Earth Station Trek

Earth Station Trek is your weekly escape into the Final Frontier.

Join your hosts Charles Kelso, Alan Siler, Keith Johnson and Veronica Dashiell for all things Trek. Do you want episode reviews? You got ‘em. All the latest news from across the quadrant? You’ll find it here. Explorations of themes and characters? That’s here too. Our mission reports cover the full gamut of Star Trek, from the groundbreaking 1966 original series and on into the future of the franchise on Paramount+. Join Earth Station Trek for your regular escape into the Trekverse!

Charles Kelso
Veronica Dashiell

Space Westerns – Earth Station Trek – Episode 240

Saddle up your targs, Pardners! This week the EST Crew moseys on over to the Wild West! We’ll be talking about all the ways Westerns have been done in various Trek series and beyond! Earth Station Trek is a part of the ESO Podcast Network, Executive Producer Mike Faber. #startrek

AI From Present to Future – Earth Station Trek – Episode 239

How will AI evolve from where it is now to what we see in Star Trek? We’ll talk about the ways AI is depicted across the different series, how realistic the portrayal is (or isn’t), whether the franchise is anti-AI, etc. We’ll discuss some of the ways that AI could

Star Trek Khan – Earth Station Trek – Episode 238

This week the EARTH STATION TREK crew will beam down to Ceti Alpha V to discuss the first Official Star Trek dramatic podcast, Star Trek: Khan! Earth Station Trek is a part of the ESO Podcast Network, Executive Producer Mike Faber. #startrek #khan #fullcastaudio #podcast

Star Trek Costumes – Earth Station Trek – Episode 237

It’s Halloween! Time to break out your costumes and get dressed up as devils, witches, aliens, pirates, superheroes, etc. Tonight we’ll be highlighting some of our favorite wardrobe and costumes in the TREKVERSE! Earth Station Trek is a part of the ESO Podcast Network, Executive Producer Mike Faber. #startrek #costumes

Star Trek Command Styles – Earth Station Trek – Episode 236

This week we are joined by our good friend Wayne Badie for a discussion analyzing the different command styles we see in Star Trek, primarily of the various ship and station captains that our favorite shows focus on. How different would it be to serve under Kirk, Picard, Sisko, Janeway,

NYCC 2025 Star Trek News! – Earth Station Trek – Episode 235

This week we will be covering all the news that came out of New York Comic Con this past weekend — primarily a new “first look” at Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 4 and a brand new trailer for Star Trek: Starfleet Academy! But first we’ll be sharing what

Star Trek SEX – Earth Station Trek – Episode 234

This week Keith and Alan have left Chuck and Veronica unsupervised in the station! So, of course, they’re drinking and talking about sex and Star Trek! Earth Station Trek is a part of the ESO Podcast Network, Executive Producer Mike Faber. #startrek #sex #klingon #ferengi #jamaharon #risa #horgahn #oomox

20th Century in the Future – Earth Station Trek – Episode 233

We are joined this week by our good friend, Vandy Beth Glenn, who suggested our topic for tonight: “20th-century obsessions of Starfleet characters we know, and why there doesn’t seem to be any movies, TV series, or pop music between now and the 23rd century.” Earth Station Trek is a

Strange New Worlds Season Three Wrap-Up – Earth Station Trek – Episode 232

This week the Earth Station Trek gang takes a look back at the most recent season of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. How does it stack up to previous seasons? What were our favorite and least favorite episodes? What characters had the best development over the 10 episodes? What are

Beginnings and Endings – Earth Station Trek – Episode 230

It’s a big week on the good ship EST! First we’ll be talking about the launch of two new Star Trek series: Scouts (the new pre-school animated show) and Khan (the new dramatic podcast series). We’ll give you an overview and our initial reviews of each. Then, we’ll be seeking

Four-and-a-Half Vulcans and Terrarium – Earth Station Trek – Episode 229

After taking a week off for Dragon Con, the EARTH STATION TREK gang is back to play a little catch-up and review the two latest episodes: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3 episodes 8 and 9 — “Four-and-a-Half Vulcans” and “Terrarium.” But first we’ll have a little Dragon Con

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