In this special episode, we are joined by special guest GEOFF OWEN of the Holosuite Media Network, to discuss the past five years of modern Star Trek! Based on listener feedback, we talk about "best episode" and "best moments," and seeing where the fans line up on who the best actors may be! It's a fun episode and is the first time ALL of the WE ARE STARFLEET hosts and cohosts are together. Star Trek Prodigy gets a massive amount of love, and there are some serious surprises here. We hope you en...
Feb 10, 2023•2 hr 20 min
WE ARE STARFLEET concludes it's coverage of Star Trek Prodigy with the finale episode "Supernova Part 2." As we prepare to send off our crew into the great SPOILERS nevermind! Tune into this episode with your hosts Mike Slamer and Craig McKenzie as they unpack the ending to season one of Nickelodeon's first Star Trek show. What worked, what are we nitpicking, and where can we go from here? HOSTED BY Craig McKenzie + Mike Slamer PATREON + SUPPORT Help support the network, earn bragging rights, an...
Dec 30, 2022•1 hr 10 min
WE ARE STARFLEET continues coverage of Star Trek Prodigy, with Craig McKenzie and Mike Slamer returning to discuss part one of the two-partner finale. Listen in now for full coverage of the episode, what we liked, didn't like, and potential theories on the part two finale! HOSTED BY Craig McKenzie + Mike Slamer 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 ...
Dec 22, 2022•1 hr
WE ARE STARFLEET continues coverage of Star Trek Prodigy on this week's coverage of "Mindwalk." While the Protostar and the Dauntless stand off, our hosts IAN BUCKLEY and CRAIG MCKENZIE discuss the ins and outs of the episode and the take down of - whoops, spoiler alert! You'll just need to subscribe and listen in now! HOSTED BY Ian Buckey + Craig McKenzie PATREON + SUPPORT Help support the network, earn bragging rights, and more! https://www.patreon.com/wemadethis || https://www.buymeacoffee.co...
Dec 17, 2022•1 hr 4 min
Your captain ASHLEY THOMAS returns to the podcast with special guest Brandi Jackola, to discuss Star Trek Prodigy : episode 17, Ghost In The Machine! Listen now on all great podcast platforms, We Are Starfleet is a part of the We Made This Network! HOSTED BY ASHLEY THOMAS GUEST BRANDI JACKOLA 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 by Anthony Fu...
Dec 12, 2022•58 min
Ian Buckley takes the center seat, with fellow podcaster on the We Made This network, Kurt North! Join the podcast for a great conversation on the latest from Star Trek Prodigy: "Preludes." We learn more about our characters and their motivations in this episode. HOSTED BY Ian Buckley GUEST Kurt North 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 by A...
Dec 03, 2022•58 min
Returning to the bridge, your host Mike Slamer steps into the virtual studio with Geoff Owen, of the Holosuite Media Podcast Network, to discuss the latest from Star Trek Prodigy: Masquerade! Listen in as theories are proven correct and new theories drawn up! The duo discuss the dangers of unregulated science, the show's timeline coinciding with the preliminary events of Star Trek Picard, and who even is the real bad guy anyway? HOSTED BY Mike Slamer GUEST Geoff Owen of the Holosuite Media Podca...
Nov 26, 2022•1 hr 6 min
EPISODE 60 of We Are Starfleet! drops into your podcast feeds with your hosts Mike + Craig discussing CROSSROADS - an enjoyable romp inside the fringes of Federation space, the crew of the Protostar finds itself on the run from Admiral Janeway and the USS Dauntless. As the plot ramps itself up and characters come together, there are ample opportunities for theorizing, and that's what we do here! Listen in now! HOSTED BY Mike Slamer + Craig McKenzie PATREON + SUPPORT Help support the network, ear...
Nov 18, 2022•57 min
We're still talking STAR TREK PRODIGY with Ian Buckley and Ashley Thomas getting Shakespearean in their coverage of "All The World's A Stage" - subscribe now! HOSTED BY Ian Buckley + Ashley Thomas 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 by Anthony Fuscaldo Follow the show and join in the conversation on Twitter and Instagram! @StarfleetPOD A par...
Nov 11, 2022•42 min
Our coverage of STAR TREK PRODIGY continues with your hosts Mike Slamer and Ashley Thomas discussing episode 12, "Let Sleeping Borg Lie." Tensions and anxieties grow as the intrepid crew of the Protostar discover a Cube. Ashley offers some incredible insights from her interview with Angus Imrie, the VA of Zero. The duo discuss emotional intelligence and how important it is that television doesn't dumb itself down. Subscribe now! HOSTED BY Mike Slamer + Ashley Thomas PATREON + SUPPORT Help suppor...
Nov 04, 2022•1 hr 1 min
WELCOME BACK to regular coverage of STAR TREK! This time we are taking on the Prodigy, Star Trek's animated series following the adventures of a ragtag group of new cadets aboard an experimental Starfleet vessel. Join your hosts Ian & Craig as they warp around the galaxy pursuing answers! 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 ...
