Trek Profiles Podcast

A conversation with improv actor, podcaster, and former cast member at the Star Trek: The Experience Paul Mattingly. If you liked the show, please make sure that you've subscribed to the podcast via your preferred player. Some portions of the Kobayashi Maru lightning round questions in this episode were written by listener Adam Saunders. If you’d like to submit questions for possible inclusion on the show, you can send me a message via Twitter or email me. I give some suggestions on good questions here. This show is a labor of love. If you’d like to show your support for Trek Profiles, please consider a donation to the official charity of the podcast: The Children’s Fund for Glycogen Storage Disease (GSD). Click here to donate. Or click here to learn more about GSD. Connect with the Trek Profiles podcast via: Email feedback@trekprofiles.com FB https://www.facebook.com/TrekProfiles Twitter https://twitter.com/trekprofiles Full show notes are posted on our website Follow John on Podchaser This podcast brought

A conversation with Star Trek fan Tongtong Bu, also known as @Captain Pike-a-chu from Twitter! In this one, she tells us of being a child immigrant to the US and discovering Star Trek. We also learn how she learned English from the show and how it shaped her life. If you liked the show, please make sure that you've subscribed to the podcast via your preferred player. Connect with the Trek Profiles podcast via: Email feedback@trekprofiles.com FB https://www.facebook.com/TrekProfiles Twitter https://twitter.com/trekprofiles Full show notes are posted on our website Follow John on Podchaser This podcast brought to you by Stars and Sky Media Lab. It's Cosmic!

A conversation with Star Trek fan Brandon-Shea Mutala. We talk about how he discovered the show, what he loves about it, and what it means to him. If you liked the show, please make sure that you've subscribed to the podcast via your preferred player. Connect with the Trek Profiles podcast via: Email feedback@trekprofiles.com FB https://www.facebook.com/TrekProfiles Twitter https://twitter.com/trekprofiles Full show notes are posted on our website Follow John on Podchaser This podcast brought to you by Stars and Sky Media Lab. It's Cosmic!

A conversation with new Star Trek fan Abigail Glover. We talk about how she discovered the show, what she loves about it, and what it means to her. If you liked the show, please make sure that you've subscribed to the podcast via your preferred player. Connect with the Trek Profiles podcast via: Email feedback@trekprofiles.com FB https://www.facebook.com/TrekProfiles Twitter https://twitter.com/trekprofiles Full show notes are posted on our website Follow John on Podchaser This podcast brought to you by Stars and Sky Media Lab. It's Cosmic!

A conversation with Star Trek fan and author Glenn Dakin. We talk about his growing up as a fan, as well as a few of his Trek-related books. If you liked the show, please make sure that you've subscribed to the podcast via your preferred player. Connect with the Trek Profiles podcast via: Email feedback@trekprofiles.com FB https://www.facebook.com/TrekProfiles Twitter https://twitter.com/trekprofiles Full show notes are posted on our website Follow John on Podchaser This podcast brought to you by Stars and Sky Media Lab. It's Cosmic!

A special episode. In this one, we leave Star Trek for a moment and talk about Babylon 5 with Lurker Norman Lao. If you liked the show, please make sure that you've subscribed to the podcast via your preferred player. Connect with the Trek Profiles podcast via: Email feedback@trekprofiles.com FB https://www.facebook.com/TrekProfiles Twitter https://twitter.com/trekprofiles Full show notes are posted on our website Follow John on Podchaser This podcast brought to you by Stars and Sky Media Lab. It's Cosmic! Acknowledgements Special episode theme song Good Day by Aliveway via Tribe of Noise Pro Babylon 5 Computer Voice by Melissa Archer via Voicebunny Sci-fi Laboratory Ambience by Iwan Gabovitch under CC-BY 3.0 License with sounds by wolick, swiftoid, Diboz Background photo by Jorge Vasconez on Unsplash

In this episode we speak with Norman Lao, co-host of the amazing MissionLog podcast, amateur swordsman, and wearer of kilts. Norm is a life-long fan of Star Trek and shares his most personally meaningful episodes in this discussion. If you liked the show, please make sure that you've subscribed to the podcast via your preferred player. Connect with the Trek Profiles podcast via: Email feedback@trekprofiles.com FB https://www.facebook.com/TrekProfiles Twitter https://twitter.com/trekprofiles Full show notes are posted at TrekProfiles.com Follow John on Podchaser This podcast brought to you by Stars and Sky Media Lab. It's Cosmic!

