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

The podcast currently has 547 episodes available.

This Week in Trek: A Star Trek Podcast episodes:

April 16, 2013 Episode 87, Stardate 1304.16, "Those aren't nuns"
News:

New trailer for Star Trek Into Darkness!

Music clip from the concert in Switzerland

Original phaser prop sells for $231,000. http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/06/showbiz/star-trek-rifle-auction/index.html
Ten Forward:

What’s your favorite prop?
Star Trek in pop culture:

Boomerang, 1992 Eddie Murphy. He and his girlfriend are snuggled up on the couch watching Star Trek.

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Episode insight: DS9, S2: The Wire
Character insight: Spot
Subspace communications
A Thousand Questions
...more
1h 7min
April 10, 2013 Episode 86, Stardate 1304.9, "My grandma takes Dytalix B"
News
INTO DARKNESS premiere is April 23rd in Sydney, Australia.

New trailer next weekend with Oblivion

Copy/pasted smoke poster http://www.treknews.net/2013/04/09/new-star-trek-into-darkness-international-poster/

@Marina_Sirtis now on Twitter!
Ten Forward:

What’s your favorite planet?
Star Trek in pop culture:

Whose Line is it Anyway (UK)
Episode insight: ENT: Daedelus S4
Character insight: Elim Garak
Subspace communications
Collectables:
Darrell: Franklin Mint 1992 City onthe Edge of Forver diorama http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/woodbridge/antiques-art-collectables/franklin-mint-star-trek-the-city-on-the-edge-of-forever-sculpture/1003021100

Mike: Star Trek iPhone 4 (boo) cases from entertainement earth
...more
1h 2min
April 02, 2013 Episode 85, Stardate 1304.2, "Looks like you're using Windows 8"
News:

Soundtrack coming May 14th

Alice Eve reading the audiobook

William Shatner and George Takei in Star Wars Episode VII

NASA ad in front of STID

Shatner Gorn fight for the Star Trek game
Ten Forward:

What’s your favorite alien? Least favorite?
Star Trek in pop culture:

Ace Ventura: Pet Detective. Jim Carey is looking for a missing dolphin in a giant pool - that’s why the echo.
Episode Insight - "Samaritan Snare" from TNG S2
Character insight - Engineer Alex from Enterprise
Subspace communications
Collectables - Fake Star Trek insignia branding iron and real Star Trek Chess Set
...more
1h 2min
March 27, 2013 Episode 84, Stardate 1303.27, "Trekflix"
News
@Berman_rick is now on Twitter

Brannon Braga says Netflix Could Bring Star Trek Enterprise Back For Season 5

Trek Insignia over London: http://www.theverge.com/2013/3/25/4143968/drones-form-giant-glowing-star-trek-logo-over-london

IRS parody video: Bad acting, bad sets, mixed series uniforms on TOS bridge. Ugh!! No idea what it’s even about.

Watch Promo Of George Takei & Mark Hamill In ‘The Neighbors’ Finale + Sirtis Cast In NCIS

Star Trek Enterprise S1 on Blu

New new trailer
Ten Forward:
What’s your favorite uniform? Least favorite?

DS: Picard’s jacket, TMP/ Ent
Star Trek in pop culture:

Touchable Holograms: http://www.videobash.com/video_show/touchable-holograms-9269
Episode insight: Voyager S4: Message in a Bottle
Character insight: Ayala
Subspace communications
Collectables:

Darrell: Prometheus model $50 on Amazon

http://www.amazon.com/Prometheus-NX-59650-Furuta-Star-Trek/dp/B001K2PDPE
...more
1h 9min
March 22, 2013 Episode 83, Stardate 1303.22, "The Galactic Roomba"
News
New trailer!

