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Welcome to The Unofficial Trek Podcast. Listen as hosts Bob Turner and Kelly Casto give their "unofficial" take on the Star Trek universe.

Sep 20, 2022

This week we want to celebrate the life of a person whose impact was much bigger than just her role on Star Trek.

We’re talking, of course, about Nichelle Nichols and her recent passing.

She played Lt. Uhura. A female, African American officer who was stationed on the bridge of the U.S.S. Enterprise. In the 1960s,...


May 4, 2022

It's nostalgic when contemporary Star Trek producers touch on characters and ideas first presented in The Original Series.

And that’s what’s happening in Star Trek Picard Season Two. The character Tallin is an agent from an advanced civilization, the same group that placed Gary seven on Earth in 1968. 

It’s a nice...


Apr 27, 2022

With the recent release of Star Trek The Motion Picture: The Director's Edition on 4K Ultra HD, we thought it might be fun to take a look at one of the film's major contributors. that would be composer Jerry Goldsmith.

His work on Star Trek The Motion Picture created the musical template for the franchise for the next...


Apr 20, 2022

This week, we take an “unofficial” look at one of the most prolific, and profound, writers in all of Star Trek, Ronald D. Moore.

Co-hosts Kelly Casto and Bob Turner talk about the Star Trek writer and producer in this week;'s episode of The Unofficial Trek Podcast. Of course, Ronald D. Moore is not to be confused...


Apr 13, 2022

The release of the 4K, Ultra HD version of Star Trek The Motion Picture, The Director’s Edition, is big news. Fianlly fans can see the film the way director Robert Wise intended.

Star Trek The Motion Picture was originally released in theaters in 1979. It culminated ten years of hard work, false starts and...