TFM (Trek.fm & The 602 Club)

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.

In 2014 a group of misfits from different parts of the universe came together to save the galaxy and steal the hearts of moviegoers, leaving fans eagerly anticipating the next adventure.

In this episode of The 602 Club host Matthew Rushing is joined by Bethany and Riley Blanton to talk about Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. We discuss being back in the galaxy, family, sister fights, god complex, new characters, the end credits, the music and our ratings.

Chapters
Back in the Galaxy (00:05:02)
Family (00:10:03)
Sister Fights (00:29:32)
God Complex (00:42:02)
End Credits (00:58:37)
The Music (01:00:30)
Ratings (01:05:52)

Host
Matthew Rushing

Guests
Bethany Blanton
Riley Blanton

Production
Matthew Rushing (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Patreon Manager) Ken Tripp (Associate Producer) Davis Grayson (Associate Producer)

Past Tense, Part I.

A growing gap between the haves and have-nots leads to a fractured society. In Star Trek’s 2024, America has tucked away undesirables in Sanctuary Districts. Sisko explains that social problems had to reach a breaking point before the US began to address them. “Past Tense” was prophetic in its time, and it remains so today—just seven years from Gabriel Bell’s famous stand.

In this episode of The Orb, hosts C Bryan Jones and Matthew Rushing dive into the first part of this glimpse at the difficult road humanity had to travel to get from our present day to Gene Roddenberry’s future.

Chapters
Intro (00:00:00)
Initial Thoughts (00:03:25)
The Original Concept (00:07:49)
Giving Up? (00:14:52)
The Haves and Have-Nots (00:24:31)
The Sanctity of Human Life (00:31:46)
Path Through Hell (00:34:18)
Teching the Tech (00:36:57)
Closing (00:41:21)

Hosts
C Bryan Jones and Matthew Rushing

Production
C Bryan Jones (Editor and Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Charlynn Schmiedt (Executive Producer) William Murray (Associate Producer) Kay Elizabeth Shaw (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Patreon Manager)

Mental Health and Counselling.  

One of the stand out additions to the Enterprise-D bridge crew when Star Trek returned to television was a ships counsellor . The addition of a counsellor to the crew was a very bold step and reflected the attitudes of the 1980s towards therapy and sharing your feelings. Did The Next Generation's use of a counsellor and episodes tackling mental health help tackle the taboo of discussing mental health? Or did the use of Guinan as a confidenant with a cocktail reflect the type of therapy that many would prefer.  

In this episode of Earl Grey, hosts Richard Marquez and Lee Hutchison are joined by Duncan Barrett from Trek.fm's Primitive Culture to discuss how The Next Generation views mental health and the role of the ships counsellor. The team discuss their views and experiences of counselling and if the approach used in the series actually would help the Enterprise crewmembers. Richard looks at how counselling is used in the Armed Forces and if it echoes how it is used on a starship.  

Note: There is a minor audio issue in the first nine minutes of this episode.  

Feature  
Introduction - (00:01:07)   
Duncan Barrett - (00:01:37)  
Mental Health and Troi - (00:09:50)  
Sign of the Times - (00:14:17)  
Jarhead - (00:18:39)  
Picard and Troi - (00:31:40)  
Too Familiar - (00:33:56)  
Troi on Voyager - (00:37:54)  
Coming Back (00:39:35)  
I Tend Bar and Listen - (00:42:50)  
Life Experience - (00:47:00)  
Empathy and Skills - (00:53:37)  
Mental Health in Trek - (00:57:35)  
Plugs and Closing - (01:06:22)  
POTFM - (01:10:51)  
Patron (01:12:22)   
Contact (01:45:00)  

Hosts  
Lee Hutchison and Richard Marquez  

Guest  
Duncan Barrett  

Production  
Lee Hutchison (Editor and Producer) Richard Marquez (Producer) Amy Nelson (Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Michael E. Hueter (Associate Producer) Justin Oser (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Patreon Manager)