My guest Alexandria has been in many fandoms but only recently discovered Star Trek in December 2020! Let's talk about how she got into Trek and where she is in her journey and why she decided she was a fan. If you liked the show, please make sure that you've subscribed to the podcast via your preferred player. Connect with the Trek Profiles podcast via: Email feedback@trekprofiles.com FB https://www.facebook.com/TrekProfiles Twitter https://twitter.com/trekprofiles Full show notes are posted at Trek Profiles Follow John on Podchaser This podcast brought to you by Stars and Sky Media Lab. It's Cosmic!

Trek Profiles Podcast A monthly podcast where we deliver interviews with delightful Star Trek fans about their Trek fandom. This episode's guest is writer Marc Cushman. He’s probably best known to Star Trek fans as the originator of the Star Trek TNG episode Sarek. He’s also written an exhaustive history of the production of TOS called These are the Voyages. If you liked the show, please make sure that you've subscribed to the podcast via your preferred player. Connect with the Trek Profiles podcast via: Email feedback@trekprofiles.com FB https://www.facebook.com/TrekProfiles Twitter https://twitter.com/trekprofiles Full show notes are posted at TrekProfiles.com Follow John on Podchaser This podcast brought to you by Stars and Sky Media Lab. It's Cosmic!

Trek Profiles Podcast: A monthly podcast where we deliver interviews with delightful Star Trek fans about their Trek fandom. This episode's guest is the Professional Wrestling Commentator, former Pollical Candidate, and Star Trek podcaster Jeff Akin. He has an inspiring story about sharing Trek with his Mom, plus he talks about how the show influenced his pollical campaign.  Jeff also podcasts about leadership lessons in the show on the Starfleet Leadership Academy show. Also, during the month of April 2021, Podchaser is running a charity event. Leave a review for any podcast, including mine, and they will donate some money to Meals on Wheels. Here is my page on Podchaser where you can leave a review and here are some details about the campaign. If you liked the show, please make sure that you've subscribed to the podcast via your preferred player. Connect with the Trek Profiles podcast via: Email feedback@trekprofiles.com FB https://www.facebook.com/TrekProfiles Twitter https://twitter.com/trekprofiles Ful

Trek Profiles Podcast A monthly podcast where we deliver interviews with delightful Star Trek fans about their Trek fandom. This episode's guest is the artist and STO-player Alex Shomaker. We had a fun conversation about her history with Star Trek and why she became a fan. We also, as is typical, have a few diversions along the way.   If you liked the show, please make sure that you've subscribed to the podcast via your preferred player. Connect with the Trek Profiles podcast via: Email feedback@trekprofiles.com FB https://www.facebook.com/TrekProfiles Twitter https://twitter.com/trekprofiles Full show notes are posted at TrekProfiles.com Follow John on Podchaser This podcast brought to you by Stars and Sky Media Lab. It's Cosmic!

Trek Profiles Podcast A monthly podcast where we deliver interviews with delightful Star Trek fans about their Trek fandom. This episode's guest is Ben Robinson. Ben is not only a long-time fan, but he also works in Star Trek for EagleMoss. We have a lengthy discussion on Ben’s history with Trek and the episodes that make it special to him. If you liked the show, please make sure that you've subscribed to the podcast via your preferred player. If you’d like to show your support for Trek Profiles, please consider a donation to our favorite charity: The Children’s Fund for Glycogen Storage Disease. Connect with the Trek Profiles podcast via: Email feedback@trekprofiles.com FB https://www.facebook.com/TrekProfiles Twitter https://twitter.com/trekprofiles Full show notes are posted at TrekProfiles Follow John on Podchaser This podcast brought to you by Stars and Sky Media Lab. It's Cosmic!

Trek Profiles Podcast A monthly podcast where we deliver interviews with delightful Star Trek fans about their Trek fandom. This episode's guest is Jimmy McShane. He’s a new Star Trek fan, only having discovered it about a year ago. We take a look at what drew him in and the episodes that made an impression. If you liked the show, please make sure that you've subscribed to the podcast via your preferred player. If you’d like to show your support for Trek Profiles, please consider a donation to our favorite charity: The Children’s Fund for Glycogen Storage Disease. Connect with the Trek Profiles podcast via: Email feedback@trekprofiles.com FB https://www.facebook.com/TrekProfiles Twitter https://twitter.com/trekprofiles Full show notes are posted at TrekProfiles Follow John on Podchaser This podcast brought to you by Stars and Sky Media Lab. It's Cosmic!

