Engage: The Official Star Trek Podcast

Sad to say, but this will be the last episode of Engage. This episode we reminisce a bit about our time recording and we talk about one of the most infamous episodes in Star Trek's history, "Spock's Brain".   It's been a great almost 2 year run and we hope you've enjoyed listening as much as we've had making the show.  Live Long & Prosper!

This week on Engage we hit the pavement of the world famous Times Square in NYC to find out what people know about Star Trek.  Who's the more famous Captain? Kirk or America? Who is the most famous Star Trek Princess? Elaan of Troyius or Leia? Just how much is Star Trek like Harry Potter and Lord Of The Rings? Alright, folks see where I'm going with this?  This is a fun idea we had, that didn't quite pan out as expected, but we thought it was funny and decided to release it anyway.  Thanks to all the kind folks of Times Square for being such good sports!

This week on Engage we are talking about Artificial Intelligence with John Madden of IPsoft, creators of Amelia, The Most Human AI.  Before you ask, no they are not creating skynet!  Amelia is one of the most advanced AI in the world and sets itself apart with its advanced contextual awareness.  Learn about all the advancements with this amazing technology and how it Star Trek inspired it as well as some of our favorite AI related spisodes.

What if I told you that James T. Kirk Is not really the macho, womanizing captain that he is often remembered as?  This week on Engage, we welcome writer Erin Horáková, author of "Freshly Remember'd: Kirk Drift" which explains just how our collective conscious settled on this exaggerated depiction of our beloved captain.  You can check out the article in full at strangehorizons.com.

This week on Engage we travel back in time to a live taping of Engage from Star Trek: The Cruise 2018 with special guests Ethan Phillips & Armin Shimerman! 

This week on Engage we are proud to bring you Star Trek: Discovery stars Sonequa Martin Green and Anthony Rapp! And if that wasn't enough, we also have "After Trek" host Matt Mira! Two interviews for the price of none! Thanks to the kind folks at "After Trek" we were able to attend a taping of their season finale and got to spend some time with these very talented people.  

This week on Engage we review Star Trek: Discovery's season 1 finale, "Will You Take My Hand?", Michael Burnham comes full circle from episode one and we see a few cast members exit the Discovery as it embarks on its newest mission. We also specualte on the HUGE cliffhanger and what we'd like to see in season 2,

This week on Engage we review Star Trek: Discovery episode 14 "The War Without, the War Within".  After the breakneck pace of the last few episodes we get a more non-descript episode to set up next week's big finale.  We also talk about Zachary Quinto's reboot of "In Search Of" and catch up on "The Orville".

This week on Engage we welcome Cadet Tilly/Captain Killy herself Mary Wiseman! Special guest host Emma Stefansky of Vanity Fair and Screencrush talks with Mary about her expirences on the Discovery set and shares a few behind the scenes stories.  Also this week, Jordan returns just in time to review the absolutely explosive "What's Past Is Prologue" episode of Star Trek Discovery.

This week on Engage guest host Matt Patches of Thrillist returns for his 4th appearance to lead a discussion on Discovery episode 112 "Vaulting Ambition"! We talk about this week's major revalation and how we see the rest of the season playing out.