Join Mike Slamer in this episode for a wonderful conversation with Dr. Amy H Sturgis and Writer Ashley Thomas, covering our history of science fiction, storytelling, and the Star Trek Universe. How do stories shape our lives, how our imaginations can run wild through the inspirations of science and fiction. HOSTED BY Mike Slamer SPECIAL GUEST Dr. Amy H Sturgis & Writer Ashley Thomas PATREON + SUPPORT Help support the network, earn bragging rights, and more! https://www.patreon.com/wemadethis...
Jan 10, 2022•1 hr 20 min
WE ARE STARFLEET gets to take a bit of a break with the mid-season finale of "BUT TO CONNECT" - all our questions and concerns regarding Zora's sentience is immediately taken to task with David Cronenberg ready to pull the plug. An engaging episode where there are no phasers fired, but instead a classic morality play shakes out on both the Discovery and at Starfleet HQ. Join us in this episode with your hosts Mike Slamer and Ian Buckley recapping the events of "BUT TO CONNECT" HOSTED BY Mike Sla...
Jan 03, 2022•1 hr 15 min
A very happy holiday season to all those out there in the alpha quadrant and beyond! Apologies for the delay in the subspace transmission! Craig McKenzie returns to the show to chat "STORMY WEATHER" with host Mike Slamer. Discussing the implications of a starship developing a benevolent AI, both Craig and Mike surmise that this episode does a lot of great work in characterizing all involved on screen. HOSTED BY Mike Slamer SPECIAL GUEST Craig McKenzie PATREON + SUPPORT Help support the network, ...
Dec 29, 2021•50 min
In this episode of WE ARE STARFLEET, Ian and Mike discuss the latest revelations of the DMA - the gravitational anomaly currently threatening a reforming Federation. Lots of ST:ENT references this season and even more theories abound on the origins of the DMA! The Discovery is tasked with evac and rescue, and the plot shakes out with a classic Star Trek ethical/moral dilemma. Does it work? Where do things fall flat, and where do things excel? Hit that black alert and jump into this episode of th...
Dec 20, 2021•1 hr 29 min
WE ARE STARFLEET welcomes back Craig McKenzie to the guest chair, to discuss their thoughts on ALL IS POSSIBLE, the fourth episode of the fourth season of STAR TREK DISCOVERY. The Federation President is definitely playing some games, but Captain Burnham is smarter than that. Captain Saru is reunited with T'Rina, and Lt. Tilly comes to the crossroads. Listen in now! HOSTED BY Mike Slamer SPECIAL GUEST Craig McKenzie PATREON + SUPPORT Help support the network, earn bragging rights, and more! http...
Dec 13, 2021•1 hr 39 min
WE ARE STARFLEET welcomes back the dynamic duo Ian Buckley and Mike Slamer as they jump to black alert to unpack the events of "CHOOSE TO LIVE." Mike suggests conspiracies abound surrounding the anomaly, as Ian suggests there's more than just science at work. Both hosts agree this is a classic Star Trek episode, and a welcome return to form for the series. HOSTED BY Mike Slamer & Ian Buckley PATREON + SUPPORT Help support the network, earn bragging rights, and more! https://www.patreon.com/w...
Dec 06, 2021•1 hr 24 min
In this episode of WE ARE STARFLEET, A STAR TREK DISCOVERY podcast, host Mike Slamer is joined by his wife Cipriana Cuevas to discuss Season Four Episode Two, "Anomaly." Captain Burnham is challenged once again, this time by Booker himself, who must face the very raw grief and trauma. Tilly struggles with her own place, Gray is presented with his own challenge, and new character dynamics are brought to the screen. Do they work, do they not work, find out what Mike and Cipriana think in this epis...
Nov 29, 2021•1 hr 24 min
Discovery 4x01 - Episode Analysis Welcome back to We Are Starfleet as we begin our coverage of the much anticipated fourth season of STAR TREK: DISCOVERY. Following an introduction from your regular host Mike Slamer, your guest hosting team of Luke Winch & Ashley.Thomas combine forces to discuss the season premiere, 'Kobayashi Maru'... Host Mike Slamer Co-Host / Editor Luke Winch Co-Host Ashley Thomas Executive Producer Tony Black Produced by Mike Slamer Original Music by Anthony Fuscaldo Fo...
Nov 22, 2021•1 hr 29 min
WELCOME BACK to We Are Starfleet. In anticipation of Star Trek Discovery Season four, your host Mike Slamer opens a subspace channel to chat the journalist, writer, and prolific podcaster, Ashley Thomas aka TheNerdyBlogger. A wonderful chat ensues as the duo unpack the multi-layered adventure that our ship & crew took us on in Season Three. From crash landing into trance worms, getting back to earth, uniting with long lost relatives, and revealing just how nasty replicator material actually ...
Nov 16, 2021•2 hr 30 min
Welcome back to WE ARE STARFLEET: A Star Trek Discovery podcast and to a special run of supplementary episodes over the coming months before the premiere of Season 4 In this episode, part of an occasional We Made Treks roundtable podcast series which sees many of the We Made This Star Trek podcasts come together for conversations, host Mike Slamer from We Are Starfleet is joined by Rarely Going’s Craig McKenzie and Make It So’s Kurt North, with a special drop in from Luke Winch, and Ian Buckley,...
