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
Room for Growth (LD)
SST226: It’s an old-fashioned room lottery! Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss the latest episode of Lower Decks in which our vrew faces off with more rivals in a slapstick adventure reminiscent o…
00:30:53 |
Mon 19 Sep 2022
Mining the Mind’s Mines (LD)
SST225: When you think you’ve got a bad reputation, but it’s the opposite! Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss the latest Easter eggs and self-referential nods in Lower Decks, inc…
00:29:06 |
Mon 12 Sep 2022
The Least Dangerous Game (LD)
SST224: Boimler is the least dangerous game. Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss the latest episode of Lower Decks that has Mariner trying to prove she isn’t insubordinate all the…
00:28:30 |
Mon 05 Sep 2022
Grounded (LD)
SST223: Lower Decks is back for season 3. Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss this follow-on to the season 2 cliffhanger that includes plenty of Easter eggs and side trips to fami…
00:39:59 |
Mon 29 Aug 2022
The Magicks of Megas-Tu (TAS)
SST222: Was this the inspiration for Star Trek V? Dom Bettinelli and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss this Animated Series story that posits a human-friendly Lucifer alien at the center of the galaxy whose ra…
00:25:13 |
Mon 22 Aug 2022
Arena (TOS)
SST221: The Gorn! Dom Bettinelli and Jimmy Akin discuss the Original Series episode that introduced the Gorn, including Kirk’s nearly fatal assumptions and whether you really could build a cannon fro…
00:45:24 |
Mon 15 Aug 2022
Rogue Planet (ENT)
SST220: Hunting bad! Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss this Enterprise episode, including the morality and ethics of hunting, including semi-sentient creatures, and the science …
00:35:41 |
Mon 08 Aug 2022
Day of Honor (VOY)
SST219: Klingon culture! Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss this episode that not only gives us more Klingon background, but also explores the mercurial B’Elanna Torres and her b…
00:36:36 |
Mon 01 Aug 2022
Battle Lines (DS9)
SST218: Bye Opaka. Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss this DS9 story highlighting the good Kai and her role as a peacemaker; the recurring Trek trope of wars that never end; and …
00:44:27 |
Mon 25 Jul 2022
Hide and Q (TNG)
SST217: Ultimate power! Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss this Q story in which the powerful being plays with the Enterprise crew and lets Riker experience what it’s like to have ultimate power. …
00:44:18 |
Mon 18 Jul 2022
A Quality of Mercy (SNW)
SST216: Crossover! Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss the Strange New Worlds season finale that essentially remakes one of the best Original Series episodes and features some of …
00:54:45 |
Mon 11 Jul 2022
All Those Who Wander (SNW)
SST215: Star Trek does Alien and Predator! Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss this story that looks very familiar to scifi fans, and includes characters confronting their interna…
01:01:17 |
Mon 04 Jul 2022
The Elysian Kingdom (SNW)
SST214: The cowardly captain! Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss this episode that focuses on Dr. M’Benga and his daughter; about rewriting your ending; and how to let go of a lo…
00:31:50 |
Mon 27 Jun 2022
The Serene Squall (SNW)
SST213: Spock confronts his identity and Pike confronts a pirate. Jimmy Akin and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss the show’s attempt a cultural issue discussion in the midst of a pirate attack and also mentio…
00:34:33 |
Mon 20 Jun 2022
Lift Us Where Suffering Cannot Reach (SNW)
SST212: What if a civilization would thrive for as long as one person had to suffer on their behalf. Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss this story that includes moral absolutes a…
01:02:33 |
Mon 13 Jun 2022
Spock Amok (SNW)
SST211: Freaky Friday, Star Trek-style! Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss Spock’s body swap with his fiancée in which hijinks ensue; plus Enterprise bingo and other fun comedy b…
01:11:27 |
Mon 06 Jun 2022
Memento Mori (SNW)
SST210: Dive, dive, dive! Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss this submarine battle episode that explore more of La’an’s background, brings back the Gorn, and shows all the ways t…
00:55:50 |
Mon 30 May 2022
Ghosts of Illyria (SNW)
SST209: A loose virus is followed by a lockdown on Enterprise. Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss the clever plot device of a virus that spreads by light, the character revelatio…
01:04:02 |
Mon 23 May 2022
Children of the Comet (SNW)
SST208: Introducing Uhura. Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss the re-introduction of our favorite communications officer; the use of faith in the story; Pike’s foreknowledge of h…
00:55:50 |
Mon 16 May 2022
Strange New Worlds (SNW)
SST207: Pike’s Enterprise is here! Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss the series premiere of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds; its discussion of suffering and how we live our lives …
01:12:20 |
Tue 10 May 2022
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