Trek Geeks: A Star Trek Podcast
by Trek Geeks
OUR 11TH YEAR!Trek Geeks: A Star Trek Podcast is a place to celebrate Star Trek in all its eras, driven by a deep passion for the franchise and what it represents. Hosted by lifelong fans Bill Smith and Dan Davidson, the show takes a weekly dive into the stories, characters, and ideas that have shaped Star Trek for nearly six decades. From the groundbreaking days of The Original Series to the latest episodes of Strange New Worlds and Starfleet Academy, Trek Geeks explores why Star Trek continues to resonate, blending thoughtful conversation with humor and heart.At its core, Trek Geeks is about passion, community, and a shared love of sci-fi storytelling. The podcast welcomes longtime Trekkies and newcomers alike, offering meaningful discussion without ever losing sight of the fun. Over the years, the show has featured conversations with Star Trek favorites like Jonathan Frakes, Nana Visitor, Scott Bakula, John Billingsley, and Michelle Hurd, along with writers, creators, and expert
Episodes
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Star Trek's 60 Greatest Moments: Episodes 30-21
The countdown rolls on! Bill and Dan are back with the next installment of our 60th anniversary series, ranking Star Trek's 60 greatest moments. This time we crack the top 30, and the stakes (and the arguments) keep climbing. We're covering #30 through #21, pulling from six decades of Trek across...
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Star Trek's 60 Greatest Moments: Episodes 40-31
The countdown keeps climbing. This week, Bill and Dan tackle the next ten entries in Star Trek's 60 Greatest Moments, working their way through numbers 40 through 31. These are the scenes that earned their spot the hard way. Sixty years of television and film, thousands of hours of story, and…
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Star Trek's 60 Greatest Moments: Episodes 50-41
Sixty years ago today, Star Trek premiered. The countdown rolls on. On this episode of Trek Geeks, Bill and Dan pick right back up with Star Trek's 60 Greatest Moments, moving into the next ten on Star Trek Day itself as we celebrate the franchise's 60th anniversary. Last time we cracked open the...
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STLV Recap: Our Week in Vegas
Vegas is in the books, and we're debriefing. This week on Trek Geeks: Thursday Night Geeks presented by FanSets, we're joined by Mike Slamer and Ashley Thomas from We Are Starfleet, right here on the Trek Geeks Podcast Network. Both of them made the trip to STLV: Trek to Vegas for the first time,...
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Star Trek's 60 Greatest Moments: #60-51
The road to 60 years of Star Trek starts here. In this episode of Trek Geeks, Bill and Dan launch an all new series counting down Star Trek's 60 Greatest Moments, building right up to the franchise's 60th anniversary this September. Six decades, hundreds of hours of television and film, and one...
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Artificial Intelligence & Star Trek
This week on Trek Geeks, Bill and Dan are pointing the sensors straight at the elephant in the room: artificial intelligence. From Data's quest to be more human to the Doctor demanding his own holonovel rights, Star Trek has been wrestling with what it means for a machine to think, feel, and...
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Get Me Doug Jones
This week on Trek Geeks, we're peeling back the layers of prosthetics to sit down with a true cinematic legend. Star Trek: Discovery's Saru himself, Doug Jones, joins the show alongside Executive Producer Derek Maki to discuss their upcoming documentary, "Get Me Doug Jones" — a film that…
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Star Trek Mixtape, Volume 2
Star Trek Mixtape, Volume 2 is here, and Bill Smith and Dan Davidson are back at it, adding more tracks to the ultimate Star Trek marathon playlist. The concept is simple but irresistible: curate a collection of Star Trek episodes the way you'd build a perfect mixtape, where every selection fits…
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The Trek Hill I'm Willing to Die On
This week on Trek Geeks, we're bringing you the best moments from a recent Thursday Night Geeks where things got bold, loud, and unapologetically opinionated. Bill and Dan took a stand on "The Trek Hill I'm Willing to Die On," sharing the Star Trek hot takes they'll defend to the very end. No...
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Paul Giamatti (audio from Trek Talks)
GOLDEN GLOBE WINNER & TWO-TIME OSCAR NOMINEE! In this special episode of Trek Geeks, we present our Trek Talks panel featuring acclaimed actor and Star Trek fan Paul Giamatti. Known for his incredible range across film and television, Paul joins us for a conversation that blends his love of...
