The BIG Sci-fi Podcast

Our crew had the pleasure of welcoming aboard the podcast filmmaker, Tommy Kraft, who masterfully helmed the fan film project, Star Trek: Horizon.  He is an exciting young talent in the film industry and he was just in college when he wrote, directed, produced, composed the music score, made the costumes, and the list goes on!  We had a wonderful conversation about the making of this incredibly impressive fan film.  We learned a lot about the process of making a film and it is fascinating, as Mr. Spock would say!  Join us for our interesting and entertaining interview of Mr. Tommy Kraft.

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Watch the film, Star Trek: Horizon here:  https://youtu.be/l94v4YOqxOc

 Experience more of Tommy's work here: http://www.tommykraft.com/

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Learn more about Adeena here: https://adeenamignogna.com/

Read Steve's article on Star Trek Horizon here: https://warpfactortrek.com/star-trek-horizon/

Listen to Cris Fox's podcast here: https://open.spotify.com/show/01BPcZVq2CqKYUCzMx7Nbj

And here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/yelling-about-star-trek/id1550774800

Listen to Brian's original music here: https://www.reverbnation.com/briantdonahue/

Listen to Brian's other podcast "The Pursuit Friends Network Podcast" here: https://open.spotify.com/show/2AzoQ2ugYhWH5khTTiq3Pj

And here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pursuit-friends-network-podcast/id1587392027

All music used for this podcast was written, performed, recorded, and produced by Brian Donahue

For help understanding, to raise awareness of, or to receive help if you suffer from OCD, check out this helpful and informational website: 

https://centerforanxietydisorders.com/what-is-harm-ocd/

The crew of The BIG Sci-Fi Podcast are grateful to Tommy for being so transparent and open about his struggles while making this film.  OCD is a real disorder and effects many people everyday.  We are proud to raise awareness of this disorder as we are inspired by Tommy's courage to push through it while making this film and beyond.  We hope to offer hope and help to others who might hear Tommy's story of perseverance and reach out for the help they need as well. 

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Adeena takes us into the brave new world of VR as we discuss the sci-fi we love most with this concept and "reality" as part of the story telling.  We get deep and, at times, not so deep on this topic as it relates to our discussion.  Whether we're thinking deeply or just having fun as we talk about VR, you will definitely have fun listening to this interesting and engaging discussion.  Grab your favorite beverage and snack, pull up a chair, and join us as we enjoy the company of friends once again on The BIG Sci-Fi Podcast!

Contact us with comments, ideas, and compliments: bigscifipodcast@gmail.com

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Learn more about Adeena here: https://adeenamignogna.com/

Read Steve's article on Star Trek Horizon here: https://warpfactortrek.com/star-trek-horizon/

Watch the film here (for homework for next week's episode): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l94v4YOqxOc&t=926s

Listen to Cris Fox's podcast here: https://open.spotify.com/show/01BPcZVq2CqKYUCzMx7Nbj

And here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/yelling-about-star-trek/id1550774800

Listen to Brian's original music here: https://www.reverbnation.com/briantdonahue/

Listen to Brian's other podcast "The Pursuit Friends Network Podcast" here: https://open.spotify.com/show/2AzoQ2ugYhWH5khTTiq3Pj

And here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pursuit-friends-network-podcast/id1587392027

All music used for this podcast was written, performed, recorded, and produced by Brian Donahue

Things mentioned in this podcast FYI:

Watch Star Trek Continues: https://www.youtube.com/c/StarTrekContinues

Ready Player One

The Matrix

Upload - available on Amazon Prime

TNG Episodes:

Encounter At Far Point - Season 1, Episode 1 & 2

The Big Goodbye - Season 1, Episode 11

We'll Always Have Paris - Season 1, Episode 23

Elementary, Dear Data - Season 2, Episode 3

Booby Trap - Season 3, Episode 6

Hollow Pursuits - Season 3, Episode 21

Family - Season 4, Episode 2

Galaxy's Child - Season 4, Episode 16

Pegasus - Season 7, Episode 12

Enterprise Episodes:

These Are The Voyages - Season 4, Episode 22

Brian leads us where we have never gone before...the Forbidden Planet!  We discuss what's so "forbidden" about it and genuinely have fun picking apart this classic sci-fi film.  We have plenty of laughs along the way, but this episode is so interesting and fascinating that even a Vulcan mind-meld would reveal that the BIG Sci-Fi Podcast crew is definitely worth listening to!  

