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Video creator, Kertrats Productions. Co-host of the Positively Trek podcast w/ Barry DeFord. Editor for Trek Lit Reviews. Métis from northern Alberta. He/Him. Kertrats Productions: https://www.youtube.com/@KertratsP

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Spock warns Kirk about the consequences of losing face in front of his crew in "The Enemy Within" (TOS).

Spock warns Kirk about the consequences of losing face in front of his crew in "The Enemy Within" (TOS).

Kirk, split into his "good" half, worries that he lacks the confidence to command in "The Enemy Within" (TOS).

Kirk, split into his "good" half, worries that he lacks the confidence to command in "The Enemy Within" (TOS).

"You can't afford the luxury of being anything less than perfect. If you do, they lose faith, and you lose command."
Spock to Kirk, "The Enemy Within" #TOS
#StarTrek #StarTrekTheOriginalSeries #DailyDoseofTrek

23.02.2026 18:36 — 👍 5    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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The Holdovers: Starfleet Academy Edition Positively Trek 330: The Holdovers: Starfleet Academy Edition “Ko’Zeine” - Star Trek: Starfleet Academy S1E07 One cadet must choose between a future with Starfleet …

New #PositivelyTrek! @kertrats.bsky.social & @brandiwine.bsky.social are discussing “Ko’Zeine,” episode 7 of #StarTrekStarfleetAcademy! #StarTrek #StarfleetAcademy #podcast
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22.02.2026 21:16 — 👍 6    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
Gwyndala questions Dal in "Lost and Found" (PRO).

Gwyndala questions Dal in "Lost and Found" (PRO).

Dal laughs at Gwyndala's mispronounciation of "cahoots" in "Lost and Found" (PRO).

Dal laughs at Gwyndala's mispronounciation of "cahoots" in "Lost and Found" (PRO).

"I know you'd do anything to get out of here. 'Fess up. You two are in cat boots."
"…Ha ha ha!"
"What's so funny?"
"Cat boots? You mean cahoots?"
Gwyn & Dal, "Lost and Found" #Prodigy
#StarTrek #StarTrekProdigy #DailyDoseofTrek

21.02.2026 23:32 — 👍 8    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
LIVE: "Ko'Zeine" - Starfleet Academy S1E07 Unready Room Discussion!
YouTube video by Kertrats Productions LIVE: "Ko'Zeine" - Starfleet Academy S1E07 Unready Room Discussion!

#PositivelyUnready is LIVE on Saturday, February 21st! We're talking about "Ko'Zeine," episode 7 of #StarTrekStarfleetAcademy. Join Dan, @brandiwine.bsky.social and Barry at 2pm Eastern (11am Pacific)! #StarTrek #StarfleetAcademy
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21.02.2026 00:03 — 👍 4    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
Archer needles Trip in "Unexpected" (ENT).

Archer needles Trip in "Unexpected" (ENT).

Trip bemoans his status as the first pregnant Human male in history in "Unexpected" (ENT).

Trip bemoans his status as the first pregnant Human male in history in "Unexpected" (ENT).

"I've run a check through the Starfleet database. You might be pleased to know that this is the first recorded incident of a Human male becoming pregnant."
"Just how I always wanted to get into the history books."
Archer & Tucker, "Unexpected" #Enterprise
#StarTrek #StarTrekEnterprise #DailyTrek

20.02.2026 17:44 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
The Doctor complains about the lack of resources at his disposal aboard Voyager in "Phage" (VGR).

The Doctor complains about the lack of resources at his disposal aboard Voyager in "Phage" (VGR).

Kes speaks with The Doctor in "Phage" (VGR).

Kes speaks with The Doctor in "Phage" (VGR).

The Doctor expresses his opinion on Lt. Paris in "Phage" (VGR).

The Doctor expresses his opinion on Lt. Paris in "Phage" (VGR).

"First they tell me there's no doctor, so I have to be on call 24 hours a day and then they tell me there's no nurses, so I have no one to assist me."
"I thought Tom Paris was assigned to you."
"Like I said, no one to assist me."
Doctor & Kes, "Phage" #Voyager
#StarTrek #StarTrekVoyager #DailyTrek

19.02.2026 18:31 — 👍 17    🔁 4    💬 1    📌 0
Bashir becomes aphasic while researching the Bajoran-engineered virus in "Babel" (DS9).

