Episodes

Positively Trek 140: Book Club: Catalyst of SorrowsStar Trek: Mission Impossible! A Star Trek story featuring intrigue, spycraft, and off-the-books missions… with a centenarian Uhura as the head of Starfleet Intelligence! It’s the perfect blend of Star Trek and Mission: Impossible you didn’t know you needed! In this episode of the Positively Trek Book Club, hosts Dan and Bruce discuss The Lost Era: Catalyst of Sorrows by the incomparable Margaret Wander Bonanno. We talk about the homage paid t...

Positively Trek 139: Star Trek Day 2021So Much Star Trek Coming Soon! A new Star Trek: Prodigy trailer! A new Star Trek: Picard trailer! A mid-season trailer for Star Trek: Lower Decks! Release dates for Star Trek: Discovery, Prodigy, and Picard! And a sneak peek at Star Trek: Strange New Worlds! Our cups runneth over! In this week’s episode of the Positively Trek flagship show, hosts Bruce and Dan discuss everything we learned on Star Trek Day 2021! There’s a ton of new Trek coming, you won’t...

Positively Trek 138: Lower Decks Review: “An Embarrassment of Dooplers” (2.05)"Boimler's my number one, now he has to grow a beard!" The Cerritos is threatened with an onslaught of duplicating ambassadors! Richard Kind finally becomes a part of the Star Trek universe as Captain Freeman and her crew must figure out how to undo the ultimate diplomatic faux pas. Meanwhile, Boimler and Mariner try their hardest to get into the Starfleet social event of the season and Tendi and Rutherford contend wi...

Positively Trek 137: Prodigy Revealed!Prodigy’s Opening Titles, Picard Casts a Major Villain, and More! This week, we have an all-news edition of Positively Trek! Dan Gunther returns to the host chair along with Bruce Gibson to discuss the newly-revealed opening title sequence for Star Trek: Prodigy, some major casting news for Star Trek: Picard’s second season, plus a new prop replica to help with your Geordi LaForge cosplay! Watch Main Title Sequence For ‘Star Trek: Prodigy’ With Theme From ...

Positively Trek 136: Lower Decks Review: “Mugato, Gumato”Lower Tractor Factor Boiler and Rutherford believe that Mariner is a secret black ops agent and killing machine, especially after she attacks Shaxs during a Mugato stampede! Aboard the U.S.S. Cerritos, Dr. T’Ana gives Tendi a list of crew members who are avoiding their annual physical exams, including a less than purrfect patient. In this episode of the Positively Trek Lower Decks review show, host Bruce Gibson is joined by guest Amy Nel...

Positively Trek 135: Book Club: Rogue ElementsWith Special Guest John Jackson Miller! In the third episode of Star Trek: Picard, retired Admiral Jean-Luc Picard hired Cristóbal Rios, freighter captain of the La Sirena. As season one continued, we learned about this ex-Starfleet officer who was haunted by a traumatic experience aboard the U.S.S. ibn Majid, but there is more to Rios’ past than what we have seen on screen! In this episode of the Positively Trek Book Club, host Bruce Gibson is joi...

Positively Trek 134: Highlights from The 55-Year MissionProfiling Trek with John Kirkorian When was the last time we’ve gotten together with our Star Trek friends in person? Creation Entertainment’s The 55-Year Mission was held a few weeks ago in Las Vegas, but during a pandemic, how did it compare to previous years? Many fans and celebrities still showed up in force and gathered at the Masquerade Bar! In this episode of Positively Trek, host Bruce Gibson invites Trek Profiles’ John Kirkorian ...

Positively Trek 133: Lower Decks Review: “We'll Always Have Tom Paris” (2.03)What We Needed Was the Box! Dr. T’Ana sends Tendi on an urgent assignment to gather a much needed heirloom. Tendi invites Mariner to join her since they have never been on a mission together. In the meantime, Rutherford is disturbed by the mysterious return of a Cerritos crewmember, while Boiler idolizes the VOY’s Tom Paris. In this episode of the Positively Trek Lower Decks review show, host Bruce Gibson welcomes gue...