Oct 28, 2022•47 min
Star Trek Universe @ SDCC 2022 announcements Welcome back to WE ARE STARFLEET: A Star Trek podcast dedicated to DISCOVERY and STRANGE NEW WORLDS. In this supplemental bonus episode, going out across all We Made This Star Trek podcasts, host Kurt North and recurring guest Tony Black join forces to talk recent news from San Diego Comic Con 2022. They discuss the latest trailer for STAR TREK: RESURGENCE, delve into the tease of the third season of STAR TREK: PICARD, consider details about STAR TREK...
Jul 24, 2022•48 min
The season finale of STAR TREK STRANGE NEW WORLDS has arrived and with it, that sense of loss we feel after finishing an amazing series of television. Worry not, listeners as Season Two has wrapped production already, so our waiting shan't be long. In this episode, Craig McKenzie and Ashley Thomas return to review and breakdown "A QUALITY OF MERCY." Hosts: Craig McKenzie & Ashley Thomas Support the We Made This network on Patreon: www.patreon.com/wemadethis Produced by Mike Slamer Original M...
Jul 08, 2022•1 hr 23 min
STAR TREK takes a spin towards the horror genre with their homage to the great Ridley Scott ALIEN trilogy. Join Mike as he speaks to regular guest host Craig McKenzie on what they both agree is one of the best Trek episodes in a long time. Though we must ask, what the heck is Pike doing sometimes! Join in the conversation on Spock's "Teachings of Surak," "Newt," and more. Hosts: Mike Slamer & Craig McKenzie Support the We Made This network on Patreon: www.patreon.com/wemadethis Produced by M...
Jul 04, 2022•1 hr 27 min
Mike Slamer and Ian Buckley return to discuss episode of Star Trek Strange New Worlds: The Elysian Kingdom. The duo discuss the haste in which a major plotline is suddenly resolved, ethical dilemmas, and potential theories for the finale in two weeks. Hosts: Mike Slamer & Ian Buckley Support the We Made This network on Patreon: www.patreon.com/wemadethis Produced by Mike Slamer Original Music by Anthony Fuscaldo Follow the show and join in the conversation on Twitter and Instagram! @Starflee...
Jun 24, 2022•1 hr 8 min
In this episode of WE ARE STARFLEET hosted by Ashley Thomas and her guest Brandi Jackola (BoldlyGoPod) get into the latest episode from Strange New Worlds, "THE SERENE SQUALL." Guest-starring Queer as Folk actress Jesse James Keitel, this episode takes us down the path of binary thinking between identity, culture, and what it means to be you. Alongside some delicious action scenes! Listen in now for a review and breakdown of what this all means, and what the potential return of a legacy characte...
Jun 17, 2022•1 hr 49 min
1x06: Lift Us Where Suffering Can't Reach - episode analysis Welcome back to WE ARE STARFLEET: A STAR TREK DISCOVERY & STRANGE NEW WORLDS podcast as we continue exploring the first season of Strange New Worlds. In this episode, guest host Craig McKenzie alongside guest Kurt North beam in to break down and pull apart the sixth episode of Season 1, 'Lift Us Where Suffering Can't Reach', in detail... Host / Editor Craig McKenzie Guest Kurt North Executive Producer Tony Black Support the We Made...
Jun 10, 2022•57 min
Show hosts Mike Slamer + Ian Buckley return to the bridge to talk about episode 5 of Star Trek's STRANGE NEW WORLDS, "Spock Amok!" In a brilliant play from Original Series' episode "Amok Time," this prequel series examines the early days of Spock and T'Pring's relationship. With a little help from Nurse Chapel, no less! Host / Editor Mike Slamer Co-Host Ian Buckley Support the We Made This network on Patreon: www.patreon.com/wemadethis Produced by Mike Slamer Executive Producer: Tony Black Origi...
Jun 03, 2022•1 hr 6 min
1x04: Memento Mori - episode analysis Welcome back to WE ARE STARFLEET: A STAR TREK DISCOVERY & STRANGE NEW WORLDS podcast as we continue exploring the first season of Strange New Worlds. In this episode, guest host Tony Black alongside guest Robert Turnbull beam in to break down and pull apart the fourth episode of Season 1, 'Memento Mori', in detail... Host / Editor / Executive Producer Tony Black Guest Robert Turnbull Support the We Made This network on Patreon: www.patreon.com/wemadethis...
May 27, 2022•1 hr 27 min
1x03: Ghosts of Illyria - episode analysis Welcome back to WE ARE STARFLEET: A STAR TREK DISCOVERY & STRANGE NEW WORLDS podcast as we continue exploring the first season of Strange New Worlds. In this episode, guest host Craig McKenzie alongside guest Hugh McStay beam in to break down and pull apart the third episode of Season 1, 'Ghosts of Illyria', in detail... Host / Editor Craig McKenzie Guest Hugh McStay Executive Producer Tony Black Support the We Made This network on Patreon: www.patr...
