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April 18, 2025 Episode 180: …About That Alien Probe

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‘Star Trek: Lower Decks’ Series And Graphic Novel Nominated For Hugo Awards – TrekMovie.com

Star Trek Tricorder | The Wand Company

Nacelle Announces Second Wave of STAR TREK Action Figures, Including GENERATIONS Kirk, T’Pol, Carol Marcus, and More • TrekCore.com

Pre-orders: Star Trek – The Nacelle Company

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Returns This Summer with Season 3 | Star Trek

Trelane’s Jacket: Its Trek Through Hollywood | Star Trek

On | Zone Dreamers – YouTube

No Star Trek Movie Update At Paramount Pictures Annual Presentation To Theater Owners – TrekMovie.com

Here are links to 168 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]

No, This Hated Star Trek: The Original Series Episode Isn’t The Show’s Worst

Star Trek: Who Is Balok?

I Never Felt As Badly For Captain Kirk As When He Was Replaced In This Star Trek: The Original Series Episode

Star Trek’s Infamous ‘Nazi Episode’, Explained

The greatest ‘Star Trek’ episode ever made, according to fans—and see if your favorite made the top 25

Trelane’s Jacket: Its Trek Through Hollywood | Star Trek

Star Trek’s First Proposed Spin-Off Could Have Changed The Franchise’s Trajectory

I Agree With William Shatner & Leonard Nimoy That This Star Trek: The Original Series Episode Is The Best

Star Trek’s Best One-Off Guest Star Appeared 58 Years Ago, And The Franchise Still Hasn’t Topped Them

Why Gene Roddenberry Named The Laser Weapons In Star Trek Phasers

Top Star Trek: The Original Series episodes, ranked

Star Trek’s First Failed Spin-Off Had A Longer Lifespan Than You Knew

Why Star Trek’s USS Enterprise Had 4 Different Doctors Across Captain Pike & Captain Kirk’s Eras

Did Redshirts REALLY Die More Often on TOS?? | Star Trek

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

Star Trek: TNG Understood Commander Riker Better After Introducing This Controversial Character

This Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 5 Episode Was So Good, Patrick Stewart Declared It His Favorite

Why a Star Trek episode was ‘banned’ for a prediction over Ireland | Metro News

If You Only Watch One Star Trek Episode In Your Entire Life, Make It This One

Every Season Of Star Trek: The Next Generation, Ranked

Michael Dorn’s Favorite Star Trek: TNG Episode Is ‘Suits’ Set in Space: “I love courtroom dramas”

Actors Who Were Almost Cast As Star Trek’s Jean-Luc Picard Before Patrick Stewart

What happened to Jeremy Aster in Star Trek? Here’s what we know

Star Trek: The Next Generation Broke A Big Rule By Making Captain Picard Quote Captain Kirk

Star Trek: The Next Generation’s Original Geordi Plans Were Very Different

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993 – 1999) [7 seasons]

I Just Discovered Deep Space Nine’s Horror Episode, And Now I Need A Star Trek Slasher Movie | Cinemablend

The Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Episode Everyone Loves But No One Talks About

Why Deep Space Nine Is the ‘Star Trek’ we need in 2025

Every Season Of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Ranked

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

“Maybe I was nuts, or maybe I cared too much”: Star Trek Boss Burned the Midnight Oil to Change the Original, Deceptively Stupid Voyager Design

Star Trek: Voyager’s Highest-Rated Episode Nailed Time Dilation 14 Years Before Interstellar’s Legendary Miller’s Planet Scene

Star Trek: 10 Things You Didn’t Know About The Doctor

This Star Trek: Voyager Season 3 Episode Is The Best Place To Start Your Rewatch

Star Trek: Voyager’s 10 Best Season 4 Episodes Made Janeway’s Show Better With Seven Of Nine

Star Trek Theory: Admiral Janeway’s Voyager Finale Time Travel Changed The Prime Timeline

Rewatching Star Trek: Voyager Today, This Season 1 Joke Takes On A Whole New Meaning

How Different Star Trek Would Be Without Seven Of Nine Blows My Mind

Every Season Of Star Trek: Voyager, Ranked

Seska Was Voyager’s Perfect, Messy Foil

A Returning Character In Star Trek’s Next Show Confirms Voyager Is The Most Important Series Of The TNG Era

Robert Picardo On How The Doctor Is “Deeper” In ‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’ – TrekMovie.com

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

Of All Star Trek’s Major Character Deaths, This Is The One That Really Made Me Go “WTF?”

