Twin Cities Trekkies

Mar 06 2025 108 ep. 52 mins 5

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A Star Trek podcast talking about everything from The Original Series all the way to Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, and everything in between! Join Wes and Kenzie as they voyage through the Final Frontier. New episodes are available most Fridays!

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84: Masterpiece Star Trek Theatre (Episode I)

Mar 06 2025 72 mins

Three Star Trek: Phase II stories in review.In the 1970s, there were story concepts for 13 original episodes of Star Trek: Phase II. Twin Cities Trekkies did talk about Phase II in 2024, but it is time to talk about the specific episodes that they did. In this episode of Twin Cities Trekkies, Wes reads the outlines for three Star Trek: Phase II stories: "Tomorrow and the Stars," "D

83: Legends Never Die, They Thrive

Feb 26 2025 44 mins

Leonard Nimoy's death, ten years later, and the cultural impact of Spock, six decades later.On February 27, 2015, the Star Trek family suffered a big blow when the original Spock actor, Leonard Nimoy, passed away at the age of 83, from COPD. His career was nearly 65 years, from not only as his role as Spock, but to other aspects of acting and hosting as well as other media. In

82: Characters Tell the Story

Feb 20 2025 54 mins

A discussion about Star Trek: The Next Generation.Set in the 24th century, The Next Generation is very plot driven the first two seasons, but eventually becomes character based from season three onwards. In this episode of Twin Cities Trekkies, Wes welcomes Rob from the musical group The Beverly Crushers and the two discuss the impact of several episodes of The Next Generation, nea

BONUS #1: NerdHat Star Trek Face Off!

Feb 17 2025 62 mins

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine vs. Star Trek: Voyager.Both debuting in the mid-1990s, both shows have redeeming qualities, and have substantial differences. So, which one would you watch? In this bonus episode of Twin Cities Trekkies - which originally aired Feb. 12, 2025, as a bonus episode of The NerdHat Podcast (rebroadcasted with permission from all involved parties) - Wes is pitte

81: State of the Podcast II - Four Years of Success

Feb 13 2025 34 mins

Celebrating 4 years of Twin Cities Trekkies.Debuting on February 17, 2021, Twin Cities Trekkies has made over 100 episodes in total, announcement episodes and retro reviews. So, what is to come for 2025? In this episode of Twin Cities Trekkies, Wes talks about the past year, celebrates the four-year anniversary of the podcast and previews things to come for the rest of 2025. Any fe

80: Perfect Humans With Consequences

Feb 06 2025 96 mins

Deep Space Nine and the Roddenberry idealistic vision of the future. Deep Space Nine is considered by many to be the "black sheep" of the Star Trek franchise. However, does it have the Roddenberry-esque idealism that many strive for in today's modern times? In this episode of Twin Cities Trekkies, Wes welcomes Josh of the Star Wars podcast Trash Compactor (and who is a BIG Star Tr

79: Star Trek: Section 31 Review - This Is a Rachel Garrett Movie!

Jan 30 2025 30 mins

Star Trek: Section 31. Initially announced as a television series in 2019, it was later morphed into a Suicide Squad Meets Star Trek movie. The film still stars Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh, as the film and the TV series before it had been envisioned as a vehicle for her. However, in this "Lost Era" film, a future Enterprise captain steals the show. In this episode of Twi

78: 30 Years of Voyager, Part II - Character Analysis IV: Janeway (REBROADCAST - Episode 35)

Jan 23 2025 35 mins

Kathryn Janeway. The lead character of Star Trek: Voyager did a lot for her crew in seven years. To trying to merge the Starfleet and Maquis crews after being stranded in the Delta Quadrant, to try and doing several alliances with the Kazon and the Borg, Kathryn Janeway has done it all. Her experiences as trying to hold the ideals of the Federation made her the perfect candidate f

77: 30 Years of Voyager, Part I - Favorite Episodes

Jan 16 2025 73 mins

Favorite episodes of Star Trek: Voyager. Debuting January 16, 1995, Star Trek: Voyager broke new ground for having a female lead, the cornerstone of a new network and the franchise being on network television for the first time since 1969. There's gotta be favorite episodes, right? In this episode of Twin Cities Trekkies, which kicks off the podcast's 30 Years of Star Trek: Voyage

76: In Memoriam: 2024

Jan 09 2025 91 mins

Remembering the people from the Star Trek family who died in 2024. There have been many deaths in the Star Trek family who had died in 2024. Some are writers, some are producers, some are production staff, some are other media contributors and some are well-known actors. In this episode of Twin Cities Trekkies, Wes reads obituaries from the various Star Trek family members who die