Trekkin Up North

Michael Goodwill & Synoiz
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A loving & irreverent discussion of all things Star Trek and Sci-fi with Captain Goodwill & Science Officer Synoiz. A weekly podcast reviewing the best and worst of Trek as well as new episodes as they are released. Join our community Discord at https://www.trekkinupnorth.com/discord - Subscribe to our YouTube channel (for a televisual version of the show!) at https://www.trekkinupnorth.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. 5d ago

    Star Trek Deep Space Nine Review: Sacrifice of Angels

    The Prophets of Bajor have smiled upon us with this choice from the Dabo Wheel of Honour. This episode of Star Trek Deep Space Nine has everything, espionage, space battles, murder, dastardly villains, divine intervention, and of course: hasperat soufflé.  Telling the season 6 story of Captain Benjamin Sisko's retaking of DS9 from the Dominion, "Sacrifice of Angels" is one of the pivotal moments of not only the entire show but the Dominion War as a whole. We can't wait to share our review of it with you all here on Trekkin Up North. It also includes the iconic "PROMENAADE!!" cry from Dukat! Subscribe to our YouTube channel for new episodes every Friday: https://trekkinupnorth.com  Join us on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/trekkinupnorth Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    2h 18m

  2. Jun 1

    Star Trek Deep Space Nine Review: Profit and Lace

    A controversial one here from our Dabo Wheel of Shame. Will "Profit and Lace" from Deep Space Nine be seen as a progressive episode today or has it aged terribly? In this we see Quark's misogyny turned on its head when he's forced to become a she and fight for the rights of all Ferengi women. We get a lot of great performances in this, a threat against both women and the Ferengi alliance, and the introduction of the now iconic Sluggo Cola. Both Captain Goodwill and Science Officer Synoiz start with divided opinions about this episode, but will they change over the course of our review? Join us on Trekkin Up North for our review of Profit & Lace from DS9. Subscribe to our YouTube channel for new episodes every Friday: https://www.trekkinupnorth.com  Join us on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/trekkinupnorth Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    2h 4m

  3. May 17

    Star Trek Voyager Review: The Fight

    Well thanks to Science Officer Synoiz failing last week's challenge we're reviewing one of our worst episodes of Star Trek from the Dabo Wheel of Shame™ this week. "The Fight" is from season 5 of Voyager and is one of the most confusingly structured episodes of the entire show. We've got all the usual tropes: Chakotay's awkwardly written Native American catchphrases, plot device aliens that are never explained, Borg "oh yeah about that-" known phenomena, and Neelix once again having no reason to be there. So join Captain Goodwill and Science Officer Synoiz as we review Star Trek Voyager "The Fight". Also apologies to Rosalind Chao for... well everything really. Subscribe to our YouTube channel for new episodes every Friday: https://www.trekkinupnorth.com  Join us on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/trekkinupnorth Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    2h 1m

  4. May 13

    Star Trek Enterprise Review: Stigma

    Another episode from our Dabo Wheel of Honour, this time picked by Science Officer Synoiz. This is one of the finest episodes of Enterprise where we get to see Trek at its finest. Season 2 episode 14: "Stigma" where vulcan first officer T'Pol has to deal with her ongoing medical condition and the stigma associated with it from wider vulcan society. This episode is a very poignant way for Trek to address the AIDS crisis of the 1980s and 1990s and we go into it in depth along with the cultural differences we recognise among the various characters. We talk a lot about the reality of the HIV and AIDS crisis and how the stigma attached to it affected LGBT+ rights and how well Enterprise manages to tackle the subject. It's also a great Dr Phlox and Trip episode as we get to meet one of Phlox's many wives and he has to deal with her unwanted advances.  Subscribe to our YouTube channel for new episodes every Friday: https://www.trekkinupnorth.com  Join us on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/trekkinupnorth Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 58m

  5. 07/24/2025

    Star Trek Strange New Worlds Review: Shuttle to Kenfori

    Zombies? In Star Trek? Ooooh would you believe! This is a crazy episode of the show where we see M'Benga (with some help from Pike) slipping back into his assassin training to find a cure for Batel's condition on a seemingly deserted planet. All of this while the Enterprise have to deal with not upsetting the Klingons! We had slightly differing opinions on this episode which all come out in the discussion but it's good to see more of M'Benga being badass!  Subscribe to our YouTube channel for new episodes every Friday: https://trekkinupnorth.com  Join us on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/trekkinupnorth Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 50m

  6. 07/17/2025

    Star Trek Strange New Worlds Review: Hegemony, Part II & Wedding Bell Blues

    We've massively enjoyed the first two seasons of Star Trek Strange New Worlds and can't wait to begin our review of season 3. How will this compare to the previous ones? In this edition we're reviewing the first two episodes of the new season, "Hegemony (Part II)" and "Wedding Bell Blues", two very different stories. The first sees more lore on the mysterious Gorn and resolves the cliffhanger from the previous season, and the second sees the return of two TOS characters, Roger Korby and the enigmatic Trelane. What did we think of them? Well you'll just have to listen to this episode of Trekkin Up North!  Subscribe to our YouTube channel for new episodes every Friday: https://trekkinupnorth.com  Join us on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/trekkinupnorth Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    2h 4m

  7. 06/11/2025

    Star Trek The Next Generation Review: The Best of Both Worlds

    Captain Goodwill and Science Officer Synoiz finally get the chance to review an extremely pivotal two-parter in Star Trek history from The Dabo Wheel of Honour. The Best of Both Worlds was where Star Trek changed forever and the repercussions of these amazing episodes are still felt to this day. Whether it's through the plot of Star Trek Picard or the spin off movies from TNG, the events of Voyager, or Sisko's backstory in Deep Space Nine. What happens here and our introduction to Locutus of Borg and the events of Wolf 359 have far reaching consequences And more importantly, was Keiko O'Brien involved? It also contains what is widely considered one of the greatest cliff-hangers in television history. So pour a Martini and join them won't you? Subscribe to our YouTube channel for new episodes every Friday: https://www.trekkinupnorth.com  Join us on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/trekkinupnorth Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    2h 49m

  8. 06/04/2025

    Star Trek The Next Generation Review: Time's Arrow

    It's clunky, it's badly paced, part two kinda forgets about most of the setup from part one, but is "Time's Arrow" Star Trek The Next Generation's worst two parter? Join Captain Goodwill and Science Officer Synoiz as they have a Lower Decks inspired "Twain Off" (in full costume if you watch on the YouTube) as they discuss this infamous episode of the show from The Dabo Wheel of Shame in which the crew of the Enterprise get head off Data (so to speak). This was a lot of fun to do, but do our opinions of the episodes change with this review? Listen and find out!  Subscribe to our YouTube channel for new episodes every Friday: https://www.trekkinupnorth.com  Join us on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/trekkinupnorth Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    2h 20m
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A loving & irreverent discussion of all things Star Trek and Sci-fi with Captain Goodwill & Science Officer Synoiz. A weekly podcast reviewing the best and worst of Trek as well as new episodes as they are released. Join our community Discord at https://www.trekkinupnorth.com/discord - Subscribe to our YouTube channel (for a televisual version of the show!) at https://www.trekkinupnorth.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  • Creator
    Michael Goodwill & Synoiz
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    95
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Michael Goodwill & Synoiz
  • Show Website
    Trekkin Up North