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My guest is the actor Dominic Burgess, a lifelong Star Trek fan who appeared as Mr. Vup in the Star Trek: Picard episode Stardust City Rag. If you liked the show, please make sure that you've subscribed to the podcast via your preferred player. If you'd like to contribute to the show, I'm always looking for Lightning Round questions. If you'd like to send some in for possible inclusion on the show, you can send me a message via Twitter or email me. I give some suggestions on good questions here. This show is a labor of love. If you'd like to show your support for Trek Profiles, please consider a donation to the official charity of the podcast: The Children's Fund for Glycogen Storage Disease (GSD). Click here to donate. Or click here to learn more about GSD. Connect with the Trek Profiles podcast via: Email feedback@trekprofiles.com FB https://www.facebook.com/TrekProfiles Twitter https://twitter.com/trekprofiles Full show notes are posted on our website Follow John on Podchaser This podcast brought to you by Stars and Sky Media Lab. It's Cosmic!

Mike in Auckland asks: how much of the price of a book actually goes to the author? VUP publisher Fergus Barrowman lays it all out.

Actor Dominic Burgess sat down with The Locher Room to talk about his incredible career in film and television. He has appeared in over 30 primetime roles in some of the most popular hit series to hit the small screen.Dominic received a ton of media attention and acclaim for his portrayal of Victor Buono in Ryan Murphy's Feud: Bette and Joan. He recently appeared in Murphy's new season of American Horror Story Delicate. His first TV credit was on the BBC series and worldwide hit, Doctor Who. Domonic moved to Hollywood in 2007 and made subsequent appearances in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia and The Leftovers to name a few. He became a regular on the Disney hit series, A.N.T. Farm, and appeared as a recurring guest on The Magicians, The Good Place and The Flash. He also appeared as Mr. Vup in Star Trek: Picard.Don't miss the chance to meet this talented actor right here in The Locher Room.

This episode is a special tribute to Vijay Anna Fans all-over the world. உலக அனில்களே... ஒன்று கூடுங்கள்... லியோ வருகிறது... பண்டிகையை கொண்டாடுங்கள் VUP இன் அணில் எழுச்சி மாநடோடு. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/veera-uchiha-podcast/message

VUP turned one year few days before. In order to celebrate the occasion with fun and entertainment we have made a 4 in 1 package of Episodes to keep you engaged. Don't forget to leave a comment after hearing. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/veera-uchiha-podcast/message

This episode is a new try from VUP team. We let Mocumentry to swrill all over the original content of the episode. Of course the conversations were real *wink, wink*. Hear it and give your feedback to us in Discord Or Instagram! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/veera-uchiha-podcast/message

A visit by Mining Weekly to the Venetia Underground Project (VUP) on November 14 provided insight into this major diamond development that is scheduled to achieve occupational readiness and first production next year. “Hopefully, the first part of the year, all going well. We had a setback recently with some of our visa approval processes, which have caused some challenges, but we'll overcome them, VUP project director Allan Rodel assured. Venetia, South Africa's largest diamond producer, is located about 32 km south of the Limpopo River, not far from the borders of Botswana and Zimbabwe, and about 500 km from Johannesburg. In 2012, Mining Weekly witnessed the first sod turning of the $2-billion underground extension first sod turning, amid vibrant, ongoing opencast operation. “The mine, as we speak, is 30 years old this year,” said Rodel of the operation, which has been an absolute gem for De Beers ever since the openpit was launched in 1992. Scheduled to continue to operate until December, the openpit will then transition to underground, which will extend to 2046. “We know, though, that there is definitely opportunity below current levels,” was Rodel's comment to visiting media. The ground-handling facilities include manual and automated load-haul dumpers, manual and automated rock breakers, vertical ore passes, an automated truck-loop, underground crushers, ore and waste conveyors and silos. The trackless fleet will be maintained underground. Mining Weekly went down the production shaft and the decline and pit ramp, the first production areas. The production shaft, with a finished internal diameter of 7 m, will be fitted with two rock winders, each having two 24 t payload skips. The service shaft, which with a finished internal diameter of 7 m, will provide all the services to the underground workings, with both production and service shafts offering downcast air intakes. The decline and pit ramp will also serve as an additional air intake and logistics management facility. Vertical shafts, lateral access tunnels, life-of-mine decline and pit ramp, and related surface, underground and offsite infrastructure make up the VUP's scope, which provides for the continued mining of two kimberlite orebodies – K01 and K02. The K01 orebody will be mined using sub-level caving mining to produce four-million tonnes a year (4 Mt/y) to 4.5 Mt/y, averaging 3.5-million carats a year. Sub-level caving will also be used to mine KO2, producing 1.9 Mt/y and averaging 0.9-million carats a year. This equates to 5.9 Mt/y, which will match the throughput capability of Venetia's main treatment plant. The K01 and K02 orebodies will be accessed through two vertical shafts extending to 1 065 m below surface. ROCKS STRENGTHENING TAILINGS DAMS As Mining Weekly flew in, visible from the air was the exemplary way Venetia has used waste rock to bolster its fines residue deposits, rock impounding has been implemented in addition to the normal tailings-related checks, balances, and assurances. Moreover, the first of six water control doors designed to counter water ingress into the underground mine has been completed, with De Beers and the South African Weather Services collaborating to develop a weather radar system that will detect weather activities beyond the borders of South Africa, into Botswana and Zimbabwe where most of the tropical storms arise. The water control doors will be activated in the event of water inflows into the mine exceeding the capacity of the underground pumping system, which will ultimately have the ability to pump 4 500 m3/h out of the mine. They are designed to seal off the ‘dry' side of the mine, where the water pumps and other critical infrastructure are located, from the ‘wet' side, where mining operations on the kimberlite pipe take place. “Certainly the sheer size of these doors is unusual,” was Murray & Robert Cementation Contracts Manager Jacques Labuschagne's comment on the water door which has been built into the rough...

