History has not forgotten the name...Enterprise. Thirty-five years ago, Star Trek: The Next Generation gave us what is still one of the greatest time travel stories in franchise history: “Yesterday’s Enterprise.” With a teleplay w…
Let’s drop Section 31 and return to the Mirror Universe…Section 31 spoilers to follow With Star Trek: Section 31 streaming now on Paramount Plus, there’s been a lot of discussion about “what comes next for Trek?” Beyo…
“When we see you, we see ourselves, and we see ourselves as intelligent and beautiful and proud...” Today has been a strange and heavy day, but as I reflect on my journey, I realize it was Nichelle Nichols’ birthday. To say that I…
We’re getting closer to the release of the long-awaited Star Trek: Section 31 movie, the franchise’s first foray into a straight up espionage thriller, starring Oscar® winner Michelle Yeoh as former-Emperor-turned-Agent Phillipa Geor…
I have such a soft spot for Star Trek: Lower Decks. It is the first Star Trek series I’ve experienced along with the fandom from the series premiere, rather than playing catch-up later. Granted, my experience with it is a little different no…
"My entire career, I've only had one client: the people. And so, on behalf of the people, on behalf of every American regardless of party, race, gender or the language your grandmother speaks, on behalf of my mother and everyone who has ever set o…
Last Friday, Strange New Pod landed in Anaheim, CA for the 37th year of Wondercon. By Seven Rasmussen & Giraffe Wondercon is often referred to as SDCC for locals. Headed by the same group of people, it is smaller, more accessib…
Star Trek Discovery did something to me that the show has never done: it had me on the edge of my seat for an entire hour. This isn't a knock on the series; anyone who knows our pod knows how much each of our hosts loves Discovery fi…
"You know, Will, I've come to believe that the stars have always been in my favor." It's been one year since the premiere of Star Trek Picard's third and final season. In those 365 days, my love and appreciation for what that final s…
And it arrives just in time to beam under your tree or give as a gift on one of those eight crazy nights. Between the epic Lower Decks crossover episode "Those Old Scientists" and the first-of-its-kind musical spectacle "Subspace Rhapsody…