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A Discovery Home Companion is an unfiltered look at Star Trek: Discovery, a new  Star Trek for a new era of television, set in an older era before Kirk and Spock.  Will it be great, or will it be disappointing? Three close friends will approach the show with open hearts and critical minds. Oh, and it turns out we'll end up yelling at each other sometimes.

Check out our ongoing exploration of another Star Trek and “Prequel to the Golden Age of Television,” Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, in our other podcast, The Rules of Acquisition

Jan 30, 2018

How bout that Lorca, huh?
Well, a major plot reveal is behind us, and all that's left is to figure out where we are, and how we go forward.

How heavy handed was this episode exactly?  Was this the best use of characters we've lived with up until now?  Just what does climate change have to do with anything?

James has...


Jan 27, 2018

So... Lorca's kinda gross now.

Just how gross? Wade is disgusted by the extent to which he tries to defend him.

Lots of your calls to discuss in this one:

Bucky thinks the show is too predictable.
Alex in Minneapolis has cracked what he finds off putting about Discovery
Adam thinks it over explains.
Stefan... may be...


Jan 23, 2018

Three plots in 37 minutes, covered in 54.

Does this episode have the biggest reveal of the season so far?  Even if the reddit predictions were right... did this go even further? It's a somewhat sedate episode, as we go through every thread of this episode and wonder... why did the writers of Star Trek: Discovery make...


Jan 20, 2018

Important thoughts on Star Trek Discovery! 
Stefan defends Wade’s honor.

Kristin, who has read more romance novels than us, has a perspective we’re missing.  And perhaps the thesis of the show!

We tackle James’ dislike of the show and how he can reconcile that with all the people who love it (who also pay for it)


Jan 16, 2018

Secrets poorly kept: Revealed!
Wade's been ill, so any fighting in this episode could be fatal. Can the podcast pull it off?
Tyler and Michael's relationship takes a turn. What did we like in this episode, what were we glad to finally get to, and just how might we have made this episode better?
Lots to discuss. Give us...