Kierkegaard and Stages on Life's Way.   This time, we're talking "Soren," but not Dr. Tolian Soren from Star Trek Generations; we're talking about the Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard! Søren Kierkegaard is well-known for his "Stages on Life's Way," or three different approaches to life: the aesthetic approach (novelty, adventure, and experiences); the ethical approach (rules, duty, and responsibility), and the religious approach (sincere commitment, meaningful dedication, and authentic leaps of faith). In this episode of Meta Treks, hosts Zachary Fruhling and Mike Morrison discuss characters from the Star Trek universe that exemplify these three different modes of living.   Chapters  Welcome to Episode 67 (00:01:07)  Søren Kierkegaard and Dr. Soren from Generations (00:03:16)  Programming an Authentic Life (00:14:24)  Kierkegaard's Stages of Life's Way (00:22:15)  The Aesthetic Stage or The Commander Riker Stage (00:31:30)  The Ethical Stage or The Lieutenant Worf Stage (00:49:50)  The Religious Stage or The Chief O'Brien Stage (01:07:39)  Final Thoughts (01:24:51)   Hosts Zachary Fruhling and Mike Morrison   Production Mike Morrison (Editor) Zachary Fruhling (Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Patrick Devlin (Associate Producer) Kay Shaw (Associate Producer) Kit Loffstadt (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Patreon Manager)   Send us your feedback! Twitter: @trekfm  Facebook: http://facebook.com/trekfm  Voicemail: http://www.speakpipe.com/trekfm  Contact Form: http://www.trek.fm/contact  Visit the Trek.fm website at http://www.trek.fm/  Subscribe in iTunes: http://itunes.com/trekfm   Support the Network! Become a Trek.fm Patron on Patreon and help us keep Star Trek talk coming every week. We have great perks for you at http://patreon.com/trekfm

Kierkegaard and Stages on Life's Way.  

This time, we're talking "Soren," but not Dr. Tolian Soren from Star Trek Generations; we're talking about the Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard! Søren Kierkegaard is well-known for his "Stages on Life's Way," or three different approaches to life: the aesthetic approach (novelty, adventure, and experiences); the ethical approach (rules, duty, and responsibility), and the religious approach (sincere commitment, meaningful dedication, and authentic leaps of faith). In this episode of Meta Treks, hosts Zachary Fruhling and Mike Morrison discuss characters from the Star Trek universe that exemplify these three different modes of living.  

Chapters 
Welcome to Episode 67 (00:01:07) 
Søren Kierkegaard and Dr. Soren from Generations (00:03:16) 
Programming an Authentic Life (00:14:24) 
Kierkegaard's Stages of Life's Way (00:22:15) 
The Aesthetic Stage or The Commander Riker Stage (00:31:30) 
The Ethical Stage or The Lieutenant Worf Stage (00:49:50) 
The Religious Stage or The Chief O'Brien Stage (01:07:39) 
Final Thoughts (01:24:51)  

Hosts 
Zachary Fruhling and Mike Morrison  

Production 
Mike Morrison (Editor) Zachary Fruhling (Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Patrick Devlin (Associate Producer) Kay Shaw (Associate Producer) Kit Loffstadt (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Patreon Manager)  

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Show Title: Standard Orbit 172: Star Trek is Everywhere  

Star Trek in Pop-Culture  

From Saturday Night Live to The Big Bang Theory; Star Trek is everywhere and it is good! Zach and Ken discuss some of the funniest and most popular references in TV and film from our beloved franchise. We took this subject to our phenomenal listeners and asked them to provide their favorite Star Trek parodies and references; we call them out and share a starter list of some of the best references we could find. 

The scale and scope of Star Trek in pop-culture is Beyond belief and we hope you enjoy this light and fun show. We hope this podcast allows you to reflect on some of your favorite Star Trek moments within your own entertainment venues.

Welcome to Corey Elrod: Standard Orbit's newest Associate Producer!
 
Hosts   
Ken Tripp and Zach Moore 
  
Feature   
Welcome to Standard Orbit! (00:01:08)  
Enjoying the Inside Jokes (00:04:02)   
Let the references begin! (00:04:58)    
SNL had a few (00:05:04)   
Get a Life (00:09:03)  
Improv and James Carey (00:12:30)  
Fan Boys (00:15:50)  
Family Guy (00:20:28)  
Seinfeld/Galaxy Quest/Spaceballs (00:23:23)  
Futurama (00:34:32)  
Our Listener's lists (00:37:36)  
Previously on Trek.fm (01:00:22)   
Thank You for Listening to Standard Orbit (01:04:26)   
Star Trekkin Across the Universe (01:05:00)  
  
Production   
Zach Moore (Editor and Producer)  Ken Tripp (Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Renee Roberts (Associate Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Aaron Harvey (Associate Producer) Nicolas Anastassiou (Associate Producer) Tim Robertson (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Associate Producer) Corey Elrod (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Patreon Manager) 
    
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Oppenheimer, Degra, and Jetrel.

