"A decade is a long time for a TV series; no single iteration of Star Trek has made it that far. But "a Star Trek podcast by two guys just a little bit embarrassed to have a Star Trek podcast" has now passed the milestone. January 25, 2026, marks a full decade since The Greatest Generation, my favorite podcast, debuted. Like a bottle of Château Picard, the showhas only improved with age."
"The podcast helped me rediscover, and appreciate more fully, Star Trek: The Next Generation-which is also my favorite TV show. The Greatest Generation continues to delight with its irreverent humor, its celebration of the most minor of characters, and its technical fascination with how a given episode was made. Over the last decade, hosts Ben Harrison and Adam Pranica have both moved to Los Angeles and become full-time podcasters."
"The podcast has spawned its own (sometimes NSFW!) lexicon (a "friend of DeSoto" means a listener to and fan of The Greatest Generation), its own recurring and hilarious segments ("Drunk Shimoda," "Bad Bit Moment," and "Polo? Polo? Or Pollo?"), and most importantly, its own delightful fandom. It's the coolest and dorkiest secret club that I will ever be a part of."
The Greatest Generation reached its tenth anniversary on January 25, 2026, after starting as a side project. Hosts Ben Harrison and Adam Pranica relocated to Los Angeles and turned the podcast into a full-time vocation. The show completed episode-by-episode recaps of The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, and Voyager, and is nearing the end of Enterprise with plans to restart. The podcast created a distinctive lexicon, recurring comedic segments, and a devoted, sometimes NSFW, fandom. The program joined the Maximum Fun network, spawned a spin-off called The Greatest Trek, and led the hosts to form Uxbridge-Shimoda LLC.
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