Brandon, Chrissie, and Justin talk about the news on Prodigy and Lower Decks. Join us in the Federation Council Chambers on Facebook. Find us on Twitter: The Network: @UFPEarth. The Show: @IDICPodcast. Justin: @TrekFan4747. Brandon: @BrandonMutala. Chrissie: @TheGoddessLivia. News Links: 2023 Star Trek movie gets director and screenwriters, filming reportedly to start Spring 2022: https://blog.trekcore.com/2021/07/star-trek-film-2023-director-matt-shakman-named/ https://www.startrek.com/news/eve...
Jul 27, 2021•47 min
Brandon, Chrissie, and Justin talk about favorite characters from Season Three of Discovery. Join us in the Federation Council Chambers on Facebook. Find us on Twitter: The Network: @UFPEarth. The Show: @IDICPodcast. Justin: @TrekFan4747. Brandon: @BrandonMutala. Chrissie: @TheGoddessLivia. United Federation of Podcasts is brought to you by our listeners. Special thanks to these patrons on Patreon whose generous contributions help to produce this podcast and the many others on our network! Justi...
Jul 20, 2021•52 min
Brandon, Chrissie, and Justin talk about favorite characters from Season Two of Discovery. Join us in the Federation Council Chambers on Facebook. Find us on Twitter: The Network: @UFPEarth. The Show: @IDICPodcast. Justin: @TrekFan4747. Brandon: @BrandonMutala. Chrissie: @TheGoddessLivia. News Links: Director’s Edition of TMP being remastered for 4K: https://blog.trekcore.com/2021/07/star-trek-the-motion-picture-directors-edition-4k-remaster-official/ The first four movies are getting the 4K tre...
Jul 13, 2021•1 hr 24 min
Chrissie and Justin talk about Christopher L. Bennett’s new novel, Living Memory. The author’s annotations: https://christopherlbennett.wordpress.com/home-page/star-trek-fiction/tos-ex-machina/tos-living-memory-annotations/ Join us in the Federation Council Chambers on Facebook. Find us on Twitter: The Network: @UFPEarth. The Show: @IDICPodcast. Justin: @TrekFan4747. Brandon: @BrandonMutala. Chrissie: @TheGoddessLivia. United Federation of Podcasts is brought to you by our listeners. Special tha...
Jul 06, 2021•1 hr 33 min
Chrissie and Justin break down the Picard trailer and the Prodigy news, including some (almost) baseless speculation. Join us in the Federation Council Chambers on Facebook. Find us on Twitter: The Network: @UFPEarth. The Show: @IDICPodcast. Justin: @TrekFan4747. Brandon: @BrandonMutala. Chrissie: @TheGoddessLivia. News Links: Joanne Linville dies at 93: https://deadline.com/2021/06/joanne-linville-dead-star-trek-romulan-commander-twilight-zone-hawaii-five-0-1234778979/ Season 2 trailer and brea...
Jun 29, 2021•1 hr 13 min
Justin and Chrissie compare notes on our favorite characters in season one of Lower Decks with SnapTrek’s Jenn Tifft. Join us in the Federation Council Chambers on Facebook. Find us on Twitter: The Network: @UFPEarth. The Show: @IDICPodcast. Justin: @TrekFan4747. Brandon: @BrandonMutala. Chrissie: @TheGoddessLivia. And our guest, Jenn Tifft (@EatAtQuarks) of the SnapTrek podcast (@SnapTrek) United Federation of Podcasts is brought to you by our listeners. Special thanks to these patrons on Patre...
Jun 22, 2021•1 hr 2 min
Justin and Chrissie talk to Una McCormack about her new Discovery novel, Wonderlands. Join us in the Federation Council Chambers on Facebook. Find us on Twitter: The Network: @UFPEarth. The Show: @IDICPodcast. Justin: @TrekFan4747. Brandon: @BrandonMutala. Chrissie: @TheGoddessLivia. And our guest, Una McCormack, @UnaMcCormack United Federation of Podcasts is brought to you by our listeners. Special thanks to these patrons on Patreon whose generous contributions help to produce this podcast and ...
Jun 15, 2021•1 hr 5 min
Join us in the Federation Council Chambers on Facebook. Find us on Twitter: The Network: @UFPEarth. The Show: @IDICPodcast. Justin: @TrekFan4747. Brandon: @BrandonMutala. Chrissie: @TheGoddessLivia. United Federation of Podcasts is brought to you by our listeners. Special thanks to these patrons on Patreon whose generous contributions help to produce this podcast and the many others on our network! Tim Cooper Chrissie De Clerck-Szilagyi Mahendran Radhakrishnan Jim McMahon Casey Pettitt Victor Ga...