Bashir becomes aphasic while researching the Bajoran-engineered virus in "Babel" (DS9).

The computer's output becomes indecipherable to the aphasic Bashir in "Babel" (DS9).

The computer's output becomes indecipherable to the aphasic Bashir in "Babel" (DS9).

Bashir, frustrated, succumbs to the aphasia virus in "Babel" (DS9).

Bashir, frustrated, succumbs to the aphasia virus in "Babel" (DS9).

"Computer, replay morning."
"Command unclear. Please repeat."
"Glass lunch judge a bin to let it!"
Bashir & computer, "Babel" #DS9
#StarTrek #StarTrekDeepSpaceNine #DailyDoseofTrek

18.02.2026 22:07 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
DaiMon Tarr communicates with Picard and the crew of the Enterprise in "The Last Outpost" (TNG).

DaiMon Tarr communicates with Picard and the crew of the Enterprise in "The Last Outpost" (TNG).

Data whispers to Geordi during a conversation with the Ferengi in "The Last Outpost" (TNG).

Data whispers to Geordi during a conversation with the Ferengi in "The Last Outpost" (TNG).

"We offer the lives of our second officers as required by the Ferengi code."
"Fortunately Starfleet has no such rules involving its second officers."
DaiMon Tarr & Data, "The Last Outpost"
#StarTrek #TNG #StarTrekTheNextGeneration #DailyDoseofTrek

17.02.2026 23:37 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
Harry Mudd laments his fate after the failure of his plans in "Mudd's Women" (TOS).

Harry Mudd laments his fate after the failure of his plans in "Mudd's Women" (TOS).

"But I will appear as a character witness at your trial... if you think that'll help?"
"They'll throw away the key..."
Kirk & Mudd, "Mudd's Women"
#StarTrek #StarTrekTheOriginalSeries #TOS #DailyDoseofTrek

16.02.2026 20:22 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Tiny Fireflies Positively Trek 329: Tiny Fireflies “Come, Let’s Away” - Star Trek: Starfleet Academy S1E06 This week, Positively Unready is taking a look at “Come, Let’s Away,” ep…

New #PositivelyTrek! Dan, Brandi and Barry discuss “Come, Let’s Away,” episode 6 of #StarTrekStarfleetAcademy! #StarTrek #StarfleetAcademy #podcast
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16.02.2026 19:44 — 👍 9    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0
Mariner and Boimler welcome Tendi to the lower decks of the USS Cerritos in "Second Contact" (LDS).

Mariner and Boimler welcome Tendi to the lower decks of the USS Cerritos in "Second Contact" (LDS).

"Yeah, no, we're not really elite. We're more like the cool, scrappy underdogs of the ship. You know, we don't wash our hands, we're doing kick flips all the time."
- Mariner, “Second Contact” (LDS)
#StarTrek #StarTrekLowerDecks #DailyDoseofTrek

14.02.2026 21:41 — 👍 4    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

See you all in 30 minutes!
#StarTrek #StarfleetAcademy
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14.02.2026 18:32 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
LIVE: "Come, Let's Away" - Starfleet Academy S1E06 Unready Room Discussion!
YouTube video by Kertrats Productions LIVE: "Come, Let's Away" - Starfleet Academy S1E06 Unready Room Discussion!

#POSITIVELYUNREADY continues LIVE on Saturday, February 14th at 2pm Eastern (11am Pacific)! Dan, @brandiwine.bsky.social & Barry are discussing "Come, Let's Away," episode 6 of #StarTrekStarfleetAcademy! Join us for the livestream! #StarTrek #StarfleetAcademy
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14.02.2026 04:57 — 👍 4    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 1
Trip and T'pol listen to one of Travis Mayweather's ghost stories in "Strange New World" (ENT).

Trip and T'pol listen to one of Travis Mayweather's ghost stories in "Strange New World" (ENT).

"Let me guess... no ghost stories on Vulcan?"
- Trip, “Strange New World” (ENT)
#StarTrek #Enterprise #DailyDoseofTrek

13.02.2026 21:26 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
The Doctor laments his lot in life, "Time and Again" (VGR).

The Doctor laments his lot in life, "Time and Again" (VGR).

