Episode 186: Everything is Awesome

12/09/2025 1h 14min

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Main Mission, Part 1 (with an appropriate sound effect)



Star Trek: Strange New WorldsSeason 3, Episode 7“What is Starfleet?”Written by Kathryn Lyn & Alan B. McElroyDirected by Sharon Lewis.



Subspace Chatter




New Star Trek Logo for the 60th



Sept. 8 Will Be a Great Day for Star Trek Fans



Star Trek Is Officially Coming To LEGO – Watch Announcement Teaser – TrekMovie.com



Teaser | Star Trek x LEGO – YouTube



Star Trek Boldly Goes into its 60th Year with Fan-Centric Anniversary Celebrations Throughout 2026



Star Trek plans packed lineup for the franchise’s 60th anniversary, with Lego sets and YouTube show – WTOP News



‘Star Trek’ Day Announcements Include a Lego Collaboration and a YouTube Kids’ Series



startrek.com/60



Star Trek To Celebrate 60th Anniversary With Celebrations Next Year



New Star Trek 60th Anniversary Celebrations Unveiled! – Trek Central



Star Trek To Kick Off 60th Anniversary Year Celebration With With Rose Parade Float – TrekMovie.com



Doctor Who’s TARDIS pops up in Star TrekLatest ‘Strange New Worlds’ Has ‘Doctor Who’ Easter Egg And More Star Trek Lore – TrekMovie.com



‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Season 3 Debuts With Stronger Streaming Numbers Than Season 2 – TrekMovie.com



Canceled Star Trek Series Hits Record Streaming Numbers (so Why Is It Ending?) – ComicBook.com



‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Climbs The Streaming Top 10 – TrekMovie.com







‘Star Trek: Lower Decks’ Wins 2 Hugo Awards, First Franchise Wins Since TNG Finale – TrekMovie.com



Star Trek: Lower Decks Wins Hugo Award 30 Years After TNG



Star Trek: Infection VR Is A Quest 3 & PC VR Narrative Survival Game



NEW GAME ANNOUNCED – Star Trek: Infection – Trek Central



Star Trek: Infection — a new horror-themed VR game announced – TREKNEWS.NET | Your daily dose of Star Trek news and opinion



‘Star Trek: Infection’ VR Game Coming This Year – Watch Announcement Trailer – TrekMovie.com



Star Trek Online “Timeless Legacy” Starship Bundle Now Available On Consoles – TrekMovie.com



Celebrate Star Trek Day With A Golden Enterprise G Model From Fanhome – TrekMovie.comSimon Pegg Developed Star Trek Spin-off Movie About Jaylah; Wanted Archer’s Dog In ‘Beyond’ – TrekMovie.com





They Might Be Making the Perfect ‘Star Trek: Voyager’ Game



Star Trek Voyager: Across the Unknown – NEW Star Trek Game is Coming! – YouTube



Star Trek Heads To New York Comic Con For ‘Starfleet Academy,’ ‘Strange New Worlds,’ And “Surprises” – TrekMovie.com



Honor the Empire with the TOMY+ 1:350 KLINGON D7 Battle Cruiser Replica – BackerKit



Adam Savage’s Hands-On With Star Trek Klingon Battlecruiser Model! – YouTube



Paramount Hires Star Trek Fan To Head Streaming Originals; ‘Origin’ Movie Producer Talks Trek – TrekMovie.com



Paramount+ Eyes Expanding STAR TREK Original Content; Hires Apple TV Exec Chris Parnell



Honor the Empire with the TOMY+ 1:350 KLINGON D7 Battle Cruiser Replica – BackerKit



No Man’s Sky Goes Full Star Trek In Massive Ship Customization Update



Review: EXO-6’s Star Trek “Arena” Gorn Figure Is Here To Slay – TrekMovie.com



Star Trek toys revealed ahead of series’ 60th anniversary



New from Master Replicas:



