Captain's Pod: A Star Trek Companion

Welcome to Captain's Pod, a Star Trek podcast presented by Ian and Deneé! Join the crew as Ian defends Q, Deneé discovers how Odo gets jiggly, and they both want more grumbah.

Next Time: Strange New Worlds (S4E1)

1) Ten Forward - Thoughts on the episode; what did the crew love and what can go out the airlock! - (11:30) 

2) The Jefferies Tubes- Bloopers and other goodies that didn’t make it into the show. Don’t tell Section 31! (1:28:08) 

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Welcome to Captain's Pod, a Star Trek podcast presented by Ian and Deneé! Join the crew as Ian talks about a cactus, Deneé hates a classic, and they both appreciate Harris Yulin, RIP. 

Next Week: Star Trek TNG: Tapestry (S6E15)

1) Ten Forward - Thoughts on the episode; what did the crew love and what can go out the airlock! - (11:44) 

2) The Jefferies Tubes- Bloopers and other goodies that didn’t make it into the show. Don’t tell Section 31! (1:02:28) 

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Welcome to Captain's Pod, a Star Trek podcast presented by Ian and Deneé! Join the crew as Ian steals all the quotes, Deneé lusts after a Romulan, and they both agree to never get married at the start of an episode of Star Trek.

Next Week: Star Trek Deep Space Nine: Duet (S1E19) 

1) Ten Forward - Thoughts on the episode; what did the crew love and what can go out the airlock! - (12:40) 

2) The Jefferies Tubes- Bloopers and other goodies that didn’t make it into the sh...

Welcome to Captain's Pod, a Star Trek podcast presented by Ian and Deneé! Join the crew as Ian enjoys some transporter smoke, Deneé is craving some red shirt death, and they both say “let the Vulcan cook!”

Next Week: Star Trek TOS: Balance of Terror (S1E14)

1) Ten Forward - Thoughts on the episode; what did the crew love and what can go out the airlock! - (10:27) 

2) The Jefferies Tubes- Bloopers and other goodies that didn’t make it into the show. Don’t tell Section 31! (1:09:50)

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Welcome to Captain's Pod, a Star Trek podcast presented by Ian and Deneé! Join the crew as Ian corrects some inflation math, Deneé wants more firefruit, and they both still have no idea how time dilation works.

Next Week: Star Trek TOS: The Doomsday Machine (S2E6)

1) Ten Forward - Thoughts on the episode; what did the crew love and what can go out the airlock! - (8:24) 

2) The Jefferies Tubes- Bloopers and other goodies that didn’t make it into the show. Don’t tell Section 31! (32:10)

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Welcome to Captain's Pod, a Star Trek podcast presented by Ian and Deneé! Join the crew as Ian does some inflation math, Deneé sings from An American Tale, and they both pay homage to one of the most important episodes of Star Trek. 

Next Week: Star Trek Voyager: Blink of an Eye (S6E12)

1) Ten Forward - Thoughts on the episode; what did the crew love and what can go out the airlock! - (5:37) 

2) The Jefferies Tubes- Bloopers and other goodies that didn’t make it into the show. Don’t tell S...

Welcome to Captain's Pod, a Star Trek podcast presented by Ian and Deneé! Join the crew as Ian reflects on the ‘90s, Deneé reflects on Strange New Worlds, and… can you guess who ended up loving the episode more?

Next Week: Star Trek DS9: Far Beyond The Stars (S6E13)

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Sadly, the Ambassador was too unwell to record this week! Instead, we’re sharing this episode from January 2024 covering Darmok, another episode that is in most peoples top 10 lists of Star Trek. Of course… not Deneé’s…

Next Week: Star Trek TOS: Space Seed (S1E15)

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Welcome to Captain's Pod, a Star Trek podcast presented by Ian and Deneé! Join the crew as Ian rewrites another episode, Deneé identifies the true villains, and they both critique the contents of a probe.

Next Week: Star Trek TOS: Space Seed (S1E22)

1) Ten Forward - Thoughts on the episode; what did the crew love and what can go out the airlock! (7:13) 

2) The Jefferies Tubes- Bloopers and other goodies that didn’t make it into the show. Don’t tell Section 31! (1:29:52)

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Welcome to Captain's Pod, a Star Trek podcast presented by Ian and Deneé! Join the crew as Ian over explains Enterprise design, Deneé forgets an episode of Captain’s Pod, and they both help history never forget the name Enterprises?

