Explore every episode of the podcast Drawn to Trek: A Star Trek Animation Podcast
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| STAR TREK: PRODIGY Season 1 Retrospective | 10 Jul 2024 | 01:18:01 | |
A Look Back As we anticipate the new season of "Star Trek: Prodigy," it’s a great time to reflect on its remarkable first season. The series introduced us to a diverse group of young aliens who discover the USS Protostar in the Delta Quadrant. Guided by a holographic Captain Janeway, they navigate space, learning about teamwork, responsibility, and Starfleet values. The show blends the adventurous spirit of Star Trek with compelling character development and stunning animation. For those new to "Star Trek: Prodigy," the first season is an engaging entry point into the Star Trek universe. The young crew's journey of learning Starfleet principles offers a mix of humor, drama, and classic Star Trek wonder. As we look forward to the new season, join Aaron Harvey, Brandi Jackola, Rachael Bloom and Steven Fatheree as they catch up and look back--and forward! | |||
| 023 - Lower Decks Season 4 Wrap-Up | 16 Nov 2023 | 01:23:07 | |
Our interview with Mike McMahan Another season of Star Trek: Lower Decks is part of the history books and Steve and Aaron along with guests Brandi Jackal and Jessie Gender, talk about the season overall. How did it stack up to other seasons? What's your favorite moment? How did you react to the shocking revelation that Starfleet uniform pants have pockets?! And we topped off the show with an interview with the man himself, show creator Mike McMahan! Can we coax him into giving anything away for season 5? You'll have to listen to find out! | |||
| 014 - Deadly Butt Dials | 11 Sep 2023 | 02:05:04 | |
Review of Lower Decks Season 4 episodes 1 & 2 Moopsy! I mean, what more can we say? Ok we can say a lot more! Aaron and Steve review the first two episodes of Lower Decks Season 4 "Twovix" and "I Have No Bones Yet I Must Flee". They also talk about Star Trek Day 2023 and some of the happenings around Star Trek: The Animated Series 50th anniversary! So join us...just don't bring any orchids. Or bones. | |||
| 013 - Oh! Don't forget about... | 05 Sep 2023 | 01:14:14 | |
Recapping Star Trek: Lower Decks season 3 With a mix of clever references to classic Trek and fresh, inventive storylines, Season 3 of Lower Decks maintained its winning formula of paying homage to the franchise's legacy while carving out its own unique and entertaining space within the Star Trek universe. Join Aaron and Steve as they touch on each episode of Season 3's Lower Decks analyzing character development, plot twists, and those oh so fun Gorn eggs that make Lower Decks a true love letter to the franchise. | |||
| 012 - Anticipation! | 28 Aug 2023 | 01:11:18 | |
What we want to see in Season 4 of Star Trek: Lower Decks Strange New World's season 2 was a lot of fun but now it's time to warp out of the 23rd Century and back onboard the USS Cerritos. This week we start our coverage of Star Trek: Lower Decks season 4 and our collaboration with Tex-Trek! In anticipation of the new season Aaron Harvey, Steven Fatheree and special guest Brandi Jackola are here to reveal the top 5 things they hope to see in Lower Decks this year. | |||
| Surprise! We're back! | 24 Aug 2023 | 00:01:15 | |
Drawn to Trek returns this week Drawn to Trek is back and joining forces with TEX-TREK: A Star Trek podcast! For 47 years there was one animated Star Trek series, but now there’s 3 not to mention the animated Short Treks and some retro style shorts coming soon! This podcast explores the world of animated Star Trek in all its incarnations from the 1970s Star Trek: The Animated Series to the current day Star Trek: Lower Decks and Star Trek: Prodigy! Lower Decks season 4 is only days away and we will be covering every episode every week. Watch us LIVE Friday nights on the TEX-TREK YouTube channel at 7PM Central and you can listen to us on Mondays wherever you listen to Trek Geeks podcasts (like here)! | |||
| 011 - She Has Lost All Control | 13 Oct 2021 | 00:58:30 | |
Red Alarm! Red Alarm! It's the penultimate episode of season two and Jessie and Aaron are here to break it all down! Blood (pinkish red) and guts, cultural appropriation, ship porn--this episode has it all! So tune up your sense-oars and join us! You can find us on Social Media at: | |||
| 010 - Shari Bing Bang | 04 Oct 2021 | 00:52:42 | |
In this episode Aaron and Jessie talk about BEM, the Animated Series episode that first showed a Pandronian, ask "Why can't Starfleet vessels track their crew members better?" and wonder "Could holographic Borgs be a real threat?" So join us as Jessie jumps into the holo-pod and tries to get a passing grade at introducing the show! Spoiler: It’s not good! You can find us on Social Media at : | |||
| 009 - Black Licorice, Black | 30 Sep 2021 | 00:53:46 | |
In this episode Aaron and Jessie revieweth "Where Pleasant Fountains Lie" So, grabeth a torch and thy most wondrous medieval garb and joineth us on the adventure! And we promise they do not talk like this in the episode. You can find us on Social Media at: | |||
| 008 - We're Touching Your Stuuuuff! | 23 Sep 2021 | 00:50:51 | |
