Newbie Star Trek

Rascals! Why are Picard, Guinan, Ensign Ro, and Keiko all hanging out on a shuttlecraft together? And why did they get shrunken into children? And why are Ferengi suddenly so competent?! And then incompetent?! Who wrote this?! Wha happa?!   Become a member of our YouTube channel and get access to a bunch of perks, including early access to new episodes as well as our entire video podcast library without YouTube ads! The Tim Tier is only $1.99 a month! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClYIRsMyLf0G0ESkZw7z88w/join   Want to take back control of the way you read the news? Get 15% off any subscription tier you choose when you sign up for Ground News through our affiliate link: https://check.ground.news/newbie   Need a super fast, high quality, ultra-secure VPN? Get an extra three free months of ExpressVPN when you sign up for 12 months through our affiliate link (a total of 49% in savings!): https://www.expressvpn.com/newbiestartrek   Ask us a question at contact@newbiestartrek.com and we may answer it on the podcast!    Intro theme song: Earl Grey (Hot!) by Nate Tang  "What happened during this airdate?" song: Around the Sun by Nate Tang    Catch our other projects (Would You Stay Tuned, etc.) at https://fugitiveframes.com/   0:00 - Intro 12:08 - Around the Sun 18:05 - Sponsors 26:23 - Discussion about American legislation 30:59 - Episode recap and discussion 1:14:15 - Mailbag 1:18:38 - Outro

True Q! The presence of a potential Q offspring brings back the old malevolent version of the John de Lancie Q. What happens when Karen Arnold from the Wonder Years is given unlimited power?!   Become a member of our YouTube channel and get access to a bunch of perks, including early access to new episodes as well as our entire video podcast library without YouTube ads! The Tim Tier is only $1.99 a month! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClYIRsMyLf0G0ESkZw7z88w/join   Want to take back control of the way you read the news? Get 15% off any subscription tier you choose when you sign up for Ground News through our affiliate link: https://check.ground.news/newbie   Need a super fast, high quality, ultra-secure VPN? Get an extra three free months of ExpressVPN when you sign up for 12 months through our affiliate link (a total of 49% in savings!): https://www.expressvpn.com/newbiestartrek   Ask us a question at contact@newbiestartrek.com and we may answer it on the podcast!    Intro theme song: Earl Grey (Hot!) by Nate Tang  "What happened during this airdate?" song: Around the Sun by Nate Tang    Catch our other projects (Would You Stay Tuned, etc.) at https://fugitiveframes.com/   0:00 - Intro 9:06 - Around the Sun 12:50 - Sponsors 19:56 - Episode recap and discussion 1:22:53 - Mailbag 1:34:49 - Outro

Schisms! Does it make sense to have an alien abduction story when you're already in space and hanging out with aliens 24/7? Does it make sense to have an episode where there's not much else to it other than the thinly veiled mystery? Does it make sense for an android to compose and recite dank-ass poetry about his cat? The answer to one of these questions is an emphatic yes. The others? Uh...   Become a member of our YouTube channel and get access to a bunch of perks, including early access to new episodes as well as our entire video podcast library without YouTube ads! The Tim Tier is only $1.99 a month! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClYIRsMyLf0G0ESkZw7z88w/join   Grab a stylish, compact wallet or some other everyday carry gift for your loved one this holiday season! Get up to 55% off any order at Ekster by using our offer code "NEWBIE" at https://www.Ekster.com! This offer stacks with other sales on the website!   Need a super fast, high quality, ultra-secure VPN? Get an extra three free months of ExpressVPN when you sign up for 12 months through our affiliate link (a total of 49% in savings!): https://www.expressvpn.com/newbiestartrek   Ask us a question at contact@newbiestartrek.com and we may answer it on the podcast!    Intro theme song: Earl Grey (Hot!) by Nate Tang  "What happened during this airdate?" song: Around the Sun by Nate Tang    Catch our other projects (Would You Stay Tuned, etc.) at https://fugitiveframes.com/   0:00 - Intro 7:47 - Around the Sun 14:33 - Sponsors 25:10 - Episode recap and discussion 1:11:19 - Mailbag 1:17:32- Outro

