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Oh dammnnnn, Starbase 80! That's right. The crew is headed to the dreaded Starbase this week, and the SNP team has their review and deep dive of episode 505 of Star Trek Lower Decks! SNP OG host Brittany "The Borg Queen of Puns" Tomes returns to help us talk about this one!

Ransom uses too much disinfectant gel while Mariner gets paranoid about curses.

Plus, the mailbag, T'Poll, and so much more on episode 211 of Strange New Pod.

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Our coverage of Lower Decks season five continues with SNP's live review of episode 504, "A Farewell to Farms!" Badmiral Simon joins the crew for this episode!

Dr. Migleemo cooks up some hot dishes while Mariner prefers hers served cold.

Plus, the mailbag, T'Poll, and so much more on episode 210 of Strange New Pod.

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Our coverage of Lower Decks season five continues with SNP's live review of episode 503, "The Best Exotic Nanite Hotel!" Plus, our interview with Lower Decks creator Mike McMahan!

The Lower Deckers hunt nanites on a resort… in space?!

Plus, the mailbag and so much more on episode 209 of Strange New Pod.

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That's right, party people! Star Trek Lower Decks season five is finally here! Join the crew for their review and deep dive of the two episode season premiere.

We also wrap of the 2024 edition of New York Comic Con, including news about Section 31 and Strange New Worlds.

A spatial anomaly forces the Cerritos crew to face their own faces. Later, Tendi races to stop a conflict while Boimler and Mariner race to stop capitalists.

Plus, the mailbag, T'Poll, and so much more on episode 208 of Stran...

After 40 episodes, the saga of the original NX Protostar comes to a conclusion in the season two finale of Star Trek Prodigy, "Ouroboros, Parts 1 & 2!" Join Emcee and Julian as they deep dive the battle for Solum's future and the ultimate fate of the Protostar.

A desperate Asencia launches an all-out attack on the Federation that will destroy subspace, while Wesley and the cadets try to correct the timeline. But as the crew fights Asencia in a battle for control of Solum and the future – a sudd...

Join the Canadian Bureau of the show for their review of episodes 17 and 18 of Star Trek Prodigy, "Brink" and "Behind Enemy Lines!"

As war looms between the Federation and Solum, Gwyn proposes to lead the cadets on an undercover mission to gather intelligence and rescue Ilthuran. Later, Admiral Janeway devises a clever plan to liberate her crew from Asencia's prison, where they're trapped with an angry captive from the Loom.

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Join the SNP Crew for a very special edition of the show as they welcome Dawnn Lewis and Terry Farrell to talk about the upcoming Star Trek Women for Kamala Call on October 3rd!

Then, it's our review of episodes 215 and 216 of Star Trek Prodigy, "Ascension Parts 1 & 2!"

Just as the Protostar and Voyager crews bring their mission to a close, a former enemy suddenly resurfaces with surprising new powers.

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The Emperor requires your presence for Strange New Pod's review and deep dive of Star Trek Prodigy episode 214, "Cracked Mirror." Long live the Empire!

The Protostar's reunion with Voyager has unexpected side effects, bouncing the crew between alternate realities – including the Mirror Universe.

Plus, the mailbag, and so much more on episode 203 of SNP.

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Join the SNP Crew for their review and deep dive of the Star Trek episode that quite possibly wins the best episode title ever, Prodigy's "A Tribble Called Quest!"

While harvesting bosonite on a barren world, the crew encounters aggressive, genetically-modified tribbles – and the Klingon scientist who created them.

Plus, the mailbag, and so much more on episode 202 of Strange New Pod.

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Join the SNP Crew for their review and deep dive of Star Trek Prodigy's "Last Flight of the Protostar!"

Thanks to Wesley Crusher's timely intervention, the cadets find the Protostar -- but the ship's marooned guardian isn't eager for their assistance.

Plus, the mailbag, a giveaway, and so much more on episode 201 of Strange New Pod.

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Join the SNP Crew for their 200th EPISODE! We'll be reminiscing and reviewing Star Trek Prodigy's "The Devourer of All Things" parts one and two!

Finally arriving at the coordinates, the Infinity crew discovers a hidden planet - and the long-awaited identity of their mysterious messenger.

Plus, the mailbag featuring favorite SNP moments, and so much more on episode 200 of Strange New Pod.

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Join Emcee, Girafe, and Julian as they review one of the most powerful episodes of Prodigy to date, "Is There in Beauty No Truth?"

