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From the personal archives of Gene Roddenberry - your weekly deep dive into Star Trek history. Hosted by "Dr. Trek" Larry Nemecek, Executive Producer Rod Roddenberry. See the documents at facebook.com/thetrekfiles For more great podcasts, visit podcasts.roddenberry.com

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13-24 “Fire.” – Jonathan Frakes on Best of Both Worlds

Jul 8, 2025

We’re ending the season with a bang. Literally.

In our finale, The Trek Files revisits a seemingly ordinary Next Generation call sheet from 1990… the day a single scene changed Star Trek history. That’s when Commander Riker gave the iconic order to fire on a Borg cube with Captain Picard aboard.

Joining us is the...

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The Launch of Discovery – and the Franchise Era of Star Trek

Jul 1, 2025

For the first time, The Trek Files sets course for Trek’s modern streaming era, and it all begins with a ship.

We’re looking back at the 2016 press release that introduced the U.S.S. Discovery to the world at San Diego Comic-Con, marking the first step into a new era of Star Trek on television. Our guest is Adam...

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