Twin Cities Trekkies

Remembering those in the Star Trek family who passed away in 2025. In 2025, the Star Trek family lost several actors, behind-the-scenes artists, and prominent authors. In this episode of Twin Cities Trekkies, Wes reads obituaries for 49 people in the greater Star Trek family who have passed away in 2025. Any feedback you have can be submitted to the Facebook page (facebook.com/TCTrekkiesPod), or by emailing them at tctrekkiespodcast@gmail.com. Twin Cities Trekkies is also available on Instagram (instagram.com/twincitiestrekkiespod). Find us on Blue Sky! You can also leave us comments on the Spotify feed. Just keep in mind the feedback you may give may be featured in an upcoming episode of this podcast.Twin Cities Trekkies is available on many platforms!

The Borg.Retroactively foreshadowed in the first season finale of Star Trek: The Next Generation, fully realized one season later, The Borg is easily identified as the biggest nemesis associated with the franchise, and is considered among the top three non-Human alien races along with the Romulans and the Klingons. In this episode of Twin Cities Trekkies, the penultimate - and thirteenth - part of the podcast's celebration of Star Trek: Voyager's thirtieth anniversary, Wes welcomes Holly of the Five-ish Fangirls Podcast to talk about this cybernetic race of beings, who makes the most appearances in Star Trek: Voyager. Any feedback you have can be submitted to the Facebook page (facebook.com/TCTrekkiesPod), or by emailing them at tctrekkiespodcast@gmail.com. Twin Cities Trekkies is also available on Instagram (instagram.com/twincitiestrekkiespod). Find us on Blue Sky! You can also leave us comments on the Spotify feed. Just keep in mind the feedback you may give may be featured in an upcoming episode of this podcast.Twin Cities Trekkies is available on many platforms!

"Parturition."This early second-season episode of Star Trek: Voyager, the second of three episodes directed by Jonathan Frakes, the episode was designed to end the simmering feud between Tom Paris (Robert Duncan McNeill) and Neelix (Ethan Phillips) which appeared to not be popular and not working for the viewing audience. Plus, the burgeoning love triangle between them and Kes (Jennifer Lien) wasn't working nor it was popular, either. In this episode of Twin Cities Trekkies, the twelfth part of the podcast's celebrating the 30th anniversary of Star Trek: Voyager, Wes welcomes back Joe Praska, one half of the other active Twin Cities-based Star Trek podcast, Deep Space Love, to talk about the episode, the love triangle and other aspects of the series and franchise. Any feedback you have can be submitted to the Facebook page (facebook.com/TCTrekkiesPod), or by emailing them at tctrekkiespodcast@gmail.com. Twin Cities Trekkies is also available on Instagram (instagram.com/twincitiestrekkiespod). Find us on Blue Sky! You can also leave us comments on the Spotify feed. Just keep in mind the feedback you may give may be featured in an upcoming episode of this podcast.Twin Cities Trekkies is available on many platforms!

Harry Kim.Everyone's favorite Ensign. Introduced in the first episode of Star Trek: Voyager, Harry Kim is a bright, shy and nervous Operations officer, but then throughout the course of the series, he "dies" twice, transformed into an alien and even defies Starfleet rules and regulations regarding sexual contact with an alien species. In this episode of Twin Cities Trekkies, which this episode is the eleventh part of the podcast's celebration of Star Trek: Voyager's thirtieth annivesary, Wes welcomes TJ of Jupiter Station, to discuss Harry Kim. Any feedback you have can be submitted to the Facebook page (facebook.com/TCTrekkiesPod), or by emailing them at tctrekkiespodcast@gmail.com. Twin Cities Trekkies is also available on Instagram (instagram.com/twincitiestrekkiespod). Find us on Blue Sky! You can also leave us comments on the Spotify feed. Just keep in mind the feedback you may give may be featured in an upcoming episode of this podcast.Twin Cities Trekkies is available on many platforms!

