Spocklight: A Star Trek Podcast

Nov 24 2024 132 ep. 82 mins 85

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Space: The Final Frontier, These are the voyages of the Podcast, ’Spocklight’. Our continuing mission: to explore the ’Star Trek’ franchise from a non-Trekkie perspective, to boldly go where many podcasts have more than likely gone before. Join your crew, Liam Dempsey, Paul Willson, Matt Brothers and Ship Mascot, Aristotle, the Axolotl, as they attempt to answer the question: Can a trio of life long non-Trekkies become a trio of Trekkers?

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Episode 65: The Doomsday Machine (w/ Dave Corkery from The Cinemile)

Nov 24 2024 73 mins

We're joined by Dave Corkery from the Award winning Cinemile podcast as we take on The Doomsday Machine from The Original Series. Dave grapples with the idea of being known as a Trekkie and tells us why this episode stuck out for him on his lockdown inspired epic mission to watch all of Star Trek from the beginning, Liam pays an emotional tribute to Commodore Matt Decker, Matt ar

Spocklight At the Movies 34: The Boogens (w/ James L. Conway and Daryl Bar)

Oct 27 2024 87 mins

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

On Screen 7: The Real Ghostbusters

Oct 13 2024 70 mins

The Spocklight crew take the Ecto-1 for a joy ride to nostalgia city as we reminisce over childhood's playing with Ghostbusters toys and discuss 'Russian About, Season 6, episode 8 of The Real Ghostbusters, guest starring Walter Koenig as Vladamir Maximov. We discuss why The Real Ghostbusters became Slimer and The Real Ghostbusters, and what this meant for the show itself, debate

Episode 64: Star Trek Prodigy Season 2 Spoiler Special (w/ Aaron Waltke)

Aug 26 2024 101 mins

WARNING: THIS EPISODE CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR STAR TREK: PRODIGY SEASON 2! We’re joined by Star Trek: Prodigy’s Head Writer, Aaron Waltke, to breakdown Season 2 in detail, as we discuss the challenges of balancing writings a Kid’s show combined with a Voyager sequel, Dal coming to realise why he doesn’t have to be Captain, Wesley Crusher’s return, Maj’el and Zero’s bu

Spocklight At the Movies 33: Logan (w/ Kobi Omenaka from the Flixwatcher Podcast)

Aug 11 2024 67 mins

Five years after covering the first X-Men film on the podcast and with 'Deadpool & Wolverine' currently in Cinemas and lighting up the box office, we return to the franchise to discuss 2017 entry, Logan, with special Guest, Kobi Omenaka. We talk about Hugh Jackman and Patrick Stewart's performances in the film and how they clearly approached this film differently from other

Episode 63: The Search for Spock 40th Anniversary Special (w/ Agent Scott from Spy Hards & Chris Carr from Homicide: Life on the Set)

Jul 31 2024 69 mins

The Spocklight Crew beam down to The BFI IMAX in London to watch the 4K 40th Anniversary re-release of Leonard Nimoy's directorial debut, Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, on Britain's biggest screen. Joined by Agent Scott from the Spy Hards podcast and Chris Carr from Homicide: Life on the Set, we sit down in the bar before the screening for some anticipatory pre-show banter

Episode 62: Star Trek Discovery Season 5 Spoiler Special

Jul 14 2024 83 mins

Following Liam's interview with Sonequa Martin-Green on the Pilot TV Podcast, The Spocklight crew reconvene to fully dissect the fifth and final season of Star Trek: Discovery. We discuss Discovery's search for an identity over it's 5 Season run and whether we were happy with what it eventually settled on, analyse the additional scenes that were shot in the wake of the show's ca

Episode 61: Captive Pursuit (w/ Craig Stimson from the Around the Console Podcast)

Jun 09 2024 57 mins

We’re joined by Craig Stimson, from the amazing Doctor Who podcast, Around the Console, to discuss an early episode of Star trek: Deep Space Nine, Captive Pursuit. Craig tells us why this episode was the start of his true love affair with Star Trek and highlights the evident political allegories on display, Paul discovers they may have misjudged the earlier seasons of DS9 and m

Spocklight At the Movies 32: Cube (w/ Helen Sadler from the Flixwatcher Podcast)

May 27 2024 69 mins

We’re joined by Helen Sadler from the Flixwatcher podcast, to discuss the Indie Sci-Fi Horror sensation of 1997, Cube, starring Nicole de Boer, who essayed the role of Ezri Dax on Star trek: Deep Space Nine. We discuss the budget limitations of the film and if it would have been better suited to a short film treatment while also praising the innovations of the practical effects

Supplemental 21: The Commercials of Trek

Apr 30 2024 58 mins

The Spocklight crew beam down during the commercial break to cover a fascinating array of television adverts featuring the original series crew & much more. William Shatner cashes in on Commodore computers, Leonard Nimoy attempts to induct viewers into his Magnavox cult, James Doohan flogs some Star Trek themed plates, George Takei rides the bus, and take it from a Father wh