"It seems I've found myself on the voyage of the damned."
- The Doctor, “Time and Again” (VGR)
#StarTrek #StarTrekVoyager #DailyDoseofTrek

12.02.2026 22:50 — 👍 5    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
Odo advocates for his personal definition of justice in "A Man Alone" (DS9).

Odo advocates for his personal definition of justice in "A Man Alone" (DS9).

"Commander, laws change depending on who's making them. Cardassian one day, Federation the next. But justice is justice."
- Odo, “A Man Alone” (DS9)
#StarTrek #StarTrekDeepSpaceNine #DS9 #DailyDoseofTrek

11.02.2026 18:31 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
Dr. Crusher laments the death caused by a plague, "Code of Honor" (TNG).

Dr. Crusher laments the death caused by a plague, "Code of Honor" (TNG).

Captain Picard reassures Dr. Crusher in "Code of Honor" (TNG).

Captain Picard reassures Dr. Crusher in "Code of Honor" (TNG).

"Damn! Where are the calluses we doctors are supposed to grow over our feelings?"
"Perhaps the good ones never get them."
- Dr. Crusher & Captain Picard, “Code of Honor” (TNG)
#StarTrek #StarTrekTheNextGeneration #TNG #DailyDoseofTrek

10.02.2026 19:31 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Khionian Barf Glitter Positively Trek 328: Khionian Barf Glitter “Series Acclimation Mil” - Star Trek: Starfleet Academy S1E05 Positively Unready continues this week with hosts Dan, Barr…

New #PositivelyTrek! Dan, Barry & @brandiwine.bsky.social discuss “Series Acclimation Mil,” episode 5 of #StarTrekStarfleetAcademy #StarTrek #StarfleetAcademy #podcast
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09.02.2026 23:04 — 👍 5    🔁 5    💬 1    📌 0
Dr. McCoy expresses his annoyance with flashing lights in "The Corbomite Maneuver" (TOS).

Dr. McCoy expresses his annoyance with flashing lights in "The Corbomite Maneuver" (TOS).

"What am I, a doctor or a moon-shuttle conductor? If I jumped every time a light flashed around here, I'd end up talking to myself."
- Dr. Leonard McCoy, “The Corbomite Maneuver” (TOS)
#StarTrek #StarTrekTheOriginalSeries #DailyDoseofTrek

09.02.2026 19:25 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
A dream of Data in "Remembrance" (Star Trek: Picard)

A dream of Data in "Remembrance" (Star Trek: Picard)

Picard dreams of his deceased comrade, Data, in "Remembrance" (Star Trek: Picard)

Picard dreams of his deceased comrade, Data, in "Remembrance" (Star Trek: Picard)

"Why are you stalling, Captain?"
"I don't want the game to end."
- “Remembrance” (PIC)
#StarTrek #StarTrekPicard #DailyDoseofTrek

09.02.2026 05:50 — 👍 8    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
LIVE: "Series Acclimation Mil" - Starfleet Academy S1E05 Unready Room Discussion!
YouTube video by Kertrats Productions LIVE: "Series Acclimation Mil" - Starfleet Academy S1E05 Unready Room Discussion!

Dan, @brandiwine.bsky.social, and Barry are LIVE in #TheUnreadyRoom on Saturday, February 7th! We're discussing "Series Acclimation Mil," episode 5 of #StarTrekStarfleetAcademy. Join us at 2pm Eastern (11am Pacific). See you then! #StarTrek #StarfleetAcademy
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06.02.2026 19:57 — 👍 6    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
Tucker considers allowing his curiosity to dictate his actions in "Fight or Flight" (ENT).

Tucker considers allowing his curiosity to dictate his actions in "Fight or Flight" (ENT).

T'Pol questions allowing one's curiosity to dictate their actions in "Fight or Flight" (ENT).

T'Pol questions allowing one's curiosity to dictate their actions in "Fight or Flight" (ENT).

Archer insists on allowing his curiosity to dictate his actions in "Fight or Flight" (ENT).

Archer insists on allowing his curiosity to dictate his actions in "Fight or Flight" (ENT).