Music featured at the opening of this episode was written by Louis and Bebe Barron and is featured on the Forbidden Planet soundtrack.

Email us your thoughts and comments - we may even mention you on a future episode: bigscifipodcast@gmail.com.

Join our Facebook group (The BIG Sci-Fi Podcast) and be a part of a growing community of sci-fi fans who love to talk about sci-fi and this podcast!  We interact a lot, so check it out!

Buy Adeena's book here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0951DLMPF

Read her blog here: https://adeenamignogna.com

Listen to Cris Fox's podcast here: https://open.spotify.com/show/01BPcZVq2CqKYUCzMx7Nbj

And here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/yelling-about-star-trek/id1550774800

Listen to Brian's original music here: https://www.reverbnation.com/briantdonahue/

Listen to Brian's other podcast "The Pursuit Friends Network Podcast" here: https://open.spotify.com/show/2AzoQ2ugYhWH5khTTiq3Pj

And here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pursuit-friends-network-podcast/id1587392027

Opening title and ending music for this podcast was written, performed, recorded, and produced by Brian Donahue

Episodes mentioned in this episode:

Picard, Season 2 - Episodes 1 and 2 (no spoilers, though...we promise!)

TOS - Spock's Brain

TOS - Requiem For Methuselah

Films mentioned in this episode:

Destination Moon

Robot Monster

The Birds

The African Queen

The Day The Earth Stood Still

Extra and Honorable mentions:

I Love Lucy

The Honeymooners

Cris Fox leads us this week into a deep and relevant topic on adversity and inclusion in both Star Wars and Star Trek.  Which of these franchises handles these issues the best, and what can we learn from their examples.  We keep it real, but we also have fun and poke fun at these two fantastically entertaining sci-fi franchises.  Revealing and entertaining conversation is ahead for those brave enough to face the final frontier of the human experience!

Email us your thoughts and comments - we may even mention you on a future episode: bigscifipodcast@gmail.com.

Join our Facebook group (The BIG Sci-Fi Podcast) and be a part of a growing community of sci-fi fans who love to talk about sci-fi and this podcast!  We interact a lot, so check it out!

Buy Adeena's book here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0951DLMPF

Read her blog here: https://adeenamignogna.com/klingon-interview-lawrence-m-schoen-part-1/

Listen to Cris Fox's podcast here: https://open.spotify.com/show/01BPcZVq2CqKYUCzMx7Nbj

And here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/yelling-about-star-trek/id1550774800

Listen to Brian's original music here: https://www.reverbnation.com/briantdonahue/

Listen to Brian's other podcast "The Pursuit Friends Network Podcast" here: https://open.spotify.com/show/2AzoQ2ugYhWH5khTTiq3Pj

And here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pursuit-friends-network-podcast/id1587392027

All music used for this podcast was written, performed, recorded, and produced by Brian Donahue

Episodes mention in this episode:

TNG Season 2, Episode 8 - "A Matter of Honor"

VOY Season 3, Episodes 8 & 9 - "Future's End"

TOS Season 3, Episode 15 - "Let That Be Your Last Battlefield"

TOS Season 3, Episode 12 - "Plato's Stepchildren"

Star Trek 6: The Undiscovered Country

Steve Mirkin takes us on a mysterious journey through time and space in The BIG Sci-Fi Zone! This week, we are talking about time travel. Do we love it or hate it? What are our favorite time travel films and stories? This week's podcast episode is a lot of fun and, quite possibly, the most interesting yet! Join us, if you dare, on a fantastic voyage into the future...or the past...you know what we mean! 

