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Standard Orbit 299: This Is Goodbye Ken And Zach Disembark Standard Orbit. This week on Standard Orbit hosts Ken Tripp and Zach Moore disembark the podcast after a nearly four year journey together behind the microphone. They reminisce with Hayley Stoddart about their fondest hosting memories, favorite episodes of the podcast, friendships forged over the years and say their final goodbyes. Ken and Zach would like to thank TrekFM for giving them the opportunity to discuss The Original Series and everything surrounding it in such an incredible forum, and listeners and fellow hosts alike who've come with them on the journey - many of whom they now consider dear friends. Boldly listen, one last time! Chapters Welcome to Standard Orbit! (00:01:28) This Is Goodbye (00:02:35) Standard Orbit Memories (00:11:09) My Friends, My Family (00:21:39) Behind The Scenes (00:42:38) Patrons and Associate Producers (00:57:22) We Stand Relieved (01:07:56) POTFM (01:15:48) Closing (01:17:47) Hosts Ken Tripp Zach Moore Hayley Stoddart Production Zach Moore (Editor & Producer) Ken Tripp (Producer) Hayley Stoddart (Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Nicolas Anastassiou (Associate Producer) Tim Robertson (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Associate Producer) Corey Elrod (Associate Producer) Dan Rhodes (Associate Producer) Mike Richards (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Patreon Manager)

Standard Orbit 298: The Rise Of Fan Service JJ Abrams, Star Trek, Star Wars And Fan Service. With the recent release of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, JJ Abrams has now directed two Star Trek and two Star Wars films. Each respective first film was embraced by the overwhelming majority of casual and die hard fans alike, while each respective second has been divisive to say the least. Is fan service (or attempted fan service) to blame? This week on Standard Orbit hosts Ken Tripp, Zach Moore and Hayley Stoddart discuss the concept of fan service and how perhaps too much creeped in to JJ's second films in each franchise. What is fan service, is it what the writers and directors of our favorite franchises think it is, does is do more harm than good, and do we as fans really even want it? All this and more on this week's Standard Orbit, boldly listen! Chapters Welcome to Standard Orbit! (00:01:28) Star Trek, Star Wars And Fan Service (00:03:41) Misguided Fan Service? (00:15:11) JJ Abrams (00:27:13) Misguided Fan Service?, Contd. (00:33:18) Final Thoughts (00:44:51) POTFM (00:46:55) Closing (00:48:46) Hosts Ken Tripp Zach Moore Hayley Stoddart Production Zach Moore (Editor & Producer) Ken Tripp (Producer) Hayley Stoddart (Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Nicolas Anastassiou (Associate Producer) Tim Robertson (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Associate Producer) Corey Elrod (Associate Producer) Dan Rhodes (Associate Producer) Mike Richards (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Patreon Manager)

Standard Orbit 287: Bigger is Better The Size of Starships It is time to geek out with Hayley and Ken as we discuss the size and functionality of starships in the Star Trek universe and beyond. Why are the bad ships always bigger? Should size even matter? Did the Kelvin timeline universe get it right or were they too big? Starships have always been a mainstay and as much of a character as the cast. Ken and Hayley discuss the potential reasons for the size of the ships between the series and in the Kelvin timeline. Get you Geek on and Boldly listen! Chapters Welcome to Standard Orbit! (00:01:27) Trekkie01D  (00:02:09) Mission and Size (00:03:05) From the Engines on Up (00:14:24) JJ Enterprise (00:21:08) Small and Tough (00:32:46) Rotating Crews (00:40:25) POTFM (00:49:12) Closing (00:53:30) Hosts Ken Tripp Hayley Stoddart Production Zach Moore (Editor and Producer) Ken Tripp (Producer) Hayley Stoddart (Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Nicolas Anastassiou (Associate Producer) Tim Robertson (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Associate Producer) Corey Elrod (Associate Producer) Dan Rhodes (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Patreon Manager)

Standard Orbit 286: Return To Yesterday Season 4 Episode Pitches. As we all know, the USS Enterprise was on a five year mission. Unfortunately that mission was cut short by NBC when it canceled Star Trek after just three seasons, but what if it wasn't? This week on Standard Orbit, hosts Zach Moore and Hayley Stoddart each pitch a story idea for a hypothetical fourth season of TOS.  What kind of episodes would Zach and Hayley have wanted to seen on TOS? How would an almost certainly slashed budget affect these stories? What guest stars or alien races would make return appearances? Is there time travel involved? Spoiler: Of course there is! Boldly listen! Chapters Welcome to Standard Orbit! (00:01:27) Continuing TOS (00:02:09) Zach's Pitch (00:03:05) Hayley's Pitch (00:13:20) Season 4 Wish List, Final Thoughts (00:22:46) POTFM (00:33:03)  Closing (00:34:55) Hosts Zach Moore Hayley Stoddart Production Zach Moore (Editor and Producer) Ken Tripp (Producer) Hayley Stoddart (Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Nicolas Anastassiou (Associate Producer) Tim Robertson (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Associate Producer) Corey Elrod (Associate Producer) Dan Rhodes (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Patreon Manager)

Standard Orbit 266: Pale Blue Dot The Voyager Program. This week on Standard Orbit, host Zach Moore is joined by Tim Robertson, host of The Observers Notebook and Generations: A Star Trek Podcast to discuss NASA's Voyager program - the inspiration for V'Ger from The Motion Picture. Was Voyager's mission really to learn all that was learnable? Why were there only two Voyager probes and not the six Star Trek promised us? How much longer will the Voyagers be operational? Science fiction meets science fact in this week's Standard Orbit, boldly listen! Chapters Welcome to Standard Orbit! (00:01:27) Tim Robertson, Star Trek Fan and Podcaster (00:02:52) Voyager, The Real One(s) (00:05:21) V'Ger (00:20:29) Pale Blue Dot (00:25:45) Mainstream Science, Future of Space Travel (00:28:33) Final Thoughts (00:33:39) POTFM (00:37:13)  Closing (00:39:14) Host Zach Moore Guest Tim Robertson Production Zach Moore (Editor and Producer) Ken Tripp (Producer) Hayley Stoddart (Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Nicolas Anastassiou (Associate Producer) Tim Robertson (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Associate Producer) Corey Elrod (Associate Producer) Dan Rhodes (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Patreon Manager)

Standard Orbit 265: FanX Salt Lake Comic Convention 2019 TrekFM at FanX. This week on Standard Orbit, hosts Ken Tripp and Hayley Stoddart discuss this year's FanX Salt Lake Comic Convention. Hayley had the privilege of being a guest panelist alongside The Edge's Brandi Jackola and To The Journey's Zachary Fruhling. We talk Hayley's FanX experience as well as include the panel in its entirety at the end of the podcast! Also, with merger talks between CBS and Paramount heating up once again, our business correspondent Ken Tripp has the latest news and analysis of what this might mean for the streaming media world and for the future of Star Trek. Boldly listen! Chapters Welcome to Standard Orbit! (00:01:27) Hayley's FanX Experience (00:02:11) CBS/Paramount Potential Merger (00:18:39) TrekFm FanX Panel (00:34:16) POTFM (01:27:50)  Closing (01:29:51) Hosts Ken Tripp Hayley Stoddart Production Zach Moore (Editor and Producer) Ken Tripp (Producer) Hayley Stoddart (Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Nicolas Anastassiou (Associate Producer) Tim Robertson (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Associate Producer) Corey Elrod (Associate Producer) Dan Rhodes (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Patreon Manager)

High Drama of TOS and The Movies. This week on Standard Orbit, hosts Ken Tripp and Hayley Stoddart talk the most dramatic moments of TOS and the movies. Conspiracies, death and destruction across all three eras of Captain Kirk's crew. What moments provided a punch to the gut or a hit to the feels when it was least expected? Is the impact of Spock's death diminished by his resurrection? Which Enterprise's destruction carries the most weight? As much as we hated to lose Bruce Greenwood's Pike, was his death a necessary lynchpin for the rest of Star Trek Into Darkness? All this and more on this week's Standard Orbit, boldly listen! Chapters Welcome to Standard Orbit! (00:01:27) First Drama in TOS (00:03:30) Killing Spock (00:06:25) Star Trek VI (00:11:55) Spock's Brother (00:18:15) Destruction of the Enterprise (00:24:50) Drama of Star Trek 2009 (00:33:45) Death of Pike (00:38:00) Other Drama Moments (00:42:30) POTFM (00:45:16)  Closing (00:47:18) Hosts Ken Tripp Hayley Stoddart Production Zach Moore (Editor and Producer) Ken Tripp (Producer) Hayley Stoddart (Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Nicolas Anastassiou (Associate Producer) Tim Robertson (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Associate Producer) Corey Elrod (Associate Producer) Dan Rhodes (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Patreon Manager)