Tuvok.Introduced in the first episode of Star Trek: Voyager, and played by Tim Russ, the character becomes an integral part of the Voyager crew, the "wise old Vulcan" who other characters seek for logic. In this episode of Twin Cities Trekkies, which is the podcast's tenth part celebrating the thirtieth anniversary of Star Trek: Voyager, Wes sits down with Greg Vorob, formerly the moderator and one part of the creators of Star Trek: The Undiscovered Podcast, to talk about Tuvok, the series and other things.Any feedback you have can be submitted to the Facebook page (facebook.com/TCTrekkiesPod), or by emailing them at tctrekkiespodcast@gmail.com. Twin Cities Trekkies is also available on Instagram (instagram.com/twincitiestrekkiespod). Find us on Blue Sky! You can also leave us comments on the Spotify feed. Just keep in mind the feedback you may give may be featured in an upcoming episode of this podcast.Twin Cities Trekkies is available on many platforms!This episode is sponsored by It's an Honorable Life, playing at the Historic Mounds Theater December 5 to December 21. ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ci.ovationtix.com/35708/production/1256831⁠⁠⁠⁠ - ENTER PROMO CODE "tctrekkies" to get $5 off your general admission ticket!

Star Trek: Voyager and Star Trek: Prodigy.Two different series. Two very similar series. The two shows share DNA between them with stories and character arcs. Too bad one was shorter. In this episode of Twin Cities Trekkies, which is the ninth part of the podcast's celebration of the 30th anniversary of Star Trek: Voyager, Wes welcomes back Jodi of the Clonestar Podcast, to talk about both series.Any feedback you have can be submitted to the Facebook page (facebook.com/TCTrekkiesPod), or by emailing them at tctrekkiespodcast@gmail.com. Twin Cities Trekkies is also available on Instagram (instagram.com/twincitiestrekkiespod). Find us on BlueSky! You can also leave us comments on the Spotify feed. Just keep in mind the feedback you may give may be featured in an upcoming episode of this podcast.Twin Cities Trekkies is available on many platforms!This episode is sponsored by It's an Honorable Life, playing at the Historic Mounds Theater December 5 to December 21. ⁠⁠⁠https://ci.ovationtix.com/35708/production/1256831⁠⁠⁠ - ENTER PROMO CODE "tctrekkies" to get $5 off your general admission ticket!

The Adventures of Captain Proton.Taking inspiration from the 1930's Flash Gordon and Buck Rogers film serials, Star Trek: Voyager showcased their version of the classic serials by doing a holographic simulation as a sociology experiment by Tom Paris. In this episode of Twin Cities Trekkies, which constitutes the eighth part of the podcast's celebration of the 30th anniversary of Star Trek: Voyager, Wes welcomes back Mr. Todd A. Davis of Computer Resume to talk about Proton, the episodes in which the character was used, and The Twilight Zone?Any feedback you have can be submitted to the Facebook page (facebook.com/TCTrekkiesPod), or by emailing them at tctrekkiespodcast@gmail.com. Twin Cities Trekkies is also available on Instagram (instagram.com/twincitiestrekkiespod). Find us on BlueSky! You can also leave comments on this episode in the Spotify feed. Just keep in mind the feedback you may give may be featured in an upcoming episode of this podcast.Twin Cities Trekkies is available on many platforms!This episode is sponsored by It's an Honorable Life, playing at the Historic Mounds Theater December 5 to December 21. ⁠⁠https://ci.ovationtix.com/35708/production/1256831⁠⁠ - ENTER PROMO CODE "tctrekkies" to get $5 off your general admission ticket!

The Doctor.Introduced in the first episode of Star Trek: Voyager, the character is a computer program, but eventually he becomes so much more that he becomes part of two additional series. In this episode of Twin Cities Trekkies, which marks the seventh part of the podcast's celebration of Voyager's thirtieth anniversary, Wes sits down with Keith Bliss (friends with Star Trek: The Undiscovered Podcast's Greg Vorob) to talk about The Doctor, Robert Picardo, and their Star Trek stories.Any feedback you have can be submitted to the Facebook page (facebook.com/TCTrekkiesPod), or by emailing them at tctrekkiespodcast@gmail.com. Twin Cities Trekkies is also available on Instagram (instagram.com/tctrekkiespod). You can also leave us voice messages by going to anchor.fm/twincitiestrekkies. Just keep in mind the feedback you may give may be featured in an upcoming episode of this podcast.Twin Cities Trekkies is available on many platforms!This episode is sponsored by It's an Honorable Life, playing at the Historic Mounds Theater December 5 to December 21. ⁠https://ci.ovationtix.com/35708/production/1256831⁠ - ENTER PROMO CODE "tctrekkies" to get $5 off your general admission ticket!

