Jack Crusher and Jason Vigo. How are they the same? How are they different? Do they look at their hairline the same way again? In this episode of Twin Cities Trekkies, which is a rebroadcast of Crusher Convo (with permission given by its host, Jessi), Wes and Jessi dissect the two sons of Picard, one of which is and one which is not. Any feedback you have can be submitted to the Facebook page (facebook.com/tctrekkiespod), or by emailing them at tctrekkiespodcast@gmail.com. Twin Cities Trekkies i...
Jul 04, 2025•53 min
Piotr Michael Interview. PLEASE NOTE: this episode was put together in July 2024 - before the strike. In 2023, a new video game sprang on to the scene, Star Trek: Resurgence. It was a third-person adventure game, with its plot a follow-up to the first season Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "The Last Outpost." It included the voice of Jonathan Frakes as William Riker, however, one of the other voice actors stood out - Piotr Michael, who channeled the late Leonard Nimoy as Ambassador Spock....
Jun 20, 2025•23 min
Unpopular opinions/theories about Star Trek. The future of Star Trek - at least in the United States - is, what Wes believes is in jeopardy thanks to the man in charge of the country. In this episode of Twin Cities Trekkies, Wes tells everyone why he believes this, and brings up a couple of other unpopular (or popular opinions). NOTE: These are strictly Wes' opinions, and no one else's. Any feedback you have can be submitted to the Facebook page (facebook.com/tctrekkiespod), or by emailing them ...
May 23, 2025•42 min
"These Are the Voyages..." two decades later and the expanded literary universe of Star Trek: Enterprise . On May 13, 2005, Star Trek: Enterprise aired its controversial series finale "These Are the Voyages..." and with its airing ended a then-18-year run of new Star Trek on television and film. However, in the two decades since its airing, fans have enjoyed the adventures of Captain Archer and the crew of the Enterprise NX-01 in a dozen or so novels that take place after the fourth season's eve...
May 09, 2025•1 hr 31 min
A potential crossover scenario between Star Trek: Strange New Worlds and SpongeBob SquarePants. On April 24, 2025, Paramount+ released a brand-new advertisement for the streamer, combining two long-running franchises that have been in Paramount's portfolio - Star Trek and SpongeBob SquarePants . The ad had several actors from the Strange New Worlds cast interacting with several characters and voice actors from SpongeBob . The ad has been well-received by fans from both franchises, so what could ...
May 02, 2025•39 min
Una McCormack's The Autobiography of Kathryn Janeway . During the seven seasons of Star Trek: Voyager , we got to know Kathryn Janeway very well. We knew who she was like, a little bit about her history before Voyager and how she was a strong and capable starship commander. But in all that time, have we heard about her background before Voyager , in her own words? In this episode of Twin Cities Trekkies, which marks the fifth part of the podcast's celebration of Star Trek: Voyager 's thirtieth a...
Apr 18, 2025•51 min
Seven of Nine. Introduced in the fourth season of Star Trek: Voyager to boost the series' tanking ratings, Seven of Nine became an integral part of that series. She became known not only for her sex appeal, but also for her smarts. So much so, she became a force to be reckoned with as her life took her beyond Voyager , but eventually with the Fenris Rangers, to eventually becoming the newest captain of the Enterprise in Star Trek: Picard. Of course, none of this would be possible without the act...
Apr 11, 2025•1 hr 7 min
REUPLOADED WITH NEW MUSIC! Jean-Luc Picard. Introduced in the first episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation , Jean-Luc Picard is the captain most Star Trek fans would tend to pick as their favorite. From his humble beginnings as the antithesis of James T. Kirk by being more of a diplomatic and authoritative captain, to actually resigning his commission as an Admiral over the Romulan supernova rescue pullout, Jean-Luc Picard has become one quintessential human being. Of course, Sir Patrick Stew...
Apr 08, 2025•39 min
REUPLOADED WITH NEW MUSIC! The final set of Star Trek: Picard Season Two predictions. Star Trek: Picard Season Two premieres March 3, and as such a new trailer was released once the date was finally finalized. We have Q, Picard and the La Sirena crew, the Borg Queen... and for the first time, we see Whoopi Goldberg as Guinan! In this episode of Twin Cities Trekkies, hosts Wes and MacKenzie bring about the fourth and final set of predictions for the second season of Picard . Any feedback you have...
Apr 08, 2025•48 min
Four Star Trek: Phase II stories in review. Masterpiece Star Trek Theatre is back! In this episode of Twin Cities Trekkies, Wes reviews four episodes of Star Trek: Phase II that never got made - "Practice in Waking," "The Savage Syndrome," and both parts of "Kitumba," which was adapted into an episode of the web series Star Trek: New Voyages . Any feedback you have can be submitted to the Facebook page (facebook.com/tctrekkiespod), or by emailing them at tctrekkiespodcast@gmail.com. Twin Cities ...
