Jeff Gamet brings us back from the holiday hiatus with a look at Star Trek: Discovery Season 2, Episode 8, If Memory Serves. Jeff and Chuck dig deep into this pivotal episode that mixes classic Trek characters, themes, and planets with new. The many layers and complexities of both the plot and those involved are under the microscope, as is Georgiou's motivations, the evolution of two crew members, and the return to Vulcan's Forge.

Jeff Gamet is the TextExpander Evangelist for Smile, and the author of Fresh Brewed Tales, a chronicle of Jeff's strange adventures at coffee shops. You can find his regular updates on Twitter.

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Jean MacDonald hosts the Voyager Revisited, so it was no surprise that she picked an episode from that series as her first TrekFavorite. Counterpoint, Season 5, Episode 10, is not only the "perfect Janeway" episode according to Jean, but is also Kate Mulgrew's favorite. Find out how it balances tension, romance, and finds Janeway at her best as Jean takes us through it all.

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Jean MacDonald is the Community Director of Micro.blog, and the Founder and former Executive Director of App Camp For Girls, a program to encourage more girls to pursue software development. She is also a serial podcaster who produces Voyager Revisited, SestraCast, a podcast about the Canadian sci-fi thriller Orphan Black, The Weekly Review with James Dempsey, Micro Monday, and Guinea Pig Wheekly. A would-be rock 'n roll star, you can follow all of Jean's exploits on her Twitter stream and her Micro.blog presence.

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Bryan Chaffin talks about the profound effect that his selected TrekFavorite had on his family and his life. Star Trek: The Original Series Season 3, Episode 15, "Let That Be Your Last Battlefield" features both overt and covert messages that are at least as important if not more so today than when it was broadcast, over fifty years ago. Bryan and Chuck discuss their favorite moments and the cinematic feel of the episode.

Bryan Chaffin began using Apple computers in 1983 in a high school BASIC programming class. He started using Macs in 1990 when the Kinko's guy taught him how to use Aldus PageMaker, finally buying a Power Computing Power 100 in 1995. Bryan is the cofounder of The Mac Observer and currently serves as Afternoon Editor. He has contributed to MacAddict and MacFormat magazines, and coauthored Incredible iPad Apps for Dummies with Bob "Dr. Mac" LeVitus. You can find out more about Bryan at his personal site, GeekTells, and follow him on Twitter.

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Barry DeFord of PoliTreks Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 6, Episode 13, Far Beyond The Stars, as not only his first TrekFavorite, but his favorite of Star Trek…all series, all seasons. Barry digs deep into both the story as well as the acting of this powerful episode, finding reflections of society at the time of broadcast, and of society today.

Barry DeFord is the co-host of PoliTreks and host of Picard LIVE!, both on the Trek Geeks Network, and is an Assistant Principal and teacher in Edmonton, Alberta.

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We get back to Star Trek: The Next Generation in a discussion with David Sparks about Season 4, Episode 2, Family. Picard's recovery from his Borg captivity, Worf's visit with his parents, and Wesley's encounter with the recording of his father make for an episode that can't help but elicit an emotional reaction from the viewer.

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David Sparks is a trial attorney who finally came out of the closet and admitted he was a nerd several years ago. David publishes MacSparky.com and is the co-host of the Mac Power Users podcast. He is also part of the Focused and Automators podcasts, and publishes his Field Guide series of training at Learn.MacSparky.com.

Brett Terpstra decided on Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 24 as his first TrekFavorite, an episode that covers a lot of ground in Trek history. Brett discusses the first warp 2 flight, obstructionist Vulcans, spaceship design, and dealing with the loss of a friend as we look at events that shaped the career and command style of Captain Jonathan Archer.

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Brett Terpstra is a coder, writer and web developer. He works behind the scenes at blogs including Engadget, Joystiq and The Unofficial Apple Weblog. He also writes for The Unofficial Apple Weblog, and contributes to Macworld. Brett develops Marked for Mac. He discusses all things "nerd" on his podcasts, Systematic and Overtired.You can find Brett as "ttscoff" on Twitter, and at his website, brettterpstra.com.

Ewen Rankin shares some deep thoughts about Star Trek: The Next Generation S03E20, Tin Man, his first TrekFavorite pick. Who were the victims, who were the heroes, and what can one take away from this episode that has Romulans, telepaths, and an alien that may be the last of its kind. Ewen finds messages in the story lines that you may have missed, and explains why it affected him personally.

Ewen Rankin is the boss of the British Tech Network. BTN hosts "...broadcasts which are for those who like their Technology, and other subjects, but not taken to seriously. We aim for a fun, free flowing format of shows which will inform, provoke and entertain our many listeners. Its more like 'Friends at the pub' than a panel of highly qualified pundits." Ewen also is a professional photographer who's work can be seen at Rankin.photography. Follow Ewen on Twitter.

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Daily Star Trek News host Alison Pitt joins us to discuss her first TrekFavorite, Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 7, Episode 6, Phantasms . Data's dreams, Picard avoiding a social obligation, Sigmund Freud, and a threat to the Enterprise combine to make one offbeat episode that has some great comedic moments to boot. Find out what appealed to Alison, and why she finds this episode so enjoyable.

Alison Pitt is the writer, producer, and host of Daily Star Trek News, on the Roddenberry Podcast Network. A veteran Star Trek podcaster, she started her career on the weekly show Priority One: A Roddenberry Star Trek Podcast in 2015. She has appeared on panels at Star Trek Las Vegas, WonderCon, and San Diego Comic Con. You can find her on Twitter and Instagram.

Peter Cohen is the first guest to pick an episode of Star Trek: The Animated Series as his first TrekFavorite. Season 1, Episode 2, Yesteryear, tackles topics such as bullying, the death of a pet and more, wrapped in a time travel episode that gives some backstory on Spock's childhood. Peter talks about those aspects of the story, and the lasting impact it had on him.

Peter Cohen is a freelance tech journalist who has written for Macworld, iMore, Tom's Guide and is the Managing Editor of iDownloadBlog. You can find his dead Twitter account at @flargh and read more of his ruminations on tech and other stuff at his personal web site, peter-cohen.com.

Michael E. Cohen is not just a Star Trek Fan, but also has a special connection to Season 3 Episode 13 of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Distant Voices. Michael discusses that connection as well as the episode itself, the acting talent of Alexander Siddig, and how Trek ties into so many other series of the day.

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Michael E. Cohen has worked as a teacher, a programmer, a Web designer, a multimedia producer, and a certified usability analyst. He's the author or co-author of several Take Control books, and contributes to TidBITS. You can find him on Twitter as @lymond.

Brittany Smith takes us to a discussion of another two-part title from Star Trek: The Next Generation. Part 1 and Part 2 of Time's Arrow finds the Enterprise crew doing some time traveling, meeting Samual Clemens, and bringing Data back from the (sort of) dead. Brittany talks about why this episode has some of her favorite TNG components, why the plot holds up, and how it informed her reading of Mark Twain's works.

Brittany Smith is a cognitive neuroscientist who provides a variety of consulting services through her business, Devise and Conquer that includes ADD/ADHD coaching, technology coaching, productivity consulting, and more. She is a self-designated "well-rounded geek" who can be found on Twitter as @addliberator. Her latest project is Jedi Yoga.