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Boosting The Signal: My Figure Universe CommunicationsBoosting The Signal Episode 015: Mike McCaffertyMy guest this week is Writer, Director & Actor Mike McCafferty Mike is best known for playing "Albert Eberts" in the 2000 Sci-fi Channel series "The Invisible Man" as well as his appearances in films such as "Idiocracy" & "National Treasure" as well as TV shows like "Community", "Rick & Morty" & "Six Feet Under". But Mike is also a lifelong Trekkie who even hosted his own Star Trek Podcast for many years called "I Just want to talk about Star Trek" it's definitely a must listen podcast.We sat down to discuss our mutual love for Trek...
2025-11-241h 09
Legacy Roadmap PodcastMike McCafferty Silencing Your Inner Critic
Mike McCafferty and I have a conversation about the inner critic, the voice in our head, that for him and I both sounds like a Marine Corps drill instructor. We dig into the origin story of the inner critic and how to defuse the power of the voice and reprogram it for our own benefit.
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2022-04-071h 03
I Just Want To Talk About Star TrekConvention Report and Mike in the VoidMike explains why he's not been podcasting lately. Plus! The non-Star Trek convention he visited!
2021-08-1731 min
I Just Want To Talk About Star TrekStar Trek: Discard - A Mike Rant about Picard!Mike gets riled up (again), this time over a Hollywood Reporter interview with Star Trek Picard and Strange New Worlds writer, Akiva Goldman.
2021-04-1523 min
I Just Want To Talk About Star TrekMike Makes a Star Trek RPG! No, really!Mike decides to rope friends of the pod Jason, Tony, Duncan and Kitt into a Star Trek Role Playing Game of his own creation! It's as is Q was really into saving throws!
2021-03-081h 08
I Just Want To Talk About Star TrekWhere No Mike has gone Before!Mike celebrates (??) his 177th episode (longer than TNG) by driving around the valley in his Kia Soul, on a prolonged rant.
2021-02-2723 min
I Just Want To Talk About Star TrekStar Trek 4: Cancelled! Mike's Plan to Save it!Paramount is denying that they've killed all of the potential Star Trek movies, but Mike has a BOLD idea on how to save the franchise!
2020-09-2619 min
I Just Want To Talk About Star TrekThe Tholian WebMike tackles an entire universe, plunging himself into interphasic space for his deep dive on "The Tholian Web." This episode can also be watched on our fabulous Facebook page!
2020-07-201h 02
I Just Want To Talk About Star TrekReturn to Iowa!Mike and Duncan reminisce about their epic trip 4 years ago to Riverside, Iowa the future birthplace of James T. Kirk. Note: Mike and Duncan check out a lot of photos and videos. If you want to watch the Zoom recording, head over to our Facebook page.
2020-07-0335 min
I Just Want To Talk About Star TrekDevil in the DarkMike digs into this classic episode in a time when the unknown seems a constant threat.
2020-06-3047 min
I Just Want To Talk About Star TrekTNG - The Neutral ZoneMike takes on the slightly schizophrenic first season finale, "The Neutral Zone."
2020-05-2239 minI Just Want To Talk About Star TrekStar Trek MemoriesIn the midst of a lockdown, Mike thinks back on his favorite Star Trek moments in his life.
2020-04-2224 min
I Just Want To Talk About Star TrekPicard's FinaleMike, The Doctor (Kim Miller) and Matt Stompie Thompson hold a Zoom session to go over their thoughts of this season of Picard.
2020-03-2836 min
I Just Want To Talk About Star TrekPicard - "Nepenthe" or Burnt Tomatoes!Mike finds his new favorite line of the entire franchise.
2020-03-1024 min
I Just Want To Talk About Star TrekPicard - "The Impossible Box"Mike dissects episode #6 of Star Trek: "The Impossible Box." He also makes several dubious assertions about himself, and the show.
2020-03-0329 min
I Just Want To Talk About Star TrekPicard eps 4-5, from Las Vegas!Mike and his son Kiernan break down episodes four "Absolute Candor" and five, "Stardust City Rag." Kiernan goes on the offensive with many issues with the show, while Mike takes a more leisurely view.
PLUS! Mike and Kiernan visit the remains of the Star Trek Experience at the Westgate hotel.
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2020-02-2344 minI Just Want To Talk About Star TrekPicard eps 1-2: Some Learned Musings...While the entire Pod Team tackled Star Trek: Picard's first two episodes on a live Facebook broadcast, Mike separates the saucer section to add a few deeper dives.
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2020-02-0523 min
I Just Want To Talk About Star TrekI, Borg. I Reconsider.With the return of Hugh the Borg on the new Picard Series, Mike watches the divisive TNG episode "I, Borg" to see if he's changed his opinion about it, 28 years later.
