Strange New Takes

This week sees a lighter episode with Spock feeling all the feels. Nach, Emily and Adam get together to dicuss "Charades" and share their Strange New Takes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The crew of the enterprise must learn from their mistakes without the ability to remember. Emily and Adam discuss this episode, and accidentally keep talking about Ad Astra per Aspera and Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow instead. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Star Trek returns to the courtroom to deliver a thinly veiled metaphor for today's discussions on gender and sexuality. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

SNW comes out of the gates with a bang! The Broken Circle gives us a M'Benga & Chapel focused tale with some incredible Spock moments thrown in. We can't wait to see what's next! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In our final installment of the Imposters series, Nach and Bill recap the TNG classic Second Chances! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Course Oblivion might be the biggest downer in all of Star Trek. It's all bad news. Nothing good happens. And yet it's one of Voyager's best episodes. Emily, Adam and Nach get together to recap the Course Oblivion and share their Strange New Takes! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

DS9 takes on the balance between freedom and security; predicting political debates for the next two generations. Bill, Emily and Nach get together to recap the two-parter 'Homefront' - 'Paradise Lost' and share their Strange New Takes! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

And now the end is near....or rather, it's here. Star Trek Picard finally draws to it's end. So what are we left with after 3 seasons of this show? What did it all mean? Nach, Rudy, Emily and Adam discuss their Strange New Takes on Season 3 and Picard as a whole. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Well they stuck the landing. Picard season 3 ends with a bang....and a new Enterprise! Emily and Nach return to recap the series finale and share our Strange New Takes! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Picard lobs a couple big reveals at us! First we're introduced to the Borg as this season's big bad. Then we get the D and the it's the fat one just like the bartender in episode 1 promised. Adam, Rudy, Emily and Nach come together to recap Vox and share their Strange New Takes! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Goodbye T'Veen. 'Surrender' brings us some of the most grim deaths we've seen before giving us the conclusion of Vadic's arc in the series (or is it?) Bill, Adam, Emily and Nach return to recap the episode and share their Strange New Takes! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tuvok returns and Vadic takes over the Titan in this week's Picard. Adam, Nach and Emily recap 'Dominion' and share their Strange New Takes! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Picard takes another turn as we go into the back half of the season. Nach and Emily recap 'The Bounty' and share their Strange New Takes! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Star Trek Picard delivers an episode that could be a contender for greatest episode of Trek ever made. 'Imposters' delivers a multi-layered script that converges several plot lines, gives us closure on an iconic TNG character and drips with tension. Adam and Nach discuss the episode and share their Strange New Takes! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Liam Shaw steals the show in yet another Star Trek Picard episode packed full with action and character development. Adam, Nach, Emily and Rudy recap 'No Win Scenario' and share their Strange New Takes! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Picard and Beverly finally have a chance to talk about why she cut him out of her life 20 years ago. We learn how Worf takes his tea, and we finally get our answer about what's up with that creepy Ensign in the hallway. Adam (who has COVID, sorry about the audio!), Emily, and Rudy discuss. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Don't Disengage from your weekly podcast listening as we're going to give a recap of the latest Picard episode. It's more setup this week as we finally learn who Vadic is, who Raffi's handler is and who Jack Crusher is! Listen now as Nach and Rudy share their Strange New Takes and recap the episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Picard gets the new season off to a strong start with an action-packed nostalgia ride. Adam, Emily, Bill and Nach get together to recap 'The Next Generation' and share their Strange New Takes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we're prepping for Picard Season 3 by watching an episode featuring Lore! TNG's 'Datalore' featured the introduction of Data's evil twin. Nach and Adam are here to share their thoughts on the episode and their Strange New Takes! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With Moriarty set to return in Picard Season 3, we've chosen to recap his last appearance with TNG's 'Ship In A Bottle'.Is this a dark horse for one of the best episodes of Trek ever? A totally dialog driven piece with no action and some terrific twists and turns. Listen as Nach, Bill and Rudy recap 'Ship In A Bottle'. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

