Strange New Worlds S3E3 "Shuttle To Kenfori" Captain Pike and Doctor M'Benga go on an "off the books" mission to hopefully give Captain Batel a fighting chance to live. Is there any genre Star Trek WON'T mash up? Join your hosts Mike Slamer and Ian Buckley for this week's coverage of Strange New Worlds! HOSTED BY Mike Slamer GUEST Ian Buckley PATREON + SUPPORT Help support our show earn bragging rights, and more! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mikeslamer Produced by Mike Slamer Original Music by A...
Jul 24, 2025•58 min
Strange New Worlds S3E2 "Wedding Bell Blues" As the crew of the Enterprise gather to celebrate the Federation Centennial, a couple of unexpected arrivals force Spock to confront his feelings regarding Nurse Chapel. Join Ashley Thomas and her guest Geoff Owen as they explore their own feelings about the second episode of Strange New Worlds Season 3! HOSTED BY Ashley Thomas GUEST Geoff Owen PATREON + SUPPORT Help support our show earn bragging rights, and more! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mikesla...
Jul 17, 2025•1 hr 10 min
WE ARE STARFLEET is back, discussing Star Trek: Strange New Worlds 3x01 "Hegemony, Part II." Can the Enterprise rescue our kidnapped crew members? Is Captain Batel the Monster’s Mother? Will Captain Pike’s hair get any taller? We discuss all this and more in today’s show! HOSTED BY Ashley Thomas, Craig McKenzie, and Ian Buckley ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Showrunners Talk Season 3 Premiere And “Retconning” The Gorn by Laurie Ulster PATREON + SUPPORT Help support our show, earn bragging right...
Jul 17, 2025•1 hr 6 min
First Contact Day, that beautiful day of days when we set aside our differences to join the interstellar communities that await us. In this episode, we take a look at a few select episodes from across the STAR TREK franchise, from TOS, TNG, Deep Space Nine, and Voyager. HOSTED BY Mike Slamer, Craig McKenzie, Ashley Thomas, & Ian Buckley Produced by Mike Slamer Original Music "STAR TREKKING" by Anthony Fuscaldo Follow the show and join in the conversation on BlueSky & Instagram! @Starflee...
Apr 05, 2025•1 hr 28 min
The crew of the podcast is BACK! Kicking off 2025 with a brand new Star Trek movie, "SECTION 31!" It has been sufficiently panned by audiences and critics, but is there anything redeemable? Mike, Craig, Ashley and Ian get together to discuss their collective disappoint in the premise and execution of Star Trek: Section 31, while remaining surprised at the unexplored potentials we're left with. HOSTED BY Mike Slamer, Craig McKenzie, Ashley Thomas, & Ian Buckley Produced by Mike Slamer Origina...
Jan 29, 2025•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 92
WE ARE STARFLEET comes together to look back at Star Trek III: The Search for Spock. As an older film it may be a product of it's time, but does it hold up? It's a Trek movie, so the answer is yes, even if it's an odd numbered movie! We discuss plot holes, recurring actors, a lack of characters, and so much more. Find information about the podcast at www.beacons.ai/wearestarfleet Hosts: Ashley Thomas, Craig McKenzie, Ian Buckley, & Mike Slamer Produced by Mike Slamer Original Music by Anthon...
Jul 23, 2024•1 hr 42 min
WE ARE STARFLEET comes together to say goodbye to Star Trek Discovery. In this extra long episode, we chat through the episode "Life, Itself" as Burnham's quest for God comes to an end. Character arcs tied with a bow, goodbyes are shared. HOSTED BY Mike Slamer, Craig McKenzie, Ashley Thomas, Ian Buckley PATREON + SUPPORT Help support our show earn bragging rights, and more! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mikeslamer Produced by Mike Slamer Original Music by Anthony Fuscaldo Follow the show and join...
