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Episode 186: Everything is Awesome

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Main Mission, Part 1 (with an appropriate sound effect)

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
Season 3, Episode 7
“What is Starfleet?”
Written by Kathryn Lyn & Alan B. McElroy
Directed by Sharon Lewis.

Subspace Chatter
  • New Star Trek Logo for the 60th
  • Sept. 8 Will Be a Great Day for Star Trek Fans
  • Star Trek Is Officially Coming To LEGO – Watch Announcement Teaser – TrekMovie.com
  • Teaser | Star Trek x LEGO – YouTube
  • Star Trek Boldly Goes into its 60th Year with Fan-Centric Anniversary Celebrations Throughout 2026
  • Star Trek plans packed lineup for the franchise’s 60th anniversary, with Lego sets and YouTube show – WTOP News
  • ‘Star Trek’ Day Announcements Include a Lego Collaboration and a YouTube Kids’ Series
  • startrek.com/60
  • Star Trek To Celebrate 60th Anniversary With Celebrations Next Year
  • New Star Trek 60th Anniversary Celebrations Unveiled! – Trek Central
  • Star Trek To Kick Off 60th Anniversary Year Celebration With With Rose Parade Float – TrekMovie.com
  • Doctor Who’s TARDIS pops up in Star Trek
    Latest ‘Strange New Worlds’ Has ‘Doctor Who’ Easter Egg And More Star Trek Lore – TrekMovie.com
  • ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Season 3 Debuts With Stronger Streaming Numbers Than Season 2 – TrekMovie.com
  • Canceled Star Trek Series Hits Record Streaming Numbers (so Why Is It Ending?) – ComicBook.com
  • ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Climbs The Streaming Top 10 – TrekMovie.com
  • ‘Star Trek: Lower Decks’ Wins 2 Hugo Awards, First Franchise Wins Since TNG Finale – TrekMovie.com
  • Star Trek: Lower Decks Wins Hugo Award 30 Years After TNG
  • Star Trek: Infection VR Is A Quest 3 & PC VR Narrative Survival Game
  • NEW GAME ANNOUNCED – Star Trek: Infection – Trek Central
  • Star Trek: Infection — a new horror-themed VR game announced – TREKNEWS.NET | Your daily dose of Star Trek news and opinion
  • ‘Star Trek: Infection’ VR Game Coming This Year – Watch Announcement Trailer – TrekMovie.com
  • Star Trek Online “Timeless Legacy” Starship Bundle Now Available On Consoles – TrekMovie.com
  • Celebrate Star Trek Day With A Golden Enterprise G Model From Fanhome – TrekMovie.com
    Simon Pegg Developed Star Trek Spin-off Movie About Jaylah; Wanted Archer’s Dog In ‘Beyond’ – TrekMovie.com
    • They Might Be Making the Perfect ‘Star Trek: Voyager’ Game
    • Star Trek Voyager: Across the Unknown – NEW Star Trek Game is Coming! – YouTube
    • Star Trek Heads To New York Comic Con For ‘Starfleet Academy,’ ‘Strange New Worlds,’ And “Surprises” – TrekMovie.com
    • Honor the Empire with the TOMY+ 1:350 KLINGON D7 Battle Cruiser Replica – BackerKit
    • Adam Savage’s Hands-On With Star Trek Klingon Battlecruiser Model! – YouTube
    • Paramount Hires Star Trek Fan To Head Streaming Originals; ‘Origin’ Movie Producer Talks Trek – TrekMovie.com
    • Paramount+ Eyes Expanding STAR TREK Original Content; Hires Apple TV Exec Chris Parnell
    • Honor the Empire with the TOMY+ 1:350 KLINGON D7 Battle Cruiser Replica – BackerKit
    • No Man’s Sky Goes Full Star Trek In Massive Ship Customization Update
    • Review: EXO-6’s Star Trek “Arena” Gorn Figure Is Here To Slay – TrekMovie.com
    • Star Trek toys revealed ahead of series’ 60th anniversary
    • New from Master Replicas:
    • U.S.S. Defiant Light Up MSD– Master Replicas
    • Raktajino Mug: Deep Space 9 Promenade– Master Replicas
    • The Picard Tea Cup Set– Master Replicas
    • Variants: Raktajino Mug: Quark’s Bar– Master Replicas
    •                Raktajino Mug: Quark’s Bar– Master Replicas
    • Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Ending With Short Season 5 Instead Of Paramount+’s Movie Plan
    • Celia Rose Gooding Takes You Behind-the-Scenes of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds – YouTube
    • Watch: New Promo Highlights How Star Trek “Lives” On Paramount+ – TrekMovie.com
    • Star Trek Lives Here | Paramount+ – YouTube
    • Shatner, Mulgrew, Spiner, Frakes, And More Coming To Creation’s Star Trek Cons In New Jersey And Chicago – TrekMovie.com
    • Preview: ‘Star Trek III: The Search for Spock – The Making of the Classic Film’ With Authors Interview – TrekMovie.com
    • Superfan Ben Stiller Has A Star Trek Pitch, Says It’s Important For Franchise To Return To Big Screen – TrekMovie.com
    • Michelle Yeoh Admits “We Could Have Done Better” With ‘Star Trek: Section 31’ – TrekMovie.com
    • Michelle Yeoh Addresses Star Trek Movie Flop Section 31: ‘It’s Very Hard to Please All of Your Audience All of the Time’ – IGN

