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The Duras Sisters Podcast

The Duras Sisters Podcast is all about honoring the fantastic characters and storylines in the Star Trek Universes. Two sisters, Ashlyn and Rhianna Herd, join the House of Duras and partake in weekly discussions about every series of Star Trek through a philosophical lens and Series Theme.

Each series will feature a theme and every new episode will travel from the Original Series to Lower Decks, diving deeply into each detail of this epic franchise. Episodes 1-9 is our Pilot Series, Episodes 10-17 will be our Family Series, followed by our Love and Affection Series.

This podcast is the Star Trek fix you didn't know you needed, brought to you by the sisters who are as close as Lursa and B'etor themselves… except we survived Generations.

June 7, 2024

Found Family in Trek Panel | Trek Long Island 2024

Join Rhianna & Ashlyn from the Duras Sisters Podcast and Emcee & Julian from Strange New Pod for their Found Family in Trek panel recorded on June 2nd, 2024, at Trek Long Island! From Lower Decks and Voyager to Deep Space Nin...

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April 1, 2024

The Duras Sisters - Uniting the Great Houses | Klingons in Discovery

Last Days of DISCO Festival co-hosts The Duras Sisters Podcast GO LIVE to bring you a deep dive into one of the most controversial topics to come out of Star Trek Discovery : The Klingons. From the start of the Klingon war an...

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March 29, 2024

Not On Our Watch | SNP & The Duras Sisters Deep Dive Discovery S4

Strange New Pod and the Duras Sisters kick off The Last Days of DISCO Podcast Festival! Julian and Hawk, along with Ashlyn and Rhianna, review season four of Star Trek Discovery ahead of the season five premiere. What did the...

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July 29, 2023

SNW "Under the Cloak of War" Review w/ The Duras Sisters

Join the crew for their review of episode 208 of Strange New Worlds , "Under the Cloak of War" with our besties Ashlyn and Rhianna from the Duras Sisters Podcast ! What happens when Klingon defector turned Federation ambassad...

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Feb. 14, 2023

Trek Untold - The Ethics of Picard | Captain Picard Week II

Jean-Luc Picard is known for his diplomatic methods of solving problems and was confronted with numerous ethical conflicts when he sat in the Captain's chair. Each dilemma presented branching paths of outcomes for the people ...

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Feb. 14, 2023

Promenade Merchants Podcast - Picard and the Women | Captain Picard Week II

Heather and David are joined by The Duras Sisters , Rhianna and Ashlyn, to discuss Picard and his working relationship with the strong women that surround him. We will talk about Troi, Crusher, Seven, and Raffi and how Picard...

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Feb. 10, 2023

Pitching the TNG Kelvinverse - A What If? Podcast in Three Acts | Captain Picard Week II

Join the SNP crew as they try to pitch the much-rumored TNG Kelvinverse film in three acts. Rhianna Herd from The Duras Sisters Podcast joins the team for this one. Follow The Duras Sisters Podcast: Twitter | Instagram | TikT...

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Oct. 14, 2022

"The Word is Given" | Celebrating The Wrath of Khan at 40

2022 marks the 40th anniversary of arguably the best of the Star Trek films, The Wrath of Khan. To celebrate, Fathom Events had a weekend of screenings celebrating Khan's milestone. Join Ashlyn Gelman ( The Duras Sisters Podc...

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Aug. 5, 2022

All My Hopes - Remembering Nichelle Nichols

Join Girafe, Julian, and special guest David Majors from the Promenade Merchants Podcast for this very special edition of Strange New Pod celebrating the life and accomplishments of Nichelle Nichols. Tributes From: 9:05 - Hea...

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July 8, 2022

"A Quality of Mercy" Strange New Worlds S1 Finale Review w/ Rhianna Herd

After an amazing freshman season, Strange New Worlds' first run has come to an end with an explosive finale! Join the SNP crew along with one-half of the Duras Sisters, Rhianna Herd, as they deep dive and review "A Quality of...

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April 8, 2022

Picard "Two of One" Review LIVE From Mission Chicago w/ Rhianna Herd

Join Girafe and Julian for this very special edition of the pod as they record LIVE on location from Star Trek Mission Chicago with a live audience! They're also joined in person by one half of the Duras Sisters Podcast , Rhi...

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Dec. 10, 2021

Discovery "All is Possible" Review w/ The Duras Sisters Podcast

The ASNP crew are joined this week by Rhianna and Ashlyn from The Duras Sisters Podcast , who help break down this week's episode of Star Trek Discovery, "All is Possible." What happens when final negotiations between the Fe...

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