Rachel Watches Star Trek

About Rachel Watches Star Trek

Chris loves Star Trek. Rachel had never watched it. Until 2017, when this podcast began. This is a podcast where Rachel and Chris talk about each episode of Star Trek, from the original TOS pilot onwards, getting her outsider’s perspective on one of the most influential Sci-fi shows of all time.

Publisher

Rachel Watches Star Trek

Category

comedy · science · tv & film

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

4 Aug 2020

Latest episode

23 Jun 2025

Latest episodes

7 of 132 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   23 Jun 2025TRANSCRIPT

   Episode 346 - DS9 - The Homecoming

   Rachel Watches Star Trek analyzes the Deep Space Nine episode "The Homecoming," offering insights into its plot and character development.

2. 

   7 May 2025TRANSCRIPT

   Episode 340 - TNG - Bloodlines

   Does Captain Picard have a son?! Rachel and Chris will find out! This is our free episode for April; please consider subscribing for hundreds of episodes of extra content!

3. 

   18 Oct 2024TRANSCRIPT

   Episode 317 - TNG - Descent - Part 1

Inside a recent episode

Episode 346 - DS9 - The Homecoming

Published 23 Jun 2025 · Transcript excerpt

[…] To Cardassia Ford, rescue a Bajorn prisoner of war. You're right. I wish you hadn't told me. Yeah. And some good scenes here, back to back. It's just nice to see Sisko in a light mood. Things are okay right now. They are okay right now. The earring belongs to Lee Nallas, the greatest leader of the Bajorn Resistance. Sisko's heard the tale of how he defeated Gull Zarell in hand -to -hand combat. He was reported killed in action, but nobody was ever found. The Bajoran government won't do anything. They don't want to provoke a war with Cardassia over an earring. But since Kaya Packer's death, the political divisions on Beijo have got worse. […]

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

43,454,628

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

182 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

22 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 64 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

65

Social presence

0

YouTube

93

Engagement

67