Book Club: Did Anyone Have Android Pulaski on Their Bingo Card?

Positively Trek 264: Book Club: Did Anyone Have Android Pulaski on Their Bingo Card?Star Trek Explorer Presents: “The Mission” and Other Stories - Part 1 of 2We here at the Positively Trek Book Club pride ourselves on covering every new Star Trek novel that is released. However, the releases are fewer and farther between these days. Thankfully, there are many places for us to go to get our Star Trek fiction fix!The Star Trek Explorer magazine has been publishing original Star Trek short stories since it started in 2021, showcasing unique corners of the Trek universe and written by some of the biggest names in Star Trek writing. In February of 2024, the most recent hardcover collection of these stories was released: Star Trek Explorer Presents: “The Mission” and Other Stories, featuring 14 of the short stories from recent issues.In this episode of the Positively Trek Book Club, host Dan Gunther welcomes Bruce Gibson back to the show to discuss the first 7 of the stories featured in this collection. We discuss:“Control” by John Peel“The Guardian” by Gary Russell“The Disavowed” by Christopher Cooper“Paghabi” by Chris Dows“Pulaski 2.0” by Greg Cox“The Expert” by Gary Russell“Scramble” by Greg CoxThe remaining 7 stories in the collection will be featured in a future episode.Purchase Star Trek Explorer Presents: “The Mission” and Other Stories:Hardcover:Amazon.com: https://amzn.to/3uc1Y8rAmazon.ca: https://amzn.to/3FY4Po0Amazon.co.uk: https://amzn.to/3FVfaB0Show page: http://www.positivelytrek.com/Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/positively-trek/id1501468628Twitter: http://twitter.com/positivelytrekFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/PositivelyTrekHelp support the podcast! Go to https://www.patreon.com/positivelytrek to help out!Sunshine (version 2) by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4438-sunshine-version-2-License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Take a Chance by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4457-take-a-chanceLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.STAR TREK and all related marks, logos and characters are owned by CBS Studios Inc. Positively Trek is not endorsed or sponsored by or affiliated with CBS/Paramount Pictures or the STAR TREK franchise.ChaptersOpening (00:00:00)“Control” by John Peel (00:05:55)“The Guardian” by Gary Russell (00:14:46)“The Disavowed” by Christopher Cooper (00:21:45)Patreon Shout Out (00:34:27)“Paghabi” by Chris Dows (00:34:56)“Pulaski 2.0” by Greg Cox (00:41:37)“The Expert” by Gary Russell (00:49:47)“Scramble” by Greg Cox (00:59:02)Final Thoughts (01:04:12)Closing (01:07:17)  HostsDan GuntherBruce GibsonProductionDan Gunther (Editor and Producer)Barry DeFord (Producer)Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy