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Positively Trek
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Trek experts Dan and Bruce discuss a variety of Trek topics, often with special guests! We want to share our love of the Star Trek universe, and celebrate how it has touched our lives. We also cover news and reviews of all new Star Trek shows and films!
Episodes
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Spock’s Cousin Splak
Positively Trek 356: Spock’s Cousin Splak Monthly Star Trek Comic Roundup: September 2026 It’s a month full of Star Trek comics! In this episode of Positively Trek, hosts Dan and Brandi discuss September’s slate of Trek comics. Explore the worlds of Edgar Allan Poe in Star Trek: Deviations -...
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The Bill & Ted Solution
Positively Trek 355: The Bill & Ted Solution Positively Unready: “Tomorrow’s Enterprise” - Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 4 Finale! Join hosts Dan, Brandi, and Barry as they discuss “Tomorrow’s Enterprise,” and we discover if this uneven season of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds sticks the...
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Somebody Read Carl Jung
Positively Trek 354: Somebody Read Carl Jung Positively Unready: “Once La’an a Time” - Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 4, Episode 9 The penultimate episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season four is here! In this edition of Positively Unready, hosts Dan, Barry, and Brandi discuss “Once...
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Andorian Go Squish
Positively Trek 353: Andorian Go Squish Positively Unready: “Orders of Magnitude” - Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 4 Episode 8 In this week’s Positively Unready livestream, Dan, Barry, and Brandi discuss “Orders of Magnitude,” season 4 episode 8 of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds! Remember to...
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10 Stories, 60 Years of Star Trek
Positively Trek 352: 10 Stories, 60 Years of Star Trek IDW’s Star Trek 60th Anniversary Special In this episode of Positively Trek, hosts Dan and Brandi celebrate Star Trek’s 60th Anniversary by reviewing IDW’S Star Trek 60th Anniversary Special, a collection of ten comic stories by some big…
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Ethan’s Pecs
Positively Trek 351: Ethan’s Pecs Positively Unready: “Like Chronitons Through the Hourglass” - Strange New Worlds Season 4, Episode 7 Star Trek takes on melodrama… but this time, on purpose! In this episode of Positively Trek, hosts Dan, Barry, and Brandi are joined by special guest Aaron Harvey...
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What’s in Zed’s Head?
Positively Trek 350: What’s in Zed’s Head? Star Trek Comics: August 2026 It’s time once again to look back at the last month in Star Trek comics! In this episode of Positively Trek, hosts Dan and Brandi discuss Star Trek: The Last Starship #10, and the final issue of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy…
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Starships Are Also Capable of Miracles
Positively Trek 349: Starships Are Also Capable of Miracles Positively Unready: “Off-Hour” - Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season Four Episode Six The Enterprise is in extreme peril, and the crew is pushed to their limits in order to save the ship and themselves. In this episode of Positively…
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Tiny Fists… Not So Lethal
Positively Trek 348: Tiny Fists… Not So Lethal Positively Unready: “Level Five Transporter Accident” - Strange New Worlds Season Four, Episode Five It’s the puppet episode! In this episode of Positively Unready, Dan, Brandi & Barry are discussing “Level Five Transporter Accident,” Star Trek:...
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If Una Was Played by Jeffrey Combs, I Could More Easily Buy It
Positively Trek 347: If Una Was Played by Jeffrey Combs, I Could More Easily Buy It Positively Unready: “A Case of Chiaroscuro” - Strange New Worlds Season 4, Episode 4 Strange New Worlds takes on a Casablanca pastiche in “A Case of Chiaroscuro.” Join Dan, Brandi, and Barry as we discuss this...
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Is Kirk Spock’s Tyler Durden?
Positively Trek 346: Is Kirk Spock’s Tyler Durden? Positively Unready: “Human Best Friend” - Strange New Worlds Season 4, Episode 3 Dan, Barry, and Brandi discuss “Human Best Friend,” season 4 episode 3 of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. Join us every Saturday on the Kertrats Productions YouTube...
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Negligent Space Dads
Positively Trek 345: Negligent Space Dads Positively Unready: “The Griffin Incident” - Strange New Worlds Season 4, Episode 2 Our weekly YouTube live show brings you Dan and Brandi discussing “The Griffin Incident,” season four, episode two of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. Join us for some Star...
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The Romulans Aren’t Exactly Subtle!
