Starter Trek
Andrew Ti, Tawny Newsome, Jessie Earl
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Starter Trek is a weekly podcast where Tawny Newsome introduces her friend Andrew Ti to Star Trek episodes without any context. Each week they watch and discuss some of the best, worst, most iconic, and strangest episodes from across the franchise. Producer and superfan Jessie Earl helps guide Andrew through the lore, explaining the difference between things like anti-matter containment units and Tucker Tube arrays. The show mixes episode breakdowns with humorous reactions as Andrew navigates Klingons, Tribbles, Vulcans, and haunted horny candles.
Episodes
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ENT: Bound - "Spicy" Episodes 26.10.2026 56mWe've finally reached the end of our batch of "spicy" episodes with Star Trek: Enterprise's "Bound"! The boys of the NX-01 are down for Orion Slave Women, the girls just get migraines, and Andrew makes the discovery that there are apparently no lesbians aboard the Enterprise. Meanwhile, Tawny and Jessie try to explain how Star Trek managed to make the Orion Slave Girls not technically slaves anymore while somehow making it even weirder. ▶Call us at: 323-389-7223▶Check out the crew's bonus shows at http://suboptimalpods.com.▶Subscribe to the audio podcast wherever you get your favorite podcasts: https://omny.fm/shows/startertrek▶See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.▶A Fine Alpinist Ranch Production - http://www.finealpinistranch.com✔ SOCIAL MEDIA ✔▶Twitter - https://x.com/yoisthisracist ▶Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/yoisthisracist/▶TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@suboptimalpods✔ CREDITS ✔▶Produced By @JessieGender1▶Edited by AJ McKeon▶Original Music by Jay Israelson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. -
VOY: Blood Fever - "Spicy" Episodes 19.10.2026 1h 5mAndrew continues his journey through the 'spiciest' Star Trek episodes with one of Star Trek: Voyager's wildest episodes, Blood Fever! It's got Pon Farr, it's got The Doctor making holodeck adult material, and it's got weird alien tunnels! And don't forget Borg Skeletons! It's got it all, as Jessie and Tawny guide him through!▶Call us at: 323-389-7223▶Check out the crew's bonus shows at http://suboptimalpods.com.▶Subscribe to the audio podcast wherever you get your favorite podcasts: https://omny.fm/shows/startertrek▶See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.▶A Fine Alpinist Ranch Production - http://www.finealpinistranch.com✔ SOCIAL MEDIA ✔▶Twitter - https://x.com/yoisthisracist ▶Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/yoisthisracist/▶TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@suboptimalpods✔ CREDITS ✔▶Produced By @JessieGender1▶Edited by AJ McKeon▶Original Music by Jay Israelson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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DS9: Fascination - "Spicy" Episodes 12.10.2026 1h 31mThe Starter Trek crew continue their journey through Star Trek’s “spiciest” episodes, finally returning to Deep Space Nine, where the queen of Star Trek herself, Lwaxana Troi, brings her horny space menopause aboard the station, while O’Brien faces an even more terrifying danger: being a husband in a 90s marriage storyline.▶Call us at: 323-389-7223▶Check out the crew's bonus shows at http://suboptimalpods.com.▶Subscribe to the audio podcast wherever you get your favorite podcasts: https://omny.fm/shows/startertrek▶See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.▶A Fine Alpinist Ranch Production - http://www.finealpinistranch.com✔ SOCIAL MEDIA ✔▶Twitter - https://x.com/yoisthisracist ▶Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/yoisthisracist/▶TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@suboptimalpods✔ CREDITS ✔▶Produced by @JessieGender1▶Edited by AJ McKeon▶Original Music by Jay Israelson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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TNG: The Naked Now - "Spicy" Episodes 11.10.2026 1h 37mThis week on Starter Trek, Jessie Gender, Tawny Newsome, and Andrew Ti continue their journey through the "spicy" episodes of Star Trek, with The Next Generation's horniest episode, which is wild considering it was the second episode of TNG ever made: "The Naked Now." Why does no one quarantine? Why did the Chief Engineer even need a hypo-spray? Why did DC Fontana take her name off this script? We'll find out soon!