Kevin, Amy, and Joe delve into Johathan Frakes' background. We discuss his early life including tuba playing in marching bands, early acting gigs in Charlie’s Angels, and the charity he supports. Frakes has acted and directed on multiple Trek series and attends many conventions as well. We are grateful to have Jonathan Frakes in our Trek family. Frakes clip from Charlie’s Angels: https://youtu.be/My6zWgRpN4A Frakes clip from The White Shadow: https://youtu.be/X_RFLGQaX0w Join our listeners group...
Jan 27, 2023•1 hr 10 min
Kevin, Ria, Amy, and Joe travel along many tangents in the space-time continuum but converge in spacetime and discuss their favorite TNG time travel episodes. Ria makes many references to this article: https://www.ex-astris-scientia.org/treknology/timetravel-tng.htm . Join our listeners group The BQN Collective on Facebook. Follow the network on Instagram @BQNPodcasts Find us on Twitter: The Network: @BQNPodcasts The Show: @GalaxyClassPod Amy: @MissAmyNelson Joe: @joeyjoe77uk Kevin: @TrueNorthNe...
Jan 20, 2023•1 hr 39 min
GC: 118: Bat’leth Battle XXIX Kevin, Amy and Joe compete in another Bat’leth Battle to see who comes out on top - Riker with the power of Q or Gomtuu, the mysterious Tin Man? Join our listeners group The BQN Collective on Facebook. Follow the network on Instagram @BQNPodcasts Find us on Twitter: The Network: @BQNPodcasts The Show: @GalaxyClassPod Amy: @MissAmyNelson Joe: @joeyjoe77uk Kevin: @TrueNorthNerds BQN Podcasts are brought to you by listeners like you. Special thanks to these patrons on ...
Jan 13, 2023•1 hr 15 min
Amy and Joe start another new series delving into the orchestral details of some of the iconic music we hear in The Next Generation. In this episode, we look at the motifs and orchestration of the main theme and the beautiful melody from The Inner Light. Join our listeners group The BQN Collective on Facebook. Follow the network on Instagram @BQNPodcasts Find us on Twitter: The Network: @BQNPodcasts The Show: @GalaxyClassPod Amy: @MissAmyNelson Joe: @joeyjoe77uk Kevin: @TrueNorthNerds BQN Podcas...
Jan 06, 2023•43 min
Amy tries to get Joe to guess the best TNG moments from a Star Trek top 100 list she discovered in a holiday magazine gift. Listeners, do you agree with the list? What are your favourite moments from The Next Generation? Join our listeners group The BQN Collective on Facebook. Follow the network on Instagram @BQNPodcasts Find us on Twitter: The Network: @BQNPodcasts The Show: @GalaxyClassPod Amy: @MissAmyNelson Joe: @joeyjoe77uk Kevin: @TrueNorthNerds BQN Podcasts are brought to you by listeners...
Dec 30, 2022•37 min
Kevin, Amy, and Joe with special guest Mark White tell a very Trek inspired Christmastime story. We wish all of our listeners a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Enjoy our well thought out rendition of Star Trek: TNG Christmas Special, written by Janet Mowat. Join our listeners group The BQN Collective on Facebook. Follow the network on Instagram @BQNPodcasts Find us on Twitter: The Network: @BQNPodcasts The Show: @GalaxyClassPod Amy: @MissAmyNelson Joe: @joeyjoe77uk Kevin: @TrueNorthNerd...
Dec 23, 2022•38 min
Amy, and Joe are joined with guest Mark White to launch a new series: Actor Profiles - and how fitting to launch this new series with the great Patrick Stewart. We delve into his past acting career, family life, and his life in comedy. Join our listeners group The BQN Collective on Facebook. Follow the network on Instagram @BQNPodcasts Find us on Twitter: The Network: @BQNPodcasts The Show: @GalaxyClassPod Amy: @MissAmyNelson Joe: @joeyjoe77uk Kevin: @TrueNorthNerds BQN Podcasts are brought to y...
Dec 09, 2022•1 hr 16 min
While Ria and Kevin are away on adventures festive and avian, Joe and Amy try to get into the yuletide spirit and talk about everything they are thankful for in the Star Trek Universe. Join our listeners group The BQN Collective on Facebook. Follow the network on Instagram @BQNPodcasts Find us on Twitter: The Network: @BQNPodcasts The Show: @GalaxyClassPod Amy: @MissAmyNelson Joe: @joeyjoe77uk Kevin: @TrueNorthNerds BQN Podcasts are brought to you by listeners like you. Special thanks to these p...