Positively Trek 344: The Romulans Aren’t Exactly Subtle! Star Trek Comics: July 2026 It’s once again time to review the month’s Star Trek comics! In this episode of Positively Trek, hosts Dan and Brandi discuss Star Trek: The Last Starship #9, Star Trek: Starfleet Academy–Lost Contact #4, and…
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A Strange Old World
Positively Trek 343: A Strange Old World Positively Unready: “Valles Marineris” - Strange New Worlds Season Four Premiere Our weekly YouTube live show is back, as is Star Trek: Strange New Worlds! This week, we’re discussing the season four premiere: “Valles Marineris.” Join Dan, Brandi, and…
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When Did Star Trek Fans Lose Their Imaginations?
Positively Trek 342: When Did Star Trek Fans Lose Their Imaginations? When Creativity Gives Way to Complaining The change in the Klingons’ appearance. Do Romulans have head ridges or not? Is Klingon blood red or pink? Just how powerful are Betazoid senses? And why exactly does a French Starship...
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Kirk Was Literally Born Yesterday
Positively Trek 341 - Kirk Was Literally Born Yesterday Star Trek Comics - June 2026 We have two Star Trek comics from IDW to talk about in this month’s Positively Trek comic episode! In Star Trek: The Last Starship #8, we finally learn what the Borg Queen plans to do with the resurrected James…
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The Greatest ‘Ship of All
Positively Trek 340: The Greatest ‘Ship of All Bromances and Besties: The Closest Friendships in Star Trek (Part 1) Star Trek is ultimately the exploration of what it is to be human. And one of the most human things of all is our deep connections to our friends. In this episode of Positively…
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The Room Has Been Informed
Positively Trek 339: The Room Has Been Informed Star Trek Comics - May 2026 We have three new Star Trek comic issues out in May from IDW, and in this episode of Positively Trek, hosts Dan and Brandi discuss them all! We talk about the cosmic horror found in the pages of Star Trek: The Last…
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Take Another Look…
Positively Trek 338: Take Another Look… Star Trek Episodes That Hit Different Years Later When you’ve been a Star Trek fan as long as Dan and Barry have, you have fond memories of some of your favourite episodes from years past. As you grow older, revisiting those episodes can illuminate just how...
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It’s the Bad Interference. The Kind That Interferes.
Positively Trek 337: It’s the Bad Interference. The Kind That Interferes. Star Trek Comics: April 2026 It’s that time again! This month’s round-up of Star Trek comics includes the finale to the 18-issue run of Star Trek: Lower Decks, and the premiere issue of a new miniseries: Star Trek…
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A Victim of the Culture Wars? Or Something Else?
Positively Trek 336: A Victim of the Culture Wars? Or Something Else? Our Thoughts on the Cancellation of Starfleet Academy, the People Currently in Charge of Star Trek, and the State of the World Kind of a mixed bag in this episode of Positively Trek, as hosts Barry and Dan look around at the...
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Both Kirk & Mariner are One-Man Armies!
Positively Trek 335: Both Kirk & Mariner are One-Man Armies! March 2026’s Star Trek Comics In Star Trek: Lower Decks #17, the Cerritos crew is on a mission to recover their lost away team, feared killed by dangerous aggressors. Meanwhile, in Star Trek: The Last Starship #6, the Federation may be…
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The Olatunde Twist
Positively Trek 334: The Olatunde Twist Season Finale! “Rubincon” - Star Trek: Starfleet Academy S1E10 After ten episodes, the season finale of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy is, sadly, here. In this episode of Positively Trek, hosts Dan, Brandi, and Barry discuss “Rubincon,” the season finale of...
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Well, that’s a design flaw!
Positively Trek 333: Well, that’s a design flaw! “300th Night” - Star Trek: Starfleet Academy S1E09 In this episode of Positively Trek, hosts Dan, Barry, and Brandi discuss “300th Night,” the penultimate episode of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’s first season. We talk about found families, Caleb’s...
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It was 800 years ago. It was yesterday.
Positively Trek 332: It was 800 years ago. It was yesterday. “The Life of the Stars” - Star Trek: Starfleet Academy S1E08 Starfleet Academy’s youngest cadet’s life is at risk, and it’s up to The Doctor to step up to save her. Meanwhile, Tarima Sadal returns, and she’s not doing well. Can a…
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The Federation’s Delicates
Positively Trek 331: The Federation’s Delicates Star Trek Comics: February 2026 It’s the end of the month once again! In this episode of Positively Trek, hosts Dan and Brandi discuss the Star Trek comics that came out in February. We talk about Star Trek: Voyager: Homecoming #5, the conclusion of...