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2020-01-1852 minI Just Want To Talk About Star Trek2019 Year in Review!2019 for Star Trek was interesting to say the least. With season 2 of Discovery, Short Treks, the Viacom merger with CBS and the pushing of Picard to 2020, there's a lot for Mike to unpack.
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2019-12-3046 min
I Just Want To Talk About Star TrekTNG - The Last Outpost - Whoo-WHEE!Mike and Chief Archivist Aaron Moles plumb the depths of bad first season TNG with the baffling "The Last Outpost." With weird Ferengi, squatting Riker, euthanasia enthusiast Beverly and laser whips, it's a buffet of bonkers that needs to be dissected.
2019-12-061h 14
I Just Want To Talk About Star TrekMovie Roundtable or: Who the Hell Invited Tequila?Uh oh. After 6 months of brilliant, deep dive movie podcasts (source: Mike), he organizes a roundtable of The Doctor (Kim Miller), friend of the pod Aaron Moles and cadet Andy Lowe to do a wrap up of the franchise.
At least that was the plan.
Then a cloaked bottle of tequila materializes and causes moderate havoc with the crew. Will they be able to perform their Podcast Prime Directive and discuss the movies?
2019-11-091h 33
I Just Want To Talk About Star TrekMovie Dive - Star Trek BeyondThe last of the our Movie Dive series, Mike takes a look at the last film in the franchise and possibly the last of the Kelvin Universe.
2019-10-241h 59
I Just Want To Talk About Star TrekMovie Dive - Star Trek Into DarknessMike faces his most dangerous foe - a deep dive of a movie he deeply dislikes. BUT! Will this close examination of all things Cumberbatch change his mind? Shall we begin?
2019-10-102h 09
I Just Want To Talk About Star TrekPicard Trailer! Discovery Trailer! Data's HAIR! Emergency Podcast!Mini-episode! Mike and Kiernan break down the new Picard and Discovery trailers!
2019-10-0516 min
I Just Want To Talk About Star TrekMovie Dive - NemesisBlue skies, smiling me!
Mike takes on the last of the TNG features, "Nemesis."
Part one: Pre-Production - 2:00
Part two: Flaws of the film - 22:00
Part three: The movie - 28:00
Part four: After release and Mike's thoughts - 1:55:00
!!!!WARNING - Some Irvin Berlin is sung!!!!
2019-09-112h 05
I Just Want To Talk About Star TrekMovie Dive - Star Trek: Insurrection"A British Tar is a soaring soul!"
Mike tackles the vexing 9th film, "Star Trek: Insurrection." Has it aged well?
Part One - Pre-production
Casting Musings from Matt (Stompie) Thompson - 20:55
Part One A - Flaws of the Film - 26:35
Part Two - The Movie - 31:50
Part Three - Movie Release and personal thoughts - 1:47:00
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2019-09-041h 51
I Just Want To Talk About Star TrekMovie Dive - Star Trek: First Contact (feat. Armin Shimerman!)A second chance at a first impression! Mike looks into the first solo flight of the TNG cast with the 1996 film First Contact.
Part one - Pre-production
Part two - Movie note (21:55)
Armin Reads Melville - (1:21:45)
Part three - post production (1:33:00)
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2019-08-261h 39
I Just Want To Talk About Star TrekMovie Dive - Generations (Feat Armin Shimerman!)OMG, TNG! The Next Generation finally gets its big-budgeted debut on the big screen. But Captain Kirk might have a thing or two to say first! Mike takes on all facets of this historic meeting of the two captains. And as a BONUS, DS9 Alum Armin Shimerman stops by to read the famous "Time is the fire in which we burn," poem!
THIS IS EPIC!
Part one: Pre-production
(17:00) Part two: the movie
(51:00) Armin Shimerman "Calmly as we Walk Through this April's Day
(156:00) Part three: Afterthoughts.
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2019-08-122h 09
I Just Want To Talk About Star TrekLas Vegas Convention 2019 wrap up!Mike takes his son Kiernan to his first ever Star Trek convention. On the way home, they go over what they saw, what they liked and what they didn't!
Bonus! A little clip of Shatner talking about...well, you'll hear it!
2019-08-0553 min
I Just Want To Talk About Star TrekMovie Dive - Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered CountryCRY HAVOK!! Mike takes on the final movie of the original series: The Undiscovered Country. He starts with the preproduction, then analyzes the move (19:20) before sharing his thoughts (1:34:00). To be or...
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2019-08-021h 43
Finishing StrongSunday 2019-05-19 Paul & Adel McCafferty: ForgiveSunday 2019-05-19 Paul & Adel McCafferty: Forgive by Mike Hendon
2019-07-1757 min
I Just Want To Talk About Star TrekMovie Dive - Star Trek V: The Final FrontierRow, row, row your boat! Mike takes on the much maligned Star Trek V: The Final Frontier! Is it any good? Can Mike talk pitch a better version? WHAT DOES GOD NEED WITH A STARSHIP?!!