A Tales of Two Cities! In 2011, a huge Star Trek mark by the name of Sam Hain really wanted to get his fan script produced. The wrinkle? The only film production access he had was in the adult film industry. What happens when a huge Star Trek fan and a bunch of adult film stars get together to put on a show? Honestly, a pretty great episode of TNG!   Watch the fan film with the explicit scenes removed here (SFW): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzDIACP8nf8   Become a member of our YouTube channel and get access to a bunch of perks, including early access to new episodes as well as our entire video podcast library without YouTube ads! The Tim Tier is only $1.99 a month! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClYIRsMyLf0G0ESkZw7z88w/join   Grab a stylish, compact wallet or some other everyday carry gift for your loved one this holiday season! Get up to 55% off any order at Ekster by using our offer code "NEWBIE" at https://www.Ekster.com! This offer stacks with other sales on the website!   Need a super fast, high quality, ultra-secure VPN? Get an extra three free months of ExpressVPN when you sign up for 12 months through our affiliate link (a total of 49% in savings!): https://www.expressvpn.com/newbiestartrek   Ask us a question at contact@newbiestartrek.com and we may answer it on the podcast!    Intro theme song: Earl Grey (Hot!) by Nate Tang  "What happened during this airdate?" song: Around the Sun by Nate Tang    Catch our other projects (Would You Stay Tuned, etc.) at https://fugitiveframes.com/   0:00 - Intro and preliminary episode discussion 28:25 - Episode recap and discussion 1:01:00 - Outro

Relics! Some old drunk guy named Scotty comes aboard the Enterprise, and he acts really old. Our two newbies, Ricardo and Sara, have no idea who he is. How does a viewer evaluate a sentimental episode when the viewer doesn't have the sentimental backstory? Tune in and find out!   Become a member of our YouTube channel and get access to a bunch of perks, including early access to new episodes as well as our entire video podcast library without YouTube ads! The Tim Tier is only $1.99 a month! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClYIRsMyLf0G0ESkZw7z88w/join   Grab a stylish, compact wallet or some other everyday carry gift for your loved one this holiday season! Get up to 55% off any order at Ekster by using our offer code "NEWBIE" at https://www.Ekster.com! This offer stacks with other sales on the website!   Need a super fast, high quality, ultra-secure VPN? Get an extra three free months of ExpressVPN when you sign up for 12 months through our affiliate link (a total of 49% in savings!): https://www.expressvpn.com/newbiestartrek   Ask us a question at contact@newbiestartrek.com and we may answer it on the podcast!    Intro theme song: Earl Grey (Hot!) by Nate Tang  "What happened during this airdate?" song: Around the Sun by Nate Tang    Catch our other projects (Would You Stay Tuned, etc.) at https://fugitiveframes.com/   0:00 - Intro 8:14 - Pre-emptive episode discussion 25:46 - Around the Sun 29:48 - Sponsors 35:24 - Philosophical discussion about aging 48:41 - Episode recap and discussion 1:34:52 - Mailbag 1:36:32- Outro

Man Of The People! Deanna's getting her life force sucked out to sustain the calm mind of an empath ambassador who needs to negotiate peace between two warring factions. Wow, that's a doozy of a sentence. Also, some other people are there, I guess. Also, this episode is RIDDLED with misogyny, from both the ambassador guy and the writer of the episode himself. Oh boy.    Behind-the-scenes pictures of TNG: https://fugitiveframes.com/behind-the-scenes-pictures-of-tng   Become a member of our YouTube channel and get access to a bunch of perks, including early access to new episodes as well as our entire video podcast library without YouTube ads! The Tim Tier is only $1.99 a month! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClYIRsMyLf0G0ESkZw7z88w/join   Grab a stylish, compact wallet or some other everyday carry gift for your loved one this holiday season! Get up to 55% off any order at Ekster by going to http://partner.ekster.com/NEWBIE or by using our offer code "NEWBIE" at Ekster.com! This offer stacks with other sales on the website!   Need a super fast, high quality, ultra-secure VPN? Get an extra three free months of ExpressVPN when you sign up for 12 months through our affiliate link (a total of 49% in savings!): https://www.expressvpn.com/newbiestartrek   Ask us a question at contact@newbiestartrek.com and we may answer it on the podcast!    Intro theme song: Earl Grey (Hot!) by Nate Tang  "What happened during this airdate?" song: Around the Sun by Nate Tang    Catch our other projects (Would You Stay Tuned, etc.) at https://fugitiveframes.com/   0:00 - Intro 10:51 - Around the Sun 15:03 - Sponsors 20:45 - Episode recap and discussion 1:33:01 - Mailbag 1:38:26 - Outro

