Secrets of Star Trek
We explore the deeper meaning and hidden layers found in the Star Trek universe, including all TV series and movies, as well as the ancillary media.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 42 minutes
- Episodes
- 312
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Farewell (PIC)
SST206: Season 2 of Picard wraps up and Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss the episode and season, including a resolution in the Picard-Q relationship; the value of self-forgiven…
00:53:23 |
Mon 09 May 2022
Hide and Seek (PIC)
SST205: What do the Borg really want? Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss the penultimate episode of Picard season 2, which contains a lot of action, but also dives into the motiv…
01:04:10 |
Mon 02 May 2022
Mercy (PIC)
SST204: X-Files meets Star Trek. Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss Picard’s encounter with an FBI agent obsessed with aliens; Q’s revelation that even he is not immune to death …
00:58:27 |
Mon 25 Apr 2022
Monsters (PIC)
SST203: Dive into Picard’s mind. Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss the ongoing exploration of Picard and his psychological basis; talk about the redemptive suffering we see; and…
00:51:42 |
Mon 18 Apr 2022
Two of One (PIC)
SST202: Is it a filler episode? Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss this unusually short episode which offers just a few plot advances; then discuss anxiety disorders, Agnes and t…
00:47:53 |
Mon 11 Apr 2022
Fly Me To The Moon (PIC)
SST201: To the moon, Renee! Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss the latest Picard, including an ancestor that must fly, another editing genes, more threads that will need future e…
00:39:08 |
Mon 04 Apr 2022
The Worst Trek Episodes Ever
SST200: To celebrate their 200th episode on April Fools Day, Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha give their list of the worst Star Trek episodes in all the classic series. With over 800 t…
00:34:48 |
Fri 01 Apr 2022
The Watcher (PIC)
SST199: Who is the Watcher? Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss the latest Picard episode, including their very favorite scene on a bus; the “new” Guinan; and how the Watcher may …
00:51:50 |
Mon 28 Mar 2022
Assimilation (PIC)
SST198: Resistance is futile. Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss the latest episode of Picard where the crew ends up in 2024, having to navigate the backward and violent society …
01:01:51 |
Mon 21 Mar 2022
Penance (PIC)
SST197: Timelines! Jimmy Akin and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss the latest episode of Star Trek: Picard, in which Q has called Picard to do penance for some sin and then shows him an alternate timeline of …
00:59:01 |
Mon 14 Mar 2022
The Star Gazer (PIC)
SST196: The 2nd season of Picard is here! Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha dive into the new story involving Picard, time travel, and the powerful being Q; discuss revelations about Pi…
01:08:05 |
Tue 08 Mar 2022
Star Trek: Generations
SST195: The torch is passed. Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss the movie that moved from the TOS generation to TNG and saw the final appearance of James T. Kirk. Does the film l…
00:57:35 |
Mon 28 Feb 2022
The Squire of Gothos (TOS)
SST194: Was the Squire of Gothos the prototype for Q? Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss the quixotic creature Trelane and how the episode plays with expectations by making the n…
00:47:10 |
Mon 21 Feb 2022
Will You Take My Hand? (DIS)
SST193: The first season of Discovery is complete and Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss what worked and didn’t work in the show’s premiere season; the difficult moral choice pre…
00:48:36 |
Mon 14 Feb 2022
A Moral Star, Part 2 (PRO)
SST192: With the mid-season finale of Star Trek: Prodigy’s first season, Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss the answers received to the show’s questions, what questions remain, a…
00:35:42 |
Mon 07 Feb 2022
A Moral Star, Part 1 (PRO)
SST191: As Prodigy approaches its first season midpoint, Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss how the Prodigy crew has matured during its time together; appreciate the caper plot t…
00:31:06 |
Mon 31 Jan 2022
Time Amok (PRO)
SST190: Time bubbles! Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss this latest episode of Prodigy, including the common Trek plot of time looping; the lesson about working together as a cr…
00:33:46 |
Mon 24 Jan 2022
First Con-tact (PRO)
SST189: The Protostar crew meets a Ferengi. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss the crew’s introduction to transporters, Ferengi, and first contact situations; the morality of the Prime Directive; …
00:28:47 |
Mon 17 Jan 2022
Kobayashi (PRO)
SST188: Prodigy is back and so are some of our Star Trek favorites. Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss the midseason premiere that sees Dal confront the no-win scenario and meet …
00:29:31 |
Mon 10 Jan 2022
Fusion (ENT) – The Secrets of Star Trek
SST187: Unusual Vulcans! Jimmy, Dom, and Fr. Cory discuss how this episode plays with our expectations and sympathies; reveals more about Vulcan culture and society; and develops the character of T’P…
00:34:22 |
Mon 03 Jan 2022
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