Transporter Room 3: The Star Trek Podcast

Star Trek: Discovery is back for its second season -- and the wait was totally worth it. We breakdown the Season 2 premiere, full of Tilly one-liners, alien organs and Pike's "very colorful" new uniform. Oh, and then there’s lil’ Spock to also discuss… Plus, if you're having a hard time keeping up with the tonnage of recent Trek news, we’ve got you covered with a quick recap of the franchise's latest expansion plans.

New year, new episode of Transporter Room 3! 2019 is not just the year of Replicants and umbrellas with florescent bars for handles, it's also the 26th anniversary of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and this week we revisit why that is and share a bit of behind-the-scenes info you didn't know about DS9. We also review the new and final Short Trek, “The Escape Artist” -- Harry Mudd's back and it's good!

In this special bonus episode, Phil and Scott dive into the reader mailbag to answer a ton of questions from you guys. And then very special guest John Eaves beams in for a lengthy chat about his work as a concept artist and model maker on the many different iterations of Star Trek he’s been involved with over the years. Listen, this guy has designed three Enterprises (and counting)!

This week we snapshot our reactions to the newest Star Trek: Discovery Season 2 trailer (why is Spock writing crazy things on the floor?!), review the latest Short Trek, "The Brightest Star" -- AKA The One All About Saru -- and, if you're looking for a last-minute holiday gift, we discuss the Discovery Season 1 Blu-ray.

A Pulitzer Prize winner beaming into TR3? Make it so! This week, author Michael Chabon himself stops by to discuss his new Short Treks installment, “Calypso,” as well as what it’s like working on the upcoming Picard show. Plus, Phil and Scott dive into the episode too, which jumps a thousand years into Star Trek’s future to give us an outer-space retelling of Homer’s The Odyssey… or at least the part involving the nymph of the title!

You haven't experience a wedding until you've done it Klingon-style. Deep Space Nine is full of underrated gems, and "You Are Cordially Invited" is definitely near the top of that list. This episode has everything: Dax holding buckets, Martok's wife, a fire dancer, and Worf's terrible parenting in REAL-TIME! Having aired in November of 1997, almost 21 years ago to the week, we'll tell you why this episode still holds up.

Star Trek: Lower Decks is announced! Short Treks: "Calypso" gets a trailer, and promises a 1,000-year time jump! And we review the beloved DS9 episode "One Little Ship"! Also, lots of exclamation marks!

Spock has a beard! Tilly has a Short Trek! We chat with Discovery star Sonequa Martin-Green and producer Alex Kurtzman about Season 2! And so much more in our latest episode!

Star Trek fans got it really good right now -- thanks, Discovery and the Captain Picard Show! So how to make it even better? More Trek spinoffs set in the Deep Space Nine universe, of course.

We're back with a shiny new episode about Picard, Spock 3.0, Star Trek 4 (or the lack thereof)… and even more Picard!

Ladies and gentlemen, Jean-Luc Picard is back. That’s right: Patrick Stewart has confirmed that he is returning to play the legendary character in an all-new Star Trek series for CBS All Access! Let's break down what this all means...

It's finally here -- Transporter Room 3's take on "The Cage"! Star Trek's first pilot is like a club Stefon would recommend. It has everything: Female yeomans, phaser canons, throbbing telepaths, green alien slave girls, dated sexism -- EVERYTHING. So how well does Captain Pike's first mission hold up? And how well does it jive with Discovery, the show it shares a timeline with? Listen and find out.

Picard lives another man's life and discovers Data's severed head. Must be Friday! This week, we recap the classic "The Inner Light" and the dull misfire "Time's Arrow." Plus, what's up with the rumors of a new Captain Picard show?!

Black Alert. Black Alert. Star Trek: Discovery just lost its showrunners, but it’s not like that’s happened before. (Oh wait!) We dive in on the behind the scenes drama in this week’s TR3, and then we also review another batch of Next Generation Season 5 episodes while we’re at it.

Wesley's on trial, Famke Janssen beams in for some lovey-dovey Picard stuff… and Scott is so NOT a fan of floating holographic heads. This week we continue our breakdown of Season 5 TNG with quick reviews of Ron Moore's "The First Duty," the boring AF "Cost of Living," and the genius "A Perfect Mate." Plus, have you seen that original Saru make-up design?!

It's time for time loops, Captain Pike and The Avengers! We’re back with a recap of all the recent Star Trek news (Discovery and movies, plural!) plus our take on the classic TNG episode "Cause and Effect." Plus, a very special Red Shirt...

Star Trek: The Next Generation's Season 5 episode "The Outcast" is just as timely and relevant now as it was 26 years ago. And we’re talking about it! Plus, Discovery news -- and all of our main topics this episode involve swappin’ spit in one form or another. Win!

For over 50 years, they’ve been Star Trek’s biggest bads -- and thanks to Star Trek Discovery, the Klingons are back in a big way. So this week we're going all Klingon. First up, we have a very special interview with the once and future Chancellor of the Klingon High Council, Gowron himself -- Robert O’Reilly! And then we’re looking back at some of our favorite Klingon stories ever!

Star Trek: Discovery recently ended its first season. And it's the best first season of any Trek series since the original one. Why? We're gonna tell you in this week's episode of TR3.

It's time for a very special bonus episode of TR3 featuring none other than Mary Chieffo herself -- a.k.a., L’Rell! We talk the Disco finale, L’Rell’s future, and much more (Grilka!).