y'all handle a Lwaxana episode Back-Trekking Retrospective? That's right, this week we are taking a closer look at the TNG's "Dark Page." (It's the one with little kid Kirsten Dunst in it!) Join Fatheree and Taylor along with guest of the week, Rachel, as we explore this emotional and deeply personal story about Lwaxana Troi, family secrets, th…

In another Back-Trekking retrospective, Fatheree, Taylor, and Aaron take on one of VOYAGER’s most fascinating and high-concept episodes, "Blink of an Eye" (Season 6, Episode 12). When the USS Voyager becomes trapped in orbit around a planet with accelerated time, the crew watches as an entire civilization evolves in mere hours. From its unique stor…

Join us for a Back-Trekking Retrospective on one of the wildest episodes of STAR TREK ever, TAS's "The Magicks of Megas-tu!" Taylor and Fatheree will be joined by Joel as they dive into this satanic, psychedelic trip through space, where the Enterprise crew encounters a reality ruled by magic and meet the devil himself. According to metalhead Fathe…

We have another Back-Trekking Retrospective this week and Ambassador Dave is onboard! Join Fatheree, Taylor, and Dave in a return to TNG season 1 for that show's first true Klingon episode, "Heart of Glory." As always, available in both video and audio-only formats. Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQbVxLaJhRE Get RSS feed: https:/…

Welcome to the first of our "Back-Trekking Retrospectives," a new series of TEX-TREK podcasts in which we will explore past episodes from various Legacy Trek shows. Brandi Jackola beams back onboard TEX-TREK for our first back-Trekking outing, a discussion of the classic, infamous, "Spock's Brain." As always, available in both video and audio-only …

We have Miss Taylor all caught up on Trek! This week she is telling us her reactions to finishing all five modern STAR TREK shows, DISCOVERY, PICARD, LOWER DECKS, PRODIGY, and STRANGE NEW WORLDS. As always, available in both video and audio-only formats. Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zOr-OeTAv0 Get RSS feed: https://anchor.fm/s…

TEX-TREK Mission 318: Taylor's First Time Trek Takes on the Berman Era Howdy howdy! Now that Taylors has seen it all, let's ask her about her thoughts on Berman Era Trek. As always, available in both video and audio-only formats. Watch on YouTube: http://youtube.com/watch?v=KsGbb1qznWg Get RSS feed: https://anchor.fm/s/f37edb0c/podcast/rss Apple Po…

TEX-TREK Mission 317: STAR TREK's Best and Worst Romances Valentine's Day Special Happy Valentine's Day, y'all. Fatheree and Taylor are celebrating by disusing the couples they think are the best and worst romances from every Trek show ever. Give us a listen and be sure to reply back and let us know who you think are the best and worst romances in …

TEX-TREK Mission 316: STAR TREK: SECTION 31 Movie Deep Dive Discussion Joel and Fatheree are here to breakdown and discuss Paramount +'s first made-for-streaming Trek film, SECTION 31. It seems to have caused quite a stir in the fandom but where do we land on it? What impact does this have on the canon of Trek? How do we think this will affect futu…

The long-awaited SECTION 31 movie starring Michelle Yeoh is almost here. In the meantime, Fatheree has prepared a Section 31 history lesson recapping the existing onscreen history of 31. As always, available in both video and audio-only formats. Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YILX8fsru6Q Get RSS feed: https://anchor.fm/s/f37edb0c…

TEX-TREK Mission 314: The Top 3 Things we Want and the 1 Thing We DON'T Want in SECTION 31 We are sitting down to discuss what we hoe we see and what we hope we avoid in the Michelle Yeoh SECTION 31 made-for-streaming movie coming later this month. We have intel suggestions Ambassador Dave might be making his return to the show for this podcast epi…

Welcome to a supplemental installment of the TEX-TREK podcast. Fatheree, Joel, and Aaron sit down with LOWER DECKS creator and showrunner, Mike McMahan, to discuss the final season of the show.As always, available in both video and audio-only formats. Watch on YouTube: https://youtube.com/live/w3kHYwSqt6wGet RSS feed:https://anchor.fm/s/f37edb0c/po…

We are not done with the Cerritos crew quite yet! Now that season 5 has all been released and we took some time off over Christmas and New Years to reflect on it, please join us for a look back on the completed final season of LOWER DECKS. As always, available in both video and audio-only formats. Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b…

Mike McMahan and company's five year mission reaches its conclusion this week with the series finale of LOWER DECKS. Meet us on the Cerritos bar one last time to talk about the final episode. As always, available in both video and audio-only formats. Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yquMoFNtwk Get RSS feed: https://anchor.fm/s/f37…

