In this episode the Sistas refer to storylines from Star Trek Discovery and Legacy Trek that went absolutely nowhere. *A hanging chad refers to a small piece of paper intended to be punched from a larger sheet of paper, but still remaining attached. Please support the SyFy Sistas podcast on Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/syfysistas Thank you Dena Massenburg for our dope logo: @blackbeanz70 Thank you to our sound engineer DoS, the Anonymous: @dos_theanonymous_1 You can find the SyFy Sistas a...
Nov 11, 2022•1 hr 12 min•Season 2Ep. 17
It all started in Vegas and the Sistas are going to talk about it! A discussion about Black hair is NEVER just about style, but neither is a discussion about Star Trek hair. Man or woman, neither or both, alien or Starfleet, there's always something crazy going on with the hair. We discuss...the long and short of it. Please support the SyFy Sistas podcast on Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/syfysistas Thank you Dena Massenburg for our dope logo: @blackbeanz70 Thank you to our sound engineer D...
Oct 28, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Season 2Ep. 16
Our Trek Geeks colleague and founder of Esther’s Echo, Matthew Cimone, drops by to share with the Sistas his important charity and how we can all donate. Esther Kanu is a leader. Esther is a survivor. After experiencing the horrors of female genital mutilation, poverty, forced marriage, and war, she dedicated herself to a mission: that no young woman in Sierra Leone should have to face the life Esther had. And with that mission, in the middle of a civil war, Esther started a school called the Wo...
Oct 14, 2022•28 min•Season 2Ep. 15
The 59 year old franchise will conclude the Thirteenth Doctor era this October with the BBC special "The Power of the Doctor". The franchise's first female Doctor, Jodi Wittaker, will make way for its first Black Doctor, Ncuti Gatwa, in 2023. Before the Time Lord regenerates join the SyFy Sistas as they get a Doctor Who primer from devout Whovian Jamal Taylor. Follow Jamal Taylor on the following socials: Instagram: @jamaltaylor72 FaceBook: Jamal.TaylorNY Twitter: @Jamal__Taylor Find out more ab...
Sep 29, 2022•1 hr 16 min•Season 2Ep. 15
FYI: The Sistas have officially commandeered Jean-Luc Picard’s Aunt Adele. Picard’s Aunt Adele was mentioned in three episodes of The Next Generation (TNG). The namesake of Picard’s Aunt Adele was the Assistant Director of TNG for its entire run, as well as several seasons of Voyager. Ms. Simmons tells us all about TNG via the L.A. night club scene of Nat King Cole and Lena Horne, her 400 days in one of the most competitive training schools in the film industry and the slow mutation of the Y chr...
Sep 16, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Season 2Ep. 14
According to Paramount Plus, Strange New Worlds holds the record from most watched original series in the franchise over its first 90 days. But is it the best first season of any Star Trek series? Inquiring Sistas wanted to know. So, they sent Sista Subrina, CPA into the depths of the IMDb ratings armed only with her vintage HP Scientific Calculator to search for the truth. Standby as the Sistas reveal results that will rock your Trekkie world. You can find Discovery Trek: Strange New Worlds (ep...
Aug 12, 2022•1 hr 25 min•Season 2Ep. 13
IT’S THAT TIME OF YEAR! This week the SyFy Sistas travel back through Legacy Star Trek (TOS, TNG, DS9, VOY, ENT) in search of the answer to the deep question…Who’s invited to the cookout? Which of your favorite Trek characters made the cut? Which series had the most invites and which one had none? Somebody put on the Frankie Beverly and Maze and break out the cards cuz it’s cookout time, SyFy Sistas style! Find Maze featuring Frankie Beverly http://www.mazemuze.com/flash/Renaissance/index2.html ...
