Captain's Log: Supplemental

Strange New Worlds: Valles Marineris

This week, Rob goes Jurassic on the summary and talks about human exploration of Mars. Then, Stanford runs some Land Before Time trivia. Episode:  Star Trek Strange New Worlds s04e01 Strange New Worlds Deep Dive: Exploration of Mars Potpourri: Land...

Bonus: Season 10 Prologue

This week, we are between seasons, so Stanford gives us a very brief recap of Strange New Worlds so far. Come hang out on Discord: https://discord.gg/VwPk2g7ND7 Check our links: https://podcls.com

Strange New Worlds: New Life and New Civilizations

This week, Chris explores the episode and then points out that Captain Batel is not a real character. Rob asks us about everyone's first roles. Episode:  Star Trek Strange New Worlds s03e10 New Life and New Civilizations Deep Dive: Captain Batel, Plot...

Strange New Worlds: Terrarium

This week, Stanford taps annoyingly on the glass of this episode and talks about soome of the fake boardgames in Star Trek. Then, Chris asks us some wormhole trivia. Episode:  Star Trek Strange New Worlds s03e09 Terrarium Deep Dive: Star Trek...

Strange New Worlds: Four and a Half Vulcans

This week, Rob itemizes the episode and talks about some of the comedic guest spots through Star Trek history. Then, Stanford runs some guest star trivia. Episode:  Star Trek Strange New Worlds s03e08 Four and a Hafl Vulcans Deep Dive: Comedic Guest...

Strange New Worlds: What is Starfleet?

This week, Chris answers our questions about the episode and then guides a discussion about its central theme. Rob lightens the mood with some bad episode descriptions. Episode:  Star Trek Strange New Worlds s03e07 What is Starfleet? Deep Dive:...

Strange New Worlds: The Sehlat Who Ate its Own Tale

Description Episode:  Star Trek Strange New Worlds s03e06 The Sehlat Who Ate its Own Tales Deep Dive: James Kirk Potpourri: Captain's Log or AI Slop? Come hang out on Discord: https://discord.gg/VwPk2g7ND7 Check our links: https://podcls.com

Strange New Worlds: Through the Lens of Time

This week, Rob guides us through the episode and then talks about some of his favorite examples of the Pandora's Box subgenre of SciFi.  In honor of the World Cup, Stanford creates a bracket! Episode:  Star Trek Strange New Worlds s03e05 Through the...

Strange New Worlds: A Space Adventure

This week, Chris takes us on the adventure of the episode and discusses early TV sci-fi. Then,, Rob asks us to source some Klingon quotes. Episode:  Star Trek Strange New Worlds s03e04 A Space Adventure Deep Dive: Early TV Science Fiction Potpourri:...

Strange New Worlds: Shuttle to Kenfori

This week, Stanford is back and delivers the summary, and then gets a little technical. Chris asks whether it's a Klingon proverb or a real wworld quote. Episode:  Star Trek Strange New Worlds s03e03 Shuttle to Kenfori Deep Dive: Hand Phasors and...

Bonus: A Musical Interview with Peter Duchan

This week, Rob and Stanford sit down and chat with playwright and screenwriter Peter Duchan about musical theater, broadway, and the Subspace Rhapsody episode of SNW. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Duchan Come hang out on Discord:...

Strange New Worlds: Wedding Bell Blues

This week, Rob marries us to the summary and goes into a deep dive about the Q. Stanford couldn't make it, so he sent along a potpourri game to play in absentia. Episode:  Star Trek Strange New Worlds s02e02 Wedding Bell Blues Deep Dive: The Q...

Strange New Worlds: Hegemony (Part 2)

This week, Chris starts the new season by giving us the conclusion of Hegemony and then teaches us about solar flares. Rob asks us for our take on some Mirror Universe characters. Episode:  Star Trek Strange New Worlds s03e01 Hegemony (Part 2) Deep...

Strange New Worlds: Hegemony (Part 1)

This week, Stanford grants the summary and some deep PoliSci knowledge on the concept of a hegemony. Then, Chris runs a game of Who Am I? Episode:  Star Trek Strange New Worlds s08e10 Hegemony (Part 1) Deep Dive: Hegemonies Potpourri: Star Trek Who Am...

Strange New Worlds: Subspace Rhapsody

This week, Rob gives a rendition of the summary and asks: how did this episode even happen? Then, Stanford runs some Musical Antonyms. Episode:  Star Trek Strange New Worlds s02e09 Subspace Rhapsody Deep Dive: How did this get made? Potpourri: Musical...

Strange New Worlds: Under the Cloak of War

This week, Chris pulls the cloak over our eyes on this episode and asks whether it's worth ignoring war crimes in exchange for some benefit (the answer is no). Then, Rob asks us about the Rules of Acquisition. Episode:  Star Trek Strange New Worlds...

Strange New Worlds: Those Old Scientists

This week, Stanford gives us the summary and talks about Tawny Newsome and Jack Quaid. Then, Chris runds some bad description trivia. Episode:  Star Trek Strange New Worlds s02e07 Those Old Scientist Deep Dive: Jack Quaid and Tawny Newsome Potpourri:...

Break Week

Strange New Worlds: Lost in Translation

This week, Rob translates the episode for us and then talks about George Kirk Sr. Stanford asks us to translate some foreign idioms. Episode:  Star Trek Strange New Worlds s02e08 Lost in Translation Deep Dive: George Samuel Kirk Sr. Potpourri: Idiom...

Strange New Worlds: Charades

This week, Chris explains all thw rods and syllables of the episode and then goes over some of Star Trek's non-corporeal lifeforms. Rob runs audio charades! Episode:  Star Trek Strange New Worlds s02e05 Charades Deep Dive: Nonsorporeal Lifeforms...