The Shuttlepod Show

It's the season 2 finale! Living legend, George Takei - Captain Sulu himself stopped by to talk with Connor, Erica, Dominic, and Mark about life, career, and Trek.

It's season 2, episode 37. Producer, director, actor - host of The Delta Flyers Podcast - VOY's Tom Paris (or TNG & LD's Nick Locarno... "or both") Robert Duncan McNeill spent some time with Connor, Erica, and Mark to talk about life, career, and Trek.

It's season 2, episode 35. Rod Roddenberry, son of Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry, and his awesome dog Nuke came and had a live conversation with Dominic, Connor, Erica, and Mark about life, hope, and Trek.

It's season 2, episode 33. Legendary designers Michael & Denise Okuda chat with Dominic, Connor, Erica, and Mark about life, career, and Trek.

It's season 2, episode 31. Art director, builder of the Enterprise D bridge and designer of our new set - Liz Kloczkowski takes a seat in the golden throne to shoot the breeze with Dominic, Connor, Erica, and Mark.

It's season 2, episode 29. Perpetual ensign and co-host of The Delta Flyers, Garrett Wang joins us today! Dominic, Connor, and Mark are ALSO joined by the talented Bonnie Gordon, who sits in for our Erica LaRose in this awesome conversation with "The G-Man."

Season 2, episode 27 is here. Dominic, Connor, Erica, and Mark have an awesome conversation with the brilliant showrunner, writer, director - Terry Matalas. Terry worked on Enterprise, Voyager, Picard and beloved sci-fi cult classic 12 Monkeys.

Season 2, episode 25 is here and we have our first #1 on the call sheet! Col. John Sheppard, charismatic hero of Stargate Atlantis is here! Connor, Erica, and Mark have an awesome conversation with Stargate legend, and all around great guy, Joe Flanigan.

Season 2, episode 23 is here. Look! We have our own EMH! Dominic, Connor, Erica, and Mark have an awesome conversation with Star Trek Voyager's Emergency Medical Hologram, the great Robert Picardo! Robert talks about life, career, Star Trek, and resting-bitch-face. It's a hoot!

Dominic, Connor, and Mark have an amazing conversation with LeVar Burton - Commodore Geordi La Forge of Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Picard. This man is a national treasure... Army brat and son of a Teacher. The church. Acting. Directing. Roots. Reading Rainbow. Star Trek. Fatherhood. Living a life of service. The importance of inclusion and representation. It's a tale of two engineers (and Reed). Our beloved Erica LaRose is away today, but she will be back soon. We get some fan questions in, play a round of Star Trek Trivia, and we subject LeVar to being "Stuck on a Deserted Island with Connor Trinneer.” Get ready to have a laugh.

Season 2, episode 19 is here. Dominic, Connor, Erica, and Mark have an awesome conversation with living legend - Jonathan Frakes - Commander/Captain William Riker. Thunderbirds. The Star Trek Enterprise Finale. Picard Season 3. Directing. Acting. PANCAN. Picard Season 1. Star Trek The Next Generation. Captain America. This one could have gone on all day and still be great. Wash is out of uniform today, but looking good. Erica gets some fan questions in, we play a round of Star Trek Trivia, and we subject Frakes to being "Stuck on a Deserted Island with Connor Trinneer.” Get ready to have a laugh with this self-described-nerd, Star Trek's first "gen-x" Captain.

Season 2, episode 17 is here. Dominic, Connor, Erica, and Mark have an awesome conversation with rockstar Showrunner, Executive Producer, and Writer for Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Ira Steven Behr. We discuss Behr's childhood in the Bronx, his childhood dream to be a horse, pursuing a career as an actor, this thoughts on mentors, running off to deep cleanse in Europe before heading to LA and building his epic writing career. He talks about his stint with Star Trek: TNG, his time on Star Trek: DS9 and his documentary about that time: "What We Left Behind". His unpublished novel and the Spanish Civil War. Wash is looking great. Erica gets some fan questions in, a round of Star Trek Trivia, and we subject Ira to being Stuck on a Deserted Island with Connor Trinneer.” Get your grown up face on because this one pulls no punches.

Season 2, episode 15 is here. Dominic, Connor, Erica, and Mark have a wonderful conversation with 5 time Emmy Award Winning visual effects maestro Ronald B Moore, VFX steward of Star Trek TNG, TNG films, VOY, and ENT (not to mention Ghostbusters and more). We discuss Ronald's entry into VFX, breaking into "the business" and long hours. How he helped to push the Television Academy to recognize VFX as its own awards category, just how hilarious his first Emmy loss was and making infamous Planet Dog Poo. Wash is looking great, has been outside enjoying the LA rain. Erica gets some fan questions in, a round of Star Trek Trivia, and we subject Ron to being Stuck on a Deserted Island with Connor Trinneer.” It's a special one for fans of the sausage factory, 'cause this guy made the ships look good and the transporter swirl... Get cozy with your favorite cocktail or coffee mug, this one's a riot!1

The Doctor is in! That's right - Season 2, episode 13 is here. Connor, Dominic, and Erica have a wonderful conversation with Star Trek royalty, Gates McFadden, best known to us as Dr. Crusher. We discuss Gates' childhood in Ohio, running off to France for school, finding her way back to the US, her first first name and more. How booking Star Trek got her to LA and what it's like having the family reunion that is Picard season 3. Wash is looking better than ever. Erica gets some fan questions in, this week’s Star Trek Trivia gets outed as a sham, and Gates plays “Stuck on a Deserted Island with Connor Trinneer.” It's another awesome conversation and another amazing Star Trek icon having some laughs. The Doctor will see you now, but we already know the prescription... mimosas and fun, so buckle up!