Star Trek has always been a looking glass through which we see ourselves, a way of examining our world, who we are, and where we came from. Trek.fm is proud to introduce our newest show, Primitive Culture. In each episode, hosts Duncan Barrett and Tony Black tie history and culture to Star Trekand discuss how our own world inspires the franchise we love—and how that franchise inspires us. In the pilot episode, “Destroyers of Worlds,” Tony and Duncan look at the relationship between J. Robert Oppenheimer, father of the atomic bomb, and two of Star Trek’s complex figures: Jetrel and Degra.

Chapters
Intro (00:00:00)
Meet the Hosts (00:01:30)
Morality and the Atom Bomb (00:09:45)
Ma’Bor Jetrel (00:22:54)
Loss of Family, Death of Children (00:28:39)
Degra and EnterpriseSeason 3 (00:39:08)
Redemption and Forgiveness (00:45:40)
Final Thoughts (00:55:35)
Recommended Reading (00:59:18)

Hosts
Tony Black and Duncan Barrett

Production
Tony Black (Editor) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Patreon Manager)

Enemy Unseen, Part 2.

100 years earlier, a malevolent entity that feeds on fear threatened the crew of the Enterprise under Captain Kirk and framed Scotty for murder. At the time, Redjac, also known as Jack the Ripper, was thought to have been banished for all eternity. However, he has returned to terrorize the crew of another Enterprise!

In this episode of Literary Treks, hosts Dan Gunther and Bruce Gibson present part two of our discussion about the Star Trek comics collection, Enemy Unseen, which includes the story Embrace the Wolf. We talk about a sequel to "Wolf in the Fold," Redjac, the unorthodox method used to defeat him, overcoming our fears, and wrap up with our final thoughts and ratings.

In the news segment, we discuss a pair of interviews with the creators of the TNG mirror universe comic story Mirror Broken, announce that the UK Comics collection #3 is available for pre-order, judge the cover of the new DTI novella Shield of the Gods, and talk about David Mack's upcoming original novel The Midnight Front.

News
Interview with J.K. Woodward (00:05:19)
Interview with the Tipton Brothers (00:08:45)
Classic UK Comics Vol. 3 (00:11:12)
DTI: Sheild of the Gods Cover (00:13:41)
The Midnight Front (00:16:03)

Feature: Enemy Unseen, Part 2
Embrace the Wolf (00:22:13)
The Art (00:24:19)
The Story (00:25:54)
Worf on the Holodeck (00:33:52)
Defeating Red Jack (00:35:37)
The Killing Shadows (00:39:36)
Ratings (00:45:04)
Final Thoughts (00:47:30)

Hosts
Dan Gunther and Bruce Gibson

Production
Matthew Rushing (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Patreon Manager) Ken Tripp (Associate Producer) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Associate Producer) Bruce Gibson (Associate Producer)

The Patriot Games score with John Takis.

One of the most respected and loved film composers was James Horner, who composed two scores for the Star Trek films: The Wrath of Khan and The Search for Spock. The 1990s were a very busy time for Horner, and a few films would inspire him to develop a sound that would lead him to his first Academy Award for Best Original Score in 1997 for the film Titanic. One of those important scores was 1992's Patriot Games.

In this episode of Melodic Treks, host Brandon-Shea Mutala is joined by film score specialist John Takis to discuss the score for Patriot Games and how it would influence Horner's work. We also discuss Horner's ability to write extended tracks, synth elements in scores, and fully synthesized scores for films.

** please note that at 17:31, I incorrectly refer to the vocalist in the "Main Titles" as Marie Brennan from Clannad. Her correct name is Maggie Boyle, and she was not a member of Clannad.

Chapters
Opening (00:00:00) 
I Apologize / Welcome, John!  (00:01:00) 
The Movie and Tom Clancy (00:03:02) 
How Does This Rank for You? (00:12:19) 
"CNN News Report" (00:14:26) 
An Understated Score (00:15:52) 
"Main Titles" (00:17:57) 
"Attempt on the Royals" (00:21:06) 
Fitting Into Horner's Career (00:23:06) 
Synth Elements (00:27:10) 
"Electronic Battlefield" (00:37:05) 
Long Tracks (00:38:55) 
"Hospital Vigil" (00:43:42) 
Final Thoughts / Finding John (00:45:18) 
Previously on Trek FM (00:54:01) 

*all music from the film Patriot Games composed by J. Horner

Host
Brandon-Shea Mutala

Guest
John Takis

Production
Brandon-Shea Mutala (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Tony Robinson (Associate Producer) Stephen Boyd (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Tony Robinson (Show Art) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Patreon Manager)