Daily Star Trek News

Star Trek: Prodigy introduces its voice cast and gives us some details about the main characters; LeVar Burton celebrates two years of the California park named after him; and this week’s Trek Trivia! Today’s show is sponsored by BetterHelp. Get 10% off your first month of counseling at betterhelp.com/dstn.

Star Trek Timelines is busy this month with three new events, celebrating Players’ Choice Month, Pride Month and Captain Picard Day; and new album Black to the Future pays homage to a certain Star Trek: The Next Generation star. (HINT: it’s LeVar Burton!) Today’s show is sponsored by BetterHelp. Get 10% your first month of counseling at betterhelp.com/dstn.

Star Trek: Discovery’s trans character Gray Tal will be “truly seen” in season 4; you can be your own Chief Engineer with new Star Trek-themed multi-tools; and the answer to this week’s Trek trivia. Today’s show is supported by people like you through Patreon. Find out more and add your support at patreon.com/dailystartreknews.

Glenn Hetrick says the Orion prosthetics on Star Trek: Discovery were “deceptively difficult”; Kate Mulgrew is set to portray Michelle Obama’s former Chief of Staff in Showtime drama The First Lady; and a rundown of upcoming Star Trek events. Today’s show is supported by people like you through Patreon. Find out more and add your support at patreon.com/dailystartreknews.

Tawny Newsome shares an Insta selfie while doing voice work for Star Trek: Lower Decks; San Diego Comic-Con confuses parents with new child badge guidelines for 2022; and this week in Star Trek history. Today’s show is supported by people like you through Patreon. Find out more and add your support at patreon.com/dailystartreknews.

We’re saying goodbye to Clarence Williams III, star of The Mod Squad and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine guest star; crowdfunding kicks off for 1982: The Greatest Geek Year!, a documentary covering, among others, The Wrath of Khan in time for its 40th anniversary; and this week’s Trek trivia. Today’s show is sponsored by BetterHelp. Get 10% your first month of counseling at betterhelp.com/dstn.

Paramount+ offers a new lower-priced, ad-supported subscription option; Wil Wheaton kicks off Pride by acknowledging Wesley Crusher’s gay appeal; and Canada’s CTV confirms it will carry Star Trek: Prodigy and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. Today’s show is sponsored by BetterHelp. Get 10% your first month of counseling at betterhelp.com/dstn.

40 Star Trek actors and artists stand against hate in the “Trek For Equality”; Julie McNamara exits Paramount+ as Head of Programming; and the answer to Tuesday’s trivia question. Today’s show is sponsored by BetterHelp. Get 10% your first month of counseling at betterhelp.com/dstn.

Rebecca Romijn teases Easter eggs in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds; VFX supervisor Jason Zimmerman talks about a balance of style in Star Trek: Discovery; and the weekend’s Star Trek events. Today’s show is sponsored by BetterHelp. Get 10% your first month of counseling at betterhelp.com/dstn.

Tig Notaro proves she’s cooler than anyone, even you; Star Trek gets musical with “Arena Gorn Superstar”; a bumper day of both trivia AND history; and how you can win some cool Star Trek Online gear - including a teeny-tiny bat’leth! Today’s show is sponsored by BetterHelp. Get 10% your first month of counseling at betterhelp.com/dstn.

BTS lets us in on the real origin of the Vulcan hand salute; award-winning designer Doug Drexler reflects on his career with Star Trek and beyond; and the answer to Tuesday’s trivia question. Today’s show is sponsored by EveryPlate. Try EveryPlate for just $1.99 per meal plus an additional 20% off your next 2 boxes by going to EveryPlate.com and entering code dstn199.

Wilson Cruz is tapped to appear on a panel at next month’s Frameline LGBT Film Festival; pin makers FanSets have released a collection of Star Trek emoji-insired pins; and the weekend’s Star Trek events. Today’s show is sponsored by EveryPlate. Try EveryPlate for just $1.99 per meal plus an additional 20% off your next 2 boxes by going to EveryPlate.com and entering code dstn199.

Star Trek Online releases House United, their latest update bringing an end to the Klingon Civil War; George Takei remembers his time in Japanese American internment camps; and Star Trek history. Today’s show is sponsored by EveryPlate. Try EveryPlate for just $1.99 per meal plus an additional 20% off your next 2 boxes by going to EveryPlate.com and entering code dstn199.

Star Trek: Lower Decks showrunner Mike McMahan talks about wanting Wesley back for the series; Robert Picardo will be featured in bonus content for upcoming COVID-19 anthology film After Masks; and this week’s Trek Trivia. Today’s show is sponsored by EveryPlate. Try EveryPlate for just $1.99 per meal plus an additional 20% off your next 2 boxes by going to EveryPlate.com and entering code dstn199.

Star Trek: Lower Decks actor Jack Quaid talks about his new role as Superman; Shazad Latif doesn’t know much about the Section 31 show; and a review of Star Trek: Lower Decks, now out on Blu-ray. Today’s show is sponsored by EveryPlate. Try EveryPlate for just $1.99 per meal plus an additional 20% off your next 2 boxes by going to EveryPlate.com and entering code dstn199.

LeVar Burton voices Tom Swift’s AI sidekick Barclay in a possible Nancy Drew spinoff; George Takei and pianist Fabio Banegas collaborate on a new album combining poetry and classical piano; and the answer to Tuesday’s trivia question. Today’s show is sponsored by BetterHelp. Get 10% your first month of counseling at betterhelp.com/dstn.

Star Trek actors Jonathan Frakes, Armin Shimerman and Kitty Swink are set to host the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network’s Voices in Action event; IDW announces their upcoming year-long Mirror Universe comic event; and this week’s Star Trek events - and there are a lot! Today’s show is sponsored by BetterHelp. Get 10% your first month of counseling at betterhelp.com/dstn.

Star Trek: Lower Decks showrunner Mike McMahan teases “amazing legacy cameos” in the show’s second season; LeVar Burton launches a book club on new reading platform Fable; and this week’s Star Trek history. Today’s show is sponsored by BetterHelp. Get 10% your first month of counseling at betterhelp.com/dstn.

Star Trek: Discovery is nearing the end of season 4 production; Women at Warp announce a new podcast festival celebrating diverse voices; and this week’s Trek Trivia. Today’s show is sponsored by BetterHelp. Get 10% your first month of counseling at betterhelp.com/dstn.

Roddenberry Entertainment is celebrating the run-up to Gene Roddenberry’s 100th birthday with a new podcast full of Gene’s best quotes; there’s good news for Trek fans down under as Paramount+ is set to launch in Australia and New Zealand on August 11th; and details on how YOU can win a copy of Star Trek: Lower Decks season one on Blu-ray. Today’s show is sponsored by BetterHelp. Get 10% your first month of counseling at betterhelp.com/dstn.