The Edge: A Star Trek Discovery Podcast

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26: He's Got Gary Mitchell Eyes Jan 05, 2018

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Final Predictions for Season One, Part II.

On January 7, the second half of Star Trek: Discovery's first season will begin with the episode titled "Despite Yourself." In the grand tradition of Star Trek fans worldwide, we take a look at what little information we've been given and try to predict what will happen next.

In this episode of The Edge, hosts Brandon-Shea Mutala and Amy Nelson are joined by Justin Oser of Earl Grey to make final predictions on what we might see in the final six episodes based solely on the episode titles.

In our news segment, Justin Oser provides an overview of the Star Trek: Discovery soundtrack digital release, and we discuss the Star Trek-inspired episode of Black Mirror, "USS Callister."

Chapters Intro (00:00:00) Star Trek: Discovery Soundtrack (00:01:05) Black Mirror and "USS Callister" (00:07:32) The Upcoming Episodes (00:18:05) "Despite Yourself" (00:20:01) "The Wolf Inside" (00:23:18) "Vaulting Ambition" (00:33:42) "What's Past is Prologue" (00:39:00) "The War Without, The War Within" (00:45:29) "Will You Take My Hand?" (00:49:35) Final Thoughts (00:53:23) Closing (00:58:24) Hosts Brandon-Shea Mutala and Amy Nelson Guest Justin Oser Production Mike Schindler (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Tony Robinson (Associate Producer) Thomas Puleo (Associate Producer) Lisa Slack (Associate Producer) Shoaib Mirza (Associate Producer) Richard Rutledge (Associate Producer) James Muldrow (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Tony Robinson (Show Art) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Patreon Manager)

N9: Flash Points of the Beta Quadrant Dec 30, 2017

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Midseason Stellar Grab Bag.

Some fans feel that the writers of Discovery don't know their Star Trek, and that they are rewriting Klingon history. But is that true? Not if you connect the dots. Listen to dialogue and pay attention to tactical displays and star charts and you'll find that the flash points of the Discovery story are the same ones we've visited time and again.

In this episode of Notes from The Edge, in which we deep-dive into connections between Star Trek: Discovery and the broader Star Trek universe, host C Bryan Jones uses the midseason break as an opportunity to explore a map of Klingon space and visit seven locales that connect this chapter of Star Trek with those that have come before.

Chapters Intro (00:00:00) The Archanis Sector (00:03:31) The Azure Nebula (00:07:44) Donatu V (00:10:38) Gamma Hydra (00:14:37) H'atoria (00:17:27) The Hromi Cluster (00:19:28) The Morska System (00:21:04) Closing (00:24:06)

Host C Bryan Jones

Production C Bryan Jones (Editor and Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Tony Robinson (Associate Producer) Thomas Puleo (Associate Producer) Lisa Slack (Associate Producer) Shoaib Mirza (Associate Producer) Richard Rutledge (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Patreon Manager)

25: Discovery's Mission Statement Dec 22, 2017

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Historical Connections. A notable aspect of Star Trek is how it connects to history, philosophy, and literature. The use of these elements provides the viewer with a familiar context in which the writers can explore new ideas.

In this episode of The Edge, host Mike Schindler is joined by Duncan Barrett of Primitive Culture to discuss historical connections found in Star Trek: Discovery. We discuss parallels between T'Kuvma's actions and those of Hitler in World War II, Moby-Dick, hidden memories, why Through the Looking Glass, and What Alice Found There may be important to the mirror-universe plot, and much more!

Chapters Intro (00:00:00) "The Vulcan Hello" and "Battle at the Binary Stars" (00:02:48) "Context Is for Kings" (00:12:23) "The Butcher's Knife Cares Not for the Lamb's Cry" and "Choose Your Pain" (00:19:57) "Lethe" (00:31:37) "Magic to Make the Sanest Man Go Mad" (00:43:47) "Si Vis Pacem Para Bellum" (00:49:16) "Into the Forest I Go" (00:59:57) Final Thoughts (01:06:07) Closing (01:11:37) Host Mike Schindler Guest Duncan Barrett Production Mike Schindler (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Tony Robinson (Associate Producer) Thomas Puleo (Associate Producer) Lisa Slack (Associate Producer) Shoaib Mirza (Associate Producer) Richard Rutledge (Associate Producer) James Muldrow (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Tony Robinson (Show Art) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Patreon Manager)

24: We're All the Same Under Our Skin Dec 15, 2017

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More Themes in Discovery.

