About this episode
The episode discusses the implications of the cancellation of Starfleet Academy and its reflection on contemporary culture.
With the cancellation of Starfleet Academy, there is no Star Trek series in active production for the first time in a decade. Why is that and what does it reflect about the state of our culture? Punching Upwards , Episode 29 for 29 March 2026 Topics: Politics / Culture 🦉 No AI Content 📢 Podcast RSS Feed Credits Thanks to Michael Mullan-Jensen , Fadi Mansour , Evgeny Kuznetsov , Vlad A Gouf , Bennet Piater , Sir Galteran and John C. for supporting this podcast financially and therefore making it possible for me to produce it! Sources * “Star Trek: Starfleet Academy” to End With Season 2 , Variety , 23 March 2026 * Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Cinematic Intro (1997) Interplay , ScifinewsDE, 15 January 2026 * Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Season 1 CCXP Sneak Peek , Rotten Tomatoes TV, 7 December 2025 * Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Season 1 - Holly Hunter, Sandro Rosta , IGN , 21 January 2026 * Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Clip “Hello” - Bella Shepard, Kerrice Brooks , TrekMovie , 12 January 2026 * Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Clip “Old and Boring” - Tig Notaro , TrekMovie , 12 January 2026 * Star Trek Starfleet Academy “I think I swallowed my combadge” , Worth it or Woke, 18…
People in this episode
Host: Fabian A. Scherschel
Topics covered
- Star Trek
- cancellation
- culture
- politics
- media production
Keywords
- Star Trek
- Starfleet Academy
- cancellation
- politics
- culture
- media
- production
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Starfleet Academy, Variety, ScifinewsDE, Rotten Tomatoes TV, IGN, TrekMovie, Worth it or Woke, Def Lev
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