Best Positively Trek Podcasts (2025)

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Ctrl-Alt-Delete The Universe 1:01:11

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Positively Trek 300: Ctrl-Alt-Delete The Universe Star Trek #32 & Star Trek: Omega Lore has complete control of the universe, but his rule is nearly at an end as Captain Sisko and his compatriots are close to turning the tables on the megalomaniacal android! Plus: when all is said and done, how does IDW wrap up the interconnected Star Trek and Star…

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Aunt May's Let's Plays (House of M #5-6) 2:11:49

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We're back with the second half of House of M, and at long last, things are happening! Are they good things? Ehhhhh... who's to say? With the help of Layla Miller and Emma Frost, the heroes of the Marvel Universe are pulled from their ideal worlds and pulled back into the trauma of being a superhero. Thanks, I hate it! And with the Avengers reassem…

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Episode One: The Journey Begins 28:18

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Matt and his mom Candy begin their thru-hike in Georgia. As they begin to get a feel for their new routine, we explore the history of the former Cherokee Nation in Northern Georgia.By The Wild Lens Collective

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Episode Two: Trailnames and Cherokee footpaths 28:15

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Matt goes birdwatching on the trail and discovers his trailname. The exploration of trail names continues with another thru-hiker who thru-hiked the AT to connect with the experiences of his Cherokee ancestors, and to identify ancient footpaths that overlap with the Appalachian Trail.By The Wild Lens Collective

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Too Much X-Position (House of M #3-4) 2:11:51

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The court of the Summer House of M is back in session as we take a look at the next two issues... and a whole lotta talking. A LOT of talking. When Wolverine realizes that reality is not as it should be, he gives skydiving a try and goes to hunt for anyone who can help... via a phone booth. But when he's picked up by a bunch of street level heroes …

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We’re All Pike Now! 1:05:14

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Positively Trek 299: We’re All Pike Now! The End of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Has Been Announced In Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Captain Christopher Pike knows his future and the fate that awaits him. Now, as Star Trek fans, we are in a similar position having been told that the end is coming for Strange New Worlds! In this episode of Positiv…

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Whimsy Aflame (Beautiful Stories for Ugly Children #1-3) 2:32:50

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Time for another guest spot on This Is Getting Graphic, as our old friend Joe Corallo returns to the show to talk about a strange little alternative book called Beautiful Stories for Ugly Children! Featuring tales of psychotic clowns living it up after tragedy, corpses having a lovely day out on the town, and a depressed tap dancer finding love, th…

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Season Two trailer 2:47

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Season two of Common Land follows show producer Matt Podolsky as he attempts to thru-hike the Appalachian Trail with his 65-year-old mom, Candy. Matt and his mom face extreme weather, illness, and injury as they trek 2,200 miles from Georgia to Maine. Along the way, Matt shares stories of remarkable people, surprising history, and the modern challe…

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The Xavier Institute for Failed Therapists (House of M #1-2) 2:17:47

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This year's summer event begins not with a bang, but a whimper, as we delve into Marvel's 2005 crossover House of M with special guest Alex Hanbury! After drugging and traumatizing Wanda Maximoff for months, Charles Xavier has tried nothing and is all out of ideas. Let's hope the X-Men and Avengers have better suggestio--PUT HER DOWN?? EXCUSE ME? B…

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Shaxs Ain’t Subtle, Either! 56:38

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Positively Trek 298: Shaxs Ain’t Subtle, Either! Star Trek: Defiant #27 & Lore War: Shaxs’ Worst Day The Lore War crossover event continues! In this episode of Positively Trek, hosts Dan and Brandi discuss two comics: Star Trek: Defiant #27 (Lore War Part 4 of 5), and Star Trek: Lore War: Shaxs’ Worst Day, a one-shot that, quite frankly, should be …

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Liberal Dogs and Conservative Logs (Adventure Comics #210) 1:39:26

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It's a double feature on This Is Getting Graphic as we take a look at two Silver Age stories! First, it's the debut of Krypto the Superdog as teenage Clark Kent finds that owning a superpowered pup is more trouble than it's worth. Then, Aquaman finds himself saving a newspaper catering exclusively to sea folk. Yeah, a real page turner there. Will S…

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Support Your Local Convention! 45:17

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Positively Trek 297: Support Your Local Convention! The Mile Zero Fan Summit in Grimshaw, Alberta Star Trek and Star Wars fans can be found everywhere, and we mean everywhere! It doesn’t matter if you’re from one of the largest cities in the world or from a small farming community in rural Alberta, we guarantee that someone you know or see in your …

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Lore War Continues! 53:12

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Positively Trek 296: Lore War Continues! Star Trek: Defiant #26 & Star Trek #31: Lore War Parts 2 & 3 The universe has been completely upended by the villainous android Lore, and only Benjamin Sisko and Emperor Kahless are aware of it! Together, they must assemble a group of heroes to overthrow the maniacal Lore and his brother Data and remind ever…

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The Budget Avengers (Thunderbolts #1) 1:46:19

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Justice, like lightning, strikes when least expected... but we like to be topical, so here's the Thunderbolts! After New York's greatest heroes perish in battle with a supervillain threat made of Charles Xavier and Magneto's worst parts, new heroes must rise to the occasion... and from their studio apartment above the pizza place, the Thunderbolts …

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Playing My Favourite Songs 1:10:20

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Positively Trek 295: Playing My Favourite Songs Strange New Worlds: Toward the Night with author James Swallow! In this episode of Positively Trek, we finally have a new novel to talk about and an author to interview! Dan Gunther welcomes back Bruce Gibson to discuss the new novel Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: Towards the Night. Joining us is the …

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Peter Parker's Terrible Horrible No Good Very Bad Day (Superman vs. The Amazing Spider-Man) 2:38:19

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Face front, comics fans, and come on a journey with us into the very first crossover between DC and Marvel, SUPERMAN VS. THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN. Huh... seems to be a bit of a power disparity right out the gate... place your bets now! When Lex Luthor and Dr. Octopus find they have more in common then they thought, they team up to launch an incredibl…

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From Star Trek’s Worst to Star Trek’s Best 1:17:04

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Positively Trek 294: From Star Trek’s Worst to Star Trek’s Best “And the Children Shall Lead” and “The City on the Edge of Forever” In this episode of Positively Trek, hosts Dan and Barry take their cues from one of Dan’s favourite new podcasts: The Best Worst from hosts Meg Bashwiner and Joseph Fink. In their new show, they talk about the worst an…

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Gangbuster and the Quintessential Quartet (Adventures of Superman #465-466) 2:20:45

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HELP. WE'VE BEEN KIDNAPPED AGAIN AND PUT IN-- Ignore them. All is well. It's me, Alex, host of This Is Getting Graphic. As the boys take a little nappy time, we're going to talk about Superman! While a mysterious Kryptonian computer matrix starts to hijack Clark Kent's entire life, a space flight goes horribly wrong and sends a crew of four--includ…

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Getting Your Liberty Bell Rung (Captain America Comics #1) 2:38:59

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America is in a time of turmoil... enemies of freedom roam the streets, and people are scared for the future. But enough about 2025, let's talk about the first appearance of Captain America! Witness a patriotic boy become a patriotic MAN... with four pecs! Watch as he takes down the enemies of freedom, including spies, saboteurs, and... a geek who …

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Lore Ain’t Subtle 42:24

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Positively Trek 293: Lore Ain’t Subtle Star Trek: Lore War #1 The big Star Trek comic crossover of 2025 is underway! Lore has rewritten reality, and our heroes find themselves scattered across the galaxy, all in service to their god: Lore! In this episode of Positively Trek, Dan Gunther is joined by comic co-host Brandi Jackola to discuss Star Trek…

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Nekron-philia (Star Trek/Green Lantern: The Spectrum War #5-6) 1:35:33

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The epic conclusion of the crossover between DC's Green Lantern mythos and IDW's Star Trek comics has arrived, and not everyone will be making it out alive! When the planet Vulcan reemerges full of Black Lanterns, Spock has to confront his mommy issues head on, while in space, lots of different colors are shooting each other a whole bunch! Will thi…

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19th Century Technobabble 1:06:53

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Positively Trek 292: 19th Century Technobabble Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World As Star Trek fans, we often see our favourite franchise reflected in books, films, and other media that isn’t, strictly speaking, “Star Trek.” One such example is the 2003 film Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, adapted from the Captain Jack…

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A Chat About Student Government! 1:12:45

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It's another terrific interview bonus episode as we talk to the fun, creative, and hilarious team behind Student Government, the upcoming YA graphic novel from Maverick, including writers Lilah Sturges and Dan Justus, artist Joe Eisma, and editor Lauren McGrew-Hitzhusen! We discuss what makes this book fun, the creative process involved in it, how …

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Idiocracy: Oa Edition (Star Trek/Green Lantern: The Spectrum War #3-4) 1:26:26

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The epic crossover between IDW's Star Trek comics and DC's Green Lantern mythos continues as we discover that Hal Jordan isn't the only Lantern to have crossed over to the new dimension! Things are gonna get angry, they'll get greedy, and they'll get... loving? As Atrocitus, Larfleeze, and Sinestro wreak havoc across the Alpha Quadrant, the newly d…