Standard Orbit 263: Section 31 on TOS TOS Episodes with Section 31 This week on Standard Orbit, hosts Ken Tripp, Zach Moore, and Hayley Stoddart talk Section 31 in the TOS universe. The Standard Orbit crew reviews the episodes that could have had Section 31 involved in the shadows. Could Section 31 been behind the events of Assignment Earth, Journey to Babel, and Undiscovered Country and many others? Zach, Hayley, and Ken explore how this covert organization may have been behind some of the more suspicious plot lines involving Captain Kirk and the Enterprise team. Boldly Listen! Chapters Welcome to Standard Orbit! (00:01:27) Overview  (00:02:23) Assignment Earth  (00:06:25) Changeling  (00:13:16) Doomsday Machine (00:16:23) Specter of the Gun (00:19:45) Journey to Babel (00:23:55) Wesley Crusher and TUC (00:34:18) Hayley's Panel (00:48:00) POTFM (00:51:40)  Closing (00:57:13) Hosts Ken Tripp Zach Moore Hayley Stoddart   Production Zach Moore (Editor and Producer) Ken Tripp (Producer) Hayley Stoddart (Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Nicolas Anastassiou (Associate Producer) Tim Robertson (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Associate Producer) Corey Elrod (Associate Producer) Dan Rhodes (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Patreon Manager)

Turnabout Intruder Discussion. This week on Standard Orbit, hosts Zach Moore and Hayley Stoddart talk Turnabout Intruder. We talk about how it fits as a final episode, what we might have liked to see instead as a series finale, and overall ideas and concepts of the story.  Does Turnabout Intruder work as a series finale? Is it really as awful as its reputation? What positives can we take from this traditionally maligned episode? All this and more in this week’s discussion, boldly listen! Chapters Welcome to Standard Orbit! (00:01:27) First Thoughts (00:03:00) Alternative Finales (00:07:50) Episode Concept (00:14:50) Kirk's Ex-Girlfriends (00:17:45) Lester Is Kirk (00:24:20) Swapping Bodies (00:35:45) Episode Title, Final Thoughts (00:44:20) POTFM (00:47:47)  Closing (00:49:54) Hosts Zach Moore Hayley Stoddart Production Zach Moore (Editor and Producer) Ken Tripp (Producer) Hayley Stoddart (Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Nicolas Anastassiou (Associate Producer) Tim Robertson (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Associate Producer) Corey Elrod (Associate Producer) Dan Rhodes (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Patreon Manager)

Standard Orbit 256: We Forgot Nimbus III Romulans and Klingons.    This week on Standard Orbit, hosts Ken Tripp and Zach Moore discuss the the two primary antagonists of The Original Series: the Romulans and the Klingons. One is an honorable foe with a cloaking device and a code of duty, the other is a ruthless adversary who often works behind the scenes to undermine the Federation by proxy. Which is which you ask? That depends on the era of Star Trek you're watching! The Romulans and Klingons have shared and swapped many cultural traits over the years, sometimes in-universe like ship designs, other times by merely the executive decision of writers. We talk this back and forth as well as the roles each species played on TOS and beyond, and some what ifs had they been utilized differently in the movie era. Chapters Welcome to Standard Orbit! (00:01:27) Romulan and Klingon Debuts (00:02:15) Episode Rundown (00:07:35)  Differences, Switching Species (00:15:30) Movie What Ifs (00:35:56)  Romulans 2009 and Klingons Into Darkness (00:45:38) Final Thoughts (00:52:22) POTFM (00:54:29)  Closing (00:56:39) Hosts Ken Tripp Zach Moore Production Zach Moore (Editor and Producer) Ken Tripp (Producer) Hayley Stoddart (Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Nicolas Anastassiou (Associate Producer) Tim Robertson (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Associate Producer) Corey Elrod (Associate Producer) Dan Rhodes (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Patreon Manager)  

Tyler sits down with Bridgett Hart to talk sexism and representation in the cannabis industry, then dive into their understanding of racism. Chapters: Welcome to George Washington Carver Museum (1:38) Meet Bridgett Hart (2:51) Break 1 (4:45) Bridgett's Dad (5:45) Bridgett Travels (7:53) Break 2 (9:06) Cannabis industry exploitation (10:05) Break 3 (13:12) White Supremacy (14:10) Voting for women of color (16:00) Break 4 (17:45) Broadening racial perspectives (18:45) White supremacy (26:26) "Black on black crime" (28:13) Generational wealth (29:45) "We're all kinda racist" (31:14) About Bridgett Hart (39:29) Mentions: #carvermuseumphx #zcast @tdhurst @bridgettrhart #podcast #cannabis #sexism #representation #racism #microloans #blacklivesmatter #blm #warondrugs #empath #empathy #philandocastile #boyznthehood #blackpanther #representationmatters #mentalhealth @potofwellness #podcast #cannabis #arizona #whitesupremacy #terrorism @mjarsenal_  Burning Bush is an independent podcast about truth in cannabis by Tyler Hurst & friends. Each weekly-ish episode starts with a sampling of local cannabis, then moves to an industry-related conversation.

Standard Orbit 224: Bumphead Steven Lance Interview, Part 2.   Just exactly what is a Bumphead you ask? Actor, author and convention host Steven Lance is back to give us all the details. In this episode of Standard Orbit, Steven is back with hosts Zach Moore and Hayley Stoddart to continue the discussion about his time in the Star Trek universe. Steven shares his experience appearing in Star Trek: The Motion Picture and being designated as a Bumphead. We also talk about the book he is putting together about his time as master of ceremonies, with a call out to those fans who would like to share their experiences at those early conventions.  Chapters Welcome to Standard Orbit! (00:01:23)More Living With Scotty (00:02:13)Bumphead on The Motion Picture (00:03:58) Stage Name (00:16:37) Steven The Author (00:18:49) Garden State Film Festival, Christopher Lloyd (00:23:06) Jam Room Communications (00:31:29) Final Thoughts (00:34:10)POTFM (00:35:25)  Closing (00:37:58) Hosts Zach Moore Hayley Stoddart GuestSteven Lance   Zach Moore (Editor and Producer) Ken Tripp (Producer) Hayley Stoddart (Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Nicolas Anastassiou (Associate Producer) Tim Robertson (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Associate Producer) Corey Elrod (Associate Producer) Dan Rhodes (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Patreon Manager)

Standard Orbit 221: Trek Movie Madness The Wrath of Khan vs. First Contact.    Trek Madness is back by popular demand! In this episode of Standard Orbit, hosts Ken Tripp, Zach Moore, and Hayley Stoddart are joined by the hosts of Earl Grey to debate the best of the best of the Star Trek movies: The Wrath of Khan vs. First Contact!    Nine out of ten Trekkies on the street would agree that these two films are the best of their respective film franchises, so how does TOS' cream of the crop measure up to TNG's? Both feature themes of revenge, returning villains, epic space battles and memorable musical scores; we compare and contrast all this and much more in Trek Movie Madness! Chapters Welcome to Standard Orbit! (00:01:23) The Wrath of Khan vs. First Contact (00:03:05) Better Follow-Up to Episodes (00:16:17) Nitpicking, Plot Holes, Retcons (00:28:57) Khan vs. The Borg Queen...or The Borg? (00:40:19) Genesis vs. Phoenix Subplots (00:51:31) Space Battles and Special Effects (01:01:30) Soundtracks (01:09:19) "Assimilate This!" (01:15:18) Final Thoughts (01:19:02)  POTFM (01:32:08)  Closing (01:34:38) Hosts Ken Tripp Zach Moore Hayley Stoddart GuestsAmy Nelson Richard Marquez Justin Oser   Zach Moore (Editor and Producer) Ken Tripp (Producer) Hayley Stoddart (Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Nicolas Anastassiou (Associate Producer) Tim Robertson (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Associate Producer) Corey Elrod (Associate Producer) Dan Rhodes (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Patreon Manager)

Standard Orbit 220: Discoprise TOS in Discovery Season 2 and Star Trek 4 and 5.   In this episode of Standard Orbit hosts Zach Moore and Hayley Stoddart discuss the exciting news released recently regarding Discovery's second season, there being not one but two new Star Trek films in development, and how all this relates to The Original Series.    There is plenty of speculation and expectations amongst fans with regards to the meeting of the Enterprise and Discovery and their respective crews. With this in mind, we discuss what we are excited about...and maybe not so excited about. Then we share our excitement over having the first female director in the film franchise, what a fourth Kelvin Timeline movie might look like, and what the other (possibly Tarantino-directed) movie might be. Chapters Welcome to Standard Orbit! (00:01:23) Discovery Season 2 (00:02:26) Redshirt Rant (00:07:20) Spock in Discovery (00:14:58) The Enterprise in Discovery (00:20:42) Captain Pike and Anson Mount (00:29:23) Not One, But Two Films (00:36:15) S.J. Clarkson (00:37:39) Tarantino's Film: A Return To TNG? (00:44:02) Final Thoughts (01:01:00)  POTFM (01:02:04)  Closing (01:04:01) Hosts  Zach Moore Hayley Stoddart   Zach Moore (Editor and Producer) Ken Tripp (Producer) Hayley Stoddart (Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Nicolas Anastassiou (Associate Producer) Tim Robertson (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Associate Producer) Corey Elrod (Associate Producer) Dan Rhodes (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Patreon Manager)  

