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Lower Dorks: A Star Trek Lower Decks Fan Podcast
Hosted by Aaron and Stavros · EN
A new podcast for Star Trek: Lower Decks. Hang out with Stavros and Aaron as they discuss the latest Lower Decks episodes, favorite characters, cameos and behind-the-scenes gossip.
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No More Decks? | Lower Dorks Podcast
Oct 1, 202400:45:07Tap to summarizeSeason 5 is close at hand, but what have the Lower Dorks hosts been up to this whole time with no filler episodes?? Also, what the heck is this about Lower Decks being cancelled?! Listen and find out answers to that, plus reactions to all upcoming Trek, and what we want to see in the future directions of the IP. 0:00 Intro and drink announcement 2:51 Why are we bad at podcasting? 6:07 Lower decks cancellation news 18:26 Upcoming Trek: SNW, PRO, S31, SFA 28:50 What do we want to see in new Trek? 40:25 Lower Decks season 5: Air date, episodes, teaser trailer and poster 43:52 Outro
Transcribe →USS Cerritos Handbook (ft. author Chris Farnell) | Lower Dorks Podcast
Jun 21, 202401:52:41Tap to summarizeWe're between seasons, and it's a fun time to talk about tie-ins! We're joined by author Chris Farnell to discuss the in-universe handbook given to all new crewmembers on board the Cerritos! 0:00 Intro, guest and drink announcement 3:44 Everything Chris Farnell, plus book overview 11:29 How canon is the book, and the Cerritos name history 15:11 The in-text comments, and how do you spell com badge? 18:13 Characters and Equipment sections 55:52 Badgey 2.0 and Starfleet procedure 58:51 Shifts and Elite Force 1:04:36 Shipboard activities board 1:07:39 Cerritos name history 1:12:19 Onboard facilities, with a few digressions 1:33:11 Races 1:37:41 Cerritos Bingo, Boimler's drafting strategy, general Star Trek reflection 1:46:48 Chris gives the pitch for the book 1:47:51 Stavros and Aaron final thoughts, Chris's other works 1:57:37 Outro
Transcribe →Season 4 Retrospective | Lower Dorks Podcast
Feb 16, 202401:25:27Tap to summarizeWith a bit of time between season 4's finale and a ways to go before season 5, the Lower Dorks hosts take us back through the highlights of this past season. We discuss the metaplot, character progression for all of the Warp Drive Five, best jokes and episodes, and more! 0:00 Intro and drink announcement 2:31 How did our predictions do? 5:51 Locarno metaplot 10:47 Main character arcs (plus T'lyn! And Ransom!) 45:39 Best gags of the season 58:33 Best episodes of the season 1:07:38 Random thoughts: Chewing gum, Ransom's door chime response, Caitians ate Betazoids, Dominion War memorial and Mariner's trauma, Badgey's wholesome ending, Agimus and Peanut Hamper progression, Goodgey, new plots in season 5, what about Rutherford?, Wrath of Khan re-creation, SHIPS 1:23:41 Outro
Transcribe →A Tale of Two Towel Guys (S4E10) | Lower Dorks Podcast
Nov 3, 202301:05:27Tap to summarizeThe Lower Dorks hosts are very into the last episode of the season! We talk about Locarno and how he makes for an awesome villain, panic at all the cool new ships that we wish we had time to talk about (especially the Orion ones!) and lament the changes to Tenderford. And how many towel-clad lower deckers ARE there, anyway? We've also learned after we recorded this episode that the ship Mariner pilots in this episode is a new ship type is a small version of the Steamrunner class, the Sabrerunner! Aaron still doesn't like it, though. 0:00 Intro and drink announcement 2:29 Episode synopsis 2:30 Orion battleship aside 4:43 Directing and writing credits 7:13 Last time on Lower Decks 7:57 Starfleet Academy flashback 16:05 Locarno and his fleet 31:30 Mariner's escape and the genesis device 42:20 Locarno's galactic message and other lower deckers 45:21 Freeman, Tendi and the Orions subplot 54:37 Sarcastic Steamrunner (Sabrerunner) computer voice aside 56:30 Tendi cliffhanger! 1:01:29 End of season brief thoughts 1:04:15 Outro
Transcribe →We’ll Always Have Locarno (S4E9) | Lower Dorks Podcast
Oct 27, 202300:55:10Tap to summarizeThe Mysterious Threat is finally coming into focus, but the Lower Dorks hosts are all about the details revealed about Mariner's past in the penultimate episode of the fourth season! 0:00 Intro and drink announcement 2:09 Episode synopsis 4:21 Writing and directing credits 6:15 Cold open 11:36 Captain Freeman and co B-plot 30:08 Mariner's backstory A-plot 43:45 Metaplot hypotheses 52:05 Random other details: Bynar dialog, Lucarno's ship 54:26 Outro
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