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Somewhere out in the forgotten depths of space, near the borders of the Klingon, Minbari, and Cylon empires floats Starbase 66. This lonely island of civilization is manned by a triumvirate of uber-nerds whose knowledge of Star Trek, and Science Fiction is as vast as the uncharted depths of the cosmos.
Join the Admiral, Lieutenant Ro Karen, and Lieutenant Kennedy as they while away the hours between canasta games with Dave in the brig by discussing anything and everything Trek and/or SciFi. No medium is off limits as they talk about television, movies, books, graphic novels, toys, and even graphic arts and news. Join them and their frequent guest stars from all over the world for a sometimes serious, sometimes silly, but always interesting talk about your favorite forays into the multiverse of speculative fiction.
Hosted by: Rick Tetrault, Ro Karen and Kennedy Gordon |
One Friday when Rich and Allison needed some not so super or happy or fun time, Boz, from Here Goes Nothing, and the Admiral did a live show to at least fill the void. This is that show.
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While Kennedy runs around the city in his underwear with a towel tied around his neck, Karen and the Admiral talk about Karen’s recent journeys in the TARDIS and her opinions of the first two new Doctors.
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Our resident Bajoran has been called many things, but it’s only now that she has earned the distinction of another honorific to boost her geek cred: Wholigan.
That’s right, listeners, we here at the Starbase do pay attention to what you ask for (even if it sometimes takes us a little while to get to where you want us to be!). Ro heard the growing rumbles of frustration from our international outposts and, not wanting to be the victim of that infamous “British Scorn,” she finally fired up the TARDIS and began her journey through New Who. Read More
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This week Ro Karen nearly sighs herself into unconsciousness as the boys talk toys, science, and bad jokes. Oh, and there is some discussion of the mashing up of Westerns and Sci Fi.
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This ain’t no show for intergalactic greenhorns, pardners! So, sidle on up to the bar and order up a round for the crew, because we’re settlin’ in to talk about Space Westerns! Read More
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And we’re back!! In this somewhat unfocused, tangent-riddled show the crew try out a new catch phrase, welcome each other back, talk movies and TV, then contemplate the results of playing the shell game with famous SciFi crew members.
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No, the Admiral hasn’t decided to implement that “Starfleet Swingers” program that Kennedy recommended a few months ago. This is instead a forum topic suggested by listener Steven Nystrum (Kazon Nystrøm on the forum). Steven posed the question, How well would some of our favorite genre characters do if they found themselves faced with stepping into the roles held by other sci-fi scions? Read More
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Back in October the Admiral was invited by Unkk to an unprecedented open house tour of the Kennedy Space Center facilities. He recorded this audio while there, and then thought it lost when the Starbase computer core died. What was lost has been found, and though not everyone will find this geek’s ear view of the Space Center entertaining, hopefully many of you will. If you’d like to see the photos the Admiral took, they can be found here
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On this not-so-happy Admiral’s Table, Daniel and Rick talk about the final mission of the shuttle Atlantis, and the ending of the US manned space program.
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The Admiral travels to Cape Canaveral, home of the Kennedy Space Center, (no, not that Kennedy) to witness the historic landing of the final shuttle to be launched by NASA. The Shuttle Atlantis touched ground safe and sound that morning, bringing with it an end to the 30-year shuttle program.
Some say it was a bittersweet ending. Others say it was simply bitter. We here at the Starbase are inclined to agree with the latter sentiment, so deftly expressed by our resident NASA guru, Daniel, AKA UNKK!!TM Regardless, the United States now finds itself no longer the lead dog in the great global Space Race. Read More
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Emma Lou, Mary, and Shane join the Admiral to discuss the latest amazing season of everyone’s favorite gallivanting Gallifrean.
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Ramp it up, Wholigans! All the way from Raxacoricofallapatorius, it’s another Admiral’s Table discussion about Doctor Who! Read More
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This week, Karen and Kennedy go in-depth into the genesis of one of the most successfull comic franchises ever. The Admiral just kibitzes from the background.
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Snap on your yellow spandex, seal the doors to the SR-71 Blackbird, and strap in, listeners! It’s time to dive in to the wild, wonderful world of our favorite band of mutants, the X-Men! Read More
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Once again chaos reigns on the Starbase as the crew open the mailbag.
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Written to the Starbase lately? And by “lately,” we mean since…oh, around February of this year? Then this might be your lucky week!
That’s right, the Starbase crew finally receive all those subspace communications that our listeners have been sending us. Seems that Chuck in the Mailroom (second cousin once removed of Dave in the Brig) was accidentally rerouting communiques to the wrong place! So if you’ve received a response from us recently, ignore it. Turns out, someone named “Kiki Velour” was getting our messages and responding to them. Don’t worry, though. The Admiral sent the Bajoran militia after Kiki and all is well again. Chuck, however, might appreciate being brought back in from his…accidental spacing. Read More
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This week Greg from the Inappropriate Conversations podcast joins the crew to discuss Gene Roddenberry’s three post Star Trek pilots, Genesis II, Planet Earth, and Strange New World.
Read on for the show notes
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