Realm Of Fear! Barclay returns, and this time he demonstrates his legitimate fear of transporters! But then he WebMDs his symptoms and gets himself all worked up over some worms that are very much real! Can we ever escape this realm? This realm... of fear?!   Become a member of our YouTube channel and get access to a bunch of perks, including early access to new episodes as well as our entire video podcast library without YouTube ads! The Tim Tier is only $1.99 a month! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClYIRsMyLf0G0ESkZw7z88w/join   Grab a stylish, compact wallet or some other everyday carry gift for your loved one this holiday season! Get up to 55% off any order at Ekster by going to http://partner.ekster.com/NEWBIE or by using our offer code "NEWBIE" at Ekster.com! This offer stacks with other sales on the website!   Need a super fast, high quality, ultra-secure VPN? Get an extra three free months of ExpressVPN when you sign up for 12 months through our affiliate link (a total of 49% in savings!): https://www.expressvpn.com/newbiestartrek   Ask us a question at contact@newbiestartrek.com and we may answer it on the podcast!    Intro theme song: Earl Grey (Hot!) by Nate Tang  "What happened during this airdate?" song: Around the Sun by Nate Tang    Catch our other projects (Would You Stay Tuned, etc.) at https://fugitiveframes.com/   0:00 - Intro 6:32 - Around the Sun 11:30 - Sponsors 23:05 - Miscellaneous Star Trek tangent 31:37 - Episode recap and discussion 1:21:30 - Mailbag 1:30:45 - Outro

Time's Arrow, Part II! The rest of the Enterprise crew follows Data through the time hole, and it turns out they fit... quite well into 1893 San Francisco? While they hang out and try to find Data, Mark Twain keeps interfering, and Guinan seemingly falls in love with Picard. Why are these aliens stealing souls? Is the best solution just to wipe them out? Star Trek sure thinks so. Because that's what Star Trek has always been about: not trying to resolve our differences with alien species we just met. Yup, completely in character.   Become a member of our YouTube channel and get access to a bunch of perks, including early access to new episodes as well as our entire video podcast library without YouTube ads! The Tim Tier is only $1.99 a month! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClYIRsMyLf0G0ESkZw7z88w/join   Grab a stylish, compact wallet or some other everyday carry gift for your loved one this holiday season! Get up to 55% off any order at Ekster by going to http://partner.ekster.com/NEWBIE or by using our offer code "NEWBIE" at Ekster.com! This offer stacks with other sales on the website!   Need a super fast, high quality, ultra-secure VPN? Get an extra three free months of ExpressVPN when you sign up for 12 months through our affiliate link (a total of 49% in savings!): https://www.expressvpn.com/newbiestartrek   Ask us a question at contact@newbiestartrek.com and we may answer it on the podcast!    Intro theme song: Earl Grey (Hot!) by Nate Tang  "What happened during this airdate?" song: Around the Sun by Nate Tang    Catch our other projects (Would You Stay Tuned, etc.) at https://fugitiveframes.com/   0:00 - Intro 11:00 - Around the Sun 22:45 - Sponsors 29:59 - Episode recap and discussion 1:35:48 - Mailbag 1:41:22 - Outro

