Episodes

Sept. 7, 2021

Prodigy Revealed!

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...

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Sept. 6, 2021

Lower Decks Review: “Mugato, Gumato”

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 stam...

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Sept. 3, 2021

Book Club: Rogue Elements

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 s...

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Aug. 31, 2021

Highlights from The 55-Year Mission

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 he...

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Aug. 30, 2021

Lower Decks Review: “We’ll Always Have Tom Paris” (2.03)

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 ...

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Aug. 24, 2021

Star Trek’s Leadership Lessons

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 ...

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Aug. 23, 2021

Lower Decks Review: “Kayshon, His Eyes Open” (2.02)

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 requ...

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Aug. 20, 2021

Book Club: Enterprise: The First Adventure

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 o...

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Aug. 17, 2021

Let’s Look Ahead to Discovery!

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 r...

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Aug. 16, 2021

Lower Decks Review: “Strange Energies” (2.01)

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/d...

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Aug. 10, 2021

Star Trek’s Most Stirring Moments

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 ...

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Aug. 6, 2021

Book Club: Deny Thy Father

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 P...

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Aug. 3, 2021

I Got a Clean Bill of Health From Dr. McCoy!

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 Tre...

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July 27, 2021

Trailers and Updates and Conventions, Oh My!

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 ne...

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July 23, 2021

Book Club: Shadows Have Offended

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 prec...

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July 20, 2021

New Star Trek Film in 2023?

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 D...

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July 16, 2021

Book Club: Well of Souls

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 TN...

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July 13, 2021

Strange New Worlds Tidbits from Anson Mount!

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! ...

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July 6, 2021

Captain on the Bridge

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 act...

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June 29, 2021

Star Trek’s Unresolved Cliffhangers!

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 beg...

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June 25, 2021

Book Club: Living Memory

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 ...

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June 22, 2021

Picard Season 2 Trailer, Prodigy Details, and More!

Positively Trek 116: Picard Season 2 Trailer, Prodigy Details, and More!What a Week for Star Trek News! We were surprised with a ton of Star Trek news this week, starting with the info on Star Trek: Prodigy early in the week....

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June 15, 2021

The Great Starship Showdown!

Positively Trek 115: The Great Starship Showdown!Which is the Best Star Trek Starship? It’s finally time to decide the winner of our latest giveaway! In this episode of Positively Trek , hosts Dan and Bruce decide which liste...

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June 11, 2021

Book Club: Weaker Than Man

Positively Trek 114: Book Club: Weaker Than ManStar Trek: Year Five: Issues 13 to 19 We’re taking a break from novels this week to catch up on the Star Trek: Year Five on-going story! From badmiral shenanigans and populist cr...

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