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New Orb! “Secret Latinum Man” Matt Rushing and @cbryanjones.bsky.social discuss “Rules of Acquisition,” what the story says about identity, how it sets up The Dominion + how #DS9 makes the Ferengi matter. #StarTrek #rewatch #podcast www.trek.fm/the-orb/170
New Orb! “Secret Latinum Man” Matt Rushing and @cbryanjones.bsky.social discuss “Rules of Acquisition,” what the story says about identity, how it sets up The Dominion + how #DS9 makes the Ferengi matter. #StarTrek #rewatch #podcast www.trek.fm/the-orb/170
October 23, 2025 at 12:00 PM
New Orb! “Secret Latinum Man” Matt Rushing and @cbryanjones.bsky.social discuss “Rules of Acquisition,” what the story says about identity, how it sets up The Dominion + how #DS9 makes the Ferengi matter. #StarTrek #rewatch #podcast www.trek.fm/the-orb/170
New Saddle Up! “Pike and Batel's Nexus Adventure” Matt Rushing and @cbryanjones.bsky.social discuss “New Life and New Civilizations,” the resolution to the Batel and Vezda stories, pathways for Pike + look back at Season 3 as a whole. www.trek.fm/saddle-up/31 #StarTrek #StrangeNewWorlds #podcast
September 19, 2025 at 2:32 PM
New Saddle Up! “Pike and Batel's Nexus Adventure” Matt Rushing and @cbryanjones.bsky.social discuss “New Life and New Civilizations,” the resolution to the Batel and Vezda stories, pathways for Pike + look back at Season 3 as a whole. www.trek.fm/saddle-up/31 #StarTrek #StrangeNewWorlds #podcast
Delayed due to work, but here's a new Saddle Up! “This Is a Test of the Emergency Metron System” @cbryanjones.bsky.social + Matt Rushing discuss “Terrarium,” TOS connections, Ortegas + more. www.trek.fm/saddle-up/30 #StarTrek #StrangeNewWorlds #podcast
September 12, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Delayed due to work, but here's a new Saddle Up! “This Is a Test of the Emergency Metron System” @cbryanjones.bsky.social + Matt Rushing discuss “Terrarium,” TOS connections, Ortegas + more. www.trek.fm/saddle-up/30 #StarTrek #StrangeNewWorlds #podcast
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Just a reminder, if you’re champing at the bit waiting for the premiere episode of the STAR TREK: KHAN audio drama to drop, the podcast feed for the series IS LIVE, so you can subscribe to it now and receive episodes as soon as they are released. So subscribe to the Star Trek: Khan podcast now!
September 7, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Just a reminder, if you’re champing at the bit waiting for the premiere episode of the STAR TREK: KHAN audio drama to drop, the podcast feed for the series IS LIVE, so you can subscribe to it now and receive episodes as soon as they are released. So subscribe to the Star Trek: Khan podcast now!
New Saddle Up! “A Shot of Silly Serum” Matt Rushing and @cbryanjones.bsky.social discuss “Four-and-a-Half Vulcans” the concept, the setup, the humor + what each character's situation reveals about Vulcans and themselves. www.trek.fm/saddle-up/29 #StarTrek #StrangeNewWorlds #podcast
September 3, 2025 at 2:39 AM
New Saddle Up! “A Shot of Silly Serum” Matt Rushing and @cbryanjones.bsky.social discuss “Four-and-a-Half Vulcans” the concept, the setup, the humor + what each character's situation reveals about Vulcans and themselves. www.trek.fm/saddle-up/29 #StarTrek #StrangeNewWorlds #podcast
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New Saddle Up! “Mothra's Sacrifice” Matt Rushing and @cbryanjones.bsky.social discuss “What Is Starfleet?” the concept, Beto's agenda, season pacing + the big question (and whether the story answers it). www.trek.fm/saddle-up/28 #StarTrek #StrangeNewWorlds #podcast
August 26, 2025 at 2:54 AM
New Saddle Up! “Mothra's Sacrifice” Matt Rushing and @cbryanjones.bsky.social discuss “What Is Starfleet?” the concept, Beto's agenda, season pacing + the big question (and whether the story answers it). www.trek.fm/saddle-up/28 #StarTrek #StrangeNewWorlds #podcast
New Saddle Up! “Mothra's Sacrifice” Matt Rushing and @cbryanjones.bsky.social discuss “What Is Starfleet?” the concept, Beto's agenda, season pacing + the big question (and whether the story answers it). www.trek.fm/saddle-up/28 #StarTrek #StrangeNewWorlds #podcast
