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The SNP Crew welcomes back Bonnie Gordon to the show to talk Prodigy season two, Gillian the Whale, the difference between voicing Voyager and the Protostar, and SO MUCH more!

Then, it's their review of episode 205 of Star Trek Prodigy, "Observer's Paradox." Reunited on Voyager under strict supervision, the gang must decode a secret message their mysterious benefactor left with Murf.

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Join Julian and Emcee for a recording of their LIVE panel from Trek Long Island with very special guests Melissa Navia (Lt. Erica Ortegas) and Yetide Badaki (Counselor Neera Ketoul)!

From "Ad Astra Per Aspera" to tales about Jonathan Frakes on set of Strange New Worlds, this panel has a little bit of everything!

Recorded on June 2nd, 2024.

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Join Hawk and Julian as they sit down with the general turned-chancellor himself, JG Hertzler!

They talk about the upcoming second edition of Trek Long Island, his time on DS9, his acting career, JG's autobiography, and SO MUCH more.

Plus, a special appearance from Girafe that you won't want to miss on this very special bonus edition of Strange New Pod.

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Join the SNP crew for their review and deep dive of the third episode of Discovery season five, "Jinaal."

On Trill, Captain Burnham, Book, and Culber must pass a dangerous test to prove themselves worthy of the next clue. Adira reconnects with Gray, and Saru’s first day as ambassador is complicated by his engagement to T’Rina.

Plus, part two of Julian's interview with Sonequa Martin-Green as well as Wilson Cruz!

And of course, the strange new loop, mailbag, and more on episode 180 of Strange ...

It's finally here! Join the SNP Crew as they welcome back Star Trek Discovery with their deep dive and review of the first two episodes of the final season, "Red Directive" and "Under the Twin Moons."

Plus, Julian interviews Captain Michael Burnham herself, Sonequa Martin-Green, at the red carpet premiere in New York City!

Plus, the mailbag, news, and so much more on episode 179 of Strange New Pod.

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Join Hawk and Julian as they sit down with New York Times bestselling author David Mack to discuss his brand new Star Trek Picard novel, "Firewall!"

David talks about how long it took him to be given the green light on the project, the importance of making Firewall a queer normative story, and how the book, at its core, is a coming-of-age story for Seven of Nine.

Also, stay tuned after the interview for details on how you can win a copy of the novel!

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Join Girafe for this very special bonus pod as she sits down for a chat with Dr. Phlox himself, John Billingsley!

They talk about books and literature, the importance of his support for both PanCan and the Hollywood Food Coalition, and much more.

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Produced & edited by: Julian Brown
Executive Producer: Tara Polen

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Join Cadet Cecily, Emcee, Girafe. and Julian for this very special Star Trek Prodigy Day edition of SNP, as the crew goes down a list of their wants and don't wants for the show's upcoming season!

Plus, Julian sits down with Prodigy executive producer and writer Aaron Waltke, who talks about the Netflix pickup, the fan's campaign to save Prodigy, and so much more.

Collective wants and don't wants, the mailbag, and two surprise giveaways on this bonus edition of Strange New Pod!

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Join Emcee, Hawk, and Julian for their review and deep dive into the final season of Star Trek Picard, with special guests Production Designer Dave Blass and Lead makeup artist James MacKinnon!

The crew talks about the new and returning characters on the show, like Liam Shaw and Ro Laren, and then go through the show act by act, before finally getting into favorite and least favorite moments!

Plus, our Picard Blu-ray Steelbook giveaway, the mailbag, and more on episode 155 of Strange New Pod!
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Emcee and Julian are back for part two of what was just a wonderful conversation with Star Trek's Lead Creature and Makeup Designer, Neville Page.

In part two, Neville talks about using complexion in his makeup designs, designing the awesome (and eerie) skulls we saw Picard collect as trophies in season two, and of course, his work on the Borg, including designing the Borg Queen with the late and absolutely amazing Annie Wersching.

All that and more on the conclusion of our sit down with Nevil...

Join the SNP crew for a fun sit down with Strange New Worlds Editor John Wesley Whitton and Assistant Editor Matt Capocci!

Wes and Matt talk about their work on three of this season's episodes: "Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow," "Lost in Translation," and "Subspace Rhapsody!"

What's a day in the life of an editor like? What was it like editing the first-ever musical episode in Star Trek? Why is it so cold in Canada? All important questions!

Those questions and more on episode 149 of Strang...

Join Emcee and Julian for this very special bonus pod as we sit down with the man behind so many of the makeups that we've come to love since Star Trek 09, Lead Creature and Makeup Designer Neville Page. His new book, Star Trek: The Art of Neville Page, was released last week, and we've had the pleasure to read it and now speak with him about it.

In part one of two of our sit down with Neville, we talk about his work on JJ Abrams' Trek films, the Klingons updated look in Discovery, how budget c...