The crew detours to a colony of non-corporeal entities, who offer Zero an opportunity to obtain a physical body. Janeway discovers Dal's real intentions.

Plus the Strange New Loop and more on episode 199 of Strange New Pod!

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Join Emcee, Girafe, and Julian for their review of episode 207 of Star Trek Prodigy, "The Fast and the Curious!"

After using a Borg conduit to travel through time faster, Dal and his friends find themselves at the mercy of a demanding Kazon.

Plus, a look at a DS9 retcon of a beloved episode and more on episode 198 of Strange New Pod!

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Join the SNP Crew for their deep dive and review of episode 206 of Star Trek Prodigy, "Imposter Syndrome!"

Hoping to hijack the Infinity before its scheduled destruction, Dal and the crew create hologram doubles to cover for their absence.

Plus, a quick STLV wrap-up and so much more on episode 197 of Strange New Pod.

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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 Girafe, Hawk, and Julian for their review of Star Trek Prodigy episode 204, "Temporal Mechanics 101!"

Although separated by decades, the Infinity and the Voyager crews band together to save Gwyn's life. A mysterious messenger reaches out to Gwyn.

Plus, the mailbag and more on episode 195 of Strange New Pod!

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Join Girafe, Hawk, and Julian for their review and deep dive of episode 203 of Star Trek Prodigy, "Who Saves the Saviors!"

Traveling through the time rift, Dal and the crew search for Chaoktay on Solum. With the support of her father, Gwyn challenges Asencia.

Plus, Starfleet Academy news, details on San Diego Comic-Con, and much more on this episode of Strange New Pod!

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Join Emcee, Girafe, Hawk, and Julian as they deep dive and review the back half of Star Trek Prodigy season two!

Did the crew escape Chaoktay’s exile with the Protostar? How did Rok end up creating a Bribble? The Mirror Universe is still hot as hell in a kids show; how did the six-part epic battle with Ascenia turn out? And what major event from Star Trek does the season end with, setting the brand new ensigns on a mission of exploration as Starfleet looks inward?

The team breaks it all down!
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Join the SNP Crew as they take a look at the first ten episodes of Star Trek Prodigy season two!

How have each of the kids grown or regressed over ten episodes? How is Admiral Janeway juggling having Jellicho breathing down her neck? Has Chakotay been rescued and Solum saved? Wesley “Nova Squad” Crusher?!

Plus, the mailbag, news, and more on episode 192 of Strange New Pod.

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After a two-and-a-half-year wait, Star Trek Prodigy is finally back! Join the SNP crew for their review and deep dive of the two-episode premiere, "Into the Breach!"

Dal and his friends board the brand new USS Voyager-A to investigate the wormhole created by the Protostar in the season one finale. Tired of his training, Dal longs for some action.

Meanwhile, Gwyns runs into a familiar foe on the planet Solum. Janeway reveals the true stakes of their mission to Dal and his friends.

Plus, the ma...

Join the SNP Crew for their review and deep dive of the Black Mirror episode that won four Emmys, including Outstanding Television Movie, "U.S.S. Callister."

Capt. Robert Daly presides over his crew with wisdom and courage. But a new recruit will soon discover nothing on this spaceship is what is seems.

Plus, some news, the mailbag, and more on this edition of Strange New Pod.

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The time has come to say farewell to the crew of the U.S.S. Discovery. Join the SNP Crew for their deep dive and review of the Star Trek Discovery series finale, "Life, Itself."

Trapped inside a mysterious alien portal that defies familiar rules of time, space, and gravity, Captain Burnham must fight Moll – and the environment itself – in order to locate the Progenitors’ technology and secure it for the Federation. Meanwhile, Book puts himself in harm’s way to help Burnham survive, and Rayner l...

Join the SNP crew for their review and deep dive into the penultimate episode of Star Trek Discovery, "Lagrange Point."

After Moll and the Breen capture a mysterious structure that contains the Progenitors’ power, Captain Burnham must lead a covert mission to retrieve it before the Breen figures out how to use it.

Plus, the mailbag, news, and much more on episode 186 of Strange New Pod!

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

When Captain Burnham is trapped within a “mindscape” designed to test her worthiness to retrieve the Progenitor’s powerful technology, Book, Rayner, and the crew of the U.S.S. Discovery must hold off the Breen long enough for her to escape.

Plus, the mailbag, news, and much more on episode 185 of Strange New Pod!

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