Next Week: Star Trek TNG: The Inner Light! (S5E25)

1) Ten Forward - Thoughts on the episode; what did the crew love and what can go out the airlock! - (13:38) 

2) The Jefferies Tubes- Bloopers and other goodies that didn’t make it into the show. Don’t tell Section 31! (1:32:43)

Welcome to Captain's Pod, a Star Trek podcast presented by Ian and Deneé! Join the crew as Ian is corrected, Deneé creates a new series of Star Trek, and they both get schooled on relativistic physics!

Next Week: Star Trek TNG: Yesterday’s Enterprise! (S3E15)

1) The Observation Lounge- The crew ponder YOUR Priority One transmissions from Twitch, Discord, and Email! (8:08) 

2) The Jefferies Tubes- Bloopers and other goodies that didn’t make it into the show. Don’t tell Section 31! (1:04:16)

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Welcome to Captain's Pod, a Star Trek podcast presented by Ian and Deneé! Join the crew as Ian wants a Captain Tig, Deneé has a new least favorite episode, and they both have no idea what’s happening with the Doctor.

Captain’s Pod Will Return 5/6/2026!

1) Ten Forward- Thoughts on the episode; what did the crew love and what can go out the airlock! (15:35)

2) The Jefferies Tubes- Bloopers and other goodies that didn’t make it into the show. Don’t tell Section 31! (1:27:45)

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Welcome to Captain's Pod, a Star Trek podcast presented by Ian and Deneé! Join the crew as Ian realizes he doesn’t know his starship manoeuvres, Deneé geeks out over some starships, and the whole world is topsy turvy.

Next week: Star Trek Starfleet Academy: Rubicon (S1E10)

1) Ten Forward- Thoughts on the episode; what did the crew love and what can go out the airlock! (7:15)

2) The Observation Lounge/Holodeck- The crew ponder YOUR Priority One transmissions from Discord and Email! (1:14:24) 

2) The Jefferies Tubes- Bloopers and other goodies that...

Welcome to Captain's Pod, a Star Trek podcast presented by Ian and Deneé! Join the crew as Ian delivers a detailed Doctor lore dump, Deneé offers to shave her eyebrows, and neither of them understand why Jay-Den has a cold.

Next week: Star Trek Starfleet Academy: 300th Night (S1E9)0

1) Ten Forward- Thoughts on the episode; what did the crew love and what can go out the airlock! (12:21)

2) The Jefferies Tubes- Bloopers and other goodies that didn’t make it into the show. Don’t tell Section 31! (1:19:50)

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Welcome to Captain's Pod, a Star Trek podcast presented by Ian and Deneé! Join the crew as Ian gets a bad case of Venari Ral, Deneé flexes her sternocleidomastoid, and they both agree Genesis might be a sociopath.

Next week: Star Trek Starfleet Academy: The Life of the Stars (S1E8) 

1) Ten Forward- Thoughts on the episode; what did the crew love and what can go out the airlock! (12:09)

2) The Jefferies Tubes- Bloopers and other goodies that didn’t make it into the show. Don’t tell Section 31! (1:33:25)

Welcome to Captain's Pod, a Star Trek podcast presented by Ian and Deneé! Join the crew as Ian explains a Deltan oath of celibacy, Deneé roots for Princess Buttercup, and they both realize Nus Braka’s plan makes ZERO sense.

Next week: Star Trek Starfleet Academy: Ko’Zeine (S1E7)

1) Deneé’s Data- AmbassaDeneé presents Ian with fan submitted trivia that may or not be in his vast databanks. (2:00)

2) Ten Forward- Thoughts on the episode; what did the crew love and what can go out the airlock! (12:54)

3) The Jefferies...

Loremaster David hosts Captain Ian and Ambassador Deneé for a run down of how everyone is feeling after five episodes of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy.

This was supposed to be a 15 minute chat.