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Trek Talks Preview, Lego Rumors, & SFA Cancelation
This week on Trek Geeks, Bill and Dan welcome a special guest and good friend of the show, Trek Talks co-producer Laurie Ulster from TrekMovie.com! With Trek Talks just around the corner, Laurie joins the show to preview this year's telethon, talk about what viewers can expect, and share some...
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Trek 60 (and Surprise Guest Cirroc Lofton!)
In this special episode of Trek Geeks presented by FanSets, hosts Bill Smith and Dan Davidson celebrate the 60th Anniversary Year of Star Trek with a look back at the moments, series, and stories that shaped the franchise across six decades. Sixty years after the debut of Star Trek: The Original...
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Starfleet Academy Premieres & Exploring Trek Locations
Visiting the Past and Discovering the Future We kick off our 2026 in a big way as we celebrate the 60th Anniversary Year of Star Trek with a show built for fans who love both the history and the future of the franchise. This premiere is all about connection. Connection to the real places where…
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Doug Drexler: Trek Star
EMMY AND ACADEMY AWARD WINNER This week, we're beyond thrilled to welcome a true legend of Star Trek and Hollywood craftsmanship — the one and only Doug Drexler! From his early days in the makeup department on Star Trek: The Next Generation to his groundbreaking work in visual effects on Deep…
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A Space Adventure Hour
The galaxy is calling once again, and Thursday Night Geeks presented by FanSets is answering! This week, Bill and Dan take a deep dive into Season 3, Episode 4 of Strange New Worlds, "A Space Adventure Hour." With a title like that, you know fans are in for a ride that blends exploration, danger,...
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Shuttle to Kenfori
SPOILER ALERT This week, we're bringing you the audio as we dig into Strange New Worlds Season 3, Episode 3: "Shuttle to Kenfori." It's an hour of Trek that leans hard into horror, complete with fast-moving zombies, eerie ruins, and Klingons with secrets of their own. We talk through the episode...
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Boldly Collecting with Brian Volk-Weiss
New Star Trek Action Figures from The Nacelle Company We're diving deep into the world of Star Trek collectibles with none other than Brian Volk-Weiss, CEO of The Nacelle Company! Fresh off the exciting announcement of their brand-new line of Star Trek action figures, Brian joins us to discuss…
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Wedding Bell Blues
Things get gloriously weird as we dive into "Wedding Bell Blues," the second episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3. After a three-month time jump, the Enterprise is docked at Starbase One for the Federation's 100th anniversary, but Spock has something more personal on his mind: the...
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Hegemony, Part 2
After almost two full years, Strange New Worlds is finally back and we're jumping straight into the action with the highly anticipated Season 3 premiere, "Hegemony, Part 2." This week, we're breaking it all down in real time, just hours after the episode drops. Pike and the Enterprise crew are…
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Unpopular Star Trek Opinions
AUDIO FROM THURSDAY NIGHT GEEKS Bill and Dan are boldly going where few fans dare to tread: straight into the heart of Star Trek controversy. Everyone has a hot take, but not all opinions are created equal—and tonight, they're putting theirs on display. From the final frontiers of franchise canon...
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Hegemony: When the Monsters Return
Audio from Thursday Night Geeks We're charting a course straight into the explosive Season 2 finale of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds — "Hegemony." With tensions high and the Gorn deadlier than ever, the crew of the Enterprise faces a nightmare scenario that pushes Starfleet ideals to the breaking...
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Going Boldly with Bruce Horak
Audio from Thursday Night Geeks We're thrilled to welcome actor, artist, and all-around creative force Bruce Horak to the livestream! Best known to Star Trek: Strange New Worlds fans as Hemmer, the gruff but endearing Aenar engineer of the U.S.S. Enterprise, Bruce brings a unique perspective as…
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See It or Skip It: TOS Season 2
After a FOUR YEAR absence, a legendary fan-favorite RETURNS to The Flagship! It's time for another thrilling edition of See It or Skip It, and this time, we're heading back to the golden age of Star Trek with Season 2 of The Original Series! Join Bill and Dan as they revisit the highs and lows of...