Jul 29, 2022•57 min•Season 2Ep. 12
The Sistas sat down and talked to Roy M. Evins II, founder of The Urban Nerd Con (TUNC). Join us and find out why Roy & the SyFy Sistas believe that the The Urban Nerd Con will become the Premier Urban and Multi-Cultural Comic, Gaming, Cos Play & Tech event in the South East! Providing Creators of African descent across the diaspora an opportunity to show case and sell their work! This is also a place where fans will be able to come see and buy some of the BEST Indy and Urban art work, c...
Jul 15, 2022•31 min•Season 2Ep. 11
WARNING this episode of the SyFy Sistas Podcast is full of SPOILERS! If you have not watched season 1 of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds please head to your Paramount+ streaming service and watch it now. The Sistas met Melissa in April and the assignment was to ask questions about this great new Star Trek Show but in the end; we bonded over short hair, the authentic portrayal of military women and of course, our beloved USS Enterprise’s newest pilot, Lt. Erica Ortegas. It is July, the first Season...
Jul 08, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Season 2Ep. 11
If you haven't watched the latest episode of For All Mankind: “Game Changer” (season 3; episode 2), head to your nearest AppleTV streaming service and watch it now. WARNING this episode of the SyFy Sistas Podcast is full of SPOILERS! The Sistas came to For All Mankind a season late. But as soon as we started watching and were introduced to Krys Marshall’s character Engineer/Astronaut and Trekkie Commander Danielle Poole, we were hooked. Join us as Subrina Fangirls over NASA and Dani Poole. And w...
Jun 17, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Season 2Ep. 10
Tamia and Yvette go to Star Trek Mission Chicago and get to meet and interview the delightful Actor, Writer, Comedian and Musician Tawny Newsome. We bond, we laugh, we cry and we don't record...ruh roh! Fast forward to post Awesome Con and we hit record for a conversation with our friend Tawny Newsome. For more on Tawny Newsome checkout her website: www.tawnynewsome.com Star Trek Mission Chicago: https://www.startrekmissions.com/en-us.html Thank you Dena Massenburg for our dope logo https://inst...
Jun 10, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Season 2Ep. 9
We experienced so many cool things, people, and places thanks to Anson Mount’s kind invitation to the NYC Premiere. He is the real deal. We got to do something we never dreamed we’d do and had to share it with you. We’d like to thank Trek Geeks Bill and Dan (Hi, Ted!) for getting us on the screeners and junket lists, which starting this whole incredible thing. We’d also like to acknowledge Mackenzie who helped us on interview day and got us that spot on the Red Carpet, and Leigh for helping us a...
May 20, 2022•1 hr 24 min•Season 2Ep. 8
The SyFy Sistas sit down with Jayne Brook, a film and TV actor that has earned three Screen Actors Guild nominations for Chicago Hope and a Prism Award for Performance in a Drama Series for Boston Legal. We know her for her role as Star Trek Discovery's Vice Admiral Katrina Cornwell. This role finally redeems StarFleet Admirals in every Star Trek "universe" and/or "timeline". Our conversation ranges from underwear fittings, the Garage Door explanation, the epic tweet, SMG, Bio Trekkies, being a ...
May 13, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Season 2Ep. 7
It’s been a while, so the SyFy Sistas present our 12” Disco Version of Star Trek: The Cruise V. This is our love letter to Royal Caribbean Cruises and Entertainment Cruise Productions, some of the hardest working people at sea. But we aren’t the only ones telling sea stories. We taped a few of our new friends while on board for a real “And You Were There” feel.
Apr 01, 2022•1 hr 37 min•Season 2Ep. 6
David Benjamin Tomlinson, the alter ego of Star Trek Discovery’s favorite Saurian science officer, Linus, joins us for a wide-ranging conversation. The talented writer, producer, and actor spills the tea on keeping up as a Klingon, his cast buddies, and how he made Sonequa Martin-Green crack up his first day on the set as Linus.
