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Anthony and Laurie skip the news to focus on the two Star Trek legends we lost this week, Walter Koenig and Patrick Stewart. After they express their shock at the news about Patrick Stewart, they talk about what both actors contributed to the franchise and their legacies that continue. Then they replay the interview Laurie did with Walter Koenig back in 2023 when he was just starting to review TOS episodes on The 7th Rule podcast. He was funny, warm, and open, and talked about what it was like joining an already established cast in season 2 of Star Trek, his honest (and complimentary) thoughts on William Shatner’s acting style, the scene he pitched adding to Star Trek Generations, and more. Our deepest condolences go out to both Walter and Patrick’s family and friends. They will both be greatly missed.

Anthony and Laurie round up the latest news from New York Comic Con and beyond. This week’s topics include a new detective show from Scott Bakula and Mike Sussman, details on the scrapped Doctor Who crossover with Strange New Worlds, insights from Terry Matalas on Picard and Legacy, plus the fresh news from New York Comic Con about Starfleet Academy. They also talk about seeing Ben Stiller interview William Shatner after the Academy panel, and round up all the fun tidbits from their latest round of interviews at The 60-Year Misson documentary premiere.

Anthony and Laurie are joined by the Shuttle Pod‘s Brian Drew in a lively discussion about all the latest Trek news, starting with the interview Tony did with Terry Matalas about Star Trek’s future. They discuss the latest comments from the guys writing the next (possible) Star Trek movie, Star Trek getting the very first Franchise of the Year award from the Broadcast+Cable Hall of Fame, Strange New Worlds season 4 ratings, and the new Con of Wrath doc coming from Larry Nemecek and The Nacelle Company. They do a preview of New York Comic Con and talk about The 60-Year Mission documentary, which opens this week. Then they dig into their main topic: the recent merger of Paramount and Warner Bros, now officially called Skydance, looking at it from all angles: business, creative, and to some degree, political.

Anthony and Laurie talk to Strange New Worlds‘ producing director Chris Fisher about his work directing the show’s season 4 finale, “Tomorrow’s Enterprise,” as well as his work on other episodes, his thoughts about Star Trek’s future, and his experience in virtual production (and not AI), where he’s become an expert. The Producer’s Guide to Virtual Production by Chris Fisher

Anthony and Laurie sort through the latest on the Paramount/Warner Bros. merger after hearing that the antitrust suit has been settled and talk about what that could mean for Star Trek, as well as the unfulfilled plan of SNW producers to get William Shatner on the show. Then it’s time to talk about Strange New Worlds‘ season 4 finale, “Tomorrow’s Enterprise,” with heaps of praise for Celia Rose Gooding’s performance as two different Uhuras. They wrap up with William Shatner going metal in a Billboard interview and some fascinating facts about late TOS guest star Leslie Parrish. Keep an eye (ear) out this weekend for our in-depth interview with “Tomorrow’s Enterprise” director (and SNW producing director) Chris Fisher.

[Review starts at 9:45] Bob Cesca of the Trek Politics podcast joins Anthony and Laurie this week to review Star Trek: Strange New Worlds‘ season 4 penultimate episode, “Once La’An a Time.”

Anthony and Laurie start with a wrap-up of this year’s Star Trek Day, highlighting some of the more interesting merchandise announcements and looking back at bigger events of the past. Then they review Strange New Worlds‘ “Orders of Magnitude,” which they both agreed was the best Jim Kirk episode yet despite having the flimsiest excuse ever for why he’s back in the Enterprise again. They talk about guest star Joe Morton, Uhura’s heroics, and more, then wrap things up by playing the audio from Tony’s very fun interview with Rebecca Romijn, done on Star Trek Day.

For Star Trek Day 2026 we have a bonus episode of the podcast with an interview with Star Trek superfan and the CEO of the Nacelle Company, Brian Volk-Weiss. Five years ago The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek docuseries took a deep dive into franchise history, with 11 episodes that covered TOS, TNG, DS9, Voyager, and Enterprise, as well as the TOS movies. The series is produced by the Nacelle Company and directed by Volk-Weiss. Now the second season picks up where they left off, covering the TNG movies and the Kelvin movies with 5 more episodes, titled The Center Seat II: 60 Years of Star Trek. And it all drops today (Star Trek Day, September 8), Together Tony, Laurie and Brian take a deep dive into the 5-episode second season, all of which dropped today for Star Trek Day. We really get into the weeds on how to make a Star Trek documentary, who were the biggest interviews, how getting people like Rick Berman to open up, coolest insights revealed in season 2, and much more. He also gives us his thoughts on the Star Trek franchise today, what’s next for Nacelle’s Star Trek toys, and much more. The entire five-episode season of The Center Seat: 60 Years of Star Trek is available now on Amazon Prime Video, Tubi, Apple TV and Nacelle’s YouTube page. The All Access Star Trek podcast will be back on Friday for our regularly scheduled episode, reviewing episode 406 of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.

This bonus episode of the podcast features a deep dive into this week’s episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds with an interview with writers Dana Horgan and Bill Wolkoff along with director Anna Dozoka. Laurie speaks to the group about making Star Trek’s first soap opera episode, Trelane, Sybok, and much more as they explore “Like Chronitons Through The Hourglass.”  

Anthony and Laurie discuss the latest interview with the filmmakers writing the next (not-yet-greenlit) Star Trek movie, list some of the events and promotions around Star Trek’s upcoming 60th anniversary (next week!), and talk about what to expect at New York Comic Con. Then they review this week’s episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, “Like Chronitons Through the Hourglass,” with a lot of discussion about the choice of soap opera as genre, the tone of genres in general, and what really worked in the episode outside of that, as well as guest stars Rhys Darby and Deidre Hall. They wrap up with a reminder to check out Noah Wyle and The Pitt cast reading “The Man Trap” and Michelle Hurd on the Dropping Names with Brent and Jonny podcast. Look for a supplemental episode this weekend featuring Laurie’s interview with writers Dana Horgan & Bill Wolkoff and director Anna Dokoza.