      • Here are links to 130  additional stories.broken out by series, movies and other categories.

      CLASSIC TV SERIES (in order of premiere)

      Star Trek: The Original Series (1966 – 1969) [3 seasons]

      1. Harry Mudd was Star Trek: The Original Series’ most lovably infamous rogue
      2. ‘Star Trek’ premieres

        3. Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987 – 1994) [7 seasons]

        1. How ‘Q’ Became STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION’s Ultimate Moral Test for Humanity — GeekTyrant
        2. Scotty’s Best Star Trek Episode Is The Next Generation’s “Relics”

          3. Star Trek: Voyager (1995 – 2001) [7 seasons]

          1. Star Trek TV Show Scene Slammed By Cosmic Void Expert
          2. A Wild Star Trek Rumor Reveals the Real Reason for Voyager’s Strangest Character Change

            3. Star Trek: Enterprise (2001 – 2005) [4 seasons]

            1. What might have been for Star Trek: Enterprise season 5

              2. STREAMING SERIES AND MOVIES (in order of premiere)

              Star Trek: Discovery (2017 – 2024) [5 seasons]

              1. Star Trek: Discovery’s Interesting Focus on a Main Character
              2. Star Trek Fans Think the Borg Created This Villain, But Discovery Quietly Confirmed Another Origin

                3. Star Trek: Picard (2020 – 2023) [3 seasons]

                1. Strange New Worlds’ Scavengers Twist Complicates Star Trek: Picard’s 21st Century Timeline

                  2. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (2022 – present) [5th/final season announced]