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The Holdovers: Starfleet Academy Edition
Positively Trek 330: The Holdovers: Starfleet Academy Edition “Ko’Zeine” - Star Trek: Starfleet Academy S1E07 One cadet must choose between a future with Starfleet and a future as leader of his world. Another cadet faces her past decisions and risks everything to cover up a mistake. In this…
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Tiny Fireflies
Positively Trek 329: Tiny Fireflies “Come, Let’s Away” - Star Trek: Starfleet Academy S1E06 This week, Positively Unready is taking a look at “Come, Let’s Away,” episode 6 of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy. Dan, Brandi, and Barry discuss the acting tour de force from Holly Hunter and Paul Giamatti,...
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Khionian Barf Glitter
Positively Trek 328: Khionian Barf Glitter “Series Acclimation Mil” - Star Trek: Starfleet Academy S1E05 Positively Unready continues this week with hosts Dan, Barry, and Brandi discussing “Series Acclimation Mil,” episode 5 of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy. We talk about the academy’s holographic...
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Gentle Silver Fox Klingon
Positively Trek 327: Gentle Silver Fox Klingon “Vox in Excelso” - Star Trek: Starfleet Academy S1E04 In this week’s Positively Unready, hosts Dan, Brandi, and Barry discuss “Vox in Excelso,” episode 4 of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy! We talk about the fate of the Klingon Empire, the journey of...
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The Little Dweeb with the Weird Eye
Positively Trek 326: The Little Dweeb with the Weird Eye Star Trek Comics: January 2026 Another month, another crop of new Star Trek comics! In this episode of Positively Trek, hosts Dan and Brandi discuss the Trek comics that came out in January: Star Trek: Voyager: Homecoming #4, Star Trek…
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They Shennaned Once, They’ll Shenann Again
Positively Trek 325: They Shennaned Once, They’ll Shenann Again “Vitus Reflux” - Star Trek: Starfleet Academy S1E03 Positively Unready continues this week with Dan and Brandi’s discussion of “Vitus Reflux,” episode 3 of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy! We talk about Darem Reymi’s character...
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I Am Starfleet Academy and So Can You!
Positively Trek 324: I Am Starfleet Academy and So Can You! Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Series Premiere! “Kids These Days” & “Beta Test” We have a new Star Trek series to talk about! In this week’s episode of Positively Trek, we bring you our Unready Room discussion about the first two episodes…
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It Oozes Star Trekiness
Positively Trek 323: It Oozes Star Trekiness December 2025 Star Trek Comics Four new comic issues came out in the final month of 2025, and in this episode of Positively Trek, hosts Dan and Brandi review them all! We talk about the shocking final issue of Star Trek: Red Shirts, as well as Star…
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King Arthur and Caligula - Interview with Kirsten Beyer & David Mack, writers of Star Trek: Khan!
Positively Trek 322: King Arthur and Caligula Star Trek: Khan - The Aftermath with Writers Kirsten Beyer & David Mack October 2025 saw the release of the long-awaited Star Trek: Khan audio drama, based on a story by Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan director Nicholas Meyer, and written by the...
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Sympathy For the Devil
Positively Trek 321: Sympathy For the Devil The Villains We Hate to Love Over the past 60 years, Star Trek has given us a huge range of villains. From the fine Corinthian tones of Ricardo Montalban’s Khan to the silky charisma of Marc Alaimo as Gul Dukat, many villains have become embedded in our...
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Treading Fluidic Space
Positively Trek 320: Treading Fluidic Space This Month’s Star Trek Comics: November 2025 Red Shirts at the mercy of Klingons! Boimler and Rutherford’s new mail-order android isn’t behaving as expected! The Enterprise under attack from deadly drones! The Federation’s last-ditch effort to reconnect...
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The Khan That Could Have Been
Positively Trek 319: The Khan That Could Have Been Star Trek: Khan - Final Episode Review! In the windy wastelands of Ceti Alpha V, Khan and his followers prepare for their possible salvation. However, a ghost from Khan’s past threatens to undo everything. Meanwhile, years later, secrets are...