Apr 04, 2025•1 hr 44 min
"Distant Origin." In the third season of Star Trek: Voyager , an episode is dedicated to answering the question - "Did the dinosaurs truly die?" In this episode of Twin Cities Trekkies, which marks the third part of the year-long celebration of Star Trek: Voyager , Wes welcomes Chris of the Meme Space Nine social media account (and a fan of the podcast), to talk about this episode and other things regarding this episode and Star Trek in general. Any feedback you have can be submitted to the Face...
Mar 28, 2025•54 min
Personal Stories of Leonard Nimoy. Fans regale stories of how they met their favorite stars. They talk about chance encounters, questions they may have asked their favorite actors, etc. However, it is very rare that a person meets an actor and then becomes a personal family friend. In this episode of Twin Cities Trekkies, which celebrates what would have been the late Leonard Nimoy's 94th birthday, Wes sits down with Bonnie Moss, a close personal friend of the Nimoy family and she tells stories ...
Mar 21, 2025•1 hr 6 min
Three Star Trek: Phase II stories in review. In the 1970s, there were story concepts for 13 original episodes of Star Trek: Phase II . Twin Cities Trekkies did talk about Phase II in 2024, but it is time to talk about the specific episodes that they did. In this episode of Twin Cities Trekkies, Wes reads the outlines for three Star Trek: Phase II stories: "Tomorrow and the Stars," "Deadlock" and "Cassandra." Any feedback you have can be submitted to the Facebook page (facebook.com/tctrekkiespod)...
Mar 07, 2025•1 hr 13 min
Leonard Nimoy's death, ten years later, and the cultural impact of Spock, six decades later. On February 27, 2015, the Star Trek family suffered a big blow when the original Spock actor, Leonard Nimoy, passed away at the age of 83, from COPD. His career was nearly 65 years, from not only as his role as Spock, but to other aspects of acting and hosting as well as other media. In this episode of Twin Cities Trekkies, which marks the tenth anniversary of Nimoy's passing, Wes is joined by fellow Sta...
Feb 27, 2025•45 min
A discussion about Star Trek: The Next Generation. Set in the 24th century, The Next Generation is very plot driven the first two seasons, but eventually becomes character based from season three onwards. In this episode of Twin Cities Trekkies, Wes welcomes Rob from the musical group The Beverly Crushers and the two discuss the impact of several episodes of The Next Generation , nearly four decades since its debut. Any feedback you have can be submitted to the Facebook page (facebook.com/tctrek...
Feb 21, 2025•54 min
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine vs. Star Trek: Voyager. Both debuting in the mid-1990s, both shows have redeeming qualities, and have substantial differences. So, which one would you watch? In this bonus episode of Twin Cities Trekkies - which originally aired Feb. 12, 2025, as a bonus episode of The NerdHat Podcast (rebroadcasted with permission from all involved parties) - Wes is pitted against a fellow Star Trek fan, Kacie, and two of them try and convince NerdHat 's Laura to see if they can convi...
Feb 17, 2025•1 hr 2 min
Celebrating 4 years of Twin Cities Trekkies. Debuting on February 17, 2021, Twin Cities Trekkies has made over 100 episodes in total, announcement episodes and retro reviews. So, what is to come for 2025? In this episode of Twin Cities Trekkies, Wes talks about the past year, celebrates the four-year anniversary of the podcast and previews things to come for the rest of 2025. Any feedback you have can be submitted to the Facebook page (facebook.com/tctrekkiespod), or by emailing them at tctrekki...
Feb 14, 2025•34 min
Deep Space Nine and the Roddenberry idealistic vision of the future. Deep Space Nine is considered by many to be the "black sheep" of the Star Trek franchise. However, does it have the Roddenberry-esque idealism that many strive for in today's modern times? In this episode of Twin Cities Trekkies, Wes welcomes Josh of the Star Wars podcast Trash Compactor (and who is a BIG Star Trek fan) and the two of them discuss Deep Space Nine and the idealism of the Roddenberry vision of the future. Any fee...
Feb 07, 2025•1 hr 36 min
Star Trek: Section 31. Initially announced as a television series in 2019, it was later morphed into a Suicide Squad Meets Star Trek movie. The film still stars Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh, as the film and the TV series before it had been envisioned as a vehicle for her. However, in this "Lost Era" film, a future Enterprise captain steals the show. In this episode of Twin Cities Trekkies, Wes reviews the film and finds out that Michelle Yeoh did not steal the show as Philippa Georgiou. Any feedba...
Jan 31, 2025•31 min
Kathryn Janeway. The lead character of Star Trek: Voyager did a lot for her crew in seven years. To trying to merge the Starfleet and Maquis crews after being stranded in the Delta Quadrant, to try and doing several alliances with the Kazon and the Borg, Kathryn Janeway has done it all. Her experiences as trying to hold the ideals of the Federation made her the perfect candidate for the Emergency Training Hologram version for the Starship Protostar in Star Trek: Prodigy . In this episode of Twin...
