Episodes

Positively Trek 318: When Are They Going to Get to the Fireworks Factory?!? Star Trek Comics: October 2025 A little later than usual, but we are back with our monthly Star Trek comic round-up! October saw four Trek comics hit the stands: Star Trek: Red Shirts #3, Star Trek: Lower Decks #12, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: The Seeds of Salvation #2, and Star Trek: Voyager: Homecoming #2! From gruesome red shirt endings to a search for more 20th century humpback whales, from a tentacled Lovecrafti...

Positively Trek 317: Weaponized Ginger Ale Strange New Worlds: Ring of Fire with author David Mack! The Enterprise is assigned to investigate murder and sabotage aboard an ultra-top secret space station, where dangerous elements are attempting to undermine the station’s mission… whatever that is! The away team must contend with spies and saboteurs, all while being frustrated at the lack of cooperation from the people they’re trying to protect. In this episode of Positively Trek, hosts Dan Gunt...

Star Trek: Khan Episodes 7 & 8

Positively Trek 315: When Things Fall Apart, They Really Fall Apart Star Trek: Khan - Episodes 5 and 6 On the U.S.S. Excelsior, Dr. Lear continues her investigations into Khan’s experiences on Ceti Alpha V, while Captain Sulu questions her motives. Khan and his followers encounter something completely unexpected in the aftermath of the destruction of Ceti Alpha VI. In this episode of Positively Trek, hosts Dan and Barry discuss episodes five and six of Star Trek: Khan: “Imagination’s Limits” a...

Star Trek: Khan Episodes 3 & 4

Positively Trek 313: I Hear You Met God Once… and Came Out on Top Star Trek Comics: September 2025 It’s the end of September, and time once again to review the Star Trek comics from the past thirty days! This month, we have four new issues to discuss: Star Trek: Red Shirts #3, Star Trek: Voyager: Homecoming #1, Star Trek: Lower Decks #11, and the much-anticipated Star Trek: The Last Starship #1! From hideous ends to Starfleet’s finest security officers, to plots by Voyager’s enemies, and from w...

Positively Trek 312: History is Written by the Victors Star Trek: Khan Episodes 1 and 2 Khan Noonien Singh has long been thought of as the quintessential Star Trek villain. But is the view of him we get in “Space Seed” and Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan the whole picture? Or is there more to this larger-than-life man of history for us to discover? In this episode of Positively Trek, hosts Dan and Barry dive into the first two episodes, “Paradise” and “Scheherazade,” of Star Trek: Khan, a new ...

Positively Trek 311: Kirk & Spock Get Shipped… Literally! “New Life and New Civilizations” - Strange New Worlds Season 3 Finale It feels like the season has just begun, and here we are at the end! In this episode of Positively Trek, hosts Barry and Dan discuss the Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season three finale: “New Life and New Civilizations.” We talk about the return of an ancient enemy, the pacing of this episode, a special sequence that touched our hearts, and how this season of Trek ho...

Positively Trek 310: Still a Better Love Story Than Twilight “Terrarium” - Star Trek: Strange New Worlds 3x09 Finding herself on the wrong side of a surprise wormhole, Erika Ortegas must survive the harsh conditions of an inhospitable moon while awaiting rescue. However, it soon becomes apparent that she’s not alone… In this episode of Positively Trek, hosts Dan and Barry discuss “Terrarium,” the penultimate episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ third season. We talk about Erika Ortegas fi...

August’s Star Trek Comics: Lower Decks #10 & SNW: Seeds of Salvation #1

Positively Trek 308: What is Happening?!? “Four-and-a-Half Vulcans” - Strange New Worlds 3x08 A mission to a prime directive-protected world requires the landing party to disguise themselves as Vulcans. Pike, Noonien-Singh, Chapel, and Uhura undergo a procedure that fundamentally changes them. However, things get crazy when they decide they don’t want to go back! In this episode of Positively Trek, hosts Barry and Dan discuss “Four-and-a-Half Vulcans,” episode 8 of season 3 of Star Trek: Stran...

Positively Trek 307: The Camera Itself Becomes a Character “What Is Starfleet?” - Strange New Worlds 3x07 Is a Federation just an empire by another name? Is a Starship actually just a Warship cloaked in colloquialism? Newly-declassified archival footage has recently been unearthed: a documentary filmed in the mid-23rd century that aims to answer the question: “What is Starfleet?” In this episode of Positively Trek, hosts Dan and Barry discuss episode 7 of season 3 of Star Trek: Strange New Wor...

