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!

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Star Trek: Gene’s Vision – Earth Station Trek – Episode 205

We Trek fans talk a lot about Gene Roddenberry’s vision for Star Trek. But what is that vision, and how does it still fit with our world today? Has Trek drifted from Gene’s vision of a more perfect future with things like Section 31 and actions by Sisko, Archer, others?

Star Trek What If…? Part 2 – Earth Station Trek – Episode 204

This week the Earth Station Trek crew once again ponders the Star Trek multiverse to look at the roads the franchise didn’t travel! We also discuss the recent announcement about the Star Trek: Khan audio miniseries, the untimely passing of Roberto Orci, and take a look back at This Week

Star Trek What If

Star Trek What If…? – Earth Station Trek – Episode 203

Time. Space. Reality. It’s more than a linear path. It’s a prism of endless possibility. Where a single choice can branch out into infinite realities, creating alternate worlds from the ones you know. We are the hosts of Earth Station Trek. We will be your guide into the alternate realities

Genesis II and Planet Earth – Earth Station Trek – Episode 202

Genesis II (1973) and Planet Earth (1974) were made-for-television films/pilots written and produced by Gene Roddenberry. We’ll be discussing the Star Trek connections in the films as well as looking at them as Gene Roddenberry’s post-Star Trek contributions to televised science fiction! Earth Station Trek is a part of the ESO

Section 31 – Earth Station Trek – Episode 201

No doubt about it — Star Trek: Section 31 has proved to be contentious amongst the fanbase! Some enjoyed it, but most seemed to hate it. But we all know what you’re thinking: “What about the EST Crew? What did they think of it??” Well now’s your opportunity to find

200 – Earth Station Trek – Episode 200

On tonight’s show we celebrate a big milestone — our 200th EPISODE!! First, we’ll talk about some of the changes that have happened in the world of Star Trek over the course of the past 200 weeks, then we’ll get into how doing this podcast has affected our opinions of

Star Trek DS9 Writer Mark O’Connell – Earth Station Trek – Episode 199

This week the EARTH STATION TREK crew has the pleasure of chatting with Deep Space Nine writer MARK O’CONNELL! He’ll be talking about his four produced stories– which include “Second Sight” (Season 2), “Meridian” (Season 3), “For the Cause” (Season 4) and “Who Mourns For Morn?” (Season 6) — and

Canon, Time Travel, and the Multiverse – Earth Station Trek – Episode 198

This week the EARTH STATION CREW tackles the big questions! What is canon? Does continuity even matter in a multiverse where time travel is possible? How big does a discrepancy need to be before it is considered a different universe? We’ll tackle all of that and more! Earth Station Trek is

BEST TREK 2024 – Earth Station Trek – Episode 197

2024 was quite a year for Star Trek with a whopping 40 episodes across three series! This week the EARTH STATION TREK crew takes a look back at all the Star Trek episodes from the past year. We each do a countdown of our Top 5 episodes, and then we

Section 31 Trailer and Fissure Quest – Earth Station Trek – Episode 194

It’s an action-packed week here on EARTH STATION TREK!! First, we’ll be taking a detailed look at the new trailer for Star Trek: Section 31! Then, Star Trek: Lower Decks drops the first half of its explosive series finale and we’ll be analyzing every second of it — and trust

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