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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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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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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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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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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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56:15

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

Positively Trek ·

2025/02/22

Positively Trek 290: Of Course There’s a View of the Golden Gate Bridge!Everything We Know about Star Trek: Starfleet Academy So FarStar 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 Trek, hosts Dan and Barry do just that, and share their hopes and concerns for the thirteenth Star Trek series to grace our screens!Show page:

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67:02

Look on the Bright Side!

Positively Trek ·

2025/02/07

Positively Trek 289: Look on the Bright Side!Let’s Say Something Nice About Trek We Don’t LikeThis 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 we kind of damn with faint praise, but there’s always something to like in *almost* every episode of Star Trek!Show page:

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93:43

Georgiou and the Gang

Positively Trek ·

2025/01/25

Positively Trek 288: Georgiou and the GangStar 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 thoughts on the film. The first part is spoiler-free, but be warned: there are huge spoilers in the second part! If you haven’t watched the film yet, don’t

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The State of Star Trek in 2025

Positively Trek ·

2025/01/10

Positively Trek 287: The State of Star Trek in 2025What’s Coming This Year and WhenIn 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 since 2017 to a new season of Strange New Worlds; from books and comics to collectibles, both rumored and announced, here’s everything that’s coming to the

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82:57

Book Club: Political Wisecracks and Political Cats

Positively Trek ·

2024/12/31

Positively Trek 286: Book Club: Political Wisecracks and Political CatsStrange 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!In this episode of the Positively Trek Book Club, host Dan Gunther is joined by two co-hosts from the Infinite Diversity podcast: Chrissie De Clerck-Szilagyi

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Nana Visitor Joins Us to Talk About Her New Book!

Positively Trek ·

2024/11/19

Positively Trek 285: Nana Visitor Joins Us to Talk About Her New Book!Star Trek: Open a Channel: A Woman’s TrekWe 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 one of our absolute favorite actors in Star Trek to the show, and we can barely contain our excitement!Positively Trek’s hiatus continues, but we had to

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Book Club - Logic Without Empathy is Illogical

Positively Trek ·

2024/09/13

Positively Trek 284: Book Club - Logic Without Empathy is IllogicalStrange New Worlds: The Scorpius RunWhile investigating uncharted space in the Scorpius constellation, the U.S.S. Enterprise under the command of Captain Christopher Pike is captured by a megalomaniacal dictator named Zyphyx. He forces the Enterprise crew to take part in an interstellar starship race, and in order to escape with their lives, they must win!In this episode of the Positively Trek Book Club, hosts Dan Gunther and Brandi

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69:05

The First Week of September, 2024

Positively Trek ·

2024/09/01

Positively Trek 283: The First Week of September, 2024The Week Everything Changed - “Past Tense” Parts 1 & 2It’s the morning of Monday, September 3rd. Podcasters Dan and Barry have decided to record Positively Trek in the early morning hours before work. However, they don’t realize that events have taken place thousands of kilometers away that will change everything forever, thanks to one man: Gabriel Bell.In this episode of Positively Trek, we’re doing something a little different in honor of

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49:46

Star Trek in the Wild

Positively Trek ·

2024/08/15

Positively Trek 282: Star Trek in the WildMaking Trek Connections in Unexpected PlacesSometimes as Star Trek fans, it can feel like we’re all alone in our fandom. Certainly, online spaces have changed this quite a bit, but in our day-to-day lives, it often feels like we are the only Star Trek fan around. But then, the unexpected happens and you make a surprise connection with another Trekkie, Trekker, or casual Star Trek fan, and it suddenly feels like you’ve made a friend for life!In this episode

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Book Club: Martha Landon Does Do a Judo Flip

Positively Trek ·

2024/08/09

Positively Trek 281: Book Club: Martha Landon Does Do a Judo FlipGreg Cox - Lost to EternityIn 1986, Dr. Gillian Taylor of the Cetacean Institute in Sausalito, California, seemingly disappeared off the face of the Earth. In 2024, a true crime podcaster tries to get to the bottom of the nearly 40 year-old cold case. In 2268, a missing scientist threatens to spark open war between the Federation and the Klingon Empire. And in 2292, three galactic powers vie for the favor of the advanced and ancient

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43:17

The Stars Go To the Stars!

Positively Trek ·

2024/08/02

Positively Trek 280: The Stars Go To the Stars!Actors We’d Like to See on Star Trek (And a Few We’d Like to See Back!)With nearly 1000 episodes and films over the course of nearly 60 years, there have been scores of actors who have appeared in Star Trek, both before and after they “made it big.” But there is always room for more!In this episode of Positively Trek, hosts Dan and Barry discuss who they would like to see appear in Star Trek, as well as a few we’d like to see return. What do you think

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Book Club: Why Can’t We Have the Bajoran Orb of Candy...

Positively Trek ·

2024/07/25

Positively Trek 279: Book Club: Why Can’t We Have the Bajoran Orb of Candy Canes?Star Trek: The Motion Picture: EchoesThe V’Ger incident has left Kirk in command of the U.S.S. Enterprise, shirking his responsibilities back at Starfleet Command to remain aboard the ship for her shakedown cruise. The cruise is interrupted by the sudden appearance of a doppelganger of Nyota Uhura from a parallel universe, on a mission to apprehend a man responsible for multiple genocides. Kirk and his crew must team

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Beautiful Star Trek Starships

Positively Trek ·

2024/07/18

Positively Trek 278: Beautiful Star Trek StarshipsOur Favorites, and the People who Designed ThemOver the past 58 years, Star Trek has presented us with a gorgeous vision of the future. A huge part of that Trek aesthetic is the design of the starships that carry their crews boldly to the stars. From the very beginning with Matt Jefferies’ iconic design of the U.S.S. Enterprise, every starship that has come after has carried on the legacy of his original work of art.In this episode of Positively

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