Ship-Talking Podcast

Welcome to the first official episode of our new pod-within-a-pod series: 'Shuttle Scuttle'! (And we hope you all enjoyed the pilot episode last week!) In this episode, some of the Ship-Talking team embarks on a short shuttle journey and has their knowledge of Trek ships put to the test. All patrons of Ship-Talking's Patreon gain access to new episodes of 'Shuttle Scuttle' one week before their wide release here! Hailing frequencies are always open at www.shiptalkingpod.com or email [email protected].

Marc Bell, a renowned VFX artist and 3D modeler, joins the Pod this week to chat about modeling canon ships. The discussion also includes the creation process, ship reference/ research required pre-modeling, VFX procedures, creating art with the models, and more. An expanded chat with Marc is exclusively available to our patrons at or above the Constitution-class tier on Patreon. Also, your answers to the latest Community Q are discussed, a new question is given, and this week's All Hands on Deck Drill sees the community take command of fleet operations for the United Federation of Planets for a day. Hailing frequencies are always open at www.shiptalkingpod.com or email [email protected].

Welcome to the pilot episode of our new pod-within-a-pod series: 'Shuttle Scuttle'! In this episode, the entire Ship-Talking team embarks on a short shuttle journey to provide an overview of the show and what you can expect each week, as well as a console-side chat about their favorite ships. All patrons of Ship-Talking's Patreon gain access to new episodes of 'Shuttle Scuttle' one week before their wide release here! Hailing frequencies are always open at www.shiptalkingpod.com or email [email protected].

Authors of ship narrative and Devs on Star Trek Online Thomas Marrone and Jeremy Randall stop by this week's episode for a bit of sh*p-talking. They chat about writing ship lore, using story to inspire ship visuals, filling in blanks of what happened off-screen to ships, naming ship classes, creating/ documenting tech specs, and more. An expanded chat with Thomas and Jeremy is exclusively available to our patrons at or above the Constitution-class tier on Patreon. We also discuss your answers to this week's Community Q, share a new question, and the latest All Hands on Deck Drill has two Trek ships go head-to-head. Hailing frequencies are always open at www.shiptalkingpod.com or email [email protected].

Robbie returns from shore leave and joins Brandon for a chat with Astronomer Dr. Robert Hurt. They speak about real science behind ships, ship design needs for space travel, technology needed for Trek ships to become real, ship design language, and more. An expanded chat with Dr. Hurt is exclusively available to our patrons at or above the Constitution-class tier on Patreon. Also, answers to this week's Community Q are discussed, a new question is announced, and this week's All Hands on Deck Drill training plans the community sent in are reviewed. Hailing frequencies are always open at www.shiptalkingpod.com or email [email protected].

James Jacob, a model maker of canon Trek-ships, joins this week's episode to chat about the model creation process, ensuring details are screen accurate, the lighting process, and more. An expanded chat with James is exclusively available to our patrons at or above the Constitution-class tier on Patreon. Submissions for this week's Community Q were also shared before announcing the new one, and this week's All Hands on Deck Drill sent the community to the Holodeck to spend time with a captain and their ship of choice. Hailing frequencies are always open at www.shiptalkingpod.com or email [email protected].

Ship Concept Artist Hector Ortiz and Ship Artist Ian Richards join Brandon and new Co-Host Alex to talk sh*p on this week's episode. After Alex introduces herself at the start, they all discuss how a ship's design originates, the journey from concept to digital model, animation and FX of ships' parts, 32nd century ship design limitations, and the hope to revisit TOS designs with the premiere of Strange New Worlds. An expanded chat with Hector and Ian is exclusively available to our patrons at or above the Constitution-class tier on Patreon. Your answers to this week's Community Q are also discussed, a new one is announced, and this week's All Hands on Deck Drill sees the community visiting the shipyards to retrofit Federation ships with ablative armor generators. Hailing frequencies are always open at www.shiptalkingpod.com or email [email protected].

This week's episode features Trek-ships Cinematographer Allen "ZEFilms" Cayen. The chat includes a discussion about using ships to tell a story and evoke awe; the importance of camera angles, movements, and music choice; challenges that arise due to a ship's design; and the popularity of Federation vs. other species’ ships. An expanded chat with ZEFilms is exclusively available to our patrons at or above the Constitution-class tier on Patreon. We also discuss your answers to this week's Community Q, share a new question, and review the reconnaissance mission you all went on in this week's All Hands on Deck Drill. Hailing frequencies are always open at www.shiptalkingpod.com or email [email protected].

Tim Davies, also known around the Trek universe as Suricata, is an artist and ship schematic designer. He joins the Pod this week to chat about creating ships' Master Systems Displays (MSD), LCARS & Okudagrams, and ship interiors & filling in their gaps in schematics. He also shares the work he did around researching the plausibility of the cavernous turbolift system we saw in season three of DSC. An expanded chat with Tim is exclusively available to our patrons at or above the Constitution-class tier on Patreon. Also, your answers to the latest Community Q are discussed, a new question is given, and this week's All Hands on Deck Drill sees the community become Emperor of the Terran Empire for a day. Hailing frequencies are always open at www.shiptalkingpod.com or email [email protected].

Ship Artist and Designer of the Enterprise-F/ Odyssey-class Adam Ihle stops by this week's episode for a bit of sh*p-talking. He chats about designing the ship, controversy surrounding the contest to design it, 32nd century ship design, Enterprise design lineage, and the canonicity of the Enterprise-F. An expanded chat with Adam is exclusively available to our patrons at or above the Constitution-class tier on Patreon. We also discuss your answers to this week's Community Q, share a new question, and the latest All Hands on Deck Drill has two Trek ships go head-to-head. Hailing frequencies are always open at www.shiptalkingpod.com or email [email protected].