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SNA The Cries of Mars: Session 0

The galaxy changed forever in 2385. In this Session 0 of our Star Trek Adventures campaign, The Cries of Mars, we set the stage in the aftermath of the Synth Attack that destroyed Utopia Planitia and left Mars burning. With the Romulan evacuation effort dead, Starfleet in crisis, and Admiral Picard resigned, what remains of the fleet has been reassigned to rescue, relief, and evacuation around the Red Planet. Our story begins aboard the USS Thunder Bay, a Parliament-class vessel sent into the...

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New to Strange New Pod? Welcome, Ensign

Alternative Space: Melissa Navia
New Year, New Frontiers With Carlos Cisco
A Very Starfleet Christmas With Jim Johnson
Talking Star Trek Adventures w/ Al Spader, Meric Moir, and Michael Dismuke
Star Trek Khan: A Sit Down with David Mack and Kirsten Beyer
Star Trek Lower Decks | Season One Five Years Later w/ Jean Kang
SNW "Ring of Fire" | A Sit Down With David Mack
Voyager Comes Home w/ Susan & Tilly Bridges
Live From Tribeca | Strange New Worlds Season 3 Red Carpet
John Noble | A Sit Down With the Diviner
Hemmer and Beyond | Boldly Going on Bruce Horak's New Adventure
Strange New Worlds: Toward the Night | A Sit Down with NYT Bestselling Author James Swallow
Alternative Space, Log 3: Stephanie Czajkowski
Alternative Space, Log 1: Nana Visitor
Strange New Worlds Asylum | Una McCormack On Her Brand New Novel
Dawnn Lewis & Terry Farrell  + Prodigy "Ascension Parts 1 & 2" Review
Mike McMahan + Lower Decks "The Best Exotic Nanite Hotel" Review
Exploring Strange New Worlds | With Melissa Navia & Yetide Badaki

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SNA The Cries of Mars: Session 0
Jan. 25, 2026

SNA The Cries of Mars: Session 0

The galaxy changed forever in 2385. In this Session 0 of our Star Trek Adventures campaign, The Cries of Mars, we set the stage in the aftermath of the Synth Attack that destroyed Utopia Planitia and left Mars burning. With the Romulan evacuation effort dead, Starfleet in crisis, and Admiral Picard…
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Starfleet Academy "Vitus Reflux" Review
Jan. 23, 2026

Starfleet Academy "Vitus Reflux" Review

Strange New Pod reviews Starfleet Academy, “Vitus Reflux.” As our cadets compete for a spot on an elite Academy team, things get a little less… Starfleet when an escalating prank war erupts between the Academy and a rival sch...
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Alternative Space: Melissa Navia
Jan. 21, 2026

Alternative Space: Melissa Navia

Alternative Space is thrilled to welcome Star Trek: Strange New Worlds fan favorite Melissa Navia , the talented actor behind helmswoman Erica Ortegas. In this episode, Amy sits down with Melissa for a wide-ranging and heartf...
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Starfleet Academy "Beta Test" Review
Jan. 20, 2026

Starfleet Academy "Beta Test" Review

This week on Strange New Pod, we’re diving headfirst into Starfleet Academy Episode 102, “Beta Test.” Girafe is joined by Emcee and Hawk to break down the episode’s biggest moments, character beats, and what this early Academ...
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Starfleet Academy Series Premiere: "Kids These Days" Review
Jan. 16, 2026

Starfleet Academy Series Premiere: "Kids These Days" Review

Thursday's Starfleet Academy premiere kicks off a brand-new era for the franchise, and we are digging into everything from character introductions and world-building to themes, canon connections, and what this premiere sets up for the future of Starfleet. Join Girafe and the gang as they share thei…
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Starfleet Academy Wants & Don't Wants
Jan. 9, 2026

Starfleet Academy Wants & Don't Wants

We are officially ONE WEEK OUT from Starfleet Academy , and that means it’s time for WANTS & DON’T WANTS on Strange New Pod. This episode is primarily YOUR SHOW as we dig into your hopes, concerns, and expectations for the se...
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A Species on the Brink - Star Trek: Starfleet Academy “Vox in Excelso” Preview
Jan. 26, 2026

A Species on the Brink - Star Trek: Starfleet Academy “Vox in Excelso…

Another week, another class at Starfleet Academy... And this one looks like it’s bringing some serious emotional weight along with it. Episode 104, “Vox in Excelso,” arrives this Thursday, and while the Academy setting is still fr…

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Rival Schools, Rising Tensions: Star Trek: Starfleet Academy “Vitus Reflux” Preview
Jan. 19, 2026

Rival Schools, Rising Tensions: Star Trek: Starfleet Academy “Vitus R…

The semester is officially underway at Starfleet Academy. Things are starting to feel very… on brand for a group of overachieving cadets. This Thursday, episode 103 of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, "Vitus Reflux," beams in, and it looks like…

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From the Yearbook: Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’s Next Generation of Cadets
Jan. 16, 2026

From the Yearbook: Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’s Next Generation of …

Good morning, cadets. Paramount just rang the bell and dropped a fresh batch of brand-new character portraits from Starfleet Academy. Seven of them. Clean. Confident. Absolutely radiating first-day-on-campus energy. These portraits feel less like …

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Julian Brown

Creator & Co-Host

Julian is the creator and co-host of Strange New Pod. His first experience with Star Trek was TNG and The Undiscovered Country. On his off days, he likes long walks on the beaches of Risa. Strives for the rest of his team to read the outline.

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Erik Canaria

Co-Host & Stream Manager

Erik is a self admitted music, video game & film geek… sometimes actor/director/writer. He has been podcasting for over 10 years. His weaknesses include shiny things, audio equipment, and collector’s editions. Oh yeah, and "Faith of the Heart."

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Michael "Hawk" Hough

Co-Host

Hawk lives in Ontario, Canada, and loves television, movies, music, and video games. He grew up on episodes of TNG and worshipped Patrick Stewart to the point of following him into male pattern baldness. Season and episode names? Yeah, he’s got that.

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Spotted Giraffe

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Equal parts Trekkie, educator, and mischief-maker, Giraffe explores fandom, history, representation, and the style of Star Trek with passion. Always ready with sharp takes, bold cosplay, and a Romulan disruptor set to stun.

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Emcee Frodis

Co-Host

Emcee Frodis is a writer, artist, and pop culture scholar from Ontario, Canada. She is Bicelestial, loving both Trek and Wars. She cannot watch anything without writing her own backstory, leading to her Daily Headcanon Minute videos. She also may or may not be Giraffe.

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John Concagh

John is a history of the 20th and 23rd century. He knows too much about Star Trek: he's thought too much about it, both in the serious sense through THE EDGE OF MIDNIGHT, in which he treats TOS like real history, and in the less serious sense through I QUIT STAR TREK, in which he treats Voyager like cruel and unusual punishment . In both ways he has applied his passion for history to his equal love for Trek, mainly in the form of Starships, Uniforms and trying to figure out why exactly Gene was Like That.

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