Trek Profiles Podcast

A conversation with improv actor, podcaster, and former cast member at the Star Trek: The Experience Paul Mattingly.

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Some portions of the Kobayashi Maru lightning round questions in this episode were written by listener Adam Saunders. If you'd like to submit questions for possible inclusion on the show, you can send me a message via Twitter or email me. I give some suggestions on good questions here.

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A conversation with Star Trek fan Tongtong Bu, also known as @Captain Pike-a-chu from Twitter! In this one, she tells us of being a child immigrant to the US and discovering Star Trek. We also learn how she learned English from the show and how it shaped her life. If you liked the show, please make sure that you've subscribed to the podcast via your preferred player.

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A conversation with Star Trek fan Brandon-Shea Mutala. We talk about how he discovered the show, what he loves about it, and what it means to him.

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A conversation with new Star Trek fan Abigail Glover. We talk about how she discovered the show, what she loves about it, and what it means to her.

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A conversation with Star Trek fan and author Glenn Dakin. We talk about his growing up as a fan, as well as a few of his Trek-related books.

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A special episode. In this one, we leave Star Trek for a moment and talk about Babylon 5 with Lurker Norman Lao.

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Acknowledgements

• Special episode theme song Good Day by Aliveway via Tribe of Noise Pro
• Babylon 5 Computer Voice by Melissa Archer via Voicebunny
• Sci-fi Laboratory Ambience by Iwan Gabovitch under CC-BY 3.0 License with sounds by wolick, swiftoid, Diboz
• Background photo by Jorge Vasconez on Unsplash

In this episode we speak with Norman Lao, co-host of the amazing MissionLog podcast, amateur swordsman, and wearer of kilts. Norm is a life-long fan of Star Trek and shares his most personally meaningful episodes in this discussion.

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My guest Alexandria has been in many fandoms but only recently discovered Star Trek in December 2020! Let's talk about how she got into Trek and where she is in her journey and why she decided she was a fan.

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A monthly podcast where we deliver interviews with delightful Star Trek fans about their Trek fandom.

This episode's guest is writer Marc Cushman. He's probably best known to Star Trek fans as the originator of the Star Trek TNG episode Sarek. He's also written an exhaustive history of the production of TOS called These are the Voyages.

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This show is a labor of love. If you'd like to show your support for Trek Profiles, please consider a donation to the official charity of the podcast: The Children's Fund for Glycogen Storage Disease (GSD). Click here to donate. Or click here to learn more about GSD.

Connect with the Trek Profiles podcast via:

• Email [email protected]
• FB https://www.facebook.com/TrekProfiles
• Twitter https://twitter.com/trekprofiles
• Full show notes are posted at TrekProfiles.com
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Trek Profiles Podcast: A monthly podcast where we deliver interviews with delightful Star Trek fans about their Trek fandom.

This episode's guest is the Professional Wrestling Commentator, former Pollical Candidate, and Star Trek podcaster Jeff Akin. He has an inspiring story about sharing Trek with his Mom, plus he talks about how the show influenced his pollical campaign. Jeff also podcasts about leadership lessons in the show on the Starfleet Leadership Academy show.

Also, during the month of April 2021, Podchaser is running a charity event. Leave a review for any podcast, including mine, and they will donate some money to Meals on Wheels. Here is my page on Podchaser where you can leave a review and here are some details about the campaign.

If you liked the show, please make sure that you've subscribed to the podcast via your preferred player.

This show is a labor of love. If you'd like to show your support for Trek Profiles, please consider a donation to the official charity of the podcast: The Children's Fund for Glycogen Storage Disease (GSD). Click here to donate. Or click here to learn more about GSD.

Connect with the Trek Profiles podcast via:

• Email [email protected]
• FB https://www.facebook.com/TrekProfiles
• Twitter https://twitter.com/trekprofiles
• Full show notes are posted at TrekProfiles.com
• Follow John on Podchaser

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