First Flight Podcast

Episode 146- Season 4 Ep 14 The Aenar

Season 4 is here and First Flight, and the Carrot Crew, have many things to discuss! It's time we go to the ice of Andoria's moon and find more surprises than answers. This trilogy ends masterfully and Chris and Abby have lots to say about it.

Archer tries to unify the Andorians, Tellarites and Vulcans in a plan to capture a marauder ship threatening to destabilize the region.

Season 4 Format:

-Welcome & Reed Alert (spoiler warning)

-Captain's Log & Haiku (episode recap)

-Pros and Decons (analysis of episode)

- Viewscreen On (calling out a beautiful visual shot or director's choice of shot)

- Flipping Duras and/or VAMF (Vulcan as a Mother Flipper) Awards as needed

-Porthos' Pick (our favorite parts)

-Trivia

-Vulcans' Verdict (rating the episode on a scale of 1-10 grapplers)

Feel free to let us know your Porthos' Picks and Grappler Ratings, VAMF Awards, Flipping Duras and/or your general thoughts on this episode! We save these and share them on special Mail Bag episodes. (Please note, contributions might be shared on the podcast!)

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@FirstFlightPod

Abby: @abbymsommer

Chris: @ShelfNerds

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Ep. 143 BONUS - Interlude #3

June 2026

Welcome to First Flight's Bonus Interludes, our bimonthly short chat about two tracks of Trek music that we love.

Chris and Abby love ALL Trek and have given themselves, and the Carrot Crew, some franchise spanning, music moments to highlight and analyze.

This month of (June) we are discussing "Everyone Wants a Piece of the Pike" (SNW- Strange New Worlds), "Comet Away With Me" (SNW- Children of the Comet), "Marriage Council" (TOS- Amok TIme)" & "Remorse/Marriage Council II" (TOS- Amok TIme).

Feel free to let us know your thoughts on these bimonthly music tracks and if you have any connections or Grappler Ratings or thoughts of your own. (Please note, contributions might be shared on the podcast!)

Find Us on Bluesky, Instagram, Threads and Facebook:

@FirstFlightPod

Abby: @abbymsommer

Chris: @ShelfNerds

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Chris' Channel : Completing the Shelf

Episode 144- Season 4 Ep 13 United

Season 4 is here and First Flight, and the Carrot Crew, have many things to discuss! Hold on to your antennae- Chris and Abby talk about love, life and honor among different species in this episode.

Archer tries to unify the Andorians, Tellarites and Vulcans in a plan to capture a marauder ship threatening to destabilize the region.

Season 4 Format:

-Welcome & Reed Alert (spoiler warning)

-Captain's Log & Haiku (episode recap)

-Pros and Decons (analysis of episode)

- Viewscreen On (calling out a beautiful visual shot or director's choice of shot)

- Flipping Duras and/or VAMF (Vulcan as a Mother Flipper) Awards as needed

-Porthos' Pick (our favorite parts)

-Trivia

-Vulcans' Verdict (rating the episode on a scale of 1-10 grapplers)

Feel free to let us know your Porthos' Picks and Grappler Ratings, VAMF Awards, Flipping Duras and/or your general thoughts on this episode! We save these and share them on special Mail Bag episodes. (Please note, contributions might be shared on the podcast!)

Find Us on Bluesky, Instagram, Threads & Facebook:

@FirstFlightPod

Abby: @abbymsommer

Chris: @ShelfNerds

Email us feedback and voice recordings (90 secs or less)

[email protected]

Find Us on YouTube:

Chris' Channel : Completing the Shelf

Episode 143 - Season 4 Ep. 12 Babel One

Season 4 is here and First Flight, and the Carrot Crew, have many things to discuss! Chris and Abby talk about Tellerites, Andorians and Romulans (Oh my!). Plus we share a drink with Shran.

Enterprise journeys to Babel with a Tellarite ambassador on board for peace talks with the Andorians, when a distress call from Shran is received.

Season 4 Format:

-Welcome & Reed Alert (spoiler warning)

-Captain's Log & Haiku (episode recap)

-Pros and Decons (analysis of episode)

- Viewscreen On (calling out a beautiful visual shot or director's choice of shot)

- Flipping Duras and/or VAMF (Vulcan as a Mother Flipper) Awards as needed

-Porthos' Pick (our favorite parts)

-Trivia

-Vulcans' Verdict (rating the episode on a scale of 1-10 grapplers)

Feel free to let us know your Porthos' Picks and Grappler Ratings, VAMF Awards, Flipping Duras and/or your general thoughts on this episode! We save these and share them on special Mail Bag episodes. (Please note, contributions might be shared on the podcast!)

Find Us on Bluesky, Instagram, Threads & Facebook:

@FirstFlightPod

Abby: @abbymsommer

Chris: @ShelfNerds

Email us feedback and voice recordings (90 secs or less)

[email protected]

Find Us on YouTube:

Chris' Channel : Completing the Shelf

Episode 142 - Season 4 Ep. 12 Zhan-Ko

Season 4 is here and First Flight, and the Carrot Crew, have many things to discuss! Chris and Abby talk about memories, Hoshi's brilliance and, did you know, Archer and Travis are pilots?

When Trip loses his memory after an away mission, Archer, Hoshi and Travis find unexpected lessons with the planet's people.

