Positively Trek
Trek experts Dan and Bruce discuss a variety of Trek topics, often with special guests! We want to share our love of the Star Trek universe, and celebrate how it has touched our lives. We also cover news and reviews of all new Star Trek shows and films!
Treading Fluidic Space
Positively Trek 320: Treading Fluidic Space
This Month’s Star Trek Comics: November 2025
Red Shirts at the mercy of Klingons! Boimler and Rutherford’s new mail-order android isn’t behaving as expected! The Enterprise under attack from deadly drones! The Federation’s last-ditch effort to reconnect following a galaxy-wide calamity! And Voyager finds itself allying with the Borg against Species 8472… again! It’s just another month in the world of IDW’s Star Trek comics!
It was a busy month for Star Trek comics, but we are up to this monume...
The Khan That Could Have Been
Positively Trek 319: The Khan That Could Have Been
Star Trek: Khan - Final Episode Review!
In the windy wastelands of Ceti Alpha V, Khan and his followers prepare for their possible salvation. However, a ghost from Khan’s past threatens to undo everything. Meanwhile, years later, secrets are revealed and Khan’s legacy will be uncovered!
In this episode of Positively Trek, hosts Dan and Barry discuss “Eternity’s Face,” the ninth and final episode of Star Trek: Khan. We also talk about our feelings about the series as...
When Are They Going to Get to the Fireworks Factory?!?
Positively Trek 318: When Are They Going to Get to the Fireworks Factory?!?
Star Trek Comics: October 2025
A little later than usual, but we are back with our monthly Star Trek comic round-up! October saw four Trek comics hit the stands: Star Trek: Red Shirts #3, Star Trek: Lower Decks #12, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: The Seeds of Salvation #2, and Star Trek: Voyager: Homecoming #2! From gruesome red shirt endings to a search for more 20th century humpback whales, from a tentacled Lovecraftian horror to shenanigans with Species 8472, Dan and Brandi discuss them all in...
Weaponized Ginger Ale
Positively Trek 317: Weaponized Ginger Ale
Strange New Worlds: Ring of Fire with author David Mack!
The Enterprise is assigned to investigate murder and sabotage aboard an ultra-top secret space station, where dangerous elements are attempting to undermine the station’s mission… whatever that is! The away team must contend with spies and saboteurs, all while being frustrated at the lack of cooperation from the people they’re trying to protect.
In this episode of Positively Trek, hosts Dan Gunther and the returning Bruce Gibson welcome special guest David...
Ursula is the Kim Campbell of Ceti Alpha V
Positively Trek 316: Ursula is the Kim Campbell of Ceti Alpha V
Star Trek: Khan Episodes 7 & 8
In this episode of Positively Trek, hosts Barry and Dan discuss “I Am Marla” and “Original Sin,” the 7th and 8th episodes of Star Trek: Khan! As the series nears its conclusion, we’re learning a lot more about Khan, his followers, the Elborians, and Dr. Lear… is she who she claims to be, or is there more to her story? Plus: we’re really enjoying George Takei and Tim Russ reprising their roles as Captain Sulu and Ensign Tuv...
When Things Fall Apart, They Really Fall Apart
Positively Trek 315: When Things Fall Apart, They Really Fall Apart
Star Trek: Khan - Episodes 5 and 6
On the U.S.S. Excelsior, Dr. Lear continues her investigations into Khan’s experiences on Ceti Alpha V, while Captain Sulu questions her motives. Khan and his followers encounter something completely unexpected in the aftermath of the destruction of Ceti Alpha VI.
In this episode of Positively Trek, hosts Dan and Barry discuss episodes five and six of Star Trek: Khan: “Imagination’s Limits” and “The Good of All.”
They Didn’t Realize They Were in a Horror Movie
Positively Trek 314: They Didn’t Realize They Were in a Horror Movie
Star Trek: Khan Episodes 3 & 4
Star Trek: Khan continues with episode three: “Do Your Worst,” and episode four: “Magical Thinking.” In this episode of Positively Trek, hosts Barry and Dan discuss and dissect both episodes. Watch out for Ceti Eels!
