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PODCAST

Star Trek Universe

Matthew Carroll and David C. Roberson and Effie Ophelders

Dave discusses the latest Star Trek series and news with lifelong friend Matt and introduces longtime friend Effie to classic series for the first time!

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55:12

Starfleet Academy 1x06 - "Come, Let's Away" Review

Star Trek Universe ·

2026/02/13

Fire up your singularity drive, maman! It's time for the tiny fireflies because there are Furies who hate being Furies and they're in pain all the time, maman. It's rough! Plus there are twists and stuff being pulled out of necks and some rough revelations about sons and the sacrifices people make along the way! Powerful episode, maman!🎙 Episodes Reviewed:Star Trek: Starfleet Academy 1x06 - "Come, Let's Away" Review👥 Hosts:David C. RobersonMatthew CarrollNote: This episode of Star Trek Universe

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78:15

Starfleet Academy 1x05 - "Series Acclimation Mil" Review

Star Trek Universe ·

2026/02/06

There are tears of the prophets and tears of some podcast hosts this week, maman! We gush and choke over S.A.M.'s journey to understanding herself and her mission through an investigation to find out what happened to Captain Benjamin Sisko! We can live with it.🎙 Episodes Reviewed:Star Trek: Starfleet Academy 1x05 - "Series Acclimation Mil" Review👥 Hosts:David C. RobersonMatthew CarrollNote: This episode of Star Trek Universe continues Dave and Matt's ongoing journey discussing Star Trek as they

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65:07

Starfleet Academy 1x04 - "Vox in Excelso" Review

Star Trek Universe ·

2026/02/02

Talk about a voice from on high, maman! We speak the words of the angels! Fallen angels 😈. Come sit with us as we discuss this killer episode that delves into Jay-Den's tragic past! We got jokes, but we had tears, too! And lots of feedback, maman!🎙 Episodes Reviewed:Star Trek: Starfleet Academy 1x04 - "Vox in Excelso" Review👥 Hosts:David C. RobersonMatthew CarrollNote: This episode of Star Trek Universe continues Dave and Matt's ongoing journey discussing Star Trek as they have since the late

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76:27

Starfleet Academy 1x03 - "Vitus Reflux" Review

Star Trek Universe ·

2026/01/23

Ten-hut, Cadet Maman! We got war games or some such! Tally-ho! Wait, that's Trelane. Scratch that, but it's time for patience, Maman! And don't forget empathy! Watch out for the betazoid in the Mugato suit, Maman...🎙 Episodes Reviewed:Star Trek: Starfleet Academy 1x03 - "Vitus Reflux" Review👥 Hosts:David C. RobersonMatthew CarrollNote: This episode of Star Trek Universe continues Dave and Matt's ongoing journey discussing Star Trek as they have since the late 1980s.🖖 Listen & Subscribe:🌐

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101:54

Starfleet Academy 1x01 - "Kids These Days" | 1x02 -...

Star Trek Universe ·

2026/01/16

Good day, Cadet Maman! It's time for your academy orientation! We'll be discussing the first two episodes of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy! Get to know your fellow students, Maman. Reacquaint yourself with an old friend. It won't be a perfect experience, but it will be pretty enriching, Maman.🎙 Episodes Reviewed:Star Trek: Starfleet Academy 1x01 - "Kids These Days" | 1x02 - "Beta Test"👥 Hosts:David C. RobersonMatthew CarrollNote: This episode of Star Trek Universe continues Dave and Matt's ongoing

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41:27

Star Trek 2x26 - "Assignment: Earth" Review

Star Trek Universe ·

2025/12/16

Maman! Hey, Maman! I'm glad we caught you! I wanted to invite you to take a trip with Effie and myself to New York City of 1968. Specifically 811 East 68th Street, Apt 12B – a quite extraordinary apartment with an exceptional new tenant – Class 1 supervisor 194 – Codename: Gary Seven. He, his "cat" Isis and his secretary Roberta Lincoln will be taking over the season 2 finale of Star Trek – and while they were making it, they may have even thought it would the series finale. Crazy times call for

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48:40

Star Trek 2x25 - "The Omega Glory" Review

Star Trek Universe ·

2025/12/10

Oh, maman... On this episode of Star Trek Universe, it’s a dash of racism,a sprinkling of imperialism, and a skosh of jingoism as Effie and I roll our eyes along to one of the absolute worst episodes of Star Trek ever produced – an episode so bad it was repeatedly rejected by the studio, from the beginning! We’re talking Roddenberry’s pet project, "The Omega Glory", maman! It ain't pretty.🎙 Episode Reviewed:Star Trek The Original Series 2×25 – “The Omega Glory”👥 Hosts:David C. RobersonEffie

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76:48

New Unconnected Star Trek Film + Khan Canonicity, A...