▶Call us at: 323-389-7223▶Check out the crew's bonus shows at http://suboptimalpods.com.▶Subscribe to the audio podcast wherever you get your favorite podcasts: https://omny.fm/shows/startertrek▶See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.▶A Fine Alpinist Ranch Production - http://www.finealpinistranch.com✔ SOCIAL MEDIA ✔▶Twitter - https://x.com/yoisthisracist ▶Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/yoisthisracist/▶TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@suboptimalpods✔ CREDITS ✔▶Produced by @JessieGender1▶Edited by AJ McKeon▶Original Music by Jay Israelson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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TOS: Amok Time - "Spicy" Episodes 28.09.2026 1h 21mThis week on Starter Trek, Jessie Gender, Tawny Newsome, and Andrew Ti start their journey through the "spicy" episodes of Star Trek, beginning with the horniest episode of them all: "Amok Time." Why does Spock hate soup, why is Kirk sleeping in his full uniform, why did Jessie talk to a muppet, and where did the iconic Vulcan salute come from? Soon Andrew will know all!▶Call us at: 323-389-7223▶Check out the crew's bonus shows at http://suboptimalpods.com.▶Subscribe to the audio podcast wherever you get your favorite podcasts: https://omny.fm/shows/startertrek▶See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.▶A Fine Alpinist Ranch Production - http://www.finealpinistranch.com ✔ SOCIAL MEDIA ✔▶Twitter - https://x.com/yoisthisracist ▶Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/yoisthisracist/▶TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@suboptimalpods ✔ CREDITS ✔▶Produced By @JessieGender1▶Edited by AJ McKeon▶Original Music by Jay IsraelsonSuboptimal Premium Pods! : https://suboptimalpods.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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DS9: Little Green Men - QUARKSTOP! 21.09.2026 1h 21mThis week on Starter Trek, Jessie Gender, Tawny Newsome, and Andrew Ti take a Quarkstop in “Little Green Men,” where Quark, Rom, and Nog accidentally become the aliens at Roswell; the DS9 writers roast how absurdly much everyone used to smoke in 1950s America; and Quark and Odo get really close.▶Call us at: 323-389-7223▶Check out the crew's bonus shows at http://suboptimalpods.com.▶Subscribe to the audio podcast wherever you get your favorite podcasts: https://omny.fm/shows/startertrek▶See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.▶A Fine Alpinist Ranch Production - http://www.finealpinistranch.com ✔ SOCIAL MEDIA ✔▶Twitter - https://x.com/yoisthisracist ▶Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/yoisthisracist/▶TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@suboptimalpods ✔ CREDITS ✔▶Produced By @JessieGender1▶Edited by AJ McKeon▶Original Music by Jay IsraelsonSuboptimal Premium Pods! : https://suboptimalpods.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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ENT: A Night in Sickbay - "Fuzzy Little Guys" Episodes 14.09.2026 1h 18mThis week on Starter Trek, Jessie Gender, Tawny Newsome, and Andrew Ti tackle “A Night in Sickbay,” where Archer completely loses his mind over Porthos, Phlox turns bedtime into a deeply unsettling performance art piece, and Enterprise proves that sometimes humanity's greatest obstacle to diplomacy is one very stressed man refusing to apologize. ▶Call us at: 323-389-7223▶Check out the crew's bonus shows at http://suboptimalpods.com.▶Subscribe to the audio podcast wherever you get your favorite podcasts: https://omny.fm/shows/startertrek▶See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.▶A Fine Alpinist Ranch Production - http://www.finealpinistranch.com ✔ SOCIAL MEDIA ✔▶Twitter - https://x.com/yoisthisracist ▶Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/yoisthisracist/▶TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@suboptimalpods ✔ CREDITS ✔▶Produced By @JessieGender1▶Edited by AJ McKeon▶Original Music by Jay IsraelsonSuboptimal Premium Pods! : https://suboptimalpods.