Jun 30, 2026

Before Star Trek or The Lieutenant Gene Roddenberry explored his role as a television creator by developing a series for one of Hollywood’s biggest stars: Joan Crawford.

This week, Larry welcomes Roddenberry Podcasts Technical Director and Gene-ology co-host Earl Green to examine a 1961 memo in which Gene proposes...

Jun 23, 2026

Earlier this season, we explored an unusual piece of Star Trek history: a proposed sitcom starring Lwaxana Troi. Now, the story takes an unexpected turn.

When listeners helped identify one of the creators behind the never-produced project, The Trek Files tracked down writer and media innovator Jack Myers, who hadn’t...

Jun 16, 2026

The story of Star Trek’s officially licensed 1994 stage production continues this week on The Trek Files as actor Adrian Cohen returns to share even more memories from Star Trek: The Lost Voyage of the Enterprise.

Using a rare 1995 review from Total Theatre Magazine as the document of the week, Adrian and Larry...

Jun 9, 2026

Before there was streaming Trek or “immersive experiences,” there was something almost unbelievable: an officially licensed Star Trek stage play in London in 1994.

This week on The Trek Files, Larry Nemecek welcomes actor Adrian Cohen (credited at the time as Adrian Neil), who played Mr. Spock in the ambitious...

Jun 2, 2026

Thirty years ago, Star Trek: First Contact brought one of the franchise’s most important moments to life: humanity’s first meeting with the Vulcans. This week on The Trek Files, host Larry Nemecek welcomes actor, writer, and Does It Fly? co-host Tamara Krinsky for a uniquely personal look behind the scenes of that...