Star Trek Universe ·

2025/12/01

On this episode of Star Trek Universe, Matt and Dave are discussing the death of the Kelvinverse, Paramount's aborting of Simon Kinberg's Star Trek: Origin trilogy and the development of Goldstein and Daley's new supposedly unconnected Star Trek film! We're also talking about the canonicity of the podcast Star Trek: Khan, maman, as well as a tease about Captain Sisko for Starfleet Academy, and how Strange New Worlds is reigning it in for the wrap-up! All that and so much more, maman! It's wild. We

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43:54

Star Trek 2x24 - "The Ultimate Computer" Review

Star Trek Universe ·

2025/11/28

On this episode of Star Trek Universe, Effie and I encounter the most advanced multitronic unit of the 23rd century: Richard Daystrom’s prototype M-5 computer. Otherwise known as Dick “Defense-Ain’t-Murder” Daystrom’s Destruction Device. We’ll get into this catalyst for Kirk’s existentialist nightmare, maman, and maybe even explain how this could have been the perfect series finale.🎙 Episode Reviewed:Star Trek The Original Series 2×24 – “The Ultimate Computer”👥 Hosts:David C. RobersonEffie

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44:51

Star Trek 2x23 - "Patterns of Force" Review

Star Trek Universe ·

2025/11/19

On this episode of Star Trek Universe, Effie and I find ourselves in another earth-history contaminated culture as a matter of course. With Space Nazis, Space Jews and Patterns of Force.We’ll get into John Gill and his misguided attempts at introducing Nazism with benign leadership in our review of Star Trek 2x23, "Patterns of Force".🎙 Episode Reviewed:Star Trek The Original Series 2×23 – “Patterns of Force”👥 Hosts:David C. RobersonEffie OpheldersNote: This episode of Star Trek Universe continues

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84:37

Star Trek 2x22 - "Return to Tomorrow" Review

Star Trek Universe ·

2025/11/12

On this episode of Star Trek Universe, Effie and I learn that sometimes it’s best to let Sargons be bygones - especially when you meet douche bags with big ball energy who like to call ya “son”! Hide your Muldaurs and hide your Spocks, maman! They're snatchin' everybody out here!As we continue our rewatch/first-watch of The Original Series, we find ourselves face-to-face with LIGHTS IN BALLS... or rather, the now-non-corporeal entities who used to be humans millennia ago, desperate to make it back

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47:39

Star Trek 2x21 - "By Any Other Name" Review

Star Trek Universe ·

2025/11/04

On this episode of Star Trek Universe, Effie and Dave learn what a sensual thing an apology can be – and that if you drink too much ya might turn green, maman! Or your drink might, anyway. As we continue our rewatch/first-watch of The Original Series, we find ourselves face-to-face with the Kelvans, desperate to make it back home to their Andromeda galaxy -- but becoming human comes with weaknesses, maman! We're talking Star Trek 2x21, “By Any Other Name.”🎙 Episode Reviewed:Star Trek The Original

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46:29

Star Trek 2x20 - "A Piece of the Action" Review

Star Trek Universe ·

2025/10/29

On this episode of Star Trek Universe, Effie and Dave beam down to Sigma Iotia II — the planet that found a book about Chicago mobsters and decided to run with it! From fedoras to tommy guns, the Iotians built an entire society modeled after 1920s gangland culture, maman. Now the warring “bosses” want the Federation to supply them with heaters for their escalating turf war. It’s one of the funniest and most iconic episodes of The Original Series, blending sci-fi satire with pulpy gangster style

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47:32

Starfleet Academy NYCC Trailer, Strange New Worlds...

Star Trek Universe ·

2025/10/17

We’re talking Starfleet Academy casting (Tilly's back, sorta) and premiere news, Strange New Worlds season 4’s “go for broke” energy, and the Star Trek: United series that might still be. Interesting news bits abound in the world of Trek, maman!Starfleet AcademyTilly is Reportedly Only in One Episode!Details on Caleb Mir and S.A.M.How They Changed the S.A.M. Character for Kerrice BrooksAlex Kurtzman Praises CastNew Trailer for Star Trek: Starfleet AcademyStephen Colbert to Play Digital Dean of

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65:53

Star Trek 2x19 - "The Immunity Syndrome" Review

Star Trek Universe ·

2025/10/16

On this episode of Star Trek Universe, Effie and I find ourselves dark place drained of energy, maman – I’m not talking about seasonal depression – We’re spending some time inside of a giant amoeba as we review Star Trek 2x19, "The Immunity Syndrome"!Episode Reviewed:Star Trek 2x19 - "The Immunity Syndrome"Hosts:David C. RobersonEffie OpheldersNote: This episode of Star Trek Universe continues young Effie's first watch of Star Trek in production order. Guiding her on this journey: Dave, a stalwart

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67:21

Star Trek 2x18 - "Obsession" Review

Star Trek Universe ·

2025/10/09

It takes a bloodthirsty captain to kill a bloodthirsty cloud, maman! We're talking all about Jim Kirk's obsession with a vampire cloud creature who killed half his crew 11 years ago! More Moby Dick, maman! Another cloud creature! Another vampire, too. This one is a triple-threat retread, maman!Episode Reviewed:Star Trek 2x18 - "Obsession"Hosts:David C. RobersonEffie OpheldersNote: This episode of Star Trek Universe continues young Effie's first watch of Star Trek in production order. Guiding her on

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50:35

Star Trek 2x17 - "The Gamesters of Triskelion" Review

Star Trek Universe ·

2025/10/01

Effie and Dave fight to be vended as thralls while wearing tin foil bikinis and getting eye-effed by Galt! Lord have mercy upon us, maman! It'll be no time before we're served the old Jim Kirk peck-n-punch! Or worse, his cock-n-sock!Episode Reviewed:Star Trek 2x17 - "The Gamesters of Triskelion"Hosts:David C. RobersonEffie OpheldersNote: This episode of Star Trek Universe continues young Effie's first watch of Star Trek in production order. Guiding her on this journey: Dave, a stalwart fan of almost

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57:52

Star Trek 2x16 - "A Private Little War" Review

Star Trek Universe ·

2025/09/24

Kirk brings the crew to a spot he visited before, but he expected paradise -- not a private little war! This is an uneven-but-fun episode to talk about, maman! We got G̶u̶m̶a̶t̶o̶, er, Mugato bites, a witch with a small, deadly box, wigs, Lisa Frank stickers on foreheads and a Vietnam redux, maman! It's a wild one!Episode Reviewed:Star Trek 2x15 - "A Private Little War"Hosts:David C. RobersonEffie OpheldersNote: This episode of Star Trek Universe continues young Effie's first watch of Star Trek in

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102:24

News: Strange New Worlds! Year One! Legacy! Scouts!...

Star Trek Universe ·

2025/09/21

It's our 300th episode, maman! We're getting into all sorts of news!Strange New WorldsGoldsman and Myers' Thoughts on Rewriting History in "Terrarium"Taking From "The Inner Light" for the finale was IntentionalBatel's Loss Will Impact Pike ForeverPike Can't Escape His FateBatel's Eyes Were Not a Reference to Gary MitchellThey are Done with the Gorn and the VezdaThey Thought "New Life and New Civilizations" Might Be the Series FinalePelia Does Know the Doctor from Doctor WhoWhy Season 4 Will Be

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73:31

Strange New Worlds 3x10 - "New Life and New...

Star Trek Universe ·

2025/09/15

They finally told an original story, maman -- or they started to before they were "inspired" by an episode of The Next Generation and did that instead. Alright, fine. It was the only part that actually worked.Episode Reviewed: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds 3x10 - "New Life and New Civilizations" Hosts:David C. RobersonMatthew CarrollNote: This episode of Star Trek Universe continues Dave and Matt's ongoing journey discussing Star Trek as they have since the late 1980s.Join Us:Site:

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