To The Journey: A Star Trek Voyager Podcast

With over 160 episodes of Star Trek: Voyager, you could be forgiven for thinking a few can go on the ‘meh’ pile. There are also a lot of episodes that rise to the top when it comes to thinking of the best of the best. But it is almost impossible to choose just one episode from each series that is not to be missed. 

In this episode of To The Journey, hosts Liam Smart and Suzanne Williamson attempt to whittle down each season to just ONE episode that embodies Voyager. Of course they do not agree...

Chapters Intro (00:00:00) Season 1 (00:07:40) Season 2 (00:12:58) Season 3(00:17:43) Season 4 (00:21:47) Season 5 (00:27:20) Season 6 (00:32:06) Season 7 (00:36:53) Closing (00:40:30)  

Hosts Liam Smart and Suzanne Williamson 

Production Suzanne Williamson (Editor) Liam Smart (Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Bruce Lish (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Associate Producer) Patrick Carlin (Associate Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager)

One of the many, many (did we say many?) episodes of Star Trek: Voyager to feature the Borg, Season 6’s Survival Instinct focuses on members of Seven of Nine’s Unimatrix that crash landed with her on a random planet a few years prior to the events of the episode. These now ex-Borg are desperate to find a way of delinking themselves from the mini-collective they were forced to form by Seven, and now require Seven to help them undo it. 

In this episode of To The Journey, hosts Suzanne Williamson and Liam Smart are joined by Christopher D Littlefield for a commentary on Season 6 Episode 2, Survival Instinct. 

Chapters Intro (00:00:00) Commentary (00:11:55) Closing (00:55:38)  

Hosts Liam Smart, and Suzanne Williamson

Guest Christopher D. Littlefield

Production Suzanne Williamson (Editor) Liam Smart (Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Bruce Lish (Associate Producer) Joo Kim (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Associate Producer) Patrick Carlin (Associate Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager)

Farewells in Voyager and Farewell to Zachary. 

Star Trek: Voyager had its fair share of farewells, from the departure of Kes and Neelix to some emotional farewells between the Voyager crew and their alien love interests of the week. In this episode of To The Journey, we discuss the many farewells in Voyager—even one goodbye that's more of a "good riddance" than a farewell! And, in this special episode of To The Journey, hosts Suzanne Williamson and Liam Smart say their farewells to fellow host Zachary Fruhling, departing the show for the next leg of the journey, in podcasting and in life.  

Chapters Intro (00:00:00) Good Riddance or FU? (00:08:07) Star Trek Men in Black (00:10:06) What Juicy Lungs You Have (00:22:47) Space Hemlock (00:35:29) Why Not All Three? (00:45:32) I Can Whittle You a Bath (00:56:10) To The Google! (01:02:28) Closing (01:14:16) 

Hosts Zachary Fruhling, Suzanne Williamson, and Liam Smart 

Production Suzanne Williamson (Editor) Zachary Fruhling (Producer) Liam Smart (Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Bruce Lish (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Associate Producer) Patrick Carlin (Associate Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager)

Tom/Tuvok Moments. 

In this episode of To The Journey, hosts Liam Smart and Zachary Fruhling are joined by TTJ associate producer Patrick Carlin to discuss their favorite Tom/Tuvok moments in Star Trek: Voyager.  

Chapters Intro (00:00:00) News (00:08:27) Our Picks (00:12:34) Closing (00:38:14)  

Hosts Liam Smart and Zachary Fruhling  

Guest  Patrick Carlin  

Production Liam Smart (Editor) Zachary Fruhling (Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Bruce Lish (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Associate Producer) Patrick Carlin (Associate Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager)

Borg Collective Set, Part 2. 

In this episode of To The Journey, hosts Liam Smart, Suzanne Williamson and Zachary Fruhling are joined by Amy Nelson and Joe Keegan of Earl Grey, our sister podcast on Trek.fm dedicated to Star Trek: The Next Generation, for part two of our discussion of the Star Trek Fan Collective Borg episodes. Together with Amy and Joe, we discuss the following Borg episodes from Star Trek: Voyager: "Scorpion" (Parts  1 and 2), "Drone," "Dark Frontier" (Parts 1 and 2) "Unimatrix Zero" (Parts 1 and 2), and the series finale, "Engame." 

For part 1 of our Borg Fan Collective discussion, don't miss Earl Grey episode 323: Greebling the Borg.  

