Join Hawk and Julian as they sit down with New York Times bestselling author David Mack to discuss his brand new Star Trek Picard novel, "Firewall!" David talks about how long it took him to be given the green light on the project, the importance of making Firewall a queer normative story, and how the book, at its core, is a coming-of-age story for Seven of Nine. Also, stay tuned after the interview for details on how you can win a copy of the novel! Order Star Trek Picard: Firewall Two years af...
Mar 01, 2024•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 174
We are just over one month away from the final season of Star Trek Discovery! Join Girafe, Hawk, and Julian as they deep dive and break down the latest Discovery season five trailer! Plus the mailbag and much more on this bonus edition of Strange New Pod! Send us a text Support the show
Feb 25, 2024•1 hr 7 min
In honor of LeVar Burton's birthday this Friday, the SNP crew celebrate their favorite episodes featuring Geordi La Forge! From his early days as the Enterprise's helmsman and his promotion to Chief Engineer to becoming a Commodore and overseeing the fleet museum, Geordi La Forge is one of Trek's most beloved characters. Plus, your favorite Geordi moments, the Strange New Loop, and much more on episode 173 of Strange New Pod. Send us a text Support the show...
Feb 16, 2024•1 hr 48 min•Ep. 173
Almost four years into Strange New Pod....we're finally breaking one of Julian's cardinal rules...we're doing "Tuvix!" How does the Voyager episode stand up today? Was Janeway right? The SNP Crew will do their best to do this one justice (yeah, yeah, we know). Plus, your thoughts on the episode in our mailbag, news, and much more on episode 172 of SNP. Send us a text Support the show...
Feb 09, 2024•1 hr 59 min•Ep. 172
Join the SNP Crew as we take a deep look into the state of the Star Trek franchise in the early months of 2024 and beyond! From television and possible upcoming films to the litverse and possible merger with Skydance, we're going to take stock of everything that's warping into your living rooms. Plus, the mailbag, the Strange New Loop, and so much more on episode 171 of Strange New Pod. Send us a text Support the show...
Feb 02, 2024•1 hr 53 min•Ep. 171
Paramount continues to promise us that Star Trek 4 is on the way. Now, a prequel set in the Kelvinverse (wouldn't that be the Romulan War or Enterprise ?) has been announced. The SNP Crew, along with our collective, goes through our wants and don't wants for potential Kelvin films. All that and so much more on episode 170 of Strange New Pod! Send us a text Support the show...
Jan 26, 2024•1 hr 40 min•Ep. 170
At the conclusion of Picard season three, it seemed as if Jean-Luc Picard and the crew of the Enterprise finally had the proper send-off fans had been wanting since 2002. But after hints and rumors from Patrick Stewart himself, it seems like Picard will make one final journey on film. Join the SNP Crew along with our amazing collective for their wants and don't wants from the potential Picard/TNG/Legacy film. That and so much more on episode 169 of Strange New Pod! Send us a text Support the sho...
Jan 19, 2024•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 169
Join the SNP Crew as they journey through time, chronicling and deep-diving one of the most devastating events in Star Trek history, The Temporal Cold War. From Jonathan Archer's first dealings in the conflict in the Enterprise episode "Cold Front" to Discovery traveling to the 32nd century, the crew is going to attempt to make sense of a conflict that has spanned centuries and is never truly over. Plus, a very special strange new loop and much more on episode 168 of Strange New Pod! Send us a t...
Jan 12, 2024•1 hr 39 min•Ep. 168
Join Girafe for this very special bonus pod as she sits down for a chat with Dr. Phlox himself, John Billingsley ! They talk about books and literature, the importance of his support for both PanCan and the Hollywood Food Coalition, and much more. Find out more about PanCan HERE Find out more about the Hollywood Food Coalition HERE Produced & edited by: Julian Brown Executive Producer: Tara Polen Send us a text Support the show...
Jan 08, 2024•33 min
Strange New Pod kicks off 2024 with a very special table read! Join the crew with our very special guest, one of our Badmirals and Executive Producers, Tara Polen, as they read a Star Trek Lower Decks "spec" script written by our very own Ecmee Frodis! Send us a text Support the show
Jan 05, 2024•42 min•Ep. 167
Join the SNP Crew as we wrap up 2023! The crew will be announcing their Best Trek series and episode of 2023, talking about some of their personal favorite moments of the year and much more. Plus, our first EVER Collective's Choice Awards, including best actor, actress, third act Knick Knack, and other categories. We will also be doing TWO LIVE giveaways which include Strange New Worlds S2 on 4K UHD in a limited edition steelbook and a set of Lower Decks Funkos (Mariner, Boimler, Rutherford, and...