May 30, 2024•1 hr 48 min
In this episode of WE ARE STARFLEET, hosts Mike & Ian strap in to not-explore a binary super-massive black home system in STAR TREK DISCOVERY "LaGrange Point." Does it matter who the Breen are under all the helmets? A great action episode that sets up the finale. Should it have been a part one? Hosted by: Mike Slamer & Ian Buckley PATREON + SUPPORT Help support our show earn bragging rights, and more! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mikeslamer Produced by Mike Slamer Original Music by Antho...
May 23, 2024•1 hr 6 min
Discovery S5E8 "Labyrinths" (88) Welcome to our mind palace! Mike or Ian would have been just as annoying. In this episode of We Are Starfleet, Captain Ashley Thomas and Number One Craig McKenzie navigate the "Labyrinths" of Star Trek: Discovery 5x08. Can we find our way out? HOSTED BY Ashley Thomas + Craig McKenzie PATREON + SUPPORT Help support our show earn bragging rights, and more! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mikeslamer Produced by Mike Slamer Original Music by Anthony Fuscaldo Follow the ...
May 16, 2024•56 min
WE ARE STARFLEET returns to Star Trek Discovery coverage with "ERIGAH!" And we're all here on vibes only. Considered a high water mark for the season, this podcsat invites long time listener Violet Hammond onto the show to discuss her unique perspectives on DISCOVERY, and Star Trek at large. Spore jump into your podcast player now and hit play! Hosted by Mike Slamer with special guest Violet Hammond SUPPORT Help support us, earn bragging rights, and more! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mikeslamer ...
May 10, 2024•1 hr 1 min
In this episode of WE ARE STARFLEET, Captain Ian Buckley and Number One Ashley Thomas are chatting "Whistlespeak" season 5, episode 6 of Star Trek: Discovery's final season. Let's go and meet the gods this week in this discussion. HOSTED BY Ian Buckley + Ashley Thomas SUPPORT Help support us, earn bragging rights, and more! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mikeslamer Produced by Mike Slamer Original Music by Anthony Fuscaldo Follow the show and join in the conversation on Twitter and Instagram! @Sta...
May 02, 2024•1 hr 17 min
Craig McKenzie and Mike Slamer take the helm for episode five of STAR TREK DISCOVERY, titled, "Mirrors." L'ak and Moll take center stage in this episode to give us their much-needed origin story. Meanwhile, Book & Burnham take a shuttle to a not-so-mysterious vessel, teased and hyped up online. The not-so-subtle episode title tells us everything we need to know. Is the payoff worth it? We say it isn't. Listen in for more! HOSTED BY Craig McKenzie & Mike Slamer PATREON + SUPPORT Help supp...
Apr 25, 2024•54 min
WE ARE STARFLEET returns to cover episode four of STAR TREK DISCOVERY, "Face The Strange." In this episode, Captain Burnham and First Officer Rayner get caught in their own little time loop! Your hosts Ian Buckley & Craig McKenzie unpack the events of the episode and break it all down. HOSTED BY Ian Buckley & Craig McKenzie PATREON + SUPPORT Help support the show, earn bragging rights, and more! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mikeslamer Produced by Mike Slamer & Ian Buckley Original Mu...
Apr 19, 2024•1 hr 24 min
In today's episode of WE ARE STARFLEET, We take a walk in someone else's shoes...or is it the other way around? Discussing Star Trek: Discovery 5x03 "Jinaal" are Ashley Thomas, Mike Slamer, and special guest Brandi Jackola of WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS: A STAR TREK: DISCOVERY PODCAST. HOSTED BY Ashley Thomas + Mike Slamer GUEST - Brandi Jackola PATREON + SUPPORT Help support the show, earn bragging rights, and more! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mikeslamer Produced by Mike Slamer Original Music by Ant...
Apr 11, 2024•1 hr 24 min
WE ARE STARFLEET returns with your hosts Ashley Thomas, Ian Buckley, Craig McKenzie, and Mike Slamer! The premiere is a big double-episode bonanza so there's a lot to cover in this episode right from the get go. You'll hear a mix of opinions on the show, our hopes and dreams for what the season might bring us, and enjoy the deep dive into the action sets and characters! HOSTED BY Mike Slamer Ashley Thomas Craig McKenzie Ian Buckley PATREON + SUPPORT Help support the network, earn bragging rights...