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Lower Decks: This Is Not the Podcast Yet - Prep 08.09.2026 29mTawny Newsome and Eugene Cordero are about to launch a new rewatch show for Star Trek: Lower Decks. This is not that show yet. This is the prep where they tackle the big questions: where will they receive gifts, whether we can watch the episodes at the gun range, and how they can get a Paramount+ subscription. For Star Trek Day, we're releasing the first episode for FREE! All future episodes of this podcast are available to paid subscribers on Suboptimal Podcasts, with episodes released biweekly! Sign up to get every episode, the progenitor episodes of Starter Trek, support our content, and so much more over at https://suboptimalpods.com/Suboptimal Premium Pods! : https://suboptimalpods.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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VOY: Elogium - "Fuzzy Little Guys" Episodes 07.09.2026 1h 21mThis week on Starter Trek, Tawny, Andrew, and Jessie tackle “Elogium,” where Kes gets space puberty, Andrew tries to figure out why Star Trek doesn't understand cabbage, and somehow the USS Voyager ends up having way more sexual energy than anyone was prepared for. ▶Call us at: 323-389-7223▶Check out the crew's bonus shows at http://suboptimalpods.com.▶Subscribe to the audio podcast wherever you get your favorite podcasts: https://omny.fm/shows/startertrek▶See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.▶A Fine Alpinist Ranch Production - http://www.finealpinistranch.com ✔ SOCIAL MEDIA ✔▶Twitter - https://x.com/yoisthisracist ▶Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/yoisthisracist/▶TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@suboptimalpods ✔ CREDITS ✔▶Produced By @JessieGender1▶Edited by AJ McKeon▶Original Music by Jay IsraelsonSuboptimal Premium Pods! : https://suboptimalpods.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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DS9: Trials and Tribble-ations - "Fuzzy Little Guys" Episodes 31.08.2026 1h 12mDeep Space Nine goes where no crossover had gone before: directly into “The Trouble with Tribbles.” We revisit “Trials and Tribble-ations,” featuring Kirk hero worship, Dax flirting across time, Bashir nearly becoming his own grandfather, and Worf absolutely refusing to explain Klingon foreheads. ▶Call us at: 323-389-7223 ▶Check out the crew's bonus shows at http://suboptimalpods.com. ▶Subscribe to the audio podcast wherever you get your favorite podcasts: https://omny.fm/shows/startertrek ▶See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. ▶A Fine Alpinist Ranch Production - http://www.finealpinistranch.com ✔ SOCIAL MEDIA ✔ ▶Twitter - https://x.com/yoisthisracist ▶Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/yoisthisracist/Suboptimal Premium Pods! : https://suboptimalpods.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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TNG: The Dauphin - "Fuzzy Little Guys" Episodes 24.08.2026 1h 23mThis week on Starter Trek, Wesley Crusher gets his first kiss, meets the girl of his dreams, and discovers her terrifying secret; she's basically a giant monster Furbies. We're talking The Dauphin! ▶Call us at: 323-389-7223 ▶Check out the crew's bonus shows at http://suboptimalpods.com. ▶Subscribe to the audio podcast wherever you get your favorite podcasts: https://omny.fm/shows/startertrek ▶See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. ▶A Fine Alpinist Ranch Production - http://www.finealpinistranch.com ✔ SOCIAL MEDIA ✔ ▶Twitter - https://x.com/yoisthisracist ▶Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/yoisthisracist/Suboptimal Premium Pods! : https://suboptimalpods.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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TAS: More Tribbles, More Trouble - "Fuzzy Little Guys" Episodes 17.08.2026 55mAndrew finally recognizes an episode and rediscovers that his childhood nostalgia survives as Star Trek brings back the Klingons, the grain, and far more tribbles than anyone requested for this animated sequel to the classic episode. ▶Call us at: 323-389-7223 ▶Check out the crew's bonus shows at http://suboptimalpods.com. ▶Subscribe to the audio podcast wherever you get your favorite podcasts: https://omny.fm/shows/startertrek ▶See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. ▶A Fine Alpinist Ranch Production - http://www.finealpinistranch.com ✔ SOCIAL MEDIA ✔ ▶Twitter - https://x.com/yoisthisracist ▶Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/yoisthisracist/Suboptimal Premium Pods! : https://suboptimalpods.