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I Hear You Met God Once… and Came Out on Top
Positively Trek 313: I Hear You Met God Once… and Came Out on Top
Star Trek Comics: September 2025
It’s the end of September, and time once again to review the Star Trek comics from the past thirty days! This month, we have four new issues to discuss: Star Trek: Red Shirts #3, Star Trek: Voyager: Homecoming #1, Star Trek: Lower Decks #11, and the much-anticipated Star Trek: The Last Starship #1! From hideous ends to Starfleet’s finest security officers, to plots by Voyager’s enemies, and from whale-based time-travel shenanigans to a Federation dealing with the ulti...
History is Written by the Victors
Positively Trek 312: History is Written by the Victors
Star Trek: Khan Episodes 1 and 2
Khan Noonien Singh has long been thought of as the quintessential Star Trek villain. But is the view of him we get in “Space Seed” and Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan the whole picture? Or is there more to this larger-than-life man of history for us to discover?
In this episode of Positively Trek, hosts Dan and Barry dive into the first two episodes, “Paradise” and “Scheherazade,” of Star Trek: Khan, a new dramatic...
Kirk & Spock Get Shipped… Literally!
Positively Trek 311: Kirk & Spock Get Shipped… Literally!
“New Life and New Civilizations” - Strange New Worlds Season 3 Finale
It feels like the season has just begun, and here we are at the end! In this episode of Positively Trek, hosts Barry and Dan discuss the Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season three finale: “New Life and New Civilizations.” We talk about the return of an ancient enemy, the pacing of this episode, a special sequence that touched our hearts, and how this season of Trek holds up.
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Still a Better Love Story Than Twilight
Positively Trek 310: Still a Better Love Story Than Twilight
“Terrarium” - Star Trek: Strange New Worlds 3x09
Finding herself on the wrong side of a surprise wormhole, Erika Ortegas must survive the harsh conditions of an inhospitable moon while awaiting rescue. However, it soon becomes apparent that she’s not alone…
In this episode of Positively Trek, hosts Dan and Barry discuss “Terrarium,” the penultimate episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ third season. We talk about Erika Ortegas finally getting an episode, her surprise companion, and the Enterprise...
Jumped the Gormagander
Positively Trek 309: Jumped the Gormagander
August’s Star Trek Comics: Lower Decks #10 & SNW: Seeds of Salvation #1
Another month, another batch of Star Trek comics! This month, we have Ferengi shenanigans and Lovecraftian horrors to entertain us!
In this episode of Positively Trek, hosts Dan and Brandi review the month’s new Star Trek comic issues from IDW! We talk about the resolution of the Tendi/Ferengi debt plot in Star Trek: Lower Decks #10, and kick off a new miniseries with Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: The Seeds of S...
What is Happening?!?
Positively Trek 308: What is Happening?!?
“Four-and-a-Half Vulcans” - Strange New Worlds 3x08
A mission to a prime directive-protected world requires the landing party to disguise themselves as Vulcans. Pike, Noonien-Singh, Chapel, and Uhura undergo a procedure that fundamentally changes them. However, things get crazy when they decide they don’t want to go back!
In this episode of Positively Trek, hosts Barry and Dan discuss “Four-and-a-Half Vulcans,” episode 8 of season 3 of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. We talk about the wildly improbable setup, the four new Vulcans, Kirk & Sco...
The Camera Itself Becomes a Character
Positively Trek 307: The Camera Itself Becomes a Character
“What Is Starfleet?” - Strange New Worlds 3x07
Is a Federation just an empire by another name? Is a Starship actually just a Warship cloaked in colloquialism? Newly-declassified archival footage has recently been unearthed: a documentary filmed in the mid-23rd century that aims to answer the question: “What is Starfleet?”
In this episode of Positively Trek, hosts Dan and Barry discuss episode 7 of season 3 of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: “What Is Starfleet?” We talk about historical analogues to Starfleet...
Baking a Captain Kirk Cake
Positively Trek 306: Baking a Captain Kirk Cake
Strange New Worlds 3x06 - “The Sehlat Who Ate Its Tail”
The USS Farragut: attacked and immobilized! The USS Enterprise: captured by marauders! And one lieutenant commander, James T. Kirk, is thrust into an emergency situation and must quickly learn the ropes of command if he is to save the day!
In this episode of Positively Trek, hosts Barry and Dan review the Star Trek: Strange New Worlds episode “The Sehlat Who Ate Its Tail.” We talk about Kirk, his ad hoc c...
