Open Pike Night - A Star Trek Strange New Worlds Show
Open Pike Night brings the Strange New Worlds crew and fans together like never before. Hosts John, Cam, and Jesse feature listener call-ins and deep-dive interviews with the cast and creators—because Star Trek is better when we talk about it together.
SNW S4E6 - “Off-Hour”
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Kyle from The Lamplight Review joins us to talk about how bad it gets when you’re JUST ABOUT TO GET OFF SHIFT!!!
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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds director, Dan Liu, discusses creating a disaster in "Off-Hour!" He talks about how messed with gravity on set, taught Scotty how to kick a door, and revealed a new (old) character!
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Bill Wolkoff, the writer for Star Trek: Strange New Worlds latest disaster....episode, "Off-Hour" crashes in to talk to us about "Theory-Land," alternate ways to not kill M'Benga, and how life can sometimes immitate art.
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Meteorologist Katie Nickolaou joins John, Cam, and Jesse to get all fluffy with it and fight some pirates!
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Joe Lo Truglio and Rachael Harris join Open Pike Night to talk about joining Star Trek: Strange New Worlds as Orion pirates on "Level-Five Transporter Accident" — and the absolute joy and chaos of doing it with Muppets.
Joe and Rachael reveal who on set they got star struck by, fanboying out on the Enterprise bridge, the incredible costumes and makeup, and getting to play characters very different from the ones they're usually known for. Joe reveals the inspiration behind his douchey LA-rocker Orion (and what aspect of him he tried to em...
PRIME DIRECTION - "Level-Five Transporter Accident" with Jordan Canning
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Jordan Canning, director of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' puppetsode, "Level-Five Transporter Accident" pops in to discuss working with Henson to make the zaniest episode of Star Trek yet! How did the film three puppets in a trench coat, what expensive piece of furniture did they destroy, and who came up with Pelia's hair? The answer to all this and more available in this episode! Hit it!
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Henry Alonso Myers and Dana Horgan sit down to explain how the Strange New Worlds puppet episode went from dream to felt covered reality! They talk about working with Henson, the genius of the Pelia puppet, that kiss, and whether or not it was all a Vulcan anxiety dream.
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Comedian Thom Tran of “The Bridge Crue” joins John, Cam, and Jesse to shine some infrared light on this week’s Noir episode!
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Director Meera Menon emerged from a cloud of steam to discuss working with the talented crew of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds to create the black & white world of "A Case of Chiaroscuro." Hit it!
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The writers of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds "A Case of Chiaroscuro" drop by the shed some monochromatic light on the writing of this space noir! We cover their inspirations, writing Kor, and who got a cameo in the club. Hit it!
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The OPN crew got together for a wild week in Vegas and recorded this episode together, hung over, sore, and tired, because we love all our listeners!
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Director Yana Gorskaya joins John, Cam, and Jesse on the OPN stage to chat about Star Trek Strange New Worlds Season 4 Episode 3 “Human Best Friend”
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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds writer, Kathryn Lyn, stops by to discuss how she went rogue with The Hangover in Space! We cover plant mind-melds, knife forging in LA, M'benga's original arc, and some episode pitches that never made it to fruition! It's a conversation as funny as the episode that inspired it. Hit it!
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Beam into a new dimension of terror as the OPN crew explores the guts of the abandoned Griffin and what exactly is means to feel fear in the comfort of Star Trek Strange New Worlds
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First time Star Trek Strange New Worlds Director Axelle Carolyn brings a terrifying new chapter to SNW, and a great discussion to the Open Pike Night stage!
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Writer Robbie Thompson joins the OPN crew to discuss the creation of Star Trek Strange New Worlds Season 4 episode “The Griffin Incident”
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John, Cam, and Jesse are joined by our amazing OPN callers to discuss Martians, Dinosaurs, and how annoying Engineers can be!
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Enjoy the premiere episode of Open Pike Night's "Prime Direction" where the director of each episode sits down to chat with the OPN crew about this week's episode of Star Trek Strange New Worlds
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Kick off Star Trek Strange New Worlds Season 4 with the return of Strange New WORDS, where the writers of each episode discuss the story process and this week’s adventure!
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John, Cam, and Jesse talk Star Trek Strange New Worlds Season 3 one last time before season 4 drops!