Standard Orbit 219: Treknology Interview with Dr. Ethan Siegel On this week's Standard Orbit; Hayley Stoddart and Ken Tripp have a great time discussing Dr. Ethan Siegel's book "Treknology".  Ethan is a PhD astorphysicist, science writer, and author and a long time Star Trek fan. This high energy and entertaining look at some of Star Trek's key technology is a must listen and his book a must read. Learn what traveling at Impulse Power would do to the human body. How deflector shields, phasers, and cloaking ability may not be that far away. We promise you'll be fully engaged; learning, laughing, and thinking about the wonders that may lay ahead if the Star Trek universe became a reality. Dr. Siegel, Hayley, and Ken invite you to sip some synthahol and boldly listen!   Chapters Welcome to Standard Orbit! (00:01:23) From the Beginning (00:03:10) Impulse Power Failure (00:18:33)  Deflector Shield Tech (00:25:03)  Quantum Torpedo (00:33:20)  Cloaking Technology (00:40:13) Phasers and Synthahol (00:43:55) Space Kilts and POTFM (01:00:50)  Closing (00:39:19) Hosts  Hayley Stoddart Ken Tripp Guest: Dr. Ethan Siegel   Zach Moore (Producer) Ken Tripp (Editor & Producer) Hayley Stoddart (Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Nicolas Anastassiou (Associate Producer) Tim Robertson (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Associate Producer) Corey Elrod (Associate Producer) Dan Rhodes (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Patreon Manager)  

Standard Orbit 218: Space Spider The Lost Episodes, Part III.    There are dozens of story ideas, outlines, and scripts submitted to or commissioned for TOS that never went into production. In this episode of Standard Orbit hosts Ken Tripp, Zach Moore and Hayley Stoddart share the synopses of and their thoughts on three more of these would-be episodes. The crew visits a "Confederate States of America" planet, but with a twist. A sister ship of the Enterprise is found adrift, its crew dead, and an unseen menace is to blame. The Enterprise and another ship, the Momentous, get caught in a pre-Tholian web in space...in an episode written by William Shatner! Also, we discuss what's scarier: insects or reptiles. Chapters Welcome to Standard Orbit! (00:01:23) Portrait In Black And White (00:02:29) Sister In Space (00:12:27)  The Web Of Death (00:21:44)  Final Thoughts (00:30:41)  POTFM (00:37:13)  Closing (00:39:19) Hosts  Ken Tripp Zach Moore Hayley Stoddart   Zach Moore (Editor and Producer) Ken Tripp (Producer) Hayley Stoddart (Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Nicolas Anastassiou (Associate Producer) Tim Robertson (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Associate Producer) Corey Elrod (Associate Producer) Dan Rhodes (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Patreon Manager)  

Standard Orbit 217: Young Minds Fresh Ideas New Line Up on Standard Orbit In this episode of Standard Orbit: we officially welcome Hayley Stoddart as a new host and Trekspert. We explore her recent experience watching the entire original series, movies, and reboots and get her rankings for each season, original cast film, and the Kelvin timeline. TrekFM is excited to have Hayley as part of the family and Standard Orbit is committed to bringing fresh topics and view-points to the foundational series of Star Trek. We hope you enjoy this introduction and discussion on this week's Standard Orbit.  Boldly Listen! Chapters Welcome to Stoddart Orbit? (00:01:23) Start Again, Intro and Season 1  (00:02:20) Season 2 (00:17:30) Season 3 (00:24:55) The Movies (00:27:55) Re-Boots (00:31:18) POTFM (00:40:46) Closing (00:45:54) Hosts  Ken Tripp Hayley Stoddart   Zach Moore (Producer) Ken Tripp (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Nicolas Anastassiou (Associate Producer) Tim Robertson (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Associate Producer) Corey Elrod (Associate Producer) Dan Rhodes (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Patreon Manager)  

Standard Orbit 215: Give It To Me On Flip Book TWOK on VHS, Part 2. In this episode of Standard Orbit hosts Ken Tripp and Zach Moore continue their conversation, or Khanversation if you will, with John Tenuto. We talk more odds and ends of The Wrath of Khan including deleted scenes and alternate cuts, as well as get John's take on Discovery and debate the merits of episodic vs. arc-based storytelling. Chapters Welcome to Standard Orbit! (00:01:23) TV Movie of the Week? (00:01:51) Tenuto on Discovery (00:3:45)  Episodic vs. Story Arc TV (00:07:23)  Back to Wrath of Khan... (00:15:15)  Alternate Cuts and Deleted Scenes (00:24:45)  Final Thoughts (00:34:45)  POTFM (00:36:55)  Closing (00:39:13) Hosts Ken Tripp Zach Moore Guests John Tenuto   Zach Moore (Editor and Producer) Ken Tripp (Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Nicolas Anastassiou (Associate Producer) Tim Robertson (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Associate Producer) Corey Elrod (Associate Producer) Dan Rhodes (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Patreon Manager)

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan's importance in Star Trek history cannot be overstated, it revived the franchise from the brink of oblivion and paved the way for a feature film franchise that (with a brief interruption from 2002-2009) continues to this day. But did you know The Wrath of Khan also revolutionized the home video market? In this episode of Standard Orbit, hosts Ken Tripp and Zach Moore are joined by master of all things Khan knowledge, John Tenuto to discuss how The Wrath of Khan became the best selling videocassette in history to that time and changed the way studios did business after a film exited theaters. We also discuss the past, present and future of Star Trek on home video. Chapters Welcome to Standard Orbit! (00:01:23) Mass Market VHS: The Great Experiment (00:02:00) Renting, Rewinding, and Renewing TOS (00:17:37)  New Formats, Box Art, and Special Features (00:27:58)  Streaming: The Undiscovered Country and Nicholas Meyer (00:41:27)  To Be Continued... (00:53:25)  POTFM (00:53:58)  Closing (00:56:16) Hosts Ken Tripp Zach Moore Guests John Tenuto   Zach Moore (Editor and Producer) Ken Tripp (Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Nicolas Anastassiou (Associate Producer) Tim Robertson (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Associate Producer) Corey Elrod (Associate Producer) Dan Rhodes (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Patreon Manager)  

In the spirit of March Madness we bring you Trek Madness. The mighty crew of Earl Grey take on the ship's company of Standard Orbit in a battle of the best of the worst! Season 7 of Next Generation versus Season 3 of TOS. The two teams complete their first cross-over two episode adventure as they remove their biases and discuss which episodes were the best of the worst. Join Amy Nelson, Zach Moore, Justin Oser, Richard Marquez, and Ken Tripp for some bracketed competition between these two Star Trek franchises. Enjoy part one on Standard Orbit launching Monday, March 19th with the conclusion of the 24 round battle on Earl Grey on Tuesday March 20th. Boldly Listen!! Chapters Welcome to Standard Orbit! (00:01:23) Welcome Aboard Extra Great!  (00:02:10) Children vs Subrosa (00:09:00)  Plato's Stepchildren vs Interface (00:14:38) Bloopers are included! (00:17:31)  Empath vs Eye of the Beholder (00:21:15) Zetar vs Bloodlines (00:29:45)  Eden vs Masks (00:37:40) Mark of Gideon vs Liaisons (00:46:38) Spock's Brain vs Emergence (00:53:11) Paradise vs Fantasms (01:00:00) Turnabout Intruder vs Dark Page (01:09:00) Spectre vs Genesis (01:21:00) Elaan vs. First Born (01:30:34) POTFM (01:44:35)  Closing (01:48:16) Hosts Ken Tripp Zach Moore GuestsAmy Nelson Richard Marquez Justin Oser Zach Moore (Producer) Ken Tripp (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Nicolas Anastassiou (Associate Producer) Tim Robertson (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Associate Producer) Corey Elrod (Associate Producer) Dan Rhodes (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Patreon Manager)  

Standard Orbit 212: Patching Up Continuity Uniform Patches, Starships Names, and Registry Numbers.   Until Star Trek: The Motion Picture, each Starfleet vessel has its own unique insignia patch on its uniforms...or did it? In this episode of Standard Orbit, hosts Ken Tripp and Zach Moore are joined by Larry "Dr. Trek" Nemecek to discuss this hotly debated topic among fandom and how these seemingly incongruous and contradictory uniform patches can be reconciled within greater Star Trek continuity. From production memos in response to The Omega Glory to the long-awaited Defiant uniform patches finally turning up on Enterprise, we attempt to trace the confusing history of the Starfleet insignias, and the starships and registry numbers associated with them. Chapters Welcome to Standard Orbit! (00:01:23) Uniform Patches (00:02:58) Starship Names and Registry Numbers (00:28:08)  Fanon vs. Canon (00:37:15)  Enterprise-A and Constitution Class Refits (00:51:48)  Final Thoughts (00:58:14)  POTFM (01:00:15)  Closing (01:01:37) Hosts Ken Tripp Zach Moore GuestLarry Nemecek   Zach Moore (Editor and Producer) Ken Tripp (Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Nicolas Anastassiou (Associate Producer) Tim Robertson (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Associate Producer) Corey Elrod (Associate Producer) Dan Rhodes (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Patreon Manager)  

