I like listening to podcasts while I do other tasks, so I thought I would ask what are the best Star Trek podcasts?
Best Star Trek Podcasts
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One of my favourites is Mission Log, which explores the morals, meanings, and messages of every episode.
Also, everything on Trek.fm is pretty fun. I mostly listen to Earl Grey (TNG), Standard Orbit (TOS), Women at Warp, and Meta-Treks.
I don't listen to these much, but some other goods ones are Shuttle Pod from Trekmovie.com, Transporter Room 3 from Ign.com, and Priority One. Trek Geeks is also another good one.
Also, everything on Trek.fm is pretty fun. I mostly listen to Earl Grey (TNG), Standard Orbit (TOS), Women at Warp, and Meta-Treks.
I don't listen to these much, but some other goods ones are Shuttle Pod from Trekmovie.com, Transporter Room 3 from Ign.com, and Priority One. Trek Geeks is also another good one.
I've really been enjoying the Mission Log podcast, where they go through all of Trek episode by episode. They've reached up to season 5 of TNG, but I'm still in the second season of TOS, since I just started listening a few weeks ago.
I just started Mission Log a few months ago, so far so good, it beats listening to local AM talk radio political garbage when I'm driving.
I typically listen to the trek.fm family of podcasts but there were some things that happened which made me cut back. I still listen to a few though, like The Orb (DS9), To The Journey (Voyager), Melodic Treks, Stage 9, and From There to Here. Im waiting for the TNG show to come back but I don't know when that will be.
IMO Mission Log is by far the best Star Trek podcast. Entertaining, in depth discussions of every episode, and funny hosts who are very responsive and engaged with their listeners.
Trek.fm has been my go-to but I've cut back due to my own time constraints.
In particular, the shows that Chris Jones has helmed have always been the most thoughtful and compelling. On their network I highly recommend Ready Room, The Orb, Meta Treks, Mission Log (which they distribute ut don't produce), and Saturday Morning Treks. Melodic Treks has gotten better under its new host and Stage 9 is also pretty good. I still like Warp 5 but I prefer the episodes Jones hosted. Truthfully, only To the Journey has left me cold — it sounds like they're having a lot fun but to my taste the show is a lot of filler.
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I should point at first that in no way am I trying to say that our Podcast is one of the best as we're very much trek novices but simply thought this would be one of the best places to post this.
My Pals are I have started a new Star Trek Podcast, Spocklight. Our 13-film mission: to explore every film in the ‘Star Trek’ movie franchise from a non-Trekkie perspective.
I suppose the idea is kind of 'James Bonding' for Star trek but from the perspective of casual fans. We're a Monthly podcast and the first episode can be found at the link below. We'd love to hear what the Trek community think of the pod. Be warned, we will/do get things wrong but the whole idea is to try and appeal to not only those who are already fans but people who may have never seen a Star Trek film.
http://spocklight.podbean.com/e/episode-1-the-motion-picture/
My Pals are I have started a new Star Trek Podcast, Spocklight. Our 13-film mission: to explore every film in the ‘Star Trek’ movie franchise from a non-Trekkie perspective.
I suppose the idea is kind of 'James Bonding' for Star trek but from the perspective of casual fans. We're a Monthly podcast and the first episode can be found at the link below. We'd love to hear what the Trek community think of the pod. Be warned, we will/do get things wrong but the whole idea is to try and appeal to not only those who are already fans but people who may have never seen a Star Trek film.
http://spocklight.podbean.com/e/episode-1-the-motion-picture/
Greatest Generation has inspired me to go through TNG for the first time in a few years. It's irreverent to say the least but I quite enjoy their combination of genuine assessment of episodes plus stupid commentary.
Hello all! My friend David and I host a Star Trek Podcast called "Synthaholics". We have a couple adult beverages and review a Trek episode. We get a bit silly, make fun of characters, but we LOVE TREK! Check us out!
Here are the links...
iTunes
http://synthaholics.com/
Here are the links...
iTunes
http://synthaholics.com/
Mission Log and Shuttlepod are great but how are we forgetting...
Improvised Star Trek!
Some episodes are funnier than others, but most will give you a good laugh no matter what.
Improvised Star Trek!
Some episodes are funnier than others, but most will give you a good laugh no matter what.
Trek.FM has so many great podcasts. The Ready Room is the most insightful. They rotate through all the series/ movies from episode to episode. Earl Grey is the most fun I think. Warp Five is also very good.
There was a complete turnover of hosts on a lot of the shows this past year. I prefer the original hosts on most of them.
They have a really nice, easy to navigate website.
A year or so ago I was listening to The Pensky File and also Trekabout. These are basically in order episode reviews making their way through all the series. They might be worth checking out, but they were both so cynical/negative and hypercritical I had to stop listening.
There was a complete turnover of hosts on a lot of the shows this past year. I prefer the original hosts on most of them.
They have a really nice, easy to navigate website.
A year or so ago I was listening to The Pensky File and also Trekabout. These are basically in order episode reviews making their way through all the series. They might be worth checking out, but they were both so cynical/negative and hypercritical I had to stop listening.
Shameless plug:
This Week in Trek
http://www.thisweekintrek.com
We're hitting close to 300 episodes, the show's been running for almost six years. The basic premise of the show is that we pick a random episode and review it, along with news, and a good amount of listener-created content.
Both Darrell and I have been around since Trek was on NBC, so we have a long history of watching the show.
Hope you like it!
This Week in Trek
http://www.thisweekintrek.com
We're hitting close to 300 episodes, the show's been running for almost six years. The basic premise of the show is that we pick a random episode and review it, along with news, and a good amount of listener-created content.
Both Darrell and I have been around since Trek was on NBC, so we have a long history of watching the show.
Hope you like it!
Updated podcast page on Trekfanproductions.com, where you see loads of podcasts, all done by fans.
https://trekfanproductions.com/podcasts-audiodramas
https://trekfanproductions.com/podcasts-audiodramas
As a big fan of the novels I love the Literary Treks podcast. They review a book an episode and get the authors on when their novels are released. They've even got me interested in reading the comics as they review them as well. If you like the novels then listening to the podcast and the authors really enhances the experience.
I'm surprised nobody has mentioned The Trekmate Family Network.
Set up five or six years ago, initially as just two friends sat around a microphone recording their podcast Trekmate, it's since blossomed into a network of shows from around the world. Initially they had just Trekmate and their supplemental show Ten Forward, followed by the now defunct Two to Beam Up (long-term Trekkie Marc taking his non-Trekkie wife Kirsty through 1960s Star Trek). Now they're joined by various other international podcasts such as the Deep Space Nine dedicated show In the Wilderness from Australia, The Delta Quadrant from America and Previously, in the Alpha Quadrant from Scotland and dedicated to Enterprise.
www.trekmate.org.uk
Set up five or six years ago, initially as just two friends sat around a microphone recording their podcast Trekmate, it's since blossomed into a network of shows from around the world. Initially they had just Trekmate and their supplemental show Ten Forward, followed by the now defunct Two to Beam Up (long-term Trekkie Marc taking his non-Trekkie wife Kirsty through 1960s Star Trek). Now they're joined by various other international podcasts such as the Deep Space Nine dedicated show In the Wilderness from Australia, The Delta Quadrant from America and Previously, in the Alpha Quadrant from Scotland and dedicated to Enterprise.
www.trekmate.org.uk
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