Trekcast 451: Starfleet Academy, Was it bad? Red Letter Media beats Kurtzman? Classic Trek has new Fans

Star Trek Podcast: Trekcast · Jan 18, 2026 · 1h 16m · transcript

The internet was buzzing this week as Starfleet Academy finally made its debut—but does the new Star Trek series live up to the hype? We break down our first impressions and give you our honest take.We’ll also tell you how to watch Starfleet Academy for free, dig into early viewership numbers to see if fans are actually tuning in, and explore how classic Star Trek is finding a whole new audience on YouTube.All that and more on Trekcast, your home for Star Trek news, reviews, and discussion.

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Starfleet Academy is on YouTube…