Daily Star Trek News

CBS All Access offers free “culturally relevant” Star Trek episodes, and pledges Black Lives Matter donations, one Enterprising fan builds a perfect miniature model of the Enterprise-D bridge, and I’ve got this week in Trek history! Support Daily Star Trek News on Patreon: https://patreon.com/dailystartreknews Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts For more great Star Trek podcasts: https://podcasts.roddenberry.com Website: https://www.dailystartreknews.com Email: info@dailystartreknews.com Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @dailytreknews

Akiva Goldsman hints at more Starfleet and maybe more Brent Spiner in future Star Trek: Picard, Jonathan Frakes refers to “Code of Honor” as an “embarrassment”, but is optimistic for “radical real change” in the future, and I’ve got this week’s Trek trivia! Today’s Daily Star Trek News is sponsored by Podcorn. Connect directly with brands and start monetizing your podcast today at podcorn.com. Support Daily Star Trek News on Patreon: https://patreon.com/dailystartreknews Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts For more great Star Trek podcasts: https://podcasts.roddenberry.com Website: https://www.dailystartreknews.com Email: info@dailystartreknews.com Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @dailytreknews

Jonathan Frakes, like all of us, hopes Captain Riker will return in Star Trek: Picard season 2, George Takei expresses support for anti-racist protesters, and Star Trek guest actor Mel Winkler has passed away at the age of 78. We’re catching up on the weekend’s Star Trek news! Today’s Daily Star Trek News is sponsored by Podcorn. Connect directly with brands and start monetizing your podcast today at podcorn.com. Support Daily Star Trek News on Patreon: https://patreon.com/dailystartreknews Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts For more great Star Trek podcasts: https://podcasts.roddenberry.com Website: https://www.dailystartreknews.com Email: info@dailystartreknews.com Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @dailytreknews

Film and television production in Hollywood could resume as early as today, there’s a new “second wave” of The Plague Nerdalogues, featuring Jar Jar Binks actor Ahmed Best as Captain Picard, and I’ve got the answer to Tuesday’s trivia question. Support Daily Star Trek News on Patreon: https://patreon.com/dailystartreknews Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts For more great Star Trek podcasts: https://podcasts.roddenberry.com Website: https://www.dailystartreknews.com Email: info@dailystartreknews.com Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @dailytreknews

Jonathan Frakes has been asked to direct Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Sir Patrick Stewart talks about being starstruck by a former Romanian gymnast, and I’ve got upcoming virtual Star Trek events to look forward to! Support Daily Star Trek News on Patreon: https://patreon.com/dailystartreknews Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts For more great Star Trek podcasts: https://podcasts.roddenberry.com Website: https://www.dailystartreknews.com Email: info@dailystartreknews.com Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @dailytreknews

Former NBA star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar names Star Trek: Discovery one of his best morale-boosting TV dramas, flags from The Orville will soon be heading to the International Space Station, and I’ve got this week in Trek history! Support Daily Star Trek News on Patreon: https://patreon.com/dailystartreknews Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts For more great Star Trek podcasts: https://podcasts.roddenberry.com Website: https://www.dailystartreknews.com Email: info@dailystartreknews.com Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @dailytreknews

Mike McMahan says Star Trek: Lower Decks season two is in the works, visual effects supervisor Jason Zimmerman talks about the unique challenges for designing Star Trek: Picard, and I’ve got this week’s Trek Trivia. Support Daily Star Trek News on Patreon: https://patreon.com/dailystartreknews Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts For more great Star Trek podcasts: https://podcasts.roddenberry.com Website: https://www.dailystartreknews.com Email: info@dailystartreknews.com Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @dailytreknews

The Official Star Trek Las Vegas Convention has been postponed until December, ViacomCBS pledges $5 million to social justice organizations, and a community is coming together to help rebuild Uncle Hugo’s Science Fiction Bookstore, destroyed in a Minneapolis riot. We’re catching up on the weekend’s Star Trek news! Support Daily Star Trek News on Patreon: https://patreon.com/dailystartreknews Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts For more great Star Trek podcasts: https://podcasts.roddenberry.com Website: https://www.dailystartreknews.com Email: info@dailystartreknews.com Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @dailytreknews

Casey Biggs and Jeffrey Combs talk about their camaraderie on the set of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, two Star Trek actors have sadly passed away, and CONnected virtual community con is coming, a week from Sunday. All this, plus the answer to Tuesday’s trivia question! Support Daily Star Trek News on Patreon: https://patreon.com/dailystartreknews Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts For more great Star Trek podcasts: https://podcasts.roddenberry.com Website: https://www.dailystartreknews.com Email: info@dailystartreknews.com Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @dailytreknews

Go behind the scenes of Star Trek: Short Treks with Alex Kurtzman and Michelle Yeoh, Ronald D. Moore explains how he got Star Trek’s open submission policy started, and I’ve got some online Star Trek events for you to look forward to over the next week! Support Daily Star Trek News on Patreon: https://patreon.com/dailystartreknews Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts For more great Star Trek podcasts: https://podcasts.roddenberry.com Website: https://www.dailystartreknews.com Email: info@dailystartreknews.com Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @dailytreknews