Join Erik and Julian for this very special edition of SNP as they sit down with Freddie Wiedmann and Stephen Barton, who composed the epic score for Star Trek Picard's final season.

They deep dive and geek out about how Picard season three's cinematic score came to be, and how Freddie ended up joining the team late on in the process. Plus, an intimate look into some tracks on the album, including "Dominion, "Leaving Spackdock," and many more.

All on episode 133 of Strange New Pod!

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The entire SNP team is back for episode 306 of Star Trek Picard, "The Bounty!" Join Emcee, Erik, Girafe, Hawk, and Julian as they welcome Captain Liam Shaw himself, Todd Stashwick, to the pod!

The crew talks with him about his newfound fame in memes, his love for D&D, Shaw's past, tattoos, and so much more!

Then, it's SNP's review of "The Bounty." With Titan on the run, Jean-Luc turns to Geordi for help. How does the reunion go? What happens when Worf, Raffi, and Seven go to investigate Daystr...

It's Strange New Pod's final episode of 2022, and the show goes out with a bang with Star Trek Prodigy's season one finale, "Supernova, Part 2."

The crew welcomes very special guests, Prodigy creators and showrunners Dan and Kevin Hageman, to give their insight into the finale as well as season one as a whole...and maybe one or two morsels about season two!

Then, it's onto the crew's review and breakdown of "Supernova, Part 2." When the Protostar crew realizes the ship must be destroyed to sav...

This week the SNP crew review Lower Decks' sixth episode of season three, "Hear All, Trust Nothing." The Cerritos crew unexpectedly spends a day on Deep Space Nine!

We also welcome Lt. Shaxs himself onto the pod! Fred Tatasciore joins SNP to talk about his role on Lower Decks and his amazing voice-over career.

Plus, the Strange New Loop and so much more on episode 102 of Strange New Pod!

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For the first time in 29 weeks, Strange New Pod doesn't have a new episode of Star Trek to review. Not to worry, though, as Strange New Worlds gave us plenty to deep dive and dissect.

This week, it's the pod of old as the crew deep dive all the similarities and differences between the Strange New Worlds finale "A Quality of Mercy" and the classic TOS season one episode "Balance of Terror."

The podcast also had the honor and privilege of sitting down with the Romulan Commander himself, Matthew ...

Star Trek Discovery returns this week from its brief mid-season hiatus with episode 408, "All In."

Before the SNP team reviews the episode, Star Trek Prodigy composer Nami Melumad drops by the show once again with the big announcement that she is hard at work scoring Strange New Worlds! Nami talks to the team about her excitement about scoring the series, her love for Spock, and more.
Then, the crew deep-dive Discovery's latest episode, "All In." Why was this installment such a big deal for Lt....

On this very special edition of A Strange New Pod, the crew welcomes Star Trek Prodigy composer, Nami Melumad to the show!

Nami talks to the team about finding Star Trek, her inspiration from past Trek scores, who she likes writing for on Prodigy and so much more.

Then, it's the penultimate episode before the mid-season finale of Star Trek Prodigy. What happens when Dal and the team finally come together as a crew and head back to Tars Lamora to face the Diviner? The ASNP crew breaks it all do...

ASNP is joined by a very special guest this week, as Bonnie Gordon, the voice of the USS Protostar on Star Trek Prodigy reveals how she went about getting the role, her friendship with our co-host Erin, and her time at Star Trek: The Experience.

Then, it's onto this week's review of Star Trek Discovery episode 403, "Choose to Live." How did Michael handle working with her mother on a joint Qowat Milat/Starfleet mission to apprehend a rogue sister? Did Stamets get any more answers about what the...

On this very special edition of A Strange New Pod, the crew welcomes the co-executive producer and writer of Star Trek Prodigy, Aaron Waltke to the show.

Aaron talks all things Prodigy including the show's second season renewal, its roadmap, making sure the team gets the tone of the show right for the next generation of Star Trek fans, and so much more. Did we mention he also knows a lot about dilithium?

The crew also reviews the fourth episode of Prodigy's first season, "Dreamcatcher," as the...

There may be no more new Trek on tv right now, but ASNP has you covered with two amazing interviews!

First, the crew sit down with Star Trek Discovery's Noah Averbach-Katz who played the amazing Ryn this past season. He talks about his time on the show, being a lifelong Trekkie, and being directed by Jonathan Frakes. Noah also shares some important information about his work bringing awareness to type 1 diabetes.

Later in the show, "Star Trek: Picard - The Dark Veil" author James Swallow joins...

Join A Strange New Pod on this symphonic journey through all of Trek and time. That's right; it's the music episode!

From Enterprise to Picard, the ASNP crew cover all the important music and themes of decades worth of Star Trek.

The crew also welcomes a very special guest to the show, Star Trek Discovery, and Picard composer Jeff Russo, as he talks about scoring Trek's two newest shows, conducting an orchestra during a pandemic, and so much more.

Plus, Mike Garcia from Star Trek Discovery Po...