Sep 15, 2021•1 hr 47 min
Welcome back to WE ARE STARFLEET: A Star Trek Discovery podcast! In this specialty episode celebrating ONE YEAR of the podcast launching, host Mike Slamer speaks with New York Times best selling author and academic, Dr. Una McCormack, about her new tie-in novel to season three of Star Trek Discovery, Wonderlands. Wonderlands is set over the course of the year between Michael Burnham arriving in the 32nd century, and reconnecting with the starship Discovery. The book follows Burnham as she strugg...
Jun 24, 2021•46 min
Welcome to this second episode in the "First Impressions" series, a mini-segment within the podcast where Mike sits down with new & old Trek fans to discuss how they felt watching Star Trek Discovery for the first time. In this segment, Mike is joined by his fellow podcaster and We Made This network member, Dan Owen. We discuss the origins of Trek fandom, how elements of DS9 and Voyager have found their way into the dramatic through-line of Discovery. Host / Editor Mike Slamer Guest Dan Owen...
May 24, 2021•1 hr 17 min
Welcome back to WE ARE STARFLEET: A STAR TREK: DISCOVERY podcast! In this episode, the first of an occasional We Made Treks roundtable podcast which sees all of the We Made This Star Trek podcasts come together for conversations, host Make It So's Kurt North is joined by Rarely Going's Craig McKenzie and We Are Starfleet's Mike Slamer & Ian Buckley. They discuss all of the new recent Star Trek trailers and announcements, including Star Trek: Discovery S4, in detail and theorise about the fut...
Apr 16, 2021•2 hr 1 min
In this episode, Mike and Ian are joined by Kurt North, co-founder of the We Made This podcast network to chat final thoughts on Discovery's season 3. Did "the burn" work as a mystery? What happened to the relationship with Ni'Var's president and Captain Saru? Is The Emerald Chain a truly compelling organization or just villain of the season? The trio all agrees that the faults are glaring only because of how good the good bits are! The Starship Voyager references, Su'Kal, the emotional beats wi...
Feb 22, 2021•1 hr 59 min
Mike and Ian are honored to welcome special guest Noah Averbach-Katz as he drops in on comms to chat all things Star Trek. Noah talks about his time as the Andorian Ryn on the set of Discovery, hanging out with the cast and crew, auditioning for Spock, and being the “bridge” between the show and fans. We reflect on the 90s/00’s before cosplay was a known thing, and there was only “dressing up for a Star Trek Convention,” and pulling back the curtain. We discuss the showrunner turnover from previ...
Jan 25, 2021•1 hr 7 min
Season 3 of Star Trek Discovery has come to a close with “That Hope is You, Part 2.” The theme of this episode seems to be “missed opportunities.” Join Mike and Ian as they take their time working their way through the nebula of the finale and unpacking those final moments. Doug Jones' Captain Saru carries the finale through to the finish resolving the mystery of The Burn, while also carrying the legacy of Starfleet's best captains making the hard choices. Lt. Owo goes to the edge to save the sh...
Jan 11, 2021•2 hr 36 min
In our first podcast of 2021, we are joined by fellow WE MADE THIS colleague and Trek-Guest, Mr. Luke Winch (Observing The Pattern, Make It So). The trio breaks down the events of “THERE IS A TIDE.” Admiral Vance goes head to head with the leader of the Emerald Chain, Osyrra, while Burnham flexes her inner John McClane in a clear homage to that wonderful Christmas film, Die Hard. Villains have their time to shine, while our heroes struggle and sacrifice. Theories abound on how the finale and Sea...
Jan 04, 2021•2 hr 6 min
Happy Holidays everyone! In a tense, well-paced episode of Star Trek Discovery, Su’Kal takes us on a journey through “some kind of …” advanced holoprogram as we are invited to investigate the source of The Burn. Mike & Ian discuss the events on the ship and whether or not XO Tilly made some right calls, and how rich it is for Burnham to suggest people shouldn’t make emotional decisions. With the stage set for the final two episodes, we have a lot to look forward to, drop us an email and Ian ...
Dec 28, 2020•1 hr 35 min
We’re talking Terra Firma Part Two, which gives us the first instance of a torture montage in Star Trek. Breaking down the closing of Georgiou’s arc in the mirror universe, Ian and Mike consider how the writers of Star Trek Discovery have successfully created a cruel and devastating universe out of what used to be a hokey “what if” concept. Plenty of missed opportunities within, but Georgiou seems to have learned her lessons as Carl reveals his purpose as The Guardian Of Forever and sends Georgi...
Dec 21, 2020•1 hr 23 min
Terra Firma Part One takes us on a hard left turn into the Mirror Universe, surprising everyone. Does it work? Ian and Mike both think so! Join them as they discuss the enigmatic entity Carl, Booker’s eagerness to work with the Federation, and what it means that Kelpians have stumbled across a dilithium nursery. In the Mirror Universe, things get a little crazy with a lovely theater performance, which is considered a dull affair without at least one stabbing. Owosekun showcases serious hand-to-h...