"Maybe we should go have a look?"
"If you insist on allowing your curiosity to dictate your actions."
"We insist."
- Tucker, T'Pol, & Archer, “Fight or Flight” (ENT)
#StarTrek #Enterprise #DailyDoseofTrek

06.02.2026 18:18 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
Chakotay advocates for the Maquis crew members in "Parallax" (VGR).

Chakotay advocates for the Maquis crew members in "Parallax" (VGR).

Captain Janeway questions Chakotay's loyalty in "Parallax" (VGR).

Captain Janeway questions Chakotay's loyalty in "Parallax" (VGR).

“I do consider these to be my people because nobody else on this ship will look out for them like I will. And I'm telling you: you're going to have to give them more authority if you want their loyalty."
"Theirs? Or yours, commander?"
- “Parallax” (VGR)
#StarTrek #StarTrekVoyager #DailyDoseofTrek

06.02.2026 00:33 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
Dr. Bashir nervously converses with Garak during their first meeting in "Past Prologue" (DS9).

Dr. Bashir nervously converses with Garak during their first meeting in "Past Prologue" (DS9).

Garak toys with a nervous Dr. Bashir during their first meeting in "Past Prologue" (DS9).

Garak toys with a nervous Dr. Bashir during their first meeting in "Past Prologue" (DS9).

"You're very kind, Mister Garak."
"Oh, it's just Garak. Plain, simple Garak."
- “Past Prologue” (DS9)
#StarTrek #StarTrekDeepSpaceNine #DS9 #DailyDoseofTrek

04.02.2026 18:53 — 👍 5    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
Data, under the Influence, philosophizes to Captain Picard in "The Naked Now."

Data, under the Influence, philosophizes to Captain Picard in "The Naked Now."

"We are more alike than unlike, my dear captain. I have pores. Humans have pores. I have fingerprints. Humans have fingerprints. My chemical nutrients are like your blood. If you prick me, do I not… leak?"
- “The Naked Now” (TNG)
#StarTrek #StarTrekTheNextGeneration #TNG #DailyDoseofTrek

03.02.2026 18:37 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
Kirk, irritated.

Kirk, irritated.

Spock, irritating.

Spock, irritating.

"Have I ever mentioned you play a very irritating game of chess, Mr. Spock?"
"Irritating? Ah, yes. One of your Earth emotions."
- Kirk & Spock, "Where No Man Has Gone Before"
#StarTrek #StarTrekTheOriginalSeries #DailyDoseofTrek

02.02.2026 18:35 — 👍 5    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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Gentle Silver Fox Klingon Positively Trek 327: Gentle Silver Fox Klingon “Vox in Excelso” - Star Trek: Starfleet Academy S1E04 In this week’s Positively Unready , hosts Dan, Brandi, and Barr…

New #PositivelyTrek! Dan, @brandiwine.bsky.social & Barry discuss “Vox in Excelso,” episode 4 of #StarTrekStarfleetAcademy #StarTrek #StarfleetAcademy #podcast
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02.02.2026 17:34 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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The Little Dweeb with the Weird Eye Positively Trek 326: The Little Dweeb with the Weird Eye Star Trek Comics: January 2026 Another month, another crop of new Star Trek comics! In this episode of Posi…

New #PositivelyTrek! Dan & @brandiwine.bsky.social discuss the #StarTrek comics that came out in January from @idwpublishing.com! #StarTrekLowerDecks #StarTrekVoyager #TheLastStarship #StrangeNewWorlds #podcast
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01.02.2026 23:07 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
A moment of levity on the bridge of the USS Shenzhou in "The Vulcan Hello."

A moment of levity on the bridge of the USS Shenzhou in "The Vulcan Hello."

"Ensign Connor, agreement between my senior officers! Note the date and time."
"Noted, captain."
#StarTrek #StarTrekDiscovery #dailydoseoftrek

01.02.2026 23:15 — 👍 8    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
Captain Archer orders the Enterprise underway in "Broken Bow."

Captain Archer orders the Enterprise underway in "Broken Bow."

The Enterprise sets out on her mission to the Klingon homeworld in "Broken Bow."

The Enterprise sets out on her mission to the Klingon homeworld in "Broken Bow."

"Take her out, Mr. Mayweather... straight and steady."
#StarTrek #Enterprise #dailydoseoftrek

31.01.2026 18:41 — 👍 6    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

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