August 26, 2025 at 2:54 AM
New Saddle Up! “Mothra's Sacrifice” Matt Rushing and @cbryanjones.bsky.social discuss “What Is Starfleet?” the concept, Beto's agenda, season pacing + the big question (and whether the story answers it). www.trek.fm/saddle-up/28 #StarTrek #StrangeNewWorlds #podcast
Matthew Rushing and @cbryanjones.bsky.social recorded our Saddle Up! discussion of "What Is Starfleet?" today. Some interesting twists and turns in the conversation. Coming to your podcast feed soon! 🖖
August 25, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Matthew Rushing and @cbryanjones.bsky.social recorded our Saddle Up! discussion of "What Is Starfleet?" today. Some interesting twists and turns in the conversation. Coming to your podcast feed soon! 🖖
New Saddle Up! “The Monster Past the Edge of the Map” Matt Rushing and @cbryanjones.bsky.social discuss “The Sehlat Who Ate Its Tail,”the backstory for Kirk, bringing the TOS crew together, pack rat Pelia, the closing twist + more. www.trek.fm/saddle-up/27 #StarTrek #StrangeNewWorlds #podcast
August 19, 2025 at 10:35 AM
New Saddle Up! “The Monster Past the Edge of the Map” Matt Rushing and @cbryanjones.bsky.social discuss “The Sehlat Who Ate Its Tail,”the backstory for Kirk, bringing the TOS crew together, pack rat Pelia, the closing twist + more. www.trek.fm/saddle-up/27 #StarTrek #StrangeNewWorlds #podcast
New Saddle Up! “Indiana Jones and the Prisoners of Azkaban” Matt Rushing and @cbryanjones.bsky.social discuss “Through the Lens of Time,” the mystery and its film inspirations, AI, flying cameras, and the Q, Vezda, and Gorn. #StarTrek www.trek.fm/saddle-up/26 #StarTrek #StrangeNewWorlds #podcast
August 14, 2025 at 3:19 PM
New Saddle Up! “Indiana Jones and the Prisoners of Azkaban” Matt Rushing and @cbryanjones.bsky.social discuss “Through the Lens of Time,” the mystery and its film inspirations, AI, flying cameras, and the Q, Vezda, and Gorn. #StarTrek www.trek.fm/saddle-up/26 #StarTrek #StrangeNewWorlds #podcast
New Saddle Up! “Where on the Ship Is La'an Sandiego?” Matt Rushing and @cbryanjones.bsky.social discuss “A Space Adventure Hour,” the use of the Holodeck, Spock and La'an, the cold open + ask if this is really a love letter to #StarTrek. www.trek.fm/saddle-up/25 #StrangeNewWorlds #podcast
August 6, 2025 at 4:53 AM
New Saddle Up! “Where on the Ship Is La'an Sandiego?” Matt Rushing and @cbryanjones.bsky.social discuss “A Space Adventure Hour,” the use of the Holodeck, Spock and La'an, the cold open + ask if this is really a love letter to #StarTrek. www.trek.fm/saddle-up/25 #StrangeNewWorlds #podcast
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New Saddle Up! “Dak'Rah Part Deux” Matt Rushing and @cbryanjones.bsky.social discuss “Shuttle to Kenfori,” the continuation of M'Benga's story, Batel's future, Klingons, insubordination + creative ideas we maybe should keep to ourselves. www.trek.fm/saddle-up/24 #StarTrek #StrangeNewWorlds #podcast
July 30, 2025 at 6:26 AM
New Saddle Up! “Dak'Rah Part Deux” Matt Rushing and @cbryanjones.bsky.social discuss “Shuttle to Kenfori,” the continuation of M'Benga's story, Batel's future, Klingons, insubordination + creative ideas we maybe should keep to ourselves. www.trek.fm/saddle-up/24 #StarTrek #StrangeNewWorlds #podcast
New Saddle Up! “Dak'Rah Part Deux” Matt Rushing and @cbryanjones.bsky.social discuss “Shuttle to Kenfori,” the continuation of M'Benga's story, Batel's future, Klingons, insubordination + creative ideas we maybe should keep to ourselves. www.trek.fm/saddle-up/24 #StarTrek #StrangeNewWorlds #podcast
July 30, 2025 at 6:26 AM
New Saddle Up! “Dak'Rah Part Deux” Matt Rushing and @cbryanjones.bsky.social discuss “Shuttle to Kenfori,” the continuation of M'Benga's story, Batel's future, Klingons, insubordination + creative ideas we maybe should keep to ourselves. www.trek.fm/saddle-up/24 #StarTrek #StrangeNewWorlds #podcast
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What would your secret lair look like?