Dec 14, 2020•1 hr 20 min
Jonathan Frakes returns to direct another great episode of Star Trek Discovery in, THE SANCTUARY. Heading home to Book’s planet, the crew finally meets with the leader of The Emerald Chain, Ossyra. Adira is tasked with developing a new algorithm while they struggle with the loss of their joined symbiont’s previous hosts, and has a talk with Stamets. Captain Saru is workshopping a new phrase, while Detmer Top Gun’s her way to overcoming trauma. In this episode of the podcast, Mike & Ian are j...
Dec 07, 2020•1 hr 43 min
Unification III gives us some closure on the Romulan-Vulcan reunification efforts started by Ambassador Spock in the late 24th century. Burnham has her own reunification with a long lost family member, and an emotional reunification with Starfleet. Ensign Tilly is promoted to Acting XO, a controversial step, but not totally out of line with command-career path minded Ensigns, while Captain Saru makes an unexpected love connection. Later in the podcast, Mike & Ian are joined by Oyin Oladejo (...
Nov 30, 2020•2 hr 4 min
It’s time for a worker’s revolt/prison break/treasure hunt adventure of Star Trek Discovery, with Burnham and Georgiou taking off on an unsanctioned mission. Are we getting closer to discovering the origins of The Burn? The Emerald Chain shows some teeth, but Georgiou’s teeth are sharper. Captain Saru is faced with a Number One quandary, while 32nd century technology and upgrades are a welcome sight. Tilly is not a cat person, Linus can’t find his way around the Discovery, and Adira seems to be ...
Nov 23, 2020•1 hr 33 min
Alright, it’s official. Star Trek Discovery has officially grown it’s beard... er, braids! Episode 5, “Die Trying” finally gets the DISCOVERY home to Starfleet Headquarters, where we’re greeted to some far future starship design, great nods to longtime fans, and right into the next mission. Jett Reno gets a snack, Stamets is essential personnel, and Commander Burnham leads an away mission to a deserted ship adrift in space. Join Mike and Ian as they break down the events of the episode, reflect ...
Nov 16, 2020•1 hr 28 min
The theme of this episode is Growth as a result of Trauma. Tackling mental health straight on is a challenging effort for a television show, but with Culber taking center stage, it feels like we’re all in good hands. Burnham takes a shuttle down to the Trill home-world and goes for a quick swim with the symbionts, while Adira makes sense of the past. Lt. Detmer cracks under the haiku, and Georgiou leaves with the wine. Saru gets more time to grow onscreen as a character, flexing his social and c...
Nov 09, 2020•1 hr 41 min
Season Three continues to grow the beard for Star Trek Discovery, as both Ian and Mike agree that “People of Earth” continues the streak of high quality Trek TV. The Discovery is at a massive tactical disadvantage, they must manage their resources and protect Stamets at all costs. Will dilithium become their bargaining chip as they navigate these unfriendly waters? Ian and Mike discuss why diversity and representation matters, and how DISCO is leading the charge. This season’s theme is trending ...
Nov 02, 2020•1 hr 45 min
“FAR FROM HOME” features Discovery’s arrival into the future, but this is no Spider-Man crossover episode. Saru takes center stage against the first “villain of the week” with great character moments along the way. A return to Star Trek's western roots, this episode of Discovery gives us lots of world building, new technologies, and wonderful misdirections on part of everyone’s favorite genocidal maniac, Empress Georgiou. Jett Reno+Paul Stamets is the new McCoy+Spock dynamic, and what is going o...
Oct 26, 2020•1 hr 24 min
With Season 3 finally under way, there is a lot to talk about! Mike and Ian review and recap the premiere episode, looking at every detail. Opening this podcast episode with a brief follow up on Star Trek Lower Deck's fulfilling the promise of it's season-long story, the duo then reads social media reactions to Discovery's newest episode before getting into a deep dive of Star Trek Discovery's season three premiere. Discussing new characters, new places, and what surprises may be in store for us...
Oct 19, 2020•1 hr 49 min
In the run up to Star Trek Discovery Season Three premiering on October 15th, Mike brings back Ian from the season two recap episodes to talk about what we can expect from the crew of the Discovery's adventures into the 32nd Century. Ian dreams about special guest stars like the EMH coming back, the Year of Hell, and how much this season may be influenced by ST:Voyager. While discussing ST:Lower Decks and the inherent comedy of Star Trek, the duo theorizes on potential plot points for the next s...
Sep 28, 2020•1 hr 7 min
Alexander the Great. T'Kuvma. Kahless the Unforgettable. Michael Burnham. James Kirk. The Battle of the Binary Stars was both the end and beginning of the Federation-Klingon relationship. Join Mike as he breaks down why T'Kuvma is ultimately responsible for the alliance that he would have loathed. Pour a tall glass of bloodwine, grab some fresh gagh, kick your feet up and settle in for this short episode! HOST: Mike Slamer Produced by Mike Slamer Follow the show on Twitter & Instagram! @Star...
Sep 01, 2020•31 min