Season 2, episode 11. Connor, Dominic, and Erica talk with legendary Academy Award and nine-time Emmy Award winning Star Trek Makeup Artist, Michael Westmore. Best known to us for his makeup on TNG, DS9, VOY, ENT and all of the TNG movies. We discuss Michael's upbringing, his hollywood "makeup family", the history of makeup in Hollywood, and how he met Marion - his wife of now 58 years. Prosthetics. Glue. Writing his books. TV vs Film. The success of his children. And of course, Star Trek. Wash has a fan club. Matt, one of our Patreon Members and Live Event volunteers makes a candid appearance. Erica gets some fan questions in, Connor, Dominic, and Michael play for Patreon Member Jober Velasco in this week’s Star Trek Trivia, and Michael plays “Stuck on a Deserted Island with Connor Trinneer.” It's another awesome conversation and another opportunity to see more of what our Patreon members get in these full length episodes. Mix a mimosa and join us for another good time.

Season 2, episode 9. Connor, Dominic, and Erica talk with the amazing Tim Russ, known for playing ever logical Tuvok on Star Trek: Voyager. We discuss Tim's upbringing, how he became and actor, his and Dom's familiarity with the Hollywood YMCA, and the shared belief that it was the championing from one Mr. Rick Berman that changed Tim, Dom, and Connor's lives. He is an "amateur" astronomer, gigs around Los Angeles with his band and has a firm position on running for politics. Wash got some gifts. Erica gets some fan questions in, Connor, Dominic, and Tim play for Patreon Member Allen Murotake-Fujikura in this week’s Star Trek Trivia, and Tim plays “Stuck on a Deserted Island with Connor Trinneer.” It's another awesome conversation, there's little logical about it, and more importantly -- "We ain't found sh*t!"

Season 2, episode 7 is here. Our guy Dominic is still home, getting better. Connor, Mark, and Erica talk with the iconic Denise Crosby, known for playing Tasha Yar in Star Trek: The Next Generation. We learn about Denise's childhood, her hippy VW Bus accident in Mexico. How she was blah on modeling (but loved Europe), why she posed for Playboy, and why she wanted to leave Star Trek. She produced two movies (and is producing a 3rd) about being Trek Fans: "Trekkies" and "Trekkies 2." Wash's new pot is catching on. Erica gets some fan questions in, Connor and Denise play for Patreon Member Slacktwaddle in this week’s Star Trek Trivia, and Denise plays “Stuck on a Deserted Island with Connor Trinneer.” It's another badass actress episode of Shuttlepod Show.

Happy New Year! Season 2, episode 5 is here. Our guy Dominic is still home taking it easy, recuperating. As such, Connor, Mark, and Erica talk some surprisingly insider baseball with the incredible journeyman actor Gregg Henry, known to the world for his roles in huge movies like Guardians of the Galaxy, Slither, Payback, etc., and for being in nearly every notable television show since the ‘80s — a great “been in everything” actor, he is better known to us Trek fans for his role as the Arkonian pilot notorious for shooting down Trip Tucker (Trinneer) and having one of those “we are enemies stuck on a planet and don’t understand each other” episodes in Enterprise episode “Dawn.” He also played Gallatin, the good hearted bad guy in Star Trek: Insurrection. Notably (for us), he ALSO played Sheriff Bourne in an episode of Firefly.

It's the third episode of our second season. Connor, Dominic, and Erica vibe some real life friends chat with Star Trek Deep Space Nine's second Old Man (Ezri Dax) Nicole de Boer. A lot of chill and giggle going on. They discuss Nicole's life, her handsome liar father,, her mother and her Star Trek loving, all around great guy Step Dad. To acting school, or to not acting school. Early successes. Canadian made for TV movies. What it's like to join a show in its seventh season. Erica gets some fan questions in and re-introduces trivia, this time it's "How well do you know your guest" and the guys play for a Patreon Member. Plus more. It's another conversation episode, this time with a lovable Canadian born American.

The Voyage Begins Again! It's the first episode of our second season. Connor and Dominic go old school with legendary Star Trek Original Series icon Walter Koenig. After giggling about their summer breaks, they learn about Walter's journey, how the more things change for actors, the more they stay the same. Gain new insights into Star Trek's early struggles to be taken seriously by Network and Studio executives. The guys perhaps draw some parallels to their own series, Star Trek Enterprise. They discuss accents (we get a surprise visit by Chekov himself!), auditions. Deep dives into Star Trek's history. Erica gets some fan questions in. And more. It's a simple conversation episode with a real mensch. It's nice to be back.