I Hope I Don’t Get Too Hoofy-Foofy Here
Positively Trek 305: I Hope I Don’t Get Too Hoofy-Foofy Here
“Through the Lens of Time” - Strange New Worlds 3x05
The Enterprise crew faces a threat of cosmic horror as they investigate mysterious ruins on a non-Federation world. The seemingly innocuous scientific mission soon turns deadly as an ancient threat is awakened…
In this episode of Positively Trek, hosts Dan and Barry discuss “Through the Lens of Time,” the fifth episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season three. We talk about a threat to a beloved char...
Irreverently Reverent
Positively Trek 304: Irreverently Reverent
Strange New Worlds: “A Space Adventure Hour” - SPOILERS!
Assigned to test a new holographic technology, La’an Noonien-Singh finds herself embroiled in a 1960s murder mystery. What starts as fun and games quickly turns deadly!
In this episode of Positively Trek, hosts Barry and Dan discuss “A Space Adventure Hour,” episode four of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ third season. We talk about the irreverent reverence the writers have for Star Trek, some amazing directing by Jonathan Frakes, and the impressive acting by the cast...
Gathering Alien Pooter-Scoots?
Positively Trek 303: Gathering Alien Pooter-Scoots?
July’s Star Trek Comics: Lower Decks #9 and Red Shirts #1
Every month, IDW releases a number of Star Trek comics, and we here at Positively Trek have been looking for a way to keep up to date with our coverage. From gormagander waste collection to needless security officer tragedies, this month’s comic issues demand to be talked about!
In this special episode of Positively Trek, hosts Dan and Brandi kick off a new monthly series! At the end of each month, we w...
Pike Actually Says the Z-Word!
Positively Trek 302: Pike Actually Says the Z-Word!
Strange New Worlds: “Shuttle to Kenfori” - SPOILERS!
An unauthorized trip to a disputed world, a life hanging in the balance, a Klingon hell-bent on reclaiming her honor, and a run-down outpost infested with the undead!
In this episode of Positively Trek, hosts Dan and Barry discuss “Shuttle to Kenfori,” the third episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season three. We talk about the fallout from the Federation/Klingon War, M’Benga’s sins, some questionable command decisions, and how impresse...
Like Downshifting from Warp 9 to Full Impulse in 3 Seconds
Positively Trek 301: Like Downshifting from Warp 9 to Full Impulse in 3 Seconds
Strange New Worlds: “Hegemony, Part II” and “Wedding Bell Blues”Â
After a nearly two-year-long wait, season three of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is FINALLY here! Our weekly coverage for this season begins with a double-header of new episode reviews!
In this episode of Positively Trek, hosts Barry and Dan discuss the first two episodes of season three of Strange New Worlds: “Hegemony, Part II” and “Wedding Bell Blues.” Two very different episodes with very different tones, but both v...
Ctrl-Alt-Delete The Universe
Positively Trek 300: Ctrl-Alt-Delete The Universe
Star Trek #32 & Star Trek: Omega
Lore has complete control of the universe, but his rule is nearly at an end as Captain Sisko and his compatriots are close to turning the tables on the megalomaniacal android! Plus: when all is said and done, how does IDW wrap up the interconnected Star Trek and Star Trek: Defiant comic series?
In this episode of Positively Trek, hosts Dan and Brandi discuss the comics Star Trek #32 (Lore War Part 5 of 5) and Star Trek: Omega, the...
We’re All Pike Now!
Positively Trek 299: We’re All Pike Now!
The End of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Has Been Announced
In Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Captain Christopher Pike knows his future and the fate that awaits him. Now, as Star Trek fans, we are in a similar position having been told that the end is coming for Strange New Worlds!
In this episode of Positively Trek, hosts Dan and Barry discuss the surprise announcement of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ fifth and final season renewal. We talk about what...
Shaxs Ain’t Subtle, Either!
Positively Trek 298: Shaxs Ain’t Subtle, Either!
Star Trek: Defiant #27 & Lore War: Shaxs’ Worst Day
The Lore War crossover event continues! In this episode of Positively Trek, hosts Dan and Brandi discuss two comics: Star Trek: Defiant #27 (Lore War Part 4 of 5), and Star Trek: Lore War: Shaxs’ Worst Day, a one-shot that, quite frankly, should be a full part of the Lore War series! Join us as we talk about Sisko and company’s attempt to thwart Lore’s evil machinations, while at the same time a re-awakened Shaxs tries to destroy all of Sta...
