The Incomparable Star Trek (franchise) feed

We combine our love of “Star Trek” with the appreciation for old movies that can only be provided by our sister podcast Lions, Towers, and Shields, by drafting “Star Trek” actors (TOS and TNG only) and the movie roles we loved before they appeared on Star Trek! And be sure to listen to this summer’s LTS’s Star Trek summer event. Host Jason Snell with Shelly Brisbin, Micheline Maynard, Cicero Holmes and David J. Loehr.

Hit the books and polish up your comm badges, because it’s time to go to school—“Starfleet Academy,” that is. We check in on the first season of Star Trek’s latest (and last, for now?) TV series, and find that despite the YA focus, it’s still just really good “Star Trek” that’s worth your attention. Host Jason Snell with Dan Moren, Erika Ensign, Moisés Chiullán and Tony Sindelar.

We send off the crew of the USS Cerritos and salue the completion of the five-year mission of “Star Trek: Lower Decks.” This show expanded what “Star Trek” could be—in several dimensions. And yet it was also utterly, completely a “Star Trek” series. We try to find the special alchemy that brought it all together. Host Jason Snell with David J. Loehr, Moisés Chiullán, Scott McNulty and Joe Rosensteel.

“Star Trek: Discovery” opened a new era in Star Trek TV, but now the series has reached its end. How did the new, slimmed-down season 5 storyline work? Were we happy with the series-ending payoff? How were the show’s many interesting characters served in their final go-round? We break it all down. Host Jason Snell with Dan Moren, Jean MacDonald, Joe Rosensteel and Erika Ensign.

We have some suggestions for the next round of “Star Trek” TV series. Host Jason Snell with Monty Ashley, Moisés Chiullán, Joe Rosensteel, David J. Loehr and Heather Berberet.