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Is Paul Dano OK?Spotlight (with Stephen Trumble)Matt and Daryl are joined by returning guest, fellow film quizzer, production designer for film, standup comedian, podcaster, and IPDO podcast artist, Stephen Trumble, to discuss the Academy Award winning film, Spotlight (2015). You can find all season artwork designs (from the ridiculously talented Stephen Trumble) on our Teepublic store. We also have our old intro themes and interludes over on Bandcamp. The intro theme was performed by Daryl Bär. Please drop us a Five Star Review us at Apple Podcasts, or a Five Star Rating on Spotify. Find us on Twitter and Instagram (@ispauldanook), an...
2025-12-152h 00
bigcitysmalltown with Bob Rivard146. Celebrating 45 Years of the San Antonio Botanical Garden — And the Vision CEO Katherine Trumble Is LeadingThis week on bigcitysmalltown, we examine the San Antonio Botanical Garden at a pivotal moment—its 45th anniversary year. Known as a living museum, the Garden has grown into a statewide leader in plant conservation and environmental education, serving hundreds of thousands of visitors annually while shaping the city’s approach to urban nature and sustainability.Cory Ames speaks with Katherine Trumble, President and CEO of the San Antonio Botanical Garden, about the Garden’s newly unveiled ten-year master plan and its implications for San Antonio and Texas. Their conversation explores what it means for the Botanical Garden...
2025-11-1429 minIs Paul Dano OK?Paul Dano's The Riddler: Year One (with Liam H Dempsey and Stephen Trumble)On this episode Matt and Daryl are joined by podcaster and critic, Liam H Dempsey, and artist, filmmaker, and comedian, Stephen Trumble to discuss Paul Dano's first foray into writing comics. His 2022/23 series, The Riddler: Year One (with artwork from Stevan Subic). You can find all season artwork designs (from the ridiculously talented Stephen Trumble. Yeah, this week's guest) on our Teepublic store. We also have our intro themes and interludes over on Bandcamp. The intro theme was performed by Daryl Bär and produced by Mike Hall. Please drop us a Five Star Review u...
2024-12-022h 19
Spocklight: A Star Trek PodcastSpocklight At the Movies 34: The Boogens (w/ James L. Conway and Daryl Bar)In a very special Halloween episode, Daryl Bar from Is Paul Dano Ok? joins us to discuss 1981 cult classic Horror, The Boogens, which counts amongst it’s fans Stephen King and Quentin Tarantino.
Then we’re joined by the film’s Director, James L. Conway, who tells us about the film’s origins and its very cold production process, meeting his future Wife, the film’s female lead, Rebecca Balding, during the audition process and the whirlwind romance that followed, as well as what he’d do differently if he made the film now, how a real life f...
2024-10-281h 27Spocklight: A Star Trek PodcastEpisode 60: Star Trek Lower Decks Season 4 Spoiler SpecialThe Spocklight crew take the turbo lift down to the Lower Decks once again as we analyse the 4th Season of Star Trek’s adult animated comedy series.
Liam surprises by finally being won over by the show despite the return of the dreaded Badgey, Matt makes a fateful comparison to The Hitchikers Guide to the Galaxy exactly 42 minutes in, while Paul basks in the glow of their recent Treksperts quiz win before Matt delivers a last minute “Screw you!” with his own quiz success as we find ourselves discussing other 4th chapters in Trek history...
2024-04-151h 03Is Paul Dano OK?The Mummy (with Jess Rolland)Matt and Daryl return for Is Paul Dano OK? presents: Weisz City where they're covering a season of films from everyone's favourite mummy, Rachel Weisz. Fittingly, episode one is all about the Stephen Sommers' 1999 smash hit, The Mummy, which stars Weisz, Brendan Fraser, John Hannah, Arnold Volsoo, Oded Fehr, and Patricia Velasquez. The guys are joined by the host of the absolutely brilliant, Better Than Bad pocast, Jess Rolland. Check it out! You can find all season artwork designs (from the ridiculously talented Stephen Trumble) on our Teepublic store. We also have our intro themes and interludes...
2023-11-201h 26Spocklight: A Star Trek PodcastEpisode 57: Star Trek Prodigy Season 1, Part 2 Spoiler Special (w/ David Trumble)Our resident Animation expert, David Trumble, returns to the podcast with news of the latest project he's been working on for Netflix, an adaptation of Roald Dahl's The Twits, and primarily to help us breakdown the second half of Star Trek: Prodigy's triumphant first season.
We discuss the importance of having a great Star Trek show on the air that's accessible to kids, praise Kate Mulgrew's performance in her dual role as Admiral/Hologram Janeway, the benefits of "leaving it all out on the field" when it comes to plotting out the first season of a...
2023-10-301h 37Is Paul Dano OK?Bonus 19: Clancy's Fancy Voice Work in AnimationMatt and Daryl are joined by returning guest (and the show's resident artist) Stephen Trumble to discuss Clancy Brown's voice work in animated film and television. While this episode is primarily covering Clancy's work in the DC Animate Universe, there's a host of other voicework discussed, so check it out! Please check out Stephen's brilliant animated Batman fan film, Batman: Broken Promise (2022). You can find all season artwork designs (from the ridiculously talented Stephen Trumble) on our Teepublic store. We also have our intro themes and interludes over on Bandcamp. As with Greers, the opening t...
2023-08-141h 42Spocklight: A Star Trek PodcastEpisode 51: Star Trek Prodigy Season 1, Part 1 Spoiler Special (w/ David Trumble)Regular guest, David Trumble, returns to the podcast fresh from completing his work as a Story Artist on new Henry Selick stop motion animation, Wendell & Wild (now available on Netflix), to discuss Star Trek’s first foray into Children’s Animation in many a year (almost 50 in fact!), Star Trek: Prodigy.
We praise the show for being the boldest entry in the new Star Trek TV Universe thus far, compare it with ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’, marvel at the dense plots packed into these shorter episodes, and discuss doing fan service right.
As usual...
2022-11-141h 43
The Dissenter#669 Stephen Darwall: Morality as Accountability, Moral Obligation, Rights, and Moral Psychology------------------Support the channel------------
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2022-08-251h 00
Podcast – The Race to Value Podcast™Ep 121 – Moving to Value in Connecticut: Creating a Transformed Healthcare Ecosystem through Industry Collaboration, with Jeffrey Hogan and Lisa Trumble
Creating a value-based healthcare ecosystem with the highest quality outcomes at a reasonable cost for employers and their healthcare consumers requires collaboration. In the state of Connecticut, a grassroots community has formed with the mission to create a value-based healthcare ecosystem. The Moving to Value Alliance is a multi-stakeholder community composed of individuals, practices, and organizations deeply rooted in Connecticut’s healthcare environment. They believe that collaboration is the key to solving complex problems and are leading the way to transform healthcare delivery in their state.
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2022-08-221h 14Ep 121 – Moving to Value in Connecticut: Creating a Transformed Healthcare Ecosystem through Industry Collaboration, with Jeffrey Hogan and Lisa Trumble
Creating a value-based healthcare ecosystem with the highest quality outcomes at a reasonable cost for employers and their healthcare consumers requires collaboration. In the state of Connecticut, a grassroots community has formed with the mission to create a value-based healthcare ecosystem. The Moving to Value Alliance is a multi-stakeholder community composed of individuals, practices, and organizations deeply rooted in Connecticut’s healthcare environment. They believe that collaboration is the key to solving complex problems and are leading the way to transform healthcare delivery in their state.
Joining us this week are two leaders involved in this...
