{"id":3607,"date":"2026-08-16T09:00:38","date_gmt":"2026-08-16T08:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.staggeringstories.net\/?p=3607"},"modified":"2026-08-15T22:07:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T21:07:02","slug":"staggering-stories-podcast-504-darwin-trek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.staggeringstories.net\/?p=3607","title":{"rendered":"Staggering Stories Podcast #504: Darwin Trek"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_3415\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3607-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.staggeringstories.net\/StaggeringPodcast504_17-08-2026.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.staggeringstories.net\/StaggeringPodcast504_17-08-2026.mp3\">https:\/\/www.staggeringstories.net\/StaggeringPodcast504_17-08-2026.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.staggeringstories.net\/StaggeringPodcast504_17-08-2026.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"StaggeringPodcast504_17-08-2026.mp3\">Download<\/a> (Duration: 1:26:43 &#8212; 49.7MB)<\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.staggeringstories.net\/?feed=podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.staggeringstories.net\/Podcast504.jpg\" alt=\"60\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" align=\"right\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Adam J Purcell, Jay Doran, the Real Keith Dunn and Scott Fuller review the Big Finish audioplay Doctor Who: Bloodtide and the first three episodes of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: Season 4, find some general news and a variety of other stuff, specifically:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>00:00 &#8211; Intro and theme tune.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>01:09 &#8212; Welcome!<\/li>\n<li><strong>02:04 &#8211; News:<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>02:14 &#8212; Jumanji: Open World trailered.<\/li>\n<li>03:58 &#8212; Marvel: Wonder Man cancelled.<\/li>\n<li>10:10 &#8212; Metropolis: Live cinematic concert UK tour.<\/li>\n<li>12:44 &#8212; Doctor Who: Some production company&#8217;s been making noises.<\/li>\n<li><strong>15:58 &#8211; Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 4 episodes 1, 2 and 3.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>36:49 &#8211; Jean Watch.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>38:08 &#8211; Doctor Who: Bloodtide (Big Finish).<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>48:46 &#8211; Crumbly&#8217;s Corner.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>51:29 &#8211; 30 Second Recommendation: The Amazing Digital Circus.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>63:42 &#8211; Emails and listener feedback.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>83:42 &#8211; Farewell for this podcast!<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>84:29 &#8212; End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Vital Links:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.staggeringstories.net\/\">Staggering Stories<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jumanji\">Wikipedia: Jumanji<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Marvel_Cinematic_Universe\">Wikipedia: Marvel Cinematic Universe<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Metropolis_(1927_film)\">Wikipedia: Metropolis (1927 film)<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"voxlumiere.com\">Vox Lumiere<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/doctorwho\/\">BBC: Doctor Who<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Star_Trek:_Strange_New_Worlds\">Wikipedia: Star Trek Colon Strange New Worlds<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bigfinish.com\/releases\/v\/doctor-who-bloodtide-647\">Big Finish: Doctor Who: Bloodtide<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Amazing_Digital_Circus\">Wikipedia: The Amazing Digital Circus<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/26860495434\">Facebook: Staggering Stories Group<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Adam J Purcell, Jay Doran, the Real Keith Dunn and Scott Fuller review the Big Finish audioplay Doctor Who: Bloodtide and the first three episodes of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: Season 4, find some general news and a variety of other stuff, specifically: 00:00 &#8211; Intro and theme tune. 01:09 &#8212; Welcome! 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