Dec 02, 2022•53 min
Amy and Joe discuss the possibilities of reaching a Trek Utopia. Star Trek promotes a world with no hunger, disease, and striving towards one’s best. However, supply and demand will always exist, so does that mean money and inequality will too? Join our listeners group The BQN Collective on Facebook. Follow the network on Instagram @BQNPodcasts Find us on Twitter: The Network: @BQNPodcasts The Show: @GalaxyClassPod Amy: @MissAmyNelson Joe: @joeyjoe77uk Kevin: @TrueNorthNerds BQN Podcasts are bro...
Nov 25, 2022•1 hr 18 min
Joe, Kevin and Amy discuss all the characters played by Brent Spiner and a couple of other people, aka the Soong Dynasty. We also get a sneak preview and world premier of Joe's new Galaxy Class theme. Join our listeners group The BQN Collective on Facebook. Follow the network on Instagram @BQNPodcasts Find us on Twitter: The Network: @BQNPodcasts The Show: @GalaxyClassPod Amy: @MissAmyNelson Joe: @joeyjoe77uk Kevin: @TrueNorthNerds BQN Podcasts are brought to you by listeners like you. Special t...
Nov 11, 2022•1 hr
BQN Podcasts are brought to you by listeners like you. Special thanks to these patrons on Patreon whose generous contributions help produce the podcast! Tim Cooper Anonymous Mahendran Radhakrishnan David Willett Peter Hong Tom Van Scotter Vera Bible Jim McMahon Justin Oser Greg Molumby Thad Hait Chrissie De Clerck-Szilagyi Joe Mignone Carl Wonders You can become a part of the Hive Mind Collective here: https://www.Patreon.com/BQN We’d love to add your uniqueness to our own! Under Section 107 of ...
Nov 04, 2022•1 hr 7 min
Amy continues her read of Star Trek: The Next Generation Writers/Directors Guide. The USS Enterprise - NCC-1701-D is as much a character as any crew member and we learn about her community and family life, standing sets, and go over the ship’s computer including communication procedures. Join our listeners group The BQN Collective on Facebook. Follow the network on Instagram @BQNPodcasts Find us on Twitter: The Network: @BQNPodcasts The Show: @GalaxyClassPod Amy: @MissAmyNelson Joe: @joeyjoe77uk...
Oct 28, 2022•32 min
GC: 108: Trivia with Jim Associate Producer Jim McMahon returns to Galaxy Class to test our hosts’ knowledge of the greater Star Trek universe in the exciting tiebreaker installment of Trivia with Jim. Who will emerge with victory and honor? Is Angela Lansbury canon? Join our listeners group The BQN Collective on Facebook. Follow the network on Instagram @BQNPodcasts Find us on Twitter: The Network: @BQNPodcasts The Show: @GalaxyClassPod Amy: @MissAmyNelson Joe: @joeyjoe77uk Kevin: @TrueNorthNer...
Oct 21, 2022•1 hr 26 min
GC: 107: Quality Check Season 7 Joe, Kevin and Amy discuss the highs and lows of Season 7! From Sub Rosa to only one part of All Good Things, what works and what doesn’t during the final season of the Next Generation. Join our listeners group The BQN Collective on Facebook. Follow the network on Instagram @BQNPodcasts Find us on Twitter: The Network: @BQNPodcasts The Show: @GalaxyClassPod Amy: @MissAmyNelson Joe: @joeyjoe77uk Kevin: @TrueNorthNerds BQN Podcasts are brought to you by listeners li...
Oct 14, 2022•1 hr 5 min
Amy is flying solo this week and shares with you the first part of the Star Trek The Next Generation Writers’/Directors’ Guide - Special Edition 1992-93. We receive our mission orders, script style, story believablility and explore the series characters. Join our listeners group The BQN Collective on Facebook. Follow the network on Instagram @BQNPodcasts Find us on Twitter: The Network: @BQNPodcasts The Show: @GalaxyClassPod Amy: @MissAmyNelson Joe: @joeyjoe77uk Kevin: @TrueNorthNerds BQN Podcas...
