This Week in Trek: A Star Trek Podcast

By Michael Gaines and Cara Donley

Insight and news about the world of Star Trek from Michael Gaines and Cara Donley... more

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This Week in Trek: A Star Trek Podcast episodes:

January 31, 2021 Episode 475, "Guinan is the smartest person in the room"
PODCAST AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES

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• Support the show on Patreon

• Episode Review spreadsheet

• Leave a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts

• Email us at [email protected]

• Find us on Twitter @thisweekintrek @starmike @xandara
NEWS

Richard Arnold has passed away

• @StarTrek

• Star Trek stars react to the passing of Richard Arnold

• Larry Nemecek’s Trekland Tuesdays
Appearances:

• Virtual Trek Con

• 70s Trek ep 43

• The Trek Files 2-12

• The Trek Files 2-13

• The Trek Files 2-15

• Mission Log supplemental 014
COVID Vaccines:

• Kate Mulgrew

• Marina Sirtis

• Armin Shimerman
• Buck Rogers
• Discovery nominated for GLAADawards
• Paramount+ Commercial

• Star Trek robes and slippers
Star Trek Online Update “House Reborn”

• The News!

• Ken Mitchell

• Sam Witwer
EVENTS

• Jan 30, 2021 @ 8pm PT

@TOSSatNight - #TOSSatNight - The Gamesters of Triskelion + TAS Eye of the Beholder
• Feb 2, 2021 @ 1pm PT

@StarTrekHour - #StarTrekHour - DS9 S6E6 "Sacrifice of Angels"
OUR WEEK IN TREK

• Go Trek Yourself

• Hamlet
TEN FORWARD WITH CHRIS ON TWITTER

Considering how other Sci Fi shows at the time used science (Lost In Space for example), was TOS ahead of its time in showing how important science is?
EPISODE INSIGHT

TNG season 4 episode 10 “The Loss”
• Smithsonian on Coral Reefs
Next Week’s Episode Insight: TOS S2E16 - The Gamesters of Triskelion
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1h 18min
January 24, 2021 Episode 474, "That's a long flight"
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• Find us on Twitter @thisweekintrek @starmike @xandara
NEWS

• March 4th: Paramount+ rebrand

• Vote daily til Feb 16th: Discovery nominated for a Queerties Award

• Marina Sirtis moving to the UK

• Jeff Russo nominated for Hollywood Music In Media award

• March 1st: Voyager Documentary Indiegogo pre-launch

• Jan 26th: Autobiography of Kathryn Janeway audiobook narrated by Kate Mulgrew

• Wise Words from Kate Mulgrew
Vaccinations!

• @SirPatStew

• @ShimermanArmin

• @GeorgeTakei
Bernie memes in Star Trek

• StarTrek.com Gallery

• @TheKateMulgrew

• @GeorgeTakei

• @robertdmcneill

• @garrettrwang

• @jeffreycombs

• @ansonmount

• @wcruz73

• RTed by Ken Mitchell

• @RealJavidIqbal
Star Trek at the Inauguration

• Anthony Rapp

• Yo-Yo Ma
Tawny Newsome + Lower Decks

• @TrondyNewman

• @TrondyNewman

• @TrondyNewman
• Shanty Sea Shanties - Star Trek style!
EVENTS

• Jan 23, 2021 @ 8pm PT: @TOSSatNight - #TOSSatNight - Tribbleheader! TOS The Trouble with Tribbles, DS9 Trials and Tribble-ations, TAS More Tribbles, More Troubles

• Jan 26, 2021 @ 1pm PT: @StarTrekHour - #StarTrekHour - DS9 S6E5 "Favor the Bold"
OUR WEEK IN TREK

• The Blerd Gurl podcast with Alex Kurtzman and Olatunde Osunsanmi

• Strange New Worlds podcast with Dr. Erin Macdonald & Prof. Mohamed Noor
TEN FORWARD WITH CHRIS ON TWITTER

Which Trek actor / actress would you choose to narrate a Star Trek novel for you?
EPISODE INSIGHT

DS9 S6E12 - "Who Mourns for Morn?"
• @ShimermanArmin

• @jeffreycombs
Next Week’s Episode Insight: TNG S4E10 "The Loss"
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1h 6min
January 17, 2021 Episode 473, "That was 100 years ago"
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NEWS

• Voyager is 26!

• Data model news

• Data model details

• EW article + photo of Tig Notoro

• Noah Averbach-Katz's AMA

• Star Trek wins Legacy Award

• Sir Patrick Stewart wins award

• Sci-Fi 5

• Julie Nimoy
EVENTS

• Jan 16, 2021 @ 9pm PT - @TOSSatNight - #TOSSatNight - Wolf in the Fold + TAS Albatross

• Jan 19, 2021 @ 1pm PT - @StarTrekHour - #StarTrekHour - TNG S1E25 "Conspiracy"

• Jan 21, 2021 @ 8pm ET - Gaaays in Spaaace with Michael Dorn, tickets required

• Jan 23, 2021 @ 8pm PT - #TOSSatNight "Tribbleheader"

• Feb 2 + 4, 2021 - Fathom Events showing Nichelle Nichols’ documentary, “Woman in Motion” in theaters

• Feb 27, 2021 @ 4pm ET - GalaxyCon DS9 panel with Terry Farrell, Nana Visitor, Armin Shimerman, and Andy Robinson
OUR WEEK IN TREK

• Strange New Worlds podcast on polyploydy

• Starlog Magazine Archives

• Inglorious Treksperts on Starlog
TEN FORWARD WITH CHRIS ON TWITTER

• This Week's Question: I don’t think nurses get enough credit for the job they do. Which Trek nurse do you think needs more recognition?

• StarTrek.com Nurses of Star Trek

• Memory Alpha's List of Nurses
EPISODE INSIGHT

• Voyager - Season 2, Episode 5 - “Non Sequitur”

• The Delta Flyers podcast
NEXT WEEK: DS9 S6E12 "Who Mourns for Morn"
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January 10, 2021 Episode 472, "More DOTs"
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NEWS

• FanSets

• Paramount+

• Patrick Kwok-Choon
EVENTS

• Jan 9, 2021 @ 9pm PT - @TOSSatNight - #TOSSatNight - Obsession

• Jan 11, 2021 @ 1pm PT - @StarTrekHour - #StarTrekHour - That Hope Is You, Part 2
TEN FORWARD WITH CHRIS ON TWITTER

This Week's Question
EPISODE INSIGHT

Discovery - Season 3, Episode 13

“That Hope is You, Part 2”

Spoilers begin at 20:07
Referenced:

• @AdamHunault

• @Captain_Revo

• The Ready Room

• Star Trek Logs - Keyla Detmer

• New season three key art

• Interviews with Michelle Paradise

• Lt. Teemo

• Lt. Ina

• Human Saru makeup details

• Doug Jones in the makeup chair
Next Week: VOYAGER - Season 2, Episode 5 - “Non Sequitur”
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1h 50min
January 02, 2021 Episode 471, "This week in tangents"
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NEWS
Voyager Documentary:

• Garrett Wang promo

• Chat with Jeffrey Combs and the creators

• TrekCore
• George Takei autographs

• The Dark Veil

• Robert Picardo's YouTube channel
EVENTS
Jan 2, 2021 @ 9pm PT - @TOSSatNight - #TOSSatNight - The Deadly Years + TAS The Lorelei Signal
Jan 4, 2021 @ 1pm PT - @StarTrekHour - #StarTrekHour - There is a Tide...
OUR WEEK IN TREK
• Geek Cinema Society - The Voyage Home

• Beyond Trek
TEN FORWARD WITH CHRIS ON TWITTER
This Week's Question: What would you like to see from Star Trek in 2021? I personally like to see more Sci Fi and less fantasy in Trek.
EPISODE INSIGHT
Star Trek Discovery - Season 3, Episode 12 There Is A Tide...

