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Positively Trek

Positively Trek Podcasts

Trek experts Dan and Barry discuss a variety of Trek topics, often with special guests! We want to share our love of the Star Trek universe, and celebrate how it has touched our lives. We also cover news and reviews of all new Star Trek shows and films!

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57:56

Still a Better Love Story Than Twilight

Positively Trek ·

2025/09/05

Positively Trek 310: Still a Better Love Story Than Twilight“Terrarium” - Star Trek: Strange New Worlds 3x09Finding herself on the wrong side of a surprise wormhole, Erika Ortegas must survive the harsh conditions of an inhospitable moon while awaiting rescue. However, it soon becomes apparent that she’s not alone…In this episode of Positively Trek, hosts Dan and Barry discuss “Terrarium,” the penultimate episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ third season. We talk about Erika Ortegas finally

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45:18

Jumped the Gormagander

Positively Trek ·

2025/08/31

Positively Trek 309: Jumped the GormaganderAugust’s Star Trek Comics: Lower Decks #10 & SNW: Seeds of Salvation #1Another 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 from IDW! We talk about the resolution of the Tendi/Ferengi debt plot in Star Trek: Lower Decks #10, and kick off a new miniseries with Star Trek:

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58:25

What is Happening?!?

Positively Trek ·

2025/08/29

Positively Trek 308: What is Happening?!?“Four-and-a-Half Vulcans” - Strange New Worlds 3x08A 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 want to go back!In this episode of Positively Trek, hosts Barry and Dan discuss “Four-and-a-Half Vulcans,” episode 8 of season 3 of Star Trek: Strange New

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52:17

The Camera Itself Becomes a Character

Positively Trek ·

2025/08/22

Positively Trek 307: The Camera Itself Becomes a Character“What Is Starfleet?” - Strange New Worlds 3x07Is 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 the question: “What is Starfleet?”In this episode of Positively Trek, hosts Dan and Barry discuss episode 7 of season 3 of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds:

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58:09

Baking a Captain Kirk Cake

Positively Trek ·

2025/08/15

Positively Trek 306: Baking a Captain Kirk CakeStrange 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 this episode of Positively Trek, hosts Barry and Dan review the Star Trek: Strange New Worlds episode “The Sehlat Who Ate Its Tail.” We talk about Kirk, his ad

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43:56

I Hope I Don’t Get Too Hoofy-Foofy Here

Positively Trek ·

2025/08/08

Positively Trek 305: I Hope I Don’t Get Too Hoofy-Foofy Here“Through the Lens of Time” - Strange New Worlds 3x05The 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 Positively Trek, hosts Dan and Barry discuss “Through the Lens of Time,” the fifth episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season three. We talk about a threat to

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68:53

Irreverently Reverent

Positively Trek ·

2025/08/01

Positively Trek 304: Irreverently ReverentStrange 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 Adventure Hour,” episode four of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ third season. We talk about the irreverent reverence the writers have for Star Trek, some amazing

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51:37

Gathering Alien Pooter-Scoots?

Positively Trek ·

2025/07/31

Positively Trek 303: Gathering Alien Pooter-Scoots?July’s Star Trek Comics: Lower Decks #9 and Red Shirts #1Every 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 comic issues demand to be talked about!In this special episode of Positively Trek, hosts Dan and Brandi kick off a new monthly series! At the end of each

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63:30

Pike Actually Says the Z-Word!

Positively Trek ·

2025/07/25

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 Kenfori,” the third episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season three. We talk about the fallout from the Federation/Klingon War, M’Benga’s sins, some

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Like Downshifting from Warp 9 to Full Impulse in 3...

Positively Trek ·

2025/07/18

Positively Trek 301: Like Downshifting from Warp 9 to Full Impulse in 3 SecondsStrange 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 Positively Trek, hosts Barry and Dan discuss the first two episodes of season three of Strange New Worlds: “Hegemony, Part II” and “Wedding Bell Blues.” Two

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61:11

Ctrl-Alt-Delete The Universe

Positively Trek ·

2025/07/05

Positively Trek 300: Ctrl-Alt-Delete The UniverseStar Trek #32 & Star Trek: OmegaLore 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 Trek: Defiant comic series?In this episode of Positively Trek, hosts Dan and Brandi discuss the comics Star Trek #32 (Lore War Part 5 of 5) and Star

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65:14

We’re All Pike Now!

Positively Trek ·

2025/06/20

Positively Trek 299: We’re All Pike Now!The End of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Has Been AnnouncedIn 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 Positively Trek, hosts Dan and Barry discuss the surprise announcement of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ fifth and final season renewal. We talk about what we know

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56:38

Shaxs Ain’t Subtle, Either!

Positively Trek ·

2025/06/08

Positively Trek 298: Shaxs Ain’t Subtle, Either!Star Trek: Defiant #27 & Lore War: Shaxs’ Worst DayThe 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 a full part of the Lore War series! Join us as we talk about Sisko and company’s attempt to thwart Lore’s evil machinations, while at the same time a

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45:17

Support Your Local Convention!

Positively Trek ·

2025/05/24

Positively Trek 297: Support Your Local Convention!The Mile Zero Fan Summit in Grimshaw, AlbertaStar 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 day-to-day life loves settling in for a Babylon 5 marathon, debates online who is the better captain, Sisko or Janeway, or has very strong opinions on how

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53:12

Lore War Continues!

Positively Trek ·

2025/05/16

Positively Trek 296: Lore War Continues!Star Trek: Defiant #26 & Star Trek #31: Lore War Parts 2 & 3The 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 everyone they know and love what it is they have lost!In this episode of Positively Trek, hosts Dan and Brandi are continuing their coverage of the

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70:20

Playing My Favourite Songs

Positively Trek ·

2025/05/09

Positively Trek 295: Playing My Favourite SongsStrange 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 amazing author himself, James Swallow! We talk about the novel spoiler-free to begin with, but get into spoilers later as we discuss the plot of this

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77:04

From Star Trek’s Worst to Star Trek’s Best

Positively Trek ·

2025/04/25

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 and best episodes from a classic television series as determined by the IMDB ratings. Their rules dictate that the series in question must have at least 100

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42:24

Lore Ain’t Subtle

Positively Trek ·

2025/04/05

Positively Trek 293: Lore Ain’t SubtleStar Trek: Lore War #1The 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: Lore War #1, the first issue in the five-part Lore War crossover series! We talk about what leads up to this series, the story in the issue itself, and

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66:53

19th Century Technobabble

Positively Trek ·

2025/03/23

Positively Trek 292: 19th Century TechnobabbleMaster and Commander: The Far Side of the WorldAs 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 Aubrey novels by Patrick O’Brian. With its 19th century nautical setting, Master and Commander contains much of the DNA of other influences that eventually

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57:43

But Is It Canon?

Positively Trek ·

2025/03/07

Positively Trek 291: But Is It Canon?Star Trek: Khan - Trek’s New Audio DramaIn 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, cast, the question of canon, and what this release might mean for the future of Star Trek audio dramas.Vape! The Grease Parody -

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