Find the incredible David and the rest of the Lorehounds team here:

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Welcome to Captain's Pod, a Star Trek podcast presented by Ian and Deneé! Join the crew as Ian explains all of Deep Space Nine, Deneé questions the tomatoes, and they both demand gumbo.

Next week: Star Trek Starfleet Academy: Come, Let’s Away (S1E6)

1) Ten Forward- Thoughts on the episode; what did the crew love and what can go out the airlock! (12:39)

2) The Jefferies Tubes- Bloopers and other goodies that didn’t make it into the show. Don’t tell Section 31! (1:41:39)

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Welcome to Captain's Pod, a Star Trek podcast presented by Ian and Deneé! Join the crew as Ian explains some Khaless, Deneé eats some warrior sushi, and they both appreciate a Klingon death cry.

Next week: Star Trek Starfleet Academy: Series Acclimation Mil (S1E5)

1) Ten Forward- Thoughts on the episode; what did the crew love and what can go out the airlock! (9:15)

2) The Jefferies Tubes- Bloopers and other goodies that didn’t make it into the show. Don’t tell Section 31! (1:08:48)

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Welcome to Captain's Pod, a Star Trek podcast presented by Ian and Deneé! Join the crew as Ian wishes for boredom, Deneé predicts the entire bloody episode again, and they both have a nice chat in the transporter buffer.

Next week: Star Trek Starfleet Academy: Vox In Excelso  (S1E4)

1) Ten Forward: Thoughts on the episode; what did the crew love and what can go out the airlock! (10:04)

2) The Jefferies Tubes- Bloopers and other goodies that didn’t make it into the show. Don’t tell Section 31! (1:21:45)

Welcome to Captain's Pod, a Star Trek podcast presented by Ian and Deneé! Join the crew as Ian questions some eyeballs, Deneé can’t get any names right, and they both admire some pasture-raised piggies.

Star Trek Starfleet Academy: Vitus Reflux  (S1E3)

1) Ten Forward- Thoughts on the episode; what did the crew love and what can go out the airlock! (7:51)

2) The Jefferies Tubes- Bloopers and other goodies that didn’t make it into the show. Don’t tell Section 31! (1:40:10)

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Welcome to Captain's Pod, a Star Trek podcast presented by Ian and Deneé! Join the crew as Ian nerds out over an intro, Deneé rages about a flag, and they both get just a little giddy about this new Star Trek adventure.

Star Trek Starfleet Academy: Beta Test (S1E2)

1) Ten Forward- Thoughts on the episode; what did the crew love and what can go out the airlock! (9:23)

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A quick chat about the upcoming new Star Trek show (d)evolved into 40 mins of not knowing who's introducing the show, why the date in Star Trek really matters, and.... a cat.

Of course.

Find the incredible David and the rest of the Lorehounds team here:

Website: https://thelorehounds.com/

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Welcome to Captain's Pod, a Star Trek podcast presented by Ian and Deneé! Join the crew as Ian forgets to prep Deneé, Deneé remembers something... important... from Generations, and they both want to live on the battle bridge.

NEXT WEEK: Star Trek Starfleet Academy: Season Premiere! Kids these Days and Beta Test (S1E1&2)

1) Ten Forward- Thoughts on the episode; what did the crew love and what can go out the airlock! (7:02) 

2) The Jefferies Tubes- Bloopers and other goodies that didn’t make it into the show. Don’t tell Section 31! (1:38:20)

Welcome to Captain's Pod, a Star Trek podcast presented by Ian and Deneé! Join the crew as Ian suspects Geordie actually invented warp drive, Deneé gives up Worf to Lily, and they both get philosophical about what a Borg even is. 

NEXT WEEK: Star Trek TNG: Family (S4E2)

1) Ten Forward- Thoughts on the episode; what did the crew love and what can go out the airlock! (9:29) 

2) The Jefferies Tubes- Bloopers and other goodies that didn’t make it into the show. Don’t tell Section 31! (2:18:50)

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Welcome to Captain's Pod, a Star Trek podcast presented by Ian and Deneé! Join the crew as Ian forgets that the enterprise isn’t real, Deneé predicts too much of the movie, and they both still have no idea how many phasers it takes to kill a Borg.

NEXT WEEK: Star Trek: First Contact Part 2!