Apr 04, 2024•1 hr 38 min
In this very special bonus episode of We Are Starfleet, Ashley and Ian sit down to chat with the one and only John Billingsley aka Dr. Phlox! We chat acting, Star Trek: Enterprise, and Trek Talks 3, a Star Trek telethon happening on January 13, 2024, live on YouTube. Trek Talks 3 benefits The Hollywood Food Coaltion, and features a wide range of Star Trek and Star Trek-affiliated cast, crew, showrunners, writers, scientists and representives of the Star Trek community. Please join us for Trek Ta...
Jan 07, 2024•1 hr 21 min
WE ARE STARFLEET returns to your subspace feeds! Craig, Mike, and Ashley get together to discuss season four of STAR TREK LOWER DECKS. While we wait for the next Star Trek show to air (Discovery or Prodigy, any bets?) the wider Trek universe has a lot of applause for this season of Lower Decks. We ask, could the show have afforded to take more chances? Has it been "coasting?" Give a listen to this episode of WE ARE STARFLEET to see if you agree or disagree! HOSTED BY Mike Slamer, Craig McKenzie,...
Nov 09, 2023•48 min
We Are Starfleet completes its coverage of season two of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds with the finale "Hegemony". Grab your closest nitrogen grenade and prepare for the coming of the reptilian adversary known as The Gorn. Mike Slamer hosts with Craig McKenzie, Ashley Thomas and Ian Buckley manning their stations. HOSTED BY Ashley Thomas & Craig McKenzie Mike Slamer & Ian Buckley PATREON + SUPPORT Help support the network, earn bragging rights, and more! https://www.patreon.com/wemadethi...
Aug 10, 2023•1 hr 31 min
"But why are we singing?!" WE ARE STARFLEET covers the very first musical in Star Trek history. We've brought in a couple of guys that know a thing or two about musicals, Geoff Owen and Martyn Hearn. Warm up those vocals and tune in for our coverage of episode 2x09 of STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS, "Subspace Rhapsody"! HOSTED BY Ashley Thomas & Craig McKenzie GUESTS Geoff Owen and Martyn Hearn PATREON + SUPPORT Help support the network, earn bragging rights, and more! https://www.patreon.com...
Aug 04, 2023•1 hr 6 min
WE ARE STARFLEET is a STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS podcast wrestling with the trauma of war this week, as Doctor M’Benga and Chapel revisit the horrors of their time on the moon of J’Gal. Tune in for our coverage of episode 2x08 of STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS, "Under the Cloak of War" Hosted by Ian Buckley and Mike Slamer. HOSTED BY Ian Buckley & Mike Slamer PATREON + SUPPORT Help support the network, earn bragging rights, and more! https://www.patreon.com/wemadethis || https://www.buymea...
Aug 01, 2023•1 hr 23 min
WE ARE STARFLEET continues covering the second season of STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS. Tune in for our coverage of episode 2x07 "Those Old Scientists" which currently ranks as the best rated episode out of the entire franchise on IMDB. Craig hosts with Mike Slamer and Kurt North takes a time portal to discuss the episode! Do you agree? Let us know over on our twitter @starfleetpod and drop us a review if you enjoyed our very own crossover podcast with Make It So! HOSTED BY Craig McKenzie & ...
Jul 24, 2023•1 hr 12 min
WE ARE STARFLEET continues covering the second season of STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS. Tune in for our coverage of episode 2x06 "Lost in Translation" Where Uhura feels like she might be losing her mind and is helped by none other than James T. Kirk. Craig McKenzie hosts and Ian Buckley is in the first officer chair for this one! HOSTED BY Craig McKenzie & Ian Buckley PATREON + SUPPORT Help support the network, earn bragging rights, and more! https://www.patreon.com/wemadethis || https://www...