Email us your thoughts and comments - we may even mention you on a future episode: bigscifipodcast@gmail.com.

Join our Facebook group (The BIG Sci-Fi Podcast) and be a part of a growing community of sci-fi fans who love to talk about sci-fi and this podcast!  We interact a lot, so check it out!

Buy Adeena's book here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0951DLMPF

Read her blog here: https://adeenamignogna.com/klingon-interview-lawrence-m-schoen-part-1/

Listen to Cris Fox's podcast here: https://open.spotify.com/show/01BPcZVq2CqKYUCzMx7Nbj

And here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/yelling-about-star-trek/id1550774800

Listen to Brian's original music here: https://www.reverbnation.com/briantdonahue/

Listen to Brian's other podcast "The Pursuit Friends Network Podcast" here: https://open.spotify.com/show/2AzoQ2ugYhWH5khTTiq3Pj

And here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pursuit-friends-network-podcast/id1587392027

All music used for this podcast was written, performed, recorded, and produced by Brian Donahue

Our fantastic crew dives deep into Trek in this week's episode and get deep in our discussion over the trauma that Picard experiences throughout the run of TNG on television and on the big screen. We also talk about the cost of leading affectively and what that looks like. This is, perhaps, the most personal episode yet as we share who influences us in our own lives.

If you like what you hear and enjoy this podcast, we kindly and humbly ask that you share it on your social media and help others join in the fun and fandom!

Email us your thoughts and comments - we may even mention you on a future episode: bigscifipodcast@gmail.com.

Buy Adeena's book here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0951DLMPF

Read her blog here: https://adeenamignogna.com/klingon-interview-lawrence-m-schoen-part-1/

Listen to Cris Fox's podcast here: https://open.spotify.com/show/01BPcZVq2CqKYUCzMx7Nbj

And here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/yelling-about-star-trek/id1550774800

Listen to Brian's original music here: https://www.reverbnation.com/briantdonahue/

Listen to Brian's other podcast "The Pursuit Friends Network Podcast" here: https://open.spotify.com/show/2AzoQ2ugYhWH5khTTiq3Pj

And here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pursuit-friends-network-podcast/id1587392027

All music used for this podcast was written, performed, recorded, and produced by Brian Donahue

Cristian Fox leads this week's discussion surrounding the very important question of whether the ends ever justifies the means, especially when thinking about the Star Trek universe.  We discuss several episodes from Enterprise, Deep Space Nine, and Voyager in this week's episode.  This discussion gets serious, but we hope you have fun listening and engaging with this week's discussion because we are four of the most passionate Trek fans around and we have opinions!

NOTE: This episode was recorded prior to the Russian incursion into Ukraine.  We talk heavily about war in this episode and even mention Russia by name.  We make comparisons based on the stories in Trek of association for the sake of our discussion.  We are releasing this episode with great sensitivity to what is happening in Europe and would like to simply state that we, as a podcasting team, are against the invasion of a sovereign people over another.

Email us your thoughts and comments - we may even mention you on a future episode: bigscifipodcast@gmail.com.

Buy Adeena's book here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0951DLMPF

Read her blog here: https://https://adeenamignogna.com/essential-star-trek-watch-tos-in-one-weekend/

Listen to Cris Fox's podcast here: https://open.spotify.com/show/01BPcZVq2CqKYUCzMx7Nbj

And here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/yelling-about-star-trek/id1550774800

Listen to Brian's original music here: https://www.reverbnation.com/briantdonahue/

Listen to Brian's other podcast "The Pursuit Friends Network Podcast" here: https://open.spotify.com/show/2AzoQ2ugYhWH5khTTiq3Pj

And here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pursuit-friends-network-podcast/id1587392027

All music used for this podcast was written, performed, recorded, and produced by Brian Donahue

This week we dive into the Star Wars universe and discuss whether or not it is true sci-fi.  Steve leads us through hyperspace as we get a little lively about our feelings positive and negative towards this incredibly deep and rich franchise in entertainment.  You'll hear some great stories and debate as a bunch of Star Trek fans, who happen to be Star Wars fans as well, talk about the rival of our beloved Trek!  You'll laugh and reminisce with us as we have fun being together again to talk sci-fi.

