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#StarTrek Podcast🖖
Hosted by 🇮🇪 Seo • 🇬🇧 Mike • 🇺🇸 Jodi. Interviews, episode reviews, ship builds, canon and fandom lore.
A living Trek archive for fans🖖✨

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🖖TEN FORWARD IS OPEN🖖

Class is officially in session, CloneStar Crew. We’re kicking off #StarTrek: #StarfleetAcademy with Episode 1, “Kids These Days,” & yes, the chaos is already thriving in the best way.

💫What we loved, what we side-eyed, & what we need NEXT

Watch here: youtu.be/MpNxq27Ndhg
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January 15, 2026 at 8:10 PM
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🖖#OTD 15th January🖖

95: DS9 - Past Tense, Part II
96: VOY - Prototype
97: VOY - Alter Ego

#StarTrek
#ForFansByFans
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January 15, 2026 at 6:03 PM
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🖖FIRST DAY OF CLASS🖖

It’s time #StarTrek #StarfleetAcademy premieres TODAY!✨

Today’s agenda:
📺 report to the view screen
🍿 hydrate & snack
🔎 keep your eyes open for canon crumbs

Don’t miss Ten Forward with Jodi & Mike for the recap and review!

What’s your premiere plan?
January 15, 2026 at 12:01 PM
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🖖#OTD 14th January🖖

98: VOY - Waking Moments
04: ENT - Chosen Realm
05: ENT - Daedalus
18: DIS - The Wolf Inside

#StarTrek
#ForFansByFans
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January 14, 2026 at 6:04 PM
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🚨 First Day Eve Alert 🚨

1 day to go until the #StarfleetAcademy doors open.!✨

Final checklist:
✅ uniform (or comfy hoodie) ready
✅ notifications on
✅ spoiler shields up

After class, meet us in Ten Forward for the recap & review.

See you in class, CloneStar Crew!🖖
January 14, 2026 at 3:04 PM
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🗓️ Cadet Schedule Drop 🗓️

2 days to go & your first-week schedule just posted.

Required viewing:
✨ premiere night
🧑‍🚀 character roll-call
🔎 easter-egg spotting

Then: Ten Forward with Jodi & Mike for the recap & review.

Are you watching the minute it drops?

#StarTrek
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January 13, 2026 at 3:04 PM
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🖖2026 Season Here We Come!🖖

We’re kicking off the year in Ten Forward, where Jodi & Mike recap & review #StarTrek episodes with big opinions & plenty of love for Trek.

First stop: #StarfleetAcademy
Season starts January 15th!

What are you most excited to see at the Academy?
January 13, 2026 at 12:13 PM
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🖖#OTD 13th January🖖

22: PRO - First Con-tact

#StarTrek
#ForFansByFans
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January 13, 2026 at 6:00 AM
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🖖#OTD 12th January🖖

67: TOS - The Squire of Gothos
68: TOS - A Piece of the Action
74: TAS - The Jihad
00: VOY - Fair Haven

#StarTrek
#ForFansByFans
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January 12, 2026 at 6:03 PM
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🎒 Cadet Supply Check 🎒

3 days to go & we’re doing a last-minute gear scan.

Pack your essentials:
🧠 curiosity
🖖 nerdy joy
🍿 snacks at the ready

Meet us in Ten Forward with Jodi & Mike for the recap and review.

What’s your must have premiere snack or drink?
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January 12, 2026 at 3:03 PM
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🖖 TREKTASTIC TIMES 🖖

Getting Trektastic this week?

🍿 Prepping snacks for the first TWO episodes of #StarTrek #StarfleetAcademy
🖖 Meeting Jodi & Mike in TEN FORWARD for episode reviews
💫 Subscribing to the #CloneStarPodcast YouTube channel

What’s on your prep list, crew?
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January 12, 2026 at 12:01 PM
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🖖#OTD 11th January🖖

88: TNG - The Big Goodbye

#StarTrek
#ForFansByFans
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January 11, 2026 at 6:00 PM
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📚 Orientation Notice 📚

4 days to go until #StarTrek #StarfleetAcademy premieres. ✨

Time to:
☕ study fuel
📓 notes app
🧑‍🚀 “read the syllabus” face

Then: Ten Forward with Jodi & Mike for recaps + reviews of each episode.