Support Your Local Convention!
Positively Trek 297: Support Your Local Convention!
The Mile Zero Fan Summit in Grimshaw, Alberta
Star Trek and Star Wars fans can be found everywhere, and we mean everywhere! It doesn’t matter if you’re from one of the largest cities in the world or from a small farming community in rural Alberta, we guarantee that someone you know or see in your day-to-day life loves settling in for a Babylon 5 marathon, debates online who is the better captain, Sisko or Janeway, or has very strong opinions on how the Millennium Falcon woul...
Lore War Continues!
Positively Trek 296: Lore War Continues!
Star Trek: Defiant #26 & Star Trek #31: Lore War Parts 2 & 3
The universe has been completely upended by the villainous android Lore, and only Benjamin Sisko and Emperor Kahless are aware of it! Together, they must assemble a group of heroes to overthrow the maniacal Lore and his brother Data and remind everyone they know and love what it is they have lost!
In this episode of Positively Trek, hosts Dan and Brandi are continuing their coverage of the current Lore War event that has...
Playing My Favourite Songs
Positively Trek 295: Playing My Favourite Songs
Strange New Worlds: Toward the Night with author James Swallow!
In this episode of Positively Trek, we finally have a new novel to talk about and an author to interview! Dan Gunther welcomes back Bruce Gibson to discuss the new novel Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: Towards the Night. Joining us is the amazing author himself, James Swallow! We talk about the novel spoiler-free to begin with, but get into spoilers later as we discuss the plot of this time-twisting adventure.
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From Star Trek’s Worst to Star Trek’s Best
Positively Trek 294: From Star Trek’s Worst to Star Trek’s Best
“And the Children Shall Lead” and “The City on the Edge of Forever”
In this episode of Positively Trek, hosts Dan and Barry take their cues from one of Dan’s favourite new podcasts: The Best Worst from hosts Meg Bashwiner and Joseph Fink. In their new show, they talk about the worst and best episodes from a classic television series as determined by the IMDB ratings. Their rules dictate that the series in question must have at least 100 episodes, which means th...
Lore Ain’t Subtle
Positively Trek 293: Lore Ain’t Subtle
Star Trek: Lore War #1
The big Star Trek comic crossover of 2025 is underway! Lore has rewritten reality, and our heroes find themselves scattered across the galaxy, all in service to their god: Lore!
In this episode of Positively Trek, Dan Gunther is joined by comic co-host Brandi Jackola to discuss Star Trek: Lore War #1, the first issue in the five-part Lore War crossover series! We talk about what leads up to this series, the story in the issue itself, and finish up...
19th Century Technobabble
Positively Trek 292: 19th Century Technobabble
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
As Star Trek fans, we often see our favourite franchise reflected in books, films, and other media that isn’t, strictly speaking, “Star Trek.” One such example is the 2003 film Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, adapted from the Captain Jack Aubrey novels by Patrick O’Brian. With its 19th century nautical setting, Master and Commander contains much of the DNA of other influences that eventually found their way into Star Trek, including the majesty and adve...
But Is It Canon?
Positively Trek 291: But Is It Canon?
Star Trek: Khan - Trek’s New Audio Drama
In this episode of Positively Trek, host Dan Gunther welcomes Bruce Gibson back for a discussion about the upcoming original Star Trek audio drama: Star Trek: Khan, starring Lost’s Naveen Andrews as the genetically-engineered tyrant! We talk about the synopsis, writers, cast, the question of canon, and what this release might mean for the future of Star Trek audio dramas.
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Of Course There’s a View of the Golden Gate Bridge!
Positively Trek 290: Of Course There’s a View of the Golden Gate Bridge!
Everything We Know about Star Trek: Starfleet Academy So Far
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy just wrapped filming on its first season, so we felt this was a good time to go over everything we know about the newest addition to the Star Trek universe. In this episode of Positively Trek, hosts Dan and Barry do just that, and share their hopes and concerns for the thirteenth Star Trek series to grace our screens!
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Look on the Bright Side!
Positively Trek 289: Look on the Bright Side!
Let’s Say Something Nice About Trek We Don’t Like
This is Positively Trek, so we figure we should live up to our name! In this episode, hosts Dan and Barry are straining the limits of our positivity in order to say something nice about Star Trek episodes and films that we don’t really like. Some of them we kind of damn with faint praise, but there’s always something to like in *almost* every episode of Star Trek!
