{"podcast":{"title":"Twin Cities Trekkies","slug":"twin-cities-trekkies-2178862","podcast_index_feed_id":2178862,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/4b7bb77c/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/twincitiestrekkies","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/production/podcast_uploaded/12563991/12563991-1642601833854-76646d3a5794d.jpg","author":"Twin Cities Trekkies","episode_count":160,"summary":"A Star Trek podcast talking about everything from The Original Series all the way to Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, and everything in between! Join Wes and Kenzie as they voyage through the Final Frontier. New episodes are available most Fridays!","last_synced_at":"2026-06-19T14:21:00.246874+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/twin-cities-trekkies-2178862"},"episode":{"title":"116: What the *&#@ is Happening?","slug":"116-what-the-is-happening","published_at":"2026-04-03T05:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/twin-cities-trekkies-2178862/116-what-the-is-happening","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/twin-cities-trekkies-2178862","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/twincitiestrekkies/episodes/116-What-the--is-Happening-e3hbj21","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/4b7bb77c/podcast/play/117869057/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-3-2%2F616a0a2b-0e32-cd12-5b18-62ead2296291.mp3","summary":"The cancellation of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy and Wes' speculation about the future of Star Trek. On March 23, 2026, shortly after the season finale of the first season of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy , news came that Paramount+ is cancelling the series after the recently-shot second season. To many who were against the series from the beginning, the news came as a relief. To many who enjoyed the series, they were devastated. In today's episode of Twin Cities Trekkies, Wes attempts to give his opinions about the cancellation, and what he thinks is going to happen to the franchise. STRICTLY OPINIONS HERE - what is said in this episode is purely Wes' opinions, and does not reflect the official opinions of Paramount, and the people making Star Trek. You can share your feedback with us on our Facebook page at facebook.com/TCTrekkiesPod or by emailing tctrekkiespodcast@gmail.com. Twin Cities Trekkies is also on Instagram at instagram.com/twincitiestrekkiespod, and yes—we’re on Bluesky (TC Trekkies) and TikTok (@twincitiestrekkie) as well. You can leave comments directly on our Spotify feed, too. Just keep in mind that any feedback you send may be featured in a future episode. Twin Cities Trekkies is available on many platforms.","meta_description":"The cancellation of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy and Wes' speculation about the future of Star Trek. On March 23, 2026, shortly after the season finale of…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2886,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/twin-cities-trekkies-2178862/episodes/116-what-the-is-happening/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/twin-cities-trekkies-2178862/116-what-the-is-happening.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}