2022-08-221h 14Ep 121 – Moving to Value in Connecticut: Creating a Transformed Healthcare Ecosystem through Industry Collaboration, with Jeffrey Hogan and Lisa Trumble
Creating a value-based healthcare ecosystem with the highest quality outcomes at a reasonable cost for employers and their healthcare consumers requires collaboration. In the state of Connecticut, a grassroots community has formed with the mission to create a value-based healthcare ecosystem. The Moving to Value Alliance is a multi-stakeholder community composed of individuals, practices, and organizations deeply rooted in Connecticut’s healthcare environment. They believe that collaboration is the key to solving complex problems and are leading the way to transform healthcare delivery in their state.
Joining us this week are two leaders involved in this...
2022-08-221h 14Health Value Strategy – The Race to Value Podcast™Ep 121 – Moving to Value in Connecticut: Creating a Transformed Healthcare Ecosystem through Industry Collaboration, with Jeffrey Hogan and Lisa Trumble
Creating a value-based healthcare ecosystem with the highest quality outcomes at a reasonable cost for employers and their healthcare consumers requires collaboration. In the state of Connecticut, a grassroots community has formed with the mission to create a value-based healthcare ecosystem. The Moving to Value Alliance is a multi-stakeholder community composed of individuals, practices, and organizations deeply rooted in Connecticut’s healthcare environment. They believe that collaboration is the key to solving complex problems and are leading the way to transform healthcare delivery in their state.
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2022-08-221h 14The Race to Value PodcastEp 121 – Moving to Value in Connecticut: Creating a Transformed Healthcare Ecosystem through Industry Collaboration, with Jeffrey Hogan and Lisa Trumble
Creating a value-based healthcare ecosystem with the highest quality outcomes at a reasonable cost for employers and their healthcare consumers requires collaboration. In the state of Connecticut, a grassroots community has formed with the mission to create a value-based healthcare ecosystem. The Moving to Value Alliance is a multi-stakeholder community composed of individuals, practices, and organizations deeply rooted in Connecticut’s healthcare environment. They believe that collaboration is the key to solving complex problems and are leading the way to transform healthcare delivery in their state.
Joining us this week are two leaders involved in this...
2022-08-221h 14
The Square Round TableBatman: Broken Promise BTS w/ Stephen Trumble(Animator/Creator)Join us as we talk with Stephen Trumble about his animated fan film, Batman: Broken Promise! If you want to view the film, you can find it on Youtube.
2022-05-221h 58Spocklight: A Star Trek PodcastOn Screen 4: Frasier (w/ David Trumble)Our most frequent Guest, Netflix Animation Story Supervisor, David Trumble, returns to Spocklight once again, this time to discuss everyone’s favourite Radio Psychiatrist, Frasier, specifically Season 11, Episode 3 - The Doctor is Out, guest starring Sir Patrick Stewart.
David opens up as to how he and his own Brother, related to the Frasier/Niles sibling rivalry growing up and what happened when he met Niles himself, David Hyde Pierce, as well as joining us to analyse the episode in-depth and how well it's aged in the two decades since it originally aired.
We...
2022-04-141h 55Spocklight: A Star Trek PodcastSupplemental 19: Ambush (w/ Greg Lock, Thomas Saville & David Trumble)In a very special episode dedicated to new Star Trek Fan Production, Ambush, we’re joined by the Writer/Director of the film, Greg Lock, alongside Cinematographer, Editor and visual effects supremo, Thomas Saville and David Trumble who plays Terik in the film. We discuss the origins and inspirations behind the film, the pre-production and filming process, the difficulties of making a fan production in the midst of the announcement of new guidelines, and even the truth behind the 24 fan film that never was.
Listen to how this pseudo sequel to classic Original Series episode, Bal...
2022-02-2843 min
Sudden Double DeepLOVE (Mad Love, In the Mood For Love and Punch Drunk Love) with Stephen TrumbleWe were joined by Stephen Trumble from the 50 Uses For the Word, Love podcast to talk about: Mad Love (1935). Directed by Karl Freund and starring Peter Lorre, Frances Drake and Colin Clive. In the Mood For Love (2000). Directed by Wong Kar-wai and starring Maggie Cheung and Tony Leung. Punch Drunk Love (2002). Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson and starring Adam Sandler, Emily Watson, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Luis Guzmán. You can find Stephen on Twitter (@StephenTrumble) and his podcast (@50Uses). Please review us over on Apple Podcasts. Got comments or...
2021-12-093h 13
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2021-12-061h 16
The Dissenter#538 Stephen Gaukroger - The Failures of Philosophy: A Historical Essay------------------Support the channel------------
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2021-10-221h 08Spocklight: A Star Trek PodcastThe Best of Spocklight (Vol. 1) - The Movies of TrekFor our 5th anniversary travel back in time with us to the first year of Spocklight as we present a selection of the best moments from our Star Trek movie reviews and ranking with special guests Adam Johnston (The Composer of our theme tune and Host of The Pretending with Dice podcast), Greg Lock (Director of Star Trek Fan Film, Ambush), Tom Stock (Bass in Brightlight City), Stephen Trumble (Comedian and host of 50 Uses for the word Love), Ross Okoye (Founder of Ages Apparel), Eleanor Parker (Host of the Bygones podcast), Rebecca Shortall (Comedian), Tom Saville (Treehouse Digital) and...
2021-10-011h 43Is Paul Dano OK?Denis Villeneuve's Prisoners (2013)This time around we were joined by comedian, artist, podcaster and raconteur, Stephen Trumble to discuss Denis Villeneuve's 2013 film, Prisoners. Stephen is the guy who designs our podcast artwork for each season of the show. If you dig this episode you should check out his podcast, 50 Uses For the Word, Love. Prisoners stars Paul Dano, Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Viola Davis, Terrence Howard, Maria Bello, Melissa Leo, Dylan Minnete and David Dastmalchian. You can find Stephen on Twitter (@StephenTrumble) Please drop us a Five Star Review us at Apple Podcasts. Find us on T...
2021-08-301h 46
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2021-03-0155 min
The Dissenter#420 Stephen Stearns: Life History Theory, and Evolutionary Medicine------------------Support the channel------------
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2021-01-211h 45Sudden Double DeepThe Lord of the Rings trilogy (The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers and The Return of the King) with Stephen Trumble of 50 Uses For the Word, LoveThis year we decided our Christmas triple bill should be a comfort watch, and seeing as Peter Jackson's adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle Earth saga were originally released in time for the festive season, it seemed like a no brainer. We were also super excited to have comedian, artist, podcaster and all round raconteur Stephen Trumble back on the show. You should definitely check out his show, 50 Uses For the Word, Love. Lord of the Rings stars Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Ian McKellen, Christopher Lee, Viggo Mortensen, Orlando Bloom, John Rhys-Davies, Sean Bean...
2020-12-243h 32Spocklight: A Star Trek PodcastSpocklight At the Movies 18: The Pagemaster (w/ David Trumble)We’re joined by returning guest, David Trumble, as we dive into the rather small world of Turner Feature Animation exploring 1994 Live Action/Cartoon hybrid box office bomb, The Pagemaster, Starring Macaulay Culkin alongside the voices of Star Trek alumni – Patrick Stewart, Whoopi Goldberg, Leonard Nimoy, Robert Picardo, and many more.
David explains his long personal history with the film and how it inspired him at a young age, leading to his current job as a Story Artist on major animated movies including Henry Selick’s forthcoming, Wendell and Wild, but do David’s nostalgic memories...
