Transporter Room 3: The Star Trek Podcast

Beam in to TR3 for fun, incisive, and sometimes deep (space nine) conversations about all things Star Trek -- from the Original Series to the movies, Discovery, Picard, Lower Decks, Strange New Worlds... and beyond!

Thursday, January 31, 2019

Episode 151: The Klingons Return to Disco, and Mary Chieffo Returns to TR3!

This week’s Discovery is basically Game of Thrones, Klingon Style… and we like it! But not as much as we like having L’Rell herself, Mary Chieffo, beam in to discuss the episode with us! Spoilers follow...

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A Klingon holding up a severed baby’s head is not a thing we’d ever thought would happen on Star Trek, and yet... here we are.


Discovery’s latest episode, “Point of Light,” is like one of Stefon’s night clubs -- it has EVERYTHING: Holograms, Klingon-vaporizing drones, sword fights and an off-screen decapitated (fake) baby. But is it any good? Listen to find out.

And then we talk to the great Mary Chieffo about everything that happened in the episode, plus what’s in store this season for the new Klingon Chancellor.

And it wouldn’t be TR3 without a Red Shirt to eulogize, and he hails from this week’s Disco. So tell your imaginary dead friend/alien entity to pipe down and listen to episode 151 right now!

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Thursday, January 24, 2019

Episode 150: We Chat With the Entire Star Trek: Discovery Cast to Celebrate Our 150th!

Thanks, Star Trek: Discovery Season 2. You gave us your second episode on the day of our 150th!

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150 episodes is a big deal. Really. Don't believe us, you can Bing it. So we're celebrating like its spring break on Risa with a review of "New Eden," which furthers our new man-crush on Pike. But not just that -- we also have some fun interviews with -- wait for it -- the entire cast of Discovery as they tease the new season. Like we said: Big. Deal.


And thanks to our listener Tim, we have a Red Shirt from “Empok Nor.” This one hurts, guys!

So put on your away team jackets, crank up your Zunes and listen now to the big One-Five-O of TR3!

And thank you for eight years of listening to and laughing with us.

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Thursday, January 17, 2019

Episode 149: Star Trek: Discovery Returns With One Hell of an Episode

Star Trek: Discovery is back for its second season -- and the wait was totally worth it.

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This week, we breakdown "Brother," the very entertaining Season 2 premiere, full of Tilly one-liners, alien organs and Pike's "very colorful" new uniform. Oh, and then there’s lil’ Spock to also discuss…


And if you're having a hard time keeping up with the tonnage of recent Trek news -- from more Short Treks to the Section 31 series – we’ve got you covered with a quick recap of the franchise's latest expansion plans. All of this capped off with another Red Shirt -- and this guy, from the premiere ep, really had it coming.

So activate your telescopic camera rig (perfect for hull repairs), strap into your Landing Pod and listen now to a new episode of TR3.

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Friday, January 4, 2019

Episode 148: The One With Quark Talking About Sex With Kathie Lee

New year, new episode of Transporter Room 3! And new Short Trek (with Harry Mudd!) Also, an anniversary for a not new thing…

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2019 is not just the year of Replicants and umbrellas with florescent bars for handles, it's also the 26th anniversary of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. January 3, 1993, was a special day for Scott and Phil, and this week we revisit why that is and share a bit of behind-the-scenes info you didn't know about DS9. (Like that time Quark visited Regis and Kathie Lee. Because the '90s.)


We also review the new and final Short Trek, “The Escape Artist” -- Harry Mudd's back and it's good! -- as we gird ourselves for the Discovery Season 2 premiere. And, of course, another Red Shirt bites the dust by way of Vulcan serial killer. (Happy New Year, everyone! Ha.) So replicate yourself a warm cup of raktajino and listen now to the new ep of TR3!

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