1. Adventurer's club with vast labryinthine (possibly interdimensional) library.
2. Towering black chrome & blue neon skyscraper.
3. Double-ring space station in Earth orbit.
4. Flying aircraft carrier/super-airship.
5. Converted ICBM silo.
1. Adventurer's club with vast labryinthine (possibly interdimensional) library.
2. Towering black chrome & blue neon skyscraper.
3. Double-ring space station in Earth orbit.
4. Flying aircraft carrier/super-airship.
5. Converted ICBM silo.
What would your secret lair look like?
1. A gothic mansion on the edges of a desolate moor.
2. A haunted church in the centre of a city.
3. A crumbling castle with unexplored dungeons.
4. A sprawling farmhouse on a cliff overlooking the ocean.
5. A wind-swept oil rig in the middle of the North Sea.
1. A gothic mansion on the edges of a desolate moor.
2. A haunted church in the centre of a city.
3. A crumbling castle with unexplored dungeons.
4. A sprawling farmhouse on a cliff overlooking the ocean.
5. A wind-swept oil rig in the middle of the North Sea.
What would your secret lair look like?
1. Space station orbiting the earth with Rods from the Gods capabilities
2. A mansion on Bleecker Street where I keep the Eye of Agamotto
3. A deep sea base on the edge of the Marianas Trench
4. A crumbling house in the middle of a swamp
5. A mid-Pacific isle
1. Space station orbiting the earth with Rods from the Gods capabilities
2. A mansion on Bleecker Street where I keep the Eye of Agamotto
3. A deep sea base on the edge of the Marianas Trench
4. A crumbling house in the middle of a swamp
5. A mid-Pacific isle
July 25, 2025 at 10:20 AM
What would your secret lair look like?
1. Adventurer's club with vast labryinthine (possibly interdimensional) library.
2. Towering black chrome & blue neon skyscraper.
3. Double-ring space station in Earth orbit.
4. Flying aircraft carrier/super-airship.
5. Converted ICBM silo.
1. Adventurer's club with vast labryinthine (possibly interdimensional) library.
2. Towering black chrome & blue neon skyscraper.
3. Double-ring space station in Earth orbit.
4. Flying aircraft carrier/super-airship.
5. Converted ICBM silo.
New Saddle Up! “Emotional Whiplash” Matt Rushing and @cbryanjones.bsky.social discuss “Wedding Bell Blues,” Chapel's arc, relationships, the story's tone, and, of course, the return of the lonely squire of Gothos. www.trek.fm/saddle-up/23 #StarTrek #StrangeNewWorlds #podcast
July 24, 2025 at 4:56 AM
New Saddle Up! “Emotional Whiplash” Matt Rushing and @cbryanjones.bsky.social discuss “Wedding Bell Blues,” Chapel's arc, relationships, the story's tone, and, of course, the return of the lonely squire of Gothos. www.trek.fm/saddle-up/23 #StarTrek #StrangeNewWorlds #podcast
New Saddle Up! “The Best of Both Gorn” @cbryanjones.bsky.social and Matt Rushing discuss “Hegemony, Part II,” the long break, character progressions, potential end of the Gorn threat + the familiar nature of the resolution. www.trek.fm/saddle-up/22 #StarTrek #StrangeNewWorlds #podcast
July 23, 2025 at 1:23 AM
New Saddle Up! “The Best of Both Gorn” @cbryanjones.bsky.social and Matt Rushing discuss “Hegemony, Part II,” the long break, character progressions, potential end of the Gorn threat + the familiar nature of the resolution. www.trek.fm/saddle-up/22 #StarTrek #StrangeNewWorlds #podcast
New Warp Five! “Arrested Development” @cbryanjones.bsky.social + Matt Rushing discuss “North Star,”its classic roots, its message about prejudice and isolation + how it works as a breather within the Xindi arc. www.trek.fm/warp-five/262 #StarTrek #Enterprise #podcast 20th-anniversary #rewatch
July 17, 2025 at 8:15 AM
New Warp Five! “Arrested Development” @cbryanjones.bsky.social + Matt Rushing discuss “North Star,”its classic roots, its message about prejudice and isolation + how it works as a breather within the Xindi arc. www.trek.fm/warp-five/262 #StarTrek #Enterprise #podcast 20th-anniversary #rewatch
New To The Journey! “Pleasure Dome” @cbryanjones.bsky.social + Matt Rushing discuss “Prime Factors” and how the story challenges the principles of the crew while bringing opposing views together. #StarTrek #Voyager #rewatch #podcast www.trek.fm/to-the-journ...