2020-11-061h 25Spocklight: A Star Trek PodcastEpisode 38: Empok Nor (w/ Adam Johnston from Pretending with Dice)Book a table at the Klingon Restaurant on the Promenade of Deep Space Nine and join us, as our first ever guest, Composer of our theme tune and host of Tabletop RPG Podcast, Pretending with Dice, Adam Johnston, returns to the show for a special Halloween edition of Spocklight as we tackle a Horror tinged episode of DS9, Empok Nor.
We rundown some of the scariest episodes of Star Trek, examine the genre blending in Empok Nor and compare it to Red Dwarf classic, Quarantine, while also exploring the characters of O’Brien and Garak.
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2020-10-221h 08Spocklight: A Star Trek PodcastSpocklight At the Movies 17: Police Academy 5 Assignment Miami Beach (w/ Dan Thomas)Come join the force...or should we say, farce, as the Spocklight crew and returning guest, Dan Thomas, take on ‘Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach’ starring Star Trek: Deep Space Nine’s very own Rene Auberjonois as the central villain of the piece.
Liam begins by interrogating Matt, Paul and Dan as to their own personal histories with the Police Academy franchise, then we compare the series to Stripes and other comedy movies of the time and discover that our childhood memories of just how funny the film was may have betrayed us while Paul even ar...
2020-09-291h 51
Caged In: Coppola ConnectionsCaged In 71: Snowden (2016) Stephen TrumbleThis week Petros is joined by comedian, podcaster and other Trumble twin, Stephen Trumble. They talk Stephen's first and favourite Nic Cage films then dive into talking about Oliver Stone's Snowden. They discuss matters of relevance to this story now and how far (for the worse) we have come. Was Stone the right person to direct this film? And Nic Cage's small but vital performance.Find Stephen Trumble at:Twitter: @StephenTrumble & @50UsesApple: https://apple.co/3hf4FcTYoutube: Stephen Trumble's winning comedy set at The Comedy Virgins Max Turner Prize 2018!Support Caged In...
2020-09-161h 52Spocklight: A Star Trek PodcastEpisode 37: Message in a Bottle (w/ Felix Trench from Wooden Overcoats)We're joined by Felix Trench, Star of Wooden Overcoats, the British Podcast award winning sitcom, to discuss 'Message in a Bottle' from Star Trek: Voyager and the birth of his own Trek fandom growing up in Belgium.
We commiserate missing out on visiting Star Trek: The Experience when we were holidaying in Las Vegas back in 2007, laugh at the bizarre 80s trend of adapting ultraviolent action movies into kids cartoons, get excited by the prospect of a fight between Seven of Nine and B'Elanna, reveal that guest star, Andy Dick, is a case of dick by...
2020-09-151h 00Spocklight: A Star Trek PodcastEpisode 36: Trials and Tribble-ations (w/ Bob Fleming)Bob Fleming of the Progtor Who and Trek this Out podcasts joins us to discuss one of his favourite Star Trek episodes, Deep Space Nine 30th Anniversary celebration, Trials and Tribble-ations.
We compare Trek's 30th Birthday celebrations with that of Doctor Who's, debate Quentin Tarantino's proposed big screen reimagining of The Original Series Gangster classic, 'A Piece of the Action', celebrate the "lads lads lads" of DS9, Bashir and O'Brien, enjoy the drunken trash talking going down in the Enterprise bar, while Liam shamefully fails to remember who Jerry Fielding is and talks up the i...
2020-08-301h 10Spocklight: A Star Trek PodcastOn Screen 2: Columbo (w/ Chris Hewitt from Empire Magazine)On our latest ‘On Screen’ episode we’re joined by The Empire Film Podcast host, Chris Hewitt, to discuss William Shatner’s 1976 guest appearance on classic Detective drama, Columbo.
Chris gives us an education in all things Columbo as we discuss the shambolic Detective’s status as a class warrior and the duality of the character, the history of the show, Shatner’s second guest star role in a later 1994 instalment and his sparkling chemistry with Peter Falk, a surprise appearance from Walter Koenig, the original ending of the episode and Leonard Nimoy’s earlier guest spot as the only vi...
2020-07-271h 39Spocklight: A Star Trek PodcastEpisode 35: Picard Season One Retrospective (w/ Dan Thomas)We finally take the time to examine the first season of Star Trek: Picard with the help of Comedian, Dan Thomas.
We discuss why this is the first proper binge era Star Trek show, the lack of memorable new characters, its positive approach to depicting Male friendships, the joy of seeing some old faces, Picard’s character development, and Liam makes an apology to Composer, Jeff Russo.
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2020-07-091h 43Spocklight: A Star Trek PodcastSpocklight At the Movies 16: The Day the Earth Stood Still (w/ Chris Johnston from Easy Riders Raging Podcast)Black Lives Matter!
Before you get into the main section of this episode, we wanted to start with a special message from us here at Spocklight with a little help from Star trek: Discovery’s Ronnie Rowe Jnr. To make it clear where we stand. If you want to donate to the Black Lives Matter campaign, you can do so here:
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And you can watch ‘Black Cop’ on Amazon Prime in the UK, Germany, Spain, Italy and France or on Hulu i...
2020-06-141h 12Spocklight: A Star Trek PodcastOn Screen 1: Miami ViceIn our first podcast recorded since lockdown begun, the Spocklight crew gather together remotely to launch a whole new series of episodes focusing on Star Trek cast members appearances in various other television shows over the years beginning with George Takei’s guest spot on Miami Vice from 1987 (Season 3, Episode 20 - By Hooker by crook).
For one episode only Spocklight transforms into ‘Miami Voice’, as we praise Vice as an early precursor to today’s era of cinematic TV before moving on to a full retrospective of Director (and Vice executive producer), Michael Mann’s career.
Can y...
2020-05-211h 55Spocklight: A Star Trek PodcastEpisode 34: Chain of Command (w/ James Dyer from Empire Magazine and the Pilot TV Podcast)Liam and Matt are joined by James Dyer of the Pilot TV Podcast and Empire Magazine to discuss classic Star trek: The Next Generation 2-Parter, Chain of Command.
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2020-04-071h 08Spocklight: A Star Trek PodcastEpisode 33: The Best of Both Worlds (w/ Stephen Trumble)Frequent Spocklight guest, Stephen Trumble, returns to the podcast to help us dissect the Season 3 Finale and the Season 4 Premiere of Star Trek: The Next Generation, The Best of Both Worlds Parts 1+2.
We make the argument for the classic 2-Parter being a Riker-centric story rather than a Picard-centric one, discuss the best and worst TV cliffhangers ever and (in what must be a first for any Star Trek podcast) sing the theme tune of 90s Snooker game show, Big Break.
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2020-03-221h 55Spocklight: A Star Trek PodcastSpocklight At the Movies 15: Passenger 57 (w/ Sam Clements & Louise Owen)CRIPES, IT'S SNIPES! The Spocklight crew are betting on black as Liam and Paul are joined by Sam Clements & Louise Owen of the '90 Minutes or Less Film Fest' Podcast to dissect Wesley Snipes actioner, Passenger 57 (coming in with a lean and mean running time of 84 minutes), written by David Loughery (Star Trek V: The Final Frontier).
Liam is disappointed by the film seemingly restraining Snipes' natural charisma, Paul is amazed by the fact that despite the film only being 84 minutes long it could easily still be 20 minutes shorter, while Sam reveals the possible origins o...