Uchihas joined to review about the recent feel good movie Thiruchitrambalam! This is neither a roast nor a Praise Podcast. This is a mere discussion cum dissection. Don't forget to post your finale questions before tomorrow midnight! Get featured in VUP! ❤️ Follow the link https://discord.com/channels/991762838676836423/1010223944801992784 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/veera-uchiha-podcast/message

Oscars, Brand new music from Berlin. VUP, Lustiges Spiel, WM Wette.

Louise O'Brien reviews three of her favourite novels of 2021: The Devil's Trumpet by Tracey Slaughter published by VUP, Crossroads by Jonathan Franzen published by Harper Collins, Devotion by Hannah Kent published by Pan Macmillan

Anne Else reviews Middle Distance: Long Stories of Aotearoa New Zealand edited by Craig Gamble, published by VUP

Anne Else reviews Middle Distance: Long Stories of Aotearoa New Zealand edited by Craig Gamble, published by VUP

Preeminent literary magazine Sport was founded by writers Damien Wilkins, Elizabeth Knox, Nigel Cox and their Victoria University Press (VUP) publisher Fergus Barrowman in 1988. Sport folded in 2020 as the pandemic hit and VUP have now published an anthology of the magazine's latter years, A Game of Two Halves: The Best of Sport 2005-2019, edited by Barrowman.

Preeminent literary magazine Sport was founded by writers Damien Wilkins, Elizabeth Knox, Nigel Cox and their Victoria University Press (VUP) publisher Fergus Barrowman in 1988. Sport folded in 2020 as the pandemic hit and VUP have now published an anthology of the magazine's latter years, A Game of Two Halves: The Best of Sport 2005-2019, edited by Barrowman.

Paul Diamond reviews Rangikura by Tayi Tibble, published by VUP.

Paul Diamond reviews Rangikura by Tayi Tibble, published by VUP.

Faith Wilson reviews Party Legend by Sam Duckor Jones, published by VUP.

Faith Wilson reviews Party Legend by Sam Duckor Jones, published by VUP.

Holly Walker reviews Loop Tracks by Sue Orr, published by VUP.

Holly Walker reviews Loop Tracks by Sue Orr, published by VUP.

Harry Ricketts reviews Things OK with You? by Vincent O'Sullivan, published by VUP.

Harry Ricketts reviews Things OK with You? by Vincent O'Sullivan, published by VUP.

Louise O'Brien reviews Devil's Trumpet by Tracey Slaughter, published by VUP.

Louise O'Brien reviews Devil's Trumpet by Tracey Slaughter, published by VUP.

In the first episode in the Plot season of Elements, I talk to Ingrid Horrocks about plot and narrative and what it is to write it.  Some of the things we talk about are: Ingrid's new book is Where We Swim published by VUP https://vup.victoria.ac.nz/where-we-swim/ Ingrid wrote a great piece for The SpinOff about reading during a pandemic and you can read that here https://thespinoff.co.nz/books/28-03-2021/the-climate-crisis-is-seeping-into-books-and-making-them-really-really-weird/ You can read an excerpt from Where We Swim here https://www.newsroom.co.nz/readingroom/on-the-amazon Toward the end of the conversation we talk about a paper Ingrid and Dr Laura Jean McKay are teaching at Massey called 'Eco-fictions and Non-Fictions'. You can read about that course here: https://www.massey.ac.nz/massey/learning/programme-course/course.cfm?course_code=139309

A novel about bluffing, evasion and the decline of humanities in universities - you can't say Christchurch writer Patrick Evans is scared to tackle the big subjects! Bluffworld is set in a world Patrick he knows a lot about. He taught New Zealand literature and creative writing at the University of Canterbury for many years. His narrator prides himself on being a successful master-bluffer - he's been one for years. But his world is undergoing unwelcome change, with humanities under attack, and books no longer valued by students or universities. Lynn Freeman talks to Patrick Evans about Bluffworld. It's published by VUP.

Harry Ricketts reviews Where We Swim by Ingrid Horrocks. Published by VUP.

Harry Ricketts reviews Where We Swim by Ingrid Horrocks. Published by VUP.

In the third episode in the Place season of Elements, Pip Adam talks to Rose Lu about place and what it is to write it.  All Who Live on Islands by Rose Lu which is published by VUP https://vup.victoria.ac.nz/all-who-live-on-islands/ The Radio New Zealand adaptation of Rose's book All Who Live on Islands https://www.rnz.co.nz/collections/readings/all-who-live-on-islands-by-rose-lu The Kāpiti Writers Retreat run by Writers Practice https://writerspractice.nz/ I talk about 'an artist' - that artist is the amazing Julian Oliver. The lecture I am talking about is this one from 2017 "TX/RX: Spectrum and the City" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9UIEnxlw5k&t=429s Exercise: What does it feel like to use an object to write about place. Look around, pick up the first you-sized object you see. Now write about place through this object. Perhaps start with the sentence, 'I am in the [object name]...'. Thank you Copyright Licensing New Zealand for funding the Elements series.  

Stock markets were mixed for the month: Dow off 2% to 29983, S&P 500 off 1.1%, Nasdaq finished up 1.4%, Russell 2000 still strong at 5%, TSX down .3% TSX.Vup another 5.4% again on cryptos and cannabis (gold stocks were down again). It was truly  VIX boosted to 33.1. Dollar up .6% to 90.5 and Euro down .8% to 121. 10 Year yield rose to 1.1%. Bitcoin went parabolic yet again up 19.2% to a record 34502. Gold off 2.6%  to 1848. Silver went up 2.4% to 26.98. PT up .5%. PD slammed for 7.5% for the month to 2160. Copper up again .7% to $3.54, we'll see what's ahead. WTI up another 7.6% to 52.20 . Brent also up 7.9% to 55.88. Natgas up slightly .8% to 2.56 per mm. Uranium still stuck went below $30 to $29.45.  Ratios: Au/Ag 68.5 - Pt/Au .56 - Pt/Pd .58 - BRT/WTI 1.07 WT/HH 20.4 and AU/WTI still high at 35.4.

