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Twin Cities Trekkies
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A Star Trek podcast talking about everything from The Original Series all the way to Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, and everything in between!
Join Wes and Kenzie as they voyage through the Final Frontier. New episodes are available most Fridays!
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126: Let's Make Some Noise
4d ago01:27:34Tap to summarizeCelebrating the 10th anniversary of Star Trek Beyond.Beyond is the last theatrical film to date. The film was released on July 22, 2016, to lower-than-normal box office of the three Kelvin Timeline films and also due to "Sequelitis" that plagued the summer of 2016. The film was Paramount's SOLE successful film of the year. The film's underperformance scrapped plans for a planned time-travel sequel. The film had one of the worst marketing campaigns despite it was released to celebrate Star Trek's 50th anniversary. It nevertheless has the strongest story of the three films.In this episode of Twin Cities Trekkies, which marks the finale of the Second Star Trek Film Extravaganza, Wes welcomes Canadian writer and actor Heather Cameron to talk about the film. PODCAST NOTE: Heather makes mentions of being a former writer for TrekSphere. At the time of the recording, the site was off-line; it has since been back online. Any feedback you have can be submitted to the Facebook page (facebook.com/TCTrekkiesPod), or by emailing them at tctrekkiespodcast@gmail.com. Twin Cities Trekkies is also available on Instagram (instagram.com/twincitiestrekkiespod). Find us on Blue Sky (TC Trekkies) or TikTok (@twincitiestrekkie). You can also leave us comments in the comment section of this episode in Spotify. Just keep in mind the feedback you may give may be featured in an upcoming episode of this podcast.Twin Cities Trekkies is available on many platforms!
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125: Never Give Up, Never Surrender (REUPLOAD)
4d ago01:13:17Tap to summarizeREUPLOADED WITH NEW MUSIC!Galaxy Quest. Released in 1999 to spoof sci-fi fandom culture and Star Trek, the film is a cult classic amongst the Star Trek fan community, even voted as one of the best Star Trek movies, even though it is not a Star Trek movie. It starred actors who were known or were known and went on to do better things for themselves. In this episode of Twin Cities Trekkies, which is the penultimate part of the podcast's Star Trek Film Extravaganza, Wes sits down with Holly of The Mysterious Chirp podcast to celebrate this film. Any feedback you have can be submitted to the Facebook page (facebook.com/TCTrekkiesPod), or by emailing them at tctrekkiespodcast@gmail.com. Twin Cities Trekkies is also available on Instagram (instagram.com/twincitiestrekkiespod). Find us on Blue Sky (TC Trekkies) or TikTok (@twincitiestrekkie). You can also leave us comments in the comment section of this episode in Spotify. Just keep in mind the feedback you may give may be featured in an upcoming episode of this podcast.Twin Cities Trekkies is available on many platforms!
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124: Resistance is Futile (REUPLOAD)
5d ago01:05:13Tap to summarizeREUPLOADED WITH NEW MUSIC!Celebrating the 30th anniversary of Star Trek: First Contact.Following the release of Star Trek Generations and how much of a success it was, Paramount told Rick Berman to prepare the next film starring the cast of The Next Generation. Ronald D. Moore and Brannon Braga wanted to bring back the Borg, and Berman wanted a time travel story. They decided to combine the two - and different time periods were bandied about before settling upon the not-too-distant future. Released November 22, 1996 for the 30th anniversary of Star Trek, First Contact is generally considered the best of the TNG era of films. In this episode of Twin Cities Trekkies, which marks the fourth part (of six) of the podcast's Second Star Trek Film Extravaganza, Wes sits down with Synthgirl to talk about the film, other Star Trek related opinions and the design aesthetics of the franchise that were likely changed by the events of this movie. Any feedback you have can be submitted to the Facebook page (facebook.com/TCTrekkiesPod), or by emailing them at tctrekkiespodcast@gmail.com. Twin Cities Trekkies is also available on Instagram (instagram.com/twincitiestrekkiespod). Find us on Blue Sky (TC Trekkies) or TikTok (@twincitiestrekkie). You can also leave us comments in the comment section of this episode in Spotify. Just keep in mind the feedback you may give may be featured in an upcoming episode of this podcast.Twin Cities Trekkies is available on many platforms!
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121: To Be or Not To Be (REUPLOAD)
5d ago01:44:23Tap to summarizeREUPLOADED WITH NO COPYRIGHTED MUSIC!Celebrating 35 Years of Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country. After the release of The Final Frontier, Paramount was not keen on making another Star Trek film. There were ideas bandied about, and even a prequel got so far as the storyboarding stage before being abandoned in favor of a final film starring the original cast. Released on December 6, 1991, to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Star Trek, The Undiscovered Country bookended the Original Series era with a film that told its version of the collapse of the Soviet Union - the film is the first to be released following the collapse of that communist nation. In this episode of Twin Cities Trekkies, which marks the halfway point of the podcast's Second Star Trek Film Extravaganza, Wes sits down with Jeffrey (Renegade Shipyards) to talk about this milestone film.Any feedback you have can be submitted to the Facebook page (facebook.com/TCTrekkiesPod), or by emailing them at tctrekkiespodcast@gmail.com. Twin Cities Trekkies is also available on Instagram (instagram.com/twincitiestrekkiespod). Find us on Blue Sky (TC Trekkies) or TikTok (@twincitiestrekkie). You can also leave us comments in the comment section of this episode in Spotify. Just keep in mind the feedback you may give may be featured in an upcoming episode of this podcast.Twin Cities Trekkies is available on many platforms!
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119: My Friends, We've Come Home (REUPLOAD)
5d ago01:21:58Tap to summarizeReuploaded with non-copyrighted music!Celebrating 40 years of Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home.Shortly after Star Trek III: The Search for Spock came out, Paramount wanted to lock down Leonard Nimoy to direct its sequel. They wanted his vision this time unlike the last film, and after an original script that included Eddie Murphy and the Klingon bird-of-prey decloaking at the Super Bowl was scrapped, the film was finally ready to go to be released. Originally planned for a December 12, 1986, release, Paramount moved it to Thanksgiving due to great test screenings. The film made $109 million - the highest grossing film for nearly 25 years for the Star Trek franchise until the 2009 reboot (since surpassed by 2013's Into Darkness).In this episode of Twin Cities Trekkies, Wes kicks off the podcast's Second Star Trek Film Extravaganza with his guest Chris (aka MemeSpaceNine) to talk about The Voyage Home.Any feedback you have can be submitted to the Facebook page (facebook.com/TCTrekkiesPod), or by emailing them at tctrekkiespodcast@gmail.com. Twin Cities Trekkies is also available on Instagram (instagram.com/twincitiestrekkiespod). Find us on Blue Sky (TC Trekkies) or TikTok (@twincitiestrekkie). You can also leave us comments in the comment section of this episode in Spotify. Just keep in mind the feedback you may give may be featured in an upcoming episode of this podcast.Twin Cities Trekkies is available on many platforms!
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Live #19: "Human Best Friend"
5d ago00:37:04Tap to summarize"Human Best Friend"In the third episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds fourth season, the main crew takes some R & R on a vacation planet. Ortegas (Melissa Navia) wakes up with a bad hangover and tries to piece together what happened, while the Enterprise continues on course for a planet to meet for negotiations. However, while trying to piece together what happened, she runs into her nemesis Scotty (Martin Quinn) and the two of them try and get the crew back together when a written message is given to them to deliver it to Pike saying that they will meet on the Enterprise instead. In this livestream audio of Sunday's broadcast of Twin Cities Trekkies, Wes discusses the episode, and updates listeners about the podcast. Any feedback you have can be submitted to the Facebook page (facebook.com/TCTrekkiesPod), or by emailing them at tctrekkiespodcast@gmail.com. Twin Cities Trekkies is also available on Instagram (instagram.com/twincitiestrekkiespod). Find us on Blue Sky (TC Trekkies) or TikTok (@twincitiestrekkie). You can also leave us comments in the comment section of this episode in Spotify. Just keep in mind the feedback you may give may be featured in an upcoming episode of this podcast.Twin Cities Trekkies is available on many platforms!
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120: May the Schwartz Be With You (REUPLOAD)
6d ago01:08:55Tap to summarizeREUPLOADED WITH NEW MUSIC!Spaceballs.Mel Brooks' 1987 sci-fi spoof film parodied everything from Star Wars, to Alien, and even Star Trek. While this is technically not a Star Trek film, the film did parody some aspects of it - even including a cameo from future Voyager star Tim Russ. In this episode of Twin Cities Trekkies, which constitutes the second part of the podcast's second Star Trek film extravaganza, Wes welcomes newcomer Justin Smith to the podcast to fanboy about the film.Any feedback you have can be submitted to the Facebook page (facebook.com/TCTrekkiesPod), or by emailing them at tctrekkiespodcast@gmail.com. Twin Cities Trekkies is also available on Instagram (instagram.com/twincitiestrekkiespod). Find us on Blue Sky (TC Trekkies) or TikTok (@twincitiestrekkie). You can also leave us comments in the comment section of this episode in Spotify. Just keep in mind the feedback you may give may be featured in an upcoming episode of this podcast.Twin Cities Trekkies is available on many platforms!
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125: Never Give Up, Never Surrender
3w ago01:14:24Tap to summarizeGalaxy Quest.Made in 1999, this sci-fi spoof film of Star Trek celebrated the fandom culture, while spoofing one of the greatest sci-fi franchises of all time. The film was the first major feature film role for some of the supporting cast members and also helped three actors reach further superstardom as the film is generally regarded is a cult classic like Spaceballs. In this episode of Twin Cities Trekkies, which is the penultimate part of the podcast's second Star Trek Film Extravaganza, Wes is joined by Holly of The Mysterious Chirp podcast to talk about Galaxy Quest and Star Trek. Also, Wes reviews "Valles Marineris," the fourth season premiere episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. Any feedback you have can be submitted to the Facebook page (facebook.com/TCTrekkiesPod), or by emailing them at tctrekkiespodcast@gmail.com. Twin Cities Trekkies is also available on Instagram (instagram.com/twincitiestrekkiespod). Find us on Blue Sky (TC Trekkies) or TikTok (@twincitiestrekkie). You can also leave us comments in the comment section of this episode in Spotify. Just keep in mind the feedback you may give may be featured in an upcoming episode of this podcast.Twin Cities Trekkies is available on many platforms!
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124: Resistance is Futile
4w ago01:09:00Tap to summarizeCelebrating the 30th anniversary of Star Trek First Contact. Made to celebrate Star Trek's 30th anniversary, Star Trek First Contact marked the first time we saw the Borg on the silver screen, and for the third cast member of a Star Trek series to direct a Star Trek motion picture following Leonard Nimoy and William Shatner. Plus, elements from this film would influence the 2003 episode of Star Trek: Enterprise, and quite potentially the design aesthetic from that point onward. In this episode of Twin Cities Trekkies, which marks the fourth (of six) part of the podcast's Second Star Trek Film Extravaganza, Wes welcomes Synthgirl to the podcast to talk about the film, and other Star Trek-related opinions. Any feedback you have can be submitted to the Facebook page (facebook.com/TCTrekkiesPod), or by emailing them at tctrekkiespodcast@gmail.com. Twin Cities Trekkies is also available on Instagram (instagram.com/twincitiestrekkiespod). Find us on Blue Sky (TC Trekkies) or TikTok (@twincitiestrekkie). You can also leave us comments in the comment section of this episode in Spotify. Just keep in mind the feedback you may give may be featured in an upcoming episode of this podcast.Twin Cities Trekkies is available on many platforms!
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123: Live from CONvergence 2026, Part II: "The Lore of Data"
Jul 1701:08:53Tap to summarizeA live discussion about Data. An artificial being created by a human, Data is everything that humans can aspire to be. However, is he more human than even his crewmates from the Starship Enterprise made him out to be? In this episode of Twin Cities Trekkies, which was recorded live at CONvergence 2026: The Geek in the Machine convention on July 4, 2026, Wes and four others examine this particular question.Any feedback you have can be submitted to the Facebook page (facebook.com/TCTrekkiesPod), or by emailing them at tctrekkiespodcast@gmail.com. Twin Cities Trekkies is also available on Instagram (instagram.com/twincitiestrekkiespod). Find us on Blue Sky (TC Trekkies) or TikTok (@twincitiestrekkie). You can also leave us comments in the comment section of this episode in Spotify. Just keep in mind the feedback you may give may be featured in an upcoming episode of this podcast.Twin Cities Trekkies is available on many platforms!
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