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2019-07-091h 29
I Just Want To Talk About Star TrekINTERVIEW Jon Adams - Chief O'Brien at Work comic!Mike has a great discussion with writer/illustrator Jon Adams. For the last 6 years Jon has created the hilarious web comic "Chief o'Brien at Work." Jon shares his process, his favorite Trek series and why Miles O'Brien is such an iconic character to Trek fans.
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2019-06-2952 min
I Just Want To Talk About Star TrekMovie Dive - Star Trek IV: The Voyage HomeMike continues his Summer of Movie Deep Dives© with his take on Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home!
Check out the interview with Hank Armstrong, who was there at the Monterey Bay Aquarium when they filmed in 1986!
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2019-06-241h 22
I Just Want To Talk About Star TrekMovie Dive - Star Trek III: The Search for Spock!Summer of Movie Deep Dives! Mike continues his grand assessments of the Star Trek movies with Star Trek III: The Search for Spock!
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2019-06-121h 34
I Just Want To Talk About Star TrekMovie Dive: Star Trek: The Motion Picture!40 years after he first saw it in theaters, Mike revisits the first feature film of the Star Trek franchise. It's much maligned, but is it deserved? Mike will tell you!
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2019-05-311h 15
I Just Want To Talk About Star TrekDS9 Documentary - "What we Left Behind" - Mini review!Mike takes his son (Kiernan) to the one night only screening of the Deep Space Nine documentary "What we Left Behind." On the way home (Car sounds included for free!) they give their quick thoughts of the movie!
2019-05-1415 minI Just Want To Talk About Star TrekStar Trek (2009) - Mike travels to the past!It's the 10 year anniversary of Star Trek (2009) and Mike decides to relive the night he went to go see it. So he calls up his buddy Travis Greer and the two talk about the night they saw it, along with life and improv.
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2019-05-0947 minI Just Want To Talk About Star TrekAre Shields a Good Thing in Star Trek? - A Mike Rant©!Mike goes on a solo rant about the uses and misuses of shields in all the Trek series. Bonus! His bird weights in!
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2019-05-0234 min
I Just Want To Talk About Star TrekStar Trek and FateUsing the Disco episode "The Valley of Shadows" as a springboard, Mike mulls over the concept of fate versus free will in the Star Trek universe.
2019-04-1621 min
I Just Want To Talk About Star TrekDeep Dive: "The Doomsday Machine"Longing for the days when Star Trek told single, self-contained stories, Mike digs into one of his favorite TOS episodes "The Doomsday Machine."
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2019-04-0254 minI Just Want To Talk About Star TrekStar Trek and Families - A Trek RANT!Mike drives the I-5 and takes a moment to unload his thoughts about parents and parenting in the Star Trek universe.
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2019-03-2719 minI Just Want To Talk About Star TrekDisco Recap - "Project Daedalus" Vrrp. Vrrrp. Vrrrrrrrrp!When is a robot not a robot? When it's a PLOT DEVICE! Mike, The Doctor and Chief Engineer Jason dive into episode 9 of Discovery's season 2, "Project Daedalus."
PLUS! We talk to friend of the pod Aaron Moles! We learn what he had for lunch, then THROW HIM OUT AN AIRLOCK!
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2019-03-2059 minI Just Want To Talk About Star TrekDisco recap - "If Memory Serves"Mike, The Doctor and Chief Engineer Jason decide what's real and what's illusion in the new Disco episode "If Memory Serves."
Plus! Mike goes off the rails about robots cleaning mess halls.
And! A deep dive into a couch cushion!
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2019-03-1456 minI Just Want To Talk About Star TrekDisco recap (sorta) - The Sounds of BlunderWell, what can we say? When Mike and The Doctor try to pull off an impromptu (and late) review of Discovery episode "The Sounds of Thunder," Matt "Stompie" Thompson shows up and makes a mess of the whole affair! Still fun!
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2019-03-1318 min
I Just Want To Talk About Star TrekHe did TNG, DS9, VOY and ENT! Eric Pierpoint Interview!!Mike auditioned exactly once for Star Trek in his career and lost to this guy. But in finally talking to Eric Pierpoint, he discovers that he not only played Section 31's Harris in Enterprise, but also roles in TNG ("Liaisons"), DS9 ("For the Uniform") and VOY ("Barge of the Dead").
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2019-03-0658 min
I Just Want To Talk About Star TrekRespect your Vulcan Elders!On set for a pilot, Mike has a very quiet (ASMR!) chat with Irene Roseen, who played the Vulcan Elder in the 2009 Star Trek movie!
