Is Michael Burnham her own mother? Did Michael Burnham build the Pyramids? Will Ethan Peck narrate a rebooted Ancient Mysteries? Support the show and gain access to nearly two dozen bonus episodes by becoming a patron on Patreon . Check out the network's newest show - Elder Sign: A Weird Fiction Podcast . Join the conversation on the Claytemple Forum . And be sure to check out Claytemple Media's Star Trek: Discovery Blog, Discovering Trek , written by John De Gruyther....
Mar 23, 2019•1 hr 14 min
It's the most heart-breaking episode of Discovery yet. Check out Glenn and Valerie talking food and drink in Trek this week on The Feast ! Support the show and gain access to nearly two dozen bonus episodes by becoming a patron on Patreon . Check out the network's newest show - Elder Sign: A Weird Fiction Podcast . Join the conversation on the Claytemple Forum . And be sure to check out Claytemple Media's Star Trek: Discovery Blog, Discovering Trek , written by John De Gruyther....
Mar 16, 2019•1 hr 6 min
Squid-bots, squid-probes, and squid-gumbo. Also, Spock's Brain! Check out Glenn and Valerie talking food and drink in Trek this week on The Feast ! Support the show and gain access to nearly two dozen bonus episodes by becoming a patron on Patreon . Check out the network's newest show - Elder Sign: A Weird Fiction Podcast . Join the conversation on the Claytemple Forum . And be sure to check out Claytemple Media's Star Trek: Discovery Blog, Discovering Trek , written by John De Gruyther....
Mar 09, 2019•1 hr 9 min
Who's that crazy mumbling Vulcan hiding in this crypt with a beard and sulkin'? Spock! Support the show and gain access to nearly two dozen bonus episodes by becoming a patron on Patreon . Check out the network's newest show - Elder Sign: A Weird Fiction Podcast . Join the conversation on the Claytemple Forum . And be sure to check out Claytemple Media's Star Trek: Discovery Blog, Discovering Trek , written by John De Gruyther....
Mar 02, 2019•1 hr 10 min
A mid-season bonus episode thanks to our Patreon supporters! Join Valerie and Glenn as they enter the holosuite to play a little James Bond with Dr. Bashir. Support the show and gain access to nearly two dozen bonus episodes by becoming a patron on Patreon . Join the conversation on the Claytemple Forum . And be sure to check out Claytemple Media's Star Trek: Discovery Blog, Discovering Trek , written by John De Gruyther....
Feb 28, 2019•53 min
You do not even know what you are. Find out as Valerie and Glenn try to decide which villain is the more villainous in their discussion of "The Sound of Thunder." Support the show and gain access to nearly two dozen bonus episodes by becoming a patron on Patreon . Check out the network's newest show - Elder Sign: A Weird Fiction Podcast . Join the conversation on the Claytemple Forum . And be sure to check out Claytemple Media's Star Trek: Discovery Blog, Discovering Trek , written by John De Gr...
Feb 23, 2019•1 hr 29 min
The road down to hell is easy. Day and night the black door stands open. But to retrace your steps and climb back out to the upper air, this is the task, the real labor. Check out the network's newest show - Elder Sign: A Weird Fiction Podcast . Support the show and gain access to nearly two dozen bonus episodes by becoming a patron on Patreon . Join the conversation on the Claytemple Forum . And be sure to check out Claytemple Media's Star Trek: Discovery Blog, Discovering Trek , written by Joh...
Feb 16, 2019•1 hr 19 min
Habanero sauce, tears, and language nerdery. Join Glenn and Valerie for the fourth episode of Discovery's second season: An Obol for Charon. Support the show and gain access to nearly two dozen bonus episodes by becoming a patron on Patreon . Join the conversation on the Claytemple Forum . And be sure to check out Claytemple Media's Star Trek: Discovery Blog, Discovering Trek , written by John De Gruyther....
Feb 10, 2019•1 hr 13 min
Top-knots, fungal parasites, and spin-offs! Join Glenn and Valerie as they trek to Qo'noS for "Point of Light." Support the show and gain access to nearly two dozen bonus episodes by becoming a patron on Patreon . Join the conversation on the Claytemple Forum . And be sure to check out Claytemple Media's Star Trek: Discovery Blog, Discovering Trek , written by John De Gruyther....
