Square podcast artwork for “The Prime Detective.” Cream-colored title text on black with a teal Star Trek delta outline in the background. A yellow magnifying glass highlights the “Let’s Talk About Treks” logo inside it, featuring rainbow-colored stacked text and a small Star Trek delta symbol.

Happy New Year! So say we all!

This week: A special preview episode from Let’s Talk About Treks, a weekly Star Trek podcast hosted by the enigmatic Earl Grey and jaQ` Darino (aka David Moody).

Their tagline is “an episodic review of today’s visions of the future,” and most weeks, they’re doing exactly that — breaking down new episodes of Star Trek as they air. From Strange New Worlds to Star Trek Scouts and everything in between.

They have been incredibly supportive of The Prime Detective. David, for example, was instrumental in guiding me through all the back end podcasting shenanigans, and they’ve trusted me with this abbreviated preview from a show that normally lives behind a paywall.

It’s called Segment 31 — a looser, more conversational series where David and Earl wander off the bridge and talk about whatever’s on their minds: Comic books, politics, dog shows, time travel… and occasionally, science fiction fandom itself.

Today’s episode comes from that Patreon-only feed.

This particular Segment 31 centers on David’s trip with his partner Chris to Chicago in 2024 for a Battlestar Galactica convention — and the genuinely wonderful way he chose to commemorate it.

See the image David had signed at the con here.

“Let’s Talk About Treks” is available at letstalkabouttreks.com or wherever you listen to podcasts.

Credits:
This episode of “The Prime Detective” was produced and hosted by Grayson Thagard.

Music for “The Prime Detective” is composed by Ben Wise: https://benwise.bandcamp.com/

Website and publishing support thanks to David Moody, Producer: “Let’s Talk About Treks” The Podcast.

“The Prime Detective” logo was created by Julie Hendrickson.

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