In this episode Aaron and Jessie review The Spy Humongous; They examine how you can subvert classic sitcom tropes, the importance of a makeover, and revel in the call back to Armus, the skin of evil...well maybe not as evil as a hot taffy, honey, shrimp, soda, corn, steak chicken nugget, crispy lemon rock candy, chili, gravy, chocolate sundae sludge pile! So, join us on Episode Consolidation Duty as we gather up plots, characters and funny moments! Wait! Don't touch that...! You can find us on Social Media at : | |||
| 007 - Groin Plumage Redux | 22 Sep 2021 | 01:13:30 | |
This week Infinite Trek's Brandi Jackola joins the Drawn to Trek team to review and An Embarrassment of Dooplers! We discuss reasons why the Dooplers may have evolved to duplicate, why there are corrupt security officers on Starbase 25 and we return to difference between the two Trek avian species the Aurelian and Skorr: groin plumage! You can find us on Social Media at : | |||
| 006 - Gene's Vision | 22 Sep 2021 | 00:41:08 | |
You say Mugato I say Gumato! You say Or-ee-on, I say Orion! This week Aaron and Jessie review Mugato, Gumato an episode with some fun parts, some gross parts and some parts we would have changed. Join us for hot takes and great discussion! You can find us on Social Media at : | |||
| 022 - The Jean Hajar Show | 08 Nov 2023 | 01:27:18 | |
Review of Lower Decks "Old Friends, New Planets" Excitingly and sadly we have reached the end of another season of Star Trek: Lower Decks. The show has really come into its own this season and this week friend of the show Brandi Jackola joins Aaron & Fatheree to do a deep dive. And If you're like us you may occasionally forget a certain member of Nova Squad so we're naming this episode in honor of her teeny cameo! | |||
| 005 - Trash Bag Klingons | 30 Aug 2021 | 00:45:07 | |
Jessie is back and just like Shaxs with no explanation! Ok, actually she was just sick. But in this episode Aaron and Jessie take a hard look at how they feel about Shaxs coming back from the great beyond after some real heartfelt emotion in the season one finale. They also wonder about how Orions are treated in society, if Tom Paris gets tired of being told "Don't get us lost in the Delta quadrant!" and yeah, what WAS up with T'Pol's haircut?! We're new to the Trek Geeks network so if you like what you hear, please leave us a review and a rating on iTunes. Not only does it tell us how we're doing it helps other people find the show. You can find us on Social Media at : | |||
| 004 - Who Collects the Collectors | 27 Aug 2021 | 01:34:08 | |
The Star Trek Easter eggs on the collector’s ship in “Kayshon, His Eyes Open,” are nearly infinite but the Drawn To Trek is on the case! This week John Cooley joins Aaron Harvey for an oversized episode as they collect all the Easter eggs they can find! Aaron and John lament the death of Spock Two, debate what they wanted to forget more: The Mask from “Masks” or the candle from “Sub Rosa” and John tells us a story about why the Titan missile from “First Contact” is more than just a prop for he and his family. You can check out the annotated Easter egg list used in the show on Aaron’s twitter feed @geekfilter for even MORE Easter eggs than what we found in time for the show! AND we also have a video version of this show that will be posted on the Trek Geeks YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/c/Trekgeeks/ with lots of visual goodies edited in. | |||
| 003 - Medical Venom | 15 Aug 2021 | 00:52:10 | |
"Lower Decks! Lower Decks! Lower Decks!" Yes Lower Decks is back for a second season and hosts Aaron Harvey and Jessie Gender are ready to rejoin the crew of the Cerritos! First off Aaron talks a bit about the Los Angeles premiere, the USS Cerritos Block Party where the cast and crew got to meet up in person, some for the first time since Lower Decks was created and Mike McMahan talks about creating a show during a pandemic. Then Aaron & Jessie dive into the first episode of the new season, "Strange Energies". What's changed since season 1, what hasn't and what was their favorite Easter eggs? Join us for some great fun and discussion—and don't forget to follow us on social media for supplementary posts! | |||
| 002 - It's a Plate! | 24 Jul 2021 | 00:46:24 | |
This week it was like Geek Christmas morning as we all stumbled out out bed bleary eyed and sat down to the computer to open up our Star Trek gifts in the form of two Comic-Con panels hosted by Commander Ransom himself, Jerry O’Connell. First off we learned more about the world of Star Trek: Prodigy! We heard about the characters, the voice talents and got a teaser trailer showcasing the world and the latest Trek hero ship, the USS Protostar And of course the 'scrappy underdogs' can’t be left out! We got an easter-egg/callback laden two minute trailer for Star Trek: Lower Decks as well as predictably off the rails banter from the cast and crew. So Join Aaron Harvey and Jessie Gender for analysis, commentary and lots of squeeing! And remember when in doubt, blame the Temporal Wars! You can find us on Social Media at : | |||
| 001 - New Emotion Chip Data! | 16 Jul 2021 | 00:34:41 | |