Star Trek has been a beacon of progress for more than 50 years, but on Discovery's crew we find more diversity and representation than in any past series. In this episode of The Edge, host Amy Nelson is joined with Brandi Jackola and Heather Barker to discuss more themes found in Star Trek: Discovery and how they connect with our personal lives. We highlight diversity, IDIC, social progression, guilt, and regret. We also look at characters and how we relate to them.

Chapters Intro (00:00:00) Diversity and IDIC (00:05:41) Social Progress (00:36:13) Guilt and Regret (01:09:20) Final Thoughts (01:38:22) Closing (01:43:41)

Host Amy Nelson

Guests Brandi Jackola and Heather Barker Production Amy Nelson (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Tony Robinson (Associate Producer) Lisa Slack (Associate Producer) Tom Puleo (Associate Producer) Shoaib Mirza (Associate Producer) Richard Rutledge (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Patreon Manager)

23: Deep Cuts Dec 08, 2017

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Easter Eggs in Discovery.

Star Trek fans love callbacks to events and people previously mentioned in the franchise. With the focus of both film and television voyages shifting toward an extended universe, fans were wondering what references the new writers might make to previous Trek.

In this episode of The Edge, host Mike Schindler is joined by Star Trek expert John Tenuto to discuss their favorite examples of Easter eggs—those hidden references that delight the über fan—in the first nine episodes of Star Trek: Discovery.

And in our opening segment, Brandon-Shea Mutala is joined by Michael Wong, a graduate student in planetary science at the California Institute of Technology and the host of Strange New Worlds: A Science and Star Trek Podcast, to talk about the mycelium network and whether it is a plausible science fiction premise.

Chapters Intro (00:00:00) Spore Drive (00:01:05) Welcome John Tenuto (00:17:58) Easter Eggs (00:26:45) Final Thoughts (01:02:45) Closing (01:08:48) Hosts Mike Schindler and Brandon-Shea Mutala Guests John Tenuto and Michael Wong Production Mike Schindler (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Tony Robinson (Associate Producer) Lisa Slack (Associate Producer) Tom Puleo (Associate Producer) Shoaib Mirza (Associate Producer) Richard Rutledge (Associate Producer) James Muldrow (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Patreon Manager)

22: Man, I Love This Star Trek! Dec 01, 2017

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Themes in Discovery.

Spock is one of the most recognizable characters in Star Trek and represents the clash between logic and emotion. In Discovery, Michael Burnham carries forward this theme that has been part of the franchise from the start as she struggles to balance the need for both emotion and logic in her life. What other themes can be found in the first half of Discovery's freshman season?

In this episode of The Edge, host Amy Nelson is joined by Brandi Jackola and Heather Barker to discuss themes found in Discovery and how they connect to our personal lives. We highlight power and manipulation, logic vs. emotion, making sacrifices for your passions, and fear vs. peace and safety. We also look at characters and how we relate to them on a personal level.

Chapters Intro (00:01:05) Logic vs. Emotion (00:05:57) Power and Manipulation (00:19:28) Fear vs. Peace and Safety (00:43:14) Sacrifice for Your Passion (01:11:32) Final Thoughts (01:28:40) Closing (01:39:11)

Host Amy Nelson

Guests Brandi Jackola and Heather Barker Production Michael Schindler (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Tony Robinson (Associate Producer) Lisa Slack (Associate Producer) Tom Puleo (Associate Producer) Shoaib Mirza (Associate Producer) Richard Rutledge (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Patreon Manager)

21: Tea and Medals Nov 24, 2017

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Discovery Season One, Part One Recap.

After twelve long years of waiting for new episodes of Star Trek, eight weeks should be a cake walk, right? The first part of Star Trek: Discovery's first season is done, and we take a moment to reflect on what we've seen so far. How did it measure up to our expectations? What are our overall impressions?

In this episode of The Edge, hosts Brandon-Shea Mutala, Mike Schindler, and Amy Nelson are joined by Tom Elliot of The Twilight Zone Podcast to reflect on the first nine episodes of Star Trek: Discovery. We talk about the design of the show, the spore drive, spinning saucer sections, Klingons, characters, the story, and much more.