Stock markets were mixed for the month: Dow off 2% to 29983, S&P 500 off 1.1%, Nasdaq finished up 1.4%, Russell 2000 still strong at 5%, TSX down .3% TSX.Vup another 5.4% again on cryptos and cannabis (gold stocks were down again). It was truly  VIX boosted to 33.1. Dollar up .6% to 90.5 and Euro down .8% to 121. 10 Year yield rose to 1.1%. Bitcoin went parabolic yet again up 19.2% to a record 34502. Gold off 2.6%  to 1848. Silver went up 2.4% to 26.98. PT up .5%. PD slammed for 7.5% for the month to 2160. Copper up again .7% to $3.54, we'll see what's ahead. WTI up another 7.6% to 52.20 . Brent also up 7.9% to 55.88. Natgas up slightly .8% to 2.56 per mm. Uranium still stuck went below $30 to $29.45.  Ratios: Au/Ag 68.5 - Pt/Au .56 - Pt/Pd .58 - BRT/WTI 1.07 WT/HH 20.4 and AU/WTI still high at 35.4.

Lee is joined by actor Dominic Burgess who made the leap from the UK to the United States to become an actor and has gone on to star in The Magicians, Doctor Who, Gilmore Girls, Modern Family, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia and most recently in Star Trek: Picard as the popular Mr. Vup. Dominic takes us behind the scenes of shooting the 5th episode 'Stardust City Rag' where he starred alongside Patrick Stewart and Jeri Ryan, being directed by Jonathan Frakes, his reaction as a fan to being cast, and much more.

Lee is joined by actor Dominic Burgess who made the leap from the UK to the United States to become an actor and has gone on to star in The Magicians, Doctor Who, Gilmore Girls, Modern Family, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia and most recently in Star Trek: Picard as the popular Mr. Vup. Dominic takes us behind the scenes of shooting the 5th episode 'Stardust City Rag' where he starred alongside Patrick Stewart and Jeri Ryan, being directed by Jonathan Frakes, his reaction as a fan to being cast, and much more.

Dominic Burgess is an accomplished stage actor and has found his way to TV on such shows as It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. He had the chance to appear on Star Trek: Picard as Mr. Vup, which apparently he fully appreciated coming into the show as a lifelong Trekkie. In this episode of Hungry Trilobyte, Dominic and I get to talk about acting inside fandom and swap ideas about scifi in general. See Show Notes at www.AaronBossig.com

Chrissie, Brandon, and Justin are joined by Dominic Burgess (who played Mr. Vup in Star Trek: Picard’s “Stardust City Rag”) to discuss the fifth episode of Star Trek: Lower Decks, “Cupid’s Errant Arrow.” They also talk the latest Star Trek news, including Kenneth Mitchell’s return to Star Trek and the increasing diversity in the Trek family with the casting of Blu del Barrio and Ian Alexander on the upcoming season of Star Trek: Discovery.Links to News Items:https://www.startrek.com/news/star-trek-day-streaming-schedulehttp://blog.trekcore.com/2020/09/star-trek-discovery-nonbinary-transgender-season-3-casting/http://blog.trekcore.com/2020/09/kenneth-mitchell-returns-star-trek-discovery-season-3-guest-role/ Find us on Twitter...The UFP Network: @UFPEarth Infinite Diversity Podcast: @IDICPodcastJustin: @TrekFan4747Brandon: @BrandonMutalaChrissie: @TheGoddessLiviaDom Burgess: @dominicburgess United Federation Of Podcasts is brought you to by listeners like you. Special thanks to these patrons on Patreon who's generous contributions help produce the podcast! Cole Sebastian TownsTim CooperKevin ParlagrecoTom ElliotSimon De LucaChrissie De Clerck-SzilagyiMahendran RadhakrishnanVera BibleJustin OserVictor GamboaGreg MolumbyKevin ScharfChris TribuzioChristopher LutzThad HaitYou can become a patron here: https://www.patreon.com/ufpearth

This week Derick and Mike are rebooking The Ocean's trilogy. Who is the cool, slick Danny, who is the mentor Rusty, who is the unlucky VUP?

Welcome to this special edition of Trek This Out… Andrea and Bob are joined by Mr. Vup, Dominic Burgess for a rare interview. Dom, tells us about all of the cool stuff he has appeared in and is just such a top guy, one to watch is Mr. Vup… Enjoy x

Dominic Burgess Interview. For English actor Dominic Burgess, a longtime dream came true when he appeared as the sentient reptiloid Mr. Vup in the Star Trek: Picard episode “Stardust City Rag.” A huge Star Trek fan, Burgess played Bjayzl's bodyguard on Freecloud, delivering a memorable performance as an intimidating character with an exceptional olfactory system. In this episode of The Line, hosts Chrissie De Clerck-Szilagyi, Brandon-Shea Mutala, and Justin Oser are joined by Burgess to learn about his love of Star Trek, thoughts on playing a new species, and what it was like working with Patrick Stewart, Jeri Ryan, and Jonathan Frakes. We also discuss the controversy surrounding “Stardust City Rag.” Hosts Chrissie De Clerck-Szilagyi, Brandon-Shea Mutala, and Justin Oser Guest Dominic Burgess Production Brandon-Shea Mutala (Editor and Producer) Chrissie De Clerck-Szilagyi (Producer) Justin Oser (Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Tony Robinson (Show Art)

Dominic Burgess Interview. For English actor Dominic Burgess, a longtime dream came true when he appeared as the sentient reptiloid Mr. Vup in the Star Trek: Picard episode “Stardust City Rag.” A huge Star Trek fan, Burgess played Bjayzl’s bodyguard on Freecloud, delivering a memorable performance as an intimidating character with an exceptional olfactory system. In this episode of The Line, hosts Chrissie De Clerck-Szilagyi, Brandon-Shea Mutala, and Justin Oser are joined by Burgess to learn about his love of Star Trek, thoughts on playing a new species, and what it was like working with Patrick Stewart, Jeri Ryan, and Jonathan Frakes. We also discuss the controversy surrounding “Stardust City Rag.” Hosts Chrissie De Clerck-Szilagyi, Brandon-Shea Mutala, and Justin Oser Guest Dominic Burgess Production Brandon-Shea Mutala (Editor and Producer) Chrissie De Clerck-Szilagyi (Producer) Justin Oser (Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Tony Robinson (Show Art)

An in-depth conversation with poet, writer and theatre-maker Freya Daly Sadgrove. She talks about and reads poems from her debut full-length VUP collection, "Head Girl". We talk about life and writing, she discusses her mental health and lockdown and remembering that classic tome, 'Laura's Poems'.

