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The Power of Art in a Broken America

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Trek Politics @trekpolitics.bsky.social · 10h

This week on #TrekPolitics, it's our extremely fun interview with Captain Liam Shaw, the inimitable Todd Stashwick @realtoddstashwick.bsky.social circa 2023. We talked acting, nerd lairs, GenX, Wolf 359, "pot" and much more! First time ever released on YouTube.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sg0w...

The President’s Starship?! Trek Legend Designs Starfleet One!

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Michael Sussman @michaelsussman.bsky.social · 1d

“This potential series [ #StarTrekUnited ] would be something I would get behind, and it seems like a lot of Star Trek fans are also of that same opinion.” - Nick @ Sci-Finatics

Watch: youtu.be/w7ahDCGCgX4?...

YouTube video by Sci-Finatics

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TrekMovie.com @trekmovie.bsky.social · 1d

Check out the first 4 minutes of Season 4 of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds! fresh from #NYCC #StarTrekSNW

WATCH: Opening Minutes Of ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Season 4

The clip was revealed at New York Comic Con on Saturday along with new images.

Star Trek: Starfleet Academy | Official Trailer | Paramount+ (NYCC 2025)

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Strange New Pod | A Star Trek Podcast @strangenewpod.com · 1d

🚨SECOND TRAILER🚨

We’ve got our second trailer with TILLY and so many more details about Starfleet Academy, premiered January 15th 2026 on Paramount Plus! #StarfleetAcademy #StarTrek

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YouTube video by Paramount Plus

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Laurie Ulster @floobish.bsky.social · 4d

Moderating one more Q&A for the Star Trek Family fan group's #StarTrekVoyager fundraiser for St. Jude's Children's Hospital. This Sunday at 7 PM ET, I'll be talking to the great and glorious David Livingston, director of more #StarTrek episodes than anyone else ever! To watch or participate... (1/2)

Directing The Journey - Star Trek Family Q&A with David Livingston, the most prolific director of Star Trek. Sunday, October 12 at 7 PM ET / 4 PM PT

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Trek Politics @trekpolitics.bsky.social · 7d

This week's #TrekPolitics has arrived! Mary Trump and Bob Cesca discuss the #TNG episode "The Drumhead" and how it relates to the authoritarian political prosecutions of today.
Audio edition, on all podcast players: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Video edition: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Be6Y...

When Trek Predicted Trump’s Witch Hunt Chaos

a man says it looks that way while looking at something

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Trek Politics @trekpolitics.bsky.social · 10d

For Captain Sisko: 🎂⚾

Seán Ferrick @seanferrick.bsky.social · 10d

Happy Birthday Avery Brooks!

Sisko's importance in Star Trek is immeasurable, from both the impact the character had on the franchise, to the context of having a black, single father leading a SciFi show in the early 90s.

Brooks is an example of a universally critical impact in Trek and beyond

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Seán Ferrick @seanferrick.bsky.social · 11d

Now this was a wonderful chat! I hope you'll enjoy our sit down with the Doctor himself, Robert Picardo!

#StarTrek #StarfleetAcademy @trekculture.bsky.social

youtu.be/GGIO9J7sjig?...

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Laurie Ulster @floobish.bsky.social · 12d

Great episode... and they hit on some really interesting things we didn't get to when we interviewed Mike. I am liking this #StarTrekUnited idea a little more every day. (Plus it was fun to hear about the Enterprise episode with Dean Stockwell.)

Trek Politics @trekpolitics.bsky.social · 14d

The audio edition #TrekPolitics is up! This week, we talk with the great Mike Sussman @michaelsussman.bsky.social about his highly anticipated pitch for #StarTrekUnited as well as an episode of #Enterprise he co-wrote about indefinite detention & internment camps.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

Writer Mike Sussman on the Politics of 'Star Trek United' and 'Enterprise'

Podcast Episode · Trek Politics with Mary L. Trump and Bob Cesca · 09/28/2025 · 50m

Writer Mike Sussman on the Politics of 'Star Trek United' and 'Enterprise'

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Trek Politics @trekpolitics.bsky.social · 12d

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Trek Politics @trekpolitics.bsky.social · 13d

We're recording a new episode today in which we discuss the #TNG episode The Drumhead. Seems appropriate at the moment, doesn't it. #TrekPolitics

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Trek Politics @trekpolitics.bsky.social · 13d

Thanks so much, Mike! You're the best. Now let's get #StarTrekUnited greenlighted!

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Michael Sussman @michaelsussman.bsky.social · 14d

Had a blast discussing galactic politics with Mary L. Trump and Bob Cesca! And happy to report the Vulcan Rationalists and the Blue Antenna Caucus agree with us — Federation Day oughta be a 3-day weekend. 🖖

Trek Politics @trekpolitics.bsky.social · 14d

The audio edition #TrekPolitics is up! This week, we talk with the great Mike Sussman @michaelsussman.bsky.social about his highly anticipated pitch for #StarTrekUnited as well as an episode of #Enterprise he co-wrote about indefinite detention & internment camps.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

Podcast Episode · Trek Politics with Mary L. Trump and Bob Cesca · 09/28/2025 · 50m

Review: ‘Star Trek: Khan’ Sets Its Sights On Action And Secrets In Episode 4, “Magical Thinking”

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TrekMovie.com @trekmovie.bsky.social · 13d

Review: ‘Star Trek: Khan’ Sets Its Sights On Action And Secrets In Episode 4, “Magical Thinking”##startrek #startrekkhan #podcast
https://bit.ly/stkhanep4review

The audio series is approaching the midway point.

