Kids These Days

Episode 180

Friday 30 January 2026

Much to the consternation of a bunch of racist shitheads, three fabulously cool and competent women — Lieutenant Rork, Lieutenant Commander Lura Thok and Captain Nahla Ake — are at a console on the bridge of the USS Athena, discussing some kind of subspace instability.

Star Trek: Starfleet Academy

Series 1, Episode 1

Stardate: 853724.6 and Unknown (3190s)

First broadcast on Thursday 15 January 2026

This week, the children of Earth face a difficult and precarious future — one that they didn’t create but that they nevertheless have to endure. And now there’s a new Star Trek series where that’s basically happening too. But in Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, these kids have hope: some weird and kindly people are here, with patience and empathy, determined to help them find a way through.

Recorded on Monday 27 January 2025 · Download (108.8 MB)

Star Trek: Starfleet Academy