Our resident Starfleet Academy Instructor Richard Templeman continues to educate cadet Christel Tucker, as they watch five more episode of the original series in production order. This time they cover: Tomorrow is Yesterday, The Return of the Archons, A Taste of Armageddon, Space Seed, and This Side of Paradise. Alongside clips from their favorite Star Trek themed band Five Year Mission, Richard and Christel dive into big themes and fun KHAN-tent in this penultimate gathering of episodes from the first season of TOS.

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Join Richard and Christel as they welcome their first guest who happens to be a Trekkie since childhood, Michael Astrauskas! Forging ahead into episodes 16-20 in production order: The Menagerie (Parts 1 & 2) , Shore Leave, The Squire of Gothos, Arena, and The Alternative Factor. We sing a little, laugh a lot, and finally introduce some criteria for a Star Trek drinking game! As always let us know what you think!

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As Richard and Christel get into their groove, so does Star Trek! Moving merrily along, they cover episodes 11-15 in Production order: Dagger of the Mind, Miri, The Conscience of the King, The Galileo Seven, and Court Martial. 5 Year Mission's Songs are still bopping, as Richard continues to sing along with their hot tracks! The Sci-Fi Channel's "Special Edition" interviews are being revisited on the Pod as well as other informative clips. Below will be YouTube links to some of the clips that show up in the episode as well. As always let us know what you think!!!

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHP3TkAOzng

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y71QWWEJQ0w

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fsd6pqMmFY&t=1171s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yp11ReC3eHM&list=PLrSmHjp_cv6P08u-ZtsrTalFafiytzLAq

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ul-Ed4CcDxs&t=204s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNazfZwt3rc&list=PLd0x0jcI5YqN0Ee_Y9_2Fw7OnzokRTEAJ&index=34

This week on Turning Trekkie: Star Trek newbie Christel and established Trekkie Richard dive deeper into the first original series of Star Trek! We cover episodes 6-10 in production order: The Man Trap, The Naked Time, Charlie X, Balance of Terror, and What Little Girls Are Made Of. Sound bites come from, "The Sci-Fi Channel's Special Edition of Star Trek," and some of the behind the scenes stories come from Marc Cushman's book, "These Are The Voyages Volume One." Also, we mustn't forget Richard singing along to 5 Year Mission's songs written for each episode!!! Please let us know what you think!

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Christel is new to Star Trek and Richard is already a Trekkie! So we begin our journey watching all of Star Trek at the very beginning! We cover both Pilots and the first 3 episodes in production order. Let us know what you think!

Sci-Fi Channel provided the Original Series Interviews and Five Year Mission let us play their songs!

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