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But Is It Canon? 57:43

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Positively Trek 291: But Is It Canon? Star Trek: Khan - Trek’s New Audio Drama In this episode of Positively Trek, host Dan Gunther welcomes Bruce Gibson back for a discussion about the upcoming original Star Trek audio drama: Star Trek: Khan, starring Lost’s Naveen Andrews as the genetically-engineered tyrant! We talk about the synopsis, writers, …

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MUQTOVOR THE BURNINATOR! (Star Trek/Green Lantern: The Spectrum War #1-2) 1:20:47

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Prepare to enter the comic crossover of a lifetime as IDW's Star Trek comics meet the unstoppable force of DC's Green Lantern mythos! After Nekron (who already should have been defeated in Blackest Night, but go figure) basically ENDS THE UNIVERSE, Guardian of Oa Ganthet enacts a wild plan to protect the light of the emotional spectrum forever! But…

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Of Course There’s a View of the Golden Gate Bridge! 56:15

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Positively Trek 290: Of Course There’s a View of the Golden Gate Bridge! Everything We Know about Star Trek: Starfleet Academy So Far Star Trek: Starfleet Academy just wrapped filming on its first season, so we felt this was a good time to go over everything we know about the newest addition to the Star Trek universe. In this episode of Positively …

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All My Children of the Atom (Uncanny X-Men #425-426) 2:10:08

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Wedding bells are ringing once again, and this time for the X-Men. But alas, the course of true love never runs smoothly... or often this stupidly. Alex Summers, aka Havok, is poised to wed the love of his life, Lorna Dane, aka Polaris... but he finds himself having second thoughts, accompanied by dreams of the Xavier School's sexy new nurse! A wom…

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Look on the Bright Side! 1:07:02

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Positively Trek 289: Look on the Bright Side! Let’s Say Something Nice About Trek We Don’t Like This is Positively Trek, so we figure we should live up to our name! In this episode, hosts Dan and Barry are straining the limits of our positivity in order to say something nice about Star Trek episodes and films that we don’t really like. Some of them…

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OLLIE GETS SHAFTED (Green Arrow and Black Canary Wedding Special #1) 1:21:11

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You are cordially invited to one of the most eventful weddings in the history of the DC Universe, the long-awaited nuptials of Oliver Queen, aka Green Arrow, and Dinah Lance, aka Black Canary! But between abstaining from sex until they say I do, dueling bachelor/bachelorette parties, and a little supervillain invasion heading down the altar, will O…

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Georgiou and the Gang 1:33:43

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Positively Trek 288: Georgiou and the Gang Star Trek: Section 31 Reviewed! (Spoilers!) The first Star Trek film in nearly nine years has finally been released: Star Trek: Section 31, starring Michelle Yeoh. In this episode of Positively Trek, hosts Barry and Dan break down the film. We share what we liked, what we didn’t like, and give our overall …

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Finding Franklin (Fantastic Four #415 w/ Daniel Kibblesmith) 2:31:22

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It's time for another new episode with another fantastic guest star, comic book writer Daniel Kibblesmith, who's brought with him the comic that nearly made him give up comics as a youth, Fantastic Four #415, part of the mega crossover known as Onslaught! When a malevolent psychic entity takes control of Professor Charles Xavier, he seeks to achiev…

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Uncanny Tex-Men (The Uncanny X-Men at the State Fair of Texas LIVE SHOW) 46:01

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Gather 'round, ladies and gents, as we spin a yarn that you'll find plumb entertainin'! That's right, it's another of our live shows, this one our presentation of THE UNCANNY X-MEN AT THE STATE FAIR OF TEXAS from Comicpalooza 2024 in Houston, TX! Magneto is up to his old tricks again when he convinces a young mutant horse rancher to embrace his mut…

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Bill and Ted 2: Judgment Day (Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey #1 w/ Joey Esposito) 3:16:48

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Dudes! There's a brand new episode of This Is Getting Graphic, with a most excellent special guest, comic book writer Joey Esposito! And he's brought with him a totally non-heinous story, the Marvel Comics adaptation of Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey by Evan Dorkin! Now you may be thinking, "But I've seen this movie already!" Not like THIS, you haven…

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The State of Star Trek in 2025 1:05:53

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Positively Trek 287: The State of Star Trek in 2025 What’s Coming This Year and When In this episode of Positively Trek, hosts Dan and Barry take a look back at the year 2024: what we got from Star Trek on television and in print, and our thoughts on the year that was. But now, we have a new year to look at! From the first Star Trek film release si…

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Minisode: King Kirby with Crystal Skillman 1:00:54

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You may like comics, but do you like works of theatre BASED on comics? We hope so, because King Kirby scratches that wonderful, very specific itch! Join us for a conversation with one of the play's authors, Crystal Skillman, as we run the gamut talking comics, theatre, Jack Kirby, Stan Lee, and great moments in comic history. And also Stan's terrib…