Feb 02, 2019•1 hr 26 min
Peace be with you as Glenn and Valerie explore the unlikely human colony New Eden, talk about the fictional history of World War III, and ask a lot of questions about the Prime Directive. Support the show and gain access to nearly two dozen bonus episodes by becoming a patron on Patreon . Join the conversation on the Claytemple Forum . And be sure to check out Claytemple Media's Star Trek: Discovery Blog, Discovering Trek , written by John De Gruyther....
Jan 26, 2019•1 hr 36 min
Join Valerie and Glenn as they discuss the first episode of Discovery's second season, repel down the wreckage of the failed Star Trek pilot, and question everyone's identity. Support the show and gain access to nearly two dozen bonus episodes by becoming a patron on Patreon . Join the conversation on the Claytemple Forum . And be sure to check out Claytemple Media's Star Trek: Discovery Blog, Discovering Trek , written by John De Gruyther....
Jan 19, 2019•1 hr 51 min
Join Valerie and Glenn as they discuss the fourth episode of Star Trek: Short Treks, wax poetical about cudgels, and say the word "jipper" as many times as possible. Also, they talk about taxes. Support the show and gain access to nearly two dozen bonus episodes by becoming a patron on Patreon . Join the conversation on the Claytemple Forum . And be sure to check out Claytemple Media's Star Trek: Discovery Blog, Discovering Trek , written by John De Gruyther....
Jan 05, 2019•44 min
Join Valerie and Glenn as they discuss the third episode of Star Trek: Short Treks, compare it to some classic TNG and TOS episodes, and argue about the Prime Directive. Support the show and gain access to nearly two dozen bonus episodes by becoming a patron on Patreon . Join the conversation on the Claytemple Forum . And be sure to check out Claytemple Media's Star Trek: Discovery Blog, Discovering Trek , written by John De Gruyther....
Dec 08, 2018•56 min
Join Valerie and Glenn as they discuss the second episode of Star Trek: Short Treks, read excerpts from The Odyssey, and get new tattoos. Support the show and gain access to nearly two dozen bonus episodes by becoming a patron on Patreon . Join the conversation on the Claytemple Forum . And be sure to check out Claytemple Media's Star Trek: Discovery Blog, Discovering Trek , written by John De Gruyther....
Nov 11, 2018•1 hr 6 min
Runaway with Valerie and Glenn as they discuss the first episode of Star Trek: Short Treks, gush over Tilly, and confront their own addiction to coffee. Support the show and gain access to nearly two dozen bonus episodes by becoming a patron on Patreon . Join the conversation on the Claytemple Forum . And be sure to check out Claytemple Media's Star Trek: Discovery Blog, Discovering Trek , written by John De Gruyther....
Oct 07, 2018•40 min
Are you a person? Are you sure you're not just a machine? How do you know? Join Valerie and Glenn for a discussion of personhood, grief, and Italian poetry in Star Trek: Voyager's "Latent Image." Support the show and gain access to other bonus Star Trek content by becoming a patron on Patreon . Check out The Gene Wolfe Literary Podcast , our science-fiction book-club show. In August we're starting The Fifth Head of Cerberus , a novel that also addresses the issues raised in "Latent Image," and w...
Jul 25, 2018•1 hr 39 min
A sad goodbye to too short a season. Join us as we give out awards, discuss character arcs, and speculate about what's in store next season. Join the conversation on the Claytemple Forum . We're very excited to continue our trek through Star Trek on our bonus episodes on Patreon . For as little as a dollar per month, you can support the show and gain access to those episodes. Every little bit helps cover our costs and someday perhaps will let us produce even more content for you. We're so gratef...
Feb 19, 2018•1 hr 32 min
SPOCK IS ON THAT SHIP!!!!!! Join Glenn and Valerie as they discuss the first-season finale. Join the conversation on the Claytemple Forum . To support the show and to keep our Star Trek conversations coming to you during Discovery's long hiatus, become a patron on Patreon .
