Episodes
BONUS POD: "Terra Firma, Pt. 2" Review
This week on Star Trek Discovery, "Terra Firma, Pt. 2" wraps up the Mirror Universe arc in a dramatic fashion. Is Georgiou able to bring Michael back into the fold, or is history doomed to repeat itself? Also, we finally lear...
BONUS POD: "Terra Firma, Pt. 1" Review
This week, Tolor actor Ian Lake joins the ASNP crew to talk about his role as the villainous Orion in episodes six and eight of this season of Discovery. Ian talks to us about the makeup process, auditioning, and much more. L...
"Trials & Tribble-ations" Table Read
Get ready and grab that turbo lift handrail! It's ASNP's Patron suggested 14th episode, a table read of DS9's "Trials & Tribble-ations." A big thank you to Patron Collective member Simon Stager for the suggestion. Sit back, r...
BONUS POD: "The Sanctuary" Review
With only five episodes to go this season, the ASNP crew review and react to this week's episode, "The Sanctuary." Join Hawk and the rest of the crew as they discuss Book and his planet's issues with sea locusts, Tilly adjust...
BONUS POD: "Unification III" Review
Star Trek Discovery brings us one of the show's most important episodes to date this week, tying together the events from TNG's "Unification" parts one and two. Join Julian, Erik, Hawk, and Erin on this special Thanksgiving e...
BONUS POD: "Scavengers" Review
Season three of Star Trek: Discovery is already at the halfway point, and ASNP is here to review another episode. Brittany, Erik, Hawk, and Erin are joined this week by special guest Christopher Littlefield from Open Channel ...
Tuning the Final Frontier
Join A Strange New Pod on this symphonic journey through all of Trek and time. That's right, it's the music episode! From Enterprise to Picard, the ASNP crew cover all the important music and themes of decades worth of Star T...
BONUS POD: "Die Trying" Review
On this very special bonus edition of ASNP, the crew breaks down Discovery's fifth episode of Season 3, "Die Trying." When Discovery finally reaches what's left of the Federation and Starfleet, what do they find? What does th...
BONUS POD: "Forget Me Not" Review
This week, the Discovery and Adira head to a familiar Trek location in Trill, while the crew suffers from a severe case of PTSD. Join Brittany, Julian, Erik, Hawk, and Brittany as they deep dive this very important episode of...
BONUS POD: "People of Earth" Review
Star Trek Discovery has hit its third episode of season three, and "People of Earth" is an emotional rollercoaster, to say the least. Join Erik as he takes the con this week along with the rest of the ASNP crew as they wrap u...
See You On the Promenade
On this very special episode of A Strange New Pod, the crew takes a deep dive into the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine documentary, What We Left Behind. Erik, Julian, Brittany, and Hawk not only go through some of their favorite m...
BONUS POD: "Far From Home" Review
It's part two of Discovery's premiere, as "Far From Home" focuses on Discovery's side of coming through the wormhole. It's up to Saru and Tilly to make first contact with the locals of the strange planetoid they have crash-la...
BONUS POD: "That Hope is You" Review
Season three of Star Trek Discovery is finally here, and A Strange New Pod will be here all season long, reacting and reviewing each episode! If this is your first time listening to the show, join Julian, Brittany, Hawk, Erik...
I'll Be Your Number One
This week on A Strange New Pod, the crew pay tribute to all the first officers we've come to know and love in Star Trek. From Enterprise all the way to the brand new series, Lower Decks, join Julian, Erik, and Brittany (Hawk ...
BONUS POD: "No Small Parts" Review
It's the season finale of Lower Decks and we've brought back all of our guests from our Bonus Pods to help us break down "No Small Parts." Our guests this week are Marcie London from the newly launched Disco Tech Podcast, Sim...
Particle Perfection
As we inch closer and closer to Star Trek: Discovery Season 3, Trekmovie.com recently posted an article with the theory that the Omega Molecule from the Voyager episode, "The Omega Directive" is possibly the cause of "The Bur...
BONUS POD: "Crisis Point" Review
Listen or die! This week on Lower Decks, Mariner works out her mommy issues by hijacking Boimler's holodeck program. Plus, Boimler tries to prepare for a review meeting with the Captain. Does Vindictia get her revenge? Does B...
BONUS POD: "Veritas" Review
This week on Star Trek: Lower Decks, Mariner, Boimler, Tendi, and Rutherford are caught off guard when aliens force them to testify about a series of seemingly unrelated events. Plus, a special appearance from one of the most...
Tuesday? | A Look Back at Star Trek Generations
"They say time is the fire in which we burn..." Dr. Soran, Star Trek: Generations. That's right. the ASNP crew take a trip back to 1994 as they take a deep dive into the first Next Generation film, Star Trek: Generations. How...
BONUS POD: "Much Ado About Boimler" Review
This week on Lower Decks, Boimler gets transported out of phase, Tendi makes a dog, and Mariner's best friend from the Academy guest Captains aboard the Cerritos. Joining us to help review this week's episode is Erin Coplan f...
Welcome to the Future - Star Trek Day 2020 Wrap Up
This week on ASNP, we’re covering some of the bigger pieces of news to come out of Star Trek Day. First, we’ll be breaking down what we saw in the Season 3 trailer for Star Trek: Discovery . Also, though there wasn’t a lot of...
Once an Ensign
Every starship Captain needs a crew that they can trust and rely on, and throughout the decades of Star Trek, there's always been a trusty Ensign that doesn't get the credit he or she deserves. From the ship not being blown u...
BONUS POD: "Cupid's Errant Arrow" Review
Two star-crossed lovers...literally! On this week's episode of Lower Decks, we meet Boimler's girlfriend. Is she a founder? An android? Maybe a parasite? Meanwhile, aboard the U.S.S Vancouver, Tendi and Rutherford are in awe ...
BONUS POD: Lower Decks "Moist Vessel" Review
This week on our Lower Decks Bonus Pod, we finally, maybe unwillingly, find out what the holodeck is really used for. Also, mother and daughter finally have to work together despite Captain Freeman's attempts to sabotage her ...