Jun 08, 2021•1 hr 7 min
Brandon, Chrissie, and Justin compare notes on our favorite characters in season one of Picard. Join us in the Federation Council Chambers on Facebook. Find us on Twitter: The Network: @UFPEarth. The Show: @IDICPodcast. Justin: @TrekFan4747. Brandon: @BrandonMutala. Chrissie: @TheGoddessLivia. United Federation of Podcasts is brought to you by our listeners. Special thanks to these patrons on Patreon whose generous contributions help to produce this podcast and the many others on our network! Ti...
Jun 01, 2021•1 hr 3 min
Brandon, Chrissie, and Justin play Five-Year Mission from Mayfair Games. Join us in the Federation Council Chambers on Facebook. Find us on Twitter: The Network: @UFPEarth. The Show: @IDICPodcast. Justin: @TrekFan4747. Brandon: @BrandonMutala. Chrissie: @TheGoddessLivia. News Links: Death of Norman Lloyd, actor who played Picard’s archaeology prof, Dr. Galen, at age 106. https://variety.com/2021/film/people-news/norman-lloyd-dead-st-elsewhere-saboteur-1234970920/ Five Year Mission Instructions P...
May 25, 2021•1 hr 8 min
Brandon, Chrissie, and Justin talk about the Short Trek that led into Picard, “Children of Mars” and the value of stand-alone stories in the Star Trek universe. Join us in the Federation Council Chambers on Facebook. Find us on Twitter: The Network: @UFPEarth. The Show: @IDICPodcast. Justin: @TrekFan4747. Brandon: @BrandonMutala. Chrissie: @TheGoddessLivia. News Links: The Midwestern Popular Culture Association conference centered around Star Trek, 7 – 10 October in Minneapolis, MN. mpcaaca.org ...
May 11, 2021•42 min
Brandon, Chrissie, and Justin talk about the Short Trek: “Ask Not” and what it might tell us about Strange New Worlds. Find us on Twitter: The Network: @UFPEarth. The Show: @IDICPodcast. Justin: @TrekFan4747. Brandon: @BrandonMutala. Chrissie: @TheGoddessLivia. News: Q will be in 6 episodes of Picard across seasons 2 and 3 https://trekmovie.com/2021/04/30/john-de-lancie-reveals-he-is-shooting-two-seasons-worth-of-a-very-different-q-for-star-trek-picard Filming of Discovery season 4 paused after ...
May 04, 2021•57 min
Brandon, Chrissie, and Justin talk about the Short Trek episode “The Trouble with Edward” and ponder the true nature of the Tribble. Find us on Twitter: The Network: @UFPEarth The Show: @IDICPodcast Justin: @TrekFan4747 Brandon: @BrandonMutala Chrissie: @TheGoddessLivia United Federation of Podcasts is brought to you by our listeners. Special thanks to these patrons on Patreon whose generous contributions help to produce this podcast and the many others on our network! Tim Cooper Bill Smith Simo...
Apr 27, 2021•48 min
Brandon, Chrissie, and Justin talk about the Short Trek “Q & A” and some recent Star Trek news. Find us on Twitter: The Network: @UFPEarth The Show: @IDICPodcast Justin: @TrekFan4747 Brandon: @BrandonMutala Chrissie: @TheGoddessLivia News: New Star Trek movie scheduled for June 9, 2023 release: https://blog.trekcore.com/2021/04/paramount-schedules-new-star-trek-film-for-june-2023/ https://www.startrek.com/news/paramount-studios-announces-new-star-trek-movie-release-date Passing of Margaret W...
Apr 20, 2021•56 min
Brandon, Chrissie, and Justin talk about the Short Trek “The Escape Artist” and find some surprisingly serious elements hidden in the comedy. Find us on Twitter: The Network: @UFPEarth The Show: @IDICPodcast Justin: @TrekFan4747 Brandon: @BrandonMutala Chrissie: @TheGoddessLivia United Federation of Podcasts is brought to you by our listeners. Special thanks to these patrons on Patreon whose generous contributions help to produce this podcast and the many others on our network! Tim Cooper Bill S...