Oct 07, 2022•50 min
In honor of TNG’s 35th anniversary, Kevin, Ria, and Amy discuss the 10 underrated TNG episodes from this recent article from startrek.com, and then forget the names of every other episode in the process: https://www.startrek.com/news/underrated-star-trek-the-next-generation-episodes?fbclid=IwAR2Zxgbh2sei7-r_0I84BclEIlFPueV5AX4M8FJAKDLxncydne1_6-bGR-k Join our listeners group The BQN Collective on Facebook. Follow the network on Instagram @BQNPodcasts Find us on Twitter: The Network: @BQNPodcasts...
Sep 30, 2022•1 hr 1 min
The ENTIRE CREW is here to fight it out in our latest Bat’Leth Battle. Shall it be the dimension hopping fun of Parallels, or the discovery of a new life form in Quality of Life. As usual, the vote is final! BQN Podcasts are brought to you by listeners like you. Special thanks to these patrons on Patreon whose generous contributions help produce the podcast! Tim Cooper Anonymous Mahendran Radhakrishnan David Willett Peter Hong Tom Van Scotter Vera Bible Jim McMahon Justin Oser Greg Molumby Thad ...
Sep 23, 2022•58 min
No Pakleds here! Kevin, Ria and Amy ask Joe their ‘how’d they do that’ questions. We discuss trans-humanism, multi-dimensional existence, and matter vs energy in shields and weapons. Join us in the Federation Council Chambers on Facebook. Find us on Twitter: The Network: @UFPEarth The Show: @GalaxyClassPod Amy: @MissAmyNelson Joe: @joeyjoe77uk Kevin: @TrueNorthNerds BQN Podcasts are brought to you by listeners like you. Special thanks to these patrons on Patreon whose generous contributions help...
Sep 16, 2022•1 hr 14 min
GC: 102: STLV 2022 Recap Kevin quizzed Ria and Amy about the goings on at this year’s Star Trek convention in Las Vegas. On the strip this year, we find out if what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas. Join our listeners group The BQN Collective on Facebook. Follow the network on Instagram @BQNPodcasts Find us on Twitter: The Network: @BQNPodcasts The Show: @GalaxyClassPod Amy: @MissAmyNelson Joe: @joeyjoe77uk Kevin: @TrueNorthNerds BQN Podcasts are brought to you by listeners like you. Special tha...
Sep 02, 2022•1 hr 6 min
Amy, Ria and Joe delve deep into Star Trek lore and hash out the plots for a bunch of new episodes that will form part of our imaginary Star Trek The Next Generation Season 8. Join us in the Federation Council Chambers on Facebook. Find us on Twitter: The Network: @UFPEarth The Show: @GalaxyClassPod Amy: @MissAmyNelson Joe: @joeyjoe77uk Kevin: @TrueNorthNerds BQN Podcasts are brought to you by listeners like you. Special thanks to these patrons on Patreon whose generous contributions help produc...
Aug 26, 2022•59 min
Galaxy Class has reached 100 episodes! We have a full crew aboard and are ready to share our favorite episodes for each character. Amy, Joe, Kevin, and Ria pick and choose from 176 episodes of The Next Generation and surprisingly did not overlap. Thank you to the listeners that tune in each and every week - this one's for you! Join us in the Federation Council Chambers on Facebook. Find us on Twitter: The Network: @UFPEarth The Show: @GalaxyClassPod Amy: @MissAmyNelson Joe: @joeyjoe77uk Kevin: @...
Aug 12, 2022•1 hr 18 min
GC: 099: Bat’leth Battle XXVI In Bat’leth Battle XXVI, Kevin, Amy, and Joe discuss the guest stars and importance to canon of the final TNG movie, Star Trek Nemesis and the 3rd season episode A Matter of Perspective. Which one will come out victorious and which will have its bloody entrails spewed across the battlefield? Join our listeners group The BQN Collective on Facebook. Follow the network on Instagram @BQNPodcasts Find us on Twitter: The Network: @BQNPodcasts The Show: @GalaxyClassPod Amy...
Aug 05, 2022•57 min
GC: 098: TNG at the Helm Ria is joined by special guest Captain Mike Richards to discuss the state of the helm in TNG. Is it a path to the captain’s chair, or a ticket out of Starfleet? And what does it really take to be a successful pilot? Join our listeners group The BQN Collective on Facebook. Follow the network on Instagram @BQNPodcasts Find us on Twitter: The Network: @BQNPodcasts The Show: @GalaxyClassPod Amy: @MissAmyNelson Joe: @joeyjoe77uk Kevin: @TrueNorthNerds BQN Podcasts are brought...