Standard Orbit 211: Kicked Upstairs Gene Roddenberry and Harve Bennett    From the launch of the original series through Star Trek: The Motion Picture; Gene Roddenberry was synonymous with all things Star Trek. With the franchise's future in the balance and in order to bring in a new movie with strict cost control and more resembling the TV show: Harve Bennett was brought in to deliver.  Zach and Ken discuss this interesting dynamic between these two men and the unpleasantness surrounding their relationship. We focus on the irony of how both individuals actually had a great positive impact on each other but jealousy and pettiness never allowed these two giants in Star Trek lore reconcile their relationship.  Chapters Welcome to Standard Orbit! (00:01:23) From the Beginning... (00:03:01) He was a Tough Guy (00:07:26)  Brutally Honest  (00:15:20)  Here is the Irony (00:28:19)  Their Last Conversation (00:38:40)  Final Thoughts (00:41:55)  Closing (00:49:58) Hosts  Ken Tripp Zach Moore   Zach Moore (Producer) Ken Tripp (Editory & Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Nicolas Anastassiou (Associate Producer) Tim Robertson (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Associate Producer) Corey Elrod (Associate Producer) Dan Rhodes (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Patreon Manager)  

Standard Orbit 210: Foreheadgate The Evolution of the Klingons.   There are few races in Star Trek as iconic as the Klingons. Introduced in the first season of The Original Series, the warrior race remains as relevant as ever over fifty years later playing an integral role in the latest entry in the franchise, Discovery. In this episode of Standard Orbit, hosts Ken Tripp and Zach Moore talk the Klingons' ever-changing appearance from Kor to T’Kuvma, if the franchise may have gone too far in explaining out-of-universe production aesthetics in-universe, and how the Klingons are forever tied to the Romulans. Also, Zach proves to be prophetic in his prediction of a certain starship's appearance in Discovery's season finale. Unintentional spoilers for Will You Take My Hand?, which aired the night after we recorded this podcast! Chapters Welcome to Standard Orbit! (00:01:23) The Refit Klingons (00:02:17) Kor, Koloth and Kang (00:04:56)  The Refit Klingons, Contd. (00:09:24)  Trials and Tribble-ations and Explanations (00:16:08)  Klingons or Romulans? (00:23:45)  Final Thoughts (00:42:21)  POTFM (00:43:24)  Closing (00:45:30) Hosts  Ken Tripp Zach Moore   Zach Moore (Editor and Producer) Ken Tripp (Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Nicolas Anastassiou (Associate Producer) Tim Robertson (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Associate Producer) Corey Elrod (Associate Producer) Dan Rhodes (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Patreon Manager)  

Standard Orbit 208: Spock Talk Thoughts about Star Trek's most iconic character   Haley Stoddart joins Ken to discuss what is about Spock and Vulcan philosophy that is so attractive to Star Trek fans. Explore the Vulcan journey from TOS to the movies to the Kelvin Timeline. Deep dive into how this character and Leanord Nimoy impacted the show and the lives of many of their fans. Ken and Haley look at how the character continues through Zachary Quinto. How the philosophical and behavioral aspects could be helpful to everyone AND how it is that Haley is "legally" Vulcan herself. Join us for another enjoyable episode of Standard Orbit and wish Zach well in his filming of Green Berets 3: Back in Training!   Chapters Welcome to Standard Orbit! (00:01:23) Our Vulcan Hello (00:02:14) Movie Spock (00:16:00)  Missing Leonard (00:19:40)  Quinto Spock (00:23:30)  Urban Bones (00:26:20)  Legally Vulcan (00:28:30) Gene V Leonard (00:31:44)  Final Thoughts (00:33:44)  Closing (00:40:36)   Hosts  Ken Tripp Haley Stoddart   Zach Moore (Producer) Ken Tripp (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Nicolas Anastassiou (Associate Producer) Tim Robertson (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Associate Producer) Corey Elrod (Associate Producer) Dan Rhodes (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Patreon Manager)  

Standard Orbit 207: Ask Zach Anything Host Zach Moore Answers Listener Questions.    In this episode of Standard Orbit, host Zach Moore answers your listener questions from the Babel Conference! What TOS episodes does he think are underrated? Overrated? What are some of his favorite TOS novels? What about Star Trek crossing over with other franchises? And what about fan fiction? All this and much more in Zach's first solo effort behind the mic! Chapters Welcome to Standard Orbit! (00:01:23) Favorite Kirk and Spock Actors, Discovery Connecting to TOS (00:02:14) Mirror Universe Facial Hair (00:17:22)  Bread and Circuses (00:18:31)  Pitch a Star Trek Series (00:21:52)  Favorite TOS Novels, Favorite TOS Guest Star (00:28:33)  Crossovers with Other Franchises (00:35:33)  Episode That Bests Represents Spirit of Star Trek (00:37:53)  Gorgan Cosplay, Underrated Episode, Overrated Episodes (00:40:50)  The Tarantino Factor (00:49:39)  A Humanitarian and Peacekeeping Armada (00:52:00)  Fan Fiction (00:53:54)  Best Kirk Moment (00:56:09)  Final Thoughts (00:57:29)  POTFM (00:59:25)  Closing (01:01:18)   Hosts  Zach Moore    Zach Moore (Editor and Producer) Ken Tripp (Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Nicolas Anastassiou (Associate Producer) Tim Robertson (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Associate Producer) Corey Elrod (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Patreon Manager)

In this episode of Standard Orbit, Zach Moore is joined by Brandon-Shea Mutala to continue our series of commentaries on the Robert Bloch episode of TOS. This time we're covering the second season's Wolf in the Fold! One of the few Scotty-centric episodes of the series, it features some...interesting story points including one of fiction's favorite go-to villains, Jack The Ripper! Our conversation hits on this episode's awkward gender politics, the movies that scare us most, potential fifth season Enterprise plots, and if this might episode that Quentin Tarantino picks to remake as the new Star Trek 4. Chapters Welcome to Standard Orbit! (00:01:23) Wolf in the Fold Commentary (00:05:21) Final Thoughts (00:55:48)  POTFM (01:00:16)  Closing (01:02:08)   Hosts Zach Moore Guests Brandon-Shea Mutala   Zach Moore (Editor and Producer) Ken Tripp (Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Nicolas Anastassiou (Associate Producer) Tim Robertson (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Associate Producer) Corey Elrod (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Patreon Manager)

Happy New Year 2018 Our second show of the holiday season and we wish everyone a very Happy New Year! Zach and Ken review each of their top three Standard Orbit Podcasts from 2017. They add in a few honorable mentions to round-off this past year's slate of shows. We owe a lot of thanks to many of the guest hosts this past year in order to ensure we hit as many Monday launch dates as possible. Looking ahead to Quentin Tarantino: we discuss some of his films and the possible approach he'll bring to Star Trek. We are hopeful that he will keep the Kelvin timeline crew intact so we can continue to enjoy the journey of Captain Kirk and the crew of the Enterprise! We thank all of you for listening and hope you enjoy this week's and first of the New Year Episode! Chapters Welcome to Standard Orbit! (00:01:23)    Our six favorites of 2017 (00:04:30) Honorable Mentions (00:27:50) Thank you to our guest hosts! (00:33:20) Crossovers are coming (00:35:20)  Quentin Tarantino (00:36:10) POTFM and Closing  (00:39:04)  Hosts Zach Moore Ken Tripp Production Zach Moore (Producer)  Ken Tripp (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Nicolas Anastassiou (Associate Producer) Tim Robertson (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Associate Producer) Corey Elrod (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Patreon Manager)   

Standard Orbit 202: Trek Wars  Star Trek vs. Star Wars. Merry Christmas and a happy Star Wars season to you all! In honor of December now officially being Star Wars month, we thought it would be fun to pit the two trilogies of the George Lucas Star Wars saga against the six movies of the TOS cast and crew. In this episode of Standard Orbit, hosts Ken Tripp and Zach Moore don't settle the  great Star Trek vs. Star Wars debate one and for all, but they at least have a good time talking about that other Star franchise. It's their present to each other and the listeners this Christmas. May the Force be with you! Chapters Welcome to Standard Orbit! (00:01:23)    Star Wars (A New Hope) vs. The Motion Picture (00:04:54) The Empire Strikes Back vs. The Wrath of Khan (00:22:33) Return of the Jedi vs. The Search for Spock (00:33:19) The Phantom Menace vs. The Voyage Home (00:41:08)  Attack of the Clones vs. The Final Frontier (00:47:40) Revenge of the Sith vs. The Undiscovered Country (00:57:51)  Closing (01:09:27)      Hosts Ken Tripp Zach Moore Production Zach Moore (Editor and Producer)  Ken Tripp (Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Nicolas Anastassiou (Associate Producer) Tim Robertson (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Associate Producer) Corey Elrod (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Patreon Manager)   

