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Dial the Gate is a series which aims to celebrate the success of the Stargate television and movie franchise with the creators and fans in long-form, multi-part retrospective interviews.

David Read


    • Apr 20, 2026 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 370 EPISODES


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    382: Kelly Vint Part 2 ("Young Catherine Langford")

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2026 52:40


    Young Catherine Langford" from the opening to the original STARGATE film returns to share her excitement for the return of Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich to the franchise and all the possibilities it may bring!

    381: Charles Shaughnessy ("Alec Colson")

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2026 69:57


    Ex-billionaire Alec Colson disappeared into the galaxy at the conclusion of SG-1's "Covenant," and we still wonder where he went! Charles Shaughnessy joins us to discuss this pivotal character on Dial the Gate!

    380: Louis Ferreria ("Everett Young")

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2026 113:48


    We have been waiting for this day for a long time -- our first chance to sit down and get to know the actor behind the man who led Destiny across the cosmos!

    379: Ellie Harvie ("Lindsey Novak")

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2026 64:58


    It took her a couple of tries to reach the Pegasus Galaxy, but once there she made herself indispensable! Ellie Harvie, the actor behind Dr. Lindsey Novak, stops by to talk about her Stargate journey!

    378: Ryan Purcell (Camera Operator)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2026 93:25


    While what we see on film is defined by the director, the camera operator is responsible for execution. Ryan Purcell joins us to talk about filming alien realms in Stargate Atlantis and Universe!

    377: The Future of Dial the Gate

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2026 49:13


    Unscheduled off-world activation! If you want to contribute to our video project, please email me at dialthegateshow@gmail.com. And thank you.

    376: State of the Gate, November 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2026 122:03


    As we prepare to emerge from the 14-year void between galaxies, let's welcome back industry veteran Jenny Stiven to take a well-earned victory lap at the end of a journey well undertaken.

    375: Michael Shanks Part 3 ("Daniel Jackson")

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2026 126:10


    The man behind Daniel Jackson returns to Dial the Gate to give us his take on a fourth Stargate series and share more memories from an extraordinary decade of television!

    374: Lane Gates Part 2 ("Shifu")

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2026 35:07


    The actor behind "Shifu" in SG-1's "Absolute Power" returned to Dial the Gate to surprise Michael Shanks... and ended up getting his own second episode with all of us!

    373: Steven Culp ("Henry Wallace")

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2026 63:48


    What wouldn't you do to save the life of your child? Actor Steven Culp played this dilemma brilliantly as Henry Wallace in "Miller's Crossing." He joins us to discuss this episode and his larger career!

    372: Stargate Fan Roundable Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2026 120:05


    Join fans from across the world in a gathering to celebrate the return of one of science fiction's most beloved franchises! This is the second of a two-part episode.

    371: Stargate Fan Roundtable Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2026 132:22


    Well...that happened! Now join fans from across the world in the first of a two-day gathering to celebrate the return of one of science fiction's most beloved franchises!

    370: STARGATE IS BACK

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2026 173:26


    Join Darren and David LIVE for a very special Stargate live stream celebrating the announcement of the fourth STARGATE television series!

    369: Stargate Trivia with Suanne Braun ("Hathor")

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2026 77:15


    Our goddess Hathor returns to rule over the hardest game of Stargate trivia yet! This is one not to miss as Season Five comes to a close.

    368: Elizabeth Hoffman ("Catherine Langford")

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2026 29:03


    David has found his lost 2019 interview with Elizabeth Hoffman, who portrayed Stargate Program matriarch Catherine Langford in Season One of SG-1, and invites you to hear her words of wisdom from her final years.

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    367: Kirk Douglas (Special Effects Technician)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2026 135:54


    Special Effects Technician Kirk Douglas helped bring Stargate SG-1's incredible practical effects to life from day one. He joins us to share stories from the set and pay tribute to his brother, Wray Douglas.

    366: Peter DeLuise Part 4 (Director, Producer)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2026 115:29


    Join us LIVE for a brand new discussion with Stargate Producer, Writer and Director Peter DeLuise to discover more stories from SG-1 Seasons Three and Five!

