“Trek Untold” is the Star Trek podcast that goes beyond the stars! This show features guests including character actors, stunt performers, directors, writers, VFX artists, and the behind-the-scenes people who make the Star Trek universe boldly go where no sci-fi franchise has gone before.
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Trekkies will remember Billy Van Zandt from one memorable appearance in the Star Trek franchise, but you may know him better for his acclaimed work as a writer and producer for TV & theater, alongside his writing partner Jane Milmore. Born in New Jersey, Billy headed to Hollywood to pursue an acting career inspired by…
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Today, we’re speaking with Steve Neill, who is known for his special effects work on “Star Trek: The Motion Picture,” specifically making Leonard Nimoy’s Vulcan ears and the makeup for the Rhaandarites. He also worked on some of the other Trek films, along with the pilot for “Star Trek: The Next Generation” titled “Encounter at…
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Jeff Russo has gone from rock bands in NYC to composing scores for Hollywood, and Trek fans will know him best for creating the music for “Star Trek: Discovery” and “Star Trek: Picard.” Before he started scoring soundtracks, Jeff was part of the Grammy-nominated band TONIC, whose music you can hear in “Scream 2”…
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Stunts make the show, and on this episode, we dive deep into the world of action for Star Trek. We are joined by Dennis Madalone, the stunt coordinator for “Star Trek: The Next Generation,” “Deep Space Nine” and “Voyager.” Dennis first appeared in Star Trek 6 as a Klingon and eventually got a chance…
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In the decorated annals of Star Trek memes, few are as strong and enduring as the sex-candle ghost from the seventh season TNG episode “Sub Rosa.” In this episode, we are honored to have that spirit take physical form, as we speak with the actor who brought Ronin to life, Duncan Regehr. While many…
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It’s been a great year for “Trek Untold” when it came to guests from DS9, and in this episode, we revisit a few of my favorite conversations from performers who I interviewed earlier in 2020. Listen to great stories from Kaitlin Hopkins, Phil Morris, Juliana Donald, Erick Avari, Hilary Shepard, Chase Masterson, Max Grodenchik, and…
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In this episode of “Trek Untold,” we take a trip back in time, but not too far back, so we don’t get in trouble with any temporal agents. We’re revisiting some stories from past guests this year who appeared in “Star Trek: The Next Generation,” including our episodes with Ursaline Bryant, Spencer Garrett, Erick Avari,…
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Get a taste of some real frontier medicine with the one and only Alexander Siddig, AKA Dr. Julian Bashir from “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine”! Alexander is here to promote his newest movie, SKYLINES, the finale of the “Skyline” series where he played General Radford, and he had a lot of fun making this movie….
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If you collect anything from Star Trek, chances are you have at least one of those Hero Collector die-cast starships somewhere in it. Today, we’re speaking with the man responsible for that line, Ben Robinson. Ben is the head of Hero Collector, a division of Eaglemoss, and has been the man behind their Star…
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If you’re ever on DS9 and need a place to wet your whistle, run – don’t walk – to Quark’s Bar! Today, we speak with Armin Shimerman, most famously known to Trek fans as Quark from “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.” He’s here to answer fan-submitted questions and discuss his new book, “Illyria: Betrayal of…
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