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We are incredibly thrilled to welcome actress & teacher Kaitlin Hopkins BACK to the show! If you have not caught our first discussion with her, you can find that anywhere you get your podcasts (audio only). If you are a Star Trek fan then you probably know her best as the Vorta, Kilana, in the Star Trek Deep Space Nine episode “The Ship”. You can also spot her impersonating Capt Janeway as Dala in the Star Trek Voyager episode “Live Fast and Prosper”. She has a storied career in film, television, theatre and teaching. We LOVE Kaitlin and we know you will too!

The fourth mirror universe episode in the Star Trek franchise, Deep Space Nine's "Shattered Mirror" takes us back into the mirror universe as Jake Sisko is taken by mirror universe Jennifer Sisko. We unpack every moment from the episode and dive into what makes up the core of one's being. A deep discussion you won't want to miss!

These spotlight episodes deep dive into different episodes as we break them down and discuss in-depth the plot, characters, themes, etc. If you were one of the many listeners that loved our Picard season 3 reviews and asked for more, then this is for you! This series takes us through various episodes . Sit back and enjoy our deep discussion on a variety of topics!

Sean Kanan is an incredibly talented actor who is most well known for his role as Deacon Sharpe on soap operas the Bold and the Beautiful and The Young and the Restless, AJ Quatermane on General Hospital and of course Tournament Terror and Karate’s Bad Boy…Mike Barnes in the Karate Kid 3 and NOW Cobra Kai! He has appeared in films with Bruce Willis, and created and starred in his Emmy winning show “Studio City” which streams on Amazon Prime and so much more. He is also a life coach and author producing two books (Way of the Cobra & Way of the Cobra: Welcome to the Kumite)! We had a blast catching back up with Sean and hope you enjoy our discussion with us as much as we did!

We sat down with the incredibly talented Director Dan Liu. Dan's incredible work includes The Walking Dead, Fear the Walking Dead, Shadow and Bone, Kung Fu, La Brea, NCIS Los Angeles, For All Man Kind, Star Trek Strange New Worlds, Star Trek Picard, and more! We had an absolutely wonderful time learning about his career and what goes in to the process of being a director!

We sat down with Star Trek Picard Playback Supervisor Todd Marks to discuss his career. A veteran in practical playback, Todd Marks has close to 30 years and 50 films and tons of television shows on his resume including Jurassic Park: The Lost World, Deep Impact, Star Trek Nemesis, Venom, The Net, The Internship, Anchorman 2, Quantum Leap, Star Trek Picard and so much more! He is the owner of “Images On Screen”, which provides quote, “a unique mix of technical and creative services for producing and playing-back high quality imagery onto computer, video and projection screen”. Images on Screen provided much of the computer playback and projection mapping systems for Star Trek Picard seasons 2 & 3. What is a playback supervisor you ask? We cover that and so much more as he shares some unbelievable behind the scenes photos and videos from Star Trek Picard & Quantum Leap! This is one episode you will absolute want to head to our Youtube channel to check out!

In this episode we team up with the Where's Beverly? Podcast to discuss a "what if?" with the legacy Star Trek Captains. We look at 8 scenarios from various legacy Trek episodes and drop other Captains into those scenarios to determine what we think they would do! This episode is filled with deep philosophical discussions and a TON of laughs! Join us along with special guests Sophia & Adrienne in part 1 of our podcast collaboration!