Episodes

Aug. 7, 2020

Spock's Socks

From Captain to Commander, ASNP switches focus this week over to the man, the myth, the legend...Mr. Spock. In perhaps A Strange New Pod's most polarizing episode yet, Brittany, Erik, Hawk, and Julian cover every iteration of...

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Aug. 7, 2020

BONUS POD: Lower Decks "Second Contact" Review

Star Trek: Lower Decks is finally here, and the ASNP crew are ready to transport to the U.S.S. Cerritos! In this bonus pod hosted by Erik, the team gives their thoughts on the show's first episode, and the potential it has mo...

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July 24, 2020

Pike's Place

This week, we open up Captain Christopher Pike's personnel file from the Starfleet Archives! Julian, Erik, Brittany, and Hawk go over the character's three different portrayals in television and film, from Jeffrey Hunter's or...

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July 10, 2020

The Menagerie of the Mind

This week on the A Strange New Pod, Hawk takes the Captain's Chair as the crew discuss their hopes and fears for Star Trek: Lower Decks. Also this week, it's a trip back in time as Hawk, Erik, Brittany, and Julian take a look...

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June 26, 2020

Unlocking the Cage

In February 1965, Gene Roddenberry tested the original Star Trek pilot, "The Cage," for NBC. The network ultimately would pass on "The Cage" and Captain Pike, but would order a new Pilot, "Where No Man Has Gone Before." The r...

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June 19, 2020

Season of Hell?

On this special edition of A Strange New Pod, Erik takes the captain's chair as Julian and Brittany join him to discuss the classic Voyager two-parter, "Year of Hell." The crew also talk about the recent comments made by Brya...

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May 29, 2020

All Decks Report Ready

On the maiden voyage of A Strange New Pod, Julian, Erik, Brittany, and Hawk talk the timeline of Strange New Worlds, when they think it will take place, and time periods the show should avoid. Later, the crew talk about Capta...

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