• WeeklyTrek #303: Interview Special: Brian Volk-Weiss Discusses Big Plans for the Future of Star Trek Action Figures
    Mar 17 2026

    On this week's episode of WeeklyTrek, TrekCore's news podcast, host Alex Perry is joined by Nacelle Company CEO Brian Volk-Weiss for a supplemental interview special.

    With Wave One of Nacelle's new line of 1:10 scale Star Trek action figures shipping to customers (Alex has his and is very impressed!), Brian returns to WeeklyTrek to talk about the journey to wave one shipping – including the three month delay in fulfillment caused by issues with the factory in China – and what the company has learned for wave two and beyond.

    In addition, we discuss future waves, the recently announced Original Series Enterprise bridge replica Nacelle will be selling, Nacelle's approach to exclusives like the recent Romulan Kirk exclusive for the Star Trek Cruise, and Brian gives us lots of hints and teases about unannounced figures and products coming up from Nacelle.

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    1 hr and 1 min
  • WeeklyTrek #302: Alex Kurtzman Says He's Started Talking with Paramount about Star Trek's Future
    Mar 17 2026

    On this week's episode of WeeklyTrek, TrekCore's news podcast, host Alex Perry is joined by Marina Kravchuk to discuss all the latest Star Trek news.

    This week, Alex and his guest discuss the following stories from around the web:

    • TrekMovie: Exclusive: Alex Kurtzman On Starting Discussions With Paramount Skydance Over The Future Of Star Trek TV (05:39)

    • TrekMovie: Interview: 'Star Trek: Starfleet Academy' Showrunners Talk Season Finale Messages, Tease Season 2 Villain (11:28)

    • TrekMovie: Exclusive Update On The 'Star Trek: Year One' Series Pitch And Status Of The 'Strange New Worlds' Sets (20:11)

    • TrekMovie: The Doctor Is Your Acerbic Waze Navigator In New 'Star Trek: Starfleet Academy' Update (27:30)

    In addition, stick around to hear Marina's hope that we'll have more direction on the future of the Star Trek franchise by the end of 2026, and Alex offer his thoughts about the first wave of Nacelle's Star Trek action figures now that he has them in hand – spoiler alert: he's very impressed.

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    43 mins
  • WeeklyTrek #301: Star Trek Starfleet Academy Wraps Filming on Season 2
    Mar 1 2026

    On this week's episode of WeeklyTrek, TrekCore's news podcast, host Alex Perry is joined by Jenn Tifft to discuss all the latest Star Trek news.

    This week, Alex and his guest discuss the following stories from around the web:

    • TrekCore: STAR TREK: STARFLEET ACADEMY Wraps Filming on Season 2 (10:35)

    • TrekCore: Interview — STAR TREK: STARFLEET ACADEMY's George Hawkins on His "Fishboy" Alter Ego, Cadet Darem Reymi (19:23)

    • TrekMovie: Interview: Bella Shepard On Genesis' Secret And The Impact On 'Star Trek: Starfleet Academy' Season 2 (32:17)

    • TrekCore: Fanhome Announces Expansion to STAR TREK STARSHIPS Collection, with Additions from STARFLEET ACADEMY, STRANGE NEW WORLDS, and More (40:33)

    In addition, stick around to hear Jenn discuss her position on the question of where in Scotland Montgomery Scott was born, and Alex discuss the unique challenges that face Star Trek writers in dropping color into their scripts that builds out the Star Trek world.

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    1 hr
  • WeeklyTrek #300: The Star Trek Set Tour Launches Kickstarter to Permanently House Original Galileo Shuttlecraft
    Feb 22 2026

    On this week's episode of WeeklyTrek, TrekCore's news podcast, host Alex Perry is joined by The Final Frontiersman host Bill Barbato to discuss all the latest Star Trek news.

    This week, Alex and his guest discuss the following stories from around the web:

    • TrekCore: STAR TREK: THE ORIGINAL SERIES SET TOUR Volunteers Launch 'Land the Galileo' Kickstarter Campaign (11:46)

    • TrekMovie: Interview: 'Star Trek Voyager: Across The Unknown' Developer On Giving Players "The Weight Of Command" (17:26)

    • TrekCore: IDW Launching Two New STAR TREK Comic Series in September, Additional CELEBRATIONS One-Shots, and More! (27:37)

    • TrekCore: Titan Books Announces 40th Anniversary Look Back at STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME (33:16)

    In addition, stick around to hear Bill discuss the current (woeful) state of international distribution for Star Trek in countries like Japan, and Alex continue his reflection on the current state of the Star Trek discourse on social media, this time kicked off by allegations of the use of artificial intelligence in Starfleet Academy.

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    54 mins
  • WeeklyTrek #299: Tawny Newsome Discusses the Big Sisko Episode of Star Trek Starfleet Academy
    Feb 8 2026

    On this week's episode of WeeklyTrek, TrekCore's news podcast, host Alex Perry is joined by Bill Mann to discuss all the latest Star Trek news.

    This week, Alex and his guest discuss the following stories from around the web:

    • TrekMovie: Interview: Tawny Newsome On "Gargantuan Task" To Give DS9 "Resolution" On 'Star Trek: Starfleet Academy' (10:42)

    • ScreenRant: 27 Years Later, Cirroc Lofton Thought His Star Trek Comeback Would "Never Happen" (28:10)

    • TrekMovie: Interview: Oded Fehr On Vance Being "Tough" (But Not A Star Trek "Badmiral") On 'Starfleet Academy' (35:13)

    • TrekCore: Nacelle Toys Announces STAR TREK Original Series Bridge Playset, Plus: Corrected Wave 1 Figures On the Way (42:22)

    In addition, stick around to hear Bill theorize about when the next three seasons of Star Trek that have been filmed – Strange New Worlds seasons four and five and Starfleet Academy season two – will air, and Alex comment on the current state of the discourse around Starfleet Academy.

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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • WeeklyTrek #298: Star Trek Starfleet Academy Streaming Ratings Trending Higher Than Comparable Trek Shows
    Feb 1 2026

    On this week's episode of WeeklyTrek, TrekCore's news podcast, host Alex Perry is joined by Kara Amens to discuss all the latest Star Trek news.

    This week, Alex and his guest discuss the following stories from around the web:

    • TrekMovie: Initial Data Shows 'Starfleet Academy' Performing "Well Ahead" Of Other Paramount+ Star Trek Series (05:44)

    • SlashFilm: Star Trek: Starfleet Academy's Shocking New Status Quo For Klingons, Explained By The Showrunners [Exclusive] (12:51)

    • TrekCore: Interview — STAR TREK: STARFLEET ACADEMY's Raoul Bhaneja on the War College's Commander Kelrec (20:58)

    • TrekMovie: 'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' Nominated For 4 Saturn Awards, Including Best Sci-Fi Series (26:11)

    In addition, stick around to hear Kara's opinion about the use of zippers in the 32nd century, and Alex discuss how much he's enjoying the story structure of the episodes of Starfleet Academy we've seen to date.

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    42 mins
  • WeeklyTrek #297: Star Trek Section 31 Nominated For Five Razzie Awards
    Jan 24 2026

    On this week's episode of WeeklyTrek, TrekCore's news podcast, host Alex Perry is joined by Lee Hutchison to discuss all the latest Star Trek news.

    This week, Alex and his guest discuss the following stories from around the web:

    • TrekMovie: 'Star Trek: Section 31' Nominated For 5 Razzie Awards (09:08)

    • TrekCore: INTERVIEW — Robert Picardo Reactivates Voyager's EMH for STAR TREK: STARFLEET ACADEMY (16:53)

    • TrekMovie: 'Star Trek: Starfleet Academy' Coming To SkyShowtime In Europe In February (25:29)

    • TrekCore: New STAR TREK: STARFLEET ACADEMY Tie-In Comic Series Announced for April (34:04)

    In addition, stick around to hear Lee discuss how he thinks Starfleet Academy could continue to evolve and Alex make fun of people who are deeply offended by Holly Hunter's performance as Nahla Ake and how she decides to sit on chairs.

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    55 mins
  • WeeklyTrek #296: The Cast of Star Trek Starfleet Academy Discuss the Series First Two Episodes
    Jan 18 2026

    On this week's episode of WeeklyTrek, TrekCore's news podcast, host Alex Perry is joined by Clonestar Podcast co-host Jodi Pickens to discuss all the latest Star Trek news.

    This week, Alex and his guest discuss the following stories from around the web:

    • TrekCore: INTERVIEW — We Chat with Paul Giamatti and Holly Hunter About Their New STAR TREK: STARFLEET ACADEMY Characters (10:07)

    • TrekCore: INTERVIEW — Sandro Rosta and Gina Yashere Beam Aboard STAR TREK: STARFLEET ACADEMY (20:55)

    • TrekMovie: Exclusive: Tawny Newsome Gives Update On Live-Action Star Trek Comedy – "We're Ready!" (28:00)

    • TrekMovie: STLV 2026 Convention Celebrating Star Trek's 60th Anniversary Is Close To Selling Out Early (37:10)

    In addition, stick around to hear Jodi make a plug for the Star Trek: Voyager "Homecoming" comic series and Alex reflect on how Starfleet Academy's optimism is hitting at exactly the right time for…well, everything around us.

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    50 mins