The Open Pike Night crew welcomes Cillian O’Sullivan, the Irish scene stealer behind Dr. Roger Korby in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds! Pour yourself a headless Guinness and join us as we talk plomeek soup, canine counterparts, and eyebrow games with Spock.

We also dive into fantasy Harry Potter casting, channeling Korby’s dark side, and—yes—Cillian treats us to a little strip right here on the pod. 🖖

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Once again we come to an end, or is it a new beginning?  Or is it…a shoehorn?

Enjoy our lovely conversation and a fantastic Quiz!  As always, our callers make us great, their minds to our minds

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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds S3E10, “New Life and New Civilizations.” We close out the season with the episode’s writers, Dana Horgan and Davy Perez, for a lively debrief full of cosmic curiosities and behind-the-scenes mischief.

Inside this episode:

• 🗺️ Davy’s love of ley lines
• ⏱️🩺 Our favorite time-traveling Doctors
• 🌌 How planets get their names
• 🏠 Very specific house-hunting habits
• 🔗 Unexpected NCIS crossovers
• 🎭 Why Dana blames the puppets

Guests: Dana Horgan • Davy Perez
Episode: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds S3E10 “New Life and New Civilizations”

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Writers Dana Horgan and Kathryn Lyn beam into Strange New Words to break down Star Trek: Strange New Worlds S3E4, “A Space Adventure Hour.” This belated chat was worth the wait—as chaotically joyous as a holodeck episode!

We swap stories about the show’s “sorcerer” set dressers, lose it laughing over Una’s choking gag, and dig into how the episode plays with pulp tropes while tidying up a bit of canon along the way. Plus: writing comedy that still feels like Trek, character secrets hiding in plain sight, and why this romp needed just the right tone to land.

If you love behind-the-scenes craft, canon talk, and a lot of giggles, this one’s for you. Subscribe and follow for more Strange New Worlds deep dives!

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Get ready to make friends and eat bugs, because the ORTEGAS EPISODE IS FINALLY HERE!!!

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MORTEGAS!!  Melissa Navia joins the Open Pike Night crew once again to discuss the long-awaited Ortegas episode.  Find out how gross the guts were, what it was like acting against a puppet, and how truly windy the AR wall can be! 

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Writer Alan B. McElroy joins us to peer through the glass of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' “Terrarium.” It's the "Mortegas" episode we've been waiting for and we let Alan know it gave us all the feels!

We discuss a number of inspirations and references, discuss Erica's chess strategy, and the culinary horror giant bugs. Plus: the joy of writing fan-fiction that just happens to be Trek canon!

A lively, craft-forward conversation packed with laughs, lore, and practical insights for anyone who loves television writing - and especially Strange New Worlds.

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John, Cam, and Jesse tackle what it means to be human, to be podcasters, to be half-human/half-podcasters and just how much less sleep we need all the sudden!

Our fantastic callers lend their voices once again to discuss the latest Vulcan hi jinx on Star Trek Strange New Worlds!

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Attune your pointed ears for insight and laughs from Henry Alonso Myers and Dana Horgan as they discuss the logistics of writing Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' green-blooded romp, “Four-and-a-Half Vulcans”

We discuss the different types of Vulcans, how good Pelia is, the merits of walking into walls, secret character nick-names, and what goes on at 1am.

It’s a behind-the-scenes deep dive full of craft, chaos, and Trek love—ideal for fans of Strange New Worlds who want the story behind the eyebrow arch.

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We turn the microphone inward this week and take a close look at what Star Trek Strange New Worlds really means to the hosts of Open Pike Night…

Meteorologist Katie Nickolaou joins us on stage to unpack and dissect the shortest episode of Season 3!

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