STREAMING SERIES AND MOVIES (in order of premiere)

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

I Wish Star Trek: Discovery Got To Do The Series Ending They Originally Wanted

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

Star Trek Hinted Seven Of Nine Would Become The Borg Queen, But It Was Another Picard Character Instead

I’m Glad Star Trek: Picard Abandoned This Awful Seven Of Nine Borg Queen Storyline

I’m So Glad Geordi La Forge Fixed Star Trek’s “Bad Commodore” Problem In Picard Season 3

I’m So Glad Star Trek Realized It Wasn’t Too Late To Fix TNG’s Two Biggest Romance Mistakes

Star Trek: Lower Decks (2020 – 2024) [5 seasons]

Star Trek: Lower Decks Final Season Seemingly Changes A Voyager Character In A Way Fans Will Appreciate

Review: ‘Star Trek: Lower Decks’ The Final Season Blu-ray Is Fully Dilated, Including 5 Episode Commentaries – TrekMovie.com

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (2022 – present) [4th season announced]

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds “Very Special” Ep. 404 Filming Begins

‘Strange New Worlds’ Season 3 Release Window, Cast, Trailer, And Plot For The Flagship Star Trek Series

‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Season 3 – Everything We Know So Far – Newsweek

The First Trailer for Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3 Is a Wild Trip

‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Season 3 Trailer; Premiere Window Set

New ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Trailer Reveals A Genre-Bending Third Season – TrekMovie.com

‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Season 3 Trailer

‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Season 3 Teaser Released

Season 3 Teaser Trailer | Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | Star Trek

‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Season 3 teaser trailer promises more gimmicky hijinks in the final frontier (video) | Space

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Somehow Gets A Famous Piece Of TNG Technology 100 Years Early

Strange New Worlds Sets Up Another Member Of Kirk’s Classic Star Trek Enterprise Crew

15 Cool Things We Learned From Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3’s Trailer

2 Years Later, Strange New Worlds Season 3 May Become Star Trek’s Longest Wait To Resolve A Cliffhanger

Strange New Worlds gets nostalgic with its first Season 3 trailer – TREKNEWS.NET | Your daily dose of Star Trek news and opinion

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds sets phasers to camp is new S3 trailer | The Verge

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3 Sadly Debunks A Dr. McCoy Fan Theory

Watch These 8 Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Episodes To Truly Understand La’an

Strange New Worlds Confirms Season 3’s Time Jump With A Star Trek: Enterprise Callback

Strange New Worlds Season 3 Copies Star Trek: Voyager’s Fan Favorite Sci-Fi Spoof

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Goes Retro in Season 3 Trailer, But What Does This Mean For Captain Pike and His Crew?

I Just Noticed Strange New Worlds’ Series Premiere Quietly Paid Tribute To 2 Star Trek Heroes

One Star Trek: Discovery actor was going to play an Andorian instead of a human

Sorry Strange New Worlds, But I Don’t Want This Classic Star Trek Character In Season 3

Strange New Worlds Is A Better Version Of What Star Trek: Discovery Was Trying To Be

1 Missing Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Character Has Me Worried They’ll Die In Season 3

Star Trek Makes Strange New Worlds’ Version Of TNG’s Ten Forward Even More Important

Strange New Worlds’ Musical Episode Was Great, But I’m Worried A Season 3 Story Will Make Star Trek Too Meta

6 Things We Want from Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3 – Fangirlish

I firmly believe that first trailer of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3 is all retro and more is yet to come

If Strange New Worlds Season 3 Is Bringing Back Trelane, It Means A Big Change For Modern Star Trek

I Really Want Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3 To Prove Pike’s Enterprise Has The Same Ability As Picard’s

Star Trek: Starfleet Academy (no release date announced) [season 1 in production]

‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’ Just Got an Otherworldly Update

The EMH In Star Trek’s Next Show Is Voyager’s Original Doctor 800 Years Later & I Love What This Means