U.S.S. Defiant Light Up MSD– Master Replicas



Raktajino Mug: Deep Space 9 Promenade– Master Replicas



The Picard Tea Cup Set– Master Replicas



Variants: Raktajino Mug: Quark’s Bar– Master Replicas



               Raktajino Mug: Quark’s Bar– Master Replicas



Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Ending With Short Season 5 Instead Of Paramount+’s Movie Plan



Celia Rose Gooding Takes You Behind-the-Scenes of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds – YouTube



Watch: New Promo Highlights How Star Trek “Lives” On Paramount+ – TrekMovie.com



Star Trek Lives Here | Paramount+ – YouTube



Shatner, Mulgrew, Spiner, Frakes, And More Coming To Creation’s Star Trek Cons In New Jersey And Chicago – TrekMovie.com



Preview: ‘Star Trek III: The Search for Spock – The Making of the Classic Film’ With Authors Interview – TrekMovie.com



Superfan Ben Stiller Has A Star Trek Pitch, Says It’s Important For Franchise To Return To Big Screen – TrekMovie.com



Michelle Yeoh Admits “We Could Have Done Better” With ‘Star Trek: Section 31’ – TrekMovie.com



Michelle Yeoh Addresses Star Trek Movie Flop Section 31: ‘It’s Very Hard to Please All of Your Audience All of the Time’ – IGN




Here are links to 130  additional stories.broken out by series, movies and other categories.



CLASSIC TV SERIES (in order of premiere)



Star Trek: The Original Series (1966 – 1969) [3 seasons]




Harry Mudd was Star Trek: The Original Series’ most lovably infamous rogue



‘Star Trek’ premieres




Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987 – 1994) [7 seasons]




How ‘Q’ Became STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION’s Ultimate Moral Test for Humanity — GeekTyrant



Scotty’s Best Star Trek Episode Is The Next Generation’s “Relics”




Star Trek: Voyager (1995 – 2001) [7 seasons]




Star Trek TV Show Scene Slammed By Cosmic Void Expert



A Wild Star Trek Rumor Reveals the Real Reason for Voyager’s Strangest Character Change




Star Trek: Enterprise (2001 – 2005) [4 seasons]




What might have been for Star Trek: Enterprise season 5




STREAMING SERIES AND MOVIES (in order of premiere)



Star Trek: Discovery (2017 – 2024) [5 seasons]




Star Trek: Discovery’s Interesting Focus on a Main Character



Star Trek Fans Think the Borg Created This Villain, But Discovery Quietly Confirmed Another Origin




Star Trek: Picard (2020 – 2023) [3 seasons]




Strange New Worlds’ Scavengers Twist Complicates Star Trek: Picard’s 21st Century Timeline




Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (2022 – present) [5th/final season announced]




‘Star Trek Strange New Worlds’ Paul Wesley Interview Kirk Spock



Captain Kirk’s Journey In Strange New Worlds vs. J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek



Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3, Episode 6 Review – Captain Kirk’s Return To Strange New Worlds Was Well Worth The Wait



Star Trek: Strange New Worlds 306 “The Sehlet Who Ate Its Tail” Review: The Birth of a Captain – TREKNEWS.NET | Your daily dose of Star Trek news and opinion



Preview ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Season 3 Finale With 17 Images From “New Life and New Civilizations” – TrekMovie.com



‘Star Trek’ Is Born on ‘Strange New Worlds’



Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3 Director Breaks Down Seminal Captain Kirk Episode



Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Retcons Kirk and Pike’s TOS Relationship



I Just Found Out Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Snuck A Big Doctor Who Easter Egg Into Season 3, And It Has Me Pumped For Upcoming Episodes | Cinemablend



The Beat’s STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS midseason 3 roundtable



‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Goes Full Documentary in This Week’s Episode



59 Years Later, Star Trek Just Redefined Its Most Resourceful Character



New photos from Star Trek: Strange New Worlds 307 “What is Starfleet?” – TREKNEWS.NET | Your daily dose of Star Trek news and opinion



