SST315: Did the writers take shore leave too? Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss this Enterprise entry which seemed to have all side plots and no main plot without any meaningful character or dramatic development. But Porthos was cute! Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Follow by Email | Listen to this episode and subscribe on YouTube. https://youtu.be/DUjvITl96Yc Help us continue to offer the Secrets of Star Trek. Won’t you make a pledge at...

SST314: Inception for the Doctor. Dom Bettinelli and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss this dream-like episode focusing on the Doctor who is stuck in a dream-like state and must decide which reality is real and the Doctor’s struggle with identity and consciousness. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Follow by Email | Listen to this episode and subscribe on YouTube. https://youtu.be/gq_-pBPmRw4 Help us continue to offer the Secrets of Star Trek. Won’t you make a pledge at...

SST313: When Quark, Nog, and Rom end up in 1947 Roswell, history takes a beating. Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss the change in Nog, similarities between 20th-century humans and Ferengi, and how this story pays homage to 1950s B movies. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Follow by Email | Listen to this episode and subscribe on YouTube. https://youtu.be/QtfK7KtH97c Help us continue to offer the Secrets of Star Trek. Won’t you make a pledge at...

SST312: The plot may not be unique, but Dom Bettinelli and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss how this story executes well and raises moral and ethical questions about obligations to our enemies and overcoming prejudices. Plus the introduction of the excellent Andreas Katsulas as Tomalak. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Follow by Email | Listen to this episode and subscribe on YouTube. https://youtu.be/jQM6qSq-33g Help us continue to offer the Secrets of Star Trek. Won’t you make...

SST311: As the Enterprise crew gets shrunk to Lilliputian proportions, Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss the surprising metaphysical and theological implications, the practical and scientific discrepancies, and the character dynamics. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Follow by Email | Listen to this episode and subscribe on YouTube. https://youtu.be/V99KrJAW4ug Help us continue to offer the Secrets of Star Trek. Won’t you make a pledge at...

SST310: Spock and the Enterprise crew stick it to the Man, aka Kirk. Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss this TOS story that reminds us that there is no utopia outside of heaven; the call of duty; and the context of 1960s counterculture. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Follow by Email | Listen to this episode and subscribe on YouTube. https://youtu.be/6TsGC2cBnm4 Help us continue to offer the Secrets of Star Trek. Won’t you make a pledge at...

SST309: Is one man’s freedom fighter another man’s terrorist? Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss this story of Enterprise getting mixed up in some local conflicts on a desert planet; the ethical implications; and whether Zabral is a good guy or bad guy. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Follow by Email | Listen to this episode and subscribe on YouTube. https://youtu.be/OtS-FcbPXr4 Help us continue to offer the Secrets of Star Trek. Won’t you make a...

SST308: A homicidal hologram that hates people. Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss this psychological thriller of an emotionally fragile and homicidal alien hologram with a chilling intensity; as well as Harry Kim’s cringeworthy attempted romance with Seven of Nine. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Follow by Email | Listen to this episode and subscribe on YouTube. https://youtu.be/-tpcoIKXGYA Help us continue to offer the Secrets of Star Trek. Won’t...

SST307: Be careful what you wish for! Dom Bettinelli and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss this story’s themes of the power and danger of imagination and wish fulfillment; escapism vs. creativity; the significance of family on the show; and our need to critically assess the impact of fantasy. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Follow by Email | Listen to this episode and subscribe on YouTube. https://youtu.be/aHu4ekox6do Help us continue to offer the Secrets of Star Trek. Won’t you...

SST306: A world where women are dominant and men are weak. Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss this 1st season TNG episode infamous for its cringe portrayal of a matriarchy and how it was supposed to be about the evils of apartheid. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Follow by Email | Listen to this episode and subscribe on YouTube. Help us continue to offer the Secrets of Star Trek. Won’t you make a pledge at SQPN.com/give today? Links for this...

SST305: The last of the TNG films is widely marked as the weakest. Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss th film’s strengths and weaknesses and its themes of identity and the moral and ethical considerations of cloning and artificial sentience and more. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Follow by Email | Listen to this episode and subscribe on YouTube. Help us continue to offer the Secrets of Star Trek. Won’t you make a pledge at SQPN.com/give...

SST304: T’Pol’s hero isn’t what she seems. Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss the story’s themes of trust, earned, broken, and granted; the clash of human and Vulcan values; and the glimpse of future human-Vulcan friendship. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Follow by Email | Listen to this episode and subscribe on YouTube. Help us continue to offer the Secrets of Star Trek. Won’t you make a pledge at SQPN.com/give today? Links for this...