Email us your thoughts and comments - we may even mention you on a future episode: bigscifipodcast@gmail.com.

Buy Adeena's book here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0951DLMPF

Read her blog here: https://adeenamignogna.com/happy-first-contact-day-2021-aka-my-first-contact-with-trek-an-origin-story/

Listen to Cris Fox's podcast here: https://open.spotify.com/show/01BPcZVq2CqKYUCzMx7Nbj

And here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/yelling-about-star-trek/id1550774800

Listen to Brian's original music here: https://www.reverbnation.com/briantdonahue/

Listen to Brian's other podcast "The Pursuit Friends Network Podcast" here: https://open.spotify.com/show/2AzoQ2ugYhWH5khTTiq3Pj

And here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pursuit-friends-network-podcast/id1587392027

All music used for this podcast was written, performed, recorded, and produced by Brian Donahue

Our very own robot expert and sci-fi author, Adeena, leads us through an interesting discussion about our favorite robots/AI from around the sci-fi universe!  We focus on a fascinating episode of The Outer Limits called "I, Robot."  We really nerd out on robots in this episode and you might just be surprised at what we discuss!  Join us for this 2nd episode and leave us a comment via email: bigscifipodcast@gmail.com.

Buy Adeena's book here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0951DLMPF

Read her blog here: https://adeenamignogna.com/happy-first-contact-day-2021-aka-my-first-contact-with-trek-an-origin-story/

Listen to Cris Fox's podcast here: https://open.spotify.com/show/01BPcZVq2CqKYUCzMx7Nbj

And here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/yelling-about-star-trek/id1550774800

Read Steve's latest articles here: https://warpfactortrek.com/everything-old-is-new-again-enterprise-broken-bow/

Listen to Brian's original music here: https://www.reverbnation.com/briantdonahue/

Listen to Brian's other podcast "The Pursuit Friends Network Podcast" here: https://open.spotify.com/show/2AzoQ2ugYhWH5khTTiq3Pj

And here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pursuit-friends-network-podcast/id1587392027

All music used for this podcast was written, performed, recorded, and produced by Brian Donahue

This inaugural episode introduces our hosts as we talk about ourselves and our favorites inside and outside of Trek. The discussion is fun and entertaining as we go all around the sci-fi universe in describing our fandom. We also talk about TNG and DS9's portrayal of Worf's parenting style. In addition, we learn of an incredible sci-fi series of the past from the self-proclaimed "old guy" of our crew.  

Hosts: 

Buy Adeena's book here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0951DLMPF

Read her blog here: https://adeenamignogna.com/happy-first-contact-day-2021-aka-my-first-contact-with-trek-an-origin-story/

Listen to Cris Fox's podcast here: https://open.spotify.com/show/01BPcZVq2CqKYUCzMx7Nbj

And here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/yelling-about-star-trek/id1550774800

Read Steve's latest articles here: https://warpfactortrek.com/everything-old-is-new-again-enterprise-broken-bow/

Listen to Brian's original music here: https://www.reverbnation.com/briantdonahue/

Listen to Brian's other podcast "The Pursuit Friends Network Podcast" here: https://open.spotify.com/show/2AzoQ2ugYhWH5khTTiq3Pj

And here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pursuit-friends-network-podcast/id1587392027

All music used for this podcast was written, performed, recorded, and produced by Brian Donahue

We're excited to announce our brand new podcast!  Sci-fi fans from all over North America have united for this fun and light-hearted opinion-based podcast.  We love Trek the most, but our love for Trek has given us a deep love for all things sci-fi.  Coming February 4th to a podcast universe near you!