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2019-03-0212 minI Just Want To Talk About Star TrekDisco recap "Obol of Charon"! PLUS Prime vs. Canon!Mike and Chief Engineer Jason do a brief, slightly disjointed recap of Disco episode 4, "Obol of Charon." THEN, they dive into Midnight's Edge's long dissection of Star Trek's Prime vs. Canon universes (see below for link). FINALLY, we have a brief discussion of pizza toppings. CAN'T. NOT. LISTEN!
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2019-02-1348 minI Just Want To Talk About Star TrekDisco Relapse - "Point of Light."Mike, The Doctor and Chief Engineer Makiaris take on episode three of the Star Trek: Discovery, "Point of Light." Ghosts! Red Angels! Baby heads! This one has it all! Right? RIGHT?!!
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2019-02-031h 25I Just Want To Talk About Star TrekCBS All Access vs. Hot Streets Creator Brian Wysol!Role play! A little bit! Mike drinks red wine with Hot Streets creator friend and friend of the pod, Brian Wysol! We talk about second season of Hot Streets, all the Star Trek actors lending their voices to the show and how Star Trek influenced Hot Streets.
Then! Mike plays the part of CBS All Access and attempts to persuade a skeptical Brian to try second season of Discovery!
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2019-01-3055 minI Just Want To Talk About Star TrekDisco recap - "New Eden"Has Discovery found its own new Eden with the second series? Mike, The Doctor and Chief Makiaris breakdown the episode "New Eden," as well as discuss Killing Eve, internet speeds, iTunes and even TILLY!
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2019-01-271h 152019-01-1337 min
I Just Want To Talk About Star TrekShort Treks, Long Drive! Our review of the Short Treks!Mike (@Mikemccafferty), The Doctor (@Flibadip), Chief Makiaris (@JasonMakiaris) and Matt "Stompie" Thompson load up in a shuttlecraft (The Doctor's Lexus) and drive back from Mike's birthday celebration in the Final Frontier (Yosemite). They record an impromptu podcast in the car (with GREAT audio!) about the first three Short Trek episodes.
Plus, Half pies!
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2018-12-0822 min
Real Life Sci-Fi174 - The Great Filter with Mike McCaffertyWhere are all of the aliens? Are we at the end of intelligent life in the universe or the beginning? The Great Filter is born of the Fermi Paradox. Mike McCafferty joins real life sci fi again.
Conspiracy theories paranormal ufo ufos alien life extra terrestrial willy roberts wade randolph star trek
2018-11-262h 37I Just Want To Talk About Star TrekDS9 - "Take Me Out to the Holosuite" - A Father and son experience!Kiernan gets Mike to rewatch the seventh season DS9 epsiode "Take Me Out to the Holosuite." Mike had mixed feelings about it 25 years ago, but through his son's enjoyment, finds new love for baseball!
2018-09-0841 minI Just Want To Talk About Star Trek2018 Comic-Con wrap up DISCO, Orville and Klingon Lifestyles!The Doctor and Mike go over everything Star Trek at the 2018 San Diego Comic-con. Included are Discovery's trailer and panel, The Orville trailer, the Klingon Lifestyle show and Mike dressed as a Star Trek dinosaur for this manager's party!
2018-07-271h 26I Just Want To Talk About Star TrekOur 100th Episode EXTRAVAGANZA!Extra hosts! Special guests! Cavernous recording location! For the 100th episode, Mike is joined by The Doctor (@flibadip), Jason, Abed Geith, Kiernan McCafferty and returning TOS guest Karl Held ("Return of the Archons") It's a chaotic, freewheeling discussion, completely in line with what this podcast is. PLUS! We visited the Tillman Water Reclamation center - AKA Starfleet Academy. AND! listen to the first and last lines from the first podcast! THANK YOU FOR LISTENING!
2018-06-261h 13
I Just Want To Talk About Star TrekTime's Arrow - KIM HATES MARK TWAIN!This week we tackle the second part of the TNG episode Time's Arrow. Don't worry, you didn't miss part one, Mike just didn't want to talk about that episode. The good news is that The Doctor (Kim Miller) is so irritated at the character Mark Twain in this episode that she's really fired up against doing the podcast. The result is a cranky Doctor and Mike's bad immitations of an actor doing a bad immitation of Samuel Clemons.
BONUS EPISODE! At the end of the episode (1:20 mark) there's a 10 minute bonus episode! Mike, The Doctor and Crewman J...
2018-06-151h 34I Just Want To Talk About Star Trek98 - The Wrath of Son!Mike's back! This time he welcomes back his son to talk about his experience of watching Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan! On the eve of Father's Day, it's a pretty moving episode (for Mike) as Mike unwraps the TWoK subplot of father's and sons and discovers what the Genesis Project truly meant. LISTEN WITH YOUR CHILD ,AND THEY WILL NOT UNDERSTAND!
