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Star Trek: The Pod Directive is a podcast that airs on StarTrek.com, as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and other podcast platforms, beginning on 14 September 2020. It is co-hosted by Tawny Newsome and Paul F. Tompkins. [1]
The podcast was originally announced under the title Prime Directive: The Official Star Trek Podcast, and was supposed to begin airing in late 2019. [2]
It is the second official Star Trek podcast, replacing Engage: The Official Star Trek Podcast.
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Summary[]
- Join Tawny Newsome (Star Trek: Lower Decks) and Paul F. Tompkins (BoJack Horseman, Comedy Bang Bang) in a wide-ranging and often hilarious take on the Star Trek universe.
- With unparalleled access to Star Trek luminaries, celebrity superfans, and behind-the-scenes creative professionals, The Pod Directive takes a smart, witty and thoughtful look at all things Trek – both old and new. Offering a high-level discussion of the themes, ideas, and characters that resonate across the history of the franchise's storied universe, episodes will also explore the brand's 50-plus year legacy and influence.
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Production staff[]
- Hosts
- Producer
- Gideon Brower [3]
Episodes[]
Season 1[]
| Title | Episode | Production number | Guest(s) | Runtime | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Introducing Star Trek: The Pod Directive" | 1x00 | 1 | None | 1 | 2020-09-01 |
| "Ben Stiller" | 1x01 | 2 | None | 47 | 2020-09-14 |
| "Reza Aslan" | 1x02 | 3 | None | 53 | 2020-09-21 |
| "Michelle Hurd, Angelica Jade Bastién & Kendra James" | 1x03 | 4 | None | 78 | 2020-09-28 |
| "Mike McMahan" | 1x04 | 5 | None | 41 | 2020-10-05 |
| "Stacey Abrams" | 1x05 | 6 | None | 36 | 2020-10-12 |
| "Tig Notaro" | 1x06 | 7 | None | 49 | 2020-10-19 |
| "Samantha Cristoforetti" | 1x07 | 8 | None | 28 | 2020-10-26 |
| "Bill McKibben" | 1x08 | 9 | None | 50 | 2020-11-02 |
| "Jeff Russo" | 1x09 | 10 | None | 54 | 2020-11-09 |
Season 2[]
Season 3[]
| Title | Episode | Production number | Guest(s) | Runtime | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "The Actor's Director with Jonathan Frakes" | 3x01 | 26 | None | 56 | 2023-03-07 |
| "Into the Stratosphere with Swapna Krishna" | 3x02 | 27 | None | 56 | 2023-03-21 |
| "Marrying a Trek Fan with Moshe Kasher and Natasha Leggero" | 3x03 | 28 | None | 63 | 2023-04-04 |
| "The Possibility of Life with Jaime Green" | 3x04 | 29 | None | 52 | 2023-04-18 |
| "Comics and Klingons with Christopher Cantwell" | 3x05 | 30 | None | 59 | 2023-05-02 |
| "Building Character Inspirations with Michelle Yeoh" | 3x06 | 31 | None | 62 | 2023-05-16 |
| "Meaningful Asian Representation with Phil Yu" | 3x07 | 32 | None | 65 | 2023-05-30 |
| "Sir Patrick Stewart (Extended Cut) - The Late Show Pod Show with Stephen Colbert" | 3x08 | 33 | None | 29 | 2023-06-13 |
| "John Hodgman's Favorite Episode of The Next Generation" | 3x09 | 34 | None | 74 | 2023-06-27 |
| "From Fan to Science Fiction Consultant with Erin Macdonald" | 3x10 | 35 | None | 75 | 2023-07-25 |
| "The Creation of the Klingon Language - Unsung Science with David Pogue" | 3x11 | 36 | None | 38 | 2023-08-08 |
| Star Trek podcasts |
|---|
| Priority One • Mission Log • Women at Warp • Engage • Mission Log Live • The Trek Files • Daily Star Trek News • Picard Podcast • The Delta Flyers • The Pod Directive • Quoting Gene Roddenberry • Mission Log: Prodigy • Mission Log: Gene-ology • TrekTivism • Khan: Ceti Alpha V |