2020-03-101h 21Spocklight: A Star Trek PodcastEpisode 32: In the Pale Moonlight (w/ Andrew Keates)We welcome renowned Theatre Director, Andrew Keates, to the Spocklight bridge to discuss one of his favourite episodes of the Star Trek franchise, ‘In the Pale Moonlight’, from Deep Space Nine.
Andrew helps us unpick the homoerotic subtext to the episode, the political commentary of Deep Space Nine and Star Trek as Theatre, while also giving us the inside story on directing Marina Sirtis in hit Play, Dark Sublime.
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2020-02-271h 48Spocklight: A Star Trek PodcastSpocklight At the Movies 14: Death Wish 3 (w/ Daryl & Jeanette from Sudden Double Deep)New York... a city pushed to the edge. People pushed to the limit. And no one's got the guts to stop them… apart from Spocklight at the Movies! This episode, we’re covering ‘Death Wish 3’ (Star Trek connection: Marina Sirtis) with Daryl and Jeanette from smashing film podcast, Sudden Double Deep.
Liam decries the gleefully sadistic Death Wish 2, gets nostalgic for the videostore era, wonders how 64-year-old Charles Bronson's punches somehow rivals Superman's and chats up our recent trip to actually SEE Marina Sirtis in the brilliant play, Dark Sublime.
Matt is delight...
2020-01-161h 34Spocklight: A Star Trek PodcastSpocklight At the Movies 13: Star Wars The Force Awakens (w/ Derek Arnold)Star Wars Puppeteer, Derek Arnold, beams up to discuss his work on The Force Awakens, Rogue One, The Last Jedi, Solo and The Rise of Skywalker, as well as joining the Spocklight crew for an in-depth analysis of Episode VII itself.
Hear Derek’s very personal take on the film and the Star Wars franchise itself as he regales us with behind the scenes stories of bringing the Luggabeast, the Thala Siren, Vober Dand, the Nightwatcher Worm and many more to life.
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2020-01-061h 33Spocklight: A Star Trek PodcastSpocklight At the Movies 12: Christmas EveIn the second ever Spocklight Christmas Special, we go to desperate measures to bring you Trek-based festive content, by covering ‘Christmas Eve’ starring Sir Patrick Stewart.
Liam dives into the formidable trend of faith based cinema, tries his best to stick up for the magnetic screen presence of Sir Patrick and gushes about he and Matt’s shared love for The Killers Christmas singles
Paul admits his admiration for two of the worst/best characters in the movie, is stunned by the hugely pervy, creepo photographer character and is forced to drop a n...
2019-12-231h 39
Games on Film46 - Star WarsWith the imminent release of The Rise of Skywalker, Harry and Rory are joined by comedian Stephen Trumble for a 'games based on films' special, as they combine podcasting and podracing for an episode focused on Star Wars. From the Atari arcade classic up to EA's recent Jedi Fallen Order, there have been dozens of titles spun off from the blockbuster sci-fi series, and the influence and impact it has had on video gaming is unmistakable. They discuss their own experiences of the franchise in its various forms, select highlights from their own (far, far away) galactic gaming adventures, and...
2019-12-101h 35Spocklight: A Star Trek PodcastEpisode 31: The Motion Picture 40th Anniversary SpecialLiam, Matt and Paul return to the beginning of the Spocklight adventure for the 40th anniversary of ‘Star Trek: The Motion Picture’ as we dive into the 2001 Director’s edition of the film to find out, once and for all, if there truly is no comparison.
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2019-12-071h 09Spocklight: A Star Trek PodcastEpisode 30: The Next Generation Revisited (w/ Alex Petrovic & Joe Foster from This Thing On?)We’re joined by Trek newbies, Alex Petrovic and Joe Foster from awesome comedy podcast, ‘This Thing On?’, as we revisit Star Trek: The Next Generation with Liam, Matt and Paul picking an episode each to showcase the appeal of TNG.
We’ll be discussing the episodes (episode numbers as per Netflix):
Sins of the Father (Season 3, Episode 17)
The Drumhead (Season 4, Episode 21)
The Inner Light (Season 5, Episode 25)
Hear us talk VCR board games, a fat-shaming Nursemaid, the continuing political relevance of The Drumhead, whether Wor...
2019-11-301h 39Spocklight: A Star Trek PodcastSpocklight At the Movies 11: Robin Hood: Men in Tights (w/ Rich Wilson)We’re joined by comedian & host of the ‘Insane in the Men Brain’ Podcast, Rich Wilson, for our most sprawling and epic episode yet, talking everything from class representation in media, the importance of diversity, incel culture, classic comedy and... oh yeah, 1993's ‘Robin Hood: Men in Tights’
Liam examines how the gentle tone of early Mel Brooks' movies often make up for some of their more dated humour, thanks Sir Patrick Stewart's cameo appearance in Men in Tights for saving the movie and uncovers forgotten Frankie Howard flick, ‘Up the Chastity Belt’ complete with camp Robin Hood...
2019-11-132h 14Spocklight: A Star Trek PodcastSpocklight At the Movies 10: The Andromeda StrainPrepare to lock down and undergo the longest decontamination process of your life as we return to examining ‘Star Trek: The Motion Picture’ Director, Robert Wise's filmography with 1971 Sci-fi Horror Thriller, The Andromeda Strain, on another Spocklight at the Movies!
Liam admires the chilling effectiveness of the opening ghost town sequence but feels like they sacrificed entertainment value for rigorous authenticity and wishes the characters had more charisma than 'week one rejects in a reality show'
Paul gives us the skinny on original Author, Michael Crichton, finds the film to be an ear...
2019-10-3047 minSpocklight: A Star Trek PodcastSpocklight At the Movies 9: VolunteersSpocklight at the Movies is on the run from our gambling debts and joining Tom Hanks, John Candy and Rita Wilson on a Peace Corps flight to Thailand, it’s Nicholas Meyer's 1985 comedy 'Volunteers'!
Liam reveals his somewhat recent appreciation for the late, great John Candy, discusses the history of THAT Coca Cola product placement and breaks down the problematic, white saviour tropes of the movie.
Paul talks up the shared comic sensibilities between the film and our own shorts from the mid 2000s (the 'Groovedoctor' oeuvre), chats the difficulties of nail...
2019-10-141h 27Spocklight: A Star Trek PodcastSupplemental 17: Robert Sallin returnsIn a very special episode, Robert Sallin, the Producer of ‘Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan’ returns to the podcast to share more of the untold inside story of producing the most celebrated and iconic Star Trek film ever made.
Bob also tells us about the difficulties directing his first feature film, 1969’s ‘The Picasso Summer’ starring Albert Finney and Yvette Mimieux and achieving the incredible feat of helming over 2,000 commercials featuring such stars as Tom Selleck, Jack Lemmon, Joan Rivers, James Mason and Larry Hagman. We’re also lucky enough to be joined by his Wife...
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Bygones: The Ally McBeal Podcast2.15: #Bally Is Not Something The World Needs😳 OOPSIE Some of you may have got a sneak preview of this episode as we accidentally uploaded it early! If you liked that - consider becoming a Patron, you can get that thrill EVERY episode! But for the rest of you... enjoy!
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Guest and all round dreamboat, Stephen Trumble has dropped by Bygones HQ to dissect the aftermath of the hugely PIVOTAL events of last episode. EEEEE!!! Featuring heavy use of Tracey's office, possibly the best use of Tainted Love on network television of ALL TIME, but otherwise a whole lotta shitshow! This episode we're dis...