PLUS! Mike plugs a new sponsor. It's a toothbrush.
2018-06-0655 min
I Just Want To Talk About Star Trek97 - Trek Movie Theme Music- Are Which Ones are the Right Ones?!Flying (not Han) solo this episode, Mike examines the theme music from each Trek movie. He then tells you if that theme matches up with the tone of the movie. Got it? Yeah, it doesn't make a ton of sense but if you want to hear Mike geek out to great music this is your chance!
2018-05-1540 minI Just Want To Talk About Star Trek96 - It's Been a Long Road...to talk about ENTERPRISE!You know, if you've been a diehard fan of Star Trek: Enterprise, waiting patiently for us to talk about the series...WAIT NO MORE! Mike, The Doctor (Kim Miller) and Suliban insurgent Jason Makiaris talk about the 2-part (?) pilot episode, Broken Bow! Mike (as usual) has gripes about the episode, but The Doctor (Kim Miller) has FAITH OF THE HEART she can turn him.
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2018-04-211h 29I Just Want To Talk About Star Trek95 - Rhianna's Sledgehammer - An Unnecessarily Deep Dive into the Star Trek Music VideoMike has rediscovered the lost episode that is Rhianna's song and video "Sledgehammer" that is in the closing credits of Star Trek: Beyond. From there, Mike presents several theories to The Doctor (@Flibadip) and Crewman Makiaris (@JasonMakiaris) as to how the song, lyrics and video are canon to the Kelvin Universe timeline.
PLUS! Jason tricks us (twice!) into talking about the new Star Wars "movie" Solo.
AND! We talk about the DISCO deleted scene, Stephen Hawkings passing and more.
2018-04-0951 minI Just Want To Talk About Star Trek94 - How Star Trek 2 RUINED the Hollywood Blockbuster!This is a short BONUS episode that Mike recorded almost 18 months ago, BUT YOU CAN HEAR IT! Mike sets forth an intriguing premise as to how the much loved Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, is some ways hurt storytelling in big budget movies. Heresy?! YOU be the judge!
2018-03-2216 minI Just Want To Talk About Star Trek91 - Stealing the Enterprise - A Deep Dive on Star Trek III!Mike flies solo on a deep dive episode! Mike looks a pivotal sequence in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock where the crew is forced to steal their own ship! But doing so, Mike postulates that this not only showed the path to a sustainable movie franchise, but also added a key element that Discovery is currently missing!
2018-02-2647 minI Just Want To Talk About Star Trek89 - Disco and Killer Kevin! - We talk penultimate ST:D and TNG episode!One more episode of first season Discovery left! Mike and The Doctor (Kim Miller) talk about Star Trek Discovery's episode #14, including that bonkers ending! PLUS Mike slides into a quick review of the TNG season 3 episodes, "The Survivors," and opens up like a sunny flower! AND! For some reason we side step into a conversation about "The Cloverfield Paradox." All this plus some nuggets from Mike about the series he's writing on, Hot Streets!
2018-02-101h 17I Just Want To Talk About Star Trek85 - Despite Mycelium - ST:D episode #10 "Despite Yourself!"Discovery is back! Mike is Joined by The Doctor (Kim Miller) and Crewman Jason to discuss episode #10 - "Despite Yourself." PLUS! A deep dive on the practicality of neck snapping. AND! A shameless plug for a new series Mike is writing on! Check out our Facebook page for funny/dumb things!
2018-01-101h 07I Just Want To Talk About Star Trek84 - A deep dive on the TNG episode "Q Who"Mike takes a close look at the first appearance of the Federation's greatest foe: The Borg (sorry Dominion). Diving into "Q Who," Mike analyzes the strengths and weakness of the episode, as well as why the Borg are such a frightening adversary.
2018-01-0252 minI Just Want To Talk About Star Trek83 - The Next Generation - Mike talks to his son about TNG!NOTE! Feral Audio is going away! Follow me @mikemccafferty or at the IJWTTAST Facebook page if this feed goes away!
MEANWHILE: Mike gets the greatest gift of all when his teenage son Kiernan starts watching TNG...AND LIKES IT! Though embarrassed, as all teens must be toward their parents, Mike corrals his son to gather his thoughts.
2017-12-2829 minI Just Want To Talk About Star Trek80 - The Mike of Gideon - Plus the Orville!With Discovery on hiatus and his gang of friends deserting him, Mike decides to podcast alone. The madness that ensues ranges from discussions about garage sales, to The Orville's latest episode to the TOS episode "The Mark of Gideon." But then Mike finally settles the debate of which 2017 Star Trek series (or homage) is better. THE ANSWER MAY SHOCK YOU!