Chapters Intro (00:00:00) Solar Powered Ocampa (00:06:14) There's Something About One (00:22:57) He's Got a Tiny Little Crown (00:34:36) This is Voyager's Descent (00:51:43) Time-Wimey Stuff Going On (00:59:44) Take it to the Next Level (01:10:10) Closing (01:18:54) 

Hosts Liam Smart, Suzanne Williamson, and Zachary Fruhling 

Guests Amy Nelson and Joe Keegan 

Production Suzanne Williamson (Editor) Zachary Fruhling (Producer) Liam Smart (Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Bruce Lish (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Associate Producer) Patrick Carlin (Associate Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager)

When we think of the shows that bring us comfort in difficult times, Star Trek Voyager is always at the top of the list for hosts Suzanne Williamson and Liam Smart. In this episode of To The Journey we pick out our top 5 episodes to get us through this crazy macrovirus quarantine period that the world has been flung into. Liam has typically chosen not to follow the “top 5” rules, however!

Chapters Intro (00:00:00) BIG NEWS (00:03:40) Quarantine Playlist (00:07:06) Closing (00:40:22) 

Hosts Suzanne Williamson, and Liam Smart 

Production Suzanne Williamson (Editor) Liam Smart (Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Bruce Lish (Associate Producer) Joo Kim (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Associate Producer) Patrick Carlin (Associate Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager)

Seven of Nine in Star Trek: Picard, Season 1. 

Fans of Star Trek: Voyager were excited to see the return of Seven of Nine to the Star Trek universe in the first season of Star Trek: Picard. The Seven of Nine that we see in Star Trek: Picard, however, is quite different than the Seven of Nine we are accustomed to from Star Trek: Voyager. From Borg drone to member of the Voyager crew to Fenris Ranger, hosts Zachary Fruhling, Suzanne Williamson, and Liam Smart discuss Seven of Nine's overall character arc and the differences between her appearances in Star Trek: Voyager and the first season of Star Trek: Picard.  

Chapters Intro (00:00:00)  Either Dead or in Jail (00:05:19)  Momma Janeway (00:12:33)  They are Both No Nonsense (00:15:05)  Is it Noble (00:23:02)  You Never Get Over It (00:28:19)  Perfect Plot Device (00:34:36)  Stupid Small Universe Syndrome (00:42:52)  Closing (00:53:26)  

Hosts Zachary Fruhling, Suzanne Williamson, and Liam Smart  

Production Suzanne Williamson (Editor) Zachary Fruhling (Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Bruce Lish (Associate Producer) Joo Kim (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Associate Producer) Patrick Carlin (Associate Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager)

"Fair Trade" Commentary. 

In this episode of To The Journey, hosts Liam Smart, Suzanne Williamson, and Zachary Fruhling give an audio commentary on the third-season Voyager episode "Fair Trade" and christen each other with new Talaxian names.  

Chapters Intro (00:00:00) Commentary (00:09:06) Closing (00:55:36) 

Hosts Liam Smart, Suzanne Williamson, and Zachary Fruhling 

Production Suzanne Williamson (Editor) Zachary Fruhling (Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Bruce Lish (Associate Producer) Joo Kim (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Associate Producer) Patrick Carlin (Associate Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager)

Hope and Fear.  

In this episode of To The Journey, hosts Suzanne Williamson and Zachary Fruhling discuss the season-four finale of Star Trek Voyager, "Hope and Fear."  

Chapters Intro (00:00:00)  He Sounded Familiar (00:03:10)  American Gladiator Parisses Squares (00:07:45)  Space Mister Rogers (00:09:35)  Is it Fan Service? (00:15:17)  Future Jail (00:22:27)  Poetic Justice (00:26:42)  The Even Better than Warp Drive Warp Drive (00:31:33)  Closing (00:38:26)  

Hosts Suzanne Williamson and Zachary Fruhling  

Production Suzanne Williamson (Editor) Zachary Fruhling (Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Bruce Lish (Associate Producer) Joo Kim (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Associate Producer) Patrick Carlin (Associate Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager)

Season One Rewrite. 

In this episode of To The Journey, hosts Zachary Fruhling, Liam Smart, and Suzanne Williamson rewrite season one of Star Trek: Voyager with a season-long story arc involving the Vidiians as the main adversary instead of the Kazon.  

Chapters Intro (00:00:00) Setting it all Up (00:03:13) No Black Latex (00:06:32) No One Touches Joe (00:13:55) Harry Kim Cardassian (00:24:20) We Need More Chakotay Punching People (00:29:57) Just Vulcaning Around (00:34:41) Closing (00:47:05) 

Hosts Zachary Fruhling, Liam Smart, and Suzanne Williamson 

Production Suzanne Williamson (Editor) Zachary Fruhling (Producer) Liam Smart (Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Bruce Lish (Associate Producer) Joo Kim (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Associate Producer) Patrick Carlin (Associate Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager)