Star Trek Club embarks on a new journey with the pilot episode of Discovery, ‘The Vulcan Hello.’ We discuss the Klingon redesign, Michael’s mutiny, and how much we love Captain Georgiou. Check out our Picard season 1 wrap-up on the Space Nerds Patroncast! https://www.patreon.com/posts/36325947
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This week on the Space Nerds podcast:SPACE NEWS: (Starts at 12:24) Andi and Jesse discuss a newly discovered exoplanet with remarkable similarities to Earth. Check out the article from NASA: https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/earth-size-habitable-zone-planet-found-hidden-in-early-nasa-kepler-dataSTAR TREK TNG: (Starts at 27:07) Andi just finished her first full viewing of Star Trek The Next Generation! Jesse picks her brain about her experiences with his favorite show.STAR WARS CLUB: (Starts at 56:55) Star Wars Club assembles to discuss the casting of Rosario Read more…
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The finale of Star Trek Picard season 1 is here! Our Star Trek Club shares thoughts and feelings about how the first season wrapped up, the season as a whole, and what we want from season 2. We are excited to announce that next week we will be diving into Star Trek Discovery from the very beginning, so be sure to watch the premiere episode ‘The Vulcan Hello’ as your Star Trek homework!
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This week on the Space Nerds podcast: SPACE NEWS: (starts at 9:52) Interstellar Comet 21/Borisov may have come to our solar system to die! Learn more in the article from sciencealert.com: https://www.sciencealert.com/interstellar-comet-2i-borisov-seems-to-have-come-here-only-to-die BLACK MIRROR: (Starts at 14:48) Our episode by episode journey through Black Mirror continues! This week we face the horror of a cartoon character running for elected office in ‘The Waldo Moment,’ before Jon Hamm conditions our digital consciousness in ‘White Christmas.’ As Read more…
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Our Star Trek club dives into part one of the Star Trek Picard season 1 finale. We ask how many Soongs is too many Soongs, throw some love on space orchids, and debate our split opinions over the episode’s quality.
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This week on the Space Nerds podcast: SPACE NEWS: (Starts at 2:03) Andi beams in to discuss the possibility that the building blocks of matter may experience consciousness, as reported at Futurism.com: https://futurism.com/professor-claims-electrons-quarks-experience-consciousness LOST IN SPACE: (Starts at 39:38) Andi and Jesse share their mostly spoiler-free thoughts on Netflix’s Lost in Space second season.DOUG SPACE NINE: (Starts at 50:03) We continue our episode by episode journey through Star Trek Deep Space Nine with the first Read more…
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The Space Nerds Star Trek Club discusses Star Trek Picard episode 8, ‘Broken Pieces.’ We parse through the massive info dump in this episode, discussing the motivations of the Zhat Vash, a room full of holograms, Queen Seven of Nine and more. Connect with the Space Nerds Star Trek Club on Twitter or Instagram: Jesse: https://twitter.com/spacenerdjesse Doug: https://twitter.com/DouglasWFail Sarah: https://www.instagram.com/saraha_cha_cha Andi: https://www.instagram.com/andialhadeff The modern Star Trek renaissance is happening on CBS All Access! To sign Read more…
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This week on the Space Nerds podcast: SPACE NEWS: (starts at 10:18) Jayne and Jesse recently reported on the sudden dimming of the red supergiant star Betelgeuse, and now scientists believe they can explain the phenomenon. Learn more in an article from Space.com: https://www.space.com/betelgeuse-star-dimming-just-dust.html FIREFLY: (starts at 20:55) We continue our journey through the Firefly ‘verse with episode 9, Ariel. Simon embraces crime with an elaborate caper to steal medical supplies while simultaneously breaking in Read more…
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This week on the Space Nerds podcast: SPACE NEWS: (Starts at 2:00) A new spacecraft is heading towards the center of our solar system to study the sun closer than ever before. Dubbed the Solar Orbiter, this probe will observe the sun’s polar regions which have never been seen directly. Doug, Jayne and Andi join us to discuss this article from The Verge: https://www.theverge.com/2020/2/8/21120233/solar-orbiter-spacecraft-nasa-esa-mission-sun-poles STAR WARS CLUB: (Starts at 14:40) Our Star Wars Club reassembles Read more…
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