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John, Cam, and Jesse are catching up on all of Star Trek Strange New Worlds before Season 4 drops! Enjoy this trip back to 2023 and go watch all 10 episodes of Season 2!
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Join us for another fantastic conversation with Star Trek Strange New Worlds actor Martin Quinn, the first Scotsman to bring Scotty to the screen!
Strange New Worlds Season 1 Rewatch
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The OPN Crew John, Cam, and Jesse head back 4 years in time with TIME CRYSTALS to look back at where it all began. With Season 4 of Star Trek Strange New Worlds about to drop, head back with us to enjoy the Enterprise crew in their first year!
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It's a little over 2 months to the premier of Star Trek Strange New Worlds Season 4!
Join Cam and John on the stage as Jesse hosts us through not 1, not 2, but 3 different game shows!
Prepare your outrage now as Cam and John fumble around and miss THE EASIEST QUESTION HOW COULD YOU GUYS NOT KNOW THIS YOU HOST A PODCAST ABOUT IT!
We recommend listening in the car so you can yell at us...
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Coboys! DINOSAURS! ...Death? Check out the new teaser and then listen along as the OPN Hosts discuss!
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It's the Gorn again for the very first time! Hear the OPN hosts and a Strange New Worlds writer discuss the eternal battle of man vs. rubber suit
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Remember those cool ships? The Planets?? The NEBULAE?! This is the guy who brought them all to you in dazzling AR Wall definition!
Alex has worked on Star Trek Discovery, Star Trek Strange New Worlds, Star Trek Section 31, and Star Trek Starfleet Academy
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Nichole, Laurel, and Daniel from the Poly Amateur Hour podcast join John, Cam, and Jesse to discuss the first season of Starfleet Academy! We discuss our Valedictorian picks, our grades for the season, and say Fuck the Haters!
OPN Interview with Chris Fisher - "Stories Told Around the Campfire"
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Executive Producing Director Chris Fisher makes his Open Pike Night debut! This guy IS Star Trek Strange New Worlds, and he know how to tell a tale!
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Cam and John are please to welcome Chris Myers, who brought us the eager Nurse Gamble in season 3 of Star Trek Strange New Worlds
We had a great time chatting with the newest member of that rare Star Trek group...people who have died and come back to life!
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Melanie Scrofano joins Cam to talk all things Captain Marie Batel, Pike, The positive power of prosthetics, and LetterkennyLetterKennyLETTERKENNY!
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Dr. Trek himself, Larry Nemecek, beams down to join us for a spirited discussion of Trelane in “The Squire of Gothos!”
From lavish set design to what might be Star Trek’s very first Easter egg, to that GI Joe Playset (you know the one) we cover it all. Plus the Rhys Darby of it all. Tally-ho!
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Free Patreon Bonus episode, unlocked for your enjoyment!
New Year’s Resolutions - 2026
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It’s a new Trek year…and just a regular new year too! The OPN crew and callers discuss old resolutions, new resolutions, and the Trek year ahead!
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The holidays are here and Star Trek Strange New Worlds has wrapped...forever :(
But to bring some cheer we have an interview with Props Master Emily Hyde, A Secret Santa Exchange, and fun with the OPN Hosts!
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With the release of the Star Trek Strange New Worlds Season 3 score, we're please to welcome Nami Melumad back to the OPN Stage! Give it a listen...give them BOTH a listen!
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We have a special guest! Seán Ferrick of Trek Culture joins John and Jesse to discuss what we are thankful for for Trek Year 2025!
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Julian Brown of Strange New Pod joins John, Jesse, and Cam to look back at season 3 of Star Trek Strange New Worlds!
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It’s a Halloween variety show, Open Pike style! 🎃
First, the crew beams down to discuss Star Trek: The Original Series classic “Catspaw”—a spooky, campy delight filled with cobwebs, castles, and that darn cat. Not to mention one of the best puns in Star Trek history!
Then, Strange New Worlds writers Alan B. McElroy (“Terrarium”) and Kathryn Lyn (“What is Starfleet”) return for a Horror Trope Roundtable! We each share our favorite: Zombies, Horror Icons, Survivors, Endings, and Unsung Gems. Plus we talk The Sh...
Showrunner Retrospective with Akiva and Henry - Season 3!
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Akiva Goldsman and Henry Alonso Myers join the OPN crew to look back at season 3. We discuss strikes, Gorn, Comics, and ....Who?
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