Time's Arrow! Data falls into a time hole created by weird aliens with mouths on their heads that are stealing souls from humans in 1893 that are suffering from cholera. Also Guinan is there? With Mark Twain?! Also everyone's really on edge for some reason? What's going on? Why is nothing answered in this episode? Help uuuuus!!!   Become a member of our YouTube channel and get access to a bunch of perks, including early access to new episodes as well as our entire video podcast library without YouTube ads! The Tim Tier is only $1.99 a month! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClYIRsMyLf0G0ESkZw7z88w/join   Grab a stylish, compact wallet or some other everyday carry gift for your loved one this holiday season! Get up to 55% off any order at Ekster by going to http://partner.ekster.com/NEWBIE or by using our offer code "NEWBIE" at Ekster.com! This offer stacks with other sales on the website!   Need a super fast, high quality, ultra-secure VPN? Get an extra three free months of ExpressVPN when you sign up for 12 months through our affiliate link (a total of 49% in savings!): https://www.expressvpn.com/newbiestartrek   Ask us a question at contact@newbiestartrek.com and we may answer it on the podcast!    Intro theme song: Earl Grey (Hot!) by Nate Tang  "What happened during this airdate?" song: Around the Sun by Nate Tang    Catch our other projects (Would You Stay Tuned, etc.) at https://fugitiveframes.com/   0:00 - Intro 13:26 - Around the Sun 19:11 - Sponsors 35:52 - Episode recap and discussion 1:58:14 - Mailbag 2:00:38 - Outro

Christmas AMA 2023! We take it easy during the holidays and decide to answer a bunch of your questions! Wheeeee, Merry Holidays, y'all!   Ask us a question at contact@newbiestartrek.com and we may answer it on the podcast!    Intro theme song: Jinglebell (Hot!) by Nate Tang     Catch our other projects (Fugitive Frames Film Podcast, Fugitive Games YouTube channel, etc.) at www.fugitiveframes.com!    0:00 - Intro 5:15 - Question from NewRocJacob 14:09 - Question from arfone83 19:31 - Question from norris5754 30:27 - Question from indigo.h 41:06 - Question from noratheelk3729 46:29 - Question from Patrick-hs4ge 51:18 - Question from 1MrPooney 59:12 - Question from josiahtillet9942 1:02:02 - Question from chitown111111 1:06:07 - Question from jswizzlestick 1:14:32 - Outro

I Borg! The crew of the Enterprise have already had a LOT of harrowing run-ins with the Borg. But what will they do after they save a Borg and keep him on board as a prisoner? Will Guinan and Picard overcome their Borg-phobia? Will Geordi replace one robot best friend with another? And will Beverly Crusher actually become... the HERO?!    Infinity Gauntlet in Aladdin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOq5Vg84alk   Become a member of our YouTube channel and get access to a bunch of perks, including early access to new episodes as well as our entire video podcast library without YouTube ads! The Tim Tier is only $1.99 a month! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClYIRsMyLf0G0ESkZw7z88w/join   Grab a stylish, compact wallet or some other everyday carry gift for your loved one this holiday season! Get up to 55% off any order at Ekster by going to http://partner.ekster.com/NEWBIE or by using our offer code "NEWBIE" at Ekster.com! This offer stacks with other sales on the website!   Need a super fast, high quality, ultra-secure VPN? Get an extra three free months of ExpressVPN when you sign up for 12 months through our affiliate link (a total of 49% in savings!): https://www.expressvpn.com/newbiestartrek   Ask us a question at contact@newbiestartrek.com and we may answer it on the podcast!    Intro theme song: Earl Grey (Hot!) by Nate Tang  "What happened during this airdate?" song: Around the Sun by Nate Tang    Catch our other projects (Fugitive Frames Film Podcast, Fugitive Games YouTube channel, etc.) at https://fugitiveframes.com/   0:00 - Intro 10:53 - Around the Sun 23:24 - Sponsors 33:01 - Episode recap and discussion 1:42:47 - Mailbag 1:44:44 - Outro

Imaginary Friend! Basically, a girl gets an evil imaginary friend that's a Solarbaby in disguise. Shenanigans don't ensue until the very end. This one was pretty thin on... pretty much everything, so, fair warning, there's tangents galore!   Link to Spockanalia Issue 2 from the OAKTrust digital repository at Texas A&M: https://oaktrust.library.tamu.edu/handle/1969.1/157233   Become a member of our YouTube channel and get access to a bunch of perks, including early access to new episodes as well as our entire video podcast library without YouTube ads! The Tim Tier is only $1.99 a month! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClYIRsMyLf0G0ESkZw7z88w/join   Grab a stylish, compact wallet or some other everyday carry gift for your loved one this holiday season! Get up to 55% off any order at Ekster by going to http://partner.ekster.com/NEWBIE or by using our offer code "NEWBIE" at Ekster.com! This offer stacks with other sales on the website!   Need a super fast, high quality, ultra-secure VPN? Get an extra three free months of ExpressVPN when you sign up for 12 months through our affiliate link (a total of 49% in savings!): https://www.expressvpn.com/newbiestartrek   Ask us a question at contact@newbiestartrek.com and we may answer it on the podcast!    Intro theme song: Earl Grey (Hot!) by Nate Tang  "What happened during this airdate?" song: Around the Sun by Nate Tang    Catch our other projects (Fugitive Frames Film Podcast, Fugitive Games YouTube channel, etc.) at https://fugitiveframes.com/   0:00 - Intro 9:04 - Around the Sun 14:42 - Sponsors 21:55 - Episode recap and discussion 1:18:13 - Mailbag 1:23:17 - Outro

The Perfect Mate! The true prequel to the X-Men movies, in more ways than one! An impossibly attractive woman is presented as property for the purposes of a peace negotiation, and Picard's stuck in the middle? You might be surprised by what we thought of it!    Become a member of our YouTube channel and get access to a bunch of perks, including early access to new episodes as well as our entire video podcast library without YouTube ads! The Tim Tier is only $1.99 a month! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClYIRsMyLf0G0ESkZw7z88w/join   Grab a stylish, compact wallet or some other everyday carry gift for your loved one this holiday season! Get up to 55% off any order at Ekster by going to http://partner.ekster.com/NEWBIE or by using our offer code "NEWBIE" at Ekster.com! This offer stacks with other sales on the website!   Need a super fast, high quality, ultra-secure VPN? Get an extra three free months of ExpressVPN when you sign up for 12 months through our affiliate link (a total of 49% in savings!): https://www.expressvpn.com/newbiestartrek   Ask us a question at contact@newbiestartrek.com and we may answer it on the podcast!    Intro theme song: Earl Grey (Hot!) by Nate Tang  "What happened during this airdate?" song: Around the Sun by Nate Tang    Catch our other projects (Fugitive Frames Film Podcast, Fugitive Games YouTube channel, etc.) at https://fugitiveframes.com/   0:00 - Intro 13:23 - Around the Sun 15:24 - Sponsors 26:24 - Episode recap and discussion 2:05:48 - Mailbag 2:08:45 - Outro

Cost Of Living! Is it just us, or are Lwaxana episodes getting worse every season? Why would she agree to this wedding? Why is she meddling with Worf's son? Why is Deanna giving such bad parenting advice? Why is magic Disney dust turning the Enterprise into Ghostbusters 2 slime? Why anything?!   Become a member of our YouTube channel and get access to a bunch of perks, including early access to new episodes as well as our entire video podcast library without YouTube ads! The Tim Tier is only $1.99 a month! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClYIRsMyLf0G0ESkZw7z88w/join   Grab a stylish, compact wallet or some other everyday carry gift for your loved one this holiday season! Get up to 55% off any order at Ekster by going to http://partner.ekster.com/NEWBIE or by using our offer code "NEWBIE" at Ekster.com! This offer stacks with other sales on the website!   Need a super fast, high quality, ultra-secure VPN? Get an extra three free months of ExpressVPN when you sign up for 12 months through our affiliate link (a total of 49% in savings!): https://www.expressvpn.com/newbiestartrek   Ask us a question at contact@newbiestartrek.com and we may answer it on the podcast!    Intro theme song: Earl Grey (Hot!) by Nate Tang  "What happened during this airdate?" song: Around the Sun by Nate Tang    Catch our other projects (Fugitive Frames Film Podcast, Fugitive Games YouTube channel, etc.) at https://fugitiveframes.com/   0:00 - Intro 7:21 - Around the Sun 18:48 - Sponsors 23:00 - Episode recap and discussion 1:31:59 - Mailbag 1:37:15 - Outro