A tribute to Jim "Gully" Gullickson and Karen Wright.In 2014, Jim Gullickson and Karen Wright, the general and operations managers of KMSU-FM in Mankato, Minnesota, took a chance on a young adult hoping to make it for himself as a broadcaster. Throughout 2015 and early 2016, these two people would become Wes' mentors. Jim Gullickson retired in 2019, and Karen Wright will be retiring at the end of 2025. In this episode of Twin Cities Trekkies, Wes pays tribute to the two people who became a very influential part of his life, and thanks them for everything. The title of the episode is misleading, but that is intentional as it is addressed to both Gullickson and Wright and NOT a podcast series finale.Any feedback you have can be submitted to the Facebook page (facebook.com/TCTrekkiesPod), or by emailing them at tctrekkiespodcast@gmail.com. Twin Cities Trekkies is also available on Instagram (instagram.com/twincitiestrekkiespod). Find us on Blue Sky! You can also leave us comments on the Spotify feed. Just keep in mind the feedback you may give may be featured in an upcoming episode of this podcast.Twin Cities Trekkies is available on many platforms!This episode is sponsored by It's an Honorable Life, playing at the Historic Mounds Theater in St. Paul, MN from December 5-21. Tickets can be bought here: https://ci.ovationtix.com/35708/production/1256831 - use promo code "tctrekkies" to get $5 off your general admission ticket!

It's an Honorable Life.Returning for its sixth season at the Historic Mounds Theater in St. Paul, the popular Star Trek themed holiday production of It's an Honorable Life brings the classic 1946 film It's a Wonderful Life in the only tradition that Star Trek (and Klingon) fans can! In this episode of Twin Cities Trekkies, Wes brings together Kelvin Hatle (Wainwright), and the director Dave Rand-McKay and its assistant Hedy Rand-McKay to talk about their Star Trek stories, the play, and their experiences doing this sort of production for Star Trek fans in Minnesota and across the world. NOTE: the Zoom interview made Wes' voice duplicate. Bear with us please.Any feedback you have can be submitted to the Facebook page (facebook.com/TCTrekkiesPod), or by emailing them at tctrekkiespodcast@gmail.com. Twin Cities Trekkies is also available on Instagram (instagram.com/twincitiestrekkiespod). Find us on Blue Sky! You can also leave comments on the Spotify feed as well! Just keep in mind the feedback you may give may be featured in an upcoming episode of this podcast.Twin Cities Trekkies is available on many platforms!This episode is sponsored by It's an Honorable Life, playing at the Historic Mounds Theater December 5 to December 21. https://ci.ovationtix.com/35708/production/1256831 - ENTER PROMO CODE "tctrekkies" to get $5 off your general admission ticket!

The 100th episode of Twin Cities Trekkies, live from Room 205 A & B at the Minneapolis Convention Center.Celebrating 30 Years of Star Trek: Voyager. Star Trek: Voyager debuted on January 16, 1995, and with it came a new frontier of characters to examine, new life and new civilizations to explore and to get home. However, three decades on, is it still worth celebrating? In this landmark 100th episode of Twin Cities Trekkies, recorded LIVE at Twin Cities Con 2025 from the Minneapolis Convention Center, Wes and Kenzie celebrate the series, talk about certain aspects of it, and take several questions from the audience of around 35 people.NOTE: bear with the audio as it may be hard to hear at points. Wes did try his best!Any feedback you have can be submitted to the Facebook page (facebook.com/TCTrekkiesPod), or by emailing them at tctrekkiespodcast@gmail.com. Twin Cities Trekkies is also available on Instagram (instagram.com/twincitiestrekkiespod). Find us on BlueSky!You can also leave comment on this episode on the Spotify feed.Just keep in mind the feedback you may give may be featured in an upcoming episode of this podcast.Twin Cities Trekkies is available on many platforms!A special thank you to the kind people at Twin Cities Con for letting us do this, and to the people in the audience who attended. We are hoping to come back in 2026!