2019-09-042h 06Spocklight: A Star Trek PodcastSpocklight At the Movies 8: The Dark TowerThe Man in Black fled across the desert, and The Gunslinger followed... and behind him came Liam and Matt to debate the 2017 cinematic interpretation of Stephen King’s magnum opus, The Dark Tower, adapted for the screen by ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Writer, Director and Executive Producer, Akiva Goldsman.
Liam compares the film to ‘Last Action Hero’, hates on Jake's deadbeat parents and realises that we still haven't cracked the art of CGI flame hands, while Matt tells the tale of his not-so-epic quest to track down all the books in the series, breaks down the three cardi...
2019-09-031h 20Spocklight: A Star Trek PodcastSupplemental 16: Interview with Michele SpechtJoin us for an incredibly fun chat as we let loose and crank it up to 11 with the amazingly energetic, Michele Specht, best known as Dr. McKennah in ‘Star Trek Continues’ and one of the many voices of the ‘Star Trek Online’ game.
Hear which Trek series was her gateway into the fandom and why she thinks Trek's focus on ethical, moral and spiritual storytelling really sets it apart. Discover the pressures she felt in doing the franchise justice, dealing with overwhelming fan (and original cast) reactions and finding the right level of theatricality when matching the aestheti...
2019-08-201h 21Spocklight: A Star Trek PodcastEpisode 29: The Animated Series Revisited (w/ Eliot J Fallows)We're BACK with another Trek TV Revisited episode. This time we endure our return to Star Trek: The Animated Series, with special guest, Eliot J Fallows, of Chortle Awards nominated Podcast, ‘Heal Your Wounds’ and the fantastic ‘Sean & Eliot Read the Bible’, joining us to dissect the episodes:
1.02 Yesteryear
1.04 The Lorelei Signal
1.12 The Time Trap
Liam applauds the series (occasionally) using animation to it's advantage by adding more imaginative, gonzo characters, but blasts the emotionless line delivery of the majority of the main cast.
Paul can...
2019-08-021h 46Spocklight: A Star Trek PodcastSupplemental 15: Interview with Shazad LatifIn this special episode we’re joined by Shazad Latif, best known to Trekkies as Ash Tyler in ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ and to many others as Clem Fandango in ‘Toast of London’.
Hear the origins of Shazad’s dual role on Discovery, how he navigated one of the most challenging storylines in Trek history, what it meant to him being a half-Asian romantic lead in such a brilliantly diverse cast and how life has changed thanks to being part of the worldwide phenomenon that is Trek.
We also talk about what it was like to...
2019-07-081h 10Spocklight: A Star Trek PodcastSpocklight At the Movies 7: X-Men (w/ Daryl & Jeanette from Sudden Double Deep)In a giant-size special for our 50th episode, Liam and Matt are joined by Daryl and Jeanette of the ‘Sudden Double Deep’ Podcast to dissect the first X-Men movie from the year 2000 starring Patrick Stewart, just in time for the release of the latest chapter in the franchise, ‘X-Men: Dark Phoenix’.
We examine the dawn of today’s Superhero movie phenomenon in detail, unpick the Bryan Singer controversy, discuss the differences between blockbuster movies past and present while looking forward to the possible future of the X-Men movie franchise. All that and the unfortunate story of a Jimmy Savi...
2019-06-062h 15Spocklight: A Star Trek PodcastEpisode 28: Star trek Discovery Season 2 Spoiler Special (w/ James Dyer from Pilot TV Podcast)Liam and Matt are joined by James Dyer of the Pilot TV Podcast and Empire Magazine as we dive right into Discovery Season 2 and try and have a little fun along the way in one epic Spoiler Special.
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2019-05-132h 00Spocklight: A Star Trek PodcastEpisode 27: The Original Series Revisited (w/ Jen Ives)We begin a revisitation of Trek TV by introducing The Original Series to special guest, Stand-Up Comedian, Jen Ives, by handpicking three episodes for her to watch.
Liam presents his case for why 'The Corbomite Maneuver' truly sums up the mission statement of Star Trek, Paul enjoys the campy sets (and definitely the dresses) of 'Who Mourns for Adonais' and Matt loves the complex motivations fuelling Spock's actions in 'Journey to Babel'. While Jen is creeped out by McCoy, enjoys seeing the Spock family dynamic (especially thicc Sarek) and absolutely cannot handle these long running times.
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2019-04-191h 55Spocklight: A Star Trek PodcastSpocklight At The Movies 6: Showtime (w/ Boyd Hilton)It’s...SHOWTIME! We’re joined by Boyd Hilton of the Pilot TV Podcast and Heat Magazine to dissect the much maligned Robert De Niro/Eddie Murphy buddy cop satire as we ask the big questions: Why wasn’t William Shatner promoted from fleeting cameo to full co-star status? How did this film cost $85 million? And most importantly, was Deniro still sexy in 2002?!
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2019-03-271h 10Spocklight: A Star Trek PodcastEpisode 26: Comics of Trek (w/ Professor Elemental)Slap on your reading glasses and put your feet up as we dive into over fifty years worth of Star Trek comic book history with special guest, Professor Elemental.
Comics covered in this episode:
Star Trek #1 (Gold Key, October 1967)
Star Trek #18 (Marvel, February 1982)
Star Trek Annual #1 (DC, 1985)
Star Trek Annual #2 (DC, 1986)
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy #1 (Marvel, December 1996)
Star trek: Early Voyages #1 (Marvel, February 1997)
Star trek: Countdown (IDW, 2009)
Star Trek vs Transformers #1 (IDW, September 2018)
As usual yo...
2019-03-081h 50Spocklight: A Star Trek PodcastSpocklight At The Movies 5: Innerspace (w/ Nick de Semlyen from Empire Magazine)Join the Spocklight crew on a truly fantastic voyage with special guest, Empire magazine’s Nick de Semlyen, as we discuss the 1987 Joe Dante hidden classic, ‘Innerspace’, Starring Dennis Quaid, Martin Short, Meg Ryan and Star Trek: Voyager's very own... Robert Picardo as ‘The Cowboy’!
Liam debates the outcome of a somewhat confused love triangle, Paul praises the now dearly departed Dick Miller, Matt recalls how seeing the film for the first time whilst in the grip of a delirious fever somehow made it even crazier, while our guest, Nick de Semlyen, tells us about his upcoming book, ‘Wil...
2019-02-051h 10Spocklight: A Star Trek PodcastSpocklight At The Movies 4: Invasion of the Body Snatchers (w/ Chris Johnston from 'Easy Riders Raging Podcast')In a special crossover episode with ‘Easy Riders, Raging Podcast’, we’re joined by its host, Chris Johnston, to discuss the 1978 remake of ‘Invasion of the Body Snatchers’ as we scream and point our way through the Leonard Nimoy starring sci-fi classic.
And once you’ve listened to us be horrified by gloriously gory practical effects, explain why the Body Snatchers franchise is the sci-fi answer to ‘A Star is Born’ and praise a ‘Granny Slap’ for the ages, head over to the ‘Easy Riders, Raging Podcast’ feed on Saturday 26th January for Part 2 of our 1978 crossover special as we join Chris...
2019-01-231h 24Spocklight: A Star Trek PodcastThe Spocklight Christmas SpecialHo Ho Ho! The Spocklight crew gather round the open fire to chat the official (disclaimer: not official) Star Trek Christmas Movie…1999’s ‘A Christmas Carol’ starring Sir Patrick Stewart.
We also find time to run down the slim pickings of vaguely Christmassy Star Trek offerings, pitch our own ideas for a proper Christmas episode and rhapsodise about ‘The Muppet Christmas Carol’ probably more than we should while we’re meant to be reviewing a different version of Charles Dickens classic.