The end of an era fast approaches, the second to last LOWER DECKS episode is here. Join us as we break down all the laughs, character moments, and Trek Easter eggs from this week's penultimate episode. How does this installment set up the finale? What twists await our beloved crew of the USS Cerritos? Tune in as we share our thoughts, theories, and…

This week LOWER DECKS flips the script on us and becomes "Upper Decks," as we rapidly approach the series finale. Join us for one final episode discussion before we cross into what is sure to be an epic two-part event to close out the fifth and final season. As always, available in both video and audio-only formats. Watch on YouTube: https://www.yo…

TEX-TREK Mission 309: STAR TREK: LOWER DECKS S5E7 “Fully Dilated” Deep Dive Discussion It looks like LOWER DECKS was able to sneak in one last girl's trip episodes into the final season. But let's not forgot the boys! While the ladies are on a mission it appears Rutherford is joining Boimler on his bold choice to channel his inner-Riker with some f…

This week we are introduced to a new Cerritos Lower Decker, Ensign Olly, as well as some classic Starfleet diplomacy. Join us as we kick off our coverage of the second half of the final season of LOWER DECKS. As always, available in both video and audio-only formats. Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sJY25192FA Get RSS feed: https:…

Damn, Starbase 80?! That’s right, this week LOWER DECKS takes us back to the worst space station in the fleet. As always, available in both video and audio-only formats. Watch on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/live/O7NNXtAIa20?si=uDqen3P97GfEV57G Get RSS feed: https://anchor.fm/s/f37edb0c/podcast/rss Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/p…

This week LOWER DECKS revisits the show's favorite recurring Klingon, Ma'ah. The show also serves up a heaping helping of Avian foodie, Dr Migleemo. Join us as we break down and discuss! As always, available in both video and audio-only formats. Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRSm_UGglBc&ab_channel=Tex-Trek Get RSS feed: https://…

TEX-TREK Mission 305: STAR TREK: LOWER DECKS S5E3 "The Best Exotic Nanite Hotel” Deep Dive Discussion Joel, Fatheree, and Aaron continue our series of episode to episode Deep Dive Discussions this week as we hit third ep of the final season of LOWER DECKS. Catch our thoughts on the return of Jennifer, Boimler's moves on the ski slopes, and the fine…

Joel, Fatheree, and Aaron kick off our LOWER DECKS final season Deep Dive Discussions. Season 5 opens with a two-episode double feature so we have twice as much to breakdown and discuss this week with both "Dos Cerritos" and "Shades of Green." As always, available in both video and audio-only formats. Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/live/…

The final season of LOWER DECKS is almost here. While we countdown the days to the two-episode premiere, Aaron, Joel, and Fatheree discuss what we want (and DON'T want) to see in season 5. As always, available in both video and audio-only formats. Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-R5bp2X3Gcc&t=1s&ab_channel=Tex-Trek Get RSS feed: h…

TEX-TREK Mission 302: The Future of STAR TREK Movies While we wait for the fifth and final season of LOWER DECKS and possible NYCC news, let’s talk about the Future of Star Trek movies. With Paramount Pictures now under new leadership and with the upcoming release of the franchise’s first made-for-streaming feature, SECTION 31, there are many excit…

TEX-TREK Mission 301: Taylor’s First Time Trek Takes Welcome Taylor aboard the starship Texas and the STAR TREK Fandom. Miss Taylor is working her way through all of Trek in release order and she has thoughts. On this podcast Dave, Fatheree, Rachel, Aaron, and Starfleet Sohail ask her about her Trek journey so far. We cover TOS, TAS, TNG, several m…

Welcome back aboard the starship Texas for the 300th time! This is Dave’s final voyage as a podcast regular so we are taking a moment to say goodbye and celebrate this huge milestone for our show!. As always, available in both video and audio-only formats. Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/live/3JFCCJI-1UM?si=7C0VsOhhiePze3cu Get RSS feed: …

This week Fatheree and Dave welcome Joel aboard the starship Texs to take another trip back to the 90s for some STAR TREK/X-MEN crossover fun. This time it is Picard and the TNG crew aboard the Enterprise-E meeting Wolverine, Kitty Pryde, and more mutants. Join us as we recap and discuss the 1998 comic story “SECOND CONTACT”. As always, available i…

TEX-TREK Mission 298: STAR TREK: PRODIGY S2 Retrospective Now that we've covered all 20 episodes of STAR TREK: PRODIGY season 2 lets take a look at the entire season as a whole as well as share some of the feedback on the season we have received from the TEX-TREK audience. As always, available in both video and audio-only formats. Watch on YouTube:…