Positively Trek 132: Star Trek’s Leadership LessonsWhat Can Star Trek’s Greatest Captains Teach Us About Effective Management? A starship (or space station) is, first and foremost, a workplace, with the captain acting as the CEO. With that in mind, how do the captains we’ve watched week-to-week on Star Trek compare when it comes to effective leadership? What lessons can we learn from our Trek heroes? In this episode of Positively Trek, hosts Dan and Bruce talk about what makes an effective lea...

Positively Trek 131: Lower Decks Review: “Kayshon, His Eyes Open” (2.02)I’d take “Ethics of Collecting” at the Academy! On the Cerritos, the team deals with the absence of Boimler and an unscrupulous “collector” who has requested Starfleet’s help in cataloguing a dead collector’s collection. Meanwhile, on the Titan, Boimler is in over his head with the epic adventures of one of Starfleet’s premiere ships! In this episode of the Positively Trek Lower Decks review show, hosts Dan and Bruce discu...

Positively Trek 130: Book Club: Enterprise: The First AdventureEnter the Vonda-Verse! Back in 1966, we were introduced to the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise in the middle of their adventures. Kirk, Spock, Bones, and the rest of the crew had already found their groove, boldly going like a well-oiled machine. But how did this crew originally come together? How did their first mission together go? This week, we take a look at a novel that strives to answer these questions! In this episode of the P...

Positively Trek 129: Let’s Look Ahead to Discovery!Discovery Season Four News and More It’s an all-news edition of Positively Trek! Hosts Bruce and Dan report on final filming for Star Trek: Discovery’s fourth season, the return of Kenneth Mitchell and David Cronenberg to Discovery, an auction of season one and two props from Discovery, and a hint at Discovery’s fifth season! In non-Discovery news, we have a report on Rainn Wilson’s desire to bring Harry Mudd back for Star Trek: Strange New Wor...

Positively Trek 128: Lower Decks Review: “Strange Energies” (2.01)“Brace for Grabbing!” Star Trek: Lower Decks is back! Season two opens with Boimler on the Titan while Mariner and Captain Freeman maintain a tenuous captain/daughter relationship, much to the consternation of Jack Ransom, who gets god-like powers due to strange energies. Meanwhile, Tendi worries that Rutherford’s memory loss will lead to the end of their friendship.Hosts Bruce and Dan review “Strange Energies” in the return of t...

Positively Trek 127: Star Trek’s Most Stirring MomentsFrom TOS to Lower Decks, Trek Moments That Move Us From long beautiful fly-bys of the U.S.S. Enterprise to supreme acts of self-sacrifice, every Star Trek series and film has those moments that are truly stirring. In this episode of Positively Trek, hosts Dan and Bruce discuss their favorites! We go all the way from The Original Series to Discovery, Picard, and Lower Decks in search of those times that Star Trek moved us. In the news segmen...

Positively Trek 126: Book Club: Deny Thy FatherKyle On the Run The Lost Era moves ever closer to the era of Star Trek: The Next Generation with this adventure featuring Will Riker and his father Kyle! In this episode of the Positively Trek Book Club, hosts Dan and Bruce discuss Deny Thy Father by Jeff Mariotte, a novel of The Lost Era. We talk about the two Rikers, Kyle’s adventures on the run, Will Riker’s Voyage Home experience, to cheat or not to cheat, Kyle’s return, the Civil War, the imp...

Positively Trek 125: I Got a Clean Bill of Health From Dr. McCoy!Star Trek’s Best Medical Officers In this week’s episode of Positively Trek, hosts Bruce and Dan discuss their favorite doctors from across the entire Star Trek universe!In the news this week, we talk about the much more timely international distribution of Star Trek: Lower Decks’ second season, Robert Duncan McNeill’s pitch for a Captain Proton series, and newly-released guidelines for the upcoming 55-Year Mission convention in L...