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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TOS: The Trouble With Tribbles - "Fuzzy Little Guys" Episodes 10.08.2026 1h 15mAndrew meets Star Trek's most adorable ecological disaster as Kirk battles Klingons, poisoned grain, and an exponentially multiplying pile of purring potatoes. ▶Call us at: 323-389-7223 ▶Check out the crew's bonus shows at http://suboptimalpods.com. ▶Subscribe to the audio podcast wherever you get your favorite podcasts: https://omny.fm/shows/startertrek ▶See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. ▶A Fine Alpinist Ranch Production - http://www.finealpinistranch.com ✔ SOCIAL MEDIA ✔ ▶Twitter - https://x.com/yoisthisracist ▶Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/yoisthisracist/Suboptimal Premium Pods! : https://suboptimalpods.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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DS9: House of Quark - "Quarkstop" Episodes 03.08.2026 1h 23mIt's time for our latest Quarkstop episode, as we dive into HOUSE OF QUARK, where Quark gets caught up in some Klingon scheming while Jessie finds her true Ferengi self. ▶Coming to Trek to Vegas? Join Tawny and the Syfy Sistas at their annual Patreon Thank You Dinner. Fri Aug 7 - Reserve your seat here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fine-alpinist-ranch-supporter-seat-pre-reservation-tickets-1992084897554?aff=oddtdtcreator ▶Call us at: 323-389-7223 ▶Check out the crew's bonus shows at http://suboptimalpods.com. ▶Subscribe to the audio podcast wherever you get your favorite podcasts: https://omny.fm/shows/startertrek ▶See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. ▶A Fine Alpinist Ranch Production - http://www.finealpinistranch.com ✔ SOCIAL MEDIA ✔ ▶Twitter - https://x.com/yoisthisracist ▶Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/yoisthisracist/Suboptimal Premium Pods! : https://suboptimalpods.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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ENT: Stigma - "Trek Was Always Political" Episodes 27.07.2026 1h 22mAndrew dives into Star Trek: Enterprise's big HIV allegory episode "Stigma" as we also meet Dr. Phlox's wife and learn perhaps some... problematic things about polyamory and metaphors for minorities. ▶Coming to Trek to Vegas? Join Tawny and the Syfy Sistas at their annual Patreon Thank You Dinner. Fri Aug 7 - Reserve your seat here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fine-alpinist-ranch-supporter-seat-pre-reservation-tickets-1992084897554?aff=oddtdtcreator ▶Call us at: 323-389-7223 ▶Check out the crew's bonus shows at http://suboptimalpods.com. ▶Subscribe to the audio podcast wherever you get your favorite podcasts: https://omny.fm/shows/startertrek ▶See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. ▶A Fine Alpinist Ranch Production - http://www.finealpinistranch.com ✔ SOCIAL MEDIA ✔ ▶Twitter - https://x.com/yoisthisracist ▶Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/yoisthisracist/Suboptimal Premium Pods! : https://suboptimalpods.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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VOY: Author, Author - "Trek Was Always Political" Episodes 20.07.2026 1h 37mTawny shares some horrifying robots from the past as Andrew tries to understand Starfleet copyright law as the Doctor and Paris make competing holodeck diss tracks as we watch Star Trek: Voyager's Author Author. ▶Coming to Trek to Vegas? Join Tawny and the Syfy Sistas at their annual Patreon Thank You Dinner. Fri Aug 7 - Reserve your seat here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fine-alpinist-ranch-supporter-seat-pre-reservation-tickets-1992084897554?aff=oddtdtcreator ▶Call us at: 323-389-7223 ▶Check out the crew's bonus shows at http://suboptimalpods.com. ▶Subscribe to the audio podcast wherever you get your favorite podcasts: https://omny.fm/shows/startertrek ▶See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. ▶A Fine Alpinist Ranch Production - http://www.finealpinistranch.com ✔ SOCIAL MEDIA ✔ ▶Twitter - https://x.com/yoisthisracist ▶Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/yoisthisracist/Suboptimal Premium Pods! : https://suboptimalpods.