Episodes

Positively Trek 359: I Don’t Know What Happened, But It Sure Seemed Ominous Star Trek: Holo-Ween II Over the course of four weeks in October, IDW released a four-issue miniseries celebrating the spooky season: Star Trek: Holo-Ween II features ghostly happenings and a murder mystery set aboard Deep Space Nine. Jadzia Dax is accused of murder, O’Brien is missing, and a mysterious entity is behind it all! Join Dan and Brandi as we discuss all four issues! Show page: http://www.positivelytrek.com/...

Positively Trek 358: Two Antennae Going “Boing” Star Trek Comics: October 2026 It’s time for our monthly Star Trek comics roundup! This month, we have Star Trek: Red Shirts - Ghost of the 21st Century #3, Star Trek: Zero Point #1, and Star Trek: The Last Starship #12, the final issue of that amazing series! Join hosts Dan and Brandi as we talk about all three issues and pick our favourite. Note that the four-part miniseries Star Trek: Holo-Ween II will be discussed in a separate, upcoming epis...

Positively Trek 357: I Wanna See a Nausicaan Hair Band Star Trek’s Under-Used Alien Species Over the 60 years of Star Trek’s history, we’ve become familiar with many non-human species: Klingons, Vulcans, Bajorans, Borg, Romulans, Talaxians, and many, many more. But what about those species who only show up once or twice? In this episode of Positively Trek, hosts Barry and Dan discuss a few of the lesser-utilized species from Star Trek, and talk about what they can tell us about what Star Trek ...

Positively Trek 356: Spock’s Cousin Splak Monthly Star Trek Comic Roundup: September 2026 It’s a month full of Star Trek comics! In this episode of Positively Trek, hosts Dan and Brandi discuss September’s slate of Trek comics. Explore the worlds of Edgar Allan Poe in Star Trek: Deviations - Evermore, enjoy some graphic redshirt violence in Red Shirts: Ghost of the 21st Century #2, save the remnants of Starfleet and the Federation in The Last Starship #11, and embark on a new adventure with Cap...

Positively Trek 355: The Bill & Ted Solution Positively Unready: “Tomorrow’s Enterprise” - Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 4 Finale! Join hosts Dan, Brandi, and Barry as they discuss “Tomorrow’s Enterprise,” and we discover if this uneven season of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds sticks the landing. Plus: Brandi shares her experiences meeting Ethan Peck, Christina Chong, and Runa Ewok at FanX Salt Lake 2026! Watch on YouTube: https://youtube.com/live/UYp1W-PPvXk Show page: http://www.posit...

Positively Trek 354: Somebody Read Carl Jung Positively Unready: “Once La’an a Time” - Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 4, Episode 9 The penultimate episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season four is here! In this edition of Positively Unready, hosts Dan, Barry, and Brandi discuss “Once La’an a Time,” complete with sorcerers, princesses, werewolves, and dragons! Remember to join us live on YouTube each Saturday when new Star Trek comes out to take part in the live discussion! Watch on...

Positively Trek 353: Andorian Go Squish Positively Unready: “Orders of Magnitude” - Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 4 Episode 8 In this week’s Positively Unready livestream, Dan, Barry, and Brandi discuss “Orders of Magnitude,” season 4 episode 8 of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds! Remember to join us each week when new Star Trek comes out on the Kertrats Productions YouTube channel for a live discussion! Watch on YouTube: https://youtube.com/live/4bFQq2URMAw Show page: http://www.positive...

Positively Trek 352: 10 Stories, 60 Years of Star Trek IDW’s Star Trek 60th Anniversary Special In this episode of Positively Trek, hosts Dan and Brandi celebrate Star Trek’s 60th Anniversary by reviewing IDW’S Star Trek 60th Anniversary Special, a collection of ten comic stories by some big names, including Brian Michael Bendis, David Gerrold, Mike McMahan, Christopher Cantwell, and more! Show page: http://www.positivelytrek.com/ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/positivel...

Positively Trek 351: Ethan’s Pecs Positively Unready: “Like Chronitons Through the Hourglass” - Strange New Worlds Season 4, Episode 7 Star Trek takes on melodrama… but this time, on purpose! In this episode of Positively Trek, hosts Dan, Barry, and Brandi are joined by special guest Aaron Harvey to discuss “Like Chronitons Through the Hourglass,” Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ foray into the genre of soap opera. And it’s actually… really good? Show page: http://www.positivelytrek.com/ Apple P...

Positively Trek 350: What’s in Zed’s Head? Star Trek Comics: August 2026 It’s time once again to look back at the last month in Star Trek comics! In this episode of Positively Trek, hosts Dan and Brandi discuss Star Trek: The Last Starship #10, and the final issue of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy - Lost Contact! Show page: http://www.positivelytrek.com/ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/positively-trek/id1501468628 BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/positivelytrek.bsky.social...

Positively Trek 349: Starships Are Also Capable of Miracles Positively Unready: “Off-Hour” - Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season Four Episode Six The Enterprise is in extreme peril, and the crew is pushed to their limits in order to save the ship and themselves. In this episode of Positively Trek, hosts Dan, Brandi, and Barry discuss “Off-Hour,” Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season four, episode six in our weekly YouTube livestream on Kertrats Productions! Remember to join us live every Saturd...

Positively Trek 348: Tiny Fists… Not So Lethal Positively Unready: “Level Five Transporter Accident” - Strange New Worlds Season Four, Episode Five It’s the puppet episode! In this episode of Positively Unready, Dan, Brandi & Barry are discussing “Level Five Transporter Accident,” Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season four, episode five. Remember to join us every Saturday when new Trek comes out to join in our live discussion! Watch on YouTube: https://youtube.com/live/LBV5UW_Mges Show page: h...

