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
Jetrel (VOY)
SST245: How do you forgive someone who has something so evil? Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss this story that sees Neelix struggle with forgiveness for someone who has done mu…
00:36:37 |
Mon 23 Jan 2023
Indiscretion (DS9)
SST244: Humanizing the monster. Dom Bettinelli and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss this DS9 episode where Kira is confronted with a humanized view of Gul Dukat, a man who did unspeakable evil to her people a…
00:36:05 |
Mon 16 Jan 2023
Who Watches the Watchers (TNG)
SST243: Prime directive! Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss this story of the advanced alien species being mistaken for gods. What are the ethics of the Prime Directive? Does Pic…
00:43:46 |
Mon 09 Jan 2023
Supernova, Part 2 (PRO)
SST242: Prodigy season 1 has ended and Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss the season finale, where the next season might go, and their thoughts on Prodigy as a whole.
Get all new…
Get all new…
00:47:50 |
Mon 02 Jan 2023
Supernova, Part 1 (PRO)
SST241: With the penultimate episode of Prodigy’s first season, Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss the story’s willingness to leave no easy way out for the heroes and appreciate …
00:34:45 |
Mon 26 Dec 2022
Mindwalk (PRO)
SST240: Freaky Friday! Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha talk about this story which features the classic body swap trope and Kate Mulgrew’s performance in essentially three roles in th…
00:38:15 |
Mon 19 Dec 2022
Ghost in the Machine (PRO)
SST239: What could have been a Star Trek trope becomes a compelling twist. Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss this holodeck episode that undermines our expectations and presents …
00:36:20 |
Mon 12 Dec 2022
Preludes (PRO)
SST238: Revealed! Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss the latest episode of Prodigy, which provides new backstories for Rok-Tahk, Zero, Jankom Pog, and the Diviner’s race, plus wh…
00:33:08 |
Mon 05 Dec 2022
Blessed Advent, Merry Christmas, and Happy New Year from StarQuest
Hi everyone, This is Dom Bettinelli, CEO of StarQuest, with a special message as we approach the Christmas season.
This past year, the StarQuest Network has continued to expand our mission of explor…
This past year, the StarQuest Network has continued to expand our mission of explor…
00:01:07 |
Thu 01 Dec 2022
Masquerade (PRO)
SST237: Be yourself. Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss the latest episode of Prodigy, including its message of self-care and being happy with you are created to be, plus the sur…
00:33:37 |
Mon 28 Nov 2022
Crossroads (PRO)
SST236: Outrageous! Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss the Protostar crew’s much-anticipated encounter with Admiral Janeway and her crew that goes horribly wrong and their escape…
00:21:39 |
Mon 21 Nov 2022
All the World’s A Stage (PRO)
SST235: Beware the Gallow! Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss the latest episode of Prodigy, in which a primitive society has structured itself around its garbled knowledge of th…
00:27:09 |
Mon 14 Nov 2022
Let Sleeping Borg Lie (PRO)
SST234: Resistance is NOT futile. Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss the latest episode of Prodigy, in which the crew encounters a Borg cube and hope it offers a solution to thei…
00:29:10 |
Mon 07 Nov 2022
Asylum (PRO)
SST233: Prodigy is back! Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss the return of Prodigy and the crew of the Protostar, including the emphasis on action and the return of biological Janeway in addition t…
00:26:20 |
Tue 01 Nov 2022
The Stars At Night (LD)
SST232: California vs. Texas! Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss the season finale of Lower Decks, season 3; its slightly more serious tone, the state rivalry mined for comedic effect, and the mat…
00:49:07 |
Mon 31 Oct 2022
Trusted Sources (LD)
SST231: Lower Decks tells us not to trust the media. Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha also discuss the story’s subtext of a parent having to change how she sees her child, plus the gre…
00:30:26 |
Mon 24 Oct 2022
Crisis Point 2: Paradoxus (LD)
SST230: Boimler’s holomovie gets derailed by a search for the meaning of life. Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha all the Easter eggs and references to nearly every star Trek movie as we…
00:39:21 |
Mon 17 Oct 2022
A Mathematically Perfect Redemption (LD)
SST229: When a rogue exocomp stumbles on a primitive world, it can find redemption with Starfleet. Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha look at the funny situation that brings up Castaway …
00:24:48 |
Mon 10 Oct 2022
Hear All, Trust Nothing (LD)
SST228: Back to Bajor! Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss Lower Decks’ return to Deep Space 9, including appearances by Kira and Quark. They also discuss why this episode appeals…
00:31:32 |
Mon 03 Oct 2022
Reflections (LD)
SST227: In a mirror, funny. Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss the humorous variation on a Trek mirror episode, but this one has bigger series implications. Who is the sinister p…
00:41:29 |
Mon 26 Sep 2022
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