Feb 25, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Season 2Ep. 5
Far Beyond the Stars, one of the most celebrated episodes in the Star Trek franchise, was written by one of the most creative, thought-provoking, and prolific tv science fiction writers of our time, Marc Scott Zicree. The Sistas sat down with Marc to talk about how the then controversial Deep Space Nine episode made it to the screen, why Avery Brooks had to direct it, and the efforts of the cast and crew to make it as authentic as possible. But Marc told us we could ask him anything, so we touch...
Feb 04, 2022•1 hr 23 min•Season 2Ep. 4
It's 'Science with Mohamed' as the Sistas get the answers to those questions you've been dying to ask. The episodes "Distant Origin" and "Lineage" from Voyager, and "Masterpiece Society" and "Up the Long Ladder" from TNG come up in this conversation. But as we delve into that whale movie and any season of Discovery it becomes science 2.0. Dr. Noor debunks a Sista's "in the year 2525" theory, explains the difference between selective breeding and genetic engineering, and confirms that if there on...
Jan 21, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Season 2Ep. 3
The SyFy Sistas sit down with Dr. Crystal Fleming, a critical race sociologist, author of three books and an internationally recognized expert on racism and antiracism. Her work empowers people of all backgrounds to become change agents and dismantle white supremacy. Our conversation ranges from Black Respectability politics to the myth of Utopia in the Star Trek universe, to our deep love of Deep Space Nine and Captain Benjamin Lafayette Sisko. Her books include: Resurrecting Slavery: Racial Le...
Jan 07, 2022•1 hr 17 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Who would have believed that a nonchalant fangirl post on the SyFy Sistas Muthaship Facebook group could lead to an actual squeal before letting the Fabulous One into the zoom room. The best Anniversary present ever! Dr. Michelle Thaller - American Astronomer and research scientist for NASA Assistant Director for Science Communication at NASA’s Goodard Space Flight Center in Maryland. Dr.Tara Brach - www.tarabrach.com - Psychologist, Author, Teacher, Meditation Jess Zimmerman - www.jesszimmerman...
Dec 24, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Season 2Ep. 1
It was late on a Thursday night and the Sistas were a little punchy. But never fear they perked up just enough to give you their opinions on Star Trek Discovery's latest episode "Kobayashi Maru". Although we were a bit distracted by the Grace Jones - like costume changes. This is the Season 1 finale of the SyFy Sistas Podcasts. We will return on our First Year Anniversary (December 24th) with Episode 1 of Season 2. A special thank you to Ryan T. Husk and Cirroc Lofton of the 7th Rule Podcast for...
Nov 22, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 25
It happened in Vegas, and we are going to spill the tea. The SyFy Sistas have never laughed as hard as we did with everyone's favorite Discovery Season 3 cast member, Noah Averbach-Katz. The Son of Rachelle, while living a Trekkie's ultimate dream, earned his spot on the cast with his Julliard training, those super expressive eyes, and some good old-fashioned schmoozing. Noah gets silly and serious, and even makes a 'beta-canon logical' call on a burning question. We give a special shout out to ...
Nov 05, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 24
This week the SyFy Sistas look at the thirteen Star Trek films to see how Black actors have fared in them. We rate the TOS crew, the TNG crew, and the Kelvin crew on inclusion. With the help of a repurposed Bechdel-Wallace type test (which gauges how women fare in films) that we call the SyFy Sistas Cultural Inclusion Checklist we hold these films up to their own IDIC imbued mirror. But it’s not all “a day in diversity training”, we select personal favorites (come on, it’s got to be the one with...
Oct 29, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 23
It’s our first Trek Geeks Crossover Show with the Divine Treasury. The fun we have with our Fandom Friday social media posts on the Muthaship group page made the Sistas curious about collecting. So, we decided to go to the pros, Mike Bovia and Jamie Rogers, host of our sister show The Divine Treasury, for an overview on collecting. Jamie gives us critical intel on how to start (go with your passion), where to go for valuations (eBay is your friend), and how to take care of your hoard (don’t skim...