An in-depth conversation with poet, writer and theatre-maker Freya Daly Sadgrove. She talks about and reads poems from her debut full-length VUP collection, "Head Girl". We talk about life and writing, she discusses her mental health and lockdown and remembering that classic tome, 'Laura's Poems'. Get full access to Sounds Good! at simonsweetman.substack.com/subscribe

Die Puzzleteile können zusammengesetzt werden, hier hört ihr es exklusiv: Die dritte Staffel von "Star Trek: Discovery" startet noch im Sommer. Das DISCOVERY PANEL präsentiert: Das tägliche Antivirenprogramm zur allgemeinen Unterhaltung Making-of-Videos zu "Star Trek: Picard": https://youtu.be/WY1FlIn_BZc Making of: Borg Cubus: https://youtu.be/PWyOh7gbDxQ Making of "Mr. Vup": https://twitter.com/startrekcbs/status/1258803856122810368?s=20 Coppelius Stunts: https://youtu.be/81ohqKpiLqI Voyager-Reunion-Panel: https://youtu.be/Fo8cVby5ag4 Akiva Goldsmans Interview mit "Collider": https://collider.com/akiva-goldsman-interview-picard-season-2-fringe-titans-season-3-ringworld/ Wir freuen uns über jegliche Unterstützung für unseren Podcast. Geht dafür doch auf eine der folgenden Seiten, um uns: Durch "Weitersagen und Empfehlen zu unterstützen": https://www.discoverypanel.de/spread-the-word/ Durch "Geschenke" zu unterstützen: https://www.discoverypanel.de/geschenke/ Finanziell zu unterstützen: https://www.discoverypanel.de/finanzielle-unterstuetzung/ Kommentiert doch gerne auf den sozialen Netzwerken mit dem Hashtag #DPQ. Ihr könnt uns natürlich auch über unsere normalen Kanäle erreichen: www.discoverypanel.de Oder auf Social Media: Twitter: @PanelDiscovery Instagram: @DiscoveryPanel Facebook: @DiscoveryPodcast Email: info@discoverypanel.de Oder ruft uns an oder schickt uns Nachrichten auf WhatsApp unter: 02291/UKTAUK2 https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/discovery-panel/id1287128600

This exercise includes the poem 'The 1950s' by Bill Manhire which appears in his collection Victims of Lightning (VUP, 2010) https://vup.victoria.ac.nz/the-victims-of-lightning/

This week we attempt to answer your comments and questions, we order up some toast with a brand new Picard Toaster, we get all warm and fuzzy talking about pets. Find out which character in Picard you wanted more of, besides Hugh? And we'll get some workout tips with our special guest NerdyGirlFitness1701 -Brought to you by Section 31- Nathan Adams Heather Ferris Rocky Robinson Lana Holt Warning! Spoilers for Star Trek: Picard Season 01! :30 Intro 1:05 Special Guest Lana Holt, Nerdygirlfitness1701 2:20 Trippin' on Tribbles (Don't feed them!) 3:10 Don't go barefoot on the holodeck 5:30 Happy Birthday to Fred 6:30 Questions and comments - Picard: Same fingerprints and blood types? 7:00 Twitter Poll - Picard still Picard? A Simulation? Toaster-Let's talk BSG! 7:53 Picard Sex Toaster 8:14 Back to the fingerprint/blood type question. 9:45 Disneyland lines and cats 11:10 Glommers and Tribbles 12:10 Tribble Porn 12:53 Mating Pips 14:50 Heather's Pip (Earth Dog) 16:30 Lana's Earth Pets Talk 16:58 Rocky's Cat demands his lunch 17:35 Nathan's Parrot escapades 19:17 Picard's fish 20:04 Next Movie Music and Writer rumors 21:00 Star Trek Cast's recent heartfelt video online #InThisTogether 21:45 Thank You to the unseen heroes! 23:00 Nerdygirlfitness1701 and Exercising for Seniors and Noobs 25:45 The workout with a sci-fi background 27:30 The Queen of Starfleet 28:30 Baby Yoda attacks 28:40 Spirited Cocktails with Kate - email cocktailswithkate@gmail.com 30:18 Question - Who is that Mother? 31:51 Soji's selective memories 33:25 What happened to The Synth Ban? 33:53 What happened to Narek? 35:10 Maybe Narek is Soji's Sex Slave? Soji's Revenge! 36:30 Narissa and Narek relationship - Rocky still hasn't seen Game of Thrones. 37:50 Romulan back stories and fidgety fingers 38:10 I'm sure there's a website...Star Trek Cosplay Porn? 38:50 Google whacking 39:30 Narek dressed up as Slave Leia 40:30 Star Trek Actors 41:30 Patrick Stewart's other work 42:30 Blunt Talk - Cursing, Nudity, Balls, Sex, Drugs... 43:30 Twitter Poll - Who what the most unexplored character, not including Hugh? Dahj, Vup, Bjayzl, Maddox? 44:55 Maddox was an interesting character 45:45 Golem lifespan? 47:27 Patrick Stewart Movie recommendation - Safe House (1998) 49:20 Last weekend's anniversary of First Contact 50:26 Lana's favorite part of Star Trek: Picard (Butterflies!) 51:40 Season 2 wishes 52:00 Action: Tribble! 53:30 Time Travel? Scotty? 55:18 Discovery's time traveling 56:11 Wil Wheaton's great! 57:00 What's next? (for the next podcast?) 58:00 Thanks for Engaging with us! 58:30 Lana - https://www.twitch.tv/nerdygirlfitness1701 - Monday-Friday at 1pm and 4pm, Sundays 4pm Email: thecollective@starfleetunderground.com Website: starfleetunderground.com Twitter: twitter.com/StarfleetUnderG Instagram: instagram.com/starfleetunderground Facebook: facebook.com/starfleetunderground

Set on Vanuatu immediately after Cateogry 5 Tropical Cyclone Pam in March 2015, Mikaela Nyman's novel Sado is the story of an isolated community and its residents coping - and not - when put under extreme pressure. The book is published by VUP.

