The Shuttlepod Show is a podcast about the Star Trek franchise. The hosts are actors Dominic Keating, Connor Trinneer, and Erica LaRose. Keating played Malcolm Reed on Star Trek: Enterprise. Trinneer was also on Enterprise, playing the role of Trip Tucker. LaRose has acted in many short films.
For every episode of the podcast, the cohosts invite someone who has worked on one of the shows. Joe Flanigan played Lt. Colonel John Sheppard on Stargate Atlantis. He talked about his time working in the White House before he gave it up to move to Hollywood. John de Lancie played Q on Star Trek: The Next Generation. He has two careers—one is commercial, and the other is artistic. Robert Picardo was the dour Emergency Medical Hologram on Star Trek: Voyager. He almost played Neelix on the show.
It's not all actors on The Shuttlepod Show. The cohosts talk to Dan Curry, who was in charge of special effects on The Next Generation. Curry recalls bringing an array of knives to the taping of an episode. This included a Klingon Bat'leth. Terry Matalas has worked on Enterprise, Voyager, and Star Trek: Picard. He talks about moving up from production assistant to showrunner. Ira Steven Behr worked as a writer, executive producer, and showrunner for Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. He thinks fans could sometimes be hard on the show's characters.
At the end of every episode, guests play a round of "Star Trek Trivia." Another segment is "Stuck on a deserted island with Connor Trinneer." Podcast guests list the items they'd bring with them in such a scenario.
Fans of Star Trek may enjoy hearing from the people behind their favorite characters.
The show has anecdotes about what happened when the cameras were not rolling, which some might appreciate. The Shuttlepod Show is an enjoyable and diverting listen.
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