Positively Trek 124: Trailers and Updates and Conventions, Oh My!Prodigy & Lower Decks Trailers, Plus an Update on Section 31 TONS of Star Trek news this week as the first trailer for Star Trek: Prodigy drops, as well as a new Star Trek: Lower Decks trailer! How about that Tom Paris commemorative plate, huh?In this week’s Positively Trek, hosts Dan and Bruce give their thoughts on the new trailers, talk about an update on Star Trek: Section 31, discuss the ticket options and guest announcements...

Positively Trek 123: Book Club: Shadows Have OffendedWith Special Guest Cassandra Rose Clarke! It’s been many years since TNG novels set during the series’ run have been published with the post-Nemesis continuity taking precedence. However, thanks to a newcomer to the Star Trek fiction universe, all that has changed with a brand-new novel set during season seven of Star Trek: The Next Generation! In this episode of the Positively Trek Book Club, hosts Bruce and Dan speak with author Cassandra ...

Positively Trek 122: New Star Trek Film in 2023?Plus: Lower Decks Season 2 Sneak Peek, Discovery Emmy Noms, and More! Lots of Star Trek film, television, and merchandise news in this week’s Positively Trek! Hosts Bruce and Dan talk about yet another announcement for an upcoming Star Trek film project, this time from WandaVision director Matt Shakman; we also discuss Star Trek: Strange New World’s VFX filming in New Mexico, highlights from the newly-released Star Trek: Discovery season 3 blu-ray...

Positively Trek 121: Book Club: Well of SoulsThe Ship of Guilt The Lost Era continues! It’s 2336, and these are the voyages of the Starship Enterprise-C. Everything we know about this ship and her crew in canon comes from TNG’s “Yesterday’s Enterprise.” But Captain Rachel Garrett commanded her for many years, and there are many stories to be told about those missions.Join us for this episode of the Positively Trek Book Club as hosts Dan and Bruce discuss The Lost Era: Well of Souls by Ilsa J. B...

Positively Trek 120: Strange New Worlds Tidbits from Anson Mount!Plus The Motion Picture Director’s Cut Coming to HD & 4K! We’re recording this week’s episode a bit early, but there’s still lots of Star Trek news to discuss! In this episode of Positively Trek, hosts Dan and Bruce get excited about a forthcoming restoration of the Director’s Cut of Star Trek: The Motion Picture in 4K! We also talk about this fall’s release of the first four Trek films in 4K, some enticing comments about Star Tre...

Positively Trek 119: Captain on the BridgeOur Favorite Starship Bridges with Special Guest Katie Nickolaou! In every Star Trek series set aboard a starship, much of each episode takes place on the main bridge. A place for action, character development, plot advancement, exposition, and more; the bridge is where our heroes spend a huge amount of time. With all that in mind, a great deal of thought and care must go into designing the centerpiece of a new Star Trek show or film. So, what are our o...

Positively Trek 118: Star Trek’s Unresolved Cliffhangers!Which Would We Like To See Resolved? Over its 55 years of history, Star Trek has left viewers with many unresolved storylines, dangling plot threads, and situations begging for a follow up that never came. In this episode of Positively Trek, hosts Dan and Bruce list some of their favorite, most tantalizing plot threads that we wish would get a follow-up in canon Trek! In the news, we discuss the recent announcement of Star Trek: Lower De...

Positively Trek 117: Book Club: Living MemoryThe Importance of Communication and Memory A mysterious spatial phenomenon threatening the core worlds of the Federation. A cadre of genetically-engineered warriors trying to make their way in Starfleet Academy. And a personal journey for a character recovering from a severe trauma that has affected every facet of her life. All of these stories come together in surprising ways in the subject of this week’s episode! In this episode of the Positively ...