Apr 13, 2021•33 min
Brandon, Chrissie, and Justin talk about the news from the First Contact Day 2021 panels. Find us on Twitter: The Network: @UFPEarth The Show: @IDICPodcast Justin: @TrekFan4747 Brandon: @BrandonMutala Chrissie: @TheGoddessLivia Special Presentation by Patrick Stewart - Q Returns! https://blog.trekcore.com/2021/04/star-trek-picard-season-2-trailer-major-guest-star-announced/ https://trekmovie.com/2021/04/05/surprise-casting-announced-for-star-trek-picard-season-2-watch-the-first-teaser-trailer/ W...
Apr 08, 2021•54 min
Brandon, Chrissie, and Justin talk about the Short Trek “The Brightest Star,” the issues with a single-characteristic society, and the value of knowing off-screen context. Find us on Twitter: The Network: @UFPEarth The Show: @IDICPodcast Justin: @TrekFan4747 Brandon: @BrandonMutala Chrissie: @TheGoddessLivia News: Voyager documentary “To The Journey” wraps up fundraising with over $1.2M as the most successful crowdfunded documentary in history: https://trekmovie.com/2021/04/01/to-the-journey-wra...
Apr 06, 2021•57 min
Brandon, Chrissie, and Justin talk about the Short Trek “Calypso,” its potential connections to future Star Trek and its links with the Homeric epics. Find us on Twitter: The Network: @UFPEarth The Show: @IDICPodcast Justin: @TrekFan4747 Brandon: @BrandonMutala Chrissie: @TheGoddessLivia United Federation of Podcasts is brought to you by our listeners. Special thanks to these patrons on Patreon whose generous contributions help to produce this podcast and the many others on our network! Tim Coop...
Mar 30, 2021•45 min
Brandon, Chrissie, and Justin talk about the first Short Trek, “Runaway,” recent Trek news, random food, and the lack of songs in this episode. Find us on Twitter: The Network: @UFPEarth The Show: @IDICPodcast Justin: @TrekFan4747 Brandon: @BrandonMutala Chrissie: @TheGoddessLivia News links: SNW Casting: https://blog.trekcore.com/2021/03/star-trek-strange-new-worlds-new-casting-production-starts/ History Channel Doc: https://blog.trekcore.com/2021/03/history-channel-announces-new-8-part-star-tr...
Mar 23, 2021•53 min
Brandon, Chrissie, and Justin talk about recent news and what Trek stories they’d like to see on the big screen. Find us on Twitter: The Network: @UFPEarth The Show: @IDICPodcast Justin: @TrekFan4747 Brandon: @BrandonMutala Chrissie: @TheGoddessLivia United Federation of Podcasts is brought to you by our listeners. Special thanks to these patrons on Patreon whose generous contributions help to produce this podcast and the many others on our network! Tim Cooper Bill Smith Simon De Luca Chrissie D...
Mar 16, 2021•1 hr
Brandon, Chrissie, and Justin talk to Adil Hussain about his experiences as Lt. Sahil as well as his thoughts on acting and life. Find us on Twitter: The Network: @UFPEarth The Show: @IDICPodcast Justin: @TrekFan4747 Brandon: @BrandonMutala Chrissie: @TheGoddessLivia And our guest, Adil Hussain, @_AdilHussain United Federation of Podcasts is brought to you by our listeners. Special thanks to these patrons on Patreon whose generous contributions help produce the podcast! Tim Cooper Bill Smith Sim...
Mar 09, 2021•1 hr 8 min
Brandon, Chrissie, and Justin talk about Trek news from the Paramount + investors’ meeting and updates for the books to be released this year. Sources: https://trekmovie.com/2021/02/22/next-star-trek-picard-novel-tells-rios-backstory-coda-trilogy-wraps-up-post-nemesis-litverse/ https://blog.trekcore.com/2021/02/star-trek-prodigy-paramount-plus-debut-cast-image/ https://trekmovie.com/2021/02/24/star-trek-prodigy-headed-to-paramount-with-plans-for-new-trek-every-quarter/ https://trekmovie.com/2021...
Mar 02, 2021•42 min
Brandon, Chrissie, and Justin talk about the Star Trek books we can look forward to this year. Trek Collective article: https://www.thetrekcollective.com/2020/12/book-bits-new-novel-listings-and.html Our conversation with Cassandra Clarke: https://www.spreaker.com/user/ufpearth/id006 Find us on Twitter: The UFP Network: @UFPEarth Infinite Diversity Podcast: @IDICPodcast Justin: @TrekFan4747 Brandon: @BrandonMutala Chrissie: @TheGoddessLivia United Federation of Podcasts is brought to you by our ...