So grab a glass of port and a bowl of smoking bishops as you join us for th...
2018-12-211h 02Spocklight: A Star Trek PodcastSpocklight At The Movies 3: UnstoppableOn the latest episode of ‘Spocklight at the Movies’ we cover Chris Pine starring runaway train disaster thriller, ‘Unstoppable’, the last ever film to be directed by the late, great Tony Scott.
Come ride in the driver's seat as we question the morality of Pine’s protagonist, make comparisons with the true life tale the film is based on, praise the mountain of charisma that is Denzel Washington, debate the intended customer base of Hooters, take a detour into ‘Riverdale’ and explore Scott’s entire illustrious career movie by movie. All that and much, much more.
As usu...
2018-12-061h 33Spocklight: A Star Trek PodcastSupplemental 14: Interview with Judith & Garfield Reeves-StevensOur extensive conversation with Husband and Wife writing team, Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens hits your feed at warp speed!
Hear how Judith and Garfield first met and how they moved from penning science textbooks to writing New York Times-bestselling ‘Star Trek’ novels before becoming Writers and Co-Producers for the final season of ‘Star trek: Enterprise’. Learn about their involvement in a NASA Space Policy Workshop alongside other such luminaries as James Cameron and becoming lead writers for the Walt Disney Imagineers helping to plan the rides and attractions for Shanghai Disneyland, entire park concepts for Disney Asia as well...
2018-11-191h 37Spocklight: A Star Trek PodcastSpocklight At The Movies 2: The HauntingIn our first ever Halloween special, the Spocklight crew investigate Robert Wise's (Director of ‘Star Trek: The Motion Picture’) 1963 horror classic ‘The Haunting’.
Liam praises the claustrophobic production design of Elliot Scott, Paul highlights how Julie Harris' own fragile mental state fuelled her frenzied performance and Matt delves into the world of black and white psychological horror cinema.
We compare and contrast the movie with Shirley Jackson's original source novel, the disastrous 1999 Jan De Bont remake starring Liam Neeson and Netflix's own hot new adaptation, ‘The Haunting of Hill House’.
We also chat Star trek’s...
2018-10-311h 20Spocklight: A Star Trek PodcastSpocklight At The Movies 1: Three Men and a BabyJoin us for a whole new chapter of the Spocklight journey as we celebrate the incredibly talented cast and crew that have made the ‘Star Trek’ franchise so special over the years by examining their non-Trek work, it’s ‘Spocklight at the Movies’!
In the inaugural episode of this new strand of the podcast, we take a look at ‘Three Men and a Baby’, Leonard Nimoy’s 1987 directorial follow up to ‘Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home’ starring Tom Selleck, Steve Guttenberg and Ted Danson.
Listen as we debate the character's intended ages, discuss the Baby comedy sub-genr...
2018-10-081h 16Spocklight: A Star Trek PodcastEpisode 25: How The Trek Did This Get Made? (w/ Todd Jordan)This month, we’re joined by Todd Jordan of ‘The Bitter End’ Podcast as we roll up our sleeves and scrape the bottom of the Star Trek barrel, discussing what are considered to be some of the worst episodes of all time! Is their reputation justly deserved or have they been unfairly judged by the fan base? Journey with us on a voyage to discover silver linings as we experience Evil Kids, Satan himself, a clip show, Benidorm in Space, chocolate wobble and much more.
The things we do for you... Make our sacrifices mean something by downlo...
2018-09-131h 56Spocklight: A Star Trek PodcastSupplemental 13: Interview with David LivingstonIn a special episode, Liam, Matt and Paul are joined by the most prolific Star Trek Director of all time, David Livingston, for an exclusive interview. Hear how he started out as Unit Production Manager in the early days of ‘Star Trek: The Next Generation’ before stepping into the Director’s chair for a record breaking run of a combined 62 episodes of TNG, DS9, Voyager and Enterprise.
Learn how he switched between Director and Supervising Producer mode when on set and what an experience it was bringing George Takei’s Sulu back to the franchise for Trek’s 30th anni...
2018-08-3159 minSpocklight: A Star Trek PodcastEpisode 24: Spoofs of TrekLiam, Paul and Matt warp their way through the colourful history of Star Trek spoofs and homages: Galaxy Quest, USS Callister, The Orville and much more are explored as our expectations are thoroughly subverted - Toxic masculinity, the redemption of Seth Macfarlane, Tim Allen’s surprising acting inspiration, humans becoming the villains of their own stories…By Grabthar's hammer, by the suns of Worvan, you... should download this episode right now!
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2018-08-091h 37Spocklight: A Star Trek PodcastSupplemental 12: Interview with Conrad CoatesIn a special episode, Liam, Matt and Paul are joined by Actor, Conrad Coates, as he gives us the lowdown on his roles as Admiral Terral on ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ and as Darius Johnson in Robert Zemeckis’s forthcoming film, ‘Welcome to Marwen’.
We also chat Conrad’s appearances in ‘Tron:Legacy’, ‘X-Men: Apocalypse’, Syfy’s ‘Defiance’ and even playing Drake’s Dad in ‘Degrassi: The Next Generation’, as well as his Theatre work and running his own acting school, ‘Coates and Company’. Download now for all this and much more.
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2018-07-221h 26Spocklight: A Star Trek PodcastEpisode 23: Discovery Season One Retrospective Part 2 (w/ Sean McLoughlin)Liam, Matt, Paul and special guest, Chortle Award nominated Stand Up Comedian, Sean McLoughlin, attempt to find their way out of the mirror universe in Part Two of our epic two part look back over the first season of ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ as we analyse the back six episodes of the series.
Liam reads a ridiculous fanboy rant that complains about everything from “feminist lunacy” to “feminist Idiocy” for ruining the show, Paul reckons Qo'noS looks more like Camden Market then the Klingon homeworld, Matt ponders the thought process behind naming a torture device an 'Agonizor' while Sean falls a...
2018-07-121h 03Spocklight: A Star Trek PodcastSupplemental 11: Interview with Ronnie Rowe Jr.In a special episode, Liam, Matt and Paul are joined by Actor, Ronnie Rowe Jr. as he tells us how he ended up bagging himself a semi-regular role on ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ as the ship’s Comms Officer, Bryce, and gives a unique insight into the production of the show.
We also go in depth with Ronnie on his starring role in Cory Bowles searing political police movie, ‘Black Cop’ and the challenges of playing a ruthless Prosecutor on BET’s hit legal drama, ‘In Contempt’. Download now for all this and much more.
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2018-06-2853 minSpocklight: A Star Trek PodcastEpisode 22: Discovery Season One Retrospective Part 1 (w/ Sean McLoughlin)Chortle Award nominated Stand Up Comedian, Sean McLoughlin, returns to Spocklight to help Liam, Matt and Paul break down the first season of ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ episode by episode.
In Part One of an epic two parter, we binge on the opening 9 instalments of Discovery as we retrace our steps to ‘The Vulcan Hello’ and ‘Battle at the Binary Stars’ to see if our opinion on them has changed at all since our initial reactions last year before deep diving into the rest of the first half of the season.
Listen as Liam points out the attentio...
2018-06-141h 21Spocklight: A Star Trek PodcastSupplemental 10: Interview with James L. ConwayIn a special episode, we present an in-depth interview with Director, James L. Conway, the man behind some of your favourite episodes of TNG, DS9, Voyager and Enterprise!