SST303: A-koo-chee-moya! Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss this Chakotay story featuring guest star Aron Eisenberg, including themes of fatherhood and cultural identity, as well as the missed narrative opportunities while praising the twist ending. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Follow by Email | Listen to this episode and subscribe on YouTube. Help us continue to offer the Secrets of Star Trek. Won’t you make a pledge at SQPN.com/give...

SST302: Up periscope! Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss this story of the USS Defiant in a submarine-like battle. They discuss Kyra’s faith, Quark’s business acumen, and Worf’s leadership style as the crew fights to survive the Jem-Hadar and the environment. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Follow by Email | Listen to this episode and subscribe on YouTube. Help us continue to offer the Secrets of Star Trek. Won’t you make a pledge at SQPN.com/give...

SST301: Poor Geordi. Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss this TNG story that combines a ticking clock story with Geordi’s awkward romantic track record and a strange holodeck encounter, plus discussion of AI in Trek and Picard’s leadership. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Follow by Email | Listen to this episode and subscribe on YouTube. Help us continue to offer the Secrets of Star Trek. Won’t you make a pledge at SQPN.com/give today? Links for...

SST300: To celebrate their 300th episode, Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Cory Sticha give their lists of the best episodes in each of the Star Trek series, from The Original Series to Strange New Worlds. The ones they agree on are predictable, but where do they disagree? Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Follow by Email | Listen to this episode and subscribe on YouTube. Help us continue to offer the Secrets of Star Trek. Won’t you make a pledge at SQPN.com/give...

SST299: Mudd’s back. Dom Bettinelli and Jimmy Akin discuss the animated return of con man Harry Mudd, including the eyebrow-raising content for a kid’s cartoon, the ethical problems of love potions and their portrayal in popular media, and why Rainn Wilson’s Mudd may have been the best. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Follow by Email | Listen to this episode and subscribe on YouTube. Help us continue to offer the Secrets of Star Trek. Won’t you make a pledge at...

SST298: Death by computer. Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss this story’s moral implications and real-world parallels with themes of war’s human cost, technology’s role in conflict, and ethical leadership. Plus Kirk killing another megalomaniacal computer. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Follow by Email | Listen to this episode and subscribe on YouTube. Help us continue to offer the Secrets of Star Trek. Won’t you make a pledge at SQPN.com/give...

SST297: Psychic goo alien! Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss the Enterprise’s encounter with an unusual lifeform where they have to discern motive and morality and debate the ethics of extreme measures to save their crew. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Follow by Email | Listen to this episode and subscribe on YouTube. Help us continue to offer the Secrets of Star Trek. Won’t you make a pledge at SQPN.com/give today? Links for this episode: *...

SST296: Nullified! Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss this Chakotay story in all its weird alien word choice, its “don’t judge a book by its cover” morale, and the themes of courage, indoctrination, and cross-cultural understanding. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Follow by Email | Listen to this episode and subscribe on YouTube. Help us continue to offer the Secrets of Star Trek. Won’t you make a pledge at SQPN.com/give today? Links for this...

SST295: Eminent domain! Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss DS9’s “Progress,” including themes of societal good vs. individual rights; the limits of governmental authority, and Kira’s transition from rebel to government official and her ethical and moral dilemmas. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Follow by Email | Listen to this episode and subscribe on YouTube. Help us continue to offer the Secrets of Star Trek. Won’t you make a pledge at...

SST294: It was a dimly-lit, smoke-filled backroom where Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Cory Sticha crack open the case of “The Big Goodbye.” In a tale as old as the stars, it’s a classic yarn of crew trapped in a haywire holodeck with a twist right out of a 1940s pulp detective novel. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Follow by Email | Listen to this episode and subscribe on YouTube. Help us continue to offer the Secrets of Star Trek. Won’t you make a pledge at...

SST293: Twenty-five years after its release, Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss the highs and lows of this TNG movie, the ethical quandaries of forced relocation, and the allure of the fountain of youth, plus the humor and usual plot holes. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Follow by Email | Listen to this episode and subscribe on YouTube. Help us continue to offer the Secrets of Star Trek. Won’t you make a pledge at SQPN.com/give today? Links for...

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SST292: Are you of the Body? Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss this story of a computer-controlled society suppressing free will and individuality for peace and tranquility, including the religious allegory, the comparison to the Borg, and how the allure of a simpler life could lead to a loss of liberty. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Follow by Email | Listen to this episode and subscribe on YouTube. Help us continue to offer the Secrets of Star...