From 60,000 Lightyears ... A Star Trek Podcast

Summer is beginning to wind down just as the 60th celebration of Star Trek is being kicked into gear after SDCC. Observer JClark is here with a quick update on whats been going on in front of and behind the scenes.

One of the most underrated Star Trek series deserves a closer look. In this episode of From 60,000 Lightyears, our observers get back on track with their journey to revisit all entries of Star Trek for its 60th anniversary with Prodigy as the focus this episode—a series that quietly delivered some of the most heartfelt storytelling, character growth, and classic Trek values in the modern era. We look at the show as a whole: what it set out to do, how it introduced a new generation to Star T...

We didn’t think we’d be talking about this so soon… In this episode of From 60,000 Lightyears, we react to the news that Star Trek: Starfleet Academy has been canceled—and yeah, we’ve got a lot of feelings about it. After a first season that showed real promise, strong character work, and flashes of what this series could become, the decision to end it here raises some big questions. Was the show just getting started? Did the shorter season work against it? And what does this mean for the fut...

The first season is in the books — so how did Starfleet Academy really do? In this FULL SPOILERS Season 1 retrospective, the hosts of From 60,000 Lightyears step back and look at the entire first season of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy. After ten episodes of new cadets, evolving relationships, legacy connections, and big Trek ideas, we’re asking the bigger questions: what worked, what didn’t, and what this show ultimately adds to the Star Trek universe. We revisit the standout episodes, the ch...

The season finale is here… and the cadets have crossed their Rubincon. In this FULL SPOILERS discussion of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Episode 10, “Rubincon,” the hosts of From 60,000 Lightyears break down the explosive season finale and what it means for the future of the series. After a season of growth, challenges, and big questions about identity and belonging, everything comes to a head in an episode that forces the cadets—and the audience—to confront what it truly means to commit to t...