Preview “What Is Starfleet?” With 11 New Images From ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Episode 307 – TrekMovie.com



Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3 Episode 7 Is A Deep Dive Into Starfleet’s Purpose



Star Trek: Strange New Worlds recap – season 3, episode 7



Star Trek’s Jonathan Frakes Said Strange New Worlds Parody Episode Had Showrunners Getting ‘Cold Feet’ Over William Shatner And Gene Roddenberry Portrayals



Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Just Ruined The Best Idea Of The Series By Copying Ice Cube’s War Of The Worlds



Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3, Episode 7 Review – This Groundbreaking Episode Reminded Me Why So Many Love Star Trek



Star Trek: Strange New Worlds asks if Starfleet are colonizers



Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3 Solved A Heartbreaking Next Generation Mystery



Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3’s Funniest Episode Is A Sequel To A Season 1 Story



Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Ethan Peck on the ‘Surprising’ Amount of Spock’s Love Life This Season – TV Guide



Patton Oswalt’s Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3 Role Explained



Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Gives Kirk’s A Surprising Encounter With Khan



Denise Crosby Talks Original Sela Pitch To Return To TNG, Sexism On The Star Trek Set, And More – TrekMovie.com



RECAP | Star Trek: Strange New Worlds 308 – ‘Four-and-a-Half Vulcans’



Oh Dear, ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’



Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ just made Voyager’s darkest moment even worse



‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’: Celia Rose Gooding Talks Vulcan Uhura & Relationship With Beto (VIDEO) | Entertainment | wataugademocrat.com



Star Trek: Strange New Worlds recap – season 3, episode 8



Boldly Faithful: Star Trek Reveals Captain Pike Is a Christian| National Catholic Register



Watch: How The Jikaru In ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Was Made + Ep. 307 Included Touching Tribute – TrekMovie.com



Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Easter Egg Honors Melissa Navia’s Late Partner



Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Nearly Reused Chris Pine Captain Kirk’s Favorite Song



A Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Movie Almost Happened — Here’s What Stopped It



Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Reveals Captain Batel’s Exit Strategy



Star Trek Finally Delivers Something Fans Have Demanded For Years – ComicBook.com



Star Trek: Strange New Worlds needs to avoid a grave Captain Pike mistake | Radio Times



Analysis: Who Are The Vezda In ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’? – Breaking Down The Prime Suspects – TrekMovie.com



‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’: Celia Rose Gooding on Uhura Blurring the Rules to Save Ortegas



Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3 Episode 9’s Ortegas Gorn Encounter Echoes TOS & TNG Classics



Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: Melissa Navia Talks Ortegas’ Gorn Episode



Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3 Finally Gave Fans The Ortegas Storyline They’ve Wanted



Star Trek: Strange New Worlds 309 “Terrarium” Review: Beyond the Arena – TREKNEWS.NET | Your daily dose of Star Trek news and opinion



Interview: Melissa Navia Talks Acting Challenges And Star Trek History In Her ‘Strange New Worlds’ Episode – TrekMovie.com



Star Trek Just Turned Its Most Beloved Characters Into Racists




Star Trek: Starfleet Academy [season 1 in production, season 2 ordered]




Becky Lynch Expects Return in Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Season 2



Star Trek: Voyager’s Robert Picardo Addresses Return as The Doctor in Upcoming Series



Jonathan Frakes Reveals Why Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Features A Starship



STAR TREK: STARFLEET ACADEMY Pilot Episode Knocked Actor Robert Picardo “On My Holographic Butt”



Interview: ‘Starfleet Academy’ Writer Kirsten Beyer On Balancing New Audience And 800+ Years Of Star Trek Canon – TrekMovie.com



Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’s Showrunner Teases Severance-Inspired Opening Credits




Unannounced “Star Trek: Year One” series.




‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’: Ethan Peck Says a ‘Year One’ Series Would Be ‘Wonderful’ | Features | news-daily.com



Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Replacement Show Gets Full Support From the Stars




Trek series that never were, for one reason or another, [such as “Phase II”]



Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)




Why Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan Is The Best Star Trek Movie, Despite Rotten Tomatoes Score




Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)




Star Trek III: The Search for Spock – The Making of the Classic Film Review: Here’s to the journey – TREKNEWS.NET | Your daily dose of Star Trek news and opinion








Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1989)




Star Trek VI’s Director Has A Major Regret About A Spock Moment




Untitled Star Trek Kelvin-verse movie [currently not on Paramount announced roster]




Noah Hawley Elaborates (a Little) on His Never-Made ‘Star Trek’ Movie



Star Trek: TNG, Data Would’ve Been the Focus of Noah Hawley’s Films




OTHER MEDIAStar Trek books, audio books




New ‘Star Trek: Klingon Next Door’ humor book reveals what the angry aliens do in their down time | Space




Star Trek video games/board games




Fly a nuclear corvette in this Cold War-era Star Trek homage from one of my favourite space game devs | Rock Paper Shotgun




Star Trek Comics/graphic novels/magazines




Star Trek: The Last Starship Writers Tease ‘Brand New Take’ on The Franchise



Preview New Horror-Themed Comic ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds – The Seeds of Salvation’ #1 – TrekMovie.com



Star Trek: Voyager – Homecoming #1 – Comic Book Review



Star Trek: Voyager – Homecoming #1 Preview: Janeway’s Last Rodeo



REVIEW- Star Trek: Voyager ‘Homecoming’ – Trek Central



Star Trek: Voyager’s Comic Sequel Debuts To Mixed Reactions From Fans



Star Trek: Red Shirts #2 – Comic Book Review



EXCLUSIVE preview: IDW’s next wave brings TMNT, Godzilla, and Star Trek into bold new chapters • AIPT




MISCELLANEOUS



Paramount (a Skydance Corporation)




New Star Trek movies would be closely connected to the Paramount Plus shows



This Day in History: Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry is born




Star Trek related science news




Inspired Enterprise: How NASA, the Smithsonian, and the Aerospace Community Helped Launch Star Trek – YouTube



AI governance, agentic misalignment and the lessons from ‘Star Trek’ | Opinion | Compliance Week



Star Trek as Refuge for the Science-Minded – The Provincetown Independent




Franchise-wide/Miscellaneous




Star Trek Ranked: All The Movies, TV Shows, And Everything Else



3 times Spock made us emotional



10 Most Unique Ships In Star Trek



Redneck Star Trek Warps Into Hilarious Fan-Made AI Video — GeekTyrant



How Star Trek Won Me Over As A Star Wars Fan – ComicBook.com



Star Trek Needs A Very Specific Genre Of Show



Best Medicine with Eric Brown: Asheville needs to channel its inner Star Trek – Mountain Xpress



The best Star Trek episodes every Trekkie should watch



4 Essential Star Trek Series To Binge Now That They’re Finished



I’m Shocked at How Fast 2 of the Best Star Trek Shows Cemented Themselves as Must-Watch Masterpieces



3 Star Trek books written by Star Trek franchise actors




Convention news/fandom




Destination, unofficial Star Trek convention, warps into Blackpool soon – downthetubes.net




Actor Watch




Malcolm McDowell dishes on Star Trek, Stanley Kubrick



Celia Rose Gooding embraces “Star Trek” icon Uhura: “It’s just fun to play a recognizable, playful version of this character” – CBS News



Christina Chong’s New Music: The Perfect Companion To Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3



Actress Michelle Yeoh takes centre stage after lobbying for Star Trek: Discovery spin-off | The Straits Times



‘Star Trek’ Actor Has a Message for Fans Following Concern – Parade



In Conversation – Star Trek Stars Navia and Picardo – Trek Central



Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Star Melissa Navia Found One Ortegas Scene All Too Relatable [Exclusive]




End Of Show



It’s about time to refill the dilithium chamber and get on out of here. 




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