Strange New Pod

Throughout all four seasons of Lower Decks, there have been hints that there is a possible attraction between Jack Ransom and Beckett Mariner, even a possible past fling.

The SNP Crew explores their work relationship aboard the Cerritos, the tension between the two, and if this is, in fact, a relationship that has previously happened or one that has been forming over time.

Plus, the Strange New Loop, mailbag, and more on episode 175 of Strange New Pod.

Join Hawk and Julian as they sit down with New York Times bestselling author David Mack to discuss his brand new Star Trek Picard novel, "Firewall!"

David talks about how long it took him to be given the green light on the project, the importance of making Firewall a queer normative story, and how the book, at its core, is a coming-of-age story for Seven of Nine.

Also, stay tuned after the interview for details on how you can win a copy of the novel!

Order Star Trek Picard: Firewall

Two years after the USS Voyager’s return from the Delta Quadrant, Seven of Nine finds herself rejected for a position in Starfleet…and instead finds a new home with the interstellar rogue law enforcement corps known as the Fenris Rangers. The Rangers seem like an ideal fit for Seven—but to embrace this new destiny, she must leave behind all she’s ever known, and risk losing the most important thing in her life: her friendship with Admiral Kathryn Janeway.

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We are just over one month away from the final season of Star Trek Discovery!

Join Girafe, Hawk, and Julian as they deep dive and break down the latest Discovery season five trailer!

Plus the mailbag and much more on this bonus edition of Strange New Pod!

In honor of LeVar Burton's birthday this Friday, the SNP crew celebrate their favorite episodes featuring Geordi La Forge!

From his early days as the Enterprise's helmsman and his promotion to Chief Engineer to becoming a Commodore and overseeing the fleet museum, Geordi La Forge is one of Trek's most beloved characters.

Plus, your favorite Geordi moments, the Strange New Loop, and much more on episode 173 of Strange New Pod.

Almost four years into Strange New Pod....we're finally breaking one of Julian's cardinal rules...we're doing "Tuvix!"

How does the Voyager episode stand up today? Was Janeway right?  The SNP Crew will do their best to do this one justice (yeah, yeah, we know).

Plus, your thoughts on the episode in our mailbag, news, and much more on episode 172 of SNP.

Join the SNP Crew as we take a deep look into the state of the Star Trek franchise in the early months of 2024 and beyond! 

From television and possible upcoming films to the litverse and possible merger with Skydance, we're going to take stock of everything that's warping into your living rooms.

Plus, the mailbag, the Strange New Loop, and so much more on episode 171 of Strange New Pod.

Paramount continues to promise us that Star Trek 4 is on the way. Now, a prequel set in the Kelvinverse (wouldn't that be the Romulan War or Enterprise?) has been announced.

The SNP Crew, along with our collective, goes through our wants and don't wants  for potential Kelvin films.

All that and so much more on episode 170 of Strange New Pod!

At the conclusion of Picard season three, it seemed as if Jean-Luc Picard and the crew of the Enterprise finally had the proper send-off fans had been wanting since 2002. But after hints and rumors from Patrick Stewart himself, it seems like Picard will make one final journey on film.

Join the SNP Crew along with our amazing collective for their wants and don't wants from the potential Picard/TNG/Legacy film. That and so much more on episode 169 of Strange New Pod!

Join the SNP Crew as they journey through time, chronicling and deep-diving one of the most devastating events in Star Trek history, The Temporal Cold War.

From Jonathan Archer's first dealings in the conflict in the Enterprise episode "Cold Front" to Discovery traveling to the 32nd century, the crew is going to attempt to make sense of a conflict that has spanned centuries and is never truly over.

Plus, a very special strange new loop and much more on episode 168 of Strange New Pod!

Join Girafe for this very special bonus pod as she sits down for a chat with Dr. Phlox himself, John Billingsley!

They talk about books and literature, the importance of his support for both PanCan and the Hollywood Food Coalition, and much more.

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Produced & edited by: Julian Brown
Executive Producer: Tara Polen

Strange New Pod kicks off 2024 with a very special table read!

Join the crew with our very special guest, one of our Badmirals and Executive Producers, Tara Polen, as they read a Star Trek Lower Decks "spec" script written by our very own Ecmee Frodis!

Join the SNP Crew as we wrap up 2023! The crew will be announcing their Best Trek series and episode of 2023, talking about some of their personal favorite moments of the year and much more.