Positively Trek 347: If Una Was Played by Jeffrey Combs, I Could More Easily Buy It Positively Unready: “A Case of Chiaroscuro” - Strange New Worlds Season 4, Episode 4 Strange New Worlds takes on a Casablanca pastiche in “A Case of Chiaroscuro.” Join Dan, Brandi, and Barry as we discuss this episode on our weekly live stream, Positively Unready. Join us weekly on Saturdays as new Star Trek releases to join in the conversation! Watch on YouTube: https://youtube.com/live/nJLIzNSWMMk Show page...

Positively Trek 346: Is Kirk Spock’s Tyler Durden? Positively Unready: “Human Best Friend” - Strange New Worlds Season 4, Episode 3 Dan, Barry, and Brandi discuss “Human Best Friend,” season 4 episode 3 of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. Join us every Saturday on the Kertrats Productions YouTube channel to take part in our live discussions! Show page: http://www.positivelytrek.com/ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/positively-trek/id1501468628 BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profi...

Positively Trek 345: Negligent Space Dads Positively Unready: “The Griffin Incident” - Strange New Worlds Season 4, Episode 2 Our weekly YouTube live show brings you Dan and Brandi discussing “The Griffin Incident,” season four, episode two of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. Join us for some Star Trek horror fun! Show page: http://www.positivelytrek.com/ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/positively-trek/id1501468628 BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/positivelytrek.bsky.socia...

Positively Trek 344: The Romulans Aren’t Exactly Subtle! Star Trek Comics: July 2026 It’s once again time to review the month’s Star Trek comics! In this episode of Positively Trek, hosts Dan and Brandi discuss Star Trek: The Last Starship #9, Star Trek: Starfleet Academy–Lost Contact #4, and Star Trek: Red Shirts–Ghost of the 21st Century #1! Show page: http://www.positivelytrek.com/ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/positively-trek/id1501468628 BlueSky: https://bsky.app/p...

Positively Trek 343: A Strange Old World Positively Unready: “Valles Marineris” - Strange New Worlds Season Four Premiere Our weekly YouTube live show is back, as is Star Trek: Strange New Worlds! This week, we’re discussing the season four premiere: “Valles Marineris.” Join Dan, Brandi, and Barry as we share our thoughts on the start of the latest season of Strange New Worlds! Show page: http://www.positivelytrek.com/ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/positively-trek/id150...

Positively Trek 342: When Did Star Trek Fans Lose Their Imaginations? When Creativity Gives Way to Complaining The change in the Klingons’ appearance. Do Romulans have head ridges or not? Is Klingon blood red or pink? Just how powerful are Betazoid senses? And why exactly does a French Starship captain sound British? Over its 60 years of history, Star Trek has given us many interesting and perplexing questions. As fans, we have come up with theories, hypotheses, and outright speculation to mak...

Positively Trek 341 - Kirk Was Literally Born Yesterday Star Trek Comics - June 2026 We have two Star Trek comics from IDW to talk about in this month’s Positively Trek comic episode! In Star Trek: The Last Starship #8, we finally learn what the Borg Queen plans to do with the resurrected James T. Kirk. And in Star Trek: Starfleet Academy – Lost Contact #3, the marooned cadets come face-to-face with the inhabitants of the mysterious planet S’Eekay II. Join Dan and Brandi as they share their tho...

Positively Trek 340: The Greatest ‘Ship of All Bromances and Besties: The Closest Friendships in Star Trek (Part 1) Star Trek is ultimately the exploration of what it is to be human. And one of the most human things of all is our deep connections to our friends. In this episode of Positively Trek, hosts Barry and Dan take a look at some of our favourite friendships from across the Star Trek universe. Bromances, besties, whatever you want to call it, these are the best friendships in the galaxy!...

Positively Trek 339: The Room Has Been Informed Star Trek Comics - May 2026 We have three new Star Trek comic issues out in May from IDW, and in this episode of Positively Trek, hosts Dan and Brandi discuss them all! We talk about the cosmic horror found in the pages of Star Trek: The Last Starship #7, deal with a group of stranded cadets in Star Trek: Starfleet Academy - Lost Contact #2, and celebrate the lives of some of Trek’s LGBTQ+ characters in six stories in Star Trek: Celebrations 2026!...

Positively Trek 338: Take Another Look… Star Trek Episodes That Hit Different Years Later When you’ve been a Star Trek fan as long as Dan and Barry have, you have fond memories of some of your favourite episodes from years past. As you grow older, revisiting those episodes can illuminate just how much you, and even the world and the people around you, have changed. In this episode of Positively Trek, hosts Dan and Barry talk about those episodes that hit a little different when we re-watch the...

Positively Trek 337: It’s the Bad Interference. The Kind That Interferes. Star Trek Comics: April 2026 It’s that time again! This month’s round-up of Star Trek comics includes the finale to the 18-issue run of Star Trek: Lower Decks, and the premiere issue of a new miniseries: Star Trek: Starfleet Academy: Lost Contact! Join hosts Dan and Brandi as they discuss what they liked, what they didn’t like, and everything in between about the Star Trek comics that came out in April 2026! Show page: h...

Positively Trek 336: A Victim of the Culture Wars? Or Something Else? Our Thoughts on the Cancellation of Starfleet Academy, the People Currently in Charge of Star Trek, and the State of the World Kind of a mixed bag in this episode of Positively Trek, as hosts Barry and Dan look around at the remnants of the Star Trek universe in the wake of the cancellation of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, which now joins Discovery, Prodigy, Lower Decks, and Strange New Worlds in the pile of Trek series cut d...