Chapters Intro (00:00:00) Welcome to The Edge (00:01:05) The Design (00:04:58) The Spinning Saucer (00:19:07) The Klingons (00:23:20) The Format (00:26:47) The Characters (00:33:59) The Story (00:47:40) The Predictions (00:57:23) Final Thoughts (01:04:12) Closing and Feedback (01:12:02) Hosts Brandon-Shea Mutala, Amy Nelson, and Mike Schindler Guest Tom Elliot

Production Mike Schindler (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Tony Robinson (Associate Producer) Thomas Puleo (Associate Producer) Lisa Slack (Associate Producer) Shoaib Mirza (Associate Producer) Richard Rutledge (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Tony Robinson (Show Art) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Patreon Manager)

N8: It's Prime Time! Nov 19, 2017

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Parallel Universes.

Ever since Jonathan Frakes said that Discovery would be doing a Mirror Universe episode, fans have been anticipating a trip to that famous place where the Starfleet is bad and goatees are cool. And at the end of "Into the Forest I Go," Lorca and his crew appear to have jumped there. But did they? Could there be another explanation that might reconcile all fan complaints about the series?

In this episode of Notes from The Edge, in which we deep-dive into connections between Star Trek: Discovery and the broader Star Trek universe, host C Bryan Jones shares his theory about what we've really been watching for the past nine weeks, how the role parallel universes might play in Discovery isn't the one most fans expect, and why there might be a lot more to those Alice in Wonderland references than simply connecting Burnham to Amanda and Spock.

Chapters Intro (00:00:00) The Mirror Universe (00:03:30) The Theory (00:06:09) Uniforms (00:09:02) Holographic Communication (00:11:11) Spore Drive and the Mycelium Network (00:12:49) Burnham and Sarek (00:19:51) Mindmelds at a Distance (00:20:54) Ship Design (00:21:50) Klingons, Mudd, and Robots (00:23:45) The Starfleet Emblem and All Those Mistakes (00:25:17) The Theory Recap (00:30:27) Alice in Wonderland Expanded (00:32:12) Parallel Universes (00:38:41) Closing (00:45:17)

Host C Bryan Jones

20: Schrödinger's Borg Cube Nov 17, 2017

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Into the Forest I Go. In a last-ditch effort to penetrate the Klingon cloaking technology, the crew of the USS Discovery develop a plan that puts the lives of Lieutenant Tyler and Specialist Burnham in danger. Once aboard the Ship of the Dead, the pair make an unexpected discovery: Admiral Cornwell is alive and being held prisoner by General Kol. Meanwhile, Lieutenant Stamets is put through an incredible test of endurance as the spore drive transforms Discovery into a 3D camera.

In this episode of The Edge, hosts Brandon-Shea Mutala and Amy Nelson are joined by Sarah Buck to discuss the ninth episode of Star Trek: Discovery, "Into the Forest I Go." And in our news segment, Mike Schindler and Max Hegel discuss the January return and compare the mid-season cliffhanger to those of past Star Trek.

Chapters Intro (00:00:00) The January Return (00:01:05) "Into the Forest I Go" (00:17:12) Lorca, Stamets, and the Mirror Universe (00:19:35) Burnham and Lorca (00:36:12) Tyler and L'Rell (00:45:34) Stamets and Culber (01:04:45) Final Thoughts (01:15:09) Closing (01:20:55) Hosts Mike Schindler, Brandon-Shea Mutala, and Amy Nelson Guests Max Hegel and Sarah Buck Production Mike Schindler (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Tony Robinson (Associate Producer) Thomas Puleo (Associate Producer) Lisa Slack (Associate Producer) Shoaib Mirza (Associate Producer) Richard Rutledge (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Tony Robinson (Show Art) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Patreon Manager)

P12: I Need Answers, Disco Nov 16, 2017

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Fan Response to "Into the Forest I Go."

The ninth episode of Star Trek: Discovery—the fall finale—is here! After watching "Into the Forest I Go," fans had much to talk about. In this episode of Postcards from The Edge, host Amy Nelson is joined by Richard Marquez of Earl Grey to discuss all the feedback we've received from listeners—both positive and negative!

Chapters Intro (00:01:05) Initial Thoughts (00:03:29) Tyler/Voq (00:08:36) Stamets (00:14:44) Questions (00:18:25) Concerns (00:27:30) Final Thoughts (00:37:37) Closing (00:39:36)

Host Amy Nelson

Guest Richard Marquez

Production Amy Nelson (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Tony Robinson (Associate Producer) Lisa Slack (Associate Producer) Tom Puleo (Associate Producer) Shoaib Mirza (Associate Producer) Richard Rutledge (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Patreon Manager)

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