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[SNW Highlight Clips] "You guys did a body swap?" - Captain Pike meets T'Pring and Spock | Anson Mount, Gia Sandhu, Ethan Peck | Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (S1, E5): "Spock Amok"
Inglorious Treksperts: "Celebrating six decades of Star Trek - 60 For 60: "The Man Trap" (1 of 60). Trek's very first aired episode — the shapeshifting salt vampire. The Treksperts break down why this episode earns its place among the 60 most significant and iconic stories in Trek history"
youtu.beVirtual Trek Con: "In a recent TrekMovie article, the producers of Strange New Worlds say that Season 4 will return to "pure" storytelling, but won't feature William Shatner...or will it?" | Star Trek & Chill
youtu.be[Dropping Names] When Patrick Swayze & Kirstie Alley Matchmade Jonathan Frakes and Genie Francis: "I said: 'What are you talking about? She's Number 5 on the call sheet, I'm Number 36.' Then she said to Genie apparently: 'I think Frakes really likes you.' And we've been together for 40 years."
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Dropping Names with Brent and Jonny (YouTube)
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[SNW Highlight Clips] The origins of a storied relationship. - Kirk meets Spock for the first time. - Kirk and Spock have their first mind meld. | Paul Wesley, Ethan Peck | Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
[Podcasts] Review: "TOS: Let that Be your Last Battlefield - Racism in SPACEE!!!" | "Welcome to the first official public version of 'Starter Trek,' where Tawny Newsome guides her friend Andrew Ti through the endless frontier of the Star Trek universe ..."
Starter Trek (YouTube):
"Welcome to the first official public version of Starter Trek, where Tawny Newsome guides her friend Andrew Ti through the endless frontier of the Star Trek universe, along with their producer Jessie Earl. For our first batch of episodes, we explore some of the most overtly political episodes of Trek, starting with the subtlest of racial allegories, The Original Series episode "Let This Be Your Last Battlefield." Don't get any of that sticky makeup on you."
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The Transporter Room: "Starfleet Academy cast singing and dancing - Zoë Steiner, Bob Picardo, and Gina Yashere performing on Star Trek: The Cruise (2026)"
youtu.be[Highlight Clips] Star Trek: Lower Decks | Every Legacy Actor Cameo - Part 2 (S4-S5) | Paramount+
"From Grand Nagus Rom (Max Grodénchik) to Sito Jaxa (Shannon Fill) and the Doctor (Robert Picardo), these Star Trek legacy actors connect the ensigns Beckett Mariner (Tawny Newsome), Brad Boimler (Jack Quaid), and more to the Star Trek universe."
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[SNW Interviews] Celia Rose Gooding: A Joyful Conversation | Trek Long Island 2026 | SyFy Sistas Inc.
SyFy Sistas (YouTube):
"In this special Trek Long Island conversation, Tamia Harper sits down with our dear niece, Celia Rose Gooding.
Known to Star Trek fans as Nyota Uhura on Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Celia joins us for a heartfelt conversation about her journey, her experiences, and the community that has embraced her along the way. From Broadway to the bridge of the Enterprise, Celia continues to inspire us with her talent, grace, and joy.
As always, spending time with Celia feels less like an interview and more like catching up with family. Join the Aunties for a conversation filled with laughter, warmth, and plenty of love."
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[SNW Highlight Clips] Spock gives a human crash course to fellow Vulcan, Doug (Patton Oswalt). From perfecting the high five to explaining the 8-hour sleep cycle, Spock shows the art of being human. | Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (S3, E8): "Four-and-a-Half Vulcans" | Paramount+
youtu.beCertifiably Ingame: "DRAGONS and DINOSAURS! (SNW4 Trailer Breakdown)" | Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
Certifiably Ingame:
"Star Trek Strange New Worlds trailer came out unexpectedly while I was ill, so here's my pained breakdown and analysis of the trailer, complete with dragons and dinosaur lore. There are definite warp-related goings on, Gorn appearances, possible hysperians or some other medieval inspired cultures and did I mention the dragon?"