2017-11-2043 minI Just Want To Talk About Star Trek78 - Discovery ep #8 "In Scripto Confusem" PLUS Orville!Mike and Kim tackle the penultimate Discovery episode "Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum," and come to the conclusion that the title is just as confusing as the plot of the episode. PLUS We continue our mini-reviews of The Orville episodes, looking at "In the Fold." AND! Mike gushes about the fan made series "Star Trek Continues!"
2017-11-061h 22I Just Want To Talk About Star Trek77 - Discover ep 7 - "The Magic that Drives Mike Mad!"Mudd's back! Mudd's Back! Mudd's back! This episode Mike, The Doctor and Jason tackle episode 7 of ST:D "The Magic that Drive Sane Men Mad." It's a batshit crazy time travel episode, but does it hold up? PLUS! We review The Orville's new episode "Majority Rules".
2017-10-301h 11I Just Want To Talk About Star Trek75 - Discovery Episode "Choose Your Pain" PLUS! Orville #6 and Mike's run!Lots going on! First, Mike tells Jason about his epic 5k run at Vasquez Rocks, including racing 2009 Kirk! Then (13:00) they dive into the latest ST:D episode "Choose your pain," discussing Harry Mudd, Lorca and Burnham's Captain problem. And then (at 52:00) The Doctor (Kim Miller) shows up and we discuss The Orville episode "Krill" Hey! give us a review on iTunes! It helps people find us!!
2017-10-161h 27I Just Want To Talk About Star TrekDiscovery Episode 3 "Context is for Kings" (PLUS Orville ep 4!)Mike, The Doctor (Kim Miller) and Midshipman Makiaris (Jason) do a hot take podcast on episode three of Discovery: "Context is for Kings" It's a soft second pilot for the series and Mike and company talk about what works and what doesn't. PLUS! We're gonna keep talking about Seth's Macfarlane's "The Orville" because they keep stealing plotlines from of Star Trek.
2017-10-021h 15I Just Want To Talk About Star TrekA Star Trek DISCOVERY that makes Mike PISSED!Mike is in prime rant mode as he finally puts together a major fact of Star Trek: Discovery that he believes CBS is hiding. Listen to him get FIRED UP!
2017-09-1023 minI Just Want To Talk About Star TrekSelf-Destruct Podcast!Mike (@MikeMcCafferty) ropes The Doctor (@flibadip) into a podcast where he has no topic or agenda! The results are a free-wheeling episode that careens from Kelsey Grammer on "Cause and Effect" to DeForest Kelley's eyeshadow in TOS to Keiko giving birth in "Disaster." PLUS! Mike and Kim enact the seldom used Self-destruct protocol found in ALL podcasts. AND! Mike asks a bunch of rando trivia questions of Kim! HOW CAN'T YOU LOVE THIS?!
2017-09-0646 minI Just Want To Talk About Star Trek"Evolution" of an Eclipse - We talk about the TNG stellar episode and Mike's lunar experience!Mike traveled to Oregon to see the eclipse, so The Doctor (Kim Miller) suggested they talk about the TNG season three premier episode "Evolution." The episode is an evolution of the series, with new outfits, opening sequence and the return of the original doctor, Gates McFadden. WE BLOT OUT ALL OTHER PODCASTS WITH OUR LUMINESCENT INSIGHT!
2017-08-251h 10I Just Want To Talk About Star TrekThe Chase: Mike's theory on how life evolved on Earth...WHICH IS 100% CORRECT!Completing the connection from the TOS episode (and our podcast on) "The Paradise Syndrome," Mike and The Doctor look at the super fun TNG episode "The Chase." We break down the Federation's misuse of the flagship, Picard's misuse of the flagship and Yrdrian's totally terrible spaceships. PLUS! We discuss whether these aliens are the Preservers and Mike has a FABULOUS (guess who's writing this) theory on how the preservers out obelisks on all the planets!
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2017-08-071h 11I Just Want To Talk About Star TrekDrinking in Star Trek! A Star Trek Investigation!Star Trek has a LOT of drinking in it! So in an attempt to truly understand the 23rd and 24th centuries, Mike and The Doctor (Kim Miller) traveled to Wine Country where they imbibed and got people to sing Klingon drinking songs! PLUS! Mike lists all the Star Trek movies that have alcohol in them. PLUS! Mike kills another bug in his garage!
2017-06-2854 minI Just Want To Talk About Star TrekWrath of Khan: Part 2 - at the 35th Anniversary Screening!Mike, The Doctor (Kim Miller) and Jason went to the special screening of TWoK for its 35th anniversary. They talk about Space Seed (which screened before), the panel discussion (with Nichelle Nichols, Nicholas Meyer and others), the new things they saw in the movie and it's impact on culture. BONUS! Mike is still trying to crack the ST: III "Kirkbusters" conspiracy, and might have met an important contact at the screening! THE TRUTH CANNOT BE RESTRAINED!