What class are you taking first?🖖
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January 11, 2026 at 11:56 AM
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🖖#OTD 10th January🖖

69: TOS - Let That Be Your Last Battlefield
94: TNG - The Pegasus

#StarTrek
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January 10, 2026 at 6:00 PM
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🖖#OTD 9th January🖖

89: TNG - Loud As A Whisper
93: DS9 - Past Prologue
94: DS9 - The Alternate

#StarTrek
#ForFansByFans
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January 9, 2026 at 6:02 PM
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🌌 WARP INTO THE WEEKEND 🌌

Choose your weekend mission:
📚 Read the current issue of #StarTrek: Voyager – Homecoming
📺 Subscribe to CloneStar’s YouTube so you don’t miss anything
🧵 Replicate your Starfleet Academy uniform for the start of classes

What’s your top pick? 🖖✨
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January 9, 2026 at 3:52 PM
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🖖#OTD 8th January🖖

97: VOY - Fair Trade
03: ENT - Dawn

#StarTrek
#ForFansByFans
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January 8, 2026 at 7:14 PM
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🖖#OTD 8th January🖖

90: TNG - The Hunted
95: DS9 - Past Tense, Part I
96: DS9 - Paradise Lost

#StarTrek
#ForFansByFans
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January 8, 2026 at 7:14 PM
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🖖 TRIVIA TIME 🖖

Which future Starfleet captain was expelled from Starfleet Academy before being reinstated and graduating?

A. James T. Kirk.
B. Kathryn Janeway.
C. Benjamin Sisko.
D. Jean-Luc Picard.

💭 Drop your answer below, cadets!👇

#StarTrek #Trivia #CloneStarPodcast
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January 8, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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🖖#OTD 7th January🖖

91: TNG - Data's Day
18: DIS - Despite Yourself
21: DIS - That Hope Is You, Part 2

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January 7, 2026 at 6:01 PM
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✨ WHAT IF…? ✨

Starfleet Academy is where Starfleet truly begins?

It’s not just about learning to fly a ship. It’s about learning how to lead with empathy and curiosity.

What lesson should every cadet learn before leaving Earth?

#StarfleetAcademy #StarTrek #WhatIfWednesday
January 7, 2026 at 12:26 PM
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🖖 TREK TECH 🖖

Warp drive isn’t “go fast.” It bends space with a warp field so the ship rides a subspace bubble.

Featured in: TOS — “Where No Man Has Gone Before”

🗣 Fan Q: Would you trust warp travel on day one?

👉 Drop your answer and tag your ship’s Engineer.

#StarTrek
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January 6, 2026 at 9:00 PM
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🖖#OTD 6th January🖖

92: TNG - New Ground
97: DS9 - The Darkness and the Light
99: DS9 - Prodigal Daughter
22: PRO - Kobayashi

#StarTrek
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January 6, 2026 at 6:00 PM
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🖖 TREK TUESDAY 🖖

Today’s spotlight is on Starfleet Academy. Founded in 2161, it has trained generations of Starfleet officers in leadership, science, diplomacy, & exploration.

Which division would you choose if you were a cadet?

#StarTrek #StarfleetAcademy #CloneStarPodcast
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January 6, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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🖖#OTD 5th January🖖

67: TOS - The Galileo Seven
68: TOS - The Gamesters of Triskelion
74: TAS - The Eye of the Beholder

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CloneStar Podcast “On this day” graphic featuring the Galileo shuttlecraft from Star Trek: The Original Series parked in a rocky cave-like landscape. An alien (ape-like figure) stands on top of the shuttle holding a large rock as if about to throw it. The shuttle’s markings read “Galileo” and “NCC-1701/7 U.S.S. Enterprise.” At the bottom, the CloneStar Podcast logo appears above text that reads: “On this day Jan 05 1967 S1 | EP16,” “The Galileo Seven,” and “Star Trek: The Original Series.” CloneStar Podcast “On this day” graphic showing Captain Kirk in a rocky, cave-like arena wearing the black strappy uniform and a silver control collar. In the foreground, a clear dome covers three brightly colored, lumpy food piles (orange, yellow, and green) on a platform. The CloneStar Podcast logo sits above text that reads: “On this day Jan 05 1968 S2 | EP16,” “The Gamesters of Triskelion,” and “Star Trek: The Original Series.” CloneStar Podcast “On this day” graphic featuring a still from Star Trek: The Animated Series: a huge pink-and-red slug-like alien fills the frame, with sleepy yellow eyes, a wide grin, and a long trunk-like snout curling forward. The background shows a curved sci-fi wall and ceiling lights. At the bottom: CloneStar Podcast logo and text reading “On this day Jan 05 1974 S1 | EP15,” “The Eye of the Beholder,” and “Star Trek: The Animated Series.”
January 5, 2026 at 6:01 PM