Positively Trek

Positively Trek 328: Khionian Barf Glitter
“Series Acclimation Mil” - Star Trek: Starfleet Academy S1E05

Positively Unready continues this week with hosts Dan, Barry, and Brandi discussing “Series Acclimation Mil,” episode 5 of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy. We talk about the academy’s holographic cadet, her role as an emissary for her people, and her attempts to solve a centuries-old mystery surrounding the fate of another famous emissary…

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Chapters
Opening (00:00:00)
“Series Acclimation Mil” Discussion (00:01:00)
Patreon Shout Out (00:33:47)
“Series Acclimation Mil” Discussion Part 2 (00:34:27)
Final Thoughts (01:04:27)
Closing (01:10:25)
  
Hosts
Dan Gunther
Barry DeFord
Brandi Jackola

Production
Dan Gunther (Editor and Producer)
Barry DeFord (Producer)

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Positively Trek 327: Gentle Silver Fox Klingon
“Vox in Excelso” - Star Trek: Starfleet Academy S1E04

In this week’s Positively Unready, hosts Dan, Brandi, and Barry discuss “Vox in Excelso,” episode 4 of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy! We talk about the fate of the Klingon Empire, the journey of Cadet Jay-Den Kraag, and a new future for the Klingons.

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Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.

STAR TREK and all related marks, logos and characters are owned by CBS Studios Inc. Positively Trek is not endorsed or sponsored by or affiliated with CBS/Paramount Pictures or the STAR TREK franchise.

Chapters
“Vox in Excelso” Discussion (00:00:00)
Patreon Shout Out (00:36:49)
“Vox in Excelso” Discussion Part 2 (00:37:29)
Closing (01:09:06)
  
Hosts
Dan Gunther
Barry DeFord
Brandi Jackola

Production
Dan Gunther (Editor and Producer)
Barry DeFord (Producer)

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Positively Trek 326: The Little Dweeb with the Weird Eye
Star Trek Comics: January 2026

Another month, another crop of new Star Trek comics! In this episode of Positively Trek, hosts Dan and Brandi discuss the Trek comics that came out in January: Star Trek: Voyager: Homecoming #4, Star Trek: Lower Decks #15, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: The Seeds of Salvation #5, and Star Trek: The Last Starship #4!

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Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.

STAR TREK and all related marks, logos and characters are owned by CBS Studios Inc. Positively Trek is not endorsed or sponsored by or affiliated with CBS/Paramount Pictures or the STAR TREK franchise.

Chapters
Opening (00:00:00)
Star Trek: Voyager: Homecoming #4 (00:01:27)
Star Trek: Lower Decks #15 (00:12:53)
Patreon Shout Out (00:28:38)
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: The Seeds of Salvation #5 (00:29:18)
Star Trek: The Last Starship #4 (00:39:46)
Final Thoughts and Next Month (00:54:22)
Closing (00:56:06)
  
Hosts
Dan Gunther
Brandi Jackola

Production
Dan Gunther (Editor and Producer)
Barry DeFord (Producer)

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Positively Trek 325: They Shennaned Once, They’ll Shenann Again
“Vitus Reflux” - Star Trek: Starfleet Academy S1E03

Positively Unready continues this week with Dan and Brandi’s discussion of “Vitus Reflux,” episode 3 of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy! We talk about Darem Reymi’s character development, the War College vs the Academy, the importance of empathy, and the wonder that is Holly Hunter as Captain Ake!

Unfortunately, Barry is under the weather this week, but will hopefully be back for next week’s episode.

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Video version of this discussion:
https://youtube.com/live/eCW51XnDvxs

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Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.

STAR TREK and all related marks, logos and characters are owned by CBS Studios Inc. Positively Trek is not endorsed or sponsored by or affiliated with CBS/Paramount Pictures or the STAR TREK franchise.

Chapters
Opening (00:00:00)
“Vitus Reflux” discussion (00:01:06)
Patreon Shoutout (00:36:35)
“Vitus Reflux” discussion part 2 (00:37:15)
Closing (01:08:24)
  
Hosts
Dan Gunther
Brandi Jackola

Production
Dan Gunther (Editor and Producer)
Barry DeFord (Producer)

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Positively Trek 324: I Am Starfleet Academy and So Can You!
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Series Premiere! “Kids These Days” & “Beta Test”

We have a new Star Trek series to talk about! In this week’s episode of Positively Trek, we bring you our Unready Room discussion about the first two episodes of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy: “Kids These Days” and “Beta Test.” Dan, Brandi, and Barry discuss the plots, characters, and all the new bells and whistles that go along with a new series! If you’d like to join our weekly livestream discussions, visit Kertrats Productions on YouTube each Saturday at 2pm Eastern / 11am Pacific while new episodes of Star Trek are airing!

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Video version of this discussion: https://www.youtube.com/live/-56ecRP6SXU?si=vUYreTQutXJ-hgkU

Show page: http://www.positivelytrek.com/
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Help support the podcast! Go to https://www.patreon.com/positivelytrek to help out!

Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.

STAR TREK and all related marks, logos and characters are owned by CBS Studios Inc. Positively Trek is not endorsed or sponsored by or affiliated with CBS/Paramount Pictures or the STAR TREK franchise.

Chapters
Opening (00:00:00)
“Kids These Days” discussion (00:02:58)
Patreon Shout Out (01:05:41)
“Beta Test” discussion (01:06:21)
Closing (01:56:20)
  
Hosts
Dan Gunther
Barry DeFord
Brandi Jackola

Production
Dan Gunther (Editor and Producer)
Barry DeFord (Producer)

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