Jul 20, 2023•56 min
WE ARE STARFLEET is back to discuss another great episode of STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS! Can you guess what it is? First word. Sounds like. "CHARADES!" You got it! Tune in for our coverage of episode 2x05 of STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS, "Charades" with special guest Brandi Jackola! Sisters are doing it for themselves in this episode! "THE WOMEN!" "Oh the HUMANITY!" for Spock! Also, a critical question---do you ship it? HOSTED BY Ashley Thomas & Mike Slamer GUEST Brandi Jackola PATREON +...
Jul 13, 2023•1 hr 29 min
WE ARE STARFLEET is a STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS podcast and WE FLY THE SHIP! We've got #MORETEGAS! A covert away mission! And...we forgot. Tune in for our coverage of episode 2x04 of STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS, "Among the Lotus Eaters" with special guest Clara Cook! HOSTED BY Ashley Thomas & Craig McKenzie GUEST Clara Cook PATREON + SUPPORT Help support the network, earn bragging rights, and more! https://www.patreon.com/wemadethis || https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mikeslamer Produced b...
Jul 06, 2023•1 hr 1 min
Time travel is back and we're taken to 2023 Toronto, Canada to witness events of historical consequence in the Star Trek timelines... Craig and Mike take the helm on unpacking the events of this episode and talk more about the chances a soft reboot happening. HOSTED BY Mike Slamer & Craig McKenzie PATREON + SUPPORT Help support the network, earn bragging rights, and more! https://www.patreon.com/wemadethis || https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mikeslamer Produced by Mike Slamer Original Music "Spa...
Jun 29, 2023•1 hr 22 min
We Are Starfleet presents to the court this episode of the podcast, covering Episode 2 of STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS, "Ad Astra Per Aspera" Your hosts Ian and Craig discuss the ramifications of court proceedings, genetic engineering, and more! Tune in and subscribe for more coverage! HOSTED BY Craig McKenzie & Ian Buckley PATREON + SUPPORT Help support the network, earn bragging rights, and more! https://www.patreon.com/wemadethis || https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mikeslamer Produced by Mik...
Jun 22, 2023•54 min
WE ARE STARFLEET kicks off its STRANGE NEW WORLDS coverage with the premiere episode, "The Broken Circle." HOSTED BY Mike Slamer & Ashley Thomas Craig McKenzie & Ian Buckley PATREON + SUPPORT Help support the network, earn bragging rights, and more! https://www.patreon.com/wemadethis || https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mikeslamer Produced by Mike Slamer Original Music "Space The Final Frontier" by Anthony Fuscaldo Follow the show and join in the conversation on Twitter and Instagram! @Starfl...
Jun 15, 2023•1 hr 38 min
STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS is upon us, with season two coming June 15th! With that, Paramount has given us a new tasty trailer to sink our teeth into. The full crew of the pod gets together on this one, we unpack the details you might have missed and discuss potential changes and shifts to the overall canon of the prime timeline. HOSTED BY Mike Slamer & Ashley Thomas Craig McKenzie & Ian Buckley PATREON + SUPPORT Help support the network, earn bragging rights, and more! https://www.pa...
May 30, 2023•1 hr 4 min
In this episode of WE ARE STARFLEET, Ashley Thomas speaks with returning guest Professor Amy H. Sturgis on a new collection of Star Trek essays from Vernon Press' Series in Cinema and Culture, appropriately titled "Essays Exploring the Final Frontier." The book invites us to consider the philosophy and the ethos of the Star Trek franchise through a critical lens. Dr. Sturgis discusses the layers of the essays as they both entertain and enlighten, covering the surprising criticism on conservative...
May 26, 2023•51 min
In this episode of the ongoing Trek podcast, WE ARE STARFLEET, hosts Mike and Ian discuss the upcoming changes to the podcast, as we move into regular coverage for STRANGE NEW WORLDS in June. The topic of Picard naturally comes up, and the duo talks about the reality of "Star Trek Legacy" being greenlit. HOSTED BY Mike Slamer & Ian Buckley PATREON + SUPPORT Help support the network, earn bragging rights, and more! https://www.patreon.com/wemadethis || https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mikeslamer ...
May 02, 2023•37 min