Trek Profiles Podcast A monthly podcast where we deliver interviews with delightful Star Trek fans about their Trek fandom. This episode's guest is Diane Carey. She’s best known to Trek fans for writing the novels Dreadnought and Battlestations, plus many others. If you liked the show, please make sure that you've subscribed to the podcast via your preferred player. Connect with the Trek Profiles podcast via: Email feedback@trekprofiles.com FB https://www.facebook.com/TrekProfiles Twitter https://twitter.com/trekprofiles Full show notes are posted at TrekProfiles.com Follow John on Podchaser This podcast brought to you by Stars and Sky Media Lab. It's Cosmic!

Trek Profiles Podcast A monthly podcast where we deliver interviews with delightful Star Trek fans about their Trek fandom. This episode's guest is Thad Hait. He’s a long time Star Trek fan and also a podcaster as well. Thad often tweets about Trek and politics too. If you liked the show, please make sure that you've subscribed to the podcast via your preferred player. Connect with the Trek Profiles podcast via: Email feedback@trekprofiles.com FB https://www.facebook.com/TrekProfiles Twitter https://twitter.com/trekprofiles Full show notes are posted at TrekProfiles.com Follow John on Podchaser This podcast brought to you by Stars and Sky Media Lab. It's Cosmic!

Trek Profiles Podcast A monthly podcast where we deliver interviews with delightful Star Trek fans about their Trek fandom. In this one, we meet Olivia, a newer Trek fan who has become quite a presence on Trek Twitter. Follow her at @oliviaj_8. If you liked the show, please make sure that you've subscribed to the podcast via your preferred player. Connect with the Trek Profiles podcast via: Email feedback@trekprofiles.com FB https://www.facebook.com/TrekProfiles Twitter https://twitter.com/trekprofiles Full show notes are posted at TrekProfiles.com  Follow John on Podchaser This podcast brought to you by Stars and Sky Media Lab. It's Cosmic!

Trek Profiles Podcast A monthly podcast where we deliver interviews with delightful Star Trek fans about their Trek fandom. We are cross the streams on this episode of Trek Profiles. Our guest is Noah Averbach-Katz who is not only a life-long fan, but also an actor who appeared in the show. Noah and I discuss his personal Star Trek journey, as well as his feelings about being cast and what it’s like to see the fandom from both sides. As always, our guest talks about which episodes were most personally meaningful to him and why they are special. If you liked the show, please make sure that you've subscribed to the podcast via your preferred player. Also, check out our Kobayashi Maru contest. Connect with the Trek Profiles podcast via: Email feedback@trekprofiles.com FB https://www.facebook.com/TrekProfiles Twitter https://twitter.com/trekprofiles Full show notes are posted at Trek Profiles.com Follow John on Podchaser This podcast brought to you by Stars and Sky Media Lab. It's Cosmic!

The Trek Profiles Podcast A monthly podcast where we deliver interviews with delightful Star Trek fans about their Trek fandom. This episode's guest is Katie Nickolaou, the meteorologist from Sioux City, Iowa. In this one, we talk about her love of science and how an interest in Star Trek helped her overcome a challenging time in her childhood. If you liked the show, please make sure that you've subscribed to the podcast via your preferred player. Connect with the Trek Profiles podcast via: Email feedback@trekprofiles.com FB https://www.facebook.com/TrekProfiles Twitter https://twitter.com/trekprofiles Full show notes are posted at TrekProfiles.com Follow John on Podchaser This podcast brought to you by Stars and Sky Media Lab. It's Cosmic!

Trek Profiles Podcast A monthly podcast where we deliver interviews with delightful Star Trek fans about their Trek fandom. This episode's guest is David Majors. David is the Co-Host of the Promenade Merchants Podcast. If you liked the show, please make sure that you've subscribed to the podcast via your preferred player. Connect with the Trek Profiles podcast via: Email feedback@trekprofiles.com FB https://www.facebook.com/TrekProfiles Twitter https://twitter.com/trekprofiles Full show notes are posted at TrekProfiles.com Follow John on Podchaser This podcast brought to you by Stars and Sky Media Lab. It's Cosmic!

Trek Profiles Podcast A monthly podcast where we deliver interviews with delightful Star Trek fans about their Trek fandom. This episode's guest is Salwa Mohammed Noor. She’s a brand-new Star Trek fan from Malaysia who only started watching Trek 2 months ago. She has an interesting take on the show and it was a fun interview. If you liked the show, please make sure that you've subscribed to the podcast via your preferred player. Connect with the Trek Profiles podcast via: Email feedback@trekprofiles.com FB https://www.facebook.com/TrekProfiles Twitter https://twitter.com/trekprofiles Full show notes are posted at TrekProfiles.com Follow John on Podchaser This podcast brought to you by Stars and Sky Media Lab. It's Cosmic!