We cover all sorts of ground with James: How his Trek credentials helped him out when recently directing an episode of ‘The Orville’, the death of water cooler TV in the age of binge culture, the surprising links between DS9 classic ‘Little Green Men’ and his earlier feature film ‘Hanger 18’, the amazing loyalty and generosity of George Clooney, the submarine movies that influenced his big budget ‘Enterprise’ Pilot, juggling the egos as a Pr...
2018-06-041h 14Spocklight: A Star Trek PodcastEpisode 21: Enterprise (w/ Greg Lock)We head into the cultural nexus that was 2001 and question whether or not this show was simply too ahead of its time... obviously excluding that theme tune. It's Star Trek: Enterprise!
This month we’re joined by returning podcast guest, Greg Lock, Director of upcoming Star Trek fan film, ‘Ambush’ to discuss series Pilot, ‘Broken Bow’ and Greg’s own mystery episode pick but what instalment of Enterprise will he choose to convince Liam, Matt and Paul that the show is worth exploring further? Just how morally grey does this iteration of Trek get? What Super Nintendo character di...
2018-05-101h 44Spocklight: A Star Trek PodcastEpisode 20: Voyager (w/ Sophie Morris)Flung through space to the other side of the galaxy, this crew are facing one hell of a bumpy road trip home. It's Star Trek: Voyager!
This month we’re joined by friend of the show, Sophie Morris, to discuss series Pilot, ‘Caretaker’ as well as Sophie’s own mystery guest pick but what episode will she choose to convince Liam, Matt and Paul that the show is worth exploring further? Do classic Sci-Fi shows reduce women to numbers? Does so-called “Bad Boy” Tom Paris have any real edge whatsoever? What cartoon masterpiece does Matt compare Voyager to? Is a logi...
2018-04-121h 50Spocklight: A Star Trek PodcastSupplemental 9: Interview with Roger Lay Jr.In a special episode, Spocklight presents an in-depth interview with the man behind bringing Star Trek: The Next Generation’ and ‘Enterprise’ to Blu-Ray, Roger Lay Jr.
Hear how Roger went from Trek fan to Trek creator, pursuing a desire to bring back the ambitious, multi-part documentary format to home video resulting in 'The Genesis Effect: Engineering the Wrath of Khan', 'Star Trek: The Journey to the Silver Screen', 'The Roddenberry Vault' and many more.
We also talk his beginnings at USC and how interning on hit sitcom, ‘Everybody Loves Raymond’ led to him producing his first docu...
2018-03-261h 33Spocklight: A Star Trek PodcastEpisode 19: Deep Space Nine (w/ Alice Farrant)
From starship to space station, Picard to Sisko - we discover what else is new as we unpack another fascinating chapter of the Star Trek franchise. It's Deep Space Nine!
This month we’re joined by passionate fan of DS9, Alice Farrant, to discuss series Pilot, ‘Emissary’ as well as Alice’s own mystery Guest pick but what episode will she choose to convince Liam, Matt and Paul that the show is worth exploring further? Is Avery Brooks as damn fine an Actor as Sir Patrick Stewart turned out to be? Who was Alice’s biggest Tre...
2018-03-081h 47Spocklight: A Star Trek PodcastSupplemental 8: The Vision of Trek (w/ Paul Sng)On a very special episode of Spocklight, Liam, Paul and Matt are joined by Director of ‘Sleaford Mods: Invisible Britain’, ‘Dispossession: The Great Social Housing Swindle’ and the forthcoming ‘Poly Styrene: I Am A Cliché’, Paul Sng, to discuss if Star Trek Creator, Gene Roddenberry’s utopian vision of the future is actually possible and if it is, how on earth do we get there from where the world and society is right now?
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2018-02-2257 minSpocklight: A Star Trek PodcastEpisode 18: The Next Generation (w/ Sean McLoughlin, Stephen Trumble)In 1987 TV changed forever as a bold new vision and a brand new cast took us where no show had been before. It’s time for the Spocklight crew to tackle ‘Star Trek: The Next Generation’
This month we’re joined by returning Guest and Max Turner Prize winning Stand Up Comedian, Stephen Trumble, as well as fellow Stand Up, Sean McLoughlin, fresh from supporting Ricky Gervais on his International ‘Humanity’ tour, to discuss TNG Pilot, ‘Encounter at Far point’ as well as Stephen and Sean’s own mystery Guest picks. But what episodes will Stephen and Sean choose for Li...
2018-02-081h 39Spocklight: A Star Trek PodcastSupplemental 7: Interview with Adelaide FilippeIn a special episode of Spocklight, we sit down with ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Concept Designer, Adelaide Filippe, for an Exclusive Interview on how she helped bring Michael Burnham's EVA suit to life.
Adelaide takes us through her journey from Special Effects Make-up Designer on one of Matt’s old short films to her present work as a Concept Artist on recent Hollywood Blockbuster, Justice League, whilst giving her insider thoughts on that movie’s Amazonian costume controversy.
We also chat her work on various Marvel Studios flicks, the Star Wars and James Bond franchises and much, mu...
2018-01-291h 19Spocklight: A Star Trek PodcastEpisode 17: The Animated SeriesThe Spocklight crew travel back to the 1970s as we take a look at everyone's least watched iteration of Trek in our continuing mission to analyse the franchise from a non-Trekkie perspective. It's The Animated Series!
As the boys watch series Pilot, 'Beyond the Farthest Star' and the Emmy award winning, 'How Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth', Liam ponders how kids would have reacted to the animated equivalent of The Motion Picture, Paul notes how even in cartoon form, Shatner is still stealing the spotlight from his co-stars, while Matt thinks the shortened runtime makes the stories...
2018-01-1041 minSpocklight: A Star Trek PodcastEpisode 16: The Original Series (w/ David Trumble)Phase 2 of the Spocklight mission to analyse Star Trek from a Non-Trekkie perspective has well and truly begun and following our detour into the world of Discovery we finally journey back to where it all started – ‘The Original Series’!
This month we’re joined by returning Guest, David Trumble, who tells us all about his current work at Troublemaker Studios in Austin, Texas with Robert Rodriguez, before we get into the nitty gritty of discussing both TOS Pilot episodes, ‘The Cage’ and ‘Where No Man Has Gone Before’, as well as David’s very own mystery Guest pick. But what epi...
2017-12-131h 28Spocklight: A Star Trek PodcastSupplemental 6: Interview with Richard DonnerIn a very special episode, Liam, Matt and Paul are joined by legendary Director, Richard Donner, for an Exclusive interview.
Richard talks us through his illustrious career, from directing episodes of almost every classic American television show of the 50s, 60s and 70s to helming such iconic films as The Omen, Superman: The Movie, The Goonies and Lethal Weapon to his current Producing role.
But why doesn't Richard consider The Omen to be a Horror movie? How does he think that modern technology has changed blockbuster film-making? Will there ever be a sequel to The...
2017-12-051h 08Spocklight: A Star Trek PodcastEpisode 15: DiscoveryWARNING! This episode contains full spoilers for the first two episodes of ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ so if you’re waiting to binge and you care about spoilers come back and listen after you’ve watched ‘The Vulcan Hello’ and ‘Battle at the Binary Stars’.
It’s the beginning of Phase 2 of the Spocklight crew’s journey into the Star Trek universe from a Non-Trekkie perspective as we finally take on the TV Shows, starting with the latest iteration, ‘Star Trek: Discovery’.
Liam bemoans the loss of the female friendship at the centre of the new show and points out how...