                  1. ‘Star Trek Strange New Worlds’ Paul Wesley Interview Kirk Spock
                  2. Captain Kirk’s Journey In Strange New Worlds vs. J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek
                  3. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3, Episode 6 Review – Captain Kirk’s Return To Strange New Worlds Was Well Worth The Wait
                  4. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds 306 “The Sehlet Who Ate Its Tail” Review: The Birth of a Captain – TREKNEWS.NET | Your daily dose of Star Trek news and opinion
                  5. Preview ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Season 3 Finale With 17 Images From “New Life and New Civilizations” – TrekMovie.com
                  6. ‘Star Trek’ Is Born on ‘Strange New Worlds’
                  7. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3 Director Breaks Down Seminal Captain Kirk Episode
                  8. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Retcons Kirk and Pike’s TOS Relationship
                  9. I Just Found Out Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Snuck A Big Doctor Who Easter Egg Into Season 3, And It Has Me Pumped For Upcoming Episodes | Cinemablend
                  10. The Beat’s STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS midseason 3 roundtable
                  11. ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Goes Full Documentary in This Week’s Episode
                  12. 59 Years Later, Star Trek Just Redefined Its Most Resourceful Character
                  13. New photos from Star Trek: Strange New Worlds 307 “What is Starfleet?” – TREKNEWS.NET | Your daily dose of Star Trek news and opinion
                  14. Preview “What Is Starfleet?” With 11 New Images From ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Episode 307 – TrekMovie.com
                  15. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3 Episode 7 Is A Deep Dive Into Starfleet’s Purpose
                  16. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds recap – season 3, episode 7
                  17. Star Trek’s Jonathan Frakes Said Strange New Worlds Parody Episode Had Showrunners Getting ‘Cold Feet’ Over William Shatner And Gene Roddenberry Portrayals
                  18. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Just Ruined The Best Idea Of The Series By Copying Ice Cube’s War Of The Worlds
                  19. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3, Episode 7 Review – This Groundbreaking Episode Reminded Me Why So Many Love Star Trek
                  20. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds asks if Starfleet are colonizers
                  21. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3 Solved A Heartbreaking Next Generation Mystery
                  22. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3’s Funniest Episode Is A Sequel To A Season 1 Story
                  23. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Ethan Peck on the ‘Surprising’ Amount of Spock’s Love Life This Season – TV Guide
                  24. Patton Oswalt’s Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3 Role Explained
                  25. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Gives Kirk’s A Surprising Encounter With Khan
                  26. Denise Crosby Talks Original Sela Pitch To Return To TNG, Sexism On The Star Trek Set, And More – TrekMovie.com
                  27. RECAP | Star Trek: Strange New Worlds 308 – ‘Four-and-a-Half Vulcans’
                  28. Oh Dear, ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’
                  29. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ just made Voyager’s darkest moment even worse
                  30. ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’: Celia Rose Gooding Talks Vulcan Uhura & Relationship With Beto (VIDEO) | Entertainment | wataugademocrat.com
                  31. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds recap – season 3, episode 8
                  32. Boldly Faithful: Star Trek Reveals Captain Pike Is a Christian| National Catholic Register
                  33. Watch: How The Jikaru In ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Was Made + Ep. 307 Included Touching Tribute – TrekMovie.com
                  34. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Easter Egg Honors Melissa Navia’s Late Partner
                  35. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Nearly Reused Chris Pine Captain Kirk’s Favorite Song
                  36. A Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Movie Almost Happened — Here’s What Stopped It
                  37. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Reveals Captain Batel’s Exit Strategy
                  38. Star Trek Finally Delivers Something Fans Have Demanded For Years – ComicBook.com
                  39. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds needs to avoid a grave Captain Pike mistake | Radio Times
                  40. Analysis: Who Are The Vezda In ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’? – Breaking Down The Prime Suspects – TrekMovie.com
                  41. ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’: Celia Rose Gooding on Uhura Blurring the Rules to Save Ortegas
                  42. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3 Episode 9’s Ortegas Gorn Encounter Echoes TOS & TNG Classics
                  43. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: Melissa Navia Talks Ortegas’ Gorn Episode
                  44. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3 Finally Gave Fans The Ortegas Storyline They’ve Wanted
                  45. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds 309 “Terrarium” Review: Beyond the Arena – TREKNEWS.NET | Your daily dose of Star Trek news and opinion
                  46. Interview: Melissa Navia Talks Acting Challenges And Star Trek History In Her ‘Strange New Worlds’ Episode – TrekMovie.com
                  47. Star Trek Just Turned Its Most Beloved Characters Into Racists

                    48. Star Trek: Starfleet Academy [season 1 in production, season 2 ordered]

                    1. Becky Lynch Expects Return in Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Season 2
                    2. Star Trek: Voyager’s Robert Picardo Addresses Return as The Doctor in Upcoming Series
                    3. Jonathan Frakes Reveals Why Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Features A Starship
                    4. STAR TREK: STARFLEET ACADEMY Pilot Episode Knocked Actor Robert Picardo “On My Holographic Butt”
                    5. Interview: ‘Starfleet Academy’ Writer Kirsten Beyer On Balancing New Audience And 800+ Years Of Star Trek Canon – TrekMovie.com
                    6. Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’s Showrunner Teases Severance-Inspired Opening Credits

                      7. Unannounced “Star Trek: Year One” series.

                      1. ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’: Ethan Peck Says a ‘Year One’ Series Would Be ‘Wonderful’ | Features | news-daily.com
                      2. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Replacement Show Gets Full Support From the Stars

                        3. Trek series that never were, for one reason or another, [such as “Phase II”]

                        Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)

                        1. Why Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan Is The Best Star Trek Movie, Despite Rotten Tomatoes Score

                          2. Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)

                          1. Star Trek III: The Search for Spock – The Making of the Classic Film Review: Here’s to the journey – TREKNEWS.NET | Your daily dose of Star Trek news and opinion