2017-06-2058 minI Just Want To Talk About Star TrekThe Wrath of Khan: Part 1 - The first time Mike saw the movie.It's the 35th anniversary of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan and Mike is launching a multi-part exploration of this, the best movie of the franchise. In part one, Mike talks about the personal experience of seeing the film in the theatre and how it affected him.
2017-06-0658 minI Just Want To Talk About Star TrekWe gotta new ST:D trailer!CBS finally released a trailer for Star Trek: Discovery, a series that is over 9 months behind schedule. Mike, Kim and Jason break the trailer down while trying to get their friend Stompie on the podcast. PLUS! we take a look at Seth MacFarlane's trek parody The Orville and stack it up against Discovery. AND! Mike tries to read copy for a new sponsor and falls into a whole new dimension of terrible! Follow us on our "I Just Want to Talk about Star Trek" Facebook page, or hit up Mike @mikemccafferty
2017-05-181h 08I Just Want To Talk About Star TrekMike Interviews Composer Gerald Fried about ONE SINGLE NOTE!Mike is mystified about a single note in a song from the TOS episode "Shore Leave." So he goes down the rabbit hole (!) and ends up interviewing composer Gerald Fried about it! Fried composed 5 episodes of Trek (Including the famous fight music in Amok Time) as well as Mission Impossible, Roots and Gilligan's Island! But Mike is searching for the truth about that cello note and by the end, he just might have an answer!
2017-05-0158 minI Just Want To Talk About Star TrekKirk Busters!Well, what can we say? Mike's been bothered by this for 33 years and tonight he went ALL IN on a single line of Star Trek 3: The Search for Spock. Backing his central thesis with audio clips and research, it's either a stunning revelation, or the beginnings of Mike's Captain Garth of Izar phase. But in the end, it's his podcast, so who ya gonna call?
2017-04-0312 minI Just Want To Talk About Star TrekThe Court Martial of Captain McCafferty!It's our 50th episode! But Mike feels as though he hasn't podcast enough recently, so he puts himself on trial! The Doctor (Kim Miller) serves as judge and jury, listening to his sleep deprived ramblings until she renders a decision that could cancel the series! Plus! We break down the casting of Jason Iaascs as the captain of the Discovery. AND! Mike and Kim create an alternate timeline where NBC gave the greenlight to the proposed Harry Mudd series (which they were considering). All this and more for the big 50th episode!!
2017-03-0854 minI Just Want To Talk About Star TrekA Triskellion of Fools!Mike is joined in studio (read: in his garage) by Kim "The Doctor" Miller and Jason Makiaris. It seems like a dream team of Trek talk but by minute 40 they're talking about Mike's angry letter he sent to Calvin Klein about underwear. BUT! They do talk about the new look of the Klingon's in Star Trek Discovery. AND! Kim tries to catch a big bug in Mike's office. HOW CAN'T YOU WANT TO LISTEN?!
2017-02-2055 minI Just Want To Talk About Star TrekStar Trek SMACKDOWN! Who's the Best Historical Guest Stars?!Ameila Earhart vs. Genghis Khan! Einstein vs. Gandhi! Isaac Newton Vs. Freud! Star Trek has had a ton of historical characters as guest stars over the years, but who's the best? Mike and The Doctor assemble a "Sweet 16" of historical greats then make them duke it out until a winner is crowned! Follow Mike @MikeMcCafferty, The Doctor @FlibaDip and take the Feral survey at Feralaudio.com/survey
2017-02-0757 minI Just Want To Talk About Star TrekThat first episode with Minuet - "11001001"Mike starts off with Jason and The Doctor (Kim Miller) talking about the TNG first season episode "11001001," but in true Binar form, we lose one of them 5 minutes into the podcast! Our binary couple continue on, discussing the Binar's bad hard drive bad up strategies, Picard's French, and Mike's secret TNG crush! PLUS! another spider breaks into Mike's stronghold and YOU get to hear him deal with it in real time! WE HOLD NOTHING BACK! IT'S A BINARY PROPOSITION! YOU LIKE US, OR LOVE US!
2017-01-281h 00I Just Want To Talk About Star Trek2016 Star Trek Year in ReviewMike is joined by The Doctor (Kim Miller @flibadip) and Crewman Jason (@JasonMakiaris) to discuss the highs and lows for Star Trek in 2016. Plus! Mike has a hastily assembled list of the top 7 Star Trek things for the year and you won't believe what number 1 is! AND! The Doctor loudly makes coffee for the first 8 minutes of the podcast!