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Trekking Toward Hope w/Jonathan Frakes, Armin Shimerman, John Billingsley, Kitty Swink, & Juan Carlos Coto
Trek Against Pancreatic Cancer In this very special episode of Trek Geeks, we're proud to present the audio from a powerful livestream event originally aired on Thursday Night Geeks. Featuring an incredible lineup of guests: Jonathan Frakes, John Billingsley, Kitty Swink, Armin Shimerman, and…
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Nana Visitor & Open a Channel
This week on Trek Geeks, we're bringing you a special episode featuring the audio from Thursday Night Geeks, presented by FanSets! Hosts Bill and Dan sit down with the incredible Nana Visitor—best known as Major Kira Nerys on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine—for an insightful conversation about her new...
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Our Man Bashir: 007 Reasons to Love It
This week on Trek Geeks, Bill & Dan are donning their tuxedos (metaphorically, of course) and ordering their martinis "shaken, not stirred" as they dive into the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine classic, Our Man Bashir! Join us for a lively discussion of this holosuite caper that combines Star Trek's...
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Little Green Men
Bill and Dan return to the mic and take on the classic DS9 episode, "Little Green Men!" On a trip to deliver Nog to Starfleet Acadamy in Quark's brand new shuttle, Quark, Rom, and Nog time travel and crash land in Roswell, New Mexico in 1947 becoming the first extra terrestrials to visit…
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STLV Recap
VIVA LAS VEGAS! (Corrected Version) Dan and Bill returned from their annual trip to the Star Trek Family Reunion and had a blast--even though it took Bill forever to edit this episode. Seriously, blame him for why the Trek Geeks haven't been in your ear holes. There was probably a better way to…
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Captain's Holiday
Do You Seek Jamaharon? In Episode 316 of Trek Geeks, hosts Bill and Dan dive into the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Captain's Holiday." This fan-favorite episode sees Captain Picard taking a much-needed vacation on the pleasure planet Risa, only to find himself embroiled in an adventure...
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Conventional Wisdom
No Panels, No Parties? NO PROBLEM! In Episode 315 of Trek Geeks, hosts Bill and Dan dive into their recent adventure at the Trek Long Island convention. They share their excitement about meeting fellow Trekkies, attending fascinating panels, and exploring the vibrant vendor hall. The hosts…
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Ethan Phillips & Armin Shimerman
RECORDED LIVE AT TREK LONG ISLAND In this special episode of the Trek Geeks Podcast, join hosts Bill Smith and Dan Davidson as they take you straight to the heart of the Trek Long Island convention. Episode #314 is a treat for all Star Trek enthusiasts as it features exclusive audio from an...
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News of the Quadrant
They're Back! Calling all Trekkies! Set phasers to "stun" because Bill and Dan are back on the Bridge of the Trek Geeks for another exciting episode, this time diving headfirst into the latest Star Trek news. This episode promises a warp core-powered discussion of recent developments that are…
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Two Geeks & No Plan
The All-Outtake Episode! 2023 was a sad, sad year. The traditional year-end Outtakes Super Edit didn't happen as planned and the dozen of Trek Geeks fans everywhere were crestfallen that their holidays suddenly had no meaning whatsoever. Bill and Dan have decided to make up for it this week with…
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In Memoriam: Kenneth Mitchell
Our scheduled episode of Trek Geeks has been pre-empted for a discussion on the life and career of Kenneth Mitchell who passed away on February 24, 2024 at the age of 49.
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Future Imperfect
The Flagship returns! (We know--we're pretty excited, too.) Bill and Dan take on the Season 4 NextGen episode, "Future Imperfect," where CAPTAIN Will Riker has lost 16 years of his memory, has to complete peace negotiations with the Romulans, and...oh...did we mention he happens to have a son…
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Spectre of the Gun
Back in the Saddle Again (See, this is a Western episode and "Back in the Saddle" is a song sung by a cowb...never mind.) Some might say that it's been a long road gettin' from there to here. They might also say it's been a long time, but our time is finally near. Well, that time is NOW! That's...
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Trek Talks 3 Preview with John Billingsley
We've been away for a while but, this week, we're back and we'll be talking about our annual epic event! Enterprise's John Billingsley joins us for a preview of the upcoming Trek Talks 3--the streaming telethon inspired by Star Trek to benefit Hollywood Food Coalition! We'll discuss stars, we'll...
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Trek Long Island & EXCLUSIVE ANNOUNCEMENT
This week, Bill and Dan welcome Trek Long Island organizer Stefanie Gangone and Matthew Kaplowitz of the Trek Untold Podcast to talk about the 2024 version of the convention! Hear all about how this convention got off the ground and the philosophy behind it, as well as some of the amazing Star…
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Live in Las Vegas
This week, we bring you the exclusive live audio of Trek Geeks: Live in Las Vegas from FanGeeks Party 2023 with special guests John Billingsley, Bonnie Gordon, and Michelle Hurd! What do you talk about when you can't talk about Star Trek? Listen this week and find out! Huge thanks to our dear...