Oct 22, 2021•1 hr 21 min•Season 1Ep. 22
The SyFy Sistas look at the special relationship Captain Jean-Luc Picard maintains with three amazing Black women; Guinan, the El-Aurian bartender from his days on the Enterprise-D, Lily Sloane from his temporal incursion in the film Star Trek: First Contact (1996), and Raffaela (Raffi) Musiker, XO during his command of the Romulan evacuation and later his quest companion in the series Picard. These three women have the ear of the Captain of the Enterprise D and E, the flagship of the Federation...
Sep 24, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 21
Join us for a long-awaited chat with the beautiful, talented, and resilient Malissa Longo, co-host of the 7th Rule Podcast with Cirroc Lofton and Ryan Husk. Malissa is also a business owner and the wife of our beloved Aron Eisenberg. But Malissa is a true multi-hyphenate, dancer, actor, and artist in her own right. The conversation runs from Subrina's beleaguered defense of musicals to the uniqueness of the Star Trek community, Nana Visitor love, Malissa's new acting gig that may go to TV pilot ...
Sep 10, 2021•57 min•Season 1Ep. 20
This week the SyFy Sistas sit down with Lucila M or Dr. Luz to talk about our other favorite Chief Engineer, B'Elanna Torres. She is the sister who saves the ship; brilliant, passionate, and loyal. But she is also a sister with deep-seated issues. Our talk with Dr. Luz ranges from B'Elanna 'sciencing' her way out of trouble, making Tom Paris grow up, and facing her inner demons. Do we mention your favorite B'Elanna moment? Tune in and find out. We give a special shout out to our sound engineer D...
Aug 13, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 19
As LeVar Burton wraps up his week guest hosting Jeopardy, the SyFy Sistas celebrate him with a look back at Star Trek: TNG and its Chief Engineer, Geordi LaForge. But being the Sistas, they also discuss a serious omission in Picard Season 1, an 'if-only' alternate ending to the Leah Brahms storyline, a theory about why the Romulans mess with Geordi, and what was the deal all the attitude in Relics? We give a special shout out to our sound engineer DoS, the Anonymous. Find him at dostheanonymous1...
Jul 30, 2021•1 hr 22 min•Season 1Ep. 18
We come to the end of the Falcon's story. And, while the Sistas are okay with "a Black man carrying the Stars and Stripes" they are split on the new costume. Yvette and Tamia won't give Bucky a break about that phone call, and everybody is so done, done, done with Karli, that J.D. must explain Marvel's lack of villain back stories. And despite the plunging helicopters, falling armored cars, and well, fighting, fighting, and more fighting, Subrina finds her first Marvel Easter Egg. Yes, we can sa...
Jul 23, 2021•38 min•Season 1Ep. 17
This episode is emotional for the SyFy Sistas as Yvette breaks down the role of a good soldier being a "good soldier," Tamia breaks down 'erasure' and Isaiah Bradley near breaks down the Sistas. But they bounce right back with an impromptu Black History lesson (see list below). Leave it to J.D. to let us know that 'not my monkey, not my circus' is a thing and give us the Marvel dossier on the Contessa. There are shout outs to the deft acting of Daniel Bruhl as Zemo, Gabrielle Byndloss as Olivia ...
Jul 09, 2021•1 hr 28 min•Season 1Ep. 16
J.D. continues to take the point on our FAWS deep dive where the Sistas ask: Can you be a superhero without being super? Yvette keeps it real deconstructing the dilemma of lost people. We get back to the everyday with a Tina Fey reference, a discussion of snatching Lemar's Black Card, and Tom Hanks in Castaway. While Tamia wants more on the Blip, J.D. yes, J.D. sees the human side of John Walker. And just wait until we get to (spoiler alert) the entrance of the Dora Milaje. You can find the SyFy...
Jun 25, 2021•1 hr 20 min•Season 1Ep. 15
