Podcast Episodes

A Space Adventure Hour (SNW)

Is A Space Adventure Hour bold homage or tired holodeck retread? Dom Bettinelli, Fr. Jason Tyler, and Jimmy Akin debate TOS nostalgia, meta-humor, and a mystery that may miss the mark.

The post A Spa…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Hegemony, Part II (SNW)

Should Starfleet risk war to save Earth colonists outside its borders? Pike faces impossible orders, Scotty doubts himself, and Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Jason Tyler debate morality, canon,…

Published on 2 months ago

Wedding Bell Blues (SNW)

Is this character truly a Q? Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Jason Tyler unpack revelations about continuity, canon, and character growth—while also debating marriage law, PTSD symbolism, and why…

Published on 2 months ago

Year of Hell (VOY)

What if your obsession could rewrite reality—but never restore what you love most? Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Jason Tyler discuss how Voyager faces a year of hell in a broken timeline, and J…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Duet (DS9)

A Cardassian seeks trial for crimes he didn’t commit—to force his people to face their past. Kira must question her hatred and what justice really means. Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Jason Tyl…

Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago

When the Bough Breaks (TNG)

Can technology make a society forget how to survive? Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Jason Tyler unpack “When the Bough Breaks,” asking: What happens when a utopia kidnaps for continuity?

The pos…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

Star Trek Beyond

What makes a good Star Trek movie—and does Beyond deliver? Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Jason Tyler break down its hits, misses, and mysteries. Does Krall’s rage make sense? Why blow up the En…

Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

The City on the Edge of Forever (TOS)

Is peace always the right path? In this powerful analysis of one of the most popular Trek episodes, Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Jason Tyler weigh Kirk’s impossible choice, Harlan Ellison’s bi…

Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago

Minefield (ENT)

What makes a hero? A cloaked mine traps Malcolm Reed outside the Enterprise, and Archer risks it all to save him. Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Jason Tyler critique the ethics, logic holes, and…

Published on 4 months ago

Non Sequitir (VOY)

What if Harry Kim had never boarded Voyager? A twisty reality, a washed-up Tom Paris, and a life he may want to keep. Dom Bettinelli, Fr. Jason Tyler, and Jimmy Akin ask: would you give up paradise f…

Published on 4 months, 1 week ago