Star Trek MEGA EPISODE (First Contact, Top 5 TNG Episodes, Star Trek vs Star Wars, Lower Decks, and Wrath of Khan)

In this special Geek History Lesson MEGA EPISODE, we’re celebrating the enduring legacy of Star Trek in honor of the upcoming Star Trek: Section 31 movie, hitting Paramount Plus on January 24, 2025. This jam-packed episode features some of our favorite Star Trek moments from the GHL archives, including:

• Star Trek: First Contact LIVE!

• Top 5 Star Trek: The Next Generation Episodes (GHL 294) with special guest John Champion from Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek Podcast.

• Star Wars vs. Star Trek (GHL 233), where Ken Napzok joins us to tackle one of the biggest nerd debates of all time.

• Star Trek: Lower Decks (GHL 428), a hilarious and heartfelt dive into one of Star Trek’s most unique series.

• Wrath of Khan (GHL 416), where we celebrate the 40th anniversary of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan with behind-the-scenes stories, favorite moments, and plenty of KHAN TALK!

Plus, Jason shares his excitement about working on the upcoming Star Trek: Section 31 movie, which follows Emperor Philippa Georgiou as she protects the Federation while grappling with the sins of her past. Hear more about his experience on Patreon at patreon.com/jawiin and in our Best & Worst Stories of Star Trek episode.

GHL 471 - Ahsoka Tano (Star Wars)

(Recast Episode from 2/15/2021.) Ahsoka Tano, a Togruta female, was the Padawan learner to Anakin Skywalker and a hero of the Clone Wars. Now, she's going to be featured in an upcoming Star Wars TV Show. Time to dive deep into the history of one of the most popular Jedis of all time!

GHL 418 - Leia Organa

Princess Leia Organa was one of the Rebel Alliance's greatest leaders, fearless on the battlefield and dedicated to ending the tyranny of the Empire in the Star Wars universe. It's time to dive into the in-between movie history of the daughter of Padmé Amidala and Anakin Skywalker!

GHL BONUS - Star Wars: Episode 1 The Phantom Menace Retrospective

Because the world has Obi-Wan Kenobi fever currently, we decided to re-release our bonus Patreon episode on Star Wars Episode 1 The Phantom Menace! Enjoy this listen from our Jason and Ashley's Excellent Adventures Podcast!

GHL 415 - Obi-Wan Kenobi

Obi Wan Kenobi, the legendary Jedi Master of Anakin Skywalker, returns to live action this week. So join us as we crawl through his backstory (canonical and non-canonical.)

Special thanks to Diego Nunez (https://twitter.com/Blackcrow521) for the research/writing assist on this week's episode!

GHL 355 - Ahsoka Tano (Star Wars)

Ahsoka Tano, a Togruta female, was the Padawan learner to Anakin Skywalker and a hero of the Clone Wars. Now, she's going to be featured in an upcoming Star Wars TV Show. Time to dive deep into the history of one of the most popular Jedis of all time!

GHL 313 - Star Wars the Force Awakens with Trisha Hershberger

Celebrate the 5th Anniversary of Star Wars: The Force Awakens with Trisha Hershberger in a LIVESTREAM we're calling the Geek History Lesson Summer Movie Club! Let's take a look back at the movie that relaunched Star Wars!

GHL 281 - Darth Vader: Dark Lord of the Sith Vol. 1 (Book Club)

Time to re-enter the Star Wars Galaxy in our newest Book Club episode! This time we're looking at the tale of how Darth Vader first claimed his red lightsaber in Darth Vader: Dark Lord of the Sith Volume One with special guest Ken Napzok: https://twitter.com/KenNapzok

GHL 233 - Star Wars vs Star Trek

Special guest Ken Napzok (Collider, Napzok Files), joins us to dive into one of the biggest nerd debates of all time: Star Wars vs. Star Trek. 

GHL 141 - History of the Sith

Star Wars has returned with the release of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and what better way to celebrate than to dig deep on the holocrons of the Sith? Learn where these evil Jedi came from and how many wars they fought over the years in the Star Wars universe.

Special thanks to Kristian Harloff for joining us! Follow him on Twitter - https://twitter.com/KristianHarloff

GHL 93 - Star Wars: History of the Jedi wit John Rocha

The Jedi are some of the most important characters in the Star Wars universe, but how were they founded? Jump into hyperspace to learn the origin of the Jedi with special guest John Rocha (https://twitter.com/TheRochaSays)