Plus, our first EVER Collective's Choice Awards, including best actor, actress, third act Knick Knack, and other categories. We will also be doing TWO LIVE giveaways which include Strange New Worlds S2 on 4K UHD in a limited edition steelbook and a set of Lower Decks Funkos (Mariner, Boimler, Rutherford, and Tendi).

And, of course, YOUR favorite moments of the year and so much more on our last episode of 2023!

Julian sits down with his friend and Toronto based Background actor David Jones.

From childhood Trek favorites, working as a background actor in Toronto to getting to put on a Red Shirt (of sorts) and SURVIVING in Strange New Worlds Episode 208, "Under the Cloak of War."

Sit back, relax, grab some egg nog (or Raktajino), and enjoy this bonus holiday edition of SNP.

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Member of the House of Martok, Bane to the Duras Family, and the Slayer of Gowron. Also, make sure his chamomile tea is piping hot. That's right, in honor of Michael Dorn's birthday this past weekend, SNP is going back and exploring the VERY best of Worf! This is such an occasion that Emcee drew some beautiful cover art for this one.

From his days as chief security officer on the Enterprise to later becoming the strategic operations officer on Deep Space Nine, the team is going to go on a journey of revenge, love, honor, and of course, some Klingon opera.

Plus the mailbag, news, and so much more on episode 165 of Strange New Pod!

Just in time for its 44th anniversary, the SNP crew finally takes a look back and deep dive Star Trek: The Motion Picture!

From its origins to the recently released 4K UHD complete remaster of the Director's Edition, the crew takes a few circles around the Enterprise to make sure they don't miss anything.

Plus the mailbag, news, and so much more on episode 164 of Strange New Pod!

Join the SNP Crew as they journey through the wormhole for an exploration into the Prophets!

From Ben Sisko being chosen as their emissary to questions of faith and bad actors within The Way of the Prophets, the team explores it all.

Plus the mailbag, news, and so much more on episode 163 of Strange New Pod!

Complete Host Deep Space Nine Watchlist:
PILOT: "Emissary"
316: "Prophet Motive"
417: "Accession"
510: "Rapture"
321: "The Reckoning"
606: "Sacrifice of Angels" 
626: "Tears of the Prophets"
701: "Image in the Sand"
702: "Shadows and Symbols"
717: "Penumbra"
718: "Til Death Do Us Part"
SERIES FINALE: "What You Leave Behind"

But why?! Why deep dive Star Trek V? The answer is simple: The SNP Crew haven't done so yet, and we're keeping the Lower Decks spirit alive with an episode that is filled with good times and shenanigans!

From the film's plagued pre-production and lackluster visual effects to a script that is more concept than something completely fleshed out. And, of course, the questionable decision to have William Shatner direct, the crew break it down The Final Frontier as best as possible.

Plus, the mailbag, news, and much more on episode 162 of Strange New Pod!

Join the SNP Crew for their review and deep dive of the Star Trek Lower Decks season four finale, "Old Friends, New Planets!"

What happens when Mariner escapes Nick Locarno’s Nova Fleet aboard a Steamrunner class? What major decision does Tendi make when bartering with her sister, D’Erica? Who does Captain Freeman put in command of the Cerritos during Mariner’s rescue? How is Genesis involved?! The crew broke it all down!

Plus the mailbag, the winner of our Yosemite shuttle giveaway, and more on episode 161 of Strange New Pod!

Join Cadet Cecily, Emcee, Girafe. and Julian for this very special Star Trek Prodigy Day edition of SNP, as the crew goes down a list of their wants and don't wants for the show's upcoming season!

Plus, Julian sits down with Prodigy executive producer and writer Aaron Waltke,  who talks about the Netflix pickup, the fan's campaign to save Prodigy, and so much more.

Collective wants and don't wants, the mailbag, and two surprise giveaways on this bonus edition of Strange New Pod! 

Join the SNP Crew for their review of the penultimate episode of Star Trek Lower Decks season four, "The Inner Fight!"

What happens when Captain Freeman puts Mariner on an “easy” assignment after she realizes she’s trying to get herself killed? What do we finally learn about Beckett’s past and how does it connect to the much wider TNG universe? On a pirate friendly planet, how does Carol get the intel she needs? And what TNG character is finally revealed to be the person behind the disappearances of so many non-federation ships? The crew breaks it all down.

Plus the mailbag, the final code word for our Yosemite shuttle giveaway, and more on episode 160 of Strange New Pod!