Hello, my name is Tawny Newsom. I play Beckett Mariner on Star Trek Lower Decks.

I am Paul F. Tompkins and I play Dr. Migglymo on Star Trek Lower Decks.

But more importantly, we're just a couple of Star Trek nerds who are excited because we finally get to talk about Star Trek again with all of you.

And we will be featuring Deep Space Nine guests to celebrate the show's 30th anniversary.

We're gonna be talking Picard Season 3 with members of the original of the next generation cast.

Listen to Star Trek The Pod Directive wherever you get your podcasts.

Alright everybody, it is time for a special episode of the podcast where we have the one and only.

I mean, let me just introduce him like this. He's done 13 seasons of the show. That's right ladies and gentlemen.

10 plus 3. The math wizard, the puzzle king, Derek Kazinsky is here, baby.

The puzzle king. The puzzle king. The trivia master. The challenge master.

There's a first time for everything, Derek, but it's not your first time on the podcast.

We welcome you back with open arms and big hearts and lots of hugs.

How have you been? Call me Mr. 10 plus 3, baby. And another.

It's like your nelly team now. Challenge championship.

You're the actual championship or the champion?

I don't know. I got fucking lucky.

Luck is very important in these games. We know that. So listen, when you get lucky, you celebrate.

Especially if it's on a puzzle. From somebody, I get it. I'm not the best of puzzles.

When you win something like that, it feels excellent. It feels like you are the puzzle king.

So take the title. Run with it. Yeah, but more than anything. And you can kind of see me.

I think I had tears in my eyes after this one because this is this is the time where I felt like

this is the magical season. Like this. Like I'm literally like these are my worst two challenges

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