LeVar Burton To J.J. Abrams: “I Call BS”

“JJ Abrams says, There should be no Star Trek except the one I make,’ I call bulls—”

Ian McKellan officiating at Patrick Stewart’s wedding

Paramount Giving Away 50 Costumes From Star Trek Into Darkness via App Sweeps
Ten Forward:

What’s your favorite ship in all of Trek, ever?
Star Trek in pop culture:

Laren Cohen who plays Maggie Greene on The Walking Dead is a Trek fan (Bob Rivers show - Seattle)
Episode insight: TOS: The Doomsday Machine
Character insight: Doctor Bashir
Subspace communications
Collectables
Darrell: Fold-up Enterprise-D

Mike: Star Trek Paint By Numbers - $1800?? http://www.ebay.com/itm/1967-Hasbro-Star-Trek-Paint-by-Numbers-MINT-Sealed-/250308759804
...more
1h 9min
March 05, 2013 Episode 82, Stardate 1303.5, "Spock Skywalker"
News

4 more Art Prints: “A Piece of the Action,” “Bread and Circuses,” “The Omega Glory” and “For the World Is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky.
Ten Forward:

Do TNG props stand the test of time? http://www.ex-astris-scientia.org/inconsistencies/modern_props_consoles.htm
Star Trek in pop culture:

Obama’s Jedi Mind Meld!
Episode insight: ENT: Season 3 “E²“
Character Insight: Jean-Luc Picard
Subspace Communications
Collectables: Galoob figures and beach towels
...more
56min
February 27, 2013 Episode 81, Stardate 1302.27, "You blew it on Pluto"
News

Pluto’s moon, Vulcan: 450,324 votes. Cerebrus: 100,000 votes. In Roman mythology, Vulcan is the god of lava and smoke, and nephew of Pluto.
Ten Forward:

What movies have been Star Trek like?
Star Trek in pop culture:

William Shatner as Kirk at The Oscars
Episode Insight: "Identity Crisis" from TNG S4
Character insight: Janice Rand
Subspace communications
Collectables: TNG Marbles and how to not buy junk
...more
1h 9min
February 21, 2013 Episode 80, Stardate 1302.21, "Borg on Borg"
News:

Notes about "The City on the Edge of Forever" found.

$10k Enterprise-D replica up for pre-order.

The Best of Both Worlds Blu-Ray reduced to $15.99.

The Best of Both Worlds Fathom event announced.
Ten Forward:

What thing was never explained and should never be known?
Star Trek in pop culture:

Neil DeGrasse Tyson on The Joe Rogan Experience
Episode insight: VOY: "Natural Law", S7 E21
Character insight: Hoshi Sato
Subspace communications
Collectables: Air freshener and cuff links
...more
1h 5min
February 12, 2013 Episode 79, Stardate 1302.12, "Shatner had 4chan cookies for lunch"
News:

The Art Director's Guild gave TNG Production Designer Herman Zimmerman their 2013 Lifetime Achievement Award.

CBS Blu-rays - TNG S3: April 30 (preorder Amazon $114.99) & Best of Both Worlds $19.95

Theatrical event April 25, 7pm: Best of Both Worlds & behind the scenes stuff.

Paramount Blu-rays - Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, Star Trek: Generations, Star Trek: Insurrection, and Star Trek: Nemesis. All others were released in 2009.

Entertainment Weekly says “Khan” in their latest issue.

Alice Eve says “Not Khan”

Shatner calls JJ a “pig”
Ten Forward:

What’s Star Trek’s payoff? Is there one?
Star Trek in pop culture:

The Cable Guy - Jim Carrey 1996
Episode Insight - "The Dauphin" from TNG S2
Character Insight - Seska
Subspace communications
Collectables - QMX figures and large shuttlecraft model.
...more
1h 16min
February 06, 2013 Episode 78, Stardate 1302.6, "Get off my Wikipedia"
News:

Star Trek Into Darkness Wikipedia page has massive, hilarious argument over whether or not to keep the 'i' upper-cased.

Denise Crosby doing work on Star Trek Online.

Star Trek App is out. Is it dangeous?

Star Trek: TNG S3 Blu-Ray is up for pre-order.

You can buy tickets for Star Trek Into Darkness on May 15.
Ten Forward:

What would TOS season 3 be like if Gene Roddenberry had produced it?
Star Trek in pop culture: The Office "Junior Salesman"
Episode Insight: "The Immunity Syndrome" from TOS S2
Character insight: Jake Sisko
Subspace communications
Collectbles: Star Trek Pins and the Golden Star Trek Trivia game
...more
1h 14min

FAQs about This Week in Trek: A Star Trek Podcast:

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

The podcast currently has 547 episodes available.