2025 First Contact Day Special - "Space Seed" and "The Wrath of Khan" (290)

38 years to go until the big day and Kneel Before Pod continues the annual coverage of Star Trek to celebrate. This year we return to Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan and pair it with Khan's introduction in the classic The Original Series episode "Space Seed". The conversation covers con/Khantext, how this would be approached in the modern day and Pete "Maverick" Mitchell sharing DNA with James T. Kirk.

Craig McKenzie can be found on this very site and over on We Are Starfleet on the Film Stories podcast network. Angus Ballantine can be found on this very site and over on SoundCloud.

Show Notes TV Reviews

• Craig’s reviews of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

Movie Reviews

• Craig's review of Star Trek: Beyond
• Craig's review of Captain America: Brave New World
• Craig's review of Top Gun: Maverick
• Craig's review of T2: Trainspotting
• Craig's review of Jurassic World
• Craig's review of Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice

Podcasts

• Star Trek (2009)
• Star Trek Into Darkness
• Star Trek Beyond
• Star Trek: The Motion Picture
• Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
• Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
• Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
• Star Trek: Generations
• Star Trek: First Contact
• Star Trek: Insurrection
• Star Trek: Nemesis
• Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice

Music

• Captain_Meatshield’s cover of the “First Contact” and “Star Trek: The Next Generation“ theme and his YouTube channel

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