• WeeklyTrek #306: Star Trek Strange New Worlds Returns on July 23 and Debuts First Season 4 Teaser
    Apr 27 2026

    On this week's episode of WeeklyTrek, TrekCore's news podcast, host Alex Perry is joined by Peter Hong to discuss all the latest Star Trek news.

    This week, Alex and his guest discuss the following stories from around the web:

    • TrekCore: STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS Season 4 Returns July 23 with Cowboys, Black Holes… and Dinosaurs?! (12:54)

    • TrekMovie: Star Trek Universe Auction Announced; 'Starfleet Academy' AND 'Strange New Worlds' Sets Dismantled (19:58)

    • TrekCore: Creation Entertainment Announces Philadelphia STAR TREK Convention to Extend 60th Anniversary Plans (29:43)

    • TrekCore: New STAR TREK TIMELINES Book Explores Trek's Multiverse (38:51)

    In addition, stick around to Peter discuss his wish for more Star Trek reference books like they produced in the 1990s, and Alex's current odds that the Kurtzman era is likely drawing to a close as Strange New Worlds and Starfleet Academy come to an end.

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    58 mins
  • WeeklyTrek #305: Project Hail Mary Author Andy Weir Criticizes Kurtzman Era Star Trek Then Apologizes
    Apr 11 2026

    On this week's episode of WeeklyTrek, TrekCore's news podcast, host Alex Perry is joined by Sam Nelson to discuss all the latest Star Trek news.

    This week, Alex and his guest discuss the following stories from around the web:

    • Deadline: Andy Weir Apologizes To Alex Kurtzman Over 'Star Trek' Remarks (08:36)

    • io9: 'Starfleet Academy' Season 3 Could Have Done the 'Voyager' Sequel Episode of Robert Picardo's Dreams (17:45)

    • TrekMovie: Romulan War, Col. Green, Borg Queen's Origin: Writers Reveal Untold 'Star Trek: Enterprise' Season 5 Stories (23:31)

    • TrekCore: Nacelle Unveils Newest STAR TREK Action Figure Preview: Dr. McCoy, To-Scale Biobed Accessory, and Bridge Turbolift Alcove (30:47)

    In addition, stick around to hear Sam discuss how he is embracing the unknown over the future of the Star Trek franchise in the wake of the cancelation of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, and Alex discusses enjoying watching a lot of Star Trek as he gears up to launch a brand new podcast (but don't worry, WeeklyTrek isn't going anywhere!)

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    48 mins
  • WeeklyTrek #304: Star Trek Starfleet Academy Has Been Cancelled. Is the Kurtzman Era Finished?
    Mar 30 2026

    On this week's episode of WeeklyTrek, TrekCore's news podcast, host Alex Perry is joined by Thad Hait and Caleb Dorsch to discuss all the latest Star Trek news.

    This week, Alex and his guest discuss the big news of the week in an episode-long panel discussion:

    • TrekCore: Breaking — STAR TREK: STARFLEET ACADEMY Ends with Season 2, Wrapping Known Kurtzman-Era Productions

    Alex, Thad, and Caleb discuss their feelings about the end of Starfleet Academy, what this means for the future of Alex Kurtzman and Secret Hideout's role in charge of the Star Trek franchise, whether the franchise will pivot from television shows back to movies, and what shows we would greenlight if Paramount Skydance handed us the keys to Star Trek following Alex Kurtzman.

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    1 hr and 1 min
  • WeeklyTrek #303: Interview Special: Brian Volk-Weiss Discusses Big Plans for the Future of Star Trek Action Figures
    Mar 17 2026

    On this week's episode of WeeklyTrek, TrekCore's news podcast, host Alex Perry is joined by Nacelle Company CEO Brian Volk-Weiss for a supplemental interview special.

    With Wave One of Nacelle's new line of 1:10 scale Star Trek action figures shipping to customers (Alex has his and is very impressed!), Brian returns to WeeklyTrek to talk about the journey to wave one shipping – including the three month delay in fulfillment caused by issues with the factory in China – and what the company has learned for wave two and beyond.

    In addition, we discuss future waves, the recently announced Original Series Enterprise bridge replica Nacelle will be selling, Nacelle's approach to exclusives like the recent Romulan Kirk exclusive for the Star Trek Cruise, and Brian gives us lots of hints and teases about unannounced figures and products coming up from Nacelle.

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    1 hr and 1 min
  • WeeklyTrek #302: Alex Kurtzman Says He's Started Talking with Paramount about Star Trek's Future
    Mar 17 2026

    On this week's episode of WeeklyTrek, TrekCore's news podcast, host Alex Perry is joined by Marina Kravchuk to discuss all the latest Star Trek news.

