This week on the podcast, Tony and Laurie look at Alex Kurtzman’s latest comments on Star Trek: Strange New Worlds and CBS All Access’ plans for world streaming domination. Then they dig into the third episode of Lower Decks, asking if the premise relies too heavily on one bad, very un-Starfleet decision by Captain Freeman, and picking out their favorite jokes and references. Links  to topics discussed in the pod News:  Alex Kurtzman interview about Strange New Worlds Dr. M’Benga slapping Spock CBS’ Rebranding plans Metaverse interview with Lower Decks creatives Wesley Crusher in Star Trek Nemesis (and the deleted scene that explains a little more) Other mentions: “Conundrum,” the TNG episode where Riker and Ro cavort Groundskeeper Willie baring his chest Battle for the Planet of the Apes clip Chief O’Brien at Work TrekMovie’s interview with Mike McMahon about how Lower Decks characters should all belong in Starfleet Trekbits Anthony: Typeset in the Future Laurie: Follow Olivia on Twitter