We Are Starfleet: A Star Trek Podcast

STRANGE NEW WORLDS returns to it's fantasy land from season one's The Elysian Kingdom - Ian Buckley leads the conversation with co-hosts Craig McKenzie and Mike Slamer. Does this episode FEEL like an episode 9? Is SNW's episodic format still working for audiences? Does this episode help bring La'an's story into focus? HOSTS Ian Buckley + Mike Slamer + Craig McKenzie PATREON + SUPPORT Help support our show earn bragging rights, and more! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mikeslamer Produced by Mike Slamer Original Music by Anthony Fuscaldo Follow the show and join in the conversation on Bluesky at StarfleetPod.bsky.social and Instagram and threads @StarfleetPod. All our links: https://wearestarfleetpod.com/ Now a proud part of the Trek Geeks Network of Podcasts. Learn more at www.TrekGeeks.com.

It's an episode we finally get to sink our teeth into! The latest from Star Trek brings us ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE - War hero Admiral Reegur takes the Enterprise close to the border of the Romulan Neutral Zone in an effort to hunt down unknown assailant. Family histories are revealed, and are there too many Kirks in the Soup? What's Jim Kirk even doing here anyway? Meanwhile, we ponder the fate of a certain Vulcan. We ask these questions and more in our podcast coverage of STRANGE NEW WORLDS! HOSTED BY Craig McKenzie + Ashley Thomas + Mike Slamer PATREON + SUPPORT Help support our show earn bragging rights, and more! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mikeslamer Produced by Mike Slamer Original Music by Anthony Fuscaldo Follow the show and join in the conversation on Bluesky at StarfleetPod.bsky.social and Instagram and threads @StarfleetPod. All our links: https://wearestarfleetpod.com/ Now a proud part of the Trek Geeks Network of Podcasts. Learn more at www.TrekGeeks.com.

"Did I leave the stove on?" faces. Soft lighting. Dramatic ... ... ... ... pauses. Co-Captains Ashley Thomas and Mike Slamer are back chatting about what might be the most controversial episode of the season, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 4 Episode 7 "Like Chronitons Through the Hourglass." Is this just another silly exploration of Strange New Genres or is there something more to be discussed in this Space Soap Opera? Join us for a thoughtful conversation on genre, tropes, loss, and grief in this episode of We Are Starfleet. HOSTED BY Ashley Thomas + Mike Slamer PATREON + SUPPORT Help support our show earn bragging rights, and more! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mikeslamer Produced by Mike Slamer Original Music by Anthony Fuscaldo Follow the show and join in the conversation on Bluesky at StarfleetPod.bsky.social and Instagram and threads @StarfleetPod. All our links: https://wearestarfleetpod.com/ Now a proud part of the Trek Geeks Network of Podcasts. Learn more at www.TrekGeeks.com.

Strange New Worlds - Season 4 Episode 6 "Off Hour" Craig McKenzie and Ian Buckley are back for a race against time to cover the latest of STRANGE NEW WORLDS! When the Enterprise gets caught in a wormhole and is accelerating towards destruction, the crew must work together to save the ship. Nurse Chapel tries to save a fatally injured patient! HOSTED BY Craig McKenzie & Ian Buckley Support us: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wearestarfleet Produced by Mike Slamer Original Music by Anthony Fuscaldo Follow the show and join in the conversation on Blueksy at StarfleetPod.bsky.social and Instagram @StarfleetPod. All our links: https://wearestarfleetpod.com/ Part of the TREK GEEKS Network of Podcasts! www.trekgeeks.com

Strange New Worlds - Season 4 Episode 5 “Level Five Transporter Accident” Ian Buckley and Ashley Thomas are joined by special guest Geoff Owen of Make It So to pull the stuffing out of the latest episode of STRANGE NEW WORLDS! When Scotty causes a level five transporter accident, the entire crew (except Spock) are turned into puppets, courtesy of the Henson Workshop. Can Spock rely on logic alone to save Enterprise and crew, or will he need to embrace the chaos of the puppet within? HOSTED BY Ian Buckley and Ashley Thomas GUEST Geoff Owen Support us: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wearestarfleet Produced by Mike Slamer Original Music by Anthony Fuscaldo Follow the show and join in the conversation on Blueksy at StarfleetPod.bsky.social and Instagram @StarfleetPod. All our links: https://wearestarfleetpod.com/ Part of the TREK GEEKS Network of Podcasts! www.trekgeeks.com

Mike Slamer & Ian Buckley sneak across the neutral zone to discuss the latest from STAR TREK STRANGE NEW WORLDS. The episode may try to keep you in the dark here, but we're able to shed some light on the situation! Rebecca Romijn gets her turn to shine through it all, and the Klingons return while introducing a TOS character... While the episode isn't quite a "whodunnit" so much as "whyisit," it serves as another exploration of genre television - instead of dinosaur park or a ghost ship, we're in a high contrast film noir! HOSTED BY Mike Slamer & Ian Buckley SUPPORT ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wearestarfleet⁠⁠⁠ Produced by Mike Slamer Original Music by Anthony Fuscaldo Follow the show and join in the conversation on Bluesky at ⁠⁠⁠⁠StarfleetPod.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠ and Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠@StarfleetPod⁠⁠⁠⁠. All our links: ⁠⁠⁠www.wearestarfleetpod.com⁠⁠⁠ Part of the TREK GEEKS Network of Podcasts! www.trekgeeks.com

In this episode of We Are Starfleet, Captains Ashley Thomas and Mike Slamer welcome back to the show, the host of The Positively Unready Room, Shield Podulation, Boldly Go, and What the Future Holds, Brandi Jackola. Put on your favorite party outfit, drink up, and prepare for a bit of shore leave as we discuss Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 4 episode 3 "Human Best Friend." Were you falling in love with this episode or was it falling apart for you? Here's hoping something we can say will help you have a total eclipse of the heart. HOSTED BY Ashley Thomas and Mike Slamer SPECIAL GUEST Brandi Jackola CONNECT WITH BRANDI JACKOLA Follow Brandi on Bluesky @brandiwine.bsky.social Follow Brandi on Instagram @BrandiJackola Listen to Brandi on Shield Podulation, Boldly Go, and What the Future Holds Watch Brandi on The Positively Unready Room on YouTube SUPPORT ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wearestarfleet⁠⁠⁠ Produced by Mike Slamer Original Music by Anthony Fuscaldo Follow the show and join in the conversation on Bluesky at ⁠⁠⁠⁠StarfleetPod.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠ and Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠and Threads @StarfleetPod⁠⁠⁠⁠. All our links: ⁠⁠⁠www.wearestarfleetpod.com⁠⁠⁠ Part of the TREK GEEKS Network of Podcasts! www.trekgeeks.com

USS Spooky Episode two of STAR TREK STRANGE NEW WORLDS explores scifi horror this week, and Captain Craig McKenzie is joined by co-Captain Mike Slamer to discuss the spookiness of it all! T'Pring returns, and La'An comes face to face with her own reckoning. A well crafted episode that touches on Kirk's legacy, and showcases some gruesome special FX. HOSTED BY Craig McKenzie and Mike Slamer SUPPORT ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wearestarfleet⁠⁠⁠ Produced by Mike Slamer Original Music by Anthony Fuscaldo Follow the show and join in the conversation on Bluesky at ⁠⁠⁠⁠StarfleetPod.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠ and Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠@StarfleetPod⁠⁠⁠⁠. All our links: ⁠⁠⁠www.wearestarfleetpod.com⁠⁠⁠ Part of the TREK GEEKS Network of Podcasts! www.trekgeeks.com