Standard Orbit 199: It is a Sci-Fi Little Mermaid  Metamorphosis The second season episode Metamorphosis introduced some key canon to Star Trek. In this week's Standard Orbit; Zach and Ken explore this very under-rated episode and dive into the information we learned about the Federation, the Universal Translator, and Father of the Warp Drive. Ken and Zach look at the key character moments and how this episode represents the best of Star Trek. The Standard Orbit crew look at how the show title "Metamorphosis" could apply to several aspects of this special TOS episode. Listener mail, Trek tech, Federation Data, Drama, and great character moments are all highlighted in this weeks exciting podcast.  Chapters Welcome to Standard Orbit! (00:01:22) Listener Email (00:01:43) Feedback on "Continues" (00:07:33) Metamorphosis (00:16:00) Re-watch Thoughts (00:17:01) Synopsis (00:20:00) "The Starfleet" (00:25:30) Kirk's own Metamorphosis (00:26:14) Strong Woman (00:29:40) We must have struggle (00:43:06) It is a Starfleet Little Mermaid! (00:48:03) Universal Translator (00:51:20) The Federation (00:54:40) TNG Zephrym v TOS Zephrym (00:58:58) POTFM (01:08:00) Closing (01:13:55)    Hosts Zach Moore and Ken Tripp Production Zach Moore (Editor and Producer)  Ken Tripp (Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Nicolas Anastassiou (Associate Producer) Tim Robertson (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Associate Producer) Corey Elrod (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Patreon Manager)   

Star Trek Continues. The Original Series quite infamously was never able to complete the five year mission that was promised in its opening credits. This sly attempt by Gene Roddenberry to will a five season run of his new series into existence by mere narration was unfortunately not to be. In recent years many Star Trek fan productions have taken it upon themselves to complete the mission, and this month Star Trek Continues has done exactly that. In this episode of Standard Orbit, Zach Moore is joined by host of Continuing Mission Tony Robinson to discuss this fan favorite fan series now that it's concluded, how it fits in with TOS, and also tease an exciting new collaboration coming soon to Trek.fm! Chapters Welcome to Standard Orbit! (00:01:22)    Star Trek Continues (00:02:42) Finding Continues (00:06:39) Cast, Effects, Etc. (00:10:06) Fitting Into the Five Year Mission  (00:33:01)  Episodes (00:41:03) To Boldly Finale (00:58:02)  Closing (01:14:35)    Host Zach Moore Guest Tony Robinson Production Zach Moore (Editor and Producer)  Ken Tripp (Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Nicolas Anastassiou (Associate Producer) Tim Robertson (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Associate Producer) Corey Elrod (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Patreon Manager)   

The Making of Star Trek V: The Final Frontier. In this episode of Standard Orbit, hosts Ken Tripp and Zach Moore are joined by Tony Black to discuss the making of Star Trek V as told by William Shatner and his daughter Lisabeth in their respective books "Captain's Log: William Shatner's Personal Account of the Making of Star Trek V: The Final Frontier" and "Star Trek Movies Memories." We talk the cons and pros of what many consider to be the worst film of the franchise, the many obstacles that Shanter faced trying to translate his ambitious ideas to the screen, where we rank The Final Frontier in the Star Trek movie canon, and much more. Stay tuned till the very end for a great Sean Connery impression by Tony! Chapters Welcome to Standard Orbit! (00:01:22)    Making Star Trek Movie Memories From The Shatners (00:03:34) Cons and Pros of The Final Frontier (00:08:48) Putting The Final Frontier In Context (00:21:22) Shatner's Compromised Vision (00:34:29)  Cons and Pros of The Final Frontier, Contd. (00:41:35) Best of the Worst? (00:45:22)  Final Thoughts (00:52:04) The Rock Men and Sean Connery (00:57:00)  Closing (01:05:30)    Hosts Ken Tripp Zach Moore Guest Tony Black Production Zach Moore (Editor and Producer)  Ken Tripp (Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Nicolas Anastassiou (Associate Producer) Tim Robertson (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Associate Producer) Corey Elrod (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Patreon Manager)   

Standard Orbit 195: It's A Death Machine   The Transporter. The transporter is at the same time one of the most remarkable and terrifying pieces of technology featured in Star Trek. It dissembles its subjects at a molecular level, converts their matter into energy, then reassembles as matter at their new location. Would you be willing to go through the process? In this episode of Standard Orbit, hosts Ken Tripp and Zach Moore discuss if they themselves would be willing to use a transporter, whether or not it is a death machine, and its many uses that go beyond what was intended by Starfleet engineers. Chapters Welcome to Standard Orbit! (00:01:23)    To Transport Or Not To Transport? (00:02:25) One Goes In, Two Come Out (00:10:03) Transport Into Yesterday (00:17:22) Ion Storms Cause A Lot of Problems (00:22:48)  The Animated Transporter (00:29:16) What We Got Back Didn't Live Long (00:42:40)  Poor Franklin (00:52:24) The Kelvin Transporter (00:59:15)  Favorite Transporter Effect (01:13:13)  Closing (01:15:59)      Hosts Ken Tripp Zach Moore Production Zach Moore (Editor and Producer)  Ken Tripp (Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Nicolas Anastassiou (Associate Producer) Tim Robertson (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Associate Producer) Corey Elrod (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Patreon Manager)   

Catspaw Commentary. Happy Halloween! If Star Trek ever had a Halloween episode, it was Catspaw. The first episode produced for the second season, it's probably for the best it was held back a few weeks to come out the week of Halloween in 1967. Amok Time, the first episode broadcast for the second season, is one of Star Trek's best episodes. This...is not.  In this episode of Standard Orbit, host Zach Moore is joined by Brandon-Shea Mutala for a commentary on what is widely considered one of The Original Series' worst episodes. Does it live up to its woeful reputation, or is it more treat than trick after all? Join us and find out! Chapters Welcome to Standard Orbit! (00:01:23)    And The Children Shall Lead Commentary (00:04:05) Closing (00:54:31)      Hosts Zach Moore Guests Brandon-Shea Mutala Production Zach Moore (Editor and Producer)  Ken Tripp (Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Nicolas Anastassiou (Associate Producer) Tim Robertson (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Associate Producer) Corey Elrod (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Patreon Manager)   

Shuttlecraft in TOS. As we see across the Star Trek franchise, a flight in a Federation shuttle craft is probably the riskiest thing you can do in the 23rd and 24th centuries. While it set the standard for all future "stranded in a shuttlecraft" stories with The Galileo Seven, TOS used its shuttles in more ways than just that and in this episode of Standard Orbit, hosts Ken Tripp and Zach Moore discuss all such instances in The Original Series and the films. Did TOS shuttles have warp drive? How easy is it to steal a shuttlecraft? Why take a shuttle when you could just use the transporter? These questions and much more as well as Zach's plug for a guest spot on To The Journey! Chapters Welcome to Standard Orbit! (00:01:23)    Warp Drive or No Warp Drive? (00:02:34) Stealing Shuttles (00:07:57) The Magnificent Galileo Seven (00:10:02) The Magnificent Galileo Seven II (00:21:04)  Journey to Babel via Shuttlecraft (00:24:07) Shuttle as a Probe (00:27:31)  Stealing More Shuttles (00:29:50) The Final Shuttle (00:31:21)  Zach Wants to Voyage(r) to To The Journey (00:43:14)  Shuttle Odd and Ends (00:45:50) Closing (00:50:34)      Hosts Ken Tripp Zach Moore Production Zach Moore (Editor and Producer)  Ken Tripp (Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Nicolas Anastassiou (Associate Producer) Tim Robertson (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Associate Producer) Corey Elrod (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Patreon Manager)   

Trials in TOS. The Star Trek franchise has an excellent track record with courtroom dramas, and of course TOS is where it all started. In this episode of Standard Orbit, hosts Ken Tripp and Zach Moore discuss the many trials and court martials that took place over The Original Series and the films. The conversation takes many turns including favorite courtroom drama TV series, the minutia of dress uniforms, and to the role of the death penalty in the Star Trek future. And you read that right, Zach is back! Chapters Welcome to Standard Orbit! (00:01:23)    Zach is Back (00:01:47) Judge Advocate General Ken and Zach: Special Victim's Unit (00:08:10) The First Court Martial (00:13:32) Ken on Court Martials (00:16:53)  The Next Court Martial in The Next Episode (00:22:05) Dress Uniforms (00:28:00)  Khan and Marla (00:31:01) The Last Court Martial in The Last Episode (00:39:34)  General Order Death Penalty (00:44:15)  The Ends Justify The Means (00:50:02)  Don't Wait For The Translation (00:54:36)  Closing (00:59:53)      Hosts Ken Tripp Zach Moore Production Zach Moore (Editor and Producer)  Ken Tripp (Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Nicolas Anastassiou (Associate Producer) Tim Robertson (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Associate Producer) Corey Elrod (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Patreon Manager)   

