Pub Trek
It’s a Podcast, but not as you know it...! A podcast co-hosted by two massive Star Trek enthusiasts. Casual discussion, debate, and disagreement, just like you’d get in a pub, after a few (hence the name :) So, if you like impassioned conversation covering Trek’s best’s and worst's, top 10s and unadulterated affection for Roddenbery’s creation, then this is the podcast for you!
Episodes
28 episodes
Series 3 - Episode 4 - Movie Special - The Motion Picture
You join us for the first of our movie specials. Steven & Andrew give their take on where it all starts for Star Trek on the big screen. Unsurprisingly, we have some disagreement and a clear divide for and against The Motion Picture.
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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1:32:36
S3 Ep 3 - Sub 'Par' Rosa
Steven and Andrew set out to see if they can defend the or save one of the worst TNG episodes ever! Is Sub Rosa worthy of it's dreadful reputation? Is This TNG episode really as dreadful as we can remember? Tune in to find out if is ca...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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37:00
Series 3 - Ep 2 - Pub Quiz Trek!
Steven and Andrew go head to head in this Pub Quiz Trek special episode!Tune in and join in to see if you can best us with questions for the casual Trekker all the way to those for the most ardent of aficionados!
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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1:02:48
Series 3 - Ep 1 - Convention 2023 Special
Pub Trek makes it's convention debut in 2023 - hear about our experiences on this our first episode of a new series with our Convention Special.
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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40:25
S2 Ep 20 - The Finale - Trek and Childhood - Part 2
So long and farewell... for now! In this episode we bid a fond farewell to series 2 by reminiscing about out favourite Trek tech substitutes, ranging from boot tree compression rifles, ratchet strap phaser and Steven's personal favourite pocket...
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Season 2
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Episode 20
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39:40
S2 Ep 19 - The Finale - Trek and Childhood - Part 1
All good things... and Pub Trek is no different! This is our series 2 finale, and it's all about Steven and Andrew's earliest experiences with Trek. From our earliest episodes to our own little collection recorded from the tele, we reminisce an...
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Season 2
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Episode 19
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32:25
S2 Ep 18 - Top 5 Worst Command Decisions... EVER!
Even amongst the most loyal Trek fans we find fault in an episode, a scene, a movie - and we're are no exception. In this episode the faults that Steven have & Andrew discuss are with those in the big chair - specifically their worst comman...
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Season 2
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Episode 18
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51:51
S2 Ep 17 - Weak to Strong
In this episode, we look at those Trek characters that get the least love, the ones that are always on a top 5 list, but never the good kind! Andrew argues that the 3 episodes of his choice give unloved characters (Wesley Crusher, Neelix and Ja...
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Season 2
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Episode 17
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32:56
S2 Ep 16 - Top 5 Starfleet Bridges
It's the commander section, it's the main stage and it's where the big chair is... it's the bridge! That's the focus of this episode, with Steven and Andrew's top 5 Starfleet bridges.
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Season 2
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Episode 16
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38:35
S2 Ep 15 - In Defence of...
There is no doubt that Star Trek is one the best (if not the best) science fiction creations. That said, it isn’t an uninterrupted history of magnificence. Have a drink with any Star Trek fan and they will very quickly tell you the episodes (or...
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Season 2
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Episode 15
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31:33
S2 Ep 14 - Genetics, Eugenics & Augments.
How far is too far? That's one of the question we ask when it comes to genetic modification and eugenics. From Khan to Soone to Bashir, we give a whistle-stop tour of genetics, eugenics and augments in Trek with a choice of 3 episodes from Ente...
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Season 2
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Episode 14
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41:57
S2 Ep 13 - First Contact Day Special - Star Trek First Contact - mini discussion
April 5th 2063 - A day that any true Trekkie knows! It is, of course, First Contact Day! On this day, Vulcans arrive on Earth after humans become a warp-capable species, and the rest, as they say, is history.... or rather future! To mark this m...
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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26:18
S2 Ep 12 - Top 5 Trek Villains
We all love a bad guy, and in this episode we’ve got them in spades! Join Steven and Andrew as they list their top 5 favourite Trek villains, with a couple of honourable mentions, too.
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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35:04
S2 Ep 11 - The Borg - Part 2 - The Bad & The Ugly
The Borg - Star Trek's most lethal enemy and one of science fiction's greatest villains - and the focus of this week's Pub Trek. In part 2 we look at the worst of the Borg and try and pin point where it all went wrong! Prepare for some di...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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36:14
S2 Ep 10 - The Borg - Part 1 - The Good
The Borg - Star Trek's most lethal enemy and one of science fiction's greatest villains - and the focus of this week's Pub Trek. In part one we look at what we think is the best examples of the Borg in Trek, and discuss why we think the B...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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30:30
S2 Ep 9 - Top 5 Starfleet Uniforms
In a break to our usual podcasting for series 2, we celebrate the sartorial splendour of the 22nd, 23rd and 24th century with a top 5 episode focusing on Starfleet's uniforms.So, in Andrew's words 'Strap in and look fabulous!'
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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31:37
S2 Ep 8 - The Klingons
Qapla'! One of the earliest Star Trek bad guys and a favourite of many - The Klingons. Obviously this is not Steven's choice (see pervious Pub Trek episodes for more info on that), but Andrew's. We look at two episodes from TNG and DS9...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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40:52
S2 Ep 7 - The Prime Detective
The Prime Directive, General order 1, non-interference directive - whatever it is referred to as the concept of non-intrusion in the affairs of other species has been a unique and essential part of the Star Trek universe - how could Capta...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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42:24
S2 Ep 6 - The Vulcans
A very logical episode awaits this week! Andrew's choice of the 'Vulcans' this episode charts the journey of an integral Federation species from the 22nd century to the 24th. That means we will be discussing ENT for the first time in series 2, ...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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50:39
S2 Ep5 - Terror in Trek
For those of you who like your scares in unusual places, this is right up your street! Horror strories in Trek happen rarely and we have the best (possibly the only examples!) of them here. Genesis (TNG), The Haunting of Deck Twelve (VOY) and...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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49:50
S2 Ep4 - The Holodeck
This episode we discuss one of the most Star Trek pieces of sci-fi technology - the Holodeck. Andrew's choices of episode are from TNG, DS9 and VOY - and his choices demonstrate the versatility and fun that you can have with a holodeck episod...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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48:25
S2 Ep3 - Time Travel - Thematic Episode Review - Part 2
PART 2! Time's Arrow and Future's End are Steven's episodes of choice for the theme of time travel. Part 2 focuses on which of these two parters had the best 2nd part.
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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1:05:04
S2 Ep2 - Time Travel - Thematic Episode Review - Part 1
Since H.G. Wells' The Time Machine, time travel has been a staple of the science fiction genre and the Star Trek franchise is no exception. This episode we discuss Steven's top time travel episode from TNG and Voy (Sorry DS9 fans!).
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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37:37
S2 Ep1 - Hate - Thematic Episode Review
New Year, New Series! For series 2 we'll be reviewing Star Trek episodes linked by a particular theme or topic. We'll be discussing the gamut of what Star Trek has to offer, covering both the fantastical and the philosophical.Each episo...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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36:09