What the hell are you doing out here, listeners? You’re listening to the most epic discussion about Stardust City Rag ever recorded, starring classic Trek characters like 7 of 9 and Mr. Vup! Like Picard, Jack has assembled a crack team of podcasters to infiltrate your ears, like Barm, Sam Stovold (Marvel Star Wars Explorers), Kevin Young (Reopening the Wormhole) and Sean Davis (After the Credits) to talk about Borg Children, their surprising excitement at seeing 7 of 9 again, breaking down the good and bad characters of Voyager, ranking the bars of Star Trek, exulting in the joys of Mr.Vup, trying to determine whether pregnant ladies are Vulcan or Romulan, figuring out just what is going through Jean-Luc’s mind, and so much more! It’s more fun than it is to say “Bjayzl”!

Things get serious in the 5th episode of Star Trek Picard. There's a lot to talk about, I dig deep. What a fascinating mixture of brutality, darkness, and light-hearted adventure. We get to spend some time with Seven of Nine, and finally catch up with Bruce Maddox. But there's a lot lurking in background here. This episode has it all. Laughs, triumph, drama, and heart-break. ----more---- ----more----Transcript   Welcome to Nerd Heaven. I’m Adam David Collings, the author of Jewel of The Stars. And I am a nerd.   This is episode 15 of the podcast. Today, we’re discussing the fifth episode of Star Trek Picard, Stardust City Rag.   The description on Memory Alpha reads The La Sirena crew begins an unpredictable and lively expedition on Freecloud to search for Bruce Maddox. When they learn that Maddox has found himself in a precarious situation, a familiar face offers her assistance.   This episode was written by Kirsten Beyer,  directed by Jonathan Frakes And it first aired on the 20th of February 2020.   Make it so.   In America, CBS All Access have been showing little “Next week on Star Trek Picard” clips. We don’t see those in Australia on Amazon Prime, but a few screen captures usually make their way to the internet. I’d seen images of Picard wearing an eye patch and Rios in a silly hat. I was prepared for this to be a very silly cheese-fest. I was prepared to not like it. Well, imagine my surprise when we were served up what is probably the darkest episode of the show so far. Notice also that we didn’t once cut to Soji and Narak on the cube. Last week, they spent some time over there, but that plot wasn’t really advancing. This time, I think they made the good decision to just focus on Picard and crew. IF nothing is happening with the other plot right now, then let’s just not cut over there. And there was plenty happening with Picard and his new crew.   The episode begins, as always, with a flashback. A former borg drone is having his implants rather violently removed from his body. And surprise surprise, it’s Icheb! I picked it up from the shape of his nose. I said to my wife, “I think that’s Icheb.” Then, when we saw the shape of the implants that had been removed from around his eye, it was confirmed. I had such mixed emotions during this scene. I was so excited to see Icheb back. Great to see that he fulfilled his dream of becoming a Starfleet officer. I’ll bet he was a fantastic one. But then the very real sorrow when he died. That was so sad. I always liked Icheb, so it was heart-breaking to see his story end this way. But what a powerful scene. It had so much more emotional resonance because it was a character we knew and loved. Icheb was like a son to Seven. She calls him “my child” as he dies. We just know that she’s going to get some payback for this heinous crime. And it sure was heinous. They did all this to him without anaesthetic, and then left him to die slowly. Seven is left with little choice but to put him out of his misery with a phaser. For them to be that monstrous is almost cartoonishly evil.   It was a pretty bold move to kill off a beloved character in such a brutal way. And while, he was never in the opening credits, Icheb probably got more character development in the year and a half he was on Voyager than Harry Kim and Chakotay together.   It wasn’t the original actor playing him. That’s a shame, but it worked for me anyway. We’ve already seen another actor play Icheb at around this age in the Voyager episode Shattered. We can be sad that Icheb came back for a few seconds only to die like this, but I think it makes me appreciate his journey up to this point all the more. Iheb was assimilated as a child, because of uncaring parents who wanted to use him as a weapon. He was doomed to spend his entire life as a drone. But then Voyager rescued him. And because of that, he got to have a life. He got to grow up. He got to pursue a career in Starfleet. He got to make a difference. And most of all, he got to know what it’s like to be loved. He had a family. He had a mother-figure in Seven. His life may have been short and it may have ended badly, but he had a full life, one he never would have had if Voyager hadn’t rescued him from that cube.   Also, did you notice the line where the doctor asks “Where’s your cortical node, Buddy? Gotta be in there somewhere.” That was a very nice touch, and is of course, a reference to the Voyager episode imperfection.   I’m talking about this first scene a lot because it had a big impact on me. And honestly, I’m still sorting out all the emotions it has made me feel. But that means the writers did their job well. This made me feel deeply, and that’s what a writer is supposed to do. That’s their job.   But before we leave this scene, we need to acknowledge that this has got to be the most violent scene we have ever seen on any Star Trek. It was graphic. It was horrific. If the swear words weren’t enough of a hint, we have no doubt now that this is firmly an adult show.   Then we jump to almost present day. We meet up with Bruce Maddox. Finally. Again, it’s not the original actor, which is a tremendous shame. But I’m sure they tried. He’s played here by John Ales. It’s been a long time so I guess I can accept that a much older Bruce could look like this. He’s been in hiding and his meeting with a woman called Bjayzl. If you had a keen ear you’d have noticed the evil doctor in the previous called out the name Bjayzl when she heard Seven entering the room. And they’re drinking Tranya. Nice TOS reference. So Bjazyl is the loan shark Maddox went to, but he can’t repay her since the Tal Shiar destroyed his lab, and almost killed him. So, I guess that’s why he disappeared after the Mars attack. So Picard better get to Freecloud quickly, because Bzayzl is gonna sell Maddox to the Tal Shiar.   So Deven is awake and comes to see Picard in his holographic ready room. It seems she’s moved on from the purely practical nutrient supplements. She drinks bourbon now. And it does kind of suit her harder, more world-weary personality.   Seven is a member of the Fenris Rangers. Self-appointed police officers, trying to keep the peace in the power vacuum left behind by the Romulan Star Empire. That’s why she came to Picard’s aid at the end of last episode. Picard sees them as vigilantes and is a little uncomfortable about their role and self-appointed judge, jury and executioner. But as Seven points out, they are the only law that region of space knows. Seven’s motivation is to help people, the little people, one at a time, as best as she can. She represents what Picard could have been if he hadn’t given up. Something she points out rather bluntly. So when she hears Picard is on a mission to help someone who has nobody else to help them, she’s interested.   