Trekkies Are Torn On Tawny Newsome Joining Starfleet Academy

Star Trek’s Robert Picardo Said What He Could About The EMH’s Return In Starfleet Academy, And The Voyager Fan In Me Is Absolutely Thrilled | Cinemablend

THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURES (in order of premiere)

Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)

Star Trek: The Motion Picture Is Better Than You Remember & Here Are 6 Reasons Why

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home Ending Explained: What Happened To Kirk & The Whales

I Can’t Believe Chekov Was Called THAT Insult In Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

Star Trek: Generations (1994)

I’ll Never Understand Why Captain Picard Didn’t Save His Family In Star Trek Generations

Star Trek: First Contact (1996)

Why is April 5th the Most Important Date in Star Trek?

Star Trek: Nemesis (2002)

Star Trek: Nemesis Didn’t Understand Captain Picard & Jean-Luc’s Treatment Of Troi Proves It

Star Trek (2009)

J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek Totally Changed Where USS Enterprise Was Built Because Of Kirk

Star Trek Still Owes JJ Abrams Credit For Its Revival

Star Trek Beyond (2016)

Leonard Nimoy’s Final Star Trek Appearance Has Major Ramifications For The Kelvin Timeline’s USS Discovery

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

Simon Pegg Still Has Hope For Star Trek 4

OTHER MEDIA
Star Trek books, audio bookss

Captain Pike and his crew explore a lost Starfleet vessel in a new ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ novel coming later this month | Space

Star Trek video games/board games

10 Games Star Trek Games We Need ASAP

Star Trek toys/collectibles/other merchandise

Review: EXO-6’s New ‘Star Trek: The Motion Picture’ Figure Is The Real McCoy – TrekMovie.com

Second Wave Of Nacelle Star Trek Figures Includes ‘Generations’ Kirk, Sailor Worf And Geordi, And More – TrekMovie.com

More of Nacelle’s Excellent Star Trek Toys Are Coming, and We Need Them All

Hiya Toys Takes Flight with Star Trek (2009) USS Enterprise Starship

Star Trek Comics/graphic novels/magazines

After More Than 20 Years, Star Trek: Voyager’s Comeback Is Really Making Season 8 Happen

‘Star Trek: Lore War’ #1 Preview: Sisko to the Rescue

Star Trek Just Made a Classic Episode Way More Disturbing With an Unexpected Reveal

Star Trek: Voyager’s Revival Really Needs to Fix Its Failed Villains

After 36 Years, Star Trek Is Finally Calling Out Its Most Controversial Movie

Star Trek Is Paying Tribute to One of the Show’s Forgotten Victims After 32 Years

Star Trek Really Tried to Make 1 Species Evil, And It’s Ready to Explain Why

MISCELLANEOUS

Paramount Global/Paramount+ News

Yellowstone Drama Gives Little Help to Paramount Stock (NASDAQ:PARA) | Markets Insider

Paramount first to adopt iSpot’s new outcomes-based data feed for TV, streaming ads

Paramount Global-B (PARA) Up 3.9% Since Last Earnings Report: Can It Continue?

Paramount Stock (NASDAQ:PARA) Slips as it Loses a Big Name in College Football | Markets Insider

FCC opening probe into diversity practices at Disney and ABC | Reuters

Jim Cramer’s Bearish Call On Paramount Global (PARA) – “Take the Money and Run”

This Week in Chancery Court: Mattel Settlement, Paramount Files

Wall Street Analysts Are Bullish on Top Communication Services Picks – The Globe and Mail

Yahoo Hires Josh Line, Former Paramount Chief Brand Officer, as CMO

Paramount Stock (NASDAQ:PARA) Gains Despite Planned Streaming Budget Cuts | Markets Insider

Paramount-Skydance Merger Status: Slow Going Amid New Obstacles

Paramount Press Express | 10 CBS SERIES DELIVER 10 MILLION OR MORE VIEWERS IN LIVE+35 MULTIPLATFORM VIEWING

Paramount’s Brian Robbins Touts Slate Amid “Noise Going On At Our Parent Company” – CinemaCon

Taylor Sheridan And The New Paramount+ Owners Are On Collision Course – 2oceansvibe News | South African and international news

Paramount Global Announces Writers for 2024-2025 Mentoring Program

MobLand Secures 2.2 Million Global Viewers on Premiere Day

‘The Running Man’, ‘The Naked Gun’ footage impress at Paramount CinemaCon session | News | Screen

Is the CBS Simulcast of the VMAs the Final Blow to MTV?

M&A News: Paramount Stock (NASDAQ:PARA) Slumps as the Teamsters Fight the Merger | Markets Insider

Paramount Stock (NASDAQ:PARA) Slides as it Shows Off at CinemaCon | Markets Insider

Latham Partners Named to the Hollywood Reporter Power Lawyers 2025 List

Paramount+ To Limit Budgets, License Series – Dark Horizons

In fight over video privacy, 1980s law still has teeth | Reuters

‘MobLand’ Debuts To Record-Breaking Audience On Paramount+

26 ‘Almosts’ in TV Casting That Would Have Drastically Changed Your Favorite Shows | Cracked.com

Star Trek related science news

Satire: Star Trek: One Small Step for Mammoth, One Giant Leap for MammothKind

How accurate is the science in movies and TV? – DW – 04/15/2025

Franchise-wide/Miscellaneous

‘Star Trek’ Movies, Ranked From Worst to Best – Newsweek

Star Trek: Star Trek Starfleet uniforms changed colors over the years and the reason might surprise you

Star Trek Storylines That Disappeared Without Explanation

The importance of humor in the Star Trek franchise

A Star Trek Writer Explained A Long-Running Replicator Joke In The Franchise, And I Can’t Believe I Never Considered This | Cinemablend

Julian Bashir Helped Me Make Trek My Own | Star Trek

Star Trek’s Funniest Episodes | Star Trek

What’s With Star Trek Lately? – Shepherd Express

Alex Kurtzman isn’t part of the “larger vision of Star Trek” beyond the TV shows

America’s “Mirror, Mirror” Moment: How one classic “Star Trek” episode reflects our chosen reality | Milwaukee Independent

Rachel Garrett: From Section 31 to the Enterprise | Star Trek

Which Star Trek Finale Was Worse: The Original Series Or Enterprise?

10 Times Star Trek Dared To Be Different

In Seven of Nine, I Saw My Own Immigration Story | Star Trek

5 Star Trek Storylines That Have Aged Terribly

10 Convincing Star Trek Theories That Are Just Too Good To Be Wrong

I Want Star Trek’s Origin Movie Even More After Watching Black Mirror’s USS Callister

10 Convincing Star Trek Theories That Are Just Too Good To Be Wrong

Paramount Had a Wildly Short-sighted Reason for Delaying Star Trek: TNG, Thanks to George Lucas and Star Wars

Did you know that these 4 Star Trek captain actors have other surprising talents?

Star Trek: Every Starfleet Uniform Ranked From WORST To BEST

Convention news/fandom

DA Steve Mulroy put in the hotseat in Star Trek Day grilling – YouTube

Podcast: A Denobulan, A Vorta, A Ferengi, A Human, And A Producer Walk For Pancreatic Cancer… And Talk Star Trek Biz – TrekMovie.com

Actor Watch

10 Actors Who Appeared In Star Trek AND The MCU

Podcast: John Billingsley And All Access Star Trek On Trek Talks 4, ‘Enterprise,’ And Pranking Scott Bakula – TrekMovie.com

How Star Trek’s George Takei Felt About Working With John Wayne In Green Berets

Patrick Stewart and other Star Trek stars set for Avengers: Doomsday

Star Trek actor, John de Lancie to join RPO for Dr. Seuss reading

Simon Pegg Tried To Get Nick Frost Cast As An Iconic Star Trek Character: “I’ve Pitched It Multiple Times”

Live long and prosper as Star Trek Day returns — with Will Riker and Quark – Memphis Local, Sports, Business & Food News | Daily Memphian

Brent Spiner’s Data Spinoff Idea Is The Perfect Next Star Trek Movie For Paramount+

‘I Have This One Idea’: Brent Spiner Talks Possible Star Trek Return as Data

Main Mission

Star Trek novel
“Probe”
Hardcover first published April 1992
Written by Margaret Wander Bonanno

Women at Warp – A Star Trek Podcast
Bonanno’s Manuscript: MUSIC OF THE SPHERES

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