2017-11-0835 minSpocklight: A Star Trek PodcastSupplemental 5: Speculation for Star Trek 4Join us as we discuss the fate of the next movie in the Kelvin timeline in our latest Supplemental episode.
Will Chris Hemsworth’s George Kirk beam back into the series from beyond the grave? Will Quentin Tarantino rein in his use of the N-word for the opportunity to direct a Trek movie? Will Karl Urban get his wish of exploring the McCoy family and could that mean a return of their famous Tennessee smoked baked beans to the franchise? Will JJ ever fulfil his commitment to Paramount? Will there ever even be another Star Trek movie?!...
2017-10-2635 minSpocklight: A Star Trek PodcastEpisode 14: The Movies - RankedThe results are in! Join us (and long dead film critic Mr. Halliwell, beaming in from beyond the grave) as we rank all 13 Star Trek movies, based on our average combined scores.
Has watching all of the movies converted any of the Spocklight crew to the status of bonafide Trekkie? Is there really no comparison to ‘Star Trek: The Motion Picture’? Will Mr. Halliwell give ANY film in the series a single star? The Answers to all these questions and more can be found in this grand culmination of the first mission of the USS Spocklight.
2017-10-111h 39Spocklight: A Star Trek PodcastSupplemental 4: Interview with Robert SallinIn a special episode to celebrate the 35th Anniversary re-release of 'Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan' we're joined by the film's Producer, Robert Sallin, for an exclusive interview.
Robert tells Liam, Paul and Matt how he went from directing over 2,000 commercials to producing what many consider to be the greatest Star Trek film ever made, talking them through his creative input into the iconic red uniforms, the monstrous Ceti Eels, Kirk's grand entrance and much, much more.
We also delve into the rest of Robert's glittering Hollywood career, including directing Albert Finney in 'T...
2017-09-221h 26Spocklight: A Star Trek PodcastEpisode 13: Beyond (w/ Thomas Saville)Rev those engines and cue up your classical music cause we're tellin’ y'all, it's Star Trek Beyond!
Liam bemoans the trend of pathetic lip service to gay characters in Hollywood Blockbuster cinema and wishes Kirk had kicked off the Beasties assault with a 'KICK IT!' Paul notices the sexual bias towards green women on the Enterprise and Matt chuckles at McCoy’s attempts at product placement and thinks Pine gives fantastic ‘getting battered’ face.
We’re also joined by Treehouse Digital’s Thomas Saville, the linchpin of Star Trek fan film, Ambush (Written and Directed by...
2017-09-161h 50Spocklight: A Star Trek PodcastEpisode 12: Into Darkness (w/ Rebecca Shortall)Hear the Spocklight crew trek into darkness, over Benedict Cucumber Patch gin cocktails, as Liam wonders why anyone would care who John Harrison really is, Paul spots Chris Pine getting ever closer to the classic Shatner paunch of old, Matt wonders if the Enterprise crew are aware of the red shirt curse and Guest, Stand up Comedian, Writer for Ranker and fellow Podcaster, Rebecca Shortall, joins us in taking on the Alice Eve controversy.
Is it Harrison, Khan or simply Benny Cums? Download now to find out.
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2017-08-0958 minSpocklight: A Star Trek PodcastSupplemental 3: The Music of Trek Part 1 (w/ Adam Langston)In the latest of our occasional bonus episodes, we’re joined by film Composer, Orchestrator and Arranger, Adam Langston, as he guides us through the Star Trek movie scores and discusses how Jerry Goldsmith and James Horner have influenced his own work on Hollywood fare such as The Promise, Alien: Covenant and 10,000 BC.
We also chat Trump’s unsanctioned use of the ‘Air Force One’ theme, how to pronounce Michael Giacchino’s name, Leonard Rosenman’s (possibly) high opinion of himself and of course, the work of Cliff Eidelman and Dennis McCarthy as well.
And this is only...
2017-07-261h 06Spocklight: A Star Trek PodcastEpisode 11: Star Trek (w/ Woman Watches Film)The Spocklight Bridge is a sausage fest no more! Liam, Paul and Matt are joined by our first female guest, Feminist Instagram Film Critic, Woman Watches Film, as the crew go back to the start for Star Trek 2009, but while Paul may congratulate Kirk for using the most blatant cheat in academic history to beat the Kobayashi Maru test, can JJ Abrahams’ reboot pass the Furiosa, Bechdel or Mako Mori tests?! Enlist in Spocklight by downloading now to find out that and much more.
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2017-07-121h 40Spocklight: A Star Trek PodcastEpisode 10: Nemesis (w/ Greg Lock)The Spocklight Crew meet their nemesis in ‘Star Trek: Nemesis’! It's a rough job but someone's gotta’ do it, so raise a glass of Romulan ale (you’re gonna’ need it) as we tackle a tale of two Picards and explore the phenomenon that is Hardy before Hardy.
Liam marks Captain Picard out as a ‘Jealous Lover’ over his Best man speech at Riker and Troi’s Wedding, Paul takes Director, Stuart ‘Asshat’ Baird, to task and Matt recalls watching a particularly not safe for work Tom Hardy short film.
We’re also joined this mont...
2017-06-071h 33Spocklight: A Star Trek PodcastEpisode 9: Insurrection (w/ Ross Okoye)Freshly shaved and smoother than an android's bottom, It's Star Trek: Insurrection!
Liam believes the Prime Directive could do with some more effective advertising, Paul laments the tragic loss of Riker's beard, while Matt tries desperately to explain Data's romp in the hay with a small child.
The regular Spocklight crew are joined this month by guest star, Ross Okoye, of hot new clothing company, Ages Apparel (recently featured in GQ magazine) who are sadly yet to produce a ‘Star Trek’ tee.
Join the battle for Paradise and dow...
2017-05-101h 28Spocklight: A Star Trek PodcastEpisode 8: First Contact (w/ Stephen Trumble)With a four-alarm hangover, Team Spocklight go rogue and say 'to hell with our orders!' It's ‘Star Trek: First Contact’.
Liam praises the film's nightmarish body horror influences whilst wishing Worf had more conviction behind his killer one liner, Paul pitches William Shatner's own Borg-centric, Kirk-resurrecting novel and muses on a spine snapping twist on an iconic ‘Hamlet’ moment, Matt is all for the 'Die Hard in a Spaceship' setup as well as its ‘Demolition Man’ inspired technique to avoiding certain death and returning guest star, Stand up Comedian and official Spocklight Artist, Stephen Trumble, highlights Picard's doub...
2017-04-121h 38Spocklight: A Star Trek PodcastSupplemental 2: The Comedy of Trek (w/ Stephen Trumble, William Stone)In our second ‘Spocklight Supplemental’, occasional bonus episodes of the Podcast that fall outside our main mission, we explore Comedy in ‘Star Trek’ with the help of expert Guest Stars: up and coming Stand up Comedians, Stephen Trumble and William Stone.
Join us as we go Star Trekkin', across the universe, on the Starship Spocklight in search of the funny.
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2017-03-2743 minSpocklight: A Star Trek PodcastEpisode 7: GenerationsJoin us in Phase Two of our Mission to explore every film in the 'Star Trek' movie franchise from a non-Trekkie perspective with a perfect jumping on point for fans of ‘The Next Generation’ and new listeners in general.
The Spocklight crew have an appointment with eternity and they don’t want to be late: it’s Star Trek: Generations!
Liam ponders the size of the crew’s costume department and questions Picard’s inability to beat up a single normal old coke addict ridden geezer without Kirk’s help. Paul points out Troi’s uselessness as an...
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