I decided I should go ahead and upgrade my original review to five stars. I say this was absolutely every intention of a compliment: This podcast is perfect for helping me sleep. Whether I’ve hurt my back and need to focus on something other than pain, or I’m just full of anxiety about work, this podcast has been a stalwart companion helping me get through the night. I’m serious when I say that I’m on at least my seventh listen through of the entire playlist, and there’s only about two episodes I’ve heard the entirety of. There is something incredibly soothing about the host’s voice. And he reads his sponsor ads at the same volume in the same voice, unlike other “official” sleep-aid podcasts I’ve tried. I find it very comforting to fall asleep to him asking various cohosts about how they feel about Neelix, and then wake up just long enough to hear everyone complain about Archer or gushing about Janeway. I learn things about bananas, then I’m asleep again. There are no episode clips or jingles, just soft discussions about Star Trek. My only complaints are that sometimes the sound isn’t balanced super well. If I want to hear both hosts, in one episode one might be significantly louder than the other. And the red-alert bleep for the swearing can be jarring, especially if the guest host is prone to swearing frequently. But hey, this isn’t a podcast specifically designed for helping the listener sleep, so I can’t exactly fault anybody for those issues. In conclusion, I know it’s probably not the thing most people making a podcast want to hear, that they are great for sleeping to. But from the bottom of my heart, thank you. I love Random Trek. I’m so glad it’s back to naming the occasional episode!

Love the format, the guests, and especially the host. Thank you.

Though every other episodes are pretty good

I enjoy when background information is brought in and there ad hoc discussions about other issues from Star Trek. A few items that annoy me are Scott’s laughing at his own jokes and the “spoiler alert” warning. I think it is safe to say that your listeners have viewed the episode being discussed and if they haven’t watched it, then they should not be listening to that particular episode. Also, he over apologizes about Enterprise not being his favorite: say it and move on. Relax about be so apologetic! Otherwise I try not to miss an episode.

I love the interplay between Scott and his guests. Makes even bad episodes of Star Trek (of which there are many) fun to listen to.

Amongst the sea of trek related podcasts this one stand out because of the novel approach of choosing what they listen to. The conversation is fun and thought provoking as they delve into the episode they are watching. Scott McNulty is a wonderfully geeky host who, who delivers an entertaining show every time.

If you know the breadth and depth of Star Trek — so does Scott. He and his guests have a great time taking us on a tour of the many series and seasons of Trek. I always enjoy getting to know each guest and each episode on this weekly walk down sci-fi memory lane!

This show is a lot of fun. Doesn’t take itself—or the show—to seriously. A great ad-on for episodes you’ve already watched.

At first I was a little skeptical of a Star Trek podcast all higgledy-piggledy and out of order, but now that I have embraced randomness I have a new favorite podcast. I can listen to Scott and his random guests discuss episodes of all my favorite Trek series, not to mention the movies. As an added bonus, Scott McNulty has a soothing and pleasant voice. I could listen to it all day.

I do really enjoy the podcast, though I wish Scott would brush up on his character and actor names and other important terms before recording. That's a minor quibble, but what does irritate me is that Scott apparently wants to keep the language clean. That's fine, but if the guest has a potty mouth he bleeps them after the fact with annoying sound effects. That destroys the flow of the conversation. Either tell them to cut it out during the recording session (which should be a lot easier to edit than adding 50 bleeps to a show) or just allow it to be explicit. It's 2017, a little foul language isn't going to hurt anyone.