Nov 25, 2025

What happens when fans learn their beloved Star Trek is returning, but not the way they expect?

This week on The Trek Files, we take a mid-season dive into the pre-internet letter-writing era of fandom with a look at Interstat #109, a Star Trek “LOC-zine” published just after the announcement of The Next Generation...

Nov 18, 2025

In the 1993 Star Trek: The Next Generation episode “Interface,” Geordi La Forge uses experimental technology to remotely explore a stranded starship and is confronted by a deeply personal mystery. Was the image of his mother real, or something else entirely?

This week, returning guest Dr. David Williams joins Larry...

Nov 11, 2025

Imagine being invited to visit the Star Trek: The Next Generation set before it even aired by none other than Bob Justman.

This week, The Trek Files welcomes back Doug Drexler to share the story of his very first visit to the TNG set in 1987, spurred by a letter from legendary Trek producer Robert H. Justman. That visit...

Nov 4, 2025

Before he was an Oscar-winning makeup artist and Star Trek’s go-to designer, Doug Drexler was just a teenage fan fighting to save the show he loved.

This week, Doug joins The Trek Files to reflect on a remarkable journey—from the 1968 Newsday article that quoted him as a 14-year-old letter-writing activist, to...