    365: Herbert Duncanson (Multiple Roles)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2026 60:48


    You may recognize him best as Douglas Anders' robot, "Grell," in Wormhole X-Treme!... but his involvement in Stargate SG-1 goes much further. Join us as we get to know actor Herbert Duncanson LIVE!

    364: Robert C. Cooper Part 12 (Executive Producer, Writer, Director)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2026 106:12


    Stargate SG-1, Atlantis and Unniverse's Executive Producer returns to Dial the Gate, alongside GateWorld's Darren Sumner, to take fan questions and share more memories from the franchise!

    363: Alison Matthews ("Brenna")

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2026 67:02


    Alison Matthews joins Dial the Gate LIVE to explore her role as Brenna in SG-1's "Beneath the Surface," which adapts one of the oldest morality plays in science fiction.

    362: Armin Shimerman: From Actor to Author ("Anteaus")

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2026 58:01


    Producer and Writer Diana Dru Botsford sits down LIVE with Armin Shimerman (the Nox "Anteaus") to explore the creation of character and story in his published fiction work!

    361: Mark Nicholson Part 2 (Prop Builder)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2026 172:04


    SG-1, Atlantis and Universe Prop Builder Mark Nicholson returns to Dial the Gate with more insights to building some of your favorite props from the latter half of the franchise and take your questions LIVE!

    360: David Rich (Writer, "Upgrades")

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2026 73:29


    Years before the genre took off in film and TV, the SG-1 team became superheroes themselves! David Rich, the writer behind "Upgrades," joins us LIVE to explore the premise further!

    359: The Future of Visual Effects with John Gajdecki

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2026 111:50


    John Gajdecki, the man behind some of Stargate's most amazing effects, returns to address the elephant in the room -- AI -- and explore how it will shape the VFX industry in the years to come.

    358: Tygh Runyan ("Robert Caine")

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2026 96:14


    The man behind the enigmatic "Dr. Robert Caine" in Stargate Universe joins us LIVE on Dial the Gate to catch up on his career and explore what was really happening with the people left behind on the obelisk world of Eden.

    357: Follow the Yellow Gate Road Covention

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2026 98:49


    Dial the Gate gets an exclusive look at the closing panel from the recent "Follow the Yellow Gate Road" UK convention with special guests Tony Amendola, Patrick Currie, Andee Frizzell and Michael Shanks!

    356: Christopher Judge at Dragon Con 2025 ("Teal'c)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2026 58:54


    The Jaffa legend teams up with Dial the Gate to bring you a fun-filled panel from this year's Dragon Con in Atlanta, Georgia!

    355: Joseph Mallozzi Part 16 (Executive Producer, Writer)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2026 97:51


    We welcome the return of Stargate Executive Producer and Writer Joseph Mallozzi to Dial the Gate to update us on his current projects and answer more of your questions from the franchise!

    354: Stargate and the United States Military

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2026 94:52


    We are bringing together Stargate fans who have proudly served in the U.S. Armed Forces for a special discussion on how the military is portrayed throughout the franchise!

    353: Michael Greenburg (Executive Producer)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2026 105:40


    Dial the Gate is privileged to welcome Stargate SG-1 Executive Producer and Writer Michael Greenburg to learn all about his career, his years on MacGyver, and his experience on the set of SG-1.

    352: German Stargate Fandom

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2026 61:35


    We continue our international journey through fandom with our next stop in Germany! This country has a significant Stargate presence, along with one of the oldest fan sites of all, Stargate-Project!

    351: Ona Grauer and Corin Nemec ("Ayiana" and "Jonas Quinn")

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2026 69:22


    We are reuniting one of our favorite character parings from all of Stargate SG-1, Ona Grauer and Corin Nemec from the pivotal Ancient episode, "Frozen!" Join them LIVE to learn what's new and submit questions!

    350: The Gate Builders

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2026 115:37


    For 15 years fans the world over worked to build an exact replica of the Milky Way Stargate. They succeeded. And they are going further. Come meet the team and witness how they did it!

    349: Stargate SG-1: The Alliance Video Game

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2026 127:26


    Discover the video game Stargate fans were promised two decades ago along with the man who conceived its story. Ben Lenzo joins Dial the Gate to discuss STARGATE SG-1: THE ALLIANCE and reveal the story we nearly played!