Dec 29, 2023•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 166
Julian sits down with his friend and Toronto based Background actor David Jones. From childhood Trek favorites, working as a background actor in Toronto to getting to put on a Red Shirt (of sorts) and SURVIVING in Strange New Worlds Episode 208, "Under the Cloak of War." Sit back, relax, grab some egg nog (or Raktajino), and enjoy this bonus holiday edition of SNP. Follow David Jones: Twitter | Threads | Instagram Send us a text Support the show...
Dec 23, 2023•33 min
Member of the House of Martok, Bane to the Duras Family, and the Slayer of Gowron. Also, make sure his chamomile tea is piping hot. That's right, in honor of Michael Dorn's birthday this past weekend, SNP is going back and exploring the VERY best of Worf! This is such an occasion that Emcee drew some beautiful cover art for this one. From his days as chief security officer on the Enterprise to later becoming the strategic operations officer on Deep Space Nine , the team is going to go on a journ...
Dec 15, 2023•1 hr 57 min•Ep. 165
Just in time for its 44th anniversary, the SNP crew finally takes a look back and deep dive Star Trek: The Motion Picture! From its origins to the recently released 4K UHD complete remaster of the Director's Edition, the crew takes a few circles around the Enterprise to make sure they don't miss anything. Plus the mailbag, news, and so much more on episode 164 of Strange New Pod! Send us a text Support the show...
Dec 08, 2023•1 hr 50 min•Ep. 164
Join the SNP Crew as they journey through the wormhole for an exploration into the Prophets! From Ben Sisko being chosen as their emissary to questions of faith and bad actors within The Way of the Prophets, the team explores it all. Plus the mailbag, news, and so much more on episode 163 of Strange New Pod! Complete Host Deep Space Nine Watchlist: PILOT: "Emissary" 316: "Prophet Motive" 417: "Accession" 510: "Rapture" 321: "The Reckoning" 606: "Sacrifice of Angels" 626: "Tears of the Prophets" ...
Dec 01, 2023•2 hr 3 min•Ep. 163
But why?! Why deep dive Star Trek V ? The answer is simple: The SNP Crew haven't done so yet, and we're keeping the Lower Decks spirit alive with an episode that is filled with good times and shenanigans! From the film's plagued pre-production and lackluster visual effects to a script that is more concept than something completely fleshed out. And, of course, the questionable decision to have William Shatner direct, the crew break it down The Final Frontier as best as possible. Plus, the mailbag...
Nov 17, 2023•2 hr 15 min•Ep. 162
Join the SNP Crew for their review and deep dive of the Star Trek Lower Decks season four finale, "Old Friends, New Planets!" What happens when Mariner escapes Nick Locarno’s Nova Fleet aboard a Steamrunner class? What major decision does Tendi make when bartering with her sister , D’Erica? Who does Captain Freeman put in command of the Cerritos during Mariner’s rescue? How is Genesis involved?! The crew broke it all down! Plus the mailbag, the winner of our Yosemite shuttle giveaway, and more o...
Nov 03, 2023•2 hr 8 min•Ep. 161
Join Cadet Cecily, Emcee, Girafe. and Julian for this very special Star Trek Prodigy Day edition of SNP, as the crew goes down a list of their wants and don't wants for the show's upcoming season! Plus, Julian sits down with Prodigy executive producer and writer Aaron Waltke, who talks about the Netflix pickup, the fan's campaign to save Prodigy, and so much more. Collective wants and don't wants, the mailbag, and two surprise giveaways on this bonus edition of Strange New Pod! Send us a text Su...
Oct 30, 2023•1 hr 14 min
Join the SNP Crew for their review of the penultimate episode of Star Trek Lower Decks season four, "The Inner Fight!" What happens when Captain Freeman puts Mariner on an “easy” assignment after she realizes she’s trying to get herself killed? What do we finally learn about Beckett’s past and how does it connect to the much wider TNG universe? On a pirate friendly planet, how does Carol get the intel she needs? And what TNG character is finally revealed to be the person behind the disappearance...
Oct 27, 2023•2 hr 3 min•Ep. 160
Join Emcee, Hawk, and Julian for their review of Lower Decks episode 408, "Caves!" What happens when Boims, Mariner, Rutherford, and Tendi are reunited for an away mission together, only to get trapped in a cave? How do each of their stories affect one another, and how are the Vendorians involved? The crew breaks it all down! Plus, the mailbag, another code word for our Yosemite shuttle giveaway, and more on episode 159 of Strange New Pod. Send us a text Support the show...
Oct 20, 2023•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 159
Join Emcee, Girafe, Hawk, and Julian for their review of Star Trek Lower Decks episode 407, "A Few Badgeys More!" What happens when Badgey ambushes the Cerritos , and how do we wind up with Goodgy and Logicy? Also, when Peanut Hamper is up for parole, and Agimus tells Starfleet he has intel on all the ships getting destroyed, are they really reformed or have something up their digital sleeves? The crew breaks it all down! Plus, another codeword for our Yosemite shuttle giveaway, the strange new ...