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United We Trek
This week on The Flagship, Bill & Dan are joined by actors Natalia Castellanos, Jonathan Del Arco, and John Billingsley for an update on the SAG-AFTRA & WGA strikes AND to tell us about an upcoming themed picket line event September 8th called "United We Trek!" As fans, we know September 8th as...
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Post Vegas Glow
Bill & Dan have returned from Fabulous Las Vegas and STLV! There were laughs, there were amazing meals, there were reunions, but more importantly, there was a TON of Star Trek! They'll look back on their entire week in the desert and their return to the Rio All Suites Hotel and Casino for the…
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The SAG Strike & STLV
Bill & Dan preempt their discussion on Reg Barclay this week to tackle the news regarding the strike called by SAG-AFTRA and its members. With STLV starting in less than two weeks, it's important to know what is allowed for Union members and what isn't. Plus, they'll discuss the bad info that's…
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Picard Season 3
Just for fun, let's copy in what ChatGPT said about this episode! Episode 302 of the Trek Geeks Podcast dives deep into the highly anticipated third and final season of Star Trek: Picard. Hosts Bill and Dan embark on an enthralling exploration of the latest chapter in the life of the iconic...
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The News from TrekNews.net: Week of June 28, 2023
WEEK OF JUNE 28, 2023 Bill and Dan look at the shocking cancelation of Star Trek: Prodigy after one season, and its removal from the Paramount+ streaming service.
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The Vulcan Hello
In episode 301 of Trek Geeks, Dan and Bill dive into the first episode of Star Trek: Discovery, "The Vulcan Hello." The episode begins with Commander Michael Burnham and the crew of the USS Shenzhou investigating a mysterious object in space. When they discover it is a Klingon vessel, tensions…
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The 300th One
Bill and Dan are back after an unintended and unscheduled hiatus to celebrate their 300th episode! They've planned this episode several times. At first, there were going to be special guests. Then, after that plan was scrapped, they were going to have someone else host Episode 300. After careful...
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Scott Bakula, Anson Mount, & John Billingsley
Just a few weeks ago, we were incredibly fortunate to be joined by so many of our Star Trek icons to support the Hollywood Food Coalition in TREKtalks2. Plus, with the help of this amazing fandom, we were able to beat last year's total and then some! This week, we bring are proud to bring you…
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2022 Outtakes Special, Part II
The Annual Airing of the Outtakes concludes this week with Part II of our Annual Special! In this second installment of the Outtakes Special, hear Bill and Dan's pre-show conversations from throughout the year. If you listen past the end theme of every episode, you've heard these in small doses....
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2022 Outtakes Special, Part I
It's become a tradition on the Trek Geeks Podcast and one of the most requested episodes we publish every year--the annual Airing of the Outtakes! In this first installment of the Outtakes Special, hear Bill and Dan's pre-show conversations from throughout the year. If you listen past the end…
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Glad Tidings to All
So, it's been a few minutes since Dan & Bill have behind the microphone and this week, they're back to catch everyone up on life, the universe, and everything. (Hey, that's got a really nice ring to it!) Find out what they've been up to, the challenges life has presented, their highlights for the...
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OUR 11TH YEAR!Trek Geeks: A Star Trek Podcast is a place to celebrate Star Trek in all its eras, driven by a deep passion for the franchise and what it represents. Hosted by lifelong fans Bill Smith and Dan Davidson, the show takes a weekly dive into the stories, characters, and ideas that have shaped Star Trek for nearly six decades. From the groundbreaking days of The Original Series to the latest episodes of Strange New Worlds and Starfleet Academy, Trek Geeks explores why Star Trek continues to resonate, blending thoughtful conversation with humor and heart.At its core, Trek Geeks is about passion, community, and a shared love of sci-fi storytelling. The podcast welcomes longtime Trekkies and newcomers alike, offering meaningful discussion without ever losing sight of the fun. Over the years, the show has featured conversations with Star Trek favorites like Jonathan Frakes, Nana Visitor, Scott Bakula, John Billingsley, and Michelle Hurd, along with writers, creators, and expert
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