This week on Trek Tuesday, Tony sits down with Oded Fehr, the commanding presence behind Admiral Charles Vance, for a thoughtful and far‑reaching conversation about the future of Starfleet and the evolution of one of modern Trek’s most grounded leaders.

Zooming in from across the quadrant, Fehr reflects on the delicate balancing act Vance faces as the Federation rebuilds — and how Starfleet Academy opens a new chapter filled with fresh challenges, new faces, and the lingering legacy of the Burn.

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Tony sits down with Simon Franglen, the composer shaping the sonic identity of the Avatar saga. From the intimate vocal textures of the Na’vi to the thunderous emotional crescendos that define Fire and Ash, Franglen opens up about the creative decisions, cultural inspirations, and technical innovations behind one of the most ambitious musical universes in modern cinema.

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Byte brings you  the red carpet for the highly anticipated launch of Marvel’s Wonder Man, now streaming on Disney+, thanks to Marvel Studios for the audio. 

Recorded live from the premiere event, this episode features exclusive audio from Disney+ and conversations with the cast and creative team who brought Wonder Man to life.

In this special, Tony speaks with:

🎬 Andrew Guest — Head Writer & Executive Producer Guest breaks down the tonal balancing act of 

🎤 Byron Bowers — DeMarr Davis

⚡ Demetrius Grosse — Eric Williams 

🎭 Sir Ben Kingsley 

⭐ Yahya Abdul‑Mateen II — Simon Williams / Wonder Man

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In this episode of Byte, Tony zooms with Oded Fehr, the commanding presence behind Admiral Charles Vance in the Star Trek universe. With Starfleet Academy opening a bold new era for the franchise, Fehr shares how Vance’s journey continues — not as a static authority figure, but as a man shaped by war, mentorship, and the responsibility of guiding the next generation.

The full interview is available as part of Trek Tuesday.

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Season One of The Orville wasn’t just the launch of a new sci‑fi series—it was the beginning of a heartfelt, funny, and surprisingly profound exploration of humanity through the lens of a starship crew just trying to figure things out. This Rewind episode takes you back to where it all began, revisiting the themes, characters, and creative spark that made the show stand out from day one.

This special edition features conversations recorded at New York Comic Con, where the cast reflected on the early days of the series.

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This archival episode reaches all the way back to 1996 for a rare and insightful conversation with Anthony Daniels, the iconic performer behind C‑3PO. At the time, Daniels had just wrapped his work on the Return of the Jedi radio drama, once again lending his unmistakable voice and personality to the galaxy’s most anxious protocol droid.

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In this episode, we sit down with legendary comic book artist Alitha Martinez to explore her latest work on OMNI, a graphic novel from Humanoids that blends science fiction, social commentary, and kinetic storytelling. With over two decades in the industry, Alitha brings a wealth of experience and insight to the conversation — from her early days as an assistant to Joe Quesada at Marvel Comics in the 1990s to her groundbreaking contributions across major franchises.

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I explore Lab Rat, a taut near‑future sci‑fi thriller where a group of scientists find themselves locked in a room with a chilling revelation: one of them is an AI in disguise — and it has been lying to them. With no way out until they uncover the truth, paranoia rises, alliances fracture, and the line between human and machine blurs in unsettling ways.

Tony sits down with the filmmaker to unpack the film’s provocative concept, its claustrophobic tension, and the creative journey that led to Lab Rat being selected to premiere on Dust, one of the most influential platforms for boundary‑pushing sci‑fi storytelling.

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In this episode, Tony connects over Zoom with actor Aleks Paunovic, whose towering physicality and grounded emotional presence have made him a standout across genre television. Most recently, he brings the iconic Polyphemus to life in Percy Jackson and the Olympians, delivering a performance that’s equal parts monstrous, tragic, and unexpectedly human.

👁️ Transforming into Polyphemus The prosthetics, the costume, and the artistry behind creating a believable cyclops on screen.

🔥 Heat, endurance, and on‑set challenges How extreme weather conditions shaped the shoot and tested his stamina.

🎭 Finding character beneath the creature Aleks’ approach to performance when his face is partially obscured by makeup.

🥊 His time on Reacher 

🐐 Stepping into The Greatest Why the Muhammad Ali story resonates with him and what audiences can expect from the new series.

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In this episode of Byte, Tony dives into Mercy, the provocative new Amazon MGM Studios (who provided the audio) thriller that imagines a justice system run not by humans, but by an AI judge — a machine empowered to weigh evidence, determine guilt, and deliver sentences with cold precision.

The film raises a question that feels less like science fiction and more like tomorrow’s headline: If you remove the human element from justice, do you also remove compassion, fairness… and mercy?

Through conversations with the cast and creative team, this episode unpacks the film’s tension between efficiency and empathy, certainty and conscience, and the unsettling possibility that “just the facts” may not be enough to define justice.

Mercy imagines a future where the courts run flawlessly — no bias, no fatigue, no human error. But perfection comes at a cost. When you remove the human element, you risk losing the very qualities that make justice meaningful: compassion, context, and the ability to see a person rather than a dataset.

It’s a future worth thinking about, because it’s closer than we’d like to admit.