The Valley of Marinara Sauce STRANGE NEW WORLDS is back with season four, opening with Valles Marineris: Join your hosts Mike Slamer, Ashley Thomas, Ian Buckley and our resident scotsman Craig McKenzie as we unpack the events of the episode. Straight from the Golden Age of science fiction, the opening episode of season four takes us on a resounding adventure and begs us to ask "what if?" HOSTED BY Ashley Thomas, Craig McKenzie, Ian Buckley, and Mike Slamer SUPPORT ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wearestarfleet⁠⁠⁠ Produced by Mike Slamer Original Music by Anthony Fuscaldo Follow the show and join in the conversation on Bluesky at ⁠⁠⁠⁠StarfleetPod.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠ and Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠@StarfleetPod⁠⁠⁠⁠. All our links: ⁠⁠⁠www.wearestarfleetpod.com⁠⁠⁠ Part of the TREK GEEKS Network of Podcasts! www.trekgeeks.com

Does it hold up? (Spoiler Alert: YES) The crew of the pod at WE ARE STARFLEET takes a look back at the iconic hit film STAR TREK FIRST CONTACT which premiered 30 years ago in 1996. We ask silly questions such as, "did you like it?" and "is it better than NEMESIS?" FIRST CONTACT has had an outsized impact on the franchise's history, re-introducing the Borg and establishing 'canon events' that have had repercussions that last to this day. Take a break from doomscrolling and join Mike, Ashley, Ian, and Craig for a stroll down memory lane. HOSTED BY Ashley Thomas, Craig McKenzie, Ian Buckley, and Mike Slamer SUPPORT Help support our show, earn bragging rights, and more! ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wearestarfleet⁠⁠⁠ Produced by Mike Slamer Original Music by Anthony Fuscaldo Follow the show and join in the conversation on Bluesky at ⁠⁠⁠⁠StarfleetPod.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠ and Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠@StarfleetPod⁠⁠⁠⁠. All our links: ⁠⁠⁠www.wearestarfleetpod.com⁠⁠⁠ Part of the TREK GEEKS Network of Podcasts! www.trekgeeks.com