Feb 13, 2018•2 hr 9 min
Create life from lifelessness with Glenn and Valerie as they discuss "The War Without, the War Within." Can't get enough Valerie this week? Listen to her talk about her scholarship on Agnus: the Late Antique, Medieval, and Byzantine Podcast . Join our Star Trek conversation on the Claytemple Forum . Support the show and gain access to exclusive bonus episodes by becoming a patron on Patreon . We're so grateful for your support!...
Feb 06, 2018•2 hr 2 min
War crimes, anger, and justice. Join Valerie and Glenn for a discussion of Deep Space Nine's "Duet." We're covering this story because a patron generously commissioned a bonus episode. Thank you for this special support! Find out more about commissioning your own episode here. Support the show and gain access to bonus content by becoming a patron on Patreon . We're so grateful for your support, and we look forward to being able to bring you even more content as our patronage grows. Join the conv...
Feb 02, 2018•1 hr 13 min
What to come is in your discharge. Choose wisely, and join Glenn and Valerie for a discussion of "What's Past Is Prologue." Join the conversation on the Claytemple Forum . To support the show and gain access to exclusive content such as a discussion of the TOS episode "Spectre of the Gun," become a patron on Patreon . And if you want to know more about twentieth-century political ideologies, subscribe to The Gene Wolfe Literary Podcast , where Glenn and Brandon are currently reading Wolfe's poli...
Jan 30, 2018•1 hr 34 min
Smirk your way across dimensions to join Valerie and Glenn for a discussion of Vaulting Ambition. Join the conversation on the Claytemple Forum . Support the show and gain access to exclusive bonus content by becoming a patron on Patreon . Calm your mind with some British comedy featuring Star Trek's Ash Tyler thanks to listener Bionic Dave. (Note: not family friendly)....
Jan 23, 2018•1 hr 30 min
Hello, listener. Are you ready to get to work? Meet Glenn and Valerie in the clearing to talk about "The Wolf Inside." Want to speculate with us? Join the conversation on the Claytemple Forum . Check out Glenn's new horror novella, The Quality of Mercy . And listen to the first Paul Henslowe story on the Tales to Terrify podcast. For exclusive bonus content, including our recent discussion of the Original Series episode "The Specter of the Gun," become a patron on Patreon . We're immensely grate...
Jan 16, 2018•1 hr 25 min
Travel into a parallel dimension and find your antithetical doppelganger with Valerie and Glenn as they discuss "Despite Yourself." Join the conversation on the Claytemple Forum . Rate, review, and subscribe on iTunes , Stitcher , or Radio Public . Check out our patron-exclusive bonus podcasts by becoming a patron on Patreon ....
Jan 09, 2018•1 hr 43 min
Now that Star Trek: Discovery has completed its first story arc, Valerie and Glenn assess the show, discuss their favorite episodes, talk Klingons, play one more round of Smooch/Marry/Kill, and go all mad-scientist on a new cocktail. Join the conversation on the Claytemple Forum . Find Glenn's other sci-fi podcast, The Gene Wolfe Literary Podcast, on iTunes or Stitcher . And why not check out Star Trek Cats by Jenny Parks....
Nov 25, 2017•1 hr 15 min
Lose your mind and find your soul with Glenn and Valerie as they explore the mid-season finale of Star Trek: Discovery. Visit the Claytemple Forum to weigh in on one or all of the cliffs from which we've been left hanging. We'll be back at the end of the month with a mid-season discussion.
Nov 15, 2017•1 hr 51 min
Prepare for war with Glenn and Valerie, as they discuss "Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum." Join the conversation on the Claytemple Forum .
Nov 08, 2017•1 hr 37 min
Listen along with Glenn and Valerie as they take a plunge into the belly of the space whale that is Star Trek: Discovery's seventh episode. Join the conversation on the Claytemple Forum .
Nov 01, 2017•1 hr 9 min
Take a trip down the river of forgetting with Glenn and Valerie as they discuss this week's episode of Star Trek: Discovery, "Lethe." Visit the Claytemple Forum to join the conversation, and be sure to check out Glenn's Lovecraftian-horror novella Goodbye to All That on the Tales to Terrify Podcast .
Oct 24, 2017•1 hr 22 min
Join Valerie and Glenn for their discussion of "Choose Your Pain," the fifth episode of Star Trek: Discovery. Visit the Claytemple Forums to join the conversation.
Oct 17, 2017•1 hr 19 min