Standard Orbit 185: The Wrath Returns   The Wrath of Khan's Re-release. The Wrath of Khan is returning to theaters in celebration of its 35th anniversary! In anticipation of this special Fathom Events event, hosts Ken Tripp and Zach Moore reflect on the most iconic Star Trek film of them all, discussing their first impressions, the Director's Cut, Nicholas Meyer's insightful commentaries, and more! We also share our thoughts on the TWOK prequel miniseries that Nicholas Meyer is rumored to be developing. Aren't we all just dying to find out why Khan never takes his glove off? Chapters Welcome to Standard Orbit! (00:01:23)    Fathom Events (00:01:42) First Impressions of TWOK (00:07:31) The Director's Cut (00:27:31) Nicholas Meyer and His Commentaries (00:30:28) New Khan Miniseries? (00:37:55)  Meyer, Nimoy and Roddenberry (00:40:26)  New Khan Miniseries?, Contd. (00:50:07) Closing (00:53:50)      Hosts Ken Tripp Zach Moore Production Zach Moore (Editor and Producer)  Ken Tripp (Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Renee Roberts (Associate Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Aaron Harvey (Associate Producer) Nicolas Anastassiou (Associate Producer) Tim Robertson (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Associate Producer) Corey Elrod (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Patreon Manager)   

Scary Star Trek. Zach welcomes Brandi Jackola to Standard Orbit to discuss the scariest scenes and episodes of TOS and the TOS movies.  How old were you when started watching Star Trek? Were you turning away or did something catch you so off guard it made you jump and catch your breath? Zach and Brandi warp into the scariest scenes from the lens of their childhood and how the views have changed or still have an impact as an adult viewer. Buckle up and enjoy another deep diving, tangent filled, and fun episode of Standard Orbit.   Chapters Welcome to Standard Orbit! (00:01:23)    Star Trek can be scary (00:02:00) The Twilight Zone Window (00:05:14) Brandi's Trek Fandom (00:06:47) Devil in the Dark (00:16:43) Operation Annihilate  (00:22:00)  Screaming in the Transporter (00:24:06)  Cornucopia of Death (00:30:34) Star Trek's Star War's Holiday Special (00:36:39)  M100 Creature (00:41:42) Doug (00:44:53) POTFM (00:48:33) Closing (00:53:11)      Hosts Zach Moore HostsBrandi Jackola Production Zach Moore (Editor and Producer)  Ken Tripp (Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Renee Roberts (Associate Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Aaron Harvey (Associate Producer) Nicolas Anastassiou (Associate Producer) Tim Robertson (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Associate Producer) Corey Elrod (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Patreon Manager)   

Standard Orbit 181: Last God Standing   Battle of the Gods.   There are many godlike, super-powerful beings the Enterprise encountered over the course of their five year mission, often requiring Kirk and crew to use their wits and ingenuity to overcome. But what if these beings didn't have to battle the crew of the Enterprise, but each other? In this episode of Standard Orbit, hosts Ken Tripp and Zach Moore pit the "gods" of The Original Series against each other in a death match that will decide once and for all who is superior. There can be only one! Chapters Welcome to Standard Orbit! (00:01:23)    Gods of Season 1 (00:03:45)    Gods of Season 2 (00:20:34)    Gods of Season 3 (00:25:28)  Gods Beyond TOS (00:35:38)  Closing (00:39:02)      Hosts Ken Tripp Zach Moore Production Zach Moore (Editor and Producer)  Ken Tripp (Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Renee Roberts (Associate Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Aaron Harvey (Associate Producer) Nicolas Anastassiou (Associate Producer) Tim Robertson (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Associate Producer) Corey Elrod (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Patreon Manager)   

The State of the Script. With the studio move completed, filming is set to begin soon. However, with the format change, modifications need to be made to the script so that it can fit the new format that Axanar needs to take. In this episode of the official Axanar podcast, Keith M. Sedor and Alec Peters discuss the plans for episodes four and five, what the script would look like if they filmed the first third of the film, as well as the Vulcan scene. Chapters Welcome to Episode 47 (00:00:19)  The First Third (00:04:45)  Continuity (00:09:53)  Episodes IV and V (00:13:12)  Yeah, It Is the Story of Garth (00:18:03)  Nuggets (00:23:42)  Hosted by: Keith M. Sedor and Alec Peters Executive Producer: Brandon-Shea Mutala LIsten: trek.fm/axp/47 http://axanar.libsyn.com/rss https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/axanar-the-official-podcast/id898628929 On The Web: axanarproductions.com computertalkradio.com/nerdcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Axanarfilm https://www.facebook.com/MyMacGuru Twitter: @AxanarFilm @Treksperts 

Standard Orbit 178: The Gospel According to Star Trek   Author Kevin C. Neece Interview.   On first glance, the Christian worldview and the humanistic worldview of Star Trek would seem to have nothing in common. After all Star Trek takes place in a future when religion has essentially vanished from Earth. In that case, how can there even be a "gospel according to Star Trek"? In this episode of Standard Orbit, hosts Ken Tripp and Zach Moore are joined by author and speaker Kevin C. Neece to answer that very question. Through The Gospel According to Star Trek book series and his The Undiscovered Country Project, Kevin poses questions about the spiritual significance of Star Trek as both popular art and cultural phenomenon from a Christian perspective. Chapters Welcome to Standard Orbit! (00:01:23)    Kevin C. Neece: Trekkie (00:02:46)    Gene Roddenberry...Atheist? (00:08:44)    Reconciling Christianity and Humanism (00:13:57)    Bread and Circuses, Sun and Son (00:20:22)  The Return of the Archetypes (00:27:08)  Sympathy for the Devil (00:32:27)  The Movie Era, Spock as a Christ Figure (00:42:57) The Kelvin Era, Free Will vs. Determinism (00:54:55)  Final Thoughts (01:01:46) Closing (01:13:52)      Hosts Ken Tripp and Zach Moore Production Zach Moore (Editor and Producer)  Ken Tripp (Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Renee Roberts (Associate Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Aaron Harvey (Associate Producer) Nicolas Anastassiou (Associate Producer) Tim Robertson (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Associate Producer) Corey Elrod (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Patreon Manager)   

In this episode of the official Axanar Podcast, hosts Alec Peters and Robert Meyer Burnett report from the National Association of Broadcasters Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada. They talk about Other World Computing's new drive technology that was showcased at the convention, the upcoming move of the Axanar studios, as well as discussing sound design with Mark Edward Lewis, director of the Star Trek fan film "Mind Sifter," and sound designer for Prelude to Axanar. Chapters Welcome to Episode 45 (00:00:00)  Recorded Live from NAB (00:00:19)  Welcome, Mark! (00:03:39)  Choosing Music and the Role of Sound (00:06:37)  Post (00:12:30)  Mixing Prelude (00:14:35)  Future of Blade of Honor (00:15:52)   Final Thoughts (00:18:13)   Hosts Alec Peters and Robert Meyer Burnett Guest Mark Edward Lewis

DS9 Season 6 - Essential Trek Philosophy with Duncan Barrett, Part 2.  In this second part of a two-part episode of Meta Treks, hosts Zachary Fruhling and Mike Morrison continue their discussion with author Duncan Barrett about their top picks for Essential Trek Philosophy from season 6 of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.  Chapters Welcome to Episode 61 (00:01:08) Profit and Lace (00:03:08) Far Beyond the Stars (00:14:47) Waltz (00:34:60) Honorable Mentions (01:09:56) Recap and Final Thoughts (01:15:13)  Hosts Zachary Fruhling and Mike Morrison  Guest Duncan Barrett  Production Mike Morrison (Editor) Zachary Fruhling (Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Patrick Devlin (Associate Producer) Kay Shaw (Associate Producer) Norman Lao (Associate Producer) Kit Loffstadt (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Patreon Manager)  Send us your feedback! Twitter: @trekfm Facebook: http://facebook.com/trekfm Voicemail: http://www.speakpipe.com/trekfm Contact Form: http://www.trek.fm/contact Visit the Trek.fm website at http://www.trek.fm/ Subscribe in iTunes: http://itunes.com/trekfm  Support the Network! Become a Trek.fm Patron on Patreon and help us keep Star Trek talk coming every week. We have great perks for you at http://patreon.com/trekfm