We get confirmation, through a holo-recording, that Agnes and Maddox were together, romantically. I wasn’t surprised by this, because I’m reading the Picard novel, which seems to be setting things up in this direction.   Funny how we see her tear as she watches, and think she’s just missing him. Not realising there’s a lot more beneath the surface.   The holographic pop-up ads as they near freecloud were …. Interesting. Very much targeted advertising. Rios gets the offer of ship repairs from a Red Bolian. I wonder, does this suggest that there are red Bolians? Humans have different skin tones, so it’s possible. Picard gets an offer of high tea in a classy restaurant.   Agnes gets a job offer from an entertainment robotics company and has to behead the thing to make it go away.   And Raffi gets an offer of snake leaf, the drug she was smoking back in episode 2.   And Elnor, poor Elnor doesn’t get any, because he’s lived in isolation with the nuns, so he has no presence on the space internet. He seems almost disappointed. I’ll admit, that got a laugh out of me. Anyway, this whole targeted ad thing was very topical for the present day. But it doesn't feel completely out of place in the 24th century. It reminded me of the jingle Quard had programmed into Deep Space Nine’s computer.   Seven’s ears prick up at the mention of Bjayzl. When Picard says “Options” to his new crew, well, it felt like the old Picard we knew. He’d often say that to his Enterprise crew.   So they’re gonna pose a go-betweens to put Bjayzl in touch with the Tal Shiar. And they have to perfect bait. Seven. She’s more than willing to help them, of course, but not for the reasons they think. The exterior context shots in this show all look great. I’ll bet there’s a few easter eggs hidden amongst the los vegas lights of freecloud.   And I just spotted one. It seems Mr. Mott has gone into business here. He was the hair-dresser on the Enterprise. He now has a shop here called Hair Enterprise. And right next door is a bar called Quark! Is this actually our favourite Ferengi? He’d likely have more lucrative business on Freecloud than he ever had on Deep Space Nine. Or is it just a place called “The Quark Bar” named after the elementary particle?   This show loves to do this thing where it intercuts two scenes jumping backward and forward through time every sentence, or just cutting to a different location entirely. Most of the time, it has been jarring and annoying. This time, it works. Because it makes this whole thing feel like a heist movie. It’s been a negative every other time they’ve used it, but this time, for me, it’s a positive.   So now we get to see the costumes.And, they do look silly. There’s no denying that. And yet, when you see them down on the planet, they fit in a lot better than I’d have thought. It actually works for me, a lot better than I thought it was going to. And Raffi gives a good practical reason why they’re dressing this way. Rios especially sells it. Did you notice the guy in the bar with holographic angel wings? That was …. Different. Why are there so many translucent holograms about? It’s well established that in the 24th century, they have opaque holograms that you can feel and touch. Anyway, At least the EMH is opaque.   Rios’s contact is Mr. Vup. A Beta Annari. They’re a reptilian species that can smell a lie. IS there any scientific basis to such a concept? I’m gonna guess…  probably not. Maybe some species give off different endorphins when they lie vs when they tell the truth. I dunno. I’ll go with it.   And we get an actual name drop of Quark. Which was very welcome. I still want more. There’s plenty of TNG and Voyager, but I need me some Deep Space Nine. Anyway, the fake references they created for Rios include him assisting Quark with some trouble relating to the Breen. Interesting.   So, Rios is gonna offer Bzayzl an alternate buyer for Maddox. The payment being Seven of Nine. A dangerous game. Bzayzl is not gonna want to go back on a deal with the Tal Shiar. Honestly, Seven is probably the only bait that would ever entice her to consider it.   It’s a good thing Rafi’s medications can fool his senses.   Which only goes to strengthen Rios’s position more than if Mr. Jup hadn’t been able to smell truthfulness and deceit.   I love how through all of this, Elnor is trying to get his head around their deceit. Remember, he’s grown up with the doctrine of absolute candor. The never concept of a lie is a concept more alien than anything he’s encountered. When it finally clicks for him and he says “It’s a lie.You’re all behaving as someone other than who you are.” I had a good laugh. But then he realises “everybody except me.” Elnor’s inability to be dishonest may be a danger on this mission. I laughed again when he said “I don’t know how to not be Elnor.” So Picard and Seven give him good advice. “Then be Elnor. An Elnor that doesn’t talk.”   And can I point out that Patrick Stewart’s idea of a French accept is so stereotypical it probably borders on insulting. He sounded like Inspector Cleaseu from The Pink Panther. Again, it got a little laugh from me, but I’m not sure it’s truthful for Picard, who is supposed to actually be French.   Why is Agnes so afraid of operating a transporter console? She’s a blooming robotics engineer. And not knowing how to operate a transporter is probably the equivalent of not knowing how to drive a car. Sure, not everybody can drive, but it’s a fairly normal everyday activity. I’m just not buying that somebody as technologically minded as her would be so anxious about having to beam somebody aboard.   You’ll notice they’re putting a reasonable amount of humour in here. Now, I am not one of those people who say “you’ve gotta put levity in everywhere, or that everything has to be made light.” I like a serious story. But I’ll admit, the humour they add to this episode is useful. It does help to balance out the really heavy darkness and brutality we also see. I’m not saying that darkness always has to be balanced out in a story. Often, I find it’s impact is lost when you try to do that. But here it worked for me. And I think one of the big reasons is that the humour comes naturally out of the characters. You’ll hear me say that a lot. Humour needs to come believably and naturally out of the characters. That’s where I think the Marvel movies often fall flat (and I love the marvel movies, don’t get me wrong) but they have characters cracking jokes in the middle of tense situations that is totally unbelievable for me.  I n my opinion, this episode did it well.   And now we get to see what Rafi’s business on Freecloud wa sall about. She’s beaming down to see somebody called Gabriel Hwang So I’ve mentioned before that Picard is setting up a lot of mysteries. And I’m not the only one who’s been wondering if the payout of those mysteries would be satisfying. Why do they have to keep Rafi’s business on Freecloud secret? Now we get the payoff. And to me, it was satisfying. Because it’s a character beat. We learn something about her, and we have a very emotional experience with her. And honestly, this is something she probably wants to keep private because it’s so personal.   