Celebrating the 35th anniversary of "The Best of Both Worlds."In 1990, Star Trek: The Next Generation hit its stride with its popular third season cliffhanger finale, "The Best of Both Worlds," an episode that became one of the best cliffhanger finales in television history, alongside "Who Shot J.R." from Dallas and "Who Shot Mr. Burns?" from The Simpsons. The three-month gap in new episodes, wondering what would happen to the crew of the Enterprise would be one of the longest and agonizing ordeals for Star Trek fans, only surpassed with the unintentional two-year gap between seasons two and three of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.In this episode of Twin Cities Trekkies, Wes welcomes Terri and Audrey of The Voy Cast to talk TNG, the cliffhanger and other Star Trek related topics. Any feedback you have can be submitted to the Facebook page (facebook.com/TCTrekkiesPod), or by emailing them at tctrekkiespodcast@gmail.com. Twin Cities Trekkies is also available on Instagram (instagram.com/twincitiestrekkiespod). Find us on BlueSky! You can also leave comments on the Spotify feed! Just keep in mind the feedback you may give may be featured in an upcoming episode of this podcast.Twin Cities Trekkies is available on many platforms!

"New Life and New Civilizations" in review. In the season finale of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, the Vezda return, and this time a certain character meets her fate that forces Captain Pike to make one of the most difficult decisions of his life.In this live stream audio of the latest YouTube live episode of Twin Cities Trekkies, Wes reviews the episode. Any feedback you have can be submitted to the Facebook page (facebook.com/TCTrekkiesPod), or by emailing them at tctrekkiespodcast@gmail.com. Twin Cities Trekkies is also available on Instagram (instagram.com/twincitiestrekkiespod). Find us on BlueSky! You can also leave us comments on Spotify! Just keep in mind the feedback you may give may be featured in an upcoming episode of this podcast.Twin Cities Trekkies is available on many platforms!

"Terrarium" in review.In the penultimate episode of the third season of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Erica Ortegas (Melissa Navia) faces her inner demons when she is stranded on a collapsing moon against a Gorn female. Will she and the Gorn make friends, or will they kill each other? In this livestream version of Twin Cities Trekkies, Wes reviews "Terrarium" and talks about other things prior to and after. Any feedback you have can be submitted to the Facebook page (facebook.com/TCTrekkiesPod), or by emailing them at tctrekkiespodcast@gmail.com. Twin Cities Trekkies is also available on Instagram (instagram.com/twincitiestrekkiespod). Find us on BlueSky! You can also leave comments on the Spotify version. Just keep in mind the feedback you may give may be featured in an upcoming episode of this podcast.Twin Cities Trekkies is available on many platforms!

An episode review of SNW 3x07: "What is Starfleet?" and the future of Star Trek past Strange New Worlds.In the seventh episode of the third season of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, "What is Starfleet?" a documentary by Beto Ortegas has been made available for viewing regarding a recent mission of the Enterprise. Also, what are we to get for Star Trek after Strange New Worlds? In this episode of Twin Cities Trekkies, Wes reviews the episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds and critiques the new ideas for new Star Trek series.Any feedback you have can be submitted to the Facebook page (facebook.com/tctrekkiespod), or by emailing them at tctrekkiespodcast@gmail.com. Twin Cities Trekkies is also available on Instagram (instagram.com/twincitiestrekkiespod). Find us on BlueSky! You can also leave us comments via the Spotify version of the episode. Just keep in mind the feedback you may give may be featured in an upcoming episode of this podcast.Twin Cities Trekkies is available on many platforms!*The episode is dedicated to the victims, families and others affected by the Annunciation School Shooting that took place August 27, 2025 in Minneapolis.*

"Four-and-a-Half Vulcans" in review.In the eighth episode of the third season of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, "Four-and-a-Half Vulcans," Captain Pike, Ensign Uhura, Lieutenant La'an Noonien Singh, and Nurse Christine Chapel turn into Vulcans to repair equipment on a primitive planet, however, once returning to the ship they start to exhibit behavior that is... illogical. In this livestream audio version of Twin Cities Trekkies, Wes discusses the episode, its controversial nature, and gives a final rating of the episode. Any feedback you have can be submitted to the Facebook page (facebook.com/tctrekkiespod), or by emailing them at tctrekkiespodcast@gmail.com. Twin Cities Trekkies is also available on Instagram (instagram.com/twincitiestrekkiespod). You can also leave us comments via the Spotify version of the episode. Find us on BlueSky! Just keep in mind the feedback you may give may be featured in an upcoming episode of this podcast.Twin Cities Trekkies is available on many platforms!