Positively Trek 306: Baking a Captain Kirk Cake Strange New Worlds 3x06 - “The Sehlat Who Ate Its Tail” The USS Farragut: attacked and immobilized! The USS Enterprise: captured by marauders! And one lieutenant commander, James T. Kirk, is thrust into an emergency situation and must quickly learn the ropes of command if he is to save the day! In this episode of Positively Trek, hosts Barry and Dan review the Star Trek: Strange New Worlds episode “The Sehlat Who Ate Its Tail.” We talk about Kirk...

Positively Trek 305: I Hope I Don’t Get Too Hoofy-Foofy Here “Through the Lens of Time” - Strange New Worlds 3x05 The Enterprise crew faces a threat of cosmic horror as they investigate mysterious ruins on a non-Federation world. The seemingly innocuous scientific mission soon turns deadly as an ancient threat is awakened… In this episode of Positively Trek, hosts Dan and Barry discuss “Through the Lens of Time,” the fifth episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season three. We talk about a...

Positively Trek 304: Irreverently Reverent Strange New Worlds: “A Space Adventure Hour” - SPOILERS! Assigned to test a new holographic technology, La’an Noonien-Singh finds herself embroiled in a 1960s murder mystery. What starts as fun and games quickly turns deadly! In this episode of Positively Trek, hosts Barry and Dan discuss “A Space Adventure Hour,” episode four of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ third season. We talk about the irreverent reverence the writers have for Star Trek, some am...

Positively Trek 303: Gathering Alien Pooter-Scoots? July’s Star Trek Comics: Lower Decks #9 and Red Shirts #1 Every month, IDW releases a number of Star Trek comics, and we here at Positively Trek have been looking for a way to keep up to date with our coverage. From gormagander waste collection to needless security officer tragedies, this month’s comic issues demand to be talked about! In this special episode of Positively Trek, hosts Dan and Brandi kick off a new monthly series! At the end ...

Positively Trek 302: Pike Actually Says the Z-Word! Strange New Worlds: “Shuttle to Kenfori” - SPOILERS! An unauthorized trip to a disputed world, a life hanging in the balance, a Klingon hell-bent on reclaiming her honor, and a run-down outpost infested with the undead! In this episode of Positively Trek, hosts Dan and Barry discuss “Shuttle to Kenfori,” the third episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season three. We talk about the fallout from the Federation/Klingon War, M’Benga’s sins, ...

Positively Trek 301: Like Downshifting from Warp 9 to Full Impulse in 3 Seconds Strange New Worlds: “Hegemony, Part II” and “Wedding Bell Blues” After a nearly two-year-long wait, season three of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is FINALLY here! Our weekly coverage for this season begins with a double-header of new episode reviews! In this episode of Positively Trek, hosts Barry and Dan discuss the first two episodes of season three of Strange New Worlds: “Hegemony, Part II” and “Wedding Bell Blu...

Star Trek #32 & Star Trek: Omega

Positively Trek 299: We’re All Pike Now! The End of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Has Been Announced In Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Captain Christopher Pike knows his future and the fate that awaits him. Now, as Star Trek fans, we are in a similar position having been told that the end is coming for Strange New Worlds! In this episode of Positively Trek, hosts Dan and Barry discuss the surprise announcement of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ fifth and final season renewal. We talk about what...

Star Trek: Defiant #27 & Lore War: Shaxs’ Worst Day

Positively Trek 297: Support Your Local Convention! The Mile Zero Fan Summit in Grimshaw, Alberta Star Trek and Star Wars fans can be found everywhere, and we mean everywhere! It doesn’t matter if you’re from one of the largest cities in the world or from a small farming community in rural Alberta, we guarantee that someone you know or see in your day-to-day life loves settling in for a Babylon 5 marathon, debates online who is the better captain, Sisko or Janeway, or has very strong opin...

Star Trek: Defiant #26 & Star Trek #31: Lore War Parts 2 & 3

Positively Trek 295: Playing My Favourite Songs Strange New Worlds: Toward the Night with author James Swallow! In this episode of Positively Trek , we finally have a new novel to talk about and an author to interview! Dan Gunther welcomes back Bruce Gibson to discuss the new novel Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: Towards the Night . Joining us is the amazing author himself, James Swallow! We talk about the novel spoiler-free to begin with, but get into spoilers later as we discuss the plot ...