The finale is here and with it, our coverage! STARFLEET ACADEMY season one comes to a close with that favorite Trek Trope: a trial! Not quite Q's damning trial of humanity, this is Nus Braka's trial of the Federation. Does Caleb Mir stand in for "Trek audiences?" How DOES a photonic skin their knee? We ask these questions and more, in this episode of WE ARE STARFLEET. The full crew of the pod is here to unpack! HOSTED BY Ashley Thomas, Craig McKenzie, Ian Buckley, and Mike Slamer PATREON + SUPPORT Help support our show, earn bragging rights, and more! ⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wearestarfleet ⁠⁠⁠ Produced by Mike Slamer Original Music by Anthony Fuscaldo Follow the show and join in the conversation on Bluesky at ⁠⁠⁠⁠StarfleetPod.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠ and Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠ @StarfleetPod ⁠⁠⁠⁠ . All our links: ⁠⁠⁠www.wearestarfleetpod.com⁠⁠⁠ A proud part of the Film Stories Network, which includes MAKE IT SO: A Star Trek Legacy Podcast. ⁠⁠⁠⁠ FilmStoriesNetwork.co.uk ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ian and Craig co-captain this discussion of 300th Night , the penultimate episode of Season 1, in which Caleb must choose between the life he once wanted and the life he's built at Starfleet Academy. HOSTED BY Ian Buckley and Craig Mckenzie PATREON + SUPPORT Help support our show, earn bragging rights, and more! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mikeslamer Produced by Mike Slamer Original Music by Anthony Fuscaldo Follow the show and join in the conversation on Blueksy at StarfleetPod.bsky.social and Instagram @StarfleetPod . All our links: https://wearestarfleetpod.com/ A proud part of the Film Stories Network, which includes MAKE IT SO: A Star Trek Legacy Podcast. FilmStoriesNetwork.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Continuing coverage of STARFLEET ACADEMY, Mike Slamer is joined by Kurt North (The X-Cast, Make It So) to discuss the eighth episode, "The Life of the Stars." Following the events of the Miyazaki Incident, it's clear the cadets need a little help! We discuss the heralded and welcome return of Lt. Tilly from Star Trek Discovery, "What's going on with The Doctor," and more! HOSTED BY Mike Slamer GUEST Kurt North X-FILES FANATIC? LISTEN TO THE X-CAST https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-x-cast-an-x-files-podcast/id1157097612 PATREON + SUPPORT Help support our show earn bragging rights, and more! ⁠ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wearestarfleet Produced by Mike Slamer Original Music by Anthony Fuscaldo Follow the show and join in the conversation on Blueksy at ⁠ StarfleetPod.bsky.social ⁠ and Instagram ⁠ @StarfleetPod ⁠ . All our links: ⁠ https://wearestarfleetpod.com/ ⁠ A proud part of the Film Stories Network, which includes MAKE IT SO: A Star Trek Legacy Podcast. ⁠ FilmStoriesNetwork.co.uk ⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week’s We Are Starfleet , Captains Ashley Thomas and Craig McKenzie are joined by returning guest, the host of 8-Bit Back Issues , Three Circles , and our sister show, Make It So , Geoff Owen, to discuss Star Trek: Starfleet Academy season 1 episode 7 “Ko’Zeine.” We’ve got a secret wedding! All Worlds Day Break Shenanigans! There’s a little bit of soul-searching and expectations to meet (or not meet) in this week’s episode. All this and more in today’s episode of We Are Starfleet . HOSTED BY Ashley Thomas + Craig McKenzie GUEST Geoff Owen CONNECT WITH GEOFF OWEN Find Geoff’s Podcasts/Socials at his LinkTree . PATREON + SUPPORT Help support our show earn bragging rights, and more! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mikeslamer Produced by Mike Slamer Original Music by Anthony Fuscaldo Follow the show and join in the conversation on Blueksy at StarfleetPod.bsky.social and Instagram @StarfleetPod . All our links: https://wearestarfleetpod.com/ A proud part of the Film Stories Network, which includes MAKE IT SO: A Star Trek Legacy Podcast. FilmStoriesNetwork.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week’s We Are Starfleet , Captains Ashley Thomas and Mike Slamer are joined by returning guest, the lovely Cipriana Cuevas, to discuss Star Trek: Starfleet Academy season 1 episode 6 “Come, Let’s Away!” Can the crew make it back in time? Old secrets and old wounds are revealed. Nus Braka’s name is Nusepher?! All this and more in today’s episode of We Are Starfleet . HOSTED BY Ashley Thomas + Mike Slamer GUEST Cipriana Cuevas PATREON + SUPPORT Help support our show earn bragging rights, and more! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wearestarfleet Produced by Mike Slamer Original Music by Anthony Fuscaldo Follow the show and join in the conversation on Blueksy at StarfleetPod.bsky.social and Instagram @StarfleetPod . All our links: https://wearestarfleetpod.com/ A proud part of the Film Stories Network, which includes MAKE IT SO: A Star Trek Legacy Podcast. FilmStoriesNetwork.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New this week from STARFLEET ACADEMY is "SAM." An episode dedicated to our photonic cadet, SAM explores Starfleet history through The Emissary, connecting her personal experiences to that of the venerated THE SISKO. It is an episode full of surprises, so we called in guest professor Earl Green from THE LOG BOOK & MISSION LOG podcasts to assist us! HOSTED BY Craig McKenzie, Ashley Thomas, Mike Slamer GUEST Earl Green https://www.thelogbook.com/ https://www.missionlogpodcast.com/ https://www.patreon.com/c/thelogbook/ https://www.youtube.com/@thelogbook7 PATREON + SUPPORT Help support our show earn bragging rights, and more! ⁠ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wearestarfleet Produced by Mike Slamer Original Music by Anthony Fuscaldo Follow the show and join in the conversation on Blueksy at ⁠ StarfleetPod.bsky.social ⁠ and Instagram ⁠ @StarfleetPod ⁠ . All our links: ⁠ https://wearestarfleetpod.com/ ⁠ A proud part of the Film Stories Network, which includes MAKE IT SO: A Star Trek Legacy Podcast. ⁠ FilmStoriesNetwork.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join Ian, Craig, and special guest Violet in this episode of WE ARE STARFLEET as they debate the merits of "Vox in Excelso"! This week, the fate of the Klingon race hangs in the balance, giving Jay-Den in particular a chance to explore his family history and identity as a Klingon. HOSTED BY Ian Buckley, Craig McKenzie GUEST Violet Hammond PATREON + SUPPORT Help support our show earn bragging rights, and more! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mikeslamer Produced by Mike Slamer Original Music by Anthony Fuscaldo Follow the show and join in the conversation on Blueksy at StarfleetPod.bsky.social and Instagram @StarfleetPod . All our links: https://wearestarfleetpod.com/ A proud part of the Film Stories Network, which includes MAKE IT SO: A Star Trek Legacy Podcast. FilmStoriesNetwork.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Go ahead and plant yourself in a nice comfy chair and listen to the soothing tenors of Mike, Ian, and Craig in this episode of WE ARE STARFLEET, covering "STARFLEET ACADEMY." A fun little game of laser tag and a little gardening, this episode starts the process of peeling back the layers of our cadets, giving us insights into their back stories and personalities. Patience and Empathy! HOSTED BY Craig McKenzie, Ian Buckley, and Mike Slamer PATREON + SUPPORT Help support our show, earn bragging rights, and more! ⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wearestarfleet ⁠⁠⁠ Produced by Mike Slamer Original Music by Anthony Fuscaldo Follow the show and join in the conversation on Bluesky at ⁠⁠⁠⁠StarfleetPod.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠ and Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠ @StarfleetPod ⁠⁠⁠⁠ . All our links: ⁠⁠⁠www.wearestarfleetpod.com⁠⁠⁠ A proud part of the Film Stories Network, which includes MAKE IT SO: A Star Trek Legacy Podcast. ⁠⁠⁠⁠ FilmStoriesNetwork.co.uk ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