1) Ten Forward- Thoughts on the episode; what did the crew love and what can go out the airlock! (10:08) 

2) The Jefferies Tubes- Bloopers and other goodies that didn’t make it into the show. Don’t tell Sect...

Welcome to Captain's Pod, a Star Trek podcast presented by Ian and Deneé! Join the crew as Ian freaks out about a saucer separation, Deneé freaks out about a saucer separation, and they both freak out about a saucer separation!

NEXT WEEK: Star Trek: First Contact Pt 1!

1) Ten Forward- Thoughts on the episode; what did the crew love and what can go out the airlock! (7:12) 

2) The Jefferies Tubes- Bloopers and other goodies that didn’t make it into the show. Don’t tell Section 31! (2:02:31)

Watch David E...

Welcome to Captain's Pod, a Star Trek podcast presented by Ian and Deneé! Join the crew as Ian declares Elizabeth Shelby more dangerous than the Borg, Deneé observes that Beverly saves the day, and they both love every single scene in an episode.

NEXT WEEK: Star Trek TNG: The Best of Both Worlds Pt II (S4E1) 

1) Ten Forward- Thoughts on the episode; what did the crew love and what can go out the airlock! (3:48) 

2) The Jefferies Tubes- Bloopers and other goodies that didn’t make it into the show. Don’t...

Welcome to Captain's Pod, a Star Trek podcast presented by Ian and Deneé! Join the crew as Ian declares Sonya Gomez more deadly than the Borg, Deneé wants a psionic shower, and they both debate Deanna’s relevance. 

NEXT WEEK: Star Trek TNG: The Best of Both Worlds (S3E26)

1) Ten Forward- Thoughts on the episode; what did the crew love and what can go out the airlock! (9:22) 

2) The Observation Lounge/Carved Roast Section - The crew ponder YOUR Priority One transmissions from Twitch, Discord, and Email! (1:50:39) 

3) The Jefferi...

Welcome to Captain's Pod, a Star Trek podcast presented by Ian and Deneé! Join the crew as Ian values an exocomp over Worf, Deneé declares her love for the Dustbuster phaser, and they both talk about three TNG episodes that AREN’T The Royale.

NEXT WEEK: Captain’s Pod 4 Year Anniversary Season! Star Trek TNG: Q Who! (S2E16)

1) Ten Forward- Thoughts on the episode; what did the crew love and what can go out the airlock! (9:20) 

2) Season Wrap Up- What was the Ambassador’s highlight’s from our WTF Star Trek s...

Welcome to Captain's Pod, a Star Trek podcast presented by Ian and Deneé! Join the crew as Ian sings opera, Deneé enjoys a turd alien, and they both go deep on the android vs hologram debate.

NEXT WEEK: Star Trek TNG: The Royale (S2E12)

1) Ten Forward- Thoughts on the episode; what did the crew love and what can go out the airlock! (7:48) 

2) The Jefferies Tubes- Bloopers and other goodies that didn’t make it into the show. Don’t tell Section 31! (1:29:40)

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Welcome to Captain's Pod, a Star Trek podcast presented by Ian and Deneé! Join the crew as Ian exhales his lungs, Deneé relieves him of duty, and they both reluctantly cancel the show.

NEXT WEEK (hopefully): Star Trek Voyager: Tinker, Tenor, Doctor, Spy (S6E4)

1) Ten Forward- Thoughts on the episode; what did the crew love and what can go out the airlock!

-Wedding news (3:37)

-What’s the next theme for Captain’s Pod? (10:52)

2) The Jefferies Tubes- Bloopers and other goodies that didn’t make it i...

Star Trek TOS: Shore Leave (S1E15)

Welcome to Captain's Pod, a Star Trek podcast presented by Ian and Deneé! Join the crew as Ian wants to make this a horror episode, Deneé thinks the episode is missing a nuke, and they both want to know how the crew of the Enterprise survived shore leave.

NEXT WEEK: Star Trek Voyager: Tinker, Tenor, Doctor, Spy (S6E4)

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Welcome to Captain's Pod, a Star Trek podcast presented by Ian and Deneé! Join the crew as Ian is proud of Deneé’s Prime Directive knowledge, Deneé dubs a character “Grape Lady”, and they both… kind of like the episode??

NEXT WEEK: Star Trek TOS: Shore Leave (S1E15)

1) Ten Forward- Thoughts on the episode; what did the crew love and what can go out the airlock! (8:27) 

2) The Observation Lounge/The Controller- The crew ponder YOUR Priority One transmissions from Twitch, Discord, and Email! (1:32:02) 

3) The Jefferies Tubes- Bloopers and other goodies that didn’t m...

Welcome to Captain's Pod, a Star Trek podcast presented by Ian and Deneé! Join the crew as Ian takes issue with Spot’s pregnancy, Deneé compares the Enterprise crew to hillbillies, and they both appreciate an axial rotation.

NEXT WEEK: Star Trek TOS: Spock’s Brain (S3E1)

1) Ten Forward- Thoughts on the episode; what did the crew love and what can go out the airlock! (8:02) 

2) The Observation Lounge/Jeffries tubes- The crew ponder YOUR Priority One transmissions from Twitch, Discord, and Email! (1:22:14) 

3) The Jefferies Tubes- Bloopers and other goodies t...

Welcome to Captain's Pod, a Star Trek podcast presented by Ian and Deneé! Join the crew as Ian loves some Riker-babble, Deneé recasts the episode, and they both bemoan Star Trek creating another fountain of youth.

NEXT WEEK: Star Trek TNG: Genesis (S7E19)

1) Ten Forward- Thoughts on the episode; what did the crew love and what can go out the airlock! (7:42) 

2) The Observation Lounge/Captain’s Yacht- The crew ponder YOUR Priority One transmissions from Twitch, Discord, and Email! (1:25:47) 

3) The Jefferies Tubes- Bloopers and other goodies that didn’t make it...

Welcome to Captain's Pod, a Star Trek podcast presented by Ian and Deneé! Join the crew as Ian gets passionate about warp scales. Deneé appreciates a sphincter, and they both question Star Trek’s definition of evolution.  

NEXT WEEK: Star Trek TNG: Rascals (S6E7)

1) Ten Forward- Thoughts on the episode; what did the crew love and what can go out the airlock! (4:46) 

2) The Observation Lounge/Mess Hall- The crew ponder YOUR Priority One transmissions from Twitch, Discord, and Email! (1:04:49) 

3) The Jefferies Tubes- Bloopers and other goodies that didn’t make it i...

Welcome to Captain's Pod, a Star Trek podcast presented by Ian and Deneé! Join the crew as Ian blames Harry Kim, Deneé predicts next week’s episode, and both of them answer the most infamous question in all of Star Trek. 

NEXT WEEK: Star Trek Voyager: Threshold (S2E15)

1) Ten Forward- Thoughts on the episode; what did the crew love and what can go out the airlock! (5:51) 

2) The Jefferies Tubes- Bloopers and other goodies that didn’t make it into the show. Don’t tell Section 31! (1:21:32)

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Welcome to Captain's Pod, a Star Trek podcast presented by Ian and Deneé! Join the crew as Ian is confused by spock, Jonathan finds a genocide funny, and they both agree Shatner can act?!

NEXT WEEK: Star Trek Voyager: Tuvix (S2E24)

1) Ten Forward- Thoughts on the episode; what did the crew love and what can go out the airlock! (5:34) 

2) The Observation Lounge/Captain’s Yacht- The crew ponder YOUR Priority One transmissions from Twitch, Discord, and Email! (1:12:37) 

3) The Jefferies Tubes- Bloopers and other goodies that didn’t make it into...

Welcome to Captain's Pod, a Star Trek podcast presented by Ian and Deneé! Join the crew as Ian enjoys some intraship transporting, Deneé gets lost in Klingon lore, and David brings the audio clips!

NEXT WEEK: The Original Series: The Enemy Within with Jonathan Watkins! (S1E5)

1) Ten Forward- Thoughts on the episode; what did the crew love and what can go out the airlock! (4:08) 

2) The Observation Lounge/Captain’s Yacht- The crew ponder YOUR Priority One transmissions from Twitch, Discord, and Email! (1:43:18) 

3) The Jefferies Tubes- Bloopers and other goodies...