Feb 23, 2021•24 min
Brandon, Chrissie, and Justin are joined by writer James Swallow to talk about "Memorial," an episode of Star Trek: Voyager for which he pitched the idea. Brandon, Chrissie, and Justin talk with James Swallow about “Memorial,” Find us on Twitter: The UFP Network: @UFPEarth Infinite Diversity Podcast: @IDICPodcast Justin: @TrekFan4747 Brandon: @BrandonMutala Chrissie: @TheGoddessLivia James Swallow: @jmswallow United Federation of Podcasts is brought to you by listeners like you. Special thanks t...
Feb 16, 2021•1 hr 2 min
Brandon, Chrissie, and Justin are joined by author James Swallow to talk about his most recent Star Trek novel, Star Trek: Picard: The Dark Veil. Find us on Twitter: The UFP Network: @UFPEarth Infinite Diversity Podcast: @IDICPodcast Justin: @TrekFan4747 Brandon: @BrandonMutala Chrissie: @TheGoddessLivia James Swallow: @jmswallow United Federation of Podcasts is brought to you by our listeners. Special thanks to these patrons on Patreon whose generous contributions help produce the podcast! Tim ...
Feb 02, 2021•1 hr 21 min
Brandon, Chrissie, and Justin are joined by Russell Skeet to discuss the season three finale of Star Trek: Discovery, "That Hope Is You, Part 2." Find us on Twitter: The UFP Network: @UFPEarth Infinite Diversity Podcast: @IDICPodcast Justin: @TrekFan4747 Brandon: @BrandonMutala Chrissie: @TheGoddessLivia Russell Skeet: @skeetman007 United Federation of Podcasts is brought to you by listeners like you. Special thanks to these patrons on Patreon whose generous contributions help produce the podcas...
Jan 12, 2021•2 hr 2 min
Brandon, Chrissie, and Justin are joined by Kevin Dilmore to discuss the twelfth episode of Star Trek: Discovery season three, "There is a Tide." They also talk some recent Star Trek news! Links to News Items: Voyager Documentary: trekmovie.com/2021/01/02/star-trek-voyager-documentary-to-start-crowdfunding-pre-orders-in-march and @voydocumentary on Twitter. Find us on Twitter: The UFP Network: @UFPEarth Infinite Diversity Podcast: @IDICPodcast Justin: @TrekFan4747 Brandon: @BrandonMutala Chrissi...
Jan 05, 2021•1 hr 34 min
Brandon, Chrissie, and Justin are joined by Noah Averbach-Katz to discuss the eleventh episode of Star Trek: Discovery season three, "Su’Kal." They also talk some recent Star Trek news! Links to News Items: Jeri Ryan confirms Picard will begin production 1 February 2021: https://trekmovie.com/2020/12/26/jeri-ryan-confirms-new-star-trek-picard-season-2-production-start-date/ Chris Doohan reveals that his father’s ashes are on the ISS: https://trekmovie.com/2020/12/26/ashes-of-star-treks-james-doo...
Dec 29, 2020•1 hr 28 min
Brandon, Chrissie, and Justin are joined by Rebecca Pierce to discuss the tenth episode of Star Trek: Discovery season three, "Terra Firma, Part 2." They talk issues with the Guardian of Forever and speculate about Section 31. Find us on Twitter: The UFP Network: @UFPEarth Infinite Diversity Podcast: @IDICPodcast Justin: @TrekFan4747 Brandon: @BrandonMutala Chrissie: @TheGoddessLivia Rebecca Pierce: @aptly_engineerd and www.rebeccapiercefilms.com United Federation of Podcasts is brought to you b...
Dec 22, 2020•1 hr 41 min
Brandon, Chrissie, and Justin are joined by Dr. Mike Wong of the University of Washington and the Strange New Worlds podcast discuss the ninth episode of Star Trek: Discovery season three, "Terra Firma, Part 1." They also talk some recent news and science in Star Trek. Links to News Items: David Cronenberg confirms appearance in Discovery Season Four: https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/david-cronenberg-star-trek-discovery-1234850680/?fbclid=IwAR22PrcH2JZspZdp4Ex20B2XWYGnYs6nyyHfz7yM3YUOVE0Dt6Ekpgw...
Dec 15, 2020•1 hr 42 min
