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
Observer’s Paradox (PRO)
SST322: Who is Murf really? Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Jason Tyler discuss this next episode Prodigy and the mystery surrounding the alien Murf and the unknown entity trying to communic…
00:28:47 |
Mon 29 Jul 2024
Temporal Mechanics 101 (PRO)
SST321: The basics of time travel. Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Jason Tyler discuss the next episode of Prodigy; the ways the show keeps subverting the expected story path; and the themes…
00:35:28 |
Mon 22 Jul 2024
Who Saves the Saviors? (PRO)
SST320: Time paradox. Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Jason Tyler discuss the 2nd episode of Prodigy season 2 and the future changes that affect the present, plus the clash of fear vs. hope.
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00:33:53 |
Mon 15 Jul 2024
Into the Breach (PRO)
SST319: Prodigy season 2 begins! Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Jason Tyler discuss the return of the Protostar crew, now a part of the new Voyager crew under Admiral Janeway, including the nuan…
00:52:34 |
Mon 08 Jul 2024
11001001 (TNG)
SST318: Upgrade gone wrong! Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss the unusual Bynar race, Riker’s cringeworthy “relationship” with Minuet; and the theme of overreliance on technolog…
00:39:12 |
Mon 01 Jul 2024
A Special Message from StarQuest
StarQuest CEO Dom Bettinelli has a special message for all listeners and supporters of StarQuest’s shows.
00:03:30 |
Fri 28 Jun 2024
Star Trek (2009)
SST317: The Kelvin reboot of Star Trek gave fans alternate versions of their favorite characters. Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss the movie, the decision to make it an alt-his…
00:57:22 |
Mon 24 Jun 2024
Space Seed (TOS)
SST316: Khan! Dom Bettinelli and Jimmy Akin discuss the introduction Khan Noonian Singh; his magnetic (and improbable?) ability to sway Marla McGivers; and Dr. McCoy’s surprisingly cool response to K…
00:37:26 |
Mon 17 Jun 2024
Two Days and Two Nights (ENT)
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…
Mon 10 Jun 2024
Projections (VOY)
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 an…
Mon 27 May 2024
Little Green Men (DS9)
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 a…
00:50:45 |
Mon 20 May 2024
The Enemy (TNG)
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 …
00:32:43 |
Mon 13 May 2024
The Terratin Incident (TAS)
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 …
00:31:23 |
Mon 06 May 2024
This Side of Paradise (TOS)
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; …
00:42:23 |
Mon 29 Apr 2024
Desert Crossing (ENT)
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 pla…
00:28:52 |
Mon 22 Apr 2024
Revulsion (VOY)
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 chill…
00:46:52 |
Mon 15 Apr 2024
If Wishes Were Horses (DS9)
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 signific…
00:31:50 |
Mon 01 Apr 2024
Angel One (TNG)
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 ho…
00:54:11 |
Mon 25 Mar 2024
Star Trek: Nemesis
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 …
01:07:29 |
Mon 18 Mar 2024
Fallen Hero (ENT)
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 …
00:29:25 |
Mon 11 Mar 2024
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