"I don't know. I'm on drugs." It's the 2nd episode of Star Trek Discovery season 3 and the "A Strange New Pod" has gathered to react and review "Far From Home." Join Julian, Erik, Hawk, Brittany, and Erin as they react to Discovery's journey through the wormhole, Saru and Tilly…
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, and our newest crew member Erin as they react to Michael's…
"Wherever he is, I'm sure he's full-throat screaming in someone's face and ejecting a warp core." It's the season finale of Star Trek: Lower Decks and the "A Strange New Pod" has rolled out the red carpet for all our past guest hosts to help us break down "No Small…
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 Burn." Join the A Strange New Pod crew as we deep dive "The…
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"Wow. For a random space marauder, you really know your way around a starship." Join the crew of "A Strange New Pod" as we react and break down episode 9 of "Star Trek: Lower Decks" - Crisis Point. This week Mariner works out her mommy issues by hijacking Boimler's holodeck…
Are you so stubborn that you're willing to risk death by eels? Join the crew of "A Strange New Pod" and Everything is Permitted's Matt Reppert as we react to episode 8 of "Star Trek: Lower Decks" - Veritas. Mariner, Boimler, Tendi, and Rutherford are caught off guard when aliens…
"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 did the film do at passing the torch from the…
It's just cosmetic! Join the freaks of "A Strange New Pod" as we are joined by Erin from Ally, Erin, and the Multiverse to react to episode 7 of "Star Trek: Lower Decks" - Much Ado about Boimler. From Boimler getting transported out of phase to tending making a dog…
It's time to get our Chu Chu Chu on. Join the crew of "A Strange New Pod" as we take a look at the bigger news to come out of "Star Trek Day." From the season 3 trailer of Star Trek Discovery to the Strange New Worlds panel, we react…
Two star-crossed lovers...literally! This week, we meet Boimler's girlfriend Breanna Binson (played by Community Alumnus Gillian Jacobs). Is she a founder? An android? Maybe a parasite? Meanwhile, aboard the U.S.S Vancouver, Tendi and Rutherford are in awe of the ship's state-of-the-art systems. Join the "A Strange New Pod" crew and…
Every starship Captain needs a crew that they can trust and rely on, and every series has a trusty ensign that doesn't get the credit they deserve. From the ship not being blown up, to fungal infections and amputations, these are the Ensigns of the Final Frontier. Join the "A…
The "A Strange New Pod" crew returns to find out, maybe unwillingly, what the holodeck is really used for in the fourth episode of Star Trek: Lower Decks - "Moist Vessel." Mariner is promoted in an effort by Captain Freeman to force her hand to transfer. Tendi obsessively tries to…
No buffer time on this show, as the "A Strange New Pod" crew returns to review the third episode of Star Trek: Lower Decks - "Temporal Edict." On this bonus edition of the pod, Julian, Erik, Brittany, and Hawk are joined by friend of the show, Simon Stager. References? Easter…
Why is "Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country" held in such high regard among fans? Join the "A Strange New Pod" crew as we answer that question in our deep dive into Kirk and crew's send-off film. We also left our hailing frequencies open and received a nice mailbag full…
Join the "A Strange New Pod" crew as we review the second episode of Star Trek: Lower Decks - "Envoys." On this bonus edition of the pod, you've seen her awesome Lower Decks avatars for Trek fans all over Instagram and Twitter, now Marcie London (@MarcieStarfleet) beams onto ASNP as…
It’s time to get logical! Episode five, “Spock’s Socks,” is LIVE! From Captain to Commander, ASNP switches focus this week over to the man, the myth, the legend...Mr. Spock. In perhaps A Strange New Pod's most polarizing episode yet, Brittany, Erik, Michael, and Julian cover every iteration of everyone's favorite…
Star Trek: Lower Decks is finally here, and the "A Strange New Pod" crew are ready to transport to the U.S.S. Cerritos! In this bonus pod hosted by Erik, the team give their thoughts on the show's first episode, Second Contact, and the potential it has moving forward.
This week, we open up Captain Christopher Pike’s personnel file from the Starfleet Archives! Julian, Erik, Brittany, and Hawk go over the character’s three different portrayals in television and film, from Jeffrey Hunter’s original in the Star Trek pilot, Bruce Greenwood’s take in the J.J. Abrams Kelvin Timeline, to Anson…
This week on the A Strange New Pod, Hawk takes the Captain's Chair as the crew discusses their hopes and fears for Star Trek: Lower Decks. Also this week, it's a trip back in time as Hawk, Erik, Brittany, and Julian take a look back on The Original Series two-parter,…
In February 1965, Gene Roddenberry tested the original Star Trek pilot, "The Cage," for NBC. The network ultimately would pass on "The Cage" and Captain Pike, but would order a new Pilot, "Where No Man Has Gone Before." The rest is history. On this week's episode, Brittany takes the Captain's…
On this special edition of A Strange New Pod, Erik takes the captain's chair as Julian and Brittany join him to discuss the classic Voyager two-parter, "Year of Hell." The crew also talk about the recent comments made by Bryan Fuller on Inglorious Treksperts about "Year of Hell" originally being…
On the maiden voyage of A Strange New Pod, Julian, Erik, Brittany, and Hawk talk the timeline of Strange New Worlds, when they think it will take place, and time periods the show should avoid. Later, the crew talk about Captain Pike, Spock, Number One, and how they all want…