STARFLEET ACADEMY is now accepting new applicants, and WE ARE STARFLEET is here to give you the official campus tour! Join Mike, Craig, Ashley, & Ian, for a fun and in depth look at the double header premiere of the latest STAR TREK franchise show, starring Holly Hunter, Robert Picardo, and Paul Giamatti. We cover both episode one and two in this podcast, so prepare your spoiler hats and dive into your favorite TREK-POSITIVE podcast! HOSTED BY Ashley Thomas, Craig McKenzie, Ian Buckley, and Mike Slamer PATREON + SUPPORT Help support our show, earn bragging rights, and more! ⁠⁠⁠ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wearestarfleet ⁠⁠ Produced by Mike Slamer Original Music by Anthony Fuscaldo Follow the show and join in the conversation on Bluesky at ⁠⁠⁠StarfleetPod.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠ and Instagram ⁠⁠⁠ @StarfleetPod ⁠⁠⁠ . All our links: ⁠⁠www.wearestarfleetpod.com⁠⁠ A proud part of the Film Stories Network, which includes MAKE IT SO: A Star Trek Legacy Podcast. ⁠⁠⁠ FilmStoriesNetwork.co.uk ⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We Are Starfleet is back with the second part of our Starfleet Academy primer, looking at two episodes set at the Academy and with Starfleet Cadets from the 90s era of Trek. We first look at Star Trek: The Next Generation 's "The First Duty" and then Star Trek: Deep Space Nine 's "Valiant." Mike, Ian, Craig, and Ashley consider how these early portrayals of the Academy might influence a 32nd-century look at the Academy. HOSTED BY Ashley Thomas, Craig McKenzie, Ian Buckley, and Mike Slamer PATREON + SUPPORT Help support our show, earn bragging rights, and more! ⁠⁠ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wearestarfleet ⁠ Produced by Mike Slamer Original Music by Anthony Fuscaldo Follow the show and join in the conversation on Bluesky at ⁠⁠StarfleetPod.bsky.social⁠⁠ and Instagram ⁠⁠ @StarfleetPod ⁠⁠ . All our links: ⁠www.wearestarfleetpod.com⁠ A proud part of the Film Stories Network, which includes MAKE IT SO: A Star Trek Legacy Podcast. ⁠⁠ FilmStoriesNetwork.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices