Rachel Watches Star Trek

This is the best Star Trek podcast in the Milky Way galaxy. Don’t waste your time listening to other ones instead. Five stars!

Rachel Watches Star Trek is one of my favourite podcasts - Rachel and Chris are funny, insightful and always a great listen. You’ll find interesting perspectives from a life-long fan contrasted with someone who’s never seen the show, and you’ll find yourself laughing along sympathising with either Chris as he attempts to explain things Trek fans take for granted or with Rachel as she tries to get her head around warp speed, how transporters work and why no-one ever seems to take basic health and safety precautions. A fantastic show to follow along episode by episode if you’re planning a Trek rewatch (or forst watch), and if you enjoy it there’s tons of bonus content and a great community on the RWST Patreon, plus a gr at listener community. Jump onboard the little stage and beam on up to join Rachel and Chris!

Trek fans are incredibly well served by the variety of podcasts that are available. So it's no mean feat that Rachel Watches Star Trek stands out. Whether you're a fan of TOS or not, Rachel and Chris approach the series in such a funny and interesting way that it quickly became a Must Listen for me. They take the franchise serious enough so as not to be flippant, while also having fun with the sillier aspects. Also love Rachel's occasionally dropping insights from her work as a therapist which are always meaningful, and invariably leave me looking at something in a different way. One of my favourite podcasts, not just in the world of Trek, but full stop. Thanks, Rachel and Chris!

A really fun and oftern funny look at each episode of Star Trek with Rachel Lackey, who had never seen an episode before the beginning of this podcast, and her husband Chris who is a massive Star Trek fan. Each episode is a well-paced, step-by-step recap, and then the concepts are discussed afterwards in tight 30-ish minute episodes. There's enough time to breathe, and for Rachel and Chris to voice both their opinions, but it never rambles, nor does it ever feel lost. This is something that many podcasts do not do very well. I never feel like I need to have watched an episode recently, nor do I feel like it's filler if I have seen an episode recently. The audio quality is also very good. Even from the very beginning it does not sound recording over FaceTime, or sat in the kitchen with noise in the background. I am a subscriber on Patreon, and the additional bonus content is always fun and funny, and the monthly comments shows offer opportunity to discuss some of the community's opinions about subjects, some deep and some not so deep.