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When Are They Going to Get to the Fireworks Factory?!?
Positively Trek 318: When Are They Going to Get to the Fireworks Factory?!? Star Trek Comics: October 2025 A little later than usual, but we are back with our monthly Star Trek comic round-up! October saw four Trek comics hit the stands: Star Trek: Red Shirts #3, Star Trek: Lower Decks #12, Star...
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Weaponized Ginger Ale
Positively Trek 317: Weaponized Ginger Ale Strange New Worlds: Ring of Fire with author David Mack! The Enterprise is assigned to investigate murder and sabotage aboard an ultra-top secret space station, where dangerous elements are attempting to undermine the station’s mission… whatever that is!...
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Ursula is the Kim Campbell of Ceti Alpha V
Positively Trek 316: Ursula is the Kim Campbell of Ceti Alpha V Star Trek: Khan Episodes 7 & 8 In this episode of Positively Trek, hosts Barry and Dan discuss “I Am Marla” and “Original Sin,” the 7th and 8th episodes of Star Trek: Khan! As the series nears its conclusion, we’re learning a lot…
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When Things Fall Apart, They Really Fall Apart
Positively Trek 315: When Things Fall Apart, They Really Fall Apart Star Trek: Khan - Episodes 5 and 6 On the U.S.S. Excelsior, Dr. Lear continues her investigations into Khan’s experiences on Ceti Alpha V, while Captain Sulu questions her motives. Khan and his followers encounter something...
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They Didn’t Realize They Were in a Horror Movie
Positively Trek 314: They Didn’t Realize They Were in a Horror Movie Star Trek: Khan Episodes 3 & 4 Star Trek: Khan continues with episode three: “Do Your Worst,” and episode four: “Magical Thinking.” In this episode of Positively Trek, hosts Barry and Dan discuss and dissect both episodes. Watch...
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I Hear You Met God Once… and Came Out on Top
Positively Trek 313: I Hear You Met God Once… and Came Out on Top Star Trek Comics: September 2025 It’s the end of September, and time once again to review the Star Trek comics from the past thirty days! This month, we have four new issues to discuss: Star Trek: Red Shirts #3, Star Trek: Voyager:...
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History is Written by the Victors
Positively Trek 312: History is Written by the Victors Star Trek: Khan Episodes 1 and 2 Khan Noonien Singh has long been thought of as the quintessential Star Trek villain. But is the view of him we get in “Space Seed” and Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan the whole picture? Or is there more to…
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Kirk & Spock Get Shipped… Literally!
Positively Trek 311: Kirk & Spock Get Shipped… Literally! “New Life and New Civilizations” - Strange New Worlds Season 3 Finale It feels like the season has just begun, and here we are at the end! In this episode of Positively Trek, hosts Barry and Dan discuss the Star Trek: Strange New Worlds...
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Still a Better Love Story Than Twilight
Positively Trek 310: Still a Better Love Story Than Twilight “Terrarium” - Star Trek: Strange New Worlds 3x09 Finding herself on the wrong side of a surprise wormhole, Erika Ortegas must survive the harsh conditions of an inhospitable moon while awaiting rescue. However, it soon becomes apparent...
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Jumped the Gormagander
Positively Trek 309: Jumped the Gormagander August’s Star Trek Comics: Lower Decks #10 & SNW: Seeds of Salvation #1 Another month, another batch of Star Trek comics! This month, we have Ferengi shenanigans and Lovecraftian horrors to entertain us! In this episode of Positively Trek, hosts Dan and...
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What is Happening?!?
Positively Trek 308: What is Happening?!? “Four-and-a-Half Vulcans” - Strange New Worlds 3x08 A mission to a prime directive-protected world requires the landing party to disguise themselves as Vulcans. Pike, Noonien-Singh, Chapel, and Uhura undergo a procedure that fundamentally changes them....
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The Camera Itself Becomes a Character
Positively Trek 307: The Camera Itself Becomes a Character “What Is Starfleet?” - Strange New Worlds 3x07 Is a Federation just an empire by another name? Is a Starship actually just a Warship cloaked in colloquialism? Newly-declassified archival footage has recently been unearthed: a documentary...
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Trek experts Dan and Bruce discuss a variety of Trek topics, often with special guests! We want to share our love of the Star Trek universe, and celebrate how it has touched our lives. We also cover news and reviews of all new Star Trek shows and films!
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