    348: Remembering Don S Davis

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2026 157:12


    Join friends and loved ones of Don S. Davis LIVE as we remember this pillar of our Stargate community, his enduring legacy as an artist and man, and his everlasting role as the father figure of Sierra Gulf One.

    347: Don S Davis ("George Hammond")

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2026 73:18


    GateWorld's one and only interview with Don S. Davis joins the Stargate Oral History Project. Come with us as we remember the "George Hammond" actor with his own words about his character, life and legacy.

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    346: Clayton Landey ("Dillon Everett")

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2026 103:45


    He rode in on a white horse to save Atlantis in her darkest hour. Now "Dillon Everett" actor Clayton Landey joins Dial the Gate to remember that chapter from his past and discuss his overall career!

    345: Steven Williams ("Vidrine")

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2025 86:57


    The actor behind Four-Star General Vidrine joins Dial the Gate to talk about his life, career and appearances in two seasons of Stargate SG-1!

    344: Tahmoh Penikett ("Third")

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2025 58:44


    We are privileged to welcome the return of Tahmoh Penikett to explore more of his career, the transforming media landscape, and discuss his upcoming new series, Carrie!

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    343: Peter DeLuise Part 3 (Director, Producer)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2025 104:02


    It always warms our hearts to be joined once again by Stargate Writer, Producer and Director Peter DeLuise! We are privileged to delve deeper into the franchise and invite you to ask your questions LIVE!

    342: Stargate Trivia: Man VS Machine

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2025 82:48


    David and the audio version of ChatGPT are going to war with Stargate trivia! Let's see just how smart this large language model really is!

    341: Mitchell Kosterman ("Tom Rundell")

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2025 93:46


    We are excited to welcome Mitchell Kosterman to the series to share memories from "Seth," the pivotal "Heroes" two-parter, and his years of experience in the industry.

    340: Diana Dru Botsford (Writer and Producer)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2025 104:26


    Entertainment industry veteran Diana Dru Botsford joins Dial the Gate to discuss her Stargate novels, writing and producing in Hollywood, and her upcoming HERitage 2 Anthology!

    339: Brian Markinson ("Lotan")

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2025 68:34


    We are thrilled to welcome Brian Markinson to explore his role as the Enkaran Lotan from SG-1's "Scorched Earth" and spend time discussing his career!

    338: Martin Wood Part 5 (Director, Producer)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2025 75:29


    Stargate's iconic director returns to Dial the Gate to celebrate Father's Day and share more insights from his involvement in our favorite franchise.

    337: Mark Nicholson (Prop Builder)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2025 103:19


    Mark Nicholson, one of the people responsible for assembling Stargate's props into physical reality, sits down with Dial the Gate to talk about some of the iconic pieces from each of the series!

    336: Barclay Hope ("Lionel Pendergast")

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2025 63:38


    The final commander of Prometheus, Barclay Hope, sits down with us to reminisce about the long-lost ship, his time as the leader of her crew, and his career.

    335: Jill Teed ("Yolanda Reese" / "Stacey Monroe")

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2025 61:02


    Jill Teed, "Yolanda Reese" / "Stacey Monroe," joins Dial the Gate to talk her career and explore SG-1's most wild meta-narrative as the show-within-a-show!

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    333: Lou Diamond Phillips ("David Telford")

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2025 48:58


    We are privileged to welcome actor and author Lou Diamond Phillips LIVE to Dial the Gate to explore his experience aboard Destiny (and its seed ship) as "Colonel Telford" and to dig into the sequel to his TINDERBOX book series, "Underground Movement."

    332: Kevin McNulty ("Warner")

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2025 63:49


    Kevin McNulty's "Dr. Warner" is synonymous with the early years of Stargate SG-1, from his fateful surgery attempting to save Charles Kawalsky. Join us for a sit-down with the actor to discuss the SGC surgeon, "Chancellor Lycus" from Atlantis, and his career.

    331: Alex Zahara and Patrick Currie (Multiple Roles)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2025 73:08


    Two of Stargate's most memorable double acts, Alex Zahara and Patrick Currie, are joining us LIVE to share memories from SG-1's "Space Race," "Enemy Mine" and more!

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