The Academy faculty, Rodney and Michael, take a deep dive into the Strange New Worlds puppet episode, Level Five Transporter Accident. Need we say more?

The Academy professors deconstruct A Case of Chiaroscuro, Star Trek's first Black and White episode, including the story and visual design and the ethisc and philosophy of the sutiation on planet Mat-Aar.

Rodney and Michael deconstruct the Strange New Worlds shore leave episode, "Human Best Friend." They find a lot more than just a simple comedic episode, including lots of character development amnd setting the stage for the rest of the season and the series.

This time'' it's the Strange New Worlds Season 4, episode 2, "The Griffin Incident." Professors Michael and Rodney unpack this scifi horror episode that reveals inner conflicts and character development of three key characters.

The professors Rodney and Michael unpack the Strange New Worlds season 4 premiere, Valles Marineres (the one with dinosaurs). There's a lot to explore in this eposide, from time travel to complex ethical challenges. And a T-Rex.

The Academy professors look back to where Star Trek began - the first pilot episode, The Cage. As usual, their focus is on the story, and also the ethics, philosophy, and lessons learned from The Cage, which are rarely discussed these days.

In this special edition podcast, the Academy professors look at the classic 1950s movie Forbidden Planet, and how it paved the way for the Star Trek original series

We conclude our rewatching of the Star Trek films with Star Trek Beyond (while waiting for the next new Star Trek).

Join us as we examine the script, production design, ethics and lessons of this final movie of the JJ Abrams alternate timeline trilogy.

The Academy faculty members take a fresh look at the second J.J. Abrams Star Trek movie, Star Trek Into Darkness, including strengths and weaknesses of the story, the visual production design, and the philosophy and ethics displayed.

While we wait for new Star Trek, Rodney and Michael are finishing their retrospective of Star Trek theatrical films, this time considering the first JJ Abrams Trek movie.