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Starter Trek

Andrew Ti, Tawny Newsome, Jessie Earl

Starter Trek is a weekly podcast where Star Trek: Lower Decks’ own Tawny Newsome throws her friend Andrew Ti headfirst into some of the best, worst, most iconic, and bonkers episodes from across the franchise with absolutely no context as Andrew attempts to navigate a universe of Klingons, Tribbles, Vulcans, and haunted horny candles. Guiding them through the chaos is producer and super-Trekkie Jessie “Gender” Earl, who is legally required to know the difference between an anti-matter containment unit and a Tucker Tube array.

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June 29 · 1 hr 12 min
TOS: Let That Be Your Last Battlefield - "Trek Was Always Political" Episodes
Welcome to the first official public version of Starter Trek, where Tawny Newsome guides her friend Andrew Ti through the endless frontier of the Star Trek universe, along with their producer Jessie Earl. For our first batch of episodes, we explore some of the most overtly political episodes of Trek, starting with the subtlest of racial allegories, The Original Series episode "Let This Be Your Last Battlefield." Don't get any of that sticky makeup on you. ▶Call us at: 323-389-7223 ▶Check out the crew's bonus shows at http://suboptimalpods.com. ▶YouTube - htt://www.youtube.com/@startertrek ▶Subscribe to the audio podcast wherever you get your favorite podcasts: https://omny.fm/shows/startertrek ▶See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. ▶A Fine Alpinist Ranch Production - http://www.finealpinistranch.com ✔ SOCIAL MEDIA ✔ ▶Twitter - https://x.com/yoisthisracist ▶Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/yoisthisracist/ ▶TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@suboptimalpods ✔ CREDITS ✔ ▶Produced By Jessie Earl ▶Edited by AJ McKeon ▶Original Music by Jay Israelson Suboptimal Premium Pods! : https://suboptimalpods.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#1231
May 28 · 51 min
Ben Folds 3 (The Yo, Is This Racist? Finale)
Tawny and Andrew are joined by Matt Apodaca and Cody Ziglar for the final episode of Yo, Is This Racist! They discuss Maroon 6, what the show has meant to them and the future of this feed! Check out the crew's bonus shows at suboptimalpods.com. Suboptimal Premium Pods! : https://suboptimalpods.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 22 · 58 min
Starter Trek - Best of Quark: DS9 S2E7 - Rules of Acquisition
Enjoy this un-paywalled episode of Starter Trek in our Best of Quark mini-series. This one covers Deep Space Nine season 8 episode 7 - “Rules of Acquisition.” Check out more episodes of Starter Trek at suboptimalpods.com! Suboptimal Premium Pods! : https://suboptimalpods.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 6 · 54 sec
No Episode This Week!
Hey gang! Apologies but there's no episode this week. We have a big announcement next week though so stay tuned for that! Suboptimal Premium Pods! : https://suboptimalpods.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#1230
April 27 · 32 min
Too Much for Waffles (with Cody Ziglar)
Andrew and Cody Ziglar discuss the perfect pancake recipe, The Drama and a listener question. Check out the crew's bonus shows at suboptimalpods.com. Suboptimal Premium Pods! : https://suboptimalpods.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#1229
April 14 · 31 min
Clown for Hire, But Mostly Free (With Punam Patel)
Andrew and Punam Patel discuss young MAGA Indians, dogs in America and a listener follow up. Check out the crew's bonus shows at suboptimalpods.com. Suboptimal Premium Pods! : https://suboptimalpods.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#1228
March 27 · 31 min
This Episode is Chinatown (with Jessica Gao)
Andrew and beloved guest Jessica Gao discuss gambling and diversity in media. Check out the crew's bonus shows at suboptimalpods.com. Suboptimal Premium Pods! : https://suboptimalpods.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
#1227
March 14 · 19 min
Protect Your Neighbors
Andrew discusses the importance of protecting your neighbors during this fascist state and answers a listener question. Check out the crew's bonus shows at suboptimalpods.com. Suboptimal Premium Pods! : https://suboptimalpods.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
#1226
February 25 · 35 min
The Out of Pocket Episode With Cody Ziglar
Andrew and Zig discuss Star Trek, the BAFTAs controversy and some listener questions. Check out the crew discussing the Star Trek pilots on the Sub-Optimal Bundle at suboptimalpods.com. Suboptimal Premium Pods! : https://suboptimalpods.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
#1225
February 11 · 20 min
Bad Bunny's Halftime Show
Andrew discuss Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Halftime performance. Check out the crew discussing the Star Trek pilots on the Sub-Optimal Bundle at suboptimalpods.com. Suboptimal Premium Pods! : https://suboptimalpods.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
#1224
January 28 · 25 min
Powerfully Stupid Cowards
The crew discuss ICE murdering Alex Pretti, a listener question from a teacher in Minneapolis and the misinformation war during a violent time. Suboptimal Premium Pods! : https://suboptimalpods.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
#1223
January 7 · 33 min
Throwin Paws
Tawny and Andrew discuss the recent surge in the flu and some listener questions. Check out the crew discussing the Star Trek pilots on the Sub-Optimal Bundle at suboptimalpods.com. Suboptimal Premium Pods! : https://suboptimalpods.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
#1222
Dec 17, 2025 · 25 min
Here’s the Thing
Andrew, Tawny and Kevin discuss Malort cookies, delivery robots and some listener questions before the holidays! Check out the crew discussing the Star Trek pilots on the Sub-Optimal Bundle at suboptimalpods.com. Suboptimal Premium Pods! : https://suboptimalpods.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
#1221
Dec 3, 2025 · 34 min
Third Option is Whatever Man
Tawny, Andrew and Kevin discuss Thanksgiving, Waymo and answer some listener questions. Check out the crew discussing the Star Trek pilots on the Sub-Optimal Bundle at suboptimalpods.com. Suboptimal Premium Pods! : https://suboptimalpods.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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