Jan 24, 2025•36 min
Favorite episodes of Star Trek: Voyager. Debuting January 16, 1995, Star Trek: Voyager broke new ground for having a female lead, the cornerstone of a new network and the franchise being on network television for the first time since 1969. There's gotta be favorite episodes, right? In this episode of Twin Cities Trekkies, which kicks off the podcast's 30 Years of Star Trek: Voyager celebration, Wes welcomes back his long-absent co-host, Kenzie, and the two of them share favorite episodes, memori...
Jan 17, 2025•1 hr 14 min
Remembering the people from the Star Trek family who died in 2024. There have been many deaths in the Star Trek family who had died in 2024. Some are writers, some are producers, some are production staff, some are other media contributors and some are well-known actors. In this episode of Twin Cities Trekkies, Wes reads obituaries from the various Star Trek family members who died in 2024. Any feedback you have can be submitted to the Facebook page (facebook.com/tctrekkiespod), or by emailing t...
Jan 10, 2025•1 hr 31 min
Fortunate Star Trek episodes from Deep Space Nine . In the 58+ years of Star Trek, there have been episodes that can be transposed into any other Star Trek shows, films or other sci-fi shows and films. However, we as Star Trek fans, are fortunate to get them as Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episodes. In this episode of Twin Cities Trekkies, which constitutes the twelfth and final part of the podcast's 30+ Years of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine celebration, Wes is joined by James and Kim, the hosts of ...
Dec 20, 2024•1 hr 47 min
DS9 's uniqueness. In the 58+ years of Star Trek , there have been over a dozen television series based upon the original concepts created by Gene Roddenberry, and some have been deemed to be too much of the same, and some have been classified as different. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine is considered to part of the "different" category. In this episode of Twin Cities Trekkies, which constitutes the eleventh part of the podcast's 30+ Years of DS9 celebration, Wes is joined by Brian, Matt, Tara and R...
Dec 13, 2024•2 hr 14 min
The Dominion War. In Deep Space Nine , the characters are thrust into a war they tried to avoid. This arc is the main storyline of the series, and with it comes the triumphs, the defeats, the sacrifices and the horrors of war. In this episode of Twin Cities Trekkies, which marks the tenth part of the podcast's 30+ Years of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine celebration, Wes is joined by Tom and Gary of Temporal Directive - a new Star Trek podcast based in Australia - and the three sit down and talk abou...
Dec 06, 2024•1 hr 16 min
Positive aspects of the odd-numbered Star Trek feature films. In the 58+ years of Star Trek , there have been 13 theatrical films spanning across two generations and an alternate reality. There must be some positive aspects to them, right? In this episode of Twin Cities Trekkies, Wes is joined by Tyler and Mike of a new Star Trek podcast called Yesterday's Star Tre k, and the three talk about the positive aspects of the odd-numbered Star Trek films, from Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) to S...
Nov 29, 2024•1 hr 37 min
The romantic relationships of Jadzia Dax. In the six years that Terry Farrell portrayed the enigmatic Trill Jadzia Dax, she had a few romantic relationships, both on and off screen. Obviously, the big one is Worf, but there are other ones that may have fallen by the wayside in fans' rewatching. In this episode of Twin Cities Trekkies, which constitutes the ninth part of the podcast's 30+ Years of Deep Space Nine celebration, Wes is joined by fellow Minnesotan Star Trek podcasters Joe and Nicole,...
Nov 22, 2024•1 hr 6 min
Lower Decks and shorter Star Trek seasons. In April of 2024, Paramount+ announced renewals and endings of Star Trek series. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds was renewed for a fourth season, but sadly Lower Decks Season Five (as of the time of publishing, still airing on Paramount+) was announced to be its final season. In this episode of Twin Cities Trekkies, Lars of the Treknicity Podcast returns and talks with Wes about the shorter seasons of Star Trek, and Lower Decks. SPOILER ALERT: Spoilers fo...
Nov 15, 2024•1 hr 16 min
The supposed "controversy" and other things between Deep Space Nine and Babylon 5 . Both debuting in 1993, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Babylon 5 have drawn criticisms for plagiarizing one another, saying one is better than the other, etc. In this episode of Twin Cities Trekkies, the eighth part of the podcast's 30 + Years of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine celebration, Wes is joined by Jeffrey of Meta Trek Videos to talk about the similarities and differences between Deep Space Nine and Babylon 5 ...
Nov 08, 2024•1 hr 31 min
Twin Cities Trekkies update for 2024 and some of 2025. Every once and a while, it is nice to kick back and talk about the year so far. So, in this episode of Twin Cities Trekkies, Wes recaps the year so far and details what is upcoming for the rest of 2024 and previews what is happening in 2025 for the podcast. Any feedback you have can be submitted to the Facebook page (facebook.com/tctrekkiespod), or by emailing them at tctrekkiespodcast@gmail.com. Twin Cities Trekkies is also available on Ins...
Nov 01, 2024•29 min