2017-01-011h 02I Just Want To Talk About Star Trek43 - Star Trek Generations - The Christmas Special?Star Trek: Generations is about as close to a Christmas movie as we'll ever get from the franchises. Mike calls up friend of the pod and TNG aficionado Ryan Nagata to talk about the rather unusual 6 minute scene in the middle of the film that looks like it's out of a Charles Dickens story. They didn't like the scene back then, but 22 years later have Mike and Ryan changed from Scrooges to...uh, not Scrooges?
2016-12-2050 minI Just Want To Talk About Star Trek41 - He Stole Shatner's Girl! An Interview with actor Karl Held!"Return of the Archons" is one of IJWTTAST's fave episodes. It's weird and ridiculous and has one of the best line readings of all time. Mike talks with episode guest star Karl Held about the episode and his career. Karl acted with Shatner on Broadway and Patrick Stewart at the Royal Shakespeare Company. PLUS! He gives Mike some good acting advice and GREAT life advice.
2016-12-051h 09I Just Want To Talk About Star Trek39 - Star Trek and the Electoral College Planet!Mike goes solo for the first half of the podcast to talk a bit about the 2016 US election through the eyes of Star Trek. THEN! He's joined by Matt "Stompie" Thompson and Kim "The Doctor" Miller. They touch a little on the election and Mike's epic year of Star Trek. PLUS! Trivia contest!
2016-11-1438 minI Just Want To Talk About Star Trek37 - Star Trek Toys? Let's Play!Mike brings in old friend and Star Trek toy hoarder Scott Hensel to talk about the history of Star Trek toys. Starting with the Mego TOS series, to Galob, Playmates and Beyond, Scott and Mike trace the ebbs and flows of the Star Trek toy universe. PLUS! Scott talks about his daughter's funeral for her fish. AND! They recall the glory days when they both had hair!
2016-10-241h 26I Just Want To Talk About Star TrekFrame of George! We talk about George's Star Trek Dream!George Edelman, friend of the Pod had a dream like the TNG episode, "Frame of Mind," with Mike in it! Mike calls him, fully intent on a rousing discussion of the mind-bending episode, only to get trapped in George's mind-bending stream of consciousness Trek talk. Somehow the two touch on Mad Men, Trump and the politics of Trek, zombie movies and George's hidden badass. PLUS! Mike makes a second consecutive Amazon delivery truck analogy! ONE MORE FOR THE RECORD!
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2016-10-091h 17I Just Want To Talk About Star Trek32 - Mike's pissed off (and you should be too!)Mike goes on a rant about the lack of effort from CBS and Paramount to make the 50th anniversary something special. He's joined by "The Doctor" Kim Miller, who tries to talk him off the ledge. PLUS! Mike talks about his Star Trek Christmas special!
2016-09-1946 minI Just Want To Talk About Star TrekWe got STD!Mike, Kim and Jason break down the Star Trek: Discovery news from Bryan Fuller at the TCA. PLUS! Mike continues to recap his adventures at the Vegas convention. AND! A late night improv about the construction of the USS Discovery!
2016-08-121h 00I Just Want To Talk About Star Trek18 - Live from Riverside, Iowa: TREK FEST 2016!Mike makes it to Riverside Iowa, the (future) birthplace of James Kirk to check out the Trek Fest. He podcasts from The Voyage Home Museum and talks to curator about the museum and why the animated series scares Mike.
2016-06-2752 minI Just Want To Talk About Star Trek7 - "The Mike Trap" (featuring Tony Caselli)Mike talks about the first aired episode, "The Man Trap," then calls his friend Tony to discuss their aging and the relevance of TOS.
2016-06-0126 minI Just Want To Talk About Star Trek5 - "Where No Gardener has Gone Before"Mike makes a deep dive into the second pilot "Where no Man, has Gone Before." After a scheduling mishap with his guest, Mike talks to his gardener, Nori Maeda, about the perils of power.
2016-06-0123 minI Just Want To Talk About Star Trek3 - "It's Been a Long Road..." (feat. Nate Pierson)Mike McCafferty travels to San Diego to talk to Nate Peirson about his love for Star Trek: Enterprise. PLUS - Kim Miller relates a dream she had about Mike as a Star trek character and through outstanding improv, they recreate the dream! And - Jason Makiaris understanding 30% of what we're talking about!
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Windy City Irish RadioWindy City Irish Radio - March 4, 2015Remember the Alamo? We do. The story of the Irish in the great state of Texas is long and varied culminating with the events of March 6, 1836 in San Antonio. Tune in as Mike and Tim discuss how brave Irishmen did their damndest to save the Alamo with names such as Bowie, Travis, Bailey, Burns, McCafferty, McGee, McKinney and of course, Davy Crockett scattered among those who lost their lives in the siege that we commemorate this week on the anniversary of the battle. Hear music from We Banjo 3, Liz Carroll, Leo & Anto of The Saw Doctors, Texas icon Doug Sahm...
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