Marina Sirtis and Brent Spiner discuss their return to Star Trek for Star Trek: Picard, Trekkies are banding together to support Black Lives Matter, and I’ve got this week’s Star Trek history! Support Daily Star Trek News on Patreon: https://patreon.com/dailystartreknews Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts For more great Star Trek podcasts: https://podcasts.roddenberry.com Website: https://www.dailystartreknews.com Email: info@dailystartreknews.com Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @dailytreknews

A new Star Trek deepfake convincingly replaces Zachary Quinto with Leonard Nimoy, YouTube channel VioDance posts a violin medley of (almost) every Star Trek theme tune, and I’ve got this week’s Trek trivia! Support Daily Star Trek News on Patreon: https://patreon.com/dailystartreknews Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts For more great Star Trek podcasts: https://podcasts.roddenberry.com Website: https://www.dailystartreknews.com Email: info@dailystartreknews.com Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @dailytreknews

Bryan Fuller explains why a year long “Year of Hell” arc never happened on Star Trek: Voyager, the cast of Voyager break a fundraising record on their reunion livestream, and Star Trek Online helps raise over $130k for charity. We’re catching up on the weekend’s Star Trek news! Support Daily Star Trek News on Patreon: https://patreon.com/dailystartreknews Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts For more great Star Trek podcasts: https://podcasts.roddenberry.com Website: https://www.dailystartreknews.com Email: info@dailystartreknews.com Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @dailytreknews

A couple of late-breaking Star Trek events, William Shatner sends a supportive message to SpaceX astronauts, and ViacomCBS names a new head of Global Distribution. Plus the answer to Tuesday’s trivia! Support Daily Star Trek News on Patreon: https://patreon.com/dailystartreknews Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts For more great Star Trek podcasts: https://podcasts.roddenberry.com Website: https://www.dailystartreknews.com Email: info@dailystartreknews.com Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @dailytreknews

ViacomCBS executives explain Star Trek’s role on CBS All Access, you can join Rod Roddenberry and Adam Nimoy for a Trek Nation watch party, and I’ve got the virtual Star Trek events you can look forward to this weekend! Support Daily Star Trek News on Patreon: https://patreon.com/dailystartreknews Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts For more great Star Trek podcasts: https://podcasts.roddenberry.com Website: https://www.dailystartreknews.com Email: info@dailystartreknews.com Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @dailytreknews

Actor Richard Herd, Star Trek: Voyager’s Admiral Paris has died, age 87, Christian Cooper, the survivor of a viral racist incident in Central Park, turns out to be something of a Star Trek trailblazer, and a monument to Captain Janeway is set to be unveiled in October. Plus history! Support Daily Star Trek News on Patreon: https://patreon.com/dailystartreknews Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts For more great Star Trek podcasts: https://podcasts.roddenberry.com Website: https://www.dailystartreknews.com Email: info@dailystartreknews.com Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @dailytreknews

Kate Mulgrew reflects on Star Trek: Voyager’s 25th anniversary ahead of tonight’s virtual reunion event, Lower Decks creator Mike McMahan explains creating Star Trek comedy without dumbing down Starfleet, and I’ve got this week’s Trek trivia! Support Daily Star Trek News on Patreon: https://patreon.com/dailystartreknews Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts For more great Star Trek podcasts: https://podcasts.roddenberry.com Website: https://www.dailystartreknews.com Email: info@dailystartreknews.com Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @dailytreknews

This week, Chris Peterson joins Daily Star Trek News as a contributing writer. Please welcome him to the show, and hear him in his own words. This is Chris’ Star Trek story. Support Daily Star Trek News on Patreon: https://patreon.com/dailystartreknews Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts For more great Star Trek podcasts: https://podcasts.roddenberry.com Website: https://www.dailystartreknews.com Email: info@dailystartreknews.com Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @dailytreknews

It’s kind of an "other shows that are a bit like Star Trek" day...Seth MacFarlane updates Jimmy Fallon on the state of The Orville season 3, and DC’s Legends of Tomorrow is about to cross over into the Star Trek multiverse. Plus I’m running down the virtual Star Trek events to look forward to this week! Support Daily Star Trek News on Patreon: https://patreon.com/dailystartreknews Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts For more great Star Trek podcasts: https://podcasts.roddenberry.com Website: https://www.dailystartreknews.com Email: info@dailystartreknews.com Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @dailytreknews

Star Trek: Picard producer Akiva Goldsman says the show will continue for as long as its star, Sir Patrick Stewart, wants to do it, and while production has paused for season two, Stewart is keeping busy reading sonnets, with a little help from Jonathan Frakes. All that, plus this week in Trek history! Support Daily Star Trek News on Patreon: https://patreon.com/dailystartreknews Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts For more great Star Trek podcasts: https://podcasts.roddenberry.com Website: https://www.dailystartreknews.com Email: info@dailystartreknews.com Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @dailytreknews