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
Oasis (ENT)
SST265: Ghosts or something else? Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss this Enterprise story that finds Trip flirting with aliens again; learn that Vulcans don’t get the creeps; and talk about the s…
00:46:37 |
Mon 12 Jun 2023
Learning Curve (VOY)
SST264: Maquis and Starfleet clash! Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss this Voyager episode that explores the nature of leadership, loyalty, and duty in an idealistic profession …
00:42:25 |
Mon 05 Jun 2023
The Storyteller (DS9)
SST263: Who lives? Who dies? O’Brien tells your story! Dom Bettinelli, Fr. Cory Sticha, and Jimmy Akin discuss this story inspired by “The Man Who Would Be King” and whose theme is that sometimes we …
00:40:44 |
Mon 29 May 2023
Haven (TNG)
SST262: Love and Duty! Dom Bettinelli and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss the TNG episode “Haven” and its themes of duty, love, compassion, destiny, and cultural differences, while not missing the Trek debut…
00:42:41 |
Mon 22 May 2023
Star Trek: First Contact
SST261: Before Picard Season 3, there was First Contact and the Borg Queen. Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss the film’s “never meet your heroes” theme; Picard’s ongoing trauma;…
01:12:18 |
Mon 15 May 2023
The Alternative Factor (TOS)
SST260: Jekyll and Hyde? Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss this Original Series story featuring Lazarus, a man obsessed with his alternate reality self who will go to any length…
00:40:41 |
Mon 08 May 2023
Star Trek: Discovery, Season 4
SST259: They didn’t discuss Discovery, season 4, as it aired, but due to popular demand, Dom Bettinelli and Fr. Cory Sticha give a round-up of the latest season, the good and the bad, and explain why…
00:50:37 |
Mon 01 May 2023
The Last Generation (PIC)
SST258: Star Trek Picard and the TNG era have come to a close. Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss the series finale, whether it stuck the landing, the theme of fatherhood and voc…
01:19:46 |
Mon 24 Apr 2023
Vox (PIC)
SST257: The D is back! Dom Bettinelli and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss the penultimate episode of Star Trek Picard, including the implications of Puer Dei and Vox; the return of a familiar ship, and the d…
01:06:29 |
Mon 17 Apr 2023
Surrender (PIC)
SST256: What is necessary in healing from grief? Dom Bettinellli and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss the latest Picard episode, including grief and healing; how love is at the core of identity; and the everc…
01:04:14 |
Mon 10 Apr 2023
Dominion (PIC)
SST255: Big revelations and cameos! Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss what more we’ve learned about the story so far, including morally questionable and objectionable actions, p…
00:55:53 |
Mon 03 Apr 2023
The Bounty (PIC)
SST254: The gang is all here. Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha note that the whole TNG crew is now assembled in Picard and then geek over the ships and discuss all the Easter eggs and …
01:14:39 |
Mon 27 Mar 2023
Imposters (PIC)
SST253: The surprise return of a TNG character gives Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha lots to discuss, plus the evolution of Changelings, Vulcan criminals, and how adherence to duty is…
00:52:59 |
Mon 20 Mar 2023
No Win Scenario (PIC)
SST252: Riker is going through an existential crisis. Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss Riker’s despair, the afterlife, and how Picard and Shaw man up, put aside their differenc…
01:06:49 |
Mon 13 Mar 2023
Seventeen Seconds (PIC)
SST251: The longest 17 seconds of your life! Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss the latest episode of Picard, including themes of fatherhood and family; good cop/bad cop Worf; an…
01:18:32 |
Mon 06 Mar 2023
Disengage (PIC)
SST250: Is it just a reboot of Wrath of Khan? Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss the second episode of Picard, season 3, including the similarities to a certain movie, scene-chew…
00:49:48 |
Mon 27 Feb 2023
The Next Generation (PIC)
SST249: Season 3 of Picard is here and Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss what’s good and maybe not as good, including what makes this season different from the first two so far …
00:59:17 |
Mon 20 Feb 2023
Ship In A Bottle (TNG)
SST248: Moriarty is another familiar face in Picard, Season 2, so Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha revisit his last episode on TNG and consider the limits of AI and holograms and Sherl…
00:35:18 |
Mon 13 Feb 2023
Datalore (TNG)
SST247: Data’s brother, Lore, will play a role in Picard season 3, so Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss Lore’s first appearance on TNG and the initial setup of his antagonism an…
00:50:55 |
Mon 06 Feb 2023
Acquisition (ENT)
SST246: Ferengi who? Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss this Trek veteran-laden story that sees the Ferengi show up long before Farpoint in a Die Hard-style battle of wits with t…
00:39:20 |
Mon 30 Jan 2023
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