May 20, 2022•1 hr 15 min
1x02: Children of the Comet - episode analysis Welcome back to WE ARE STARFLEET: A STAR TREK DISCOVERY & STRANGE NEW WORLDS podcast as we continue exploring the first season of Strange New Worlds. In this episode, guest host Ashley Thomas alongside guest Baz Greenland, host of The TARDIS Crew, beam in to break down and pull apart the second episode of Season 1, 'Children of the Comet', in detail... Host Ashley Thomas Guest / Editor Baz Greenland Executive Producer Tony Black Support the We M...
May 13, 2022•59 min
1x01: Strange New Worlds - episode analysis Welcome back to WE ARE STARFLEET: A STAR TREK DISCOVERY & STRANGE NEW WORLDS podcast as we begin exploring the first season of Strange New Worlds. In this episode, guest host Tony Black alongside recurring guests Craig McKenzie & Ashley Thomas beam in to break down and pull apart the first episode of Season 1, 'Strange New Worlds', in detail... Host / Editor / Executive Producer Tony Black Co-Hosts Craig McKenzie & Ashley Thomas Support the...
May 05, 2022•1 hr 34 min
In this JAM PACKED roundtable episode of WE ARE STARFLEET, hosts Mike & Ian are joined by the author Dr. Amy H Sturgis and writer Ashley Thomas to discuss in detail season four of Star Trek Discovery. Examining grief, humor, and how art imitates life, the discussion is broad and picks at this season's biggest wins and the less-great parts too. Additionally, listeners can get a quick peek at an interview with the actor Shawn Doyle (Ruon Tarka) by regular guest, Craig McKenzie. HOSTED BY Mike ...
May 02, 2022•1 hr 37 min
First Contact Day 2022 - Trek news Welcome back to WE ARE STARFLEET: A Star Trek podcast as we continue exploring DISCOVERY. In this supplemental bonus episode, going out across all We Made This Star Trek podcasts, host Tony Black and recurring guests Craig McKenzie & Ashley Thomas, join forces to talk recent news from First Contact Day 2022. They unpick the second trailer for STRANGE NEW WORLDS, discuss upcoming video game STAR TREK: RESURGENCE, unpack the new 4k transfer of THE MOTION PICT...
Apr 11, 2022•1 hr 15 min
Ian Buckley and Mike Slamer return for the finale of Star Trek Discovery season four, COMING HOME. Unpacking the events of the finale, Ian and Mike find a lot to agree and disagree on. Did Tarka indeed find his way back to Oros? Are the consequences of actions enough? And of course, the lovecraftian TenC themselves. 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...
Mar 21, 2022•1 hr 23 min
Mike Slamer returns to the conn to break down “Species Ten-C” the penultimate of Season 4 Star Trek Discovery. Joined by Luke Winch, the duo pick apart what they both agree is one of the best Discovery episodes to date. Booker & Tarka's friendship gets less friendly, Jett Reno asks for black licorice, and the screaming! Using science and math to solve the day, there’s a great use and implementation of big science fiction concepts that feel truly grounded in reality. Far and away one of the b...
Mar 14, 2022•1 hr 21 min
In the latest episode of We Are Starfleet, hosts Mike Slamer & Ian Buckley discuss the eleventh episode of Star Trek: Discovery, ‘Rosetta’… 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 Produced by Mike Slamer Original Music by Anthony Fuscaldo Follow the show and join in the conversation on Twitter and Instagram! @StarfleetPOD Email us comments ...
Mar 07, 2022•1 hr 9 min
In the latest episode of We Are Starfleet, host Ian Buckley is joined by guest Ashley Thomas to discuss the tenth episode of Star Trek: Discovery, ‘The Galactic Barrier’… HOST Ian Buckley SPECIAL GUEST Ashley Thomas 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 by Anthony Fuscaldo Follow the show and join in the conversation on Twitter and Instagram! ...
Feb 28, 2022•56 min
WE ARE STARFLEET has a few announcements discussing Strange New Worlds! Lots of chatter on new Star Trek content from Paramount+ Investor's Day. Discussing the latest episode of Discovery, "RUBICON" Join your hosts Ian and Mike as they unpack the new realizations of the origins of the DMA! 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 Produced by Mik...
Feb 21, 2022•1 hr 12 min
OH WOW! Season four returns from the break with a raucous adventure to a casino barge, wherein Captain Burnham and Lt Cmdr. Owosekun engage at the dabo tables - er, sorry, not quite dabo! Heavy influences from DS9, VOY, and that other science fiction franchise abound, all to mixed results. Ian & Mike are back on the bridge to unpack all the adventure of Star Trek Discovery's latest "ALL IN." The DMA has a purpose, the species it originated from has a location, and the mystery seems to be com...
Feb 14, 2022•1 hr 25 min