But first we have a touching goodbye between Rafi and Picard. It seems they’ve kind of repaired their relationship. Which is nice. And this point, I’m invested as much in their relationship as I am with Picard’s relationships with Riker, Data, and all the TNG characters.   So Gabriel is Raffi’s estranged son. Agin, he’s been mentioned in the book. When Rafi took the job as Picard’s first officer on the Verity, she had to leave her husband and son back on earth for an extended period of time. But we get the impression that even when she was back home, she was a mess. Her drug addiction may have been a bigger problem than we realised, and she became obsessed with her conspiracy theories about the Federation and Romulans working together to allow the synth attack on mars, making her an absent mother even when she wasn’t away. I’m still keen to find out if Rafi is correct with her theories. Gabrial wants to know if she’s really changed, or if she’s still obsessed with what he considers a crackpot theory. So he tests her by bringing it up and calling it nonsense. And of course, she immediately defends it. Kinda proving that she hasn’t changed as much as she wants to make him believe. This is all powerful character stuff. Gabrial is carrying a lot of resentment. He’s not going to let go of it easily. We learn that Raffi’s name is actually Rafaella. Gabe is married to a Romulan named Pel and they’re expecting a daughter. I really hope that over the course of the show, Raffi and Gabe can work out their differences, for the sake of the baby if nobody else. She deserves to have a relationship with her grandmother. And how heart-breaking would it be to have messed up with your child, and then not even have a chance with your grandchild. Of course, Gave is worried that Rafi will let down his daughter as she let him down. Anyway, let’s hope they can all get it together.   I’ve been hoping we’d hear the Rios EMH says “Please state the nature of the medical emergency.” We almost get there in this episode. It says ‘What is the nature of your psychiatric emergency.” This scene makes so much more sense on second viewing. We think Agnes is just panicking about using the transporter console. But no. She’s frantic about something else she knows she has to do. She’s so worked up it automatically launches the EMH. I guess it is programmed to monitor the crew’s vital signs when it is turned off. Which actually makes perfect sense. We get confirmation of something I’ve long suspected as head-canon. If you reclaim a borg drone quickly, there is much less technology that needs to be removed. You can more fully restore them. But when they’ve been assimilated for a long time, since childhood, they’re so riddled with it, you can never get it all out. That’s why Picard is so much more Human than Seven and Icheb ever were. It’s why Janeway, Tuvok and B'elanna, who were all assimilated, seemed to come back from that with no lasting consequences. Heck none of them even got their eyes replaced.   Picard and Rios realise that Seven and Bjayzl know each other. She even calls Sevan Annika. Her original human name.   Picard drops the act and returns to his normal accent when he asks Seven what the hell is going on. And then Elnor says “Are we still pretending?” I laughed out loud at that line. The way Evan Evagora delivers that line, I think it’s a bit of the self-deprecating Aussie humour coming out there. I love it.   Picard points out that murder is not justice. He pleads with Seven not to squander her humanity by killing Bjayzl. And he’s right of course. This is classic Jean-Luc Picard. And yet, the way that set this up at the beginning, the way we saw Icheb treated, I find myself rooting for Seven to take revenge, dare I call it justice, against Bjayzl. I agree with Picard, but I find myself still wanting Seven to kill that monster. This is why it kind of had to be Icheb, It wouldn't have worked any other way.   Seven listens more to the practical argument from Rios than she does to the moral argument from Picard, but she beams up with them all, leaving Bjayzl behind. There’s a nice moment when Seven asks Picard if he ever felt he regained his humanity after being reclaimed from the Borg. He answers yes without hesitation. But when pressed ,he admits, not all of it. But it’s something he and Seven are still working on.   As seven beams away, there’s a hint of the Voyager theme. I didn’t pick up on it the first time, but a friend brought my attention to it.   So Seven wasn’t as willing to leave Bjayzl as she lead Picard to believe. She beams right back down. Picard still thinks there’s a place in the galaxy for mercy and Seven didn’t want to disillusion him. And I believe her when she says that.  So seven gets her revenge and then walks out of there shooting two phaser rifles at once.   So Maddox explains to Picard some of what he doesn’t know. We get confirmation of what I’ve long believed, that Dahj and Soji’s mum is an AI built into them. As maddox tells Picard where to find Soji, we can’t help but wonder what’s going on with Agnes. Why is she off to the side looking so sad. Why isn’t she by Brice’s side? So Bruce sent Soji and Dahj to the cube and earth respectively, to find the truth behind the synth ban. It seems the Romulans aren’t the only ones after Soji. The Federation is involved somehow. Seems Rafi might be right.   Speaking of Rafi, after failing to reconcile with her son, she’s back on board the ship. I guess she’s got nowhere else to go.   And then we get the shocking final scene. So Brue has fulfilled his life’s work. He has replicated Soong’s work. We still don’t know where he got one of Data’s neurons. Agnes clearly regrets her role in helping to create the androids. She calls it one more thing she has to atone for. And then …. She kills him. Agnes Jurati kills Bruce Maddox. I didn’t see that coming. Some people have been talking about Agnes since Episode 3. Commodore Oh went to meet her, then she signed on to Picard’s mission. Some felt she wasn’t entirely what she seemed. It appears they were right. “I wish you knew what I know,” she says, as he chokes. “I wish I didn’t know what I know. I wish they hadn’t shown me.” She kills the man she not only respected, but loved. What would drive her to do that? I must know! Things are getting real now. And that’s two classic Star Trek characters this episode has killed.   Wow. I don’t know what to think about all of this. To me, Agnes was always the nice kindly, somewhat awkward character we could all relate to. But she’s just become something very different. I don’t think any of that was a lie, but whatever Oh showed her, it was serious.   I guess we’ll find out more next week on the episode “The Impossible Box.”   So, in the tradition of shows like The Walking Dead, I’m not going to play any outro music this time. Let’s just have a moment of silence for Icheb. And for Bruce Maddox. And, well, for Jurati’s innocence. See you next week.