The First Duty! Our golden boy Wesley gets into some BIG trouble! Will he do the right thing and come clean? Or will he fall back onto his villainous roots and coward out? Or maybe there was an even more interesting alternative to the entire story altogether? Curious...   Become a member of our YouTube channel and get access to a bunch of perks, including early access to new episodes as well as our entire video podcast library without YouTube ads! The Tim Tier is only $1.99 a month! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClYIRsMyLf0G0ESkZw7z88w/join   Looking for a stylish, compact wallet that can fan out your cards with the push of a button? Get up to an additional 25% off any order at Ekster by going to https://shop.ekster.com/newbie or by using our offer code "NEWBIE" at Ekster.com! This offer stacks with other sales on the website!   Need a super fast, high quality, ultra-secure VPN? Get an extra three free months of ExpressVPN when you sign up for 12 months through our affiliate link (a total of 49% in savings!): https://www.expressvpn.com/newbiestartrek   Ask us a question at contact@newbiestartrek.com and we may answer it on the podcast!    Intro theme song: Earl Grey (Hot!) by Nate Tang  "What happened during this airdate?" song: Around the Sun by Nate Tang    Catch our other projects (Fugitive Frames Film Podcast, Fugitive Games YouTube channel, etc.) at https://fugitiveframes.com/   0:00 - Intro 21:27 - Around the Sun 26:14 - Sponsors 36:04 - Episode recap and discussion 1:35:35 - Mailbag 1:39:29 - Outro

Cause And Effect! The Enterprise keeps exploding over and over again! But why?! Because of timey-wimey stuff, which Ricardo friggin' LOVES! You KNOW he's going to rate this a high episode, but what does everyone else think? Let's dive into Beverly Crusher's Groundhog Day and find out how they deal!   Looking for a stylish, compact wallet that can fan out your cards with the push of a button? Get up to an additional 25% off any order at Ekster by going to https://shop.ekster.com/newbie or by using our offer code "NEWBIE" at Ekster.com! This offer stacks with other sales on the website!   Need a super fast, high quality, ultra-secure VPN? Get an extra three free months of ExpressVPN when you sign up for 12 months through our affiliate link (a total of 49% in savings!): https://www.expressvpn.com/newbiestartrek   Ask us a question at contact@newbiestartrek.com and we may answer it on the podcast!    Intro theme song: Earl Grey (Hot!) by Nate Tang  "What happened during this airdate?" song: Around the Sun by Nate Tang    Catch our other projects (Fugitive Frames Film Podcast, Fugitive Games YouTube channel, etc.) at https://fugitiveframes.com/   0:00 - Intro 7:33 - Around the Sun 9:52 - Sponsors 21:29 - Episode recap and discussion 1:07:48 - Mailbag 1:13:14 - Outro

The Outcast! The examination of heavy topics continues as we deal with the extremely important topic of LGBQT+ discrimination... but from the perspective of middle-aged writers from 1992. Does it hold up? Eh, maybe, maybe not. But their heart was in the right place! Except for one guy, that guy sucks. Which guy? Tune in to find out!   Looking for a stylish, compact wallet that can fan out your cards with the push of a button? Get up to an additional 25% off any order at Ekster by going to https://shop.ekster.com/newbie or by using our offer code "NEWBIE" at Ekster.com! This offer stacks with other sales on the website!   Need a super fast, high quality, ultra-secure VPN? Get an extra three free months of ExpressVPN when you sign up for 12 months through our affiliate link (a total of 49% in savings!): https://www.expressvpn.com/newbiestartrek   Ask us a question at contact@newbiestartrek.com and we may answer it on the podcast!    Intro theme song: Earl Grey (Hot!) by Nate Tang  "What happened during this airdate?" song: Around the Sun by Nate Tang    Catch our other projects (Fugitive Frames Film Podcast, Fugitive Games YouTube channel, etc.) at https://fugitiveframes.com/   0:00 - Intro 08:32 - Around the Sun 14:02 - Sponsors 20:57 - Episode recap and discussion 1:52:36 - Mailbag 2:02:28 - Outro

CONTENT WARNING: Discussions of suicide and assisted suicide.   Ethics! Roll out the barrel! Specifically, onto Worf's spine. Yes, it's the infamous barrel episode where an act of hilarious pratfall comedy leads to a surprisingly poignant and deep discussion about...well...ethics! Lines are drawn! Which side are YOU on?!   Go and see the End of Days: https://fugitiveframes.com/go-and-see-the-end-of-days   Looking for a stylish, compact wallet that can fan out your cards with the push of a button? Get up to an additional 25% off any order at Ekster by going to https://shop.ekster.com/newbie or by using our offer code "NEWBIE" at Ekster.com! This offer stacks with other sales on the website!   Need a super fast, high quality, ultra-secure VPN? Get an extra three free months of ExpressVPN when you sign up for 12 months through our affiliate link (a total of 49% in savings!): https://www.expressvpn.com/newbiestartrek   Ask us a question at contact@newbiestartrek.com and we may answer it on the podcast!    Intro theme song: Earl Grey (Hot!) by Nate Tang  "What happened during this airdate?" song: Around the Sun by Nate Tang    Catch our other projects (Fugitive Frames Film Podcast, Fugitive Games YouTube channel, etc.) at https://fugitiveframes.com/   0:00 - Intro 18:56 - Around the Sun 22:42 - Sponsors 31:21 - Episode recap and discussion 1:37:22 - Mailbag 1:45:12 - Outro

Power Play! What happens when a bunch of energy ghosts take over Ten Forward? A great excuse for actors to play against type!   Star Trek Ninja Turtle: https://fugitiveframes.com/star-trek-ninja-turtle   Looking for a stylish, compact wallet that can fan out your cards with the push of a button? Get up to an additional 25% off any order at Ekster by going to https://shop.ekster.com/newbie or by using our offer code "NEWBIE" at Ekster.com! This offer stacks with other sales on the website!   Need a super fast, high quality, ultra-secure VPN? Get an extra three free months of ExpressVPN when you sign up for 12 months through our affiliate link (a total of 49% in savings!): https://www.expressvpn.com/newbiestartrek   Ask us a question at contact@newbiestartrek.com and we may answer it on the podcast!    Intro theme song: Earl Grey (Hot!) by Nate Tang  "What happened during this airdate?" song: Around the Sun by Nate Tang    Catch our other projects (Fugitive Frames Film Podcast, Fugitive Games YouTube channel, etc.) at https://fugitiveframes.com/   0:00 - Intro 8:34 - Around the Sun 15:25 - Sponsors 26:05 - Episode recap and discussion 1:30:59 - Mailbag 1:35:13 - Outro

Conundrum! Hey, who's that new guy over there? He's obviously not a regular member of the Enterprise crew. We're...we're all pointing at him, right? Like, he's obviously the weird guy who made us lose our memories. Right? Hello? He wants us to commit war crimes? Uh, what the heck is going on?!   Del Taco in Las Vegas: https://fugitiveframes.com/del-taco-in-las-vegas   Looking for a stylish, compact wallet that can fan out your cards with the push of a button? Get up to an additional 25% off any order at Ekster by going to https://shop.ekster.com/newbie or by using our offer code "NEWBIE" at Ekster.com! This offer stacks with other sales on the website!   Need a super fast, high quality, ultra-secure VPN? Get an extra three free months of ExpressVPN when you sign up for 12 months through our affiliate link (a total of 49% in savings!): https://www.expressvpn.com/newbiestartrek   Ask us a question at contact@newbiestartrek.com and we may answer it on the podcast!    Intro theme song: Earl Grey (Hot!) by Nate Tang  "What happened during this airdate?" song: Around the Sun by Nate Tang    Catch our other projects (Fugitive Frames Film Podcast, Fugitive Games YouTube channel, etc.) at https://fugitiveframes.com/   0:00 - Intro 9:13 - Around the Sun 13:37 - Sponsors 27:10 - Episode recap and discussion 1:32:57 - Mailbag 1:43:15 - Outro