Remembering Richard Hatch. Richard Hatch was best known for his portrayal as Apollo in the original Battlestar Galactica, a role that earned him an Emmy Award nomination in 1979.  Throughout his career, he would star in many television and film roles including a stint on All My Children, and the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica in 2004. Star Trek fans know him as Kharn, the Klingon Commander from the film Prelude to Axanar. In this episode of the official Axanar Podcast, Alec Peters, Robert Meyer Burnett, and Diana Kingsbury share stories of their friend and mentor, Richard Hatch, who died on February 7th, 2017 due to pancreatic cancer. Chapters Welcome to Episode 44 (00:00:00)  Alec's Memories (00:01:17)  Diana's Memories (00:03:28)  Robert's Memories (00:04:23)  He Was Youthful (00:06:49)  Alec's Favorite Richard Story (00:10:14)  Robert and Richard in the Car (00:16:05)  Diana Remembers Richard and Disney Land (00:19:22)  Moving Forward with Axanar (00:24:33)   In the Hall of the Immortals (00:31:18)   Hosts Alec Peters and Robert Meyer Burnett Guest Diana Kingsbury 

2016 Year in Review. 2016 was a year filed with highs and lows for the Axanar team. In this episode of the official Axanar Podcast, Alec Peters and Robert Meyer Burnett are joined by Diana Kingsbury and Mike Bawden (in an interview recorded prior to the lawsuit settlement) to discuss the year in review for 2016. In the interview, they discuss the future of Axanar, the visual effects that have been completed, fulfillment of perks, and suspending the project for the trial. In news, Alec and Robert talk about Star Trek: Discovery, a new Sarek, and Alec's recent trip to Europe. Chapters Welcome to Episode 43 (00:00:00)  News (00:00:40)  Star Trek: Discovery (00:02:08)  Sarek (00:06:50)  A Tangent (00:08:08)  Where Do We Go From Here? (00:09:20)  2016 Year in Review (00:10:32)  Taking a Look Forward (00:15:19)  Fulfillment (00:17:32)  2017 For Axanar (00:22:05)   The Upcoming Case (00:27:12)   Visual Effects (00:31:14)   Suspending Production (0:34:38)   Future Projects (00:36:20)   Judge the Work (00:38:08)   This Whole Thing Was About Quality (00:43:13)   The Vulcan Scene (00:44:30)   I Want the Fans to be Proud of Us (00:50:52)   Final Thoughts (00:53:37)   Hosts Alec Peters and Robert Meyer Burnett Guests Diana Kingsbury and Mike Bawden

Details on the Settlement. In this special supplemental episode of the official Axanar podcast, Alec Peters and Robert Meyer Burnett are joined by Diana Kingsbury to discuss the settlement of the lawsuit with CBS and what it means for the future of the Axanar film. Chapters Welcome to the Supplemental (00:00:00)  Current Fan Films (00:04:44)  How Do We Move Forward? (00:07:14)  An Unexplored Area of the Universe (00:10:28)  The State of Axanar (00:11:48)    Love From the Donors (00:15:52)  Hosts Alec Peters and Robert Meyer Burnett Guest Diana Kingsbury

Ferengi Virtue Ethics.  From the fur-wearing, whip-wielding villains of the early seasons of Star Trek: The Next Generation to the more developed and nuanced Ferengi in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, profit is the underlying motive for practically all Ferengi action. In this episode of Meta Treks, hosts Zachary Fruhling and Mike Morrison discuss Ferengi virtue ethics, or which character traits uniquely define the Ferengi. But is this drive for profit an essential biological or psychological Ferengi instinct, or is the drive for profit a culturally reinforced learned behavior? Join Zachary and Mike as they discuss the Ferengi Rules of Acquisition and the need for a kinder, gentler Ferenginar.  Chapters Welcome to Episode 55 (00:01:43) Initial Thoughts on the Ferengi (00:02:52) Rules of Acquisition: Rule-Based Ethics or Virtue Ethics? (00:06:25) Profitability as an Underlying Ferengi Virtue (00:11:02) Character Exceptions (00:14:35) Ferengi Ed-Tech: Quark Speak & Spell (00:18:23) Nature vs. Nurture - Instinct or Learned Behaviors? (00:21:10) Nog - A Ferengi Out of Water (00:26:26) Human/Ferengi Moral Role Reversal (00:32:58) Ferengi Stoicism: "Nature Decays but Latinum Lasts Forever" (00:36:46) How Should Ferengi Virtues Be Perceived by Non-Ferengi? (00:41:58) Cultural Assimilation (00:46:18) A Kinder, Gentler Ferenginar (00:49:56) Ferengi Family Values (00:52:18) Change of Heart - Saul to Paul and Zek to Rom (01:00:15) Final Thoughts (01:02:08)  Hosts Zachary Fruhling and Mike Morrison  Production Mike Morrison (Editor) Zachary Fruhling (Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Patrick Devlin (Associate Producer) Kay Shaw (Associate Producer) Norman Lao (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Patreon Manager)  Send us your feedback! Twitter: @trekfm Facebook: http://facebook.com/trekfm Voicemail: http://www.speakpipe.com/trekfm Contact Form: http://www.trek.fm/contact Visit the Trek.fm website at http://www.trek.fm/ Subscribe in iTunes: http://itunes.com/trekfm  Support the Network! Become a Trek.fm Patron on Patreon and help us keep Star Trek talk coming every week. We have great perks for you at http://patreon.com/trekfm 

Simon Lissaman Interview. Since he was a small boy, Simon Lissaman has been drawing and painting, inspired by the fantasy worlds of Doctor Who, Blake's 7 and Star Trek. A concept designer for films and games, toy design, illustration for print and web and model fabrication, Simon felt inspiration strike when he saw the short film, Prelude to Axanar, and immediately contacted Alec Peters to offer his assistance in creating the vision. In this episode of the official Axanar Podcast, Peters is joined by Lissaman to discuss his design work for Axanar including a phasers, bat'leths, and costume design. In news, Alec and Robert provide new details on the trial and disucss the release of Rogue One. Chapters Welcome to Episode 42 (00:00:00)  News (00:02:45)  Welcome, Simon! (00:13:35)  A Time You Never Saw Before (00:16:05)  The Phaser (00:19:36)  Consistency (00:21:52)  They All Worked Together (00:25:58)  The Klingon Costume (00:27:36)  The Bat'leth's(00:33:50)  Simon's Other Designs (00:37:39)  Simon's Real Life (00:39:34)  Final Thoughts (00:57:23)  Host Alec Peters and Robert Meyer Burnett Guest Simon Lissaman

Borg Perfection.  Resistance against the Borg quest for perfection is usually futile. But what does perfection mean to the Borg, and how does this quest for perfection compare with the human quest for betterment? In this episode of Meta Treks, hosts Mike Morrison and Zachary Fruhling share a philosophical analysis of the concept of perfection, including its meaning for the Borg, its relation to the human condition, the spiritual role perfection plays for the Borg, and arguments from the history of philosophy relying on the concept of perfection to prove the existence of an ens perfectissumum, or "most perfect being."  Chapters Welcome to Episode 44 (00:01:07) Initial Thoughts (00:01:58) The Borg Quest for Perfection vs. the Human Quest for Perfection (00:04:32) The Hubris of Perfectionism vs. Human Limitations (00:08:04) Humanism and Perfection (00:13:17) Defining Borg Perfection (00:18:52) Calling BS on the Borg Queen (00:23:14) The Symbolic and Spiritual Role of the Omega Molecule (00:26:02) Perfection and Arguments for God's Existence - The Ontological Argument and the Argument from Degree (00:40:58) The Higgs Boson - A.K.A. The God Particle (00:52:37) Final Thoughts (01:01:31)  Hosts Mike Morrison and Zachary Fruhling  Production Mike Morrison (Editor and Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Charlynn Schmiedt (Executive Producer) Patrick Devlin (Associate Producer) Kay Elizabeth Janeway (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager)  Send us your feedback! Twitter: @trekfm Facebook: http://facebook.com/trekfm  Voicemail: http://www.speakpipe.com/trekfm  Contact Form: http://www.trek.fm/contact  Visit the Trek.fm website at http://www.trek.fm/  Subscribe in iTunes: http://itunes.com/trekfm   Support the Network! Become a Trek.fm Patron on Patreon and help us keep Star Trek talk coming every week. We have great perks for you at http://patreon.com/trekfm  

Starship Phenomenology.  Phenomenology is a post-Kantian philosophical school of thought emphasizing conceptual analysis of the objects of your first-person mental experience. In this episode of Meta Treks, Zachary Fruhling leads Mike Morrison on a guided meditation starship phenomenology thought experiment as a Star Trek inspired lesson in phenomenology. Ultimately Mike and Zachary reach the conclusion that all of Star Trek, by pushing against the boundaries of society's norms, can be thought of as a type of phenomenological analysis of the human condition.  Chapters Welcome to Episode 38 (00:01:07) Phenomenology and the History of Philosophy (00:05:01) A Star Trek Phenomenology Thought Experiment (00:13:32) Guided Meditation - Picture a Starship (00:16:46) Bracketing the Nonessentials (00:18:52) A Starship Without Warp-Drive? (00:20:59) Seeing a New Starship (00:27:16) Starship Interiors (Incense and Sitar Music) (00:28:42) Why is Phenomenology Important? (00:36:55) Three Postulates - Consistency, Subjectivity, and Adequacy (00:42:07) The Essence of the Star Trek Franchise (00:52:12) Final Thoughts (00:59:07)  Hosts Mike Morrison and Zachary Fruhling  Production Mike Morrison (Editor and Producer) Norman C. Lao (Executive Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Charlynn Schmiedt (Executive Producer) Patrick Devlin (Associate Producer) Kay Elizabeth Janeway (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager)  Send us your feedback! Twitter: @trekfm Facebook: http://facebook.com/trekfm Voicemail: http://www.speakpipe.com/trekfm Contact Form: http://www.trek.fm/contact Visit the Trek.fm website at http://www.trek.fm/ Subscribe in iTunes: http://itunes.com/trekfm Support the Network!  Become a Trek.fm Patron on Patreon and help us keep Star Trek talk coming every week. We have great perks for you at http://patreon.com/trekfm