"The Sehlat Who Ate Its Tail" in review.In the sixth episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season Three, we finally get a taste of what James T. Kirk is like with his command when he is thrust into commanding his ship, the Farragut to rescue the Enterprise when it is swallowed up by a giant space creature. He is hesitant and not as confident. In this fifth live episode of Twin Cities Trekkies, Wes talks about the episode, which he considers to be his second favorite of the season. Any feedback you have can be submitted to the Facebook page (facebook.com/tctrekkiespod), or by emailing them at tctrekkiespodcast@gmail.com. Twin Cities Trekkies is also available on Instagram (instagram.com/twincitiestrekkiespod). Find us on BlueSky!You can also leave us comments via the Spotify version of the episode. Just keep in mind the feedback you may give may be featured in an upcoming episode of this podcast.Twin Cities Trekkies is available on many platforms!

"Through the Lens of Time"In the fifth episode of Season Three of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, a discovery on a planet finds ancient beings capable of so much destruction. When Ensign Dana Gamble (Chris Myers) encounters one, he becomes a part of this alien species that appear to be ancient enemies of the Gorn as evidenced by a triggering of an instinct inside Captain Marie Batel (Melanie Scorfano).In this audio version of the fourth livestream of Twin Cities Trekkies, Wes talks about the episode, some concerns he has with Paramount now that the Skydance merger is complete and the convention circuit. Any feedback you have can be submitted to the Facebook page (facebook.com/tctrekkiespod), or by emailing them at tctrekkiespodcast@gmail.com. Twin Cities Trekkies is also available on Instagram (instagram.com/twincitiestrekkiespod). Find us on BlueSky!You can also leave us comments via the Spotify version of the episode. Just keep in mind the feedback you may give may be featured in an upcoming episode of this podcast.Twin Cities Trekkies is available on many platforms!

"A Space Adventure Hour."In the fourth episode of the third season of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, we get to know a version of a technology that later shows take for granted: the Holodeck. In this holodeck-gone-haywire episode, La'An Noonien-Singh (Christina Chong) gets more than what she bargains for as she tries to solve a murder mystery story involving production staff and cast members of The Last Frontier. In this episode of Twin Cities Trekkies, which was to be the livestream of its third live episode but got corrupted, Wes reviews the episode and talks about the future of the podcast as well. Any feedback you have can be submitted to the Facebook page (facebook.com/tctrekkiespod), or by emailing them at tctrekkiespodcast@gmail.com. Twin Cities Trekkies is also available on Instagram (instagram.com/twincitiestrekkiespod). Search out "TC Trekkies" on BlueSky.You can also leave us comments via the Spotify version of the episode. Just keep in mind the feedback you may give may be featured in an upcoming episode of this podcast.Twin Cities Trekkies is available on many platforms!

"Shuttle to Kenfori" + the San Diego Comic Con news.In the third episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' third season, Captain Christopher Pike and Doctor M'Benga travel to Kenfori for a Chimera plant to hopefully help Captain Marie Batel from a recurrence of the Gorn eggs. However, on the planet, Pike and M'Benga discover that there is a plot for revenge. In this second live episode of Twin Cities Trekkies, Wes talks about the episode, as well as the news from Strange New Worlds, Star Trek: Khan, and Star Trek: Starfleet Academy that was revealed this year at San Diego Comic Con. Any feedback you have can be submitted to the Facebook page (facebook.com/tctrekkiespod), or by emailing them at tctrekkiespodcast@gmail.com. Twin Cities Trekkies is also available on Instagram (instagram.com/twincitiestrekkiespod). Find us on BlueSky!You can also leave us comments via the Spotify version of the episode. Just keep in mind the feedback you may give may be featured in an upcoming episode of this podcast.Twin Cities Trekkies is available on many platforms!