Episodios

  • WeeklyTrek #280: Paramount+ Almost Canceled Star Trek Strange New Worlds At Season 4
    Jul 20 2025

    On this week’s episode of WeeklyTrek, TrekCore’s news podcast, host Alex Perry is joined by Benjamin Nielsen to discuss all the latest Star Trek news.

    This week, Alex and his guest discuss the following stories from around the web:

    • TrekMovie: Exclusive: Akiva Goldsman On How ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Will End With Kirk In Command (10:35)

    • TrekCore: INTERVIEW — Henry Alonso Myers and Akiva Goldsman on STRANGE NEW WORLDS’ New Set, That “Wedding Bell Blues” Character, and More! (20:20)

    • TrekCore: The STAR TREK UNIVERSE Brings STRANGE NEW WORLDS and STARFLEET ACADEMY to San Diego Comic Con on Saturday, July 26 (27:53)

    • TrekCore: Factory Entertainment Unveils 2025 SDCC Exclusive STAR TREK Replicas, Including Enterprise-D Plaque and Gary Seven Servo (35:01)

    In addition, stick around to hear Benjamin discuss how fan created Star Trek works of fiction keep the story alive between new official Star Trek productions, and Alex talk about how he’s starting to feel good about the Star Trek franchise again after a few months of feeling pretty glum following Section 31.

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    Do you have a wish or theory you’d like to share on the show? Tweet to Alex at @WeeklyTrek, or email us with your thoughts about wishes, theories, or anything else about the latest in Star Trek news!

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    53 m
  • WeeklyTrek #279: Star Trek Strange New Worlds Executive Producers Discuss Show's Season 5 End
    Jun 30 2025

    On this week’s episode of WeeklyTrek, TrekCore’s news podcast, host Alex Perry is joined by Clonestar Podcast co-host Jodi Pickens to discuss all the latest Star Trek news.

    This week, Alex and his guest discuss the following stories from around the web:

    • TrekMovie: ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Showrunners Talk Fifth Season End, Suggest Continuing With New TOS Show (07:20)

    • GamesRadar: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds showrunners reveal plans for a cancelled crossover with the '70s animated series (16:20)

    • TrekMovie: Interview: Nana Visitor On Wanting To Play Janeway On ‘Voyager’ And The Future Of Kira Nerys In ‘Star Trek’ (21:18)

    • TrekMovie: Captain Kirk To Be Resurrected For New ‘Star Trek: The Last Starship’ Comic Series Set In Far Future (26:40)

    In addition, stick around to hear Jodi’s wish for more stories set in the 25th century, and a listener submission from Geoff Owen with a wish about the end of Strange New Worlds.

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    Do you have a wish or theory you’d like to share on the show? Tweet to Alex at @WeeklyTrek, or email us with your thoughts about wishes, theories, or anything else about the latest in Star Trek news!

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    48 m
  • WeeklyTrek #278: Star Trek Strange New Worlds Will End With a Final 6 Episode Season 5
    Jun 15 2025

    On this week’s episode of WeeklyTrek, TrekCore’s news podcast, host Alex Perry is joined by Caleb Dorsch to discuss all the latest Star Trek news.

    This week, Alex and his guest discuss the following stories from around the web:

    • TrekCore: STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS Renewed for Fifth and Final Six-Episode Season; Season 3 Hits SkyShowtime on August 4 (11:26)

    • TrekCore: See New Posters, New Photos, and a New Trailer for STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS Season 3! (32:22)

    • TrekCore: Here Are the Episode Titles for STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS Season 3! (40:06)

    • TrekCore: EXO-6 Revisits “The Cage,” Master Replicas’ Next Action Figures (and a Talking Moopsy!), and Much More STAR TREK Merch News! (45:02)

    In addition, stick around to hear Caleb wish for more Star Trek novels from a wider variety of series and authors, and Alex challenge the Star Trek franchise to prove his pessimism misplaced in the wake of the announcement that Strange New Worlds would come to an end with a truncated fifth season.

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    Do you have a wish or theory you’d like to share on the show? Tweet to Alex at @WeeklyTrek, or email us with your thoughts about wishes, theories, or anything else about the latest in Star Trek news!

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  • WeeklyTrek #277: Star Trek Strange New Worlds Season 3 Premieres on July 17
    May 27 2025

    On this week’s episode of WeeklyTrek, TrekCore’s news podcast, host Alex Perry is joined by Jamie McGregor to discuss all the latest Star Trek news.

    This week, Alex and his guest discuss the following stories from around the web:

    • TrekCore: At Last, STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS Returns on July 17 (12:47)

    • TrekCore: STAR TREK: PRODIGY Creators Confirm Series is Leaving Netflix, Future Streaming Availability Uncertain (18:48)

    • TrekMovie: Neville Page Says ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Season 1 Klingons Were “A Salty Broth” (32:52)

    • TrekMovie: Interview: Tawny Newsome On Finding The Sweet Spot For Her Star Trek Workplace Comedy (39:43)

    In addition, stick around to hear Jamie talk about how Nacelle Company’s Star Trek action figure line might make him break his vow not to become a Star Trek collector, and Alex discuss how the Red Alert Experience at Universal Hollywood should remind us all to get off our screens and out into the real world – especially if that real world is the 24th century.

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    Do you have a wish or theory you’d like to share on the show? Tweet to Alex at @WeeklyTrek, or email us with your thoughts about wishes, theories, or anything else about the latest in Star Trek news!

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    1 h
  • WeeklyTrek #276: Interview Special: Ben Robinson on FanHome, Star Trek Collectibles & Tariffs
    May 23 2025

    On this week’s episode of WeeklyTrek, TrekCore’s news podcast, host Alex Perry is joined by Ben Robinson from Fanhome for a supplemental interview special.

    This week, Star Trek collectibles in the era of tariffs. Ben has been involved in producing Star Trek collectibles - books, ship models etc. - for decades, and has front row insights into how the business of making these incredible collectibles work. We discuss that in the context of global tariffs, the process for making starship collectibles, and the challenges.

    In addition, we discuss what’s coming next from the FanHome line of Star Trek Starships, hints about an extension of the line beyond issue 20, and highlights from the ships coming up…plus more products on the way? Despite the gloom of rising prices, there’s still a lot to look forward to and we dive in.

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    Do you have a wish or theory you’d like to share on the show? Tweet to Alex at @WeeklyTrek, or email us with your thoughts about wishes, theories, or anything else about the latest in Star Trek news!

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    59 m
  • WeeklyTrek #275: Star Trek Strange New Worlds Season 3 Gets Its World Premiere at Tribeca
    Apr 26 2025

    On this week’s episode of WeeklyTrek, TrekCore’s news podcast, host Alex Perry is joined by Thad Hait to discuss all the latest Star Trek news.

    This week, Alex and his guest discuss the following stories from around the web:

    • TrekMovie: ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Season 3 To Premiere At Tribeca Film Festival in June (07:25)

    • TrekCore: Special Preview — Inside the STAR TREK: RED ALERT Enterprise-D Experience at Universal Fan Fest Nights (17:37)

    • TrekMovie: ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Was Denied 2-Hour Finale Movie, Says Sonequa Martin-Green (24:18)

    • TrekCore: Citing Tariff Uncertainty, STAR TREK 1:6-Scale Figure Company EXO-6 Suspends Shipments to USA Collectors (30:52)

    In addition, stick around to hear Thad’s theory that the Universal Fan Fest Red Alert Experience might show up somewhere else one day (that’s a lot of work for a quick month long attraction!), and Alex’s wish that Strange New Worlds ends with a transition to the Original Series visual vibe as an homage to Star Trek’s roots.

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    Do you have a wish or theory you’d like to share on the show? Tweet to Alex at @WeeklyTrek, or email us with your thoughts about wishes, theories, or anything else about the latest in Star Trek news!

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    49 m
  • WeeklyTrek #274: Paramount+ Drops Star Trek Strange New Worlds Season 3 Trailer
    Apr 6 2025

    On this week’s episode of WeeklyTrek, TrekCore’s news podcast, host Alex Perry is joined by Jenn Tifft to discuss all the latest Star Trek news.

    This week, Alex and his guest discuss the following stories from around the web:

    • TrekCore: Watch the New Teaser Trailer for STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS Season 3! (11:08)

    • TrekCore: PREVIEW — Universal Fan Fest Nights’ Special STAR TREK Menu (22:33)

    • TrekCore: IDW Announces Three New STAR TREK Mini-Series Comics (29:45)

    • TrekCore: Nacelle Announces Second Wave of STAR TREK Action Figures, Including GENERATIONS Kirk, T'Pol, Carol Marcus, and More (37:23)

    In addition, stick around to hear Jenn’s opinion that James T. Kirk is not being overused in Strange New Worlds (he’s only in two episodes as Prime Kirk), and Alex’s opinion that it’s crazy we have to wait two years between television seasons for a lot of series these days - including SNW!

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    Do you have a wish or theory you’d like to share on the show? Tweet to Alex at @WeeklyTrek, or email us with your thoughts about wishes, theories, or anything else about the latest in Star Trek news!

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    59 m
  • WeeklyTrek #273: Star Trek Strange New Worlds Begins Filming Season 4
    Mar 16 2025

    On this week’s episode of WeeklyTrek, TrekCore’s news podcast, host Alex Perry is joined by Ross Webster to discuss all the latest Star Trek news.

    This week, Alex and his guest discuss the following stories from around the web:

    • TrekCore: Season 4 STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS Production Begins! (10:13)

    • StarTrek.com: Naveen Andrews and Wrenn Schmidt Cast in Star Trek: Khan (17:04)

    • TrekMovie: Tatiana Maslany Says ‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’ Has “So Much Heart” (23:03)

    • TrekMovie: New Line Of Palm-Sized Die-Cast Star Trek Ships With Reference Books Coming This Summer (26:20)

    In addition, stick around to hear Ross’s predictions for upcoming Star Trek action figures included in Nacelle Company’s second wave of releases, and Alex’s opinion that, despite a rumble that William Shatner may return to Star Trek from the man himself, we probably shouldn’t get our hopes up.

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    Do you have a wish or theory you’d like to share on the show? Tweet to Alex at @WeeklyTrek, or email us with your thoughts about wishes, theories, or anything else about the latest in Star Trek news!

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    47 m