Best Postivelytrek Podcasts (2025)

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Jumped the Gormagander 45:18

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Positively Trek 309: Jumped the Gormagander August’s Star Trek Comics: Lower Decks #10 & SNW: Seeds of Salvation #1 Another month, another batch of Star Trek comics! This month, we have Ferengi shenanigans and Lovecraftian horrors to entertain us! In this episode of Positively Trek, hosts Dan and Brandi review the month’s new Star Trek comic issues…

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What is Happening?!? 58:25

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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 w…

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The Camera Itself Becomes a Character 52:17

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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 th…

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Baking a Captain Kirk Cake 58:09

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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 thi…

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I Hope I Don’t Get Too Hoofy-Foofy Here 43:56

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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 Positi…

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Irreverently Reverent 1:08:53

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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 Adventur…

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Gathering Alien Pooter-Scoots? 51:37

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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 …

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Pike Actually Says the Z-Word! 1:03:30

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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 Ke…

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Like Downshifting from Warp 9 to Full Impulse in 3 Seconds 1:27:28

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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 …

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Ctrl-Alt-Delete The Universe 1:01:11

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Positively Trek 300: Ctrl-Alt-Delete The Universe Star Trek #32 & Star Trek: Omega Lore has complete control of the universe, but his rule is nearly at an end as Captain Sisko and his compatriots are close to turning the tables on the megalomaniacal android! Plus: when all is said and done, how does IDW wrap up the interconnected Star Trek and Star…

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We’re All Pike Now! 1:05:14

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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 Positiv…

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Shaxs Ain’t Subtle, Either! 56:38

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Positively Trek 298: Shaxs Ain’t Subtle, Either! Star Trek: Defiant #27 & Lore War: Shaxs’ Worst Day The Lore War crossover event continues! In this episode of Positively Trek, hosts Dan and Brandi discuss two comics: Star Trek: Defiant #27 (Lore War Part 4 of 5), and Star Trek: Lore War: Shaxs’ Worst Day, a one-shot that, quite frankly, should be …

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Support Your Local Convention! 45:17

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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 …

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Lore War Continues! 53:12

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Positively Trek 296: Lore War Continues! Star Trek: Defiant #26 & Star Trek #31: Lore War Parts 2 & 3 The universe has been completely upended by the villainous android Lore, and only Benjamin Sisko and Emperor Kahless are aware of it! Together, they must assemble a group of heroes to overthrow the maniacal Lore and his brother Data and remind ever…

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Playing My Favourite Songs 1:10:20

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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 …

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From Star Trek’s Worst to Star Trek’s Best 1:17:04

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Positively Trek 294: From Star Trek’s Worst to Star Trek’s Best “And the Children Shall Lead” and “The City on the Edge of Forever” In this episode of Positively Trek, hosts Dan and Barry take their cues from one of Dan’s favourite new podcasts: The Best Worst from hosts Meg Bashwiner and Joseph Fink. In their new show, they talk about the worst an…

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Lore Ain’t Subtle 42:24

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Positively Trek 293: Lore Ain’t Subtle Star Trek: Lore War #1 The big Star Trek comic crossover of 2025 is underway! Lore has rewritten reality, and our heroes find themselves scattered across the galaxy, all in service to their god: Lore! In this episode of Positively Trek, Dan Gunther is joined by comic co-host Brandi Jackola to discuss Star Trek…

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19th Century Technobabble 1:06:53

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Positively Trek 292: 19th Century Technobabble Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World As Star Trek fans, we often see our favourite franchise reflected in books, films, and other media that isn’t, strictly speaking, “Star Trek.” One such example is the 2003 film Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, adapted from the Captain Jack…

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But Is It Canon? 57:43

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Positively Trek 291: But Is It Canon? Star Trek: Khan - Trek’s New Audio Drama In this episode of Positively Trek, host Dan Gunther welcomes Bruce Gibson back for a discussion about the upcoming original Star Trek audio drama: Star Trek: Khan, starring Lost’s Naveen Andrews as the genetically-engineered tyrant! We talk about the synopsis, writers, …

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Of Course There’s a View of the Golden Gate Bridge! 56:15

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Positively Trek 290: Of Course There’s a View of the Golden Gate Bridge! Everything We Know about Star Trek: Starfleet Academy So Far Star Trek: Starfleet Academy just wrapped filming on its first season, so we felt this was a good time to go over everything we know about the newest addition to the Star Trek universe. In this episode of Positively …

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Look on the Bright Side! 1:07:02

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Positively Trek 289: Look on the Bright Side! Let’s Say Something Nice About Trek We Don’t Like This is Positively Trek, so we figure we should live up to our name! In this episode, hosts Dan and Barry are straining the limits of our positivity in order to say something nice about Star Trek episodes and films that we don’t really like. Some of them…

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Georgiou and the Gang 1:33:43

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Positively Trek 288: Georgiou and the Gang Star Trek: Section 31 Reviewed! (Spoilers!) The first Star Trek film in nearly nine years has finally been released: Star Trek: Section 31, starring Michelle Yeoh. In this episode of Positively Trek, hosts Barry and Dan break down the film. We share what we liked, what we didn’t like, and give our overall …

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The State of Star Trek in 2025 1:05:53

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Positively Trek 287: The State of Star Trek in 2025 What’s Coming This Year and When In this episode of Positively Trek, hosts Dan and Barry take a look back at the year 2024: what we got from Star Trek on television and in print, and our thoughts on the year that was. But now, we have a new year to look at! From the first Star Trek film release si…

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Book Club: Political Wisecracks and Political Cats 1:22:57

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Positively Trek 286: Book Club: Political Wisecracks and Political Cats Strange New Worlds: Asylum with author Una McCormack! While November 5th, 2024 will be remembered for many things, it also saw the release of a new Star Trek novel! And we are very lucky, in this special episode of Positively Trek, to have the author on the show to discuss it! …

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Nana Visitor Joins Us to Talk About Her New Book! 56:28

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Positively Trek 285: Nana Visitor Joins Us to Talk About Her New Book! Star Trek: Open a Channel: A Woman’s Trek We are so thrilled to welcome Kira Nerys herself, Nana Visitor, to Positively Trek to talk about her amazing new book, Star Trek: Open a Channel: A Woman’s Trek! In this very special episode, hosts Dan Gunther and Brandi Jackola welcome …