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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

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A Sound of Thunder and Criticism (Discovery S2E06)

Feb 25, 2019

Saru goes home and isn't putting up with any bs.  But we are.  

Benny Scheckner (instagram.com/chickenbonesontheground) joins Wade, Glen Hall and Sean Perrotta to say nice things about Star Trek Discovery.

What IS a companion, really? 

Well this companion did some “research,” has a gimmick to steal from another...

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Apologies for the Imperfection (Discovery S2E05)

Feb 19, 2019

A rescue is launched into the mycelial network and more than just Tilly gets pulled out.

This week we're joined by another friend of the podcast, Kristin Mueller-Heaslip, "Kristin from Toronto" herself.  

Glen watched Season 1, leaving Sean as the clueless one. 

How did we feel about this episode?  What was fantastic,...

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An Opal for Sharon? feat. Ryan Britt (Star Trek: Discovery S2E04)

Feb 11, 2019

Wade and his regular crew of scabs are joined by journalist and legit Star Trek expert, Ryan Britt (@ryancbritt on twitter).  

Is this an objectively good episode of Star Trek?  Ryan brings his insight as to how Discovery fits into canon. Theories and predictions are discussed.

Dangling Spocks.
Pike Marie Kondo-s...

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One "Point of Light" and Three Plots (Star Trek: Discovery S2E03)

Feb 4, 2019

Klingons are back! And so are their follicles -But hey there's a lot to cram in this episode between Klingons, fungi, and a Spock plot that none of us want.

This week a new companion jumps on to counter the ignorance of Glen and Sean. Friend of the pod Bucky (@BuckyWTGoodHair on Twitter) comes in to help explain trek...

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