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Georgiou and the Gang
Positively Trek 288: Georgiou and the Gang
Star Trek: Section 31 Reviewed! (Spoilers!)
The first Star Trek film in nearly nine years has finally been released: Star Trek: Section 31, starring Michelle Yeoh. In this episode of Positively Trek, hosts Barry and Dan break down the film. We share what we liked, what we didn’t like, and give our overall thoughts on the film. The first part is spoiler-free, but be warned: there are huge spoilers in the second part! If you haven’t watched the film yet, don’t stick around past the spoile...
The State of Star Trek in 2025
Positively Trek 287: The State of Star Trek in 2025
What’s Coming This Year and When
In this episode of Positively Trek, hosts Dan and Barry take a look back at the year 2024: what we got from Star Trek on television and in print, and our thoughts on the year that was.
But now, we have a new year to look at! From the first Star Trek film release since 2017 to a new season of Strange New Worlds; from books and comics to collectibles, both rumored and announced, he...
Book Club: Political Wisecracks and Political Cats
Positively Trek 286: Book Club: Political Wisecracks and Political Cats
Strange New Worlds: Asylum with author Una McCormack!
While November 5th, 2024 will be remembered for many things, it also saw the release of a new Star Trek novel! And we are very lucky, in this special episode of Positively Trek, to have the author on the show to discuss it!
In this episode of the Positively Trek Book Club, host Dan Gunther is joined by two co-hosts from the Infinite Diversity podcast: Chrissie De Clerck-Szilagyi and Thad Hait...
Nana Visitor Joins Us to Talk About Her New Book!
Positively Trek 285: Nana Visitor Joins Us to Talk About Her New Book!
Star Trek: Open a Channel: A Woman’s Trek
We are so thrilled to welcome Kira Nerys herself, Nana Visitor, to Positively Trek to talk about her amazing new book, Star Trek: Open a Channel: A Woman’s Trek! In this very special episode, hosts Dan Gunther and Brandi Jackola welcome one of our absolute favorite actors in Star Trek to the show, and we can barely contain our excitement!
Positively Trek’s hiatus continues, but we...
Book Club - Logic Without Empathy is Illogical
Positively Trek 284: Book Club - Logic Without Empathy is Illogical
Strange New Worlds: The Scorpius Run
While investigating uncharted space in the Scorpius constellation, the U.S.S. Enterprise under the command of Captain Christopher Pike is captured by a megalomaniacal dictator named Zyphyx. He forces the Enterprise crew to take part in an interstellar starship race, and in order to escape with their lives, they must win!
In this episode of the Positively Trek Book Club, hosts Dan Gunther and Brandi Jackola discuss Star Trek: Strange...
The First Week of September, 2024
Positively Trek 283: The First Week of September, 2024
The Week Everything Changed - “Past Tense” Parts 1 & 2
It’s the morning of Monday, September 3rd. Podcasters Dan and Barry have decided to record Positively Trek in the early morning hours before work. However, they don’t realize that events have taken place thousands of kilometers away that will change everything forever, thanks to one man: Gabriel Bell.
In this episode of Positively Trek, we’re doing something a little different in honor of the impending Bell Riots and the upending o...
Star Trek in the Wild
Positively Trek 282: Star Trek in the Wild
Making Trek Connections in Unexpected Places
Sometimes as Star Trek fans, it can feel like we’re all alone in our fandom. Certainly, online spaces have changed this quite a bit, but in our day-to-day lives, it often feels like we are the only Star Trek fan around. But then, the unexpected happens and you make a surprise connection with another Trekkie, Trekker, or casual Star Trek fan, and it suddenly feels like you’ve made a friend for life!
In t...
Book Club: Martha Landon Does Do a Judo Flip
Positively Trek 281: Book Club: Martha Landon Does Do a Judo Flip
Greg Cox - Lost to Eternity
In 1986, Dr. Gillian Taylor of the Cetacean Institute in Sausalito, California, seemingly disappeared off the face of the Earth. In 2024, a true crime podcaster tries to get to the bottom of the nearly 40 year-old cold case. In 2268, a missing scientist threatens to spark open war between the Federation and the Klingon Empire. And in 2292, three galactic powers vie for the favor of the advanced and ancient Osori civilization. What do these events all have in...