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Virtual Trek Con: "What if Ensign Ro was on DS9 instead of Kira? Would Ro got along with Gul Dukat? And were Riker and Ro a better couple than Worf and Deanna?" | The Main Viewer
Virtual Trek Con:
"During the early development of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Michelle Forbes was offered the opportunity to bring Ensign Ro to the new series. She declined and the role of Major Kira was created. How different would the show have been if Ro had transferred to DS9?"
Source: The Main Viewer #241
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https://youtu.be/Lrkz2jqKfWw?si=jy013IlQZGzZO9Ra
https://www.youtube.com/live/eJi3vnNnUDA?si=dH2MVhnsio_Q2hAB
Larry Nemecek: "A recent refresh event for the Astro Society reminds us of what we take for granted: The added A in STEM makes STEAM because the arts are essential for humanity and knowledge-driving — they're not just a decoration. And Star Trek had THAT right all along, too."
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Larry Nemecek's Trekland:
"#StarTrek Put the Arts in STEAM Before It Was Cool” | #454 #Trekland Tuesdays LIVE w Dr. Trek"
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https://www.youtube.com/live/R_3wmUihtyY?si=F2wVhtD0fbXDo3mv
[SFA Highlight Clips] Transforming Lives Through Theater at Starfleet Academy: "There's nothing like the grit and passion of a Klingon opera." | Karim Diané, Mary Wiseman | Star Trek: Starfleet Academy (S1, E8): "The Life of the Stars"
TrekCulture: "Why we need 'Star Trek: Janeway' now"
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TrekCulture on BlueSky
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https://bsky.app/profile/trekculture.bsky.social/post/3molbrd7qfk2z
[Highlight Clips] Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | Dr. M’Benga Spars with a Klingon War Criminal (S2, E8) | Paramount+
"Ambassador Dak'Rah (Robert Wisdom) tries to negotiate a relationship with Dr. M'Benga (Babs Olusanmokun) during a sparing session. Season 2 Episode 8: Under the Cloak of War."
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Sci-Finatics: "What If Sisko Commanded Voyager? He Saved the Crew and Doomed the Federation - Stripped of his role as the Emissary and separated from his son Jake, an unanchored Sisko crosses the Delta Quadrant not as a diplomat — but as a soldier with nothing left to lose."
Sci-Finatics:
"What if Captain Benjamin Sisko had commanded USS Voyager instead of Kathryn Janeway? Stripped of his role as the Emissary and separated from his son Jake, an unanchored Sisko crosses the Delta Quadrant not as a diplomat — but as a soldier with nothing left to lose. In this dark alternate timeline, Sisko systematically weaponizes Voyager into a heavily armored assault vessel, crushing the Swarm, outwitting the Voth, and going toe-to-toe with the Borg Queen. But survival in the Delta Quadrant has a price — and when Voyager finally breaks through to the Alpha Quadrant, Sisko discovers the Federation he fought to return to has shockingly changed. In this deep-dive Star Trek What If analysis, we explore:
- How Sisko’s wartime mindset changes Voyager forever
- Why Janeway and Sisko would handle the Delta Quadrant completely differently
- The transformation of Voyager into a tactical juggernaut
- Dark alternate versions of Seven of Nine, Chakotay, Seska, and the Borg Queen
- The devastating consequences of Sisko never becoming the Emissary
- What happens to the Alpha Quadrant in his absence
- The psychological cost of survival in deep space
0:00 - Introduction
1:27 - Janeway vs Sisko’s Leadership
2:27 - The Divergence Point
4:40 - The Caretaker Crisis
6:49 - The Logistics of Survival
8:05 - The Fall of the Vetar & The Dreadnought Refit
9:42 - The Hanon IV Marooning & The Swarm
11:29 - The Voth Gambit
12:56 - The Borg Collision & Wolf 359 Reckoning
16:33 - The Void Blockage & Predator Refit
17:40 - The Hirogen Decoy & The Devore Sting
18:59 - The Vaadwaur Pact & The Cost of Survival
20:18 - The Dystopian Homecoming
22:24 - Outro
Was Sisko right to abandon Starfleet principles to save his crew? Or did he become the very thing he feared?"
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