    This week, Alex and his guest discuss the following stories from around the web:

    • TrekMovie: Exclusive: Alex Kurtzman On Starting Discussions With Paramount Skydance Over The Future Of Star Trek TV (05:39)

    • TrekMovie: Interview: 'Star Trek: Starfleet Academy' Showrunners Talk Season Finale Messages, Tease Season 2 Villain (11:28)

    • TrekMovie: Exclusive Update On The 'Star Trek: Year One' Series Pitch And Status Of The 'Strange New Worlds' Sets (20:11)

    • TrekMovie: The Doctor Is Your Acerbic Waze Navigator In New 'Star Trek: Starfleet Academy' Update (27:30)

    In addition, stick around to hear Marina's hope that we'll have more direction on the future of the Star Trek franchise by the end of 2026, and Alex offer his thoughts about the first wave of Nacelle's Star Trek action figures now that he has them in hand – spoiler alert: he's very impressed.

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    43 mins
  • WeeklyTrek #301: Star Trek Starfleet Academy Wraps Filming on Season 2
    Mar 1 2026

    On this week's episode of WeeklyTrek, TrekCore's news podcast, host Alex Perry is joined by Jenn Tifft to discuss all the latest Star Trek news.

    This week, Alex and his guest discuss the following stories from around the web:

    • TrekCore: STAR TREK: STARFLEET ACADEMY Wraps Filming on Season 2 (10:35)

    • TrekCore: Interview — STAR TREK: STARFLEET ACADEMY's George Hawkins on His "Fishboy" Alter Ego, Cadet Darem Reymi (19:23)

    • TrekMovie: Interview: Bella Shepard On Genesis' Secret And The Impact On 'Star Trek: Starfleet Academy' Season 2 (32:17)

    • TrekCore: Fanhome Announces Expansion to STAR TREK STARSHIPS Collection, with Additions from STARFLEET ACADEMY, STRANGE NEW WORLDS, and More (40:33)

    In addition, stick around to hear Jenn discuss her position on the question of where in Scotland Montgomery Scott was born, and Alex discuss the unique challenges that face Star Trek writers in dropping color into their scripts that builds out the Star Trek world.

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    1 hr
  • WeeklyTrek #300: The Star Trek Set Tour Launches Kickstarter to Permanently House Original Galileo Shuttlecraft
    Feb 22 2026

    On this week's episode of WeeklyTrek, TrekCore's news podcast, host Alex Perry is joined by The Final Frontiersman host Bill Barbato to discuss all the latest Star Trek news.

    This week, Alex and his guest discuss the following stories from around the web:

    • TrekCore: STAR TREK: THE ORIGINAL SERIES SET TOUR Volunteers Launch 'Land the Galileo' Kickstarter Campaign (11:46)

    • TrekMovie: Interview: 'Star Trek Voyager: Across The Unknown' Developer On Giving Players "The Weight Of Command" (17:26)

    • TrekCore: IDW Launching Two New STAR TREK Comic Series in September, Additional CELEBRATIONS One-Shots, and More! (27:37)

    • TrekCore: Titan Books Announces 40th Anniversary Look Back at STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME (33:16)

    In addition, stick around to hear Bill discuss the current (woeful) state of international distribution for Star Trek in countries like Japan, and Alex continue his reflection on the current state of the Star Trek discourse on social media, this time kicked off by allegations of the use of artificial intelligence in Starfleet Academy.

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    54 mins
  • WeeklyTrek #299: Tawny Newsome Discusses the Big Sisko Episode of Star Trek Starfleet Academy
    Feb 8 2026

    On this week's episode of WeeklyTrek, TrekCore's news podcast, host Alex Perry is joined by Bill Mann to discuss all the latest Star Trek news.

    This week, Alex and his guest discuss the following stories from around the web:

    • TrekMovie: Interview: Tawny Newsome On "Gargantuan Task" To Give DS9 "Resolution" On 'Star Trek: Starfleet Academy' (10:42)

    • ScreenRant: 27 Years Later, Cirroc Lofton Thought His Star Trek Comeback Would "Never Happen" (28:10)

    • TrekMovie: Interview: Oded Fehr On Vance Being "Tough" (But Not A Star Trek "Badmiral") On 'Starfleet Academy' (35:13)

    • TrekCore: Nacelle Toys Announces STAR TREK Original Series Bridge Playset, Plus: Corrected Wave 1 Figures On the Way (42:22)

    In addition, stick around to hear Bill theorize about when the next three seasons of Star Trek that have been filmed – Strange New Worlds seasons four and five and Starfleet Academy season two – will air, and Alex comment on the current state of the discourse around Starfleet Academy.

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    1 hr and 4 mins