Jul 29, 2022•1 hr 2 min
Kevin is left alone on the bridge where he curates the various forms of time travel that our heroes have been put through during the Next Generation Join us in the Federation Council Chambers on Facebook. Find us on Twitter: The Network: @UFPEarth The Show: @GalaxyClassPod Amy: @MissAmyNelson Joe: @joeyjoe77uk Kevin: @TrueNorthNerds BQN Podcasts are brought to you by listeners like you. Special thanks to these patrons on Patreon whose generous contributions help produce the podcast! Tim Cooper A...
Jul 22, 2022•37 min
GC: 096: The Dangers of Going to Conferences Amy and Joe have a hilarious and terrifying time discussing the many instances of why conference going in Star Trek The Next Generation is a bad idea. They also recount the salacious details of their many personal conference outings. Join our listeners group The BQN Collective on Facebook. Follow the network on Instagram @BQNPodcasts Find us on Twitter: The Network: @BQNPodcasts The Show: @GalaxyClassPod Amy: @MissAmyNelson Joe: @joeyjoe77uk Kevin: @T...
Jul 15, 2022•1 hr 13 min
Kevin, Joe and Ria debate the pros and cons of the Binars and Katherine Pulaski in this knock down, drag ‘em out fight for the ages! Join our listeners group The BQN Collective on Facebook. Follow the network on Instagram @BQNPodcasts Find us on Twitter: The Network: @BQNPodcasts The Show: @GalaxyClassPod Amy: @MissAmyNelson Joe: @joeyjoe77uk Kevin: @TrueNorthNerds BQN Podcasts are brought to you by listeners like you. Special thanks to these patrons on Patreon whose generous contributions help ...
Jul 08, 2022•57 min
Kevin and Amy discuss the House of Duras including Ja’rod, Duras, Lursa & B’Etor, and Toral. Join our listeners group The BQN Collective on Facebook. Follow the network on Instagram @BQNPodcasts Find us on Twitter: The Network: @BQNPodcasts The Show: @GalaxyClassPod Amy: @MissAmyNelson Joe: @joeyjoe77uk Kevin: @TrueNorthNerds BQN Podcasts are brought to you by listeners like you. Special thanks to these patrons on Patreon whose generous contributions help produce the podcast! Tim Cooper Anon...
Jul 01, 2022•51 min
BQN Podcasts are brought to you by listeners like you. Special thanks to these patrons on Patreon whose generous contributions help produce the podcast! Tim Cooper Anonymous Mahendran Radhakrishnan Peter Hong Tom Van Scotter Vera Bible Jim McMahon Justin Oser Greg Molumby Thad Hait Chrissie De Clerck-Szilagyi Joe Mignone Carl Wonders You can become a part of the Hive Mind Collective here: https://www.Patreon.com/BQN We’d love to add your uniqueness to our own!...
Jun 24, 2022•46 min
Kevin and Joe discuss the highs and lows of Season 6! From Man of the People to Tapestry, what works and what doesn’t during the penultimate season of the Next Generation. Join our listeners group The BQN Collective on Facebook. Follow the network on Instagram @BQNPodcasts Find us on Twitter: The Network: @BQNPodcasts The Show: @GalaxyClassPod Amy: @MissAmyNelson Joe: @joeyjoe77uk Kevin: @TrueNorthNerds BQN Podcasts are brought to you by listeners like you. Special thanks to these patrons on Pat...
Jun 17, 2022•1 hr 10 min
GC: 091: Bat’leth Battle XXIV Amy, and Joe are joined by Christos Giannaris to debate two early season episodes of The Next Generation - Haven S01E11 and Time Squared S02E13. Join our listeners group The BQN Collective on Facebook. Follow the network on Instagram @BQNPodcasts Find us on Twitter: The Network: @BQNPodcasts The Show: @GalaxyClassPod Amy: @MissAmyNelson Joe: @joeyjoe77uk Kevin: @TrueNorthNerds BQN Podcasts are brought to you by listeners like you. Special thanks to these patrons on ...
Jun 11, 2022•1 hr 2 min