Spoilers begin at 37:29
• Ken Mitchell

• Andorian Opera

• The Ready Room with Jonathan Frakes

• Burnham’s Star Trek Log

• Noah Averbach-Katz
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1h 41min
December 26, 2020 Episode 470, "Jupiter is the largest lava lamp"
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NEWS

• Chris Doohan
EVENTS

• Dec 26, 2020 @ 9pm PT - #TOSSatNight - Friday’s Child

• Dec 29, 2020 @ 1pm PT - #StarTrekHour - Su’Kal
OUR WEEK IN TREK

• John Billingsly (Phlox) on The Hungry Trillobyte podcast

• The Trek Files is back for season six! with Grace Lee Whitney’s son, Jonathan Whitney Dweck

• How To Kill An Hour podcast with David Ajala
TEN FORWARD WITH CHRIS ON TWITTER

• This Week's Question: What qualities does a person must have in order to be a good villain in Star Trek?
EPISODE INSIGHT

DSC S3 E11 Su’Kal

Spoilers begin at 23:58
• The Ready Room

• A 360-Degree View Of A Curious Scene From Season 3

• Dilithium Planet graphics

• Captain Killy moving painting
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1h 23min
December 19, 2020 Episode 469, "Why didn't you get an A+?"
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NEWS

• Winter Solstice 2020

• Jupiter Saturn Conjunction

• Astronomy.com

• Dec 21, 2020 @ 7pm ET - Lowell Observatory

• Think Trek with Rod Roddenberry

• Jan 22, 2021 - Lower Decks releases worldwide

• Chris Pine in D&D
EVENTS

• Dec 19, 2020 @ 9pm PT - #TOSSatNight - Journey to Babel and TAS Yesteryear

• Dec 22, 2020 @ 1pm PT - #StarTrekHour - Terra Firma Part 2
OUR WEEK IN TREK

• Mike's Books
TEN FORWARD WITH CHRIS ON TWITTER

• This Week's Question
EPISODE INSIGHT

DSC S3 E10: Terra Firma, Part II

Spoilers begin at 33:55
• Harlan Ellison Settles Lawsuit (Thanks, ChimaInCalgary!) + more on that from syfy.com

• @bigmoneygrip

• @savagediana

• Behind the Scenes shots from Michelle Paradise

• Inverse.com Interview with the writers of episode 10

• Makeup details for episode 9 and 10

• Rhys special effects makeup for episode 9 fight

• Behind the Scenes with Landry and the Kelpiens

• The Ready Room with Michelle Yeoh
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1h 40min
December 13, 2020 Episode 468, "You now have 12 days"
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NEWS

• Geminid Meteor Shower this week, peaking on December 13/14th. More info at Space.com, EarthSky.org, and NASA

• Gates McFadden is getting ready to have her own podcast!

• A selection of five Star Trek ebooks are available for 99c each til 12/31 from Simon and Schuster. Shared by author Dayton Ward

• Emily Coutts Zoom chat auction to benefit the National Kidney Foundation

• NacionTrek shared a pre-production board for Strange New Worlds filming!

• Michelle Yeoh in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

• Michelle Yeoh, Karl Urban, and Malcolm McDowell in ARK: The Animated Series

• Whoopi Goldberg in Sister Act 3

• Star Trek: The Next Election fundraiser for Warnock + Ossoff

• Mike McMahan got a deal with CBS Studios for the next two years!
EVENTS

• Dec 12, 2020 @ 9pm PST - #TOSSatNight - TOS Metamorphosis + TAS The Survivor

• Dec 15, 2020 @ 1pm PST - #StarTrekHour - DSC Terra Firma, Part 1
OUR WEEK IN TREK

• Disco Nights with Noah Averbach-Katz

• Go Trek Yourself with David Benjamin Tomlinson

• Disco Tech podcast with Ian Lake

• Star Trek Discovery Succession graphic novel

• Mike's cosplay

• Inglorious Treksperts with Preston Neal Jones
TEN FORWARD WITH CHRIS ON TWITTER: This Week's Question
EPISODE INSIGHT: Discovery S3 E9 - Terra Firma, Part I

Spoilers begin at 28:01

• Post-Production

• Mirrored Visuals from Episode 1

• TrekCore's Breakdown of Easter Eggs

• Rekha Sharma’s Behind the Scenes look at her costume

• Wilson Cruz in costume

• Mirror Airiam

• drunk agonizer fun times

• David Benjamin Tomlinson played one of the Kelpiens

• The Ready Room with the Bridge crew

• Behind the Scenes images

• More Behind the Scenes images

• Interview with David Cronenberg (S4 Spoiler)

• Star Trek Log from Stamets
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1h 34min
December 06, 2020 Episode 467, "Tweet it before you eat it"
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NEWS

• Creation Entertainment's three upcoming conventions in 2021

• LCARS dishes
EVENTS

• Dec 5, 2020 @ 9pm PT - #TOSSatNight - I, Mudd + TAS Mudd’s Passion

• Dec 8, 2020 @ 4pm ET - #StarTrekHour - The Sanctuary

• Dec 8, 2020 @ 8pm ET - John de Lancie interview hosted by Star Trek The Cruise

• Jan 3, 2021 @ 2pm ET - DS9 Galaxycon panel with Terry Farrell, Armin Shimerman, Nana Visitor, and Andy Robinson
OUR WEEK IN TREK

• Disco Tech: David Benjamin Tomlinson

• Disco Tech: Noah Averbach-Katz

• Trek Profiles: Noah Averbach-Katz

• We Are Starfleet: Oyin Oladejo

• Ship Talking ep6 with Mike McMahan
TEN FORWARD WITH CHRIS ON TWITTER

This Week's Question
EPISODE INSIGHT

Spoilers begin at 41:31

• Discovery Season 3, Episode 8 - The Sanctuary

• The Ready Room
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1h 26min
November 29, 2020 Episode 466, "Vulculans"
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NEWS
Eaglemoss is selling collected Star Trek graphic novels

ViacomCBS sold Simon & Schuster to Penguin Random House for $2.175 billion
Michelle Yeoh made the BBC’s Top 100 most inspiring and influential women of 2020
The “Dirty Delta” Cerritos bar logo is being made into a FanSets pin
James MacKinnon + Masterclass
LeVar Burton for Jeopardy petition
EVENTS
Dec 1, 2020 @ 1pm PT

#StarTrekHour for Unification III
Dec 5, 2020 @ 9pm PT

#TOSSatNight - I, Mudd + TAS Mudd’s Passion
OUR WEEK IN TREK
RHAP Podcast with Christian Hubicki
Dave Podnar + Dave Podnar
TEN FORWARD WITH CHRIS ON TWITTER
This Week's Question
EPISODE INSIGHT

Spoilers begin at 25:01
Discovery S3 E7 - Unification III
Ni'Var
Lagrange Point 1
Unification III:

The Ready Room for Unification III

V’Kir the Vulcan

A theory about Spock’s images in Picard’s record
Scavengers:

Jett Reno log

Cardassian actor in Scavengers, Jón Viðar Arnþórsson

...eating a cookie

Tolor’s prosthetics application timelapse

Mary Wiseman IS a cat person!

The creator of the Trill and Barzan languages + an interview

Scavengers fan art

Behind the Scenes at the steel factory for Scavengers

Prop re-use for Scavengers

Noah gave Doug a pony!

Ryn behind the scenes

Linus and Saru mutual adoration

More planets from the Starfleet HQ map

Scavengers fan art

David Ajala interview with Inverse

David Ajala interview with StarTrek.com
Makeup:

Discovery S4 makeup department

Makeup product details

More makeup products used in Discovery

Skin care products used in Discovery
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1h 26min

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How many episodes does This Week in Trek: A Star Trek Podcast have?

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