An in-depth conversation with Fergus Barrowman, publisher at VUP. We talk about his time with Victoria University Press, the creation of literary journal, Sport and his relationship - as partner and publisher - with one of NZ's most successful novelists, Elizabeth Knox. We talk creative writing courses, poetry, literary festivals, all things writing. And then we geek-out over jazz music for a bit.

An in-depth conversation with Fergus Barrowman, publisher at VUP. We talk about his time with Victoria University Press, the creation of literary journal, Sport and his relationship - as partner and publisher - with one of NZ's most successful novelists, Elizabeth Knox. We talk creative writing courses, poetry, literary festivals, all things writing. And then we geek-out over jazz music for a bit. Get full access to Sounds Good! at simonsweetman.substack.com/subscribe

In this bonus edition of Gone By Lunchtime, the prime minister talks to Toby Manhire at the Auckland Writers FestivalLast weekend at the Auckland Writers Festival, Jacinda Ardern spoke with Spinoff editor Toby Manhire about the extraordinary election campaign of 2017, and the book it inspired, Stardust and Substance, edited by Stephen Levine for VUP.Before a packed house at the Aotea Centre the prime minister talked candidly about everything from Andrew Little’s decision to resign and the rush to remake the campaign to the less-than-delighted mood on election night itself.If Facebook cannot change its ways, will they still use if for advertising in 2020? Why is she a fan of Nancy Drew and Ernest Shackleton – and its lessons for “how not to die on the ice”? All that plus Jacinda Ardern does an impression of Helen Clark.For more podcasts and videos from the Auckland Writers Festival, click here. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

One of Britain’s most lauded contemporary poets, Robin Robertson has won many accolades, including the Forward Prize for best single poem for his haunting narrative poem ‘At Roane Head’, one of his ‘invented Scots folk narratives … everyday tales of murder, madness, congenital malformation and selkies’. This year he released the book-length narrative poem, The Long Take, which John Banville called ‘a masterly work of art, exciting, colourful, fast-paced … and almost unbearably moving’. Robertson has recently gathered another accolade: The Long Take has just become the first book of poetry to be long-listed for the Man Booker Prize. In his other life he is an editor at Jonathan Cape, where he has worked with Irvine Welsh, Anne Enright, Michael Ondaatje and Alice Oswald among others. Robertson joins VUP editor Fergus Barrowman for an hour of readings and conversation.

An in-depth chat with Wellington writer and publicist Kirsten McDougall. She is the author of two books - The Invisible Rider (2012) and Tess (2017) and works as a publicist for VUP. We talk about her role as literary manager for Eleanor Catton during the height of interest around The Luminaries and Kirsten's role working in publishing. We talk about her aims and ambitions as a writer and her process. We talk too about her need to have a job outside of writing, how working as a writer full-time is never the goal.

An in-depth chat with Wellington writer and publicist Kirsten McDougall. She is the author of two books - The Invisible Rider (2012) and Tess (2017) and works as a publicist for VUP. We talk about her role as literary manager for Eleanor Catton during the height of interest around The Luminaries and Kirsten's role working in publishing. We talk about her aims and ambitions as a writer and her process. We talk too about her need to have a job outside of writing, how working as a writer full-time is never the goal. Get full access to Sounds Good! at simonsweetman.substack.com/subscribe

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Jill Nussinow is an amazing chef and author of multiple books. In this episode, we are discussing her newest book, Vegan Under Pressure, or "VUP" as it is lovingly known by her fans. This episode is packed with gold nuggets of information that you will love if you are an Instant Pot user. If you are new to Instant Pot, Jill is definitely someone you need to know! 

Jill Nussinow is an amazing chef and author of multiple books. In this episode, we are discussing her newest book, Vegan Under Pressure, or "VUP" as it is lovingly known by her fans. This episode is packed with gold nuggets of information that you will love if you are an Instant Pot user. If you are new to Instant Pot, Jill is definitely someone you need to know! 

Olá jovens! “Dizem que ninguém consegue se olhar de perfil no espelho, a não ser que use outro junto. Será que é verdade? E se eu virasse assim…bem rápido?! VUP! Assim, ó…VUP! Na direção do espelho! Será que não dá pra enxergar pelo menos uma imagem residual?! VUP!!! VUP!!! CREC!!! Uh…! Ai, meu pescoço…” Eiichiro […] The post OPEXCast #73 – Eiichiro Oda first appeared on One Piece Ex.

Olá jovens! “Dizem que ninguém consegue se olhar de perfil no espelho, a não ser que use outro junto. Será que é verdade? E se eu virasse assim…bem rápido?! VUP! Assim, ó…VUP! Na direção do espelho! Será que não dá pra enxergar pelo menos uma imagem residual?! VUP!!! VUP!!! CREC!!! Uh…! Ai, meu pescoço…” Eiichiro […] The post OPEXCast #73 - Eiichiro Oda first appeared on One Piece Ex.