Oct 12, 2023•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 158
Join the SNP Crew for their review of Lower Decks episode 406, "Parth Ferengi's Heart Place," with our friend and resident Ferengi collective member Jessko! What happens when the Cerritos and Toronto visit Ferenginar to begin the negotiations for their entry into the Federation? Why doesn’t the Admiral listen to Carol when Rom and Leeta are clearly playing him? How do Tendi and Rutherford handle having to pretend to be married to each other? Who knew Boim Boim loved sleazy morning television? An...
Oct 06, 2023•1 hr 40 min•Ep. 157
Join the SNP Crew for their review of Lower Decks episode 405, "Empathalogical Fallacies." What happens when the Cerritos ferries a group of Betazoids to Risa, but things start to get whacky in the bar? How is T’Lyn at the center of it? And what does the Bear Pack do to help Boimler get through overworking himself once again? The team breaks it all down! Plus, the mailbag, a VERY special surprise, and so much more on episode 156 of Strange New Pod Send us a text Support the show...
Sep 29, 2023•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 156
Join Emcee, Hawk, and Julian for their review and deep dive into the final season of Star Trek Picard, with special guests Production Designer Dave Blass and Lead makeup artist James MacKinnon ! The crew talks about the new and returning characters on the show, like Liam Shaw and Ro Laren, and then go through the show act by act, before finally getting into favorite and least favorite moments! Plus, our Picard Blu-ray Steelbook giveaway, the mailbag, and more on episode 155 of Strange New Pod! S...
Sep 27, 2023•3 hr 1 min•Ep. 155
Join the SNP Crew, along with their dear friend and special guest Jessie Earl , for their review of Lower Decks episode 404, "Something Borrowed, Something Green." What happens when Tendi is given leave to attend her sister's wedding (with Mariner and T’Llyn in tow), only to find out she’s been kidnapped? What do her friends learn not only about Tendi but Orion culture? Meanwhile, on the Cerritos , when roomies Boimler and Rutherford run into some differences of opinion, how do they sort it out,...
Sep 22, 2023•2 hr 30 min•Ep. 154
Join Emcee, Erik, Girafe, and Hawk for SNP's review of Lower Decks episode 304, "In the Cradle of Vexilon!" What happens when the environmental computer on the ringworld of Corazonia begins to malfunction, causing the system to go back to its base settings? How does Boims handle his first away mission command as a Lieutenant? Is T’Lyn impressed? And onboard the Cerritos , what happens when Mariner, Rutherford, and Tendi become victims of a “New Lieutenants” hazing ritual? The crew deep dives all...
Sep 15, 2023•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 153
Lower Decks season four is finally here, Moopsy and all! Join Emcee and Julian for their live review and deep dive of episode 401, "Twovix," and episode 402, "I Have No Bones Yet I Must Flee" with our friend and special guest Nari Ely from The Legal Geeks! Plus the mailbag and so much more on episode 152 of Strange New Pod! Follow The Legal Geeks: Twitter | I nstagram | TikTok Send us a text Support the show...
Sep 08, 2023•2 hr 5 min•Ep. 152
With just a week to go until Lower Decks season four, join the SNP Crew for a look back at season three! From favorite moments to least favorite moments, adventures with peanut hamper and more, Lower Decks season three was a wild ride! Emcee, Girafe, and Julian also take an in-depth look into all of our lower decker's arcs in the show's third season. Plus the mailbag and so much more on episode 151 of Strange New Pod! Send us a text Support the show...
Sep 01, 2023•2 hr 1 min•Ep. 151
Join Emcee, Erik, and Julian as they record in the same room together for the first time! Coming to you from FAN EXPO Canada, the crew takes on the newest members of our Best of Species series, THE GORN. From Slar's appearance in Enterprise to the reimaging of the species in seasons one and two of Strange New Worlds, the Gorn finally take their place as one of the powerhouse species in Star Trek. Oh, don't forget to RSVP to the Gorn wedding. Plus, the Strange New Loop, Mailbag, and much more on ...
Aug 25, 2023•58 min•Ep. 150
Emcee and Julian are back for part two of what was just a wonderful conversation with Star Trek's Lead Creature and Makeup Designer, Neville Page. In part two, Neville talks about using complexion in his makeup designs, designing the awesome (and eerie) skulls we saw Picard collect as trophies in season two, and of course, his work on the Borg, including designing the Borg Queen with the late and absolutely amazing Annie Wersching. All that and more on the conclusion of our sit down with Neville...
Aug 23, 2023•1 hr