Deep Space Nine Season 7: Essential Trek Philosophy.   The final season of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine had several jobs to do: from continuing the character arcs of an ensemble cast to wrapping up the Dominion War story line. But in addition to character arcs and story lines, season 7 of Deep Space Nine also continued what Zachary Fruhling and Mike Morrison have termed "philosophy arcs." From the nature of conjoined consciousness to a look at the best and worst of human nature (through Ferengi eyes), season 7 of Deep Space Nine explores well-trodden Star Trek philosophy territory but with nuances and scenarios unique to Deep Space Nine.  Chapters Welcome to Episode 37 (00:01:07) Initial Thoughts on Deep Space Nine: Season 7 (00:01:25) When It Rains... (00:05:51) Extreme Measures (00:08:43) After Image (00:20:41) Treachery, Faith, and the Great River (00:32:51) The Dogs of War (00:36:02) Honorable Mention: Covenant (00:37:34) Honorable Mention: Tacking Into the Wind (00:47:46) It's Only a Paper Moon (00:49:06) The Siege of AR-558 (00:54:59) 'Til Death Do Us Part (01:01:38) Honorable Mention: Take Me Out to the Holosuite (01:06:17) Honorable Mention: Once More Unto the Breach (01:07:07) Honorable Mention: Chrysalis (01:08:39) Honorable Mention: Field of Fire (01:09:48) Honorable Mention: Strange Bedfellows (01:10:46) Essentials Recap (01:12:18) Final Thoughts (01:12:56)  Hosts Zachary Fruhling and Mike Morrison  Production Mike Morrison (Editor and Producer) Norman C. Lao (Executive Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Charlynn Schmiedt (Executive Producer) Patrick Devlin (Associate Producer) Kay Elizabeth Janeway (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager)

Voyager Season 7 - Essential Trek Philosophy.  In this episode of Meta Treks: A Star Trek Philosophy Podcast, hosts Mike Morrison and Zachary Fruhling compare their selections for "Essential Trek Philosophy" from season 7 of Star Trek: Voyager. From Cartesian skepticism in "Unimatrix Zero" and "Workforce," to medical ethics and the ethics of bioengineering in "Critical Care" and "Lineage," season 7 of Voyager continues Star Trek's philosophical exploration of the human condition right up until the very end of the Voyager journey.  Chapters Welcome to Episode 32 (00:01:06) Initial Thoughts about Voyager and Season 7 (00:01:43) New iTunes Review of Meta Treks (00:06:30) About our "Essential Trek Philosophy" Series (00:09:57) Critical Care (00:12:29) Unimatrix Zero (00:23:04) Lineage (00:30:08) Repentance (00:41:08) Workforce (00:54:55) Body and Soul (01:02:34) Prophecy (01:21:48) Final Thoughts (01:29:56)  Hosts Mike Morrison and Zachary Fruhling  Production Mike Morrison (Editor and Producer) Norman C. Lao (Executive Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Charlynn Schmiedt (Executive Producer) Patrick Devlin (Associate Producer) Kay Elizabeth Janeway (Associate Producer) Will Nguyen (Content Manager) Richard Marquez (Production Manager)  Send us your feedback! Twitter: @trekfm Facebook: http://facebook.com/trekfm Voicemail: http://www.speakpipe.com/trekfm Contact Form: http://www.trek.fm/contact Visit the Trek.fm website at http://www.trek.fm/ Subscribe in iTunes: http://itunes.com/trekfm Support the Network! Become a Trek.fm Patron on Patreon and help us keep Star Trek talk coming every week. We have great perks for you at http://patreon.com/trekfm 

Speech Acts and Performative Utterances.  In this episode of Meta Treks, hosts Zachary Fruhling and Mike Morrison discuss the philosophical and linguistic issues of speech acts and performative utterances. Many different kinds of speech acts can be found inside Star Trek, including taking oaths and granting promotions, saying wedding vows and pronouncing marriages, naming androids and christening starships, auto-destruct commands, replicator orders, and transfers of command, to name a few. Zachary and Mike discuss different examples of performative utterances in Star Trek and the role they play in a free society.  In addition, Zachary and Mike consider objections to the concepts of speech acts and performative utterances from the philosophical standpoints of relativism and reductionism.  Chapters Welcome to Episode 31 (00:01:23) What are Speech Acts and Performative Utterances? (00:02:25) Wedding Vows in Star Trek (00:12:32) Speech Acts and Cultural Relativism (00:25:25) Klingons and Ritual Storytelling (00:29:24) Promotions and Transfers of Command (00:32:35) Does Reductionism Undermine the Concept of Speech Acts? (00:35:30) The Importance of Speech Acts in a Free Society (00:43:42) Finding the Essentials in Promotions and Pageantry (00:47:32) Christening the Enterprise - The Strange Act of Naming (00:50:34) Oaths and Voting as Speech Acts (00:54:04) Auto-Destruct Commands (01:01:24) "Tea, Earl Grey, Hot" - Creating Reality with Words (01:03:43) Final Thoughts (01:10:41)  Hosts Zachary Fruhling and Mike Morrison  Production Mike Morrison (Editor and Producer) Norman C. Lao (Executive Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Charlynn Schmiedt (Executive Producer) Patrick Devlin (Associate Producer) Kay Elizabeth Janeway (Associate Producer) Will Nguyen (Content Manager) Richard Marquez (Production Manager)  Send us your feedback!Twitter: @trekfm Facebook: http://facebook.com/trekfm Voicemail: http://www.speakpipe.com/trekfm Contact Form: http://www.trek.fm/contact Visit the Trek.fm website at http://www.trek.fm/ Subscribe in iTunes: http://itunes.com/trekfm Support the Network!Become a Trek.fm Patron on Patreon and help us keep Star Trek talk coming every week. We have great perks for you at http://patreon.com/trekfm

The Industrial Design Philosophy of Star Trek.  The tools, manufactured objects, and environments in Star Trek have many influences: futurism, minimalism, mid-century modernism, ergonomics, and transhumanism, to name a few. In this episode of Meta Treks, hosts Zachary Fruhling and Mike Morrison examine the industrial design philosophy of Star Trek. From its technological and social progressivism to its roots in 1960s counterculture, Zachary and Mike explore the implicit values and assumptions behind the industrial design philosophy of Star Trek. Zachary and Mike also debate the transformative potential of technology and its influence on the relationship between leisure and labor, both in the Star Trek universe and for us today.  Chapters Welcome to Episode 27 (00:01:08) Initial Thoughts (00:01:54) The Original Series - Design Philosophy and Technological Progressiveness (00:04:14) The Next Generation - User-friendliness and the Transformative Power of Technology (00:07:55) From TOS to TNG - From Jelly Beans to Touch Screens (00:12:42) The Whole Earth Catalog - 1960s Counterculture, Tools, and Technology (00:15:05) The Amplification Effect of Technology - The U.S.S. Bicycle (00:16:24) From Communes to Online Communities to Starship Crews (00:20:17) Can Technology Transform the Human Condition? (00:21:13) Okudagram Funny Cat Videos (00:40:57) Using Tools to Change Your Life, and the World (00:42:51) Painting, Classical Music, and Shakespeare - The Liberal Arts in Star Trek (00:44:34) 24th Century Design - Flying a Starship Laying Down (00:50:34) Learning about Cultural Values from Designed Objects (00:52:24) Designed Objects in Star Trek (00:58:21) Uniquely Voyager Design? (01:04:06) Final Thoughts (01:12:38) Hosts Zachary Fruhling and Mike Morrison  Production Dennis Castello (Editor and Producer) Norman C. Lao (Executive Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Charlynn Schmiedt (Executive Producer) Patrick Devlin (Associate Producer) Will Nguyen (Content Manager) Richard Marquez (Production Manager)  Send us your feedback! Twitter: @trekfm  Facebook: http://facebook.com/trekfm  Voicemail: http://www.speakpipe.com/trekfm  Contact Form: http://www.trek.fm/contact  Visit the Trek.fm website at http://www.trek.fm/  Subscribe in iTunes: http://itunes.com/trekfm  Support the Network! Become a Trek.fm Patron on Patreon and help us keep Star Trek talk coming every week. We have great perks for you at http://patreon.com/trekfm