Trek In Time

Trek In Time

Join Sean and Matt as they rewatch all of Star Trek in order and in historical context.

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August 29, 2025 30 mins

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Matt and Sean talk about propaganda, how to spot it, and whether it’s a good storytelling technique, in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Season 3, Episode 7, “What is Starfleet?” 

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Matt and Sean talk about filling in backstory, and whether it’s worth it, in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’, Season 3 Episode 6, “The Sehlat Who Ate Its Tail.” 

  • (00:00) - - Intro
  • (03:11) - - Viewer Feedback
  • (10:54) - - Today's Episode
  • (12:13) - - This Time in History
  • (15:00) - - Episode Discussion

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Matt and Sean talk about parasites in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’, season 3 episode 5, “Through the Lens of Time.” Does the hard sci-fi story make up for the soap opera character development? 

  • (00:00) - - Intro
  • (02:13) - - Today's Episode
  • (03:43) - - This Time in History
  • (08:31) - - Episode Discussion

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Matt and Sean talk about monsters of our own making in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’, season 3 episode 3, “Shuttle to Kenfori” and what holo pursuits look like in episode 4, “A Space Adventure Hour.” Is the show a biting good time or just “holo”? 

  • (00:00) - - Intro
  • (02:36) - - Viewer Feedback
  • (07:24) - - Today's Episodes
  • (10:10) - - This Time in History
  • (13:35) - - 1st Episode Discussion...
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Matt and Sean talk about getting what you wish for (in both story and fanbase) in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’, “Wedding Bell Blues.” Getting to the Q of it all. 

  • (00:00) - - Intro
  • (02:46) - - Viewer Feedback
  • (08:16) - - Today's Episode
  • (10:26) - - This Time in History
  • (13:23) - - Episode Discussion

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Matt and Sean talk about avoiding a massive GORN invasion in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’, “Hegemony,  Part II.” 

  • (00:00) - - Intro
  • (03:59) - - Viewer Feedback
  • (06:02) - - Today's Episode
  • (07:50) - - This Time in History
  • (10:55) - - Episode Discussion

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Matt and Sean talk about overstaying your welcome in Star Trek: The Original Series’, “Return to Tomorrow.” Omnipotent aliens, androids, and love triangles … oh my.

  • (00:00) - - Intro
  • (08:13) - - Viewer Feedback
  • (10:33) - - Today's Episode
  • (15:21) - - This Time in History
  • (27:25) - - Episode Discussion

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Matt and Sean talk about a well done story we’ve seen before in Star Trek: The Original Series’, “By Any Other Name” 

  • (00:00) - - Intro
  • (02:14) - - Viewer Feedback
  • (07:18) - - Today's Episode
  • (13:09) - - This Time in History
  • (21:01) - - Episode Discussion

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Matt and Sean talk about drastic redirection of tone in Star Trek: The Original Series’, “A Piece of the Action.” Was this a good idea?

  • (00:00) - Intro
  • (02:10) - Viewer feedback
  • (06:39) - Today’s episode
  • (11:49) - This time in history
  • (16:06) - Episode discussion

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Matt and Sean talk about fighting a giant amoeba in Star Trek: The Original Series’, “Immunity Syndrome.” Is sacrifice necessary? 

  • (00:00) - - Intro
  • (02:32) - - Viewer Feedback
  • (06:17) - - Today's Episode
  • (08:50) - - This Time in History
  • (15:36) - - Episode Discussion

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Matt and Sean talk about cracks in heroic facades in Star Trek: The Original Series’, “Obsession.” Is Kirk cracking and tilting at windmills? 

  • (00:00) - - Intro
  • (01:19) - - Viewer Feedback
  • (05:34) - - Today's Episode
  • (08:31) - - This Time in History
  • (15:23) - - Episode Discussion

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Matt and Sean talk about amusing ourselves pointlessly in Star Trek: The Original Series’, “Gamesters of Triskelion.” Can rubber brains be defeated? 

  • (00:00) - - Intro
  • (03:36) - - Viewer Feedback
  • (09:34) - - Today's Episode
  • (13:50) - - This Time in History
  • (20:52) - - Episode Discussion

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Matt and Sean talk about a morality tale that can barely hide its Vietnam commentary, in Star Trek: The Original Series’, “Private Little War.” Is the episode intriguing or outdated?

Judy in Disguise (With Glasses): https://youtu.be/I0bLoaVFpTQ?si=bZl9MNsDUppr-jiX

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  • (01:59) - - Viewer Feedback
  • (07:18) - - Today's Episode
  • (12:39) - - This Time in History
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Matt and Sean talk about a murder mystery, the return of Mark Lenard, and how the Federation conducts business in Star Trek: The Original Series’, “Journey to Babel.” Is this episode gibberish or pure Star Trek?

  • (00:00) - - Intro
  • (01:42) - - Viewer Feedback
  • (02:43) - - Today's Episode
  • (05:08) - - This Time in History
  • (09:20) - - Episode Discussion

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Matt and Sean talk about parallel development, 20th century Rome, and some good moments in Star Trek: The Original Series, “Bread and Circuses.” Does this episode rise to the occasion? Or does it knead more time in the oven?

  • (00:00) - - Intro
  • (02:30) - - Viewer Feedback
  • (07:49) - - Today's Episode
  • (09:58) - - This Time in History
  • (17:25) - - Episode Discussion

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Matt and Sean talk about the one Star Trek: The Original Series episode that proved The Orville and Lower Decks could work as a full series. A funny Star Trek episode or just a laughably bad idea?

  • (00:00) - - Intro
  • (03:07) - - Viewer Feedback
  • (07:35) - - Today's Episode
  • (12:35) - - This Time in History
  • (16:51) - - Episode Discussion

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Matt and Sean talk about androids, ignoring previous androids, and what about future androids, in Star Trek: The Original Series, including TOS’s “I, Mudd.” Does this episode hold up, or is it just too … robotic?

  • (00:00) - - Intro
  • (01:46) - - Viewer Feedback
  • (05:08) - - Today's Episode
  • (06:33) - - This Time in History
  • (11:07) - - Episode Discussion

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Matt and Sean talk about how getting old is viewed as a real calamity, in Star Trek: The Original Series’ “The Deadly Years.” Can you teach an old Kirk new tricks? 

  • (00:00) - - Intro
  • (01:46) - - Viewer Feedback
  • (04:57) - - Today's Episode
  • (07:40) - - This Time in History
  • (11:24) - - Episode Discussion

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Matt and Sean talk about spawning not just one fictional universe, but two, in Star Trek: The Original Series episode, Mirror, Mirror. We get to see evil Spock’s evil goatee, but where are the seven dwarfs?

The lost episode of Star Trek: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUMZaR52YaA

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  • (06:38) - - Today's Episode
  • (10:07) - - This Time in History
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Matt and Sean talk about out of control AIs… no, not ChatGPT…  Star Trek: The Original Series, The Apple. An apple a day keeps Bones away. Wait … what? 

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  • (02:19) - - Viewer Feedback
  • (06:17) - - Today's Episode
  • (09:53) - - This Time in History
  • (15:06) - - Episode Discussion

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