To prep for Picard Season 3, we've decided to go back and watch some TNG episodes that could be relevant. This week, we've got a recap of the TNG series finale, 'All Good Things...'! Listen in as Nach, Emily and Bill share their Strange New Takes on what could be the best Star Trek finale of them all. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Prodigy closes out season 1 by tying up loose ends. Thankfully, there's also no major cliffhanger. Nach, Emily and Bill come together to recap Supernova Part 2 and share their Strange New Takes on the rest of season 1! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to 'Supernova Part 1' with no first part of a Supernova. Back in the day if an episode was called "Best of Both Worlds", we got the best of both worlds dammit! Rudy, Adam, Emily and Nach recap the penultimate episode of the first season of Star Trek Prodigy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dal and Janeway switch minds in this out of body romp. Adam, Rudy and Emily get together to share their Strange New Takes! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's a holodeck romp for the Protostar kids as they get a taste of a crisis that has affected just about every Starfleet crew! Nach and Adam recap 'Ghost in the Machine' and share their Star Trek Prodigy Strange New Takes! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Preludes finally offers us the backstories for Rok-tahk, Jankom Pog and Zero. We also learn about the 'Vindicator' and her mission. We recap the episode and share our Strange New Takes! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Diviner discovers a secret ally while Dal and the kids discover the dangers of genetic modification. Nach and Emily recap 'Masquerade'. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The outrageous Okona returns to give the kids some extra adult supervision. Nach and Adam recap 'Crossroads' and share their Strange New Takes on the latest Prodigy episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Star Trek Prodigy puts out another banger of an episode in this love letter to Star Trek. Adam and Nach get together to recap All The World's A Stage and ask if this is the most meta episode of Star Trek ever? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Prodigy continues it's streak of great episodes with a Borg romp. Nach, Bill and Rudy recap 'Let Sleeping Borg Lie' and share their 'Strange New Takes'! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Twp recaps for the price of one! Nach and Emily come together to recap the Lower Decks crew getting saved by the entire California class and the Prodigy kids learning that they can't just fly back to Starfleet. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lower Decks picks up he threads from another TNG doozy by returning Star Trek to the planet from 'Symbiosis' aka the 'Say no to drugs' episode. Nach and Rudy review the episode and share their Strange New Takes! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lower Decks goes cinematic and we're there for the Strange New Takes! Bill, Emily and Nach dig into Crisis Point 2 with this recap! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lower Decks goes experimental with an exocomp romp that gets...specfic...about the vagaries of inter-species romance. Nach, Adam and Rudy get together to share their Strange New Takes and recap the episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The nostalgia comes thick and fast as Lower Decks visits Deep Space 9. Nach, Bill and Rudy get together to recap the return of Kira and share their Strange New Takes! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rutherford goes evil and Boimler goes ballistic in the latest Lower Decks romp. Nach and Adam recap 'Reflections' and share their 'Strange New Takes'! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're back! And we've got a double recap this week as we catch up on the third and fourth episodes of Lower Decks. It's Scrubble, fantasies, room lottery and relaxation ships all the way down! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Boimler's new life strategy puts him in immediate danger, and Mariner seeks to prove herself to Commander Ransom. Adam and Rudy keep you updated on the Artemis I launch and try to figure out if Boimler's Klingon costume is racist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lower Decks is back and doing what it does best: Giving us the D-plot of a regular Star Trek episode and a ton of in-jokes and easter eggs. Join Adam, Nach, Emily and Rudy as they recap historic Bozeman and much more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The origin of the legend himself, Khan Noonien Singh. Adam and Nach recap 'Space Seed' and discuss if Khan is the greatest villain in Star Trek. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're plugging into the Star Trek Villain Showdown and featuring Seska who is up against Gul Dukat in round 8! Does Seska's devious holo-programming kill Tuvok? Does her villainy rise up to the level of Dukat? Listen in to find out! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The crew of the Enterprise must explain various bodily functions to a god, while an asteroidal moon goes on a suspiciously timed collision course. Emily, Rudy, and Adam try to figure out if Q really counts as a villain, despite his presence in StarTrek.com's Star Trek Villain bracket. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're plugging into the Star Trek Villain Showdown and voting Gul Dukat in Round 6. Why? Well we present 'Indiscretion' as evidence for Dukat's villainous ways and have this retro recap for you. Join Nach, Emily and Rudy as they share their Strange New Takes on DS9 4x05! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hi Alex, have a seat. Bill and Nach are here to give you our humble evaluation of how things have gone so far in your stewardship of Star Trek. Don't worry, we're here to tell you things are good and give you a few areas we'd like you to continue developing. We've also got some thoughts for where Star Trek could go next. Thanks for listening Alex! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Is the Strange New Worlds the best Star Trek ever? Why did we enjoy it's first season so much? Nach, Rudy, Bill and Emily recap the best first season of Trek ever made. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Things get timey-wimey as future Pike returns to prevent present-Pike from altering the future. Special guest character: James T. Kirk. Rudy and Nach recap the SNW finale and share their Strange New Takes! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Uhura needs to learn one final lesson before she finishes her cadet training with the crew of the Enterprise in a dangerous away mission. Emily and Adam share their thoughts on this week's impactful episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The crew of the Enterprise are stuck in a children's book written by Benny Russell. Emily and Adam try to untangle their feelings about a very different episode of Strange New Worlds. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.