Comic-Con 2025 brought the future of Star Trek right to Hall H, and now it's time to break it all down! Join Julian and Girafe for our full Star Trek Universe wrap-up show, packed with everything we saw, heard, and felt across an unforgettable weekend in San Diego.

💫From puppet captains and emotional cast reveals to brand-new trailers and behind-the-scenes quotes, we’re diving into:

🌌 Strange New Worlds Season 3 – That noir-inspired simulation episode? We’ve seen it, and we’ll tease what you can expect (spoiler-free!) from Thursday's episode. Plus: Anson Mount sends his regards in the most muppet-tastic way possible, while Paul Wesley calls his Kirk experience “the most fun I’ve ever had shooting anything.”

🎓 Starfleet Academy – The first trailer dropped and it’s giving big feelings, big stakes, and a whole new generation of cadets. Holly Hunter teases “massive intimacy,” and Kerrice Brooks had us all tearing up with her reaction: “That was FIRE 🔥.” We break the trailer down.

🖼️ The Lodge + Strange New Spectacle – We stepped inside The Lodge, an immersive activation that transported us into Starfleet’s wildest holodeck scenario and lounge. Then we took in the incredible Strange New Spectacle at the Activation Zone, showcasing a handful of different dance numbers focusing on this season of Strange New Worlds. Girafe even married Spock.

📚 IDW Comics – Big announcements from the Trek comics universe, including that mysterious Kirk cover. Just which version are we getting?

We were in the room where it happened, so let us take you there with us on this bonus edition of Strange New Pod!

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🖖 This week on Strange New Pod, we're diving deep into Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3, Episode 3, "Shuttle to Kenfori."

"Pike and M'Benga enter Klingon space for Batel's cure as M'Benga's past returns on a deadly world!

Plus, mailbag read from San Diego Comic Con and more on episode 246 of Strange New Pod.

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On this special bonus edition of Strange New Pod, Julian and Girafe are thrilled to be joined by the writing duo behind Star Trek Voyager: Homecoming, the upcoming IDW comic series hitting shelves this fall! Please welcome Susan and Tilly Bridges!

We dive into the long-awaited return story of the Voyager crew and the aftermath of their journey through the Delta Quadrant. Why was now the perfect time to tell this story? What can fans expect when the crew return to Earth? We also explore the golden age of Star Trek comics, how much creative freedom the Bridges have been given to craft this crucial chapter, and why pre-orders matter more than ever.

Plus, we chat about their amazing work on Star Trek Adventures, their role as sensitivity consultants for Star Trek: Prodigy Season Two, and Tilly’s powerful weekly essays, Tilly’s Trans Tuesdays.

🖖 Don’t miss this deep, heartfelt, and inspiring conversation with two of the most passionate voices in Trek storytelling.

📚 Star Trek Voyager: Homecoming from IDW Publishing arrives this Fall – get your pre-orders in now!

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