Writer Mike Sussman on the Politics of 'Star Trek United' and 'Enterprise'

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Trek Politics @trekpolitics.bsky.social · 14d

The audio edition #TrekPolitics is up! This week, we talk with the great Mike Sussman @michaelsussman.bsky.social about his highly anticipated pitch for #StarTrekUnited as well as an episode of #Enterprise he co-wrote about indefinite detention & internment camps.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

Podcast Episode · Trek Politics with Mary L. Trump and Bob Cesca · 09/28/2025 · 50m

Writer Mike Sussman on the Politics of 'Star Trek United' and 'Enterprise'

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Trek Politics @trekpolitics.bsky.social · 14d

The audio edition #TrekPolitics is up! This week, we talk with the great Mike Sussman @michaelsussman.bsky.social about his highly anticipated pitch for #StarTrekUnited as well as an episode of #Enterprise he co-wrote about indefinite detention & internment camps.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

Podcast Episode · Trek Politics with Mary L. Trump and Bob Cesca · 09/28/2025 · 50m

Star Trek Exposes America’s Dark Internment Legacy

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Trek Politics @trekpolitics.bsky.social · 14d

New #TrekPolitics! 🖖
-Writer Mike Sussman joined us to talk about his amazing pitch for #StarTrekUnited.
-Plus, an episode of #Enterprise Mike co-wrote called "Detained" commenting on our tragic history of internment camps. And more!
@michaelsussman.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLW0...

Podcast: Mike Sussman Joins All Access To Talk ‘Voyager,’ ‘Enterprise,’ And His ‘Star Trek: United’ Pitch

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Laurie Ulster @floobish.bsky.social · 16d

Podcast: On the anniversary of Star Trek: Enterprise's premiere, Mike Sussman joins All Access to talk ‘Voyager,’ ‘Enterprise,’ and his ‘Star Trek: United’ pitch... with an old memory of cheesecake that won my heart.

#StarTrek

Listen at TrekMovie or wherever you get your podcasts.
bit.ly/aapod232

Cheesecake, twigs, the life of a Star Trek writing intern in the '90s, and much more.

Wolf 359: The Massacre (Part II) - JTVFX

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Trek Politics @trekpolitics.bsky.social · 16d

By the way, on the next #TrekPolitics we talked about the S1 #Enterprise episode "Detained" with its co-writer @michaelsussman.bsky.social. We also discussed Mike's pitch for Star Trek United about Jonathan Archer's presidency. Beaming to YouTube and podcast players this weekend. trekpolitics.com

TrekMovie.com @trekmovie.bsky.social · 16d

Happy anniversary to #StarTrekEnterprise, which premiered on this day in 2001 with "Broken Bow," which took place 100 years before the events of The Original Series. Created by Rick Berman and Brannon Braga, it showed humanity's first foray into the final frontier. Were you watching?

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Trek Politics @trekpolitics.bsky.social · 18d

We talked about this exact thing on the latest episode of #TrekPolitics and connected it with the TOS episode "Day of the Dove." trekpolitics.com

Ronan Farrow @ronanfarrow.bsky.social · 18d

Social media algorithms push rage and division to keep us scrolling. Here’s how the business model works—and the law that allows it to continue. #Algorithms #SocialMedia #Radicalization #PoliticalViolence #TechPolicy #Section230

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Seán Ferrick @seanferrick.bsky.social · 18d

Y'all.

Wow!

#StarTrek #Wolf359

youtu.be/ip48NBZa_TQ?...

YouTube video by JTVFX

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Michael Stark @starktrek.bsky.social · 21d

I did not know this podcast was back. I know politics is overwhelming right now, but from my listens a few years ago, this makes political commentary a bit more fun with a Star Trek twist

Trek Politics @trekpolitics.bsky.social · 21d

Incoming transmission! The audio versions of the latest episodes of #TrekPolitics are now available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts!
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Trek Politics with Mary L. Trump and Bob Cesca

Science Fiction Podcast · Updated Weekly · Trek Politics is a fun and insightful deep dive into the socio-political and cultural impact of Star Trek across all series and movies, featuring author and ...

Trek Politics with Mary L. Trump and Bob Cesca

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Trek Politics @trekpolitics.bsky.social · 21d

Incoming transmission! The audio versions of the latest episodes of #TrekPolitics are now available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts!
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Science Fiction Podcast · Updated Weekly · Trek Politics is a fun and insightful deep dive into the socio-political and cultural impact of Star Trek across all series and movies, featuring author and ...

Watch: Entire ‘The Center Seat’ Star Trek Docuseries Now Streaming Online For Free

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TrekMovie.com @trekmovie.bsky.social · 21d

Watch: Entire ‘The Center Seat’ Star Trek Docuseries Now Streaming Online For Free##startrek #documentary
https://bit.ly/centerseatyoutube

All 11 episodes are now available on YouTube.