                              2. Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1989)

                              1. Star Trek VI’s Director Has A Major Regret About A Spock Moment

                                2. Untitled Star Trek Kelvin-verse movie [currently not on Paramount announced roster]

                                1. Noah Hawley Elaborates (a Little) on His Never-Made ‘Star Trek’ Movie
                                2. Star Trek: TNG, Data Would’ve Been the Focus of Noah Hawley’s Films

                                  3. OTHER MEDIA
                                  Star Trek books, audio books

                                  1. New ‘Star Trek: Klingon Next Door’ humor book reveals what the angry aliens do in their down time | Space

                                    2. Star Trek video games/board games

                                    1. Fly a nuclear corvette in this Cold War-era Star Trek homage from one of my favourite space game devs | Rock Paper Shotgun

                                      2. Star Trek Comics/graphic novels/magazines

                                      1. Star Trek: The Last Starship Writers Tease ‘Brand New Take’ on The Franchise
                                      2. Preview New Horror-Themed Comic ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds – The Seeds of Salvation’ #1 – TrekMovie.com
                                      3. Star Trek: Voyager – Homecoming #1 – Comic Book Review
                                      4. Star Trek: Voyager – Homecoming #1 Preview: Janeway’s Last Rodeo
                                      5. REVIEW- Star Trek: Voyager ‘Homecoming’ – Trek Central
                                      6. Star Trek: Voyager’s Comic Sequel Debuts To Mixed Reactions From Fans
                                      7. Star Trek: Red Shirts #2 – Comic Book Review
                                      8. EXCLUSIVE preview: IDW’s next wave brings TMNT, Godzilla, and Star Trek into bold new chapters • AIPT

                                        9. MISCELLANEOUS

                                        Paramount (a Skydance Corporation)

                                        1. New Star Trek movies would be closely connected to the Paramount Plus shows
                                        2. This Day in History: Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry is born

                                          3. Star Trek related science news

                                          1. Inspired Enterprise: How NASA, the Smithsonian, and the Aerospace Community Helped Launch Star Trek – YouTube
                                          2. AI governance, agentic misalignment and the lessons from ‘Star Trek’ | Opinion | Compliance Week
                                          3. Star Trek as Refuge for the Science-Minded – The Provincetown Independent

                                            4. Franchise-wide/Miscellaneous

                                            1. Star Trek Ranked: All The Movies, TV Shows, And Everything Else
                                            2. 3 times Spock made us emotional
                                            3. 10 Most Unique Ships In Star Trek
                                            4. Redneck Star Trek Warps Into Hilarious Fan-Made AI Video — GeekTyrant
                                            5. How Star Trek Won Me Over As A Star Wars Fan – ComicBook.com
                                            6. Star Trek Needs A Very Specific Genre Of Show
                                            7. Best Medicine with Eric Brown: Asheville needs to channel its inner Star Trek – Mountain Xpress
                                            8. The best Star Trek episodes every Trekkie should watch
                                            9. 4 Essential Star Trek Series To Binge Now That They’re Finished
                                            10. I’m Shocked at How Fast 2 of the Best Star Trek Shows Cemented Themselves as Must-Watch Masterpieces
                                            11. 3 Star Trek books written by Star Trek franchise actors

                                              12. Convention news/fandom

                                              1. Destination, unofficial Star Trek convention, warps into Blackpool soon – downthetubes.net


                                                2. Actor Watch

                                                1. Malcolm McDowell dishes on Star Trek, Stanley Kubrick
                                                2. Celia Rose Gooding embraces “Star Trek” icon Uhura: “It’s just fun to play a recognizable, playful version of this character” – CBS News
                                                3. Christina Chong’s New Music: The Perfect Companion To Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3
                                                4. Actress Michelle Yeoh takes centre stage after lobbying for Star Trek: Discovery spin-off | The Straits Times
                                                5. ‘Star Trek’ Actor Has a Message for Fans Following Concern – Parade
                                                6. In Conversation – Star Trek Stars Navia and Picardo – Trek Central
                                                7. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Star Melissa Navia Found One Ortegas Scene All Too Relatable [Exclusive]
                                                  8. End Of Show

                                                  It’s about time to refill the dilithium chamber and get on out of here. 

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