TEX-TREK Mission 297: STAR TREK: PRODIGY S2 Eps 16-20 Deep Dive Discussion This week Aaron joins Fatheree and Dave as we discuss the final five episodes of PRODIGY season 2. Let’s reach the stars, y’all. As always, available in both video and audio-only formats. Watch on YouTube: https://youtube.com/live/cnaGrOAJ2hQ Get RSS feed: https://anchor.fm/…

Dave and Fatheree are back this week with another 5 eps of PRODGY to Deep Dive with y'all. Join us as we unpack broken old man Chakotay, react to Klingon-engineered attack tribbles, delve back into the Mirror Universe, and more! As always, available in both video and audio-only formats. Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/live/RDG305VZyWw Get…

Another week and another round of PRODIGY Season 2! On this pod Fatheree and Dave sit down with Aaron again to discuss episodes 6-10. Some of the biggest secrets of the season are revealed in these eps so we will have plenty to discuss! As always, available in both video and audio-only formats. Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MMV…

After months of uncertainty the second season of PRODIGY has finally arrived. We kick off our Prodigy S2 coverage this week by focusing in on the first 5 episodes of the season. Join Aaron, Dave, and Fatheree as they follow the Protostar kids to their new ship and new adventures. We’ve only just begun, again! As always, available in both video and …

This week Aaron joins Fatheree and Dave to reveal the top 3 things they want to see in PRODIGY S2 as well as one thing they DON’T want to see. It’s our final show before we can finally watch the new season and start talking about it. Come back next week when we discuss PRODIGY Season 2 episodes 1-5! As always, available in both video and audio-only…

PRODIGY is back! At long last we have a release date for season 2. Before the new episodes get here on July 1st we are taking a look back at season 1. Join us while we reflect back on the first 20 episodes chronicling the adventures of hologram Janeway and the USS Protostar kids. As always, available in both video and audio-only formats. Watch on Y…

No new Trek this week but 90s X-MEN sure seems topical so this week Dave and Fatheree are talking STAR TREK/X-MEN comic book crossovers from the 1990s! Join us as we recap and react the 1996 adventure featuring the TOS crew's First Contact with Marvel's Mutants in sci-fi franchise crossover madness! As always, available in both video and audio-only…

The Disco hasn't ended just yet! Fatheree and Dave are back with a guest this week to discuss all of DISCOVERY season 5 in it's entirety. Grab a seat with us at Red's one last time while we shoot the osikod and discuss the highs, lows, and everything in-between, on the finally season of the show. As always, available in both video and audio-only fo…

Prepare for an epic conclusion with Fatheree and Dave on TEX-TREK: A Star Trek Podcast! In episode 289, our hosts will be discussing the highly anticipated series finale of Star Trek: Discovery, "Life, Itself." Join us LIVE on YouTube as we explore the emotional highs, dramatic twists, and epic conclusions that bring this groundbreaking series to a…

The penultimate DISCO is here! Captain Michael Burnham and the Discovery crew race against Mol and the Breen to unlock the secrets of the Progenitors. Join Fatheree and Dave as we unpack the latest episode and come back next week for the series finale! As always, available in both video and audio-only formats. Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.…

TEX-TREK Mission 287: STAR TREK DISCOVERY Final Season E8 “Labyrinths” The hunt for the final clue is on and this week it is a trip to the library! Join Dave and Fatheree for our Deep Dive Discussion on the latest ep of DISCO as we approach the series finale. As always, available in both video and audio-only formats. Watch on YouTube: https://www.y…

TEX-TREK Mission 286: STAR TREK DISCOVERY Final Season E7 "Erigah" It's Breen a long road but we finally get to see what happens next with Mol and L'ak in the latest episode of STAR TREK: DISCOVERY. Join Fatheree and Dave for a fun and insightful Deep Dive Discussion as we continue our final season adventure. Peabody Award: https://shorturl.at/amqT…

TEX-TREK Mission 285: STAR TREK DISCOVERY Final Season E6 "Whistlespeak" Get your disguises on and make sure the universal translator is working. We got a classic Star Trek away mission to a pre-warp civilization this week on STAR TREK DISCOVERY. Dave and Fatheree have been really loving the final season so far but can this episode measure up to th…

I guess we have our Pathway drive installed because we are cruising through the final season of DISCOVERY so fast that we are already at our halfway point! This might be the biggest episode of the season yet and Fatheree and Dave are going to have a lot to say. As always, available in both video and audio-only formats. Watch on YouTube: https://www…

Dave and Fatheree continue their mission of STAR TREK: DISCOVERY Final Season Deep Dive Discussions this week with the season's forth episode, "Face the Strange." With a name like that we expect some sci-fi weirdness! Pull up a chair at Red's and join us as we discuss. As always, available in both video and audio-only formats. https://tex-trek.com/…