The Prime Detective

True Crimes, Strange Coincidences, and Cultural Controversies that Collide with the ‘Final Frontier’

The Prime Detective is a podcast that follows the strange new worlds where Star Trek and real life overlap. From cults and crimes to fame and culture, we explore how Trek and other sci-fi franchises have inspired, and sometimes interfered with, actual events here on Earth. It’s part fandom deep dive, part true-crime mystery, uncovering the ways our favorite stories escape the screen and into reality.

  • The Black Mirror murder
  • Like ‘Clockwork’: Fans overreact to Star Trek death with violent threats
  • Costume vs. Courtroom: Why a Trekkie Was Kicked Off a Trial That Shaped a Presidency
  • Skin of evil: The Starfleet face of Michael Myers
  • The Phantom Crimes of NCC-1701
  • Introducing “The Prime Detective”
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