July 16, 2025 at 12:28 PM
New To The Journey! “Pleasure Dome” @cbryanjones.bsky.social + Matt Rushing discuss “Prime Factors” and how the story challenges the principles of the crew while bringing opposing views together. #StarTrek #Voyager #rewatch #podcast www.trek.fm/to-the-journ...
New Orb! “Defying Gravity” Matt Rushing and @cbryanjones.bsky.social discuss “Melora,” what the story says about challenges and limitations + connections to the original #DS9 concept. #StarTrek #rewatch #podcast www.trek.fm/the-orb/169
July 2, 2025 at 1:22 PM
New Orb! “Defying Gravity” Matt Rushing and @cbryanjones.bsky.social discuss “Melora,” what the story says about challenges and limitations + connections to the original #DS9 concept. #StarTrek #rewatch #podcast www.trek.fm/the-orb/169
New Warp Five! “Shacking Up to Save History” Matt Rushing and @cbryanjones.bsky.social discuss “Twilight,” the clever concept, its #Voyager origins + how it raises the stakes for the season. www.trek.fm/warp-five/261 #StarTrek #Enterprise #podcast 20th-anniversary #rewatch
June 19, 2025 at 5:22 AM
New Warp Five! “Shacking Up to Save History” Matt Rushing and @cbryanjones.bsky.social discuss “Twilight,” the clever concept, its #Voyager origins + how it raises the stakes for the season. www.trek.fm/warp-five/261 #StarTrek #Enterprise #podcast 20th-anniversary #rewatch
New To The Journey! “Death and All His Friends” Matt Rushing and @cbryanjones.bsky.social discuss “Emanations,” the exploration of aging and death, disregard for the Prime Directive, and cocoons. #StarTrek #Voyager #rewatch #podcast www.trek.fm/to-the-journ...
June 16, 2025 at 5:28 AM
New To The Journey! “Death and All His Friends” Matt Rushing and @cbryanjones.bsky.social discuss “Emanations,” the exploration of aging and death, disregard for the Prime Directive, and cocoons. #StarTrek #Voyager #rewatch #podcast www.trek.fm/to-the-journ...
New Orb! “A Father’s Choice” Matt Rushing and @cbryanjones.bsky.social discuss “Cardassians,” Garak's return, world-building + questions of culture and identity. #StarTrek #DS9 #rewatch #podcast www.trek.fm/the-orb/168
June 14, 2025 at 6:52 AM
New Orb! “A Father’s Choice” Matt Rushing and @cbryanjones.bsky.social discuss “Cardassians,” Garak's return, world-building + questions of culture and identity. #StarTrek #DS9 #rewatch #podcast www.trek.fm/the-orb/168
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New blog: #StarTrek Toward The Night interviews & reviews! I'm happy to announce that my #StrangeNewWorlds novel is an Amazon #1 Bestseller! Check out my chats with @positivelytrek.bsky.social @clonestarpodcast.com @strangenewpod.bsky.social @trekfm.bsky.social & more!
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June 6, 2025 at 12:51 PM
New blog: #StarTrek Toward The Night interviews & reviews! I'm happy to announce that my #StrangeNewWorlds novel is an Amazon #1 Bestseller! Check out my chats with @positivelytrek.bsky.social @clonestarpodcast.com @strangenewpod.bsky.social @trekfm.bsky.social & more!
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New Warp Five! “Leaning into Trust” Matt Rushing and @cbryanjones.bsky.social discuss “The Shipment,” how it pushes the Xindi story forward, its nuanced look at conflict + a fun twist on tech. www.trek.fm/warp-five/260 #StarTrek #Enterprise #podcast 20th-anniversary #rewatch
June 2, 2025 at 5:15 AM
New Warp Five! “Leaning into Trust” Matt Rushing and @cbryanjones.bsky.social discuss “The Shipment,” how it pushes the Xindi story forward, its nuanced look at conflict + a fun twist on tech. www.trek.fm/warp-five/260 #StarTrek #Enterprise #podcast 20th-anniversary #rewatch
New To The Journey! “Murder by Numbers” Matt Rushing and @cbryanjones.bsky.social discuss “Ex Post Facto,” the story's film noir foundation, the core science fiction concept, and whether the portrayal of Paris fits the character. #StarTrek #Voyager #rewatch #podcast www.trek.fm/to-the-journ...
June 1, 2025 at 9:32 AM
New To The Journey! “Murder by Numbers” Matt Rushing and @cbryanjones.bsky.social discuss “Ex Post Facto,” the story's film noir foundation, the core science fiction concept, and whether the portrayal of Paris fits the character. #StarTrek #Voyager #rewatch #podcast www.trek.fm/to-the-journ...