What’s the best part of modern Star Trek? Surprises! And surprises are what we got this week! On Monday there was a 15 second micro-trailer for season 2 of Lower Decks premiering in about a month and then on Wednesday CBS announced that toy company Playmates has been awarded the license for action figures, vehicles, ships, and role play toys for all Star Trek properties! Playmates will launch its new Star Trek toy line in 2022 following the premiere of Star Trek: Prodigy, the first Star Trek series aimed at younger audiences—and yes even more so than the original animated series. Join Aaron Harvey with co-host John Cooley, product designer, writer and professional Trekkie, as they talk Blues Brothers, Lower Decks and Mego action figures on this first episode of Drawn to Trek! We’re new to the Trek Geeks network so if you like what you hear, please leave us a review and a rating on iTunes/Apple Podcasts. Not only does it tell us how we’re doing it helps other people find the show. LLAP Aaron Harvey @GeekFilter on twitter | |||
| Meeting the Crew | 11 Jul 2021 | 00:28:58 | |
Welcome to Drawn To Trek a new podcast from Trek Geeks! We will be covering ALL the animated Star Trek Series: Star Trek: The Animated Series (TAS) Star Trek: Lower Decks (LDS) and Star Trek: Prodigy as well as 2 animated short treks and we get cheeky occasionally and look at some comic books! Your hosts on this adventure will be: Aaron Harvey, improvisor, graphic designer and co-author/designer of “Star Trek: The Official Guide to the Animated Series” @geekfilter on Twitter & Instagram John Cooley, Product Designer, writer & professional Trekkie Jessie Gender, Youtuber, Video Producer & writer And Darren Moser, Maker of droids, sculptor of foam & cardboard and lover of all sci-fi!
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| 021 - The Last Duty | 07 Nov 2023 | 01:15:43 | |
Review of Lower Decks "The Inner Fight"
They talk about how far our characters have come, conspiracy theories about Tom Paris and Nick Locarno and try and solve the ever present mystery of just how old IS Mariner?! | |||
| 020 - Cave-spiracy Theory | 25 Oct 2023 | 01:07:11 | |
Review of Lower Decks “Caves” This week Aaron and Steve break down the Lower Deck's episode "Caves". They give you the backstory on the Vendorians, discuss Tendi and Rutherford's relationship and debate if Boimler was too hard on Levy or not hard enough! Wait, Is this a podcast or a Vendorian morality test? It's a little of both! So grab your gear and go spelunking into "Caves"! | |||
| 019 - Season 4 & More | 19 Oct 2023 | 01:20:20 | |
Review of Lower Decks "A Few Badgeys More" Season 4 has been shaping up to be quite the season! Seven of Nine has joined the crew, we've met the Hirogen, and of course Year of Hell...oh what? Lower Decks? Oh yeah that's a good season 4 too! Join Aaron and Steve as they review Lower Decks season 4's "A Few Badgeys More" and inexplicably manage to reference A LOT of season 4 Voyager episodes! But this IS about Lower Decks (mostly) we promise! | |||
| 018 - The 8th Rule | 12 Oct 2023 | 01:21:04 | |
Review of Parth Ferengi’s Heart Place Join Aaron and Steve as they review Lower Decks season 4 episode "Parth Ferengi’s Heart Place" They discuss Ferengi network television, the 'will they won't they' relationship of Rutherford and Tendi and lament never having gone to Star Trek: The Experience. Ferengi Rule of Acquisition #8 - Small print leads to large risk! A good rule to remember be you Frerengi or human! *by reading this description you have hereby authorized the transfer of 7 bars of gold pressed latinum to Trek Geeks and TexTrek. Please note there will be a 5 slip fee for processing.
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| 017 - Weird and Yelling | 04 Oct 2023 | 01:19:23 | |
Review of Lower Decks episode "Empathalogical Fallacies"
Aaron and Fatheree sing the praises of T'lyn, throw down some tarot cards and of course we've got Gorn Eggs to hatch in this review of Star Trek: Lower Deck's "Empathalogical Fallacies" You can also catch us live every Friday at 7pm Central on the TexTrek YouTube channel | |||
| 016 - Daggers & Twin Twains | 02 Oct 2023 | 01:27:30 | |
Reviewing Lower Decks' "Something Borrowed, Something Green" This week Aaron was out due to some bad kanar, also known as food poisoning, Jessie's sub-space communication array was on the fritz (internet went out) BUT Fatheree is joined by Starfleet Sohail to talk about this week's episode of Lower Decks. We finally visit the homeworld of one of the original STAR TREK alien races, the Orions! Tendi is in focus but Boimler and Rutherford (Brutherford) come up with a unique way to solve an argument between the two roommates. | |||
| 015 - REGENESIS! | 19 Sep 2023 | 01:23:55 | |
Review of Lower Decks S4E3 "In the Cradle of Vexilon"
Join Aaron and Steve as they review Lower Deck's season 4 episode 3 "In the Cradle of Vexilon". They discuss the difference between a Dyson and Niven ring, follow Boimler on his first command, sympathize with Freeman and her tech issues and tag along with the other lower deckers as they 'move along home'. Allamaraine! Third shap!
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