Season 4 Format:

-Welcome & Reed Alert (spoiler warning)

-Captain's Log & Haiku (episode recap)

-Pros and Decons (analysis of episode)

- Viewscreen On (calling out a beautiful visual shot or director's choice of shot)

- Flipping Duras and/or VAMF (Vulcan as a Mother Flipper) Awards as needed

-Porthos' Pick (our favorite parts)

-Trivia

-Vulcans' Verdict (rating the episode on a scale of 1-10 grapplers)

Feel free to let us know your Porthos' Picks and Grappler Ratings, VAMF Awards, Flipping Duras and/or your general thoughts on this episode! We save these and share them on special Mail Bag episodes. (Please note, contributions might be shared on the podcast!)

Find Us on Bluesky, Instagram, Threads & Facebook:

@FirstFlightPod

Abby: @abbymsommer

Chris: @ShelfNerds

Email us feedback and voice recordings (90 secs or less)

[email protected]

Find Us on YouTube:

Chris' Channel : Completing the Shelf

EP 141 BONUS- May 2026 Trek of the Month

Welcome to First Flight's bimonthly Bonus Trek of the Month thematic episodes chat!

Chris and Abby love ALL Trek and Melanie has assigned them two great episodes to discuss.

This month is (May) and our episodes are (You Are Cordially Invited… DS9 S6 Ep 7) and (Prophecy VOY S7 Ep 14). Take a listen and hear what we love, what we question, what we find important and a Grappler Rating.

Feel free to let us know your thoughts on these bimonthly episodes and if you have any connections or Grappler Ratings of your own. (Please note, contributions might be shared on the podcast!)

Find Us on Bluesky, Instagram, Threads, and Facebook:

@FirstFlightPod

Abby: @abbymsommer

Chris: @ShelfNerds

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Chris' Channel : Completing the Shelf

Episode 140 - Season 4 Mailbag Part 6

First Flight is chatting about Season 4 and we have YOUR thoughts to discuss.

Chris and Abby respond to the feedback they have gotten from the First Flight Community over the first part of the season. The conversations range from fun to serious and there are many great contributions from the Carrot Crew!

Feel free to let us know your Porthos' Picks, Grappler Ratings, Viewscreen On picks, VAMF and Flipping Duras Awards and/or your general thoughts so we can share them on our next Mail Bag episode. (Please note, contributions might be shared on the podcast!)

Find Us on Instagram, Threads, Bluesky and Facebook:

@FirstFlightPod

Abby: @abbymsommer

Chris: @ShelfNerds

Find Us on YouTube:

Chris' Channel : Completing the Shelf

Episode 139 - "Series Acclimation Mil" | Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, Ep. 5 (BONUS)

First Flight loves ALL Trek and today we bring you a bonus episode that lets Abby and Chris reflect and chat about their first thoughts on episode 5 "Series Acclimation Mil" of Starfleet Academy's first season.

Feel free to let us know your thoughts on this thread or any Porthos' Picks, Grappler Ratings, Viewscreen On picks, VAMF and Flipping Duras Awards and/or your general thoughts so we can share them on our next Mail Bag episode. (Please note, contributions might be shared on the podcast!)

Find Us on Bluesky, Instagram, Threads and Facebook:

@FirstFlightPod

Abby: @abbymsommer

Chris: @ShelfNerds

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Chris' Channel : Completing the Shelf

Episode 138 - BONUS Thread

TNG 2-Parters

First Flight loves ALL Trek and today we bring you a bonus episode that lets Abby and Chris reflect and chat about all the two part episodes of TNG.

The episodes discussed are: Encounter at Farpoint, Best of Both Worlds, Redemption, Unification, Time's Arrow, Chain of Command, Birthright, Descent, Gambit, All Good Things…

Feel free to let us know your thoughts on this thread or any Porthos' Picks, Grappler Ratings, Viewscreen On picks, VAMF and Flipping Duras Awards and/or your general thoughts so we can share them on our next Mail Bag episode. (Please note, contributions might be shared on the podcast!)

Find Us on Bluesky, Instagram, Threads and Facebook:

@FirstFlightPod

Abby: @abbymsommer

Chris: @ShelfNerds

Find Us on YouTube:

Chris' Channel : Completing the Shelf

EP 137 BONUS- Interlude #2 April 2026

Welcome to First Flight's Bonus Interludes, our bimonthly short chat about two tracks of Trek music that we love.

Chris and Abby love ALL Trek and have given themselves, and the Carrot Crew, some franchise spanning, music moments to highlight and analyze.

This month of (April) we are discussing "The Skygowanis the Limit" (SNW- New Life and New Civilizations), "Stranger in the Crowd" (SFA- 300th Night), "Nearness of You and Ending (TNG- 11001001)" & "Duality/Enterprise C" (TNG- Yesterday's Enterprise).

Feel free to let us know your thoughts on these bimonthly music tracks and if you have any connections or Grappler Ratings or thoughts of your own. (Please note, contributions might be shared on the podcast!)

Find Us on Bluesky, Instagram, Threads and Facebook: @FirstFlightPod Abby: @abbymsommer Chris: @ShelfNerds

Find Us on YouTube: Chris' Channel : Completing the Shelf