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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DS9: Far Beyond the Stars - "Trek Was Always Political" Episodes 13.07.2026 1h 40mTawny shares her love of Gattaca while Andrew tries to understand the magical realism of this fantastic Trek episode without any context! ▶Sign up for the Syfy Sista's Dinner - https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fine-alpinist-ranch-supporter-seat-pre-reservation-tickets-1992084897554?aff=oddtdtcreator ▶Call us at: 323-389-7223 ▶Check out the crew's bonus shows at http://suboptimalpods.com. ▶Subscribe to the audio podcast wherever you get your favorite podcasts: https://omny.fm/shows/startertrek ▶See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. ▶A Fine Alpinist Ranch Production - http://www.finealpinistranch.com ✔ SOCIAL MEDIA ✔ ▶Twitter - https://x.com/yoisthisracist ▶Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/yoisthisracist/ ▶TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@suboptimalpods ✔ CREDITS ✔▶Produced By Jessie Earl ▶Edited by AJ McKeon ▶Original Music by Jay IsraelsonSuboptimal Premium Pods! : https://suboptimalpods.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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TNG: The Outcast - "Trek Was Always Political" Episodes 06.07.2026 1h 23mWe continue our journey through the most overtly political episodes of Trek, with The Next Generation's big episode on LGBTQ issues, "The Outcast." Riker gets a trans girlfriend, Wof wants to join a straight pride parade, and Jonathan Frakes himself gives us a quick thought about the episode! Welcome to Starter Trek, where Tawny Newsome guides her friend Andrew Ti through the endless frontier of the Star Trek universe, along with their producer Jessie Earl. ▶Call us at: 323-389-7223 ▶Check out the crew's bonus shows at http://suboptimalpods.com. ▶YouTube - htt://www.youtube.com/@startertrek ▶Subscribe to the audio podcast wherever you get your favorite podcasts: https://omny.fm/shows/startertrek ▶See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. ▶A Fine Alpinist Ranch Production - http://www.finealpinistranch.com ✔ SOCIAL MEDIA ✔ ▶Twitter - https://x.com/yoisthisracist ▶Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/yoisthisracist/ ▶TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@suboptimalpods ✔ CREDITS ✔ ▶Produced By Jessie Earl ▶Edited by AJ McKeon ▶Original Music by Jay IsraelsonSuboptimal Premium Pods! : https://suboptimalpods.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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TOS: Let That Be Your Last Battlefield - "Trek Was Always Political" Episodes 29.06.2026 1h 12mWelcome to the first official public version of Starter Trek, where Tawny Newsome guides her friend Andrew Ti through the endless frontier of the Star Trek universe, along with their producer Jessie Earl. For our first batch of episodes, we explore some of the most overtly political episodes of Trek, starting with the subtlest of racial allegories, The Original Series episode "Let This Be Your Last Battlefield." Don't get any of that sticky makeup on you. ▶Call us at: 323-389-7223 ▶Check out the crew's bonus shows at http://suboptimalpods.com. ▶YouTube - htt://www.youtube.com/@startertrek ▶Subscribe to the audio podcast wherever you get your favorite podcasts: https://omny.fm/shows/startertrek ▶See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. ▶A Fine Alpinist Ranch Production - http://www.finealpinistranch.com ✔ SOCIAL MEDIA ✔ ▶Twitter - https://x.com/yoisthisracist ▶Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/yoisthisracist/ ▶TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@suboptimalpods ✔ CREDITS ✔ ▶Produced By Jessie Earl ▶Edited by AJ McKeon ▶Original Music by Jay IsraelsonSuboptimal Premium Pods! : https://suboptimalpods.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Ben Folds 3 (The Yo, Is This Racist? Finale) 28.05.2026 51mTawny and Andrew are joined by Matt Apodaca and Cody Ziglar for the final episode of Yo, Is This Racist! They discuss Maroon 6, what the show has meant to them and the future of this feed! Check out the crew's bonus shows at suboptimalpods.com.Suboptimal Premium Pods! : https://suboptimalpods.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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